Huan Rong

Before dawn, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps in Xuyi City.

The main gate of the county government was wide open, and the county magistrate of Xuyi wore a sword on his waist, and held a call to action written overnight.In the light of the fire, he straightened his back, stood on the steps, and looked down at the county soldiers and healthy servants gathered in front of the yamen.

If it was targeting a group of bandits, this would be a big deal.

However, what is to be arrested today are hundreds of refugees outside the city. The charges are "tangle into chaos, harbor thieves and bandits, and abduct and sell good people." Such an appeal is necessary.

A few, a dozen or even dozens of refugees are nothing, they will be killed if they are killed, and they can be fooled around at will.But the death of hundreds of people is not a trivial matter. Once the incident occurs, the court will definitely send people to investigate.

As a result, it is very important to declare the crime in front of everyone, and to convict him to death.

The matter was provoked by the magistrate of Xuyi County, and in the final analysis it is nothing more than the word "greedy for money".

No wonder he has shallow eyelids, he can't walk when he sees gold and silver.It is true that the ancestors are beautiful, but the descendants are lonely.

The family has fallen, and the once glorious house is covered by weeds.The direct branch is extinct, leaving him as a side branch to inherit the false name, not trying to make money, how to rebuild the ancestral house and restore the family's former glory?

Thinking of this, a trace of cruelty flashed across Xuyi County Magistrate's face.

No poison, no husband!

People do not kill themselves for their own sake!

As Zhu Taishou said, since you have done it, don't regret it. You don't want to leave any excuses in the future, so you must do it!

"Your Majesty, all five hundred county soldiers have arrived."

"it is good!"

The magistrate of Xuyi County took a deep breath, held up the proclamation, and raised his voice: "Hundreds of refugees gathered outside the city with the intention of committing crimes. Those who committed the big crime in Nancheng were hidden inside. Today, I heard that a son of a good family has disappeared, and all signs point to this gangsters!"

Having said that, the Xuyi county magistrate paused, his gaze swept across the crowd.

"Lead me and wait for the thieves, arrest all the thieves and put them in prison, and kill anyone who dares to resist arrest!"

"promise!"

The county soldiers agreed in unison, and the owner of the building gave an order, and immediately rushed to the west gate.

The county magistrate of Xuyi boarded the bullock cart, looked at the county soldiers in bright armor, and thought of all the benefits he would get after the incident was over, he couldn't help feeling proud.

"Meng Da."

"The servant is here."

"Everything is done?"

"Mr. Huifu, the few in the prison have been sent out, and they are women..."

"kindness?"

"After the incident in Nancheng, every family in the city was vigilant and locked their doors and windows at night. It was really hard to find a good opportunity. In addition to the tight schedule, only two females from white families were found, but no one from yellow family was found." Jian Pu He lowered his head with a troubled expression on his face.

"Come on." The magistrate of Xuyi was dissatisfied, but he didn't say much.

This person was sent to him by Taishou Zhu, not a servant of the family, so it is better not to be too harsh.Moreover, no matter whether you are a white or a yellow citizen, you only need to be abducted by a refugee, and nothing else matters.

When the county soldiers marched, the houses on the street were lit up one after another.

Someone carefully opened the wooden window and saw the long dragon-like torches, couldn't help shivering, immediately closed the window tightly, and awakened the whole family to move tables and chairs to block the door.

"What's going on outside?"

"Don't ask more questions, help quickly!"

The same conversations occur in different homes.

Until the county soldiers had all gone, the people who were awakened were still worried, and even if they blew out the lights, they didn't feel sleepy anymore.

Five hundred county soldiers arrived at the city gate, and the soldiers waiting at the top of the city received the signal and began to wave their torches vigorously.

In the darkness, several soldiers pushed the wooden pole together and pulled the twisted rope.

The suspension bridge in front of the city was put down and erected on the dry moat, raising a cloud of dust.The city gate slowly opened to both sides, and the heavy sound could be heard continuously, startling the night owl in the forest.

