The dream of a lonely hero

Two masked men in black, each holding a shining steel knife, rushed to chop Zhao Guangyi, who was sleeping soundly. Soon after, Yan Yun waved his hands, and two cold lights were directed at the two masked men in black. He heard"clang clang" as two steel knives fell to the ground, and a masked man in black was killed by Yan Yun. The"index finger dart" thrown by Yan Yun hit the back of the head and fell down immediately. Another masked man in black was hit on the wrist by the"index finger dart" thrown by Yan Yun and jumped out of the window. Yan Yun chased after him like an arrow off the string. The masked man in black reached the patio, and Yan Yun had already caught up with him. He slapped the masked man in black on top of his head with the back of his sword, and the man in black fell to the ground with a plop. Yan Yun flicked his wrist, put the tip of his sword against the throat of the masked man in black, and shouted:"If you dare to move, I will kill you!"

Zhao Guangyi was awakened, got up, put on his clothes and got out of bed,"thumped" and was The dead body next to the bed was moved, and when he saw the gleaming steel knife on the ground, he felt that he had a general idea of ​​the corpse next to him. He was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat and shouted,"Assassin! There is an assassin!" Hearing Yanyun's voice from the patio, he hurriedly climbed up He got up and went straight to the patio and said:"Yan Yun, look at the true face of this assassin."

Yan Yun took off the veil of the masked assassin. By the moonlight, Zhao Guangyi recognized that the assassin was Wang Yong, the schoolmate of Li Weidong, the governor of Anguo. He thought for a moment , said:"Yan Yun will bring the assassin to justice quickly."

Yan Yun hesitated for a moment and said:"Your Highness, will there be no trial?"

Zhao Guangyi said in an urgent tone:"Do you want me to say it again?"

Yan Yun raised his sword and lowered it."Gululu" Wang Yong's head fell to the ground.

Around the bedroom, Dai Xing, the handsome beard man, Sang Zan, the brave military guest, Yang Mao, Zhou Ying, the brave military guest, Shang Feng, the brave military guest, and other escorts were holding lanterns. The torch rushed towards the wind, and when he saw everything in front of him, he knew that there was an assassin. He knew that he had made a mistake and ended up like this. Except for the sound of"Puff" from the burning torch, there was silence.

Zhao Guangyi broke the silence with one word, saying:"Everyone It's been a few days, go back and rest."The tone was heavy.

It was not a reproach, not a punishment. Although Dai Xing, Sangzan and others were warriors, most of them were not lacking in intelligence. Of course, their master understood the meaning behind the words. Dai Xing and Sangzan fell to their knees with a plop.

Dai Xing said:"Dai Xing neglected his duties on duty, causing His Highness to be almost killed by an assassin. How dare he be punished with death!"

Sangzan said:"Sangzan should be punished with death even if he is on duty!

The guards and servants all knelt on the ground and said,"You dare to be punished by death!""

Zhao Guangyi had no expression on his face. He was quiet for a moment and said as humorously as possible:"Haha! I almost became the victim of the assassin, but fortunately, there were many brave men to protect me, and I was unscathed. You all have worked hard, and rest early. Dai

Xing said:"This subordinate has neglected his duty. If Your Highness does not punish him, he will kill himself to apologize!""Canglang" he drew out his sword and put it across his neck.

Sangzan did the same.

Zhao Guangyi took a few steps and said:"Punishment, if you want to punish me, the first person to be punished is me. I have been neglectful to you as a school supervisor on weekdays. Besides, you have been attacking recently." The grass bandits in Centipede Mountain are often tired, and it is inevitable that they will be sparse. Dai

Xing said:"Your Highness, please do not excuse your subordinates. Dai Xing is so ashamed that he wants to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. If His Highness does not issue an edict to punish him, Dai Xing will have no choice but to die to apologize!""

Sangzan said:"Sangzan is a rough man who doesn't understand any truth. He only knows that merit must be rewarded and punishment must be punished. If Your Highness does not punish me, then you have abandoned me. It is better to let me die!""

Dai Xing and Sang Zan spoke sincerely.

Zhao Guangyi said:"I share the same love as father and son with you, how can you let go?"

Sang Zan said:"In that case, I will make your decision on this matter to Your Highness." He turned to the officer behind him and said,"The King of Liang County issued an oral order: Sang Zan, Dai Xing, and Yang Mao were not in good condition when they were on duty as bodyguards, which caused the assassin to break in." The prince's inner chamber almost killed the prince and punished him with an eighty-butt stick."

Sangzan and Dai Xing were lying on the ground waiting to be tortured.

