Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 785
Ten days passed in a blink of an eye.

Following Zhao Jing's ascension to the throne and proclaiming himself emperor, the three edicts of the former emperor's guilt, abdication, and succession were spread all over the capital and the world. Some people were shocked, some were surprised, and some were even more angry.

Because it was just a change in the palace, and Zhao Jing spared no effort to issue imperial edicts to appease the officials of all parties and the commanders-in-chief of the various places. The Song Dynasty as a whole was in a fairly stable situation, and no one wanted to rebel. No one jumped out to oppose Zhao Jing's proclaiming emperor.

The only ones who are qualified to oppose Zhao Jing are the princes in the capital, but with Zhao Jing sitting in the palace and controlling the imperial army, those princes have long been under house arrest.

Just wait for Li Xiuyuan to transfer Han Shizhong's [-] cavalry into Beijing, and everything will be stable.

However, this is just the succession of power. After leaving the capital, the people of the world are still withered, corrupt officials are still rampant, but the ghosts and spirits are much less than before. Dozens of people died, hundreds of people, such a very serious matter
, I can't hear anything about the White Lotus Sect, and the Maitreya Sect recruits believers.

If Zhao Jingdengji is willing to implement benevolent government and fight corruption, the Great Song Kingdom still has a chance to rejuvenate. If it is just another Zhao official family, the national fortune of the Great Song Kingdom will soon be exhausted.

The change of dynasty is not far away.

All of this has nothing to do with Li Xiuyuan, there is no dynasty that lasts forever, and the prosperity and decline of a dynasty is a law.

As soon as the ten-day deadline came, Li Xiuyuan ordered his soldiers and horses, took everyone with him, and even the coffins of the soldiers who died in battle were transported out of the capital one by one.

"Sha Jin, do you want to go to Yangzhou with me, or stay in the capital and continue to be your bodyguard?" Inside the bodyguard bureau, Li Xiuyuan asked suddenly as he saw everyone getting ready to go.

Sha Jin said: "If Eldest Young Master doesn't dislike it, then I am willing to go to Yangzhou with Eldest Young Master."

Li Xiuyuan nodded: "Okay, let's go out with me today, and the bodyguard bureau will be handed over to other trustworthy people. The bodyguard bureau in the capital cannot be abandoned."

"Yes, young master, the younger one will make arrangements."

Sha Jin had a happy expression on his face. He was just a security guard in the capital, and he could get a decent military job in Yangzhou.

After some preparations, Li Xiuyuan and others quickly left the capital in a mighty manner.

With the imperial decree and appointment, he was ready to go to Yangzhou to take office.

If the plan is normal, Li Xiuyuan will govern in Yangzhou for decades, until he resigns and returns to his hometown for retirement. Of course, if he has spare time, he will have to find time to solve other things.

Just when he had just walked out of the gate of the capital, he suddenly saw a sloppy old man by the side of the road.

The old man was lying on the roof of a house, sleeping soundly, with his clothes open and his chest exposed.

It seemed that the passing by of Li Xiuyuan and others disturbed him, causing him to open his eyes involuntarily. He opened his eyes and woke up leisurely. He glanced at Li Xiuyuan and smiled and said, "Is the saint leaving? Do you want the old man to give you a ride?"

It seemed that he only spoke to Li Xiuyuan, and no one else heard him.

Li Xiuyuan took a look at the old Taoist, but he didn't know him, he just bowed his hands and bowed: "Don't dare to bother the Taoist priest."

The old Taoist scratched his neck and said with a smile: "Pin Taoist sees that your journey to the south will not be peaceful, it's better to be careful. If someone calls your name on the road, don't turn your head. Maybe you can escape."

"Ok?"

Doubts arose in Li Xiuyuan's heart, would he encounter any danger on the road?

But this old way is to practice everyone, and he should not be able to calculate anything about himself if he knows how to seek good luck and avoid bad luck.

"Can the Taoist priest explain in detail?" Li Xiuyuan asked.

The old Taoist shook his head, just smiled and waved his hand to watch him leave.

Now that the war horse was passing by, Li Xiuyuan was getting farther and farther away from this old way, and in the end he was only seen falling back, continuing to sleep soundly on the roof basking in the sun.

Since he had gone far away, he didn't intend to tell him when he saw him, so Li Xiuyuan didn't ask any further questions.

Afterwards, Li Xiuyuan ordered: "Wu Xiang, you lead the troops at the front, and Sha Jin, you lead the troops behind, pay attention to safety on the road, and send out a scout every two miles, we only have less than [-] troops, we need to be careful on the road. "

Wu Xiang and Sha Jin took the order and immediately escorted them one by one.

Li Xiuyuan walked in the middle of the army with the wounded soldiers and a group of personal soldiers to make sure everything was safe.

