"come over!!"
Kou Liu tied two people with reins. The two people had chains on their legs and their hands were tied up. Their faces were full of fear, and they were dragged in front of everyone.
Kou Liu raised his riding whip and said, "Since you have met the governor, why don't you bow to me?!"
The two people knelt down in front of Gao Yanzong in horror, bowed and begged for mercy.
Liu Taozi said: "This man is called Wang Sizong, and he opens a restaurant in Anping. The man next to him is called Wang San, and he is his servant."
"But in fact, these two people are spies of the Puppet Zhou."
"Bring it up."
Liu Taozi spoke, and Kou Liu hurriedly stepped forward and handed the two tokens to Gao Yanzong. Gao Yanzong stared at them for a long time before handing them to Lu Zhuangzhi who was standing aside.
Lu Zhuangzhi picked up the token, opened it back and forth, and was shocked, "It's really a fake Zhou token!!"
He glanced at Taozi and hesitated to speak.
Gao Yanzong looked at the two prisoners in front of him and asked with a sneer: "Tell me! Are you two related to the Cui family?!"
The uncle was so scared that he trembled and immediately knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, we were forced to have no choice. We were careless and made a big mistake. Please forgive me!!"
Gao Yanzong hummed, "If I tell you the truth today, I will spare your life. If you don't tell me, I will let you try my torture methods!!"
Wang Sizong was so frightened that he trembled. He hurriedly said: "I said, I said, we are here to get in touch with Cui Renshi. His brother Cui Mou is one of our people. He was captured by Emperor Daxing.
After his death, General Wei was very angry and wanted to avenge him, so we came here to contact everyone in the Cui family, hoping to take advantage of the death of Emperor Daxing to cause chaos."
"Cui Renshi was extremely dissatisfied with his brother's death. After his brother's death, he wore black clothes all day long and said he wanted to die. He exchanged letters with our general in an attempt to provoke high-level officials and cause turmoil."
"Previously, he ordered us to rob and kill Lieutenant Liu, and put the blame on the local Xianbei people, causing Anping to fall into turmoil. Later, we were killed and defeated, and he sent us to the school field to rob the prisoners and corpses, and also took away the soldiers.
Official."
Wang Sizong explained these things clearly, and Liu Taozi asked others to produce evidence of the crime.
Including the scene of the attack that is still stained with blood, the remains of the corpse that suddenly disappeared in the school grounds, and the fake Zhou's reply to Cui Renshi. The reply even had the fake Zhou's seal on it.
Gao Yanzong kept interrogating him, and the more he asked, the more excited he became.
Lu Zhuangzhi on the side became more and more frightened as he listened.
While Gao Yanzong continued to interrogate, Lu Zhuangzhi quickly took Gao Yanzong's hand and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say. Even if Your Majesty wants to kill me and humiliate me, I must say it!"
After all, Gao Yanzong was young. When he came to take office, his elders warned him not to interfere in local government affairs. Play with you and play with you. If something happens, just ask for permission. Therefore, although Gao Yanzong
Angry, but still suppressing his anger, "Do you still want to defend these traitors??"
Lu Zhuangzhi shook his head, "Your Majesty, the identity of these two spies may be true, but I don't believe what they said."
"The spies under Wei Xiaokuan are all known for their loyalty and bravery. Until now, we have never captured the spies of the Puppet Zhou Dynasty alive. Those people are all loyal to Wei Xiaokuan. How can they betray their masters for glory??"
"What? Do you mean that only I, a member of Da Qi, will sell to others for glory??"
Lu Zhuangzhi hurriedly shook his head, "That's not the case. I suspect that they want to murder the Cui family. The Cui family is the pillar of the Qi Dynasty and has many talents. First of all, although the Cui master stayed in the local area, he had no official title or status, so he
He wanted to contact him, and he should also contact his father or brother. How could he discuss such a big matter with him? In addition, why did the fake Zhou keep a reply to Cui Renshi? He also stamped his own seal on it, for fear of fear.
Others don’t know about it.”
"In addition, why did the spy of the Puppet Zhou Dynasty take orders from an outsider and help him assassinate the county captain? Why did he leave so much physical evidence?"
Lu Zhuangzhi expressed many doubts.
Gao Yanzong frowned and looked at Liu Taozi beside him.
The two prisoners below were also a little stunned at this moment.
Liu Taozi said softly: "I would rather kill by mistake than let go."
Gao Yanzong slapped his thigh suddenly, "Yes, that's it!!"
