It was midnight, when darkness enveloped the earth, and everything was completely silent. On an old locust tree next to the county government office, several old bustards emitted several mournful cries, which could be heard very far away in the quiet night, while the cool breeze blew
Looking at the lantern in front of the county government building, muttering sounds could be heard from time to time.
In the backyard room, on the bed, Niu Jizong was holding two brothel girls from Xingyuefang and was busy chattering. Suddenly, at this moment, a faint scream came from the cold wind outside, which made Niu Jizong stun.
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"What's going on?" Niu Jizong muttered. Hearing the shouts of killing outside, he felt a strong uneasiness in his heart. He picked up his pants and left the inner compartment.
"General Niu, General Niu, it's bad, the thieves have entered the county!"
Just at this moment, a fat government official carrying a lantern came to the backyard in panic and called Niu Jizong.
"This is the county town, with thousands of troops stationed there. What bandits dare to come and run wild?" Niu Jizong cursed angrily when he heard the shout, then looked at the government servant holding a lantern, and was about to ask. _o_m
But immediately the words were stuck in his throat. When he looked up, he could see the sky above the high wall. Fires lit up in the direction where the officers and soldiers were stationed, almost dyeing half of the sky red. This was almost visible in the dark night.
"Something happened!" Niu Jizong's expression changed drastically and he murmured.
Then there were shouts of killing, screams, and the clash of swords and guns, all in unison, from far to near. It was clear that there were bandits and officers and soldiers fighting around the county government office.
At this moment, in the tents set up in a converted barracks on an old school ground in the southwest of the county, the sleeping officers and soldiers of Henan Dusi screamed in their sleep before they could pick up their swords and guns to resist.
There were noisy footsteps and firelight all around.
It was the bandits from Jigong Mountain, led by Gao Yue's thirty-six core brothers, who took advantage of the officers and soldiers sleeping, passed through the tunnels they had dug long ago, and broke into several groups to rush into the camp where the officers and soldiers were stationed. Once they entered the camp,
They set fire to them and killed them, causing chaos among the officers and soldiers.
As for the middle and high-ranking generals of Henan Dusi, they were sleeping in several inns in Luoshan County with the Xingyuefang girl in their arms, instead of staying in the tents. Now the soldiers were not organized and could not form effective resistance.
The shouts of killing were also heard from the city gate tower. The thieves who sneaked into Luoshan County killed the officers and soldiers guarding the city. Outside the city, Ma Liu and Gao Yue's brothers Ding Jingheng and Xiang Dahai led 3,000 people to quickly respond to the city.
While there was still time, they dispersed the officers and soldiers at the city gate.
The Henan capital commander Guo Peng, the capital commander Peng Guolin, and the capital commander Dong Boding were trapped in an inn called "Yelai", and this inn was where Qian Yushan, the prefect of Runing, worked for the Henan capital general.
The residence arranged by Su is currently being besieged by Gao Yue's subordinate Lao Liu Ma Liang, who is known as a brave general, leading a hundred and ten people.
Peng Guolin, a fellow commander of the capital, was killed by the bandits just after he left the inn. Dong Boding, the commander of the capital, was also besieged and died by the rebels.
Weidu commander Guo Peng led two horsemen and mounted his horse, intending to break out of the siege. But at this moment, the entire Luoshan County was in chaos, and Guo Peng fled without knowing where he was going on horseback.
At the Luoshan County Government Office, Niu Jizong looked at the bright lights of the garrison school grounds, and a look of fear appeared on his rough face at some point...
Bandits have entered the city, what should I do?
At this moment, the sound of "dang-dang" gongs and banging of clappers could be heard around the county government office. It was clear that someone was making noise in unison and creating chaos.
"General, it's bad, the bandits have rushed in." At this moment, a general in official uniform ran over and said with a panicked face.
Niu Jizong was about to say something when he suddenly saw screams coming from the front yard, followed by the sound of swords and guns clashing. The screams were intertwined in the quiet night. It was clear that the thieves and the officers and soldiers of Luoshan County were fighting. Right there.
