Chapter 742 How dare you underestimate the heroes of the world
Chapter 742 How dare you underestimate the heroes of the world?
Author: Middle-aged paper tiger
Chapter 742 How dare you underestimate the heroes of the world?
Luo Yu'er let out a long sigh. This time, someone really pinched his weak spot.
Although Cao Yanying remarried him as a widow and brought two oil bottles with her, in Luo Yuer's heart, the fourteenth mother of the Cao family still held an extremely important position.
This is his white moonlight!
I remember that when he, Luo Yu'er, was still a poor boy, he had his sights set on this little girl from the Cao family.
And at that time, Luo Yu'er could feel that Cao Yanying also had feelings for him.
However, the status gap between the two was too great. Luo Yu'er was just the son of an old Yabing soldier from Jiedu, while Cao Yanying was the apple of Cao Yuande's eye, the eldest son of King Linggong.
Luo Yu'er still remembers the sad look in Cao Yanying's eyes when she was about to get married. She went around to the west gate where Luo Yu'er was on duty.
Of course, Luo Yu'er also remembered the moment when she burst into tears while listening to the sound of the wind and drums.
This was also an important reason why Luo Yu'er, who was a talented soldier in the Cao family's rebel army, decisively followed Zhang Xixi.
You can also imagine how happy Luo Yu'er would be when she found out that Cao Yanying had become a widow after returning from Khotan.
With clenching fists, Cao Yanying brought six children to Chang'an. Two of them were born to Cao Yanying and her ex-husband, one was born to Luo Yuer's late wife, two were born to concubines, and the youngest one was born to him by Cao Yanying.
A thousand pieces of gold.
Luo Yuer's family is not very prosperous. He is the only one of his three brothers who has grown up, and his father's generation only has two brothers.
So after Luo Yu'er had six children at once, his father and uncle were extremely excited, thinking that this was a sign that the Luo family would prosper.
If something went wrong, Luo Yu'er couldn't imagine whether her father's body would be able to bear it after receiving the news.
"My lord, someone from Chang'an Mansion is here, and Cao Yuanli is waiting outside."
Just when Luo Yu'er's thoughts were wandering a little far, the voice of his personal guard, Yu Hou, came from behind.
Cao Yuanli is Cao Renzun's eldest son, and he is also the liaison between the Cao family and him this time.
The sad look on Luo Yuer's face disappeared when she heard this, and the tenderness disappeared instantly, replaced by a fierce and impatient look.
This is the protective color of my Duke Luo. With this standard military man's temperament and look, I don't know how many people have been deceived into taking him lightly.
"You call a hundred soldiers to follow me, choose our most trustworthy brother, and don't make any announcement.
Also, inform Guo Guangwei to guard the city closely and not to open or close the gate without orders. Anyone who dares to leave the camp in Jinchang Town will be killed!"
Guo Guangwei is a member of the Guo family of the Donggui faction. He is currently serving as the patrol inspector of Dongguan City in Tongguan and the commander of Zuoying in Changguo Town.
Although Luo Yu'er was not sure that there must be old generals from Meng Shu among the Cao family, he had realized that there might be problems with these thousands of old Shu troops.
After giving the instructions, Luo Yu'er pretended to be bold and walked out. She laughed and said to Cao Yuanli, "Uncle, Uncle Weng and Twenty-one Lang have already received a letter."
Cao Yuanli had actually been notified by Cao Yancun a long time ago, but he raised his eyebrows pretending not to know, and asked in surprise: "Is it so fast? It only takes three days to get from Chang'an Mansion to Tongguan."
Luo Yu'er pretended to laugh a few more times in excitement, but she couldn't help feeling contemptuous in her heart.
As soon as he said that he believed it, Cao Yuanli was sure that Cao Yancun had arrived. By acting this way, was he treating Luo Yu'er as a fool?
