Before Mr. Wei took the rose cake, he heard the sound of horse hooves.
The guerrilla general followed the sound and saw a few flying horses coming not far away. He frowned, but the Shence Army responded quickly. Many people were sitting on the ground to rest. When they heard the sound of horse hooves, they had already Stand up with a gun and protect the prison car.
The Jiangnan Queen Mother Association was once very powerful. Although the Queen Mother rebels are only in Suzhou so far, no one can guarantee that they will not enter Hangzhou.
When it became clear that there were only a handful of riders, Shen Cejun felt relieved.
When Lai rode closer, he slowed down his horse. Someone had already shouted loudly: "You are so bold. The Shence Army is escorting the prisoners, and the rest of the gang will immediately retreat."
One of the first riders came wearing ordinary brocade clothes. He was over forty years old. He glanced at the long convoy, dismounted, and asked loudly: "Who is leading the convoy?"
When the guerrilla general saw that the other party saw the officers and soldiers escorting the prisoners and did not retreat but advanced without fear, he knew that he had some background. He coughed and said in a deep voice: "Guerrilla General Shen Du of the Shence Army is here. Who are you?"
"It turns out to be General Shen." The man looked at the guerrilla general Shen Du, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "I am the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, Feixin!"
"Dali Temple?" Shen Du frowned.
Although after Qin Xiao entered Dali Temple, Dali Temple began to turn around and regain its luster, but over the years, officials of all sizes in Kyoto still looked down upon Dali Temple. After all, Dali Temple was firmly stepped on by the Ministry of Punishment. , has always been a laughing stock in various government offices in Kyoto.
Although the Shence Army is not as high-ranking as the Dragon Scale Guards, they are also the elite of the empire guarding Kyoto. Not only do these imperial elites not take the local soldiers and horses seriously, even some officials in Kyoto and the Shence Army do not Don't take it seriously.
Dali Temple is the Qingshui Yamen in the eyes of Shence Army. Although Fei Xin is the chief minister of Dali Temple, his status is only higher than that of Shen Du, a guerrilla general. But after Shen Du knew the other party's identity, he felt relieved and said with a smile: " It turns out to be Mr. Fei, if you are not on business in Kyoto, why did you come to Jiangnan?"
"General Shen, what is going on?" Feixin pointed to the convoy: "Who are these people?"
Shen Du straightened his clothes and said slowly: "Of course they rebelled against the party, otherwise why would the Shence Army go to war to escort them to Hangzhou City?"
"Rebel?" Feixin asked: "Where is the rebel?"
"Jiaxing Wei family." Shen Du said: "They colluded with the Seven Jiangnan surnames and plotted to rebel. Before they rebelled, we quickly arrested them and brought them to justice."
Feixin said: "So the general is taking them to Hangzhou City for interrogation?"
"That's right." Shen Du said: "Master Fei, where are you going? There are many rogue gangs in Jiangnan. You, the few of you, are wandering around. Be careful of running into rogue gangs."
Feixin smiled faintly and asked: "General Shen, is there an arrest warrant for the arrest of the Wei family in Jiaxing? A warrant from the governor of Hangzhou or a document from the governor of Hangzhou will suffice."
Shen Du was startled and frowned: "Why do you need their warrant?"
"The state has national laws, and families have family rules." Fei Xin said solemnly: "We in the Tang Dynasty are not barbarians, we have our own laws to follow. If the Jiaxing Wei family rebels, there must be enough evidence to prove their crimes. Even if there is evidence, they can send troops Arrest also requires arrest documents from local officials. You can’t just arrest anyone you want. Wouldn’t that make things chaotic?”
Shen Du sneered: "Whether there is an arrest warrant, it seems that it is not Mr. Fei's turn to ask."
Fei Xin sighed: "General Shen, I really don't want to interfere, but as an official of Dali Temple, I receive a salary from the imperial court, but I have to interfere."
Master Wei heard clearly. Although he felt that it was impossible for a Dali Temple official to resist the Shence Army, Feixin's appearance at this time was undoubtedly a life-saving straw. The middle-aged man had already shouted: "Your Majesty, it's up to you. We have been wronged, please seek justice!"
As soon as he shouted, the other prisoners imprisoned in the car also shouted, some howled, and some shouted that they were wronged.
When the Shence Army saw this, they were not polite. Some picked up horse whips and whipped them into the prison car. Those who didn't have horse whips raised their spears and tried to stab them in the prison car, shouting and cursing.
Shen Du looked at Fei Xin coldly and said disdainfully: "How are you going to take care of it, Mr. Fei?"
"First of all, we need to look at their criminal evidence." Feixin said: "Since General Shen said that they were plotting rebellion, he naturally has evidence in hand, so I will trouble General to take a look at the evidence. If the evidence is conclusive, please issue the arrest warrant. Take it out and if the procedures are complete, I will go to Hangzhou City to handle the case."
Shen Du burst out laughing and said: "You asked me to get you evidence? Do you want to handle the case?" He put one hand behind his back, walked forward, walked around Feixin, and finally sighed: "Master Fei , do you want us to take you to Hangzhou to see a doctor?"
"Does General Shen think that I am ill?"
"I'm sick!" Shen Du said seriously: "Not only is he sick, but he is also seriously ill. Otherwise, how could he have said such nonsense like that just now." Xiang Shence officers and soldiers on the left and right smiled and said: "Brothers, this Dali Temple Master Fei wants us to issue an arrest warrant and personally investigate the case, what do you think we should do?"
