Chapter 385(1/2)
: The Arrow
Yang Ling Shi Shi Ran walked to the center of the suspension bridge, and Zhao Sui led the four powerful generals to the opposite side. Yang Ling smiled and bowed and said, "Brother Zhao, it's been a long time since I left!"
Zhao Sui was slightly surprised and looked at him with a close look, but he didn't remember when he recognized the Duke of the People. He shouted and bowed and said, "I dare not be the Duke of the People who call him such a name."
Yang Ling laughed and said, "What should I do? The Lantern Festival was a good conversation with you and my brothers. At that time, I spent money and bought a bowl of dumplings for my younger brother to have a midnight snack. Brother Zhao was troublesome, and did he forget it?"
"Ah! That person...that person is you?" Zhao Sui said in surprise.
Yang Ling smiled and gave a deep bow, saying, "It was my younger brother. Shengfang left, and I didn't expect that today we would meet again. We were fighting each other on these Five Old Peaks. The world is strange and regretful."
Zhao Sui had calmed down and sneered: "The Duke of the State is here today, aren't he going to make an appointment to reminisce about the past?"
Yang Ling said relaxedly: "It's okay to talk about the old friends first when they meet, haha, Brother Zhao, please sit down."
Zhao Sui snorted coldly, turned around and sat. Yang Ling also sat down opposite him, crossed his legs and raised his wind. The wind blew, and the four claws on his robe seemed to break through the clouds. Yang Ling looked around happily and said, "The flower market is like day in Shengfang Town. Today, the flowing clouds crossing to the Immortal Bridge is also unique. I met Brother Zhao, which is really poetic and picturesque."
Zhao Sui showed a slightly impatient look on his face. Feng Lei, Li Hua, and Liu Erqi showed suspicion on his face. His eyes looked at Zhao Sui with a strange look. Zhao Sui looked back and suddenly saw it, and couldn't help but feel a stern: "Can they actually doubt themselves?"
At this moment, Yang Ling looked at the two big flags on the opposite bridge and chanted loudly: "Three thousand tigers, reaching the land of Youyan; the dragon flies nine five. Reopening the heaven of chaos. Brother Zhao has great ambitions. This poem is the sentence used by Taizu of our dynasty when he rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty and restored the Han people's country. Does Brother Zhao intend to imitate Taizu and become the founding king?"
Feng Lei and others were even more shocked when they heard this. Most of them were illiterate. Even if there were a few literate ones, they didn't know that this couplet was used by Zhu Yuanzhang, and they thought it was thought by Zhao Xiucai. They were convinced of Zhao Sui's literary and military strategy. But if they were emperors, they still tended to be Liu Liu and Liu Qi. No wonder Zhao Crazy suggested that Jiangnan be so hindered. Could it be that he actually had a self-respect?"
Zhao Sui was angry and anxious, and he said angrily: "Fart! The court is not fair now, and we are going to overthrow the foolish monarch. This poem is just accusing the Ming Dynasty of being as cruel as the past, and we want to reshape the world. The surname Yang. Are you here today just to stir up trouble and provoke right and wrong? In this way, I will not be with you."
"Let's go, let's go, hahaha. Brother is just a joke, why should Brother Zhao be angry?" Yang Ling smiled so well, and Zhao Shui's forehead was full of veins. He turned around and left. He seemed guilty. If he didn't leave, he was afraid that Yang Ling would say anything else. It would be fine if these subordinates were all wise men, otherwise it would be strange if Yang Ling didn't doubt them.
Zhao Sui was on fire, and dusted his sleeves with a tiger's eyes and said with a slight look: "Is the Duke of the State here here to persuade him to surrender?"
Yang Ling smiled and said, "That's right. Otherwise, why should I walk on the dangerous ground in person?"
Zhao Sui laughed up and said, "Hahahaha..., Duke Yang, haven't you seen that we have risen up and gathered tens of thousands of people in less than a year. Why? Officials force the people to rebel, and the people have to rebel; the people's minds will rebel, and they will accept it. Our actions are in line with the way of heaven and the hearts of the people, and we see the future is bright. How can you succeed when you come to persuade the surrender?"
