The sunlight was like water, and the wind was whistling.
As the whistling arrow flew into the sky, the sound of explosions and the chaos of fighting had already spread on the long street. Through the windows of the restaurants and teahouses on both sides of the street, the bloody scene was spreading. The people fighting jumped out of the windows and the roofs of the nearby houses. In the distant streets, people in carriages rushed over.
"Kill the Golden Dog!" "The men of the Wu dynasty will never surrender!" "Get out of the way!" Shouts were mixed in the chaos. The imperial guards formed a formation and charged under the command of their generals.
In a courtyard further away, Li Pin, who was secretly meeting with several generals, noticed the noise in the air. She turned her head and saw that the morning sun was becoming dazzling.
Several generals cupped their hands and left to join in the action. At twelve o 'clock, the city's martial law bell rang along with the mournful bugle. The common people in the streets of the city hurried back to their homes in panic. Not long after, chaos broke out among the panicked crowd. Wu Shu had been outside Lin 'an for several months. Other than harassing Lin' an at the beginning of the year, he did not attack the city again. Today, with the sudden martial law in the daytime, most people did not know what was going on.
But of course, something happened.
Most people hurried back to their homes, but some people took to the streets with swords and spears in their hands at this sensitive moment. In the southwest of the city, in Li Pin's paper shop and newspaper office, some workers and students took to the streets and shouted to the crowd that the imperial court wanted to sue for peace and that the Golden Dog had entered the city. Soon, they confronted the patrolling constables.
In the east of the city, in the Five Elements Boxing Club, a dozen boxing masters and hundreds of martial artists wearing red scarves and carrying swords and sabers headed in the direction of Anding Gate. They were not backed by the forces of the Princess Residence, but the club master, Chen Hongsheng, had practiced martial arts in Bianliang and received two pointers from Zhou Dong in his early years. Since then, he had been shouting for the resistance against the Jin. Today, they received the news a little late, but they could not care less.
In the west of the city, Deputy General Niu Xingguo of the imperial guards galloped all the way. Then, before the martial law was completely passed down, he gathered hundreds of trusted subordinates and headed in the direction of Anding Gate to "provide support".
More people and more forces began to move in the city. Some of them could be seen, but most of them were hidden from the eyes of the people.
Fifty miles away from Lin 'an, Wu Shu's cavalry had already broken camp and arrived. The sound of their hooves kicking up a cloud of dust.
On the streets near the Anding Gate, an endless stream of Imperial Army soldiers had already blocked several intersections. When the explosions rang out, severed limbs and minced meat could be seen amidst the bloody dust. A group of soldiers began to take a detour with the convoy of envoys of the Golden Men. Tie Tianying, covered in blood, ran on the roofs of Lin 'an. With a tiger-like roar, he leaped to the houses on the other side of the street. Other figures were also running and fighting.
The long saber hacked at the incoming enemies and sent them flying into the air. Sparks and blood splattered everywhere. Tie Tianying slightly lowered his body, like a ferocious tiger that was about to pounce and devour people. In the blink of an eye, he dashed past the platforms outside the three houses. A constable with a steel ruler came up to meet him, but his saber slashed open his shoulder. A shadow loomed over him. On the roofs on the other side of the street, a kung fu master swooped down like a flying eagle. In the blink of an eye, he closed the distance between them. Tie Tianying held one end of the steel ruler and swung it back. The steel ruler hit the opponent's chin and side of the face. There was a horrifying sound in the air. The bones, teeth, and flesh of the human face were all sent flying into the sky. Tie Tianying had already rushed out of the opposite platform.
The carriage of the Golden Men was spinning. Arrows whistled over their heads and sides. There seemed to be countless people fighting around them. In addition to the assassins from the Princess Mansion, there were also helpers who came out of nowhere. They were also doing the same thing. Tie Tianying could hear the sound of guns in the air. Bullets and arrows flew out and pierced the side wall of the carriage of the Golden Men, but no one could confirm whether the assassination was successful or not. The army was gradually surrounding and separating the assassins.