"Young Master, Han Shizhong's [-] cavalry are already on their way, and it will take less than half a day to meet them on the road. Are you afraid that you will encounter some bandits, robbers, and block the road? You need to be so careful." On one side, Sanjie Hu was riding a bay red horse, following around, she

Lost a wink, and smiled coquettishly.

"I listen to people's advice in everything. There is an old Taoist who said that there is a catastrophe on my way. I think it's better to be careful." Li Xiuyuan said.

"Really?" Third Sister Hu rolled her eyes: "The old Taoist must be talking nonsense, who can count your disaster."

"But I can't see through the details of that old Taoist." Li Xiuyuan said: "The old Taoist looks like a mortal but has the temperament and demeanor that mortals don't have. He looks like a fairy, but he is too deep into the world of mortals. If it is said to be a Taoist who is practicing, there is no such thing as a practicing person.
breath"

"It's only a few hours on the road anyway, I'll check around for you."

Third Sister Hu turned her beautiful eyes, but she left the team on horseback, turned into a red fox and rushed into the forest when she walked to the side of the road, and then a demon cloud rose and enveloped the team's head, slowly drifting forward with the team.

But she is in heaven, watching all around.

And at the same time.

In a small town near the official road.

Today, a spotless old man wearing a white Taoist robe came to the town. This old man claimed to be an immortal in the mountains.

Such an anecdote immediately attracted many people in the small town.

"This Immortal was a cultivator in the Tang Dynasty 300 years ago. He became an Immortal not long ago. I remember that there was a friend of mine who practiced with this Immortal 300 years ago. Unfortunately, that best friend of this Immortal was greedy for the world. Wealthy, ran to the human world to become an official, delayed his practice, and finally his practice was not enough.
I have to fall into reincarnation and suffer from reincarnation. Today, the Immortal has become an immortal, so I am here to enlighten the reincarnation of my friend of the Immortal, and fly to the Immortal Palace with him. "

"Just now, I found out from the investigation that my good friend was reincarnated in this town, so I came here today to investigate."

Hearing this old man who claimed to be a fairy in the mountains say so, the people who watched the excitement suddenly became a little excited.

"Immortal, do you think I'm the reincarnation of your friend?" A loafer in the crowd asked cheekily.

The mountain fairy shook his head and said, "You are not."

"What about me, am I?" asked a farmer.

"Unfortunately, neither are you." The fairy in the mountain said again.

Afterwards, some people asked more questions, but all the immortals in the mountain shook their heads and said no, and finally sighed: "It seems that my good friend will miss the fairy fate again today, no matter, no matter what, I have to fly to the fairy palace alone."

After speaking, he turned around and prepared to leave.

But he didn't go far, but he suddenly let out a sigh, grabbed the hand of a passing scholar, and said in surprise: "Friend, I've been looking for you for a long time, it's really great, I didn't expect to meet you at a critical moment." You, don't ask any more questions now, hurry up and follow me to the fairy palace, I will guide you to become a fairy
Get the truth. "

This scholar was called Gu Sheng, and he was returning home with his wife from shopping for vegetables. Seeing this old man who claimed to be a fairy rush over and say such words, he was a little puzzled.

"The Taoist priest admitted the wrong person, I don't know you." Gu Sheng said.

"You don't recognize me in this life, but in the previous life, we were close friends. We are friends with each other. Today, I have practiced for 300 years and finally became an immortal. I am about to ascend to the fairy palace. I am happy and happy. Friends, would you like to follow me?" Go together?" The fairy in the mountain asked.

Gu Sheng hurriedly shook his head and said: "No, no, no, Wansheng has parents, a wife and children in his family, how can he abandon his parents and wife and go to practice with the Taoist priest? Please go back, the Taoist priest of the Immortal Palace alone. gone."

Hearing the words, the fairy in the mountain sighed, "Oh, back then you missed the chance to become a fairy because of your mortal heart. I didn't expect that you would still be like this after reincarnation. Well, well, then I won't force you. Now that you are here today It's time to say goodbye, I have nothing to give you, this is me

The dagger that you carry with you can be regarded as a fairy treasure, so I will give it to you for self-defense. "

"In the future, when encountering ghosts and spirits, as long as you read the spell, the dagger will fly out and assassinate them."

After speaking, the dagger in his hand immediately flashed a dazzling glow, and flew out like a rainbow, piercing a hole in a big tree by the side of the road ahead.

"Ah. What a treasure of the fairy family, Gu Scholar, you have developed."

"My God, such a big tree can have a hole through it, if it hits a person, there is no life."

"It's really a treasure."

Pedestrians on the side of the road opened their eyes wide and exclaimed.

"This is the spell that wields the dagger."