Yang Mao slowly lay on the ground and suddenly said loudly:"The little one - the little one is as skinny as a chicken, not to mention eighty, just a dozen butt bones. They are all going to be broken into pieces. I beg Your Highness to spare my little life and repay Your Highness in the future!

Zhao Guangyi said expressionlessly:"Volunteer!""

Yang Mao"sneaked out" like a mouse and crawled into the crowd behind him.

Shang Feng, a brave military guest, grabbed Yang Mao's belt and threw it forward like a chicken, shouting,"The prince has been raising you for nothing. Even if I die, I will be loyal to His Highness!"

Several government officials rushed over and hit Sangzan, Dai Xing, and Yangmao on the buttocks with big sticks. My yangmao was so painful that I cried for my father and my mother and howled incessantly.

Yan Yun was begging for mercy for Chen Xin and Yuanda, but he suddenly bumped into these things. He didn't know what to do, let alone what to say, and stood there at a loss.

Zhao Guangyi ordered the government officials to temporarily drag the corpses of the two assassins into the wing of the courtyard. When Jia Su heard the news, he ran over in panic and saw Sangzan and Dai Xing being tortured. He asked"Fighting Wu Ben" Zhou Ying in a low voice. He got the general idea and stood aside. After Sangzan, Dai Xing, and Yangmao were tortured, they were helped back to rest by the government officials, and the escorting officials also resigned one after another. Only Zhao Guangyi, Jia Su, and Yan Yun were left standing in the courtyard.

There is no such line among the 360 ​​lines, but this line of work definitely depends on craftsmanship. It is the yamen servant who is in charge of punishment. With the cane in hand, life and death, severity and severity can only be determined by a thought. Some of them were beaten to pieces, but their flesh and bones were not injured. This is called"heavy on the outside but light on the inside"; some were beaten to death, but the skin was red and swollen, but the inside was severely injured. This is called"light on the outside but heavy on the inside". Of course the officials in charge of punishment in Zhangzhou knew who Dai Xing, Sangzan, and Yangmao were. They were the confidants brought by the prince from the palace in Tokyo. Naturally, they used the"emphasis on the outside and light on the inside" approach. After being punished, the most Within three to five days, things were back to normal.

Of course Zhao Guangyi knew why Yan Yun came. If Yan Yun hadn't come to plead for Chen Xin and Yuanda late at night and happened to catch this scene, he would have lost his body and praised Yan Yun. No, Yan Yun must be killed. He blocked what he said and said:"Yan Yun, it's late at night, go back and have a rest."

Yan Yun still stood there, not knowing what to say.

Jia Su said:"The county prince's arrow injury has not yet healed and he has been tired for most of the night. He is in urgent need of recuperation. Yan Yun should go back." Yan Yun couldn't bear to ask Zhao Guangyi to bother him anymore. Although he was unwilling to achieve his purpose, he had no choice but to go back. Without saying goodbye, he turned his heavy body and slowly disappeared into the night with heavy steps.

Jia Su accompanied Zhao Guangyi into the bedroom. The prince's servants had already cleaned the bedroom and lit the lamp. The guests and hosts took their seats.

Jia Su said:"Your Highness is not seriously injured, right?"

Zhao Guangyi said:"There is no danger."

Jia Su said:"Your Highness, it should be Yan Yun who saves the driver! There is no greater merit than rescuing the driver, so why doesn't Your Highness reward you with a penny?"

Zhao Guangyi frowned. He locked his eyes and said:"What should I reward him with? A mountain of gold. Does he need it? Is it easy to control people who don't need money in this world?"

Jia Su was silent for a moment and said:"What does he want?"

Zhao Guangyi said:"The leader of the security bandit Chen Xin and Yuanda's lives."

Jia Su said:"This - this, Chen Xin and Yuanda's crime is unpardonable!"

Zhao Guangyi said:"How can a monk in his early twenties understand the stakes!"

Jia Su changed the topic. , asked:"Has the identity of the assassin been identified?"

Zhao Guangyi said:"We will find out tomorrow."

The next morning, Zhao Guangyi sent his subordinates to invite Li Weidong into the living room. Li Weidong was full of energy. The guests and hosts sat down, and the deacons on the left and right offered tea and exchanged pleasantries. Zhao Guangyi turned to the topic and said:"Two assassins sneaked into my bedroom last night. If it weren't for the effective protection of the guards, what Commander Jie saw today would be my head." He looked at Li Weidong's facial expression from the corner of his eyes.

Li Weidong was surprised and said:"Who dares to assassinate His Highness?"

Zhao Guangyi summoned the government officials and said:"Bring the assassins up."

