A knife in love

Chapter 54

Everyone in the Wuhu Villa knew that when they stepped out of the gate of the Gu family's old shop, they had stepped into the Shura Field. Whether they could walk out of Yong'an City alive or not depended on God's will.Some Zhuang Ding were timid, trembling with fright.All the bodyguards of Xingyuan Bodyguard Bureau watched from the sidelines, and many of them showed gloating expressions.

Yu Changyuan was about to open the door to go out when he heard someone outside the door say: "The inn is full, you go to another place!"

Yu Changyuan was startled, and stopped immediately.Since Tang He brought Xingyuan Escort and others to the Gu family's old shop, the bodyguards of Xingyuan Escort took over the defense around the inn and drove Zhuang Ding of Wuhu Villa back to the backyard.At this time, when the battle of life and death was about to happen, unexpectedly someone would come to lodge.

Someone outside the door shouted: "Don't you boys have eyes? This is the official sedan chair, how dare you stop it? Get out of here early, otherwise I will make you boys look good."

Tang He's expression changed, and he turned to a bodyguard and said, "Boss Huo, go out and see what's going on. You have to be careful, don't make any side effects, and spoil our important affairs."

The head of the bodyguard Huo agreed, then pushed away several Zhuang Ding from Wuhu Villa who were blocking the door, and walked out the door arrogantly.The moment the store door opened, I could vaguely see many people standing outside the store, as well as a green wool sedan chair.It's just that after Escort Huo went out, the store door was closed, and he didn't see clearly what was going on outside the store.

After Escort Huo went out, everyone in the shop stretched out their ears to listen, but the strange thing was that there was no sound outside the shop.Tang He, Yue Tieya and others looked at each other in blank dismay, unable to guess what happened outside the store.Yu Changyuan and the others were delighted in their hearts, they only hoped for a moment longer, and it would be best if the Taishan faction attacked the inn at this time, so that everyone could escape in the chaos.

After half a stick of incense, there was only a "squeak" sound from the store door, and the escort Huo walked in with a look of panic, and the store door behind him was closed immediately.

Huo Biaotou walked quickly to Tang He's side, and whispered a few words in his ear, Tang He's face changed drastically, and he looked straight at Huo Biaotou, as if he didn't believe what Huo Biaotou said.Huo Biaotou nodded, which meant that what he said was accurate.Tang He was stunned for a long time, but Huo Escort's face was anxious, and he couldn't help raising his voice: "Chief Escort, we must make a decision early."

Only then did Tang He wake up, and hurriedly said: "Everyone, put away your weapons." Then he said to Chief Huo: "Take our people back to our respective rooms, and don't show your face." Then he said to Yu Changyuan: "Brother Yu, please come back to your room from all the friends from Wuhu Mountain Villa. The friends who were shopkeepers and clerks in the old Gu family shop will stay here for the time being, and some distinguished guests are coming."

There was a sudden chaos in the lobby, Tang He cursed a few times angrily.Fortunately, everyone was not running too slowly. In a moment, only Tang He, Yue Tieya and a few others were left in the lobby.Wuhu Mountain Villa originally sent five or six Zhuang Ding who worked as shopkeepers and clerks in the old Gu family shop to clean up the house in a hurry. The toilet is also very willing.

Yu Changyuan asked Zhuang Hengyun to take everyone from Wuhu Villa back to the backyard, but he stayed in the lobby.Li Qiufeng and Yan Dufei didn't want to hide anymore, not to mention they were wearing human skin masks, so they were not afraid even if an official came.Yue Tieya saw that Yu Changyuan and Li and Yan didn't avoid them, and he was dissatisfied in his heart. He glared at the three of them angrily, but they pretended not to see them. When you fall into Laozi's hands, let's see how Laozi concocts you three guys.

At this time, the door of the store was pushed open, and a big man in black walked in.This man was tall and strong, with a curly beard, wearing a soft gauze hat, soaped boots, and a riding whip in his right hand, with an air of contempt.He was followed by two people, but they were in green clothes and small hats. They were young and looked like servants of a rich family.After these three people entered the store, two young boys in green clothes stood by the store door, one on the left and one on the right, bowing and standing there without even raising their heads.The big man in black snorted and said, "Who are you? What are you doing sneaking around here?"

Yue Tieya was furious and wanted to teach the black-clothed man a lesson.Tang He hastily pulled him back, and said to the man in black: "We are merchants staying in the store, please forgive me if I offend you."

The man in black glanced at him, then shouted, "Where is the shopkeeper?"

