"Where is the general?" Hu Dali asked.
"Dad went to Dianjiangtai." Xiao Qingxue said.
Not long after Hu Dali left, Tuoba Mu came in.
"Amu." Seeing that there is hope of rescuing Aniang, Xiao Qingxue has rarely been in a good mood these days. She is looking forward to a big victory for her father day and night. It is best to end it tomorrow. Now she has Jiang Da and others by her side. , has her own song, she can follow the large army into Luoyang to find her mother-in-law.
Xiao Qingxue spent the days like years, thinking about her, her heart had already flown to Luoyang, and no one could stop her from seeing her mother-in-law.
"I hunted a hare." Tuoba Mu was carrying a gray hare: "What do you want to eat tonight?"
"Bake it and eat it." Xiao Qingxue showed a smile.
"Okay." Tuoba Mu nodded.
"How is the injury on your arm? Wait until you are healed before hunting. Rabbits are always available, so don't make the injury serious." Xiao Qingxue asked. During the battle yesterday, Amu's arm was hit by a crossbow on the city wall. He accidentally ejaculated, which startled her, she said worriedly.
"It's okay." Tuoba Mu's stern face softened when he heard Madam Xiao's concern. He touched the top of his left arm with his fist: "It's just a minor injury, not serious enough to break your muscles and bones. You don't have to worry. ." He paused and said guiltily: "I almost climbed to the top of the city yesterday. I will definitely continue to work hard next time."
"Then you must be careful." Xiao Qingxue looked at him expectantly.
Tuoba Mu's heart beat violently in his chest.
Click on the general platform.
Hu Dali saw the general. The general was wiping the cowhide drum used in battle. The drum surface was dark brown, almost black. The handle of the drumstick was wrapped with red cloth. The sixteen men of the Zhou family were attentive to the side and circled around the general. , until the general waved impatiently, he stood aside and stood with Lin Wenjue and the others.
After Zhou Xu finished, he wiped his hands with the dry cloth on the shelf: "I will play drums for you tomorrow."
Hu Dali was refreshed and his blood surged: "The last general will definitely defeat Xingyang." Lin Wenjue and other generals bowed their hands in excitement.
The next day.
The sound of the drums shook like thunder.
The governor of Xingyang obviously felt a heavier pressure than before. The enemy troops attacked the city desperately. Can they really hold on? The governor of Xingyang looked frightened.
Wei Yanshan looked down at Dong Hun who was fighting below.
With the Taiyuan elite behind him, he collided with Youzhou soldiers fiercely. The two sides fought each other. Dong Hun's roar spread across the battlefield. Hu Dali was almost knocked over by him and staggered. He spit out blood. The war horse retreated, and the two of them looked at each other in the distance, putting a hand on his shoulder to steady himself.
Hu Dali looked back and saw that it was the general.
The battlefield froze for a moment. Zhou Xu retracted his gaze towards the city. He held the reins with one hand. The war horse under his crotch was more than twice as strong as the ordinary war horses in the North. The war horse was armored, and Zhou Xu's whole body was also heavily armored. Surrounded by it, like an iron mountain, a long sword hangs from the saddle, with a faded sachet dangling gently on the handle, and Zhou Xu holds a special long gun in his hand.
The tip of the gun shone coldly.
The war horse under Dong Hun's seat neighed and tapped its front hooves uneasily. Being as strong as a bear, he was naturally covered in armor, but when he came into contact with Zhou Youzhou's gaze, he felt a hint of fear.
When Zhou Xu charged, all the Youzhou troops behind him followed him crazily, the ground shook and the mountains were unstoppable.
Wei Yanshan's face twisted for a moment and he closed his eyes.
last of the last.
Zhou Xu held the spear at an angle, and the barrel of the spear penetrated Dong Hun's body. He held it up, and Dong Hun's body turned into a flag, and blood spilled all over the floor. Zhou Xu raised his hand to wipe off the blood on his faceplate. , Wei Yanshan was not seen.
In the afternoon, Tuoba Mu was the first to climb the city, and Xingyang City was destroyed.
In the evening, when Zhou Xu settled in Xingyang, the prefect of Xingyang carefully apologized in the hall and toasted him from time to time. During this period, he called in dancers and musicians to entertain him, as if he had won the battle, and he complimented and said many good things.
After the banquet was over, Xingyang Prefect found an excuse to go out, secretly summoned his servants, and confirmed from his mouth that after the Youzhou soldiers entered the city, they had nothing to do with the people in the city except eating and drinking and having fun together. My heart was completely relieved.
After a while, he returned to the party.
Zhou Youzhou showed no emotion or anger, which put a lot of pressure on the Xingyang prefect. Except for the one named Hu Dali, most of the other generals around him had a calm personality. The happiest person at the banquet was the newly appointed Princess Qinghe, who was also granted the title of Princess Qinghe. It’s Miss Xiao.
After the dinner was over, Xingyang Prefect retired first.
