The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 323 Weird little beggar
"Please give way to General Fan, and I will go to see the commander-in-chief right now!" Zhu Xiugong handed over his hand.

Fan Aineng sneered: "Secretary Zhu Zhang can go on his own, but the kid behind you has to stay!"

Zhu Xiu clearly felt that the beggar boy's arm was tightening around his waist, and he buried his head behind his back without daring to raise it.

Look at the rioters gathered around. They are all staring at the beggar boy fiercely. If he is left behind, he may not be able to escape his murderous hands.

Zhu Xiu shook his head vaguely and said: "This person is an old acquaintance of mine. Please give General Fan a thin face and let me take him away."

How could Fan Ai believe it? He yelled angrily: "Fart! You've just arrived, where did you find any old acquaintances? Don't think that you can entertain me just by relying on the commander's favor! That wild boy injured my brother, you must Stay alive!"

A group of rebel soldiers approached with ill intentions, and Hu Guangyue drew his sword to protect Zhu Xiu.

Zhu Xiu was also very angry. Fan Ai could not appreciate praise and showed no mercy at all.

"Dalang! Clear the way forward. Anyone who dares to block it will be served with iron bars, no matter whether they are dead or injured!" Zhu Xiu shouted.

Shi Xiangwen grinned stupidly, raised his feet and weighed them. Then he picked up the heavy iron stick at his feet and put it on his shoulder. His huge body like an iron tower staggered forward. .

All the rebel soldiers looked up in fear. No one dared to approach, so they retreated step by step.

Zhu Xiu lightly knocked on the horse's belly and followed behind Shi Xiangwen, while Hu Guangyue stayed behind vigilantly.

Fan Aineng's face was stern, and he winked at several school officials around him.

Several school officers looked at each other, shouted loudly, and led a dozen soldiers to charge towards Shi Xiangwen, brandishing their swords.

Shi Xiangwen let out a lion's roar, swung his heavy stick in front of him, and immediately smashed several school officials who had rushed forward, screaming and flying backwards, hitting the dirt walls on the street and the door panels of houses. , fell heavily to the ground, lying on the ground howling miserably one by one, unable to get up.

"Zhu Xiu! You are so brave! How dare you instigate your subordinates to injure my brother Ye Jun!" Fan Aineng was shocked and angry, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

I have long heard that Zhu Xiu has an unparalleled warrior under his command. Even Shi Yanchao is no match for him when he goes crazy. It is indeed terrifying to see him today.

Zhu Xiu glanced at him contemptuously, didn't bother to pay attention, and walked forward on his horse.

Fan Aineng gritted his teeth, with a fierce look in his eyes, took a short crossbow from the soldiers beside him, aimed at Shi Xiangwen and fired.

"Buzz~" The tight bowstring of the crossbow machine sounded, and a half-foot-long barbed crossbow arrow shot towards Shi Xiangwen's heart!

Zhu Xiu had studied crossbows with ordnance craftsmen in Jingzhou, and was very familiar with this sound. He was so frightened and angry that he shouted loudly: "Da Lang, get down!"

Shi Xiangwen's burly body was only covered with a thin piece of bladed iron armor, which was made from several old chainmails. Its protective power was really limited.

What's more, at such a close range, even the Mingguang Armor's breast shield will be penetrated.

Shi Xiangwen was confused, but he was extremely alert to danger. He reacted the moment he heard Zhu Xiu's voice and fell to the ground as soon as he threw the iron rod.

It's a pity that Fan Ai was able to cast a cold arrow suddenly, but the distance was too close, and the sharp barbed crossbow arrow still pierced into his left shoulder!

Blood spattered out, and Shi Xiangwen roared in pain, like a wounded lion!

"Fan Aineng! I'll fuck you...%5!" Zhu Xiu was furious and blurted out the cordial greeting he hadn't used for a long time!

Without Zhu Xiu's instructions, Shi Xiangwen grabbed the heavy iron stick and rushed towards Fan Aineng with a roar.

The soldiers who dared to stop him along the way were mercilessly killed with heavy iron sticks. Shi Xiangwen went crazy and swung the heavy stick across the street, smashing the soldiers' brains and splattering their bones and flesh into pieces. They died tragically on the spot!
The ferocious smile that Fan Aineng showed just now was replaced by panic. He dropped his short crossbow and pushed his soldiers away, climbed on his horse and fled towards the other end of the street.

