Reincarnation of the powerful minister

After Jing Hong followed the order, she wanted to ride her horse to chase after her, but she was worried about Su Yan.

Ever since Yingzui Lake was taken captive, he blamed himself for a long time and made up his mind to change the mentality of a desperate assassin. He can no longer regard killing as the goal, but should always put the safety of adults first.

After changing his mind, he simply lifted himself up and jumped onto Su Yan's horse, and said in a low voice, "I'm offended." One hand held the rein from Su Yan's waist forward, and the other hand stretched out to the hidden pocket. , and buckled a willow-leaf flying knife.

"—Leave him alive, I have something to ask." Su Yan added hastily.

At this moment, his back was pressed against Jing Hongchai's chest, and as the horse galloped, their necks and cheeks would inevitably touch each other, it could almost be regarded as ear-to-eye rubbing.Jing Hong chased and sniffed the aura that was blown by the wind and belonged to Master Su, and couldn't help but feel excited, forced herself to hold her breath, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, don't worry."

After saying that, he threw the knife with his fingertips, and from a distance of more than ten feet, he shot towards the fleeing figure riding a horse like a shooting star.

The man didn't turn his head, as if he sensed the danger coming from behind, his legs clamped around the horse's belly, and he leaned sideways to avoid it in line with the horse's running rhythm.He is extremely skillful in controlling the horse, and he is obviously an equestrian master.

The flying knife shot empty.

However, this throwing knife was just a cover.Jing Hongzhui seemed to have already guessed the opponent's immediate dodge, and predicted that she would lean to the right like her dominant hand.

So after the handle of the knife was released, a small ball of broken silver that he held in his palm with his little finger flew out immediately, and shot at the right side of the front horse. door hole.

The other party suffered a terrible loss, his lumbar spine suddenly hurt, his legs were numb and weak, and he fell from the horse's back.Fortunately, the reaction was timely, and the moment of the fall, he bent his arms to hold his head, rolled on the grass to remove the impact force, and did not suffer any injuries.

Jing Hongzhui took the opportunity to catch up to him, swiped off the horse's back, cut his arms backwards twice, stepped on his back, and restrained him.

Su Yan dismounted from the horse, and saw the man's face clearly in the grass leaves and broken soil covered with his head and face. It was indeed Wang Chen.

"... It's been a long time, the second in command." Facing Wang Chen, Su Yan felt a little complicated.He always had compassion in his heart, and sincerely wanted to recruit the pair of thieve brothers, but he was almost successful. Unexpectedly, he messed with the imperial censor and made an evil operation.The Wang brothers also knew that they had committed an unforgivable felony, and there was no turning back. Because of his status as an official, they dared not let go of their guard and prejudices and trust him, so they could only go to the dark side.

Wang Chen tried his best to turn his head, and looked at the person from the bottom up between the grass blades.Facing Su Yan again, his mood was very complicated.If we talk about hatred, he was indeed angry with Su Yan at that time. The arrow of grace and righteousness not only cut off the escape route of turning bandits into people, but also plucked out the vague feelings in his heart. How should the hole be filled?

But he knew clearly intellectually that the enmity of his parents could not be blamed on Su Yan.If he blames others for not being able to help him in time when he is in trouble, what is the difference between him and a selfish and despicable fool?

On the contrary, Su Yan sanctioned Lu Angao, even though he didn't take his life, he avenged half of their brother's revenge.Revenge should be their own business. For the remaining half, if the emperor doesn't cut off Lu Angao's head, they should find their own way to do it in the future. What's the deal with Su Yan?

There is no personal grudge between their brothers and Su Yan, and there is even a bit of a karmic relationship, but because of the disparity in identities and opposing positions, they have reached the current situation of incompatibility.They can blame the sky, the earth, and the instigator, but they can't blame him.

Don't blame him, but it doesn't mean you can turn an enemy into a friend.After all, it was still the same sentence - "See you later, it's just an enemy who fights with his life."

Seeing that Wang Chen didn't speak, Su Yan just looked unwilling and indignant, sighed secretly, and squatted down to look at him: "You are dressed as a Mujun, what are you doing in Qingpingyuan?"

Wang Chen hissed back and asked: "You dress like a son of a rich businessman, what are you doing here?"

Su Yan didn't answer, and continued: "If you are here to rob, you will lead your troops to raid the stables at night, grab the horses and run away, wouldn't it be easier? You have to pretend to be a herdsman, it seems that you have other plans."

"In addition to weeds, there are only half-dead and sick horses in this broken place. What can we do!"

"Don't be rude to adults! Tell me honestly." Jing Hong chased him and twisted his wrist, Wang Chen grunted in pain and gritted his teeth without answering.

