Chapter 26 third quarter

At the same time that the surprise happened with Liang, in Xu Duwei's underground prison, the two old men were silently looking at each other.Dong Cheng looked haggard inside the fence, his hands tied by iron chains; Yang Biao stood outside the fence, holding a clay pot in his hand.Yang Xiu leaned against the door, casually playing with dice. Yang Biao sent the clay pot forward with a serious expression: "Mr. Dong, please drink this cup, and I will give you my full name." "Hahaha, Wen Xian, are you so eager for me to leave?" Dong Cheng laughed from inside the fence.

"It doesn't matter what kind of grievances there are between you and me. I'm here today just to show my friendship as a colleague. An imposing man with chariots and cavalry generals can't be seen in the city." "I knew a long time ago that you are not on the same side as us. It's just that I didn't expect you to be so ruthless." Hearing what Dong Cheng said, Yang Biao was a little embarrassed, and was about to speak, but Dong Cheng interrupted him: "Wen Xian, I am not angry, really not, I am full of joy. I put you in prison that day, The reason why Dezu put me in prison is the same as today. It is out of justice and has no personal enmity. You must have made a big determination and a big vow. If you are so determined, why worry about Cao's thief being immortal. Let me go Don't worry."

Dong Cheng said again: "Before I left, I planted a seed of disaster, and De Zu knew the beginning and end of it. If you make good use of it, it may be helpful." Yang Xiu nodded and said: "Uncle Dong, don't worry, I've already done it. It pays off." Dong Cheng let out a "hmm", and slowly backed away, leaning his back against the stone wall, and said to Yang Biao, "It's just that I can't drink your glass of poisoned wine. It's not because I'm afraid of death, but because I'm afraid of worthless death. I can't die of The dark prison must be beheaded in the city and passed on to the world. At that time, the world will know that the Han Dynasty has never surrendered, and there are still courtiers who have died righteously and died in state affairs. Naturally, more people with lofty ideals will come to serve the king's affairs. I am both If you are defeated, you can only use this human head to do your last bit for the Han Dynasty."

After Yang Biao heard this, he looked up to the sky and sighed, and casually threw the clay pot aside.The jug spun a few times on the ground, and the wine poured out from the spout. "Dong Gong, you and I have been ministers in the same palace for many years. Although there are quarrels in the middle, but the heart of risking oneself to serve the Lord is generally the same. Now I see that the high integrity of the public is far above me. Please accept Biao's respect. " After speaking, Yang Biao bowed deeply to Dong Cheng, and got up after a long time, his shoulders trembling slightly.He is too old, and his body has been tortured before, so he can't stay in such a cold place for too long, now his mood is agitated, and he looks old.Seeing this, Yang Xiu quickly picked up the jug from the ground and wanted to help Yang Biao leave.

At this time, Dong Chenghu said again: "Wen Xian, there is a harsh and honest sentence, would you like to hear it from the dying person?" "Please say." "At the beginning of my plan, I was full of ambition, thinking that everything was under control, and this arrogance finally planted the cause of failure. You do things, don't follow my mistakes." After Dong Cheng finished speaking, he looked at Yang Xiu meaningfully.Yang Biao gave a wry smile, turned and left without saying anything.Dong Cheng saw that they were gone, he sat slumped on the ground, his eyes closed tightly, and two lines of turbid tears flowed down slowly.In the huge prison, there was only his extremely weak murmur: "Jun'er, father is sorry for you, father is coming to accompany you..."

After Yang Biao, Yang Xiu and his son visited Dong Cheng, they left Xu Duwei.Man Chong recommended Yang Xiu to take charge of Dong Cheng's trial, so he was released all the way in Xu Duwei, and no one doubted him.Yang Biao was sitting in the same carriage that greeted Liu Ping, and the driver who cut off Yang Jun's arm was sitting quietly at the head of the carriage holding a whip. As soon as Yang Biaofu got into the car, he saw a piece of paper on the seat.He picked it up to have a look, and the white eyebrows "swished" rose, and then fell down quickly.He tore the note in his hand, twisted it into a paper ball, and slapped it apart again.

