〖In the early stage of chaos, there was Su Dingluan, who was assassinated in the air, fortunately master Cizhen was hidden by the side, Taizong was safe, Su Dingluan, the third-rank general of the Northern Han Dynasty, violent in nature, beheading generals and capturing flags, attacking everything, always leading the army , No. "Pioneer General" is also.
- "Yong Shi · Taizong Chronicle"〗
At this time, only the bowstring rang, the sound was like a pearl falling on a jade plate, and the eldest grandson Ji Shi launched a series of beaded shots. Several big men without armor and armor in front of them bore the brunt, and were shot through the flesh and blood by sharp arrows. He found that the steps of the imperial guards were a little chaotic, which should not happen in a well-trained imperial guard, so he sent arrows in time to block the assassins. And this delay, Li Zhi's guards have blocked those assassins.
Just as Li Zhi smiled and looked at the guard who had gained the upper hand, someone suddenly broke through the door of a shop on the side of the road. His body was like lightning and he was like a thunderbolt.
At this time, Sima Xiong was supervising the battle in front of him, and he didn't have time to come back. Changsun Ji opened his bow and arrow and shot three arrows to block it. Unexpectedly, the man swung a short sword in his hand. Changsun Ji was so shocked that it was too late to dodge, so he had to use his bow to dial the arrow. The arrow that bounced back was actually strong, and Changsun Ji took three steps back with his horse and his horse, and the golden bowstring was broken. For a time, Changsun Ji was unable to save King Yong.
At this time, there were only four guards beside King Yong, and they blocked the man's momentum with their bodies at the same time, but the man's body actually circled a mysterious arc and stabbed at King Yong. Although Li Zhi was also a general in the field, he was The sharp point made Li Zhi feel powerless to dodge. He sighed in his heart, Am I going to die here without my ambition, I couldn't help closing my eyes.
Just at the critical moment, a Buddha's name like the sound of heaven came.
"Amitabha." The sound was like thunder in nine days, and then Li Zhi felt that his body was loosened, and the threatening sword energy had disappeared. He quickly opened his eyes and saw that in front of his horse, Master Cizhen put his hands together, Reciting the Buddha's name, and two feet away, a big man with a height of nine feet looked at Master Cizhen angrily. He was holding a stainless steel handle in his hand. Li Zhi took a sigh of relief when he saw it. It turned out to be purple-black. Li Zhi had been on the battlefield for a long time and knew that only human blood could dye a weapon this color. With such a figure, such martial arts, and such murderousness, Li Zhi immediately knew the identity of this person. He said loudly: "It turned out that the pioneer general of the Northern Han Dynasty, Su Dingluan, was here. I don't know how lucky this king is, but he actually let the general come to assassinate him."
King Yong's personal guards are not bad. Many of those imperial guards have fought against the Northern Han before. They have heard the name of this pioneer general, but they have never seen it before, so they can't help but look at him with curiosity and fierceness.
The Northern Han army is known all over the world for its bravery and ferocity, or it is inferior to the Dayong army in terms of well-trained, but if its personal combat strength is above Dayong's display, all Dayong sergeants are familiar with the famous generals and soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty. The military leader of the Northern Han Dynasty was General Weiyuan Long Tingfei. He was from a prestigious family and was proficient in military strategy. Although he was only 30 years old, he had repeatedly defeated Dayong's army. Wang Lizhi alone, even the King of Qi Li Xian, was once defeated by him. If it weren't for Dayong's army, he would not only be unable to go out to attack the Northern Han Dynasty, but he would also be attacked by Long Tingfei. In addition to Long Tingfei, there were four other generals of the Northern Han Dynasty who were famous all over the world.
The Flying Tiger General Quartz is good at long-distance raids and defeats the enemy in one fell swoop. The Rock General Duan Wudi is good at defending the city, with copper walls and iron walls. The Ghost-faced General Tan Ji is good at marching and forming an army, while the Vanguard General Su Dingluan is good at slashing generals in front of the formation. He is the Demon Sect. The second disciple of Sect Master Zong Wuji, although he did not reach the peak in martial arts, he was a rare general in the battlefield. It was unbelievable that he would appear in Chang'an to assassinate King Yong.
They were suspicious here, but they didn't know that Su Dingluan was also complaining in his heart. The assassination of King Yong was a trivial matter. He came to do it originally because he had nothing to do at the border for the past two years and was bored. He deliberately dressed as a businessman to visit Dayong, and by the way, he also wanted to explore the military situation. He has been hanging around in Chang'an for more than a month.
