Jiuxi

Chapter 156 Chapter 155 [A moment of change]

Lu Chen turned his horse's head at the fork in the official road and headed north. There was a small town called Xiayi more than twenty miles ahead, where they would rest for the night.

Everyone moved forward in silence, obviously their moods were a little low due to what had happened previously.

It has been 14 years since the Jing Dynasty cavalry slaughtered various places in the north. For young people like Lu Chen and Li Chengen, most of the horrors of the world at that time are only the memories passed down by the elders orally. After all, they lack the feeling of personal pain.

When they were in Huaizhou, they had also heard rumors about the Jing Dynasty's powerful people being arrogant and tyrannical. However, today they saw with their own eyes that Jing Dynasty cavalry whipped down the people of Beiyan, especially since he and his companions were used to it haha The laughing expression gave everyone in the Southern Qi Dynasty who was watching this scene a more intuitive understanding of the cruelty and cruelty of the Jing Dynasty's powerful officials.

As the saying goes, one can know autumn with one leaf, and one can know the whole leopard by looking at one spot.

Li Chengen and others followed Lu Chen to participate in the Battle of Guangling. They had seen how Jing Dynasty soldiers massacred the unarmed Huaizhou people on the city wall. The anger in the hearts of the soldiers was also one of the important reasons for the Qi army's victory in that battle.

Now that the memories of that time were recalled, these young people all had solemn expressions on their faces, and their expressions were particularly dignified.

"Most of those cavalry are the elite of the Xiashan Army of the Jing Dynasty. This army is the capital of the Qingyu clan. In the Battle of Heluo 14 years ago, they were the first batch of Jing Dynasty troops to climb the old capital."

In the silent atmosphere, Yuchi Gui's deep voice reached everyone's ears.

Lu Chen looked at this middle-aged man with an extremely ordinary appearance with some surprise. He thought he was just a master in the world. Later, he got tired of the wandering life and his friendship with Xiao Wangzhi, so he chose to live in seclusion in Huaihe. state.

He took advantage of the situation and asked: "Senior, have you dealt with Qing Yugong?"

Yuchi Gui's tone was slightly erratic, as if he was reminiscing about the past: "After Heluo City was destroyed, I once tried to assassinate Qing Yugong's father, Qing Yuding."

This sentence made several young people around him stand in awe.

When talking about the history of the Jing Dynasty, which was founded 51 years ago, there are a few people who cannot be ignored, including the late emperor of the Jing Dynasty and Qing Yuding, a pair of monarchs and ministers who were extremely good at military affairs.

Although the first emperor of the Jing Dynasty was too violent in dealing with the poor families of the northern gentry, his reform of the military system was the key to the rise of the Jing Dynasty. After the new emperor ascended the throne, he made timely adjustments and adopted the method of forming the Northern Yan puppet court with clan members and gradually infiltrating it. The strategy of assimilation perfectly made up for the mistakes of the late emperor.

Qing Yuding is the God of War as famous as the famous Daqi general Yang Guangyuan. After Yang Guangyuan died unjustly, Daqi no longer had a general who could face Qing Yuding on the battlefield. At that time, Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun were still too young. , not fully mature.

If you want to single-handedly assassinate a generational hero like Qing Yuding, regardless of the chance of success, just having the courage to make this decision and still being able to escape unscathed is extraordinary.

Feeling the admiration of the young people around him, Yuchi Gui laughed at himself: "If you were in my situation at that time, you would have similar determination. This is not a heroic act. Besides, I haven't seen Qing Yu at all. Certainly."

He turned to look at Lu Chen, with a sigh in his eyes: "I was stopped by Qing Yugong, and I didn't take advantage of him. We are similar in age, and to be honest, I can't believe his martial arts. I thought Qing Yugong People from the Lian clan are not good at martial arts. Later I found out that the Qingyu clan has a long history of practicing martial arts for generations. Qing Yugong was already the number one master in the Jing Dynasty when he was seventeen or eighteen years old. However, we Qi people didn’t know that and still continued to do so. Treat them as rude and ignorant savages.”

Lu Chen said seriously: "Senior, there is no need to blame yourself too harshly. In the situation back then, it was thousands of people like seniors who dared to live to death that could keep the fire of Daqi's survival alive."

The melancholy on Yuchi Gui's face gradually faded away, and he returned to his usual calmness.

He was not used to accepting compliments from others. Even though he knew that Lu Chen was sincere, he still changed the subject and said, "It seemed that those Jing Dynasty cavalrymen did a lot of things to oppress the people of the North, and I noticed that some of them You are observing us, do you need me to go to Ruyin City?"

During this period of time, he never deliberately showed off his martial arts, nor did he talk boastfully in front of these juniors. It was as if the surface of the lake was calm and calm, and only occasionally revealed its splendor when he talked about the past.

Although these words now contained fierce murderous intent, he still spoke them calmly and calmly.

Li Chengen and Tan Zheng couldn't help but their eyes lit up. Of course they understood the meaning of "going to Ruyin City" - without other words, they would kill all the Jing Dynasty cavalry.

