Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 742 How dare you underestimate the heroes of the world
Luo Yuer heaved a long sigh, he was indeed pinched this time.

Although Cao Yanying was remarried to him by a widow and brought two oil bottles, in Luo Yuer's heart, this fourteenth mother of the Cao family still has an extremely important position.

This is his white moonlight!

Back then, when he, Luo Yuer, was still a poor boy, he took aim at this little lady of the Cao family.

And at that time, Luo Yuer could feel that Cao Yanying also had feelings for him.

But the disparity in status between the two is too great, Luo Yu'er is just the son of a Jiedu veteran dental soldier, and Cao Yanying is the jewel in the palm of Cao Yuande, the eldest son of the Duke Ling.

Luo Yuer still remembers the sad look that Cao Yanying made when she went around to the west gate where Luo Yuer was on duty when she was about to get married.

Of course, Luo Yu'er also remembers the moment when she shed tears while listening to the sound of Chuicui, Dagong and Drumming.

This is also an important reason why Luo Yu'er returned to the rebel army with the Cao family as a sharp soldier, and followed Zhang Ting westward decisively.

One could also imagine how happy Luo Yuer would be when she found Cao Yanying a widow after returning from Khotan.

Clenching fists, Cao Yanying brought six children to Chang'an, two of them were born to Cao Yanying and her ex-husband, one was born to Luo Yuer's deceased wife, two were born to concubines, and the youngest was born to Cao Yanying for him. The next daughter.

This branch of Luo Yuer's family is not very prosperous, he is the only one of his three brothers to grow up, and his father's generation only has two brothers.

So after Luo Yu'er had six children at once, his father and uncle were extremely excited, thinking that this was a sign of the prosperity of the Luo family.

In case something goes wrong, Luo Yu'er can't imagine whether her father's body will be able to bear it after receiving the news.

"Young Lord, there are people from Chang'an Mansion, and Cao Yuanli is waiting outside."

Just when Luo Yuer's thoughts were drifting a little far away, the voice of his personal guard, Marquis Yu, came from behind him.

Cao Yuanli is the eldest son of Cao Renzun, and also the contact person between the Cao family and him this time.

When Luo Yuer heard this, the sad look on her face was swept away, and the tenderness disappeared instantly, replaced by a fierce and impetuous look.

This is the protective look of Duke Luo Dajun, relying on the temperament and look of a standard warrior, I don't know how many people have been deceived into taking him lightly.

"You invite a hundred soldiers to follow me, choose our most trustworthy brother, and don't say anything.

Also, go and inform Guo Guangwei to guard the gate tightly and not open or close the gate without orders. Whoever dares to come out of the camp in Jinchang town will be beheaded! "

Guo Guangwei is a member of the Guo family of the Donggui Sect. He is currently serving as the inspector of Dongguan City in Tongguan and the commander of the Zuoying in Changguo Town.

Although Luo Yu'er was not sure that the Cao family must be mixed with old generals from Meng Shu, he had already realized that there might be problems with these thousands of old Shu troops.

After finishing the order, Luo Yuer pretended to be bold and walked out the door, laughed loudly and said to Cao Yuanli, "Uncle, Uncle Weng and 21 Lang already have a letter."

Cao Yuanli had actually been notified by Cao Yancun a long time ago, but he raised his eyebrows pretending not to know, and asked in surprise, "Is it so fast? It only takes three days to get from Chang'an Mansion to Tongguan."

Luo Yu'er laughed a few more times pretending to be excited, and couldn't help feeling contemptuous in her heart.

He just said that he believed it, but Cao Yuanli was sure that Cao Yancun had arrived. By acting like this, was he playing Luo Yuer for a fool?

"21 Lang is a general! In his hands, the guards of Chang'an Sanwei are as good as the Imperial Army of Jinchang Town under a certain command. They will go to Xiguan post in the evening, and uncle will go to meet them with a certain one."

Until this moment, Cao Yuanli didn't feel that he had said something wrong, so he approached Luo Yu'er pretending to be cautious.

"Da Lang's manpower is ready, whether we can succeed in this matter depends on whether we can control the three guards.

These Guanzhong people are not as sensible as our Hexi people. We all know who Pei Yuan is from Hexi. How can we allow him, a treacherous official, to control the government? These Guanzhong people have little knowledge, and they might make noise . "

Luo Yuer waved her hand confidently, "Uncle, don't worry, the 300 people selected this time are all raised with all their heart and soul, and they are absolutely reliable."

"That's good! That's good!" Cao Yuanli stroked his beard and said it twice.