Lu Zhuangzhi stood up in a hurry, "How can it be like this?! He is really a cruel official! A cruel official!"
Liu Taozi added: "When the governor first arrived, I had already sent people to surround the second room of the Cui family. At this moment, the shooting should begin."
Lu Zhuangzhi's eyes widened, "You, you, you are simply lawless!!!"
Gao Yanzong was also very angry after hearing this. He quickly stood up and looked at Liu Taozi, "How could Liu Jun do this?!"
"Quick! Take me there!!"
Cui Shili.
The second wife of the Cui family has always been arrogant. The eldest brother did not dare to be named after the Cui family, but the second brother dared to do so. It felt like "I am the direct descendant."
But this arrogant second-in-law was in a state of chaos, wailing up and down, and in complete chaos.
Cui Renshi stood by the city wall, looking at the arrows that kept coming. His eyes widened, his whole body trembled, and he was speechless for a long time.
The leader of the guard stood beside him, and wooden planks were erected on the city wall to block the Xianbei people's arrows. At the same time, someone began to strengthen the city gate, fully learning from Dafang's lesson.
But those Xianbei people who couldn't stand it also learned a lesson. Well, not only did they learn a lesson, they also learned the weapons of the Dafang family!!
Seeing that the Xianbei people began to wear armor and hold large bows and crossbows, the face of the guard leader was particularly pale.
They had tasted the sweetness in Dafang, and now, under the leadership of Yao Xiong, they were charging back and forth again and again, full of passion.
Seeing the arrows flying overhead, Cui Renshi finally spoke, his face full of cruelty, "This guy wants to kill first and then be cruel. He is really vicious!"
"In this case, we can no longer tolerate it. We should equip ourselves with crossbows and armour. Don't worry about whether they are treasonous or not. We should first kill these thieves and drive them away. Then we can plead guilty to the prefect. The charge of concealing armor is fine.
Find a way to solve it, but if they are killed, there will be no chance!"
The guard leader was very uneasy, "Young Master, this is such a powerful crossbow."
"Listen to me!!!"
Cui Renshi's expression became extremely ferocious.
The guard leader did not dare to say anything more and hurriedly ordered people to start preparations.
“Whoosh!!!”
The crossbow arrow flew from the city wall and hit Yao Xiong's shoulder hard. Yao Xiong fell to the ground. Several Xianbei knights around him hurriedly bent over, one of them caught him and threw him on the horse's back, ending this time hastily.
charge and quickly retreated to where they were.
Yao Xiong gritted his teeth, tremblingly pulled out the crossbow bolt inserted into his armor, and said in fear: "If I go any further, I will be shot to death by this stupid crossbow bolt... strong
crossbow??"
He raised the crossbow bolt in his hand high, "These thieves are no longer hiding, they are rebelling!!"
"Be careful!!"
When the opponent switched to a powerful crossbow, the range increased, and the Xianbei people's offensive slowed down. From time to time, someone would be hit by an arrow and fall to the ground.
This group of people not only hid powerful crossbows, but also hid a lot of them, probably much more than that big room!!
But even so, this group of Xianbei people were not afraid and continued to try to suppress the city wall and break through the city gate, showing great bravery.
When the governor led his army to this place, the two sides were fighting vigorously. When Gao Yanzong saw this scene, his face turned red, his whole body was trembling, and he was motionless, and his lips started to tremble.
Just as Lu Zhuangzhi was about to speak, he saw Gao Yanzong suddenly pull out his long sword, "Fight with me!!!"
He roared with all his strength at this moment and took the lead to charge forward. His followers did not hesitate at all and followed Gao Yanzong and rushed over. Lu Zhuangzhi's eyes widened and he raised his head and shouted, but no matter what, his cry was blocked by the army.
It was covered by the sound of horse hooves and could not be heard at all.
Gao Yanzong took off the long bow from his back and looked excitedly at the city wall in the distance.
He was raised by Gao Yang since he was a child. Gao Yang taught him many things, and the most important thing he taught was in the military field.
He admired Gao Yang very much. Every time he listened to Gao Yang telling about his past war experiences and how he cut off the enemy's heads, he was always excited. He always imagined in his heart that he could become a ten thousand enemy like his uncle.
!!
And now, I finally have a chance!!
Gao Yanzong raised his big bow. Because of his excitement, the hand holding the big bow was trembling.
From today on, I want everyone in the world to know what kind of warrior I, Gao Yanzong, am!!
