[Red Mansion] Sir, I'm a rough man

There is no shortage of tents in the team, and they are skilled in building them. After all, they will stay for two nights on the road. People who thought they could catch their breath now can only sleep in the wilderness. They are inevitably a little disappointed in their hearts, but disappointment is disappointment, and long-winded complaints are Don't dare... The undercurrent between the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor is turbulent, even a fool can see it, who dares to touch bad luck at this time?There is a turbulent sea in front of me, it is good to survive, but what is it to suffer?

Even the whispering of the palace people stopped, and everyone was silent, only when they passed by, they exchanged an uneasy look.

It was already the climax of the moon when everything was ready. After dinner, those who were qualified to kneel down went to the mourning hall. The rest of the work that should be done, the patrol that should be patrolled, everything was orderly and silent, only the blazing fire The bonfire occasionally heard a "crack".

In the wilderness, even if the imperial power is as high as the sky, tall buildings and mansions cannot be conjured out of thin air. The so-called mourning hall is just a small tent with an empty coffin inside.Emperor Qian and the prince's family stayed in the tent, and the rest of the people, despite the bells and bells and the servants like a cloud, could only kneel in the wilderness at this moment, enduring the bites of mosquitoes and the chilly spring, probably never in their entire life. .

Under the hazy moonlight, countless torches illuminated the surroundings as brightly as day. Under the light of the fires, the group of people with the most important positions were kneeling in an empty coffin in plain white clothes with no expression on their faces.Inside the tent, there were mourning and crying, but no one could hear the voice in the night wind.

The inside of the tent was a bit darker than the outside. Emperor Qian, who was supposed to be kneeling in the forefront, stood with his arms behind his back, looking at the empty coffin with an inexplicable expression. The third prince Zhao Fu who was closest to him was crying and almost fainted. The rest of the people didn't dare to "show their true feelings" like this, they didn't dare to cry, let alone laugh, they just lowered their heads and looked sad.

Those ignorant little princes had tears on their faces, but they seemed more frightened than sad.

"Your Majesty," Director Liu quietly entered the door, and said in a low voice, "The old man fainted, and he has already been helped and resettled."

Emperor Qian was noncommittal and asked, "What time is it?"

Manager Liu replied: "It's three quarters... the big guy has been kneeling for more than two hours."

Emperor Qian said lightly: "Then let's go."

Manager Liu said cautiously: "Then tomorrow..."

Emperor Qian interrupted: "I will move the coffin back to Beijing tomorrow, so I don't need to kneel anymore, I will leave on time."

Manager Liu should be right, bent down and exited the tent, and just turned around, he saw a flame in front of him, rushing straight to the door, he was frightened out of his wits, and he was pushed away with an exclamation still on his lips... When I came back to my senses and saw clearly what fell on the ground, I felt chills all over my body: Arrow!Rocket!

The vicinity is guarded like an iron barrel by the [-] forward battalion. Where did the rocket come from?Could it be that the forwards have turned against each other?Or...Wang Ziteng's rebels came?

The guard who had just saved his life stomped on the flames, but at the end of his eyes, he saw more flames coming from the darkness. He cut through the tent and rushed in, saying, "Your Majesty, something happened outside!"

Emperor Qian also heard the commotion outside, but he didn't panic, and said displeasedly, "Why are you here?"

The guard smiled, showing two small canine teeth, and said, "Your Majesty doesn't want to see me, so I just stay outside!"

It was Zhou Kai who was sent by Emperor Qian to serve the Supreme Emperor in the other palace at night, and his dark handsome face was smiling triumphantly at this stall.

Emperor Qian scolded him for "nonsense", but he couldn't help him, his face sank and he looked at the top of the tent.

This time, he actually miscalculated.

The arrows falling from the sky were endless, stinging on the camp tent in twos and threes. Fortunately, due to the distance, the force was not strong, and they did not break through the thick and solid cowhide curtain for a while, but the flames spread rapidly on it... Obviously can't stay inside.

The guards rushed in one after another, and dragged the princes and clan members with numb legs out of the account, while Zhou Kai also rushed out protecting Emperor Qian.

It was already a mess outside, and many adults who had knelt hard for more than two hours looked panic-stricken. In the sky full of arrows, they either rushed towards the tent, or moved to the shadows, or opened their mouths to curse, or curled up in a ball with their heads in their hands...

"Escort! Come quickly! Escort!"

"what happened?"

"Are all the people in the Qianfeng Battalion dead? Someone touched this place?"

"Who will help me..."

"Ah, my leg, my leg is broken..."

After all, they are people who are used to wind and waves. After the initial commotion, most people calmed down and realized that the rain of arrows was terrifying, but it was not aimed at them... Those who were tied up as hedgehogs and fell, almost All guards.