At this time, I saw swaying lanterns coming from the Moon Gate, and several government officials surrounded Qian Yushan, the prefect of Runing Prefecture.
"General Niu, the bandits are rushing in."
Niu Jizong hurriedly stepped forward, took Qian Yushan's arm, and said with a faint tremor in his voice: "Where did these bandits come from? How did they get in, and there was a fire in the school ground? Where is the commander of Guodu?" Qian Yushan said anxiously.
He said: "These thieves, even the lower officials, appeared out of nowhere, as if they appeared out of thin air."
It turned out that the Jigong Mountain bandits had already dug a tunnel, and seven to eight hundred brothers entered Gaoyue through the tunnel.
"Guo Zhi.? Where is the commander?" Niu Jizong asked anxiously.
Qian Yushan said dejectedly: "I don't know, General Niu, let's run away."
"Where are you going to run away at this time? Someone comes and takes me." Niu Jizong was about to take my armor and sword, but suddenly he saw a burst of fire coming.
"Whizzing."
Suddenly, pine oil torches were thrown from the wall, and then the thieves with steel knives in their mouths jumped down. They were clearly meeting the thieves from the inside. When they saw Qian Yushan and Niu Jizong, they were both stunned.
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"This is an official!" one of the thieves shouted.
Then a large number of thieves and bandits rushed toward Qian Yushan. Qian Yushan was so frightened that his legs trembled and he ran to the side, saying: "Quick, stop them!"
The government officer blocking the road was stunned for a moment. Before he could draw his sword, he was chopped to the ground and let out a scream "like a slaughtered pig". This scream undoubtedly caused chaos among the four or five government officers accompanying Qian Yushan. Not much.
After a while, he was killed on the spot by a large number of bandits.
When Qian Yushan saw this scene, he felt the soul of the dead rising up. He arched his hands, knelt down with a "pop" and said: "Hero, hero, spare your life."
"Bago, this is an official, huh? This blue official robe, as well as Yun Yan, seem to be the master of the Runing Mansion." At this time, the sound of the urn sounded, but it was faintly full of laughter.
Several other thieves had already entered the wing and fought with Niu Jizong, who had weapons.
Niu Jizong had been pampered for many years. Even though he was holding a wild goose feather knife, he was no match for these thieves. Not long after, the steel knife was placed on his neck, his face turned bitter, his arms were cut behind his back, and he was escorted out. "Bago, this seems to be a bandit."
Dayu, I heard from the kiln sister inside, he is the earl of the court, called Niu Jizong." The tall bandit with a black turban on his head dragged the woman from Xingyuefang to the brightly lit courtyard, and pointed at the
The leader of the bandits said, "Let me go!" Niu Jizong struggled violently and shouted angrily.
At this time, Wei Song, who was called my eighth brother by a group of thieves, pulled off his kerchief. It was an ordinary farmer's face with deep ravines and decree lines. He glanced at Niu Jizong coldly: "Tie this guy up."
Get it up and bring it to your elder brother later. I wonder if it will be of any use...
This kind of court count, even if he kills Ji Qi, he will be more energetic than an ordinary small school.
The bandits responded loudly, then found a rope and tied Niu Jizong tightly.
The tall thief looked at the beautiful Xingyuefang woman, and rubbed his hands and said, "Myna, these two."
"How are you, Mother Dute? You still worry about that little thing about your crotch! Let's take a look at the person first. In the end, you will be indispensable. Now we will escort our Lord Palace Master to see the eldest brother." Wei Song glared at the tall man.
Thief, give me a cold shout.
The tall thief chuckled, and ordered his two men to escort the two disheveled Xingyuefang women into the wing. As time passed, and before dawn, the streets of Luoshan County began to scream for murder.
Just stopped for a moment.
The pine oil torch was lit, shining brightly in the county government office hall as bright as day. After the case was filed, the black-faced man sitting on the Taishi's chair looked expressionlessly at the crowd of people kneeling in darkness below, without saying a word.