"Da Lang understands righteousness so well, when he arrives in Shendu, a certain class will definitely protect you as the envoy of the Three Towns and be named a prince."

The so-called Jiedushi of the Three Towns was the price offered by Cao Renzun and others for Luo Yuer.

These three towns are Hezhong, Heyang, and Shanzhou. They almost hand over everything from the west of Tongguan to Luoyang to Luo Yuer, and he will be named King of Wei.

Hearing what Cao Yuanli said, Luo Yuer seemed even more happy, and took Cao Yuanli's hand affectionately, and walked down the gate.

Cao Yuanli has been paying attention to Luo Yuer's expression, but no matter how you look at it, the Duke of Qingyang has such a rough appearance, there is nothing unusual about it.

. . . .

Xiguan Station is a post station west of Tongguan. Generally speaking, from Chang'an to Tongguan, people will basically stop here to rest.

Luo Yu'er took more than a hundred soldiers with him, pretending to be three hundred, and Cao Yuanli also had more than ten soldiers by his side. Taking advantage of the dark sky in the evening, they drove from Tongguan to Xiguan post.

As for why he only brought more than a hundred soldiers, Luo Yu'er had also considered it. The current situation is that the emperor has gone out of the fortress and has not returned to the national center for ten months.

In the past few months, rumors have spread everywhere, saying everything, but they are all not optimistic about the emperor's battle in northern Saibei. They all think that it is extremely risky for the emperor to rush out of the frontier with only [-] horses, and it is impossible to achieve any results.

Some people even began to compare the emperor, who likes to lead tens of thousands of horses, to Sun Ce of the Three Kingdoms.

The implication is obvious, how did Jiangdong Xiaobawang die?Isn't it just like the emperor who likes to take risks everywhere, and was finally seized by others.

Of course, some people compared the emperor to Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty in the past, but what Li Tianxia likes is that the actor himself will go on stage in person, and Zhang Wushangtian likes a young martial artist who always likes to wander around without business.

With these two examples for comparison, it seems that overnight, the image of the emperor in people's minds is not so invincible, as if he suddenly changed from a god to a mortal.

That's why Luo Yu'er is so careful. After all, rumors are flying all over the sky now, and his family members have been kidnapped again. If he goes to tell the whole story to everyone in Changguo Town, the soldiers below will believe it or not. Six children, there must be danger.

Moreover, the sudden incident between Cao Yancun and Cao Renzun made Luo Yu'er extremely vigilant, and now he couldn't believe anyone except himself and his more than a hundred blood alliance brothers.

Even Cao Yancun will rebel, who knows if there are any of their accomplices in Jinchang Town.

In the Xiguan post, the [-] guards of Chang'an Sanwei ran for two hundred miles, and finally arrived at this place, which is only a few miles away from Tongguan.

Cao Yancun's face was dark, but he flatly rejected the request of the following command envoys to relieve the burden and rest on the spot.

The reason given is naturally that the defense can be changed immediately, and the rest can only be done after the defense is changed.

However, Cao Yancun was also afraid that the soldiers would make trouble now, and promised to wait another half an hour. If no one came from Tongguan, he could make repairs on the spot and light a fire for cooking.

Not long after, I heard horseshoes in the direction of Tongguan, and Cao Yuanli's entourage, who came to report to Cao Yancun, arrived after a while.

Cao Yancun was overjoyed when he saw it. Seeing that everything was going well, he quickly ordered the soldiers to rest and prepare to light a fire for cooking.

Then he used the excuse of condolences to summon all the generals above the centurion in the three guards to the temporary commander's tent.

Since it is called Xiguan Station, this place is not a desolate place, on the contrary, it is quite prosperous, so Cao Yancun quickly arranged a banquet.

Although it was just some stewed mutton, stewed chicken and some cloudy rice wine, it was enough to satisfy the exhausted generals of the three guards.

Originally, in Zhang Zhou’s army, it was strictly forbidden to drink alcohol during missions, but now it’s the immediate superior who invites wine, and most of the generals open their mouths to chew and drink to their heart’s content. drinks.

When everyone was eating and drinking, they had completely lost their vigilance. There was a noise outside, and the guards announced that the envoy of Tongguan Town, the commander-in-chief of Changguo Town, the military supervisor of Weinan Prefecture, and Luo Yuer, the Duke of Qingyang County, had arrived.

The generals and officers of the three guards immediately fell silent, and everyone stood up to welcome the powerful general Yuan Cong.

It was only at this time that Cao Yancun felt that Luo Yu'er, who seemed not to be favored by the emperor and sent him back and forth to guard between Tongguan and Chang'an on weekdays, was still very powerful.

