As the Chief Steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ma Yongcheng didn't need to personally come out to negotiate with him. However, today's transaction was a little big. The largest silk shop in the capital, Cheng Ji, had always supplied silk to the Imperial Palace. However, yesterday, there was a sudden news that due to the increase in transportation costs, they would increase the price by ten percent.
As a result, the discount that Ma Yongcheng received from this shop would decrease by more than ten thousand taels a year. This caused Old Ma to fly into a rage. However, the real owner of this shop was Duke Cheng and Zhu Gang. Ma Yongcheng had money but no power, so he didn't dare to have a falling out with him. As a result, early in the morning, he sat on a sedan chair and rushed to Cheng Ji to find out what the Zhu family was thinking.
Ma Yongcheng got off the sedan chair and walked into the shop with an air of arrogance. He was the biggest customer of Cheng Ji. Although the shop was big, the boss didn't dare to slight him. He quickly welcomed him into the guest room in the inner hall with a smile.
Ma Yongcheng sat on the chair with his legs crossed. He raised his cup and took a sip of fragrant tea. With a smile that didn't reach his eyes, he said, "Shopkeeper Cheng, it's not the first time I've done business with you. Why did you suddenly change the price?
If you want to say it, this batch of silk should have been brought back by Sir Yang's official ship, right? I've calculated for you. I'm afraid that not only did the transportation costs not increase, but you saved at least fifty thousand taels. Why did you suddenly increase the price? I don't know if it was Old Master Zhu's idea or you, Shopkeeper, acted on your own? "
Shopkeeper Cheng smiled apologetically and said, "How could I, Old Cheng, have such courage? Ever since the Empress and the two Imperial Consorts entered the palace, Old Ma has been taking care of more and more business for our shop. Old Cheng can't wait to curry favor with you. How could I dare to randomly increase the price? "
He lowered his voice and said in a low voice, "The price increase is just a pretense. Actually … someone wants to see Master Ma, that's why he said that. I feel bad for troubling Master Ma to make this trip."
While saying that, Shopkeeper Cheng stuffed a note into Ma Yongcheng's palm. Ma Yongcheng took a glance and saw that it was a banknote worth three thousand taels. Immediately his face beamed with joy. He laughed out loud and said, "Look at you, if there's anything you need, you just need to call me. Even if I don't give you face, I don't dare to not give Old Master Zhu face, right? Hehehe, who wants to see me? If they want to pay tribute to the palace, that's easy. I just have to nod my head. But let me say the ugly words first. Those are all for the concubines to use. If the things are too unpresentable, it's best not to come and make a fool of yourself. "
"Hahaha, Eunuch Ma, I wonder if I am presentable?" The door curtain was lifted and Yang Ling walked in with a smile.
Ma Yongcheng was shocked and suddenly stood up. The tea spilled all over his body. He cried out in surprise, "Yang … why are you … aren't you still in Jiangnan?"
Yang Ling waved his hand at Shopkeeper Cheng. Shopkeeper Cheng understood and bowed, saying, "The two masters can slowly chat. Old Cheng will go out to greet the guests."
As soon as Shopkeeper Cheng left the room, Yang Ling's face darkened. He smiled coldly at Ma Yongcheng and said, "I am in Jiangnan? If I come back a few days later, I can only wait to collect your corpse. Ma Yongcheng, you are already at death's door. Don't you know that disaster is coming? "
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"Where is Yang Ling now?" Fan Ting asked a foreigner in front of him with an excited expression.
Zhang Shou heard the foreigner's answer and couldn't help but be startled. "Tianjin Garrison? He wants to stop his ship at Tianjin Garrison? Bastard, his official ship has turned to the inland sea. Why didn't he report earlier? Eunuch Fan, what do you think Yang Ling is doing? Could it be … he is already aware of our whereabouts? "
Fan Ting laughed and said, "The inner court also has eyes and ears. It would be strange if they didn't notice anything. But so what? This idiot, he has no foundation in the court. The only thing he can rely on is the Emperor. He didn't hurry back to the capital to ask for help from the Emperor. Instead, he made a feint to the east and played some diversionary tactic. He is really digging his own grave. "
Dai Yi pretended to lower his head and sip his tea. He was slightly alarmed. "What is Sir Yang doing? Didn't Chief Wu pass on my message to him? I already said that the Imperial Bodyguard is conspiring with Dongchang. He ran to the home of the Imperial Bodyguard. Isn't he digging his own grave? That's not right. Yang Ling isn't that stupid … "
Zhang Shou saw his serious expression and couldn't help but ask, "Eunuch Dai also feels that something is wrong?"
