Chapter 268: The sudden change in the situation is imminent

Chapter 268: The sudden change in the situation is imminent

Chapter 268 The sudden change in the situation is imminent

 After the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, the atmosphere of the New Year in Xizhou City becomes more and more intense day by day. Although due to the army's northern expedition, merchants and guards were still rushing to transport military supplies, and many young men also served with the army. The population in the city was smaller than in previous years. However, on the day of the stove sacrifice, there were still lights and colorful decorations everywhere, and every family Pigs and sheep were slaughtered, children in new clothes ran around, and laughter and laughter echoed endlessly among the high walls and deep lanes of Xizhou.

Pei's house in Qushui Square was even more lively. Yun Yi had just finished offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God in the morning. He was excited to see the Kitchen God painted with colored glaze. After looking at it for a long time, he sighed, "This painting is also very good." It’s not like Yulang. When will my sister draw another statue of the Kitchen God that looks like Yulang?”

Liuli couldn't help but be surprised, "What's the point of painting it like that? Do you want to put a picture of the Kitchen God like that on your stove?"

Yunyi shook her head with a serious face, "I want to hang it in the study, otherwise there is only one portrait on the wall, which seems a bit lonely. Although I have kept the picture of the Kitchen God painted by my sister well, but It was not framed back then and is already old now.”

Liuli thought about the situation of pasting a small picture of the Kitchen God next to the five-foot-tall meticulous painting of a lady in Qu Chongyu's snow cave-like study room. The picture should be painted with the most popular beauty face nowadays, to avoid future troubles!

The two chatted for a few words, and Yunyi volunteered to go to the kitchen to prepare a small lunch banquet. Not long after, the cook's laughter could be heard throughout the yard. Liuli smiled and shook her head, and went to prepare other drinks and fruits. Qu Chongyu and Pei Xingjian would come from the government office at noon, so they naturally had to prepare more things to go with the wine. Unexpectedly, before noon, the little maid ran in again with a smile, "Ms. Feng is here."

Liuli was overjoyed and walked out quickly. As soon as she reached the door of the courtyard, she saw Feng Piao Piao walking in with a smile. Yun Yi also jumped out of the kitchen, with two oily hands tied around Feng Piao Piao. After spinning around for several times, "Sister Feng is really getting plumper. Why did you delay coming here until today?"

After getting married and having a child, Feng Piaopiao was indeed much richer, and she seemed to be more comfortable and wealthy. Hearing this, she smiled at Yun Yi and said, "There are more things to do this year. I heard that you are cooking today. I came here just to bother you!”

Yunyi laughed loudly, "You're coaxing me again! It's a hundred miles from Gaochang to here. You also rushed here after offering sacrifices to the stove early in the morning, right?"

Liuli also smiled and said, "It can be seen that Piao Piao is a good person. Yun Yi rarely cooks a few times a year, so he caught up today."

Fengpiaopiao smiled and met Liuli, and then looked at Liuli carefully, "My mother looks pretty good this year, why don't you wear more clothes when you go out?" After entering the room, he said to Liuli and Yun Yi, "Liu My wife asked me to say hello to you on her behalf, saying that I miss you very much, and that if you have any good things during the New Year, please remember to leave a copy for her, otherwise you will never receive her gift. "

Liuli and Yunyi both laughed. As Yunyi cleaned her hands, she couldn't help but mutter, "I don't know when Sister Liu will be able to come over. I haven't seen her in more than two years."

Feng Piaopian smiled and said, "Your Majesty told me today that when the war calms down, I can send Madam Liu to Xizhou. It only takes a month or two to come. What are you in a hurry for?"

A few people were chatting and laughing, and went through the rituals brought by Feng Piao Piao again. Seeing that the sun was approaching midday, they went to the outer courtyard to arrange the desks. Liuli sent another boy to the government office to inform them. Unexpectedly, less than half a cup of tea later, the waiter’s completely changed voice came from outside the door, “Oh no! Something happened!”