Shi Xiangwen roared and threw the heavy stick. The thick iron rod shot out like a heavy cannon and hit the horse's butt hard. The horse neighed and fell to the ground. Fan Aineng also screamed and rolled down the street.

The furious Shi Xiangwen rushed forward, grabbed his collar and lifted it up like a chicken, picked up his old fist and punched him hard on the face, making him scream and wail, with blood splattering all over his face.

Another hammer-like punch hit Fan Aineng's left arm. He immediately heard a "click" sound of bones breaking, and Fan Aineng covered his shoulder and howled in pain.

"Da Lang, stop!" Zhu Xiu and Hu Guangyue chased after him on horseback.

Shi Xiangwen raised his fist in the air and did not drop it. Fan Ai Neng, who was covered in a mess, looked at it in horror, and dared not say anything.

Zhu Xiu saw that there was still a crossbow arrow stuck in Shi Xiangwen's shoulder. He was bleeding and gritted his teeth with hatred.

This bitch dared to shoot a cold arrow in the back, he deserved to be beaten to death.

But after all, he was a general of the Ye Army and Chai Rong's old subordinate. No matter how serious a crime he committed, he could not be executed privately, otherwise what would Chai Rong and other generals of the Ye Army think of him.

Based on his friendship with Chai Rong, even if Fan Ai could really be beaten to death, it wouldn't be a problem if Zhu Xiu took the initiative to admit his mistake afterwards and then accused him of poor discipline.

However, this kind of behavior will inevitably fall into practice and leave the impression of being arrogant, domineering and wanton.

Zhu Xiu glared at Fan Aineng angrily and patted Shi Xiangwen on the arm: "Let him go."

"Oh~" Shi Xiangwen felt aggrieved and reluctantly let go of his hand. Fan Aineng fell to the ground, covering his left arm in pain with cold sweat on his face, and stared at Zhu Xiu and Shi Xiangwen resentfully.

"Let's go!" Zhu Xiu glanced at him coldly, turned his horse and walked towards the end of the street.

No one dared to stop the rebels who were crowded in the streets. They all retreated to both sides and looked at Shi Xiangwen in horror.

"General!" After Zhu Xiu and his party walked away, the soldiers hurriedly gathered around and helped Fan Aineng up.

"Let's go! Go see Wang Jianjun!" Fan Aineng covered his arms, endured the pain, gathered his soldiers, and left in panic like a group of soldiers returning from a great defeat, not even caring about the corpses of more than a dozen comrades who died tragically. convergence.

When Zhu Xiu and his entourage came to Tongyu Street, they saw that the doors and windows of every house on the street were closed, and the doors and windows of several houses were smashed. The family members knelt at the door, and there was a lot of crying and howling. It was obvious that they had just been robbed by the rebels. .

Zhu Xiu looked ugly, and Guo Wei was confused. How could he allow Wang Jun to issue such an inhumane military order to the officers and soldiers of the Ye army.

There was a thud behind him and he felt a lightness on his back. Zhu Xiu looked back and saw the beggar boy jumped off the horse and stumbled when he landed. He sat on the ground and rubbed his ankles. The steamed cakes in his arms were scattered on the ground.

Zhu Xiu quickly dismounted, picked up the steamed cake, patted the dust on it, and put it back in the paper bag.

Just as he was about to reach out his hand to help the beggar boy, he quickly got up and dodged, staring at him with a pair of big black and white eyes.

Zhu Xiu laughed dumbly. Why didn't he see him guarding himself when he asked for help? Now that he was safely out of trouble, he became wary of himself.

This guy is really interesting.

"Here, let's go." Zhu Xiu handed him the steamed cake paper bag.

The beggar boy snatched it, held it tightly in his arms, and took a few steps back, staring closely with his big eyes, his defensive expression not diminishing at all.

"Now that the army is entering the city, there is chaos. Don't run around, find a place to hide, and come out when the outside is safe." Zhu Xiu said patiently, looked him up and down, and waved his hand to signal that he could leave.

This beggar boy was thin and short, only reaching his chest.

