The Rise of the Marquis

Chapter 26
As more and more soldiers returned, more and more were stopped.

Under the plum appreciating platform, there were scattered figures. Soldiers on horseback stopped in the middle of the road and were surrounded by many people. Many people were still stretching their necks to look inside, for fear of missing anything.

As more and more people gathered, they even blocked the streets and attracted the intervention of guards.

Many people went to inquire excitedly, but as time went by, the smiles on their faces gradually disappeared, and various complex expressions such as depression, astonishment, and fear flashed, and they were at a loss for what to do.

The outsiders don't know what happened, they are still talking excitedly and keep pushing in, hoping to get first-hand information to satisfy their curiosity and vanity pride. It's better to recall the victories and defeats with Zhongshan six years ago bloody battle.Those wounds cannot be healed, they are too painful, it is better to think about some happy things in the trivial daily life.

But sometimes the reality is always ruthless. The so-called blessings and misfortunes never come singly. After six years of bloody battles, many people thought that they would regain their confidence in Heyang this time. More and more people have a bad complexion.

The night wind began to rage with a chill, traveling through the streets and alleys. Among the crowd, there was a slight chill mixed with the news spread by words, accompanied by word of mouth, and the cold wind raged. The street was like a piece of warm coal fire in the rain. Burned out, but slowly extinguished in the cold.

People no longer happily talked about the war in the north, no longer insulted Duyanghou's useless second son with unscrupulous words, and no longer laughed at the title of Marquis of Marquis, which was so insulting that it might be difficult to keep it for a long time.

Instead, his face was ugly, his face was frowning, and most of his small words were words.

"Is it true?" "This is impossible!" "Could it be a lie?" and so on.

"Maybe I didn't see clearly what was in front of me?" Someone asked cautiously. At this time, the warm atmosphere just now was gone in the tea shop. There were no longer people vying to speak, and the atmosphere was much quieter. I spoke the most powerfully before and knew a lot of inside information. Young people who are being sought after also retreat to the corner.

Even the debate over whether the battle of Liangshankou was won or lost six years ago has died down.

"Yes, what do the soldiers know? I think we should wait for the news from the government tomorrow. You can't listen to these hearsay. No matter how powerful the Wang family's kid is, he can... still can"

"It makes sense, wait for the official news, what are we talking about here, what do these barefoot soldiers know." Someone immediately echoed.

"Hmph, of course they know about the battle they went to fight! They don't know, could it be that you are the ones who only brag here every day!" People who didn't believe in the government before were even more angry: "One is lying, did you come back from the north?" Soldiers can still tell lies!

They made it clear that the Marquis Wang Jian singled out Mu Tongbing with a single shot, and the army dispersed, and they ran back separately. "

"Can what those soldiers say count? What if there is something else that they made up to escape the lies? Or are they just deserters who fled the battle, spreading unfavorable words and deeds, hoping that if the army goes into trouble, they will be can be exonerated.”

"Yes, I heard that there were 800 chasing soldiers, and no one else came back. Why did they come first? There is a problem at first glance."

"You guys really know what kind of lies they made up and why!"

"It's possible, just in case"

There was a lot of noise in the tea shop, and explosive news was spreading everywhere. More and more people already knew the news of the war in the north, but it was a news that they could not accept and was very shocking and uncomfortable. The men and horses who boarded Heyang, and a big battle broke out on the Fangniuhe Bridge, which is very close to the border of Heyang.

The result was beyond everyone's expectations. The soldiers who came back from the north said that they saw with their own eyes that on the bridge of Fangniu River, the commander of Maling City, the hero of Zhao State, and the nephew of Duke Maling, once fought in the battle of Liangshankou. Mu Shiming, who beheaded the thirteen generals and shocked the country of Zhao, was shot off his horse by Wang Jian, the useless son of Duyanghou, who held the title of Marquis of Marquis, and died by the river.

This kind of contempt is too unimaginable, even somewhat magical, and many people are unwilling to believe this fact even to the death.

But as more and more northern routs arrived at Maling, things became more and more certain.

At this time, after the shock, people can only find some reasons to comfort themselves. For example, the bad light at that time affected Mu Tongbing's performance, and Mu Tongbing was sick these days, and people made mistakes, and so on.
Some people refused to admit it to death, only saying that it was a rumor from the outside world, a trick to confuse people's hearts.

No matter what kind of views and opinions you hold, this incident shocked the world for a while, and caused a commotion in Maling City. It is inevitable that it will be recorded in the history books.
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Outsiders can deny it and make excuses, but Mu Sheng, who is actually facing Mu Shiming's body in front of him, must face the facts.

In the backyard of the Mu Mansion, when several soldiers were crying and laying out the pale nephew's body in front of him, Mu Sheng felt a little dizzy. The conspicuous scar on Mu Shiming's chest from the bottom up to his shoulder was particularly eye-catching. The eyeball is deep at the bottom and shallow at the top, because as the body fell backwards, the subsequent force decreased, and a huge gap was cut in the deepest part, which happened to be at the position of the heart, and his heart was cut open, and the blood had already drained.

For Mu Sheng, who had experienced strong winds and waves, he could tell at a glance that it was a typical wound caused by a spear on a horse, and the soldiers did not lie.

However, he was furious and ordered that the first hundred soldiers who ran back be executed and buried with his nephew.

The shock and anger in his heart could not be suppressed at the same time. Ever since meeting at the hunting ground that day, he had vaguely felt that Wang Jian might not be as talented as the outside world said, but he never expected that his skills were better than his own. Want much bigger!
Apart from being shocked and angry, I also had some fear in my heart, and most of all I was still angry!
Nephew Mu Shiming, perhaps his bravery is not the most powerful of his subordinates. He also arranged all kinds of military exploits in the battle of Liangshankou in order to justify his name, but he is definitely the most obedient and easy-to-use sword in his hand!

No matter where he points, his nephew will agree and implement without reservation, without any hesitation, and now the sword is broken.

"Mu Gong, we want." The clerk next to him tried to speak but stopped.

Mu Sheng turned his head to look at him, his eyes became sharp, his beard trembled constantly following his words, like an angry lion: "I thought I could solve this matter with the least cost, if that kid is sensible, as long as he dies Everything is fine.

It's all right now, he gave Lao Tzu a reason to start a full-scale war, and even the king and other officials can't interfere.

The old man's nephew is dead, if he does nothing, the people in the world will think that our Mu family is weak and deceitful, and there is no one in Ma Ling. If this is the case, I will let that kid see it and let him understand that he did not do it alone. If the hero can solve it, when the old man's army approaches the city, he will use his head to pay homage to his nephew! "

(End of this chapter)