The owner of the building got the order in advance, knowing that the original intention of the county magistrate was not to arrest, but to massacre the refugees outside the city.

Thinking of the many benefits promised by the other party, greed appeared in the owner's eyes, a grin flashed across his face, he kicked the horse's belly with both feet, and rushed to the hut where the refugees lived, throwing the flaming torch forcefully.

"Kill! Not one left!"

More and more torches were thrown, and within a few breaths, fire dragons spread in all directions, and the chaotic camp was engulfed in flames.

The owner of the building laughed even worse, clenched the ring-headed knife tightly, expecting the embarrassed figures to crawl out of the hut, crying and begging for his life.

However, a full quarter of an hour passed, and the scene he expected never appeared.

The thatched shed at the edge had been burnt to the ground, but there was no one in the fire, nor was there a wail.

"wrong!"

The owner of the building became alert and was about to turn around to report to the county magistrate, when a whistle sounded suddenly behind him, hundreds of strong men came out from the darkness, hundreds of long spears formed a spear formation, surrounded the county army and blocked them in the fire Before.

"Who are you?!"

The owner of the building once accompanied Da Sima Huan in the Northern Expedition to the Han Dynasty. Although his official career was not very satisfactory, he had some skills after all, and he was not a real wine bag.

With the help of the firelight, it was quite strange to recognize the people forming the formation. Most of them were dressed in leather armor.

what on earth is it? !

The owner of the building couldn't figure it out, but he knew that these people had bad intentions.

Sure enough, before he could utter another sentence, several loud whistles sounded from the gun formation, and then the leather drums joined in.

The soldiers raised their spears high, and the barrels of the guns slammed to the ground.Afterwards, pointing the tip of the gun obliquely, he stepped forward, and the evil spirit and killing intent permeated instantly.

The surrounded county soldiers raised their long knives one after another, their eyes were fierce, and they planned to fight to the death.The healthy servants who had never experienced a battle were already fighting with two legs, and a few two or three were so frightened that they lost control on the spot.

"kill!"

The gunmen lined up and moved forward, and the momentum was terrifying.

Not to be outdone, the strong men closely followed the team, their formation was a little loose, and their lethality was equally astonishing.

"you……"

The proprietor was still about to speak, when suddenly a spear flew from the slant, passing by with the sound of the wind.

Feeling the danger, the proprietor hurriedly dodged sideways.

Unexpectedly, two short spears flew from the side, at extremely tricky angles.The owner of the building barely protected his vitals, but his arms and waist were bruised, and when the damaged leather armor was uncovered, blood gushed out like a fountain, and the wound was hot.

Xu Chao succeeded in one blow and looked at his companion proudly.

"If it weren't for the strong bow in hand, a certain family could shoot him to death immediately!"

Dian Kui and Qian Shi were in the gun battle and did not hear this.Cai Yun and the others were dissatisfied, staring at this "newcomer" gloomily, their back molars creaking.

Isn't it just throwing a few short spears?What a pleasure!In the water instead, believe it or not, you will be abused thousands of times!

The owner of the building was injured, and the county soldiers suddenly panicked.

Dian Kui and Qian Shi seized the right opportunity, and the first round of the spears came out. More than a dozen county soldiers were killed or injured on the spot.

"kill!"

The Yandu private soldiers had experienced the Northern Expedition, and when they saw blood before the battle, their evil spirits increased.Guns were fired round after round, and more and more county soldiers fell.

The owner of the building swung his sword to kill two private soldiers, and suddenly his chest felt cold.

Looking down, a silver spear protruded from his chest, and the tip was already stained red with blood.

Before he could feel the pain, he was lifted from the horse and landed on the ground with a plop. There was a gurgling sound in his throat, and blood froth overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

"kill!"

Qian Shi shouted loudly and fired again.

Dian Kui swung away the county soldiers who rushed forward, and took a moment to look at him, feeling very strange in his heart: According to the usual, he is the one who picks up flying people, what kind of madness is this guy?

The battle has been one-sided from the very beginning.