Who knew that the Northern Han espionage system would start the Dongshi Incident at this time, intending to disrupt the Dayong Emperor's capital and prepare for a large-scale attack half a month later, and Su Dingluan also received Zong Wuji's order to let him act on camera , assassinated Li Zhi, the commander of the Yong army. Su Dingluan has been in Chang'an for many days. It is very clear that if this incident occurs, King Yong Li Zhi will definitely go to Dongshi to suppress him. With a 70% chance of winning, he just wanted to kill Li Zhi in one fell swoop, and then escape while the situation was chaotic. The Northern Han spy had already prepared a retreat for him. Unexpectedly, it backfired and was blocked by Master Cizhen. The more Su Dingluan thought about it. The more annoyed he became, he didn't care that Master Cizhen had the same status as the master of the suzerain. He pointed at Cizhen and shouted angrily, "You bald donkey, you don't practice in the temple, and you have repeatedly ruined the great affairs of my Demon Sect. It's really hateful and hateful."
Although he scolded badly, Grandmaster Cizhen was not annoyed, but said lightly: "Lao Na is a citizen of Dayong, His Royal Highness King Yong has outstanding military achievements, he is the god of the Dayong army, and he is the pillar of the dynasty, how can I sit and watch you wait? Assassination of His Royal Highness, if donor Su puts down the butcher's knife, Lao Na is willing to intercede for the donor, please spare your life."
Su Dingluan looked around, and saw that King Yong's personal guards and the Imperial Army had already surrounded the place, and there was another master at the grandmaster level in front of him. He knew that he would never escape this time, but he was strong-minded and said coldly, "Okay. , let you see how powerful I am."
After saying that, the steps flickered and rushed towards Master Cizhen. Master Cizhen's expression remained unchanged, but there was a flash of approval in his eyes. With a flick of his left hand, he clenched his right fist and slammed it out, but it was the most basic movement in Shaolin boxing. ". But the envoy of Master Cizhen is extremely powerful, making people feel irresistible at first sight.
Su Dingluan's heart tightened, but his heart was fierce, he stabbed out fearlessly, fists intersected, Master Cizhen didn't move at all, but Su Dingluan was forced to take a step back, but a fierce light flashed in his eyes, he took a step forward. Lance, like a dragon, pounced again.
The two of them couldn't get together. They saw that Master Cizhen hit Su Dingluan's chest with a palm, and Su Dingluan was knocked several feet away. He saw blood bleed from the corner of his mouth, and he let go with each step, and his chest was even more sunken. To live. Master Cizhen flicked his robe sleeves, proclaimed the Buddha's name, and retreated to the back of King Yong's horse without speaking.
A guard of King Yong stepped forward cautiously, touched Su Dingluan's body with a steel knife, and when he saw that he was motionless, he leaned down to probe his breath. Unexpectedly, Su Dingluan opened his eyes at this moment, grabbed the steel knife with his hands, and slashed it with all his strength. The guard was in danger, an iron bridge fell backwards, and the steel knife slashed his body dangerously. , Su Dingluan slashed horizontally with the knife, the guard had already rolled out of the way, and at the same time, Master Cizhen flicked his finger in the distance, and with a crisp sound, the hundred-smelting steel knife was cut off.
The guard jumped up and stepped aside with lingering fears. At this time, Changsun Ji took the strong bow he just asked for, drew the bow and arrow, pointed it at Su Dingluan, and shouted, "General Su, if you move again, don't blame me. The eldest grandson Ji is ruthless under the arrow."
Su Dingluan's eyes flashed a bleak look, and he laughed loudly: "Who is Su, the pioneer general of the Northern Han Dynasty, over the years, countless generals and warriors of your Dayong died at the hands of this general, today Su is assassinating. If you fail, there is absolutely no reason to be captured. Master Cizhen, you and your tutor are also people of the same status, and you will never embarrass the younger generation, so Su must be captured, right?"
After all, Su Dingluan looked at Master Cizhen, and he knew that he wanted to commit suicide. If Master Cizhen stopped him, he really wanted to die. Master Cizhen sighed slightly and said, "Lao Na is here to help His Highness King Yong for the sake of the Dayong Society. If Su Shi hadn't hurt people's lives in front of Lao Na, Lao Na would not want to worry about the worldly affairs."
Su Dingluan saw that Master Cizhen had already stated that he would not embarrass himself, and smiled proudly: "Li Zhi, you are lucky to escape the disaster today, if Master Cizhen was not here, you would have died long ago, unfortunately I didn't know about Master Cizhen beforehand. When we arrive in Chang'an, otherwise I would be willing to kill a few more generals of you on the battlefield."