The Immortal in the Mountain uttered a spell to Gu Sheng, then took the dagger back and stuffed it into his hand, then heaved a long sigh, and staggered away.

Back home, Gu Sheng looked at the shiny dagger on the table, and couldn't help laughing: "I never thought that I would know a god in my previous life. If I hadn't had parents and wife, I might have met a god on the street." he's gone."

His wife, Jiang Rong, looked at the dagger on the table and recalled the words of the fairy in the mountain, but she couldn't help but gritted her teeth and said, "Husband, there is one thing I didn't tell you. I didn't say it before because it was a secret at this time. If it got out, it would be serious." It caused a fatal disaster, but today I can't help but want to tell you
It is. ”

"What's the matter?" Gu Sheng asked his wife.

Jiang Rong said: "I'm not from this county, husband, you know it. I used to say that I brought my old mother here to escape, but it wasn't true. I was originally the daughter of a deputy commander in Jinling City, because someone killed me. My father stole my property, I couldn't be more angry, so I went to avenge my father
The assassination of the enemy's family failed, and later I was afraid of harming my family, so I fled here with my only old mother. Before that, I practiced martial arts hard and supported my old mother, just to avenge my revenge one day. "

"But my martial arts are not very strong, and the enemy's power is getting stronger and stronger. I already feel that revenge is hopeless, so I married my husband, gave birth to my husband's children, and served my in-laws. Now this fairy's magic weapon has shown me The hope of revenge, please allow me to take this dagger to serve

Father revenge. "

Saying wow, she bit her lip and knelt in front of Gu Sheng.

Gu Sheng was stunned, he didn't know how to answer.

"The child can already talk and walk. My mother passed away due to illness this year. I have taken care of all the family affairs. I don't have any worries in my heart now. If I can successfully avenge my shame and reunite with my husband, if not then I must have been killed by the enemy, and I also asked my husband
You marry another good wife and forget about me. "

Said Ann, Jiang Rong ran out of the house without waiting for Gu Sheng to agree to pick up the dagger given by the fairy, and then disappeared into the small town with vigorous steps, not like a weak woman at all.

Gu Sheng wanted to call him to stop, and hurriedly chased him out, but it was over.

At the moment on the pipe.

Li Xiuyuan's army was safe and sound all the way, bandits and robbers also fled in the past, and within a few hours, he had already met the [-] cavalry scouts brought by Han Shizhong.

"General, Zongbing Han's troops are five miles ahead." The waiter clasped his fists.

"Are you here?"

Sitting on the horse, Li Xiuyuan squinted his eyes and looked into the distance. He indeed heard the roar of war horses.

"Very well, everything is as planned, as long as [-] cavalry are stationed in the Forbidden Army camp, the situation in the capital will be completely stabilized, and that Zhao Jing doesn't have to worry about being kicked off his dragon chair. "

"Speed ​​up."

Soon.

Han Shizhong led [-] iron cavalry in front of him, a mighty, black and dense scene, full of banners and murderous aura, such an iron cavalry built by Li Xiuyuan at a huge cost, not only well-equipped, but also fierce and brave to fight, is the leader of the Great Song Dynasty. No. [-] powerhouse, second to none.

With such a team of troops, even facing an army of 20, they have the capital to fight, and the chances of winning are relatively high.

"Young master, we are here." At this time, Han Shizhong stopped the army, and he came straight with a team of people to meet Li Xiuyuan and others.

When Li Xiuyuan saw Han Shizhong riding a horse, he smiled and prepared to go up to him, but at this time, a voice came from the official road.

"Are you Li Xiuyuan from Jinling City?"

"Ok?"

Li Xiuyuan passed by on horseback, and when he heard the voice, he was already behind, and he subconsciously looked back.

But beside the official road, there was a woman with curly hair and plain clothes, looking at him, she should be a commoner passing by in a nearby village.

But the woman suddenly took out a shiny dagger from her bosom, and then muttered something.

"assassin?"

Li Xiuyuan reacted in an instant, and at the same time, Sanjie Hu, who was watching from the sky, immediately rolled down with a gust of evil wind, and the expressions of the surrounding soldiers also changed instantly, and they glared angrily.

"There are assassins, protect the general."

"Damn it, that woman."

There was a loud shout.

But then the dagger in the woman's hand turned into a ray of light and came straight towards Li Xiuyuan.

"Flying sword?" Li Xiuyuan narrowed his eyes, and almost instinctively reached out his hand to stop it.

With his martial arts skills, San Shi could catch the arrows that had already been shot down, but the dagger flew incomparably fast, almost before his palm was raised, it flew over.

"Pfft~!"

The dagger sank into his chest in an instant, Li Xiuyuan's body trembled, and he immediately fell down from the horseback.

