In the autumn of the fifth year of Tianbao, the young emperor promised Uesugi Tiger who was far away in the ice and snow in the north in a secret letter: "I will exchange Xiao En back to China." So a generation of famous generals Uesugi Tiger gave up the northern fortress that had been in operation for more than ten years, and only brought his own barracks with him. He went back to Beijing with Tan Wu, because he believed that the emperor had no jokes.
As a result, Xiao En returned to China, but the emperor refused to let him out, because the emperor wanted to know Xiao En's secret.
At the same time, the Queen Mother wanted Xiao En to die, because Ku He didn't want anyone to know about Xiao En's secret.
Because Jin Yiwei was watching too closely, Uesugi Tiger did not have a strong support in the capital, but just relying on his reputation in the army, no matter whether it was the queen mother or the emperor, he had to give him a little favor, and he did not dare to push him too far . Presumably, the Imperial Palace of Northern Qi did not want to see such a situation, so if they could find an opportunity to weaken Uesugi Tiger's strength or prestige, they must seize it.
Like today.
Looking heavily at Tan Wu next to the carriage, he knew that after this incident, even if Uesugi Tiger could not be convicted, as long as Uesugi Tiger, the former personal guard, was caught, I believe that Uesugi Tiger's reputation in the army would suffer a fatal blow , Colluding with Nanqing, this crime is unbearable for any soldier.
At this moment, Tan Wu tilted his head, opened his lips and cursed: "Nanqing people who are shitty."
Zhong Zhong smiled slightly and said: "I was very clear about the loud noise before. Except for the three divisions of the Nanqing Supervisory Council who can make these fancy things, who else can do it? Nanqing people helped General Tan rob prisoners. It's settled."
Unexpectedly, Tan Wu ignored him. He just looked back at the nine subordinates behind him. The marshal's personal guard camp was trained by himself. Many people died tonight. If it wasn't for Nan Qing Ren broke his promise, so he will be able to lead everyone to escape.
He turned his head to look at Shen Zhong, and suddenly made a bow and said, "Master Shen Shen, please pass on a message."
"What?" Shen Zhong didn't press, because he still had the idea of catching a job just in case.
"The one who killed me... Fan Xian!"
As the commander-in-chief's confidant, Tan Wu naturally knew the parties involved in this plan. Fan Xian, as the commissioner of the Southern Dynasty Supervisory Council, happened to be in Shangjing, so his role in it was naturally obvious. The name Fan Xian hissed out from his mouth, full of resentment and resentment, and it was clearly heard by hundreds of people in the field!
Fan Xian on the tall tree had a calm face, as if he hadn't heard it, but he knew in his heart that Uesugi Tiger would definitely understand the disgraceful role he played in this matter afterward, not to mention that Tan Wu roared like this before he died.
As soon as the words fell, Tan Wu turned his wrist, and the knife slashed from bottom to top like snow, cutting off his own cheek! The knife light turned again, wiped across the neck, and the head fell to the ground!
Immediately afterwards, there were nine sounds, which seemed to sound at the same time. The nine heads were rushed away from the body of the man in black by blood, and rolled to the ground. rolled to one place.
Strangely, Shen Zhong didn't stop them from committing suicide. He just looked at all this indifferently, and after a long while, he said softly, "These are all warriors of the country. It's a pity that they were killed by the Nanqing people's conspiracy. Everyone, I wish you a good funeral."
When Tan Wu destroyed his face and committed suicide, Fan Xian's heart trembled slightly on the tall tree. He heard Shen Shen's words with his superior hearing, and only then did he know that Shen Shen was not simple.
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All the robbers are dead, only the lonely carriage is still surrounded by Jin Yiwei. Everyone knows that the ancestor of Jin Yiwei, Xiao En, an old man who has long lost his courage, is now I was in the carriage.
Without warning, something was attached to the carriage, and it started to burn!
The fire was so intense that it engulfed the entire carriage in a short while. The horse in front was frightened and couldn't hiss with its mouth in its mouth, so it wanted to lead the carriage straight ahead! The light of the knife flashed, and the two horses flicked their limbs, and fell to the ground with two bangs, with blood flowing from the horses' heads.
Looking at the burning carriage with heavy indifference, he didn't know what he was thinking. Deputy Commander Xiao glanced at the lord, and said anxiously: "My lord, quickly put out the fire, your majesty wants Xiao En to live."
Smiling heavily, he waved his hand, stopped his subordinates from fighting the fire, signaled Deputy Commander Xiao to come to him, and said softly, "But the queen mother wants Xiao En to die." Deputy Commander Xiao's face turned serious, knowing that his previous statement was somewhat Impulsive, he then noticed a strange feeling emerging from the corners of his heavy eyes and brows. He heard the adult whisper to himself: "I have been imprisoned for so many years. Since I can't get out, death...maybe it is a good choice."