"Twenty-one is a general! He has the Chang'an Three Guards in his hands, and they are as good as the Jinchang Forbidden Army under a certain person. They went to Xiguan Post in the evening, and my uncle went with a certain person to greet them.
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Until this moment, Cao Yuanli didn't feel that he had said the wrong thing, so he pretended to be cautious and got closer to Luo Yu'er.
"Da Lang's manpower is ready. Whether we can succeed depends on whether we can control the three guards.
These people in Guanzhong are not as sensible as our own people in Hexi. We who come from Hexi all know who Pei Yuan is. How can we allow him, a traitor, to control the government? These people in Guanzhong are not very knowledgeable and may make noises.
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Luo Yu'er waved her hand confidently, "Uncle, don't worry, the 300 people chosen by a certain person this time have been raised with great care and attention. They are absolutely reliable."
"That's good! That's good!" Cao Yuanli stroked his beard and said that's good twice.
"Dalang understands the righteousness so well that when you get to the capital of the gods, someone will definitely protect you as the military governor of the three towns and grant you the title of king."
The so-called Jiedu Envoy of the Three Towns was the price offered by Cao Renzun and others for Luo Yu'er.
These three towns are Hezhong, Heyang and Shaanzhou. Basically, everything from the west of Tongguan to Luoyang will be handed over to Luo Yu'er, and he will be named King of Wei.
Hearing what Cao Yuanli said, Luo Yu'er seemed even more happy. She took Cao Yuanli's hand affectionately and walked towards the pass.
Cao Yuanli had been paying attention to Luo Yu'er's demeanor, but no matter how he looked at it, the Qingyang County Duke looked so rough and arrogant, with nothing unusual at all.
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Xiguanyi is a post station west of Tongguan. Generally, people from Chang'an to Tongguan will stop here to rest.
Luo Yu'er took more than a hundred soldiers with him, pretending to be three hundred, and Cao Yuanli also had more than ten soldiers with him. Taking advantage of the dim sky in the evening, he rode from Tongguan to Xiguanyi.
As for why he only brought more than a hundred soldiers, Luo Yu'er also considered it. The current situation is that the emperor is out of the country and has not returned to the center of the country for ten months.
Rumors have spread all over the place in the past few months, but they all are not optimistic about the emperor's battle in the northern part of the country. They all think that it is extremely risky for the emperor to rush out of the country with only 30,000 cavalry, and it is impossible to achieve any results.
Some people even began to compare the emperor's habit of leading tens of thousands of cavalry with him to Sun Ce of the Three Kingdoms.
The implication is obvious, how did the little overlord of Jiangdong die? Wasn't it because the emperor liked to take risks everywhere, and finally he was caught by someone.
Of course, some people compare the emperor to the Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty in the past, but what Li Tianxia likes is that the actors themselves will come on stage in person, while Zhang Wushangtian likes the young martial artist who always likes to wander around without serious business.
With these two examples for comparison, it seems that overnight, the image of the emperor in people's minds is not so invincible, as if he suddenly changed from a god to a mortal.
That's why Luo Yu'er is so careful. After all, rumors are flying all over the sky and his family members are being held hostage again. If he goes to tell the whole story to everyone in Changguo Town, the soldiers below will not know whether to trust him or not. Cao Yanying and Cao Yanying of Chang'an Prefecture
Six children, there must be danger.
Moreover, the sudden incident between Cao Yancun and Cao Renzun made Luo Yu'er extremely vigilant. Now he could not believe anyone except himself, the more than a hundred blood alliance brothers.
Even Cao Yancun would rebel. Who knows if there are any of their accomplices in Jinchang Town.
In Xiguanyi, the 3,500 troops of the Chang'an Three Guards ran for 200 miles and finally arrived at a place only a few miles away from Tongguan.
Cao Yancun had a dark face, but still flatly refused the requests from the following commanders to lift their burdens and rest on the spot.
The reason given is naturally that you can change defense immediately, and you can rest after the change of defense.
