Chapter 216 Chapter One

The sun was setting. The warship sailed into Luoyang City and headed towards the imperial city along the Luoshui River. On the high places of the city wall and the sentry towers along the coast, flags were fluttering, a triumphant scene after victory. The river course is full of boats and boats, and the land is even more crowded with people and vehicles, bustling and prosperous.Seeing the warships entering the city, passers-by all waved and cheered across the river, and the atmosphere was warm. Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were not affected by the atmosphere at all, the former looked at the sign on the flag, and said in shock, "Yang Tong is finally forced to abdicate!"

Although this is inevitable, it is still a bit hasty.It can be seen that Wang Shichong's urgency to proclaim himself emperor.Since then, there has been another independent emperor in the Central Plains. Xu Ziling said in a deep voice, "I don't want to see Wang Shichong." Kou Zhong nodded in agreement and said: "It's meaningless to see him, see if you can find Bu Tianzhi, I will meet you with Xu Xingzhi, and leave the city together at night. Sigh! I suddenly feel a little ominous. If I If anything happens, you kill Wang Shichong to avenge me." Xu Ziling said with a smile: "How could Ouyang Xiyi let Wang Shichong kill you? With his status in the Jianghu, Wang Shichong will give him some face. Unless there are experts like him and Chen Changlin to help, Wang Shichong will not be able to keep you Next. As long as you play it by ear, you should be fine."

Having said that, the two still agreed on various contingency methods, and Xu Ziling jumped up and threw himself into the bushes beside the Luodi, disappearing without a trace. The warship was moored to the pier outside the imperial city. Wang Xuanying, Lang Feng, Song Mengqiu and others led the crowd to welcome them, and accompanied Kou Zhong to the city gate. Kou Zhongce rode slowly and inquired about Wang Shichong's situation. Wang Xuanying sighed and said: "Li Mi's punch is indeed no small matter, father still hasn't left the couch, but he is in good spirits, looking forward to seeing Kou Junshi all day long."

Wang Xuanying was extremely respectful and polite, but Kou Zhong's hair stood on end when he heard it, and he felt stunned.It stands to reason that if Wang Shichong had trouble getting up, he should never be so eager to proclaim himself emperor. But why did Wang Xuanying lie? Kou Zhong secretly wiped off his cold sweat, and asked, "How are Elder Yi and Brother Chang Lin?" Song Mengqiu on the other side said with a half-smile: "They are accompanying the Holy Majesty, waiting for the Commander Kou's arrival." Kou Zhong's heart sank when he heard this.Ouyang Xiyi has always cared for him and Xu Ziling very much, it is only natural that he would be in a hurry to greet them when he heard that they had returned.Today is different from the past, the entire Dongdu is now under Wang Shichong's control, Ouyang Xiyi no longer needs to accompany Wang Shichong for twelve hours a day, at least Xu Xingzhi should come to welcome him.

Suddenly, he had the feeling of being trapped in a tiger's den. When Xu Ziling arrived at the place where Bu Tianzhi was staying in Luoyang, he found that the building was empty and the room was in a mess, as if he had left in a hurry. The strangest thing is that no marks or secret signs were left as agreed, which is very unusual. Xu Ziling sat down slumped in a corner of the hall, secretly thinking that if Bu Tianzhi's departure had something to do with Wang Shichong, then Kou Zhong would be in danger. But he is still not too worried, it is not easy for Wang Shichong to harm Kou Zhong.

While he was meditating, the sound of footsteps suddenly sounded. With Xu Ziling's usual calm and composure, he couldn't help but his face changed drastically, because he had already recognized who it was by his footsteps. At the same time, he knew that Kou Zhong was in great danger. Who is Wang Shichong most afraid of now? Of course it was Li Mi before. But after Li Mi's defeat, the situation changed drastically.In the core area of ​​the Middle Earth in the Yellow River Basin, Tang got Guanxi, Zheng got Henan, and Xia got Hebei, forming a three-legged confrontation. But for Wang Shichong, Emperor Zheng, the struggle for world hegemony is still a long way off, and the immediate task is to stabilize the interior and consolidate the results of the battle.

