After Gao Shen escaped from death, the first thing that came to his mind was not to find a place to hide, but that there might be chaos in Chang'an, and he couldn't do nothing.
This kind of thought completely filled his heart, making him unable to even think about the wound on his chest and the possibility that he would die if he was caught, so he could only run towards the East Market of Chang'an regardless.
Gao Shen is the Colonel of Zhenshu. He has shuttled between the cities countless times, but no matter which time he is, he is leisurely and confident, without the fear and tension this time.
Like a bereaved dog, he was running around the familiar streets in a state of embarrassment. He could only rely on his memory to tell the direction.
The cold wind of the winter night slashed his lungs and throat like a knife, and even the wind that brushed against his skin was like a sharp cone.
He only felt that he was burning from his throat to his internal organs, and the whole person no longer seemed to be his own, and only a belief was driving him forward.
After running like this for a while, Gao Shen suddenly stopped and shouted hysterically.
"I'm crazy! What the hell am I doing! I'm supposed to hide and leave town at dawn!"
Didn't he do so much to save his life
He has saved his life now, so he should keep his life!
"You have to remember the sins we suffered, and continue to be a good person in the future so that you can live up to my sacrifice today."
"I... I must be a good person... "
"General Gao, you are such a good person, dog lefter, kowtow to the general, and you will also be a good person like a general in the future..."
"Thank you General Gao, if it weren't for you, my stall would have been smashed. Our whole family relies on the small livelihood to make a living. I kowtow to you..."
"General Gao, if it weren't for you, my daughter-in-law would have spoiled the villain. You are a good person, and our family will definitely set up a tablet for you to live forever..."
nice guy.
nice guy.
nice guy.
nice guy.
He doesn't want to be a nice guy!
He just wants to live!
Gao Shen gritted his teeth and shivered, as if he just realized what it meant to run to Dongshi. He mechanically pressed his chest, where the warm blood had already dried up, and the wound was stuck to the coat, and it was a pain in the flesh when touched.
'It feels terrible when death comes. You have young and old... '
Pain reawakened deep fear.
"Is that General Gao?"
"Who!"
Gao Shen jumped up as if he was touching a thorn, and when he looked back, a watchman with a lantern was standing behind him.
The watchman was also a cheap servant, but he was one of the few officials in the city with a salary. Seeing Gao Shen appear on the street in a messy dress, the watchman was startled at first, and then immediately came up nervously.
"Is General Gao all right? But have you met a bad guy? How dare you even offend this man who killed thousands of knives? Do you want to go to the Prefect's Mansion to invite someone over?"
"Don't! I just fell!"
When Gao Shen heard the "prefect mansion", he was half scared to death.
"Hey, General Gao, a good person like you, why would anyone still attack him?" The watchman didn't believe that Gao Shen had fallen. He just thought he was taking care of his face, so he kept cursing the person who hurt him. "Those who can do something to you are definitely not good people. Good people have good rewards, bad people have rewards, and bad people will definitely be punished!"
Do good people get rewarded, and bad people get rewarded
Then why did he try his best to be a good person, but he still ended up like this; while a greedy and tyrannical person like Wang Jin was able to ascend to a high position and be domineering
Hua Mulan protects her family and defends the country. She should be the hero of Wei Guoda, right? Why didn't God bless him, but let him fall into Wang Jin's hands inexplicably
where is what...
"General Gao, hurry up and do what you want to do. The people of Chang'an are still waiting for you to patrol tomorrow. If you don't come out for a walk, they won't even be able to do small businesses safely." Handed the lantern to him. "It's dark, you have to be careful about wrestling. I've already finished fighting, I'll give you the lantern, and I'll go back too."
Gao Shen was in a trance and was stuffed through the lantern. Seeing the desolation, the watchman walked away a little bit by touching the wall. After walking for a while, he turned back and shouted to him softly: "General, you have to take care of yourself! The people of Chang'an are still counting on you! Prefect Wang doesn't care about our life or death!"
The watchmen are getting smaller and smaller and more blurry. Only the lantern in Gao Shen's hand was left, emitting a warm light in the cold night, which seemed to warm his limbs and bones.
Gao Shen ran again, this time with a lantern.
The lantern illuminated the path under his feet, warming his body so that he wouldn't wrestle or feel cold.
