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Chapter 20 "Down to the River East"(1/2)

It was faintly vaguely, the sound of war drums sounded in the morning mist, and the shadow of warships appeared in the moors ahead of Huyan's army.

The sun quickly dispelled the milky white morning mist, and saw dense waves of storm fighting ships leaping towards the waves, with a great momentum. But just like the iron cavalry cannot get off the water, the warship cannot get on the shore. Two or three miles away from the shore, the Liangshan fleet stopped.

A small whistle boat rowed to the shore, and a loud voice from Liangshan shouted to Hu Yanjun: "My leader of Ximen, please General Hu Yanzhuo to enjoy the show!" As he said that, the whistle boat turned around and went back.

Hu Yanzhuo put on a tent, looked at the open water in front of him, smiled coldly, and said to Hu Yanqing, Han Tao, and Peng Yan beside him: "I want to see what methods does that Sanqi Young Master have!"

The Liangshan fleet was one left and right in the water, and two large wooden boats were driven out from behind. Each boat was twenty feet long and ten feet wide, with a wide plank on it. The two boats sailed to the shore where the bows and arrows were not enough, then leaned against each other, threw the anchor, and tied them tightly with cables. A large wooden platform of twenty feet square was formed on the water. In the summer morning, the summer platform was refreshing and windless, and the platform was rippling in the blue waves, as stable as a rock.

Peng Yan smiled and said, "The platform built by Liangshan is like a ring. Does he want to fight with our Hu family general?"

As he said that, everyone laughed at Hu Yanqing. Among the four brothers, Hu Yanqing is an expert in the ring. His wife Lu Xiuying is a heroine, and he fought back from the ring.

Hu Yanqing's face was hot, and he pointed at the big platform and said, "Ring? Not necessarily!"

When everyone looked at each other, they saw that the Liangshan minion had already pulled up the curtain on the wooden platform, covering the true face of Mount Lu on the stage. Looking towards Huyanjun, someone hung a couplet on the left and right racks. The upper couplet on the right said: Look at me, I am not me, I am not me; the lower couplet on the left said: Who is pretending to be like who is, who is pretending to be like who is like who is.

Han Tao said "Huh": "Interesting! Interesting! Mr. Sanqi, Ximen Qing, isn't it really setting up a stage? I want to invite our brothers to watch the show?"

Before he finished speaking, a small Liangshan minion erected a big sign in the middle of the big platform with three big characters written on it - Xiahedong. His handwriting was strong and upright, but it was written by Xiao Rang, the leader of Liangshan, the saint-hand scholar.

"Xing Hedong?" Hu Yanqing said softly, and suddenly became angry, "Brother, Ximen Qing is so bullying! I know that our brothers are from Taiyuan City, Hedong, so I made a lord from Xiahedong to humiliate our brothers! Our Hu family generals have been famous for generations, so how can we let the princes defile them?!"

Hu Yanzhuo shook his head and said, "Second brother, don't be impatient. The three-strange young master Ximen Qing in the world are so famous, how could he be such a frivolous person? Our brothers are cold-eyed and watched by. If he really dares to humiliate Hu Yan's family, my Hu Yan's family will definitely be incompatible with him!"

After saying that, Hu Yanzhuo, Hu Yanqing, Han Tao and Peng Qi stopped talking, but just sneered at the big wooden platform in the water.

The three thousand Huyan soldiers were arranged in a slope terrain, with rows of iron cavalry stairs from high to low. Everyone can see the scene on the large wooden platform in the water clearly. They are all children from Hedong. Since the Huyan clan of the Han Dynasty became a Huyan family, they have been the generals of the Huyan family for generations, and everyone knows literature and martial arts. At this time, they suddenly saw the name of their hometown and felt different feelings in their hearts. However, Huyan Zhuo's military discipline was strict, and although the three thousand iron armored horses were touched, they still had no noise, and the horses did not neigh, and they were ready to face the battle.

On the high platform in the water, Ximen Qing also observed Hu Yan's troops for a long time. At this moment, he couldn't help but exclaim: "It's a real iron army!"

Yue Niang stood beside him, with a jade-covered head full of pearls and a grandeur. She dressed in a first-class imperial edict and said proudly: "My husband, is my appearance okay?"

Ximen Qing tidied up the opera robe, hung a fake beard, and smiled and said, "That's it!"

Seeing that Yue Niang's expression was a little unnatural, Ximen Qing held her hand and said seriously: "Yue Niang, don't think too much about anything else. As long as you do it like you usually do, it will help me a lot. These three thousand Huyan soldiers are my things! At that time, Liangshan soldiers did not destroy powerful enemies without bloodshed, and did not have to harm people's lives. It was such a great merit!"