Dai Yi was startled and hurriedly said, "That's right, when a person is in danger, their first reaction would be to find the most reliable person who can help them the most. Why would he be wandering around, running to Tianjin Wei for?"
Zhang Shou shook his head and lightly clapped his hands. A Chief Wu tiptoed in. Zhang Shou asked, "Did the people sent to monitor the Weiwu Count's residence find anything unusual?"
The Chief Wu respectfully replied, "Master Zhang, there's not the slightest movement. Not only did I pay extra attention to the people going in and out of the Yang House and the expressions of the people in and out of the Yang House, I even sent people to check on the vegetables and meat purchased by the Yang House every day. If Yang Ling returns to the residence, no matter how well he covers it up, it's impossible that there aren't any traces in the Yang House. "
Zhang Shou nodded and muttered to himself for a moment. "Regardless of whether he returns to the residence or not, if he escapes and secretly returns to the capital, he will definitely enter the palace to see His Majesty. The people sent to the Nine Gates must be on high alert and pay attention to everyone going in and out of the Imperial Palace. Also, tell the little bastards by His Majesty's side to be extremely careful. No matter who His Majesty sees or what he says, they must report it in time. "
"Yes." The Chief Wu responded and hurriedly left.
Wang Yue was half leaning against the head of the kang. As one got older, one's energy was lacking. In this short amount of time, he had dozed off for a while.
Old Wang Yue rubbed his eyes and shakily sat up. "Look at you all acting as if you're facing a great enemy. Wasn't Wang Qiong killed by him? By now, everyone in the outer court should have received the news. Would there still be people standing on his side? When the Former Emperor was still here, he was most obedient to the advice of the officials. The current Emperor is young and doesn't have any ideas. How can he resist the memorials pressing down on him like a mountain? As long as His Majesty gives an edict, Yang Ling will be captured without a fight. "
This Eunuch Wang was incompetent and had no ambition. But it was precisely because of this that he was entrusted with heavy responsibilities by the Hongzhi Emperor. He treated people generously and never monopolized power. With him, the nominal leader, holding down the fort, people like Fan Ting and Zhang Shou, who each had their own ambitions, could live in harmony and not fight with each other. Thus, these people were very respectful of him.
Hearing Wang Yue's words, Fan Ting chuckled and said, "We can't not be cautious, my lord. The current Emperor cannot compare to the Former Emperor. The Former Emperor was only late for two morning court sessions and was reprimanded by the officials. He was submissive and blamed himself. But the current Emperor? The banquets have stopped, the afternoon court has stopped, the morning court has stopped if he wants to go. The remonstrations of the officials are like snowflakes, but he turns a deaf ear. It goes in one ear and out the other. When has he ever cared? "
As he spoke, his eyes narrowed slightly and he smiled sinisterly. "As for the officials in the court … only a few bookworms in the Imperial Messenger Bureau and Hanlin Academy really believe in killing evil officials and upholding justice.
Those old traitors who have been in the bureaucracy for a long time really care that they can't influence or control the Emperor. The state policies and policies that they think are correct may very well be abolished because the Emperor is willing to listen to the words of the new favorites. But they just happen to disdain making friends with these new people, so they can only think of ways to get rid of them. "
Zhang Shou smiled slightly and replied, "That's right. Among the internal servants, there are more than just the Eight Tigers who lead the Emperor on his travels. Although Yang Ling has tried his best to flatter the Emperor and hasn't achieved any merit, he hasn't done any great evil. Could they be more evil than people like Mo Qinghe and Yuan Xiong?
The external court is scheming like this because they have discovered that Yang Ling is not on the same side as them, and the Emperor is no longer under their control. Getting rid of Yang Ling and the Eight Tigers is not because they have done too much evil. Rather, it is to send a signal: let those people who have the ambition to ostracize the civil officials and influence the Emperor scram far away. Let the Emperor see their power and obediently follow their orders to be a 'good' Emperor. "
Li Rong and He Dachun's experience was far from that of Fan Ting and Zhang Shou. Hearing this analysis, they were very impatient. Li Rong said, "Who cares what their goal is, as long as our goal is the same. Now that Yang Ling is in charge of the Bureau of Taxation, what do we have so many people below us eat? What do we drink? Old Fan's side is a bit better. We can always get some benefits by doing things piecemeal, but I'm getting more and more strapped for money. It'll be fine as long as we can get rid of this little brute sooner. "
Fan Ting sneered and said, "Short-sighted! Do you still not understand? If we act as support, with the officials as the main force, and have the Emperor issue an edict to behead Yang Ling and the Eight Tigers, then the external court will be in an uproar, and the Emperor will be completely in their hands.