The shopkeeper rushed forward, bowed his hands and said, "The young one is the shopkeeper of the old Gu family shop. What's your order?"

The man in black said: "Prepare four upper rooms for us, and don't worry about the rest."

The shopkeeper couldn't help but look back at Tang He, and said, "My guest officer, the shop is already full. Look..."

"Then throw the guests out and give me the guest room!" the man in black said coldly.

The shopkeeper was about to talk again when he saw a few more people walking in from outside the shop.These people are clearly dressed and armored, and they are all military officers of the imperial court.From the perspective of clothing, these military officers are really not low in rank.The leading military officer was over 40 years old, and said to the man in black: "Old Gao, is the guest room arranged?"

The man in black frowned and said: "This boy said that the customers are full, and I'm asking him to drive people out." The military officer said: "That's not necessary, I want to come to the shopkeeper to earn a few taels of silver." After finishing speaking, hehe With a smile, he said: "Which one is the shopkeeper, stand up and speak."

The shopkeeper hastily cupped his hands and said: "The small one is the shopkeeper. It is indeed full. Please invite some military lords..." Before he finished speaking, another military officer said: "Strange, if it is full, why is this shop full?" Is it so quiet here? Let me go to the backyard and have a look."

The shopkeeper was terrified and couldn't make up his mind, so he had to turn his head to look at Tang He.The officer at the head noticed it immediately, and said to Tang He, "Who are you? Are you the owner of this inn?"

Tang He had just heard the report from the head of escort Huo, and knew that these people must not offend him, so he laughed and said: "Caomin is not the owner of this inn." After speaking, he pointed at Yu Changyuan and said: "This is the Gu family. The owner of the old store, Cao Min, is just a passer-by staying here." After speaking, he said to Yu Changyuan: "Brother Yu, didn't you say that there are still a few rooms left for the distinguished guests? Why don't you greet the distinguished guests quickly when they come? !"

Yu Changyuan was watching the faces, and realized that these military officers had a lot of background. In addition, Tang He winked at him, he hurried forward a few steps and said: "The upper room is indeed available, but there are guests who have reserved it. Since several If the military master wants to stay, please invite the military master to stay." After speaking, he said to the shopkeeper: "Go and tidy up the house, and prepare wine, rice and good tea for the military masters."

The shopkeeper agreed, and hurried to the backyard with the two waiters.The man in black said to the leading military officer: "General Feng, you still have a lot of face. I have been shouting for a long time and no one paid any attention to me. Once you show up, you will be in the room immediately. Sigh, people are more angry than people." .”

Yu Changyuan and the others were startled, they didn't expect that the military officer turned out to be the chief soldier.It should be noted that in the Ming Dynasty, the commander-in-chief was the supreme commander of the army guarding the area, and there were also deputy commander-in-chief, generals, and guerrilla generals under him.The guard of Yong'an City is at most a guard, and he is still one hundred and eight thousand miles away from the general army.Unexpectedly, such a high-ranking military officer came to this small Yong'an City.

Li Qiufeng thought to himself: "This General Feng's rank is not low, but the man in black didn't show the slightest respect when he talked to him. What is the origin of this man?"

At this time, General Feng said: "Who told you that you refused to go out of Beijing when you were released? If you went to fight the Tartars with us, I'm afraid you would have been a Sima in the Ministry of War by now."

The more Li Qiufeng heard it, the more frightened he became. He really couldn't figure out why these people, who were high officials in the imperial court, suddenly appeared in the Gu family's old shop.

I only heard the man in black talking and laughing with Zong Bing Feng, and the man in black said: "Master Liu please come into the store."An officer walked out the door, said a few words in a low voice, and then stepped back into the store with his head bowed.

After a while, I saw two maidservants in green clothes slowly walking into the shop with the help of an old man.

At this moment, the two boys in Tsing Yi who were guarding the door knelt down, and Zong Bing Feng led the other three military officers back a few steps, also bowing and standing still.Although Tang He, Yue Tieya, Yu Changyuan and the others didn't know who it was, they also hurriedly retreated when they saw the military officers backing away.

Although these people are martial arts masters with unique skills, but they were caught by the power of this old man, and they suddenly became uneasy.

Li Qiufeng and Yan Dufei also followed Yu Changyuan back to the wall, Yan Dufei whispered to Li Qiufeng: "Who is this old man? He is very powerful."

Li Qiufeng said in a low voice: "He is Liu Kang, a cabinet scholar of the late emperor."

(End of this chapter)