Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

In a manor in Weinan, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers, as the sky grows dark, the villagers finish their day's work and go home to rest.

Soon, the manor was shrouded in a quiet night. Only in a few houses deep in the manor were lights flickering, and slightly wild laughter could be heard from time to time.

There were more than a dozen guards with sabers standing outside the small courtyard. Hearing the frolicking coming from the house, one of the guards couldn't help but whisper: "My lord has clearly told me to be careful when going out these days, but Alang still sneaks out to play. Isn’t it inappropriate to still have a prostitute and scold the governor or the lord’s trusted general?”

"As a slave, keep your duties and don't talk about your master!"

After hearing this, a guard captain frowned and snorted, but then louder laughter came from the room, and the captain also laughed and cursed in a low voice: "Perhaps scolding the governor is also a pleasure to build friendship with the master. Deep knot..."

When the guards heard this, they all laughed knowingly, and some couldn't help but glance at a row of dimly lit low-rise houses not far away from the manor, where some weavers on the manor were weaving all night.

The obscene sounds in the room became more and more intense, and finally someone couldn't bear it any longer and quietly left the place. Seeing this, others followed suit one after another, and soon the sounds in the weaving room became noisy. stand up.

In the end, only the soldier commander and a veteran were left outside the small courtyard, still performing their duties faithfully. The soldier hesitated for a while, but finally couldn't hold it back and whispered to the veteran: "If Alang is summoned, just come with a loud voice." Call."

After saying this, the soldier commander strode away.

After a while, the veteran heard a rustling noise coming from nearby, raised his hand to press the knife and whispered: "Who is it!"

"Military lord, don't be surprised, don't be alarmed. The village lord knows the hard work of guarding, so he sent slaves to give the lord a meal..."

Under the night, two rickety villagers carried a wooden bucket and approached cautiously.

The veteran relaxed his guard when he smelled the aroma of the steaming food. He stepped forward, lowered his head to inspect the food, and said with a smile, "Slave Zhuang is quite sensible."

"Excuse me, Commander, where are the other guards?"

The two villagers looked around and saw no other guards, so they asked in a low voice.

"They..."

As soon as the veteran opened his mouth, he suddenly felt a tremor in his lower back. Immediately, his mouth and nose were covered by a rough hand. His waist and abdomen, which had been pierced by a sharp knife, subconsciously straightened up. Then he twitched and fell to the ground without a sound.

After killing the veteran, the two bankers no longer stooped and rushed into the courtyard with vigorous steps. One of them knocked on the door and whispered: "Alang, my lord has something urgent to say!"

The sound of play in the room suddenly stopped, and not long after, a disheveled maid opened the door. Before she could ask, her throat was grabbed by a big hand, the blade of the knife was pointed straight towards her heart, and she lay limply on the ground.

"What's up?"

Zhao Yongguo's impatient questioning came from behind the screen. The assassin pretending to be a villager stepped inside. Like a wolf, he pounced on Zhao Yongguo, who was still arranging his clothes on the couch, and covered his head with the quilt. He flipped the blade with one hand and nailed the charming woman on the other side who was also disheveled to the bed board.

A whole set of actions went smoothly. When another assassin walked in with a rope, Zhao Yongguo, who was covered in a quilt, roared to himself. The two quickly tied him up and moved him out of the room one by one.

The two people in the courtyard stood still for a moment. The soldiers of the Zhao family who heard the drama elsewhere were still not aware of it, and then they quickly ran towards the back of the village along the dark corner of the wall.

There were several people waiting outside the fence of the manor. Seeing the two men carrying Zhao Yongguo and flying towards them, they quickly drew a knife to break a gap in the fence, gathered together, and rushed towards the mountain col in the distance.

There were also companions in the mountain col who were preparing their mounts to meet them. When the group arrived here, they mounted their horses and ran further away in the night.

In another valley, Li Tai had fallen asleep in his tent when he suddenly heard Yu Wenhu calling from outside the tent: "Boshan, wake up quickly, I will take you to see a good show!"

After Li Tai heard the sound, he quickly put on his clothes and stood up. Yu Wenhu pulled him up the hillside with excitement on his face.

The two came to a pine tree on the slope, and Li Tai saw several people standing there holding torches, surrounded by a man who was tied up and his face covered with a thick cloth.

"What kind of thieves are you? Why are you arresting me? I, Ye Naizhang, Duke of Wu, Zhao Kaifu, will give you all the goods you want, but if you hurt me, you will not survive!"

Hearing the man's cry, Li Tai realized why Yuwenhu was so mysterious. He pulled Yuwenhu's hand and made a gesture of beheading. Yuwenhu shook his head, took a hardwood stick from his subordinate, and walked up He went forward and picked up the wooden stick and hit Zhao Yongguo hard on his leg.

"Ah...hiss, spare your life, spare your life..."

When Zhao Yongguo received this stick, his body suddenly arched like a shrimp, and he let out a scream that was too shrill and inhuman to sound like a human voice.

Yu Wenhu waved to Li Tai again, motioning for him to come forward, and handed him the wooden stick in his hand.

Li Tai never told Yuwenhu about Zhao Yongguo sending people to assassinate him. Yuwenhu obviously did not do this to avenge him. But since everyone is a companion, of course they have to work together, and no one can stay alone.

Thinking of his previous miserable situation, Li Tai was naturally not polite. He took the wooden stick and swung it up and hit it hard. When the stick fell, Zhao Yongguo's leg was immediately broken and deformed.

The guy was so painful that he bounced several feet off the ground, let out a shrill scream, and fell silent after falling to the ground. Li Taizheng was about to add another stick to his head, but was held down by Yu Wenhu.