Yang Ling laughed and said, "The future is bright? Haha, ridiculous! It's really ridiculous!"
Feng Lei took a step forward and said angrily: "You white-faced Astronomy, I punch you with one punch!"
Song Xiaoai raised her eyebrows and strode forward and scolded, "Bold! You are so rude to the Duke of China. If it weren't for this net, I would have cut off your dog's head with one knife!"
"Hey, don't show off, this net is not broken!" Yang Ling stood up and smiled and persuaded, then took two steps forward, and said confidently: "Brother Zhao, you and I have acquainted each other, so you are in trouble. Brother, I dare not tell the danger. Brother, you dare to assert that if you rebel, you will collapse and disappear within a year. The white-clothed bandits, the horse thieves, will be defeated!"
Zhao Sui also stood up suddenly, stepped forward three steps forward, and said proudly: "We hold heavy troops in our hands, we are invincible in battle, and we are invincible in attack. The officers and soldiers are corrupt, and they can only rely on the crowd to surround and block, and they can only rely on the right territorial position and guard the dead. We are invincible when we pass by the capital twice, and the officers and soldiers are frightened and collapse? Hahaha, is the Duke of the State joking? "
On the high side of the right, the golden-eyed eagle standing behind the strange rock, who was raising a bow and placing an arrow, slowly letting it go. Just now, one arrow was pulled away like a full moon, and the arrow shot away quickly like lightning. Although he saw a young general walking behind Yang Ling, and then snatched another person and pulled him, standing at his angle, it could not block the rays. Moreover, no matter how high his martial arts skills were, he might not have time to stop it.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Sui also stood up and strode forward to talk to him across the net. From his perspective, if this arrow was fired, it would have to shoot through Zhao Sui's neck first before it could hit Yangling. Although he was illiterate, he could also see from his daily dispatch and command that these powerful generals in the mountains could only attack and not defend, and they had to rely on Zhao Sui to dispatch troops. This person was really important to the mountain. The eldest brother repeatedly told him not to hurt him, how could he shoot the arrow?
Even with his amazing divine power, he could only shoot six arrows at most, and he would be exhausted. This arrow was useless and he had to relax and relax.
There is only one foot gap between the stone where you can stand behind the stone. Many thatched grass is poked out next to it, and behind it is a gap between the mountains and the huge rocks. The depth below is unfathomable. The mountain wind is blocked by the huge rocks poked out of thin air, echoing fiercely. He dared not stand for a long time, climbed up the rocks and looked at the bridge and waited for the opportunity.
The golden-eyed eagle had just climbed up the stone, and suddenly a flash of light flashed at the corner of her eyes. The golden-eyed eagle was frightened: "This is the reflection of the weapon!" He didn't think about it. He immediately turned over and lay on the hot stone surface, his heart pounding. The sky was blue, and a faint white cloud passed by. When he looked up, he saw that the wind around him was howling, and he felt a little dizzy.
"Who is this? Someone in the forest opposite is hidden. Could it be a secret stake arranged by the officers and soldiers? I wonder if he has discovered me. If... isn't right! Will Yang Ling's proposal to recruit peacekeepers be fake, is it true if he wants to assassinate my marshal?"
Thinking of this, the Golden Eagle was anxious and immediately moved his position slightly, looking at the opposite side. He hunted in the mountains all year round. His archery skills were wise and his eyesight was naturally excellent. Some people praised him for hunting foxes and rabbits in the dense forest, and he also hit every opportunity. What kind of eyesight is that? Just now, the cold light flashed, and he had clearly remembered the direction.
On the thousand-year-old tree opposite, Xiao Chu also stacked the bows and arrows hatefully, ran forward to curse people, Song Xiaoai and Wu Hanchao, who rushed over to hold her hand, accidentally became a shield, and just blocked Yang Ling. His archery skills were not as stunning as the Golden Eagle, and the figure suddenly blocked Yang Ling. His arrow was beyond his reach.
