Da Wei Chun

Chapter 590

The blazing flames shot up into the sky, like an ancient giant beast, waving its minions recklessly.The thick black smoke covered the sky and the sun, and it had a pungent smell that made people want to vomit.

At the beginning, through the flames, one could still see figures moving around in the room, and hear mournful cries, but after a while, it fell silent, and only the tongue of fire licked the beams and wooden houses and said "Bippo" in the ears. ll.

Suddenly, there was a sudden "boom", and a heat wave mixed with sparks swooped in, fast and urgent.Even a few zhang away, a group of yamen soldiers were still caught upright and roared in shock.

Li Qin avoided it, almost getting his beard burned.

"Your Majesty, even the house has burned down, and it is impossible to save it. Even if you order the soldiers to do it by force, it will be a waste of life..."

Li Qin's face twitched non-stop when he heard the county lieutenant's hiss.

"How did the fire start, can you tell me again?"

"It should be at the right time in the west. When the smoke was first seen in the city, suddenly several teams of armored horsemen came from all directions, blocking the water around the official house. Then ten thousand arrows were fired, and they were all rockets. They all shot at the official house. .And some armored soldiers waved their horse reins and threw countless porcelain pots into the fire, and the fire grew even in the wind...

Less than one word, the official residence is like a sea of ​​fire.However, if a living person escapes from the fire, he will be shot into the fire by the armored cavalry... Just like this, the thief shot for a whole moment, convinced that no one would escape, and then fled north... "

For a whole moment?
Li Qin gritted his teeth and said, "Why don't you ask the government soldiers to stop you?"

"Your Majesty, there is a brigade of thieves, all in full armor, with rockets, and sharp weapons that burn when they see fire. Don't say that there are only a hundred or thousands of soldiers in the county mansion. How can we stop them?" Live here as a teacher of tigers and wolves?"

"What about Beicheng, why didn't the city gate be closed, and the thieves go away instead?"

The magistrate sighed sadly, and lowered his voice: "If I shut down the city gate, I don't know if I can catch this group of thieves, but I will surely kill or injure thousands, or even tens of thousands of the city residents of Shangdang..."

Li Qin was startled, and felt a chill running down his back.

Since thieves can burn down government buildings in a short time, they can naturally set fire to residential buildings in a short time.When the whole city is in chaos, should we put out the fire or hunt down the thieves?

Li Qin's throat made an uh uh strange noise, roaring like a wild animal: "Where did that thief come from, and how did he enter my Shangdang County City? Could it be that he flew from the sky out of thin air?"

"Of course it couldn't have flown in... Many people in the city saw it with their own eyes: those hundreds of armored cavalry all came from the official post..."

Where did the official station get so many soldiers?

Well, no, there really are...

Last night, after Li Chengzhi moved out of the station, Gao Zhao's guard of honor and followers moved into the station.Today when Li Chengzhi returned to the city again, and said that he would stay in the official residence temporarily, he secretly laughed at himself, but also rejoiced: If Li Chengzhi was not afraid of death, if the two parties were both staying in the post, they might have fought...

Gao Zhao's soldiers?

The cold sweat on Li Qin's head was like rain.

Li Chengzhi mentioned it once when he entered the city, and when he sent someone to post, the servant of the Li family mentioned it again in private, saying that Gao Zhao had evil intentions and wanted to kill his family's lord.At that time, I still sneered and laughed at Li Chengzhi. Could it be that Li Chengzhi has a mental illness, and Gao Taiwei will harm you only if he loses his mind?
Who would have imagined a word to become a prophecy?
At this time, there is no time to think about why Gao Zhao is like this, Li Qin can only feel his liver trembling: "Gao... When Gao Taiwei and Shi Jun left the city, they said that today they will patrol Huguan at most, so they didn't bring more followers. But at this time, seeing the sunset in the west, why haven't the Taiwei and Shi Jun returned?"

Since everyone thought it was the Taiwei's retinue, why did the county guard lie to himself and others?
Jun Cheng took a step forward, and sighed in a low voice, "In broad daylight, the world is bright and bright. If the thieves dare to do such a crime, there must be something strange. The officials should report their opinion to the capital overnight, and then close the city gates to prevent them from guarding. If the imperial court does not come to the order for a day, no one's order will be taken lightly..."

Whoever is mentioned here naturally also refers to Bingzhou Inspector Wang Xian and Bing Taiwei Gao Zhao...

Suddenly there was a breeze, and Li Qin shivered subconsciously.

That's right, if it wasn't for the rebellion, Gao Zhaogui was the Taiwei, how dare he plot to assassinate the prince of the state?
He gritted his teeth fiercely: "Hurry up, hurry up and give it to the imperial court in eight hundred miles..."

……

It was getting dark, and the lights in the tent were already on.The soldiers brought food, but neither Gu Kai nor Yuan Tianci had any appetite, so they asked the soldiers to carry it.

Standing outside the tent, Gu Kai raised his eyes and looked north, only to see thick smoke billowing in the city, covering the sky and the sun, he couldn't help but marvel: "It's so good, why did you leave the water?"

