Chapter 38: Walking to Liujing in the Night
(First update)
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"So, I will thank Taoist priest Yun'er for you."
Duke Huo gave a deep tribute to Fat Taoist.
"Since you have decided, go."
The fat Taoist priest sighed inwardly, looked up at Liu Jingye, who was covered with stars, pinched his fingers and calculated, and a trace of bitterness rose from the corner of his mouth.
"Master Dao, I am a hermit, so I will naturally not help you. However, the truth is true and the false is true. Remember it."
After saying that, the Taoist bowed to Duke Huo and turned around.
It was not until this time that Huo Chuanyun noticed something was wrong, and his bronze eyes gradually turned red, and he looked at the old man who was reluctant to speak but stopped.
After a while, the old man spoke.
"Yun'er, from now on, I will listen to your master's words and treat your master as if he is..."
"Grandpa, Yun'er won't leave!"
Duke Huo was interrupted before he could finish his words.
The young man blushed and struggled hysterically, but the fat Taoist's arms were as if they were cast by iron. No matter how hard he tried, he could not break free.
As he looked at the old man who had protected him for more than ten years, he raised his long sword and looked at him with deep meaning. Then he stopped hesitating and turned around and dragged his heavy and solid steps towards the war horse. Huo Chuanyun was stunned and gradually stopped struggling.
He knew and learned that gesture, but his grandfather had never done it to him before tonight.
Holding a knife across the chest, cutting off one's heart and showing one's ambition, is a ritual for war generals from ancient times.
"Boy, your grandfather no longer treats you as a child, and you don't act like a little girl anymore. From tonight, you are already an adult."
The Taoist's inexplicable voice came from his ears, and Huo Chuanyun's nose felt sore, and tears went out of his eyes and could not stop flowing down.
With tears blurred, Duke Huo's tall figure became farther and farther away, and the Duke's mansion became smaller. The first time I left the mansion that had been hidden for 16 years was different from what I had imagined before. Huo Chuanyun had no excitement or joy in his heart, but only endless sadness.
Why did grandpa ask me to leave?...Is he going to fight again?...This battle...
This battle...
He suddenly cut off the thought that made him panic, looked at the capital below, and the boy shook his lip tightly.
After a while, he raised his arm and crossed his chest out of thin air.
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"The truth is true and the time is false and the truth is true."
Tap the long sword, Duke Huo sat upright on the back of the horse, looking out to the east, murmured.
Behind him were three hundred fully armed cavalry, all of whom were about forty years old, and they were all personal guards who followed him to fight south and north.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves sounded from the end of Dongyuan Street, and the horse came with Huo Xiaosan, the general who grew up in the Duke's Mansion since childhood.
"Report to the grandfather, my subordinates have informed the grandfather of Jinwuwei to come later."
Duke Huo nodded and did not speak.
"Master, we..."
"Don't be impatient."
With his eyebrows squeezing, Duke Huo looked to the eastern suburbs and showed deep thoughts.
"The man in the palace sent a message saying that the left prime minister would take action only ten days later. Now he has just seven days left."
Upon hearing this, Huo Xiaosan hesitated slightly and clasped his fists.
"Maybe the left prime minister has discovered the grandfather and..."
"So what if he noticed it. He thought that I would need to mobilize troops from various prefectures and counties to kill him? It is true and false. Even if he has the ability to be able to mobilize 100,000 troops."
Sitting upright on the horse's back, Duke Huo looked to the east coldly, raised his hand holding the long knife, slightly shrank, took off the stirrup, held the knife in both hands, and shouted softly and slashed towards the sky above the eastern suburbs.
A simple and unpretentious knife slashed out, and a crack floated in the air. In a blink of an eye, the rolling smoke and dust from the east of Liujing was scattered. A personal soldier looked at Qianliyan, and then clasped his fists to Duke Huo.
"Mr. Master, most of the team of horses are scarecrows. They were previously covered by Taoist talismans, and now they are revealed. The team of horses has only more than 10,000, and they are one-fifth of the Jinwu Guard."
Duke Huo nodded, took back his long sword, and his face turned pale. This knife was cut with great energy, but it was worth it to expose the tricks of the left prime minister. Duke Huo was the right prime minister and nominally held the military power of the Liu Kingdom. However, during the Kaiping period when the left prime minister controlled the government, there were countless military generals in other prefectures and counties who were bribed and joined the left. Fortunately, Duke Huo was a disciple of the Liu Kingdom, and someone reported it to him a few months ago. The left prime minister secretly dispatched troops and horses, intending to enter the capital to force the palace. Duke Huo naturally had countermeasures. Even if the left prime minister could dispatch troops, it would not exceed 30,000. The capital city guarded by Duke Huo could not be captured by only 20,000 or 30,000 troops.
"The soldiers outside the city are actually fake. I want to lead the prince to... I will lure the tiger out of the mountain, terrible!"
Huo Xiaosan's expression suddenly changed, and he looked in the direction of the palace with an anxious face, and he wanted to speak but stopped.
"He left the mountain, and his left prime minister was about to cheat me away, and then launch a mutiny to force the king to establish a legitimate position but not the eldest son. Or..."
A cold light flashed in his eyes, and Duke Huo suddenly turned around and looked at the palace. Sure enough, the palace that should have been calm suddenly became brightly lit, and there were still soldiers holding guns and crossbows on the palace city.
With a long sword standing horizontally, Duke Huo stroked the mane on the horse's back, raised his head, a white light flashed in his eyes, then tightened the horse's belly, and drove towards the palace with one horse.
"All the kings follow me to serve the king!"
"promise!"