He was running in the cold night, his heavy boots pounding on the hard ground of Chang'an City, and there was a sound of footsteps.
At this time, even the watchman had returned, and it was already the middle of the night, but there was movement outside the window, and there were people running with candles, which always attracted the attention of others.
A daring man got up in his clothes, pushed open the window and looked out.
"Daughter-in-law, it seems that General Gao is running alone, is there something wrong?"
"Then go out and have a look. If you can help, give him a hand. He is a good man."
The lazy hostess thought it was cold, stretched out her arm and pointed to the door, and quickly retracted the quilt.
"Don't be catching the bad guys, it's better to bring a stick!"
"Okay, I'll come when I go!"
The man immediately dressed in random clothes, grabbed a wooden fork and chased out.
Naturally, Gao Shen didn't know that someone was chasing behind him, but no matter what, it was impossible for a person to run without rest. So he stopped while running, gasping for breath while stopping, which still alarmed many people.
The deep back has become a familiar scene for countless people in Chang'an City. In their minds, as long as Gao Shen brought the Guardsmen out to patrol the night, they wouldn't even need to close the door that night.
There will be no thieves to commit murder, no thieves to climb the wall, and even the men and women who are cheating have restrained a lot. Gao Shen himself does not know, but the poor people living in Chang'an really regard him as the guardian of the night. god.
At this moment, he is so embarrassed and profound, not only did not make the people who found it fearful, but he wanted to help him from the bottom of his heart.
More and more people put on their clothes and got up, wanting to follow Gao Shen to see what happened. Although it took a while to get up, as long as you follow the right direction, you will not get lost.
The sky was dark, and there were still a few hours before sunrise, but the sun in the east rose early, and the bright sun shone on the east...
Do not!
The sun is still early, how can it be dawn
"It's not the sun, it's not the sun..." The deep gasp almost disappeared, and there was no echo, but he was still muttering: "Go to Dongshi... Go to Dongshi... Ah! Set fire! They set fire !"
With all his strength, Gao Shen shouted hysterically at the east.
"Everyone gets up! Going to the water!!!!"
"Go away!"
A huge shout came out, but the surrounding door panels remained motionless.
At this time, Gao Shen had arrived at Fangkou in the East City. He felt that he had run very fast, but he didn't expect Wang Jin's people to come faster!
The fire took advantage of the wind, not only the smell of burning, but also the smell of kerosene.
Gao Shen shouted "Going to the water" while running towards the two tallest buildings. The Feiyun Building and the Kelai Building opposite the Feiyun Building are very close. Once they are all lit, they will spread around at a very fast speed!
Gao Shen thought that his shouting was loud enough, but how effective can a person's voice be? In particular, this is a market rather than a place where people live. It is naturally prosperous during the day. Once the curfew is imposed at night, all the shopkeepers and servants in the store return home, and sometimes there are no people who stay to visit the store.
If it burns in the lifang where the people live, there are neighbors to put out the fire. But the two inns were almost taken over by Lushui Hu and Qiang people, and they were taken to the prefect's mansion by Gao Shen. How many people could there be in the inn
The gate of Feiyun Tower was locked by heavy iron locks, and there were iron chains wrapped around the outside. As soon as Gao Shen saw the gate that was locked from the outside, he felt Wang Jinsen's malice.
He tried to pull the iron locks open, but found that they couldn't shake them at all. On the second floor of Feiyun Tower, people started to jump down in fear, and the second floor was also more than ten feet high. The people who jumped down immediately broke their legs and lay on the ground crying.
Gao Shen raised his head, and those who stuck their heads out of the window shouted for help to him. The guests in the opposite inn, the shopkeeper and others ran out of the inn together, trembling with fright while looking for something to put out the fire.
No one knew why the door was locked, the fire burned extremely fast, and people began to jump off the building one after another.
"The water is gone! The water is gone!"
Gao Shen shed tears for some reason. He felt the result of the confrontation between personal strength and power.
He originally thought that as long as he could save this calamity, it would be a gift from God to him. He would die to the end, fight against the whole world, and never look back.
But now, his call seemed to be silently absorbed by the darkness around him, except for those big locks that seemed to mock him, nothing changed.
"It turned out to be water."
