Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 26: Beat up the captain in the street
Changzhou Jinling Mausoleum.

The lights are on.

Lieutenant Zhechong Zhu Wei walked out of Yihong Tower with his big, round belly. The six guards followed him in a slightly embarrassed manner. They all had complaints on their faces, but they did not dare to show it.

They came to drink wine with their bosses, and all the expenses were paid by their bosses.

But the boss was too short-lived and asked them to leave before they had enough fun.

That feeling of not being able to enjoy yourself even though you are excited, it is really better not to play.

Zhu Wei did not have this consciousness. He was originally a well-known warrior. He was born in the Zhu family among the four surnames in Wuzhong. His ancestor was the famous Soochow general Zhu Huan. He learned martial arts since he was a child. When Li Tang pacified Jiangnan, After making great achievements, he was promoted to the captain of Zhechong, and was responsible for the training of the soldiers of Zhechong Prefecture in Changzhou.

From the beginning, Zhu Wei was full of energy, training and recruiting soldiers, covering all aspects.However, the south of the Yangtze River was remote, and the soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River were not needed in the east-west war. As time went by, they began to slack off.From not being rigorously trained to being paid empty wages and occupying land, step by step, he became a worm in the army.

Now Zhu Wei has become a fat man and no longer has the heroic spirit that once made him famous in the south of the Yangtze River. Not to mention going on the battlefield, even with women, he is a little weak.

But Zhu Wei himself did not have this consciousness, and thought that he was the warrior who charged into battle: "Let's go home."

It was late summer and early autumn, and it had entered the busy farming season. He, the captain of Zhechong, had nothing to do and had already moved back home from the military camp.

With the help of his servants, he got on the horse. Zhu Wei waved his riding whip and rode forward without paying attention to the pedestrians around him. Hearing the exclamations around him and looking at the panicked crowd, he became drunk and grabbed the riding whip on the horse. , and threw it at a nearby pedestrian.

The man was trying to avoid it, but when he saw the whip coming, he was so frightened that he sat down on the ground.

The whip didn't hit him, but he was in an extremely embarrassed state.

Zhu Wei laughed out loud when he saw it. He was very satisfied with his masterpiece and moved forward without further entanglement.

After walking more than a hundred steps, Zhu Wei's hair stood on end inexplicably, and a terrible feeling came to his heart.

Turning his head to look at the roof, a black shadow loomed down in the sky.

Zhu Wei wanted to turn over and dodge, but his rotten and fat body could not keep up with his warrior's reaction. His big round face received a solid kick, his nosebleed violently, and he fell off the horse.

The reaction of the six guards was not unpleasant. When they saw the shadow was a man wrapped in black, they thought he was an assassin and immediately drew their weapons.

The man in black moved more swiftly, his long sword was unsheathed, the light flashed, and there were several clanking sounds of weapons clashing. The weapons in the hands of the six guards were shot down one by one, and they retreated holding their shoulders.

Each of them was struck in the Jianjing point. It was not fatal, but within a period of time, the entire arm was as good as useless.

The six guards all had frightened expressions on their faces. They looked at each other, but no one dared to step forward.

The opponent's swordsmanship is exquisite and superb, far beyond their knowledge, and it is easy to kill them.

The man in black forced the six people back neatly, turned back and rushed towards Zhu Wei, who had already stood up in panic.

There was a delicate black shoe mark on Zhu Wei's face, and blood was pouring from his nose. The fishy smell in his mouth aroused the ferocity of the martial artist, and he drew out the sword from his waist and pounced on the man in black.

Zhu Wei was also a fierce warrior once upon a time. With this fierceness, he was like an angry black bear. His fat body also became flexible. He held a Tang knife in both hands and rushed towards the man in black with murderous intent. He was extremely powerful.

The man in black used strange footwork, and moved three steps to the right like a crane. The blade of the man in black passed by him and cut him in the air.

As the man in black passed by, the three-foot green blade in his hand hit Zhu Wei hard on the buttocks.

Zhu Wei's attack was extremely powerful, but the man in black's attack added another force to the momentum, just like Tai Chi's borrowed force.

Zhu Wei was like a firecracker soaring into the sky. He picked up speed in the air, flew out, fell heavily to the ground, and moved two steps forward.

The man in black seemed to have seen Zhu Wei's behavior of lashing the passing people with a whip, and did not let him go. He picked up the whip on the ground, held a sword in one hand and a whip in the other, and slapped Zhu Wei on the head and face, who was already unable to move. .

"Ow..."

"Aww..." "Aww...aww...aww!"

The hard sword back and the soft riding crop struck Zhu Wei's body again and again.

One strong and one soft, two layers of ice and fire.

The dignified and upright Captain Zhe Chong, who was ranked low in the fifth rank, was beaten in the street until his dogs barked.

This funny scene stunned everyone around...

Jinling is the administrative seat of Changzhou and the residence of the governor of the state capital.

There was originally a tight defense, but the remnants of the Fire Phoenix appeared in Tongguan Mountain.

The governor of Changzhou did not dare to be careless and sent a team of troops to Tongguan Mountain for support.

Just like Yixing County was unable to control the refugees all of a sudden, the number of troops on hand was reduced, and the power of the guards was inevitably weakened.

It also resulted in Juvedo receiving a good beating.

Until the harsh whistle sounded, the man in black left gracefully.

No one dared to step forward to help Captain Zhechong, who was wailing on the ground, not even his guards. Time seemed to have stopped, and only bursts of wailing could be heard.

Zhechong Captain Zhu Wei, a fifth-rank official of the imperial court, had people push him down on the ground and explode a hammer in front of a large audience.

This incident instantly swept through the surrounding state capitals, attracting people's applause. However, officials from all parties were harsh and timid, and they always brought extra guards with them when they went out.

"No reason!"

Runzhou Jinshan Town Inn.

A Confucian scholar in his thirties burst into flames.

"The ancients said that a chivalrous person breaks the law with force. This statement is true!"

The Confucian scholar was so angry that he blew his beard and stared.

Lou Shide beside him said nothing, only smiling bitterly in his heart.

The sky is high in the south of the Yangtze River and the emperor is far away, but the government's orders are not up to date.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Jiangnan has become the granary of the Tang Dynasty.The imperial court had very low requirements for officials in Jiangnan. They did not ask for much tax revenue, as long as they handed over enough grain.

Over time, the situation in Jiangnan became a mess.

Naturally, there is not much surrender to the distant court. This kind of thing is not uncommon in Jiangnan.

However, Lou Shide was well versed in the art of self-preservation and did not speak out. He just listened quietly to the Confucian scholar's anger.

"First, the county magistrate was beaten in the government office and used a big seal to extort money. Later, the captain Zichong was whipped in public. It is lawless and lawless! How can this be justified? How can this be justified! To govern Jiangnan, we must have great governance. If this development continues, the imperial court will have no prestige in Jiangnan. What if another monster like Chen Shuozhen appears?"

He was angry alone for a while, and then he said: "Zong Ren, we encountered this situation not long after we crossed the river. Will the situation become worse if we continue south?"

Lou Shide nodded silently and said: "Especially the place of rebellion, it is so devastated and so miserable."

The Confucian scholar said: "Monsters, hateful!" He suddenly said: "I heard that there are demons in Yixing County? I will leave for Yixing County tomorrow."

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