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Chapter 61 The benefits of officials are beyond the imagination of ordinary people

The moon in the sky is big and round, and the bald head on the ground is also shining brightly.

Holding a bow and standing behind the camel, Yun Chu was very puzzled. Did the monk only cover his mouth with a black cloth when he was an assassin, but refused to cover his bald head?
Their heads may have just been shaved, and under the pale moonlight, they can actually reflect a faint cold light.

According to Yun Chu's count, there were at most twenty monks participating in the battle, which meant that there were still sixteen missing.

The old monkey kept leaping among the group of monks. As soon as he struck the scimitar in his hand once, a monk's body would fall to the ground bleeding.

Watching a human head fly under the moonlight is really a very special enjoyment, because the human head will spurt black blood and rotate in mid-air, and the moonlight at a very fixed position will fully illuminate the expression of the human head. It fell into Yunchu's eyes.

Some are ferocious, of course, basically all of them are ferocious, without Yunchu's expected reluctance for life, or showing tenderness towards the world.

Under normal circumstances, the mouths of those people's heads were opened wide, and it seemed that they didn't think of calling for help until their heads were chopped off.

From this point, it can be seen that the saying "a man's words are good when he is about to die, and a bird's song is also sad when he is about to die" has a lot of loopholes, at least, it is not comprehensive.

Of course Yunchu would not stand in the light, the reason why he brought Naha to live beside the city wall was entirely because the city wall would envelop him and Naha in darkness.

Yun Chu knew that the old monkey was very skillful, but this old fellow was able to split the enemy in half with a scimitar, which was beyond Yun Chu's expectations.

Just when half of the bald heads were lost in the battle, a group of bald heads suddenly appeared on the opposite ground. Without seeing them drawing their bows, Yun Chu heard a "swoosh" sound different from the arrows. This is a crossbow!

It is not uncommon to use bows and arrows in the Tang Dynasty, but it is exaggerated to use crossbows. This is something strictly prohibited by the imperial court. Moreover, it can be heard from the sound of firing crossbows. The crossbows held by monks are powerful and have strong penetrating power. At least three The barbarian's body was shot through by the crossbow. A crossbow with such power can only be a military crossbow.

Another barbarian who was fighting screamed and fell down. Yun Chu originally wanted to shoot, but when the arrow was about to leave the longbow, he suddenly changed direction and shot the arrow at the air hanging on the turret. Dead Wind Lamp.

The dead wind lantern fell to the ground and immediately burned, as well as the defenders at the top of Guzang city.

The defenders, who had been watching the excitement, suddenly realized that the flames of war were on their own heads. So, out of caution and in addition to the regulation that they were not allowed to switch on and off at night, they rolled out the bed crossbows used to defend the city.

Under the bright moonlight, they could see clearly that a group of people were holding crossbows in their hands!

At this time, I don't care who is right and who is wrong. Anyway, whoever holds a crossbow in his hand must be wrong, and killing people near the city gate with a crossbow is the most important thing for the defenders guarding Guzang City. humiliation.

"Buzzing..." A sound of the air being pierced entered Yunchu's ears. He looked up to see a few thick crossbows leaving the city, and in an instant, pierced through several bald heads holding crossbows, killing them The body took away from the place.

The bed crossbow on the top of the city was fired, and Yunchu put away the bow, guarding Naha, who was still soundly asleep, and continued to watch the changes on the battlefield.

The bald men are miserable. It seems that they didn't intend to use the crossbow here, but the [-] people they sent couldn't beat the old monkeys. They had to risk the use of the crossbow. Ignoring this kind of civil fight, unexpectedly, the angry defenders used the bed crossbow.

Then, Yunchu saw a scene he would never forget. As the monks ran for their lives, the old monkey and the others started chasing and killing him. Then, for some reason, those camels that were lying on the ground also chased the old monkey. They ran away.

When the camel team chased the old monkey, they hid in the darkness. Under the empty city of Guzang, only the stunned Yunchu, the sleeping Naha, a bay red horse and sixteen silly heads remained. Baji camel.

Yun Chu was dazed for a while, then sighed slightly. It was windy at night, so he covered Naha's black sheepskin cloak that she had kicked away, and put his arms around his knees and waited for dawn.

When the rooster crowed, the sky was slightly bright, and the gate of Guzang City was opened wide. A group of cavalry rushed out of the gate and ran not far. When they saw Yunchu, they turned back and took Yunchu Surrounded by Naha.

"Where did the thief come from, dare to commit crimes in my Guzang City."

Yun Chu looked at the brainless team sitting on the horse and said leisurely: "When did the people from Zhechong Mansion in Shangzhou become thieves?"

While talking, Yun Chu still handed over his confession, and seeing that the cavalry refused to dismount, he frowned and said, "Aren't you also unwilling to dismount after seeing your superior?"

The team is illiterate, but at least they know the appearance of the seal on Gao's body, and seeing that Yun Chu is calm and unsure of the authenticity of the confession, he jumped off Ma Chaoyun and cupped his hands and said, "I'm negligent, but last night the thief was here. Please tell me the reason for the fight in front of the city."

