The raging fire soared into the sky, like an ancient giant beast, waving its claws and claws unscrupulously. Thick black smoke covered the sky and the sun, and it carried a pungent smell that made people nauseous.
At first, through the flames, one could still see the moving figures in the room and hear the shrill cries, but soon it fell silent, and only the tongues of fire were left in the ears licking the beams, and the wooden house sounded "Bi Pei"
Voice.
Suddenly, there was a loud "bang", and a heat wave mixed with sparks flew in quickly and urgently. Even a few feet away, a group of government soldiers were still thrown to the ground, letting out bursts of frightened roars. p>
Li Qin couldn't avoid it and almost had his beard burned.
"Your Majesty, even the house has been burned to the ground, and there is no way to save it. Even if you order the government soldiers to do it by force, it will be in vain..."
Listening to the captain's screams, Li Qin's face kept twitching.
"How did the fire start? Can you tell me again?"
"It must have been the Western time, when smoke was just visible in the city, suddenly several groups of armored cavalry came from all directions, surrounding the official residence. Then thousands of arrows were fired, and they were all rockets, and they all shot at the official.
There were also armored soldiers waving their horse reins and throwing countless porcelain jars into the fire, which further fueled the fire...
With less than one word, the official residence was like a sea of fire. And if anyone escaped from the fire alive, they would be shot into the fire by the armored cavalry... Just like this, the thief shot for a whole moment, making sure that no one would escape.
It was only when I was born that I fled north..."
Cum for a whole moment?
Li Qin gritted his teeth and said, "Why don't you ask the Yamen soldiers to stop you?"
"Your Majesty, there is a brigade of thieves nearby. Their men and horses are all wearing full armor, and they also have rockets and sharp weapons that can ignite at the sight of fire. Not to mention that there are only a few hundred or even thousands of soldiers in the county government. How can they stop them?
Live like this tiger and wolf master?"
"What about Beicheng? Why don't you let the gates close and let the thieves run away?"
The county magistrate sighed sadly and lowered his voice: "If I close the city gate, I don't know whether I can capture these thieves, but I, the citizens of Shangdang City, will definitely be killed or injured in the thousands, or even tens of thousands...
”
Li Qin was startled and felt a chill on his back.
Since thieves can burn down official buildings in a moment, they can also set fire to civilian houses in a moment. When the whole city is in chaos, should we put out the fire or hunt down the thieves?
Li Qin made a weird sound in his throat, almost like the roar of a wild animal: "Where did the thief come from, and how did he get into Shangdang County? He couldn't have flown from the sky out of thin air, right?" "Of course it's impossible to fly in... There are many people in the city who have seen it with their own eyes: those hundreds of armored cavalry all came from the official post..."
Where did Guanyi get so many soldiers?
Well, no, there really is...
Last night, after Li Chengzhi moved out of the inn, Gao Zhao's honor guard and retinue moved into the inn. Today, when Li Chengzhi entered the city again and said that he would temporarily stay in an official residence, he secretly laughed at it and even rejoiced: If it weren't for Li Chengzhi,
Chengzhi is afraid of death. If the two parties stay at the inn, they will probably fight...
Gao Zhao’s soldiers?
The cold sweat on Li Qin's head was like rain.
Not only when they entered the city, but also when Li Chengzhi sent people to post a message later, the servants of the Li family were still frightened. They said in and out that there was a thief who wanted to harm his husband. I also sneered at that time and laughed at Li Chengzhi.
If you have a hypothetical syndrome, would Taiwei Gao be so mad that he would harm you?
Whose dream turned out to be a prophecy?
Li Qin's voice trembled: "Gao... When Gao Taiwei and Shi Jun left the city, they said that they would only patrol as far as Huguan today, so they didn't bring more retinues. But at this time, the sun was setting over the west mountain, why haven't Taiwei and Shi Jun returned yet?
?"
