The happy life of the devil and the devil

As the saying goes: there is no impenetrable wall.

Although the password ban was issued at the beginning, the princes and nobles who participated in the discussion in the Zhaoxin Hall knew the seriousness, but the news that the royal family suffered a landslide, there was no one in the army, and the emperor's life and death were unknown, it was impossible to hide the news.Before sunset, the bad news had already spread in the capital.

To make matters worse, almost all the families of Jinwuwei and Habayashiwei who are eligible to travel with them live in the capital.Although the nobles were calmed down by Ling Yucheng's words for the time being and believed that the emperor might be fine, the families of the sergeants with their children were all in panic. If the exact death list hadn't been announced yet, every family was already crying. white.

In the next few days, a steady stream of news came from Xingzai—now it can only be said that "the former Xingzai" came.The army waiting for the royal driver reported to the capital, and at the same time urgently transferred to engineers and medical soldiers, joined the Jinwuwei and Habayashiwei, and drove full horsepower to dig mud and sand, and searched and rescued possible survivors all over the mountains and plains.The efficiency of a group of 2000 people working together is astonishing. The day after Ling Yucheng received the bad news, Kuaima Jibao entered the capital again: the golden tent has been dug out, and the emperor's body was not found in the tent...

Of course, there is no corpse in death, and there is still no one in life.

General Jin Wu and General Habayashi were also missing.

Day three, still the same.

On the fourth day, except that the excavated area had doubled and hundreds more corpses were lined up at the scene, the emperor's rescue—or search—still had no progress.

Day [-]...

The ever-increasing list of dead soldiers whitened the gates of the capital.Half of the Jinwu Guards who are qualified to serve as emperors are the sons of famous families, even the eldest sons and grandsons, the sons or offspring of insufficient backgrounds cannot be squeezed into this team, and the capital is shaken by this accident.And the other half of the soldiers who were born as slaves of the emperor were the pillars of every household...

Sadness, resentment, the fear of losing the future, and the anxiety of Sheng Jia's whereabouts are still unknown, fermented little by little in such a delicate atmosphere.On the seventh day after the bad news came, another large-scale landslide occurred in the mountainous area, and the communication between the capital and the rescuers in the mountainous area was cut off again.

This break is another three days.

Ling Yucheng stroked the little head of the eleventh prince, and remained silent.These days the capital is crying loudly, and all the prominent families are holding funerals, which has dragged down Xiao Shiyi's civil and martial arts teacher and accompanying boys, who are all fluctuating, and they come every day.Today, the archery instructor who taught Xiao Shiyi was on leave, and the little guy came over to have lunch with him as usual after his self-study, and brought over his morning homework for him to check.

"Master, when will father come back?"

"I'll be back in a few days."

"But they said that something happened to the father... something happened to the cousin of Yuan Teng's family. He has been helping at home for the past few days, and he hasn't come to study for two days..." The little guy raised his face, a pair of black and white eyes With moist eyes, he held Ling Yucheng's clothes and swayed them back and forth, "Master, what happened to Father?"

Even if he is not his beloved disciple, such a state of innocence clinging to his knees and wholeheartedly relying on him is enough to soften his heart.Ling Yucheng stretched out his arms to hold the little guy in his arms, let his limp body lean against his chest, and tried his best to make his voice firm and calm:

"Your father... encountered a landslide, and now everyone is trying to find him, but they haven't found him yet. Don't worry, Langer, your father is very skilled in martial arts, and he will definitely be fine."

"Landslide? What's that?"

"A landslide is when a large area of ​​a mountain slope collapses, burying people in it... Don't be afraid, Langer, the slope collapses very slowly, your father must have escaped..."

"But Lang'er misses my father..." The little guy's voice was pitiful, "Lang'er can stand half a stick of incense on horseback, and yesterday he even hit a red heart with an arrow, Lang'er wants to practice to show his father... ..."

Hearing the childish voices one after another, Ling Yucheng's heart tensed up.It has been ten days, counting the three days when the news was cut off after the landslide, Yuan Shao has not heard from him for almost half a month.Even if he gets lost in the mountains with his martial arts, he can climb out in one direction—but these worries must not be shared with children, and he has to think about another topic to distract him:

"You said Yuan Teng hasn't come for two days?"

