Chapter 348: Ying Zhengs inquiry when the killing was in progress.
Fangling City.
The exquisite elegant room of the restaurant was full of candlelight, the smell of wine, and tunes. The woman beside Bai Yan poured tea for Bai Yan. Bai Yan closed his eyes and rested while listening to Qi Zheng.
Wu Gao hugged the woman next to him and looked at her with fiery eyes.
Tian Sui, Chen Xu, and Xi Yan, like Bai Yan, closed their eyes and listened carefully to the soft and beautiful tune of the Qi Zheng. With the movement of the woman's thin fingers, the Qi Zheng was full of the charm of the mother country.
And in this elegant room, looking at the closed wooden window on the side, it was late at night outside the wooden window, and there was not a single star in the dark night sky.
Whenever the cold wind of winter blows by, the darkness becomes more and more silent.
And in Zhongmou City, which is less than a hundred miles away from Fangling City, under the same night sky, looking down the dark night sky, the city walls are full of stars, and every originally dark street is filled with dense
The firelight is moving at all.
"quick!"
"Quick, get out of the city gate!!"
In countless streets, some men in civilian clothes with blood-covered faces appeared. These men were holding sharp knives. In the dark night, the expressions on their faces and eyes revealed a hint of fear.
However, before they could run far, there were dense footsteps behind them.
When these men heard the movement behind them, their hands trembled, their eyes were full of fear, and then they ran towards the city gate.
However, we just came to a street and walked around the corner.
next moment.
These running men all stood there with despair on their faces.
Because the road ahead was full of Qin knights holding torches. Those Qin knights had blocked the road, and bows and crossbows with arrows were pointed directly at them.
"Fire the arrow!"
Accompanied by the orders of the cavalry general.
In an instant, one arrow after another disappeared in Qin's crossbow. The next moment, all the civilian men at the street entrance were hit by several arrows in the body. They stumbled back two steps and fell to the ground.
Among the men in civilian clothes, the man named the leader even reached out to cover his neck where an arrow had penetrated him. He opened his mouth to speak and moved, but his mouth was filled with blood. Finally, he fell to the ground and twitched.
After a few times, there was no sound.
Similar to this scene.
In this dark night, you can see them everywhere in Zhongmou City.
The sound of footsteps, firelight, dog barking, and the sounds of slashing and fighting from time to time filled every corner of the city, plunging this city that once yearned for music into a panic of killing.
Under the dark night, all the people in Zhongmou City did not dare to go out when they heard footsteps or movements outside the door, and could only hide in their houses shivering.
In a mansion in the city.
The door stained with blood was open, and a corpse fell next to the door. Looking along the corpse and looking inside the door, there were corpses lying on the eaves, corridors, and courtyards in the dark night. There were sharp swords next to these corpses.
In the inner courtyard, there were more and more corpses. More than thirty cavalry soldiers wearing Qin armor, carrying torches and holding long swords in their backhands, were slashing at the corpses on the ground.
"Sir! This is money. Take all the money. I hope you can let us and our family go!"
Several fat and middle-aged men of varying sizes knelt in a room, pleading to the cavalry soldiers in front of them, their faces full of fear, fear, and prayer.
Holding the bloody Qin sword in one hand, Pei looked at the middle-aged men in front of him, and then looked at the kneeling young men, women, children, and the elderly behind these middle-aged men.
“I’ll actually enjoy it!”
Pei walked around these middle-aged men and slowly walked to more than forty young and beautiful women. Looking at these women who were trembling with fear, a smile appeared on his face.
When the general was dealing with the noble families in Yanmen, he plundered the wealth of those noble families and thought that those clans were already extravagant enough. He never thought that compared to the people in front of him, they were really far less than 10%.
This is only in Zhongmou City.
These noble families who participated in the assassination of the king were all wealthy families. They all had wealth in all the major cities in Zhao land in the past.
If this was confiscated, how much money would be needed?
"My lord, my lord, if you like it, you can take it all!"
A middle-aged man with plump cheeks and a frail body turned around when he heard what Pei said. He knelt on the ground twice and looked at Pei with pleading eyes.
And just outside the room.
A famous cavalry soldier had already moved boxes of gold and silver treasures into the yard.