This is the first step to becoming a famous general in Daqi!!
Countless thoughts flashed in Gao Yanzong's mind.
"Whoosh~~"
The crossbow arrow flew and hit the "famous general"'s breastplate. Gao Yanzong felt a huge force coming from his chest. He could no longer control his body and fell down. Just when he was about to fall under the horse's hooves.
, Liu Taozi who was following him suddenly stretched out his hand, grabbed the little fat man again, pulled him onto the horse, and then turned around and left. The first round of knights who had just launched the charge stopped one after another and left together.
.
At this moment, Lu Zhuangzhi felt that his mind was completely blank, and he was so frightened that he froze in place, motionless.
Liu Taozi dismounted and threw the little fat man on the ground.
Gao Yanzong's face turned red, he coughed violently, and his whole body was shaking unconsciously.
Liu Taozi looked at his injuries, pulled out the crossbow bolt, and looked at it, "The king's armor is thick enough, otherwise his life would be lost here."
Gao Yanzong still didn't react. As a man who was on the battlefield for the first time, being hit by a crossbow bolt in the face was too frightening.
Gao Yanzong's eyes widened and he lay on the ground with a stiff face and no reaction.
Liu Taozi slapped her hand.
"Pah, pah!!!"
Two crisp slaps sounded, and the faces of the knights around them all twitched.
Gao Yanzong sat up suddenly. There were two huge slap marks on his face, his nose was bleeding, and his mouth seemed to be swollen from being slapped. He looked around and quickly touched his body, "Am I not dead?
?”
"I clearly saw my uncle just now."
Liu Taozi frowned, "It's okay, Your Majesty, just go and cultivate yourself, Chu can have both!!"
When he saw an ugly guy running quickly, Liu Taozi said, "Take the king down to rest."
Gao Yanzong quickly shook his head, "No, no!"
"How can I, the son of the Gao family, retreat on the battlefield?!"
He looked at the crossbow arrow in Liu Taozi's hand and snatched it away, "Lu Zhuangzhi!! Where is Lu Zhuangzhi?!"
Soon, Lu Zhuangzhi ran to him and cried with joy when he saw Gao Yanzong was safe.
Gao Yanzong was very angry, "Come on, come on, look at this. Didn't you say that the Puppet Zhou was framed? This is also framed?"
Lu Zhuangzhi hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty! The Cui family is indeed in rebellion! It's because of the stupidity of my subordinates."
"Huh, I'll deal with you when I get back!"
Gao Yanzong covered his face again and gasped in pain, "Liu Jun's attack was too cruel."
"This is all for the king."
Gao Yanzong walked forward quickly and looked at Cui Shili in the distance, "Gate, give me a strong attack. Go and call the county government officials over and ask them to get me the siege equipment. If they don't have it, make them for me!"
Ask them to bring all the officials over to me. If I don’t attack the Cui family today, I swear I won’t be a human being!!”
On the outer wall, the guard leader stared at the crowd in the distance and hurriedly reported to Cui Renshi on the side: "Young Master, a large number of Xianbei people have arrived. They are all cavalry. Something seems wrong."
"oh?"
Cui Renshi was hiding next to the steps, lowering his head and teasing a little civet cat.
Arrows flew overhead, and he didn't dare to go up to check.
"What are they wearing? What flags are they?"
"There is no flag. They are dressed much neater than the Xianbei people just now. They are all covered in armor. There are many horses for one person. It seems that there are quite a lot of people."
"Um??"
Cui Renshi was stunned for a moment, then stood up and kicked away the little civet cat in front of him. The little civet cat screamed and ran away. Cui Renshi quickly walked to the guard leader and cautiously stuck his head out.
You can see that the knights below are already densely packed. Among them, those fully armed and neatly formed troops are particularly eye-catching.
After just one glance, Cui Renshi quickly retracted his head and quickly returned to his original position.
At this moment, his expression was particularly complicated.
"They are not county lieutenants. They are the personal followers of serious nobles and nobles. The army of personal followers of princes is the army of the governor."
Cui Renshi glanced at the guard leader again, "Did you just fight back?"
The leader of the guard nodded, "Yes, there was a fat guy in the lead just now. He showed his teeth and claws, so I gave him an arrow."
Cui Renshi's lips trembled for a moment.
"What about others?"
His voice had a vibrato.
"I don't know. If he fell among the cavalry, he should have been trampled to death."
