Zhaoyuan City.
Governor Yilou stood on the tower, looking at the group of people and horses in the distance, gritting his teeth and looking extremely ugly.
Jun Cheng stood aside, equally uneasy.
The county soldiers stood on the city wall, their hands holding bows trembling.
"Gong Yiluo, what should I do? He really came here, those people didn't lie."
"Oh my god, how come there are more than a thousand people and they can't stop him?"
The county magistrate was so frightened that he lost his mind. He stared at the boss, kept mumbling, and made various small movements with his hands.
Yilou pondered for a moment and then spoke.
"Open the city gate wide."
"Go down with me to meet General Zhen."
The county magistrate quickly took his hand and said, "Master Yilou, we will fight to the end."
"I'll greet you!!"
Jun Cheng woke up immediately and ran away quickly.
Soon after, the city gates opened, and Ilou led the city officials out to greet them.
"Meet General Liu!!"
Yilou saluted and asked hurriedly: "I heard that Western thieves had sneaked into the place, and my subordinates did not dare to attack rashly, so they closed the city gate tightly and strengthened their guard. I didn't know that these idiots actually made the general wait outside the city. Please, please
General, forgive me!!"
Ilou bowed again.
"Crack."
A human head was thrown in front of Yilou by Liu Taozi.
"Do you know this person?"
Yilou pursed his lips and said, "I don't know you."
He even had a vibrato.
"You don't know him, but I know him."
Looking at Yi Lou who was even more frightened, Liu Taozi said: "That Murong Gong, whose head was smashed by me, I'm afraid no one can recognize him. These are his deputies. These people are not Western thieves, but conspirators."
thief."
"They are wearing the clothes of the Zhou people and using the weapons of the Zhou people. But both the clothes and the weapons are very messy. They are not from the same army. You have captured a lot of thieves in Zhaoyuan City, right?"
Ilou raised his head with a bitter look on his face, "General, I really don't know."
"If you don't know, go check it out."
"Check if there is anything missing from the arsenal. I have a lot of heads here. I am offering a large reward. If you can identify them, please let them know in private. I will protect them thoroughly and reward you with a large sum of money!!"
"And you, Governor Yilou, there is someone under your rule who has an affair with a Western traitor and wants to murder the general. Can you escape punishment?"
"If you follow my general order, find these thieves, and make up for your mistakes, I will vouch for it in front of the Queen Mother and Your Majesty to protect your life. If you fail, you should find a way to escape from the Puppet Zhou Dynasty and go to your relatives."
Yilou didn't know what he thought of, and he trembled all over. In an instant, he suddenly understood something, his face turned red, and he stood up suddenly, "General! I know who is involved!!"
"Yao Xiong, take some people with you and follow Prefect Yilou to lead the county soldiers to help kill him."
"only!!"
Yao Xiong stepped forward and said, "Master Taishou! Let's go!"
Yilou mounted the horse, led Yao Xiong and others and galloped away.
Kou Liu was a little confused, "Brother, what exactly is this?"
Tian Zili smiled and explained: "The person who did this clearly wanted to make Yi Lou a scapegoat. Almost all of Yi Lou's clan members were officials in the Puppet Zhou Dynasty, and there was also a hussar general.
Yes, he is the only one
I am in Daqi, and there are Western bandits under his rule who attacked the general. I am afraid that someone will report it tomorrow, saying that he colluded with the puppet Zhou relatives, and those who attacked and killed the general used his ordnance. Hahaha, there is no need to find any evidence.
"
Kou Liu snorted, "Then he knew about it, so why didn't he reject it earlier?"
"I'm afraid there is an order from a big shot, so he doesn't dare to refuse, but my brother is not without the help of a big shot."
"Let's go."
Liu Taozi interrupted their conversation and led them into the city.
The county soldiers who stayed behind looked at them in horror and did not dare to come forward. They rested in the official office for a day. The wind and snow had calmed down a lot. Although it was still cold, there was no heavy snow that covered the sky and the sun.
But Yao Xiong is quite busy.
That night, he teamed up with local officials and broke into the homes of several nobles. These people were involved in killing officials and treason.
Cries of killing were everywhere, and the city was on fire.
The next day, rows of heads were hung neatly on the city wall.
Liu Taozi led the people to leave the county through another gate.