Since they all thought that it was the Taiwei's retinue, why should the county guard cover up and deceive himself and others?
The county magistrate took a step forward and sighed in a low voice, "It's broad daylight and the sky is clear. If a thief dares to do this evil deed, there must be something fishy. If the officials see this, they should report it to the capital overnight, and then close the city gate tightly and guard it to the death."
If the imperial court does not issue an order for a day, no one’s order will be accepted lightly..."
Who here naturally refers to Wang Xian, the governor of Bingzhou, and Gao Zhao, the commander-in-chief of Bingzhou...
Suddenly there was a breeze, and Li Qin felt a biting chill, and subconsciously shivered.
Yes, if it was not a rebellion or Gao Zhao sent him to be a Taiwei, how could he dare to plot to assassinate the feudal lord?
He gritted his teeth fiercely: "Quick, hurry up and hurry up. She is the imperial court..."
……
The sky was getting dark, and the lights were already lit in the tent. The soldiers brought food, but neither Gu Kai nor Yuan Tianci had any appetite, so they asked the soldiers to carry it away.
Gu Kai stood outside the tent, raised his eyes and looked to the north. He saw thick smoke billowing from the city, covering the sky and the sun. He couldn't help but marveled: "How can such a good person get into the water?"
"Do you still have the decency to watch a show?"
Yuan Tianci was in a state of anguish, "It's so urgent now, why are you not in a hurry? Just let that Li Hui go over and over and do whatever he wants?"
"Why should I be anxious?"
Gu Kai turned around with a sneer on his face, "Chang Shi, please don't provoke me: Li Hui is holding the Duke's gold order. Don't say that there is a reason for everything. Even if the teacher comes out of nowhere, you can only obey. Furthermore, Li Hui
He is already a meritorious officer and has the responsibility of being counselor of military affairs and in charge of military discipline and suppression of traitors, so how can he come up with the idea of Yuezu Daidaibu?"
Yuan Tianci choked on one sentence and could hardly breathe: "Aren't you afraid that the Duke will go too far and implicate innocent people?"
"It's too early to say anything at this time. If there is really something wrong, it won't be too late for me to speak directly to the chief historian and give advice!"
For some reason, he always felt that there was something in Yu Kai's words. When he looked up, he saw that he was smiling but not smiling, staring directly at him. Yuan Tianci thought in his heart: Could it be that Gu Kai saw through his trick?
Why did this reckless man suddenly become smarter?
Just as he was doubting, he heard several shouts in the distance, and then he saw soldiers guarding the stronghold running towards him in a hurry, followed by someone who looked like he was an official from the city.
Looking very panicked, he was still a dozen steps away when he heard the official shouting urgently: "But Yuan Changshi and Gu Sima?"
"Exactly!" Gu Kai clasped his fists, "May I ask your surname?"
"A certain person is an official of the Shangdang Party. Under the order of Governor Li, I came to summon you two..."
As he said that, the official stepped forward again and said in a low voice: "Li Guogong... was killed by thieves. The Shangdang may have great changes. I also ask you two to quickly return to Beijing and obey the imperial court's orders..."<
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Gu Kai almost died from a mouthful of saliva: What joke are you telling?
Two hours ago, around noon, the Duke sent someone to convey an order, saying that several people had made mistakes and the whole army could not be united, and he and Li Hui were asked to treat the soldiers well.
It was a bad day, but the Duke was suddenly killed by a thief?
But looking at the official's face, it was clear that he was extremely frightened, and he didn't dare to look at him. Gu Kai was startled, and grabbed the official by the collar, and lifted his feet off the ground: "What kind of thief are you?
How dare you deliberately confuse the public with your evil words and falsely pass on military orders?"
"Gu...General Gu, this is absolutely true..."
The official's face turned red at the sight of Jin, and he hurriedly took out the order letter, "At about three o'clock, hundreds of armored cavalry suddenly rushed out of the inn, went straight to the official residence, and then launched a salvo of rockets... In less than a moment, the official residence was completed.
