Under the sky

Chapter 120: Out of trouble ([-])

Hundreds of torches were uniformly gathered outside the auspicious gate. The soldiers holding torches were in groups of five, with uniform armor and robes, and ten soldiers in a row. The first five rows held iron plates and broadswords, and the last five rows held long spears. Five rows have long swords hanging on their waists, and the last five rows hold strong bows, totaling a thousand people.

Behind these thousands of people is a group of warriors armed with different weapons.These people have different weapons, most of which are blunt weapons such as mallets, maces, and iron rods. There are also strange weapons such as double short spears and judge pens.They look irregular, but they are actually arranged in a fan shape behind the bows and arrows, arching the archers inside.This is the fighting team. Once covered by shields and charging with spears and swords, they will then cover up. These people are all disciples with relatively high martial arts skills. They choose the weapons they are good at. Once they charge into the enemy's army, they will be able to display their strengths. , start the battle.

There are ten people in a row in this fan shape, making a total of twenty rows. Adding the thousand people in front, this is already 1000 or two hundred people.The reason they haven't launched an offensive yet is because they are waiting for the siege engines to arrive.Although experts can use the strength to jump up the city wall that is more than four feet high, it is not easy to be chopped down by a sword.Of course, it would be easier to use hooks, chains, etc., but it is still not as practical as a siege vehicle.

The leader was South Gate Deputy Commander Zhao Tianyou. He stood at the front of the team, took a step forward, filled up his energy, and shouted loudly: "Is General Li of Jixiang Gate here?"

Li Xiangbo walked to the balcony and shouted: "Commander Zhao is well!" He shouted with a calming voice. He was more capable than Zhao Tianyou, and his skills were obviously much higher.

Zhao Tianyou didn't care and replied: "The patrolman at the south gate is here to greet the prince! Mr. Li, is the prince okay? Please come out to meet him!"

Li Xiangbo said: "Today is the prince's birthday party, so the guests will be kept later. Commander Zhao, you led the troops to block the city gate with great fanfare, and you want to see the prince as soon as you open your mouth. What is your purpose?"

"To be honest, someone picked up the note and the Crown Prince's token!" Zhao Tianyou raised the banner and said, "The boss said Master Ya was rebelling and wanted to imprison the Crown Prince!"

"Nonsense!" Li Xiangbo shouted loudly, "Whoever spreads rumors will be caught and their bones will be ripped apart!"

"I only want to spread rumors, but that's my duty!" Zhao Tianyou said, "I also invite the prince to come out for a meeting. If I make a mistake, I should be punished!"

Li Xiangbo said: "This is not difficult. Commander Zhao, please wait a moment. I will report it right away!"

"Excuse me, Mr. Li!" Zhao Tianyou thanked him with a cupped hand.

Both sides were talking about the situation. Although Li Xiangbo was delaying and wanted to catch Shen Yuqing quickly, Zhao Tianyou was also waiting for the siege equipment.He estimated that if Shen Yuqing had been captured and made a hostage, and if he died, he could not pretend to be ignorant and wait for the leader to come back to take the blame.

He was waiting for more men, horses and siege equipment. The longer he waited, the greater his chances of victory.

Li Xiangbo was also frightened. He was condescending and saw with his own eyes in all directions, more or less, dozens or even hundreds of people slowly approaching Jixiang Gate.

"Master Ya should really listen to my advice." Li Xiangbo thought to himself.

However, not only Ya Ye, but Ye Jingde also disagreed with Li Xiangbo's strategy from the bottom of his heart.Li Xiangbo dared to say this. Everyone knew that he was not on good terms with his wife, hated his son, and his hometown was in Guizhou. He could just leave, but what about himself?

Ye Jingde lived in Ba County and was Ji Shaoguang's junior brother. In other words, he was Shen Weichen's senior uncle. In terms of seniority, he was Ya Ye's peer. That was only in name. He did not dare to call Ya Ye his senior brother.But it is true that his family all live in Ba County. He and his wife have a good relationship. His son has just joined the Three Gorges Gang. Li Xiangbo doesn't care, but he will inevitably drag down his family. If nothing else, his son will definitely fall into the hands of his enemies, and his wife and daughter may not be able to Take it away, even if you take it away, you still have your father, grandma and other relatives. What should you do?
Not only himself, there are countless people in the two thousand Wei Shu Army who are like him, and their relatives are all in Ba County. How many families have been separated by this departure?

But if Master Ya wants to leave, he has to leave.The Qingcheng Weishu Army is the last line of defense, and loyalty is the first priority of the Weishu Army.He first sent an order to intensify the search to the southwest corner, and then sent people to divide all the hostages into two parts. Those with important positions were sent to the city wall to intimidate the intruders, and the relatives were imprisoned in the guest house behind the Taiping Pavilion - where they were originally staying. In a place where guests are invited, these people are also considered "guests".Finally, someone was sent to inform Mrs. Ya and the eldest lady that they were ready to leave Qingcheng at any time.

