enchanting

Chapter 42

Fang Zhuoyun sat leaning against the window sill, holding the sachet from Shen Qingzi in his hand, gently stroking the lines of the twigs, Shen Qingzi's voice and appearance appeared in front of his eyes.It has already been half a month, and it will take two days to reach the disaster area. Along the way, they have been besieged many times.He was amazed at the rampant bandits at the moment, who dared to grab the official money, and in these few confrontations, although the relief food was preserved, the number of soldiers escorting the official bank was also reduced by more than half.This night, Fang Zhuoyun didn't sleep well. Under the cold and bright moonlight, he thought silently while holding the sachet given by Shen Qingzi.Only when we are separated, can we know that the love is deep in the bones, and I don't know that Qingzi in the capital is missing him just like him.

The rustling sound came from far and near, waking up Fang Zhuoyun who was immersed in longing. The repeated battles in the past few days made Fang Zhuoyun suddenly a little vigilant. Could it be that someone else has the idea of ​​attacking the official banker? ?He only heard rustling noises, but no one was seen, which made Fang Zhuoyun a little puzzled.Under the moonlight, it was not real. Fang Zhuoyun frowned, and suddenly his eyes widened. The sound became louder and louder, and the ground was densely packed with snakes. It turned out to be a large snake rushing towards the post where they were. Come.

Before Fang Zhuoyun could react, someone screamed downstairs. "Snake, snake, there is a snake!" Fang Zhuoyun immediately stuffed the sachet into his arms and went downstairs quickly.

"Protect the official bank, everyone retreats inside!" Fang Zhuoyun heard his father's deep voice, and his heart was filled with fear.

Fortunately, the official bank is kept indoors, and the doors and windows are closed to keep all the snakes out.

"Father, why are there so many snakes?" Fang Zhuoyun went downstairs to Fang Ze, and asked nervously, if the enemy invades, it's okay, at least it can be dealt with. There are only so many snakes. numb.

"Someone must be driving snakes to get the official silver, as long as you guard the official silver!" Fang Ze said with a serious face. He has encountered many enemies along the way, and he suspects that someone has come specifically for the official silver. "Everyone, don't worry, just wait for dawn, and the reinforcements from Yiyang will arrive!" Most of the soldiers escorting the official silver this time have lost most of them, and he also knows that the rest of the people are terrified. .

Yao Zhongye, Shangshu of the Household Department, was a little anxious. He was also worried and frightened during the journey. Although he was not injured, he knew that someone was thinking about the official bank, so he couldn't sleep well. "General Fang, this official bank must be guarded, otherwise you and I will both be blamed and have no face to return to court!"

Fang Ze also nodded, since the matter is serious, if he loses his official money, his prestige will also be damaged. "Don't worry, with me here, the official bank can't be lost!"

"Swoosh!" It was the sound of feathered arrows. Everyone was inside the post house, and a group of snakes were besieging outside the door. At this moment, a feathered arrow broke through the window.Immediately afterwards, there were a few sounds that made sense, something was being thrown in, and before anyone could react, white smoke rose up, and the nearest soldier swayed, and there was a puff after a few blows fell to the ground.

"This smoke is poisonous!" Fang Zhuoyun exclaimed in horror, and hurriedly covered his mouth and nose with his hands.

Fang Ze's heart sank even more. He had already sent someone to send a message to Yiyang for defense, but they rushed over there, and it would be morning. I don't know who the enemy was, who calculated their itinerary so accurately, and exhausted their energy along the way. troops. "Lord Fang, you go back upstairs first, come here, pour water, I don't believe that anyone can snatch the official money from my general!" As soon as he finished speaking, Yao Zhongye, the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, immediately went upstairs, and the two people beside him The guards immediately went up to protect it, and some people brought water as quickly as possible, and poured it on the object that was emitting white smoke.

The rest of the people retreated more and more into the house until they surrounded several boxes of official money.

The door was kicked open vigorously, and the snakes also entered in all directions, making people numb when they heard it, and accompanied by a strong stench.Among the snakes, stood a man in black robe. He was not tall and thin, and his face was clearly visible under the wide black robe.

"Your Excellency is so courageous, you dare to rob the government bank by yourself!" Fang Ze shouted sharply when he saw such a small person appearing, and at the same time, he felt that he was being fooled.

"To deal with your General Fang, I alone will be enough!" The black-robed man's voice was hoarse, which was deliberately concealed, and he couldn't distinguish between men and women, but the people present could clearly hear the mocking tone.

Fang Zehe was ridiculed by such contempt before, and he was a little angry, but the situation is a bit weird now, trapped in the post house, because he wants to guard the official bank, he can only retreat until there is no way to retreat. "All officers and men obey the order, kill this monster!" Fang Ze shouted immediately, there are so many people on his side, can't he deal with one?

"Snake, snake!" The group of snakes had already poured in, and the guards in the front row were shocked by this terrifying scene and lost their positions.

Fang Zhuoyun retreated to Fang Ze's side, and when he saw this, he leaped out, gave a light drink, and hit the black-robed man directly with the sharp sword in his hand.

At the same time, two men in black flashed out from behind the door, and faced Fang Zhuoyun at a very fast speed.

There were snakes under his feet, Fang Zhuoyun was inconvenient to land, and he was fighting with two men in black. He clearly felt that these two men were leading him out of the house.

Fang Ze was worried about Fang Zhuoyun's safety, so he immediately ordered his subordinates: "Hurry up and help the eldest son!"

