Song Mingyue

Chapter 205 Take Your Sacrificial Sword
Cheng Jie watched Zhao Hao and the others walk away, looking at the big clock in the middle of the living room, he was so angry that his seven orifices smoked.

"This guy bullied me too much, and brought the Four Treasures of the Study, I want to write books for my husband and King Jia!"

Soon someone fetched paper and ink, and someone carried out the extremely unlucky big clock.

Cheng Jie, who was in a rage, dipped his pen and ink and wrote two secret letters quickly. After sealing them with wax paint, he immediately rushed to the capital.

After the confidant general who was ordered to deliver the letter left, Cheng Jie regained his composure, and slumped down on the grand teacher's chair, his face was cloudy and thoughtful.

Suddenly, his brows relaxed again, as if he had thought of some clever plan, he immediately beckoned the butler to come forward, and said in a low voice: "You send more people to Henan Mansion to spread the word, so that the imperial envoy will release you in Luoyang." Grain, one stone per person, first come, first served, and the place where the grain is received will be in the imperial envoy's office."

The butler asked with a puzzled face, "What's the purpose of this move?"

Cheng Jie sneered and said: "Those victims depend on a few mouthfuls of porridge for their lives every day, so they would rather believe it or not. At that time, more than [-] victims will flood into Luoyang City. Among them, if the disaster victims are lured to attack the imperial envoy, Zhao Hao's child will have to peel off his skin if he does not die!"

The butler's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile: "The old official has a great plan!"

At this moment, several people rushed in in a hurry and shouted loudly: "Report to the old officials, something is wrong!"

Cheng Jie was in a smug state, seeing how reckless these servants were, he couldn't help being furious: "Why are you panicking?"

The leader said anxiously: "The gate of the mansion is blocked by Jin Yiwei!"

Cheng Jie saw that the person who spoke was the confidant he arranged to deliver the letter to the capital, and his expression changed drastically: "What?"

The man said dejectedly: "Hundreds of Jin Yiwei blocked the gate, and guarded it with strong bows and crossbows. The villain can't go out."

Cheng Jie was furious: "Even if he is an imperial envoy, can he be forced to buy and sell, and block houses for no reason, is there still the law of heaven and the king? You go out through the back door and go to the capital, and I will go to the front door to see. What is blocking the door of my house!"

After speaking, he led the housekeeper and a group of confidant house slaves, and rushed out of the living room angrily.

Just after leaving the living room, several house slaves rushed over and said in a hurry: "Report to the old official, Jin Yiwei shouted at the door, saying that someone accused the young master of robbing the women and killing people, and asked the young master to go out and surrender himself. Otherwise, they will enter the government to take people!"

The young master they are talking about is Cheng Jie's eldest grandson and only direct grandson Cheng Feng, who is known as the number one tiger in the west of Beijing. There are still.

Cheng Jie stopped immediately, his facial muscles twitched violently, and he said angrily: "It's ridiculous, it's simply a crime to be punished, why is there no excuse? The dog imperial envoy avenged his personal revenge, disregarded the king's law, and went to such a state of madness, how could I be afraid? He? Come here, close the door of the mansion, gather all the strong and strong, and guard the four walls. The old man will see how he enters the mansion to get people! Then send people out through the back door to transfer to the emissary's mansion, just as the imperial envoy wants to forcibly break into the house and commit murder. Please dispatch the Xiang army to stop it, otherwise, if something happens, I'm afraid my husband will have trouble getting through it."

"Here!"

In the square in front of the Cheng Mansion, three or four hundred Jin Yiwei guards were lined up in a strict array, and the green dragon knives in their hands were drawn out all at once, pointing directly at the gate of the Cheng Mansion.There are more than [-] elite soldiers, all of whom are furious horses in fresh clothes, carrying crossbow arrows on their backs, holding the reins in their left hand and weapons in their right hands, ready to go, ready to charge out at any time.

Under the banner, Zhao Hao, Wu Song, Fang Baihua, and Liang Hongyu reined in their horses and stood coldly at the gate of the Cheng Mansion.

Wu Song obviously got impatient with the wait, and said, "My lord, why don't you just rush in and grab someone?"

Zhao Hao said calmly: "Be safe and don't be impatient."