Although there are county soldiers forming an array to resist, the outcome has already been determined.

Outside the battlefield, Huan Rong was sitting in front of the military chariot, looking at the burnt camp, with a somewhat inexplicable expression, not knowing what he was thinking.

Jia Bing changed into a long robe, combed his hair again, washed his hands and face, and his facial features are somewhat handsome.It's just that the person is too thin, with slightly high cheekbones, which highlights a bit of sharpness and meanness.

Zhong Lin sat beside Huan Rong, seeing him not speaking for a long time, she couldn't help feeling a little worried.

He knew that Huan Rong was soft-hearted, but this plan had already been made, and there was no room for it to be changed midway.What's more, Jia Bing and Xu Chao are both new casters. If they can't show their absolute strength by means of thunder, it's hard to guarantee that no one will have second thoughts.

"My lord, the county magistrate of Xuyi has been arrested!" A healthy servant stepped forward to report.

Huan Rong woke up from his contemplation, and said in a deep voice, "Bring him here."

"promise!"

In the blink of an eye, two healthy servants dragged the heavily tied county magistrate up.Five steps away from the cart, he was pressed to kneel on the ground.

The magistrate of Xuyi's bun is in a mess, and Jinxian Guan has long since disappeared.There was an obvious bruise at the corner of his eye, and a cloth ball was stuffed in his mouth, apparently to prevent him from biting his tongue.

Cutting out the tongue does not necessarily result in death, but it will prevent the questioning of a statement.

Therefore, to stop the bullock cart running towards the city and identify the person on board, the servant made a decisive decision, tore off the hem of his short robe and stuffed it into the county magistrate's mouth.

Because his hands were tied, the Xuyi county magistrate couldn't stabilize his body and fell to the ground on the spot, looking very embarrassed.Hearing the sound of footsteps, he raised his head with difficulty, and seeing the face reflected by the fire, his eyes widened suddenly.

Huan Rong took two steps forward, bent down to look down at him, and said with a soft smile, "Magistrate Zhou, long time no see."

"Hmm..." Xuyi county magistrate wanted to speak, but with a cloth stuffed in his mouth, he could only make a vague sound.

Huan Rong had no intention of taking it out for him, looked into his eyes, and continued: "I haven't entered Huainan County, let alone Shouchun, are you disappointed?"

"Uh, uh!" Xuyi county magistrate desperately shook his head, then thought of something, and froze on the spot.

Huan Rong straightened up, the lines of laughter deepened around his mouth, but his eyes were icy cold.

"From this point of view, you should know about Shouchun, and it was indeed concealed on purpose before."

Hearing this, Xuyi county magistrate began to shake his head again.

"Leading troops out of the city today, could it be that you know my whereabouts in advance, and want to sneak attack and assassinate me at night, so that I can conceal my mistakes that I didn't report before, and the intention is once and for all?"

"Hmm!" Xuyi county magistrate's eyes were bloodshot, knowing that this matter must not be dealt with, otherwise, his branch and even the whole family would go to the guillotine.

Huan Rong is not only the assassin of Youzhou, but also the son of Sima Huan and Princess Jin Shizhang, and a real county magistrate!Assassinating him is almost the same as assassinating the royal family, it is a serious crime to punish the three clans!

"Let him talk."

Huan Rong stepped back half a step, and the healthy servant took off the cloth ball that Xuyi county magistrate was talking about.

Regardless of the pain in his throat and the cracked corners of his mouth, the county magistrate of Xuyi shouted for injustice: "Emissary Huan, I am wronged! I dare not harm the heart of the envoy!"

"Really?" Huan Rong folded his arms in front of him, and looked at him leisurely, until the other party's back felt chills, and then said in a low voice, "Then, it's someone else who wants to kill me?"

The magistrate of Xuyi nodded quickly.

At this moment, he didn't care much, he only hoped that he could get rid of the crime.