He glanced outside the door, then came to the middle-aged man who was stout. He held the hilt of the sword in his backhand, raised the sword to the floor, and squatted down.
"My general said that since you nobles want to assassinate the king, most of the money must have been hidden!"
Peck said softly.
After finishing speaking, he looked at the fat middle-aged man in front of him, his eyes flashed with dodge, and he knew it with a peck.
The general is right.
These people have already arranged their retreat!
Think of this.
Peck raised his other hand and asked two soldiers to escort a middle-aged man over. Then, under the gaze of the fat middle-aged man, he stood up and held a sword in both hands. In front of everyone, he struck hard with the sword.
On the middle-aged man's head.
The fat middle-aged man trembled all over and felt the wet blood on his face. His mouth was open and his expression was dull.
Don't talk about this fat middle-aged man.
All the other young men and children in the room were so frightened by this scene that they shivered. There were children who were crying, but when they saw this scene, they were so frightened that they burst into tears.
"If you don't tell me, you won't die so happily!"
Peck slowly raised the sword blade and placed the blood-stained blade on the fat man's neck.
Seeing the fat man touch the cold sword blade, his whole body trembled, and his eyes were filled with disdain.
Such a person still wants to assassinate the king and kill the general!
"I said, I said!"
The fat man, with a pale face and sweaty forehead, raised his head and looked at the cavalry general in front of him.
"I hope your lord can let me and my people go!"
The fat man said with pleading.
Peck nodded with satisfaction, and the other middle-aged men, other young men, women, children, old and young in the room breathed a sigh of relief.
Half an hour later.
Under the escort of cavalry officers, more than 40 women and some young and old women were all taken out of the mansion.
Just when these people were filled with joy, desperate sounds of begging and shouting suddenly came from behind, and then slowly disappeared in an instant. Everyone was startled. After thinking of something, their eyes were full of horror, but no one dared to
Turn back.
When Huai led the soldiers out of the room, the room was filled with the corpses of men lying on the cold wooden boards. The blood under each corpse continued to spread along the wooden boards.
Inside Zhongmou City.
Main Mansion.
When he learned that the Qin army had entered the mansion, the elder immediately asked his master to take Huan Chu, Jing Qi and other young people to the hidden back door of the courtyard. There were guards there. Anyone who knows
It's not much, so you should be able to get out from there.
As long as you leave the mansion and contact Qi Martial Arts left in Zhongmu City by Tian Sui, you can survive!
And the Zhu family has other relationships and branches. After leaving, you can seek refuge with him. Those relationships and the branches of the Zhu family will support Zhu Xun.
"Grandpa, what about you?"
Zhuxun heard what the elder said and nodded. Then he suddenly thought of something and looked at the elder in fear.
When the master heard his grandson's words, he shook his head with a sad smile.
"I'm old and can't walk anymore!"
When Zhu Lao said this, he turned to look at Zhu Xun: "Xun'er, someone must stay to stop the Qin people."
When he said this, the old master's eyes were full of determination and not the slightest bit angry.
And what the Lord said.
It also made Zhu Xun's father and other members of the Zhu clan shake slightly and look pale.
But everyone knows that, just as Mr. Tongzhu said, someone must stay in this house.
"Xun'er, don't forget your ambition to destroy Qin and restore the country. If you have the chance, save your people!"
The master said.
This sentence is an exhortation to the master, and also a comfort to the tribesmen present. It is not certain that they will die if they stay. It is also possible that the men will be captured to do labor, and the wives and daughters will be used as maids.
As long as you are alive, you still have a chance to be saved!
"Let's go! It's too late if we don't go! If you hesitate when making a choice, how can you accomplish anything?"
Zhuxun's father looked extremely pale, then suddenly turned his head and yelled at Zhuxun.
One sentence.
Let Zhuxun look at his father and grandfather, his eyes suddenly turned red and filled with tears.
"Walk!"
Zhu Xun said this word with a cry-like tone.
Then he looked at his father and grandfather with eyes full of tears in pain.
The master is clear.
Other clan members may still be alive under the operation of the main clan relationship and the foundation, but his father and grandfather will definitely be executed. This is also the last time in his life that he will look at his father and grandfather.
"The boss is right!"