The most important thing to expose yourself when an arrow hurts a hidden arrow. If this arrow accidentally hits the secondary car, how can you still have a chance to attack? Xiao Chu couldn't collect the arrow, so he had to press the bow downward, and the sharp arrow left the string and shot straight into the deep valley, disappearing in an instant.
Xiao Chu was shocked and sweated coldly. He held his hand on the ancient tree. His heart was beating. It took him a while to calm down.
There are still trees that poked out into the canyon in front and back, lushly covering his figure. However, the branches above his head are relatively sparse, and the sunlight is shining down, and the light is colorful. He suddenly pressed his arrow and leaned down. The sunlight shot from the cracks between the leaves is shining on the surface of the single knife on his back. The cold light refracted and flashed through the corners of the golden-eyed eagle's eyes, but he didn't know it at all.
On the bridge, Yang Daguan Ren was still complacent and said: "The key to raising an army to start a business is to judge the situation and take advantage of the situation. The key is to know yourselves and know your opponents, and to be in good terms. And you are doing everything against each other, how can you talk about success?"
The four generals behind Zhao Sui came over, and Jiang Bin and the other four rushed forward to meet him when they saw this and surrounded them in the center. Zhao Sui sneered and said disdainfully: "Please give advice from the prince."
Yang Ling smiled happily and said, "You call my grandfather? It seems that you know where the orthodox world is. The tiger is three thousand, reaching the land of Youyan; the dragon flies nine five, and reopening the chaotic sky. It sounds spectacular, but you want to prosper in the Ming Dynasty and rule the world, but you don't know that time has changed. The current situation is very different from that in the Mongol Yuan period.
Let me first talk about the situation. The Mongol Yuan was a foreign race, and was extremely harsh to the Han people in the world, and divided the people into four levels. The Han people were like slaves in the eyes of the Meng people, so the people never returned to their hearts. By the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the world had collapsed and lost all the hearts of the people, and the government was difficult to maintain.
But at this time, the Prime Minister of the Yuan Dynasty, Boyan, made a fool of himself and advised Emperor Shun of Yuan. In order to eliminate the strength of the Han people, he killed all the five major surnames of Zhang, Wang, Li, Zhao and Liu. The five major surnames of Han people accounted for one-quarter of the Han people in the world at that time, and these people had close relatives and friends. This was tantamount to slaughtering all the Han people.
The heroes from all walks of life rose up to fight against the Yuan Dynasty when people were panicking, completely following the will of the people. Therefore, within a few years, they were like destroying and successfully achieving the world. Such a result was both man-made and a gift from heaven.
But what about now? The Ming Dynasty has been established for more than a hundred years and its foundation is stable. The former emperor Hongzhi was one of the few wise kings. He reigned for 18 years and was diligent in his power, and was diligent in his power, and loved the people. After the emperor's throne, although he had caused treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous treacherous trea
Do you know the reduction and exemption of money, grain and taxes in Hebei, Henan and Shandong? Clean up land annexation, clarify administration, reform the military system, immigrate to Liaodong, open seas and trade, and encourage farming. Which one is not a good thing that benefits the country and the people? Once these measures are launched, the people have hope, who will rebel with you?
Although you have gathered tens of thousands of soldiers now, it will be difficult to expand in the future, and the number of soldiers will only decrease. Don’t you believe it? Look at Liu Liu and Yang Hu. It turned out that 100,000 soldiers were gathered in several months. Now you are traveling around the south of the Yangtze River and hitting walls everywhere. How many people will respond? You are watching the sky in a well, not knowing the changes in the world, and you are still arrogant here!"
Zhao Hao and Li Hua were so slight and Feng Lei were angry. Zhao Sui's hands were trembling slightly. Every word Yang Ling said was like a sword, slamming him hard on the heart of the earth. He had not considered accepting the amnesty. After all, fighting the country and seizing the world was just a dream of being forced to be a bandit queen. Now with the rapid reaction of the court, this idea has gradually faded.
