Cai Mansion.
There was a celebration inside and outside the courtyard.
Cai Yong was chatting and laughing with the guests in the hall, everyone in the courtyard was toasting to celebrate, and in the boudoir, Dong Bai and Cai Wan were chirping to congratulate Cai Yan who was about to get married...
In this harmonious and beautiful atmosphere, the team led by Xun You slowly approached.
The team of nearly a thousand people marched neatly on the street, and after all, they made a lot of noise.
As soon as he got close, he immediately attracted the attention of the servant at the door of Cai Mansion.
At this moment, these servants were also wearing wedding clothes and standing guard at the door with smiles on their faces, welcoming and sending off guests from all walks of life.
They should indeed be happy, because they got a reward in one night, which is probably more than they have received in several years, so they wish their young lady could marry someone every day.
After hearing the footsteps, the servant hurriedly greeted him, with a smile on his face. He bowed and saluted from a distance: "Dear guest, I am polite, please take a seat in the courtyard!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his hands, ready to receive the gifts brought by the guests.
This set of rhetoric to ask for reward money was extremely clever, as if it had been rehearsed countless times in advance.
His behavior is impeccable, making every guest feel his respect from the bottom of his heart.
Then, when the guests handed the gifts to his hands, they would be rewarded with some money as usual.
Then, everything he did before can be considered as paying off.
But this time, he miscalculated.
Although he bowed down, the footsteps in his ears did not stop and even became heavier.
The servant hurriedly looked up and saw a dark, heavily armed team approaching him. Through the lights in the courtyard, he could barely see the scale clearly - there were more than hundreds of people!
"This is……"
The servant was startled and subconsciously wanted to retreat, but it was too late.
puff!
A sharp blade stabbed directly through his chest.
"You... you..."
The servant pointed at the people opposite him, fell down with surprise on his face, and died.
Xun You pulled out the sharp blade inserted into the corpse, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes.
This man was obviously Cai Yong's domestic servant and not a member of Dong Zhuo's group. It can be said that he died unjustly.
Who would have thought that the first person to die tonight would be an innocent person.
However, the arrow was already on the string and had to be fired. Xun You had no time to mourn for him. After pulling out the sharp blade, he waved at Xu Rong.
"Do it!"
Keng!
After receiving the order, Xu Rong immediately drew the sword from his waist and shouted: "Kill in!"
"As you command!"
More than a thousand soldiers replied in unison and took out their weapons.
However, Taishi Ci had already started to take action. Two hundred of his men followed him and rushed to the gate of Cai Mansion.
After seeing the other two servants guarding the gate, Taishi Ci didn't waste any time. He took two crossbows from the soldiers beside him and shot them at them.
Phew!
The two servants fell down in response, the arrows inserted between their eyebrows and had penetrated their heads.
"kill!"
Taishi Ci pointed the crossbow in his hand and ordered.
At this time, the Xiliang soldiers guarding the Cai Mansion also noticed something was wrong. They quickly drew their weapons and rushed out the door.
These soldiers were all personal soldiers of the senior generals of the Xiliang Army, and they accompanied them to the banquet.
Each general leads ten or eight soldiers, and together there are more than a hundred people. In addition, Dong Min always likes to show off, and there are dozens of elite soldiers accompanying him at all times, so the West in the courtyard There are nearly two hundred people in total including Sergeant Liang.
Naturally, they were not eligible to sit at the table and could only gather in the corridor. When the guests in the hall are feasting and drinking, the Cai Mansion's back chef will arrange some food for them, and each person will hold a large bowl of meat and eat standing up.
But now the meat is not in his mouth, but he is getting a surprise attack.
Fortunately, those who could become personal soldiers were all real elites. They did not panic too much about this unexpected situation. Instead, they immediately drew their weapons and rushed out.
But the next moment, they were scared out of their wits!
Because what greeted them was a machine crossbow!
"put!"
Taishi Ci gave an order, and fifty machine crossbows lined up in a row shot out, like fifty evil ghosts demanding death.
In the hall.
Cai Yan has been picked up. Accompanied by Dong Bai and Cai Wan, he came to the hall to prepare for the worship ceremony.
Cai Yong sat high on the throne, waiting for the newlyweds to greet him with a smile on his face, his eyes filled with satisfaction and relief.
My daughter is married, my younger daughter is settled, and I no longer have any worries.