"yes……"

"Is there anyone else not coming?"

"Zong Hui asked for a day off five days ago, and everyone else came... but there are a few people who asked for leave from the teacher..."

According to the rules, half of the prince's accompanying boys are selected from the aristocratic family, and half are selected from the emperor's servants.Among them, one is a child of the clan, one is a foreign relative, and two are children of the right age from other courtiers' families.Yuan Teng is the little companion from the clan, who has a cousin who works in the Jinwu Guard—well, the clan is all cousins ​​and uncles.The other three companions, one from Xiaowuwei's Bu family, and one from Xingwuwei's Shen family. As for the eleventh prince's mother's family background is too low, Yuan Shao decided to choose a child from Hussar's guard who can pass Coming out can be regarded as getting closer to my uncle's family.

"Well, who is it?"

During the whispered question and answer, Ling Yucheng restrained himself not to sneer in front of the child.Seeing that Yuan Shao may have an accident, and the crown prince will succeed next, do you want to draw a line with Xiao Shiyi?Remember to tell Yuan Shao when he comes back, those who go too far don't have to come again... In addition, if someone is pushing behind your back, you have to find a way to check...

He suddenly sucked in a breath of cold air, hugged the little guy and stood up straight.Exclaimed and clamored everywhere, mixed with the sound of hurried running and the harsh sound of golden gongs, Ling Yucheng looked up at the sky, unable to move for a long time.

The sun, which hangs high in the sky and shines brilliantly, is being gradually swallowed up by the moving black disc.

Your Majesty will be fine...

It's just a solar eclipse. It is clearly recorded in the history books that a solar eclipse will happen every five or six years. According to this frequency, the emperor would not be able to die...

The master of the Taiyuan Academy taught that a solar eclipse is the natural overlap of the orbits of the sun and the moon. People who are proficient in astronomy and calendar can even calculate it in advance, so it certainly does not indicate that something happened to Yuan Shao...

Calm down, Ling Yucheng, calm down... Inhale, exhale, inhale again, exhale...

No matter how many times I told myself this, I couldn't suppress the increasingly rapid heartbeat in my chest.Ling Yucheng tried his best to stabilize his figure, and walked out step by step. Just after taking two steps, a thin child's voice rang in his ears.

"Master, it hurts..."

Shocked and lowered his head, Ling Yucheng realized that he had unknowingly strangled the child in his arms tightly.The little child didn't struggle, but just stared at him unblinkingly with black eyes. After he relaxed his restraint, he even jumped forward and wrapped his tender lotus-like arms around him. neck.

"Master..."

"It's okay, Lang'er, it'll be fine." Ling Yucheng took a deep breath, then forced a smile, bent down and put the little guy on the ground: "Lang'er will stay here today, okay? "

"Well! Master, don't worry!"

Although he didn't quite understand what happened, the little prince nodded obediently immediately.Ling Yucheng stroked his hair, straightened up, and raised his voice to order: "Come on!"

"exist!"

"Leave two teams in Jinshen hall to watch Lang'er, not to leave even a single step. Send someone to the study hall to say, I'll stay, little prince. The rest, the whole team, come with me!"

"As ordered!"

As expected, there was a mess outside the Jinshen hall.Jin Wu, who was imprisoned by the palace guard, was alright, although his face was pale, he clenched his weapon tightly, staying in place and not daring to leave a step without permission.Those palace ladies and eunuchs were much worse, some were running around, some were screaming and crying, some were limp in place and trembling, they were totally out of shape.Ling Yucheng led the cavalry team to quickly patrol around, and the inner palace separated by a wall, and the screams and cries of an unknown number of women could be faintly heard.

It was really troublesome——Ling Yucheng resisted the urge to reach out and rub his forehead.If it is according to his temperament, it is best to lock all things like the inner palace with a big lock. As long as the people inside don't run out, it has nothing to do with him whether they kill or set fire.However, remembering that Yuan Shao said when he left, "I will entrust this capital to you", and thinking that it was Yuan Shao's face that was too embarrassing, he finally sent the deputy chief of the inner court to come forward and ordered:

"Pass my order, the key of the Sixth Palace is issued, and everyone in the palace will keep their own place. If you step out of the palace without authorization, you will be killed!"

"This……"

"how?"

"Old slave obey!"