However, Cao Yancun was also afraid that the soldiers would make a fuss now, and promised to wait another half hour. If no one came from Tongguan, he could make repairs on the spot and light a fire for cooking.
Not long after, I heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the direction of Tongguan, and soon Cao Yuanli's entourage, who came to report the news to Cao Yancun, arrived.
Cao Yancun was overjoyed when he saw everything going well, so he quickly ordered the soldiers to rest and prepare to light a fire for cooking.
Then he summoned all the generals above centurion in the three guards to the temporary commander's tent on the grounds of condolences.
Since it is called Xiguanyi, this place is not a desolate place. On the contrary, it is quite prosperous, so Cao Yancun quickly organized a banquet.
Although it was just stewed mutton, stewed chicken and some turbid rice wine, it was enough to satisfy the exhausted generals of the three guards.
Originally, in Zhang Zhou's army, it was strictly forbidden to drink alcohol when on a mission, but now the immediate superiors invite people to drink, and if they don't eat, they won't eat for free. Most of the generals are chewing and drinking as much as they want, but only a few of them barely touch the table.
of drinks.
When everyone started to eat and drink, they had completely lost their vigilance. There was a noise outside, and the guards announced that the envoy of Tongguan Town, the general soldier of Changguo Town, the military supervisor of Weinan Prefecture, and Qingyang County Duke Luo Yu'er had arrived.
The generals of the three guards immediately fell silent, and everyone stood up to greet the powerful General Yuan Cong.
Only then did Cao Yancun feel that Luo Yu'er, who seemed to be unpopular and was sent back and forth between Tongguan and Chang'an by the emperor, was still very powerful.
But fortunately, he has now joined his side.
Luo Yu'er was welcomed in. At the same time, the dozen or so soldiers brought by Luo Yu'er and Cao Yuanli, Cao Yancun's confidant, also secretly put on their inner armor and held sharp blades in place.
Cao Yancun felt much more at ease. He adjusted his mentality and suddenly let out a long sigh as if he was feeling very uncomfortable.
The generals had just welcomed Wang Luo Yu'er, so they had not immediately returned to the atmosphere of eating and drinking. Cao Yancun made a lot of noise after doing this, so all the generals looked at him.
Immediately, a confidant responsible for compliments came forward and asked: "We are here to have a happy gathering today, and Mr. Luo is here in person. Why are the supervisors sighing?"
Cao Yancun tried his best to look concerned about the country and the people, "It has been eight months since the saint went hunting in the north, and no news has come back yet. I think the Mobei grassland covers thousands of miles, and the grassland tribes come and go like the wind, so it is not easy to catch them."
The elite of the imperial court came out of the fortress wearing only single clothes, and it is now freezing cold and windy in Guanzhong, let alone the Mobei grassland. If there is any damage, what will happen to the world!"
The general below heard this and was puzzled. Is this something that you, a mere military inspector of Jingzhao Chang'an Prefecture, should be so worried about?
Of course, some keen ones have noticed something is wrong.
Sure enough, Cao Yancun changed the subject and immediately talked about other aspects, "I hate that Pei Yuan. He didn't remember the saint's favor in promoting him. At this critical moment for the country, he went out of his way to cause chaos and chaos in the country, causing unrest in the government and the opposition, and unrest among the people.
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As soldiers, we have the principles to stabilize the country, how can we just sit back and watch?"
"Yes! There are treacherous ministers in the imperial court. We cannot turn a blind eye. As a member of the Cao family, the supervisor should write to the queen for orders."
As soon as Cao Yancun finished speaking, his arranged confidants immediately started shouting, and even the words of Cao's clan members were spoken, giving people the impression that this dynasty was shared by Zhang and Cao.
But this time, everyone realized something was wrong. Even a centurion who was generally not exposed to high-level political struggles also thought of the word chaos in his mind.
After all, this was the Five Dynasties, and it only took Emperor Zhang two or three years to turn the world around, but it couldn't compare to the two hundred years of Liudu's stubbornness.
