Liu Zhang and Hu Che'er were hanging without reaching the sky or the ground.
When Hu Che'er jumped off with him on his back, he wanted to scold Hu Che'er for being a fool. He had a stupid bodyguard beside him who couldn't afford to hurt him.
"Click."
There was a sound of a branch breaking, Liu Zhang's heart tightened, and Hu Che'er suddenly woke up.
Hu Cheer was just scared when he jumped off the cliff, so he held on to Liu Zhang. When he woke up, he realized that he was holding on to his lord.
With a cracking sound, Hu Che'er regained his consciousness, gritted his teeth, and said decisively to Liu Zhang: "Master, you have to hold on tight, I, I, Che'er will go now."
Hu Che'er really didn't want to die at all, but when he remembered that when the rocks rolled down just now, Liu Zhang still cared about his own life and asked himself to find a tree to hide, and now he was hanging like this without even kicking himself down.
As a personal guard, what else can I say?
Hu Che'er closed his eyes and was about to jump when Liu Zhang shouted: "What nonsense are you talking about? Give me the chains on your body."
"ah?"
"Hurry up." He felt that the thick branch was broken again, and the "clicking" sound made Liu Zhang's heart clench together and he roared.
"Oh, oh." Hu Che'er hurriedly handed over the iron chain on his body. At the same time, the branch made a "click" sound and was about to be completely disconnected. Liu Zhang suddenly threw out the iron chain and put it on the main trunk of the pine tree.
He quickly reached out and grabbed the iron chain while tearing off the branches. Liu Zhang struggled to follow the iron chain and lie down on the main trunk of the rock pine.
"Okay, now it's good. It's safe." Hu Che'er smiled from below.
Liu Zhang let out a breath. If he hadn't been hanging up now, he would have really wanted to slap this fool.
"Do we have to hang up all the time?" Liu Zhang said angrily, and did not bother to scold Hu Che'er. It was more serious to find a way to escape at this time. Hu Che'er didn't want to die, and Liu Zhang didn't want to die.
Liu Zhang looked carefully and saw that this was a cliff with few shrubs on it, which meant that he was lucky. He grabbed a pine branch. On the left side of this position was a waterfall impacted by the river. On the right side, there was no grass growing. There was no sky above or below.
If it doesn't fall to the ground, it seems that it can only be hung like this.
But even if we climb up the pine tree, we will starve to death here. We must find a way to leave.
Liu Zhang looked at the water pool where the waterfall struck below. There was a layer of white mist on it. It must be very deep, but God knows if he would die if he jumped from such a height, or if there would be a dragon or something inside.
Liu Zhang hesitated for a long time. If there was really no other way, he could only take a gamble and jump once. However, he suddenly noticed that there was a weathered crack on the barren cliff on the right, which was the result of the entire mountain breaking due to the wind and sun.
The crack extends as far as the eye can see.
"You can slide down the crack." Liu Zhang thought.
But let’s not talk about whether this crack can reach the bottom of the cliff. Even if it can be reached, climbing this crack is still difficult, not to mention that this crack is still far away from you and you can’t get through it at all. If you jump over, the possibility of grasping the crack is too low.
The possibility is to fall into the abyss.
With a deep pool on one side and a crack on the other, there was little chance of survival. Liu Zhang hesitated which way to go.
At this moment, Liu Zhang felt Hu Che'er crawling up his body and shouted: "Don't climb up yet."
Hu Che'er looked at Liu Zhang blankly, did the lord still want him to jump? Hu Che'er couldn't help but grimace. But who knew how much Yansong could endure. As a guard, he should sacrifice himself for the lord, so he hesitated for a moment.
It jumps when it rings.
Liu Zhang carefully measured the distance to the crack, and finally said to Hu Che'er: "Slide down a little further along the chain."
Hu Che'er's chain was very long, more than ten feet long. Liu Zhang measured the distance, tied the chain to the rock pine, and said to Hu Che'er underneath him: "Slide down the chain to the bottom, and I will shake it."
Chain, when you get to that crack, see it, right there, you grab the crack, then I jump over and you catch me, do you understand?"
Hu Che'er looked at the crack in a daze and didn't reply for a while. Liu Zhang said impatiently: "If you are afraid of danger, just climb up and I will go over."
"No, no, my lord, just go ahead." Hu Che'er woke up and realized that Liu Zhang didn't want to jump off by himself.
Both Liu Zhang and Hu Che'er knew that it was very dangerous to do so. Whether they could hold on to the chain during the shaking process and whether they could accurately lock the crack, the most dangerous thing was when the second person jumped over and whether the person in front could bear it.
