The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 82 The beginning of disaster

At the gate of Anding County, Xue Xiuming and Xue Xiuliang had already led hundreds of Yawai soldiers to wait here.

On a gorgeous carriage, a woman in plain clothes opened the curtains from time to time and looked towards the official road, with a worried look on her face.

After a while, bursts of dust stirred up in the distance, and a group of people slowly appeared in everyone's sight.

"Here we come!" Xue Xiuliang clenched the long knife at his waist with a sinister look on his face.

Xue Xiuming twisted his beard and squinted his eyes, his expression indifferent, showing no joy or sorrow.

Zhu Xiu led the team to arrive. He signaled secretly to signal the tooth army to be on guard. He gently pinched both sides of Hei Dan. The donkey gave a low meow and took two steps forward with his hooves.

"I saw Xue Sima and Xue Bingshi, and I was frightened. The two laborers went out of the city to greet them."

Zhu Xiu sat astride the donkey's back, holding his hands and laughing.

Xue Xiuliang said angrily: "Zhu Xiu! You are so brave! You dare to set up troops to kill Li Guangbo in Liangyuan! Do you know that Li Guangbo is a descendant of the Dingnan Li family? If this matter reaches the Dingnan Army, even the king of heaven, I will I can’t save you!”

"This." Zhu Xiu scratched his head and was speechless. He looked at Xue Xiuliang, who was furious, and then at Xue Xiuming, whose face was as dark as water. He was filled with emotions.

Compared with these two people, Zhu Xiu felt that the word shameless was far away from him.

"Li Guangbo is my Xue family's in-law, and I, the Xue family, will never break up with you over this matter!"

Zhu Xiu rolled his eyes and spread his hands: "Let's be honest, what do you want? Li Guangbo's coffin is at the back. If you want it, take it. If you don't want it, I will help him choose a geomantic treasure place to bury it!"

"It's really unreasonable! You tortured and killed Li Guangbo, and you dare to be so arrogant!" Xue Xiuliang's eyes were red, with a look of pain on his face.

Zhu Xiu pouted, acting too much.

A shrill cry came from the carriage. The woman in plain clothes stumbled towards Li Guangbo's coffin, and several maids who were serving her hurriedly followed.

Presumably she is Li Guangbo's sister, Xue Xiuming's wife, the daughter of the Li family.

Zhu Xiu jumped off the donkey and saluted her.

Mrs. Li ignored him, threw herself on the coffin and cried loudly, tears streaming down her face, heartbroken.

The siblings had a close relationship since they were young, Li Guangbo sent his sister off to get married, and lived in Jingzhou for a while. It has been more than a year now.

Li Guangbo was supposed to return to Xiazhou next year, but unexpectedly he would die in a foreign country.

Zhu Xiu sighed, Li Guangbo's death was an omission in his plan, and he was used to take the blame.

Although it is true that Li Guangbo was not killed by him, it can be regarded as the person behind the scenes who killed him through his hands.

Zhu Xiu felt a little guilty towards Li, and it was obvious that she had a deep sibling relationship with Li Guangbo.

At the same time, I felt some pity for her. Maybe she would never have the chance to know the truth, and even if she knew it, she wouldn't believe it.

Her husband, who had just been married for more than a year, was so cruel.

Zhu Xiu looked at Mr. Li and then at the Xue brothers with a strange look on his face.

He could guess the truth about Li Guangbo's death, and the Xue brothers naturally knew better, but Li was kept in the dark.

Li was the only one who really shed tears for Li Guangbo.

A group of cavalry rushed out of the county gate, led by the black-faced general Shi Kuangwei.

The Xue brothers dismounted to pay tribute, and Zhu Xiu also stepped forward bravely.

Just when Xue Xiuliang was about to complain with a mournful face, Shi Kuangwei jumped off his horse, waved his hand, and said with a cold face: "Stop talking, I already know the matter!"

"I beg the handsome master to make the decision for Mr. Xue!" Xue Xiuming sighed and bowed sadly.

"I have my own opinion!" Shi Kuangwei said in a deep voice, striding towards Zhu Xiu, his black face gloomy.

For the first time, Zhu Xiu felt that Shi Kuangwei's face was terrifyingly dark, and there was uncontrollable anger in his eyes.

"Handsome sir." Zhu Xiu cupped his hands and smiled slightly.

Without saying a word, Shi Kuangwei picked up Zhu Xiu and put it under the creaking nest, then slapped his butt hard with his big hand.

"I'll beat you to death, you bastard!
You've caused a damn big mess!I can't spare you this time!You little bastard is a troublemaker!You're just causing trouble for me! "

Lao Shi was beating and cursing at the same time, and his blow was not light. The beating made Zhu Xiu scream, struggle and cry.