He finally led a team of about 20 people and followed Ya Ye's instructions to go to the secret prison to take away the man named Balu.Master Ya had instructions to twist this man's jaw away as soon as he saw him, and don't listen to him.Ye Jingde didn't know the reason, but he would do it.He led the team to the secret prison. As he was walking, he suddenly saw a Weishu soldier rushing out of the way. Ye Jingde asked in surprise: "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"General Ye, don't you recognize me?" It was a gentle and steady voice.

Ye Jingde thought it sounded familiar and raised the torch. Seeing a handsome and elegant face, he couldn't help but blurt out: "Prince?"

The person coming was none other than Shen Yuqing.Just listen to Shen Yuqing say: "Commander Ye, I need your help."

It really took no effort at all. As long as Shen Yuqing was captured, Li Xiangbo's plan was no longer needed.Ye Jingde shouted: "Capture the crown prince!"

At that moment, 20 people swarmed up and surrounded Shen Yuqing.Seeing the spear being pressed against her body, Shen Yuqing did not dodge, but said: "Commander Ye, you are the Commander-in-Chief of Wei Shu, and you were asked to point the weapon at the Crown Prince?"

"Master Ya said you were rebelling!" Ye Jingde admired the prince's calmness, but he himself became a little anxious.

"I am the crown prince, why do I want to rebel? Does my father have other sons?" Shen Yuqing pushed away the spear on his body and took a step forward.The gun-wielding guard did not dare to take action, so Shen Yuqing took a few steps closer.

"Commander Ye, you know who is really rebelling."

Ye Jingde asked: "You want to convince me? If you have anything to say, tell Master Ya!" He drew his sword and pointed it at Shen Yuqing.

"If the position is not right, the whole world will attack." Shen Yuqing said, "Master Ya needs your help, Commander Ye."

"I'm helping Master Ya right now!" Ye Jingde shouted, "Get it!"

"Who dares to touch me!" Shen Yuqing shouted loudly, and the surrounding guards did not dare to advance, but took a step back.In this case, the only way is to take the lead, just like Master Ya took the lead in Taiping Pavilion. It is difficult to rely on orders alone.Ye Jingde was still a little hesitant. The incident happened suddenly today, and he was completely unprepared to confront Shen Yuqing.

"Master Ya can't win!" Shen Yuqing said, "I can obviously run away, but I stay here just because I know Master Ya can't win!"

Faced with Shen Yuqing's gaze, Ye Jingde looked away.Shen Yuqing expressed what he feared most in his heart - Master Ya could not win.

"You should help Master Ya, not harm him!" Shen Yuqing said, "When the disciples outside the city start attacking, it will be too late!"

"I am loyal to Master Ya!" Ye Jingde said loudly, "The most important thing about the Wei Shu Army is loyalty, and Master Ya is our leader!"

"You should be loyal to Qingcheng. Qingcheng is your master, not me or Master Ya!" Shen Yuqing pointed in the direction of the Auspicious Gate in the south, "It's right there, and the fight will start in less than an hour! As long as it's not me, nor Master Ya!" The garrison launched an attack, and those who died were all Qingcheng disciples! What do you call loyalty? Who is your master? Qingcheng or Wei Shu?"

"Help Master Ya, don't let him make a big mistake!" After Shen Yuqing scolded him, she turned softly, "He wants to destroy Qingcheng."

Ye Jingde hesitated, and after a long while he said: "Your Majesty, I won't embarrass you. Master Ya is my leader, and you are the Crown Prince. I will make things difficult for everyone. If you have anything to say, I will take you to tell Master Ya, or you Let’s go, I won’t make it difficult for you.”

"Take me to meet the person you were originally going to meet." Shen Yuqing said, "You might change your mind."

"You mean Baru?"

Shen Yuqing nodded.

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"Brother!" Shen Yuqing stepped forward quickly.Xie Gubai opened his half-closed eyes and looked at the visitor who even surprised him.

"Fuck! Are you here so soon? Are you being caught or are you here to save us?" Zhu Menshang cursed.

"No," Shen Yuqing said, "I want to convince Master Ya."

"Hurry up!" Ye Jingde's face turned pale. Just two quarters of an hour ago, he heard Qingcheng's biggest secret.

He knew that this could not be leaked. Once it was leaked, Qingcheng would be finished, the status he had worked so hard to achieve would be gone, and his family would most likely be gone as well.

That is a bigger matter than Ya Ye's rebellion. Ya Ye absolutely should not and cannot reveal this secret.

"Where are the others? Your mother and Xiaoxiao?" Zhu Menshang saw that there were only guards outside the door, and there were not many of them.