At this moment, the door of the Cheng Mansion, which was originally open, was suddenly and slowly closed, and then there was the sound of the bolt falling.

Fang Baihua at the side turned around, looked at Zhao Hao and said, "Don't stop, now that the old thief has closed the gate, it may not be easy to rush in again."

Zhao Hao smiled without saying a word, just pointed to the red walls on both sides of the gate, Fang Baihua followed his fingers and gasped.

On the top of the red wall, suddenly a large group of figures appeared densely. Looking carefully, they were the servants of the Cheng family. Everyone was holding weapons. There were all kinds of weapons, including knives, guns, swords, sticks, etc., and even Bows and... crossbows!
The Cheng Mansion has lived in the west of Beijing for many years, and its power is extremely strong. There are more than 300 domestic slaves in the light and strong, and the number of guards and generals can reach nearly [-]. At this moment, they are crowded on the wall of the Cheng Mansion. Guard it with a hard crossbow and wait in full battle. It is difficult for non-elite soldiers and horses to attack by force.

Now Zhao Hao had less than 2000 people left in Luoyang City, and at the moment there were only 700 people in front of the Cheng Mansion, and they were supported by equipment. From Cheng Jie's point of view, it was almost impossible to forcefully capture the Cheng Mansion.

hula la~
Before Zhao Hao opened his mouth, there was a sudden and dull sound of footsteps, and everyone looked up in shock, only to see thousands of Xiang troops, led by Du Gongcai, rushing towards this side like a tide.

Zhao Hao saw the menacing approach, with three or four times the strength of his own, and couldn't help being furious: "Prepare crossbows, prepare to attack!"

With the sound of a crossbow machine, three hundred god-armed crossbows were loaded into their arrow boxes, and all turned around to aim at the Xiang army rushing towards them.

咴咴~
There was a violent neighing sound of a healthy horse, and Du Gong hurriedly reined in the horse's feet, then slowed down the horse's speed, and came straight towards Zhao Hao.

"My lord, the Cheng family is a grain merchant in the west of Beijing. It has always been law-abiding. Why are you besieging it with heavy troops? The Cheng family has always had a good reputation in the west of Beijing. If it arouses public grievances, it may not be easy to deal with!"

Du Gongcai was obviously in a hurry. If something happened to Cheng Jie, he couldn't afford to walk around, so he was straight to the point and straight to the point when he spoke to Zhao Hao.

Zhao Hao waited for him to get close, then pointed his whip at him, and shouted in a deep voice: "Master Du, you have been guarding Mujing Northwest Road for many years, do you know that Cheng Jie secretly hid weapons and planned to plot rebellion?"

"What?" Du Gongcai was confused, and said anxiously, "Master Imperial Envoy, what should I say? Even if he borrows 1 guts, he will never dare to rebel."

Zhao Hao sneered, pointed at the wall and yelled sharply: "Look at what's on it? In Song Dynasty, I secretly hid crossbow arrows and wanted to murder imperial envoys. What crime should I have?"

Only then did Du Gong look at the wall, his face turned blue.

After the Tang and Song Dynasties, the management of civilian weapons became more and more strict.After the Taizu of this dynasty oppressed Chai's orphans and widows to ascend the throne, he formulated the "Song Xingtong", which clearly stipulates the control of weapons.In the Song Dynasty, you can have weapons such as swords, but you are never allowed to own armor; you can have bows and arrows for hunting and self-defense, but you must never hide, manufacture and use crossbows.Armor is equivalent to body armor, and crossbows are equivalent to submachine guns. If private possession is regarded as rebellion, it is a crime of extermination.

It's just that the matter of hiding armor and crossbow arrows is strictly speaking, but in fact it varies from person to person.Just like the Song Dynasty, it was forbidden to kill farm cattle and eat meat, otherwise they would be sentenced. Many of the high-ranking officials and dignitaries had beef on their dining tables every day. How could there be so many farm cattle that were injured, fell to death, or died of illness? It is rare for the government to take it seriously for eating beef.The same is true for the private possession of crossbows. A big family like the Cheng family has millions of dollars in assets. Does the mansion hide a hundred crossbows to deter thieves? Who would really think that he rebelled? It can't be worth anything.