The deputy manager was also brought out by the boss manager Yu Jien. He was Yuan Shao's personal companion when he was young. .Although the responsibility and authority cannot be compared with Yu Ji'en, he can be regarded as Yuan Shao's caring person. This time Yuan Shao went on tour, and specially kept him here, so that Ling Yucheng would not have to worry about the inner palace affairs.

It was his dereliction of duty that the inner palace made such a mess, and the queen had spoken... The deputy manager turned around and rushed back.

"The empress has a decree, the key to the sixth palace, and everyone in the palace should keep their own place. If you step out of the palace without authorization, it doesn't matter if you kill it—"

Ling Yucheng: "..."

I don't want to give such an order as a queen at all!

Grinding his teeth bitterly in his heart, Ling Yucheng rode his horse and walked around, issuing orders as he walked.Sometimes, what the panicked crowd needs is a backbone. Seeing that Lingyu town is calming down as usual, and orders are issued one after another, the chaos in the palace gradually calms down. It was so tragic.

Seeing that the situation was under control, Ling Yucheng turned his horse and headed straight for the palace gate.Left and right little eleven has been guarded in Jinshen Hall, and there are no important people in the harem. He has fulfilled his obligation to Yuan Shao by yelling such a voice—as long as the house does not burn down, even if those beauties die It's clean, I guess Yuan Shao will be fine when he comes back, I guess those beauties don't have such a strong fighting power.And the bigger chaos is still outside the palace!

A fairly well-regulated place like the imperial palace was in chaos, and the scene outside the palace was even more tragic.As soon as he stepped out of the high palace wall, what Ling Yucheng saw were a few columns of smoke stretching straight into the sky. Looking at the distance and direction, they were on Changxing Street and Fengle Street, where shops and restaurants are the most prosperous in the capital.Even after such a distance, the cries and screams were still unbearable to hear.

Ling Yucheng reined in his horse and stood on the street, looking up into the distance, his knuckles holding the bridle were faintly white.He Liu and Ding Bai followed him from left to right, watching the adults' lips pursed into a straight line like iron wire, no one dared to speak rashly.Fortunately, this silence was only for a moment, and Ling Yucheng immediately came back to his senses and drank softly:

"He Liu!"

"exist!"

"Hold my seal and go to the Hussar General's Mansion as soon as possible, and ask the Hussars to dispatch to disperse the rioters and suppress the chaos in the capital! In addition, please protect the diplomatic posts of various countries in Beijing, so as not to disturb them!"

"Yes!"

"Ding Bai!"

"exist!"

"Hold my seal, go to Jingzhao Mansion, and order Jingzhao to pass on the order, and the capital will be strictly enforced immediately. All the people in the capital will close their doors and doors, and they will not be allowed to go out!"

"Yes!"

"The rest, let's go!"

Ling Yucheng went out of the palace and walked through the Xihua Gate, turned to the left after leaving the palace gate, and two miles away was the military mansion of Xuanjiawei outside the palace.This area is still full of rich families, mansions of princes and nobles, with high walls and deep courtyards. Except for the servants who go out to buy, there are few people passing by.The Xuanjia Guards who had received the order had already been standing by the gate, and when the Lingyucheng horse team arrived, they immediately joined the team, with the clatter of hooves, rushing towards Changxing and Fengle streets like a black torrent.

People who don't know about Changxing Street and Fengle Street will think that they are just two ordinary streets.However, when people in the capital hear this name, they must think of feasting, feasting, dancing, and all kinds of goods from the north and the south.If the imperial palace represented the supreme center of power in the entire capital, this area was the pinnacle of wealth and prosperity in Beiliang.

However, at this moment, walking along the way, as far as the eye can see, there are pedestrians in a mess. When we get to the place, we can see that Changxing Street is in the south and Fengle Street is in the north. It is a bustling area with these two streets as the north-south boundary. , has become a hell!

The streets were full of fleeing and crying people, the white-haired old man fell to the ground, the girl's delicate dress was shredded into strips of cloth, and the children who could not find their parents huddled in the ditch by the side of the road, even the sound of crying was silenced. I can't get it out... Changxing Street is the most expensive. A plate of green vegetables costs a tael of silver in Hongxing Building. The exquisitely carved window frames that are proud of it are all wrapped in flames. Men with swords came in and out, laughing triumphantly with a shiny thing in their pockets...