That's right, almost all the civil and military ministers of the imperial court are here now. No matter who comes, as long as they want to take the throne, they dare not slaughter them all here. Otherwise, even if they ascend to the throne, who will maintain the normal operation of the court for him?

So the less courageous ones crawled on the ground and did not dare to get up, and the more courageous ones bent over and slowly leaned towards Emperor Qian, feeling a little bit self-defeating amidst the panic: After all, it is still here!Now that things are up to the fate of life or death, it is more reassuring than having a sharp sword hanging above your head and not knowing when it will fall.

It's just that it came too fast, and it was too unexpected.

The expected struggle for power, crowding out, and framing have not yet begun, and before they even have time to stand in line and shout, the preparations are over.

Zhou Kai guarded Emperor Qian, and found that almost all the people gathered around him were from the inner squad... The inner squad of the guard camp followed Emperor Qian, and the outer squad guarded the important palace gates. It took only a few days for one round. Almost all the camps came regardless of shifts, and that was the case. The entire internal shift added up to only 400 people.

The brothers from the foreign class have not moved until now. Could it be that... they have all been killed?

Ouchi's guards were highly skilled in martial arts, and they were able to block sharp arrows when assembled into an formation, but the soldiers of the vanguard battalion stationed near the mourning hall were miserable. Although they were also shrinking their defenses and resisting with all their strength, they still fell down like mowing grass.

Here, swords, swords and swords are shining, and the flames are soaring into the sky, but the continuous tent a little further away is silent, as quiet as a dead zone - there, there are more than ten thousand eunuchs, maids and servants who are left behind, plus the officers and soldiers of the vanguard battalion stationed... These What about people?died?fainted?Betrayed?

"Your Majesty!" Director Liu whispered, "His Royal Highness King Liang is gone."

Emperor Qian frowned, and turned to look at the burning tent behind him.

A guard said: "Your Majesty, I have confirmed that everyone inside has come out."

Emperor Qian calmed down, and said lightly: "Send some people to look for it."

Zhou Kai said: "Your Majesty, this place is empty and the enemy is dark and we can see. I'm afraid it won't last long. Let's leave here first."

The camp over there is very strange. It has obviously fallen into the hands of the enemy. You can't go there anyway. If you want to retreat, you can only go into the forest, but this is not a good choice-the forward battalion that was guarding there has been cleared. , it can be seen that the danger hidden inside is not much smaller than that in the camp.

Zhou Kai looked in the direction where the arrow rain was flying, and held the handle of the knife tightly: "I'll open the way!"

No matter which way they go, these archers must be dealt with first, otherwise they will be moving targets, ready to be slaughtered.

"Take all precautions, but it's hard to guard against family thieves." Qiandi looked puzzled, and sneered: "I underestimated him."

Zhou Kai gathered all his hands and was about to rush out when he suddenly heard a piercing howl from far away in the darkness. Immediately afterwards, the rain of arrows suddenly became chaotic and decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye. It came one after another from a distance... What happened over there?Is it a trap?Or reinforcements?

Just when he was in shock, hurried footsteps came, and a blood-stained figure stumbled into the light. He was covered in cuts and bruises, his right hand was hanging strangely, which was obviously broken, and a sharp arrow was stuck in his chest: "Your... Your Majesty ..."

"It's a brother from the foreign class!" A guard recognized him, rushed forward to support him, and said, "Brother Luo, what's going on over there? What happened? Where are the others?"

"Poison...in the bonfire...there is...poison...your majesty...your majesty..." Luo Feibai spoke with difficulty, with blood spurting from his mouth, seeing that he couldn't help it, the guards didn't bother to ask any more questions, and helped him walk towards Emperor Qian.

It turned out to be a bonfire!Everyone suddenly realized that they had been extra careful during the journey of escorting Emperor Qian this time, carefully inspecting the water, carbon and fire, but they didn't want to make a mistake: there are tens of thousands of people on this trip, and it is impossible to bring all the needs of everyone. The charcoal used in this project can only be obtained locally - the wood is damp in spring, and it will inevitably have a pungent smell when burned. Who would have thought that there would be problems with this thing?

But here, I don't know if those people were afraid of being noticed by the accompanying imperial physician, or because they didn't have the opportunity to do anything, so they didn't make sense together.

I finally know their methods, but I don't know what kind of poison they poisoned, and I don't know if those people are still alive...

"Your Majesty..." Luo Feibai looked at Emperor Qian who was close at hand, pushed away the guards supporting him, immediately lost his balance and fell forward, and said intermittently: "Be careful... Be careful King Liang... King Liang... "

King Liang?

