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Chapter 12 Resisting arrest and leaving the city

At dusk, a small group of Liao people entered the Liao territory. Yuling, the Liao people, finally relaxed his tense mood and said to him: Liu Cunxiao is really cunning. He actually wanted to ced the two places of Prefecture and Yong'an. However, he would never give up against Yizhou, Xiongzhou and Dingzhou. In the end, he only agreed to ced the Yizhou. He was really an old fox. If you want to borrow troops, you have to pay the price. When the army arrives, you can't help saying that state. Yanyun's Sixteen Prefectures were originally Han territory, but now it is the land of my Great Liao Kingdom. At that time, if I go to Dingzhou, the army of Yizhou will not leave, what can you do if Liu Cunxiao?

In Liu San's secret room, Liu San, the military officer Chen Ruohu, and the military officer Zhang Erlang and others were waiting for news about the two assassins.

Liu San said angrily: "It is usually a group of arrogant soldiers and strong generals, and when they want to use it, it is useless. Chen Lang said that there is absolutely no problem with the two of them to deal with Hou Dayong. Now that they have not come back, they must have failed. I said that Hou Dayong defeated Zhao Wu with one move, and it is not so easy to meet each other. You don't believe it, but you brag about it and say that one person is enough."

Faced with Liu San's reprimand, Chen Ruohu, the military officer, was speechless. Yesterday, he sent someone to attack Hou Dayong at night. Liu San asked him to send four people. He insisted that the two were enough. The two he sent were veterans who had been through battle formations and were extremely brave, especially the Scarface King. In the battle with the Liao people the previous year, one man slashed more than ten Liao soldiers with a knife. The Liao people hated and feared him. It was a big deal to send four people to deal with an unknown person. Unexpectedly, there would be no news once the two left. It seemed that there was a lot of danger.

Liu San said: "When doing this now, Zhao Wu was seriously injured this time, and asked his family to go to the judicial military officer Zhang Erlang to file a lawsuit and arrest Hou Dayong on the charge of murder, so that the Guo family had nothing to say."

Chen Ruohu praised: "This plan is very good, I will ask someone to do it immediately."

In Guo Xingjian's study room, two very important information was placed in front of Guo Xingjian. A group of people, escorted by the Cangzhou army, came to the border of Liao. When the official army returned, the group of people had nowhere to be seen and must have entered the Liao territory. This was the third time. The other letter was very simple, "Liu Cunxiao will borrow troops to rebel from the Liao people." This is Guo Xingjian's most important chess piece. When Guo Xingjian was an official, he saved the life of a scholar's family at Yang Bin. Under Guo Xingjian's arrangement, this person came to Cangzhou and later became an important aide to Liu Cunxiao. Guo Xingjian agreed with him that if it were not a very important matter, he would not be contacted.

Guo Xingjian said to his son Guo Jiong: "I heard you yesterday that Hou Dayong and Liu San met by chance in the north, not Liu San's minions. This man is bravest and generous, and is also a handsome talent with elegant conversation. It seems that he was wrongly blamed on him that day. This man should be a talent that can be created." Guo Xingjian said again: "It can be concluded that Liu Cunxiao has colluded with the Liao people and will rebel in the near future. Secret reports have been sent. Now we must be prepared to deal with Liu Cunxiao's rebellion. Liu Cunxiao rebelled, and the Guo family will be the first target to be attacked."

Guo Xingjian said that when he thought of Liu Zhu's tragic situation in killing Guo Wei's whole family, he felt chilling. Fortunately, after returning to Cangzhou that day, the Guo family had been secretly building the tunnel, leading from his home to a small manor outside the city. This manor was bought in the name of others. No one knew it was the Guo family's property. After several years of hard work, the tunnel was finally successfully built last year. After Liu Cunxiao expressed his rebellion, Guo Xingjian ordered his family to go out without any trouble and reserved a lot of food. The walls of the Guo family were high and thick, and they were built according to the requirements of combat. However, the disciples of the Guo family usually practiced riding and shooting martial arts, and hidden bows, arrows, swords and guns at home in case of emergencies. It was not so easy for the Liu family to wipe out the Guo family.

Just as all parties were stepping up their arrangements, Hou Dayong was nervously thinking about countermeasures in the other court. It has been determined that the assassin was an officer, so the matter of exercising the assassination was definitely not Zhao Wu. Needless to say, the mastermind must be Liu Cunxiao, otherwise other people would not be so bold and dare to attack his guests in the Liu Mansion. Then why didn't he kill himself blatantly? In this era, if a strong man who dominated the side killed a person of his identity, if he stepped on an ant to death, why would it take such a big trouble? He should have some concerns. From Chunlan and Qiuju, he learned that in Cangzhou, the Guo family, the Guo family, and the Taizu surnamed Guo, was the clan member of Taizu Guo Wei? If this was true, if Liu Cunxiao had any abnormal movement, he would have to worry about the Guo family.