The flames soared into the sky, and within a short while, the carriage was burnt and collapsed, falling into the street, black ash gradually rose, and the heat was suffocating.
The moment the fire stopped, Jin Yiwei's special assistant stepped forward and began to carefully examine the corpse in the car. After a while, he reported back: "It's Sean."
Nodding heavily, he asked, "Is the leg injury new?"
"Yes, the injury did not exceed two months."
"tooth?"
"It is consistent with the record when Wuduhe took over, and three are missing."
The heavy expression was a little weird, as if he couldn't believe that Xiao En died just now, it seemed that he didn't know what expression to use to express his feelings at this time, in short, that smile was a little weird and a little indifferent.
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In the mansion of General Uesugi in the south of the city, Tiger Uesugi, a famous general of the generation, was talking with his wife. There was a gift list on the coffee table beside the two of them, and some chaotic voices could be heard faintly in the yard. Madam said with a worried look on her face: "My lord, the queen mother is celebrating her birthday. You can't leave Beijing for a few days. What should I do?" If it were normal, the general's mansion should be quiet at this time. I don't know why, but today Even the wife didn't fall asleep.
Uesugi Tiger's expression remained unchanged, and he said in a deep voice, "Naturally we will never leave."
"Then the birthday gift..." Madam lowered her head and asked for instructions.
"Of course I'm not prepared, madam, you'd better prepare your luggage."
While speaking, suddenly a strong man with a thick back and a waist quickly walked into the back hall. The madam knew that this person was the commander's personal entourage, but it was already early in the morning, and the other party unexpectedly entered without invitation. Presumably, her unlucky conjecture must have become a reality. She looked at Uesugi Tiger in a panic, trembling. He said, "You really did it?"
Uesugi Tiger was not angry but mighty, his black silkworm eyebrows gradually turned into the edge of a sword, and said in a deep voice: "I will be loyal to the imperial court, but if there is any disagreement, please allow me to be a little unrestrained."
Madam didn't say much anymore, she just retreated to the back room in silence, and she didn't have the mind to take care of the Queen Mother's birthday gift any more.
"Marshal, there are more nails outside the house."
Only those who are closest to Uesugi Tiger will stubbornly call Uesugi Tiger a commander instead of a general. At this time, the personal attendant who spoke at this time had no surname at all, he was just an orphan, and was later picked up from the snow forest by Uesugi Tiger, and brought up to such an age, he was given the surname Uesugi, with a single name. His relationship with Uesugi Tor is somewhat similar to the relationship between Uesugi Tor and Sean, except that he is more in awe of Uesugi Tor than kindness.
"Wait for the news." Uesugi Tiger sat on the chair as steadily as Dongshan, with a calm face, and there was no trace of tension at all.
Uesugi led the order and came out, monitoring the movement outside the courtyard, and at the same time preparing the follow-up measures.
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After a long time, Uesugi Po returned to the back room again, half-kneeled on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "It's a failure." His voice didn't tremble a bit, but for some reason, he still couldn't hide the sadness that came out. .
Uesugi Tiger paused for a moment with his right hand on the chair handle, and closed his eyes. The force of closing his eyes was great, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes bloomed like chrysanthemums. Only then did he discover the true age of this generation of famous generals.
He walked back to the back room, looked at his wife who was sitting uneasy by the bed, smiled, and said, "It's already late, why aren't you sleeping?"
The general's wife smiled uneasily: "I can't sleep."
Uesugi Tiger smiled and said: "We won't be leaving the capital, let's discuss the gift list for the Queen Mother when we enter the palace in the next few days."
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At this time, the sky was at its darkest hour before dawn, and the messy courtyard below began to be tidied up. The Jin Yiwei who surrounded them from four hundred and eight directions also began to disperse silently according to their respective tasks. The chariot that was burned to ashes The corpses on the ground have also been taken over by the professionals of the Zhenfu Department, and after a while, calm down here returned. In front of a powerful machine of an empire, it is not impossible to cover up such a loud noise, a shocking event.
The Jin Yiwei who was injured on the back wall was still lying on the ground, and would occasionally let out a few low-pitched screams. The damage caused by the explosion was very severe, and most of them died. Even those who escaped occasionally were covered in dust and dust. blood.
At this time, someone was carrying the injured Jinyiwei to the yamen in the direction of Beicheng, and the doctors followed nervously. A long string of stretchers looked like a thin knotworm, twisting their waists and moving towards the yamen. forward.
Fan Xian leaned carefully on the branch, tightened his muscles, and then relaxed them, repeating this non-stop, so as not to slow down his reaction due to standing still for too long. He looked at the wounded on stretchers in the alley under the tree, and thought in his heart, if he hadn't liked watching Silence of the Lambs and Killer Leon very much, he might have let the old man escape.