Careful about King Liang?

Is it the king of Liang?

Everyone was shocked, Emperor Qian took a step forward: "What did you say?"

Luo Feibai was exhausted: "King Liang..."

Before the three words were finished, an exclamation came from behind: "Brother Luo, be careful!"

But it was a sharp arrow that pierced through the crowd at some point, and pierced Luo Fei's white vest soundlessly. Several guards behind him swung their knives to intercept them, but they all missed strangely. Sorrowful feelings: How could the dying Luo Feibai hide from the arrow that they couldn't split?

However, before the words fell, Luo Feibai, who was still falling forward, suddenly turned around, a cold light flashed in the "broken" right hand, and there was already an extra dagger, which hit the arrow with incomparable accuracy, "Ding " After a sound, the long arrow broke into two pieces, and Luo Fei rushed towards Emperor Qian in vain. He was as fast as lightning and as powerful as a tiger. He didn't look like he was dying at all?

Up to now, all the guards didn't know they were being fooled, they all rushed forward with an angry yell, but there was no time, seeing Luo Feibai's dagger was about to be pressed on Qiandi's neck, but a dazzling knife flashed in front of him, Zhou Kai gritted his teeth Grinning grimly: "I knew you were not a good guy!"

Luo Fei sighed inwardly, and raised his wrist to block. He thought to himself that martial arts were very strong, and there were few opponents in the palace, but the standard steel knives of the guard camp were all well-trained knives, with thick backs and wide blades, powerful and heavy. It was not something he could resist in a hurry with a small dagger. Sure enough, he was knocked back three steps as soon as he touched it, and fell into a siege immediately.

Those guards were deceived by him just now, and almost let Emperor Qian fall into his hands. They hated him to the bone, and each attack was more ruthless than the other, but in the blink of an eye, Luo Feibai had three wounds on his body, and he tried his best. Reluctantly retreating to the periphery, several guards still refused to let go, chasing after him.

Suddenly there was a loud shout: "Kill!"

The sound was like thunder, shaking people's hearts like a drum.

Countless black shadows came in from the darkness, and the scuffle broke out instantly.

Not many people came, men and women, old and young, all dressed in black clothes that could hide in the dark, but not masked, and the costumes were not uniform, there were long robes, short shirts, skirts, and even some He is also dressed in Taoist robes, and there are all kinds of weapons, such as long knives, short swords, maces, and Emei stabs... It seems like a mob, but everyone's skills are terrible.

Or they are powerful, invulnerable, and invincible with a hammer, or they are covered with hidden weapons and their throats are sealed with blood, making it impossible to guard against, or they have strange movements, and a scimitar is elusive...

The defensive line that the guards hastily built was almost destroyed at the touch of a button. A dozen people were laid down in just one encounter, and there were countless wounded.

A guard jumped forward and hugged the middle-aged woman who was good at making hidden weapons and wounded several people tightly. Regardless of the blood holes that were constantly forming on her body, she stabbed the dagger from the back of the woman and shouted: "Take The emperor goes!"

Can't hold it!

Zhou Kai's eyes were red, he held the handle of the knife tightly, and stood in front of Qiandi, but pushed Qiandi back: "Let's go!"

Luo Feibai had already escaped, but he didn't step forward to join the battle, but slowly withdrew from the battlefield: the plan of taking chestnuts from the fire to hold Emperor Qian abducted failed, so what good would killing a few more guards do to his future?It is foolish to risk your life for this!

At this moment, seeing that Emperor Qian seemed to be leaving, he slowly leaned over again.

"Chick!" "Chick!" "Chick!"

While screaming and shouting, there was a faint sound of piercing through the air. It was not noticeable, but the strange thing was that almost everyone heard it.

The nine-foot tall man as strong as a mountain suddenly froze, and the mace in his hand, which was about to crush the opponent's skull, fell without warning. Immediately afterwards, he fell on his back, with half of the black arrow feathers exposed in his eye sockets.

The body of the old man whose nunchakus were overlapping shadows trembled violently. The iron rod that should have landed on the opponent's chest lost its direction, and he knocked his master's brains apart with one stick. A piece of black feather.

The girl in black who was chasing after volley fell silently, blood spread silently under her body, and a sharp black arrow crossed her neck...

"Beware of backstabbing!"

"Someone shoots an arrow!"

The fighting stopped suddenly, and sharp arrows shot out from the darkness one after another, but to these martial arts masters who stopped chasing and were fully alert, they were no longer a big threat. Then simply stopped.