"My mother was imprisoned alone in Qiantang, my cousin and Uncle Chang were sent to the city wall to threaten me, and my family members were imprisoned in the guest house of Taiping Pavilion."

"Have you notified people outside the city?" Xie Gubai asked.

Shen Yuqing nodded.

"That's good." Xie Gubai said, "Actually, you don't have to come to rescue us, just find a safe place and wait."

"I won't wait." Shen Yuqing said, "I said, I want to convince Master Ya. Brother, do you have any ideas?"

"What do you mean?" Zhu Menshang asked, "Can't people from outside the city come in?"

"Those are the people of Qingcheng." Shen Yuqing said seriously, "I don't want them to fight." Then he said to Xie Gubai, "The Wei Shu Army and the Ba County garrison are both elite, and they will be used in many places in the future. You shouldn't lose it here."

He did not order Xie Gubai as a superior, nor did he show affection towards him, nor did he even use the tone of brotherhood. Shen Yuqing seemed to be analyzing the pros and cons of Xie Gubai, trying to convince Xie Gubai of these People "are worthy of saving and must be saved."

Xie Gubai pondered for a long time and said: "I don't have a better way than you." He seemed to have figured out what Shen Yuqing wanted to do, "Can you beat Master Ya? If you don't even have a chance of winning, is this the same as committing suicide? Both." Shen Yuqing was silent.As far as he knew, Yaye's martial arts was even better than his father, Shen Yongci. He might, no, should be the best martial arts person in Qingcheng now.

"He is anxious and flustered. I can move him emotionally or anger him," Shen Yuqing said.

Xie Gubai asked Zhu Menshang, "Do you have your half-foot-long needle with you?"

Zhu Menshang raised his thick eyebrows that were almost tied together in prison, took out his half-foot-long needle from his sleeve, and asked: "What do you want me to eat?"

"Do you still remember what happened between Miss Tang Er and Village Master Duan?" Xie Gubai took the long needle and handed it to Shen Yuqing.

"Master Ya is not the leader of Duan Village." Shen Yuqing said.

"But he thought you were." Xie Gubai said, "He has always looked down on you."

Shen Yuqing did not take the long needle. He understood what Xie Gubai meant. The needle was for him to sneak attack when he failed.But if this is the case, he is going to take Ya Ye's life.

"Your Majesty, we have to hurry. If we are too late, we might be exposed." Ye Jingde reminded Shen Yuqing.

Shen Yuqing looked at the needle...

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"Balu, the dungeon, is secret with you! When the time of Hai comes, the whole world will know about it!"

"Balu, the dungeon, is secret with you! When the time of Hai comes, the whole world will know about it!"

Shen Weichen was startled, and when he listened carefully, he saw that it was the familiar voice of the watchman, but it was not the time sequence.Shen Weichen was so smart that he knew as soon as he heard that he was trying to force his brother to come forward.

If my brother doesn't show up, will dad really want to reveal this secret to the world?
A guard walked in. Judging from his clothes, he should be the captain.The man bowed his hands and said: "Miss, I am Liu Ming. Master Ya has ordered the eldest lady to pack her luggage. She may leave Qingcheng later."

"What happened?" Shen Weichen asked hurriedly, "Why did you leave Qingcheng?"

"The prince notified the garrison outside the city in some way. Master Ya has given instructions that we may have to go to Guizhou."

Shen Weichen was startled and saw Liu Ming's pale face and asked, "What are you afraid of? Have they invaded?"

Liu Ming hesitated and hesitated for a while before saying: "The villain's family members are all in Ba County..." He hesitated, as if he wanted to say something, but swallowed it back.

Shen Weichen had no choice but to say: "Return to Master Ya and say that I understand."

It seems that my father plans to retreat to Guizhou to join his fourth uncle after his defeat.With no intention of giving in, Shen Weichen was even more anxious and troubled.

Can't be messy... But even if you tell yourself that you can't be messy, how can you not feel so confused?Shen Weichen thought, if his father takes Ba Lu to see his fourth and fifth uncles, will they help him?If he helped, wouldn't it be another civil war?
No, if it really comes to that point, maybe my brother will give up his position as the leader and avoid the civil war in Qingcheng. This is something he can do.But what happens next?Let dad be the leader?What if my brother insists and refuses?
Can dad really reach Qiandi safely?How many casualties would there be in the breakout from Ba County alone?When the time comes among the rebellious army, who can keep who else safe?Should he protect his father and escape, or stay in Ba County and help his brother?still……

Shen Weichen had never encountered such a difficult decision in her life. She never even dreamed that one day she would have to choose between her father and brother.

But she also understood that no matter whether her father arrived in Guizhou or exposed Ba Lu's affairs, the situation would be out of control. Shen Weichen wanted to persuade his father again, but he couldn't help but look at the bed.Shen Yayan threatened Xia Lijun.If he left, he would probably kill her...

