At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 292 Long Street Assassination

This year's winter is colder than last year, and the snow is still falling very densely. Gao Bufan and Lu Sanlang just went out, and there was snowflakes in the sky again. Fortunately, it was only light snow. The two came to Li's house in a carriage, It was found to be relatively deserted, and there were not many people who came to express their condolences. It was probably too late now, and the sky was approaching dusk, and the others had already finished their condolences and left.

"Lu Hongtao from the Lu family in Fanyang, and Gao Changqing from the Gao family in Bohai came to express their condolences." The counselor loudly announced the names of Lu Sanlang and Gao Bufan, and then someone led them into the mourning hall to worship.

The mourning hall is built in the hall, with elegiac couplets on both sides, and a huge "Dian" character on the middle wall. Dou's coffin is placed in the center of the hall, and an incense table is set up in front of the coffin for people to pay homage to. Ma Daixiao knelt down in front of the mourning hall, while Li Yuan stood in front of the mourning hall and was responsible for welcoming and seeing off the guests. He looked haggard and tired, but his expression was still calm.

At this time, there were still several people in line in front of Gao Bufan and Lu Sanlang, so they stood outside the door and waited quietly. During tea time, it was Lu Sanlang and Gao Bufan's turn.

"The guests offer incense!" The client sang, and Gao Bufan stepped forward and took a stick of incense from Li Jiancheng. The latter took a look at Gao Bufan and nodded slightly as a compliment.

Gao Bufan inserted the stick of incense into the incense burner with both hands, and bowed to Dou's coffin, at this time the client sang loudly: "The family members return the gift!"

Li Shimin, who was kneeling on the ground, took the lead and stood up and bowed to Gao Bufan. At this time, Li Shimin was haggard and completely lost his spirit. Li Xuanba next to him was still sick and listless, looking at Gao Bufan with curious eyes. The youngest, Li Yuanji, was about twelve or thirteen years old, with a pair of panda eyes listlessly, and a serious lack of sleep, but it was the last woman who caught Gao Bufan's eyes.

There is a saying that a woman should be pretty and filial. Li Xiuning, Li Yuan's first daughter, was born with a good appearance, but now she is wearing a white mourning dress with a sad expression, which makes her look even more charming and pitiful.

"Brother Shimin's day is sad and obedient!" Gao Bufan cupped his fists and saluted, Li Shimin nodded and said: "Brother Changqing has a heart."

Just as Gao Bufan was about to turn around and leave, the sick young man next to Li Shimin suddenly coughed violently, bent like a cooked shrimp, and spat out a mouthful of blood towards the ground.

Gao Bufan's complexion changed slightly. He probably experienced a plague not long ago, so he took two steps back as a reflex.

"Xuan Ba!"

"Third brother!"

Li Yuan rushed over in a hurry, Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng and the others also rushed forward, and hurriedly helped Li Xuanba to massage and massage.

"Li Xuanba?" Gao Bufan almost fell out of his eyes, this sick and listless young man is actually Li Xuanba?Damn, Li Xuanba, the number one hero in the Sui and Tang Dynasties novels, and the one with the most powerful military strength, is actually a sick man.

At this time, Li Xuanba finally recovered from his stress, and said with a sigh of relief: "I'm fine, I feel much more comfortable now."

Li Yuan looked at his pale and tottering son, frowned and said: "Xiu Ning, help Xuan Ba ​​go back to his room to rest."

Li Xuanba shook his head and said: "Father, the child does not need to rest."

Li Yuan's face sank immediately, and Li Jiancheng quickly persuaded: "Third brother, go back to your room to rest. You are tired after guarding here for a day. Listen to your father and don't be brave. If your mother's family is alive, you don't want to see it." Till you are exhausted."

"That's right, third brother should go back to his room and rest." Li Shimin and Li Xiuning also persuaded.

Li Xuanba had no choice but to nod his head, and then smiled apologetically at Gao Bufan: "Did Xuanba scare Supervisor Gao Mu? I'm so sorry!"

"That's not true. Brother Xuan Ba ​​must take care of his health." Gao Bufan said calmly.

"Thank you!" Li Xuanba clasped his fists politely, and was supported by his third sister Li Xiuning to leave the mourning hall. The response of several steps is not good.

Li Yuan said apologetically, "Xuan Ba ​​is a stubborn illness brought from his mother's womb, and it has never been cured. Didn't he stain Supervisor Gao Mu's clothes just now?"