"Are you still interested in going to the theater?"

Yuan Tianci was very annoyed, "Why are you in no hurry now? Why don't you just let that Li Hui go overboard and act recklessly?"

"Why should I be in a hurry?"

Gu Kai turned around with a sneer on his face, "Chang Shi, don't provoke me: Li Hui is holding the Duke's golden decree, don't say that there is a reason for everything, even if the teacher came out of nowhere, I can only obey. Besides, Li Hui He was originally a meritorious service officer, he was a military counselor, and he was in charge of the military discipline and the responsibility of suppressing traitors, so how did the theory of Yuezudaipao come from?"

Yuan Tianci, who choked on a single sentence, could hardly breathe: "Aren't you afraid that the Duke will overcorrect and implicate innocent people?"

"It's too early to say anything at this time. If something really happened, it won't be too late for someone and Chang Shi to speak out!"

For some reason, I always feel that there is something in Gu Kai's words.When he looked up, seeing him staring at him with a half smile but not a smile, Yuan Tianci's heart moved: Could it be that Gu Kai has seen through his trick?
How did this reckless man suddenly become smart?
Just as he was in doubt, he heard a few shouts from a distance, and then he saw soldiers guarding the stronghold rushing towards him, followed by a man who looked to be an official from the city.

Seeing that he was very panicked, he was still a dozen steps away, and then he heard the official shout anxiously: "But Yuan Changshi and Gu Sima?"

"Exactly!" Gu Kai cupped his fists, "Dare to ask your lord's name?"

"A certain official from the capital of the Shangdang Party, under the order of Li Junshou, came to interrogate the two of you..."

As he said that, the official moved forward again, his voice low and inaudible: "Li Guogong...was murdered by thieves, and the Shangdang may undergo drastic changes. I also invite the two soldiers to return to Beijing quickly and wait for the imperial court's order..."

Gu Kai almost choked to death with a mouthful of saliva: What joke are you telling?
Two hours ago, that is, around noon, the Duke of the State sent someone to send an order, saying that several people made mistakes and could not keep the whole army together, and asked him and Li Hui to treat the soldiers well.

The sun was about to go down the mountain, and the Duke was suddenly killed by thieves?
But looking at the official's face, he was obviously terrified, and he didn't dare to look him straight.Gu Kai was startled, grabbed the official by the collar and lifted his feet off the ground: "What is your intention, you bastard, how dare you deceive the public with false rumors, and pass on false military orders?"

"Gu...General Gu, this matter is absolutely true..."

The official was blushed by Jin, and hurriedly took out the order letter, "At about three o'clock in the afternoon, suddenly hundreds of armored horses rushed out of the post station, went straight to the official building, and then the rockets were fired... In less than a moment, the official building was completed. The sea of ​​flames... the county guard gathered all the strength of the city, and a certain person extinguished the fire just before leaving the city, and found 52 corpses, large and small, from the ruins. This order is to find them..."

Looking at the pure white jade seal, it seemed as if all the blood in his body had rushed to the top of his head, and Gu Kai's face was swollen like a pig's liver.

This is the Great Seal of the State Duke.

When he spoke, he realized that his voice was dry again, as if stuffed with a rag: "What... who did it?"

The official did not answer directly, but lowered his head and replied in a low voice: "There are no more soldiers in the station, only the hundreds of followers brought by Taiwei Gao from the capital. After the fire started, the station was empty..."

Is it Gao Taiwei?

Yuan Tianci felt the world spinning, his eyes went dark, and he fell to the ground with a "plop".

Gu Kai's heart moved, his eyes were as cold as a knife's edge, he casually threw the officials, and raised Yuan Tianci again: "Do you know that someone wants to harm the Duke?"

"I do not know I do not know……"

Yuan Tianci waved his hands indiscriminately, his face was as white as paper.

"Then why are you panicking?"

He choked violently, not knowing how to answer.

Gao Zhaoyu summoned him last night for questioning, although he was not summoned, he sent his confidants into the city secretly, and specially explained to Gao Zhaoyu.

Then Gao Zhao ordered his confidant to bring a secret letter, saying that Li Chengzhi had a heart of disobedience, Yuan Tianci must always be vigilant, but if there is any change, he should be reported to him immediately.

Yuan Tianci didn't know that there was a fraud, thinking that Gao Zhao was the benefactor, and the court appointed him as the chief history of the country, so he didn't have such thoughts.Therefore, since last night, he has reported all the changes in the camp to Gao Zhao in detail.

But who would have thought that Gao Zhao was just using him to assassinate Li Chengzhi?
it's over...

Feeling that a catastrophe is imminent, Yuan Tianci's lips trembled and he couldn't even speak.Another shock, the crotch was wet.

waste!

Gu Kai cursed secretly in his heart, and shouted anxiously: "Come here, tie up Yuan Tianci and keep him under strict supervision. If you dare to let him go, grandpa cut off your head... Quick, find Li Cangcao and let him follow me." Let's go into the city together..."

The official immediately panicked: "General Gu, the city gate has been locked..."

"Fuck your motherfucker!"

