Chapter 218
The scorching sun hangs in the sky, everything is lush, and the Guangling River is mighty.
In previous years, it would have been a good season for chatting in the woods and for the kings and grandsons to shake fans.
Guo Bihui and his close friends Huang Wenmao, Tian Han, Wang Zhi and other three or five friends were wearing loose robes, drinking water in the Huangting Sutra room of the Huang family, holding cold food in golden cups, whistling under the old pine tree, or getting drunk Lying on the ivory mushroom, or throwing ink at the green dragon pond.
The wind was blowing the blue silk, the peach sheng was playing finely, and I was chatting with my friend, how pleasant it was at that time.
Therefore, Guo Bi hated Wang Zhi deeply for the murder of Huang Wenmao. When Wang Zhi came to him last night and Guo Bi looked at him coldly to persuade him to join Zhou Youzhou's camp, Guo Bi had a plan in his mind and immediately agreed, and after he After leaving, I contacted my relatives and friends, and planned to show my contempt for Wang Zhi and Zhou Manzi at Evernight Tower!
Let him know that Guangling is not a place where he can cover the sky with one hand.
They still have a large number of tribal slaves in their hands. As long as they unite, they may have the power to resist.
However, a Northland soldier, counting hundreds of years ago, his Zhou family was still digging in the soil and never had a chance to step into his house. Now he is worthy of being equal to them, and he even started yelling at them. Don’t you see if you are worthy? Guo Bi led everyone to look at Zhou Manzi coldly.
But he secretly hated the fact that when the city was destroyed, Liu Shouliang actually grabbed the young prince of Chu Ling and fled with only his own soldiers, without even informing them. If they had been notified in advance, they would not be so passive.
When Wei Gong recaptured Guangling, Guo Bi had already discussed with others to go to Wei Gong to ask for an explanation. Not severely punishing the young prince of Chu Ling would not be enough to quell public anger. After Wang Zhi died, his Guangling salt and iron transfer envoy The position must be his, and the wealth in Wang Zhi's name must be divided among them.
This was Guo Bi's plan. The first half of the plan was very successful. At least at the banquet, Zhou Manzi was speechless and Wang Zhi's face was gloomy.
Until he saw the army of ghost slaughter cavalry with his own eyes.
Upstairs after midnight, Zhou Xu looked at his personal soldier, Gui Tuqi, with his palms on the railings of the high-rise building, standing against the railings, talking about words. He could not talk to these people who were good at talking. After all, this group was holding a debate meeting until the end. A person who can ask and answer questions for himself is one who solves many problems until there is no solution left, and is a person who has quick thinking and clear vision.
It pays attention to the rule of inaction in "Lao and Zhuang", advocating nature, interpreting Confucianism with non-entrance into Tao, and adding some Buddhist scriptures and Taoism on this basis. The meaning of the scriptures is mysterious and mysterious. This is all bullshit in Zhou Xu's opinion .
And does he need to hear some bullshit?
unnecessary.
Zhou Xu looked downstairs. He had ruled the north for a long time. He started from a small soldier, and at first he led a team of ten people, then a team of hundreds, and later he led a team of thousands and even ten thousand people! Tens of thousands of people! One hundred thousand people! Thousands of people! Under his leadership, all enemies will be crushed into powder by Youzhou Iron Cavalry, including Turks and all enemies!
Guo Bi clenched his fists and looked at the Ghost Slaughter Cavalry below. His palms became sweaty unconsciously, but he did not take a step back. He must know that if he dared to retreat at this moment, those people behind him would hesitate to retreat and even fight with Wang Zhi. Let’s be villains together.
The Guanjiang Avenue in Guangling was built to be extremely wide and straight. From a high-rise building, the Ghost Tuqi was like an endless black tide. From such a distance, Guo Bi seemed to be able to hear the roar of the Youzi King Flag blown by the wind. sound.
Like the sound of a war drum, it resounds through the eardrums and heart, sending chills all over the body.
When the foreign general took a step forward, this black wave seemed to surge toward them overwhelmingly, and the shouts from far and near shook their ears.
"Join the General!"
Wang Zhi was frightened and couldn't help but glance at the powerful Youzhou Jiedushi, and found that his face was as calm as water, and he actually had the demeanor of Yuan Ting Yue Zhi.
The faces of the Guangling aristocratic families who had united behind Guo Bi turned pale, with hints of fear.
Wang Zhi lowered his head and sighed inwardly. The tribes of these aristocratic families in Jiangnan might still have fighting strength before Wei Gong came. After all, the world was in chaos at that time, and these aristocratic families also needed to protect themselves. But after Wei Gong arrived in Jiangnan, Within a few years, there was peace in Jianghuai, and the number of people attached to the aristocratic family began to decrease.
On the contrary, Wei Gong's strength gradually increased and expanded.
Wang Zhi understood Wei Gong's approach very well. If the aristocratic families had a large number of armed tribes, then Wei Gong's position would be unstable.