A loud voice suddenly appeared behind Gao Shen.
With this open voice, a louder than Gao Shen's voice, "The water is gone! Everyone, come and put out the fire!" spread out.
"Go away!"
"The water is gone! General Gao is here to put out the fire!"
"Everyone, hurry up and shout! Is there anyone else? Come carry the water tank with me!"
"Tear down the wall! If you don't tear down the wall, the fire will burn out!"
"Damn, who locked the door? Could it be that someone set the fire? The lock can't be opened, open the door! Open the door!"
It was as if countless people had suddenly appeared from the ground, and nervous and chaotic shouts came from around Gao Shen. The sound became louder and louder, and it spread more and more far away. At this time, Gao Shen looked around in disbelief...
I don't know when, a lot of people have gathered on his back.
They have young men and middle-aged craftsmen. In the dark night, he could not see their faces, but in the firelight, he knew every face of them.
Gao Shen couldn't call out their names, but he became familiar with them every time he used his footsteps to measure the land of Chang'an City.
He even saw a few children, holding his father's palm in fear and freshness, pointing at the lock of Feiyun Tower and shouting.
When did the person appear
Where did they come from
"I just said how could General Gao run out of breath!"
A man approached.
"We almost couldn't catch up! Don't worry, we won't let the fire start! Hurry up, everyone!"
"Yo!"
"okay!"
A group of men began to knock on the door, and some craftsmen began to remove the door next to it. With so many men working together, the gate was removed immediately, and a group of armored soldiers ran out from inside.
It was the private soldiers he borrowed to surround Feiyun Tower. These private soldiers are now at a loss, looking at the entire inn, as if they don't understand why it burned.
Only then did Gao Shen think of Mulan.
He befriended Hua Mulan in order to leave Chang'an through her path, but now, he feels that Chang'an is so beautiful that he doesn't want to leave.
His nature turned out to be really evil. When the incident happened, he thought about his own safety and the safety of the people in Chang'an. He thought about it from near and far, but he didn't put Hua Mulan's life in the first place.
Thinking of this, Gao Shen said to a group of armored soldiers with embarrassment: "The young master and the general who brought you here are trapped in the prison of the prefect's mansion by Wang Taishou's people, go and rescue them! I will wait for the fire here. Once the situation is under control, I will bring someone to help you immediately!"
Those private soldiers came to protect the safety of Helian Zhishui and Hua Mulan. After listening to Gao Shen's words, they did not delay any longer, and immediately ordered their troops to head towards the prefect's mansion.
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Gao Shen watched off the group of private soldiers and began to orderly command the firefighting. A big city like Chang'an City originally had firefighting equipment. There were large water tanks and waterwheels at the gates of each lane and square, and there was also a special "Huozheng Temple" dedicated to all kinds of fire-fighting equipment.
He first asked a group of men to evacuate all the nearby people, and then gathered all the young and strong people to start fighting the fire and control the development of the fire.
So a group of people ran around in a hurry, everyone shouting while running.
The children were also sent out to start running errands. After finding out that the fire was really on, they cried and called the gathering places. The adults began to collect everything that could put out the fire and put it out.
Feiyun Building and Kelai Building began to dismantle their own walls and clean out all the things that could catch fire next to the two inns. The people have never lacked the ability to do things. All they need is a leader who can command the overall situation to make all impossible things possible.
"General Gao, it's dangerous up there, come down!"
A group of people looked at Gao Shen, who was leaning against the railing on the opposite floor, and screamed and waved to the top.
"The view from the top is good, and you can only take care of the surroundings from the top! The northeast corner! There are a few carts in the northeast corner! Clean them up quickly! The adjacent eaves are also made of wood, and they are torn down!"
The Feiyun Tower was completely burned, and the burning wood began to fall continuously. After Gao Shen cleared everyone out, he had no idea of putting out the fire in the Feiyun Tower. The burning of the Feiyun Tower had already become a foregone conclusion.
All he can do now is to keep the fire from dying. If you want to burn with him, you can't have less of one. He transferred all the people who were trying to put out the fire in Feiyun Building and started to demolish the surrounding houses so that the fire could not continue to spread.
