Between the vast sea of ​​clouds

"Siege?" Qing Ping suddenly felt absurd, "Chenzhou is heavily guarded, who can cross the state defense and attack the city?"

Ming Yuyan looked at it for a while, and said: "Not from the outside, but from the county. They want to capture the three counties and occupy the entire Chenzhou!"

Qingping suddenly remembered the national war 300 years ago. After the fall of Chenzhou, the Western Army led troops to invade Hezhou, traveled through the Lingnan Waterway, and arrived at the pass from Hezhou to Hengzhou. .

The importance of Chenzhou can be seen from this, not to mention that this place has always been a place where kings and vassals were enshrined.And the first emperor succeeded to the throne from the daughter of the vassal king, which fueled the arrogance of the vassal kings, especially the king of Xinyang, who invaded the mountains and forests to feed private soldiers, and arrogantly domineering fish and meat people.When the first emperor was there, he cared about his reputation and couldn't bear to attack the sisters of the same clan. Now that Chu Jun ascended the throne, he was only a junior.

Because of these reasons, even if King Xinyang forced the palace to smack in front of the Xiandi's spiritual hall, and almost made Chu Jun unable to get off the table, he still had to pinch her nose and put her back in the fiefdom.

But Qingping thought it was too coincidental, she knew Chu Jun well, she was not the kind of person who would throw a tiger back to the mountain.The reason why King Xinyang was released back to Chenzhou was to appease the clan; secondly, even though King Xinyang was aggressive, he could only be regarded as a disgrace before the imperial court, and the clan protected each other, so it was difficult to punish her.

That being the case, let the tiger go back to the mountain and let the vicious tiger eat people, so that its crimes will be clearly revealed and made known to the world. Even if the clan has any objections, the three divisions will have their own conclusions after a joint trial.

The fire was reflected in her eyes, but in Qiannan County, it was another scene.

The pass from Qiannan to Zhoucheng has been blocked. At this time, it should be the dead of night, but the pass is full of flames, the city wall is trembling amidst the rumbling sound, and even the ground is shaken by it, but there are dense arrows flying under the city Come, the arrows are wrapped in fire oil and thrown at the defenders.The guards in the pass were unable to provide reinforcements in time, but after a long time, there was only a loud sound, the city gate collapsed, and the soldiers and horses from the city poured into the city, galloping all the way along the official road.

Outside Yunzhong County, several teams of soldiers and horses hid in the forest, using the darkness to cover their tracks.One of them said: "Master, as long as we can capture Yunzhong tonight, Zhou Gan is nothing to be afraid of."

The woman known as the master was wearing a black cloak, and most of her face was covered by the hood. She said coldly: "What is Zhou Gan, but an old woman, what kind of storm can he cause? It's the Muliang Pu of Chenzhou Prefecture. , the king has sent people to lobby Wei many times, but I didn't expect her to be a person who doesn't know good or bad!"

"This person can't follow the master, because she is not blessed. Besides, she is about to retire now, but she refuses to give way to Xian; and she knows too much, and the adults in the court can't keep her. Master don't get angry. After tonight, Liang Pu cannot ruin your cause."

The woman thought for a moment, then nodded with satisfaction.She put her hand on the saber at her waist, and a corner of the purple robe was exposed under the black cloak, with a faint glint of silk. It was a color that could only be worn by a royal rank, and her identity was self-evident.

She twirled the jade ring on her thumb and said, "Qiannan is not worried at all. Those aristocratic families have already secretly pledged their allegiance to this king, but I don't know what the Xie family's intentions are, so they turned around..."

"The Xie family is a big family in the south of the Five Ridges. They were rewarded by the late emperor. If they can devote themselves wholeheartedly to their master, things in Hezhou will be much easier. It's better than those who are hesitant."

"That's right." The woman replied, "The new emperor's morality is not worthy, and the punishment from the heavens has been foreshadowed. The traitors in the court are in power, and they are doing harm to the country. The people of Chenzhou can't bear the uprising. This king can't bear to see the country suffer. , relying on the entrustment of the clan, it is really helpless to have to send troops to rescue them."

The righteousness of these words is awe-inspiring, and the woman is also very proud. Suddenly, a light whistle came from the darkness, and someone said: "Master, the man is here!"

The faint light of the fire shines through the forest, and the shadows of the surrounding trees are indistinct, making it even more treacherous.The sound of chaotic horseshoes came one after another, the blades trembled slightly, and there was no wind.The large group of people passed by here without stopping, and headed towards Yunzhong County.