The officers and soldiers on the left and right burst into laughter.
A general said loudly to Fei Xin: "Master Fei, I heard that your Dali Temple has not handled a case for more than ten years. The officials of Dali Temple have practiced two martial arts, one is to be able to sleep while standing, and the other is You can eat while lying down, I don’t know if it’s true or not?”
Everyone burst into laughter again.
"Master Fei, do you still remember how to handle cases?" One person mocked: "Why don't you hold the Law of the Tang Dynasty in your hands, so as not to forget the law and do your own errands."
Feixin didn't take it seriously at the ridicule of Shence officers and soldiers, and just smiled and said: "I have been ordered to patrol Jiangnan. I have the right to intervene in any case on the ground in Jiangnan and investigate it thoroughly. Jiaxing Guards I feel that there are some flaws in this case, so I must investigate it thoroughly."
Shen Du's face turned cold and he said calmly: "Master Fei, do you know that the Shence Army also followed the imperial decree and came to Jiangnan to quell the rebellion. The Wei family in Jiaxing rebelled against the party, and the Shence Army shouldered the responsibility of suppressing the rebellion. Naturally, To arrest them and detain them, you, Dali Temple, had better not get involved in this matter. An Xinghou is waiting in Hangzhou City for us to arrest the rebels and return. If you delay our schedule, we don't care, but An Xinghou knows that he may not do it. I can let you go."
"General Shen, do you know that if you don't have an arrest warrant in your hand, you are exceeding your authority to arrest people." Feixin did not give in, but also turned coldly: "The Tang Dynasty has laws, even the Shence Army has no right to arrest innocent people without authorization, otherwise It's a mutiny, can General Shen shoulder this responsibility?"
Shen Du smiled and said: "Don't be alarmist here. The Shence Army is not to be frightened, and I am not to be frightened. We have arrested these people, what can you do?" He said loudly: "Give me the order and continue on your way. "
The officers and soldiers of Shence no longer cared about Feixin and continued to move forward in the prison car.
"Master Fei, you are not qualified to intervene in this matter." Shen Du said jokingly: "If you are smart, you should quickly return to Kyoto and stay in Jiangnan. There is no benefit. If you are not careful, you may even lose your life. It’s hard to guarantee.”
Feixin looked grim and said in a deep voice: "General Shen and the Shence Army really don't take the laws of the Tang Dynasty seriously?"
"It seems that you are really not smart." Shen Du sighed and tapped his chest: "In Jiangnan now, the Shence Army is the law of the Tang Dynasty, and we are the law!" He sneered, ignored it, and turned around. Walk.
The team continued forward for less than ten miles when they suddenly heard the sound of horse hoofbeats again, coming from the side and behind. Shen Du frowned, thinking it was Feixin who was still haunting him. He caught up with him again and turned to look over. But his expression suddenly changed.
Dozens of cavalry appeared from the side and rear. Behind the cavalry, there were densely packed soldiers and horses, each one like a wolf or a tiger, rushing toward him like a tide.
"General, it's not good!" Someone exclaimed: "A large group of soldiers and horses are coming to kill us!"
The escorting team was only about 200 people, but the number of pursuing troops who appeared at this moment was at least thousands.
"Send the order, everyone is ready to fight." Shen Du looked horrified. On the ground in Hangzhou, apart from the Hangzhou Battalion and the Shence Army, how could there be such a group of troops?
After the Shence Army arrived in Hangzhou, Anxinghou immediately sent people to control the Hangzhou Battalion. The Hangzhou Battalion cavalry went to Suzhou for reinforcements, but there were still two thousand infantry stationed outside Hangzhou. In order to avoid accidents, Anxinghou led He personally went to the Hangzhou Camp, took over the military power, and sent people to guard the Hangzhou Camp. No soldier in the Hangzhou Camp was allowed to leave the camp without the order of Anxing Hou.
The officers and soldiers of Shence quickly formed a formation, and the team of soldiers and horses quickly caught up and immediately surrounded the escorting team.
It was only then that Shen Du saw clearly that the chasing team did not have uniform attire. Most of them were wearing coarse cloth, but the flags flying were very conspicuous, with the words "Loyal and Brave Army of the Tang Dynasty" written on them. , although the equipment is simple, its momentum is really not weak.
He was surprised.
The loyal and brave army of the Tang Dynasty?
In my own memory, I have never heard of the existence of such a military force in the Tang Dynasty. When did the Tang Dynasty have such a force as the Zhongyong Army?
But he soon saw Fexin.
Feixin was riding a horse, but in front of him, there was a young general in gray armor. He wore a broadsword with a black scabbard on his waist. Under his crotch was a tall horse with a shiny black body and long fat legs. The armor It seems to be a bit too big and does not fit well on the young general's body. The tall horse is even more majestic and does not coordinate well with the young general's slightly thin body.
Shen Du held down the hilt of his saber. He didn't recognize the young general, so he could only look at Fei Xin and said in a deep voice: "Master Fei, what do you mean by this? Are you going to rebel?"
"Master Qin, he is the guerrilla general Shen Du who leads the team." Feixin pointed to Shen Du and said to the young general: "He just said that the Shence Army is the law of the Tang Dynasty, and he is the law of the Tang Dynasty!"