People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 312

The eight-inch-long fine steel arrow spun rapidly in mid-air, and the tyrannical force directly tore through the air, making an extremely ear-piercing sound.

As if carrying wind and thunder, the huge Fuyuan crossbow directly pierced the space, and shot towards the black carriage downstairs in the blink of an eye.

Li Zhu, who was sitting on the side of the carriage, showed horror in his eyes. He never thought that Li Xuan had just arrived in Wuzhou, and the assassination would follow.

"Take the stick!" Li Xuan's voice came from behind, and out of the corner of Li Zhu's eyes, he immediately saw a black iron rod protruding from behind.

He subconsciously picked it up, turned his hands over, sat there, and while kicking upwards, aimed at the Fuyuan crossbow arrow that was about to be shot in front of him, and slammed it from the side with all his strength.

With a "bang", the black iron rod slammed heavily on the body of Fu Yuan's crossbow.

Suddenly, the ear-piercing sound of gold and iron clashing came.

The Fuyuan crossbow arrow was rushing forward, and bright sparks burst out from the place where it was hit by the black iron rod.

With a "bang", the black carriage exploded instantly.

Countless pieces of wood fluttered, and a huge crossbow bolt was inserted fiercely into the ground on the left.

On the ruined carriage, a young nobleman in a purple round-neck gown and a crown of seven beams sat in the center of the carriage.

A trace of blood oozed from his left cheek, and then dripped to the ground.

His cold and stern eyes were instantly raised, and he nailed them fiercely to the city gate above.

At this moment, a figure suddenly flashed above the city gate.

The next moment, a slender cold arrow shot straight down from the gate tower.

Compared with Fu Yuannu's earth-shattering, the sudden shot of the cold arrow was silent, and it hit Li Xuan's eyes in the blink of an eye.

Li Zhu, who was recoiled by the powerful impact and fell to the ground, saw this scene, and his face had already become extremely astonished.

He tried hard to lift the iron rod in his hand, but the hit of the Fuyuan crossbow arrow just now almost exhausted all his strength.

Even the tiger's mouth has been torn.

But even so, he had already reluctantly slammed upwards with all his strength, and the next moment, the iron rod smashed into the air.

The cold arrow was faster than Li Zhu expected, and it shot in front of Li Xuan in a blink of an eye.

At this moment, a bright sword light suddenly appeared.

The incomparably light sword light, as if turned into a silk thread, lightly and non-stop twirled around the long arrow, and then moved slightly.

The long arrow that rushed forward had circled around Li Xuan in a blink of an eye, and then there was a sudden sound of wind and thunder, and the cold arrow flew towards the top of the city in a blink of an eye.

In an instant, the long arrow had already crossed between the battlements and nailed fiercely on the city gate tower behind.

With a "buzz", the long arrow trembled non-stop, and everyone who watched was stunned.

At this moment, an angry shout came from below: "What are you still doing in a daze, protect the prince!"

While speaking, Yan Tao, who was tall and fierce, was already standing on top of the carriage, standing in front of Li Xuan.

The Tang Dao at his waist was out of its sheath, and the sharp blade pointed at the city gate. Yan Tao shouted loudly: "Go to the city, catch the thief, catch the thief."

The crowd reacted immediately, and rushed towards the city gate in a hurry.

"Don't catch me anymore, he's already gone!" A calm voice came from behind Yan Tao, and as soon as he reached out his hand, he pushed Yan Tao to the side firmly. Get out, stand up, already shoulder to shoulder with Yan Tao.

At the same time, one hand was stretched forward, and Li Zhu, who had fallen to one side, was immediately pulled up.

Afterwards, Li Xuan handed the Eight-faced Han Sword to Li Zhu, and Li Zhu quickly twisted the long sword and the iron rod together.

A three-foot-long spear had already appeared in Li Zhu's hands.

Li Xuan patted Yan Tao's shoulder from behind, and said: "Okay, there is no danger, you go down first, and immediately lead people to control everyone up and down the entire city gate. Catch them at home."

Yan Tao immediately turned around and cupped his hands to Li Xuan: "I will obey the order!"

Immediately, Yan Tao jumped out of the carriage with one step, and then waved his hand, and the surrounding guards immediately followed behind Yan Tao, heading towards the gate tower.

Li Xuan turned around and looked at Zhang Yi, who was in charge of the army, but suddenly sneered: "Zhang Canjun, is this Wuzhou City, or the Tang Dynasty Wuzhou City? Can't stop doing it, why, can't this king come to Wuzhou City?"

"Don't dare, don't dare, it's the crime of being an official, I must, I must..." Suddenly Zhang Yi's mind went blank, he wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to start.

"Forget it, it's none of your business. Sima and Facao are not in the army. It's normal for the ghosts and snakes in Wuzhou City to come out." Li Xuan turned his head, looked at Shen Tuo, whose face was slightly pale, and asked with concern. Said: "Old Shen, are you all right?"

"Go back to the prince, I'm fine, it's just that this kind of thing has never happened to me once in many years of my life." Shen Tuo's face was full of wry smiles.

He subconsciously looked at Yang Yan, Teng Yu and Qian Zhe at the side, and they all had the same embarrassment on their faces.

Li Xuan encountered one after another at the gate of Wuzhou City. Such incidents not only slapped Wuzhou officials in the face, but also slapped many Wuzhou aristocratic families in the face.

How do the people see it, what do officials in other states think about it, what do the central government and saints think about it.

"My lord is fine, the rebels have not assassinated me once or twice, but this is the first time they are so impatient." Li Xuan could still laugh easily at this moment.

