Chapter 404: 404 blow

Chapter 404: 404 blow

Chapter 404 Chapter 404 Strike

“…”

The madam felt as if the world had suddenly turned upside down before her eyes, everything around her seemed to have turned gray.

Her mind was filled with one thought: What evil had she done? !

Jiang Minshan is her cousin in the next room, and her biological father is her cousin. They used to have a close relationship with her, which they only met a few times during the Chinese New Year. Back then, Jiang Minshan lost her parents at a young age and had no biological brothers. She was left alone in this room as an orphan, helpless.

Mrs. Tai also felt pity for her cousin who was having a hard time living in her uncle's house, so when Jiang Minshan came to the capital to seek refuge with her, she took her in, thinking that the Hou Mansion also had a pair of chopsticks.

She felt that she had nothing to do to her niece, and she had thought of giving Jiang Minshan a dowry and finding a scholar to marry her off, which would also satisfy their aunt-nephew relationship, but one day Jiang Minshan knelt down with Chu Lingxiao. In front of her, beg her to fulfill her wish...

Therefore, she could only help them.

Since Jiang Minshan became Chu Lingxiao's concubine, everyone in the family knew that Chu Lingxiao's most beloved woman was Aunt Jiang. Jiang Minshan even gave birth to the eldest son of the concubine, and her status was stable.

In addition to not having the title of legitimate wife, Jiang Minshan should not live a happy life in the Chu family.

However, Jiang Minshan repaid kindness with vengeance and killed two of her own children!

Thinking of this, Mrs. Tai's heart felt cramped again, as if something heavy had been rolled over her chest.

The madam's eyes were red and filled with tears.

She was already at the age where she had one foot in the coffin. She was supposed to have grandchildren and enjoy her old age in peace, but at this time, she experienced great changes. The white-haired person gave away the black-haired person, and the two parents and children were dead and the other was disabled. She could no longer support her grandchildren.

The truth she just heard from Chu Qianhuang and Aunt Jiang was like a bolt of lightning that struck her hard, knocking her out of her wits.

"Why?" the madam asked in a trembling voice, her wrinkled, bloodless lips were trembling, and her energy was gone.

At this moment, she was like an old woman lying on the bed about to die. Her breath was as thin as a thread, as if she would not be able to catch her breath in the next moment.

"It's for brother Yi." Aunt Jiang said matter-of-factly, curling her lips at the madam and smiling sweetly.

At the same time, the **** tip of the dagger was also aimed at the Madam. At this moment, her body was also stained with some of Chu Qianhuang's blood, just like a flower of Manzhu Shahua on the banks of the Wangchuan River. It was enchanting and gorgeous, making the viewer shudder. .

The madam was afraid, her feet became weak, and she couldn't help but take a step back. She felt that the beautiful and beautiful woman in front of her was like a soul-eating evil ghost.

Aunt Jiang took two steps closer, her eyes as dark as two bottomless ancient wells.

She brought the concubine to Baiyun Temple today to offer incense, nominally to pray for Chu Lingxiao, but in fact she wanted to **** the concubine as well.

Therefore, a stick of incense left the room where Mrs. Tai was staying on the pretext of searching for books in the Sutra Pavilion, but she secretly ordered her cronies to lure the people around Mrs. Tai away. Originally, she would quietly go back to the wing to attack the wife, but unexpectedly she met Chu Qianhuang here...

That's all, in fact, it's just another place to implement her plan.

As long as the last "stumbling block" of Mrs. Tai falls, this old pious woman will no longer be able to interfere with Chu Yunyi's affairs. She died today. She is a grandmother, and Chu Yunyi can only keep her filial piety for one year. That's all, it can't delay his future.

"You..." Mrs. Tai staggered back a few steps, feeling that Jiang Minshan was too vicious and crazy.

Her legs were shaking with fear. At this moment, she didn't know whether she was more shocked, angry, or afraid.

There was a gentle breeze, and at some point, the scorching sun in the sky was covered by snow-like clouds, and the surrounding area became dark.

"Susususu..."

Another shower of pomegranate flowers fell with the wind, falling like drops of blood.

There was a thick smell of blood in the air, which was getting thicker and thicker, as if a storm was coming.

"It will definitely rain today!" Outside Baiyun Temple, a young man in blue, biting a piece of grass, was lying on the branch of a big tree, sniffing with his nose twitching, and sighed, "Master Jiu is really good at it. Pick a day.”

Under the tree, Chu Yunyi's mouth twitched slightly, he raised his head and said: "Brother Tang, you'd better come down, in case someone from the temple sees you..."

"What's wrong with being seen?" Tang Yuchu put his hands behind his head and leaned leisurely against the tree trunk. One leg wearing black short boots was swinging in the air, feeling very comfortable. "Don't worry, nothing will happen. ”

"I'm telling you, you've just been with Yunzhan for a long time, and you've learned from his rigidity."