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"A general raised his arms and shouted, three hundred sons came out, and walked away from Liujing at night. The first achievement in the ages... Could it be that the old drama will be repeated again?"
Over Liujing, Sima Jin sat cross-legged in snake head, looked at the cavalry who was heading straight to the palace, and said to himself.
On the other side, An Bochen sat upright, his palms covered with sweat, and he didn't dare to breathe. The snake skin was smooth, and although there were a few snake scales, it would still slide down if he was not careful. The most important thing is that the giant python was soaring in the sky and clouds. If he accidentally fell down, the consequences could be imagined.
With his face tightened, An Bochen glanced at Sima Jin, his red hair fluttered in the wind, and his big red jacket and skirt were swaying. At this time, he was looking at the palace with interest, as if he had not noticed An Bochen's gaze at all, but there was a faint smile on his cheek.
Why does she like changing clothes so much? She is wearing one out of one out of one out of one out of one. If anyone accidentally marrys her in the future, she will not be able to buy a house of clothes... But the one who can marry her must be the nobles of the princes and grandsons, and there is no need to worry about money.
"Xiao Anzi, what are you muttering?"
Glazed at An Bochen, Sima Jin pinched the seal with the Dharma Dao.
"Hurry up."
After the words came, the giant python suddenly leaned over and rushed forward. An Bochen had no time to think about it, grabbed the snake scales tightly, and lay on the snake's head in a nervous state.
Yu Guangzhong saw Sima Jin squinting his eyes and a narrow smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. An Bochen sighed inwardly, thinking that Hongfu did it on purpose, and it seemed that the anger had not yet subsided.
"Hongfu, I want to look back and find Huo Chuanyun."
Although I really wanted to see how Duke Huo continued the story of "traveling to Liujing at night", what An Bochen was even more worried about was the shameless boy in the Duke's mansion.
"What's wrong with you and him? I've just gotten into a close relationship after only a few days of knowing each other?"
Sima Jin's fun words came to his ears. Although An Bochen couldn't understand the meaning, he knew that Sima Jin was making jokes again.
"Xiao Anzi, you don't have to hurry to practice guns. Duke Huo led 300 troops to serve the king to save the emperor. I missed it tonight, but I won't see you again."
Upon hearing this, An Bochen thought to himself, and grabbed the snake scales and looked down, and saw that Duke Huo led 300 cavalry to pass through the ancient road of the Later Tang Dynasty, like a gust of fire wind tearing open the night and heading straight towards the palace.
Although there are not many three hundred riders, they ride horses in the quiet of the night. The tranquility of the late night is broken under the horse's hooves, which also breaks the dreams of the people in the capital. After so many years, I saw Duke Huo walking away from Liujing at night. The people slid in front of the window and looked at the white-haired general riding his horse and holding a knife, and felt inexplicably.
Could it be that something is going on in Liujing again?
However, even if the treacherous ministers make trouble, as long as the Duke is here, they will definitely be able to protect Liujing from being fully qualified.
Amid the expectant gazes of the people of Liujing, Duke Huo rushed to the palace gate with three hundred cavalry, rode his horse with a sword, and looked up at the soldiers with complicated faces on the palace city.
"Where is the Lord?"
There was no sound, and the soldiers guarding the palace not only did not answer, but the bowstrings in their hands were pulled tighter.
"Where is the Lord?"
Duke Huo asked in a deep voice.
No one answered.
At this moment, a soldier holding a military talisman ran up to the top of the city, looked at Duke Huo with fear, and then raised his military talisman high.
"The Lord Zuo Prime Minister is destined to enter the palace with armor late at night, and he is ill-behaved. Don't let the traitor succeed!"
"Riege?"
A hint of coldness floated on the corner of his mouth, and Duke Huo murmured.
"It seems that the left prime minister has succeeded."
The long sword hit the ground, and a "buzzing" sound spread far away. Duke Huo lowered his eyes. In a flash, a trace of light burst into his eyes, and he suddenly raised the big sword.
"Siege!"
When the order was heard, the three hundred personal guards pulled down the armor at the same time, followed Duke Huo, who was the first to take the lead, and went straight to the palace gate.
The soldiers on the top of the city were full of panic and threw spears and arrows, but they were all rolled up by the long sword danced by Duke Huo.
The afterimage passed by, and the long sword fell. Just like fourteen years ago, the palace gate carved with gold and bronze was split in half, and Duke Huo led three hundred erlangs to advance straight in.
"Hey, something seems to be wrong."
Over the palace, Sima Jin leaned over and frowned.
After thinking for a moment, she took out a Taoist talisman from her arms and chanted the spell to sacrifice it. Soon a bronze mirror appeared in front of the two of them. The scene in the mirror was the Liu Palace where Duke Huo was galloping.
Not only her, but even An Bochen also noticed something strange.
After breaking into the palace, Duke Huo encountered almost no obstacles. There was no one in the hinterland of the palace, and only the sound of horse hooves echoing up and down the Liu Palace, which was particularly strange.
For no reason, Amberchen's heart beat faster and a trace of worry flashed between his eyebrows.
Although Duke Huo had thoughts of killing him, he also planted the Taoist talisman, but Anbochen was a citizen of Liuguo. He still respected the war god who had protected Liuguo for decades in his heart. What's more, only Duke Huo could untie that Daofu. In terms of emotion and reason, Anbochen did not want Duke Huo to have something wrong.
If Duke Huo was not here, no one could solve the Taoist talisman in Anbo Chen's forehead. From then on, he would be trapped in this seventy-lite Liujing land and would never be able to come out.
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(I have written this for the past two days without any status, I am confused, so try to break out at the third update today)
Chapter completed!