dressed as a scholar

"Daddy, Huahua!"

The weather in June was hot and sleepless. Qiao Hezhi was sitting in the gazebo in the garden to enjoy the shade. The little dumpling with a high rocking chair was lying on the rocking chair and standing in front of his knees. He heard the sound and put down the fan he was playing for the child. The small fireworks disappeared into the night sky.

Qiao Hezhi frowned, this doesn't look like fireworks, but rather like a signal flare.He was a little strange, there is a curfew in the capital now, and fireworks and firecrackers are not allowed in the outer cities when Haishi comes, but the night market can still operate.

See, now that it's just Haishi, the outer city won't put these, but the direction passing by looks like the direction of the imperial city.

"Daddy, it's hot, Qingyan is afraid."

If it wasn't for the unusually hot and stuffy weather, Fang Yu would have taken a rest as usual. Maybe it was because the weather had been sunny for a while and it was going to rain heavily, which made it so hot.

Seeing Xiaotuanzi crawling up with his legs in his arms, he was a little amused, and shortly hugged Xiaotuanzi into his arms: "The heat is from the sun, not from fear."

Qing Yan climbed into her father's arms and buried her head in his father's chest: "I'm afraid."

Qiao Hezhi saw that Xiaotuanzi seemed to be really frightened. He glanced around. First, Xiaotuanzi was frightened by a big dog yelling at him when he went out, but how could he be scared at home?

His eyebrows moved slightly: "Why are you afraid?"

Speaking of which, Qiao Hezhi turned his head and glanced at Si Yu: "These days, my lord leaves early and returns late. I heard that the situation in the court is not stable. Has your lord not come back at this hour?"

"Maybe my lord has gone to the General's Mansion to discuss matters, young master, don't worry, your lord is busy these days, there is plenty of time to come back later than this."

Qiao Hezhi hugged the very sensual little dumpling: "I don't know if it's the hot weather that upsets me or what, I'm also a little worried. Si Yu, you light the lantern, I'll go to the door and wait for your lord."

"Yes." Si Yu waved her hands and asked the two little girls to light the lanterns, and she held up the lanterns in front of her, leading Qiao He Zhili to pick up Fang Yu with the child in her arms.

Walking to the screen wall, Qiao Hezhi stopped suddenly, and the little dumpling of unknown length and depth hugged his neck tightly and pressed against his body.

"Si Yu, can you hear the sound of horseshoes stepping outside?"

"My lord, the momentum is huge, it really seems like there are soldiers and horses walking by."

Qiao Hezhi frowned: "Could it be that the Sixth Master's army squad has returned to the court, but they won't enter the inner city at this hour. It stands to reason that the army will go directly to the western suburbs camp to settle down when they come back."

The sound of soldiers and horses' iron hoofs stepping on the stone slabs made people's hearts jump. Qiao Hezhi inadvertently hugged Xiaotuanzi tightly. He was afraid that something happened outside, and he became more and more worried about Fang Yu. He turned around and wanted to hand the child to the nanny to take the child into the house. Suddenly, a few people came in panic at the gate.

"Close the door, close the door! Call all the servants, cheer up, and guard the front and back doors of the house, so that no one who wants to come near!"

"Crane branch, green salt."

Fang Yu ordered with a solemn expression, and all the servants immediately entered the state of alert. Suddenly, the quiet house was brightly lit, and there was a lot of noise coming and going.

"Something really happened outside!"

Fang Yu hugged Xiaotuanzi, and led Qiao Hezhi into the house: "The rebel army rebelled, and the outside is now a mess. When I came back, I walked on the path, and killed a few plain-headed civilians on the road, bleeding all over the place. The rebels were in a hurry to enter Beijing and did not burn, kill or loot the city. Our house is not next to the main road, so as long as we keep a good watch on our house and stay in the house, we will be fine."

Qiao Hezhi's heart was raised in his throat when he heard the words, and cold sweat broke out from his back. No wonder he always felt anxious tonight, because something big was going to happen.

