Hang up from apprentice Li Mochou

Chapter 268: Kill the angel and meet the wife (please subscribe)

In Xiangyang City, under the dark night, countless people stayed awake all night.

First a fire broke out in the general's mansion, and then thieves invaded and assassinated. The whole mansion was in a row all night, and it stopped only when it was dark.

However, the entire Lu Mansion was deserted, and everyone had left completely and was never seen again.

Although the city was calm on the surface, spies from all sides were busy all night and still did not receive any news.

At the same time, dozens of miles away from Xiangyang City, a carriage was galloping on the road, followed by thirty knights with fierce faces and black armor.

They followed around the carriage, scanning the surroundings with vigilant eyes.

Deng Yun, the envoy sent by the imperial court, sat on the carriage, looking at the dark sky outside, his eyes shining with a faint light, thinking about what he had to face next.

"What the Lords in the court mean is that Guo Sheng has a large number of troops and is in an important place like Xiangyang City. He cannot move lightly for the time being, let alone cause a mutiny."

"We must give him honor and temporary comfort, but at the same time, we must also plant some nails in Xiangyang City. When the time is right, we can start to lower this person's reputation and move him away from Xiangyang."

"If he doesn't obey then, he will be disobeying the order and disrespecting it. There will naturally be ways to deal with it."

"But now the DPRK and the Central Government have turned a blind eye to the situation in Xiangyang City. My trip is very critical. I must find out the specific situation of Xiangyang City as soon as possible."

"Li Buyi, who takes the initiative to come closer, will be a good chess piece..."

The carriage creaked forward, and the scenery kept going backwards. The driver was still chattering: "Sir, it just rained here. The road is muddy. Sit tight."

Just as he was talking, Deng Yuntu's heart palpitated. He only heard the sound of "Puff", but it was a crossbow shot. Suddenly, the carriage was hit by several arrows, and the frightened horses rushed forward with the driver.

The driver let out a shrill scream and fell down after being hit by an arrow.

The horse panicked and was hit by an iron arrow again. It only ran for a dozen steps. Just when it reached the edge of the cliff, its front hooves suddenly gave way and fell down.

The entire carriage, including the carriage, fell toward the cliff.

"Enemy attack!"

The black-armored soldiers guarding the surroundings were startled and shouted loudly. However, this wave of attacks came too suddenly, and the enemy's arrows were as dense as rain.

Seven or eight black-armored soldiers fell directly from their horses, moaning in pain, and some even fell to the ground and died.

However, those who attacked had already planned. After a round of arrows, nearly a hundred people were seen jumping out of the grass and trees on the side and rushing towards the carriage where Deng Yun was sitting.

The black-armored soldiers guarding the side ignored the injured companions who fell to the ground. They pulled out the long knives from their waists and threw themselves forward.

There was an extremely fierce collision between the two sides, and screams were heard from time to time. Corpses fell to the ground one after another, with scarlet blood flowing on the ground.

Deng Yun rolled from the carriage to the ground. Although he was slightly frightened and bruised, he was not seriously injured and did not fall into the cliff.

He survived the disaster and was so frightened that he could hardly breathe. He hurriedly and carefully hid behind a big rock. It took a long time before he dared to secretly look outside.

Not far ahead was the corpse of the coachman. Blood was flowing all over the ground, and only the hot corpse was still twitching.

"kill!"

Those who ambush were all dressed in black, formed a sword formation, and rushed forward, with a blade of light like thunder.

Just hearing the sound of "Puff", two black-armored soldiers screamed and were directly hacked to death by random swords.

"what!"

Almost at the same time, the other three black-armored soldiers were pierced through the throats with spears, fell to the ground, and died instantly.

"Kill them all!" the leader of the men in black shouted loudly.

By this time, less than ten of the soldiers guarding Deng Yun were dead.

Those men in black rushed forward, their swords flashing, containing murderous intent, making people frightened. It was obvious that they were all carefully selected and decisive elites.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After a fierce clash of weapons, there were continuous "puff" sounds, and five corpses were immediately scattered, and blood flowed out, dyeing the earth red.

Deng Yun hid behind the fallen boulder. When he saw that almost all of the soldiers guarding him were dead, his heart suddenly beat wildly and he felt extremely fearful.

"These people are so courageous and lawless. They even dare to intercept and kill the angels of the imperial court. Seriously...seriously..."