, if they can't bear it, both of them will die.
There is only one chance to catch the crack, because it is like swinging. If you swing over, you will swing back. There is a waterfall on the left. As long as you are hit by the airflow of the waterfall, even the gods will not be able to grab the iron chain.
Liu Zhang didn't say anything nonsense and started to shake the chain. First he shook it gently a few times to let Hu Che'er get used to it, then he swung it hard to the right and kicked the end of the chain. Hu Che'er's body immediately floated up.
Just when they reached the crack, Hu Che'er seized the opportunity and immediately clung to the crack. The moment he let go of the iron chain, his body's center of gravity was unstable, and driven by inertia, Hu Che'er slid a few meters along the crack, and his hand fell off.
Pi didn't let go either.
Liu Zhang looked at him nervously. Hu Che'er calmed down, exhaled, and climbed up the crack with all his strength, reaching the place closest to Liu Zhang.
"Go down a little and make room for me," Liu Zhang said.
Hu Che'er retreated a little further.
Liu Zhang untied the iron chain, climbed up the pine tree, and stood up carefully. The air current at high altitude made his head dizzy. He took a deep breath, calmed his mind, controlled his strength, and jumped towards Hu Che'er, accurately grasping the crack.
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However, the force of the fall was too strong. Liu Zhang's hand that grabbed the crack only supported him for a moment before he rolled down. Hu Che'er hurriedly took action and grabbed Liu Zhang. The powerful impact and another one-handed grab almost made him fall.
Hu Che'er let go.
Liu Zhang relied on Hu Che'er's pull to grasp the crack again. He finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Hu Che'er: "We cooperate with each other tacitly."
Hu Che'er smiled silly, and the hand that was grabbing at the crack was pricked with blood by a solid stone. He also seemed unaware that he had followed so many lords, Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Zhang Ji, and Zhang Xiu. He had never felt such a lord.
kind.
The two of them walked along the crack, tied each other with iron chains, and carefully climbed down along the crack.
The cliff was ten feet high, and the crack was very long. The two of them climbed for a full hour, and their four palms were covered with blood. They finally saw the bottom, but the crack also reached the end. It was still more than four feet high from the bottom of the cliff. If they fell,
Neither dead nor disabled.
The iron chain came into use again. Liu Zhang locked the iron chain on a protruding rock and said to Hu Che'er: "Let's follow the iron chain to the end, which is less than three feet, and jump off together."
Liu Zhang said it clearly and neatly. Hu Che'er really didn't expect that Liu Zhang, who looked like a scholar, would have such courage. He was three feet tall and could jump at will. How could he show weakness? He nodded decisively.
The two slid down to the bottom of the chain. Liu Zhang shouted "one, two, three, jump". At this moment, Hu Che'er suddenly hugged Liu Zhang, and the two rolled down together. Just as they were about to land, Hu Che'er's body fell to the ground.
.Liu Zhang fell on Hu Che'er.
Liu Zhang was so dizzy that his blood and energy were boiling all over his body. His limbs seemed to be falling apart and he could hardly breathe. But when he thought of Hu Che'er under him, he hurriedly struggled to get up.
Liu Zhang spit out a mouthful of blood and felt better in his chest. Hu Che'er fell to the ground. There were deep vegetation under the cliff, but even so, after falling three feet high, Hu Che'er, who was already seriously injured, was still paralyzed.
"What's going on? Can we still leave? We can't stay here. If the assassin comes, we will definitely die." Liu Zhang looked at Hu Che'er's injuries. He originally wanted to say something, but in the end he chose to say something more important.
"No, lord, my arms and legs seem to be broken. You can go alone." Hu Che'er waved his hands with difficulty, with blood bleeding from the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile: "I, Hu Che'er, have followed many lords, and I have never been in danger like my lord.
At that time, I was still thinking about the lives of my subordinates. If my lord dies, I, Hu Che'er, have no complaints."
"This is the area. You will search separately. If you find Liu Zhang, the leader will give you a reward and silver."
At this moment, a shout came, and Hu Che'er said urgently: "Master, please leave quickly. If they find you, you won't be able to leave."
Liu Zhang looked at Hu Che'er for a while and said in a deep voice: "Do you think I really can't bear to let you go, you idiot? I tell you, I also said to Hao Sheng that if I have to sacrifice you to save myself, I will not do it at all.
It's a pity, but now is not the time for you to die. If you die here, they will find me."