It was Gao Yue, and those on the left and right were his tribesmen. Kneeling below the hall were Niu Jizong and Runing prefect Qian Yushan, as well as several generals from the Henan Dusi.
"Brother, the one named Guo was blocked by the brothers." As he was speaking, a young man with a thick body and a sinister face strode into the government hall. His name was Lei Xianwu, who was also Gao Yue's Thirty-sixth Cavalry.
One, ranked fourth.
While talking, he escorted Henan Commander Guo Peng into the government hall. Gao Yue looked at Guo Peng below, with a smile on his face and said: "Commander Guo, we are also old friends, right? Gao was in Yueyang back then.
At that time, the Commander-in-Chief of Guodu was still the Commander-in-Chief of the Guards. In recent years, he has made great achievements in battle. He was promoted to the Henan Dusi and became a second-rank official. He is really glorious."
Guo Peng looked at the dark-faced middle-aged man sitting behind the Yamen with an angry expression, and said coldly: "Gao Yue, I advise you to let us go, otherwise, as soon as the imperial army arrives, you thieves will be turned into powder immediately.
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"Master Guo, you are still acting like you are handsome." Gao Yue smiled softly and winked at Wei Song.
Wei Song understood what he was thinking, he laughed ferociously, rounded his arms and slapped Guo Peng in the face, followed by groans. After a while, Guo Peng spit out a few bloody teeth, and his nose was bruised and his face was swollen.
Niu Jizong, who was pinned to the ground by the bandits, was shocked when he saw this scene. He fell into the hands of the bandits, is he still alive? He regretted it so much that he greeted Nan'an, Beijing and Liu Fang one by one.
Just stay in Shenjing, why bother to take a trip into this muddy water?
Qian Yushan, the prefect of Runing, was so frightened that he rolled his eyes and seemed to have fainted.
Gao Yue Shen shouted: "Master Guo, how many troops does Kaifeng Mansion in Henan still have? How and where they are deploying their defenses? How many troops they have? Where are the generals who lead the troops? We still haven't recruited them from the actual situation!"
As he said this, he was stunned.
This scene was somewhat funny. The bandits were interrogating the officers and soldiers, but the surrounding bandits laughed heartily and clapped their hands.
Guo Peng looked at Gao Yue coldly at this moment, but said nothing. Now that he had fallen into the hands of thieves, it was difficult to save his life at all. It was better to keep his mouth shut, and his family in Kaifeng Mansion could still be saved.
"It seems that Mr. Guo wants to pretend to be a hero." Gao Yue said coldly, looked at Ma Liang aside and said, "Come here looking for a stick, and say hello to Mr. Guo properly."...
"Okay." Ma Liang responded with a smile, then led two people to find a stick from the captured officer, and then dragged Guo Peng to torture him.
Gao Yue glanced at Qian Yushan, the prefect of Runing who had fainted below him, and said calmly: "Throw Mr. Qian awake."
A man responded: "Brother, there is no water here."
"You can't think of a solution without water?" Gao Yue said coldly.
The man chuckled and said, "Then let Mr. Qian have a taste of the boy's urine."
With that said, he untied his belt and poured water on Qian Yushan's face.
Everyone laughed, and a dark-faced man laughed and said: "Old Li, are you still peeing like a child?
Qian Yushan woke up "at the right time" and said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, spare your life, spare your life! You can't do it!"
After saying that, he looked at Gao Yue and said with a bitter face: "Whatever King Gao wants to know, I will tell you everything I know."
Gao Yue waved his hand, motioning for his brothers to step aside, and said in a deep voice: "Sir Qian, please tell Gao how many officers and soldiers there are in Runing Mansion, as well as the marching routes of the recent army."
Qian Yushan had a bitter look on his face and said: "Sir, the officers and soldiers of Runing Mansion are all here. As for the other routes, they belong to military aircraft, and the subordinates are not the generals leading the troops. How do you know?"