"Miss..." Xia Lijun shouted.Shen Weichen was surprised that she actually called him eldest lady instead of his current position as hall master, so he walked to the bed and asked, "Is there anything wrong with Xia Xingshi?"

Xia Lijun looked at Shen Weichen. She looked at it for a long time and seemed to hesitate for a long time.Shen Weichen knew she had something to say, so he didn't rush her and just waited quietly.

"My real name is Xia Lijun, the beauty of beauty, but I did not grow up to be beautiful. I may have known this since I was sensible. I am not a man, but a woman. Not only am I not beautiful, I also smell bad." She actually Talking about herself.

Shen Weichen did not comfort Xia Lijun, saying that she would find a destination, or that she was not smelly, but just special.She knew that these comforts were all hypocritical to Xia Lijun.

"My father devotes all his energy to taking care of his younger brother. If I were a man, no matter how ugly or smelly I am, I would not be afraid of not being able to find a wife. They are born with status, but they often do not take on the responsibilities that this status means, but they think they do. .”

"I resent that I am not a man, but unlike my father, I am happy that I am not beautiful and have this smell."

Shen Weichen couldn't help but be startled, this was something she didn't expect.

"So, I can do what I want. Just after I scared away the third marriage that my father arranged for me, I changed my name to "Stern Li" and went to the execution hall." Xia Lijun said, "The eldest lady has just arrived. I didn’t like you when you were in the execution hall.”

Shen Weichen said "Oh". She had already noticed it and was not surprised.

"Because of some rumors, and also, for a young lady like you, a place like the execution hall is too dirty. Young lady, with all due respect, a place suitable for you is like this, a boudoir with the fragrance of flowers and a warm and soft bed. The needle and thread and the husband’s family. The Tang knife is too heavy for you.”

"But that's not the reason why I don't like the eldest lady. I don't like the eldest lady because I think the eldest lady treats the execution hall as a place for fun. Maybe it doesn't matter to other people, but to me, it's insulting."

Shen Weichen nodded. Although she had known Xia Lijun for a short time, he was straightforward and stubborn, so he could easily understand.

"If those files fall into the hands of other torturers, they will either be exchanged for money or burned, and no one will dare to deal with them. You are already what every girl wants to live like, but you have no intention of living like what everyone wants. "

"This is my misunderstanding of the eldest lady, and it is my ignorance. I don't need to say these words. With my status, whether I like or dislike the eldest lady is not worth mentioning, but I feel that I must apologize."

After she finished speaking, she got out of bed and fell to her knees.Shen Weichen quickly helped her up and said: "Xia Zhang's punishment does not have to be like this."

"The hall master is a man of courage and ability." Xia Lijun said, "No matter who you are helping, you should not waste time here."

Shen Weichen bit her lower lip tightly, she was hesitating.

Xia Lijun said: "For Qingcheng, but also for yourself."

Shen Weichen said anxiously: "Dad threatened to kill you if I leave."

Xia Lijun sat down on the edge of the bed. Although she was not seriously injured, she lost a lot of blood and was in severe pain.But her face was flushed at the moment and she seemed to be very energetic.She tightened the iron gloves on her hands and said, "I do what I should do, and you do what you should do."

Shen Weichen almost bit her lower lip until it bled. She nodded and walked to the closet.

She took off her fine clothes that were torn due to violence in the Taiping Pavilion, untied her bun, neatly tied her long hair down to her waist in a circle, tied it with a gold hoop, put on the fancy clothes she wore in the execution hall, and put her hair into a bun. Tang Dao is tied around the waist.

She couldn't wait, she had to do what only she could do.What's more, her surname is Shen.

For Qingcheng.

She walked to the door, stood at the door, and said to the remaining ten people: "The Ba County garrison has invaded. Dad has lost. You should quickly put down your weapons, disarm and surrender!"

The guards looked at each other, and one of them stepped forward and said, "Miss, don't make things difficult for us. If you leave, Miss Xia inside..."

"You can't touch her!" Shen Weichen interrupted him and shook his head, "Otherwise, I will deal with you when I come back!"

The guard's expression changed and he said anxiously: "Miss!"

Shen Weichen stopped talking and walked forward. The two guards, not knowing where to start, rushed to stop him. Shen Weichen lowered himself, drew out his Tang Dao, struck the upper left and lower right with lightning speed, and let out two miserable howls at the same time, in no particular order. Their arm bones had been broken.

Shen Weichen raised the Tang sword in his hand and said, "Don't stop me! Next time I draw the sword, I won't just break the bones of my hand!"

She picked a horse and rushed towards Juntian Palace. She saw Qingcheng's bamboo sword flag fluttering in the wind from a distance.

She remembered the meaning of the flag: "The power of a gentleman."

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