But at this moment, Wang Zhi could only sigh, Guo Bi's chance of winning was slim.
Tuoba Amu climbed up to the high platform, his golden curly long hair tied behind his head, and his light blue eyes seemed to have ice flakes. After practicing in the grassland for almost half a year, his whole person was like an unsheathed sword, sharp and sharp. Dangerous, cold.
"The last general Tuoba Mu pays homage to the general." Tuoba Mu knelt down on one knee, bowed his head and cupped his hands.
"Get up." After Zhou Xu finished speaking, he looked at the Guangling aristocratic family headed by Guo Bi. There were more than fifty people crowding behind Guo Bi unconsciously, dodging and dodging, losing their heroic attitude just now.
Zhou Xu sneered.
The small laughter echoed in the high-rise building, but it stimulated Guo Bi and everyone's faces turned red, and they were filled with shame and anger, but no one dared to speak.
"Just now at the banquet, the princes acted like no one else and were chatting happily, but now they are mute." Zhou Xu said: "Is it because he saw the army coming, so his bones became weak and he couldn't even speak properly? .”
"This won't work." Zhou Xu shook his head: "You are all nobles from aristocratic families. After a famous family, you must be strong and strong."
Guo Bi said coldly: "Your Majesty, there is no need to ridicule us. Now that Guangling is in your hands, we consider ourselves unlucky. But if Your Majesty thinks that you can humiliate us wantonly, then Your Majesty is wrong. Rabbits will bite people when they are anxious. The clay figurine is still angry, but the prince has gone too far, and we will not let him go without mercy."
There was someone behind Guo Bi who was about to speak but stopped, a little panicked.
Guo Bi looked at the foreign general who was different from the Central Plains people: "On the contrary, I still have something to say to the prince."
He slightly emphasized his tone: "Those who are not of my race will have different hearts. Your Majesty appoints foreigners as generals of the army, so be careful of their backlash in the future."
Tuoba Amu stared at this middle-aged man who looked like a noble from a noble family, and the hand holding the knife moved.
Zhou Xu looked at Guo Bi, who still thought highly of himself and lectured others, narrowed his eyes and looked at him for a while, then smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Guo."
"Since Your Majesty insists on having his own way, we have nothing more to say. Let's say goodbye!" Guo Bi led the people to leave, but was stopped.
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?" Guo Bi turned around and asked.
"Did I let you go?" Zhou Xu sat on a high chair outside and looked at Guo Bi and the others. There were more than fifty people in Guangling City who were probably here.
"Zhou Manzi, don't bully others too much!" In the crowd, Zhang Kunlun's eyes were red, and he couldn't help but cursed angrily: "Since my son Xuan Yi was invited to Jiangdu Palace by you, he has become a corpse when he comes back. , so cruel and unjust, you actually want to compete with the Duke of Wei for Jianghuai, appoint foreigners as generals, and massacre the common people to vent their anger, how are you different from the Turks?"
"In the history of the future, you will be a traitor who usurps the country without a king or a father. His crimes are so heinous that it is difficult to describe!" Zhang Kunlun cursed the traitor angrily, and the people around him quickly covered his mouth and held down his body.
The surrounding soldiers all glared at the group of people. Tuoba Amu opened his scabbard with his thumb and looked at them coldly, his murderous intention gradually rising.
Guo Bi's heart sank, but if he was asked to bow his head, he couldn't do it.
"According to what the Duke said, I am the most evil person in the world and it is no longer acceptable." Zhou Xu looked at Guo Bi and others and said, "But I remember that Duke Wei also killed many Jiangnan aristocratic families, so why haven't I seen you filled with righteous indignation? "
Zhou Xu put his hand on the armrest and said in a cold tone: "At that time, Funan had a group of Caizhou troops. When there was a famine and no food, this army used people to eat. The Duke of Wei recruited him. How is his evil better than mine? "
Listening to Zhou Manzi's continuous questions, Guo Bi was stunned for a moment. That was seven or eight years ago. What does Wei Gong have to do with it? I wanted to refute but felt that this was untenable.
"When Wei Guogong entered Jianghuai, he heard that your aristocratic families were vying to kneel down to greet each other. They worshiped each other in the face of the dust, fearing that they would be left behind. Where did your character go at that time?"
Zhang Kunlun's face turned red and he argued vehemently: "There were a few aristocratic families who were domineering at that time, and Wei Gong had no choice but to get rid of them."
Zhou Xu understood very well: "In other words, I have killed too few aristocratic families. If I kill a few more, you will bend your knees to welcome me and worship me as your general, right?"
"Strong words! Wei Gong is the head of the Wei family in Taiyuan, so he can deal with those families that disobey orders." Zhang Kunlun blurted out in desperation: "How can you compare to Wei Gong in terms of your status?"
"Just because you are in my hands." Zhou Xu motioned to the soldiers to tie them all up.