In this era, there was no etiquette such as bowing to the sky and the earth and bowing to the high hall twice. Under the control of the master of ceremonies, the newlyweds performed the etiquette like puppets on strings.
While saluting, Wei Zhongdao couldn't help but glance at Cai Yan, whose face was covered by a gauze scarf. He was immediately shocked and overjoyed.
This was originally a marriage. As long as he could reach Cai Yong, he would admit it even if Cai Yan was an ugly person.
But who would have thought that she would be such a beauty, even more beautiful than the concubines at home, and she would make a lot of money this time!
With excitement, the newlyweds slowly came to Cai Yong.
Just when he was about to bow down and salute, something suddenly happened!
"General, it's bad, there are thieves coming in outside!"
A soldier covered in blood rushed in, clasped his fists at Dong Min and shouted.
For a moment, the originally noisy lobby fell silent.
All the guests looked at this person with surprise.
"What nonsense are you talking about? This is Luoyang, where are the thieves from!" Dong Min immediately slapped the case and shouted loudly.
"General, what the villain said is absolutely true. The thieves have indeed come in. Let's go!" the soldier repeated again.
Dong Min was really shocked now, and at the same time, there was no panic in his heart.
Even if this guy is crazy, the blood stains on his body cannot be faked.
Who, who on earth, actually took advantage of this moment to cause trouble!
Just when his eyes were filled with confusion, all the guests stood up and subconsciously looked outside.
It was noisy just now, but no one noticed anything unusual. Now that it was quiet, they heard the shouting of killing outside.
This was so serious that a commotion immediately broke out in the hall, and all the guests looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
The dozen or so senior generals of the Xiliang Army reacted quickly enough. They hurriedly grabbed their weapons and jumped up, gathered around Dong Min, and pulled out their weapons to protect him.
"General, the situation between us and the enemy is unclear at the moment. It is better to retreat first and mobilize the army before making plans!" one of them whispered.
Dong Min took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
"Retreat, to where? Since the thieves dare to come, they must have surrounded the entire mansion."
The man was speechless for a moment, and continued after a moment: "General, this is Luoyang City after all. The thieves will not have so many troops. It is better to send someone out to check the situation first and then make a plan!"
"That's fine."
Dong Min nodded and waved his hand at the same time, and a person next to him rushed out immediately.
But before this person could walk out of the lobby, a large group of people rushed in outside the door.
The leader is none other than Tai Shi Ci!
Although he had a crossbow to clear the way, the battle just now really cost him a lot of effort.
After all, it took some time to kill the nearly two hundred elite Xiliang troops, but that was all.
Under the continuous fire of the machine crossbow, as long as he was not wearing iron armor, it would only take two or three arrows for anyone. Even Taishi Ci easily entered the gate of Cai Mansion without even taking action himself.
This person……
Dong Min took a deep look at Tai Shici, and at the same time quickly searched the memories in his mind, and finally came to a conclusion.
I have never seen this kid before.
"Who are you? You dare to cause trouble in the city. Don't you know that attacking and killing the imperial officials is a crime against the Yi tribe?" Dong Min shouted loudly at Tai Shici.
The situation is urgent now, so we can only scare him first and see Tai Shici's reaction.
But Taishi Ci ignored Dong Min. To be precise, he didn't even look at him at all. He just took two steps to the left and gave up the middle position.
Then, everyone saw Xun You, dressed in black robes, slowly walking out.
The blood on the sharp blade in his hand has not dried yet, and it is tapping against the floor tiles.
The moment he saw Xun You, Dong Min's eyes widened and he recognized Xun You's identity in just a moment.
When Xun You and others failed in their attempt to assassinate Dong Zhuo, it was Dong Min who personally led the troops to capture him.
Those who were imprisoned were either frightened or burst into tears, and some resolute people scolded Dong Zhuo for being immoral... Only Xun You, whose face was calm from beginning to end, left a deep impression on Dong Min.
In an instant, Dong Min understood that this guy was the real owner tonight.
Everyone in the courtyard looked at Xun You blankly, and Xun You slowly looked at everyone.
After a moment, a smile appeared on Xun You's face.
Then, he threw away the sharp knife in his hand, straightened his clothes very solemnly in front of everyone, and bowed to everyone in the courtyard.
"I, Xun You, respectfully invite you all... to die!"
