Song Dynasty

Chapter 301 Where Did Yang Yao Go?
I saw that there was Yishui's rosewood furniture facing me, shining brightly in the firelight.

Because the ancients had no glass windows, the light in the house was dark.In order to increase the brightness in the room, mahogany furniture with this moist luster, such as red sandalwood, is generally preferred.

It is already very bright on weekdays, but now it is illuminated by the firelight that soars into the sky outside, and it is even more like jade.

Everyone was not ignorant, but they were still shocked by the luxurious scene in front of them.

"God, why is this bed so big?" One of the soldiers took a deep breath.

Yes, Zhong Xiang's bedroom is big, at least half an acre smaller.However, being occupied by the big bed in the middle, it seemed narrow.What kind of bed was that? It was just a small room.There are pillars carved with dragons and phoenixes on all sides, and gauze hangs down.

The structure of the bed is complicated, with drawers at both ends.

It is full of satin quilts, which can accommodate at least three people lying side by side.

If you want to go to bed, you have to walk on a long step.There is also a red-painted bucket on the pedal, needless to say, this is Zhong Xiangqiye's toilet.

Going to the bed, you can see two children's pillows carved from jade, with gold, silver and jewels piled up beside the pillows, presumably they are used by Xiang Zhong for playing with them on weekdays.

Niu Gao grabbed a handful of beads in his hands, felt his eyes were blurred, and stuttered: "This, this, this Zhong Xiangzhi is too rich."

Yue Yun: "Lao Niu, after all, the bell thief has robbed the whole of Hunan. Can he have no money? By the way, Niu Boyuan, what is this thing for?" A long-spouted ewer with a gold border and adorned with several precious stones.

This thing is a bit customary, and there is a handle at one end, made into a Suzaku.

Niu Gao didn't recognize this kind of thing, so he teased him: "What else can it be, of course it's a flagon for drinking."

"Jug, it's impossible, how can you put it in hot water to warm wine with such a long handle?" Yue Yun looked at Fengzui, and smelled a faint smell of fishy smell from the end of his nose, feeling uncomfortable in his heart. wonderful.

When Niu Gao saw him poking his head, he couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Ying Xiang, throw it away, this is the chamber pot Zhongxiang used for urinating. When using it, put it into Feng's mouth. It means endless life and long heirs."

"Ah, the chamber pot!" Yue Yun threw the chamber pot to the ground like an electric shock, and the few gemstones on it also fell down.He squinted his eyes: "Old Niu, if you continue to tease me, I won't beat you to death."

Niu Gao laughed loudly: "Don't make trouble, don't make trouble, what should Ying Xiang do with so much money?"

Yeah, stuff is in too.Not only the bed, but also a small mountain of silk, satin and silk in one corner of the room, and six large boxes.

A soldier split the copper lock with an ax, and there were ingots of silver stiles inside.

He split open another box, and inside it was a lot of mutton fat white jade, and a lot of gold leaves were scattered here and there.

Yue's family is only a middle class in Xiangzhou, when they saw such a situation, they couldn't help muttering: "Our military envoy has made a fortune this time, at least two or three years don't have to worry about military salary."

"That's right. After all, Zhong Xiang robbed the wealth of the entire Hunan, so there is still less to lose. However, in this troubled world, without soldiers, without food and fodder, no amount of wealth can be kept!" Niu Gao said: "Ying Xiang , let's not stay here like ignorant landowners. General Chen Lanruo has already lifted Zhong Yaokou's head to switch, if we don't leave, all the credit will be taken away by others."

Yue Yun: "That's right, that's right, we can't ask that woman to compare us."

Niu Gao: "Yes, the fire is about to burn, we stay here, so we won't be roasted?"

The outer courtyard of Zhongxiang has been burned into a sea of ​​flames, and the heat wave is rolling in.After standing here for a long time, the armor on everyone's body has been scorched to the touch, and the sweat is flowing down like a spring.

Yue Yun looked at it and said: "Don't worry, this place is separated from the front yard, and the fire can't reach here. However, it's unbearable. Money is a dead thing, even if you don't keep it here, you won't be able to fly away." You, and you, stay here, and Lao Niu and I went out to fight."

He gave orders to two men.

The two backers cried out repeatedly: "General Ying Xiang, you will be roasting chicken while staying here."

"You two idiots, take off your armor and wet your body with water. Zhi Niang, Lao Tzu and Niu Gao have seen the things here, and they know what's missing, and they are missing one thing. Let's ask you."

After Yue Yun finished speaking, Ke Niu Gao raised his weapon and hurried out of Zhong Xiang's false palace.

After killing Zhong Xiang and getting so much gold, silver and jewels, both of them were in a state of extreme excitement.

After all, it was already late autumn. As soon as I ran out of the fire, the cool wind blew, and I felt indescribably comfortable.

"Old Niu, you said that Zhong Xiang is a hero. From my point of view, he doesn't have any plans in his chest. He is no different from a rich man in the country?"

Niu Gao: "How to say?"