Liuli was startled and hurriedly opened the curtain and went out. She saw the young boy crawling into the yard with a white face, "Madam, the Governor's Mansion, the Governor's Mansion is surrounded by soldiers. Many of the soldiers are not us." From Xizhou…”

Feng Piaopiao and Yunyi heard the sound and rushed out. Their expressions changed when they heard this sentence. Yunyi asked hurriedly, "What happened? How is Yulang? How is my brother-in-law? Have you seen them?"

The boy shook his head, "The gate and outer wall of the Governor's Mansion are now completely surrounded. The hundreds of soldiers wearing armor and carrying swords all look like menacing beasts. They say they are some kind of border army ordered to track down the remnants of the rebels and those who disobey. He was killed without mercy, and the young man did not dare to come near, so he hurriedly came back to report the news. "

Yunyi jumped up and was about to rush out, but Liuli stopped her and said, "Wait a minute!"

Yun Yi turned around and said hurriedly, "Sister..."

Liuli calmed down and said in a deep voice, "Let's go there together!" The border troops of the Tang Dynasty surrounded the Governor's Mansion. Something must have happened with Su Haizheng. This man was ruthless and capable of all kinds of tricks. But what happened at this time? How come she has no impression at all? With her mind racing, she pulled on her cloak and walked out.

A few people had just walked out of the courtyard when they saw a group of soldiers coming over menacingly. They intercepted them immediately. The leader was an officer in his early twenties. He shouted coldly, "I'm ordered by the capital to track down the traitors." Colleagues and related persons are not allowed to wander around or collude with each other, and any offenders will be killed without mercy!"

Yun Yiyuan was already anxious, and after hearing this, she became even more angry, "Who are the people related to the traitor? Why don't you let us out? Why don't you get out of here!"

The officer became furious, drew his sword out of its scabbard and shouted, "I came here on an errand under the orders of the Great Protector. How dare you speak rudely? Are you going to rebel?"

At this time, the neighbors in Qushui Square had already gathered around. When they heard the murderous voice, many people were frightened and took a step back. However, Yunyi was so angry that she took a step forward, " If you can, try killing me!"

Seeing the murderous look in the officer's eyes, Liuli quickly grabbed Yun Yi's hand, pulled her hard and pulled her behind him, "Don't make any sound, let me do it."

Yun Yi glared at the man and said bitterly, but did not speak again. Liuli took a step forward, bowed slightly, looked up at the officer and smiled, "May I ask this officer what his name is and what position he holds?"

The officer was already angry, but when she asked her politely and thoughtfully, he subconsciously said, "A certain person is Zhou Lu, a member of the army near Qiuci." Suddenly he came to his senses and said sternly, "You can't wait any longer. Get back quickly! If you continue to offend the Protector, don’t blame a certain subordinate for being ruthless!”

Liuli nodded and said in a clear voice, "It turns out to be Zhou Duizheng. I heard that Zhou Duizheng is the personal guard of Su Dadu. This little girl is not talented, so I have something to ask. Excuse me, Duizheng came to Xizhou, but he was entrusted with the Holy Spirit. Purpose?"

 Zhou Duizheng couldn't help but be stunned and said coldly, "Of course not, what do you mean by that?"

Liuli smiled slightly and raised her voice a little, "I seem to have heard that Zhou Duizheng said something before. If we dare to speak rudely to Duizheng, are we going to rebel? I wonder if I heard it wrong?"

Captain Zhou was even more puzzled and frowned, "You heard me right, I came here under the orders of the Protector to investigate the rebels. How dare you disobey the order and make rude remarks? Aren't you going to rebel?"

Liuli frowned, and her voice became louder and clearer, "This is strange! Since Captain Zhou is just here on the orders of the Protector, how can we be disobeying even if we don't follow the orders of the Protector? Could it be that this Western Territory is not the Western Territory of my Tang Dynasty, but the Western Frontier of your family, Su Daduhu? If you don't obey Su Daduhu's orders, is it tantamount to rebellion? Zhou Duizheng's words are too unbelievable. I want to come to the imperial court. The censor must really want to know whether this is what you, Captain Zhou, or the Protector Su mean!"