Ten days of anxiety and grief had accumulated in the entire capital, and at this moment, it was ignited by the solar eclipse in the sky, and it erupted in an unstoppable manner.

In the beginning, they might just run around in panic, pushing and shoving each other, but gradually they started fighting for a way out.And when the first person fell, the first dropped purse was picked up...

Ling Yucheng's thoughts involuntarily returned to Yu Yang many years ago.

At that time, he was ordered to lead troops into Beijing to quell the chaos. He had witnessed how the panic of the people developed into disorderly riots, and how the idle ruffians in the market took the opportunity to start from petty theft to The heinous deeds of robbery.

It seems that regardless of north and south, people in this world always have similar thoughts, and the correct response at this moment is actually very similar——

"Pass the order down." Ling Yucheng gave the order in a deep voice after only a glance. "Everyone retreated to the sides, put their heads in their hands, and immediately knelt down. Let the orderly count loudly. After counting ten, if there are still people who stay in the middle of the street or stand still, they will be killed!"

"Obey!" The guards who followed him responded loudly without hesitation.Ten guards who were specially selected to deliver orders on such occasions immediately rode forward, first raised their arms, and unanimously pulled the springs of the guns. Ring the golden gong, and repeat Ling Yucheng's order at the top of your voice:

"My lord has an order. Everyone retreats to the sides, puts their heads in their hands, and immediately kneels down!"

"Get out of the way, hug your head, and kneel! If you don't obey the order, after ten beeps, you will be killed!"

"One! Two!"

At the first sound of arrows, the market fell silent.After the sound of the golden gong, the ten messengers repeated the order loudly, and suddenly a bigger wave of sound swept over, and all the people who could move were crying and fleeing to both sides with their heads in their hands.After a while, an avenue was vacated on the street, crowded and crowded, and suddenly a male duck shouted:

"Get away, everyone! He's going to kill us all—"

The shouting stopped suddenly, and the crowd of civilians exploded in all directions, revealing a blank circle.In the center of the circle was a short, middle-aged man with a look of fear on his face. He tightly grasped an arrow handle in the center of his throat with both hands, shook it a few times, and fell to the ground.The two sisters-in-law at the side dodged reflexively, accidentally tripped and fell to the ground, did not dare to get up, and immediately hugged their heads with their hands and curled up on the spot.

"Four! Five! ... Nine! Ten! Shoot the arrows!"

After the last shout, ten guns flew out, swept across the empty middle of the street, and flew straight for five hundred steps before falling with all their strength.When the first ten guards had pulled the crossbow, they rushed forward as soon as they picked up the reins, and the Xuanjia guards followed behind with their crossbows in their hands.In an instant, this dead and silent street was paved with soldiers.

Going all the way like this, shouting all the way, shouting two or three streets in a row, already approaching the chaotic center of this bustling area.Although the sky was getting dark and the sun was about to be swallowed up by the darkness, the two rows of sergeants on the outermost perimeter had already raised their torches high. As long as they suppressed this area and made another inspection after the solar eclipse was over, the chaos would be over...

It was only at this time that Ling Yucheng had the energy to listen carefully. The sound of gongs and clangs in the distance meant that the officials from the Jingzhao Mansion had come out to appease the people and restore order.From time to time, you can hear the sound of a large group of cavalry galloping past. Very good, the hussars should also be dispatched. With them and the Jingzhao Mansion, they can suppress the chaos in the capital——

"Nine! Ten! Shoot the arrows!"

"stop--"

The sound of horseshoes behind them was as fast as thunder, and dozens of fast horses rushed over almost as if they had crashed into the formation of Xuanjia guards.The leader reined in the horse tightly at the last moment, and before the hooves of the standing horse fell to the ground, he pointed at Ling Yucheng and said angrily:

"These are my citizens of Great Liang! Are you going to kill them just like that?"

After waving his hand to order the guards to put down their guns and not point their arrows at the galloping team, Ling Yucheng watched the people for a while, then raised his eyebrows and raised a cold and proud smile:

"Otherwise, what do you say? How should the chaos here be dealt with—His Royal Highness?"

The author has something to say: I'm sorry, a certain one's modification habit broke out again...the second half of the overhaul...