Shi Xiangwen laughed loudly while leaning on the iron rod. Yan Ping, Chen An and the tooth soldiers lowered their heads and couldn't bear to look at him.

Xue Xiuming looked at each other coldly, Xue Xiuliang was stunned, and said angrily: "Handsome, this."

Shi Kuangwei raised his hand again and said solemnly: "Don't worry! I will beat this bastard to death this time! No one can plead for mercy!"

Xue Xiuliang stared and choked. Who said he asked for mercy?He wished that Shi Kuangwei would draw his knife and chop off Zhu Xiu's dog's head on the spot.

"Master Handsome, I will finally think so," Xue Xiuliang said again.

"Okay! I understand what you mean!"

Shi Kuangwei shouted, not giving Xue Xiuliang a chance to continue, "It was Zhu Xiu's fault that led to Li Guangbo's death. He was indeed at fault in this matter! Don't worry, I will deal with it impartially and give Nanjun a Explain!"

"." Xue Xiuliang was speechless and gritted his teeth angrily. He wanted to ask Shi Jieshuai to execute Zhu Xiu on the spot and save Li Guangbo's life.

Shi Kuangwei opened his mouth and characterized the matter as negligence causing death, which was equivalent to excusing Zhu Xiu.

Shi Kuangwei hugged Zhu Xiu and gave him a slap, then said comfortingly to Xue Xiuming: "People cannot be resurrected after death. I would like to express my condolences to Xue Sima, and please express my condolences to you, Madam."

Xue Xiuming squeezed out a smile, bowed and did not speak.

"Li Guangbo is a direct disciple of the Li family. He should be transported back to Xiazhou for burial. I think we should first set up a mourning hall at Xue's family for condolence, and then send the coffin to leave. You can make arrangements, and all expenses should be paid by the Jiedu Mansion. .”

Shi Kuangwei slapped his chest, his face dark and serious, a rare act of generosity.

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief." Xue Xiuming said with emotion.

"I will bring Zhu Xiu back now and make sure to find out this matter!"

Shi Kuangwei slipped Zhu Xiudi onto the horse's back, turned over and stepped on it, and with a wave of his hand, he led a group of tooth soldiers back to the city.

Zhu Xiu lay on the horse's back, shouting in pain as he jolted along the way.

"Brother, are you just going to let Shi Kuangwei take Zhu Xiu away?"

Xue Xiuliang's face was filled with annoyance and he said bitterly unwillingly.

Xue Xiuming said coldly: "Do you really expect Shi Kuangwei to execute Zhu Xiu on the spot?"

Xue Xiuliang said angrily: "But you can't be so perfunctory, right? The one who died was Li Guangbo!"

Xue Xiuming said: "Because it was Li Guangbo who died, this matter has just begun! The storm is still behind! Who can survive between the Xue family and the Jiedu Mansion and take charge of the Zhangyi Army will soon be decided!"

"Li Guangbo was killed by Zhu Xiu. When the news spreads, Li Yiyin will definitely be angry with Shi Kuangwei. When the time comes for our Xue family to fight against the Shi family, Li Yiyin will definitely support us! Now, the only one left is Fengxiang Jiedu Envoy Jiao Jixun! If Jiao Jixun also supports us We, the Xue family, will definitely have the last laugh!"

Xue Xiuliang suppressed his excitement and clenched his fists.

Xue Xiuming's slightly narrowed eyes flashed with sharp light: "Li Guangbo's death is the first fire that has been burned to Jiedu Mansion. I still have another fire, which I want to start from the inside and make Jiedu Mansion chaotic!" "

Xue Xiuliang slapped his thigh: "I know what to do! By the way, what should Tao Wenju do? Do you want to?"

Xue Xiuliang slashed his sword down with a fierce look on his face.

Xue Xiuming thought for a while: "Don't worry, this man is smart and may be useful. Keep him, but monitor him closely."

Xue Xiuliang responded and led a group of troops back to the city first.

Xue Xiuming took the cloak from the maid's hand, walked to the car pulling the coffin, and gently put the cloak on Mrs. Li.

"I want to rush back to Xiazhou and ask my uncle to avenge my fourth brother!" Li said bitterly with tears in her red and swollen eyes.

Xue Xiuming sighed and said softly: "My condolences, madam. My husband has his own opinion on this matter. Whether the death of my fourth brother was an accident or man-made, I will definitely find out."

Li choked with sobs and said: "I thanked Fu Lang on behalf of my fourth brother, and let Fu Lang decide everything."

Li leaned into Xue Xiuming's arms, her shoulders trembling, and she sobbed softly.

(End of this chapter)