But fortunately, he has now joined his side.

Luo Yu'er was welcomed in. At the same time, more than a dozen soldiers brought by Luo Yu'er, as well as Cao Yuanli and Cao Yancun's confidantes, also secretly put on the inner armor and held sharp knives in place.

Cao Yancun felt more at ease, he adjusted his mentality, and suddenly heaved a long sigh as if he was very uncomfortable.

The generals had just welcomed Wang Luo Yu'er, so they hadn't immediately returned to the atmosphere of eating and drinking. Cao Yancun's actions made a lot of noise, so all the generals looked at him.

Immediately, a confidant who was in charge of cheering came forward and asked: "We are waiting here for a happy gathering today, and Luo Gong is here in person, why is the supervisor sighing?"

Cao Yancun tried his best to put on a look of concern for the country and the people, "The sage has been hunting in the north for eight months, and no news has come back so far. Thinking about the vastness of the Mobei grassland, the grassland tribes come and go like the wind, so it is not easy to catch.

The elite of the imperial court went out of the fortress in only single clothes, and now the Guanzhong is cold and windy, not to mention the Mobei Grassland, if there is any damage, what will happen to the world! "

The generals below were baffled. This matter, you, the military supervisor of Jingzhao Chang'an Prefecture, should be so worried about this matter?

Of course, some keen ones have already sensed that something is wrong.

Sure enough, Cao Yancun changed the subject and immediately talked about other aspects, "I hate that Pei Yuan, who doesn't think of the sage's promotion and favor, and at this critical moment of the country, he shows off his fierce flames and disrupts the government. .

As soldiers, we have the principles of peace and stability, how can we just sit back and watch it? "

"Yes! There are treacherous officials in the court, we can't turn a blind eye to them. As a member of the Cao family, the supervisor should write a letter to the queen for orders."

As soon as Cao Yancun's words fell, another confidant who had been arranged immediately shouted, even the words of the Cao clan's relatives were spoken out, giving people a feeling that this dynasty was shared by Zhang and Cao.

And this time, everyone sensed that something was wrong, even a centurion, who usually had no access to high-level political struggles, thought of the word "accident" in his mind.

After all, this is the Five Dynasties, and it took only two or three years for Emperor Zhang to turn the world around. How can it be compared with the stubbornness of the 200 years of poisoning.

Even if it weren't for Zhang Ting's efforts to suppress the atmosphere, it is just this era, the most "normal" rebellion process of the tooth soldiers, no one will be surprised, in which year these tooth soldiers will not make a few such incidents.

Cao Yancun knew that this kind of thing could not give the people below time to react, so just as his confidant's words fell, he suddenly swept all the dishes, cups and bowls on the table in front of him to the ground.

Afterwards, he leaped onto the wrestling table, pulled out a piece of ocher silk cloth from his bosom with his right hand, and shouted loudly.

"There is a decree that Zhao Guogong Pei Yuan committed a heinous crime against his superiors, disrupted the court, and threatened his concubine.

The Empress secretly ordered Cao Yuanzhong, the father-in-law and Duke of Qiao, to set up soldiers in Guanzhong, leave Tongguan and enter the capital of God, to protect the country and set the court.

Qiao Guogong has issued an order to lead the three guards to join the elite of Jinchang Town and move eastward immediately. "

The generals were immediately dumbfounded. They didn't expect that they would dare to do such a big thing when they came to Tongguan this time.

After Cao Yancun yelled, the confidantes around the tent immediately drew their swords and shouted.

"The generals of the three guards haven't accepted the teaching order yet?"

"Everyone will follow the supervisor, and in the future they will all be heroes for protecting the country!"

"Yes, we deserve a share of glory and wealth."

At this time, the commander of Chang'an Zhongwei, who was controlled by Cao Yancun, also followed Cao Yancun's example, swept the tableware on the table to the ground, and brought several generals of the Zhongwei to Cao Yancun's side.

"A certain family listens to the supervisor, please guide us into the capital of the gods to protect the country."

Surprised, the rest of the three guards didn't express their views, but Luo Yuer, Duke of Qingyang County, who was obviously on Cao Yancun's side, was also quite surprised.

Even a general like Luo Yu'er from Yuan Cong did not object, and Cao Yancun claimed to have the Queen's decree and the general order of Cao Yuanzhong, the governor of the Guanzhong Province and the defense envoy. Could it be that something really happened in Tokyo?

Although many people still feel that something is wrong, it sounds like there is nothing wrong with it.

It is true that the emperor has not been in the court for a long time, and Zhao Guogong Pei Yuan seems to be often scolded as a treacherous minister. For a while, people's hearts are shaken, and he is about to respond to Cao Yancun.