At first, the court just blindly suppressed bandits. The more people suppressed the burden, the heavier the burden, the more people surrendered the bandits and lands. Therefore, Liu Liu and Zhao Sui were not afraid of the officers and soldiers attacking and conquering the world. The people's resentment and dislike and disappointment towards the court became increasingly greater. Not only many poor people, but even some scholars, would also surrender to their commands.
However, after Yang Ling came out again, a big battle made Yang Hu defeated the army, and he was defeated from the government's government and could recruit soldiers at any time and drove out of Shandong. Then, his commander-in-chief of the bandit suppression transformed himself into a minister of government management. He ran back to the court to carry out reforms, rushing the bandits in front, and reorganizing his home later, taking the opportunity to wipe out the bad policies of the court.
This scene was like the white-clothed army burning the wasteland in front. The court sowed the seeds behind. Not only did the people have hope, but the guards who were most reluctant to fight. I heard that the court was preparing to gradually implement the "recruitment system" after the world was peaceful in another two years. He would no longer have to be the big-headed soldiers for generations, and he would have the energy to fight in battles. If this continues, it turns out that hope is really difficult to achieve.
But... can you be the leader of your subordinates? Unless you make up your mind to kill Xing Laohu, Feng Lei, and Liu Erqi, you can't do such an unjust thing?
Zhao Fengzi was surging. After a while, Fang took a long breath, laughed twice, and said, "What a sharp mouth. Let's continue, how can we not know what we know? "
The Hongniang teased the child in the room. Since she obeyed the grudge, she has completely recovered after trying her best to get the medicine. With the secret recipe for martial arts practice inherited by the Cui family, the little guy is very strong.
Last winter, the evil relationship happened in Datong and Yang Ling by chance. Who would have thought that Yang Hu had been married for so long? He never got pregnant, only one night of spring breeze. He actually had a secret baby and became pregnant.
She took advantage of the opportunity of having a falling out with Yang Hu and lived alone in the back mountain of the old village of Cuijia. Later, when she gradually couldn't hide her feelings, she used the excuse to go down the mountain to relax and secretly avoid it. She didn't return to the mountain until she gave birth to the child. She just felt sorry for the child. She could only say that she was an abandoned baby picked up on the road to avoid people's eyes and ears. Cui Ying'er, who was a mother for the first time, felt guilty whenever she saw her child.
Now the child is seven months old. Seeing her flesh grow and lovely, her heart is filled with the joy and satisfaction of a mother. I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect, but she always feels that the child looks more and more like his father, the Yang Ling who makes her dream, loves and hates.
Gently touching Yang Qichou's face, Cui Ying'er sighed quietly: "Mom fights and kills all day long, it's really a pity for you, alas! Your hateful father..."
Cui Ying'er kept silent and didn't say anything more. With her strong and arrogant personality, even if she loves Yang Ling, she will not be embarrassed to show her feelings and will be willing to be a wife and concubine. It is all for this child that she went to Yang Ling with shame and humiliation, hoping that he could avenge her father's revenge and stay with him for this reason.
It’s hateful that that guy is so clear about public and private affairs. He is obviously a cruel official who is greedy for power, but he has made a big statement, but he is unwilling to help. If he can’t meet again from now on, it would be fine. But when he went to Shandong, he went to Shandong to suppress bandits. When he came to Shanxi, he killed him again. He still refused to let her be quiet. How could Hong Niangzi deceive herself and forget this man that she would never forget for her life?
"Except for Zhao Xiucai's two brothers, no one in the village is willing to accept the pacification. Yang Ling will definitely not succeed when he comes to peace talks. Brother Xing wants to go to Jiangnan. He is the head coach, and Zhao Xiucai cannot go against his intentions. It seems that after today, the army will have to prepare to go to Jiangnan, right? I hope... he will not chase him again. There are so many officials in the court, and he is still prominent everywhere?"