Even if it weren't for Zhang Zhang's efforts to suppress the trend, it would just be the most "normal" process of the Ya soldiers' rebellion in this era. No one would be surprised that these Ya soldiers would not cause several such rebellions in any year.
Cao Yancun knew that he could not give the people below him time to react to this kind of thing, so as soon as his confidant finished speaking, he suddenly swept all the dishes and cups on the table in front of him to the ground.
Then he jumped onto the wrestling table, pulled out a piece of ocher yellow silk cloth from his arms with his right hand, and shouted loudly.
"There is a decree that Duke Pei Yuan of the State of Zhao committed an unethical crime, brought trouble to the court, and coerced the concubine. His crime was extremely heinous.
The empress secretly ordered the father of the country and Duke Cao Yuanzhong to raise troops in Guanzhong, leave Tongguan and enter the capital to protect the country and set the agenda for the court.
Duke Qiao has issued an order, ordering me to lead three elite soldiers to join the elite of Jinchang Town and march eastward immediately."
The generals were immediately dumbfounded. They did not expect that they would dare to do such a big thing when they came to Tongguan this time.
After Cao Yancun finished shouting, the confidants around the tent immediately drew their swords and shouted.
"The three generals have not accepted the teaching order yet?"
"If you all follow the supervisor, you will all be heroes in protecting the country in the future!"
"Yes, we deserve our share of glory and wealth."
At this time, the commander of the Chang'an Central Guard, who was controlled by Cao Yancun, also imitated Cao Yancun's example, swept the tableware on the table to the ground, and took several central guard generals to stand on Cao Yancun's side.
"A certain family listens to the supervisor, please ask the supervisor to take us to the God Protectorate."
The remaining generals of the three guards looked in shock and did not express their opinions, but Qingyang County Duke Luo Yu'er, who was obviously on Cao Yancun's side, was also surprised.
Not even Yuancong generals like Luo Yu'er objected, and Cao Yancun claimed to have the empress's decree and the general decree of Cao Yuanzhong, the Pingzhang and defense envoy of Guanzhong Province. Could it be that something really happened in Tokyo?
Although many people still feel that something is wrong, it sounds like there is nothing wrong with it.
It is true that the emperor has been away from the court for a long time, and Pei Yuan, Duke of Zhao, seems to have been often criticized as a traitor. People's hearts were shaken for a while, and he was about to respond to Cao Yancun.
Cao Yancun squinted his eyes, and a strong liquor called ambition burned him all over. This matter was about to happen!
"The supervisor said that there is a decree, and he is willing to let someone wait for a look. Also, where is Duke Qiao now? Why didn't he come out to summon us to the capital of God instead of the supervisor?"
At the most critical moment, the atmosphere suddenly turned cold. Cao Yancun squinted his eyes and saw a short and stocky man on the left side of the room, leaning against the wall with five or six generals around him, as if he was ready to resist at any time.
Cao Yancun was furious, squinting his eyes and pointing his left hand at the halberd, "Chen Wu, you are so brave. How can a mere left-back commander be qualified to receive teaching orders?"
Duke Qiao is in charge of Jingzhao and has great responsibilities. How can he personally come and give you orders?"
Chen Wu gritted his teeth, suddenly retreated to the escort of several close generals, and then shouted loudly.
"Paozes, according to the military regulations of the garrison, the deployment of troops requires the joint seal of the Privy Council and the provincial defense envoy's office, plus the defense envoy's warrant.
The supervisor only has a decree in his hand that he doesn’t know is true or false, and he wants to take us to the capital of the gods. Is it Duke Zhao who is causing trouble, or is it you, Supervisor Cao, who is causing trouble?"
When Chen Wu said this, the already hesitant soldiers of the three guards became even more hesitant. They all looked at each other questioningly, and whispers began to sound.