"Let me think about it." Huan Rong gently nodded his forehead, with a cold smile, "It's not you, then who could it be? Who in Xuyi City can mobilize the county soldiers and drive you, the county magistrate, to work for him? "

"Isn't it possible," Huan Rong deliberately paused, and said word by word, "Prefect Zhu?"

The magistrate of Xuyi froze on the spot.

Looking at the gentle and handsome Huan Rong, listening to the words in his mouth, fear began to spread from the spine, and the limbs seemed to be frozen.There were bursts of blackness in front of my eyes, and it was like being in an ice cellar for an instant.

He suddenly understood that Huan Rong's behavior was not good, and from the very beginning, he had the idea of ​​eliminating dissidents.

The refugees gathered outside the city, the empty huts, the private soldiers ambushing in advance... Each of these piles is a trap that has been set up, just waiting for the prey to step into it.

The county magistrate of Xuyi had a good idea.However, without his "magic pen", Huan Rong might not have acted so quickly.

His plan was to plan slowly, take advantage of the Shouchun incident to control the military power, and then use the charge of "violating military orders" to remove obstacles.Unexpectedly, the county magistrate of Xuyi jumped to his death, and the prefect Zhu was overconfident and thoughtful, and the opportunity came directly to him.

After some thought, simply advance the plan.

So far, the effect is very good.

"Jia Sheren," Huan Rong turned to Jia Bing, "How do you think this person should be dealt with?"

"Returning to Duke Ming, servant Guan Zhoufu Lord was used by thieves to do this wrong thing. Fortunately, the big mistake has not been made. If he can repent and make meritorious deeds, why not spare his life?"

Huan Rong seemed to be thinking about it seriously, and said after a long time: "In that case, Jia Sheren will ask him."

"promise!"

Jia Bing walked up to the magistrate of Xuyi, grabbed his bun with one hand, his expression remained unchanged, but the words in his mouth were venomous.

"Master Fu, would you like to serve Ming Gong and identify the thief who privately transferred the county soldiers to assassinate Youzhou's assassination?"

Privately transferred county soldiers to assassinate Youzhou assassins with the intention of rebelling?

The county magistrate of Xuyi was shocked.

This is not only to put Zhu Taishou to death, but also to completely remove Zhu's family from Xuyi, no, from Linhuai County!

"Time is running out." Jia Bing suddenly raised his head, looked at the burning sea of ​​fire in the distance, and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, you better make a decision quickly."

The threat was obvious, and it was obvious that he would die if he didn't nod, and the death would be quite painful.

The county magistrate of Xuyi trembled all over, knowing very well in his heart that if he agreed to identify the prefect Zhu, he would be blacklisted by all the nobles surnamed Wu, and he would die sooner or later.However, if he doesn't do it, he will be decapitated immediately.

He didn't doubt Huan Rong's methods, and he didn't think that the other party couldn't do it.

A cruel person who can boil a living person would not care about cutting off a few more heads.

"...I am willing to die for your envoy!" The magistrate of Xuyi closed his eyes hard, his voice was hoarse, and his throat seemed to have been worn by sandpaper.

"I would like to testify that it was Linhuai Commander Zhu Yin who privately dispatched the county soldiers and ordered me to lead the troops out of the city and set fire to the camp in order to harm Huan envoy Lord."

After a few words, the county magistrate of Xuyi seemed to lose all his strength, and immediately collapsed to the ground.

Jia Bing let go of him, stood up in satisfaction, and cupped his hands to Huan Rong, saying: "Ming Gong, the prefect of Linhuai County is rebellious and intends to plot rebellion. Now that the evidence of the crime is convincing, please also ask Ming Gong to enter the city to arrest this thief, and cut off the Zhu family in Linhuai County. Partisans, get rid of the evil and do everything, so as to make an example to others!"

When Jia Bing spoke, Zhong Lin had already recorded the statement of Xuyi county magistrate, and ordered him to sign and stamp it with his private seal.

With such a confession, the Xuyi county magistrate would never want to turn back. Only by wholeheartedly accusing the evil and trampling Zhu Yin under his feet completely, can he and the whole family be saved.