His voice was almost squeezed out of his throat, extremely sharp, and it contained panic and fear that could not be concealed.

At this moment, another soldier yelled and fell out. A gap was cut in his head, and traces of blood flowed from his seven orifices, but he died immediately.

There was a flash of sword light, and the last remaining person was pierced by the long knife, and a rain of blood came out from his chest. Blood gushed out like a spring, and he fell to the snow and died miserably on the spot.

"My life is over!"

Deng Yun's body trembled when he saw this scene.

However, at this moment, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded in the distance. At first, it could only be heard from a distance, but soon the entire ground began to shake, as if thousands of troops were galloping towards them.

The leader of the men in black looked into the distance and suddenly shouted: "No, it's Guo Sheng's army. Let's retreat quickly."

"But sir, we haven't taken away the head of the court lackey yet." A man in black on the side suddenly became unhappy when he heard this, and quickly shouted: "Let me cut off the head of that dog thief first."

The leader of the man in black waved his hand and said: "No need to worry anymore, I saw clearly just now that the carriage took the dog thief directly to the cliff. At such a high place, this person will definitely be dead. "

"Let's not waste any more time, otherwise all our brothers will die."

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand and said in a stern tone: "Everyone, retreat immediately."

Following his order, in just a few breaths, all the men in black left, leaving only corpses and blood on the ground.

Not long after, hundreds of cavalry rushed directly to the scene of the attack, accompanied by the thunderous sound of horse hooves.

The leading young general shouted loudly: "Search for me immediately. No matter what, we must find the messenger."

"If something happens to the Lord Messenger, all of us will lose our heads."

Deng Yun hid behind the big rock and didn't dare to go out at first, but after listening to a few words secretly, he realized that these people were indeed here to protect him, and then he ran out from behind the big rock while crawling.

"This general, this general, I am the special envoy of the imperial court...I am here...it's me..."

After hearing this, the leading young general quickly got off his horse and saluted respectfully: "I have seen the envoy in my humble position. It was me who came a step too late, which frightened you."

"It's not too late, it's not too late. You guys arrived just in time. If it had been at 1:30 at night, I might have lost my head." Deng Yun was still frightened even now. He held the young general's hand tightly, for fear that he would lose his head. Being left behind.

"Your Majesty the Messenger, General Guo received a secret report that someone was going to do harm to you, and he immediately sent us to rescue him. Unfortunately, he arrived a step too late, and your Excellency almost encountered disaster."

The young general said in a solemn tone: "I don't know if there are still enemies lurking now. Why don't you follow me back to Xiangyang City as quickly as possible. We can arrive at the General's Mansion before dusk today." "Master Guo has made all arrangements. "

Deng Yun had already been frightened out of his courage at this time. He would not have any other opinions. He kept saying: "Okay, okay, that's it. Let's go to the general's mansion now."

A look of contempt flashed in the young general's eyes, but there was no trace of it on his face. He still said in a respectful tone: "We will escort you back to the city right now."

We walked all the way and arrived at Xiangyang City in the afternoon.

It was approaching dusk, and the entire Xiangyang City was shrouded in a gray sky. At this time, Guo Sheng led all the officials in the city to welcome him.

Since it was a bit dark, officers and officials had been dispatched and lanterns were lit. Dozens of officers were waiting on them and lined up in a row.

After Deng Yun regained his composure along the way, he gradually overcame his previous fear. When he saw the officials and soldiers in front of him, he began to assume the airs and bearing of a messenger.

"Please, Sir Guo and all your lords, please come and greet me."

Guo Sheng took the initiative to take a step forward and said with a smile: "These are what lower officials should do. Sir, please go to the Yamen. The reception feast has been prepared."

Deng Yun nodded, with a satisfied smile on his face, but in a blink of an eye he frowned: "Okay, it's getting late, let's go to the city together!"

"My lord, please follow me." Guo Sheng personally led the way, and everyone followed and filed into the city.

After a while, everyone arrived at the Yamen. Although it was almost night, because the imperial envoys arrived, not a single official in Xiangyang City was absent.

Entering the main hall and walking into the Yamen, there were already many banquets inside.

The first one is Deng Yun's seat.

The food at the banquet was very good. When Deng Yun sat down, he saw Guo Sheng and the officials bowing formally again.

