Chapter 552 Chapter 1 Life and Death

More than twenty Sumo warriors rushed into the courtyard of the Inner Palace Supervisor like a whirlwind, led by the long-legged female general Zong Xianghua, and first met Ba Fenghan and Xu Ziling who were standing outside the gate. Zong Xianghua yelled coquettishly, reined in the horse, and the horse under the seat was extremely handsome, and stood up, and the soldiers came hurriedly reined in the horse, and the horse neighed again and again, but the noise was enough to alarm the other guards in the palace . If Ba Fenghan and Xu Ziling didn't come into contact with this long-legged female general outside the Xiaohui Garden just now, they can only take a risky move at this moment, hoping to clean up the opponent with lightning-fast actions, and then wait for the opportunity to escape.

Of course, this is the next best thing to do, not to mention how Zong Xianghua's swordsmanship can withstand ten moves and eight moves, and her more than twenty personal guards can pester them for a while, the worst is to wait for Shuwen. It takes time for people to be untied, and when they can leave the palace, other soldiers have heard the sound of fighting and rushed to them. The four of them may escape, and Shu Wen and others will not be spared. "Clang clang clang!" Su Mo soldiers drew out their weapons one after another. "Crack"! The prison gate was unlocked, but Kou Zhong didn't dare to open the door under Xu Ziling's wink.

The four met each other through the iron bars, not daring to move a finger. Zong Xianghua's front hooves fell back to the ground, and he opened his hands to block the men who were about to make a move. His gaze swept across the eight guards who were restrained and fell to the ground outside the gate of the inner palace prison, and then glanced at the four people standing there in a daze. , showing a tired expression, as if overwhelmed by the situation in front of him, sighed: "What are you doing here?" With her opening words like this, Xu Ziling immediately understood that she was not here to prevent them from robbing the prison. He hurriedly said: "We only want to rescue the innocent imprisoned brothers, and we have no intention of hurting anyone."

Kou Zhong and Song Shidao felt that Xu Ziling and Zong Xianghua were not purely enemies, so they wisely did not intervene, and the atmosphere was weird. Zong Xianghua's face turned red and then white, obviously two different thoughts in his heart were conflicting and struggling, and he couldn't make up his mind. Her subordinates were all ready to go, as long as the leader gave an order, they would immediately attack Ba Xu and the others. Ba Fenghan said indifferently: "What is the chief guard doing here?" Zong Xianghua's face turned frosty, and he said coldly: "Gong Qi is there, didn't he send Pingyao Shang to the palace prison?"

Ba Fenghan and Xu Ziling were astonished, and began to understand why Kou Zhong appeared at this moment. Kou Zhong laughed and said: "I saw that General Gong has been pretending to be a wolf thief, robbing houses, killing people and setting fires. After returning to the palace, he has no time to rest. I have to ask him to take a nap elsewhere, ha..." Zong Xianghua said angrily: "Nonsense!" Ba Fenghan's eyes were full of murderous intent, he was obviously angry, he didn't hesitate to do it, and said in a deep voice: "The chief guard should know that we are not shameless people who spurt blood, please tell me whether Gong Qi has been away for a long time? Are he and his group of soldiers members of Huihe Daming Zunjiao? Is his relationship with Maji particularly close? If the answer is no, the chief guard should know that we are not aimless. Longquan's tax is so low that people who leave the city will You don’t need to pay taxes, where did your king get the money to build the army and build the ship, not to mention just coping with the harsh demands of the Turkic people has made you very poor. The chief guard must have heard about the misfortune of the Pingyao merchants, right?”

Zong Xianghua gasped and said, "Stop talking!" All eyes were on her, waiting for her to make a decision. Kou Zhong sighed: "At the moment in Longquan City, Bai Ziting is the only one who doesn't believe that the situation is over. I can't bear to hide it from you. Han Chao'an just reached an agreement with me. Not only will Da Zuorong be handed over to my younger brother, but he will also withdraw from Gai Suwen immediately. Return to Korea. The chief guard’s enemy is outside the city and not here, killing us will only make Sumo and Turkic people nowhere to turn, should the chief guard be considerate of the people in Longquan City?”