As soon as Chen Wu saw something was going on, he immediately took the opportunity to jump into the conflict in front of him, "Masters, even if the Holy Emperor is in power, even if he has the power to commit adultery, he should wait for the Saint to return to the court to make a decision. How can he send troops without authorization and become such a disloyal minister?
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As soon as these words came out, the emperor's prestige was still high after all, and most of the generals of the three guards went directly to Chen Wu's side.
Some even picked up meat-cutting daggers or tables and stools in their hands in an attempt to resist, and a few looked outside, ready to run out without anyone noticing.
Cao Yancun was furious, "Chen Wu, the commander of the left guard, refused to obey military orders. He must be an accomplice of the traitor Pei Yuan, and he will be captured by someone."
"Hahaha!" Seeing that Chen Wu and others were about to be splashed with blood. After all, Cao Yancun had already prepared. All his subordinates were wearing armor and armed with weapons. Chen Wu and others only had meat-cutting daggers. Luo Yu'er suddenly laughed loudly.
"Since Commander Chen wants to see the teaching order, a certain family just happened to have received one. You will know the authenticity at a glance." Luo Yu'er said, reaching out to dig into the clothes on her chest.
Cao Yancun was stunned for a moment. After all, Cao Renzun did not discuss everything with him. Cao Renzun was also responsible for the coordination in Shendu, so he was not sure whether Luo Yuer really had any teachings on her.
Involuntarily, everyone noticed Luo Yuer's hand. At this moment, in the flash of lightning, Luo Yuer reached out her right hand into her clothes, suddenly grabbed something, and swung it out.
A burst of choking smoke spewed out. This thing seemed to be loaded into a pear gun, mixed with various poison powders, charcoal powder, gunpowder and other gunpowder.
Cao Yancun was the closest, and Luo Yuer mainly threw it at him, and was immediately sprayed all over his head and eyes.
He only felt a burst of bitterness in his mouth, and his eyes were so hot and uncomfortable that he couldn't open them at all.
As soon as the blow was successful, Luo Yuer stepped forward directly, pulled Cao Yancun into his arms with a big hand, then pinched Cao Yancun's neck from behind with her right hand, and conjured a long dagger with cold light in her left hand like a magic trick.
‘Puff! Puff! Puff!’ The long dagger was swiftly inserted between Cao Yancun’s neck and collarbone, and came three times in and three out, causing Lao Gao’s blood to flow rapidly.
Cao Yancun wanted to break free, but found that Luo Yuer's hand was like an iron pliers, preventing him from getting rid of it. The life energy quickly sprayed out from the wound on his neck along with the blood.
In an instant, his great ambition turned into a wave of weakness all over his body, and he could no longer exert any energy.
Things developed so fast that Cao Yancun didn't even open his eyes until his consciousness began to blur. The other soldiers were stunned and did not react at all.
"Generals, listen to the order and kill the traitors!" Just as he was stabbing Cao Yancun to death, Luo Yu'er suddenly shouted loudly, and in an instant the soldiers he brought also started to attack.
The prestige of General Yuan Cong is quite high. Cao Yancun wanted to take people to the capital of the gods, but even the three generals in the guard were still hesitant despite all their calculations.
But as soon as Luo Yuer's words came out, the generals in the room dared to swarm the Cao clan soldiers in full armor, even with their bare hands.
Several generals standing next to the commander of the Chang'an Central Guard looked at each other. They jumped in front of Soldier Luo Yu'er and threw the commander in front of them to the ground. They had been shaken just now, and now they had to make amends quickly.
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"Boy, who do you think you are? You dare to threaten me!"
Seeing that the situation had been reversed in an instant, Luo Yu'er laughed ferociously, let go of Cao Yancun's limp body, and then looked at the frightened Cao Yuanli next to him.
"Luo you. How dare you?" Cao Yuanli leaned against the wall and looked at Luo Yu'er in disbelief. Does that mean that your wife and children's lives and a bright future are all at stake?
A look of pain appeared on Luo Yu'er's face, and he looked at Cao Yuanli with red eyes.