"The rebels... who led the rebels? How dare you have such courage."

"It belongs to Fourth Master. I didn't expect anyone to rebel at this juncture."

After entering the house, he put Xiaotuanzi on the bed.Even if the dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, Fang Yu did not expect to jump so hard, and would not be able to sit still so quickly. I knew that the fourth master was an impatient person, but he became so anxious.

"Then what can we do now?"

Fang Yu held Qiao Hezhi's hand, and calmly said: "Hezhi, if Ji Zheng is successful, His Majesty will definitely suffer, and the Sixth Master may not be able to return to Beijing. Your Majesty and I have the kindness of knowing you, and the Sixth Master once sacrificed his life to save his life. I also promised that I would do my best to achieve his great cause. In terms of emotion and reason, I have to go to rescue him today."

Qiao Hezhi pulled Fang Yu: "It's just that you have some skills, but you are a civil servant after all. The rebels kill people without blinking an eye. How dangerous are you? You don't have soldiers, how can you rescue him?"

"Xiao Congfan is a military officer. Although he was defeated in the Northwest War and handed over his military power to go out, the Xiao family has been in the army for generations. He can be dispatched to the old department. Although his number is not as large as Ji Zhengsi, as long as I go with Xiao Congfan to the warehouse of the Imperial City Workshop to take out With firearms, Ji Zhengsi's army will definitely be hard to beat." Fang Yu frowned: "I must come forward in this matter, the Imperial City Workshop is managed by the Ministry of Industry, and the guards are extremely strict. They recognize my face and warrant. If you let others go, you won't be able to get the firearms."

Qiao Hezhi's palms were cold, and tears continued in his eyes. He turned his head to keep the tears from falling, because he was afraid that Fang Yu would soften his heart when he saw him like this: "Go, I am optimistic about Qingyan and the family."

Fang Yu looked at Qiao Hezhi hugging Xiaotuanzi, he knelt down and touched Qingyan's face like a peeled egg, reluctance and pity, but he could only say cruelly: "Wait for me to come back."

After saying that, Fang Yu hurried out.

Qiao Hezhi got up with Qingyan in his arms, and shouted at the back: "If you have any troubles, I will bring Qingyan back to Yuncheng to remarry!"

Fang Yu's steps froze, and he almost staggered into the corridor pillar.

After leaving the mansion, people in the inner city are already in a state of panic. The mansions that have been dimmed are lit up one by one. It is clear that the inner city is brighter than the night lights in the past, but there are no cars, horses and people walking in the city. cold.

Xiao Congfan has already ordered his soldiers to wait on the road.

Fang Yu got on his horse and turned to look at Xiao Congfan's soldiers and horses. Compared with the sound of horses' hooves smashing through mountains and rivers, it is obvious that the number of people is not enough.

The lights in the direction of the imperial city were brightly lit, Xiao Congfan said: "The rebels have already entered the city, we must be fast. But I am afraid that the gate of the imperial city has been sealed, and it will take some time to get in. I am afraid that the rebels will take advantage of this. It's over."

The fourth child will choose the time, tomorrow is a rest, when the courtiers are idle, when the guard is the weakest, the speed of attacking the Forbidden City will be very fast.

Fang Yu raised his horsewhip: "Come with me first, it's not a big problem."

The Xiao family army rode their horses and charged towards the imperial city. When they entered the gate of the imperial city, they found that the gate of the city had already been slaughtered. Xiao Congfan frowned: "It's the second master's soldiers and horses!"

Fang Yu paused, he and Xiao Congfan rushed out to escort him at the first time, but he didn't expect the second prince to be faster than them, it seemed that he had planned it long ago.

"General Xiao."

Before concentrating on his thoughts, Fang Yu saw a smiling tiger in full armor pulling his horse and surrounded by soldiers. He smiled, but there was no warmth in his eyes. .”

"Fortunately, Mr. Gu took care of him and healed him. Although he was not as flexible as before, he was able to walk again. I have been recovering from my injuries these days. I have to listen to the great changes, and I don't care about recovering from my injuries."