Zong Xianghua's jade face was gloomy, and her subordinates were also affected by these words. I don't know if they thought of their parents, wives and children at home. Ba Fenghan said: "Didn't the chief guard come here by chance?" Zong Xianghua's tender body trembled slightly as if she had just woken up from a dream, she lowered her head and said in a low voice: "I promise Xiufang and everyone to send Second Young Master Song away." Xu Ziling asked in surprise, "Isn't the head of Zong's bodyguard afraid of being blamed by the king?" Zong Xianghua showed a resolute look, and said coldly: "It is his business how the king plans to deal with me. I only do what I think should be done." Then he issued an order to his subordinates: "Bring the two horses of the young marshal. .”

The four subordinates hesitated for a while, and finally took the order to go. Kou Zhongshu breathed out, "Can we come out?" Zong Xianghua sighed: "Your Majesty is inspecting the city defenses. I can guarantee that you will leave Miyagi safely, but how will you pass the barrier in the outer city?" Ba Fenghan smiled and said: "As long as we can leave the palace, we have a way to leave. The people taught by Daming Zun have withdrawn from the secret path, does the chief guard understand?" When Song Shidao went back to release Shu Wen and others, Kou Zhong opened the door and left the prison, came to Zong Xianghua with Ba Fenghan and Xu Ziling, and said in a low voice: "Sixteen people from Pingyao merchants are waiting for my brother in Xiyuan, do we need someone Approve war horse military uniforms for convenience."

Zong Xianghua thought for a moment, first summoned his subordinates and ordered them to bring Pingyao Shang, and then said decisively: "The king is not here, I am in charge of the palace, who dares to stop whoever I want to send out of the palace. Sigh!" Xu Ziling said: "But in this way, if the chief guards of the sect betray the king, the power of heaven will be unpredictable." Zong Xianghua showed her proud character, and cut him off coldly: "Don't worry about me in this regard, since I decided to do it, I will do it. Hmph, Su Mo's family will be wiped out soon, even if I die, Zong Xianghua will die in a fair manner , do not give people a reason to talk."

Kou Zhong asked in a low voice: "Everyone Xiufang, she..." Zong Xianghua said decisively: "I tried to persuade her, but she refused to listen, and firmly believed that your young commander could save Longquan." Kou Zhong only returned with a wry smile.Bai Ziting lost his mind, tomorrow's battle will be like an arrow, and the gods will not change. Now there is only hope for Da Zuorong. Ba Fenghan and Xu Ziling thought of Ke Subie, could he persuade other generals to mutiny in such a short period of time? Xu Ziling asked another question: "When Zong's bodyguard Changling left Xiaolongquan early, my friend Yin Xianhe chased after the bodyguard's long horse, he..."