Huan Chu followed Zhu Xun, and before leaving, he bowed his hands in front of Zhu Xun and bowed in ceremony.
Other nobles, young and old, also imitated Huan Chu and hurriedly saluted their master, saying the same words, and then quickly followed him, as if they were worried that if they were late, they would fall behind and get lost.
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The old master saw this.
He didn't take it to heart, but returned the gifts one by one.
Because the master knows that no matter how many of these people survive this time, even if only one person survives, they will be helpful to the master in the future.
"Jing brothers! Where are you two?"
The elder was full of doubts when he saw that among all the people, brothers Jing Qi and Jing Shu were standing there and did not follow the others.
The nobles who originally followed Zhu Xun were also stunned.
Under the eyes of Zhu Xun and Huan Chu.
Brothers Jing Qi and Jing Shu looked at each other, and then smiled at their master.
"Master, our two brothers are not talented and only have martial arts skills. Now we need to resist the Qin soldiers. If we can add some meager strength, we will not leave!"
Jing Shu raised his hands to his master and said.
Jing Qi also bowed his hands to prepare the ceremony.
At this moment, the eyes of the two brothers were full of determination.
As one of the Jing clan of Chu State, if the two brothers leave today, they will feel that they will no longer be able to face other friends in the world.
In this case, it is better to stay here, delay for a while for Zhu Xun and others, and get a few Qin soldiers to support them.
In the lobby.
The words of the Jing brothers made many people following Zhu Xun look ashamed, especially Huan Chu and Dong Guo Gao who came with the Jing brothers.
Looking at the Jing brothers, Huan Chu and Dong Guo Gao, they felt so ashamed and angry that they wanted to find a hole in the ground and go into it.
"Let's go! Look for opportunities to take revenge on Qin in the future!"
Zhu Xun heard the sound of killing in the distance getting closer and closer, saw Huan Chu and Dong Guo Gao, and spoke.
Then he led a group of people and left through the back door.
When the master saw this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then made a ceremony to the Jing brothers to express his gratitude.
The two Jing brothers also smiled and returned the favor.
Shortly after Zhu Xun led his people away, under the eyes of Zhu Lao and others, more than thirty followers outside the door were continuously killed and retreated by Qin soldiers. At every step, one or two followers would be chopped down by Qin soldiers and died tragically.
Fall to the ground.
"kill!"
When brothers Jing Qi and Jing Shu saw this, they reached out and pulled out the saber of the waist sword, and led the other young members of the main clan beside the old master to kill outside the door.
In an instant, he and his followers were fighting with the Qin knights.
"Bo Yan, do you think someone leaked the news or was there someone inside?"
The boss looked at the chaotic scene outside the door and asked softly.
The grandson whom the Lord has been nurturing has left, so the Lord has no scruples or regrets.
It was only then that the boss calmed down and thought about what went wrong.
Looking at his eldest son, the master was filled with regret.
Speaking of which, if Zhu Xun was not young, in fact, Zhu Xun's father, Zhu Yan, with his talent and means, would be the one who should escape the most.
"Xu Zixiao?"
The old master murmured, then sighed and shook his head.
"not him!"
The old master denied it, minding his own business.
The master knows that what Xu Zixiao did in Handan in the past is all true. Wu Gao, Dai Wang Jia and others can testify. Even Shiyan learned about it from Hui Shi.
Definitely not Xu Zixiao!
What's more, Xu Zixiao is still a disciple of Duke Jin. Not only Xiyan, but also Tian Sui himself have confirmed this.
In addition, when he was in Luoyang, Wu Gao informed Xu Zixiao about the gentry forces involved in Zhongmou City.
If Xu Zixiao was an internal agent, there would be no need to come to Zhongmou City at all.
In addition, if Tian Sui hadn't suddenly revealed that he knew the antidote, Xu Zixiao would still be in the city at this moment. This coincidence was beyond Xu Zixiao's control.
So if there is an insider, it is definitely not Xu Zixiao!
Who could it be?
"The news leaked?"
Zhuxun's father, Zhuyan, came back to his senses when he heard his father's words, looked at his father, and thought about it.
"Father, I still remember that Xu Zixiao helped Zheng and intercepted a bamboo slip that told the truth."
