Chapter 815 Xin Chengzhi is at the end of his rope
Dakang Empire, winter of the fifth year of Tongkang.
On the second day of the winter solstice, a heavy snowfall came unexpectedly and lasted for four days. The entire Langxian Town became a world covered in snow. The ice skates hanging from the eaves almost reached the ground. The cold wind blew, biting the bones.
A group of half-grown children ignored the scoldings of their elders and ran to the street shouting, making snowmen and having snowball fights. Their little faces were red from the cold, but they were extremely happy.
At this time, you chased me to the door of the drug store, and you couldn't help but stop.
There is a deck chair in front of the door, and Grandpa Xin from the drug store is lying on it, holding a fishing rod and leisurely fishing in a water tank.
Grandpa Xin has a very bad temper, but he never gets angry with his children. A group of half-grown children are not afraid of him. They approach with smiles and look inside. They see that the bottom of the water tank is crystal clear and there is not a single fish.
A little fat man grinned, showing a mouth of jagged teeth: "Grandpa Xin, what are you fishing for if there are no fish?"
Another girl with sharp eyes winked and said: "Not only No fish, not yet There is a fishhook.”
The little fat man muttered: “Grandpa Xin, have you been fishing here for a long time? My father and my second uncle told me that if you want to eat fish, we will catch it for you. Yes, please stop fishing.”
Xin Zhuo chuckled and patted his head: "Who said I can't catch fish? Look!"
Trying the fishing rod gently, the water surface swayed, and a big koi suddenly flew from the west of the town. Come, throw yourself into a trap, bite the fishing line without a hook, and fall into the water tank with a "snap".
A group of half-grown children were dumbfounded and made no sound for a long time.
"Da da da..."
At this moment, the eldest son of the pavilion chief drove a donkey cart back from the provincial capital. He was panicked and the carriage crashed into each other.
Neighbors along the way heard the noise and ran out one after another, asking all at once: "Da Ya, what happened?"
Da Ya trembled and said: "His Royal Highness Prince Liang...that is, Uncle Agou, Lost, lost, defeated by the thirteen princes, it seems that they are coming to our town."
"Ah..."
The simple neighbors don't know what this means. After thinking about it for a long time, I still had no idea why.
Na Da Ya looked in the direction of Xin Zhuo for help and found that Grandpa Xin, who had been fishing just now, had entered the house. He had to sigh heavily and hurried home anxiously.
……
“Da da da…”
A large and luxurious motorcade hurried from the imperial capital of Dakang to Jiyang Mansion, the capital city of Langxian Town, and then headed south from Jiyang Mansion. , went straight to Qiuwei City in the south, without passing through the city, and went straight to Langxian Town.
The carriage is a luxurious and magnificent nine-horse chariot for princes and kings, a nine-horse chariot for the eldest princess, an imperial jade chariot drawn by thirty-two horses, and a large number of chariots for scholar-bureaucrats. It has a golden throne, five umbrella covers, and four fans. , feather fans, sunshades, yichen and other ceremonial guards are all available.
Surrounded by a large number of maids and eunuchs.
Farther away were tens of thousands of Guards cavalry in iron armor and silver helmets.
Behind the imperial guards were hundreds of warriors flying high in the sky, all with wide robes and long sleeves, holding swords and knives, with a formidable momentum.
Although the motorcade is majestic and majestic, the guard of honor is tilted at this moment, the soldiers have a look of fear on their faces, the eunuch Gong'e is frightened, and even the captain who is driving the motorcade is in a daze.
Many people glanced at the nine-horse chariot driven by princes at the front from time to time. The curtains of the car were swinging in the wind. Inside, sat a tall man wearing a four-clawed royal robe and a majestic face. He was fifty. He is less than 10 years old, with beards and eyes like daggers. He is not angry and has a strong sense of authority.
He is the one who intimidates all the countries in the four directions, including the King of Liang in Dakang, the Prime Minister, and the powerful Xin Chengzhi.
This man has gone through three dynasties. Whether he is fighting abroad or serving as prime minister in the dynasty, he is an iron-blooded man. He is known for his ability to kill people with ease, and no one is afraid of him.
The reason why the thirteen princes defeated this crusade was because they were too impatient, which led to suspicion among the monarchs and ministers and lost their righteousness.