Yun Chu glanced at the corpse lying on the ground, sighed and said, "What else can it be other than murder for money.

However, you Guzang people are too courageous. Just not far from the city gate, there are bald thieves who dare to kill and loot? "

The stupid team just remembered to check the scene of the murder, but he was very smart and forced Yunchu to follow his people into the city.

Yunchu very smoothly met Guo Mingyi, the law Cao under the governor of Liangzhou, who was a sixth-rank official.

After seeing Yunchu's confession, passing, and the admission notice of Simenxue, his face that was originally shrouded in frost suddenly became warmer.

"Rare, a rare young hero, the head of the Gongyue Road in the Battle of Kucha City has already issued a mansion report. I didn't expect to see the only remaining defenders of the city today. It is very gratifying to see you in good health.

Come on, take Yun Siyi to the post to rest. "

Yun Chu was already prepared to be interrogated, and also prepared to cover up for the old monkey. Unexpectedly, he didn't listen at all, and sent their siblings, war horses, and camels to the Dongcheng Station directly.

In the past, they followed Ding Dayou's army all the way from the Western Regions, and the army naturally did not have the right to live in a post station. Later, after parting with Ding Dayou in Ganzhou, they followed the old monkey to eat and sleep all the way, and they did not live in a post station either.

Yunchu didn't know that he had the right to live in the post until he was sent to the post by Fa Cao under the governor of Liangzhou.

Of course, the rooms in the posthouse are divided into three, six, and nine grades, and only people above the fourth rank have the right to live in the courtyard. Yunchu just took a look at it, and immediately fell in love with it.

There is no way, the posthouse room where he lives as a junior official of the eighth rank is a room for two, with only two beds, a table, an oil lamp, and two urinals, besides that, there is not even a futon.

The house where the fourth-rank officer lived would be fine. It was a whole big courtyard. Although it could not be called a carved beam and painted building, at least the beams and columns were covered with paint leather. There were two bedrooms, a study room, and a reception hall.

The ground of the whole yard is covered with green bricks, and the green bricks in the shade are still stained with a thin layer of moss. There is also a flower pond built with green bricks in the yard. At this time, although the peonies in the flower pond have long since withered, The dense green leaves cover the entire flower pond tightly.

The most exaggerated thing is that in this courtyard, there are actually four convicts and two servants who are in charge of serving the dignitaries who live in this courtyard.

Like Yunchu, the postmaster is also an official of the eighth rank, and everyone is of the same class, so they naturally hit it off when they talked.

Although the postmaster thinks that there is almost no possibility that Yunchu wants to live in this courtyard, and it can even be said that the toad wants to eat swan meat, it is absolutely impossible, because this kind of behavior is called exceeding the rules.

When Yunchu saw Naha running happily in this yard like a wild dog off a leash, everything looked fresh, even if it was a red-painted toilet, she wanted to sit on it to feel the freshness.

The postmaster Ma Gui just smiled and watched a little blond girl making a fuss in the yard without saying a word.

Yunchu held Ma Gui's hand and said gratefully: "Brother Ma really bothered me, but he found such a good house for my younger brother to stay in. Next time Brother Ma comes to Chang'an, I must come to my brother on Zhuquemen Street outside Chang'an. No.11 on East Third Street, which is also the home of Jinchang Fang, stay for a while."

Ma Gui quietly withdrew his hand from Yunchu's hand, retracted it into the sleeve without any flaws, and when the hand appeared outside again, it had already turned into a gesture of thanks.

"Even though Doctor Yun is staying here, the convict woman in this courtyard is getting old and can't be used to serve others, please Doctor Yun not to blame her."

Yun Chu pointed to Naha who was running wildly all over the yard to catch dragonflies, and said, "My younger sister followed me to suffer all kinds of hardships in the Western Regions, as long as they take good care of my younger sister, that's all. As for my servant, I'm still young, so I don't dare to work hard and love my brother Ma."

Ma Gui looked at Naha again, then looked at Yunchu carefully, and couldn't help but ask: "Is this the young lady of Langjun's family?"

Yun Chu sighed, and was too lazy to make up stories for Naha, so he said a saying that all Tang people could accept: "I owe someone three lives, not a kiss, but also a sister."

Ma Gui made a look of sudden realization and nodded repeatedly: "It should be so, it should be so."

After finishing speaking, he changed his face and scolded the sinful women who were standing in the yard like quails waiting for arrangement, saying: "It's good to serve you. If the guests are even slightly dissatisfied, I will send you to the barracks."

The sinful women bowed as soon as they accepted their heads, not daring to say a word.

I was in a good mood today, and the place of residence finally looked a little better, so Yunchu threw a bag of copper coins to the boy, and was going to let Naha prepare some clothes for him.

A gray-haired criminal woman suddenly walked up to Yunchu with a few steps on her knees and said, "Sinful women are the best at needlework. If the gentleman doesn't dislike it, please buy some clothes and come back. The criminal woman and others will definitely be able to make a gentleman satisfied clothes.

The little lady is lively by nature, fair-skinned, and the husband is an official, even if he should wear a few brocade robes. "

(End of this chapter)