Although Su Dingluan's words were fierce, Sergeant Dayong admired warriors the most. Seeing that although he was dying, he was still so arrogant, but he also showed admiration. There will be no soft-hearted, but he is absolutely unwilling to humiliate him. So they all looked at King Yong, worried that he would be angry.
However, King Yong said with a long smile: "General Su's miss was a fluke for this king, don't worry, General, this king promised you that not only will I not force you to surrender, but I will also send your corpse back to Northern Han so that your ruler will You are buried as a hero."
When he spoke, he showed the true character of a hero, and his expression was even more hopeful for Xiongfei, which convinced everyone in their hearts.
Su Dingluan smiled miserably, stood up staggeringly, opened his mouth, but the blood was gushing out, he didn't care, he just walked a few steps, leaned over to get the lance, everyone thought he was going to kill himself, who knew him Before he could stand up, he even threw it forcefully. The step was as fast as a shooting star and shot at Li Zhi. Everyone couldn't help but exclaimed, but Li Zhi seemed to have expected it, and turned to one side immediately, avoiding the step. The guards were furious, and one by one, their swords were unsheathed, and their arrows were wound. As long as King Yong ordered the order, they would slash Su Dingluan with thousands of swords.
However, Su Dingluan was not afraid, straightened his body, and said calmly: "Su Mou is a good man, he can only die under the sword of a warrior, how can he kill himself, if His Highness is willing to kill Su with his own hands, it will be Su Mou's honor. Luan will give the step to His Highness, why do you avoid it?"
King Yong was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "The disciple of the Demon Sect, you are really powerful, and this king also likes your temper, but it is a small matter for you to assassinate this king, and it is a big deal to kill my innocent people in Dayong, and General Su's hands are full of stains. I have lost the blood of my people in Dayong, please forgive this king for not being merciful, all the soldiers, who will see General Su off."
Sima Xiongti immediately said: "Your Highness, this scorpion intends to assassinate His Highness. It is a heinous crime. The last commander does not protect His Highness properly, and the crime of negligence is inevitable. Please allow the last commander to kill him."
King Yong nodded slightly, Sima Xiong rode forward, looked down at Su Dingluan, Su Dingluan looked up, but there was no trace of fear in his eyes. Sima Xiong also admired it in his heart. At the moment when Su Dingluan raised his head, Sima Xiong slashed with a horizontal sword. Everyone only felt a flash of light in front of everyone's eyes. Su Dingluan's head was already on the ground. Said: "So happy!"
Sima Xiong's expression remained the same, and he returned to the horse to pay the order on his own. Li Zhi said loudly: "Although this person is brutal, he is arrogant. This king has already promised him to return to his hometown. You can have any objections."
All the troops said in unison, "I respect your Highness's order."
King Yong saw that the matter had subsided, so he brought his personal guard and Master Cizhen back to the palace.
Along the way, King Yong asked strangely: "Master, you are not cultivating in the Cold Garden, why did you come to rescue this king?"
Cizhen's riding skills are only mediocre, although with his skills, there is no danger, but he still has to ride the horse carefully, he replied: "Your Highness, Lao Na was entrusted by Mr. Jiang, and Jiang Tanyue hurried forward. Come on, he said that His Highness was going to Dongshi to deal with the incident. He said that after thinking about it, if he only wanted to attack Dayong by disturbing Chang'an, it would be a problem, so he was worried that someone was trying to lure His Highness out and assassinate him, so Lao Na also rushed there. Dongshi, secretly protecting His Highness, I never imagined that Mr. Jiang is really a clever planner, and it is also His Highness who is grateful for the kindness and virtue, so there is such a wonderful person to help."
Li Zhi was also amazed, and then he thought: "In this way, there is no one around Suiyun to protect, what if someone took the opportunity to assassinate him?"
Master Cizhen said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Highness, Pei Yun is by Mr. Jiang's side, and there are fifty personal guards, even if Lao Na himself shot, it is difficult to assassinate successfully for a while, the evil shadow Li Shun is in the mansion, if there is an accident, he will also Come here in time, don't worry, Your Highness."
Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, but his eyebrows were a little tight. Before he was in trouble with the prince, Fengyimen also recommended guards to him, but he didn't like women in the army, so all men were retained. , but the safety of the princess and her family members is still protected by Fengyimen. Looking at it today, once an incident occurs, it will be a bit difficult for the princess to have no competent bodyguards by her side.
