Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 428 427. Thank you General
Talked a lot.

In the past few months, year after year, and the changes in this world... the Taoist talked about a lot.

When it comes to thirst, pick up the jug of wine.

Take a sip yourself and pour a sip on the ground.

There is no sorrow, and there is no sadness.

On the contrary, whether it is the scenery of the Yellow River that can be seen by standing up from here, or the long snake that is still coiled in the grass... It seems that this is a good place for Fengshui.

I can sleep here peacefully, watching the clouds and clouds in the sky, and I can see them again.

Li Zhen felt that the three women would always be very happy.

When others are happy, you can't be sad.

So, in the twilight of this early morning, the pot of wine was exhausted, and the millet was turned into ashes.

It's almost time.

Get up and pat your butt.

The Taoist looked up at the sky, and said to the tombstone:

"It's almost time, there are still some things to do in a while. I'm leaving..."

"rustle."

The mountain wind is gentle.

The Taoist opened his mouth and suddenly revealed a smile:
"Ha~"

The eyes of the tombstone are shining brightly.

"gone."

With a wave of his hand, he left with an empty basket.

Just at this time, the rising sun finally passed through the dense forest in the mountains, and a golden light shone over.

A warm spot of light was illuminated on the grave.

After a few crackling sounds, the long snake lazily climbed up to the grave, placed itself in the warm sunlight, and closed its eyes again.

……

All the way down the mountain, Li Zhen saw many people in extraordinary clothes.

And these people saw that the Taoist went down the mountain early, and they knew in their hearts that the other party should have finished offering sacrifices.

I just don't know which empress dowager.

Look at the material of that Taoist's clothes...it's really not a simple person.

I want to make friends, but this time is really not suitable, so I can only secretly write down Li Zhen's appearance. Although I will not take the initiative to make friends, the rich and powerful in Luoyang City naturally have their own circles. .

In this way, the Taoist went down the mountain and returned on horseback.

But it's not in the direction of the south city gate. When it reaches the official road, it starts to go west.

Today is the time for Qin Qiong to go on an expedition, as it was stated in the letter last night.

Although it is said that the army is going out, it is naturally not like the Spring Festival travel in the beginning of spring. You go to the car, and I cry on the platform.Anyone who approaches the army without authorization shall be executed according to the law.

But looking at it from a distance, there are no rules.

As long as it doesn't get in the way.

Therefore, he planned to bid farewell to his second brother before entering the city.

Because... the second brother is gone, goodbye... I really don't know when it will be.

But just as he stepped onto the official path, suddenly, he frowned.

Someone is after him.

But immediately, the brow was untied.

Feeling the familiar aura, he followed the direction and saw a man standing beside the official road with a burden on his back.

When he was about to get close, he got off his horse, took the rein of the old horse, and said as he walked:
"how did you find me?"

"Hee hee~"

The signature magic sound is fleeting.

The man carrying the burden said:
"Today is Qingming, you will definitely come here. So I came here and waited. Anyway, the way up the mountain is the smoothest way. I thought I should be able to wait for you. But if you can't wait~ then let's go down We'll meet again, but I don't know when~"

Hearing Xiaoxihe's words, Li Zhen was stunned for a moment, and his eyes fell on his bag, where the outline of the folds of the clothes could still be vaguely seen:

"Got to go?"

"Ah."

He didn't even ask where the person was going, and was led by him to walk forward side by side, and he responded with a smile:
"I'm going to Xingyang."

"so……"

The Taoist hesitated for a moment and asked:

"Mission over?"

"Yes."

Smiling and nodding:
"The task ends today. By the way... where are you going?"

"Go to Xuanping Lake."

"Well……"

Smiling for a moment:
"To see Qin Shubao?"

"Well, he is also going on an expedition today, so he has to go see him off... Are you leaving now?"

"No, I have free time in the morning. Master asked me to arrive in Xingyang within two days. If I go later, I will be a little tired... I will go with you, hehe~ They seem to be going to fight with the people from Wagangzhai Shall we fight? Maybe we can still meet~"

Smiling and relaxed.

In fact, after getting to know her better, Li Zhen also envied her mentality.

She likes to play.

I like interesting things.

Still have a job.

He is an orphan and has no relatives, even his brothers and sisters.Nothing drags...

You can go wherever you want, carefree, like a child who is isolated from the world but enjoys his own happiness.

Although her work was a bit bloody, at least... In Li Zhen's opinion, smiling and living a clean life.