After exchanging a saber with a kung fu master, Tie Tianying was still killing forward. Several soldiers rushed over with spears. After fighting, half of his body was covered in blood. He followed the convoy all the way. The Golden Men, half covered in blood, ran out of the carriage in a sorry state. He was surrounded by the armored guards and had to move forward. Tie Tianying passed through the stairs of the house to the second floor. He killed his way up the roof and down again. While he was fighting with two enemies, a figure covered in blood chased him from the other side. He raised his saber and killed one enemy for him. Tie Tianying chopped down the other person and was about to continue chasing when he heard that person say, "Constable Tie, stop! Tell your people to leave! "
The person was a middle-aged woman. Although she had helped to kill the enemies, hearing her words made Tie Tianying lower his saber. He immediately prepared himself for a sneak attack. The woman followed, "I am Wei Lingxue of the Huaxia Army. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to."
Hearing the words "Huaxia Army", Tie Tianying was slightly stunned and stopped. The square-faced woman named Wei Lingxue was also heavily injured. She panted heavily and said, "The plan now is to go to the Imperial Palace to get the Eldest Princess. There's no point in killing the Jin Envoy. Conserve your strength …"
As she spoke, a group of soldiers on the opposite side of the street shot arrows into the room. Tie Tianying's saber danced wildly as he approached the woman from the Huaxia Army. However, he was on guard against the other party. The two of them were separated by a distance. When the rain of arrows stopped, the woman's chest swayed twice and she collapsed.
Tie Tianying instinctively grabbed her shoulder and rolled behind a wooden pillar. The woman's chest was bleeding and after a while, she was no longer breathing.
The old constable hesitated for a moment, but finally roared and rushed out …
"Kill!"
The shout shook the long street, but in the blink of an eye, it was drowned out by the voices of people.
At quarter past nine, a lot of news had been reported. Cheng Zhouhai made arrangements and left the back door of the Princess' Residence in a carriage. The palace had confirmed that Zhou Yong had ordered that the eldest princess would not be able to come out in a short period of time.
Those who should have been notified had been notified. More methods and connections would probably have to be carried out later. The entire situation in Lin 'an had been tormented by Wanyan Xiyin and the people in the city for four months. Everyone was in a sensitive state. Someone lit a fire, and suddenly everything was about to explode. At this moment, the people who were watching in the dark rushed to stand in line, for fear that they would fall behind.
The sudden martial law of the whole city had not been completed, but the patrolling imperial guards, constables, and bailiffs were already on the streets. Cheng Zhouhai got off the carriage at a street corner and walked towards an inconspicuous courtyard at the other end of the alley. After entering the courtyard, several people who accompanied him began to be alert. Cheng Zhouhai entered a small room in the courtyard to tidy up things, but after a while, there was still a knock on the door.
A person opened the courtyard door, and eight constables came in, "Lin 'an magistrate, our magistrate invites Mr. Cheng to come over."
"What Mr. Cheng? Are you mistaken? There is no … "
"Don't be long-winded. I know it's inside. Mr. Cheng, come out. We know you are a noble of the Princess' Residence. We brothers should invite you with courtesy. Don't make the scene too ugly. We are all under orders."
Cheng Zhouhai opened the door of the small house. Six constables observed the situation in the courtyard and were always on guard against someone. Two constables came over and said, "Greetings, Mr. Cheng."
"Luo Shuwen doesn't have the ability to find you here, does he? Which family are you from? "
"This is our badge, and this is the order. Mr. Cheng, don't think too much. It is indeed our magistrate who wants to invite you." The two constables showed the badge and the document. Cheng Zhouhai's eyes flickered, and he sighed, "Okay, I will take the things."