If Wang Shichong could personally command Mangshan to defeat Li Mi, the glory and prestige of the victory would belong to him, so that he would not have to worry about anyone. But it is not. Now that Kou Zhong has inadvertently established a lofty prestige in Wang Shichong's army, and has developed a close relationship with Wang Shichong's generals, it is strange not to arouse Wang Shichong's suspicion. Just looking at Wang Shichong's family members, one can see that he is a narrow-minded person, and Zhai Rang is the former prisoner, so he can't allow Kou Zhong to become another Li Mi.

Coupled with the relationship between Kou Zhong and Zhai Jiao, no one would have guessed that Kou Zhong could take Li Mi's defeated generals under his banner, and Wang Shichong would be in danger of raising a tiger at that time. These thoughts flashed through Kou Zhong's mind one by one, the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. The people and horses galloped into the imperial city and drove towards Shangshu's mansion. Why not go straight to the palace, even if Wang Shichong can't get up, he should be carried to the palace. Wang Xuanying's voice rang in his ears: "Why didn't brother Ziling come with the military division to see Father?"

Kou Zhong absent-mindedly said: "He is like a floating cloud in the sky, he has no interest in caring about worldly affairs, and I don't care about him, alas!" The last sigh was for his own situation. How could he contact Xu Xingzhi under such a bad situation? The Shangshu Mansion appeared in front of it, and the brightly lit gate looked like the bloody mouth of an evil beast, waiting for his sweet spot to satisfy his hunger. It is certain that if he crosses the threshold, he, Kou Zhong, will never be able to walk out by his own strength. Kou Zhong reined in his horse and got off ahead.

Countless thoughts flashed through my mind, and the final conclusion was that only the last move of thirty-six strategies was the best policy. Now he and Xu Ziling have become recognized masters in the world. If Wang Shichong, who is well aware of their reality, wants to take the life of any of them, he must not only have sufficient strength, but also have a specific situation and layout. .And the lobby of Shangshu Mansion provides such a favorable place. Wang Xuanying jumped down to his left side, and happily said: "Master Kou, please!" Kou Zhong took a deep breath and finally made a crucial decision for his own destiny.