"Xiu'er, did you call Wang Yue to Xudu?" Yang Biao asked. Yang Xiu said with a smile: "Father, that master of yours is indeed the most sensitive to sword fighters, but it's a pity that he only wants to tell you anything." After speaking, he subconsciously looked around.It was quiet near the carriage, but Yang Xiu knew that the mysterious master whose accent was rolling like gravel should be lying in a certain shadow. "You don't need to look for him, he is not here anymore, he knows what to do." Yang Biao said lightly, "No matter what schemes you have in calling Wang Yue here, stop immediately. Let Kong Rong and his gang go Tossing is enough."

"Father, I don't understand what you mean." Yang Xiu was a little surprised. Yang Biao's face was as heavy as water, and he tapped his fingers on the railing of the car vigorously: "Don't you know? He's coming back soon." "I've known this for a long time," Yang Xiu's voice suddenly raised a few degrees, "So what?" "You kid, you're betting again... Mr. Cao is away, he won't stay in Xudu for a long time, so let's bear with it for a few days, why bother to stand out at this time." Hearing what his father said, Yang Xiu rolled the dice faster in his hand, and an imperceptible anger rose on his handsome face, an anger that was insulted and unwilling.Yang Biao looked at his son wearily and worriedly, and said word by word: "Xiu'er, remember this sentence - this sentence was once said by Xun Yu, Chen Gong once said, and Jia Xu also said it a few days ago. Told me - Guo Jia never made a mistake."

※※※ There is a saying in Qing Nangshu written by Hua Tuo, a doctor: "People are most simple when they are sick."It means that when a person is frightened, his instantaneous reaction best reflects his true heart. So in the vicinity of Heliang Jitian on this day, Liu Huihui immediately hugged Fushou and jumped away. Therefore, Cao Ren, who has been on the battlefield for a long time, will immediately draw his sword and face each other. Therefore, Zhang Xiu, who is cautious, will immediately kick up the dustpan to protect himself. So when the killer put the sword across Cao Pi's neck, most of the ministers present were not concerned about the emperor's safety at the first moment, but cast their horrified eyes on the second son of the Cao family.

Cao Pi did not expect that the killer's real target was himself.His immediate reaction was to pull out the dagger from his waist and stab the killer hard behind him.This little trick made the killer slightly taken aback. He didn't expect that the kid would actually try to fight back when the blade was on his body.With a light block with his left hand, Cao Pi's wrist suddenly became sore and the dagger fell to the ground. "Young man, cherish your life," said the killer. Cao Pi felt a chill in his throat.He knew that this was not the temperature of the weapon itself, but the killing intent brought about by soaking in too much human blood.Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Fushou being supported by the emperor on the field ridge in the distance, and looked towards this side in a bit of embarrassment, he couldn't help straightening his chest, and said loudly: "I am Cao Pi, the son of Cao Sikong, please don't be rude."

