Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 284
At this moment, in the handsome tent,

Jiao Xiong suddenly opened his eyes, sat up, then took off the blanket covering his body, and then put on a robe without haste.

Seeing the nephew sitting at the bottom who was so frightened, he also sighed. With such courage, he went to intercept and kill him, and God took care of you to escape.

scolded;

"Idiot, do you think that the Marquis who is a powerful official in the borderlands is as stupid as you are, this time it can be regarded as our Jiao family repaying the favor of the East Prince's Mansion, and it can also be regarded as testing the people from the capital, besides, the emperor sent people to come down Jiangnan, the Empress Dowager has some doubts in his heart. I have sent the Empress Dowager an expedited secret document when you led the troops out, otherwise you think I can agree to let you go, and you don’t even look at how many catties you have. two."

"Ah, it turned out to be like this. Uncle, aren't you afraid that your nephew will really succeed on the river?"

Jiao Xiong sat in the handsome tent with his eyes wide open, looking at Jiao Ke who was blatantly speaking below, a hint of ridicule flashed across his face;
"As far as you are dreaming, relying on those useless guards or the people from the government army you brought, I am afraid that only those old parts of the East Palace that joined you are still capable of fighting. Besides, Luo Yunhou's subordinates are not The one who won the first place by mouth, if it is not in the water, there is only one round on the road, and you can still come back? Rest assured, there is no evidence, even if you doubt it, you will not tear your face."

Jiao Ke also blushed with shame. Although his words were not good, he knew that what his uncle said was true. Those soldiers in heavy armor cooperated so well, and no one made any unnecessary noises, as if they were dead soldiers who only knew how to kill .

Suddenly thinking of, at the last moment, the strangeness of those water bandits on the river surface, he said;
"Uncle, my nephew has another report. It's a bit unusual in Xihe County. My nephew never thought of who made the move."

Seeing his nephew's puzzled look, Jiao Xiong must have encountered something, so he asked,
"What's the matter, don't you still think about those government and guard soldiers, they are just abandoned sons, and they can't come back."

"It's not about this, uncle, it's just that at the critical moment of ambushing the navy, a large number of water bandits in Xihe County gathered on the west bank as if they had been negotiated, and then attacked us from behind at about the same time. We are on the first building boat, and there are quite a few water bandits."

Jiao Ke was still a little unwilling, it was only a little bit close, and if he climbed up, it would be considered his persistence.

Jiao Xiong didn't care about the so-called war, but he had some doubts about who organized the water bandits behind the scenes. Apart from himself, his nephew and the commander of the Jinling Guards, Yan Cong, knew about this matter, and no third party knew about it. Who is it?

I want to come to the Eastern King, too, for the sake of a few big-ass salt merchants to go to war so much, hey, it’s not for the money, Jiao Xiong also knows the embarrassment and predicament of the Eastern King Mu Shi, but what do you need so much money, suddenly thought of the North Land The frontier army, Mingwei General Yang Baoqing, can only be him. The strength of this person's command is unknown, but there are quite a few of them.

But Jiangnan's attack is so dark, obviously only his own people can understand so clearly, Jiao Xiong is more cautious.

Looking at his nephew who was still sitting there, he comforted him;

"Uncle knows about this matter, you should rest well in the camp, don't go out and show your face, no one can act wild here, and you should conduct a thorough investigation secretly to see who is behind the tricks, who can count us and the court, The method must be unusual, if I guess correctly, there are quite a few people in the south of the Yangtze River watching us."

Jiao Ke was also a little startled, and immediately stood up to pray;
"Uncle Xie, my nephew will definitely check it out carefully, so my nephew will retire, and my uncle will rest early."

"Well, let's go. The orders must not be taken against Luo Yunhou and others, and they must be secretly protected by someone, understand?"

Jiao Xiong was afraid that his explanation would not be clear, so he purposely reminded him again, which stunned Jiao Ke who just wanted to quit;
"Uncle, if we don't trouble him, even if they burn incense, why should we protect them?"

"Are you stupid? If something happens to the imperial envoy on our territory, who do you think can protect us? The ambush on the river is all done by water bandits. It has nothing to do with us. Do you understand?"

"Yes, uncle, my nephew knows, and my nephew will arrange it now."

Jiao Ke was anxious for a moment and didn't think clearly about what was going on inside, but after hearing his uncle's warning, he knew what was going on, and hurried to make arrangements to clean up the hidden hands of those people, so that no accidents would happen.

In Jinling City,

A large number of Imperial Guardsmen and people from the Imperial City Department began to search and search the city and ransacked their homes. The target was that there were more than a dozen generals above the captain of the Jinling Guards, including all the generals.

Especially in the deep compound of Commander Yan, there are so many guards, and there is even a deputy general guarding the house with his guards.

"Hurry up, hold on, report to Madam, and find a way quickly."

"Yes, General."

The forbidden army outside faced the deep house compound in front of them for a while, and they had no choice but to form a human wall and hit the gate of the Yan Mansion.

Seeing this, Ning Bian also frowned, there were even guards inside, it seemed that he had been prepared, seeing so many people surrounding the deep house in front of him, it was impossible for anyone to escape, so he ordered his subordinates;

"All around, go back to the old palace and get the rams, don't be in a hurry."