Cui Ying'er was thinking, and suddenly felt a little nervous for no reason. She thought that she hoped that she would not chase after him again, but she thought deeply that she would never meet him from now on, and her heart was empty and she felt like she was scratching her.
Although I can't stay together forever, I know his every move and know that he is close to me, and I feel much more at ease. If the news really disappears from now on... Cui Ying'er spat inwardly, blushing with shame at her own lack of hope.
The child woke up and opened his eyes as dark as paint, looking at her honestly. Although the mother was wearing men's clothes, she didn't feel anything strange in the eyes of this child who didn't know the world. Even if he was closing his eyes and smelling her smell. He also knew that it was his own mother and would immediately calm down.
Seeing his son's innocent expression, Cui Ying'er showed a sweet smile on her face, her eyebrows were bent and her lips were raised, and she smiled like a pool of spring water: "All things are enough for a son. She led her troops to rebel and caused a huge disaster. As long as he is a Duke, how can he be able to excuse himself? As long as he kills Zhou De'an and avenges his father and relatives who died in the old village, I will take my child to travel to the world and raise him well. Yang Ling... we have no chance in this life."
The smile was a little sad, and crystal tears slowly overflowed from the corners of his eyes. The child didn't understand the matter yet. He just shouted "babbled" and opened his hands. He hoped that his mother would hug him.
At this moment, Aunt San lifted the curtain and walked in, muttering, "Boss Xing is getting worse and worse. Alas, those who marching and fighting all day long have no time to treat them, which is really a troublesome."
Cui Ying'er hurriedly picked up her son and wiped the tears from her cheeks from his swaddle. From behind, it seemed that she was holding her son and kissing her.
Aunt San laughed: "The child is getting more and more cute, right? This child is handsome. He is loved by others. My aunt also cares about him. Your third uncle always wants to kiss him, but I don't dare to kick him a few times. His old eyebrows are so ugly and his face is full of beard. How can the child with thin skin and tender flesh be withstand? That old guy is not happy yet."
Cui Ying'er also laughed, and she took the opportunity to hand over the child to Aunt San and said, "Auntie, take it with me first, I'll go out."
Aunt San said in confusion: "Where is this going? Today, the soldiers and soldiers have retreated from the mountain. They are probing more than a dozen horses, and are they still afraid that someone will attack them?"
Cui Ying'er tightly tied her waist scarf, put her short sword in her hand, and said, "Oh...no, I'll go and see...Brother Xing."
Cui Ying'er walked out of the hut, took a long breath in the gorgeous red sun, and ran towards the mountain. The two people's evil fate was shameful, but now they have become officials and bandits. When they talked about it together, they were sad even when they met. Today, he was discussing peace with Zhao Xiucai in Liuyundu, and went to take a look at him quietly. Perhaps... this was the last time he saw him in his life.
The Golden Eagle quietly poked her head out from behind the rock, and saw that the opposite side was lush and green. The branches and leaves were lush, and the wind blew the trees, like the blue waves, without any difference. "Is it because I saw it by myself?" The Golden Eagle was puzzled. His eyes were amazing. Although this person was famous for his divine power and archery skills, his nickname was Golden Eagle. From this, we can see how strong his eyesight was. How could he be careless at this moment of alertness?
The golden-eyed eagle turned her head and saw that the two sides were hugging each other and talking vigorously. For a while, she calmed down and searched each other's forests, paying special attention to observing where there was a flash. Suddenly, another gust of wind came, shaking the branches, and the golden-eyed eagle's eyes lit up and had already discovered something.
Xiao Chu was wearing a night-mounted dress. If he was wearing it, it was as colorful as the Golden Eye Carving. With the help of the forest, the Golden Eye Carving might not be able to discover it. However, although he was lying on the tree without any movement, the Golden Eye Carving still noticed something strange in this area. He stared at it tightly, and the bushes swayed, and Xiao Chu's suspicious figure lying on the tree also appeared and disappeared from time to time.
