Volume 7: Ma Mingfeng Xiaoxiao, the young man is raising his sword Chapter 471: Barefoot
The excitement at the gate of Old Zhang City had no impact at all on the sleeping people, soldiers and generals in Old Zhang City.
Jiuzhang is still sleeping in the dark night, waiting for the arrival of dawn.
Suddenly, in the deserted deep alley, a black shadow passed by at a very fast speed and landed on the ground silently. He looked around vigilantly, then suddenly spun up and plunged into the boundless darkness.
It is about ten miles deep inside the city from the city gate.
A thatched house that had long been dilapidated and abandoned suddenly lit up with a little light for some reason.
A lean man was leaning under the eaves of the thatched house, seemingly just leaning there aimlessly. He seemed to be waiting for someone to arrive.
Because he inadvertently glanced at the dark alleys. Although he did it covertly, he could still feel it to some extent. He seemed to be waiting for someone, and that person would appear from this alley.
After a while, at the intersection of light and darkness in the street, a dark shadow slowly drifted down.
He raised his head and glanced at the thatched house not far ahead, and saw the lean man under the eaves of the thatched house.
Then he swayed and disappeared from where he was.
When this figure reappeared, he was only a few feet away from the lean man at the thatched house.
"How? Will it work or not..." The lean man did not look at the black figure, but only turned to look at the yard, seeming to be talking to himself.
"I didn't stop him... He was really difficult to deal with... I originally wanted to let him and the person who came to surrender be broken into pieces under the city gate...
.He is still too alert..."
The dark figure's voice was hoarse, and it could be heard that there was regret that could not be concealed.
The lean man seemed to curl his lips, and his voice was a little disdainful, but he still seemed to be talking to himself: "The master has long expected that you will definitely not be able to accomplish anything... but he still wants to provoke them.
, what is the result..."
The black figure seemed to tremble, and he hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Please give the master a few kind words... I will definitely look for another opportunity..."
The lean man then turned his head, glanced at the black figure, and said word by word: "The master has not expressed his anger towards you, so you can rest assured. It's just that the master has said that you should remain silent from now on. Without the master's words, you can't
Don't act rashly! If you make any changes again, I'm afraid the person you're facing will be the prime minister, and the master won't protect you at that time!"
"Here! Please keep this in mind, my subordinates!" The shadow held his hand again and said as if he was being pardoned.
"Have you ever been exposed? Has anyone discovered your whereabouts?"
The lean man's seemingly casual words sounded like a lightning strike in the ears of the black figure. The figure trembled and his voice trembled: "I acted carefully and didn't show up at all. No one knew I was there."
Please rest assured that the principal and master exist..."
The lean man said calmly: "It's best if... I mean if you are exposed, you should know what to do..."
"My subordinate has a fairy pill in his arms...it's natural to understand."
The lean man waved his hand slightly and said, "That's it...just go..."
The black figure hesitated a little and said: "Master doesn't see me?..."
"It's inconvenient at this time. We'll see you when we can see each other. Leave quickly!"
"Here..."
The black shadow clasped his fists and turned around to leave.
"The leading guard has done a good job. Let him and his family go on the road together. By the way, there is also the soldier in charge of the gate and lock. When we get down there, the whole family will have someone to take care of them...
..."
The black shadow paused suddenly, without looking back, and whispered: "I'll do it now..."
The lean man did not return to the thatched hut because of the departure of the black figure. He waited under the eaves of the door for a while before walking casually towards the thatched hut.
"Squeaky..." The door of the hut slowly opened like a sigh.
A glimmer of light came out, and was instantly swallowed up by darkness.
The lean man dodged into the house, and the last glimmer of light disappeared without a trace as the door closed.
Someone seemed to be saying something, coming from two people, faintly coming from the hut.
"The explanation is clear..."
"It's the master. According to your wishes, everything has been explained..."
"This person can no longer be used. After this period of time, don't let him appear again..."
"Master, don't worry..."
There was a flicker of light in the house, and two figures seemed to be reflected on the window lattice paper of the thatched cottage.
One is lean, the other is very tall, and the outline seems to be wearing armor...
