Chapter 249 Drag it down and kill it (12ooo for support)
The sound spread far away, and the surrounding people started to stir again, and gathered around the old man and old lady. Qu Lingchen saw Yang Kai giving him a proud look, and saw Liu Zhang about to step in, and his heart suddenly lifted.
He stood up and held the dagger in his sleeve.
Qu Lingchen, who thought everything was over and was about to leave the refugee camp, did not expect that such an incident would happen again. Many alliance members pretending to be refugees were looking at him, and Liu Zhang was getting closer and closer.
On one side is the life-and-death feud between himself and hundreds of alliance members, and on the other side is the fate of 200,000 refugees.
The refugees continued to approach. Where Liu Zhang passed by, the soldiers separated a path. Liu Zhang, guarded by the soldiers, was only a few steps away from the crowd. Qu Lingchen was beside the separated road. This distance was 80%
You can succeed if you grasp it.
Just as Liu Zhang took the final step, Qu Lingchen took action. Using the cover of two refugees who had just approached, the dagger flew straight towards a young man who was making trouble, hitting the back of his neck. The silk thread wrapped behind the dagger
Pull, the dagger is withdrawn.
Almost in an instant, the enemy was killed. All the attention was on Liu Zhang, the old man, the old woman, and the young people. No one saw Qu Lingchen take action.
The young man didn't know what was going on, but he felt a coldness on his neck. Then, blood spurted out. The companion next to him was startled and screamed.
"Protect the lord."
Wang Xu shouted, and the soldiers who came up from behind quickly surrounded Liu Zhang. They looked around with vigilance and openly killed people under the eyes of Zhou Mu. They were so arrogant that the soldiers were on guard and alert to everyone in the crowd.
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Yang Kai stood in the distance. He had been staring at Qu Lingchen, but at the moment when the two refugees were blocking Qu Lingchen, something happened. Now that the soldiers were on guard, it would be difficult to assassinate him again.
The difficulty was getting worse. The second opportunity that he had waited for was lost. Yang Kai was very angry and wanted to see who ruined his good deeds.
The eyes of Wang Xu and the soldiers glanced over every refugee around them. Finally, they all fell on Qu Lingchen. It was not that they saw Qu Lingchen make a move, but that Qu Lingchen's black gauze hat was too eye-catching.
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Liu Zhang also looked at Qu Lingchen. The two were very close, and Qu Lingchen met Liu Zhang's gaze.
The distance was about two meters, but with the soldiers on guard, he had no chance to make a move. For some reason, Qu Lingchen felt the eyes of Liu Zhang and the soldiers. Not only was he not nervous, but he was very relaxed.
Perhaps, the Sichuan army will arrest him soon, and then interrogate him severely, and then... there is nothing to be afraid of, it will be over once and for all.
In the past, since Brazil, Qu Lingchen had always felt that he had an unshirkable mission for revenge, but since Guiyang, Qu Lingchen felt that he lived just for revenge.
But at this moment, the hatred in Qu Lingchen's heart became very weak, so weak that he just wanted to die, and whether he wanted revenge or not was no longer important.
Qu Lingchen could now vaguely connect the young master on Yunmengze Island who said, "I am a man of the world" with Liu Zhang, who was dedicated to killing. Finally, he no longer felt as awkward as before, feeling that they were two completely opposite people.
One is ambitious and cares about all people. The other is cruel, bloodthirsty, and cold-blooded.
Perhaps it is true as Liu Zhang said to the people, "Since the beginning of my official career in Jiangzhou, countless people have been killed... If I don't kill, it will not be enough to express my hatred. I can only express my overwhelming hatred when I saw the Han Dynasty overthrown and the people were killed... But I
Only kill evildoers, only kill... Even if the blood fills the roaring river, I will not hesitate... The pure will become pure, and the dirty will become dirty... They will all remember that I, Liu Zhang, am here to prove the truth for all people."
If this is the case, what does his personal hatred mean? No wonder his aunt Huang Yue loves him so deeply, and no wonder his junior sister would rather turn against her sisters than stay with him. He is not useless.
Only now did Qu Lingchen remember why he went to the mountains to study in the first place. It was not because he liked it, but because he hated his family, a family that only safeguarded its own interests and was insensitive and devoid of any humanity.