"Master Qian, don't be careless. Since you are coordinating the baggage, you must also coordinate the supply of military supplies to Xiazhou County under the control of Runing Prefecture. Are you telling me that you don't know the marching route?" Gao Yue took the red card from the lottery tube and sneered.
Throw it down and hit Qian Yushan.
At this moment, Yu Lun, a bearded man, kicked Qian Yushan violently, knocked him to the ground, and cursed: "Dog officer, be honest!"
With a scraping sound, the steel knife was drawn out and placed on Qian Yushan's neck. He shouted angrily: "Say it or not?!"
Qian Yushan groaned in pain and applied the steel knife to his body. The big man, who was a fourth-grade prefect, had a look of fear on his fat face and said repeatedly: "The lower official knows, the lower official knows."
Niu Jizong was kneeling not far away at this moment, closed his eyes tightly, and said to himself that it was over.
As Qian Yushan narrated, after the case was filed, Shao Yingchen, wearing a bamboo hat and a blue shirt, started writing down.
Gao Yue unfolded the map of Henan Province, and Ma Liang behind him held an oil lamp to look at it.
Gao Yue looked at the map, stopping at various places, his eyes uncertain, clearly thinking about strategies to defeat the enemy.
Ma Liang and the other thieves held their breath and waited quietly for Gao Yue to think.
Only in the courtyard and under the eaves came the screams of Guo Peng, who was being tortured with sticks. This scene was somewhat strange.
"There are still five to six thousand soldiers and horses on these roads, it's best to transfer them here." Gao Yue murmured, and hit the red sign in his hand heavily on Yutu.
"What do you mean, brother?" Ma Liang asked in a low voice.
"***, all the city gates in Luoshan County must be guarded. What does Guo Peng call this?" Gao Yue suddenly turned his head and stared at Niu Jizong with a pair of tiger eyes. Correct update @
"First-class Boniu Jizong." Wei Song took over the conversation from the side.
"Let these people write an order and send it to these three groups of officers and soldiers, saying that the bandits are powerful and want them to speed up their march. They must come to Luoshan County in the past two days. They must not delay the military plane or else they will be severely punished!" Gao Yue
said coldly.
Having fought with the army for many years, he clearly knew the foundation of Chen Han's army. "The general's strategy is very clever." At this time, Mr. Shao put down his brush, stood up, and praised: "Once the officers and soldiers from these places speed up, we will
When they are waiting for work, they can be wiped out in one fell swoop. At that time, all the officers and soldiers of the Henan Dusi will be wiped out."
He originally thought that he was advancing in separate ways and annihilating the government and the army one after another, but unexpectedly he was actually setting up a net to wait, which coincided with the deviousness of the art of war.
"Mr. Shao, we are in a hurry. It is much better to mobilize the remaining officers and soldiers and surround them and annihilate them than to go looking for them. Then we can sweep across the prefectures and counties with overwhelming force, and then reach Kaifeng." Gao Yue's eyes were burning.
As he spoke, he felt a bit heroic in his heart.
In fact, these strategies have been deduced in his mind for a long time. After this battle, all the warworthy troops in Henan were wiped out. At that time, as long as he opened the warehouses to release grain and the prisons to release the prisoners, he could gather at least 50,000 to 60,000 people.
If we push into Kaifeng, we can disrupt the whole of Henan.
At this time, Gao Yue once again focused his attention on Niu Jizong below, and said coldly: "First-class uncle, Niu Jizong?"
Niu Jizong's eyes widened with anger, and he cursed inwardly: "What a thief, you are going to rebel like this!"
"Does Master Niu know that we are going to rebel?" Gao Yue smiled, and all the bandits around him laughed.
Gao Yue said with a smile: "Brothers, look at this, this is the first-class uncle of the Han Dynasty, the founder of the country! With such a wine bag and rice bag leading the army, why should the Han Dynasty worry about dying?"
"Haha." Everyone laughed. _o_m But this laughter made Niu Jizong even more frightened.
"Master Niu has heard it now, we are going to rebel!" Gao Yue's smile faded and he said: "I won't be able to get rid of Master Niu's warrant later, so Master Niu can write a copy."
