Dragon fights in Tang Dynasty

Nianzhuang, a not too big Zhuangzi, is located in the eastern suburbs of the capital, at the end of the boundary of the capital. When you leave Nianzhuang, you will leave the boundary of the capital. Zhuangzi is not big, just more than a hundred households. It was originally the residence of the attached East Turks. After the imperial court moved all the East Turks around the capital to the Hetao area in the 11th year of Zhenguan, the village was deserted for a while, and then Jingzhaofu gradually moved some military households to live here. Gradually, it became popular again. Among the many Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing, Nianzhuang is just a very ordinary Zhuangzi. If there is anything special, it is that there is no other manor within ten miles around this Zhuang, which seems a bit lonely. That's all.

Seeing the sky, the Lantern Festival is coming. Although most of the people in Nianzhuang are poor, the Lantern Festival is still to be celebrated. Most of the people in the village hang up red lanterns, cook some glutinous rice balls, and prepare to have a good time. This is a rare event in a year Happy hour, after all, as soon as the Lantern Festival is over, the farming season is almost here, and the busy year is about to begin. If you don’t take advantage of this moment to have fun, when will you wait?Although Liu Qi no longer needs to be busy with farm work, he also wants to have a good time at his own home. After all, he is considered an official now, and this is one of the old Liu's family for several lifetimes. It's just a team leader, and he might become an official under the "general star" Prince Yue, so the future prospect is naturally bright, isn't it?

Although Liu Qi is ranked seventh, he is actually the only son, and there is no one else in the family except his old lady. Since the first battle in Shuozhou, this is the first time he has returned to the village, and of course, it is also the last time to return to the village—— After tonight, he was going to take his old lady to the capital to enjoy the blessings. Before leading the way, in order to show the care of his old mother by the brothers on weekdays, Liu Qi boldly bid [-] pennies , asked my brothers to buy a lot of food and wine, and entertained the whole village. No, the genius just got dark, and the whole village drank it. This new year's festival is very lively, so naturally everyone let go of drinking, and all the old and young in the village gathered in the martial arts arena in the village to drink heartily.

"Come on, drink, drink, have a drink... It hurts, it's fun!" Liu Qi had already been drunk, but he couldn't hold back his happiness, and he yelled and drank happily. They all drank happily, shouting loudly, and did not forget to pay tribute to Liu Qi.

"Brother, brother, today, today, happy, everyone, drink, drink, drink!" Liu Qiyi raised his head and poured a bowl of wine into his mouth, waving the wine bowl, yelling with his tongue out, his face full The child's pride.

"Qi'er, drink again if you're not in the mood, you're drunk, and you have to go early tomorrow morning." Liu Li looked at her son's drunken state with eyes full of happiness, and reminded with a smile.

"Mother, I, I'm fine, I'm fine, I can still drink, drink." Liu Qi was drinking up, how could he stop there, picked up the wine bowl again, and wanted to have another booze with the brothers from the same family who came to toast, But at the moment when he was about to drink, Liu Qi suddenly felt palpitations, and suddenly stopped the big bowl that had been brought to his mouth. With a shake of his hand, the wine was scattered all over the table, and a group of brothers beside him suddenly laughed Laughing loudly, just in the midst of laughing, a sudden change happened. First, there was a sound of bowstrings in the dark night, and then hundreds of feathered arrows shot out from the dark like a rainstorm, covering the unprepared Among the crowd, there were screams, tables and chairs were overturned, and the entire banquet scene suddenly became a mess.

Liu Qijiu drank a little too much, but his military quality was still there. At the beginning of the incident, he had already noticed that something was wrong. As soon as he heard the sound of the bowstring, he immediately threw down the wine bowl without hesitation, and hugged him The old lady hid under the table.As far as Liu Qi's skill is concerned, even if the rain of arrows is denser, nothing will happen. It's a pity that he drank too much alcohol. Although he has made a correct response, it's a pity that his movements are still half a beat slow. As soon as it hurt, a feather arrow shot out of his chest, and Liu Qi couldn't help screaming in pain.

"Qi'er, you, what's the matter with you?" Amidst the exclamation, Liu Lishi suddenly noticed hot liquid flowing from his face, and hurriedly called out.