The woman held the reins and said, "Don't worry about Zhao Ye, the most urgent thing is to capture Yunzhong! Once Yunzhong is broken, everything will be easy!"

After finishing speaking, she turned the horse's head, looked to the southwest, and snorted coldly: "Xie family... this king wants to see where the great gift they mentioned earlier is!"

A leaf was blown up by the night wind, it twirled and landed on the surface of the water, making a light circle, before it was carried away by the current, it was picked up by one hand first.

There were two people on the shore, one led the horse and looked towards Qiannan County, the other sat by the water, washed the leaf carefully and said: "King Xinyang is a shrewd and stupid idiot, but dealing with such an idiot , it’s much better than dealing with smart people, don’t you think so, Xie Qi?”

Xie Qi stood still, and the horse behind her lowered her head to eat grass. She sighed silently: "I don't know."

The man by the water chuckled lightly: "What don't you know?"

Xie Qi said: "I don't know if you are the fool or the smart person you said, or if you are indistinguishable between the two."

The man shook the water off his hand: "How can you see that?"

"Just because you are still flattering the old master, you turned to King Xinyang." Xie Qi folded his hands and stared at the fluorescent light in the grass, "You are really hard to judge, Xie Yuan, what are you going to do?"

Xie Yuan got up slowly, pinched the leaf and said in surprise: "What is the old master, but each takes what he needs. Our Xie family has lived in the south of Hezhou Lingnan for a long time, thousands of miles away from the golden tent. When talking about the relationship between master and servant, it is only a matter of family members. Those old immortals who go to worship every year are just talking, do you believe this?"

Xie Qi was speechless.

Xie Yuan casually broke a piece of weed, held it in his hand and played with it, "Do you remember that when we were young, we were sacrificed in the clan, we just accidentally burned a piece of rag, and we were punished to kneel in the ancestral hall for three days and three nights... the floor tiles I will never forget the taste, but after you went to Le'an to study, didn't you want to return to the clan again?"

She suddenly talked about the past, which surprised Xie Qi. She said: "I really don't like the clan, but the reason why I don't go back is because my father is weak and can't stand the humidity in Lingnan, so I stayed in Le'an Stay with him more."

Xie Yuan said: "Is that really the case?"

Xie Qi let go of his hand and said vigilantly, "What do you mean by that?"

There seemed to be a gloomy fire in Xie Yuan's eyes, and she said softly, "Did you forget that every year in July for the sacrifices in the clan, they have to—"

Xie Qi closed his eyes, felt his throat astringent, and quickly said: "You and I can't control these things, it's better not to ask!"

Xie Yuan patted her shoulder lightly, stroked the mane of the horse behind him and said: "—that incense smells very good, doesn't it? When it was lit, there was only a little smoke, and it disappeared in no time. After I got it, I felt a little dizzy at first, very drowsy, and when I entered the hall, I knelt on the futon, and there seemed to be a light in front of my eyes..."

Xie Qi closed his eyes, as if he had returned to his childhood.

... There was nothingness in the light, and she could faintly hear the chaotic sound of wood crackling, and she didn't know who was chanting, she just felt noisy.

Regardless of the elder's repeated instructions, the child took out the handkerchief he had prepared earlier and secretly covered his mouth and nose, quietly opened his eyes, and looked around.

She saw the mother next to her kneeling on the futon with her eyes closed, a silly smile on her usual shrewd face, her mouth half-opened, and her body swaying slightly.She looked in fear, and the kneeling elders around her all looked like this, as if they had fallen into some sweet dream and did not want to wake up.In a hurry, she reached out to tug on her mother's robe, but someone grabbed her hand suddenly.

"Hush—" the girl covered her mouth, picked up her futon and pulled her behind a incense stand, "Shut up, they're coming!"

With the sound of footsteps, she heard the sound of chanting approaching, mixed with the crisp ringtone, someone said, "Add a little more incense."

Xie Qi suddenly opened his eyes and broke free from the old memories.

There was no ancestral hall intertwined with lights and shadows, and there was no noisy chanting, Xie Yuan stood beside her, let go of his hands, and let the leaves in his hands fall: "I look down on them, so what about a century-old family, it's not because of status that I care so much. Driven by others, controlled by others, no matter how powerful you are, you will always be a knife in the hands of others."

She calmly said: "They worship the golden tent as the main thing, but I want to trample their envoys under their feet. The golden tent, the absurd gods, can order me by this alone? Why are people on the throne qualified to change their orders day and night? Judging life and death, is the emperor really the lord of the world who was born by destiny? They are all mortals, I don't believe it, and I won't kneel."