This kind of cleanliness does not mean that her murder is a crime, or that it is not good to be an assassin.

It's that she lives without being bound by etiquette.

very free.

By killing, I am fulfilling the obligation of my work.

Outside of work, I like to join in some interesting activities.

But no matter how you put it together, you will not be constrained by any external force, and you can do everything as you like...

Looking at it this way, as long as your martial arts skills are high enough and you don't bear any blood feud... As long as you are a job like an assassin...it's really quite a free and easy job.

Of course, the premise is that you have the ability...

But anyway, Li Zhen is really envious of her heartless.

So he shook his head:
"Then don't take any dangerous jobs, you know? Your Assassins are being suppressed by RIDER, if you hear someone shouting at you "Ooooh, ravage it", run quickly, don't die... "

"Hmm~"

The unremarkable small-eyed man tilted his head.

Although he didn't know what dialect he was talking about, but the kindness in the words made him squint his eyes happily:
"Well! Got it~ What about you? Are you leaving too?"

"……do not know."

"do not know?"

"Ah."

The Taoist shook his head slightly.

"Aren't you going to Hedong?"

"Go, but can't go now."

"why?"

"because……"

Having said that, Li Zhen smiled wryly:
"I don't know what to do yet."

"Save those people?"

"Correct."

Seeing the Taoist with a ray of sadness creeping up his brow again, a little puzzlement flashed in the eyes of the small-eyed man...

But for no reason, I think the other party is a little cute.

Stupidly cute.

He is obviously just a small person, but he has a big dream of saving the people of a county in his heart.

Stupid.

Saving people... is much harder than killing people.

But she didn't have the wish to laugh at her friend, because... After all, she is silly and cute.

So, looking at the frowning Taoist priest, he changed the subject and pulled him out of this unhappiness.

"Hey, I've mastered the knack of making the sound... Listen... the head drum..."

She's not much of a people-pleaser.

It looks clumsy.

However, Taoist's brows gradually widened.

……

Outside Xuanping Lake, in front of the Xuanzi camp.

The three armies assembled.

As the commander of the first battalion, Qin Qiong was wearing armor and riding on a horse, motionless.

And behind him, there are more than a thousand children who are also like sculptures.

Including him, all the soldiers were looking at the temporary martial arts stage... or the scene in front of the execution stage.

Zhang Xutuo stood on the right side of the martial arts platform.

On the left side, under the specially built pergola, is Yue Wang Yang Tong sitting in the middle surrounded by several servants.

In ancient times, going to war was a very solemn thing.

The emperor's decree, the general's report to the heavens, the blessings of all living beings, the triumphant return after drinking, etc., the steps are actually quite complicated.

Among other things, just say that the edict to suppress bandits that Yang Tong recited on behalf of his grandfather just now is the same as the school principals of later generations recite the opening speech, and it is full of words.

Maybe the civil servants can understand it, but for this group of soldiers, the whole text has one meaning:
"Bring back the head of the bandit leader in Wagang Village."

After reading the imperial decree, he, the execution supervisor, sat aside.

Next, it is the sacrifice flag.

How to sacrifice the flag?
simple.

cut people.

blood sacrifice.

Then the problem is coming.

Whose head will be beheaded?
The answer is also simple.

Headed by Qin Benshu, the doctor of Zuoguang, he went up to the third grade and down to Baiding, and responded to 46 rebels who colluded with Wagang.

When Wagang was in power, someone smuggled arms.

In order to find out the reason, the people of Baiqisi dug up a big treacherous fish that was hidden deep in the arms reselling.

Now that the swords are at the forefront, and when the whole army is about to be deployed, what better way to boost morale than blood sacrifices to these abettors?
So, after the servant issued the order from His Highness the King of Yue, a group of soldiers pressed down on the crowd with wounds all over their bodies and disheveled hair, and came to the execution stage.

People say 46 people.

But in fact, less than 40 people came.

A few couldn't bear their injuries and died.

And these dozens of people were tied up with disheveled hair. After standing in their respective positions, the escorting soldiers kicked their knees, and they knelt down.

Some people still struggled, but they were stabbed by the water and fire ruthless stick, and their whole body went numb, and they couldn't move immediately.

On the right side of the supervisory platform, Zhang Xutuo, who had been particularly silent since the assembly of the military order today, set his sights on one of the traitors.

And the other party also turned to look at him.

Zhang Xutuo knew him.

In other words, very familiar.