"It's just that he fainted from the pain. It's not a good time to kill him now. This guy has been lascivious to Bu Qu's wife and daughter that night. Zhao Gui doesn't want to be scrutinized by the officials. It would be a way to vent his hatred by destroying his son."

Yu Wenhu bent down to check the boy's condition, and signaled his troops to throw him on a conspicuous stone on the hillside. Then he smiled at Li Tai and said, "Hurry, hurry. Don't get caught on the spot!"

Of course, Li Tai also understood that when they returned to their camping ground down the slope together, they quickly packed their bags and cleaned up the traces. They ran westward overnight and arrived at the outskirts of Chang'an at dawn. They caught up on their sleep in a manor outside the city and left at noon. Crossing the Wei River at the ferry, we headed all the way to Huazhou along Weibei.

In the manor in Weinan, something strange was soon discovered. Seeing the death of men and women in the manor, and the disappearance of his young master, the captain of the guard who had just vented his anger felt that his legs were as soft as noodles, and he was holding on to a log with both hands. Only with a stick can one stand tall.

"Quick, look for it quickly, all slaves in the village spread out and look for it! You want to see the person alive, and you want to see the corpse after death. If you don't see Alang, all the lowly slaves of the village will be buried with you!"

Hearing the trembling and frightened shouts of the soldier commander, the people in the village were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweat. The men and women were alarmed, holding torches and searching the surrounding areas with the manor as the center.

Finally at dawn, the villagers, who were already sweating profusely, discovered Zhao Yongguo, still naked, on the hillside more than ten miles away. At this moment, Zhao Yongguo was still in a coma, one of his legs was twisted out of shape, and the fracture was swollen and purple, which was shocking to see.

Soon the guards also rode their horses to the place, and they hurriedly ordered people to carefully carry Zhao Yongguo to the rope bed.

With this move, Zhao Yongguo suddenly woke up in pain and subconsciously shouted for help. When he saw his subordinate Qu Zhuangding around him, tears of humiliation and pain burst out of his eyes, and he yelled: "Thief slave, thief slave! You all deserve to die, They all have to die...there are so many people, but they can't prevent the villain from harming me!"

Hearing Zhao Yongguo's scolding, although it was hoarse and shrill, it was also full of ferocity. The guard captain first breathed a sigh of relief, but then turned to a look of worry.

At this time, a soldier came forward and whispered: "Team leader, do you want..." His eyes flashed with danger, and he raised his hand to make a killing gesture.

The soldier commander was shocked at first when he saw this. After a moment, his eyes turned deep. He glanced at Zhao Yongguo who was still lying on the rope bed and was cursing. Then he looked at the large number of villagers nearby. He suddenly drew a knife in his hand and stabbed the man directly. The armored soldier suggested in front of you.

He cut off the head of the armored soldier who was still staring at death, carried it to Zhao Yongguo, who had already silenced his voice in shock, and knelt down with a plop: "Alang, you are waiting for the death penalty! It was this dog thief who colluded with the villains and made us lose our guard. Alang was robbed... The thieves are hiding in the village, and they must be protected by the slaves of the village. The danger is still unresolved, and the slaves must protect Alang and notify the lord to lead his troops to rescue him! "

Zhao Yongguo was frightened at this time. After hearing this, he became very nervous and grabbed the soldier's wrist tightly: "You have to protect me and kill all the traitors who harmed me... inform me quickly, inform me." Come to the rescue!”

Zhao Gui's garrison was not far away from Weinan. After hearing the news, he quickly came here. He took a look at his son who was seriously injured and sleeping. He suddenly felt heartbroken and short of breath. He ordered his slaves to go to Chang'an to find a famous doctor for treatment, and at the same time, he gathered some people and used this manor. As the center, sweep away the bandits and refugees wandering around.

Of course he could guess that these bandits and refugees were not responsible. If these people really had the courage, they would never spare his son's life. Most likely, it was some political opponents who did this.

After a thorough sweep, he could not find out any valuable information from the mouths of these bandits and refugees, so he led the crowd straight to Jingzhao County Mansion. Looking at Jingzhao Yin Cuiqi said sternly: "Every martial artist in the county is moving in and out. Cui, let me go through the details! If the murderer of my son is not found, the county will also have to pay for it! "

"It is also the county's duty to respond to the lawsuit and pursue the case. But it is also necessary for Duke Zhang Wu to send the victim here and inquire about the whole story in detail, so that we can know where to pursue the case."

Zhao Gui has been making a lot of noise in the countryside of Weinan these days. As the chief official of the county, Cui Quan of course also knew about the attack on his son.

"My son is seriously injured and can't move. Cui asked if he intended to protect the murderer even though he knew it!"

When Zhao Gui heard this, his expression suddenly became even more ugly.

After Cui Fan heard this, he stood up and said: "It's pity for Duke Zhang Wu, but please don't make false accusations! The county government has its own rules for litigation, and the monarch's power is delegated. Don't dare to accuse people unjustly. If you have any objections, you can report it to the imperial court." , but this house is not a place for idlers to roar!”

"Does a thief underestimate me?"

Zhao Gui drew his knife in the hall and shouted angrily.

Cui Quan was not just a simple government official, he was also brave enough to mount a horse and kill the enemy. He glared and yelled: "Cui has no weapons, but he can guard this case for the country. Those who cause trouble should treat themselves lightly, and they are no better than others! The public is strong. , I am loyal and upright, and my destiny is not between you and me!"

At this time, the people in the government office also heard the sound and gathered around.

Seeing more and more people gathering inside and outside the hall, Zhao Gui finally did not dare to openly attack the county government office. He slowly withdrew his saber, stared at Cui Qian bitterly, and then walked out with his head held high.