"That's not true, even if it gets dirty, it doesn't matter, Tang Guogong doesn't have to worry about it." Gao Bufan said.

This kid Li Yuanji curled his lips, and thought to himself: "What are you pretending to do? I retreated faster than anyone else just now, because I was afraid of getting my clothes dirty."

"Shimin, there are no guests now, so you can send Gao Mujian off." Li Yuan ordered.

Gao Bufan quickly said that there was no need, but Li Shimin still sent Gao Bufan and Lu Sanlang out of the door. At this time, the snowflakes were still fluttering on the ground, a thin layer of snow had already accumulated on the ground, and the streets and roofs were white. A vast expanse.

"Brother Shimin, please go back." Gao Bufan cupped his hands and said.

Li Shimin opened his mouth and hesitated to speak, Lu Sanlang saw this and said: "Supervisor Gao Mu, it's freezing cold, I'll take a step first."

"Okay, brother Lu, go slowly!" Gao Bufan cupped his hands and said, Lu Sanlang got into the carriage and left.

Li Shimin watched Lu Sanlang's carriage go away, and then asked: "Brother Changqing, are you familiar with Lu Sanlang?"

Gao Bufan replied: "Ordinary friends, not very familiar, brother Shimin, do you have anything to say to me?"

Li Shimin glanced left and right, and said in a low voice: "Shimin also heard about Changqing's stay in Linshuo Palace a few days ago. Yu Wenshu and his son Yu Wenhuaji are the ones who must take revenge. You have to be careful!"

Gao Bufan carelessly touched the arrow in his bosom, and said with a light smile: "Brother Shimin, you are worrying too much, General Yuwen shouldn't care about me, right?"

Li Shimin frowned and said: "As the saying goes, you must not have the heart to harm others, and you must not have the heart to guard against others. Brother Changqing, it is better not to be careless. There have been more than one officials who offended Yu Wenshu before and then died violently!"

Gao Bufan cupped his hands solemnly and said: "Thank you, brother Shimin, for reminding me, I will be careful."

Li Shimin sighed and said: "Shimin is in mourning, otherwise this weather is just suitable for having a drink or two with brother Changqing. Wouldn't it be nice to touch our knees and have a long talk!"

"The future will be long, so don't be in a hurry, the snow is getting heavier and heavier, the people of the world should go in, and the condolences will change!" Gao Bufan comforted.

Li Shimin nodded, turned around and returned to the house, Gao Bufan also turned around and got into the carriage, and ordered Gao Shou and Gao Ren to drive. The two guys had already frozen into dogs. Hearing this, he immediately drove the horse and went, just wanting to return to the pasture as soon as possible. The supervisory office warms up.

At this time, the snow was really falling, the north wind was howling, the bone was so cold, the sky was gloomy, and there was not a single pedestrian on the street, and there was only a row of ruts on the ground, which should have been left by Lu Sanlang who went ahead.

The carriage turned around a street, Gao Shou stopped the horse suddenly, and shouted: "Master Unfan, it seems that Manager Lu's carriage is in front, could it be that he is waiting for us?"

Gao Bufan raised the curtain of the car, and he saw a carriage parked in the middle of the street in front of him. A layer of snow had accumulated on the body, covering up the sign. It looked a bit like the carriage Lu Sanlang was riding in.

Gao Bufan faintly felt that something was wrong, at this time Gao Ren had already jumped out of the carriage and ran forward, and came back after a while, with a strange expression on his face: "Master, there is no one in the carriage!"

At this moment, Gao Bufan suddenly had a warning sign in his heart, and he shouted to be careful. Almost at the same time, three powerful arrows shot from both sides of the street and from the roof at the rear respectively, forming the character of "pin", powerful and heavy, and shot out. There was a sharp piercing sound.

Gao Shou and Gao Ren hurriedly got down on the ground, swishing, swishing, three sharp arrows hit the carriage like lightning, especially the sharp arrow that was being shot from the rear of the carriage, directly pierced through, and shot from the front of the carriage. It flew out and hit the belly of the horse pulling the cart. The horse galloped forward with a mournful hiss, and bumped into the carriage parked in front of it, then fell to the ground with a bang.

The force of this collision was undoubtedly quite violent. The carriage in front was smashed to pieces on the spot, and the carriage Gao Bufan was riding on also fell to the ground. , or human blood.

Gao Shou and Gao Ren were so frightened that their faces turned green. They lay on the ground and did not dare to move. The north wind blew and the snowflakes danced wildly, but the surroundings were as silent as death.

(End of this chapter)