The man in black drove the group of snakes approaching, and the guards guarding the front screamed and lost one by one, Fang Ze retreated a little, he had to guard the official silver until the reinforcements arrived.

"General Fang, do you still remember General Li who guarded the border together in the past?" The black-robed man's hoarse and deep words came to Fang Ze's ears accurately amidst everyone's screams.

Fang Ze was really terrified, General Li, which General Li, he knew very well.The uneasy expression on that resolute face at this moment has been wiped out by everyone in the Li family. It has been 13 years, who still remembers Li Qing. "You, who are you?" The slightly trembling voice revealed Fang Ze's uneasiness at the moment.

"The person who is ashamed of the Li family!" the man in black said.

Fang Ze's heart was shaken. How many people knew about the events of that year, he heard the mournful wailing of the guards in his ears, so he shouted loudly, lifted his knife and jumped up, attacking the man in black robe.

The man in black didn't dodge either. Facing Fang Ze and some guards who were attacking her, there was powder rising up in a blink of an eye, but others couldn't see it clearly in the dark night.

After a few plops, the person close to her inhaled the powder and fell to the ground.The moment Fang Ze sensed the smell, he quickly dodged it, rolled in the air, and jumped a few feet, but still inhaled some powder, feeling the strength in his body was disappearing, he was on the ground with one knee, horrified in his heart.He had no fear in the face of thousands of enemy troops on the battlefield, but the strangeness at this moment made him tremble in his heart.Is it the fish that slipped through the net of the Li family? This kind of heresy was not done by people from the Great Xia Kingdom. "Who are you?" Fang Ze questioned while supporting his swollen head.

"It's the one who seeks revenge on you!" said the man in black robe, and at the same time, she heard her blowing the piccolo, as if calling for help.

Fang Zhuoyun was entangled by two men in black, and when he saw many men in black appearing suddenly, he was also terrified. He wanted to go back to the house to help his father, but he couldn't get away.He could feel that the other party didn't intend to take his life, but wanted to trap him.Suddenly, he also smelled a dark fragrance, and the strength in his body suddenly disappeared, and he fell to the ground with a thud, and was about to get up, when the opponent's long sword was already lying across his neck. "Who the hell are you? What kind of heroes are you for using such despicable methods as poisoning!" Fang Zhuoyun said viciously, not feeling panic that he might be killed at any time, but indignant.

No one answered him, the group of men in black entered at a very fast speed, and after a while, the several boxes of official silver were carried out.

Fang Ze was also restrained, not with real knives and guns, but with drugs, which made him angry and aggrieved.He just watched the official banker being carried away from under his nose, and tried to stop it but couldn't move at all.

The man in black only showed a pair of eyes, looked at the humiliated Fang Ze, and said in a low voice, "Fang Ze, this is just the beginning!" After speaking, she strode away.

Upstairs, Minister of the Household Department, Yao Chongye, only appeared when he heard that there was no sound of fighting downstairs. "General, where is the official bank?" Seeing that the place where the official bank boxes were originally stacked was empty, Yao Zhongye said in a trembling voice.

Fang Ze fell to the ground in embarrassment. He couldn't lift up his strength, but his consciousness was very clear. This is a shame, and the other party deliberately humiliated him. "Chasing, send someone to chase..." Fang Ze tried to get up, but he still fell to the ground.

Right now, except for Yao Chongye and the two guards, the rest have been poisoned and fell to the ground, and no one can chase after him. Fang Ze suddenly thought of Fang Zhuoyun, and hurriedly searched for him. He was more nervous than himself in danger. "Where's the eldest son, Zhuo Yun, where's the person?"

Yao Zhongye's forehead was already sweating, it turned out that the official bank was robbed under the eyes of the general.

"Father!" Fang Zhuoyun entered the room unsteadily, but then leaned against the door and gasped for breath. He also couldn't pull up the strength, and watched the group of people carry away the official bank.

All of a sudden, all people's hearts sank, it's over, the official bank was robbed, it's over.

At dawn, I heard the sound of horseshoes again, it was the reinforcements from Yiyang who had arrived. When they entered the post, they all smelled a fishy smell, and the ground was also stained with blood, and there were many snake corpses.Luo Yong, the leader of the reinforcements, hurried in, and saw a group of people sitting cross-legged in the room, all of them were painted.

"Leader of the Yiyang garrison, Luo Yong, please see General Fang!" Luo Yong glanced over and saw Fang Ze, but he still asked anxiously.

Fang Ze breathed a sigh of relief and stood up. As time passed, he felt that the breath in his body gradually stabilized and his strength gradually recovered. "You guys are late!" Fang Ze said in a deep voice.

Yao Zhongye discovered a problem, that is, everyone was injured, but no one died. Even the soldiers who were bitten by snakes were not in danger of life, but those who were poisoned were all healed without medicine. , Has the effect of the medicine passed? "Commander Luo, the official bank has been robbed, have you seen any suspicious people along the way?" Yao Zhongye asked, putting aside the confusion in his heart for a while.

Luo Yong was shocked, the official bank was robbed? "General, what should we do? The people in the disaster area are waiting for help from the government and bank!"

"The rice grain is still there, send it to the disaster area first, and the city along the road calls on the gentry and nobles from all over the country to donate!" Fang Ze said with a gloomy face. Right now, this is the only way. After the grain is delivered, he can return to Beijing to plead guilty!

(End of this chapter)