Although Hou Dayong did not know why Liu Cunxiao wanted to take his life, no matter so much, it was the best way to leave. If it was really the Liu family who sent people to assassinate him, it would have to take some trouble to escape. If it was a person who escaped, it would be easy, and Chunlan Qiuju would be dragged down. Hou Dayong made up his mind secretly that he could go to He Fugui's house tomorrow and could meet Guo Jiong. He had to take a risk and explain all the things he encountered to Guo Jiong. Looking at his attitude, he said that Liu Cunxiao may not be against Liao. This statement was too sensitive and important, so he could not speak nonsense. He would definitely point out something when he said it. He would tell me this matter and know some inside story. After arriving at the He family, he could find an opportunity to leave the city. If he could not leave the city, he would leave Chunlan Qiuju to Guo's mansion. It was not believed that the Liu family would not turn against the two maids and the Guo family.

Seeing the two girls, Hou Dayong asked them to sit on the bed, covered themselves with a quilt, and said, "Don't be afraid, we will leave the city tomorrow. If we can't leave the city, you will go to the Guo family. The Guo family should take you in. Don't worry, I will protect you."

The next morning, Hou Dayong brought all his treasures and coins, and Chunlan and Qiuju didn't bring anything. When he went out, he met the butler. Hou Dayong specifically said to the butler: "I will go to He Fugui's house to say goodbye, and I will say goodbye to Liu Lang when I come back in the evening. I will leave tomorrow."

When he came to He Fugui's house, Guo Jiong was also there. Hou Dayong asked Chunlan Qiuju to rest in the inner room and said to He Fugui: "I have a prescription, which is a secret that is not passed on. It is a special treatment for Guo Jiong's mother's mother's problem. Can you borrow a house to talk to Guo Jiong?" At this time, many technical skills were passed on from family and did not want outsiders to know about it. He Fugui also understood it very much, so he hurriedly found a hidden hut.

Hou Dayong knew that in order to ask Guo Jiong for the facts, he had to express his attitude, so he explained everything he saw and encountered in the past two days to Guo Jiong one by one, and finally asked: "What Rilang said may not be the anti-Liao people, what does it mean?"

Hou Dayong said tentatively again: "By my observation, Liu Cunxiao has strong soldiers and strong horses. I met a Hanfu Liao people in the Liu San family again, and Liu Cunxiao would definitely rebel." After reaching this conclusion, Hou Dayong had no direct evidence, but just felt a little smell, so he boldly tested Guo Jiong.

Seeing that Hou Dayong's analysis was consistent with the situation obtained by the Guo family, Guo's family had been in operation for many years, Hou Dayong came up with basically the same analysis based on few phenomena. He was really unique in his vision, which made Guo Jiong admire him very much.

Seeing that Hou Dayong was honest and frank to him, Guo Jiong also told Hou Dayong what he knew. Of course, he did not say important things such as installing a close friend, but only gave a conclusion to Hou Dayong.

Guo Jiong said: "Since Murong Yanchao rebelled, Liu Cunxiao has also been ready to move. I know that the Liao people have contacted him three times, and it is a death sentence to meet with the Liao people. Recently, the six Caos have stepped up preparations according to wartime standards in terms of the amount of food, weapons, soldiers and other materials. The Liu thief's rebellion is obvious." He also said: "Hou Lang is in danger. If the Liu family wants to rebel, before it is ready, we must be concerned about our Guo family. Hou Lang is in danger. Could it be that Hou Lang came to my house and aroused the suspicion of the Liu family."

Hou Dayong understood the whole story at this time, but the truth was still possible. He could only wait until he could understand it after resolving his mystery. He said, "It should be so. Liu Cunxiao and Liu San both invited me to his army, but I refused. When I went to your mansion, I must have violated his taboo, so he attacked me. But they couldn't guess what my relationship with the mansion was, so they secretly attacked. If I were the Liu family, the most important thing now is to block the news and would not let anyone suspicious out of the city. It seems that it would be difficult for me to leave the city. If the Liu family rebelled, the Guo family would be implicated, and there would be a way to deal with it."

Guo Jiong smiled and said, "I'll know then."

"I have carefully looked at Liu Cunxiao's military equipment. Although the number of people is not large, the training is very good and the combat power should be not low. If I really collude with the Liao people, it may be difficult to deal with for a while. The news must be spread as soon as possible."

"I have two maids, which were given by Liu San. If I fail, please take good care of me."

"It's okay if you don't care about the maid given by the Liu family."

"Please be sure to take care of me, so I won't say much about the reason. Thank you here."

"Hou Lang is a real and kind person."

