Chinese New Year

Chapter 605: Violating Ji Gang!

Strictly speaking, the mansion where Wang Jun lived was not a private property, but an official residence given to the governor-general who was appointed there to live in.

Wang's house was both the governor's office and the Dongyi Commandery Headquarters - an institution that managed the Hu tribes in the northeast region.

The mansion was very grand, with a gate in front, several entrances in front and back, tall and thick walls outside, rockery, ponds, valuable flowers and trees inside, and even an armory, stables, and granaries.

Since ancient times, after a city was breached, this type of garrison was often the last place of resistance, because it was indeed solid and had a certain degree of defensive capability. Later, it was even possible to build a small city for the garrison's family, servants, and guards to live in, and there were also offices for officials, so that the officials' families could be brought in in times of crisis.

If we attack Wang Jun’s residence head-on, it would probably take a lot of time, maybe even the whole night, but what if we “open the door to welcome the thieves”?

"Creaky!" The soldier guarding the gate opened the vermilion gate directly.

"Follow me!" Gai Zhi roared and rushed in with more than a hundred troops.

This man was born into the Gai clan of Yaoyang, Yuyang, and his ancestors could be traced back to Gai Yan, one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai.

Yuyang County was abolished during the Cao Wei period, but was restored during the Jin Dynasty and incorporated into the Yan State. Yaoyang County was completely abolished, and the county seat was now in Fengning, Hebei.

The family later fell into obscurity, but continued to survive tenaciously in the border area.

The next time it appeared in history books was in the late Tang Dynasty.

Li Keyong's chief strategist Gai Yu's father's ancestors were generals of Weizhou, and he was most likely from this family.

Gai Zhi was about thirty years old and had already gained the greatest say in the Gai clan. This time, he did not hesitate to bring all the capable troops over and even recruited hundreds of Xianbei people to join him in great undertakings - the relationship between the border nobles and the Hu people was very complicated.

After more than a hundred people rushed into the courtyard, they actually encountered resistance.

A team of patrol soldiers happened to come from somewhere else, and were shocked when they saw Gai Zhi and others.

The leading lieutenant noticed something and asked stutteringly, "Who are you? How dare you trespass into a restricted area? Do you know the military ban on executions?"

Gaizhi was a ruthless man who didn't say much. He shot an arrow directly. At a distance of ten steps, it went through the neck.

"Bang!" The lieutenant colonel fell to the ground with a bang.

The patrol soldiers were in an uproar and drew their swords and guns in an attempt to resist.

The Gai family's followers rushed forward directly.

They might have some problems fighting in large military formations, but they are extremely adept at this kind of small-scale brawl-style combat.

Having trained together for years, they knew what to do with just a glance, and many of them were even blood relatives, so they were concise and efficient. In a flash, the patrol team of more than ten people was knocked down without a sound.

"Charge!" Gai Zhi held the bow in his hand and rushed forward with big strides.

The followers followed closely behind him, looking extremely ferocious.

A servant heard the noise and ran out angrily to check, but was slashed on the head by a knife at the door.

A maid saw the blood and screamed in shock, and was nailed to the wall by an arrow.

No one cared who was innocent. This group of killers hacked and killed anyone they saw and rushed all the way into the second yard.

There are no patrols here, but there are guards.

When they saw the murderous invaders, their eyes suddenly froze and they subconsciously hid in the room and closed the door.

"Who? Want to rebel?"

"Hurry up and strike the gong!"

"Hold the door, don't let them rush in."

The guards shouted and warned again and again.

"Bang bang!" Gai's men banged on the door repeatedly.

Large clouds of dust fell from the beams, but the door remained closed and could not be broken through.

More soldiers came into the yard. They were farmhands of the Gai family. They carried ladders that had been prepared long ago and leaned against the wall.

More than a dozen soldiers wearing leather armor immediately climbed up, then squatted on the top of the wall, drawing their bows and arrows.

"Swoosh! Whoosh!" Arrows arrived in an instant and landed on the servants and guards who poured out from various rooms.

There were screams in the yard, mixed with faint shouting and cursing.