Elo came to say goodbye.
He rode a big horse and walked beside Liu Taozi. He obviously didn't sleep well last night. His face was full of sleepiness. He lowered his voice and begged again and again.
"General, I am weak and weak. There are some things that I really can't do about. For the sake of atonement for my sins, please say a few kind words for me in front of Your Majesty. I don't dare to expect to keep my official title. As long as I can stay
I dare not forget the great kindness of the general if I risk my life!!!"
"How could the dignified Sheriff be reduced to begging for help?"
Liu Taozi asked.
Yilou shook his head in despair. After the founding of the Qi Dynasty, states and counties were continuously added. There were more and more states and counties. Until now, the prefects and governors no longer had the same weight as they had in the past.
The fifth and fourth grades are nothing in the eyes of the real big shots in the temple.
"General, life and death are just a matter of words, how can you be considered dignified?"
Liu Taozi continued to move forward, and he suddenly said: "The present is not like the past. Your Majesty is determined to govern the world. When he came to the frontier, he praised you very much."
"You are the county guard appointed by His Majesty, so don't pay attention to the others. Do your job well and work hard."
"You have done quite well these days. Your Majesty does not pay attention to anything else but political achievements. If you can guarantee that you can manage with care in the future, I will keep your title."
Yilou shuddered, "General, I will definitely do my best and never let you down."
"Well, don't neglect me after I leave."
“Absolutely not!!”
Liu Taozi speeded up his horse and led the knights to quickly distance themselves. After a moment, he disappeared into the distance.
Looking at Liu Taozi walking away, Yilou was stunned for a moment, and suddenly shouted: "General!! Be careful of the Jinyang soldiers!!!"
His voice carried far away in the wind.
I don’t know if the other party heard this.
Guangning County, Loufanguan.
Among the mountains, a dangerous checkpoint blocks the road. This checkpoint is built at the mountain pass. It is tall and solid. It looks like two mountains are connected together by a wall. It is extremely spectacular.
The snowstorm has stopped.
There was still thick snow on the ground.
Looking at the majestic and outrageous barrier in the distance, Yao Xiong and others couldn't help but marvel over and over again.
This level is really huge and built higher than many walls in the frontier fortress. I really don’t know how it was built in the first place.
There was a groaning sound when the door was closed. The checkpoint door was also very large, and it took several soldiers to force it open.
The next moment, knights filed out.
The knights were fully armed, and the leader held a horse-steed.
Seeing the knights charging towards them, Liu Taozi and others also raised their weapons and got ready.
When the two sides encountered each other, the leader reined in his horse, and the horse neighed.
This man was really tall and strong, and his figure was not much inferior to Taozi's. His face was full of ferocity, his hair was disheveled, and he was staring coldly at Liu Taozi in front of him.
"Which bandit dares to knock on the pass?"
The knights behind him were already in formation, and there were hundreds of them. They were all tall and strong, behaved the same way, and most of them had evil eyes.
"Bold!!"
Yao Xiong stepped forward and shouted angrily: "This is my home town general! Get off your horse quickly and bow down!!"
The man glanced at him disdainfully, then looked at Liu Taozi.
"I don't know what kind of town general has not received any orders. I heard that there are Western thieves sneaking into the outside of the wall. You must be the spies of the Western thieves!!"
Liu Taozi slowly pulled out his sword, "I am Liu Taozi, the general of the town. I am holding the Gao Wang Sword. Please retreat quickly."
The guy's eyes lit up, "Hahaha, you must have stolen this!!"
"kill!!!"
The man galloped towards Liu Taozi on horseback, and the knights behind him also launched a charge at the same time.
Liu Taozi sheathed her sword, held the big horse spear, and rushed towards the opponent.
The two men came running wildly, their horses waving their hooves wildly, and they both seemed to fly.
Both of their weapons were pointed at each other, and at that moment, their weapons collided first.
"Bang!!!"
Ma Shan hit one place hard, and the two of them trembled. Liu Taozi held the weapon, and her hands trembled for a moment, while the strong man screamed, his mouth was bleeding, and the weapon fell from his hand.
Liu Taozi's horse spear pierced him directly, and he continued to charge with him, but the man had stopped moving.
Liu Taozi threw his body towards the knights in the distance with all his strength.