After hearing this, Yue Niang looked calmer and nodded slightly to Ximen Qing: "Don't worry, husband!"

Ximen Qing smiled and snapped his fingers with a "bang". Bai Xiuying in the background saw clearly. When he raised his hand, he immediately played eight tones together. In the music, the minion quickly took away the big sign "Xiahedong" and the stage curtain officially opened.

Outside the Huyan Army Central Army tent, Hu Yanzhuo, Hu Yanqing, Han Tao and Peng Qi all opened their eyes wide and stared at the stage in the water.

But in the simple background of the dragon, there were pairs of brocade clothes and flower hats, which set off Tokyo's fine music, and appeared in a floating manner. They were all dressed up in the style of official makeup. Then, a man wore a sky-sky crown and a red dragon robe. He appeared among a group of palace maids and girls, saying aloud, but he called himself the Emperor Kaibaojun of the Song Dynasty - Zhao Kuangyin.

The four generals Hu Yanzhuo looked at each other. It seemed that Liangshan was really doing a show.

Liangshan is indeed doing a show. The actor who plays Zhao Kuangyin is definitely different. It is the Tie Calligrapher Lehe. When Ximen Qing asked him to wear a dragon robe for the first time, Lehe trembled all over. Although this was just a play robe, Lehe still said that he didn't dare to wear anything. Until Ximen Qing was annoyed and forced him to put it on. Lehe trembled for a long time, and slowly he didn't feel anything. Next, he actually found the feeling of a two-point emperor. Only then did he feel that what Ximen Qing said, "The emperor takes turns to do it, and he will come to my house next year" is quite reasonable.

At this time, Lehe played Zhao Kuangyin, with a calm and composed manner, and a bit wise. But his subsequent performance was not very good.

It was not that there was something wrong with Lehe's acting skills, but that the plot developed, which made Zhao Kuangyin lose his demeanor of a wise king. Liu Jun, the King of Northern Han, sent a war sign to the Song Dynasty. The Minister of War Hu Yanshouting (played by Hu Yanzhuo's ancestor, played by Ximen Qing) went to the hall with a war sign. Zhao Kuangyin was furious after reading the war sign, so he ordered Hu Yanshouting to lead 100,000 troops to conquer the Northern Han Dynasty.

Hu Yanzhuo and others did not expect that the Liangshan opera was singing about the founding of the ancestors. They all focused and watched with their eyes open. Sanqian Hu Yanbing held his breath and stared at the stage without eye contact.

But after Hu Yanshouting hung the seal of the commander, there was another treacherous minister Ouyang Fang (played by Bai Xiuying's father Bai Yuqiao) who was sent to the palace. Ouyang Fang was a senior spy sent to the Song Dynasty by the Northern Han Dynasty. So he used sweet words and slandered Hu Yanshouting. Every word and sentence hit Zhao Kuangyin's suspicion of loyal ministers. So Zhao Kuangyin, who was soft-hearted, decided to lead the army in person, so he recalled Hu Yanshouting, seized the seal of the commander, and re-sented Ouyang Fang to be the commander, Hu Yanshouting was the pioneer, and wanted to hunt with Liu Jun in Hedong.

When he saw this, Han Tao, who was already in the play, couldn't help but murmur and scold the traitorous minister. Hu Yanzhuo and Hu Yanqing looked silly.

Although the handsome seal was taken away, Hu Yanshouting had no resentment at all. Asked when the new marshal Ouyang Fang would march tomorrow, Ouyang Fang said that it was Mao at Chen, so Hu Yanshouting went home and went home with his wife Luo (played by Wu Yueniang), and his son Hu Yanzan (played by Luan Yan'er with a face with a face. Although this little girl is beautiful, she is very skilled in martial arts. At the end, Hu Yanzan has to have a long martial arts drama to perform. After counting, it is Luan Yan'er, so the very young girl was unfortunately chosen by Ximen Qing), and her daughter Hu Yan Jinlian (played by Pan Jinlian, Pan Jinlian likes to be lively. As long as she can join in the fun, she is willing to say goodbye to the moment of Yueniang's daughter).

Hu Yanshouting was brave and scheming. It was long ago that Ouyang Fang had a rebellion, but there was no evidence, so he wanted to take the opportunity of tomorrow's dot Mao. Ouyang Fang said that it was time to dot Mao, and Hu Yanshouting would go at the time of Mao. If Ouyang Fang made a strange thing at the time of dot Mao, the person who sent the troops this time would have to be ulterior motives.