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister!" At this time, an old official with white beard leaped forward on his horse and said with cupped hands: "Thirty miles ahead is Langxian Town. I don't know how to place the carriage?"
Xin Chengzhi glanced at him indifferently, and was so frightened that the man quickly lowered his head, and then said: "The sons and daughters are settled outside the town. My father, Duke Hu, has an old house. It is big enough for His Majesty and all the ministers to live in."
"Here!" The official saluted again.
Xin Chengzhi asked: "How is your Majesty?"
The official sighed and said: "I haven't had any water or rice for three days, and I haven't said anything."
Xin Chengzhi sneered: "Go tell that kid that the thirteen princes forced the prince to What's more, I have to coerce the emperor to frighten the princes. If he doesn't listen to the advice, he will not be able to stabilize the country and establish a new king."
The official was startled and said quickly: "Prime Minister! Think twice, I will persuade your Majesty!”
Xin Chengzhi waved his hand and the official left in a hurry. He silently looked ahead. There was a majestic mountain. Behind the mountain was Langxian Town. The place where he was born and raised was Uncle Xin.
How old is Uncle Xin this year? Eighty already? Still alive?
While I was immersed in my trance, a eunuch with extremely high martial arts skills flew over: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister, the vanguard has arrived at Langxian Town!"
"Report!"
< br>At this moment, another eunuch came from behind and reported hurriedly: "The 300,000 soldiers and horses of the thirteen princes and the martial immortals of the ten sects have been chasing after them. The distance is... four hundred miles!"< br>
Xin Chengzhi was silent for a long time before waving his long sleeves: "Zhao Heishui, Beiwo Mountain, Longquan Yinmen, Bailang Cave Sky, Master Jiu Niao, Ancestor Xisha, Lao Wanchao Kui and others will enter Langxian Town as soon as possible to protect me. Follow me into the town!"
"Here!"
"Enter! Town, enter the town!”
The mighty motorcade entered the long street of the town from the east of the town. The Imperial Guards had already maintained order and did not allow the people to take to the streets at will. Then the officials of the Ministry of Rites entered the luxurious old house of Daliang and hurriedly Expansion was ordered and surrounding residents were asked to vacate a large number of houses.
The neighbors had never seen such a battle, and the processions of imperial decrees in the past few times were not so scary. They couldn't help but panic, and they all ran to the pharmacy of Grandpa Xin, the oldest and most senior person in the town. , surrounded layer after layer.
Then I discovered that Grandpa Xin was just sitting cross-legged on the recliner just inside the door of the room. There was no emotion in his turbid old eyes, no fear, no fear, just sitting like that.
This gave them some peace of mind.
Unexpectedly, at this time, a group of young men in bright clothes and angry horses came running wildly. The leader was a handsome boy of seventeen or eighteen years old. He glanced around the crowd and shouted angrily: "You guys are bitches." What do people want to do when they gather here? "
The neighbors were trembling and at a loss. As the chief of the pavilion, Liang Laogai had no choice but to step forward: "Let the nobles know that we ..."
"Pa!"
Before he finished speaking, he received a heavy whip on his face, and a bloody gash filled with blood. The leading young man cursed: "No need to say more, get out!"
Liang Laogai covered his face and breathed rapidly. , said: "Who are you?"
The young man sneered: "His Royal Highness Prince Liang and the eldest son of Princess Changping, Dihou Xinwei!"
" I know you!”
Liang Laogai didn’t know which of his muscles was cramped, so he finally gave up: “Your father, Agou, and I have played together since we were young. Even if he came, he wouldn’t do this to me. Also, , do you know where this is? This is Uncle Xin’s pharmacy. Go and ask your father where he got his skills and where did your last name come from?”
Xin Wei was startled for a moment. He sat upright on his tall horse and looked at the old man with white hair, age spots on his face, stooped back, and rotten body lying in the door of the drug store. He couldn't help but said in disgust: "What nonsense are you talking about? I've heard of this old man. ,What My father's teacher is just a follow-up to what others say. My father is as upright as he is..."
Before he could finish his words, the man and the horse suddenly flew out heavily and fell to the ground with a "bang". After a long while, Didn't reply.
The boys and girls riding horses and the neighbors were startled when they saw that at some point, a group of people came in front, led by a middle-aged noble couple wearing silk royal robes and phoenix robes.
It was the middle-aged man who took action.
(End of this chapter)