Tang Yuchu was not being scornful. In fact, for him to lead the team in such a small exercise was already overkill.

There are not many people in Baiyun Temple, and they are all ordinary people who have no power to restrain themselves. There are more than a hundred people here, but the other half are hidden secretly. So far, their mission Just surround Baiyun Temple, watch the four gates and walls of Baiyun Temple, prevent people inside from coming out, and prohibit outsiders from entering again.

That's it, it couldn't be simpler.

To be honest, if the soldiers of the Xuanjia Army couldn't handle such a small exercise, they might as well have killed themselves with a piece of tofu.

Tang Yuchu felt really bored and yawned lazily. The piece of grass he was biting almost fell off, but he bit it again in time.

Chu Yunyi shook the scabbard in his hand, unable to be as calm as Tang Yuchu, who had experienced many battles. He also knows that this is just a small exercise, but he also knows the principle of gradual progress. Only if he performs well this time, he will be able to participate in the next big event!

If he can't even handle small things well, how can he have the nerve to go to the palace to see his sister and brother-in-law in the future?

Chu Yunyi's eyes were burning, and he was already sharpening his sword in his heart, and he almost couldn't hold it in anymore.

Even though the young man didn't say anything, Tang Yuchu's sharp eyes had already seen the clues, and he said jokingly: "This young man is so hot-blooded and too hasty!"

He was only in his twenties, but his tone sounded like a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties.

Chu Yunyi has already learned well. If he doesn't take Tang Yuchu's advice and gets serious with this guy, he will lose.

At this moment, from the direction of the mountain, a young man with a Chinese character in a commoner's shorts and dressed like a bandit came quickly towards Tang Yuchu and Chu Yunyi. He cupped his fists at Tang Yuchu on the tree and said: "Tang Shen General, three thousand battalions of men are here, there should be eight hundred people."

After Gu Jue ascended the throne, all of his capable generals were promoted. Tang Yuchu was no exception, and was promoted from a lieutenant to a staff general.

"Eight hundred people?" Tang Yuchu twitched the corner of his mouth with a half-smile and spat out the grass in his mouth, "You are too underestimated of us."

When the Qi Dynasty was established, the Three Thousand Battalion existed, which was an elite cavalry force. Although it was called the Three Thousand Battalion, its number was actually much more than three thousand. Now the Three Thousand Battalion has a total of five or six thousand soldiers.

Tang Yuchu jumped down from the tree easily, raised his right hand and patted Chu Yunyi's shoulder and said: "I told you, don't worry, look, it's alive!"

Just walking around Baiyun Temple is not even a bowl of soup before the meal. The next step is the highlight of the trip!

Tang Yuchu wiped away his previous laziness, his eyes were as bright as a leopard staring at its prey, and he finally gained some energy.

"..." Chu Yunyi's response was to pull out the long sword in his scabbard, with cold light overflowing.

Tang Yuchu left more than 30 people to continue to guard the area around Baiyun Temple to avoid accidental injuries, and took more than 200 other people, covertly and covertly, to head down the mountain.

The troops were divided into three groups, one was in ambush, the other was walking in the open and waiting for the opponent to come, and the other group was outflanking them from behind.

At this time, the 83,000 soldiers from the battalion who had been ordered to suppress the bandits had already rode their horses to the foot of the mountain. It was inconvenient to ride horses up the mountain, so they abandoned their horses one after another, and then lined up in two teams and rushed up the mountain along the mountain road with great momentum.

They didn't pay any attention to this group of "bandits" on the mountain. There were 800 of them, which was more than enough to deal with a group of bandits who were no more than a ragtag group of bandits.

Little did they know that the "enemy" was already waiting for them.

There is really no suspense in the next battle.

Under the premise that the three thousand battalions underestimated the enemy, more than two hundred officers and soldiers of the Xuanjia Army were one against four. With the help of the favorable location and harmony, they easily captured all eight hundred people alive and disarmed them.

This duel between the two armies, which could not even be called a war, ended in less than half an hour. It was as smooth as if the opponent was made of paper, and the victory was easy.

Even Chu Yunyi defeated five or six people, and the results were quite fruitful.

In this duel between the Xuanjia Army and the Three Thousand Battalion, he deeply realized that the soldiers of the Three Thousand Battalion were neglected in training. They were said to be elite cavalry, but in fact, they were all just show-offs. useless.

The Three Thousand Battalion was like this, and the Fifth Army Battalion was also like this. No wonder the 65,000 soldiers in the Army Battalion were defeated by the swords and guns of the Xuanjia Army, and they had no power to fight at all.

Chu Yunyi calmly wiped his blood-stained sword with a handkerchief and put the sword back into its sheath.