The sea of fire... The county guard gathered the power of the entire city and extinguished the fire just before he left the city, and found fifty-two corpses of various sizes in the ruins. This order is to find them..."
Looking at the pure white jade seal, it was as if all the energy and blood in his body surged to the top of his head, and Gu Kai's face turned as red as a pig's liver.
This is the great seal of the Duke.
When he was about to speak out, he was surprised to find that his throat was dry again, as if a piece of rag had been stuffed in his throat: "What...who did this?"
The official did not answer directly, but lowered his head and replied in a loud voice: "There are no soldiers in the post anymore, only hundreds of followers brought by Captain Gao from the capital. After the fire broke out, the post was completely empty..." p>
Is it Captain Gao?
Yuan Tianci felt that the world was spinning, his vision went dark, and he fell softly to the ground with a "pop".
Gu Kai's heart moved, his eyes were as cold as a blade, he threw the official away and picked up Yuan Tianci again: "Do you know that someone wants to harm the Duke?"
"I don't know...I don't know..."
Yuan Tianci waved his hands randomly, his face as white as paper.
"Then why are you panicking?"
He choked violently and didn't know how to answer.
Gao Zhaoyu summoned him for questioning last night. Although he was not summoned, he sent his confidants into the city secretly to explain specifically to Gao Zhao.
Then Gao Zhao asked his confidants to bring a secret letter, saying that Li Chengzhi had a disobedient heart, and Yuan Tianci had to be vigilant at all times, but if there was any abnormality, he should report it to him immediately.
Yuan Tianci didn't know there was a deceit. He thought that Gao Zhao was his benefactor and that the imperial court appointed him as the chief official of the feudal state. Therefore, since last night, he had reported all the changes in the camp in detail.
Reported to Gao Zhao.
But who would have thought that Gao Zhao just wanted to use him to assassinate Li Chengzhi?
It’s over...
Feeling that disaster was imminent, Yuan Tianci's lips trembled and he couldn't even speak. Another tremor made his crotch wet.
Waste!
Gu Kai secretly cursed in his heart and shouted urgently: "Come here, tie up Yuan Tianci and keep him under strict guard. If you dare to let him go, grandpa will chop off your head... Quickly, find Li Cangcao and ask him to follow me."
Let’s go to the city together..."
The official immediately became anxious: "General Gu, the city gate has been locked..."
"Fuck your mother's shit!"
Gu Kai cursed fiercely and kicked the official, "The city gate is locked, is the hanging basket also locked? If you dare not let Gu Kai enter the city, grandpa will immediately mobilize the army and crush you in Shangdang County...
Aren’t you going to summon us yet?”
The official rolled and crawled out of the tent...
……
Two moments later, the lights outside the official residence were brightly lit, as bright as day.
Fifty-two corpses were arranged neatly. Gu Kai stared at one of them, his body trembling uncontrollably. His right hand was holding the handle of the knife, and veins popped out on the back of his hand.
Traveling to the east of Hedong, there was a sudden heavy snowfall. Gu Kai was bored and didn't know what was wrong in his mind, so he had the courage to fight with Li Chengzhi.
Probably for the purpose of deterrence, Li Chengzhi readily agreed, and the two of them started fighting in the snow with their upper bodies naked.
Poor Gu Kai thought he was brave, but he couldn't even get one foot in front of Li Chengzhi. He was thrown to pieces, and he gave up in a moment.
It was also from that day on, after seeing the arrow wounds, gunshot wounds, knife wounds, and stab wounds all over Li Chengzhi's upper body, that Gu Kai restrained his light thoughts and turned his head to the ground.
Just now, he identified it again and again, and it was certain: even though it was burned like coke, the place under the ribs could not be faked, it was definitely a gunshot that had penetrated the ribs.