"Forget it, this is fate. Even Qu Xi didn't want to take revenge. If he dies, the family's hatred will disappear. Compared to the people of the world, what do the dozens of Qu family members mean?"
Qu Lingchen saw Liu Zhang's soldiers looking at him, and his indifferent expression almost told them the answer. Even if he was not a murderer, he must not be a refugee.
"Sir, you must seek justice for my brother, brother." The young man lay on the corpse of the deceased, feeling inexplicably sad.
Wang Xu winked at the two young generals, and they were about to step out.
Liu Zhang withdrew his gaze from Qu Lingchen, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, there's no need to find the murderer."
Liu Zhang glanced at the old man and the old lady in the porridge shed, and said to the old lady: "Auntie, can you give me a bowl of porridge?"
"Ah, this...this, uncle, you have a distinguished status, and we are...not clean..." the old lady said nervously.
The old man stopped sucking his hand and said awkwardly: "Yeah, it's hard to pick out the chaff."
Liu Zhang smiled and said, "It's okay. When I led the army with my brother to besiege the two thieves Li Guo in Chang'an and failed, and fled to Yizhou, I ate all the bark, grass and roots, let alone such good rice porridge."
Seeing that the old lady did not dare to hold it, Liu Zhang saw that there was still half a bowl of porridge in the bowl that the young man had knocked over, so he directly picked it up and took a sip, and then drank it in one gulp.
The people around him looked at Liu Zhang blankly. They had never thought that Liu Zhang, who was the current emperor's uncle, commanded two states and was decisive in killing, would drink something that was only consumed by the lower class people.
Qu Lingchen was obviously startled when he saw Liu Zhang drinking the gruel.
Fazheng also asked for a bowl of porridge, took a sip, and handed it to Hao Keqi. He took a sip and handed it to Wang Xu, passing it on in turn. The people watched silently as these soldiers in uniform drank the porridge.
Liu Zhang turned around and asked: "Does it taste good?"
"It tastes good," Hao Sheng replied.
"It tastes like shit." Liu Zhang cursed and was startled in a very depressed manner.
Liu Zhang turned to the refugees and said: "Folks, I, Liu Zhang, am sorry for you. I can only provide you with old clothes, gruel, and vegetables. There is even bran in the gruel. There are wild vegetables in the green vegetables that are difficult to swallow. These things are not
It’s not delicious. I, Liu Zhang, don’t usually eat this.
However, there are too many refugees now, and we have too little food. We can only do this. We ask the fellow villagers to understand that we still have some old clothes. If women, children and the elderly feel cold, please go get a few more. A bowl of gruel is not enough to eat.
If you are full, give me less water. If sleeping on the straw is uncomfortable, sleep with your clothes on.
I, Liu Zhang, have made everyone feel wronged, and I promise you that I will do my best to improve things, but this is all I can do at the moment, and I apologize to everyone here."
Liu Zhang bowed to the people around him. The people were all moved. Some old people and women couldn't help but feel sour in their hearts. Tears came into their eyes. He had never seen a high-ranking official who cared about their feelings so much.
Just giving them clothes and shelter is already a great kindness to them. Who cares whether these things taste good, whether they are warm and comfortable, or whether they live comfortably.
"But." Liu Zhang looked at the old man and the old lady: "But this is all due to the incompetence of our government. It is no wonder that this uncle and aunt, as well as the many people who came to donate porridge voluntarily, are not rich either. There are many of them.
People are on the same street, and the food of a village is concentrated here for donation. This is also the food ration for their family for a year.
Those porridges with bran and tasteless wild vegetables. They themselves have never disliked them. They also eat them on weekdays. They can come here to serve porridge. I, Liu Zhang, have to thank them on behalf of everyone in the government. Without them, we would not be able to organize it.
For such a big porridge shop, no one has any reason to blame them."
The old lady and the old man felt a little embarrassed when they saw the refugees looking at them. The old man smiled honestly. Behind him, his daughter-in-law in an apron was still busy around the steaming pot. The son was picking vegetables and looking outside with wide eyes.