As expected, Hu Yanshouting did not come out. Ouyang Fang said it was Chen time, but in fact, it started to order troops at Mao time. The traitor just wanted Hu Yanshouting to miss Mao and behead him to carry out military law. However, he did not expect Hu Yanshouting to arrive early.

Since he had learned about Ouyang Fang, Huyanshouting paid attention everywhere. When he arrived in Hedong, Ouyang Fang met with Northern Han King Liu Jun. He was discovered by Huyanshouting who was secretly followed. Ouyang Jian and Liu Jun faked and killed him for cover-up. After returning to the camp, Huyanshouting exposed Ouyang Fang's conspiracy in front of Zhao Kuangyin. Ouyang Fang turned around and said that Huyanshouting was a personal grievance for being taken away by the commander's seal, and he whispered to others here. He just saw the marshal coming out to watch the enemy and met Liu Jun by chance, and he accused himself of communicating with the Northern Han. Is this act of abolishing the public for personal gain a crime?

Zhao Kuangyin listened to the side, and shouted to the imperial guards in front of the tent, and pulled Hu Yanshouting down, ruling forty soldiers, thinking that the later generations were warned. Ouyang Shouting was wronged and retreated with injuries. Seeing that there was an opportunity, Ouyang Fang sent a secret letter to Liu Jun, and asked the Northern Han to come to steal the camp that night.

Liu Jun was overjoyed when he got Xin, and rushed to Song camp. Ouyang Fang had already secretly transferred his troops. The Northern Han soldiers rushed in without any obstacles, and they rushed to the dragon shed where Zhao Kuangyin was and fought fiercely with the Imperial Guard.

In a critical moment, Hu Yanshouting ignored the punishment and had not healed, and led his family to fight to rescue him. Hu's generals were invincible, and killed the generals and killed the Northern Han people and fell down. They were frightened and had to retreat. When they retreated, Liu Jun followed Ouyang Fang's plan and shouted "Hu Yanshouting rebelled", and even Zhao Kuangyin heard it.

After the Northern Han soldiers retreated, Zhao Kuangyin was promoted to the tent, Ouyang Fang and Huyanshouting all came to listen to the order. However, Zhao Kuangyin sang: "The soldiers were in a hurry to Hedong, and secretly led the Fen River to flood Liu Jun. Why did the enemy soldiers come from a fierce force and actually sneak into the dragon shed?"

Ouyang Fang turned the black and white again, saying that Hu Yanshouting hated Zhao Kuangyin for 40 military sticks, so he secretly colluded with Liu Jun. That night, when the Northern Han stole the camp and robbed the village, he made an appointment with an insider. Fortunately, he was wary of himself and vowed to protect the dragon shed to death. The plan of the traitor failed. Finally, he said that Hu Yanshouting would not be eliminated, how could Hedong be pacified?

When Zhao Kuangyin heard this, he was furious and shouted: "Put the Huyanshou Pavilion out of the dragon shed and beheaded at three o'clock in the afternoon!"

At this critical moment, the stage curtain slowly pulled up.

Although the curtain was pulled a few times when the background was changed on the stage a few times, this time it was not so anxious. Hu Yanbing, who had strict military discipline, waited for a long time, but when he saw that the theater curtain on the ship was still as unmoved, he became vaguely commotion.

Hu Yanzhuo saw clearly from a high position, so he summoned the flag official to mail the order: "If any three armies move, they will be killed!"

The flag-plaque official has been a general of the Huyan family for generations. He has always been loyal and followed the orders. But today, listening to Huyanzhuo's orders, he suddenly fell to the ground and said sarcastically: "General, the old lord is wronged..." Before he finished speaking, he was already full of tears.

Hu Yanqing endured the sadness and reluctantly shouted: "Hu Yantong! You have been following my brother for a long time. You should know that crying in the army is for the sake of a ban. Today, are you going to know the law and break the law, and try your hand on your own?"

He robbed the land with his head and Huyan passage: "The villain dare not. But these three thousand brothers are our Huyan children. How can we be silent when we see the old lord being wronged? If the general blames him with military law, many people will die in vain. Before he kills the enemy, he will first break his hands and feet. How can this be the reason in the world? The villain dares to ask the general to take back his life!"

Han Tao said, "Brother, Hu Yantong makes sense. Please take back the life!"

Hu Yanzhuo shouted: "If the soldiers have no rules, they cannot form a square. How can they disrupt the army because of personal affairs?"

Hu Yanqing thought for a while and said, "Brother, the military rules are of course in chaos. But today, the brothers were wearing heavy armor. I was tired of it. How about not giving orders to them to rest for a while? If there are troops coming from the Liangshan bandits, they must not hide the sentry on the platform. By then, our army will have enough troops and horsepower, and it will be just right to fight the enemy in one go!"