Yang Kai and others were not far away, Liu Zhang felt that all the bones in his body were scattered, let alone taking Hu Che'er with him, even if he ran alone, he was determined not to escape.
Liu Zhang looked around and saw a piece of thick dead wood on the grass. Then he looked at the river left by the deep pool. He was so determined that he dragged Hu Che'er to the edge of the deep pool with difficulty, and then tried to drag the piece of dead wood.
Hu Che'er looked at Liu Zhang and remembered what Fazheng said to Huang Yueying when he was a personal guard: "My lord, be careful not to be lenient on the outside but on the inside. I don't know whether it is a disaster or a blessing."
Indeed it is.
"My Lord, I want you to rescue me as a personal guard. Even if I am cut into pieces, what's the point of complaining?" Hu Che'er thought to himself.
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Chengdu.
Yan family.
Mr. Yan, who was in his seventies, was jumping around at home. He looked indescribably excited and his face was rosy. Yin Yuan stepped in from the door and was surprised to see this scene.
"Old man, what's the matter? Why are you so happy?" Yin Yuan gave Mr. Yan a strange look. Is his relationship crazy?
"A happy event, a big happy event, a huge happy event. We have been waiting for almost two years, and finally it's here." Mr. Yan, who had always been steady, couldn't control his emotions at all. He grabbed Yin Yuan's shoulders and shook them. The excitement quickly erupted from all sides.
The pores are overflowing.
"Liu Zhang is dead, did you know?" Mr. Yan stared at Yin Yuan and suddenly laughed: "Liu Zhang is dead, hahaha, dead, we are finally going to stand up, hahaha."
Yin Yuan was also shocked and said anxiously: "Old man, what did you say? Liu Zhang is dead? How is this possible?"
"It's absolutely true, it's absolutely true." Mr. Yan laughed loudly and said disdainfully: "Liu Zhang will kill himself for many unjust actions. Finally, his retribution has arrived. In Wuxi, he met the remnants of the aristocratic family that he had killed before. It's enough.
There are thousands of people.
Wu Jun, a former commoner in Jiangzhou, because his fiancée Ma Xiaolian was killed by Liu Zhang, united the descendants of aristocratic families from Jiangzhou, Hanzhong, Brazil, Wuling, Chaisang, and Xiangyang to form some kind of anti-Liu Zhang alliance.
Really killing Liu Zhang creates a huge opportunity for us.
As soon as Liu Zhang died, Wu Jun raised troops in Jiangzhou, declared to resist Liu Zhang and put an end to the tyranny. The Deng family in Jiangzhou had already declared their surrender, and there was going to be chaos in southern Shu.
Sun Quan, Cao Cao, and the Liangzhou warlords will not remain indifferent. They will all want to take advantage of the chaos to raise troops. I have been in contact with Wu Jun. I am afraid that the news has not reached Huang Quan’s ears. We are just in time to start an uprising and seize the opportunity.
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As long as we control Chengdu, those officials, big and small, will definitely turn against us, and the entire Yizhou will belong to us. At that time, our family will definitely turn things around and prove to all the common people that this world is our world after all."
After Mr. Yan finished speaking, Yin Yuan was also very excited. Mr. Yan suddenly said sternly: "Immediately send people to contact the major families in the past, as well as our people in the garrison, and those officials who are willing to serve. You did not dare to contact them before.
Yes, we can contact you now. Please bring out the young master Liu Hao and all the military officials in Chengdu. Why don’t you just wait and see? Chengdu can be decided at a moment’s notice.”
"Yes." Yin Yuan has been waiting for this day for a long time and has been preparing for it for a long time. Mr. Yan is the leader of the Chengdu family. With his prestige and planning for a long time, even Liu Hao has already expressed his attitude, and he will definitely be able to completely eliminate it.
Liu Zhang's remaining forces.
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In the Chengdu Mufu, Zhou Buyi was teaching Liu Xun how to write. Huang Yue was sewing a pair of small shoes and touching her bulging belly from time to time. Although she was still nameless and statusless, she still felt full of happiness.
At this moment, Lianhua suddenly rushed in and said loudly: "It's not good, madam, sir, sir, sir..."
Huang Yue's hand slipped, and the needle pierced his finger, bringing up a string of blood beads. He raised his head and asked, "What's wrong, sir?" For some reason, Huang Yue's heart was beating fast.
"My lord, he was killed by bad guys." Lianhua cried.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Huang Yue suddenly stood up. She had never scolded anyone before, but she also had an angry look on her face. Zhou Buji and Liu Xun suddenly looked back.