The heat from the opposite side burned his hair, and his face was completely covered in black smoke and other burning ashes. With every ounce of his energy, he paid attention to whether the flames were thrown out, so that whether the Prefect's Mansion would get news to arrest him was no longer a matter of his consideration.
"General Gao, all the archers on the city wall have suddenly gone to the prefect's mansion! Did something happen to the prefect man's mansion?" A man who was reporting firefighting outside the city saw someone who was good at archery in the city, and immediately came back and sent a message. .
"what?"
Gao Shen hurried down the tall building
The city gate officer belongs to Gao Shen, the commander of the town guard. It is reasonable to say that Gao Shen is here, and there are no guards to help fight the fire.
Could it be that General Gao came to put out the fire, and the Prefect's Mansion couldn't save it? Are there foreign thieves who want to set fire to the city, but in fact, they are trying to move tigers away from the mountains, in order to capture the prefect's mansion
An atmosphere of panic began to spread, and the people who had been working together to demolish the surrounding buildings stopped their movements and looked at Gao Shen, as if waiting for an answer.
As long as he said it, they believed it.
Facing such a gaze, Gao Shen's heart suddenly rose up with arrogance.
It had been a lantern guiding him before, and he thought it was the light that was guiding him, only to find out that it was his conscience. Since his conscience has not been lost, what does it matter if it is true or false
It's like these Baixin believe that he is a really good person, even if he is lying, they are willing to follow him. As long as what he does is good, what does it matter if it is true or false
"People of Chang'an, just before I came to Dongshi, I was dismissed by the prefect, so I'm not a commander of Zhenshu at all!"
The deep courage is getting stronger and stronger, and those entanglements in the past while doing good deeds and struggling whether to continue or not seem to be swept away by the night sky!
He ripped open the front of his clothes with a "swoosh", and the part of the middle clothes and the wound was torn apart forcibly. After a "hiss", Gao Shen pointed to his wound.
"Everyone who lives nearby knows that I quelled a riot in this Feiyun Tower today. During this riot, I saved a big hero, but this hero has a lot of gold on him. Where do I go? The prefect reported this, but the prefect turned back on me for the gold and wanted to embezzle huge fortunes, so he framed those who were captured by me as traitors!"
The blood in his chest ran along the skin, which became firmer in the cold wind.
"He reprimanded me for being greedy for ink and lynched me. I almost died in the prefect's mansion. Fortunately, someone helped me to escape."
"I'm here because I learned in the prefect's mansion that Mr. Wang Taishou still wants to kill people! He wants to burn Feiyun Tower, he wants to kill the hero's subordinates in Feiyun Tower. He wants to burn Feiyun Tower. No, I still want to kill that hero and let this matter disappear forever in the mouths of everyone!"
Gao Shen made an uncontrollable body movement and shouted loudly:
"But I'm not dead. This matter will never be covered up! The hero who was imprisoned was the general who killed Rouran Khan, and the most famous young general in my country..."
"He is Huai Shuo's Mulan!"
Hua Mulan… ! Hua Mulan… ! Hua Mulan… !
The deep voice covered up the sound of Bi Bo's burning flames behind him. Perhaps it was the heat of the fire that made his voice even echo, making the heads of the people around him dizzy.
To them, the battle from the northern land seemed to be far away from them. In the distant summer land, the Wei State cavalry who unyieldingly resisted Rouran seemed to be legendary figures. They have never seen the hideousness of the Rouran people, and they firmly believe that the Rouran people will never be able to break through the defense line of Wei State and reach the Central Plains.
But this does not prevent them from admiring the strong.
Hua Mulan's reputation had already spread all over the place with the people of Wei who conquered here.
"General Gao, tell us what we should do!"
A voice shouted.
"This prefect is so faint, let's follow the general to rescue Hua Mulan!"
"It's better when Duke Helian is here, where can there be such a prefect. I heard that Li Fu's merchants in Dongcheng were distributed by him, not for that little family wealth!"
"And the big family of Zhang!"
The voice of dissatisfaction grew louder and louder, and in this atmosphere, Gao Shen raised his arm and pointed to the tall clock tower to the north.
After he knew about this, no matter whether Wang Jin would be okay or not, he would not have a good end.
But he doesn't regret it!
He had endured for so long, even if he died, he would still see Wang Jin's submission!