At this moment, a noise came from outside, and a man shouted: "We are ordered to capture Hou Dayong, which has nothing to do with the rest of the people. Hou Dayong is there, and the prisoner is hiding, and he will be convicted."

He Fugui said: "Wang Lang, why bother shouting? What happened to Hou Lang?"

"Hou Dayong beat Zhao Wu seriously and sued him."

When Hou Dayong looked through the window, he saw a group of soldiers rushing into the yard and saying to Guo Jiong: "I'll ask you for the two girls, so I'll take advantage of the situation and rush out of the city."

Now is an extraordinary period, and Hou Dayong is unwilling to surrender. When he arrives at the government office, he can only be slaughtered. Seeing that the "wind" is tied to the left of the courtyard gate, about twenty meters away from him, Hou Dayong is probably rushing out suddenly and can grab the war horse. If he is surrounded, he can only shoot and break through.

Hou Dayong pulled out a long sword from his waist, suddenly jumped out of the house, and chopped the sword at the policeman who led the lead. The policeman usually showed his power and rarely encountered such a fierce person. One person dared to cut and kill many policemen, and they drew their swords one after another. Seeing Hou Dayong's sword skills were fierce, no one came forward. Hou Dayong used the improved five-style sword technique. For a moment, the policeman did not dare to take over his edge, and was snatched the war horse by Hou Dayong.

After snatching the war horse, Hou Dayong headed straight to the east gate. The sent people did not take the horse and could not catch up with them. More than 20 guards from the east gate rushed forward to stop him when they saw a horse rushing to the scene. Hou Dayong took the horse's stance and raised his sword to slash. The guards were caught off guard. The two were injured. Hou Dayong rushed past. The guards boarded the horse and chased them reluctantly. Hou Dayong took down the bow and arrow and fired two arrows in a row. The two defenders fell off the horse. The soldiers behind also took arrows and shot them, and the feather arrows kept flying past Hou Dayong. Hou Dayong leaned over and shot back, and two more were shot off the horse, and the rest of the soldiers did not dare to chase him again.

Hou Dayong shook off the pursuers, bypassed the barracks, and headed west.

The next evening, Hou Dayong was exhausted and wanted to arrive in Chanzhou as soon as possible. He could tell Chai Rong about the Cangzhou Incident and prepare early to avoid causing a disaster.

A sound of horse hooves sounded, and two horses were galloping from the front. Hou Dayong instinctively wanted to avoid it, but saw a flat horse, and there was no way to avoid it. He had to face the horse in a calm manner. The horse was dressed in bright armor and wearing weapons. He came to Hou Dayong, and he stepped on the reins of the horse. The horse raised its front legs and stopped neighing.

The rider immediately saw Hou Dayong fighting horse Xiongjian, and couldn't help but praise: "Good horse."

When he saw Hou Dayong's long sword beside him, he looked at each other, and two cavalrymen surrounded Hou Dayong on the left and right.

One rider asked, “Go there.”

“Zhenzhou.”

"Who should I look for?"

Hou Dayong said: "I came from Cangzhou and I have important things to do..." Hou Dayong originally wanted to find Chai Rong, but he couldn't remember how to call Chai Rong, whether it was called Jiedushi or County Marquis.

When the two riders saw Hou Dayong talking, they immediately pulled out their swords. Seeing that the two riders were about to use force, Hou Dayong hurriedly said, "I was ordered by the governor of Cangzhou and have important things to come to Chanzhou."

One rider said: "There can be a token."

Hou Dayong said: "I was in a hurry before leaving, and there was no token."

The two riders did not speak anymore and slashed with their swords. Seeing that they were getting darker and darker, the other party had already taken action and had no choice but to draw their swords to resist. After blocking the two swords, Hou Dayong used five sword techniques to slash at the two riders. Seeing that the opponent's swordsmanship was fierce, the two riders surrounded Hou Dayong and did not approach him on their own initiative. Seeing that Hou Dayong was forced to retreat, he rushed out from the gap between the two riders. The two riders followed closely and did not shoot arrows.

Soon, Hou Dayong understood why the two cavalry were not in a hurry to follow. It turned out that these two cavalry were just scouts, and a large group of people were behind. Hou Dayong saw a big word "Chai" floating on the military flag, and it was supposed to be a military horse in Chanzhou. Hou Dayong stood in front of the army, and the two cavalry behind also caught up. One of them dismounted and said to a person who looked like a general: "This man claimed to be a subordinate of the governor of Cangzhou. He had important matters when he went to Chanzhou, but there was no token. His words were suspicious. Please decide."

The general looked at Hou Dayong. Seeing Hou Dayong with a strong figure and extraordinary temperament, he was not panicked when he saw the army. He nodded and asked, "I am Cao Han, the general of Chanzhou, what happened to the Jiedushi."

Hou Dayong bowed and said, "This is very important, let me report it to the Jiedushi in person."
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