"The one I'm looking for is you." The killer smiled slightly, and the "tear marks" at the corners of his eyes twisted with his muscles, like two snakes crawling.Holding the sword in his right hand and pressing his left hand on Cao Pi's shoulder, he raised his head and looked around. Cao Ying's elite, headed by Cao Ren, had already gathered. Countless pairs of military boots stomped roughly on the fields plowed by the emperor himself, splashing snow and mud.The Xiliang cavalry wanted to come over, but Zhang Xiu quietly made a gesture, so they all reined in, stood far away, and blocked several roads around Jitian. Soon the killer and Cao Pi were surrounded by soldiers, but no one dared to come within ten steps.Cao Ren separated from the guards, walked five steps closer, and asked, "Who are you? What do you want?" Cao Ren was not furious, he calmly asked two key questions.From the shooting that was as fast as a shooting star just now, he could see that this man was an absolute master of rangers, and this kind of rangers usually cannot be solved by ordinary methods. "My lord, Wang Yue, wants to avenge my younger brother." The killer replied truthfully, neither arrogant nor excited. "Which Wang Yue is it?" There were several exclamations from the crowd.Some Luoyang veterans remembered that when they were in the capital, there used to be a Hu Ben named Wang Yue, who was famous for his swordsmanship and was known as the most powerful swordsman in the Wang clan.But he had already left the capital when he was Emperor Ling, and traveled all over the world.Unexpectedly, after so many years, he would suddenly appear in Xudu. "Could it be that Brother Ling is Wang Fu?" Cao Ren was not stupid, and immediately thought of the connection between the two. "good." "Hmph, Wang Fu conspired with Dong Cheng to rebel and killed them by the laws of the country. What grievance can there be?" "Our knight-errant revenge always only asks about blood relatives, not legal standards." Wang Yue glanced at the bright knives around him, and smiled contemptuously: "I heard that Cao Gong's army has a tradition of striking hostages. If there is a kidnapping, robbery The hostages and hostages were killed together. I don’t know what happened today, will we still follow the old practice?” Cao Ren's expression froze and he took a step back. Cao Pi suddenly raised his head and shouted: "Although I am dead today, I still have two younger brothers. If you want to sever Cao's blood, I'm afraid it will not be so easy!" Wang Yue pressed Cao Pi's slightly trembling shoulders, and moved the blade slightly away from his throat Half an inch, the boy's Adam's apple involuntarily moved. "You child, you are obviously very scared, but you want to be brave. Who do you want to show?" Cao Pi's expression twitched slightly, and he quickly closed his eyes, for fear that his eyes would reveal his secret.Wang Yue moved the blade back to its original position with admiration, and said in his ear: "You are afraid and shy, you are a good young man who learns martial arts. It's a pity that you can't learn Wang's fast sword, and you will die under it. But you can Don't worry, under the quick sword, there will be no dying people, and there won't be too much pain." "I was the one who killed the king's suit!" Two voices came from the team at the same time, and two people came out and stood in front of Cao Ren.The first one was Deng Zhan, he was naturally angry, and now he looked even angrier; standing behind Deng Zhan was Sun Li.Wang Yue narrowed his eyes, and the two scars became particularly eye-catching.It's interesting that two people come out to claim a murderer. Deng Zhan clasped his fists and said, "Deng Zhan in Xiarunan. On the night of Dong Cheng's rebellion, I confronted my younger brother Ling in front of the palace city." "How about the outcome?" "I'm completely defeated." Deng Zhan said without any shame, "but I was the one who ordered the killing of brother Ling. If your excellency wants revenge, I would like to discuss with Lord Cao, retreat the besieged soldiers, and fight Jun Ping , the victor is at his own mercy, how?" Deng Zhan's martial arts were not as good as Wang Fu's, and fighting Wang Yue alone would only lead to death.He offered such a big temptation condition, and he made it clear that he wanted to exchange his life for Cao Pi. Sun Li hurriedly stepped forward, only five steps away from Wang Yue: "I am the one who chased and killed General Wang! I was the one who watched him die!" Wang Yue frowned: "One of you ordered to hunt him down, and the other watched him die. Then I would like to ask, who killed him?" The two wanted to redeem Cao Pi, but unexpectedly Wang Yue asked such a question.The two looked at each other, Sun Li hesitated for a moment, then took a step closer and said, "Wang Fu hunted for me, he was shot by several arrows, and fled to the south of the city to take Mrs. Tang as a hostage, and he killed Mrs. Tang in a hurry." Everything Sun Li said was true, but he was a little uneasy.That night, Tang Ji's fierce and angry eyes pierced his heart like a thorn.Sun Li was just an ordinary team officer, and he still feared the Han family. Tang Ji's words "I want to remember you, a person who sat and watched the death of the imperial concubine and remained indifferent" still linger in his ears. Someone secretly told him just now that as long as the real culprit who killed Wang Fu is revealed in public, Sikong's son can be saved.Sun Li had