Holding a torch, Yue Yun walked forward and said: "You said that Zhong Xiang robbed the whole of Hunan and made a fortune, and our military envoy also covered the entire Jianghan. Jianghan is not richer than Hunan, but the military envoy is not as rich as Zhong Like that, the house is full of pearls and jade. Our king's fair day is only a white linen shirt with patches on it, which looks no different from ordinary soldiers. It's not that he doesn't have money, every time he gets money They were all put into the public office and used on the soldiers. Not to mention him, even my elder sister is very simple on weekdays. She followed Wang Daosi but did not live a few days of wealth. On weekdays, she still has to I subsidize."

Hearing what he said, Niu Gao nodded and sighed: "Military officers don't love money, they share weal and woe with the soldiers, and everyone is naturally united. I never imagined that there is such an official in Song Dynasty. Although Lao Niu has only been in the Sizhou Army for two days, But he is already convinced. Fighting with such an officer, I feel at ease in my heart, and I don’t have to be afraid of being robbed of credit and rewards.”

"Nonsense, who is our military envoy... who took the credit...Old Niu, I killed Prime Minister Zhong, you have to prove it for me, and can't let Chen take it away?" Yue Yun's face changed drastically, He said fiercely: "Our Beiwei Army has finally beheaded a big man. This is a hard-won achievement, and it can be regarded as a sigh of relief."

Niu Gao nodded: "Don't worry, no problem, I don't think General Chen Lanruo is that kind of person."

"Humph."

While speaking, the bandit army that had collapsed all over the mountains and plains, everyone shouted: "The barrier has been broken, the barrier has been broken, the bandits from Sizhou are coming up, run away!"

"It's over, our divine education is over!"

"The official family has been killed by thieves, hurry up, it will be too late!"

Looking up and looking down the mountain, there are flames soaring into the sky everywhere, and the shouts of killing come and go, as if there is no time to stop.

The Manichaeans ran around like headless chickens, but there was only one road on the mountain, so where could they escape?
At the beginning, Niu Gao and Yue Yun carried their weapons and killed them, but seeing that the enemy had no intention of resisting, they lost their interest, so they just rushed down the mountain, wanting to join Wang Shen's main force.

In front, about 600 people were blocked in front of a cliff by about a dozen Beiwei soldiers who rushed up first.They have been unable to form an organized resistance, some knelt down and begged for mercy, while others hid behind their companions and kept screaming.

The dozen or so Backmasters were also furious, stomping down the steel axes in their hands non-stop, leaving stumps, limbs, and arms flying all over the sky.

I don't know who made a cry and jumped off the cliff.

One husband initiates, Wanfu responds, and one after another, the thieves hold their heads and jump down like dumplings.

For a while, there were screams and the sound of human bodies falling into the valley.

Niu Gao couldn't bear it, and hurried over: "Stop beating, stop, stop... All Ming priests listen up, I'm Gutian Hou Tiezhu, I put down my weapon and kneel down to beg for mercy, I can save my life!"

A back-wei army roared and slashed at Niu Gao with an axe, Yue Yun kicked him over: "You are blind, don't you see that it is brother Niu Gao? Don't kill him, recruit the bandits!"

The soldier found out that it was Yue Yun, and he was shocked: "So it's General Ying Xiang, stop it, stop it, call in the bandits!"

Seeing Niu Gao, all the thieves recognized him and shouted repeatedly: "Don't jump, it's Imperial Doctor Tie, let's surrender, let's surrender!"

Niu Gao grabbed a Manichaean soldier and asked, "Where's Yang Yao?"

"I do not know I do not know."

Niu Gao threw him away and went to ask another person.

Yue Yun: "Lao Niu, let's go quickly and meet up with the military envoy. You don't care if you're a demon or not."

Niu Gao shook his head, and said solemnly: "Yang Yao's head must be removed, otherwise, even if Xiang Zhong is killed, the Manichaeism may revive at any time."

"No way, Zhong Xiang is dead, can the evil thief come back?" Yue Yun didn't think so.

Niu Gao said: "Ying Xiang, you don't know that although Zhong Xiang is the emperor of the false Great Chu and the leader of the Manichaeism, he is not very in charge of things. The work of training soldiers and spreading the teachings of the cult is all Yang Yao is doing it, if he is told to escape, he will be in big trouble!"

Yes, to put it bluntly, Zhong Xiang is just the nominal leader of Manichaeism, a symbol.And Yang Yao is the soul of Mingjiao and the pseudo-Great Chu Kingdom, so I really want to make an analogy.Zhong Xiang is equivalent to the Chai family when the Song Dynasty was founded, and Yang Yao is Zhao Kuangyin, the art ancestor Gao Emperor who commanded the forbidden army.

If Yang Yao is not killed, this battle is not considered a complete effort.

"You can't run away, old cow, don't worry." Yue Yun comforted Niu Gao.

At this time, a prisoner suddenly said: "Doctor Tie, I was stabbed in the stomach, please give me some golden sore medicine to save my life, the villain knows where Brother Yao has gone?"

Niu Gao's spirits lifted, he took out a pack of medicine from his pocket and threw it over: "Hurry up?"

The prisoner said: "If you go back to the imperial physician, the villain is the bodyguard of brother Yao. Earlier, the palace caught fire and the Sizhou army also launched a general attack. Brother Yao ordered all the troops. But just after leaving the camp, he met Zhong Ziang and Yang Qin The army. It was dark and dark, and they didn't know what was going on, so everyone blew up the battalion and killed them."

(End of this chapter)