After a while, the government officials carried the bodies of the two assassins in and placed them on the ground. Li Weidong looked away, stunned for a moment, then looked carefully, his face changed drastically, he stood up in a panic, and couldn't say a word,"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! No, I don't know, I don't know, Weidong doesn't know."——"

Zhao Guangyi's eyes inadvertently scanned every detail of Li Weidong's movements, missing nothing, and said:"How could Commander Ji know that Wang Yong and Luo Yong were so bold and reckless?"

Li Weidong sweated profusely in panic and said:"Wang Yong, Luo Yong is playing cruel tricks. Wei Dong, as a superior, cannot see through his evil deeds. He is punished with death!" He fell to his knees with a thud.

Zhao Guangyi consoled him:"Wang Yong and Luo Yong are cruel, violent and wanton, and their crimes should be punished. Although they are subordinates of Commander Ji, they will never be able to join Commander Ji. Please get up. Commander Ji is the third-rank vassal commander of the imperial court, and I am only the sixth. It is against the rules of etiquette to judge the governor. If this move is heard by a villain with ulterior motives, you and I cannot afford to suffer." He stood up and took Li Weidong in his arms, and then said,"Prince Han (Prime Minister Zhao Pu) is my king's son. My best friend is Prince Fang (Zhao Guangmei), not to mention my brother, who is a compatriot from my mother’s side. You are so friendly with them, and I can’t ask for more."

Zhao Guangyi pointed out that Li Weidong’s head was a rat with several boats on both ends, knocking on the mountain to shake the tiger..

Li Weidong said:"The third-level vassal commanders were given by the old master, King Fu, His Highness. If His Highness had not been careful these years, the subordinate counties of this vassal town would have been abolished by the court. The Anguo jun of this vassal town is only a fifth-class vassal town, but the Privy Council has always regarded it as a third-class vassal town. When the vassal town distributes military pay, isn't it because His Highness is taking care of it? Wei Dong feels that he has forgotten himself, and Wei Dong will never be able to repay this kindness even if he is killed! Wei Dong is His Highness's slave at all times and everywhere, and I hope His Highness will never act like this."Jie Shuai."

Zhao Guangyi said in a low voice:"If Weidong hadn't helped the lonely king back then, how could the lonely king have achieved any success?’"

Li Weidong thought: He still remembers! That's a double-edged sword. Cheng Cheng said in fear:"Weidong-Weidong can't remember."

Zhao Guangyi understood and stopped talking, saying:"I hope Jie Shuai will handle the matter regarding your master Yuan Chao! I will now hand Yan Yun over to Jie Shuai. Come on. People, bring Yan Yun up!"

"no no!"Li Weidong hurriedly stood up and bowed to salute,"Your Highness has broken Weidong! The rebellious son Yuan Chao deserved death for his evil deeds and unbridled behavior. If Yan Yun hadn't killed him in time, Wei Dong would have been implicated. I wanted to express my gratitude to Yan Yun in person, but due to the family ugliness, I had to give up. I hope Your Highness will not mention this matter again!"

Zhao Guangyi said:"Jie Shuai is really clear about love and hate and magnanimous! Please take a seat! Please take a seat!

Li Weidong sat down and said,"I'm ashamed!""

Zhao Guangyi said:"I won't say any polite words, Commander-in-Chief. How can Wang Yong, Luo Yong and Xiaoxiao such as Wang Yong and others break up the friendship between you and me?" He ordered the deacon to give a thousand-year-old ginseng tree to Li Weidong, saying:"Weidong suffered a lot when he was trapped in the bandits' den. This tree was given to me by the King of Goryeo last year. I was reluctant to use it, so it is just a gift to you." Replenish your body and take care of your body. It will carry a heavier burden for our Song Dynasty in the future."

Korean ginseng is worth a lot of money. Li Weidong is also a high-ranking official in the imperial court and naturally knows the product. He was moved to tears and said:"Well, that Weidong is ashamed of himself.

Zhao Guangyi said:"Now that the banditry in Centipede Mountain has been eliminated, Weidong should return to the town early. If word spreads that the clan has interacted with the vassal, it is not a small crime.""

Li Weidong bid farewell to Zhao Guangyi and set off to return to Xingzhou under the rule of the feudal lord on the same day.