no choice but to follow suit, but he couldn't help but feel the humiliation of betraying a woman.He had already experienced this kind of humiliation once when facing Concubine Dong. Hearing Sun Li's words, Wang Yue's expression changed slightly: "Could it be that little girl Tang Ying..." The long sword in his hand was slightly turned outward. At that moment, Sun Li, who was only four steps away from him, and Deng Zhan, who was five steps away, shot at the same time.In such a short distance, these two tiger and leopard riders were suddenly killed. As long as they killed the captors in one blow in time, Cao Pi still had a glimmer of life. However, Wang Yue had already expected their plan. His left hand suddenly gathered his fingers into a fist, and shook Sun Li back. Then he lightly wiped Cao Pi's neck with the blade of his right hand, and then raised his head high, just blocking Deng Zhan's attack. of slashing. Cao Pi's eyes widened, and he fell crookedly. Sun Li and Deng Zhan were stunned by the blood flying from Cao Pi's neck, and their movements froze.Wang Yue suddenly laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, you came just in time!" He turned around and surrounded and killed Cao Bing. Only a few "ding dong" sounds were heard, and a dozen soldiers fell to the ground, all of them sealed their throats with their swords. The heavy armor they wore was useless in front of Wang's quick sword.In an instant, Wang Yue's figure had broken through the siege and floated dozens of steps away. Zhang Xiu gave a "whistle", and the Xiliang cavalry chased Wang Yue from all directions.On this kind of open ground, no matter how excellent your martial arts are, you can't compete with the cavalry.But the strange thing is that when the horses walked halfway, they neighed one after another, their front hoofs bent slightly, and they fell to the ground with the horses.Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wang Yue stabbed to death a cavalryman rushing to the front, snatched the horse, and left without looking back. Everyone, including Xun Yu, was stunned by the sudden tragedy.Cao Sikong's second son was assassinated in the outskirts of Xudu, which is really ridiculous.Many people looked at Zhang Xiu with malicious eyes. The eldest son of the Cao family had died in front of him. Maybe this person really had some kind of witchcraft in him. Sun Li held Cao Pi's limp body in his arms, terrified.The boy's head rested weakly on his arm, his neck was tilted, and the bright red blood stained half of his sleeves.Sun Li seemed to see Concubine Dong from that night again. He opened and closed his lips soundlessly, trying to call the doctor over, but found that his vocal cords were paralyzed due to too much tension, and he could not make any sound. There was a lot of noise all around, but no one dared to approach.Deng Zhan didn't dare, and neither did Cao Ren. They really didn't want to prove that the most precious son of the Cao family was killed under their heavy protection, and the assassin escaped.No one dared to imagine what serious consequences this incident would cause. The only person present who didn't pay attention to the accident was Zhao Yan.There is nothing else in his eyes, only the emperor. When the assassination broke out just now, he happened to be standing in an excellent position and saw the whole process of the emperor dealing with the assassin.He could hardly believe his eyes, the emperor Dong Fei said was so weak that he was as sensitive as an ape and even blocked Wang Yue's sword. Is this kind of skill really the sick emperor?Could it be that he had been secretly practicing some kind of fighting technique in the palace, which led to a drastic change in temperament? Countless possibilities flew through Zhao Yan's mind, but no matter which one he felt was too absurd. But what he saw now was even more peculiar than he thought.I saw Liu Xie let go of Fushou's waist, quickly left Jitian, passed Xun Yu and Zhao Wen, walked to Sun Li's side, bent down, and suddenly raised his head and said something eagerly.Cao Ren, who was standing aside, immediately knelt down on one leg and put his hands on his chest, showing unprecedented respect. What did the Son of Heaven do?Zhao Yan felt more and more incomprehensible, and his hands tucked into his sleeves were clenched into fists.Mysteries are a good thing. Only with mysteries can there be a direction to solve—he finally got rid of the dilemma of having nowhere to start.Thinking of this, Zhao Yan became a little excited again.He took a deep breath of the cold wild wind, looked at the chaos again, and inadvertently found that besides him, there was at least one other person who was incompatible with the chaos. A figure was standing in the field dozens of steps away from Sun Li, and several Xiliang soldiers' horses were still lying on the ground, whining unceasingly.He picked up a few small stones from beside the horse, weighed them in his hands a few times, and then tried to throw them far away in the direction of Wang Yue's escape. The stones drew an arc in the air and fell to the ground. The figure nodded silently, turned around and walked back, squatting down again at the place where Wang Yue had held Cao Pi hostage just now, twirling the ground with ten fingers quickly. Zhang Xiu who was standing nearby couldn't help asking: "Brother Boning, what are you looking for?" "My lord's savior." Man Chong replied lying on the ground without raising his head.