He wants to launch the biggest persecution and the most ferocious offensive. This is his smug hatred for Wang Jin, and it is also his last indictment against this contradictory world!
"I'm going to ring the bell! I'm going to wake up the people in the city! I'm going to the gate of the prefect's mansion and let the prefect hand over General Hua! You don't have to follow me, and you don't have to do anything. If I die, please take my body. Carry it to Pingcheng, carry it in front of Your Majesty, and tell His Majesty that Hua Mulan is dead, and Gao Shen is also dead, in the hands of Wang Jin!"
"How can you go alone, we will go too!"
"Let's beat the gong too!"
"Let's go to the city gate officer!"
"I go home and get the hunting fork!"
Gao Shen's nose was sour and tears flowed, and he ran towards the clock tower. The morning bell and the evening drum were originally a signal for Chang'an City to open and close the city gate, but now it has become the key to the high-level struggle for victory and defeat.
The officers in charge of the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower used to be his officers. What happened tonight was too sudden. Several of the officers in the Bell Tower didn't know that Gao Shen had been deprived of his post. He immediately opened the door for him with a smile on his face.
"General Gao, it's still early before dawn, why do you want to inspect the clock tower at this time?"
"Ben will have his own business."
Gao Shen pushed aside the officers who were guarding the bell tower and ringing the bell tower, went straight to the bell tower, and rang the morning bell.
"Boom."
The morning bell that brings dawn and hope, I hope you can be the beginning that breaks through the darkness.
Maybe I will die in Chang'an after all, but at least I have left something for Chang'an.
"Boom."
After today, there may be no more profound person in the world.
But everyone always remembers that there was a captain named Gao Shen who once did something that the world dared not do to save a hero.
"Boom!"
Maybe you're all asleep, maybe you don't know what's going on.
But that's ok...
"Now wake up!"
***
He Mulan led the crowd back into the prison, closed the heavy door, and bolted a huge bolt to block the sharp arrows and spears from outside, but after all, these were not long-term solutions, and they were on their way back to the prison. , no matter how He Mulan tried her best to cover it up, there were still many people who died of wrongful death.
When they hid at the door and listened to the sound of knocking on the door, everyone showed an expression of doom.
"What the hell is going on with this prefect! Why does everyone have to kill!"
Di Ziyu shouted his injustice in Hun dialect.
He Mulan glanced at the Lu Shuihu people who followed behind. Gai Wu's eyes were full of unwilling tears. Just now, several Lu Shuihu men were injured by the arrows and did not rush into the prison.
What was the irony of what was just a terrifying area like a ghost and hell, but now it has become the only place they can rely on
"He's trying to kill someone."
Looking at the exhausted crowd, He Mulan suddenly stood up.
"Master, what are you going to do?"
"General, what are you doing when you get up?"
"The prefect should want to kill me or want our money. Other than that, we have no reason to be killed and silenced. I will go out and negotiate with them later. If they want me, I will You can't be bothered."
"Don't be stupid, General, no matter why he wants to kill us, you will die if you can't get out!"
Chen Jie shouted.
"Procrastinate, wait until dawn, someone finds out that something is wrong, this matter will naturally be publicized, and maybe there will be rescuers! By the way, there are also those people he asked for help! They will not sit idly by!"
Chen Jieyi pointed at Helian Zhishui who was wearing a face towel, and eagerly wanted to dispel He Mulan's thoughts.
"It's useless, how many people are stationed in Chang'an City? 20,000? 30,000? Even if one kicks a kick, the door will also open, and everyone will die inexplicably. I will go out to show my identity, even if these One of the guards understands that this prefect's purpose of covering up the truth cannot be achieved unless he can kill all the guards in Chang'an."
He Mulan smiled slightly and patted Chen Jie's shoulder.
"What's more, there is no turning point. I can only find a chance to break the game if I go out and fight. It's not my style to sit here and wait."
Helian Zhishui and others did not agree, but He Mulan was extremely determined. Everyone can't beat her at all, she wants to move forward, and no one can stop her.
"Young master, they called him general, did you hear that?" Wang Dong whispered in Di Ziyu's ear: "Where is the general of the Lushuihu people? Is it the general of Wei?"
Di Ziyu's heart sank, and she first looked at Yu Cui.