"It's true. Your Excellency was killed by bad guys in Wuxi, on a dangerous mountain. Now Mr. Huang and Mr. Wang have received the news and are quarreling in the main hall."
The embroidered shoes on Huang Yue's hand slipped off, and Liu Xun's face was blank. The two of them were stunned for a few seconds, and then rushed out of the hall.
The pen in Zhou Buyi's hand was pressed against the paper, leaving an ink mark.
"Sir, when I said that there would be catastrophe within two years, I wished I was wrong. I also wanted to see how far you could go on the road of brazenness. How could you just leave like this?"
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When Huang Yue arrived at the main hall, the civil and military officials were quarreling. After finally confirming the news, his mind suddenly became empty and his body was swaying. Lianhua hurriedly supported him.
Liu Xun stood there blankly.
Huang Quan and Wang Fu came over. Huang Quan sighed and said, "Sister, you are pregnant, so go back first."
After Huang Quan finished speaking, he shook his head. When the news of Liu Zhang's death came, he was at a loss. But now that he has recovered his consciousness, he has no idea.
Is Yizhou still Yizhou without Liu Zhang? What can I do as a civil servant? Apart from sending an order to Zhang Ren in the west to return to the capital quickly, there is nothing else I can do.
Wang Fu looked back at Wen Wu and said bitterly: "Now there has been a rebellion in Jiangzhou. The Yan family and the Yin family in Chengdu took the lead in the rebellion under the banner of their son Liu Hao. What I didn't expect was that Liu Hao, as the lord's biological brother, actually
If we really rebel, there will be chaos in the city and outside the city, and I am afraid that Chengdu will be in danger. These people have evil intentions, and some of them deliberately started the quarrel."
When Huang Yue heard Wang Fu's words, she suddenly remembered what Liu Zhang had told her. She sobered up a little, suppressed the grief in her heart, and told Huang Quan and Wang Fu about her death.
Huang Quan Wangfu's eyes lit up, but then dimmed. It might be better to have a suicide note, at least Liu Hao's ability to appeal would be greatly weakened.
But now the Han clan and the common people are far from forming a force. The aristocratic clan has penetrated into every corner. Without Liu Zhang to suppress it, this torrent will inevitably blow out. Most of the power in Chengdu is in the hands of the aristocratic clan, plus those who sit on the wall. Without Liu Zhang, Huang Quan and Wang Fu are both
Don't hold out any hope.
It is the common idea of Huang Quan and Wang Fu to treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor, and the worst case scenario is to sacrifice one's life for justice.
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The Yan family and the Yin family, together with the servants and servants of the major families in Chengdu, joined forces with internal agents in the Sichuan army and officials, large and small, to launch a rebellion that quickly swept through Chengdu, causing chaos inside and outside Chengdu.
Huang Quan immediately took out Liu Zhang's will, declared Liu Xun as his heir, and defended Chengdu.
However, the power of the family was too great, and its tentacles were everywhere. Once Liu Zhang died, those weak-willed fence-sitters, no matter how rich or poor, all rebelled. Chengdu was in danger for a while, and dark clouds shrouded it.
A violent storm swept through Yizhou, and Jingzhou, which had just settled down, was also unavoidable.
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Jingzhou.
Everything in internal affairs is on track. Huang Yueying is really good at internal affairs. Various measures are issued, implemented, supervised, and rewarded in an orderly manner. The form is excellent, and the barbarian invasion is easily crushed.
Fan Lixiang and Huang Yueying both breathed a sigh of relief and could finally live a peaceful life for a few days.
In the garden, Fan Lixiang sat on a lounge chair with a fan, fanning leisurely with her eyes closed. Huang Yueying set up a table aside and calmly reviewed the booklet.
"I said you should help me." Huang Yueying approved a book, raised her head and glanced at Fan Lixiang complainingly. Fan Lixiang was not good at leading troops, but she once helped her father govern Guiyang, and her internal affairs were still equivalent to that of an official.
"If I help you with such a trivial matter, I will be underestimating your ability." Fan Lixiang didn't even move her eyelids.
Huang Yueying has a problem, that is, she does things very carefully. Every detail must be under her control. When arranging a task, she is a state pastor and an official to persuade farmers to change to a new way of raising silkworms. What she has to say
All thought out.
As a result, Huang Yueying has endless booklets to approve every day.
But Huang Yueying's ability is really scary. Just like Pang Tong in history who reviewed a book for a hundred days in half a day, Huang Yueying can give accurate reviews with just one glance at each book.
Therefore, it is easy to review several baskets of books every day.