Cui Renshi nodded, his face turned pale, he took out the short sword from his waist and stabbed it hard into his chest.
"Pfft!!"
The dagger entered his chest, and Cui Renshi let out a scream.
His whole body was shaking with pain, he suddenly fell to the ground and began to convulse.
The guard leader was shocked.
His eyes widened as he watched the young master commit suicide in front of him. His mind went blank. He rushed forward, grabbed Cui Renshi, and wanted to give him first aid, but the dagger penetrated very deeply.
He was bleeding and convulsing all over, and it was basically hopeless.
"Young Patriarch!! Young Patriarch!!"
The guard leader shouted, but Cui Renshi remained motionless.
The guard leader looked around blankly. The guards around him were also stunned at this moment. They looked at Cui Renshi lying in a pool of blood and said, "Brother, you, the young master."
The guard leader really didn't know what to do at this moment. He looked around with despair in his eyes.
"Open the door and surrender!!"
"Open the door!!"
The guard leader gave the order, and everyone on the city wall immediately stopped resisting. The gate of Uburg was slowly pushed open, and the knights immediately rushed in.
Everyone was already kneeling on the ground and throwing their weapons aside.
These knights did not attack them again, but just flew past them.
Gao Yanzong rode a war horse and led everyone into Wu Bao with a sullen face and a very unhappy look on his face.
He had just figured out how to attack the city, but Wubao actually surrendered and opened the city gate wide. Gao Yanzong felt so panicked that he couldn't get angry.
They entered the Wubao, and the knights began to tie up the people on the ground. The first ones to rush in were Gao Yanzong's men, so they did not kill the prisoners who opened the door to surrender, nor did they plunder.
Gao Yanzong's face was dark and he asked: "Who commanded the guards to fight back just now?!"
The guard leader stood up nervously. He pointed to the corpse beside him and said, "My lord, it is our young master Cui Renshi. He has committed suicide just now."
"Suicide?!"
Gao Yanzong was furious. He stepped forward and kicked the corpse a few times, "Damn, I'm taking advantage of you!!"
"Cut his head off!!"
Gao Yanzong looked around angrily, but had nowhere to vent.
Liu Taozi stepped forward at this moment and said: "Your Majesty, there may be evidence of collaborating with the enemy in Cui Mansion. You can send people to search for it."
Gao Yanzong immediately gave the order. After receiving the order, the knights rushed towards the inner courtyard like wolves and tigers. Suddenly, the shouts of killing started again.
Seeing the flames gradually rising in the distance, Gao Yanzong felt better. He clapped his hands happily, "Okay! Okay!"
Lu Zhuangzhi stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, what should we do with these prisoners?"
Gao Yanzong stroked his chin, "Let's do this. You take the prisoners and escort them to my side and take them all with you!"
"I wanted to expand the mansion before, but you said people would freeze to death if they were short of manpower in winter. With so many prisoners this time, we finally have enough manpower, right? We're not afraid of freezing to death, right?"
Lu Zhuangzhi did not dare to refute.
Gao Yanzong continued: "I want to stay here and thoroughly investigate the affairs of the Cui family. You first take half of your personal followers and escort the prisoners back to Changshan!"
Gao Yanzong then looked at Liu Taozi and said, "Brother Liu, now that the matter here has been resolved, why not go back to the school first?"
"Your Majesty, we haven't solved it yet."
"The Cui family doesn't just have a second bedroom."
Lu Zhuangzhi stood up quickly, "No! The Cui family's houses have been separated!!"
He looked at Liu Taozi in horror, "Don't you try to instigate my king again."
He looked at Gao Yanzong and said, "Your Majesty, the Cui family is divided into different families, and each other has entered the fifth service. Even the crime of killing the clan is not related to each other. It was the second family that colluded with the Puppet Zhou, and it has nothing to do with the other families.
It doesn’t matter! It doesn’t matter!”
He jumped off the horse, walked quickly to Gao Yanzong's side, and firmly pulled Gao Yanzong's leg, "Your Majesty, we can't do this anymore. Let's wait for the edict from the temple first! Even with what happened today, I don't know what will happen to the temple.
reply."
ps: Cui Ang is a man of character and talent... but he is very good at guessing the meaning, being grateful to the Lord of the time, or committing private sins, which are deeply known to the ancestors and rewarded. He speaks to praise and protect, and no one can destroy them. - "Northern Qi Dynasty"
Book: Biography of Cui Ang
Chapter completed!