Chapter 102
(Thanks to readers "Captain of the Flying Dutchman" for the red tip.)
The fights between princes and princes are not much different from ordinary people. After making an appointment, they first challenge each other, reveal their old secrets, and measure the strength of each other. They all feel that their own side has a good chance of winning. That is a melee. , if there is a big person in the middle to persuade, there is also the possibility of shaking hands and making peace.
There were no persuaders in this battle between Chai Yun and Cui Teng. One was the favorite grandson of Hengyang, and the other was the son of Taifu Cui. No one dared to go into troubled waters.
The time is in the afternoon. At noon, we have enough to eat and drink, just to vent our excess energy.
The location is a barren garden in Northwest City. It used to belong to a certain prince. No one lived there for many years. Only an old servant stayed behind. When he saw that something was wrong, he hid in the room and fell asleep.
The garden is overgrown with weeds, and there are hidden paths, all of which lead to an open space. The open space is next to a half-destroyed pavilion, surrounded by three or five tall trees. run away.
Cui Teng's group arrived first, occupying half of the pavilion, seventy or eighty people, more than half of them were noble sons, and most of the rest were servants. There were only five real martial artists. eyebrow stick.
Chai Yun's team came a little later, but there were more of them, nearly a hundred people. Also, more than half of the members were children of nobles. There were even fewer martial artists, only three. Du Chuanyun was not included. Hou's side, his task is to survive the chaos to keep Cui Teng alive.
Zhang Youcai also wanted to come, but was rejected by Han Ruzi.
Han Ruzi thought that this fight would also be at night, but Chai Yun wanted to go back in the evening to say goodbye to her grandmother, so she hoped that the battle would end before dark.
Han Ruzi was relieved after seeing the half-human tall grass in the garden, Meng E could hide and protect him here.
To be honest, he quite liked how he felt today.
Soon after the sun rose, they gathered to eat and drink. Many of them had met before, but this time they were "old friends". The fear and vigilance of the emperor gradually disappeared. After a few glasses of wine, they dared to come over. Greeting Hou Juan, several of whom, like Zhang Yanghao, had served as bodyguards in the palace, and faced the abolition of the emperor with scornful emotions - more like rejoicing in misfortune, but this is better than turning a blind eye.
When Chai Yun personally came forward to introduce Juan Hou to everyone again, everyone's enthusiasm reached its peak. Han Ruzi found that if he didn't take it too seriously, he couldn't think too much. He could accept the enthusiasm and even be moved a little. a bit.
This illusion was broken by Zhang Yanghao unintentionally. Everyone was about to set off at the time, and there was chaos. He came over, had already drank too much, put his arms around the shoulders of Juan Hou, and said with a big tongue: "This... You're not... the material to be an emperor, you lack that... that kind of bearing, you don't feel confident at first sight, and now you're much better... much better, haha."
Zhang Yanghao was probably kind, but Han Ruzi listened to it, but his heart was filled with a thousand needles, and a smile appeared on his face, "You are not bad, you are more comfortable than in the palace."
Zhang Yanghao pointed at Juan Hou and kept shaking his finger, as if he was about to say a few words from the bottom of his heart.
Du Chuanyun closely followed Marquis Juan and asked in a low voice, "See the moment, don't wait until I've been cut to pieces before you remember to give me the sword."
"Don't worry." Han Ruzi patted the short sword hanging down from his legs. He was not the only one who secretly carried weapons. Everyone thought the same. .
Han Ruzi secretly admired Du Motian, a sword immortal. He was a real old man, and he did not let Du Chuanyun bring the sword.
When the two groups met in the deserted garden, the first quarrel was not the leaders Chai Yun and Cui Teng, but their respective companions.
"Zhang San, you dare to come! The money owed to me has not been repaid, so let's make a decision today."
"Li Si, the last time I was beaten wasn't enough, right? I have to beat him again today!"
"Second brother, why are you there? There are no traitors in our family."
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These noble children know each other and have a lot of grievances. At first, they were mainly acquainted with people, and the quarrel was not too intense. Gradually, their anger rose, and some people started to do it. You punched me, I kicked you, and friends Pull away from the servants, after all, the protagonist of today is not them.
Chai Yun stepped out of the crowd, raised her right arm, and both sides quieted down.
"Cui Teng, don't hide behind, come out and talk."
Cui Teng walked out from behind the five martial artists and stood on the platform, condescendingly, "Okay, Xiao Chaizi, I have recruited a lot of people, but didn't you call your wet nurse? When you're scared, don't you like to eat her? milk?"
Chai Yun laughed loudly, "Cui Teng, you just had a chat with your old gentleman when you went out. Your mouth stinks."
"Stop talking nonsense, let's compare heads, and then start the fight." Cui Teng obviously wasn't the first to have a fight, he was quite disciplined.