All the people present couldn't help feeling a little admiration for him in their hearts.

Li Xuan turned to look at Yan Tao who was already standing on the city gate, and sneered slightly: "Especially it's really the first time to use the Fuyuan crossbow, and I really don't want the king to step into Wuzhou city half a step away." !"

Fuyuan crossbow, a heavy weapon for defending the city.

The crossbow body has a bronze receiver with a built-in mechanism; the receiver is equipped with a special eight-inch stainless steel head crossbow arrow, which can shoot [-] steps and penetrate heavy armor.

With its huge lethality and ultra-long range, it has always been a military weapon.

Even in the entire Wuzhou city, there are only one on the north gate and the central watchtower, and they have not been used for a long time.

Who would have thought that someone would use him to kill Li Xuan.

This kind of thing is already chilling just thinking about it.

"Old Shen, listen to this king's persuasion. Recently, you should stay at home to recuperate temporarily. If you don't have other things, you should not go out at will. It is best to restrain the children in the family at the same time. After this king cleans up all these ghosts and snake spirits, this king will ask Mr. Shen again." , and all of you, how about drinking together?" Li Xuan turned her head and looked at Yang Yan, Teng Yu, and Qian Zhe, with a cold look in her eyes.

"Follow the order of the lord!" Shen Tuo, Yang Yan, Teng Yu and Qian Zhe bowed at the same time.

Now at this time, who has the mind to think about the dinner party.

"En!" Li Xuan nodded slightly, then looked at Li Zhu who was on the side, and asked in a low voice: "Qiu Beishen, is there no news yet?"

"Not yet!" Li Zhu held the spear in his hand and subconsciously looked towards the city gate: "Qiu Beishen should have chased after the assassin."

When Li Zhu said this, everyone present remembered Qianniuwei who had been guarding Li Xuan.

"I forgot to introduce to you, the person who followed me before is Zuo Qianniuwei Qianniuwei Beishen Qiu Erlang, the grandson of Gongqiu Gong of Meicheng County, the second son of Guoyi Duwei Qiu Shenyan, the current Zuo Qianniuwei His uncle, Qiu Shenji, has recently been transferred to the position of Chief History Officer of the Governor's Mansion of Shezhou."

Li Xuan looked back at the gate of the city, and said worriedly: "The moment this king was out of danger just now, brother Qiu had already chased after the murderer, maybe at this moment, Qiu Beishen was already chasing the murderer." lair."

When Li Xuan said a word, there was a hint of worry on the faces of everyone present.

Li Xuan saw the changes in everyone's faces, but she didn't show any expressions.

At this moment, Yan Tao, the soldier Cao Canjun, had brought a group of Wuzhou conscripts, and quickly came to Li Xuan, cupped his hands and said: "Return to the lord, everyone on and off the city gate has been captured."

"En!" Li Xuan nodded slightly, and in an instant, his face became completely indifferent. He turned his head to look at Du Bixing, and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Because of Wuzhou Sima, you are temporarily appointed to review the powers of the Wuzhou Law Cao, and when Sima and Law Cao return tomorrow, the authority will be returned, are you willing to accept the order?"

Li Xuan stretched her right hand forward, and a black and gold command arrow appeared in front of Du Bixing and everyone present in Wuzhou.

Without the slightest hesitation, Du Bixing stepped forward immediately, cupped his hands and said: "I obey the order."

The command arrow in Li Xuan's hand turned to everyone present, and everyone immediately bowed their hands solemnly at the same time: "Follow the governor's order, obey the order of the farewell!"

The news that Li Xuan held the governor's order of Wuzhou was not a secret among the real Dongyang top families.

Although Li Xuan forcibly blocked the checkpoints in Dongyang, there are still many people traveling across the mountains.

What's more, there are communication channels such as carrier pigeons. Although outsiders don't know many details about what happened in Dongyang, Li Xuan once publicly displayed three arrows in court. I know what I know.

"I will hand over this arrow to you. From now on, take Qianniuwei to identify the soldiers and guards at the four city gates of Wuzhou one by one, and clean up the Tianyin believers among them. Those who do not want to be eliminated immediately, and those who resist are killed immediately."

Li Xuan reached out and handed the assassin's order arrow to Du Bixing's hand, and said coldly: "The method is still the one we used in Dongyang. I don't care about it. Every gate in Wuzhou City is closed. To be brought under control, there must be no omissions."

"I will obey the order!" Du Bixing took it without the slightest hesitation.

He was the Sima of Wuzhou before, and now he is temporarily taking over the matter of the law and Cao of Wuzhou, and it is just a matter of leisure.

After finishing speaking, Du Bixing cupped his hands to Li Xuan, then got on his horse and galloped towards the city gate.

With a wave of Li Xuan's hand, Zhou Gan who was on the side had followed closely behind with a team of Qianniuwei.

Seeing this scene, the expressions of the members of the Wuzhou aristocratic family could not help but change slightly.

The method Li Xuan used to sever ties with the Tianyin Sect was known to everyone in Dongyang City.

As soon as the Dongyang checkpoint was opened, relevant news spread like flying.

Especially for some key points, the information is not complete now, and these key points are the most widely spread.

After a while, a figure was finally released by Qianniuwei.

The middle-aged captain wearing a fine iron plate armor came to Li Xuan, cupped his hands and said to Li Xuan, "Fan Ze, the captain of the city gate, has seen the prince."

Li Xuan's gaze swept over Fan Ze's head, and she couldn't help but sink slightly.

(End of this chapter)