"You don't have to take the things …"
The constables waved their hands, and Cheng Zhouhai's eyes became fierce, "Don't be so shameless!" In the past, he was only below one person in the Princess' Residence, and in this glance, his eyes were so majestic. Although the constables relied on their power, they were shocked for a moment. Cheng Zhouhai turned around and went in, leaving the door unlocked. After a while, the two constables felt that something was wrong and rushed into the room.
There was no one in the room, and they rushed to the door hidden behind the bookshelf. The moment the door was pushed open, a blazing flame broke out.
The whole small courtyard, the house in the courtyard, and the open space in the courtyard exploded one after another in a roar, and all the constables were drowned in it. The explosion in broad daylight shocked the whole area nearby. One of the constables who rushed out of the back door was blown away by the air wave and rolled a few times. He had good martial arts. When he struggled to raise his head on the ground, Cheng Zhouhai, who was standing in front of him, was holding a short cylinder and aiming it at his forehead.
With a 'bang', the constables' body leaned back, and his head was blown off.
"Ning Liheng's things are really useful …" Cheng Zhouhai's hands were trembling, and he murmured. Around him, several confidants were coming from different directions. The remnants of the explosion in the small courtyard were horrifying, but in Cheng Zhouhai's eyes, the whole city had moved.
If it was in normal times, a prefectural magistrate of Lin 'an couldn't do anything to him. Even in normal times, with the prestige of the Princess Royal's residence that had been accumulated for a long time, even if he sent people to directly enter the palace to snatch Zhou Pei, he was afraid that no one would dare to do it. But at this moment, it was not such a simple matter. It was not as simple as two factions fighting or enemies settling accounts.
Emperor Zhou Yong only sent out a weak signal, but the real help came from the fear of the Female Zhenren. Countless visible and invisible hands were reaching out at the same time, wanting to completely suppress the colossus that was the Princess Royal's residence. In the middle of this was even the Princess Royal's residence itself.
In the past, no matter how dignified the Princess Royal's residence was, the ideological work of the Princess Royal's faction was not to the extent of completely eliminating Zhou Yong's influence. Moreover, Zhou Pei was also not willing to consider the problem of going against Zhou Yong. This kind of matter was really too disgraceful. Although Cheng Zhouhai was vicious and merciless, in this matter, he could not act beyond the will of Zhou Pei.
Therefore, at this time, when Zhou Yong steeled his heart to stand on the side of the pro-peace faction, the chain of interests of the Princess Royal's residence suddenly collapsed. At this time, what still controlled many people to stand on the side of Zhou Pei was no longer the threat of swords and spears, but only their conscience.
Cheng Zhouhai could not calculate the value of the conscience in this city.
Looking at the destroyed courtyard, he knew that many of the escape routes had been blocked.
He sighed slightly, and before the startled crowd surrounded them, he quickly ran away with a few of his trusted subordinates …
It was almost noon.
The early summer sun in the sky did not seem scorching hot. Tie Tianying climbed over the low courtyard wall and walked forward in the small deserted courtyard. His hands pressed against the wall, leaving bloody handprints.
The chaos continued on the street outside.
Yu Zihua rode over, looking with some fear at the corpses of the Jin envoy among the crowd of soldiers on the street.
The willow trees in the city swayed in the sunlight. Near and far in the market, there were innumerable corpses and indescribable blood. The blood-red color covered the streets in front and behind.
Someone was laughing in the pool of blood.
Yu Zihua turned around and roared loudly. The soldiers nearby went over and, with hesitation on their faces, impaled the laughing assassin with their spears.
Even further away, Wanyan Qingjue, dressed as a small soldier, held his hands behind his back and breathed in the air of the city to his heart's content. The smell of blood in the air also made him feel intoxicated. He took off his hat and put on an official's hat. Stepping over the corpses on the ground, he walked forward, accompanied by his entourage.
The blood on the ground was a red carpet in his eyes.
Not long after, he revealed his identity as the deputy envoy to Yu Zihua with a grave expression and took out the document that Xi Yin had personally written. Yu Zihua breathed a sigh of relief, dismounted from his horse, and spread his hands in front of him.
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