Hu Yanzhuo glanced at his brother and snorted coldly: "You are indeed a talker! It's okay! Hu Yantong, send the orders to rest on the spot, but people cannot unplug their armor and horses cannot unplug their saddles. Be prepared for battle at any time!"

Hu Yantong was overjoyed and shouted, "I got the order!" He left the military tent, flew out of the horse, raised the order flag and galloped to send a message. Soon, there was a loud noise in the army, and the three thousand Hu Yan's children shouted in unison: "Opening! Opening!" The sound was as thunderous as thunder.

Hu Yanzhuo and four others looked at each other in the central army's tent. Why didn't they look forward to the opening of the show? It was just that as the main generals, it was not convenient to shout with their brothers.

Listening to the shouts sweeping like a flood peak, Ximen Qing smiled slightly, waved his hand, and the scene finally slowly opened.

The music sound on the stage started to rise, and the clamor of three thousand people calmed down, and in an instant, they were silent. But the drum sound was heard, and the sound was solemn and murderous, but the court was set up.

Hu Yanshouting, played by Ximen Qing, was cut with his hands back. The executioner behind him was sharp, but he stood up and sang loudly, and said loudly: "I was hurt by the wronged in Xiahedong, and I was so angry that I was so angry that I was burned by a phoenix. I was like a chicken that fell from the throne, and I was like a big roc spreading its wings and lacking feathers. I went into the tiger's den just to protect the country. Who would have thought that I was imprisoned by a fool? I was so do my left hand that I couldn't return to the sheath. This was the disaster that everyone would not attract. When Xiahedong was framed, the head was not protected. Who could drive away the enemy and eliminate the traitor and stop the sword?"

As soon as the singing stopped, Ouyang Fang asked Zhao Kuangyin on the other side of the stage, "Master, the sage is about to arrive at three o'clock in the morning. What instructions does the sage have?"

Zhao Kuangyin said: "Then his beloved minister was punished and Hu Yanshouting was killed. Those who thought they were unfaithful as ministers were warned!"

Ouyang Fang agreed, "I will receive the order!" He went out of the dragon shed and asked Hu Yanshouting, "Mr. Hu Yan, what else do you have to say at this moment?"

Hu Yanshouting sang: "Even if you are injustice and hate, loyal souls have been buried on the battlefield since ancient times. Right and wrong are difficult to distinguish between right and wrong, and someone will comment on it a hundred years later."

Ouyang Fang sighed repeatedly and ordered someone to take Hu Yanshouting down. After a drum sound, he went back to the dragon shed to report to Zhao Kuangyin: "I have been sentenced to prison, and Hu Yanshouting will be beheaded!"

After Zhao Kuangyin sent Ouyang Fang to retreat, he smiled and said to himself: "Hu Yanshouting's great achievements are shocking to the master. Today, he took advantage of the problem and killed him, which also eliminated a confidant problem for my descendants of the Zhao family. Hahahaha--"

Ouyang Fang left the dragon shed and sighed, "Although I am against Lord Huyan, it is the two countries' wars, each of them is their own masters, and I have to do so. In fact, I also respect him as a loyal minister in my heart. Come! I will be buried with Lord Huyan with a grand ceremony, so I must not be insulted!" The Imperial Guard agreed to go.

After crying three times, laughing three times, Ouyang Fang sang: "The life of the pioneer has been wiped out, and the foolish monarch has broken his arm. Now let go to Zhao Song and help the Northern Han sit in the Dragon Dynasty." After singing, Ouyang Fang hangs a seal and seals gold, and goes to the Northern Han Yingpan.

When he saw Liu Jun, Ouyang Fang said, "The King of War is so happy!"

Liu Jun asked: "Where does the joy come from?"

Ouyang Fang said: "The foolish monarch destroyed the Great Wall and has already killed Lord Huyanshouting!"

For a moment, the two laughed.

Among the Hu Yan soldiers watching the show, someone suddenly cried, "The foolish lord! The dog thief!" The pegasus rushed to the water, bent his bow and arrow, and shot at the stage. Unfortunately, the stage was far beyond the range of the bow and arrow, and the people who shot the arrow had the heart but were not strong enough.

Although it is useless, once a horse moves, hundreds of riders follow him. The sound of bows and strings by the water rings like beads, and arrows are like rain.

Hu Yanzhuo was shocked when he heard his soldiers scolding the "crazy lord". His face turned pale. Hu Yanqing comforted: "Don't panic, brother, brother, the word "crazy lord" of brothers is scolding Liu Jun!"