The guards, whose pressure had suddenly subsided, covered each other and slowly backed out. The man in black had no intention of chasing and killing, and slowly retracted his line, looking at the darkness shot by the long arrow in surprise: With their martial arts, they have long been afraid of ordinary people. Bow and arrow, the speed of the arrow is average, it can be seen that it is only an ordinary bow and arrow, but it kills three masters in a row, even if it takes advantage of the surprise, it must not be underestimated.

At this moment, Zhou Kai and the others could tell from their formation that the leader was five or sixty years old, with broad brows and broad eyes, and a square face, which looked kind of generous, but his eyes were as sharp as a sword. , with a majestic momentum like a mountain, which weakened the generosity brought by his appearance to the extreme.

Neither he nor the dozen or so people around him made a move just now.

Zhou Kai looked around and came to a three-word conclusion - "I don't know". Not only did the old man not know each other, he didn't even know any of the people standing opposite him, and he didn't know which mouse hole he came from. of.

"Kid who hides his head and shows his tail!" The old man seemed to hear the sound, and shouted violently: "Get out, old man!"

Following this violent shout, the long sleeves shook, a row of silver light shot into the dark place, and there was a soft chichi sound, but there was no other movement.

not here?

Just when he was wondering, a light voice sounded: "Get out of here, I don't know how, why don't you teach me?"

The voice was lazy and tired, but it was surprisingly nice.

A figure slowly came out from the shadows. At the beginning, only a silhouette could be seen, with a straight back, a thin waist, straight legs, long hair, and a skirt that moved in the wind. It looked like a painting from a distance... Before the person approached, there was a strong smell of blood wafting over.

From the time the first rocket fell to the present, in fact, it was only a moment, and there were nearly a hundred corpses lying on the ground, but the bloody smell left by these hundreds of corpses seemed not as strong as that of him alone.

The man walked very nicely, with neat and casual steps, and when he got closer, he could see clearly that he was wearing a simple and clean black suit. Half of the people here wore this black suit—— The inner shirt of the guard battalion standard armor.

Although his face is still buried in the shadows, someone has already guessed his identity - because he doesn't love armor, even in the palace, he often walks around in his underwear, and there is only one person in the world... Jia's name was Wan, and his courtesy name was Yizhi. He said, "I never lost a fight when I was a kid," and was nicknamed "Lawless" by the imperial court.

"why you?"

"Why are you here?"

"I knew it was you!"

Unbelievable or overjoyed exclamations came from different directions, and the excited voices of the guards also sounded: "Boss!"

The leader and foreman of the guard battalion are their immediate superiors, but there is only one person who can make everyone willing to call "Boss".

As the boy approached, the smell of blood became stronger and stronger. Under the light of the fire, the slightly heavy black clothes showed deeper and deeper wet marks. On his hair and the front of his clothes, there were dark viscous liquids following his steps. Dripping... There is still an arrow stuck in his arm.

For a while, no one spoke, let alone made a move, but he was allowed to walk between the two groups of people, and stood in front of the guards: "Your Majesty."

"Okay you kid!" Zhou Kai cursed, "You even lied to me!" Didn't your grandma say to find trouble with Wang Ziteng?

Jia Wan glanced at him and sneered: "You didn't lie to me?"

He was not allowed to go, but after that, he didn't ask about any plans and arrangements, and simply arranged for someone to send him out of the city. If he expected it to be correct, Liu Xianglian, who replaced him out of the city, would be sent to which corner of Gada to "rehabilitate" at the moment Woolen cloth.

It's just that now is not the time to settle old scores, and I don't know if there will be a chance to settle accounts in the future.

Jia Wan's eyes swept over the terrified ministers, the shocking bloody stumps, and the guards who had lost all vigor, and pulled out the arrow from his arm, and threw it aside impatiently: "Hurry up, hurry up!" , Have you fed all the things you learned before? Don’t line up yet!”

Although he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, he has never been on the battlefield to kill a new recruit, and he fights alone and desperately with the desperadoes who lick blood from the knife...the brain is sick!

Ignore them any more, and turn to look at the group opposite.

The army formation quickly formed behind him, and the young man stood outside the formation alone, swung his arm that was numb from the beheading just now, and drew out his dagger again: This time, he really has to go all out!

It seems that these people cannot be beaten!

In fact, he is still in a daze until now, but after he squinted for a while, his style of painting changed when he opened his eyes. The good-for-nothing power struggle in the temple has turned into a vendetta in the rivers and lakes.

Use all the tricks!

He regretted a little, if he knew that Emperor Qian and the Supreme Emperor would fight hand to hand so soon, and that their methods of confrontation were so direct, why would he suffer those thirty sticks in vain?

The seemingly innocuous internal injury turned out to be fatal at this moment.