"Wait." Chai Yun raised her arms to attract everyone's attention, and then said loudly, "You sons, today's fight is going to be clear, this Cui Teng, Cui Gongzi, everyone knows, he is the imperial prince. Fu and the son of Cui Hong, the chief minister of the Southern Army, relying on the power of the family, forcibly asked the daughter of Marquis Guiyi for marriage. Marquis Guiyi's family yearned for a country of dress and etiquette, and came to surrender from thousands of miles away. "
"What are you talking about?" Cui Teng interrupted Chai Yun with a puzzled look on his face. This was not the little Chaizi he remembered.
Chai Yun ignored him and continued: "The Marquis Guiyi family is law-abiding and honest, and has never caused trouble for many years, but this young master Cui, relying on his father's power, forcibly proposed a marriage, Marquis Guiyi did not agree... …”
Cui Teng blushed and said angrily: "Who said that Marquis Guiyi would not agree? He said that his daughter was still young and would have to wait two years... Besides, it's none of your business? You just covet Hu You's beauty..."
"Everyone has a love for beauty, but I came to see you today to uphold justice and not let you ruin the reputation of Da Chu, and let the Huns of Guiyi think that Da Chu is a shameless person like you. "
Cui Teng's temper was already irritable, but he was filled with righteous indignation by Chai Yun's remarks.
The servants rushed up first, and they all carried sticks of different lengths in their hands. No matter whether it was three, seven, or twenty-one, they slapped the front and back and shouted, but they couldn't hit for a long time.
The martial artists on both sides were more particular. They pushed aside the servants, clasped their fists and saluted each other. After saying a few words, they caught each other and fought each other. Cui Teng had two more martial artists standing on the side and swept the battle.
The disciples of the honorable nobles then joined the battle. The space was too small. They rushed into the nearby weeds to fight. They were very careful and did not take out their hidden weapons.
Chai Yun and Cui Teng yelled, scolded each other in the air for a while, and commanded others for a while, and they were very busy.
There are also some people who rely on their own identity, refuse to participate in the war, retreat to both sides, and only cheer on their lips. Han Ruzi was among these retreaters, and Du Chuanyun was nowhere to be seen. He wanted to take advantage of the chaos to capture Cui Teng, but he didn't know where to hide.
The more the battlefield expands, the more people join in, but there are not many pairs that really fight. Except for the few martial artists, everyone else wants to bully the less with more. , reflexively pursue.
Slowly, Han Ruzi got farther and farther from the open space.
This is not the same as the fight he imagined. He thought that the martial artists would compete one by one, and everyone else just applauded, but it turned out to be a real melee, and it was so confusing that it was impossible to tell who was from whom. Together.
A teenager held up a stick and screamed and rushed towards him. Han Ruzi felt as if he had seen this person in the Chai Mansion. He was about to identify it carefully when the stick was already smashed over. He didn't want to fight, so he turned and ran away.
He didn't run very far in the grass, and the pursuer disappeared.
Han Ruzi was disappointed, and it was a bit ridiculous. It turned out that this was really a melee between noble children. There were no rules, no conspiracy, and even the only plausible excuse he came up with.
Knowing this, he really shouldn't have accepted Chai Yun's invitation.
But things had come to this point, and he couldn't just walk away like this. He still had Du Chuanyun's dagger on his body, so Han Ruzi turned around and walked back. As a result, he lost his way. There were voices everywhere, and he couldn't tell the direction.
"Hey, you're here too," said a nearby voice.
Han Ruzi turned around and saw the King of the East Sea.
"I didn't see you just now." Han Ruzi immediately became vigilant and looked around.
King Donghai came out of the bushes, alone, without even a servant, "I'm sitting in the pavilion, it's really terrible, I thought it would be better to compete with the title first, but I didn't expect to fight. Hehe, I guessed Chai Yun. It will definitely draw you in."
King Donghai looked more normal than in the palace, not so arrogant and domineering, and he seemed to be kind when he saw Han Ruzi.
"I also guessed that you would come." Han Ruzi looked at the King of the East Sea. Logically, they were on each side and should have a fight. Although his internal strength had not improved, he had been squatting with Du's grandfather and grandson for a few months. Ma Bu, who has practiced a set of boxing techniques, is not afraid of the defenseless East Sea King.
"Don't you really want to fight?" Donghai King stopped and said with a smile, looked left and right, saw no outsiders, and continued: "You should fight to the death for the throne, is it worth it for these two guys?"
Han Ruzi also laughed, and his face sank again, "Lin Kunshan and the mad monks of Baoen Temple were ordered by you, right?"
The King of the East Sea shrugged, "Yes, it's me, why don't you honestly go to Xiaonanshan Anxiang Garden? Let me waste my time."
Not expecting the other party to admit so happily, Han Ruzi couldn't help but froze.
"If I want to harm you, I don't need such a complicated plan. In fact, I want to talk to you."
"What are you talking about?"
There were shouts nearby, and there seemed to be a group of people rushing over, Donghai Wang said: "Tonight, in the back alley of Prince Qi's mansion, come and see me if you have the guts, I am alone, you can bring a few, let's talk about the emperor The matter, and Yang Feng. Let's go, go back and persuade, Chai Yun and Cui Teng are both lunatics, don't let them really cause trouble."
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