Although I received my brother's reassurance, Hu Yanzhuo still sent an emergency order, ordering the soldiers to withdraw their troops and not to make trouble. A group of soldiers threw their bows and arrows, and suddenly someone fell down under the horse and burst into tears. Suddenly, the sky was filled with sorrow, and the sound of "the old lord's injustice" was filled with his ears. Hu Yanzhuo's eyes were red and he didn't care.

Due to this disturbance, the performance on the stage stopped for a moment, and the curtain was pulled up again. Waiting for the rain of arrows and crying to stop, then the opening was reopened.

Hu Yanshouting's general left the imperial camp with tears in his eyes and went home to report the death. Hearing the evil news, his wife Luo and a pair of children were heartbroken. For a moment, the family of three on the stage cried, while the three thousand Hu Yanbings were really crying. The scene was in controllable chaos.

After crying for a long time, Mrs. Luo ordered Huyan Jinlian and Huyanzan to activate Huyan's army, rushed to Hedong, and attacked Beihan.

Hu Yanzan asked: "Now the foolish monarch has been besieged by the Northern Han Dynasty and will soon perish. Why doesn't my mother avenge her, but she wants to attack the Northern Han Dynasty and rescue the foolish monarch first?"

Mrs. Luo sang: "My son and father left a letter from another family, and the letter reminded him to be attentive. If the Northern Han Dynasty destroys the foolish monarch, the Khitan will inevitably cause trouble. The Hu cavalry is invading in large numbers, what if the dragons have no leader? Once the great rivers and mountains are broken, the people will be miserable and bloody and tears."

After hearing this, Hu Yan and his brothers bowed their heads without saying a word.

Mrs. Luo sang again: "The Five Barbarians invaded China and the tears were wet, and the bones were as blood as the mountain. Hu Yan only thought that the country was heavy, and that the foolish kings and the people were not protected. The children quickly followed the general orders, and both the sisters and brothers were the first. The schoolyard in front of the mountain set up a spirit seat, and the sons and fathers had large soldiers in front of the spirit."

With the singing voice, the curtain slowly pulled up again.

At this time, the Huyan army suddenly fell into silence. From Huyanzhuo to the soldiers, they all stared at the scene in the distance. Although silent, there seemed to be undercurrents. If this undercurrent surged into Liangshanpo, it would inevitably cause huge waves; if this undercurrent flowed into the Yangtze River, the flood control embankment would inevitably break.

In a suffocating silence, the curtain on the stage was once again firmly pulled open. The background on the stage had been replaced by the spiritual position of Huyanshou Pavilion, and the sound of sorrow and music sounded, tear-jerking.

But the sorrow and joy were just a brief prelude. In the decadent lingering sound, a golden drum suddenly sounded like a bean, with steel knives and spears on both sides. A team of elite soldiers with filial piety came from the stage. They stepped on the drums and divided the geese wings and lined up in two directions. They were all full of energy and full of energy. Sanqian Huyanjun opened his tears and his eyes were also suddenly refreshed!

Eight people carried the sword, eight people were spear-striking, four were on the side, two were on the verge of generals, and twenty-two people were out, and Mrs. Luo, played by Yue Niang, was dressed in military uniform, and with a full dressed Huyan Jinlian Huyanzan, siblings, came out excitedly.

At this time, Yue Niang was as calm as water, and Ximen Qing's instructions echoed in her ears: "Yue Niang, whether you can surrender Hu Yan's heart depends on your performance!" She glanced at the Hu Yan's army that seemed boundless outside the stage, Yue Niang said to her heart: "Husband, I finally managed to help you today, and I will never be humiliated!"

But when the sound of golden drums in the backstage was heard, Bai Xiuying personally applauded and the sound was like a storm, and the sound was as strong as the storm. The drums were interspersed and changed formations on the middle stage, surrounding Mrs. Luo, played by Yue Niang, in the center. With a bang, Yue Niang exhaled and sang: "The flags floated and the horns roared and the earth shook—"

Yue Niang had a golden voice that made Ximen Qing amazed. If it weren't for this, even if he came up with this set of tricks to capture his heart, he wouldn't be able to think of the person who would execute it. At this time, he was looking at his wife who was calm but faced Qianjun in the backstage, and suddenly smiled. He was suddenly full of confidence in the success of today's plan.

After singing, the people on the stage shouted loudly, and the voice was majestic. Then the army's golden drums were hit. Yue Niang held the flowery feather on her head, the left and right, and the three armies on the left and right. Although there were only twenty-four people in front of her, she seemed to have thousands of troops under her command, looking at her majestic expression.

Yes, there are indeed thousands of troops in the distance, just to see if she can defeat others without fighting.
To be continued...
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