............
Let's say that Boning and Xu Youzhi entered the old Zhang city without any obstruction, and the journey was smooth. After a while, they arrived outside the gate of Xiao Yuanche's Xingyuan mansion.
Boning stood far away, cupped his hands towards Xu Youzhi and said: "In front, not far away, is where my prime minister's residence is. Mr. Xu can do as he pleases..."
After saying this, Boning did not give up his hand, turned around, wavered twice, and disappeared.
It was so fast that Xu You didn't even have time to say a single word.
Xu Youzhi stood there and sorted out his thoughts for a while.
At this time, he was feeling quite hesitant, more worried about his own fate.
Although he had an old relationship with Xiao Yuanche, it was still a long time ago, and at that time he was more friendly with Shen Jizhou, and he also agreed with Shen Jizhou, and was extremely sarcastic towards Xiao Yuanche, who was still relatively unknown at that time.
Now he is already the prime minister of the Jin Dynasty, the Marquis of Ba Chang.
And he was as panic-stricken as a bereaved dog. In a more strict sense, until this moment, he was still Shen Jizhou's man and Xiao Yuanche's close enemy.
Xiao Yuanche is such a hero, can he really accept me without resenting what happened back then?
To put it nicely, I am here to serve him; to put it badly, I am begging him for food.
well......
Xu Youzhi felt uneasy in his heart. He raised his legs and walked towards the steps in front of the mansion. However, he suddenly felt that his legs seemed to be weighed heavily and he could not lift them no matter how hard he lifted them.
The third courtyard where the Prime Minister entered the palace was the last courtyard of the palace.
Xiao Yuanche's bed room is here.
At this time, eight guards were standing in front of his door, four on each side, holding spears in their hands and scimitars hanging on their waists, standing there in high spirits.
There was no light in the room long ago, and Xiao Yuanche's subtle snoring could still be faintly heard.
Xiao Yuanche went to bed early today. For some reason, his headaches became more and more frequent. He almost didn't deal with any military affairs today. After going to Su Ling's place, he came back and read for a while, and then he felt that his head was getting heavier.
So I rested early.
On this expedition, Xiao Yuanche did not take Wei Changan with him.
Wei Chang'an is Xiao Yuanche's big companion. He has followed Xiao Yuanche since he was young. This old slave has also practiced a lot of worldliness with Xiao Yuanche. In addition to knowing what Xiao Yuanche is thinking, he also has a good understanding of the people around him.
, see things more clearly than many of Xiao Yuanche’s subordinates.
However, now that Wei Chang'an is getting older, Xiao Yuanche has a more like family relationship with him. He sympathizes with his old age and allows him to cultivate in Longtai.
For this reason, the old slave was grateful but also a little sad. He even wiped a few tears when no one was around.
The one who came with the army this time was another eunuch of the Prime Minister's Mansion, who was also an old acquaintance of Su Ling. When Su Ling was in a lawsuit in Nanzhang, Deng Tan came from Longtai with this eunuch and rescued Su Ling.
This person's surname is Wang Mingchuan. He is now the deputy supervisor of the Prime Minister's Mansion, under Wei Chang'an.
While Xiao Yuanche was sleeping, anyone who dared to breathe loudly would be disrespectful, so the whole yard was quiet.
At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps in the front yard.
The tranquility of the backyard was instantly broken.
The guards in front of Xiao Yuanche's door all frowned in unison.
When he looked up, he saw a pawn walking in hastily.
The guard at the front came forward with a spear, and shouted in a low voice: "You are brave, you have disturbed the lord's sleep, be careful with your head!"
The soldier stopped hurriedly, with a frightened look on his face, and knelt down on one knee and said: "It's not an offense... It's just that a man who claims to be an old friend of the lord has come outside, saying that he has important matters related to military affairs and wants to meet him.
Lord... I saw that his conversation was extraordinary and not like ordinary people, so I didn't dare to delay..."
"oh?......"
These guards are elites who have been selected and selected again and again. The worst ones have the strength of six-level warriors, and they have dealt with many emergencies.
The leader thought for a while, then lowered his voice and said, "Where is this person now? Have you ever given me his name?"