Lord Yan said.
When the old master heard this, his eyes narrowed, and he remembered what Wu Gao and Shiyan had mentioned in their letters.
In Luoyang, Zheng accidentally leaked a secret.
Everyone later took into consideration that Zheng promised that this was the only letter, and that Ying Zheng had agents around him, as well as Mrs. Zheng as a monitor.
So when they heard the news, no one took it to heart.
"Xun'er has already escaped. Ying Zheng will definitely be furious this time. Let's see if those nobles are intact. Xun'er will definitely know it by then."
While the old master was thinking, Zhu Yan continued to speak softly.
The only person who knew that the news had been leaked was the Zheng family. Now that the Qin army had arrived at the door, it was obvious that Ying Zheng must have known about the assassination. With Ying Zheng's violent character, he would not let go of the nobles involved in the assassination no matter what.
Those who have not been exterminated are likely to have problems.
Especially the Zheng family. As the Zheng family leaked the news, no matter what, they would be the first noble clan to be crushed by Qin's cavalry.
If Mrs. Zheng is safe and sound, then it will be obvious if the news is leaked!
The sound of the main hall door being knocked brought the father and son back to their senses. They watched each of their subordinates turn into corpses and fall to the ground. Even Jing Qi had been hit several times and stumbled back with a sharp sword.
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"No!"
Jing Qi suddenly yelled.
Because under everyone's gaze, five or six Qin cavalry officers held Qin swords, all of them inserted into Jing Shu's belly, and then pushed hard against the door.
Jing Shu's mouth was full of blood, and he stared at the countless Qin knights in front of him with his eyes open. Finally, his head slowly tilted to the side, and the sword in his hand fell to the ground.
Jing Qi saw this scene and watched his brother being killed. His red eyes were full of anger. He raised his sword with all his strength. Just as he was about to kill him, an arrow instantly penetrated Jing Qi who was charging forward.
Chest.
Finally Jing Qi also fell to the ground.
In the lobby.
As more and more cavalry soldiers came in with weapons in hand.
Both Zhu Lao and Zhu Yan stood there very calmly. They both knew very well that today they would have no chance to leave here alive.
the other side.
Zhu Xun took Huan Chu and others, walked through the hidden passage for a long time, and came to a wooden house where food was stored.
Listening to the commotion outside, Zhu Xun and others did not dare to say anything.
Been waiting for a long time.
After hearing the sound of dense footsteps leaving, Zhu Xun and others went out.
Although it is safe here now, it was already dark when they left the main palace just now. Qin Qi will definitely be able to trace the passage through which they left through traces and questioning the maids and servants.
"Let's go!"
Zhu Xun led Huan Chu and a group of gentry men in silk clothes, about ten of whom were walking on the street with panic-stricken expressions.
However, how far do you go?
Suddenly, he was discovered by more than thirty Qin Cavalry soldiers holding torches and patrolling.
"It's over!"
"Run!!"
This scene frightened Zhu Xun and the others so much that they turned pale.
However, they turned around and ran away. They were born with fine clothes and fine food, so they did not have to work hard. Now they were wearing silk clothes and jade ornaments, so they could not outrun the cavalry soldiers fighting on the battlefield.
In an instant, three people were caught up, and they were chopped down by the Qin Cavalry soldiers with swords. After they fell to the ground, they were stabbed one after another.
When many members of the noble clan saw this scene, their legs trembled and they fell to the ground.
Fortunately, at the critical moment.
On the wooden buildings on both sides of the street not far away, several figures in black suddenly jumped out of the windows. These figures jumped from the second floor in the dark night, and then started to kill Qin Qi in the dark night.
Huh~huh~huh~!!
Black shadows holding sharp swords, like phantoms, ran past Zhu Xun and others one after another.
In an instant, he was fighting with the Qin cavalry soldiers.
After the Qin Cavalry soldiers raised their swords to fight back, they immediately realized after a brief exchange that the men in black in front of them were all highly skilled in martial arts. Several of the Qin Cavalry soldiers were even beheaded to death at the beginning.
Next to a Qin cavalry general holding a torch, the cavalry general's pupils shrank when he saw this.
"Go get someone!"
The cavalry officer gave an order and asked the officers beside him to call more people over. The men in black in front of them obviously had extraordinary origins.