"Are you really that brave?"

"Quick, bring me the arrows!"

"You didn't tell me about the rebellion, so I could have rebelled too."

"Shut up, it's too late!"

"Crash!" Seven or eight soldiers in iron armor climbed down the ladder into the yard. When they took the last step down, the armor leaves on their bodies rustled.

The sound of fierce weapons clashing rang out. The two sides started a brutal fight in the second courtyard. There was no words, only ruthless moves that killed the other side.

More and more soldiers jumped down from the wall, each of them was as fierce as a wolf or a tiger. They quickly killed all the servants and guards hiding behind the door and opened the gate of the courtyard.

"Kill!" Hundreds of people swarmed in in an instant, filling the courtyard.

The ladder was set up again, and Gai's troops repeated the same tactics as in the previous round and climbed over the wall to get in.

At this time, dense arrows were shot from the third courtyard, and the first batch of soldiers who rushed into the courtyard cried out in pain, suffering heavy casualties. But they were numerous, and the second and third batches rushed over immediately and fought with the guards.

The gate was opened again, and the guards of the Gai clan rushed in like gods of death, and their loud shouts of killing almost pierced the night sky.

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Wang Jun turned over on the couch, smacked his lips a few times, hugged his wife Cui, and subconsciously pinched her a few times with his hands.

In the darkness, Cui calmly moved her husband's hand away and quietly stood up.

The bright eyes blinked a few times, took one last look at Wang Jun, and then disappeared into the darkness.

Led by the servants, she quickly left the bedroom.

The guards outside looked at her in surprise, but because she was the mistress, they did not dare to question her. They bowed and let her leave.

Cui's pace was getting faster and faster.

She passed through the small archway, walked quickly along the bamboo forest, crossed the small wooden bridge, and soon arrived in front of a wooden building.

There were more than twenty guards and servants standing here, most of whom were her entourage when she got married. At this moment, they were holding spears, ring-handled swords, wooden clubs and other weapons, ready for battle.

Cui quickly entered the building, but did not stop. Instead, she climbed up the wooden stairs and soon reached the roof.

Here, she can overlook the entire city and take in the situation everywhere.

There has been a lot of commotion in the city.

In the darkness of the night, the sounds of advancing soldiers, the clashing of weapons, and the screams of the dying could be heard continuously.

Long lines of torches moved through the dark streets, capturing one key point after another and encountering almost no systematic resistance.

Cui looked at him quietly for a long time, with no expression on her face. Actually, it was okay to stay in the bedroom.

The soldiers who entered the palace would not kill Wang Jun, but would capture him alive. And she would be safe, because it was agreed in advance.

But she was still a little worried, so she made some arrangements in advance. After getting up in the middle of the night, she hurried to this attic for shelter.

Downstairs were soldiers and servants she trusted, who could negotiate with those who came into the mansion to search and kill - she even knew the name of the officer who was leading the attack: Gai Zhi.

The personal maid brought her wine as instructed.

Cui sat down, picked up the white jade wine glass, and drank the wine in it.

After drinking the spicy wine, she finally calmed down.

Now, she just had to wait.

After dawn, the palace's wealth will belong to her. She can return to the Qinghe Cui family. With her family background, she can choose her husband at ease and live a new life - well, maybe she can choose a man of lower family status, who is easier to manipulate.

Wang Jun was still sleeping soundly in the bedroom.

Suddenly, the door was kicked open.

"Governor." The general of the personal guards stumbled in and shouted.

Wang Jun suddenly sat up, squinted his eyes in the moonlight coming through the window, and looked at his general whose face was covered in blood.

"Please move quickly, commander-in-chief. Bandits have broken into the mansion." The general came over and said anxiously.

"Who dares--" Wang Jun said halfway, and suddenly realized that this was not the time to talk nonsense. He immediately got out of bed, and without even having time to get dressed, he rushed out of the bedroom barefoot.

Before leaving, he turned his head to look at the bed, but his wife Cui was nowhere to be seen.

He felt a little strange and thought something was wrong, but he didn't have time to think about it and followed his general to run to the back garden.