"Mother, I'm fine." Liu Qi knew that he was seriously injured, but he was worried about Mrs. Liu and Li, so he didn't dare to tell the truth, so he changed the subject and said, "Mother, don't make a sound for a while, the boy will take you out."

Before Liu and Li had time to answer, they heard a stern shout from among the screams of the wounded: "Come on! No one will be left behind!" All of a sudden, groups of men in black rushed out from all directions, their hands shining brightly. Under the moonlight, the knife snatched the light of death. This group of people were all extremely ruthless and kept silent, but the men under their hands were extremely fierce. They fell to the ground one by one, thick black blood flowed all over the ground, it looked so glaring under the moonlight!

Most of the men in Nianzhuang are military households, and bravery is unworthy. Although they were suddenly disturbed by the attack, once they fought, they did not show any weakness. The bench and table legs all became weapons for fighting. It is a pity Firstly, the number of people is small, secondly, weapons are not in good hands, and thirdly, martial arts are also much worse than the opponent's. Although they fight to the death, they can't stop the slightest bit, but as soon as they fight, they have already fallen down.

There was chaos everywhere, blood was flying, screams, weapons clashing, and shouts intertwined, like a sea of ​​blood, Liu Qi did not participate in the chaos, and calmly observed the battlefield with a pair of blood eyes In the chaos above, looking for an opportunity to break through, Liu Qi didn't want to care about where the enemy came from, and he didn't want to know. He knew very well that there would only be one chance to break out of the siege. If he couldn't break through, he would be killed on the spot. , so he didn't dare to move a little, he just lowered his body and hid under a table, holding the terrified old lady with both hands.

Well, it's time!Liu Qi suddenly found a vacancy in the northwest corner, and Liu Qi, not daring to wait any longer, snapped off the arrow shaft on his back, let out a low shout, and carried the old lady on her shoulders, and exerted force with his feet, flying towards the arrow. The northwest corner rushed over, dodging the slashing swords along the way, and kept rushing forward, and when he was about to break out of the siege, a loud shout rang out from the chaos: "Stop him! "Suddenly four or five men in black flew out from the darkness, and after a few ups and downs like a big bird, they managed to catch up behind Liu Qi.

Oops!Although Liu Qi didn't turn his head back, he knew that he might not be able to get away just by seeing those jumping figures in the air from the corner of his eyes. Frightened by the chaos, Mrs. Liu and Li suddenly let go of the hand that was holding Liu Qi's neck tightly, sat down on the ground desperately, and shouted: "Qi'er, go quickly! Leave mother alone! Hurry up!"

"Mother!" Liu Qi was anxious to pull the old lady up, but at this moment, a black shadow descended from the sky, and a bright knife light flashed across. Huhu's blood rushed up immediately, spattering Liu Qi all over his head and face.

"Mother!" Liu Qi's eyes turned red immediately, and he roared angrily, and rushed towards the man in black who was also wiping his head and face due to blood spatter, and the murderous aura of the bloody battle at the beginning immediately reappeared, and for a while The unprepared man in black was immediately beaten dizzy by Liu Qiyi's old punch, a pitiful master, Liu Qi snatched the knife before he even understood what was going on, and was cut into a root man stick.

"Ah..." Liu Qi slashed the black-clothed master to death several times one after another, raised his head to the sky and let out a long cry, and wanted to pounce on the several masters who were stupefied by Liu Qi's madness.

Seeing Liu Qi's maddened appearance, everyone's aura was suffocated. How could they be willing to risk their lives with a lunatic, and hurriedly backed away, but they didn't expect that Liu Qi's pounce was just a bluff. Everyone backed away, turned around immediately, and rushed towards the dark place madly. When the group of masters came back to their senses, Liu Qi had long since disappeared.

"Bastard! Chase! No matter what, you can't let that person escape. Notify the outside, and you must stop this thief!" The master in charge watched Liu Qi run away, and immediately shouted, Several black-clothed masters didn't care about the fight that was coming to an end in the martial arts arena, promised, soared into the sky, and rushed towards the outside of the village separately.