"promise!"
Hearing this, the cavalry soldiers accepted the order with their hands raised, and then ran behind them.
However, before the soldier had taken a few steps, he suddenly fell to the ground without realizing it, and the torch in his hand also rolled to the ground.
The soldier thought about it, but he kept struggling and couldn't get up.
See this scene.
The cavalry general who had just given the order just looked around at the houses under the dark night, and did not ask the soldiers to report again.
Instead, he turned around and looked at the men in black with strong martial arts skills in front of him. He stretched out his hand and slowly pulled out the Qin sword from his waist.
All the other cavalry officers and soldiers around also dropped their torches in an instant and reached out to pull out the Qin sword.
Those men in black are very strong.
It is very likely that all of them will not survive this small alley or see the sun rise.
But there is a habit in Baishi Iron Cavalry.
Never retreat from a fight!
If you encounter an enemy, you must fight to the death!
Generals, captains, captains, and soldiers can all die in battle, and they all dare to die in battle!
Even when the cavalry general gave the order just now, he never thought that he would leave this alley alive.
"kill!"
Under the leadership of the cavalry soldiers, all the cavalry soldiers were killing the figures in black. In the melee, the figures in black relied on their martial arts skills and the sharp swords in their hands to continuously kill the Qin cavalry soldiers.
However, the Qin cavalry officers, who were not afraid of fighting to the death, wanted to die together with the men in black even if they did not risk their lives. In such a fight, many men in black were hacked to death, or even died together. Some of them were hacked to death with random swords.
"kill!!"
Bang bang~!!
In the entire alley, apart from the sounds of fighting and falling to the ground, there were only torches rolling to the ground, emitting flickering firelight.
For those noble people who have had no worries about food and clothing since childhood, the most exciting and scary thing they have seen since childhood is the rangers competing in martial arts. I have never seen such a brutal fight in an alley. For a moment, everyone's face was full of fear.
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It was at this time.
Not far away, a thin old man walked over in the dark.
"My lord, come with me quickly! When the Qin cavalry from other places arrive, they won't be able to leave!"
The old man came quietly behind Zhu Xun and said.
Looking at the chaotic scene in the alley in the distance, looking at the bodies of Qin Qi who fell dead on the ground, and looking at the many men in black who died tragically on the road, the old man's eyes were full of emotion. It was true as rumored.
General.
"Ah good!"
Zhuxun and the others were not prepared and were all startled. When they heard someone taking them away, Zhuxun nodded quickly.
But after turning around.
At this time, Zhu Xun looked at the old man's face and found that he looked familiar. Then he suddenly discovered that when he and Tian Sui returned to the main mansion that day, he saw this old man carrying firewood and walking past the carriage.
"It's you!"
After Zhu Xunban suddenly came to his senses, he suddenly looked delighted: "Qi Martial Arts, you are Tian Sui's Qi Martial Arts!"
Zhu Xun's words made Huan Chu and others turn their heads to look at the men in black.
All martial arts!
These people are all Tian Sui's people.
"Help!"
In an instant, this was the thought in almost everyone's mind.
"Let's go!"
The old man did not answer Zhuxun, but turned around and left with Zhuxun and others.
After Zhu Xun and others walked a few steps, they saw several more figures in black running past both sides of the street. Huan Chu also vaguely noticed that there seemed to be black figures on the roofs not far away.
The road ahead.
Zhu Xun and others followed the old man and never encountered any Qin Cavalry soldiers. Even if they did, some of them had turned into corpses.
But at the place where Zhu Xun and others first left, half an hour later.
Densely packed cavalry soldiers came to the alley holding torches.
The leader, Kou Zhuang, was wearing Qin armor and a Qin sword. He stepped forward step by step, looking at the corpses of the soldiers on the ground, looking at the men in black, and then came to a Qin cavalry soldier with no wounds on his body.
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Kou Zhuang knelt down and looked at the young Qin Cavalry soldier. He saw that there was no wound on the corpse, and the dead expression was the same as the other corpses, which was very abnormal.
"As you know, the general is very kind to us and will make our parents have enough food and clothing. Go to sleep!"