Xiao Qingxue was very happy. She was one step closer to meeting her mother-in-law. She drank some wine on Saturday and admired her uncle more and more: "When the Sishui Pass is laid, the throat of Kyushu is strangled, and the gate to the east of Luoyang is opened, we will Immediately send troops to Luoyang." His eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Welcome back to the mistress!"
"Sishui Pass is in danger of being captured." Zhou Xu didn't drink much at the banquet. He sat at the head of the table, looked at Zhou Shiliu who couldn't wait, and said, "Let's stand still for now."
"Why?" Xiao Qingxue couldn't accept it. She stood up and said anxiously: "Luoyang is very close to us."
"People will lose their minds when they are forced into a desperate situation." Zhou Xu put down his wine glass, not letting the meager alcoholism cloud his judgment: "Wei Yanshan will be very guarded and angry when he is so close, and he may hurt someone. Madam, the most important thing is to send someone to negotiate for his release.
"As long as he lets him go, I can give in."
This is an extremely generous condition that can make anyone excited. Luoyang must let him go in advance.
Zhou Xu took a sip of wine. If Wei Yanshan had not been forced into a desperate situation, letting him release him would have been a fantasy. People like Wei Yanshan would not shed tears until they saw the coffin. Zhou Xu suppressed the murderous intention and violence in his heart.
Qing Junzi, what he wants from the beginning to the end of his journey south this time is to force Wei Yanshan to release people, and the rest is incidental.
The whole hall was silent.
Hu Dali sighed in his heart. Since the general said this, it meant that he could really give in. As long as the princess came back, of course he also hoped to welcome the princess back, but it was still a bit sad and sad.
Zhou Xu returned to the room where he stayed.
Dong Hun's head was placed in an ice box on his desk, waiting to be sent back to Xie Wanjun in Xiangyang early tomorrow morning.
Zhou Xu looked at Dong Hun's head. Dong Hun's eyes were gray-white.
For a moment, he seemed to be able to see his wife kneeling in a pool of blood through his eyes, holding Qi Nanhua's head helplessly in the rain.
Zhou Xu could taste the blood in his mouth, and his eyes were scarlet.
As soon as he got the wife, he would immediately go back and kill the stubborn Wei Yanshan.
Chapter 324 (revision)
Luoyang.
As the news of the fall of Xingyang came, there was some commotion in Luoyang City, and the recent rumors made the people in the city even more excited.
Governor Shi looked at the location of Sishui Pass on the map. It was an ancient pass. Like Tongguan, it was said that one man can guard the pass and no one can open it. Even Chang'an, in order to prevent the loss of Sishui Pass, the court began to increase the number of passes. The military strength was just to defend Sishui Pass. Shi Zhi had not had a good night's sleep for half a month. He was in a very irritable mood. He actually didn't really want to carry out the final order given to him by Wei Guogong unless he had to.
Now we can only see how long the front line can resist.
"Captain." Cunzhen knocked on the door lightly.
"Come in." Shi Zhi put away the documents and said.
Cunzhen came in with a food tray: "You haven't eaten for half a day. I cooked some fresh porridge. Now Luoyang is relying on you. Please take care of yourself, Governor."
Shi Zhi smiled and asked Cunzhen to sit next to him. Tao Jing liked him from the first time they met. At that time, he just felt that he had become younger after meeting him. He took him out of Buddhism and kept him by his side for many years. As time went by, the slight love at the beginning turned into a deep love like a family member. Even he himself did not expect that this day would come. Shi Zhi sighed: "In the future, I will find a good place for you." Bar."
Cunzhen was shocked: "Why did the governor say this, but I didn't serve him well?"
Governor Shi looked at Cunzhen, who had a beautiful and gentle face and had returned to secular life, and said: "Of course not, you and I have been together for so long, and I am not a heartless person. It's just that I feel that it will be difficult for me to have such power in the future. You will follow me." Not a good choice to be around.”
There had to be someone to take the blame for the burning of Luoyang. Shi Zhi thought about it and felt that he was this person, and his reputation would be ruined in the future.
"No, Governor, I will follow you." Cunzhen said.
Shi Zhi was very moved when he heard Tao Jing's firm answer.
"There are a lot of rumors outside now..." Cunzhen said: "May I ask the governor, have you heard those rumors?"
"Are you talking about the rumors coming from Luoyang Palace?" Shi Zhi stroked his beard and laughed: "Princess Youzhou must be talking nonsense, you don't need to care."
Seeing that the governor denied it, Cun Zhen's heart sank. It was obviously true, so Cun Zhen made the governor drink porridge with his kind words.
As soon as Shi Zhi finished eating, he heard a servant announcing that Wei Erlang was coming. He came in a hurry and seemed to be angry. He rushed straight to the study. Shi Zhi felt unhappy and saw Wei Cixin pointing the finger at Cun Zhen.
Wei Ci said with murderous intent: "Since Master Cunzhen entered and left the Luoyang Palace, rumors outside the palace have become increasingly widespread, spreading throughout the city. Today the Governor handed this person over to me."