I don't know what was stuffed in the tattered clothes, and my chest was slightly bulging.

His cheeks were smeared with black ash and were dirty, but the occasional bit of skin between his neck appeared fair.

Zhu Xiu looked at him strangely and turned to leave.

The beggar boy looked more and more strange, but he couldn't tell what was wrong for a moment.

The beggar boy suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Zhu Xiu's robe.Zhu Xiu turned around and looked at him strangely: "Do you have anything else?"

The beggar boy pointed timidly at Shi Xiangwen's injured shoulder.

Zhu Xiu didn't know why and looked at him suspiciously.

The beggar boy hurriedly rummaged through the cloth pocket fastened to his waist and took out some bottles and cans like magic.

Zhu Xiu took it and looked at it. There were ink marks on the bottle. After careful identification, he found that they were the names of some medicines for injuries.

When I opened the plug and took a sniff, there was a strong medicinal smell.

"Ah~~ah~~" The beggar boy gestured with the medicine bottle on his shoulder, which meant he was teaching Zhu Xiu to sprinkle medicine on the wound to stop the bleeding.

Zhu Xiu frowned while holding the medicine bottle, hesitant, not sure whether to believe him or not.

The beggar boy became anxious, grabbed the medicine bottle from Zhu Xiu's hand, rolled up his cuffs, and sprinkled some medicine powder on a scrape on his elbow.

Zhu Xiu stared blankly. The little arms of the beggar boy were dark, as if they were smeared with pot ashes, but from the elbows up, a piece of delicate snow-white skin could be vaguely seen.

Zhu Xiu found it strange that even he, who was living a luxurious life in Jingzhou, did not have such tender and smooth skin.

The beggar boy pulled down his sleeves to cover himself, glared at Zhu Xiu angrily, walked straight to Shi Xiangwen, raised his head and looked up, with some timidity on his face.

Shi Xiangwen grinned at him innocently, completely different from the fierce look he had just now.

The beggar boy waved to him and motioned for him to squat down. Shi Xiangwen squatted down obediently and simply sat down on the ground.

The beggar boy carefully tore open the clothes on his shoulders. The barbs of the crossbow arrows were still deeply embedded in his flesh, causing bleeding at the slightest touch.

The beggar boy carefully examined the wound, frowned his delicate brows, took out a medicine bottle, poured some powder and sprinkled it on the wound.

The medicine powder works well. When the wound is soaked with blood, it sticks tightly, seals the periphery of the wound, and reduces bleeding.

Zhu Xiu was greatly surprised. He didn't expect that a beggar boy also carried a medicine bottle with him, and it was very effective.

The young beggar gestured towards Zhu Xiu and made a hoarse "ah~~ah" sound from his mouth.

Zhu Xiu nodded and gave him a thumbs up.

The beggar boy told him that Shi Xiangwen's injury must be removed by someone as soon as possible, and then the wound should be bandaged with medicine. The wound must also be kept away from water and dirt.
The beggar boy stuffed two bottles of medicine into Zhu Xiu's hands, looked at him deeply, and ran away into a remote alley around the corner with the paper bag of steamed cakes in his arms.

Zhu Xiu weighed the medicine bottle and felt more and more that this beggar boy was not an ordinary person.

How can a beggar carry wound medicine with him or know how to care for wounds?

But unfortunately, he is mute.

Zhu Xiu shook his head, put away the medicine bottle, got on his horse, and continued to the Situ Mansion with Shi Xiangwen and Hu Guangyue.

At the corner of the alleyway, the beggar boy stuck his head out and watched Zhu Xiu and his entourage go away. He breathed a sigh of relief, looked around cautiously, ran up the street, and left through a side street near the Imperial Academy.

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On the inner street of Chongming Gate in the inner city, on the north side of Hengjie Avenue, and next to Qishengyuan, Shi Yanchao personally led an army to guard Situ's Mansion, and the three floors inside and outside the Situ's Mansion were completely surrounded.

Shi Yanchao, wearing a helmet and a black tiger robe, majestically guarded the main gate of Situ Mansion.

When Zhu Xiu and his party arrived, Shi Yanchao glanced sideways, and leaned against the pillar, pretending to doze off and not see.