"Successful." Seeing this, Jiang Rong was ecstatic.

But then a gust of evil wind blew it up, directly rolled it up and threw it into the air, and then fell heavily, immediately the whole body was in pain, and he vomited blood on the spot.

"Witch, I will kill you." A soldier under his command bared his teeth and his eyes were full of grief and anger. He rode up to him, drew his knife and chopped off his head, wanting to take his head.

"Stop, stop, don't kill her." Li Xiuyuan's weak voice suddenly sounded.

The soldier was startled when he heard the sound, subconsciously withdrew his long knife, and slashed across the ground beside him, drawing a hideous cut.

Although he didn't kill him, the nearby armored soldiers rushed over in an instant, using their knives and guns, and instantly pinned Jiang Rong, who was lying on the ground and vomiting blood, to the ground.

"Son."

Sanjie Hu immediately manifested, she ran over, and hurriedly helped Li Xiuyuan who had fallen to the ground to sit up.

Li Xiuyuan's face was pale, coughing up blood in his mouth, and looking at the dagger in his chest in disbelief, blood kept bubbling out.

Seeing this, Third Sister Hu panicked immediately. She stretched out her hand to cover the wound, but found that the wound could not be covered no matter what: "My lord, hurry up, stop the bleeding quickly, you will be fine after taking thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, and you will be fine, lord."

Talking, talking, she kept bowing her head and weeping.

She is a thousand-year-old fox spirit, so she doesn't know what the current situation means. The dagger does not stab at any position, but stabs his chest. You must know that when the ghost foreman was killed last time, the armor on Li Xiuyuan's body was taken by the ghost. The foreman made a hole, although it has been repaired, but it is no longer a dragon scale,
There is no invincible defense.

But this dagger just pierced along the gap, and it seemed that it had pierced the heart at this position.
Li Xiuyuan smiled weakly, he grabbed the third sister's hand and said: "It's useless, the fleece-flower root essence has long been used up, the last piece was given to you last time, the third sister, and the rest is for my father to make soup, cough cough, It seems that the time has come, my evil report has come, the old Taoist reminded me rightly, I
There will indeed be disasters on the road, and if you turn around, you will die. "

"Nonsense, how could you die? You are a saint in the world. If you want to die, you should die of old age." Third Sister Hu said with tears.

"Third sister, you know very well that spells are invalid within three feet of me, but this flying sword just ignores the influence of my breath." Li Xiuyuan felt a pain in his chest, as if all the strength in his body had been drained, Couldn't even bring it up.

Sanjie Hu was about to comfort her, but at this time Han Shizhong, Sha Jin, Wu Xiang and others had all rushed over. They knelt on the ground, anxious and angry, looking at Li Xiuyuan, not knowing what to do.

"Young Master, Eldest Young Master" Han Shizhong's voice was trembling, and he couldn't help crying when he saw the dagger piercing his chest.

"Go, bring the woman who assassinated me." Li Xiuyuan leaned against Third Sister Hu's arms and said weakly.

Soon, Jiang Rong was disheveled, embarrassed, and bleeding from the corners of her mouth. She was held down by three or five big men and carried over. At the same time, two sharp knives were placed around her neck. As long as she made any abnormal movements, she could be cut off. head.

"Who are you and why did you stab me?" Li Xiuyuan raised his eyelids and looked at her.

"Deputy Chief Soldier Chengjiang of Jinling is my father."

Jiang Rong said bitterly: "You killed my father, confiscated my family property, and left me and my mother without a place to live. I wish to kill you every day for revenge. Today, God knows, I finally did it, that is. Death is worth it."

"Avenge your father? Cough cough." Li Xiuyuan coughed up a few strands of blood again, and he said, "Avenging your father is indeed justified. It seems that someone let me be robbed in your hands. You can go. I won't kill you today." .”

"What?" Jiang Rong's eyes widened.

She was ready to be executed, but Li Xiuyuan would let her go.

"You let her go." Li Xiuyuan waved his hand.

"This seductress assassinated the young master, and she can't be let go. I suggest that she be tortured, question the mastermind behind the scenes, and then execute him Ling Chi." Han Shizhong gritted his teeth.

"It's not necessary, let her go, why, don't the orders no longer work when I'm injured?" Li Xiuyuan stared at him and said.

"Eldest Young Master" Han Shizhong knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "It's about the life and death of Eldest Young Master."

"Han Meng, execute the order." Li Xiuyuan said.

Han Shizhong had no choice but to grit his teeth and shout, "Your Majesty's order, let go, let this temptress go."

Soon, Jiang Rong was let go, but the soldiers nearby still wanted to skin her and drink blood, staring at her with murderous intent.

(End of this chapter)