After breaking through the wall, Xu Ziling hadn't had a chance to jump up from the ground, his left ankle tightened, and he was already sprinted to the ground by Yuchi Jingde, entangled firmly in the hard-to-defend Guizang whip. The small round suction cup on the whip body is entangled in the flesh. If Xu Ziling hadn't seen Yuchi Jingde and Wang Bo fighting, he would try his best to get rid of the disgusting entanglement of Guizang whip at this moment.But now he is well aware of the strange whipping technique of this master of Tiance Mansion, he knows that if he wants to compete with the opponent, his left foot will never be able to remain intact. Xu Ziling snorted coldly, his left foot was on the ground, and his whole figure changed from lying on his back to standing upright like an iron plate. "collapse"! Bian Zang's whip was straightened, but Xu Ziling was motionless, the other end of the whip was tightly held in the hand of Yuchi Jingde, who was standing three feet away, sitting on a horse with his waist bent down, and his figure was extremely powerful.The latter was even more frightened, he used multiple techniques just now, first he wanted to drag Xu Ziling to the ground, and then he wanted to use the suction cup of the whip to break his ankle.However, Xu Ziling cleverly exerted his internal strength, sucked the whip firmly, and locked his homing whip with his ankles.Such a strange move was beyond his expectation. There was a lot of wind. The shadows of the five Taoists rushed over from the tiled roof and the front and rear courtyard walls, enclosing Xu Ziling in the middle. Pang Yu, who was holding a four-foot green blade, was standing on the top of the wall, his clothes fluttering in the night wind, extremely chic, but his eyes were like a falcon, condescendingly staring down at Xu Ziling who seemed to turn a blind eye to the besiegers. Dressed in Tsing Yi as a Confucian scholar, the eldest grandson Wuji, who is white and elegant, stands with Xu Ziling as the core and stands on the other side of Yuchi Jingde with his hands behind his back. There was no tension at all, and he was as free and easy as if he was going to a meeting of literary friends. But Xu Ziling never dared to underestimate him, only from his demeanor of Yuanting Yuezhi, he knew that his martial arts would not be inferior to Yuchi's respect. The other three were Luo Shixin with a knife, Shi Wanbao with a spear, and Liu Dewei with a stick. They scattered around and blocked all escape routes for Xu Ziling. Xu Ziling stared at the hole in the wall he had pierced through and the fragments of mahogany chairs scattered on the ground, and shouted in a deep voice: "Brother Shimin, who else is there besides Yang Xuyan to help Wang Shichong deal with Kou Zhong?" Kou Zhong raised his voice with inner strength, and said: "If the prince still has a little bit of affection for the host and guest, please come out and answer!" Wang Xuanying, Lang Feng, Song Mengqiu and a group of soldiers beside him were all stunned, then most of them put their hands on their weapons, moved a little away at the same time, and glared at him. The sound spread far away, resounding throughout the imperial city. There was no sound. Song Mengqiu gave a dry cough and winked, asking others not to act rashly, and said to Kou Zhong: "Master Kou misunderstood! Your Majesty is still recuperating on the dragon bed, hey..." Kou Zhong said: "Didn't General Song say that Elder Yi and Brother Chang Lin were in the mansion? Why didn't they make a sound?" Song Mengqiu was at a loss for words. When Kou Zhong gained power, he was relentless, and said with a long smile: "There is an old saying, the bird is gone, the rabbit is dead, the dog is cooked, hum!" "Clang clang" repeatedly. Wang Xuanying couldn't wait for him to finish speaking.The fox tails were exposed, and they drew their weapons one after another. Kou Zhong let out another long laugh, soaring into the sky, causing Song Mengqiu, Lang Feng and Wang Xuanying to chase after him. Numerous archers appeared from the tiled roofs of nearby buildings, and they were full of murderous intent, screaming and killing. Unexpectedly, when Kou Zhong was less than two zhang high, he volleyed in the air to take a breath, changed straight up to a slanted sweep, and threw himself on the steps of Shangshu's mansion. This move was quite unexpected, but among the chasing soldiers who had the ability to take a breath in the air, they chased them all over the head and rose to the sky two feet away, causing the hundreds of archers lying on the roof to throw their weapons and dare not let go. arrow. Before Kou Zhong set foot on the ground, he had pulled out Jing Zhongyue. More than a dozen of Wang Shichong's close guards, who were like wolves and tigers, came from all directions, and it was about to become a scuffle. Kou Zhong knew that if he entangled these guards for a while, he would be surrounded by hundreds of thousands of royal troops. At that time, even Ning Daoqi would not be able to escape the doom of a deadly battle.With a sharp shout, the man walked away with the knife and crashed into the enemy's formation. Jing Zhongyue turned into a protective body, and the two guards who were leading the way immediately turned around and fell sideways. "when"! The other man, armed with a sword, was slashed backwards by him, knocking down two guards in a row and rolling down the steps together. At this time, people's voices were boiling under the long steps, swords and swords were flashing, and the enemies rushed up the long steps like a tide, and it was not clear how many people there were. Kou Zhong didn't dare to jump high, he moved sideways swiftly, dodged more than a dozen enemies who rushed towards him, and ran along the Shangshu Mansion towards the nearest Xuanren Gate to the east, full of murderous intent. The enemy intercepted one after another. Kou Zhong knew well that the Xuanren Gate must be equipped with powerful