Behind them, most of the Qiang people were killed and injured. They were the first to rush, and they turned out to be the group that killed the chickens to warn the monkeys, leaving only these people to follow the man back.
Yu Cui avoided Di Ziyu's gaze and only looked at He Mulan.
This is a real hero, in this desperate situation, but thinking about the safety of others.
Di Ziyu also followed Yu Cui's gaze towards He Mulan.
He Mulan seemed to be aware of the sight of the two, but the steps she was walking out suddenly stopped and went straight towards Di Ziyu.
Before the Qiang people could react, this peerless master grabbed Yu Cui's wrist as fast as lightning, scooped her up, and took her away from the Qiang people.
"you!"
"Let go of our people!"
The Qiang people immediately wanted to make a move, but the Lushuihu people stepped forward and blocked them. When He Mulan rushed into the prison, the first person to protect was the people around him, so the Lu Shuihu people didn't suffer much damage, but now they are much stronger than the Qiang people.
"Who exactly are you?"
Facing He Mulan, Wang Dong took the lead in asking questions in Chinese.
He Mulan pushed Yucui to Helian Zhishui's side, and ordered the private soldiers to take care of the two of them. Only then did he tore off his beard, and dignifiedly exposed his face under the torches in front of everyone's eyes.
"I am Hu Ben Zuo Sima of Wei Guo, Hua Mulan." He Mulan nodded to them as the Qiang people gasped in fear.
"Princess Pearl and I are friends. We can't keep Yucui by your side. If I die, you can't live, so you'd better pray that I can live."
Although this is probably a prayer under the gallows.
In the choked voices of Chen Jie, Gai Wu and others, she explained her own affairs, including giving her rock to Adan Zhiqi's son, returning the house to the country, and sharing the wealth and silk to several former companions. Before walking to the prison gate, he looked back and smiled.
"Modu is crying. If I really die, you recall, 'When I sent the general off for the last trip, I was crying.' Wouldn't it be regretful? What's more, I was able to kill among the tens of thousands of Rouran troops. With Datan, maybe this time I can save myself from danger. After all, the destiny is on my side…”
The sound of "crunching" followed, and He Mulan used her divine power to lift the latch that could only be closed by three or four people.
At this moment, the sound of knocking on the door also stopped strangely, and it seemed that some other sound came in. Because of the heavy door blocking, it is completely unclear inside.
"Look, I haven't gone out yet, and these people won't bump into them."
He Mulan shrugged, and simply threw the latch to the ground.
thump.
The door latch fell to the ground, as if it hit everyone's heart, making them show all kinds of strange expressions.
There is admiration, unwillingness, fear, pain, and hope.
Even the enemy camps like Di Ziyu and Wang Dong, in the face of He Mulan's magnanimity and death, involuntarily developed an inexplicable emotion.
And her divine power to lift the door latch alone seemed to show everyone how great a military officer she was, and was called "unparalleled in the world".
If such people cannot live, how can they live
He Mulan gently pushed open the door and stepped out.
How could she die silently in this unjust prison, she bears the name "Mulan".
Huai Shuo's Hua Mulan, even if she dies, she will die vigorously and fearlessly!
On the other side, countless people followed Gao Shen and stepped into the open space at the gate of the prison of the Prefect's Mansion.
At this time, he no longer looked so embarrassed.
Wearing a fine iron armor and a silver crown on his head, showing his upright face, he came fearlessly, without weapons, only carrying a lantern.
Gao Shen persuaded the people to follow, and went to the former generals alone.
The newly appointed captain was so shocked that he could not hold the command flag in his hand, and the soldiers of the shooting battalion were even more overwhelmed. It's like a heroic spirit who comes in the dark of night.
The early morning bell had already startled them once, and they even stopped slamming the door. And the resurrected Gao Shen seems to have slapped the new captain hard, causing him to point at Gao Shen in a panic and shout:
"Are you a human or a ghost?!"
Behind them, the long-closed prison door suddenly opened wide, and a slender and handsome leader walked out.
He Mulan and Gao Shen walked on their own as if there was no one in front of them, as if they were not facing a forest of spears and Jianyu, but a flat horse.
In this world, there are some things that have already surpassed life and death, making them…
Although there are thousands of people, I will go too!