Now Zhao Hao, as an imperial envoy, strictly follows the regulations of the "Song Xingtong", and regards Cheng's private possession of crossbows as treason. There are nearly a hundred crossbows dangling on the wall like that, and Du Gongcai can't open his eyes and turn a blind eye to the nonsense.

Just when Du Gongcai was extremely embarrassed, Zhao Hao's voice became more severe, and he roared angrily: "Du Gongcai, you led the crowd here, do you want to plot rebellion with Cheng Jie?"

With a clang, the Longquan sword came out of its sheath, scaring Du Gongcai out of his wits, and he said anxiously: "Since the Cheng family is suspected of treason, please do as you please, I will not disturb the imperial envoy to handle the case."

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand: "Withdraw!", and withdrew with all the troops in despair.

Du Gongcai has been through the rivers and lakes for a long time, this time he saw that Zhao Hao is a stunned young man, and even gods can't stop him from going crazy, and now he has Shang Fang's sword in his hand, if he really cut himself off in a fit of anger, that would be fun It's getting big, so it's better to go ahead and not touch this bad head.

As for Cheng Jie, don't be a dead fellow Taoist, let him seek more blessings for himself, it's best to let her husband and the little imperial envoy have a big shopping, and sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight by themselves, wouldn't it be more leisurely.

That's why Du Gong came quickly and withdrew even faster. In the blink of an eye, thousands of Xiang troops withdrew completely, as if they had never come.

Seeing that Du Gong led his people away, Zhao Hao's eyes were full of murderous intent, and he swung his sword: "Attack!"

Those who make the country difficult and rich, and suck the flesh and blood of the people, should take you as a sacrificial sword!
The domestic slaves on the wall of Cheng's mansion were lying on the wooden ladder, their swords were drawn and their arrogance was fierce. Seeing that Zhao Hao and others did not dare to approach, they couldn't help being a little proud.

A family general sneered and said, "West Beijing is our Cheng family's domain, and the dragon must be coiled up, the tiger must be lying on its stomach, even if it is an imperial envoy..."

huh~
A crossbow arrow shot from 150 steps away, tore through the air, made a strong wind sound, and went straight to the general's throat like a shooting star.

puff~
The general's eyes showed horror, but he couldn't dodge in time, the crossbow arrow penetrated into his throat, and then fell down without a sound.

咻咻 咻 ~
Before the other servants and generals of the Cheng family could react, hundreds of crossbow arrows, like raindrops, poured down on the wall, only the sound of flesh and bones being broken and screams were heard.

Before the God Arm Crossbow, their resistance was useless and could only be slaughtered.

……

Cheng Jie's son, Cheng Qiang, and his grandson, Cheng Fengzheng, rushed into the hall in a panic. Behind them, a group of Cheng's family members turned pale and panicked, and the hall suddenly became a mess.

Cheng Jie was sitting on the grand teacher's chair, with a calm and peaceful look on his face, as if the mountain collapsed before him without changing his face, he shouted: "Don't panic! My Cheng family is from a famous family, and the princes and ministers in the court, who doesn't sell the old man's face? Even It's King Jia and Jinkang County King, when they see this old man, they should be respected as a guest of honor, he is a third-rank official, and he has a clan of five clothes, what can he do to me?"

His voice was unhurried and full of energy, which made everyone feel at ease.

A house slave hurried in: "I would like to report to the old officials, the transfer envoy led the army to help, and is negotiating with the imperial envoy."

Du Gongcai was overjoyed in his heart, but his face remained calm, and he pretended to be angry and said: "The little imperial envoy is young and ignorant, and he, Du Gongcai, is also ignorant, why did he come here?"

When everyone heard that Xiang Jun came to save him, they finally let go of the big stone in their hearts, and their faces showed joy. Some even scolded Zhao Hao for being rude, claiming that they would go to Beijing to sue the court.

After an incense stick of time, I saw the housekeeper of Cheng's mansion staggering towards him, shouting hissingly: "Old official, old official..."

Cheng Jie stood up and asked, "But that little thief withdrew?"

The butler came running wildly, he was out of breath, waited for his breath to calm down, and cried loudly: "Jin Yiwei has come in!"

(End of this chapter)