Liu Zhang looked at the corpse on the ground and the young man next to the corpse, and said to the refugees around him: "Tell everyone, it was my people who killed this person. I don't want to pursue it, but if you think it should be pursued, I will pursue it.
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The surrounding refugees were talking a lot, with expressions of surprise on their faces. The young man squatting on the ground looked at Liu Zhang in surprise, and Qu Lingchen looked startled.
"Folks, do you want to investigate?" Fazheng asked the people around him.
"No investigation, no investigation."
"This bastard deserves to die."
"Both bastards deserve to die."
"I've wanted to kill these two bastards for a long time."
The refugees around them shouted.
"Uncle Emperor, you can't ignore the law." The squatting young man said to Liu Zhang.
Liu Zhang looked at the young man and said to Wang Xu in a cold voice: "Drag him down and kill him with a stick."
The young man's face turned from surprise to defeat in an instant. He couldn't say a word and was dragged out by two tiger and wolf soldiers. There were cheers from behind, and the soldiers who maintained order reorganized the refugees to collect food.
Liu Zhang walked past Qu Lingchen and said: "Follow me."
Liu Zhang returned to Huang Yueying's shop with a large number of personal guards.
Huang Yueying was tapping the bowl with a spoon. Liu Zhang came over. Huang Yueying said resentfully: "What's going on? I have so few people?"
"The man is too ugly, no one dares to come." Liu Zhang said casually.
Huang Yueying snorted.
In fact, Huang Yueying moved too quickly, and the number of refugees assigned to each porridge shop was almost the same. Huang Yueying moved too quickly, and sent away the people assigned to her in less than half an hour.
Liu Zhang felt even more sorry for Huang Yueying. What a good girl she is. She is smart, hard-working, and can invent cranes. Such a girl should find someone like Zhuge Liang, who has both talent and appearance, and is the embodiment of a counselor and loyalty. It's a pity.
The groom who was disturbed by him ran away, so how could this ugly girl get married?
Liu Zhang looked at Huang Yueying looking at the other refugee teams and really wanted to marry her immediately, if she wasn't so ugly.
Qu Lingchen hesitated for a while, then followed him towards Huang Yueying's shop.
When Liu Zhang saw Qu Lingchen coming, he walked up and grabbed Qu Lingchen's hand. Qu Lingchen trembled with fright and looked directly at Liu Zhang. But the next step made Qu Lingchen feel cold and Liu Zhang opened his own
He took out the bloody dagger in his hand.
"Girl, you really hate evil. I didn't want to be too obvious in front of the crowd just now. I hope the girl won't blame me for being rude." In fact, when Liu Zhang felt that the woman wearing a black gauze hat was Qu Lingchen, he felt inexplicably a little bit in his heart.
Happy, and it’s a difficult kind of happy that comes from the heart.
But at this time Qu Lingchen came over. For some reason, what he said was still so unfamiliar. Maybe it was because last time on the top of the mountain, Liu Zhang felt something was wrong with Qu Lingchen. He didn't seem to have a good impression of him, unlike on Yunmengze.
They are completely different.
Qu Lingchen was slightly startled, "He still regards me as the person on Yunmengze. Can I do the same?"
"How did you know it was me?" Qu Lingchen said, his voice strong.
Liu Zhang felt a little disappointed. It seemed that the other party really didn't like him. Liu Zhang inserted the dagger into the wooden platform and smiled calmly: "Young lady, are you asking me why I know her identity, or why I know you killed that person?
If it's the latter, the blood on the dagger has flowed out a little bit on the wrist. If it's the former, it's just a feeling. The girl's temperament is different. Even if she changes into coarse clothes, she won't fit in with the crowd."
Qu Lingchen was stunned for a while and said nothing. He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your forgiveness, uncle. I'll take my leave."
Qu Lingchen turned and left. The moment he turned around, a tear fell down.
At this moment, Qu Lingchen only felt so wronged. He had never felt wronged before. Faced with the grievance of not being able to engender hatred against his enemy, the person he had once been attracted to regarded him as a passerby, and he could only treat him as a passerby.
The grievance, the grievance that once took away my virginity and made me despair, but I am still ignorant.
But all of these people were one person. Qu Lingchen walked away calmly, tears falling to the rainy ground.