Su Yan glanced back at the horse camp castle which was farther away, and frowned slightly, "Just now you clearly had a better escape route, that is the camp castle, as long as you mix into the herding army, it can interfere with our sight, and then Take the opportunity to slip away from behind. You are not stupid, why did you choose the opposite direction?

"There is only one possibility, you don't want us to chase into the camp and affect your plan... Is your brother Wang Wu in the castle?

"I roughly guessed what you guys want to do. It's not about stealing horses, but about instigating the herdsmen!"

Wang Chen's body shook, and he blurted out, "How do you know?"

Su Yan said: "Wang Wu has been a Mujun for several years, and he is familiar with the way, so he can easily bring you in. In addition, he knows better than anyone else the plight of the Mujun, and he has some old friendships that can be used. Inciting many people to follow him and become bandits. If these herdsmen want to flee, they will definitely take away the relatively good horses raised. In this way, you will have no soldiers, horses and personnel will be expanded, right? "

Wang Chen looked at him, the astonishment in his eyes turned into admiration, and then turned into hostility: "You want to ruin our affairs? Unless you kill me right now, I will shake off your real identity as soon as I have a chance Come out—you came to Qingpingyuan in a micro-service, you just don’t want to be known, right?”

Su Yan slapped him on the back of the head: "Bad thing! I don't even think about who I am going to visit in secret? I said that I want to clean up the horse administration and return the people to the land, and I will follow the promise step by step. No matter how difficult it is, I never thought about it." Give up. And what are you doing? It doesn’t count if you are a bandit yourself, and you want to drag other Mahu and Mujun into trouble.”

Wang Chen poked his neck and said: "You are single and weak, who knows if you can succeed? Besides, so what if you succeed, as a good citizen who is bullied by others, how can you be a thief and bandit at ease! There is no turning back when you open your bow. It's useless for you to persuade me any more, just go ahead and kill me with one sword, that's all."

Seeing him walking farther and farther on the forked road, Su Yan was inevitably annoyed and disappointed. He stood up and chased after Jing Hong, "Tie him up, dig a hole and bury him! Let's go to the castle to find Wang Wu."

Wang Chen lost his voice: "Are you really going to kill me?"

Jing Hongzhuan knew what Su Yan meant, he couldn't kill him for the time being, and he couldn't let him escape, but it was inconvenient to take him into the castle, so he could only find a place to trap him temporarily.

He tied Wang Chen's wrist with a horsewhip, poured his inner strength into the long sword, and dug a narrow deep pit in a short while, and threw the man's feet into it, cultivating the soil like planting a tree, leaving only the chest exposed. outside.In this way, even if the other party breaks free from the bondage, they will not be able to extricate themselves from the soil layer, and the grass leaves are deep enough to cover the head and chest tightly, and others will not be able to find it unless they come close.

Wang Chen was gagged and struggled to protest, but to no avail, he was quickly planted into a prairie mushroom.

"You just stay here honestly, I'll go and arrest your brother, and you two will go to the prison together to reflect." Su Yan patted his disheveled head, and took off a string of spike necklaces around his neck .

The mount that Jing Hong was chasing also followed at this time, and the two got on their horses respectively, and galloped towards the horse camp castle.

Wang Chen angrily glared at their retreating backs, cursed but couldn't make a sound, he couldn't even gnash his teeth, he could only hit his head on the blades of grass beside him in hatred.The blades of grass swayed flexibly, overwhelmed and bounced back, drawing thin marks on his cheeks, as if making a silent mockery.

At this time, most of the herdsmen were grazing outside, and not many stayed in the camp. There were about five or sixty people, who were responsible for chopping fodder, cleaning stables, and logistical affairs.It looked like they were busy with their own business, and they were in small groups, chatting with each other from time to time.

Seeing two strange men coming in at the door, the herdsmen stopped their movements and turned their heads to look over.Their eyes are both indifferent and fierce, as if they are insensitive to the status quo, and also seem to be dismissive of everything other than survival—such as law, morality, and human nature.After seeing Su Yan's appearance clearly, many of them showed cruel and lustful expressions like hungry wolves seeing sheep.

Jing Hongzhui wished to gouge out their eyes. As soon as her hand touched the hilt of the sword, Su Yan said in a low voice: "Even if they are exiled prisoners, they can't be killed at will, unless they do it first."

Jing Hong chased him and had no choice but to block him behind, and shouted inward with enough energy: "Wang Wu! If you still want your brother's life, come out by yourself!"

There was a slight commotion among the people present, obviously they all knew who Wang Wu he was talking about.