The second prince didn't hold Xiao Congfan's legs all the time, the first priority is to attack the city to rescue him, but the fourth son and the concubine Dexian are cooperating internally and externally. After the curfew in the imperial city, the guards are already strict, and the fourth son can go in easily. , and want to drag people outside, naturally they will put as many troops as possible at the gate of the city.

The second prince smiled sinisterly: "I know that General Xiao is brave and invincible, and the Xiao family army is well-trained. It will take a lot of effort for the general to break open the city gate and rescue him."

As soon as the second prince raised his hand, the soldiers who were about to go forward to continue attacking the city gate stepped aside, signaling for the Xiao family army to go first.

Fang Yu clenched his fist, what time is it, this second child is actually planning to let Xiao Congfan's people come forward to be damaged and contend, I am afraid that this old and cunning thing wants to go later, it happens to be the Royal Forest Army and the fourth child In a fight between people, if the emperor lasted long enough, he would go to the palace to rescue him. If the emperor was gone, he would bring troops in and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

What a beautiful idea!

Fang Yu, who was in the midst of the army, beckoned, and even a soldier brought up a torch, and then brought up a metal box in the city. When the box was opened, the neatly arranged shells shone black and cold under the moonlight.

"There is no trebuchet in the workshop outside the city, so we can only cast it manually. First, there is a workshop on the outskirts of the inner city for research and development. Before going to the workshop of the imperial city to develop firearms, I kept a box. It should not be a problem to break through this gate. question."

Xiao Congfan held a cannonball in one hand: "Don't worry, order it."

Fang Yu didn't talk nonsense, he lowered the torch and lit the fuse. Xiao Congfan stood on his horse and accurately threw the cannonball at the city gate. With the sound of the cannon fire, half of the solid city gate exploded.

Fang Yu couldn't help but sigh in admiration, General Xiao's arm strength is astonishing, and his accuracy is also superb, it's a pity not to be a player.

The second prince, who was watching the show from the sidelines, was also shocked by the astonishing power of the shells, and the smile froze on his face.

Half a box of cannonballs passed by, and the city gate was already in pieces. Fang Yu didn't plan to blow up the city tower. After this thing was blown up, it would be repaired after it was blown up to ensure that it was not even and chaotic. It would save a little trouble.

"Xiao Jiajun save you, block and kill!"

Seeing the Xiao family army pulling their horses and filing into the city, they stormed the city gate before a single soldier was abolished. It seemed that the people he brought were so useless that they tore and killed under the city for a while, the second prince's eyes darkened. : "This Xiao Congfan actually persuaded Fang Yu to come to help out, damn it! If you go in, they will take the lead."

The black army rushed into the imperial city, and drove straight into the Forbidden City. The forbidden army in the city was just controlled by the fourth person. Ji Zhengsi and the imperial concubine were about to break into the Funing Palace to take the emperor. They did not expect that the reinforcements would come so quickly.

"Fourth brother, you have been used to being bold and reckless since you were a child. You thought it was just a bit of a naughty temper, but you didn't want to hide evil intentions and did such things that are against the laws of nature. Royal father, let me be lenient."

"Bah!" Ji Zhengsi spat directly at the second child: "You dare to say that you are not the same wolf ambition, but I am one step ahead of you, what are you pretending to do now?"

The second child laughed loudly: "This king is not as bold and reckless as the fourth brother. You think everyone is as stupid as you, and you will be quick to get excited. If this king does not bluff, the second brother's fiery temper will not be so violent. Come here, Empress Dexian will not give it a go."

Ji Zhengsi's eyes were tearing when he heard the words: "You designed to harm me! You designed to harm me!"

"How can this be called a design to harm you, it can only be because you are greedy and wishful thinking!"

Ji Zhengsi became extremely angry with embarrassment, he raised his knife and rushed to the second child, and the two sides fought again.