At this time, Master Cizhen suddenly said: "His Royal Highness, the Lao Na lay family has a pair of distant grandnieces, who are only nineteen years old this year. But she is very naughty, the princess of Lao Na Wen's wife is unparalleled in virtue and virtue, if she can be taught by her mother's words and deeds for a few years, it will be a blessing for these two children."
Li Zhi was overjoyed and quickly said, "Thank you, Master, Li Zhi thanked him."
Master Cizhen smiled and said, "Your Highness is serious, this is Lao Na begging Your Highness for help, how dare you accept His Highness's thanks."
Li Zhi politely said a few words, and the two of them were tacit, and no one said that the two women came to protect King Yong's family. Moreover, these two girls were born in Emei, and it was also Emei's intention to show goodwill to King Yong.
Returning to Hanyuan, seeing Jiang Zhe safe and sound, Li Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and sent away Master Cizhen and Pei Yun, Li Zhi said to Jiang Zhe: "Fortunately, you asked Master Cizhen to save him, otherwise this king may really want to died."
I sighed and said, "It's also because the minister did not think carefully, but fortunately, it's not too late to mend the prison."
Li Zhi smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, this time is not bad. Although this king was almost killed this time, the 'pioneer general' who killed the Northern Han Dynasty was enough to make up for it."
I sighed: "Although I said so, but this matter is so big, King Qing will definitely be annoyed that his subordinates were killed, if he sends someone to track down the murderer, I'm afraid this chaotic situation will be more chaotic, Zheng Shizhong is assassinated , The East Market Incident, although His Highness has done a good job in suppressing the turmoil, but I am afraid that some people will take the opportunity to say that His Highness replaced the Prince to accompany the sacrifice, God will bring disaster, and this incident will also cover up the crime of the Prince's disorderly harem and disrespect to the gods of heaven and earth."
Li Zhi felt a chill in his heart, and said, "Could it be that anyone would believe such a thing that reverses black and white?"
I glanced at King Yong and said, "It's not whether people will believe it, but some people are willing to believe that your majesty will give the prince a chance to shock the imperial capital, but your majesty can't help but feel that your majesty is too prestige. Suppressing His Highness will also forgive the Prince once."
Li Zhi smiled bitterly and said, "I can't think of this king who worked so hard for the sake of the society, but was jealous because of it. Alas, but today's events, how can this king stand by and watch?"
I smiled slightly and saluted: "His Royal Highness, this time you have done something wrong. The Emperor is suspicious of you, but no one in the world respects His Highness's virtue. If this matter spreads, it will only benefit His Highness. Besides, if the Emperor takes the opportunity to spare the Crown Prince , will also lose confidence in the prince, and the prince will feel uneasy because of this, so there is a deep suspicion between the father and the son, the prince and the minister, the prince loses the emperor's favor and the throne is only in the day and night, as long as the Qi is sent away King, Your Highness can just let it go, and now His Highness has everything ready, and I only owe Dongfeng, please send an order to Master Shi to prepare him for his return to the dynasty."
Li Zhi showed a happy look on his face, and disappeared in a flash, saying: "It's okay to write a letter, but this king still wants to see how the father will deal with this matter this time. Alas. I hope the father will be fair, otherwise I will be a servant. It's too chilling."
I didn't answer, and King Yong was probably destined to be disappointed. Looking at the bright sky, I was a little tired, so I asked King Yong to go back and rest. When I returned to the room, Xiao Shunzi had already returned with a displeased expression on his face. I asked, "What's wrong, such an ugly face."
Xiao Shunzi complained, "Young Master, it's fine if you ask me to protect the princess, but how could you ask Master Cizhen to save His Highness? Why didn't you tell me."
I smiled bitterly: "I can't call you back, don't worry, Master Cizhen has already made arrangements with King Yong, you don't have to leave my side next time. But today you have to do one thing, these few days The wind in Chang'an must be bad, you should let Xia Jinyi go out of the city to hide, so as not to be discovered, after all, he is not a nameless person in Chang'an."
Xiao Shunzi said with a strange expression: "I've thought of this for a long time, but Chi Ji heard that they had an uninvited guest there."
I was surprised and said: "Uninvited guests, there is a secret cave they carefully arranged, how can outsiders come?"
Xiao Shunzi's face became even more strange, and he said, "That person is Ye Tianxiu, the bodyguard of His Royal Highness King Qing, you have seen it before."
Now I'm really stunned, how could such a coincidence happen