Beauty Jianghu

Chapter 274 Looking at Xiangcheng from afar

Wang Huixiu saw that Yang Shucheng was young, had strong martial arts skills, and was a righteous man, so he told the whole story.

It turned out that she and her husband were both members of the White Lotus Sect.

His husband's name is Chen Haitao, a native of Xiangyang Prefecture. He joined the White Lotus Sect in the Dabie Mountains a few years ago. Later, he returned to Xiangyang Prefecture and founded the White Lotus Sect branch, and met Wang Huixiu again. The two became husband and wife.

This year, Qing soldiers went south to attack Xiangyang City, but Huang Junguo, the prefect of Xiangyang, did not resist at all. As soon as more than a hundred Qing soldiers arrived outside Xiangyang City, he opened the city gate and surrendered to the Qing soldiers.

The Qing army retained him as the governor of Xiangyang.

Chen Haitao hated him for surrendering to the enemy and betraying his country. He sneaked into the city several times to assassinate Huang Junguo, but failed. The month before, Chen Haitao sneaked into the city. As soon as he walked into an alley, he was caught by spies sent by Huang Junguo and put in jail.

In order to hunt down the White Lotus cultists who opposed him, Huang Junguo only imprisoned Chen Haitao and lured the White Lotus cultists. As a result, one of Chen Haitao's disciples went to the city to inquire about information. He was accidentally discovered by Huang Junguo and was arrested and imprisoned.

In order to eliminate the root cause, Huang Junguo sent police officers in the city to search for Wang Huixiu everywhere. Wang Huixiu could not escape outside the city, so she had to flee outside Nizui Town. I didn't expect that as soon as I hid in this broken house, the city's policemen chased me.

Yang Shucheng saw that they were members of the White Lotus Sect, and thinking about Zhao Xiaolin, he said to Wang Huixiu: "The current chief leader of the White Lotus Sect is named Zhao Xiaolin. She has now arrived in the Qinling Mountains. I am also a member of the White Lotus Sect. Your husband is now I'll rescue him in prison. You're pregnant now, so don't move around."

Wang Huixiu couldn't help but blush and said, "I'm not pregnant, I just have a big belly."

In this way, Yang Shucheng became embarrassed and his face turned red. After a while, he said: "How far is it from Xiangyang City?"

Wang Huixiu said: "It's only twenty miles away."

Yang Shucheng said: "Then let's go to Xiangyang City and rescue the people of the White Lotus Sect."

In this way, led by Wang Huixiu, the three of them headed towards Xiangyang City.

The three of them ran all the way along the road. After more than 20 miles, they ran outside Xiangyang City before dawn. They saw a high mountain in the south of the city. Yang Shucheng wanted to check the situation in the city and suggested to go to the mountain to see it first. look.

Of course Wang Huixiu agreed, and the three of them ran towards the mountain.

The name of this mountain is Xianshan, standing majestically in the south of Xiangyang City. The three of them climbed up the mountain. It was bright and clear. Standing on the mountain and looking at Xiangyang City, the situation inside the city was clear.

I saw that Xiangyang City was neatly arranged, facing the Han River in the front and Xian Mountain in the back. The city walls were strong and towering, the city was wide and deep, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and impregnable. It was known as the "Iron-Strengthed Xiangyang City".

Xiangyang is located on the transportation thoroughfare between ships from the south and horses from the north. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. People coming from the south and the north gather in Xiangyang City. The city is lined with houses, criss-crossed by roads, lined with shops, and densely populated.

Yang Shucheng couldn't help but sigh: "Such a solid city was given to the Qing Dynasty."

"No, this Huang Junguo is a big traitor. I wish I could skin him alive to relieve the hatred in my heart." Wang Huixiu said.

Yang Shucheng stood on the high mountain, looking at the Han River, passing through the city. The south of the river was Xiangyang City, and the north of the river was Fan City. The river was turbulent and flowed eastward. There is a well-written Tang poem:

Chusai and Sanxiang are connected, and the nine factions of Jingmen are connected.

The river flows beyond the sky and the earth, and the mountains are beautiful.

In the county town of Bucheonpo, waves are moving in the sky.

It's a nice windy day in Xiangyang, and I'm left drunk with the mountain man.

Yang Shucheng pointed to a temple in the mountain col and asked, "What kind of temple is that?"

Wang Huixiu said: "That's the Yanghu Temple."

It turns out that Yang Hu of the Western Jin Dynasty guarded Xiangyang and was diligent and caring for the people. After his death, the people of Xiangyang built a temple here to commemorate him.