At this moment, even the knights were startled, and at this moment, Liu Taozi rushed into them.
The two sides rushed together to fight.
Horses and spears were flying, and people kept falling off their horses.
The knights were galloping back and forth, and every time they passed each other, one of them would fall off his horse and be trampled to death.
Another knight rushed out from the level and came to help.
The green lion carried its master and ran wildly outside the level. Every time Liu Taozi made a move, he could kill someone.
Liu Taozi didn't know how many he killed.
Someone inside the level shouted gold.
The knights began to retreat, Liu Taozi roared, chased after them, and led the knights all the way into the checkpoint gate.
Within the level, the crossbowmen raised their powerful crossbows one after another, and there were ravines on three sides.
Liu Taozi took out the bloody edict from his arms and drew the King Gao sword again.
"I am General Liu Taozi!!"
"I have an official seal!! On the order of the Queen Mother!! Hold the King Gao sword and go to Yecheng!! Are you going to rebel??!"
Liu Taozi's roar spread back and forth within the level.
The soldiers looked at Liu Taozi with hesitation and looked at each other, not daring to take action.
One person stood up and shouted: "Ignore him!! Kill him first!!"
Liu Taozi let out a loud roar and rushed forward again. The green lion jumped hard in front of the ravine and flew across. In the astonished eyes of the soldiers, Liu Taozi had already come to the man and struck him with a blow.
The person's head exploded immediately, blood splashed everywhere, and the body fell.
Liu Taozi then looked at the people around her.
"Are you going to rebel?!!"
The soldiers' faces were full of fear, they lowered their crossbows and took a few steps back.
Liu Taozi motioned for everyone to follow and rushed towards the door opposite.
Rushing to the door, Liu Taozi pointed his sword at the soldiers guarding here and asked them to open the door. The soldiers opened the door in a panic, and Liu Taozi led the people and rushed out.
But in the Guanzhai behind him, there was chaos at the moment.
Having lost their chief, deputy, and a lot of officers, these soldiers lost their command and were at a loss. They were separated from each other and could hear the noise coming from the other side.
Liu Taozi stopped, counted the number of people, let everyone deal with the wounds, buried the dead, took the wounded, and continued to move forward.
Xianzhou, Dasu garrison.
The garrison leader should not be shy about sitting in the upper position. His minions are all standing in front of him now, extremely flustered.
"Kill with poison! You can only kill with poison!"
"I'm afraid they were already on guard."
"Let's close the city gate and fire our crossbows. Just don't let him pass!"
"No, they will take a detour, and then both of us will be offended."
"Or just resign and run away!"
"That mandrill is someone you can't afford to offend. He killed Shuluo Yu, the commander of Loufan Guan. His death was so miserable that no body was left behind!"
"I heard that the commander of the Sheping garrison ambushed him halfway, and he also beheaded him."
"And the Xianhui Village was set on fire by him and burned to ashes. There was not a single living person left."
"Not to mention the many small passes and villages on the way, some places have become empty cities."
“What can be done??”
When you look at the people who are in fear, don’t be shy and say in displeasure: “Why are you so timid?”
"It's just dozens of people!"
When they heard him speak, everyone stepped aside and lowered their heads.
Don't be embarrassed to hesitate for a moment before saying, "Someone was looking for me earlier."
"He said that the matter can no longer be concealed. Your Majesty has learned about what happened here and will send someone to respond."
"People are almost here."
"This is the last chance."
"Everyone!!!"
"Our fathers and ancestors all followed King Gao to found the country. Liu Taozi fought all the way from Wuchuan to here. He was unstoppable. He killed us like chickens and dogs. We have lost all the dignity of our ancestors!!"
He gritted his teeth and looked at everyone with murderous intent in his eyes.
"Behind us is Sizhou. Even if I want to die today, I still have to bite off a piece of his body."
"We must never let the world look down upon us!!"
He stood up and said, "You stay here while I go out to meet him."
"When I lead him to the city gate, you fire a volley. You don't care whether I live or die, as long as you can kill him!!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard his words.
Someone stood up and said: "How can we let the garrison leader die? I am willing to take his place!!"
Don't be shy and shake your head, "It's a very important matter. If you find someone to impersonate you, it's easy for them to see through. Just let me go."
"How can we lose the dignity of our people in our hands?"