Jing Hongzhui threw the wolf tooth necklace on the ground, and shouted again: "See clearly, is it your brother's thing!"

The crowd was silent for a moment, and a robust figure in the uniform of the Shepherd Army came out of the shadows, like an irritated wolf, with fierce eyes flashing, suppressing the murderous roar in his throat.

"It's you again!" Wang Wu glared at Su Yan with hatred, "Dare to touch a single hair of my brother to tell you to come in straight and go out sideways!"

While talking, many herdsmen took their sticks, long tongs for holding charcoal, iron forks for raking grass, etc., and walked around from both sides with unfriendly expressions, forming a faint encirclement.

Jing Hong chased and drew his sword disdainfully: "A mob is vulnerable to a single blow."

Su Yan took a step forward and said calmly to Wang Wu: "Your brother is fine, he is only temporarily detained by us, find a place to talk?"

Wang Wu really wanted to say to him, "If you want to fight, you have nothing to talk about", but after all, your reason was not overwhelmed by anger, and you knew that even if all the Mujun present obeyed his orders, they might not win Jing Hongchai.And his men and horses settled outside the garden, even if he asked his men to go to rescue the soldiers at this moment and forcefully break into Qingpingyuan, it would take at least two quarters of an hour.Two quarters of an hour to say whether it is long or short is enough for Jing Hong to chase everyone down.

"We don't have any malicious intentions, and we just want to talk to you about the solution, otherwise, if we do something, we will inevitably bleed to death again—do you have the heart to see your former comrades die in vain?" Su Yan said with a sincere, He said in a very unbeatable tone, "You must have encouraged them to fall into the grass, and what you promised was a big bowl of wine and a big piece of meat, not just to die for you as a thug before you even stepped out of the garden gate, right?"

Jing Hong chased her sword and slashed towards the bluestone millstone used to grind beans in the courtyard, the sharp sword energy split the stone mill into a deep crack.

Seeing this high-strength martial arts, the shepherds all showed shock, and retreated involuntarily, feeling timid.Several people couldn't help looking at Wang Wu, as if hoping he would give an explanation.

Wang Wu gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sneer: "If you want to talk, you can talk, just you and I talk alone, let him stay away."

Jing Hong's chasing eyes were like ice, piercing people's body with chills: "Don't even think about it, I will never leave half a step!"

Su Yanchao and Wang Wu also responded with a slight sneer: "You seem to have not understood something. I am the one who takes the initiative now. I am willing to negotiate terms with you to show that you two brothers still have hope of surviving. Commanding and envoys with tens of thousands of troops, do you really think you can't wipe out your mere gang of thieves?"

Wang Wu's face turned blue and then white, and finally raised his chin towards the gate of the camp.

Su Yan nodded in agreement, turned and left, and Jing Hong followed with a sword raised.Taking advantage of their inattention, Wang Wu winked at the subordinates who brought in.The subordinates understood and sneaked away from the back door of the camp.

The three of them walked out of the gate of the camp and came to a deserted grassy slope.Wang Wu silently counted the time, and decided to show weakness and procrastinate: "What does Su Yushi want? Wouldn't we want our brothers to be captured without a fight?"

Su Yan said unceremoniously: "First, one of your brothers has already been captured. Second, if you surrender yourself, I will plead with the court and give you a lighter sentence. After all, you killed many officers and soldiers when you robbed the prison and committed a serious crime. , Now even if I want to recruit, I can't offer the conditions of immunity."

Wang Wu said angrily: "You have to force us brothers to death?"

Su Yan sighed and said sincerely: "You are trying to force yourself to death. Since ancient times, how many rebellious gangs of thieves can end well? Have you read Mr. Naian's "Water Margin", what are Liangshan heroes? The momentum, one hundred and eight generals are more majestic, what is the final result? It’s not about running away to death. Let me tell you the truth, you can’t accomplish anything, you will only kill yourself.”

Wang Wu choked, and retorted with flickering eyes: "What about the Taizu?"

Emperor Taizu of the dynasty was born in a poor family, started at the end of the century, established himself in the troubled times, conquered the whole country and created a great dynasty.After the prison robbery, Su Yan was aware of Wang Wu's ambitions, but he still didn't expect that he would take Taizu as the goal of envy and struggle. I have to say...the ideal is very full, and the reality is very backbone, master!

Su Yan persuaded him patiently: "It was a time and a time. At that time, it was a troubled time for the people, and turmoil arose everywhere. It is a trend that must be united for a long time. Only when the Taizu occupied the right time, place and people can things be done. And he is the only one in history who can make things happen. of.