Cao Yancun squinted his eyes, a strong liquor called ambition burned his whole body, this thing is going to happen soon!

"The supervisor said that there is a decree, may I let someone take a look at the decree. Also, where is Qiao Guogong now? Why didn't he come out and call us to the gods, but the supervisor?"

At the most critical moment, the atmosphere suddenly turned cold. Cao Yancun squinted his eyes and saw a short and strong man on the left side of the room, with five or six generals around him leaning against the wall, as if he was ready to resist at any time.

Cao Yancun was furious, squinting his eyes, pointing with his left hand, "Chen Wu, you are so courageous, a mere left guard commander, how can he be qualified to take orders?

Qiao Guogong sits in Jingzhao and has a heavy responsibility. How can he personally come and give you a command and order? "

Chen Wu gritted his teeth, retreated suddenly to the guards of several confidant generals, and then shouted loudly.

"Paoze, according to the military law of the guard, the transfer of troops requires the joint seal of the Privy Council and the provincial defense envoy's yamen, plus a defense envoy's warrant.

The supervisor only has a decree of unknown authenticity in his hand, and he wants to take us to the capital of God. Is it Zhao Guogong who caused the chaos, or is it you, Supervisor Cao, who is going to make trouble? "

When Chen Wu said this, the already hesitant soldiers of the Three Guards became even more hesitant. They all turned their questioning eyes to each other, and whispers began to sound.

When Chen Wu saw that there was something going on, he immediately took the opportunity to jump into the case of wrestling in front of him, "Paoze, even if the Holy Son of Heaven is in power, even if he has the right to rape, he should wait for the saint to return to the court to make a decision. How can he send troops without authorization to be such a disloyal minister? !"

As soon as these words came out, the emperor's prestige was still high after all, and most of the generals of the three guards stood directly at Chen Wu's side.

Some even picked up meat-cutting knives or tables and stools in their hands to resist, and some even looked out, ready to run out without paying attention.

Cao Yancun was furious, "Chen Wu, the commander of the left guard, refused to listen to the military order, so he must be the accomplice of the traitor Pei Yuan, let someone take him down."

"Hahaha!" Seeing that Chen Wu and the others were about to splatter blood on the spot, after all Cao Yancun had already prepared for it, and his confidants were all wearing armor and weapons, while Chen Wu and the others only had meat-cutting daggers, Luo Yuer suddenly burst out laughing.

"Since Commander Chen wants to read the decree, a certain family just received one, and everyone in your robes can tell if it's true or not." Luo Yu'er said, reaching out to dig into the clothes on her chest.

Cao Yancun was stunned for a moment. After all, Cao Renzun didn't discuss everything with him. Cao Renzun was also responsible for the response from the God City, so he wasn't sure if Luo Yuer really had any edicts.

Involuntarily, everyone noticed Luo Yuer's hand. At this moment, Luo Yuer stretched out her right hand under her clothes, grabbed something, and swung it out violently.

A burst of choking smoke and dust spewed out. This thing seemed to be loaded in a pear flower gun, mixed with various poison powder, charcoal powder, gunpowder and other gunpowder.

Cao Yancun was the closest, and Luo Yuer mainly threw it at him, and was immediately sprayed all over his head and eyes.

He only felt pain in his mouth, and his eyes were hot and uncomfortable, and he couldn't open them at all.

When the blow was successful, Luo Yu'er directly bullied her and pulled Cao Yancun into his arms with a big hand. Then her right hand pinched Cao Yancun's neck from behind, and her left hand magically conjured a long dagger that shone with cold light.

'Puff!Puff!Puff! The long dagger was swiftly struck between Cao Yancun's neck and collarbone, and Lao Gao came three times in and three out, bloody.

Cao Yancun wanted to break free, but found that Luo Yuer's hand was like a pair of iron tongs, making him unable to get rid of it, and the energy of life quickly sprayed out from the wound on the neck along with the blood.

Wanzhang's ambition turned into a burst of weakness all over his body in an instant, and he couldn't lift any energy.

Things developed so fast that even Cao Yancun didn't even open his eyes until his consciousness began to blur.The rest of the soldiers were even more stunned, completely unresponsive.

"Listen to the order, all the generals, kill the traitors!" Just as he was stabbing Cao Yancun, Luo Yu'er shouted suddenly, and the soldiers he brought also started to attack in an instant.

General Yuan Cong's prestige is quite high, Cao Yancun wants to take people to the capital of God, and the three guards are still hesitating after exhausting calculations.