Kou Zhuang put his hand on the soldier's eyes, whispered, and then closed the soldier's eyes.
In the alley.
Other soldiers also closed their eyes for these fallen soldiers, and then everyone stood up and looked at Kou Zhuang.
this moment.
There were cavalry soldiers of different looks and ages, wearing Qin armor, carrying torches and Qin swords, looking at Kou Zhuang without saying a word.
There were more than two hundred people in the quiet alley, but not a single sound was made.
"Scout camp! Find them!"
Kou Zhuang said.
The firelight reflected on Kou Zhuang's cheek. At this moment, Kou Zhuang slowly raised his eyes and looked towards the dark street.
"promise!!"
"promise!"
After hearing Kou Zhuang's order, no fewer than two hundred orders were heard suddenly.
Half an hour later.
At the gate of Zhongmou City, Yanmao stood in the city road and heard the sound of the cavalry soldiers coming to report.
Yanmao's deep eyes looked at the endless black houses in front of him under the dark night.
Yanmao turned his head and looked at the fifteen tall and muscular men behind him who were not wearing Qin armor.
"Put on heavy armor! We need you to kill tonight!"
Yanmao opened his mouth and gave instructions.
Originally, these people were sent by Mr. Wei to help the general, but Mr. Wei did not expect that the general did not use these people.
On the contrary, the fifteen people staying in Zhongmou City at this time will be of great use tonight!
Wild King.
In a huge mansion, in a quiet study, Ying Zheng stood outside the room, looking at the night in the distance, feeling the chill of the cold wind.
Just behind Ying Zheng, several eunuchs and maids were waiting quietly.
Not far away, there were Qin soldiers guarding with swords.
"Kings!"
A soft and charming voice sounded, and Ying Zheng did not look back.
A few breaths later, a voluptuous and beautiful creature came to Ying Zheng's side.
"It's late at night, it's time for the king to rest!"
Mrs. Zheng came to Ying Zheng's side and looked at Ying Zheng cautiously.
In terms of appearance, Ying Zheng, who is in his early thirties, succeeds the late king and Zhao Ji, so naturally he is not that bad.
But Mrs. Zheng knew it.
The man in front of him, who is in his early thirties, can decide the survival of a country and the rise and fall of the world with just one word.
"I want to sleep too! But I can't sleep at night! There are always people in this world who want my life."
When Ying Zheng heard Mrs. Zheng's words, he looked at the dark night in the distance.
This sentence seems to be telling, but also seems to be doubting.
Ying Zheng looked at the night and wanted to ask why there were so many forces thinking about killing him all the time.
From the moment he became sensible, everyone around him seemed to hate and hate him, and even wanted to let Ying Zheng die.
Starting from childhood.
The eyes that Ying Zheng always faced were those of hostility and those that wanted to kill him, even after he succeeded to the throne!
These eyes and gazes have been with him in his life since he was born and have never disappeared.
This kind of encounter and feeling.
Perhaps only the young man from Qi State can experience it a little bit.
"Why is the king so worried all of a sudden?"
Mrs. Zheng looked at Ying Zheng, her enchanting figure quietly approached, and her pretty face leaned on Ying Zheng's shoulder.
It seems that he wants to use this method to appease Ying Zheng, so that Ying Zheng does not need to worry and can calm down.
"I don't want to either!"
Ying Zheng said softly.
Then, Ying Zheng slowly turned his head and looked at Mrs. Zheng.
"Kings?"
Mrs. Zheng looked at Ying Zheng with her beautiful eyes full of concern, and found that Ying Zheng was looking straight at her. She instinctively lowered her head slightly and moved her beautiful eyes away to express her shyness.
"Beauty, do you want to know why I am worried? Do you want to share my worries?"
Ying Zheng looked at the woman next to him with eyes full of endearment.
Mrs. Zheng was full of surprise and looked at Ying Zheng curiously.
Then, under Ying Zheng's gaze, Mrs. Zheng thought for a moment, nodded to Ying Zheng, and looked at Ying Zheng with concern.
"Go and bring the bamboo slips sent by Bai Yan to me!"
When Ying Zheng saw Mrs. Zheng's appearance, he sighed melancholy, turned his head, and ordered his eunuch to fetch the bamboo slips sent by Bai Yan.