"Designer Diankui, make a quick decision."

"promise!"

Huan Rong would never have given such an order a few months ago.Now, he has had enough lessons several times, and he knows the truth that if you beat a snake, you will not die but will suffer from it.

The county soldiers in Xuyi City are loyal to the Zhu family, and it is difficult to gather them in a short time.

Instead of wasting energy and planting a time bomb for yourself, it is better to solve it once and for all.Since you have decided to stain your hands with blood, what difference does it make if you stain more or less?

The health servant passed the order, Dian Kui and Qian Shi let go, plus Xu Chao, who was like a tiger pouncing on a flock of sheep, and Cai Yun, who was good at using insidious tricks, the remaining hundreds of county soldiers died one after another under the guns and spears. , the body was thrown into the sea of ​​fire.

"It's not a match!"

Unable to meet a well-matched opponent, Xu Chao was very unhappy.

Dian Kui clasped his shoulders and said with a smile: "Are you afraid that there will be no battle after following the envoy?"

This sentence has a profound meaning, which attracted Qian Shi and Cai Yun's frequent glances.

Xu Chao looks reckless, but in fact he has a strategy in mind, with subtleties in his roughness.Thinking of the ancestor who was the founding hero of Cao Wei, he couldn't help but brighten his eyes and said loudly: "Okay! You will fight against the enemy in the future, you can stop robbing me!"

"It's up to you!"

The fire outside the city was raging, and none of the five hundred soldiers survived.

Inside the city, Prefect Zhu was inexplicably anxious.Pushing away the beautiful concubine who was snuggling beside her, she walked into the courtyard with her clothes on, and raised her eyes to look at the night sky illuminated by the fire. The feeling of anxiety not only did not ease, but became more and more unbearable.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not good!"

At this moment, a loyal servant ran from the corridor with a panicked look on his face.

"what happened?"

"Returning to Shijun, County Magistrate Zhou led people to surround..."

Before the loyal servant could finish speaking, a burst of hurried footsteps tore through Night Breeze.

More than [-] private soldiers in leather armor rushed into the courtyard and surrounded the prefect Zhu and his loyal servants.

The loyal servant turned pale with fright and collapsed to the ground.

Zhu Yin's face was gloomy, looking at the familiar leather armor on the private soldier, seeing the county magistrate of Xuyi walking out from behind everyone, he seemed to think of something in the blink of an eye, and asked sharply: "Zhou Xiu, are you crazy?!"

The magistrate of Xuyi cringed instinctively, remembering Jia Bing's threat, he insisted on puffing out his chest, and said in a trembling voice: "Zhu Yin, you sent someone to assassinate the Youzhou Inspector, and the incident has now happened. I am ordered by the Huan Inspector to You are arrested and sent to prison, and the official document of the assassination is here, don't try to resist, or you will be killed!"

"you dare!"

"Why not?" The Xuyi county magistrate became more confident as he spoke loudly, "Come here, take him down!"

Everyone ignored the erhu and rushed forward to tie Zhu Yin tightly.

"Zhou Xiu, if you do this today, don't think that Mrs. Zhu will let it go!"

The magistrate of Xuyi gritted his teeth fiercely. This time, he really wanted Zhu Yin to die on the spot.

"Say one more word, and I will kill you under the sword!"

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Yin laughed out loud, even though he was suppressed, there was still a sense of arrogance.

Winner takes all, loser for Kou.

As early as when Zhou Xiuliang showed the official document of the assassination envoy, he knew that he was defeated, and he was defeated by Huan Rong.He would rather face Huan Rong than this greedy, courageous villain who only wags his tail and begs for mercy!

At this moment, several people came out from the end of the corridor.

Seeing who the leader was, Zhu Yin roared in a low voice: "Huan Rong!"

"It's hard to worry about Shijun Zhu." Huan Rong stopped, and cupped his hands to Zhu Yin from afar, "How is Shijun Zhu?"

"Little thief! You harmed me today, and you still want to gain a foothold in Youzhou?" Zhu Yin sneered.