Dozens of people had already gathered in front of the Pei Mansion. These words reached everyone's ears clearly, and immediately attracted a roar of response, "Exactly! This is exactly what people should ask. !”

Zhou Duizheng's expression suddenly changed. After thinking about it, his voice became even more stern, "The Protector of the Imperial Palace is an official of the imperial court. He is ordered by the Holy One to guard the Western Border. A certain person is a personal guard of the Protector of the Imperial Guard, and he is also ordered to track down the traitors. , you are disrespectful to the Protector by speaking rudely to me, and you are blocking me from doing my errands. You have ulterior motives. Isn’t this counter-intuitive?”

Liuli glanced at him in surprise, "You are the one close to the Protector. Is disrespecting you the same as disrespecting the Protector?"

Captain Zhou thought about it for a moment before nodding vigorously.

Liuli looked at him with a smile and nodded slightly, "Thank you, Captain, for your advice!" She turned to look at the more and more Xizhou people gathered and said loudly, "Everyone heard clearly, this Captain is saying that he is the protector of the capital. person, so disrespecting him is disrespecting the protector of the capital. Everyone must also know that I am not talented, but I have served the queen. Therefore, if Captain Zhou dares to disrespect me today, he is disrespecting the queen. , if you dare to say that I rebelled, you are slandering the current queen! Please bear witness today, so that we can see if anyone in Xizhou City dares to disrespect the queen, and who dares to slander the queen of treason! "

Hundreds of Xizhou people responded in unison, and the sound was almost deafening.

Liuli walked forward, but Captain Zhou hurriedly took a step to block her. Liuli glanced at him with a smile, "Why, after Captain Zhou just taught you that truth, did you turn around and not take the current queen seriously?" After saying that, he no longer looked at the captain, whose face was purple from holding back, and walked past him with Yun Yi, Feng Piaopiao and others. Hundreds of people from Xizhou happily gathered around them and walked towards the Governor's Mansion. More and more people gathered along the way. Those people from Xizhou who heard the news and came out to investigate saw this situation and immediately joined in. , by the time Liuli walked to the gate of the Governor's Mansion, hundreds of people from Xizhou were already following behind him.

However, at this time, the gate of the Xizhou Governor's Mansion was already in a tense posture.

There were seven or eight hundred border troops surrounding the Dudu Mansion, and there were four to five hundred at the main gate alone. Everyone had a look of evil on their faces. The four to five hundred Xizhou soldiers who were originally training on the training ground also rushed to the gate of the Governor's Mansion under the leadership of the regiment and brigade officers. The leading captain of the frontier army scolded them sternly, ordering them to put down their bows and swords and obey the orders of the Imperial Guard. However, the regimental commander of the Xizhou Prefecture soldiers had a defiant look on their face. He folded his hands and said proudly, "A certain person was ordered to protect Xizhou. I don’t know what it means to hunt down the rebels. If you want someone to put down his bow and sword, you can’t do it unless the governor issues an order!”

The military commander Bian was so angry that his beard almost stood up. He held the military order in his hand and thought that he could easily capture these hundreds of soldiers. Who would have thought that he would encounter such a bastard! Seeing that Tuan Zheng's face was full of contempt, he couldn't bear it anymore, swung his sword out of its sheath, pointed at Tuan Zheng and said angrily, "How dare you disobey military orders?"

The tuanzheng raised his eyebrows, pulled out his saber without hesitation, and sneered, "What? Are you the only one with a saber? If you want me to put down my saber and let you slaughter me, then see if I agree with the saber in my hand first." !”

The officers on both sides drew their swords, but the soldiers below were not willing to show weakness. There was a sound of swords being unsheathed in front of the Governor's Mansion, and countless bright swords flashed with a dazzling cold light in the sun.

Seeing that this situation was about to break out, Liuli couldn't help but pause at her feet, but she heard someone in the Governor's Mansion shout loudly, "Stop, everyone, stop it!"

It’s the last day, keep asking for pink. Why is Mao asking for pink pinches, asking for pink pinches, pink pinches? I'm scratching my head, maybe it's because Jiang Zi is more motivated to update more? There are already 240 votes. I will add more today, before 4pm.

　　

　　

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