Mikago

Thinking about it afterwards, Ye Zuolan couldn't help laughing at her own stupidity.

Lu Ying'er is a knife hand, doing the dirty work of cleaning people's bodies.Because it is also necessary to use a knife to move the flesh, Hua Tuo, who scraped the bones and disemboweled others, was worshiped as the patriarch.

Those to be purified are all men, and they all have to endure great pain and mental torture that others cannot bear.That's why Lu Ying'er set up an east courtyard to lock these people together for easy care and management.

And Lu Yinger and Zhu Zhuer have no heirs so far, and Zhu Zhuer blamed Lu Yinger for cutting off too many men's "life paths", so they were punished by God and cut off their children and grandchildren...

Then, the "baby" that Lu Yinger brought out from the east courtyard, could it be...

Ye Zuolan didn't think about it any further, because Zhu Zhu'er was calling him to work again.

As soon as the eunuch who sent the message left, everyone began to clean up.The sundries in the front and back of the house were removed, and the medicine plaques and chickens in the backyard were removed.The ground inside and out was repeatedly washed with well water, especially the bluestones at the door, which were washed several times with a scrub brush.

It was obviously not enough for Ye Zuolan and the others. In the end, even the few people in the east courtyard who were able to move around were called out to help.Among them was the boy named "Liu Er".

Ye Zuolan originally thought that Liu'er should be about the same size as her, or even younger.However, it was only after seeing him that he realized that it was someone who was about the same age as Val.As for the appearance, it was not too different from what he had imagined—skin covered with bones, black and thin, but the two eyeballs were frighteningly large.

Ye Zuolan smiled awkwardly at him, and he returned the same expression.And Ye Zuolan never found a chance to ask him again, whether that "injured place" still hurts now.

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In this way, the Lu family worked hard up and down, and it was late at night without knowing it.

Ye Zuolan's back was sore and her fingers were so soaked that they were white and wrinkled.As soon as he lay back on the bed, he immediately fell into a deep sleep, and no longer had the energy to figure out what happened to his parents and Swiss Franc.

However, he had only slept for less than three hours when he was woken up again by street drums.Lu Ying'er ordered him to cook breakfast with Wa'er, while Ye Yueshan helped Zhu Zhu'er wash and dress up.

The flower that was picked from the palace yesterday was raised in the well all night.It's a pity that she's still a little wilted at the moment, but Zhu Zhu'er doesn't mind, she still asks Ye Yueshan to help, and puts it on the hair bun.

At about three o'clock, Wa'er, who was watching the wind at the west gate, ran back and shouted, "People are coming from the west."

The clattering of horseshoes echoed in this dilapidated and desolate city like the drumbeat of a battle.Zhu Zhu'er and Lu Ying'er were both happy and nervous, and they ran out to greet them at a loss.

Although it was inconvenient for Ye Zuolan and Ye Yueshan to show up, they hid behind the leaky window and carefully peeked outside.

I saw fifteen or six tall sergeants in silver bright armor, with long knives and tokens on their waists, and all black horses from the Western Regions on their crotches.Murderous and majestic, he really descended like a heavenly soldier.

In a blink of an eye, the group of people arrived at the door, and the leader did not dismount, but just reined in and looked down at the crowd.

"Where is the criminal?!"

"Let the concubine lead the way, let the concubine lead the way!"

Zhu Zhu'er hurriedly took out her fat donkey, and volunteered to take some military masters to the vegetable market to look for the skinny monkey.Then let Lu Ying'er lead the rest of the people to go directly to Nanshi to search for the two traffickers who killed thousands of knives.

The two teams parted ways at the gate of Lu's house, and after a while, Ye Zuolan heard a commotion in the distance.

From the east came the sound of breaking objects, chickens flying and dogs barking, and the sound of shanty toppled... while to the west, there were boards breaking, iron chains clanging, some people laughing crazily, and some people spoke crazily in an incomprehensible language Scold.

But no matter the east or west, there is the crisp sound of the collision of weapons, and the sound of rain splashing flesh and blood.Some people were screaming and roaring, while others were crying and begging for mercy.

Some are dead, and some are dying.

Ye Yueshan was so frightened that she clutched Ye Zuolan's sleeves tightly, and Ye Zuolan had never heard such a loud, noisy, frightening and frantic sound.

In the past, he had imagined fighting on the battlefield, imagining a heroic life in prison beyond the Great Wall.But he never knew—it turned out that a small fight in an alley could make his heart beat faster and his blood pulse faster!

Not long after, the hustle and bustle around began to calm down again.

Slowly, all Ye Zuolan could hear were some painful groans.And when the crisp sound of horseshoes sounded again, even the last groan could not be heard.

Those cavalrymen with silver armor and black horses are back.

The black horse neighed, its body glowing with oil and water; the silver armor was dazzling, splashed with different shades of blood red.

Zhu Zhu'er and Lu Ying'er followed behind these cavalrymen.I saw that their expressions were panicked and their faces were as white as paper, obviously they were quite frightened by the scene just now.