When Lu Mingyue was recruited, he was the supervisor sent by the Ministry of War.

He especially remembered that when he reported his military merits, the other party added [-]% of the number of soldiers killed in battle without authorization. Then, after he learned that someone had tampered with the list of killed in battle, he was about to set off to find trouble for him. The full list appeared in front of him.

The extra [-]% of the pension was distributed among all the dead.

Although not much, but...it made Zhang Xutuo feel a lot better.

It was precisely because of this incident that Zhang Xutuo understood that this person had conscience and persistence in his heart, and wanted to keep him by his side, but he learned that the other party had already entered the Ministry of War.

It's good to enter the Ministry of War. It's a beautiful job.

With his temperament, if he can occupy a high position, the children will definitely not suffer in the future.

Originally, he wished the other party well, but who would have imagined... It's only been less than two years since they met again, but on such an occasion.

The old general looked stern and expressionless.

But for some reason...the man laughed.

After seeing Zhang Xutuo, he smiled.

He smiled without any guilt or even fear.

He didn't even have the slightest bit of guilt about having an affair with a foreign enemy.

Just frank.

A magnanimous appearance worthy of the heaven and the earth.

And with his increasingly widening smile, Zhang Xutuo discovered...

The tongue in the opponent's mouth had been pulled out at some point.

No wonder, no wonder none of this group of people cried out for injustice.

Baiqisi's method?
There was a trace of coldness in the old general's eyes for no reason.

But the next moment, the coldness turned into a step forward.

Under the watchful eyes of Thirty Thousand Erlang, the old general came up to this man when a group of executioners were about to execute the execution with the sword in his hand.

The person who was laughing tonguelessly just now was suddenly taken aback...

Immediately, his eyes were full of astonishment.

But immediately, this bit of astonishment turned into gratitude.

All the people who have been tortured have injuries on their bodies. Even if they are kneeling at this moment, they are still staggering.

You are going to die, so why do you follow your wishes?

But he suddenly straightened his back.

How straight, how straight.

It seems that there is no dead end at all, but the lofty ambition that should be like this.

When stepping on it, a gentleman should keep his body upright and not be ashamed to lean.

Including Yang Tong, when the others saw that Zhang Xutuo was going to kill someone himself, they were a little surprised for a while.

But immediately under such an occasion, they took it for granted that the general of an army should also set an example.

So even though the executioner, who was supposed to be in his position, was a little at a loss, after all, after everyone took their positions, he ended up honestly.

The executioner wears a red turban, a black jacket, and holds a ghost-headed sword.

With a solemn expression, he waited for the auspicious time to arrive.

Among the executioners, the veteran who had experienced a lot of hardships throughout his life, also had a grim expression, holding the handle of the knife with one hand to the side, and below him was the convict whose back was getting straighter.

There is no communication.

No words.

But the tongueless man understood.

This is the last righteousness that General Zhang can do as a colleague.

Generals have fought and killed countless people in battle all their lives.

Compared with those masters of the rivers and lakes, no matter whether it is a flashy cultivator, he kills people in pursuit of speed, accuracy and ruthlessness.

Strive to end the enemy's life with the most time-saving and labor-saving knife and the fastest speed.

Against the enemy, this knife is the most ruthless in heaven and earth.

But for the former comrades, the current rebels...

It is his last mercy.

The air was chilling.

Thirty thousand soldiers were waiting for the blood sacrifice.

At this moment, the wind does not blow and the rain does not fall.

During the Ching Ming Festival, the moment of death suddenly came with a sharp voice from the servant:
"The auspicious time has come! Execution!!!"

The eunuch's voice is always so ugly.

It was sharp, as if it was squeezed out of the throat.

But with the movement, all the executioners held their knives behind their backs, their wrists twisted, just like playing golf in later generations, they raised their big knives.

In a dull waving sound.

Choke loudly.

The sword was unsheathed.

The tongueless man with straight back closed his eyes without any regrets.

Suddenly, a voice whispered in the ear:

"Don't hate me."

"..."

The Tongueless Man did not turn his head.

Just eyes full of gratitude.

Unfortunately, after all, it is separated by the eyelids and cannot be seen.

"cut."

Yang Tong's voice came, accompanied by the sound of the bamboo chip's order falling to the ground.

"Crack!"

The quick executioner, a big knife has already chopped on the other person's spine.

And at the same time, the tongueless man opened his mouth.

Silently.

Thank you General.

　On the first day of the month, ask for a monthly pass! !More sincerity!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)