Why?Why?What is this for!Liu Qi's heart was full of anger, he didn't understand why Nianzhuang had to suffer such a catastrophe, he hated it, he wished he could rush out and fight those thieves to the death, but he couldn't, he wanted to leave this old woman as a tragic death Revenge, revenge for the lives of hundreds of people in the village, so he could only bear it. Liu Qiqiang, who was hiding in the ditch outside the village, suppressed the grief in his heart, stared at the flickering torches in the distance with blood-red eyes, trying to see Knowing the appearance of those thieves, it's a pity that the distance is a bit far away. Except for some shadowy figures swaying, Liu Qi can't see anything. Qi had no choice but to bend down desperately to hide.

army?How could it be the army?Liu Qi poked his head halfway out of the ditch, but saw that the people holding torches who had already approached were all armed soldiers. I understand why the army is coming to Tuzhuang, but it's a pity that they are far away. Liu Qi can't see the appearance of those soldiers clearly, nor can he see the military flags hidden in the darkness, and he can't see clearly that the soldiers are carrying their hands on their shoulders. What is in the huge box, but Liu Qi knows very well that these troops come here with an ulterior secret. As for whether they can reveal this secret, it depends on whether they can see His Royal Highness the King of Yue alive. .

Your Highness, by the way, only His Highness can take charge of this matter!Thinking of King Yue Li Zhen, Liu Qi's heart suddenly became active. He absolutely believed in King Yue, and believed that His Highness could avenge him. Of course, the prerequisite was that he could report the incident to His Highness alive.

Live, must live!Liu Qi, who lost more and more blood, shook his head vigorously to prevent himself from falling into a coma.When he was thinking about a plan to break out, he suddenly heard that many people were approaching from Zhuangzi's direction. Liu Qi knew that these people must have found them following his own blood.

Hiding, I can't hide anymore, how can I hide my body in such a shallow ditch, as long as those chasing soldiers get closer, they will be able to find it immediately, escape, but there is nowhere to escape, outside in the ground It was empty, not to mention the crops, not even a single weed. Hearing the sound of shouting getting closer, Liu Qi's heart suddenly rose to his throat.

Fight!Seeing that there was nowhere to go, Liu Qi immediately made up his mind, quietly stuck to the bottom of the ditch, moved his body cautiously, and snaked towards the entrance of the village. As soon as he raised his head, he saw a school captain in uniform. The officer was riding on a horse, carelessly yo-hoing his men, unaware that Liu Qi had sneaked up to him.

good chance!Liu Qi was overjoyed, and didn't dare to delay any longer, so he jumped up quickly, shouted, and pulled the officer off the horse, but jumped on the horse himself. Turning the horse's head, it rushed out towards the diagonal...

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the 16th year of Zhenguan, it was the time of Lantern Festival. Although it didn’t snow, it was still very cold. Even wearing a thick padded jacket, standing outside the house for a while was enough to freeze a person into a popsicle. But Li Zhen didn't care about the cold, she got up early in the morning, put on only her unlined clothes, and set up a posture in the yard, punching, kicking, spearing, and swords several times, already drenched in hot sweat, This is what he has been used to for many years. If it wasn't for the fact that there is another unremarkable poetry meeting to attend today, Li Zhen would really like to ride a snow dragon horse to the martial arts arena to practice marksmanship.

Poetry club, a piece of shit!Thinking of the poetry meeting, Li Zhen angrily threw the long sword in her hand on the weapon rack, ignored the towels brought by the maids around her, and walked into the bathhouse sweating profusely. Just as he was thinking of calling out to the people waiting to change clothes and take a bath, he suddenly saw Yan Shiba poking his head outside the hall, and snorted angrily, "Shibalang, what the hell are you doing, get out!"

Yan Shiba has been with Li Zhen for many years, and most of his martial arts were taught by Li Zhen himself. He has always known Li Zhen's personality, and seeing Li Zhen's unhappy look, he didn't dare to delay, stuck out his tongue, and ran all the way He entered the hall quickly, looked at Li Zhen with a strange expression on his face, but didn't speak.