Moreover, the body shape is generally the same, even the Yamen soldiers said that the official seal was found from which corpse.
There are three corpses placed next to them, all burnt and exhausted. They have all been inspected and they are all women...
Gu Kai is furious, but has nowhere to vent?
Li Chengzhi said more than once that Gao Zhao would kill him. But everyone from the Queen Mother to the officials scorned him.
Including Gu Kai...
He gritted his teeth bitterly, took two steps forward, and lifted Li Hui up: "What's the point of crying?"
When Li Hui turned his head, he realized that there was no trace of tears on Li Hui's face, but his eyes were empty and dull, and there was no trace of sadness on his face, as if he were dead.
It’s not that Li Hui doesn’t want to cry, but that he can’t cry.
All he could think about was: Can Lang Jun stop Gao Yun?
Where to go after that: Daqi or Xihai?
Then what should I do? I can’t go back to Beijing and continue to be an official, right?
After being shaken hard by Gu Kai for a few times, he came back to his senses and just said "oh".
There is nothing more sad than a heart-broken heart, so that’s it, right?
He managed to hold back his anger and reprimanded in a low voice: "It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. Follow me to collect the remains of the Duke and the ladies and return to Beijing overnight..."
Li Hui sighed secretly.
Just as Lang Jun said, Gu Kai is indeed more loyal than a warrior but not resourceful.
Now that he knew that Yuan Tianci had betrayed Gao Zhao, he also knew that the spies in the camp had not been eliminated, but he ignored them and only went into the city to collect the body of the husband?
At this time, the two thousand Chinese troops outside the camp may have been bewitched by Yuan Tianci and turned into a mess, right?
Guessing in his heart, Li Hui just nodded numbly. Then he called the few remaining servants of the Li family and carried the corpses of the big one, three little ones, into the car.
Li Qin knew that he was in the wrong and had no time to show up. However, he told the officials in the palace and bought four coffins from Yi Zhuang outside the city.
But just as he was being pulled to Nancheng by car and was about to be hoisted down into the city, he suddenly saw a huge fire outside the city and the sound of murder was loud.
Everyone was stunned, and saw several war horses running towards the city. Gu Kai shouted urgently: "Why are you in such a panic?"
"General, Yuan Tianci has rebelled..."
The soldiers in the city cried out, "I don't know who released him. He and more than a hundred soldiers suddenly attacked, and held the two military leaders hostage. They claimed that the Duke of the country was assassinated. They could not escape the connection. Returning to the capital would be a death penalty. How about they just do it?"
If you raise an army, even if you are defeated, you can still survive for a few days..."
It's the other way around, really it's the other way around?
Even Yuan Tianci is like this, but what about Gao Zhao?
No matter Gu Kai or the county officials in the city, they all felt cold in their hearts.
"You are a good thief, so you are not afraid of killing the Nine Clans?"
Gu Kai gritted his teeth and actually asked soldiers to take his city away.
Li Hui hurriedly pulled him down from the hanging basket: "At this time, the sound of killings has gradually subsided. Yuan Tianci and the traitors have clearly succeeded. If you go down to the city rashly, are you going to die?"
"What should we do?"
Gu Kai felt anxious and angry, and turned to look at the generals on the city.
Li Hui further advised: "Don't have any wishful thinking. The situation is unclear now, and the Shangdang itself cannot be protected. Don't ask me to lend you troops to quell the rebellion. Without the decree of the imperial court, even the city gates will not be opened without permission... This is the plan for now."
, just wait."
"When?"
Gu Kai looked at the coffins again and said, "You and I can wait, but I'm afraid the Duke won't be able to wait!"
"You have to wait if you can't wait. It's better than encountering random soldiers and abandoning your body in the wilderness!"
Li Hui gritted his teeth tightly and said, "I will beg Governor Li later and ask him to allow me to place a memorial for my husband in the city. He will be buried in Shangdang three days later..."