soldiers, fleeing there was just a trick to confuse the enemy. In fact, the entire capital city of Luoyang, which is composed of the inner palace and the imperial city, if all the gates are closed, and all the walls that are more than ten meters high are filled with archers, it will become a desperate situation that birds cannot pass through, and its security precautions are extremely strict. Fortunately, there are many buildings in the city.Although there are high walls on all sides of the building, there are portals on the walls, and the buildings and platforms are connected in a row, which is a good place for hide-and-seek. Wang Shichong is a person who loves to save face, and he never wants to let the scandal of assassinating Kou Zhong go public, so he lured him into Shangshu's mansion to ambush him, so as to prevent his blood from contaminating his palace. Kou Zhong guessed that as long as he could escape from the range of the Shangshu Mansion, Wang Shichong's ability to kill him would be greatly weakened, and he also had the hope of escaping. Kou Zhong changed direction again, went around to the Shangshu Mansion, and plundered to Taipu Temple and Jiangzuojian. After crossing these two magnificent buildings, there was a row of Dali Temple, Zongzheng Temple, Dushuijian Temple and Weiwei Temple , followed by Hanjiamen and Deyoumen, the exit north of the imperial city. Both sides are full of city walls that are more than ten feet high. At this moment, amidst the sound of horns, a group of armored troops of more than a hundred people rushed out from behind Shangshu's mansion and rushed towards him. On the wall, there are people and figures, full of enemies. It is impossible to break into the wall, if there is no enemy blocking the wall, with his ability to volley in the air, he may be able to barely do it.But under the enemy's ruthless spears and arrows, jumping on it is just death. There are only five exits from the city for the rest of the lost. First of all, there are two east and west gates, Xuanren Gate and East Sun Gate, which are connected by the avenue in front of Shangshufu. Xuanren Gate is the east gate exit from the imperial city. I have tried the road just now and it is blocked, so I don’t need to mention it; East Sun Gate is the road leading to the Inner Palace City. Chengfu Gate is the exit of the imperial city to the south of Shangshu Mansion, Xu Fei is willing to turn around and throw himself into the arms of the main army that is all over the Shangshu Mansion, otherwise he doesn't need to bother to break through. The only remaining two gates are Hanjia Gate and Deyou Gate. There is also a Hanjia warehouse between the two gates, which is dedicated to storing rice and other things.Kou Zhong had participated in the attack on Miyagi that day, so he knew the entire capital city like the back of his hand, but he never thought that this knowledge would be used to escape in the end! The sword flashed continuously, and the two swords slashed left and right, full of strength, obviously the best among the royal guards. Kou Zhong saw the momentum of the saber, if he forced his way in again, the enemy soldiers would definitely arrive and surround him in the center of the situation. The biggest advantage he has maintained so far is to prevent the enemy from having a chance to entangle him, but to lead the enemy around in circles, taking advantage of the situation in the imperial city to run around and make the enemy mess up. Once he loses this advantage, it will be the end of his life for Kou Zhong. Jing Zhongyue picked out one after another to the left and right, and retreated back at the same time. Those two people screamed in response to the knife, and they turned around, spinning away like a windmill, spurting blood continuously, and those who came last and couldn't escape before they hit them immediately fell to the ground with pain.It's like waiting for Kou Zhong's spiral force to directly hit him. The originally aggressive dozen or so enemies who blocked the way were immediately defeated. Kou Zhong also felt weak for a while. Although these two sabers cleverly penetrated the spiral force into the opponent's body, they also depleted his true energy, so he could not take advantage of the victory and pursue the attack, breaking into the enemy's formation and rushing towards the Hanjia and Deyou double gates at the end of the city wall in front of him. But he was very satisfied. Suddenly, it fell seven feet wide, avoiding hundreds of enemies coming from the direction of the Shangshu Mansion behind him like a tidal wave. He decided to give up going forward. Because to reach the double outer gate, you still need to pass through six buildings including Taipu Temple and Jiangzuojian. Since Wang Shichong planned to kill him, of course he would set up an ambush there, waiting for him to throw himself into the trap. The only way out was to escape into the palace. At that time, he could still use various situations to create opportunities for himself to escape. Kou Zhong let out a long cry, leaned up and threw towards the wall separating the outer imperial city and the inner imperial palace. The arrow chichi. Kou Zhong's true energy changed, from upward to downward, dozens of powerful arrows passed over his head, but he threw them at the foot of the city wall, and then stuck to the wall and flew towards Shangshufu. The enemy rolled towards him like a piece of cloth. Illuminated by hundreds of torches and lanterns on the top of the wall and around Shangshu Mansion, swords, spears, halberds, armor and shields shone brightly, and the imperial city suddenly became a Shura hell for bloody battles. Kou Zhong continued to speed up, sticking to the wall and shooting towards the East Sun Gate, the only one leading to the palace. Regardless of how many people he wants to kill, he will go to the East Sun Gate, even if Guan Ning Daoqi comes in person, he will not be able to stop him.