"Please tell me, General Shi, that Zhu Xiu wants to see you!" Zhu Xiu stepped forward, saluted, and smiled politely.

Shi Yanchao opened his eyes and glanced at him, and then at Shi Xiangwen. His eyes fell on the arrow wound on his shoulder. He paused for a moment and said lazily: "The commander-in-chief has ordered that you can go directly to the house to see me without any notification. "

"Thank you!" Zhu Xiu nodded.

I asked as usual, just to show respect and to say hello to Shi Yanchao.

Lest this black bear spirit think he is arrogant and ignore him.

Since being taught a lesson by Shi Xiangwen last time, Shi Yanchao has never caused trouble again.

Although he still ignored Zhu Xiu, his face and words became much more polite, and his rejection was greatly reduced. It seemed that he had already acquiesced in Zhu Xiu's status as a member of the Ye Army and a commander-in-chief.

Just when Zhu Xiugang wanted to enter the house, Shi Yanchao stopped him with a "Hey" and licked his lips at the injured area on Shi Xiangwen's shoulder: "How did you do it?"

Zhu Xiu briefly told what happened when he saw Fan Aineng plundering troops.

Shi Yanchao said with a smile but not a smile: "Actually, this matter is not Fan Aineng's random act. Before entering the city, the supervisor Wang Jun did privately promise to the generals in the name of the commander-in-chief's military order that he would plunder for three days after entering the city. "

Zhu Xiu frowned and said, "Does the commander know about this?"

Shi Yanchao laughed and said: "You don't claim to be a wise man, how come you can't even figure out such a simple question? Without the commander-in-chief's approval, how could Wang Jun have the guts to falsely pass military orders? Wang Jun told the commander-in-chief beforehand It was proposed, but the commander-in-chief did not allow it, but he also did not explicitly prohibit it. This is the crux of the matter!

Do you understand the meaning inside? "

Zhu Xiu pondered for a moment, as if he had some realization.

I am afraid that Guo Wei was angry with the people of Kaifeng because of the massacre of Situ Mansion, so in order to vent his anger, he acquiesced to Wang Jun's proposal to allow the army to plunder the capital.

Shi Yanchao leaned against the pillar, folded his arms and looked at him sideways: "This matter is a thorn in the commander's heart. No one dares to touch it. Wei Suanru has been admonishing him for a while, and the commander has not yet Take it. I advise you, kid, not to overestimate your capabilities, so as not to anger the commander-in-chief, and you will be slapped down when the time comes, but don’t blame me for not warning you in advance."

Zhu Xiu looked at him in surprise, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, General Shi, for your advice."

After a pause, Zhu Xiu shook his head and said: "But this matter is absolutely not feasible. It must be strictly prohibited immediately, otherwise there will be chaos and Kaifeng will be destroyed."

Shi Yanchao shrugged: "It's up to you!"

Two sergeants opened the door of the mansion, and just as Zhu Xiu was about to step through, Shi Yanchao said again: "You tell Shi Dalang to stay, and I will find a military doctor to treat his injuries. Although this kid is stronger than a calf, the barb of the crossbow arrow is so strong Deep, it must be pulled out as soon as possible, no matter how brave a person is, he will not be able to hold back and bleed."

Zhu Xiu looked at him in surprise.

It was hard for Shi Yanchao to change his gender, but he actually took the initiative to help and wanted to treat Shi Xiangwen's injuries.

Seeing the doubt on Zhu Xiu's face, Shi Yanchao cursed in shame: "Although I was defeated by this stupid boy, I still won't find someone to kill him! There are no generals under the commander who can compete with me." There are not many of them. When this kid recovers from his injury, I still want to have a good fight with him!

I'm not a third-rate guy like Fan Aineng who only harms the people, and I'm not as petty as you think! "

Zhu Xiu smiled and bowed deeply: "Thank you, General Shi, for your generous help! General Shi, don't worry, I have no other intentions.

Dalang, you stay with Hu Guangyue and follow General Shi's orders. "

Shi Xiangwen said obediently, and Hu Guangyue clasped his fists and accepted the order.

Zhu Xiu bowed to Shi Kuangwei again, crossed the threshold and entered Situ's mansion.

(End of this chapter)