"Yes, General Ning."

The other living quarters, the houses of the generals and lieutenants of the guards are all small houses, and they cannot stop the wolves and tigers of the Forbidden Army at all.

The house had been broken down a long time ago, and the forbidden army went in with the people from the Imperial City Department, and immediately started arresting, no matter who they were, as long as they were in the house, they would be arrested and detained.

"Run!"

"let me go!"

For a time,

Various begging and cursing voices were mixed, but no one answered.
In the silence of the night, the transmission was far away, and it seemed a bit harsh. Even if the neighbors heard the noise, they closed their doors tightly and did not dare to make a sound, knowing that something happened outside tonight.

quickly,
After a while of flying around, many people were almost arrested, and the men were detained and walked out first. If they were slower, they would be whipped.

In the end, the woman was arrested and escorted back crying. At this time, the voice calmed down after the sound went far away. Many wealthy families secretly sent people behind the door to listen to the movement outside, wanting to inquire about it.

There are even many leaders of the government army living here, and they are even more frightened. These people who seem to be the forbidden army, what happened outside.

Many people from the government army sneaked out of the yard to report to their chief general.

Yan Fu,

The main hall in the backyard.

Mrs. Yan was naturally dressed in neat clothes, sitting in the high hall with a pair of children beside her, hearing the shouts outside, she couldn't help but hugged the child tightly, feeling sad in her heart, it can be seen that something happened to the master, and now the house is closed Wai, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out.

Looking into the hall, there is a room full of Yingying and Yanyan, crying there.

Seeing all the concubines around me crying and crying, I felt disgusted in my heart. I just suffered for my two sons and daughters. Now that I am in this kind of land, it is not a loss for the Yan family to take them, and it is not short of their food and clothing. For the cost, it is impossible for them to go out anyway, it is better to follow the master than to be humiliated, and it is time for them to prepare to go on the road.

"Come on, bring the wine up."

"Yes, ma'am."

The steward outside tremblingly brought over a jug of wine and a few cups. Before the concubines around could react, Mrs. Yan said;
"Let them drink it, and accompany the master earlier."

As soon as these words came out, those Ji concubines realized that it was poisoned wine, and they wanted to run out hoarsely, but how could they know that there were guards outside the door, who had sealed the exit long ago.

"Don't hurry up!"

"Yes, ma'am."

All the guards outside rushed in, pressed the concubines and concubines, forced their mouths open, and poured the poisoned wine in. After a while, the beautiful woman vomited blood and fell to the ground, obviously it was impossible up.

Outside the house,

The imperial army also brought a wooden awl, and ten people on each side carried it. The person at the back pushed hard, and the wooden awl in front slammed heavily on the wooden door.

With a "squeak", the wooden door made a dull sound, obviously loose, and the impact was very strong.

"Quick, the human wall goes up from behind."

The deputy general of the guards behind the door immediately arranged for people to go up, and used wooden sticks and people's bodies to resist the inside of the door, hoping to persevere.

"Keep hitting!"

"One two three, bump. One two three, bump!"

The imperial guards outside the door were still banging with force little by little, the door was also loosening a little bit, and the big iron nails on the door shaft kept moving outwards, and it seemed that it was about to fail.

"Brothers, Commander Strictly treats us well. Now is the time to return Commander Envoy's kindness. Cherish each other and fight with them."

"Fight!"

The deputy general drew out his long sword and led a large number of guards and bodyguards to lie in ambush at the door.

bang,
The door was knocked open,

"Kill it."

"dash forward!"

As soon as the forbidden army entered the gate, they were shot and killed by the guards in ambush at the gate. The forbidden army never thought that they would encounter an ambush, and they suffered a big loss for a while.

But the guards from behind kept pouring in, and the guards had no choice but to fight melee with their knives, and the two sides fought together in a fierce fight.

Seeing that there were so many guards inside, Ning Bian waved his hand and continued to let the guards behind him rush in. Depending on the number, the guards retreated steadily, and the screams were endless for a while.

backyard,

"Old madam, time is running out, we can't stand the front anymore, let's fight out from the backyard, and leave some bones and blood for the master."

The old butler was begging there with a sharp knife in his hand. Madam Yan saw that she was almost approaching the middle courtyard, hoping to attract the attention of the imperial guards, and then rushed out from the backyard, with greater confidence, she said;
"Okay, you take Xiao Yan'er away, and the old man stays here to attract their attention, I hope you can run out."

"Take care ma'am."

The butler and the guards knelt down and kowtowed, and then led the crowd to the backyard with the young master in their arms. When they arrived in the backyard, the old butler divided the guards into two groups.

In the end, a small number of people took the young master and said to them;

"I will go first with the guards to attract the attention of the forbidden army. You can go out later and run directly into the alley. They are not familiar with the terrain and can't catch up. After leaving, go to the old village outside the city to hide. Someone will come This is the token for looking for you, "

As he spoke, he handed over a piece of jade pendant.

Several dead men nodded in agreement,

"Yes. The little one will definitely send the young master out."

"Okay, you follow me to kill."

The old butler led the crowd to open the back door and killed them.

(End of this chapter)