But as soon as Luo Yu'er said that, the generals in the room dared to rush up to the full-armored Cao's soldiers even if they were bare-handed.

The generals standing next to the Commander of the Central Guard in Chang'an looked at each other. They rushed ahead of Sergeant Luo Yuer and threw the Commander in front of them to the ground. They were shaken just now, and now they have to make amends. .

"Boy, what are you? You dare to threaten me!"

Seeing that the situation was reversed in an instant, Luo Yuer let out a smirk, let go of Cao Yancun's slumped body, and then looked at Cao Yuanli who was already frightened.

"Luo you. How dare you?" Cao Yuanli leaned against the corner of the wall, looking at Luo Yu'er in disbelief. Does that mean that the lives of your wife and children are at stake?
A look of pain appeared on Luo Yuer's face, and he looked at Cao Yuanli with red eyes.

"A man is alive, only loyalty and filial piety!
You underestimated a Yuan Cong general, do you think he is still the unexamined and vulgar guy who guards the gate for your Cao family?
You underestimate Ying Niang too. If she were here, she would definitely think that a certain Luo Yuer did the right thing. "

While speaking, Luo Yu'er grabbed Cao Yuanli like a chicken, and then used the dagger that stabbed Cao Yancun to death just now, and directly nailed Cao Yuanli's right palm to the wrestling case.

How could Cao Yuanli have suffered such a crime, he screamed miserably, tears and snot rolling down his face together.

"Tell me, uncle, what is your specific plan?"

At this time, the sound of shouting and killing gradually alarmed the three guards soldiers who were eating, and countless people panicked and didn't know what happened.

Luo Yu'er took out the golden seal of Chang'an Army and Horse Superintendent from Cao Yancun's body and held it in his hand, "The generals obey the order and restrain the soldiers individually, not to run around, shout or move around.

Officers above the ranks of the team will immediately put on their armor and patrol, and anyone who does not obey the military order will be killed without mercy! "

A quarter of an hour later, more than [-] of Cao Yancun's confidantes, and more than ten people led by Cao Yuanli were all killed, and the smell of blood wafted in the temporary barracks.

"Your name is Chen Wu, right? Can you move now?" Luo Yu'er looked at the young general who had been resolutely refusing to obey Cao Yancun and asked.

Chen Wu was covered in blood. The place where he was just now was the corner with the most confidantes of Cao Yancun. He jumped down the wall in a hurry, and Chen Wu was almost stabbed to death by these people.

But he was in good spirits, and it was much better to be stabbed to death than to be kidnapped as a rebel.

"Luo Gong, the general will be fine."

"Then you immediately select 300 loyal warriors among the three guards, and immediately fly back to Jingzhao Chang'an Mansion with your relatives."

Chen Wu crossed his hands to take the order, and Luo Yu'er's close guard also arched Yuhou's hands, "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely rescue the fourteenth lady and the others."

Luo Yuer's face sank, without the slightest hesitation, "What nonsense are you talking about! When you go to Chang'an, you must first rescue Qiao Guogong, and then protect him and find out all the rogue parties to ensure that Chang'an is not in chaos."

With a sore nose, Qin Hu folded his hands and turned around to dispatch troops. Chen Wu also looked at this general Yuan Cong who stood tall like a mountain, and made a respectful empty first salute.

Luo Yu'er took a deep breath, and walked to the temporary commanding platform. The surrounding officers of the Three Guards of Chang'an were all in armor.

It wasn't all there. A dozen people who were identified as Cao Yancun's accomplices had already been pulled out and stabbed to death. The bodies were not far away.

"A certain family doesn't care whether any of you have participated in the conspiracy, but as long as you obey the general's order from now on, a certain family guarantees that you will be fine.

When the sage asks in the future, a certain Luo Yuer will definitely say that all the men here are loyal and brave men of the sage. "

The shadow of a famous tree, people say that, not many people believe it, but Yuan Cong generals like Luo Yuer are still willing to believe it.

"I would like to listen to Lord Luo's order!" All the generals shouted one after another.

"Okay! Now go down and pick the warriors. The bandits have already gone to the canal to incite the Shu Kingdom to surrender. We are going to suppress them immediately.

Remember, no matter whether it is the surrendered army from the Kingdom of Shu or the forbidden army from Jinchang Town in Tongguan, those who are not in the barracks will be killed without mercy! "

Luo Yuer also had no choice. He was not sure that there were no comrades such as Cao Renzun in Jinchang Town, but the Shu army that was about to be instigated must also be wiped out, so he could only discard the small and take the big. Grab them and use them to suppress thieves.

(End of this chapter)