Liu Zhang stood behind the wooden platform and watched Qu Lingchen leave intently. Only then did he realize that he was also a person who could be tempted, but...
"Why, do you like her?" Huang Yueying said with a smile.
"Falling flowers are intentional and flowing water is ruthless."
"To be honest, if it were me, I would say: nonsense."
"That's because you have low self-esteem."
"Tch. Have you ever seen her true face? She might be uglier than me."
At this time, a young man walked up to the porridge shed and asked, "Is there any venison to eat today?"
Huang Yueying glanced at the young man: "There is no venison. If you become a pig, I can make pork porridge."
The young man walked away angrily.
Liu Zhang said to Huang Yueying: "Don't you think he has a deeper meaning in what he said?"
"I don't think so." Huang Yueying said innocently. "It's just that there are so many young people among the refugees. Maybe their parents, wives and children were washed away by the flood. If I can choose two or three handsome ones among them, then it will be
How happy it must be." Huang Yueying held her spoon and imagined.
Liu Zhang also wanted to inspect other places, so he said goodbye and left the porridge shed. At this time, Huang Yueying suddenly shouted from behind: "Sir, there are many female generals in the Sichuan Army. Can I join one?"
Liu Zhang looked back and saw that Huang Yueying was still holding the spoon, leaning forward against the wooden platform, her eyes sparkling with desire. Those eyes were so beautiful that they seemed to be breathtaking. Coupled with Huang Yueying's slender figure, if it weren't for the facial injuries,
Too friction, that would be great.
"Xiao Furong is a young barbarian lord, and he also leads barbarian soldiers. Fan Lixiang is the leader of the peasant army, and has made three great achievements. Girl, if you can do the same, the Sichuan Army welcomes you."
After Liu Zhang finished speaking, he walked away.
Huang Yueying slammed the spoon into the rice bucket and said quietly: "Three great achievements? You fought so hard, attacking Baichuan and going to Xiangyang. It seems that you are also aware of the family's plot. Huangzu Zhang Yun is nothing.
What contribution can I make to you? Master, I am almost driven crazy by this guy who judges people by their appearance."
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Liu Zhang inspected the tent with his soldiers. After two farces, the people became much calmer. When Liu Zhang passed by, he just turned to look at him and boldly shouted: "Uncle Liu Huang", Liu Zhang nodded in greeting.
Fazheng said as he walked: "My lord, look at Huang Yueying's words and actions. She seems to be a poet. The sentence just now, 'There are so many young people today', seems to be a deliberate reminder to the lord that the crane is also a fantastic idea. Although
It is indeed inappropriate for a woman to be an official, but if she is assigned to the craftsman camp, there should be no problem, right? Why did my lord refuse so much?"
Liu Zhang sighed in his heart. He didn't know that Huang Yueying was a talent. In history, there were many rumors about her marrying Zhuge Liang. She invented the seven-and-ten-arrow crossbow, the wooden ox and the horse, and even many of Zhuge Liang's clever tricks.
She figured it out.
But Huang Yueying is a direct descendant of the Huang Clan, a local family in Xiangyang. How could he appoint her at this juncture, not to mention that Liu Zhang had already tested Huang Yueying just now, "Don't you think he has a deeper meaning in what he said?" Huang Yueying's answer disappointed Liu Zhang.
Huang Yueying, Huang Wanzhen?
Liu Zhang suddenly thought of these two names. Could it be that they were the same person? If that account book really cost thirty coins, what about the paper?
History does not say that Huang Yueying invented cheap and easy-to-use paper.
If this is the case, then Huang Yueying is really valuable.
When Liu Zhang thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh. If Huang Yueying really rebelled with the family, he would not be able to keep her. Even if he kept her, she would not be truly loyal.
"Let's talk about it after these two days first," Liu Zhang thought.
Fa Zheng saw that Liu Zhang was silent and said: "My lord, not only Huang Yueying, but also my subordinates feel that many people are suspicious. My lord, have you discovered it? The young man who was killed in the battle had calluses on his hands, and on his thumb and
Between the index fingers, this is not the most important thing. Most farmers have a stooped back because they work in the fields and fields all year round, but that young man has a straight body."
"You mean he's a soldier?"