“When a real man is alive, he only needs loyalty and filial piety!
You underestimate General Yuancong too much. Do you think he is still the ignorant and vulgar man who guards the door of your Cao family?
You underestimate Ying Niang too much. If she were here, she would definitely think that a certain Luo Yu'er did the right thing."
While speaking, Luo Yu'er grabbed Cao Yuanli like a chicken, and then used the dagger that had just stabbed Cao Yancun to death to directly nail the palm of Cao Yuanli's right hand to the foot-wrestling case.
Cao Yuanli couldn't bear this crime. He screamed miserably, tears and snot rolling down his nose.
"Tell me, uncle, what are your specific plans?"
At this time, the shouts of killing gradually alarmed the three soldiers who were eating, and countless people panicked and didn't know what was happening.
Luo Yu'er took out the golden seal of the Supervisor of Soldiers and Horses of Chang'an Prefecture from Cao Yancun's body and took it in his hand, "Every general will obey the order and restrain the soldiers. They are not allowed to run around, shout or move.
Officers above the rank of captain will immediately put on armor and patrol, and anyone who disobeys military orders will be killed without mercy!"
A quarter of an hour later, more than seventy of Cao Yancun's confidants and more than ten people led by Cao Yuanli were all killed, and the smell of blood floated in the temporary military camp.
"Your name is Chen Wu, right? Can you still move now?" Luo Yu'er asked, looking at the young general who had been resolutely unwilling to obey Cao Yancun.
Chen Wu was covered in blood. The place where he was just now was the corner where Cao Yancun had the most confidants. He jumped off the wall in a hurry. Chen Wu was almost stabbed to death by these people.
But he was in good spirits, and it was much better to be almost stabbed to death than to be kidnapped and used as a rebel.
"Gong Luo, I will be fine in the end."
"Then you immediately select 300 loyal warriors among the three guards, and immediately fly back to Jingzhao Chang'an Mansion with a certain personal guard under your command."
Chen Wu crossed his hands and accepted the order, and Luo Yu'er's personal guard, Yu Hou, also raised his hand, "Don't worry, Sir, I will rescue the Fourteenth Lady and the others."
Luo Yu'er's face sank, without any hesitation, "What nonsense are you talking about! When you go to Chang'an, you must first rescue Duke Qiao, and then protect him and uncover all the rebels to ensure that Chang'an is not in chaos."
Qin Gu's nose felt sore, he crossed his hands and turned around to mobilize his troops. Chen Wu also looked at General Yuan Cong who stood like a mountain and made a respectful bow in the air.
Luo Yu'er took a deep breath and walked to the temporary general ordering platform. All the officers above the Chang'an Third Guard were already wearing armor.
Not all were present, but a dozen people who were confirmed to be Cao Yancun's accomplices had been pulled out and stabbed to death, and their bodies were placed not far away.
"The certain family doesn't care whether any of you have participated in the rebellion, but as long as you obey the general's orders from now on, the certain family will guarantee that you will be fine.
When the saint asks in the future, a certain Luo Yu'er will definitely say that the men here are all the saint's loyal and brave sons."
People are reflected in the shadow of famous trees. If others say this, not many people believe it, but General Yuancong like Luo Yuer still wants to believe it.
"I am willing to listen to Duke Luo's orders!" all the generals shouted.
"Okay! Go down immediately to select warriors. The thieves have already gone to the canal to incite the Shu Kingdom to surrender. We are going to suppress them immediately.
Remember, no matter it is the surrender of the Shu Kingdom or the forbidden army of Jinchang Town in Tongguan, anyone who is not in the barracks will be killed without mercy!"
Luo Yu'er has no choice. He is not sure that there are no accomplices such as Cao Renzun in Jinchang Town, but the Shu army that is about to be incited must also be wiped out. Then he can only choose the bigger one by choosing the smaller one, and first kill the three guards of Chang'an.
Catch them in your hands and use them to kill thieves.