Xie Qi was not frightened by her shocking words, but just laughed at herself: "You are really...then what are you going to do, and what can you do?"

Xie Yuan raised his hand to press his lips, and looked sideways at He Dao: "Shh, they are coming."

This sentence is so similar to many years ago, Xie Qi did not speak, but listened carefully to the movement, only to see the tall grass moved for no reason, and two wet people turned out of the water, looking at them fiercely.

Xie Yuan said: "My humble servant Xie Yuan, I'm here to welcome the envoy of God."

Bi Shu came out from behind, twisted his robe and said, "Is everything arranged?"

Xie Qi had never seen her before, but looking at her ice blue eyes, she knew that she was definitely not of the same race. The people around her also had deep facial features and different eye colors, and they all had their hands behind their backs. Xie Yuan replied with a normal expression: "Yes. .”

Only then did Bi Shu look up at her, and said thoughtfully, "I seem to have seen you before? Come here and let me see your face."

"God makes you forget things more. You lived in Xie's house for a while, and I accompanied you when you went south to Chenzhou for business."

Hearing this, Xie Yuan took a few steps forward, Bi Shu squinted his eyes, took the long knife from the hand of the person beside him, put it against her chin and said, "What's the word after your name, Yuan?"

Xie Yuan replied: "It's the 'Yuan' of the abyss."

Bi Shu smiled silently, and noticed some unusual places around her. The banks of the river were covered with long grass, but she didn't hear any insects singing. With a finger, said: "...Why do I feel that you seem to have other arrangements?"

Xie Yuan looked at her calmly, put his fingers on the scabbard and moved away slightly, saying: "The emissary is overthinking."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xie Qi got on his horse and pulled her across the wide river.At the same time, ambush soldiers appeared in the grass, and surrounded them from all directions with swords in their hands.

Bi Shu sneered, drew out his long knife, discarded the scabbard, and said to the other side, "Are you Xie family planning to betray the Lord?"

Her voice sounded a little erratic from the other side, Xie Yuan didn't answer, just bowed slightly after getting off the horse, and casually said to Xie Qi beside him: "Look, as long as you kneel once, some people think you have to kneel forever; in their eyes A dog is a dog, it is not qualified to sit on an equal footing with others, no matter how loyal it is, it is just a dog. It is not easy to stand up!"

The blood spilled all over the ground and penetrated into the cracks in the bricks. The defenders of the city were defeated and retreated towards the city. The mutinous soldiers and horses gathered under the city, cheered loudly, and charged at the city gate again.

At this time, outside the Duanyan Pass, Zhou Gan led [-] elites and waited here, constantly listening to the reports from the sentries ahead.

"Report! The rebellious army has passed the Qiannan pass! The way Zhaoye has not entered, and they are rushing to the cloud!"

"Report! The rebel army has passed Xin'an County! Arrived at Yunzhong Pass!"

"Report! The defenders of the Yunzhong Pass are defeated, the city gate has been broken, and the rebel army has entered Yunzhong County!"

Zhou Gan raised his eyes suddenly, and the generals around her gave way one after another. Commander Zhao said, "Marshal, are you going to send troops?"

Zhou Gan shook his head: "Wait a little longer, it's not the time yet."

No one around her made a sound, Army Commander Zhao sighed, "I'm afraid that the rebellious army will harm the people of the three counties!"

This group of rebellious troops is nothing more than rebellion, but they have used the refugees as a shield. There will be no objection from the court to deal with the state army who tried to commit crimes, but if it involves the family and vassals, everything will change. So easy.

The personal guards opened the map, and Zhou Gan looked at it and said: "Their goal is to take Chenzhou tonight, and they will not take the ideas of the counties for the time being. The defenses of all the passes have been dropped tonight, so it can be seen that the Chenzhou government has long been taken. The infiltration of the chaos."

Commander Zhao said with great interest: "Since they know the commander is here, why do they dare to attack?"

Zhou Gan motioned his guards to take the map, and replied, "I'm only a veteran. I'm nearly sixty years old. I don't have any soldiers in my hands. What should I be afraid of?"

The surrounding generals said one after another: "The commander-in-chief's words are wrong!"

"The master's sword is not old, how can these youngsters be able to compete!"

Zhou Gan was a little surprised, and after looking around, he said leisurely: "I'm just talking casually, just be humble, do you really take it seriously?"

The generals trembled under her sharp eyes, and sent another report: "Report! The rebel army has entered the pass in the clouds!"

Zhou Qian said in a deep voice, "Send troops!"

The author has something to say: Hahahaha, sooner or later, I really want to write a rivalry. . . .