Lu Chen didn't think too much. He shook his head decisively and said, "No need."

Yuchigui looked at him slightly surprised.

Lu Chen met his gaze and said calmly: "Senior, the most important thing for us is not to kill dozens of Jing Dynasty soldiers to vent our anger, but to strive to one day break through the Jing Dynasty Imperial City. To achieve this goal, we must There must be temporary forbearance.”

The young man next to him immediately calmed down.

Yu Chigui was silent for a moment and said with emotion: "That makes sense." After a brief exchange, everyone calmed down and hurried on.

That night they stayed at an ordinary inn in Xiayi City, and continued their journey north early the next morning.

At noon, everyone walked to the wilderness and there was no village or shop in front of them. Lu Chen raised his head and glanced at the blazing sunshine, then took everyone to rest in the forest next to the valley.

Prolonged movement consumes a lot of strength on the mounts' legs, so they have to stop to eat and drink unnecessarily.

Everyone sat on the ground under the shade of the trees, using the water and dry food they had brought with them. Lu Chen took advantage of the close relationship he had previously established to ask Yu Chigui about some stories in the world.

At this moment, the sound of rapid horse hooves suddenly came from the south, and soon a group of knights were seen galloping towards them. After stopping at the edge of the forest, they jumped off their mounts in unison and strode towards Lu Chen.

Li Chengen and others immediately stood up and looked at these people warily.

The identity of the other party is self-evident. It is the Jing Dynasty cavalry whom we saw on the official road yesterday. They did not even change their clothes. The only difference is that only more than 20 people came, including a few more people wearing round-neck robes with bright eyes. man.

The leader, Jingren, was about thirty years old, with a rough appearance but cold snake-like eyes. He stopped when he was about half a foot away from Lu Chen, and then sneered: "You guys ran so fast that I almost couldn't catch up. "

Lu Chen stood up, dusted off his sleeves, and responded calmly: "What do you mean by this?"

His little move made Jingren frown slightly, and then he said in a deep voice: "I suspect that you are spies from the south."

The dignitaries of the Jing Dynasty did not have direct jurisdiction over the people of Beiyan. They usually gave orders directly to the local officials. However, if they forced themselves to do something like this, the officials of Beiyan would not dare to comment.

Lu Chen looked past these people and saw that there was no other movement outside the forest, so he said calmly: "We are merchants from Jiangbei Road. We are going to Henan Road to purchase medicinal materials. We have the road guide and certificate issued by the government."

Hearing the words "Hongshang on Jiangbei Road", the leader of Jingren was determined, and he said arrogantly: "Fuck you, I will say you are a spy, you are a spy! You will hand over all your property immediately and be arrested without mercy. I can consider exempting you from the crime." Once you die."

Lu Chen noticed that his eyes were looking at his mount not far away from time to time, and then glanced at the deserted environment around him. He suddenly understood, and then felt a bit ridiculous in his heart.

Could it be that these Jingren were so unscrupulous in Beiyan territory that they would openly and openly rob and plunder whatever they liked?
More than [-] brave men on the opposite side surrounded them.

Lu Chen remained unmoved and said calmly: "I don't understand what you are talking about."

"court death!"

The leader, Jingren, obviously had no interest in continuing to talk nonsense with Lu Chen. He originally just wanted to intimidate so as not to waste energy, but now he saw that these people were actually quite courageous. After giving the order, he immediately pulled out twenty shining steel knives, causing a stir. Coming roaring.

In the bright and sharp sword light, everyone's eyes were blurred.

At this moment, the twenty steel knives were about to be raised. The three men in robes beside the leader looked at each other coldly. Judging from the situation, they should be the masters raised by the princess and did not intend to take action immediately. .

Lu Chen has been adjusting his breath. Although there are more people on the other side, he has no fear in his heart.

After the assassination in Xiliu Lane in the capital, he felt that his martial arts had improved greatly, as if he had broken through some kind of threshold at a critical moment of life and death.This feeling was also confirmed later in the communication with Li Bingxue, especially when Li Bingxue took out the ancestral mental method without hesitation and discussed it with him in detail, which greatly improved his understanding of the Mysterious Sutra.

At the moment when the opponent suddenly attacked, Lu Chen took a step forward. When he raised his left foot, he saw that everyone around him had drawn his sword.

This was another source of confidence for him. Li Chengen and the other six people had the best martial arts skills among the many nursing homes of the Lu family. According to Lu Tong, these six people had a tacit understanding and a tacit understanding. The six swords merged into one, and even ranked among the top [-] in the martial arts list. The top players can block it for a period of time.

Li Chengen moved the fastest. When the Jingren ordered to take action, he already had the long knife in his hand and swung it from bottom to top, followed closely by the others.

In Lu Chen's sight, time seemed to suddenly slow down at this moment, and Yuchi Gui beside him was already two feet away in the next moment.

Like the wind blowing.

(End of this chapter)