"How dare you! Zhou Manzi!" Guo Bi said angrily, unable to believe that Zhou Manzi would actually kill them.
"If you kill us, all the people in the world will not let you go! You will definitely be attacked by a group of people."
For a while, there were angry curses everywhere.
Zhou Xu listened to the curses, drummed his fingers on the armrests, and squinted at the group of fifty people who didn't care about life and death and wanted to maintain the arrogant attitude of the family. He didn't know what he thought of, and suddenly asked the soldier to stop.
Just when Guo Bi and the others thought it was a false alarm, Zhou Xu spoke.
"I thought about it and felt that it would be too cheap for you to die like this." Zhou Xu said.
"What do you want to do?" Guo Biqiang asked calmly.
Zhou Xu stood up, looked at the Guangling River, and then looked at the group of aristocratic families: "People outside say that I, Zhou Xu, am a butcher from an aristocratic family. In fact, they are wrong. I can still be a businessman from an aristocratic family."
"Stop their mouths and don't let them bite their tongues and commit suicide." Zhou Xu said to the soldiers, making preparations in advance.
The soldiers responded, and then, more than fifty people had their hands tied behind their backs, and their mouths were stuffed with a ball of coarse cloth. They all looked frightened and could not speak.
These people were then taken to Danyanji beside the Guangling River.
"They are all great heads." Zhou Xu looked at them and sighed.
As soon as the words came out, the smell of urine could be heard among the fifty or so people, and there was another commotion.
Zhou Xu took out a piece of thatch from the tray on the side and inserted it into the back of Guo Bi's collar. More than fifty people prepared it according to the law.
Tuoba Amu stared at the aristocratic family members who were pressed on Danyanji like prisoners in stunned silence. He saw that their hands were tied behind their backs, their mouths were stuffed with coarse cloths, and a piece of thatch stood upright on their back collars, like a sign of execution.
Zhou Xuzhu stood with his sword, very satisfied: "I put the bid in and sell it first. I hope it's more valuable so that I can sell it at a good price."
"Let's see how much money Guild Wei, who treats you like brothers, spends to redeem you."
"If no one comes to redeem it, then we will have no choice but to throw ourselves into the river to feed the fish."
No need to guess, Zhou Xu could also feel how loud the scolding was from the angry faces, and some who could not bear the humiliation were pulled back by the soldiers.
Wang Zhi witnessed all this and was frightened.
He tried: "Why did the prince humiliate them so much? It would be better to kill them."
It is really heart-breaking for a scholar-bureaucrat to have his head sold at a price, treated as a commodity, and wait for someone to redeem him. The most heart-wrenching thing is that there may not be anyone to redeem him, so these people will inevitably die in the end!
Zhou Xu smiled and said: "I am a barbarian."
Wang Zhi choked and was speechless.
Chapter 219
"The princess is here!"
Xiao Luolan looked at the Ghost Slaughter Riders on the Guanjiang Avenue in Guangling. He didn't expect that they would come so quickly. The right rider in the army would be the one in charge, clearing the way for the princess in front, and sending messages to all directions.
The black torrent was separated. Xiao Qingxue followed A Niang and looked at the kneeling black elite soldiers. She couldn't help but feel a pressure. Even Zhou Shiliu, who had always been extravagant, became much calmer and followed Xiao Gong honestly. , out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of this great scholar with a sword on his waist, walking with authority every step of the way, without any trace of the air of an old man.
As a junior, Xiao Qinghe had a serious face and carried a gentleman's sword. He and Senior Brother Wu and Senior Brother Chen followed behind his grandfather.
It took a while for everyone to walk to the Evernight Building. Just as Xiao Luolan was about to go in, a group of riders suddenly arrived from a distance.
The visitor reined in the horse tightly, raised its head high and let out a neighing sound.
Xiao Luolan looked over.
Under the sun, the collision of golden and light blue comes into view. In the impression, Amu's shy and green face has now completely transformed into a deep and sharp look, and his body seems to have grown taller.
Tuoba Amu dismounted and lowered his eyes slightly, not looking at the man he was obsessed with. However, the violent heartbeat under the armor still exposed him.
The longing was silent but deafening. Only by looking at the brick patterns on the ground could he calm down a little and said with cupped hands: "General Tuoba Mu paid a visit to the princess and learned that the princess is here. The prince is already in Dayanji..."
In the end, the word "wait" was not uttered. Madam Xiao's beautiful face was already in front of him. Her eyes were full of bright sunshine, all shining on him. She looked at him with a look of disbelief at first, and then she saw him. An unexpected surprise from an old friend.
"Amu, why are you here in Guangling?!"
Xiao Qingxue was really surprised and happy at the moment.
Tuoba Amu imagined the scene of meeting Miss Xiao again many times, and even practiced his smile for a long time, but when he actually faced her, Tuoba Amu felt that the corners of his mouth were a little stiff, and even a little trembling.