Zong Xianghua was in a bad mood, and interrupted him impatiently again: "There must be something wrong with your friend's head. At that time, I wished I could tear you to pieces, but he chased after me and asked me if I remembered Who is he? Do you have any impression? I told him to get out, and he stopped chasing him!" The three of them were stunned when they heard it. They guessed that Yin Xianhe had a crush on this long-legged beauty when he met her in Longquan and was shocked by her. Kou Zhong knew a little more than Ba ​​Fenghan and Xu Ziling, and asked, "How can the chief guard not remember him? Didn't you mention his name to Xiufang?" Zong Xianghua said angrily: "That's why I said he is abnormal. For more than ten days in a row, more than ten years ago, every time I went out of the palace to inspect the city in the morning, he would stand at the gate of the palace and stare at me like a ghost. People chased him away and beat him, but he didn't fight back. I saw him again the day before yesterday, so I mentioned it to everyone in Xiufang, alas, I don't want to mention this person again." At this time, Song Shidao, Shu Wen and others came out of the prison, everyone met each other, and there was a lot of joy. Not long after Luo Yi, Ou Liangcai and other Pingyao merchants were brought, they all felt the joy of being reborn as human beings. The horse neighed happily, Wanliban and Taklamakan saw their master, and rushed over to make out with them. Ba Fenghan put his arms around the horse's neck and sighed: "My darling, if you have any troubles, I will definitely kill you." Seeing Xu Ziling who was also hugging the horse with a dignified expression, he couldn't help it. Asked him: "Why do you look so weird, now that everything has been roughly resolved, isn't it worth being happy?" Xu Ziling lowered his voice and said in a deep voice: "Things are going so smoothly that people are surprised. I don't know how to get an ominous premonition? At first glance, everything looks like God's ingenious arrangement, and suddenly everything is solved. But it will be very happy, happy It's so sad, I kind of can't believe how lucky we are." Ba Fenghan said in a low voice: "Do you doubt Zong Xianghua?" Xu Ziling shook his head. Ba Fenghan said: "Another possibility is that Han Chao'an betrayed us? But what he did would be harmful instead of beneficial to him. He can't be so stupid, right?" Xu Ziling shook his head again and sighed, "Maybe I'm too worried." At this time Kou Zhong's voice came over: "Brothers! Let's go!" Because of Xu Ziling's ominous premonition, Ba Fenghan and Kou Zhong persuaded Zong Xianghua to change her mind, and asked everyone to wear military uniforms, ride horses, pretend to be her guards, and gallop out of the palace. When Zhuquemen was watching, Kou Zhong covered his face with a helmet and said to Xu Ziling, "Do you feel like you are being secretly watched?" Ba Fenghan on the other side said angrily: "This is the main gate of the imperial city, the only passage between the imperial palace and the outer city. There are guard posts and sentries all over the place. It's strange that no one pays attention." Kou Zhong's eyes fell on the four archery towers on the left and right of Suzaku's gate, and then moved to the exit of the heavily guarded, three-foot-long city road, and sighed: "I'm so panic-stricken, if something happens, the four of us may be able to Break out of the siege, but half of our old friend will be in danger, and the horse will also suffer. Thinking about it makes people shudder, does Ling Shao still feel in danger?" Before Xu Ziling could answer him, a drum sounded, and thousands of millet warriors rushed in from the gate, and at the same time, countless archers appeared from the top of the city, completely blocking the only way out. Song Shidao who was behind everyone shouted loudly: "Be careful!" Kou Zhong glanced back, another group of soldiers came flooding in from the two government offices in the rear, blocking their escape route, everyone bowed their bows and set up arrows, aimed at them and fired at any time. Zong Xianghua was surprisingly calm, Le Majiao scolded: "Everyone, don't move." Everyone had no choice but to obey her orders.Two of Pingyao Shang groaned, fainted from fright, and fell off their horses.In an instant, everyone was trapped in a tight siege, with thousands of arrow clusters aimed at them, the situation was in a critical situation, and there would be bloodshed at any time. Amidst the loud laughter, Bai Ziting rode out from Zhuque Gate surrounded by four or five generals, then stopped the laughter, his face sank, and he shouted: "I never thought that the woman I trusted most by Bai Ziting was actually the first A man who betrayed me!" There were 5,000 soldiers surrounding them, but no one made a sound. The pressure from that silence was enough to make one's heart tremble. Zong Xianghua Yurong was indifferent, dismounted slowly, first kowtowed three times to Bai Ziting, then stood up, and said calmly: "Zong Xianghua is not the person the king trusts the most, what you believe is that you can make money for you Maji and Gongqi, or the former Funanda. Your Majesty ordered to release the arrows! I will never fight back. It is only a moment of time to go first and one step later." Bai Ziting was so angry that his face turned pale, and he was furious and pointed: "It's in vain that I worked so hard to cultivate you. Let's see what you look like now. Not only did you dare to commit crimes against others, but you also secretly let our public enemies in Longquan escape." Kou Zhong couldn't bear it anymore, he tore off his helmet, rode to Zong Xianghua's side, and shouted angrily: "Bai Ziting, do you know that you are the most stupid person in the world..." Bai Ziting cut off his words and said coldly: "Who is the fool? I guessed that you were just pretending to leave the city, and then came back to save people, so you deliberately removed the guards, and then sent someone to watch from a high place far away. , I just thought she would betray me." At the end, she pointed at Zong Xianghua sternly. Zong Xianghua looked at him proudly, but his tone was calm, and said: "Who dares to face the thousands of troops of the Golden Wolf Army without fear? Who can disregard