Fazheng nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Master, don't be unhappy to hear this. I think the girl wearing a gauze hat is wrong. She even killed people when the master arrived. But judging from her words and behavior, she doesn't look like an impulsive person."
, The most important thing is that the lord knows her, she is not a refugee at all, why should she get gruel among the refugees? "
Liu Zhang frowned. He really didn't expect that the young man Liu Zhang also realized something was wrong, but why was he completely indifferent to Qu Lingchen? The doubts mentioned by Fazheng didn't seem to be that profound. What was he thinking at the time?
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At this moment, Qu Lingchen suddenly walked over from a distance, heading towards Liu Zhang. Fa Zheng's expression twisted, and he immediately said to Wang Xu: "Be on guard."
Liu Zhang stretched out his hand to stop him. He also wanted to know if Qu Lingchen had any plot against him, so he only allowed Hao Sheng to get closer.
Qu Lingchen walked up to Liu Zhang and bowed down: "Sir, Tang Yan would like to accompany you to help the victims. I wonder if you have this honor?"
Fazheng glanced at Liu Zhang and said to Qu Lingchen: "Miss Tang, our Lord is not helping the victims, he is just here to inspect the refugee camp. If you want to donate, we can arrange a tent space for you. If there is a shortage of rice..."
Liu Zhang stopped Fazheng and said firmly to Qu Lingchen: "Okay, okay." Then he turned to Wang Xuda and said: "Give me a place to donate."
"yes."
Looking at Fazheng's expression, Liu Zhang whispered: "Lead the snake out of its hole."
Fazheng understood what Liu Zhang meant. Just like today when he went out to inspect the city, Liu Zhang gave alms in person to let the people know that he was not in the city and that the city's defenses were empty, making them feel that they had an opportunity.
As for Liu Zhang's attempt to lure the snake out of the cave, he also wanted to see what Qu Lingchen was going to do and why the woman he saw in Jingbei was completely different from the one he saw in Yunmengze.
Since the effect is the same, it might as well be one more purpose.
The soldiers set up a large tent, and a large amount of food and pickles were brought over. Four soldiers were cooking in the back, Qu Lingchen was in charge of filling the bowls at the front desk, Liu Zhang handed her the bowls, and Fazheng was in charge of cleaning the wooden table.
Some numbers were drawn from the refugees and assigned to Liu Zhang's tent. Those refugees who were drawn were so happy that they showed off everywhere, attracting red eyes. When they picked up the rice in the bowl handed by Liu Zhang himself, even if it was watery,
Porridge and pickled vegetables also seem to be out of this world delicious.
Some girls looked at Qu Lingchen with envy and hatred, and regretted why they didn't ask to follow the emperor's uncle to help with the disaster. It would be more honorable to tell people about it in the future.
Qu Lingchen and Liu Zhang silently passed bowls to each other, while the other skillfully scooped up rice. They were speechless. Qu Lingchen was serving the food to the victims while thinking about the scene that had happened before.
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"The distance was so close just now, why didn't you take action?" This was Yang Kai's voice.
"Liu Zhang is wearing chainmail and his soldiers are on guard. I'm not even 50% sure."
"Even if I'm 10% sure, I should assassinate him."
"If I die, will you assassinate me? Then why don't you go now?" Qu Lingchen looked at Yang Kai coldly.
Yang Kai had nothing to say, not to mention that Liu Zhang was on guard. Even if he wasn't on guard, he was followed by a very powerful man with an extremely evil aura. He was a famous figure who once knocked down the most powerful general in Jiangdong, Tai Shi Ci, from his horse with a hammer.
He didn't even dare to get close, let alone assassinate him.
Although Wu Jun had many men, only Qu Lingchen had the chance to assassinate him.
"Did you kill that young man?"
"Are you deaf? Didn't you hear Liu Zhang say that his people killed him?"
At this moment, another alliance disciple came over and whispered to Qu Lingchen and Yang Kai: "The leader just sent word that Miss Qu cannot be blamed for the failure of the assassination, but Miss Qu has an old relationship with Liu Zhang, so she can use this identity
Approaching Liu Zhang and waiting for an opportunity to assassinate him, I wonder what the girl wants?"