He also controlled the scale very well, only hurting people, not killing. This was also an important lesson he learned in the Xuanjia Army.

While thinking, a man's rough and angry shouting came from the direction down the mountain:

"Bold traitor! This is the emperor's feet. You dare to attack the officers and soldiers here. This is rebellion and rebellion. Do you want to implicate the nine tribes?!"

The person who came was the right lieutenant general who led the troops of the Three Thousand Battalion today. The man had a curly beard and was about forty years old. The bun on his head was a little loose. His armor and clothes were also a little messy, and he looked extremely embarrassed.

Until this moment, the right deputy general was still a little unbelievable.

He was actually captured by a mere group of bandits. Although the strength of this group of bandits really didn't look like they were improvised, they were all elites with strong skills...

Could it be composed of the remaining soldiers who escaped from the previous five military camps?

The right lieutenant general was shouting and threatening, and he was filled with panic and uncertainty. However, when he saw Tang Yuchu leaning on a tree trunk and hugging his chest leisurely in front of him, he was stunned.

In the past, his dignified right lieutenant general of the Three Thousand Battalion would naturally not bother to know unknown people like Tang Yuchu. But since the new emperor ascended the throne, these old subordinates of his have become the focus of everyone's attention. Like Su Mubai, like Pei Linye, like Yun Zhan... and the Tang Yuchu who had just been promoted to general in front of him.

"Tang...General Tang Shen." The right deputy general stammered.

It was obviously the new emperor who ordered him to come here to suppress the bandits, but how could this "bandit leader" be Tang Yuchu!

The right lieutenant's neck and back immediately broke out in a cold sweat, and the sweat soaked his middle coat.

He didn't dare to think deeply about what was going on.

Tang Yuchu was still leaning on the tree trunk, as if he could lean on it without standing, crossed his arms across his chest, and said leisurely and lazily: "Didn't we mobilize five thousand people? Why are there only a few hundred people?"

Right Lieutenant: "..."

Tang Yuchu didn't wait for him to speak, and then asked: "The emperor is in danger, and I asked you to come to the rescue with all your strength, but you only mobilized a few hundred people. Do you intend to kill the emperor?"

Tang Yuchu said this last sentence with a smile, which was simply heartbreaking.

"!!" The right deputy general's eyes widened in horror.

According to Tang Yuchu's words, he deliberately failed to save the holy driver when he saw him in danger. This was a serious crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan.

The right deputy general's heartbeat was beating fast, and he shook his head quickly: "General Tang Shen, you misunderstood! No, absolutely not!"

The right lieutenant told the truth. He really didn't mean to be negligent.

Just now, someone took Gu Jue's token and went to the Three Thousand Battalion to mobilize troops. When it was said that Gu Jue encountered bandits in Baiyun Temple, he was almost scared out of his mind.

There are a total of 5,600 soldiers in the Three Thousand Battalion with military status, but in fact there are only 2,500 of them, and not all of these 2,500 are in the military camp. Half of them have other jobs outside. There were only 1,200 soldiers actually on standby in the military camp.

The new emperor was in danger at Baiyun Temple and said that he wanted to mobilize troops temporarily, so he had no choice but to do it. He also sent someone to notify Lieutenant General Zuo to see if he would gather a group of soldiers over later. At least there was an explanation.

The right lieutenant had originally thought well. This was the capital. Even if there were bandits, they would definitely be in a bad climate. He estimated that the number of bandits would not exceed two hundred. So even if he brought a few less people to rescue him, this would be a total of eight Hundreds of people may not be incapable of fighting.

As a result, they really didn't have the strength to fight, and they were not bandits at all.

The right lieutenant almost burst into tears. He knew the trouble was still to come. The cold sweat on his body became more intense, and even beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Tang Yuchu continued to press: "Vice General Li You, the facts are here. Do you want to personally count how many people you brought here? May I ask where the remaining four thousand people are?"

"If you refuse to send troops, is that not disobeying the Holy Order and intending to kill the king?!"

Tang Yuchu directly labeled the opponent as "disobeying the holy order" and "regicide" one by one.

Lieutenant General Li You's hair was numb for a while and his feet were weak, but he did not want to bear such a crime that would be enough to kill his entire family. He said calmly: "General Tang, you misunderstood. I really only have this few people here..."

When these words were spoken, Lieutenant General Li You could no longer look directly into Tang Yuchu's eyes.

A sneer appeared on Chu Yunyi's face, his eyes cold.

But Tang Yuchu was still smiling, as if wearing a playful mask on his face, and asked: "There are only so many people in the Three Thousand Battalion?"

Lieutenant General Li You: "..."

Lieutenant General Li You seemed to be mute, speechless, his temples soaked with sweat.

The mountain wind blows in waves, the weather is slightly gloomy, and there is even a trace of water vapor in the air.