life and death just because they don't want to harm innocent children? They never want to We are enemies, just want to get back what we lost. The king was deceived by Fu Nanda and Gong Qi, and dealt with them by any means. Su Mo soldiers listen, we will die in the city and die as heroically as they do .” Ba Fenghan and others who didn't dare to move a finger raised their eyes to scan the enemies surrounding them, although they remained silent, but some of them pointed their arrows at the ground instead of aiming at them.In fact, the situation is still critical. As long as one person shoots the arrow by mistake, unimaginable consequences will be caused. The more than 20 soldiers with Zong Xianghua heard what the leader said, and shouted in unison: "We will die like heroes!" The shouts echoed in the spacious space of the square inside the Suzaku gate, which made people's blood boil. The two fainted Pingyao merchants were still curled up on the ground. No one dared to look at them, for fear of causing terrible misunderstandings and consequences, they could only hold their horses to prevent them from trampling the fainted people. Bai Ziting became even more angry, and just as he was about to order the arrow to be released regardless of everything, Xu Ziling said in a gentle voice: "Your Majesty, you know that Han Chao'an and Gai Suwen are retreating back to Koryo, and Da Ming Zunjiao is leaving the city secretly through the secret way back to the garden from childhood." , Longquan is an isolated city, has Your Majesty thought about the innocent people?" Kou Zhong took the opportunity and shouted: "So we are your only hope. If you still want to attack, many of us will not be able to survive, but those who can survive will use their last drop of blood to see how many of you can be killed. Man! And your precious son Da Zuorong will definitely be used to sacrifice the flag. If we die, even if you kneel down and sacrifice Wucaishi or your brother's head, Tuli will avenge his brother by massacring the city, you say Are you the stupidest person in the world!" Xu Ziling didn't let Bai Ziting have a chance to speak, and continued: "Young Marshal promised Xiufang and everyone to eliminate the catastrophe of genocide in Longquan City. If you don't believe me, please ask everyone in Xiufang to ask." This is exactly the old trick that Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling used to deal with other hooligans in Yangzhou in the early years.At this moment when they could not resist, they tried their best to persuade Bai Ziting to escape the catastrophe. Ba Fenghan said indifferently: "If Your Majesty still does not hesitate to fight, I, Ba Fenghan, swear not to kill all the people in the city, and I will never leave." The square was silent, and what could be heard was heavy breathing.The atmosphere was extremely heavy and tense, and the torches on the top of the city were buzzing. Bai Ziting stared at Kou Zhong closely, with a disdainful smile on the corner of his mouth, Kou Zhong and others groaned in their hearts, and was about to take the first shot, when the sound of hooves suddenly came, approaching from outside the Suzaku gate. The soldiers gave way, and a dozen cavalry headed by Ke Subie rushed in. Ke Subie shouted: "The Turkic wolf army is coming!" There was a commotion among the soldiers. Although they knew that the Turkic people would come tonight, they came so unexpectedly that they naturally formed a huge oppressive force. Ke Subie and the thirteen others who came with him kicked off their horses and knelt down to salute Bai Ziting. Bai Ziting's complexion became as ugly as it was, red and white suddenly, obviously out of shape. Ke Subie then stood up with all the generals, turned their backs to Kou Zhong and others who were trapped in the middle of the square and retreated. Bai Ziting said in amazement: "What are you doing?" Ke Subie backed away and said: "Your Majesty was deceived by the tricks of the demon monk from Tianzhu, and his feet sank in the mud, dragging our family into a place of eternal doom. Now should be the time to wake up from the dream." More people hang their bows and arrows down, but nearly half of them still hold their bows firmly. It can be seen that Bai Ziting still has a strong prestige in their hearts. It cannot be changed overnight, and it cannot be erased by a few words. . Bai Ziting said in shock: "Reverse! Reverse! Even you are betraying me at this moment?" Ke Subie waited to retreat to the side of Kou Zhong and Zong Xianghua, Ke Subie shook his head and sighed: "Loyal words are harsh, I don't say these words today, but I always get reprimanded when I say them in the past. Who is the enemy of our Sumo people?" , who is the friend of our Sumo people, Your Majesty should have a deep understanding at this moment. I hope Your Majesty will calm down and think about it, if you kill Tuli's brother quickly, what will be the result?" There was another long and heavy silence, thousands of pairs of eyes were focused on Bai Ziting's face, waiting for him to make a decision on the survival of Kou Zhong and the others and the Su Mo clan. Bai Ziting's face darkened, and suddenly he looked up to the sky and said with a long smile: "If I would be afraid of anyone and any threat, I would not be sure that tomorrow is the time to establish a country. No one can confuse me, I will worship Ziting It is not influenced by others to become today's Bai Ziting. Kou Zhong, who in the past dynasties of you in Middle Earth can be more powerful than Qin Shihuang, but "Although Chu has three households, Qin must die in Chu", it is a pity that you will not live to see me worship Ziting Retire from the wolf army, or you will blame yourself for being short-sighted." Ba Fenghan said indifferently: "If I don't kill you and worship Ziting, I, Ba Fenghan, swear not to be a human being." There was determination and confidence in his voice. Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, and Song Shidao all sighed secretly, knowing that they were doomed, this really fulfilled Xu Ziling's ominous premonition. Bai Ziting's eyes were full of murderous intent, nodded and said: "Okay! Okay! It depends on whether you have that ability." Everyone knows that worshiping Ziting is bound to issue a massacre order.