Yang Shucheng said: "Let's go and take a look."

Walking to the hillside, there was a stone monument erected on the side of the road. Wang Huixiu said: "This is a monument in memory of Yang Hu. Every time the people in Xiangyang pass by this monument and think about Yang Hu, they will shed tears. Therefore, this monument is called falling into tears." monument."

Yang Shucheng lingered in front of the monument for a while, then headed towards the Yanghu Temple.

When I walked to the temple gate, there was not a single blessing, it was empty, not a single person was seen. The grass in the courtyard had grown to the height of one person, and now it had become a paradise for foxes and rabbits. In these troubled times, where would anyone be able to manage the temple?

The three of them entered the temple and paid homage to the statue of Yang Hu for a while. Only then did he walk out of the temple.

Standing outside the temple, Yang Shucheng asked: "How many Manchu guards are there in the city?"

Wang Huixiu said: "There are few Manchu soldiers, and they all followed the general to Wuchang. There are only a dozen people left in the city." Wang Huixiu thought that Yang Shucheng was worried about the guards in the city, so he continued, "The person who is now responsible for public security in the city, It’s still Huang Junguo’s group, these people only know how to bully the people and have no ability at all.”

Yang Shucheng wanted to go into the city alone to rescue Wang Huixiu's husband Chen Haitao, so he said to her: "You and Wang Huaguo are waiting for me in the Yanghu Temple. I will go into the city and rescue people, and I will meet you here."

Wang Huixiu said: "Young Master Yang, how many people are needed, I will call the people from our sect right away."

Yang Shucheng said: "I have my own plan, but it will take a few days. I have to go to the city to find out the situation. No one else is needed. You can just wait here."

Yang Shucheng suddenly thought that since Huang Junguo was a traitor, why not let people from the White Lotus Sect occupy the city. Thinking of this, he told Wang Huixiu and asked her to gather the people of the sect and wait outside the west gate of the city in a few days.

Wang Huixiu still doesn't trust him. Wang Huaguo said from the side: "My brother is very powerful. If we go in, it will only cause more trouble for him. If he says he can rescue people, he will definitely be able to do it. Don't worry."

Wang Huixiu was not very familiar with the two of them, so she was not sure when she tried to save them. Instead, she fell into it. Now she can only resign herself to fate. She nodded in agreement.

Yang Shucheng said goodbye to the two of them and walked down the mountain alone. The Xiangyang city wall was so towering that it was impossible to jump up to it. He walked around the city wall and found not even a hole. I can't understand why the iron-forged Xiangyang City and Huang Junguo surrendered to the Qing soldiers without even resisting. It's really annoying.

Yang Shucheng went around to the west gate. The gate was huge and guarded by two rows of soldiers. In these troubled times, he was also wary of spies coming in, so the interrogation was fierce.

Yang Shucheng picked up a few small round stones by the Han River, wrapped them in a piece of waste paper, and held them in his hands. He really had a unique skill and was about to break through the city gate.

Yang Shucheng came to the city gate, and there were only a few people going in and out of the city gate.

Yang Shucheng walked proudly to the city gate, and naturally a guard came up and shouted: "What are you doing?"

Yang Shucheng said: "I want to go to the city."

"Are you a spy?"

"I'm not."

"Then get out of here, or I will kill you with one blow."

Yang Shucheng thought to himself, you are so powerful, why don't you kill the Qing soldiers and just show off your power in front of the people? But he endured his anger and said, "I'm going to the city to go to a cousin of mine. He opened a snack bar in the city last year. I'm going to come find him and have a meal."

The guard looked at Yang Shucheng, a weak scholar, and said, "I think you are a spy, get out of here."

Yang Shucheng took a step forward, quietly put the paper bag in his hand, and whispered: "I really want to go to the city to find my cousin. Please be accommodating. This is to honor you. Take it, don't Let others see that this is all I have and it is not enough.”

The guard squeezed it with his hands and found that it was quite a lot. If he shared it with several other brothers, it would be less. He said nothing and said, "You can go into the city."

Yang Shucheng turned around and walked into the city gate. He held his head high and kept walking inward. When he walked into the city gate, there was a small east-west alley in front of the gate. Yang Shucheng walked towards the west.

After walking a few steps, I heard someone shouting from behind: "You brat, stop!"

Yang Shucheng knew that the guard couldn't help but look at the silver in the paper bag. When he saw it, it turned out to be a few pebbles, so he chased after him angrily.

The guard gathered several other guards and chased him while shouting: "You spy, where can you escape?"