Liu Zhang was stunned when he saw this, maybe still immersed in his thoughts, so he changed the topic and asked: "Is there anything else?"
"Oh." Fazheng reacted: "No matter the direct descendants of the Yang family, they all agreed to accept the four-ketsu examination and the land order. However, my subordinates feel that they are not sincere and must be arrogant."
Liu Zhang laughed and said, "It seems that people here in Dongchuan like to play the trick of being obedient and evasive. We have to kill the chicken to scare the monkey. Let's take action on the direct descendants of the Yang family."
Fazheng said worriedly: "The direct descendants of the Yang family are too large, and we have no handle on them. What excuse do we have to kill them?"
"If you don't have an excuse, just make one." Liu Zhang said casually. The confrontation between aristocratic families and the government often left the government unable to grasp anything, but slowly eroded the rights and interests of the court. When the time came, he stabbed the court in the heart, and Liu Zhang was not willing to wait.
At that time.
At this moment, a sudden scream came from the cavalry guard in front. The war horse was tripped by the horse rope and fell to the ground. It screamed and hissed. Then Wang Xu shouted: "There are assassins, protect the lord."
I saw dozens of swordsmen in white suddenly jumping out of the snowdrift and rushing towards Liu Zhang. The soldiers were caught off guard, causing many casualties. Wang Xu and the remaining soldiers guarded Liu Zhang nervously.
There were not many personal soldiers in the first place. Those white-clothed assassins were obviously trained warriors with good martial arts skills. The personal soldiers were chopped like carrots. The white-clothed assassins quickly rushed to Liu Zhang. Wang Xu was hit by three swords in a row and refused to retreat.
, seeing that his soldiers were about to be exhausted, he shouted loudly, picked up his sledgehammer and rushed out.
Wei Yan also raised his sword to join the battle, and Fa Zheng shouted urgently: "Wei Yan is here to protect the lord, don't leave even an inch away. This place is very close to the city, and troops and horses will come to help soon."
"yes."
All the soldiers were dead and wounded. Wang Xu, Wei Yan, and Zhang Ren all dismounted their horses and formed a triangle, guarding Liu Zhangfa in the center. Assassins in white swooped in from all directions. Zhang Ren's spear points were connected, one by one, and Wei Yan's sword was raised.
, blood splashed, and the bravery was extraordinary. All the assassins in white fell within three meters of Liu Zhang, their blood soaked in the snow.
No matter how brave Zhang Ren and Wei Yan were, there were only two of them. Under the repeated attacks of well-trained white-clothed assassins, they were gradually losing strength, especially Wang Xu, who was already on the verge of collapse.
Liu Zhang slowly drew out his sword.
At this moment, Wu Ban came with a large army at the gate of the city. The assassins in white panicked and attacked for a while. Seeing that they could not take down, they all ran away. Just when Wei Yan and Zhang Ren breathed a sigh of relief, Wang Xu fell to the ground.
, a sharp arrow was shot from a distance, and it hit Liu Zhang's chest.
Everyone was shocked, Fazheng suddenly changed his color, and all the civil and military officials rushed towards Liu Zhang.
"My lord, how are you, my lord?"
"Lord."
"Lord."
"How powerful. As the lord's personal bodyguard, why did you rush out? Don't you know your responsibilities?" Fazheng asked sternly at Hao Wei, who lowered his head and said nothing, with a look of guilt on his face.
"It's okay, I'm okay." Liu Zhang said slowly: "I wore Zhao Wei's chain mail, and the arrow didn't penetrate his body." Liu Zhang took out the sharp arrow, and the arrowhead was green and red, which was obviously poisonous.
Fazheng, Zhang Ren and others were surprised and delighted. Liu Zhang hurriedly said: "Don't stop shouting, keep shouting, the louder the better, let Wu Ban chase the assassin, and say that I am seriously injured, hurry, hurry."
Zhang Ren and others were stunned for a moment, and then began to fight against each other. Wu Ban divided his troops into four groups and chased the assassins fiercely. While chasing them, he shouted: "Don't let go of the assassins who seriously injured the lord. Kill every one."
The soldiers carried Liu Zhang into the city, leaving only stains of blood on the snow outside the city. When they returned to the county government, Fazheng summoned all the doctors and generals and closed the door tightly.
"Lord, do you want to use this to attack the Yang family?" Fazheng asked immediately as the door closed.
Liu Zhang hammered his chest. Although the arrow did not go in, the impact was not weak, and it still hurts a little. Liu Zhang sat on a chair and calmly said: "Of course, aren't we in need of an excuse?"
"But we have no evidence to prove that they did it?"
Liu Zhang said in a deep voice: "Xiaozhi, don't you understand? I have killed so many people, offended so many people through the Four Civil Service Examinations and the Land Order, and there are more than tens of millions of people who want to kill me. I am not even sure that this is the Yang family."
But is it important to find out who the assassin is? We just need to know our purpose."
"No evidence required?"
"We are not solving a case."
Liu Zhang pondered for a moment and said: "Xiaozhi, immediately announce the news that I am seriously injured, and ask Yan Pu to invite all the leaders of the Yang family branch to his residence. Remember, it is Yan Pu who specially invited them in order to manage Hanzhong."
"yes."
"Zhang Ren has gathered 20,000 elite troops and can be dispatched at any time."
"yes."
"Wei Yan, Wu Ban, the whole city is under martial law."
"Follow orders."
The soldiers and horses of Nanzheng were roaming around, and there was a general slaughter.
In the southern suburbs of Nanzheng, at the Wuxi Barbarian Army Camp, the barbarians were drinking happily. Xiao Furong was sitting alone in the corner and was unhappy. Shamoke held the wine jar and sat down next to Xiao Furong: "Little sister, why don't you drink with us?
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Xiao Furong said with a straight face: "I won't drink his wine."
Shamoko laughed and said, "Are you still angry about not being rewarded? Little sister, although I am a rough guy, I am very aware of everything. Hehe, Liu Zhang's lack of reward is the biggest reward."
"Hey, you may freeze your teeth if you say sarcastic words."
"Brother, I'm not going to lie. Do you know who was the only one who did not receive a reward during Liu Zhang's several campaigns?"
Xiao Furong thought for a moment and said, "Fa Zheng?"
"Is this over?"
Xiao Furong looked happy for a moment, but then turned cold again: "After so many days, he didn't show any sign."
"Oops." Shamoko slapped his forehead fiercely: "Look at my memory. Yesterday afternoon, the Han people in the city sent a set of clothes, saying that they were given to you by Liu Zhang. As soon as I drank too much, I forgot about them."
Shamoke said and took out a set of clothes from the tent. Xiao Furong took it and saw that it was a set of white Zhao's riding clothes, black legging boots, and a red cloak. It was brand new and brightly colored. Xiao Furong had grown up
Most of the time I have never worn such beautiful clothes. I feel happy, but I can’t help but feel ashamed.
"He must have seen the rags I wore and felt that I had embarrassed him, so he gave me such a set of clothes. Who would be surprised?"
Shamoko smiled, and then a barbarian soldier came over and said to Xiao Furong: "Young Lord, we went to get supplies just now. I heard from the Han people that the Han official was assassinated. Now the whole city is under martial law. Aguda and all
The military doctors have all passed by, and looking at this situation, I think the Han official won't last long."
Xiao Furong's heart skipped a beat: "Which Han official?"
"Of course it's the biggest one, Liu Zhang."
"What?" The clothes on her hands fell to the ground. Xiao Furong pushed away the barbarian soldiers in front of her, rushed into the heavy snow, ran a few steps, stopped suddenly, and looked back at the bright red suit in the snow.