When another gust of wind came and blew the branches, Xiao Chu happened to move for a moment, and the golden-eyed eagle's face suddenly showed a murderous smile: "It's true that there are people there. It seems that the officers and soldiers are going to assassinate Marshal Zhao."
He didn't know when the two parties negotiated on the Immortal Bridge would return to their seats to sit down. The other party's assassin could shoot Marshal Zhao at any time. He could not wait any longer. He immediately took a sharp arrow and moved some quietly to the lower right. This protruding giant rock was not flat. The giant rock tilted to one side and was higher than the other side of the bridge. He moved like this. He knelt on the stone and took a bow and arrow and was not afraid that someone would find it there.
"Squeak", the bowstring trembled, and the golden-eyed eagle squinted, like a bird of prey, quietly waiting for the best opportunity.
Another gust of wind blew...
The branches sway, the person appears, and a stern arrow is shaking!
As soon as the arrow was shot out, the golden-eyed eagle punched the stone and cursed it softly.
He immediately pulled out another arrow with his backhand, hit the arrow on the string, staring at the target position, holding his breath and concentrating. He didn't move. From a distance, he looked like an iron man cast on a stone, rusted colorful, but still stood still by the wind and rain.
Before the arrow left the string, he saw the man in blue moving to the side. Judging from his movements, he should have acted unconsciously, perhaps looking at the figure on the bridge and moving his position in time to find the arrow point. But this time was too coincidental. Based on his experience, the Golden Eagle immediately knew that the arrow had been shot empty.
The arrows entered the wood, and unless the other party was deaf, it would be impossible not to notice it. The golden-eyed eagle was concentrating on her body, waiting for the other party to react. No matter whether the other party was counterattacking or avoiding her, she could not avoid his second arrow. Just then, she happened to leave the origin before his arrow left the string, and he had no time to make any changes.
The five-stone ground bow and arrow broke through the string. The eyesight was hard to predict, and it ran faster than lightning. Even on the flat ground, it was difficult to dodge, let alone on a tree? What's more, he was mentally prepared and could predict the direction of the other party's movement? The tree was as high as fifteen or sixteen feet tall. If you want to jump down, you had to hold it and die or be disabled. This second arrow was dead!
"Sa!", "King!" The wind was thrust in his ears, and the strong wind made his neck burn. Before Xiao Chu could come to his senses, a terrifying "buzzing" sound came, which scared him. He thought he had accidentally touched a hornet's nest. When he turned his head, Xiao Chu was frightened. A sharp arrow shot into the wood. The thick arrow shaft was as thick as a big finger, and it trembled rapidly, shaking out a fan-shaped light and shadow. What a terrible sharp arrow.
Xiao Chu froze. He grabbed the bow tightly. Sweat wet his palms, and his body was stiff and motionless. After a long time, he slowly raised his head and pointed to the direction of the arrow. When he looked up, he seemed to be the joints of his neck clamping. At this angle, there happened to be a clump of leaves on the branches that blocked his sight. He could see a rock opposite, and probably someone fired a cold arrow from there, but he could not see the person's position clearly.
Such archery skills and such a strong bow are terrible. Perhaps the opponent is close to each other, and this person is not his three-stroke enemy, but how confident can he be to shoot such a bow and arrow?
Is it a fight! Or leave?
The arrow shot from the opposite side... Could it be that Zhao Sui secretly set up an ambush and was preparing to assassinate Yang Ling? If so, with the skill of this sharpshooter, Yang Ling will most likely be unable to escape today, so he will not be able to take action.
But now the other party obviously regarded him as the person sent by Yang Ling to assassinate Zhao Shui, so would he just escape? The rules of the sect are strict and he was ordered to come. If the other party fails and he doesn't release a single arrow, will the leader let him go?
What should I do? How to deal with this terrible thing? Can I tell the enemy allies with my true intention? Kill this archer who is threatening my life and then complete the task of assassinating Yang Ling by himself. Can I do it myself?
To be continued...