"Back when the Sima family was crossing the river, they were as panic-stricken as a bereaved dog. Once they gained a foothold, they tried every means to fabricate accusations and suppress Wu's family. Most of the officials in Youzhou came from Wu's family name, even the dog next to you!"

Huan Rong didn't make a sound, raised his hand to stop Dian Kui who was about to beat someone, and continued to listen to Zhu Yin's roar.

"I was captured today because I was not as skilled as others, and I knew I couldn't survive. I admire you for your strategy. However," Zhu Yin paused, and his sneer became ferocious, "If you can kill me, you may kill me." Do you have the surname of Wu in the county or even in the state? A small victory today will eventually lead to a disastrous defeat in the future, and I will wait for you in the underworld!"

"You can't kill everything, you don't need to worry about it." Huan Rong was not angry, his tone was indifferent, and there was even a hint of a smile, "Furthermore, even if there are people like Zhu Shijun who cherish their homeland and go there generously, there must be others." Magistrate Zhou is also a generation who understands current affairs."

Zhu Yin struggled hard, his face turned from red to livid.

"The time when Wei, Shu and Wu were established has long since ended, and the former land of Wu has long since returned to the Jin court." Huan Rong put away his smile, looked at Zhu Yin, and said in a deep voice, "Dynasty changes, and extraordinary people can control them. I admire the Zhu family Loyal to the old master, but the crime of rebellion cannot be forgiven lightly, please forgive me, Mr. Zhu."

considerate?

Forgive me for picking my own head?

Zhu Yin clenched his teeth and almost laughed out of anger.

"In order to make your envoy understand clearly, let me say it bluntly. Regardless of other counties for the time being, Linhuai County must be cleaned up. I can assure you that within a month, Linhuai County will definitely be in my hands. As for Shijun's family and clansmen will also have their own removal."

"Huan Rong, how dare you?!"

Knowing the meaning of Huan Rong's words, Zhu Yin's eyes were all fierce.

"Why not?" Huan Rong raised his eyebrows, "Mr. Zhu, don't forget that the family master was able to break into the enemy's house alone and kill several people in front of the mourning hall. The capacity is far behind now, and we need to continue to work hard."

Zhu Yin wanted to say more, but was gagged and forcibly dragged on.

"Cai Yun."

"The servant is here."

"Take someone to clean up the house." Huan Rong looked up at the night sky, then lowered his eyes, "Remember, clean up."

"promise!"

Cai Yun promised loudly, knowing Huan Rong's intentions in his heart, after knowing this, he would definitely bear a bad reputation.

so what?

Anyway, he was born as a bandit, as long as Shi Jun is willing to use him, the world will count him as an X!

Moreover, from Dian Kui's words, he vaguely heard something unusual.If it is true as he guessed in his heart, he bears the notoriety today, but can shade future generations, so why hesitate!

At the same time, Qian Shi led people to surround several houses in the east of the city.

With the bright lights on, the tyrants in Xuyi City were completely trapped, not to mention sending messages outside the city, it was difficult to step out of the gate.

Knowing that it was the assassination of Youzhou, some of them cursed, some of them panicked.After the anger and panic, most of them remained calm and quickly called their family members to discuss how to overcome this difficulty.

They would not take chances and think that Huan Rong was just bluffing.

In particular, Qian Shi deliberately released the news, ordering the soldiers to "talk" loudly outside the wall, saying that Zhu Yin was taken to prison, all the five hundred soldiers who left the city died, and the rest were controlled, and everyone's hearts sank to the bottom of the valley.

For the current plan, if he wants to save the lives of the whole family, he must vote for Huan Rong.The consequence of doing so is to be separated from other Wu surnames.

Between advance and retreat, the gentry tyrants who once underestimated Huan Rong finally realized that a person who can control the government of a county in the year of the elephant dance, make contributions in the Northern Expedition, and spread his notoriety and fame to the north and south at the same time, how could he be easily calculated and not fight back? How could it be Yi Yu's generation!