Everything was so sudden that Li Weidong had no room to think. Wang Yong and Luo Yong, the pro-camps, assassinated Zhao Guangyi last night. Did they kill him on the spot, or did they fail and were executed after being interrogated by Zhao Guangyi? , what Wang Yong and Luo Yong said, he had no idea whether the blame would be placed on Li Weidong. Even though Zhao Guangyi's move had a huge psychological shock to Li Weidong, it was also a clever win over, and he also warned against it by knocking on the mountain and Zhenhu. Two boats can be said to kill three birds with one stone. Li Weidong's adopted nephew Yuan Chao was killed by Liang Jun Wang Zhao Guangyi's servant Yan Yun in Tokyo City. Zhao Guangyi only mentioned it now, which fully shows that Zhao Guangyi's self-confidence is not a kind of confidence in Li Weidong. Photographed by Cheng. Zhao Guangyi's political method of both intimidating and suppressing and appeasing and wining over Li Weidong was not to say clever.

Li Weidong was older than Zhao Guangyi, but he admired his scheming skills.

Zhangzhou Posthouse.

Zhao Yuanchun sat in front of the desk, holding his hand He was playing with Yu Ruyi, thinking: Chen Xin and Yuanda are both Yan Yun's sworn brothers, but to end up in a place where their heads are separated, Yan Yun must be heartbroken, Yan Yun values ​​​​their sworn friendship more important than his life. Can Yun overcome this hurdle? At this point, it is difficult for him to escape the blame. He recruited Wang Rong, defeated Chen Xin's minions in Zhangzhou City, plotted to win over Chen Xin, and cleaned Centipede Mountain all by himself. Wang Xian's plan; Yan Yun will think of him in the future when he knows how he will view him - insidious and vicious; Chen Xin and Yuanda robbed houses and killed officers and soldiers, shot and wounded their younger brother Liang Junwang, and captured Jiedushi. This is all in the eyes of the government. It is a heinous crime that will definitely alarm the court. Even if it is not wiped out this time, the court will definitely send out the imperial army to clear it out. The results for Chen Xin and Yuanda will be the same as now. Can Yan Yun think of this?

No matter how you think about it, Zhao Yuanchun is against Yan Yun The guilt could not be wiped away.

Zhao Yuanrong ran in and said:"Sister! Today is the day when Chen Xin and Yuanda are to be executed. Yan Yun—Yan Yun must be heartbroken. What should we do? It's almost three quarters to noon, and the soul-chasing cannon went off. What should I do?"He was so anxious that the ants on the hot pot were spinning around.

Zhao Yuanchun said:"Chen Xin and Yuanda killed the army, robbed the king's carriage, and shot and wounded the emperor's younger brother. Their sins are unpardonable!"

For a moment, Zhao Yunrong suddenly stopped and said to himself,"Will Yan Yun - this is the only way." He took off the Danfeng Sword on the wall and ran out like the wind.

Zhao Yuanchun shouted hurriedly:"Yanrong! Resentment! Don't be confused! Don't be confused!"

Zhao Yuanrong could not hear it for a long time.

Zhao Yuanchun was so worried that after thinking about it, he could do nothing.

""Dong-dong" three soul-chasing cannons from the execution ground were transmitted into the post house. Zhao Yuanchun said in his heart: Yanyun, hold on, hold on!

Soon, Zhao Yuanrong ran in happily, out of breath, and said:"Good thing—— Good thing! Chen Xin—Chen Xin and Yuanda were pardoned!

Zhao Yuanchun was shocked," Oh!""

Zhao Yuanrong said:"Sister, you miscalculated this time. It is the decree of the county king Jun passed by Yan Yun.

Zhao Yunrong thought about it and said,"There is a reason for it.""

It was approaching noon and the sun was unable to dispel the cold winter. Yan Yun was kneeling on the patio of the back hall of Zhangzhou Yamen. Zhao Guangyi folded his arms and frowned to endure the pain. He flipped through an old yellowed book on the desk with one hand. A famous local doctor Wang Yuanyou was changing his dressing on one side. Jia Su and Chai Yuxi stood aside with their sleeves hanging down. Jia Su said:"Although Yan Yun was born in a grassland, he has also been successful in both civil and military affairs. He is not ignorant of the laws of the imperial court. How can he be so ignorant of the principles? I have been kneeling for two hours while begging for mercy for the bandit leader."

Zhao Guangyi said coldly:"It's all because I can't train him well.

Jia Su panicked and said,"Your Highness blames himself for making me feel ashamed. As the chief Cao of the palace, I failed to train Yan Yun out. He is really incompetent. I beg your Highness to punish him.""

""Dong dong" The second soul-chasing cannon from the execution ground was transmitted to the state government office. The third soul-chasing cannon sounded, and Chen Xin and Yuanda's heads were about to fall to the ground. Yan Yun was heartbroken, his insides were burning, and he shouted at the top of his lungs,"Your Highness, if If he doesn't forgive his second brother and eighth brother, Yan Yun is willing to go with them!"The sound shook the roof tiles. With a"canglang" sound, he drew out the Qinglong Sword and placed it across his neck.