"Nowadays, the country is prosperous and the people are safe. Although there are chaotic policies and evil laws, they are only a small part of the country and can be resolved through governance. Most of the people still live and work in peace and contentment. No one wants the world to be in turmoil and continuous wars. As for the northern barbarians who have repeatedly invaded the border areas, From the imperial court to the army and the people are fighting bravely, and the foundation of the country will not be shaken.

"If you make such a fuss, you will only make your relatives hurt and hate you, and you will waste the country's military strength and money. If you have this energy, why not lead the army to fight the Tatars? Drive the Tatars out of the vast sea, let alone exonerate you, and seal you up." General Earl is also possible, how about, go or not?"

Wang Wu was speechless.

The Tatars are brutal and poor, what's the use of fighting?He recruited soldiers and bought horses to stand on his own hills in order to live a better and more comfortable life, and he didn't want to go to the battlefield to seek death.

As if guessing what he was thinking, Su Yan shook his head and said, "That's why I said, you can't achieve anything, even if you are aggressive for a while, you will eventually lose to your inflated desires. It's better to recognize the reality early, perform your duties, and keep your feet on the ground."

"It's impossible to go back to be a horseman again." Wang Wu said decisively.

"The Huma Law Association will be abolished, and it won't be long. Otherwise, why do you think I came to Jianyuan for an unannounced visit in Weifu? It's to support the official shepherd. If the official shepherd is supported, the civilian shepherd will not be needed." Su Yan said dryly. Dry, thinking that I have exhausted my benevolence, and if I don't listen to persuasion, there is nothing I can do.

Wang Wu was silent for a long time, his expression fluctuating.

Just when Su Yan thought he had been touched and began to soften his attitude, the other party's face suddenly darkened: "If you don't want to be a horseman, why don't you want to be a farmer, a herdsman, or a pawn?"

Su Yan laughed angrily: "Thousands of people in the world deserve it, why can't you? Want to be an official? Yes, you can take the civil examination and imperial examination, make martial arts achievements, you can be as big as you want, why don't you go? My eyes are high and my hands are low, not to mention harming myself and my younger brother, but also harming the people of the whole town."

In order to suppress his guilty conscience and resentment, Wang Wu doubled down on the dead end: "You have been rich and well-clothed since you were a child, and you have never suffered or suffered from hunger. How do you know the life of ordinary people! I am not the same as you, so I have nothing to say ! You put my brother back, or else thousands of people under my command will flatten this Qingpingyuan! No matter how capable the guard beside you is, can he protect you from the thousands of troops?"

Jing Hongzui said coldly: "I cut you with my sword, the tree fell and the monkeys scattered, everything will be fine."

Wang Wuqing took out a pair of bright short knives, "Come on, do you really think I can't beat you?" Before he could finish his sentence, the blades were thrown towards Su Yan's neck. He wanted to take advantage of the other party's closeness to speak, so he grabbed it suddenly, and then replaced his younger brother. .

Jing Hongzhui watched his every move.As soon as he raised his hand, Jing Hong's long sword stabbed out like a poisonous snake, and at the same time pulled Su Yan behind him.

The two hit each other with sharp blades, and they passed several moves with clanging sound.Su Yan held his forehead beside him: If Yan Chang is alarmed, not to mention the failure of his unannounced visit plan, he is afraid that if the alarm is raised, he will face thousands of thieves here.Qingpingyuan has almost no military strength at all. The hundreds of herdsmen have no military training at all. They are either yellow-faced and emaciated civilian husbands or exiled criminals at both ends of the head. It is uncertain where they will fall.

While thinking about the solution, a group of armored soldiers galloped towards the pasture, chasing the chief Yan Chang, stretching his arms forward and shouting, looking exhausted.

When Wang Wu saw it, he was taken aback, and asked, "Where did the soldiers come from?"

Su Yan remembered that the little official came to Yan Chang before, and said: "It's Zhang Qianhu from Ningxia Wei. A serious frontier army who has fought against the Tartars, don't think that your mob can fight it."

Wang Wu was even more flustered when he heard this, and he pulled his two sabers hard, retreated from the battle circle, and threatened as he retreated: "Don't touch my brother! Let him go, or I will take revenge in the future, and I will kill you if I am a ghost!"

Su Yan said calmly: "I also have a message for you—don't pull up banners or slogans, as long as you don't create an anti-banner, there is still a possibility of survival, otherwise you will die!"

Wang Wu left in a hurry, wondering if Su Yan's advice had been heeded.

Su Yan turned around and chased after Jing Hong: "They came to the camp, let's go quickly, don't touch the spot. Go and lift Wang Chen up, this method of burying will kill people after a long time."