The soldier hurriedly whispered: "Just outside the gate of the camp, he didn't tell me his name. He only said that he was one of the eight captains of Longtai. When the lord saw him, he naturally knew who he was."
"What are the eight captains of Longtai? Now there are only four captains set up by the Prime Minister to commemorate the emperor tomorrow, and the eight captains have long been excluded! You are also confused, and you came to disturb him based on his nonsense..."
Before he finished speaking, the door to the side room slowly opened, and a middle-aged eunuch slowly walked out, flicking the fly whisk in his hand, and whispered quickly: "Why is it so noisy? What happened...
....”
This person was none other than Wang Chuan, the deputy superintendent of the Prime Minister's Office who was accompanying him.
The soldier and the guard leader quickly paid tribute to Wang Chuan.
Wang Chuan asked carefully, and he couldn't help but feel moved when he heard that someone from outside claimed to be one of the eight captains of Longtai.
He knew that the eight captains of Longtai, his master at that time Xiao Yuanche, and his current enemy Shen Jizhou were all among them.
This person right now also calls himself one of the Eight Colonels...
Wang Chuan was silent, but his thoughts kept flashing.
If what this man said is true - and it must be true - he has entered the old city of Zhang, and the army is here now. If he talks nonsense, wouldn't he be impatient and looking for death?
In this case, could this person be...
A name popped into Wang Chuan's mind.
In an instant, he made a decision.
"You are all here, wait, I will report to the master!" After Wang Chuan finished speaking, he flicked his fly whisk and walked slowly to the door of Xiao Yuanche's couch with very light steps.
However, he had just stretched out his hand to knock on the door knocker when Xiao Yuanche's slightly tired voice came from inside: "Who is outside... There's some noise..."
Everyone, led by Wang Chuan, cheered and knelt down in the courtyard.
Wang Chuan then kowtowed and said: "Master, it's an old slave... I disturbed my master's sleep. I deserve to die..."
After a while, Xiao Yuanche's voice came from the room, still tired: "It's okay, I have a headache, I'm half asleep...Wang Chuan, if anything happens, come in and talk!"
"Here!"
Wang Chuan then straightened his clothes and walked in.
But he saw that Xiao Yuanche had already lit the wax lamp, was half lying on the bed with his clothes on, his face seemed a little haggard.
He didn't wear shoes, which seemed to make him more relaxed.
Seeing Wang Chuan come in, Xiao Yuanche said calmly: "What's wrong? What's going on outside?"
Wang Chuan then lowered his voice and said: "Master, there is a person outside the gate, claiming to be your old friend, and one of the Eight Captains of Longtai... I feel that this person must be lying, please give me permission.
Master, how about I drive him away?"
"Huh? Who? What do you want to say?" Xiao Yuanche was originally in a sluggish state due to a heavy headache. Suddenly, after hearing Wang Chuan's words, his whole head suddenly became extremely relaxed and refreshing, and he was no longer groggy.
It doesn't hurt anymore.
He straightened up suddenly and looked at Wang Chuan with burning eyes.
"The old slave said, drive that man away..."
"Front! In the previous sentence, what position did you say he held back then?"
Xiao Yuanche almost shouted these words.
"He said he was the Eighth Colonel of Longtai..."
"Haha, haha! It's him! It's him! It's really him! God helps me! God helps me!"
Xiao Yuanche was overjoyed, his eyes and eyebrows bloomed, and he suddenly fell straight from the couch to the ground.
I didn't wear any shoes on my feet and stepped on the bluestone, but I didn't feel the slightest chill.
Before Wang Chuan could react, he saw Xiao Yuanche striding out with bare feet and walking out of the third courtyard. As soon as he reached the second courtyard, he shouted loudly and eagerly: "Excuse me! Forgive me."
! Is it You Zhi who is here? You Zhi! Yuan Che is here to greet you!"
Wang Chuan was so panicked that he quickly found Xiao Yuanche's shoes on the ground, held one in each hand, and chased after him, shouting loudly: "Master...step! step!"
"No more! Seeing your forgiveness is more important than anything else!"