Shi Zhi put the bowl down and made a clinking sound: "Mr. Wei Erlang, I know you are angry about the rumors, but if you want to accuse me, there is no need to hesitate. Tao Jing can enter and leave the Luoyang Palace at the request of the Duke of Wei. Since the Duke left, he has I rarely go there. Even if I heard some crazy things about Princess Youzhou, how could I judge that they were spread by him? Besides, Tao Jing has always lived in seclusion and stayed with me for a long time. Where did he find the time to spread rumors? Spreading rumors is not good for him. what is the benefit?"
"I think Mr. Wei Erlang is mad and has found the wrong person. Why don't you find your good friend Jiang Sanlang and ask them? They have been hanging around Jinfeng Yulu Tower all day. Maybe Jiang Sanlang and the others accidentally let it slip. Rumors spread.”
Shi Zhi felt unhappy. He was not yet in despair. What did Wei Erlang mean by angrily asking his people for trouble? Who doesn't know Jiang Sanlang's virtues? The place where the rumors originated is Jinfeng Yulu Tower. He has given the Jiang family face by not sealing up Jinfeng Yulu Tower. Wei Erlang still accuses him?
In his opinion, the Jiang family is overly ambitious and wants his position.
Governor Shi took a sip of tea from his cup and said angrily: "I will lead people to seal the Jinfeng Yulu Building in the afternoon. Please come back, Wei Erlang."
Wei Cixin was so angry at Shi Zhi's words that she had a few quarrels and harbored a grudge against Shi Zhi.
After getting rid of his anger, Cunzhen said: "The governor does not need to argue with Mr. Wei Erlang because of me."
"What are you afraid of?" Shi Zhi said, "You haven't done it before. I won't let others wrongly accuse you."
After Cunzhen left the Dudu's Mansion, he felt even more guilty. When he returned to Tao's Mansion, he found that He Jin was writing a lot of notes by hand, ready to be spread by the beggars on the street tomorrow, turning the muddy water of Luoyang into The messier it has to be, the better.
Cunzhen told He Jin what happened in the governor's house.
"I didn't expect the Governor to be very kind to you." He Jin was a little surprised.
Cunzhen became even more depressed: "It's my fault that the governor believes in me so much."
In the evening, the Jinfeng Yulu Building was closed, which made Jiang Sanlang go home angrily. Yan Shuang'er took the sisters to play for a while, and then returned to her house. There was a little girl beside her. She squeezed the little girl. The little black face said: "I am kind-hearted, so I will leave you to add tea and water to my room."
The little girl looked at her timidly and flatteringly.
Yan Shuang'er looked at her for a while and suddenly sighed. It was rare for her to show kindness, but she did a bad thing. She might as well have stood by and watched. Yan Shuang'er was frustrated. Who would have thought that the flower seller was You? As for Princess Zhou, after learning the identity of the woman from Jiang Sanlang, Yan Shuang'er always heard the news about the woman intentionally or unintentionally. Those nobles said that the rumors in Luoyang Palace were the crazy words of Princess Youzhou. But in private, Yan Shuang'er discovered that many noble people began to move.
She always felt that Princess Youzhou's words were not false, and she was more certain of her judgment after testing some high-ranking people many times.
Who among the upper echelons would risk the lives of ordinary people? When disaster strikes, they will definitely run away first, leaving only miserable people like them.
The next day, rumors had spread all over Luoyang, the streets were full of small notes, and the government began to arrest people. Yan Shuang'er laughed watching this scene, and after a while she thought of Princess Youzhou who was imprisoned in Luoyang Palace. , she heard from Jiang Sanlang that because of Princess Youzhou’s crazy words, Princess Youzhou was not living a good life now and was locked up.
Yan Shuang'er was dazed for a while. In fact, she secretly prepared gold and silver property with the sisters in the building. If the upper class people really planned to burn Luoyang by then, they would run away.
Luoyang Palace.
Wei Cixin kicked open the wooden door of Fuchun Courtyard. Fuchun Courtyard was located in a remote place and the courtyard was overgrown with weeds. Only here, Princess Youzhou's crazy words would not reach other people's ears. It was a shame that her father had previously given her a The right to move around the palace allowed her to spread rumors. Later, Wei Cixin moved her residence to Fuchun Courtyard.
"Tell me, who are your accomplices?" Wei Ci was furious. Princess Youzhou was here, and there must be her accomplices who took the opportunity to cause trouble outside.
Xiao Luolan sat in front of the window. She glanced at the furious Wei Cixin and remained unmoved.
"Princess." Wei Cixin held onto Princess Youzhou's wrist tightly, her eyes were cold, and she had reached the stage where she couldn't bear it anymore: "Just because my father can tolerate you doesn't mean that I can tolerate you. If you don't say anything, I won't be polite! "
Xiao Luolan opened her mouth. In order to prevent her from talking, Wei Cixin had poured chili water into her a few days ago. Her throat was now speechless.
"Pooh."
Xiao Luolan spit into Wei Cixin's face.