Everyone looked at each other and did not dare to speak.
Don't be ashamed to say that you had prepared for a long time, made arrangements, and then led the two knights out to greet you.
When he walked along the road for a long time, he finally saw the oncoming knights.
Liu Taozi came forward on horseback. Many knights behind him were full of murderous intent. There was no room on their bodies to hang heads. It was time to hang ears. Those densely packed ears made you tremble subconsciously just by looking at them.
They just arrived in front of Wu Wei. Liu Taozi lowered his head and looked at the general in front of him.
Don't be embarrassed to get off your horse immediately and bow to Liu Taozi.
“Subordinates, don’t be shy about meeting General Zhen!!!”
Liu Taozi looked into the distance and asked, "Are you trying to trick us into shooting arrows at the city gate?"
"ah?"
"Pfft~~"
The horse's spear was flying. Don't be shy about looking at the spear that stabbed into your chest. He raised his head and looked at Liu Taozi. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but blood overflowed from his mouth. Liu Taozi withdrew the horse's spear. Don't
Falling to the ground in shame.
The other two knights screamed in fright, and Kou Liu and others shot them directly.
Yao Xiong was dumbfounded, "Brother, although such a thing has happened before, you don't even ask."
Tian Zili asked with a smile: "Have you ever seen someone who came to greet me but closed the door tightly?"
"To sincerely welcome us, we should open the city gates wide and arrange for soldiers to protect us."
Yao Xiong slapped his forehead fiercely, "That's the truth."
Liu Taozi handed the edict to Kou Liu who was standing aside, "Go and ask them to open the door."
Kou Liu took the edict, raised the head, and rushed out towards the garrison.
Sizhou, beautiful appearance.
A large army rushed to the city gate and stopped here. The general only took his own soldiers, rushed into the city, and charged all the way towards the official office.
When the army arrived at the gate of the official office, the general jumped off his horse suddenly. Someone came forward to greet him, but he was roughly pushed away.
"Where is General Liu?!"
"Your Majesty! He is in the prefect's guest room."
The general was wearing a mask, but these officials and minor officials still recognized him.
He was Gao Changgong, who had served as the governor of Sizhou in the past.
Gao Changgong led the knights toward the backyard anxiously. He was obviously very familiar with it.
When Gao Changgong came to the door, the door was closed tightly and there was silence inside.
Gao Changgong was shocked and slammed the door open.
Inside the house, the lights are brightly lit.
Hu beds were placed on both sides. There were wine vessels spilled on the Hu beds and corpses lying on them. The wine and blood on the ground were mixed. There were corpses of officials and nobles everywhere, as well as some warriors holding sharp weapons, who also fell in a pool of blood.
among.
In the splendid lobby, luxury and corpses coexist at the moment.
There are neat soldiers distributed on the outer layer, holding weapons and looking ahead.
Liu Taozi was sitting in the upper seat, calmly watching the scene in front of her.
Gao Changgong was stunned for a long time, and then walked quickly towards Liu Taozi.
Liu Taozi stood up, kicked away the corpses in front of her, and walked towards them.
"Your Majesty."
"Are you okay? As long as you're okay, you're okay, you're okay."
Gao Changgong helped Liu Taozi up, with unspeakable anger in his eyes, "These rebel thieves. I knew they would take action. Before you set off, His Majesty also specifically ordered them to protect your safety. Dog thieves."
Gao Changgong was trembling all over with anger.
He looked at Liu Taozi again, his eyes full of reproach, "You too, why are you walking so fast?"
"When you encounter an attack, you should stop and wait for a while. Your Majesty will definitely send someone to respond."
Liu Taozi said calmly: "There are many thieves along the road, it's easy to kill them."
Gao Changgong then looked at the corpses on the left and right. He even knew many of them. He took a deep breath and suppressed his anger. "These people set up an ambush?"
"Yes, the prefect led the officials to hold a banquet and wanted to kill him with poison. I didn't want to drink wine, so I sent people to kill him by force. The people I sent were just pigs and dogs, and I killed them."
"Your Majesty has found out that the person who murdered you this time was Liu Honghui. Your Majesty has asked Liu to have your grandfather kill him."
"I'll pick you up and take you back to Jinyang first."
"You turned Jinyang upside down this time."
Chapter completed!