Xiao Congfan said: "You should find a place to hide for a while. The fourth prince was aroused and lost his mind. I will lead people to see if we can break out of the encirclement and go to rescue His Majesty."

Fang Yu saw soldiers and horses fighting at the Gate of Supreme Harmony, the scene was extremely chaotic, and there was no use of shells at the moment, one had to go around to the Ministry of Industry to get firearms, and the other was that the enemy was inseparable from the enemy and the population was densely packed. It is really inappropriate to use firearms unless it is a last resort. At that time, all the enemies and friends will be killed, and even the palace may suffer.

Seeing that he could not use this place, he followed Xiao Congfan's sect, and under the cover of a few people, he wanted to hide in the chaos and see if he could enter Funing Hall.

However, no one was allowed to get close to the emperor. The surrounding area was like an iron barrel, and the soldiers cut down anyone they saw. Fang Yu was conscientious and conscientious.

"Catch him for this palace!"

Fang Yu froze when he heard the sound, and suddenly a group of people rushed forward to surround him, and the noble concubine Dexian appeared in front of him inadvertently: "Lord Fang, don't come here without any harm. The situation is really unclear now, if Fang Yu With the help of adults, we will definitely see the outcome soon."

The soldiers went forward and swung their knives to kill the person who was protecting Fang Yu, and quickly restrained Fang Yu: "Please, Mr. Fang. I have to ask you to open the warehouse of the Ministry of Industry."

"Imperial concubine, without your majesty's order, you can't open the warehouse at will. This is a violation of the imperial edict."

"Imperial decree? When my son is on the throne, there will be as many imperial decrees as you want. Mr. Fang, you are a smart man. Since you are loyal to the emperor, why should you care about which emperor you are loyal to? If you help Si'er today, you will be the head He has made great achievements, and he will enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future. Your Majesty has already run out of fuel, and if you think he can last forever!"

Fang Yu said firmly: "Not everyone can be an emperor."

As soon as the words fell, Fang Yu heard a scream, and Ji Zhengsi's force value soared in a straight line, even cutting off the left arm of the second child, and blood spattered all over the ground.

Seeing this scene, Concubine Dexian let out a sharp laugh: "Open your eyes and see clearly, the second child is nothing more than that. I want to see how a broken arm can be the emperor. Hahahahaha!"

Fang Yu felt cold for a while, he didn't expect that Ji Zhengsi's brain was not working well, but his force was overwhelming in front of the second child.

"Take down the second child, Xiao Congfan and others together! All the soldiers present can confer their wives and sons. Since Mr. Fang is so uncooperative, he wants to follow His Majesty through life and death. When the warehouse is opened, it must be sent to Mr. Fang One ride."

"I'm not your Majesty. If you don't know how to cherish talents, your role can be regarded as almost. If you have to use Mr. Fang's hand to open the warehouse, and Mr. Fang is unwilling, then cut off your hand and let others use it." That's it. Take...poof..."

Fang Yu directly saw an arrow piercing the chest of Concubine Dexian who was still yelling and rampant just now, and she fell to the ground with a thump before her beautiful eyes. When she raised her eyes, she was dressed in military uniform It's been a long time since I saw the cold face.

"The imperial concubine is gone, the imperial concubine is gone..."

"Rebel rebels, take them all!"

Under the dark night, coldly giving orders, the sound of heavily armored soldiers pierced the dark night sky, before the rapid summer rain fell—Chu Jingfei led the army and came back first!

"The Sixth Master's arrow skills are the same as back then, but..." Fang Yu escaped from death, and let out a long breath: "If I come back later, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up with this one."

Chu Jingfei lowered her eyes and looked at Fang Yu, who was in a state of embarrassment: "Your Excellency Fang is so glamorous in the letter. When I see you today, you may be exaggerating."

Fang Yu rolled his eyes: "Sixth Master laughed, if the lower officials were not entrusted by others, they should be able to hide in the house when the weather changes, and the wives and children are hot on the kang. Now."

Chu Jingfei was a little funny, and it was rare to say a word: "Master Fang is shocked."