The soldiers and horses still stood in line at the gate of Lu Yinger's house.The leading cavalryman untied three bloody cloth sacks from the silver hook beside the saddle, and threw them at Zhu Zhu'er's feet.

"Look, these are the heads of your enemies?!"

Zhu Zhu'er was so frightened that she hugged Lu Ying'er tightly, took a few deep breaths, and then said falteringly: "I, I didn't want these heads..."

But the cavalryman replied: "Since you have asked Qiu Gong for help, you must follow Qiu Gong's rules."

Just at this point, there was another sound of heavy and hurried footsteps from the north.I saw a group of sergeants in brown robes and gold armor, holding long guns and carrying broadswords, running towards this side in a hurry.

Ye Zuolan recognized this group of people—it was the Jinwu Guard who patrolled Zhaojing City day and night.

When the fight was raging just now, they disappeared; now that the dust has settled, what are these guys doing?

Ye Zuolan was wondering, but seeing those silver armored cavalry, they did not dismount when they saw the Jinwu Guards, obviously they did not take them seriously.

The captain of the Jinwu Guard immediately shouted: "Who is here? How dare you gather crowds to make trouble at the feet of the Son of Heaven?!"

The leading cavalryman calmly turned his horse's head, took off the shining tiger badge from his waist, and held it up high.

"Neifeilongwei Wu Che. I heard that there were thieves in Dayefang who broke into the clean house outside the province. I will come to deal with it under the order of Duke Changqiu."

Inner Flying Dragon Guard?

Ye Zuolan had heard of this cavalry.In the forbidden garden of the imperial palace, there are many strong and healthy horses that pay tribute from all directions.However, many horses are unmanned and can only die in old age.

Therefore, the first emperor ordered the elite sergeants who were good at horseback riding and archery among the Forbidden Army to be organized into the Neifei Dragon Guards, and they were all under the jurisdiction of Qiu Gong, the Minister of the Interior.It is specially designed to protect the majesty of the emperor when he is on tour and hunting in the field.

Just as he was thinking about this, a cold wind suddenly blew from the east.Thick clouds covered the sun, and the sky suddenly became gloomy.

"Look!"

Ye Yueshan, who was hiding beside Ye Zuolan, suddenly stretched out her hand and pointed to the east.

Sure enough, there was another group of people walking over indistinctly.

"Master Qiugong, the Chief of Staff, has arrived—"

A loud and chilling shout suddenly came through the air.

Before the words were finished, the 16 members of Feilong Weiyi immediately got off their horses.The ten members of the Jinwu Guard also hurriedly bowed and clasped their fists.Zhu Zhu'er and Lu Ying'er were so frightened that their knees gave way and they fell to their knees.

Ye Zuolan opened his eyes wide curiously.

The figures from the east became clearer and clearer.

The one who walked in the front was the white-faced eunuch who delivered the message yesterday.Behind him followed four envoys in green clothes, who were lifting a shoulder pad together with all their strength.

The shoulders are white, and the two shafts are adorned with silver bells and silver ornaments. When people walk, the bells ring, and every step is voiceless.There are silver gauze curtains hanging on all sides of the body, and on the silver gauze, finely embroidered flower patterns are densely woven with mother-of-pearl foil, which changes into colorful and blurred pearls under the dark sky.

When the distance got closer, Ye Zuolan noticed that the hems of the robes, cloth boots, and trouser legs of the four sedan bearers and the white-faced eunuch were covered with bright red blood.He must have come directly across the bloodbathed Nanshi City.

Nei Feilongwei lined up on both sides, and welcomed the sedan chair to Lu Yinger's house.

No one dared to speak first, but some people wanted to hold their breath, and there was only dead silence and chill in the surroundings.

At the end of the dead silence, the person sitting in the sedan chair finally asked the first sentence.

"what happened?"

His voice was neither high nor low, slightly clearer than ordinary men, but very gentle.

Unwilling to give others a reason, the captain of the Jinwu Guard rushed forward and replied: "It's just a misunderstanding to report to Lord Qiu. Since I know that Duke Qiu ordered someone to handle... the internal affairs, then I don't have to intervene." After finishing speaking, he turned his head and gave a wink, signaling his subordinates to leave this place of right and wrong immediately.

Duke Chang Qiu didn't talk to him, but raised his left hand slightly.

The white-faced eunuch leading the way for Jianyu immediately shouted: "Don't go!"

Those Jinwu guards froze all over and turned around quickly.

Only then did Duke Changqiu speak unhurriedly: "There are some sons from good families who have been plundered in the east. You should ask them about their origins and family backgrounds, and then assign them to various departments in the courtyard and return them to their hometowns. From now on , No human traffickers are allowed within ten miles of the clean house outside the province."

Ten miles around... This is simply the entire southern area of ​​Zhaojing.It is a crime to buy and sell good people, and those human traffickers don't have the guts to take their business to the north.In this way, the thought of doing this "business" in Zhaojing will be eliminated.

Although the Jin Wuwei was unwilling, he was also afraid of Duke Changqiu's power, so he nodded in agreement and left in despair.

"Amazing……"

Ye Yueshan grasped Ye Zuolan's sleeves and praised softly.