As he spoke, he winked at Wei Song who was standing beside him.
Wei Song prepared pen and paper and went over.
"Don't think about it. How can I, Old Niu, be rebellious and follow the thieves after receiving so much favor from the emperor?" Niu Jizong said angrily.
Gao Yue said: "Come here, pull out the person next to him, chop him off, and bring his head over."
When Niu Jizong heard this, he felt as if his neck was being strangled, and the second half of his words was stuck in his throat.
The general next to him was a fair-skinned general surnamed Chen who was brought from the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. His expression changed drastically, and before he could say anything, he was dragged outside the government hall by the bandits, and then he let out a shrill scream.
After a while, a big man held up the severed bloody head and said: "Brother."
"Show it to Master Niu." Gao Yue waved his hand and said lightly. Niu Jizong's face was earth-colored and his whole body was trembling. He looked at the ferocious-looking general with unspeakable fear in his heart.
This is Chen Ruiwu, the clan brother of the third-ranking Weizhen general Chen Ruiwen, grandson of Duke Chen Yi of Qi State. He died here like this, with his head cut off in front of his eyes!
"Master Niu, Gao just wants to ask you, do you want to write this warrant? If you don't write it, Gao can guarantee that you will die without pain like this person, and your head will be hung on the flagpole by Gao Yue." Gao Yue
The indifferent voice made Niu Jizong's heart skip a beat.
Listening to the "tick-tick" sound of blood, Niu Jizong closed his eyes and stiffened his neck. Just when Gao Yue frowned and was about to call someone to drag Niu Jizong down...
"Write, I write."
Gao Yue's frown relaxed and he asked someone to take the head off.
At this moment, a cock crow came from outside, and a touch of white fish belly appeared in the east.
A bandit came in from outside and said loudly: "Brother, Guo Peng has agreed."
Gao Yue looked at the sudden morning glow outside, with a smile on his dark face and said, "It should be a sunny day today."
At the same time, Shenjing City, Palace Garden, Wuying Hall
There was a bright sun in the east, and thousands of rays of rays passed through the windows of Wuying Hall and reflected into the Xinuan Pavilion. Jia Heng suddenly woke up in the curtain. He opened the quilt, put on his official robe and boots, and took them off the mahogany clothes hanger.
Put one arm into the python suit, hold it up with the other hand, fasten the buttons, tie up the rhinoceros belt, straighten your hair in front of the bronze mirror, and wait until the change is completed.
"Come here." Jia Heng called loudly.
The eunuch who had been waiting outside the door for a while responded quickly, and with a "squeak" sound, the two red-painted palace doors were pushed open, allowing light to enter along the door frames. He was holding a copper basin filled with warm water, green salt, and
Towel.?, let Jia Heng wash up.
Jia Heng washed his face, the warm water dispelling yesterday's fatigue. Maybe he washed his face too hard, and the white collar was soaked by the warm water, leaving gray marks.
Today, Emperor Chongping will convene cabinet ministers and officers from the Military Aircraft Department to discuss the necessity of sending troops to Henan.
This requires communication with civil servants, because the Military Aircraft Department is now more like a staff agency, just like the cabinet in the early days was just an advisory agency, and its responsibilities have not yet been highlighted.
At this moment, the eunuch's greeting came from outside the palace, "I have seen your highness."
She was clearly the Princess of Xianning. During the days when Jia Heng was staying at the Military Aircraft Department, Her Royal Highness the Princess would come over and prepare breakfast to meet Jia Heng. This is how some of the rumors in the palace came about.
Therefore, Concubine Duanrong was worried about her daughter's reputation.
Jia Heng was not surprised by the voice and raised his eyes to look at the girl who came in.
Today's Princess Xianning is wearing a light red dress, and her hair is tied in a single bun. This is a kind of overlapping bun. Compared with the little princess with bangs and double-hanging bun, she is a bit more playful and smart.