At this point, he was still a little confused and didn't know what was going on. But his instinct made the decision for him: run first.

The sounds of killing behind were getting closer and closer, as if hundreds of people were rushing into the mansion.

He didn't know who betrayed him, he only knew that the general was a countryman he brought from Boling, and it would be right to trust him at the critical moment.

He ran, gritting his teeth. When I escape and recover, I will kill all the rioters and their families, young and old.

"Click! Click!" The feet made loud sounds on the bluestone slabs. Wang Jun's hair was disheveled, he was panting, and sweat was on his forehead.

His body had long been in failing condition. After running for a short while, he felt chest tightness and shortness of breath and was extremely uncomfortable, but the desire to survive drove his decaying body to keep moving forward.

The sound of pursuit was getting closer and closer, as if it was right next to my ears.

Wang Jun ran so hard that he felt dizzy and tears were streaming down his face.

"Boom!" The general kicked open a small door. Just as he was about to turn around and call for Wang Jun to follow, he was stunned.

In the back garden, more than two hundred soldiers equipped with swords and guns stood in a row.

The leader held a long spear in his hand, stood there leisurely, and looked at Wang Jun quietly.

"From the Xianyu family..." Wang Jun stared blankly at the spear-wielding warrior standing under the torch. He looked familiar, but he couldn't remember his name for a moment.

The man waved his hand and said, "Come here, help Wang Du to rest aside."

"How dare Xianyu Qu!" The general was furious and stood in front of Wang Jun with his sword drawn.

Several personal soldiers who had followed him all the way also stepped forward.

Xianyu's followers didn't waste any time talking to them. Dozens of them rushed forward and chopped Wang Jun's personal soldiers and generals into meat paste. Then they held Wang Jun's arms and took him aside.

"You good thief! You rebel against your superiors and violate the rules and regulations - ugh!" A piece of rag was stuffed into his mouth, and Wang Jun's cursing stopped abruptly.

Xian Yuqu glanced at him with a smile on his face, great success!

On the other side, Gai Zhi rushed to the attic with dozens of people.

Cui saw this from upstairs, and was about to speak when she saw Gai's men, who were already blood-thirsty, thrust their spears and directly stabbed the two guards who came forward to negotiate to the ground.

An archer saw her and shot an arrow at her.

"Dang!" An arrow flew through the air, passed by Cui and shot into the beam of the house.

"Bang!" The wine glass fell to the ground.

Cui looked at the soldiers rushing downstairs in disbelief.

In an instant, she thought a lot and foresaw the worst consequence - was this a violation of promise and murder?
She began to tremble all over and her face became extremely pale.

"Stop, we are one family." Gai Zhi roared, and his men put down their weapons and slowly retreated.

Cui's mind relaxed and she fell to the ground.

In the darkness, only heavy breathing could be heard.

Sweat rolled down his smooth forehead, flowed down his neck, and disappeared into the mountains in front of his chest.

She found out that she was wrong, very wrong.

This is a chaotic world. Will others really follow your lead? Do you have the qualifications to ask others to follow your lead?

If Gai Zhi had deliberately shouted slowly just now, those ferocious soldiers would have rushed up directly. Is there any need to say what the outcome would have been?

Cui pinched her thigh hard, and the severe pain made her mind slowly clear.

Her breathing was still rapid, but she slowly stood up.

At the moment of life and death, she realized.

The long arrow that just passed by her shoulder struck away her innocence, pride and unrealistic fantasies.

"Haha..." She suddenly laughed.

That’s it, that’s it!

Gai Zhi wandered downstairs for a while, sighing in his heart that it was bad luck.

He was the first to rush into the mansion, attacking and charging fiercely, thinking that he could easily capture Wang Jun, but he didn't expect...

"Alas!" He sighed.

Xian Yuqu was so lucky, he climbed over the wall from the backyard and captured Wang Jun who had walked into his trap.

This is life!

"Seal up the treasury!" He gathered his thoughts and issued an order: "If anyone dares to take it, don't blame me for being ruthless."

After saying that, he assigned a team of soldiers to guard the attic and left angrily.

(End of this chapter)