Gu Kai cursed sharply, and kicked the official somersault, "The city gate is locked, so is the hanging basket also locked? If you dare not let Gu enter the city, grandpa will immediately organize the army and crush your Shangdang County... Still not going to summon?"

The officials scrambled and ran out of the tent...

……

Two quarters later, the lights outside the official house were brightly lit, as bright as day.

The 52 corpses were neatly arranged, and Gu Kai stared at one of them, his body trembling uncontrollably.With the handle of the knife in his right hand, the veins on the back of his hand were bulging.

Traveling to the east of the river, it suddenly snowed heavily, Gu Kai was so bored, and he didn't know what was wrong in his mind, so he dared to wrestle with Li Chengzhi.

It should be for the purpose of deterrence, Li Chengzhi readily agreed, and the two fought in the snow topless.

Poor Gu Kai thought he was brave, but he couldn't even get a foot closer to Li Chengzhi. He was thrown so badly that he surrendered within a moment.

It was also from that day on, after seeing the arrow wounds, gunshot wounds, knife wounds, and stab wounds all over Li Chengzhi's upper body, Gu Kai restrained his contempt and turned to throw himself on the ground.

Just now he argued again and again, and he was sure: it was burnt like charcoal, but the place under the ribs must not be faked, it must have been pierced by a spear.

And the body shape is generally the same, even the yamen soldiers said, which corpse the Duke's seal was found from.

There are three more on the side, which have been burnt into a ball, all of them have been inspected, and they are all called women...

Gu Kai was furious, but he had nowhere to vent?
Li Chengzhi said more than once that Gao Zhao would put him to death.But from the empress dowager down to the officials, everyone scoffed at her.

Including him, Gu Kai...

He gritted his teeth resentfully, took two steps forward, and lifted Li Hui up: "Is there a feather for crying?"

When Li Hui turned his head, he realized that there was no trace of tears on Li Hui's face, but his eyes were empty, and there was no trace of sadness on his face, as if he were dead.

It's not that Li doesn't want to cry, but that he can't cry.

All he could think about was: Can Mr. Lang stop Gao Yun?
Where should we go after that: Daqi or Xihai?
Then what should I do, I can't go back to Beijing and continue to be an official, right?

After being shaken vigorously by Gu Kai a few times, he came back to his senses and just let out an "oh".

Sadness is greater than death, is that all?

Gu Kai suppressed his anger and reprimanded in a low voice: "It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, quickly follow me to collect the remains of the Duke and the wives, and return to Beijing overnight..."

Li Hui secretly sighed.

As Lang Jun said, this Gu Kai is indeed more than loyal, but not resourceful.

Knowing that Yuan Tianci has attached himself to Gao Zhao, and knowing that the spies in the camp have not been wiped out, but they let them go, just to enter the city to collect the body of the Lord?
At this time, the two thousand Chinese troops outside the camp must have been bewitched by Yuan Tianci and turned into a mess, right?

Guessing in his heart, Li Hui just nodded blankly.Then he summoned the few remaining servants of Li's family and carried the bodies of one big and three small into the car.

Li Qin knew he was in the wrong, so he didn't want to show up, but he confessed to the head of the mansion that he bought four coffins from Yizhuang outside the city.

But just after being pulled to Nancheng by car, he was about to hang the coffin down the city, when suddenly he saw the flames outside the city, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

Everyone was astonished, they saw several war horses rushing down the city, Gu Kai shouted anxiously: "Why are you in such a panic?"

"General, Yuan Tianci has reversed..."

The soldiers in the city cried out, "I don't know who let him out. He and a hundred soldiers made a sudden attack and coerced two army leaders, claiming that the Duke was assassinated. They will not escape responsibility. Returning to Beijing will be a death penalty. Why don't you just go back to the capital?" If you raise troops from the ground, even if you fail, you can still live for a few days..."

Reversed, really reversed?
Even Yuan Tianci is like this, so what about Gao Zhao?

No matter Gu Kai or the county officials in the city, they all felt chills in their hearts.

"A good thief, aren't you afraid of killing the Nine Clans?"

Gu Kai gritted his teeth and wanted the soldiers to hang him to the wall.

Li Hui hurriedly pulled him down from the hanging basket: "At this time, the sound of killing has gradually subsided, Yuan Tianci and the spies have clearly succeeded, if you go down to the city rashly, don't you want to die?"

"How is that good?"

Gu Kai was furious, and turned his head to look at the generals on the city.

Li Hui also persuaded: "Don't be delusional. The situation is unclear now, and Shangdang itself is hard to protect. Don't say that I will lend you troops to put down the rebellion. If there is no imperial order, even the city gate will not be opened without authorization... For the present plan , just wait."

"Wait until when?"

Gu Kai looked at the coffins again, "You and I can wait, but the Duke may not be able to wait!"

"I have to wait if I can't wait. It's better than encountering rebellious soldiers and abandoning corpses in the wilderness!"

Li Hui gritted his teeth tightly, "I'll go to the governor of Li and beg him to allow me to set up a spirit for Mr. Lang in the city. After three days, he will be buried in Shangdang..."

(End of this chapter)