This kind of bun is elegant and beautiful, but also somewhat mature. There is a hairpin pinned to the bun, which looks deserted, and the bright face looks like a hibiscus without makeup.~~
Jia Heng said: "Good morning, Your Highness."
Princess Xianning smiled and said: "Sir, this is the breakfast prepared in the imperial kitchen. Sir, please use some."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Jia Heng thanked her, then came to the small hall and looked at Princess Xianning who was placing dishes after dishes from the food box. At this moment, the morning glow passed through the dragon and phoenix patterned windows, casting fine light and shadow.
Falling on the girl in pink dress, she looks like a fairy.
Jia Heng sighed softly in his heart, sat down in front of the table, picked up the chopsticks and used them, saying: "Your Highness, if you haven't eaten yet, please use some together."
"Well." Princess Xianning also picked up the chopsticks and said, "Then I'm welcome."
There were two pairs of bowls and chopsticks prepared.
The two of them had breakfast. In fact, Princess Xianning didn't eat much. She only ate two pieces of snacks and then drank a bowl of porridge. The two of them seemed to have a tacit understanding.
Princess Xianning finished the porridge first, wiped her mouth, and asked: "Today is the royal brother's housewarming ceremony. When will sir come over?" Jia Heng put down the spoon and said: "Let's go to noon, I will discuss matters with the Holy Emperor later."
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"Then we will pick you up at noon?" Princess Xianning asked
Jia Heng smiled and said, "No need to go to that trouble. Your Highness can go there with the princess first."
"It's nothing. Chanyue and her sixth brother went there together. Well, the main reason is that my husband may not be familiar with the road. I led him there, so I didn't get lost." Princess Xianning said softly, feeling a little embarrassed at the end.
This is such a bad excuse. You can ask for directions if you get lost.
How could she be so stupid?
Jia Heng put down the porridge bowl, looked at the girl opposite who was eating porridge with her eyes lowered, and whispered: "I haven't really visited this sacred city, and I'm really not familiar with it. Your Highness, I think there is something interesting here.
Yes, let’s go shopping together.”
After thinking about it, I finally introduced His Highness to a few good places. My wife and I went to go shopping. He should just be a human being.
Xian Ning had probably never been in love before, so he was worried about her. Besides, she had a cold temperament in the past, so she couldn't bend down to act in a false and shy manner.
It's a bit embarrassing, but this kind of youthfulness is so real that it makes people shocked.
He once again hinted that he should control himself, otherwise based on the current situation and adding Xianning, the whole northwest of Shanxi would really turn into a pot of chaos.
"Mr. is busy with state affairs. I don't know why. It's not like us who often have nothing to do and play in the capital. We are very familiar with the 108 squares of the sacred capital." Princess Xianning's beautiful face moved slightly and she spoke softly. She saw Jia Heng.
He stopped eating and subconsciously handed over the handkerchief.
Jia Heng didn't answer it. He took out his handkerchief and said hurriedly: "I have it here."
Then he wiped his mouth and thought to himself, what's going on with two people kissing each other indirectly? No wonder Concubine Duanrong wants to think about her daughter's reputation. Isn't this a fool?
Princess Xianning also reacted at this moment, her face was flushed, and her heart was somewhat ashamed. She clutched her handkerchief and remained silent for a while.
I don’t know why, but I always want to get close to my husband and want to talk to him a few more words, but I don’t know where to start.?, and then I feel that I am a little clumsy and unlovable.
She doesn't seem to be good at this. She used to be insincere to others and was even a bit dull. Her husband might find her boring.
Maybe if you dance for your husband, he will like it?
My husband has never seen this hobby, and I have never heard that he likes opera, music and dance, but last time I asked him about dancing in colorful clothes and feathers.
Just when the girl was feeling sorry for herself and thinking about it, an eunuch outside called out: "Master Jia, your Majesty is summoning you at Hanyuan Hall."
Jia Heng stood up and said warmly: Your Highness, let's do this for now, we'll see you later."
"Well, I'll see you off, sir." Princess Xianning said softly, and kept sending Jia Heng out of the palace.