Um?What kind of monster is this brat doing?Li Zhen glanced at Yan Shiba, waved his hands and said, "You all stand down!" The servants who were preparing hot water for Li Zhen hurriedly responded and retreated.

"After all, what is so mysterious? If you don't tell the reason, be careful that I will pick your skin." Li Zhen glanced at Yan Shiba who had a mischievous face, and cursed with a smile.

"Yes, Your Highness." Seeing that all the servants had left, Yan Shiba immediately put away the playful smile on his face, and said with a gloomy expression: "Your Highness, something serious has happened."

"Huh? What's the big deal? Tell me!" Li Zhen's heart trembled as soon as he heard the big deal, and he hurriedly asked.

"Your Highness, do you remember Liu Qi and Liu Duizheng in the house?" Yan Shiba hesitated for a while and asked.

"Liu Qi?" Li Zhen frowned, and said without thinking: "Remember, this person is my king's subordinate, and he saved my life in the battle of Shenwu before. Well, didn't he say that a few days ago? Do you want to go home to visit your mother? Why, did he cause trouble? "

Yan Shiba shook his head slowly and said: "Liu Qi ran to the 'Yanji Factory' on a horse covered in blood early this morning. After getting the news, his subordinates have already rushed to inquire. This person is seriously injured. People are dying, and they keep calling to see His Highness, asking him what's the matter, but he refuses to say anything."

"What?" When Li Zhen heard this, she became anxious, grabbed Yan Shiba by the chest and shouted: "Go, prepare the horse, my king will go and have a look!" Yan Shiba didn't expect that Li Zhen's reaction would be so It was so big, I was shocked immediately, and hurriedly responded, rushed out of the bathhouse, and went to arrange for no one to mention it.

***, there are still people in Chang'an who dare to touch me, ***, don't you want to live?Li Zhensu came to protect his subordinates, when he heard that Liu Qi was seriously injured, his heart ached, and he didn't take a bath anymore, he wrapped the fox fur coat around his body, and hurriedly planned to go out, never Think, just arrived at the second gate, but saw that Nalong and Mo Li were already waiting there.

"Your Highness, this is..." Seeing that Li Zhen's expression was not right, Nalong hurried forward to try to persuade him.

Li Zhen waved her hands, signaling Nalong not to say much, and walked out, saying: "Oh, the two gentlemen came just in time, and the king is planning to send someone to invite you, since they are all here, let's go together Go to the factory outside the city and take a look around, it’s not too late to talk about everything when it’s over.”

Nalong and Mo Li couldn't persuade Li Zhen, and they didn't know what happened, they looked at each other, followed Li Zhen silently and walked out of the palace. The group got on their horses and headed towards the city. Rushed away to the "Yan Kee Factory" outside.

"Your Highness, you have to decide for the little one, the little injustice, Nianzhuang, Nianzhuang..." Seeing Li Zhen and others enter the door, Liu Qi who was lying on the bed anxiously wanted to stand up , talking non-stop.

"This king is here, if you have something to say, speak slowly, this king will make the decision for you!" Li Zhen rushed forward, grabbed Liu Qi's body, and the True Yang Art in his body started to work, testing Liu Qi Finding that although Liu Qi was seriously injured, his life was not in danger, he breathed a sigh of relief and said in a gentle tone.With tears in his eyes, Liu Qi narrated what happened, emphatically describing every move of that strange army.

Grinding?Army slaughterhouse?How can this be?When Li Zhen heard this, she was dumbfounded. If she knew that this place was at the foot of the sky, how could such a strange thing happen, she immediately frowned tightly. After thinking about it, she asked, "Liu Qi, what are you doing?" Have you looked carefully?"

"Your Highness, the little one is absolutely right. The little one even took a horse, and it's just outside." Seeing that Li Zhen didn't quite believe it, Liu Qi hurriedly said.

"Where's the horse?" Li Zhen asked without looking back.

The manager of Yanji Factory, Yan Qi, squeezed out from the crowd, and said with a strange expression: "Your Highness, the horse is still there, but the imprint on the horse is the emblem of the Eastern Palace."

What?It turned out to be the boss?how so?Upon hearing this, Li Zhen frowned even tighter, and fell into deep thought silently...