Tang Yuchu didn't intend to say anything more to the other party. Anyway, his mission had been completed, and he had completed it beautifully.

He applauded himself in his heart, and at the same time stretched out his hand to Lieutenant General Li You in a gesture of invitation: "Please come with me, Lieutenant General Li You, to see the Emperor!"

Tang Yuchu did not forget to give Chu Yunyi a wink, meaning that when the person was handed over to Gu Jue, their errand would be considered a deal.

Lieutenant General Li You had no room for refusal and followed Tang Yuchu mechanically towards Baiyun Temple. His mind was buzzing. He had no idea what to say when he met Gu Jue later.

When they arrived at the gate of Baiyun Temple, Chu Yunyi stepped forward and knocked on the gate three times regularly, and then the gate was opened from the inside.

The previous panic in Baiyun Temple has disappeared and calm has returned.

Just in front of a stick of incense, after Tang Yuchu had captured almost 800 people from the Three Thousand Battalion, he sent people to find Gu Jue to revive him. Gu Jue immediately asked Jingfeng to tell the people in the temple that those who were surrounding the temple outside were People don't really have bandits, this is an exercise for officers and soldiers.

Most of these pilgrims didn't understand what the drill was, but after Jingfeng explained it, they understood.

It turned out to be military training.

That is to say, if we encounter bandits, we will deploy troops and generals to destroy the bandits and protect the people like today.

While the people were relieved, they were also a little excited, especially when they learned that the emperor and empress were offering incense at Baiyun Temple today, they were all excited.

Their eyes were all shining brightly as they looked at Gu Jue and Shen Qianchen outside the Main Hall, chattering incessantly:

"We can train with the emperor and empress today. Isn't that the same as those who are officials?"

"Oh, this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance. My ancestors burned incense."

"No wonder, I read the almanac before going out today. Today is an auspicious day for traveling and getting married."

"The emperor and the queen are really a couple of gods and goddesses. I look like gods and goddesses walking down the painting."

"That's that's..."

Those people were all in high spirits, and had long forgotten all their previous apprehensions and fears.

They were excited, but no one dared to come forward to talk to Gu Jue and Shen Qianchen.

While they were chatting and laughing, they saw the gate of Baiyun Temple open outside. Young men and young men in civilian clothes were walking toward Gu Jue with a soldier wearing a bronze helmet and iron armor.

The thick beard on Lieutenant General Li You's face could not cover up his pale complexion, and his eyes were filled with panic.

As soon as he saw Gu Jue, Lieutenant General Li You knelt down on one knee and saluted: "I will see you at last, your Majesty." He didn't even dare to say those words that meant the rescuer was late.

In contrast, Tang Yuchu was much more casual. He just handed over his hand and reported to Lieutenant General Li You to bring 800 people to rescue him, saying that the 3,000 battalion could only mobilize so many people.

Lieutenant General Li You felt that the surrounding temperature dropped suddenly.

Gu Jue stood with his hands behind his hands, his expression very cold, and asked: "Only 800 people can be mobilized. How many people are there in the Three Thousand Battalion?"

"Two thousand five hundred people." Deputy Li You's eyes wandered, trying to hide something.

"Two thousand five hundred people?" Gu Jue raised his eyebrows and his eyes turned cold.

Lieutenant General Li You felt that everything from his skin to his flesh and bones was cold, down to his bones. He could only reply: "Half of them are not in the camp."

If the new emperor had mobilized his troops one day in advance, these more than a thousand people could still appear in the camp. However, today, the three thousand battalion was killed and was caught off guard.

Thinking of this, Lieutenant General Li You had a vague guess in his mind: Maybe the new emperor had long known about the problem of empty pay in the army, so today he took three thousand battalions to operate...

If that's the case...

Thinking about it, two lines of sweat dripped down from Lieutenant General Li You's temples, and his heart almost jumped out of his chest.

The next moment, he heard Gu Jue's cold voice coming from above his head: "Just three thousand battalions?"

Gu Jue only asked these four words, but Lieutenant General Li You had already understood what he said. He was asking himself, is it only the Three Thousand Battalion that eats empty pay?

Lieutenant General Li You was dripping with cold sweat. Of course, he could not bear all the blame for this matter.

In fact, the problem of empty pay in the military has been around for a long time. During the reign of Emperor Renzong, the Yongding Marquis Mansion was involved in the case of empty pay. After the late Emperor Gu Lang ascended the throne, the problem became even more serious.

Lieutenant General Li You lowered his head further, took a deep breath, and gritted his teeth and said, "Both of them."

After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but look up at Gu Jue, and happened to see a faint smile on Gu Jue's lips. It was so meaningful that it made him feel scared.

Gu Jue didn't say anything more to Lieutenant General Li You, pulled Shen Qianchen and left together, leaving only two words:

"Go back to the palace!"

(End of chapter)