Deng Yun immediately smiled and said: "No need to be polite, I will bother you all later!"

This meal, with the cooperation of both parties, was quite comfortable. After the meal, everyone was satisfied.

At the end of the banquet, Deng Yun took the initiative to speak: "It's getting late today. Wait until early tomorrow morning to prepare the incense table, and then I will read out the imperial edict."

Guo Sheng said solemnly: "Don't worry, envoy, I have made all preparations."

"This is a private gathering, Mr. Guo doesn't need to be so polite, haha..." Although Deng Yun said this, he was obviously very satisfied with the other party's attitude.

At this time, he glanced around and said casually: "Why don't you see Master Li Buyi?"

Guo Sheng asked in surprise: "Has Master Li Buyi's reputation spread to the capital? Even the messenger knows about him."

Hearing this, Deng Yun deliberately coughed and said: "Some time ago, the Mongolian army besieged Xiangyang. Master Guo and Master Li worked together to guard Xiangyang City and protect the safety of the people."

"These deeds are well known to everyone, and even the Holy One has praised them, so I am a little curious."

"I just don't know why Master Li Buyi didn't show up?"

Guo Sheng sighed and said: "What the envoy doesn't know is that just last night, some riots occurred in Xiangyang."

"A thief set fire to my general's house, and an assassin came in."

"If I didn't have a few capable guards around me, I probably wouldn't be able to come and see you, sir."

"It was only at dawn that I found out that Mr. Li had also been assassinated. He is a scholar, so there is no way he can withstand the sword."

He seemed a little sad when he said this, and said in a low tone: "Buyi... he has encountered misfortune... died..."

Hearing these words, Deng Yun's heart trembled, and he suddenly felt chills running down his spine.

After half an hour, he regained his composure and suddenly said, "It's getting late now. How about we just come here today and meet up another day?"

The officials in the hall looked at each other, but they did not dare to disobey, and they just retreated one after another.

Guo Sheng stayed at the end and said, "My lord envoy, I have arranged a yard and servants for you. If you need anything, please just ask."

Deng Yun forced a smile and thanked him.

After Guo Sheng also left, he let out a long breath and looked a little worried.

Ever since he arrived in Xiangyang, everything has been very unsatisfactory. First, he was robbed and killed, and even Li Buyi died.

The cronies who followed him were all dead, and there was not even a single person available to him.

Under such circumstances, how should we handle the errands assigned by the adults in the DPRK and China?

"It's difficult!"

A look of hesitation flashed across his face. In fact, when he came to Xiangyang this time, in addition to the guards on the surface and the hidden line of Li Buyi, an adult also told him to give him an extremely secret force.

But before the trip, the gentleman repeatedly warned that if it was not urgent, it must not be used. Once these people used it, they would be completely exposed, and then they would fall under the noses of Guo Sheng and the others.

"But now, I don't even have anyone available. Even Li Buyi is dead. If the imperial edict is read like this, who will check and balance Guo Sheng in the future."

He couldn't think of a way to do it, and couldn't sleep all night.

When it dawned the next day, a maid came to help him change his clothes. When she saw that his face was haggard and his pupils were bloodshot, she was startled and asked quickly: "Sir, what's wrong with you?" Could it be that you are sick?"

After Deng Yun heard the word sick, he immediately had an idea. He pretended to be weak and said in a weak tone: "I feel a little uncomfortable. You should go out first!"

The news soon spread, and Guo Sheng also received the news quickly.

"Your Majesty the Messenger is sick?" Guo Sheng's face revealed a smile of unknown meaning.

The confidant under his command replied: "I have arranged for the doctor to take a look. He said that the master was assassinated on the road and was frightened. He needs to recover for a while."

Guo Sheng said noncommittally: "What do you think?"

The Lord said without hesitation: "This must be a delaying tactic of our Lord Envoy."

Guo Sheng nodded, "He is quite clever. Since he wants to get sick, then let him get sick. I can't care about him for the time being."

"Follow my previous instructions and send him heavy gifts and women every day. His every move must be monitored. As long as it doesn't ruin our affairs, stabilize him for the time being."

After everything was arranged, Guo Sheng turned around and passed through several twists and turns of corridors before arriving at an extremely secluded courtyard.

Guo Sheng stood outside the courtyard and did not go in. He just bowed and said, "I pay my respects to Madam."

(End of this chapter)