Yang Ling and the Eight Tigers will become our role models. We will become a knife that they will use later, ready to put away at any time. If … Yang Ling dies at our hands first … then it will be different. "
Only now did He Dachun understand. He couldn't help but say, "It looks like, regardless of whether the external court can request an edict or not, we have to get rid of Yang Ling and the Eight Tigers first."
Fan Ting nodded and said, "Correct. The external court is using us, and we are also using the external court. Without their intimidation and support, if we kill Yang Ling and the Eight Tigers, we will have to be careful of the Emperor's punishment. Now, we don't have to worry about this.
Just watch, once the news of Wang Qiong's death reaches the capital, even the three scholars can't suppress the furious Imperial Censors and Hanlin officials. They originally wanted to wait for the best opportunity to make their move and openly become the greatest contributors in killing the treacherous official. But the officials who had been following behind them and following their orders are now pushing them to immediately request an edict to kill. Hahahaha … "
Wang Yue saw him laughing proudly and suddenly said in shock, "Fan Ting, you didn't kill Wang Qiong, did you?"
Fan Ting saw everyone looking at him with suspicious gazes and couldn't help changing his expression. "Gonggong, these words can only be said in this room. If it gets out, what will happen? If I have the guts to assassinate Wang Qiong, then I might as well just send someone to assassinate Yang Ling. Why would I need to borrow the power of the external court to suppress it and avoid the Emperor's punishment? "
Wang Yue relaxed and said, "That's good, that's good. We can't do this kind of thing. If the external court gets the slightest bit of information, their ability to copy is no less than ours. When Li Guang fell from power, the eunuchs that the external court disliked were all classified as Li Guang's party. Ah, they cleaned it up so cleanly. "
At this moment, someone rushed in and said, "Reporting to gonggong, the fourth group of scouts has returned with an urgent report."
Fan Ting was moved and said, "Quickly show it to me!"
He tore open the seal on the report and hurriedly looked through it. With a cold smile, he said, "Yang Ling is indeed not stupid. He actually used the tactic of repairing the plank road in the open and crossing the cang road in the dark. The news just came that after the ship had sailed halfway, his official ship docked at midnight. More than 40 people got off and went straight to the capital by land. They have already reached the Cangzhou boundary."
Li Rong anxiously asked, "Are you sure? Did you see Yang Ling in person? Could it be another one of his tricks? "
Fan Ting hesitated for a moment and said, "Yang Ling rode in the Baji carriage. Its speed is not much slower than a single horse. The scouts have never seen Yang Ling get off the carriage, but they occasionally stopped at the towns along the way to rest and buy food. Our people did hear someone in the carriage giving orders to stop and secretly observed that the people accompanying him were respectful and natural. If they randomly found a soldier to impersonate them, those foreigners have not been out of the camp for long, and they are all arrogant and unruly. They wouldn't be able to hide their tracks."
Dai Yi was secretly shocked. He took the letter and read it. He spoke on behalf of Yang Ling. "That might not be true. I heard that Yang Ling manages the army well. When he fought the pirates in Haining, he fought against a hundred people alone. His military discipline is very strict. If those soldiers were under his strict orders, who would dare to be presumptuous just because there is no supervisor in the carriage?
Since one of Yang Ling's most trusted qianhu and two baihu are on the ship, then it is suspicious. If he really abandoned the ship and entered the carriage, why didn't he bring his trusted aides with him? "
Fan Ting smiled and said, "His inseparable female servant is also in the carriage. I heard that the beautiful female servant has an ambiguous relationship with him. Usually, she goes in and out of his room at night. That small carriage can only accommodate sitting and lying down. Can he bear to let his beloved woman be intimate with another man for more than ten days? "
Hearing this, Dai Yi couldn't help but be speechless. He Dachun anxiously said, "Isn't that good? Now that Wang Qiong is dead, Yang Ling will be condemned by thousands of people. The hundreds of officials in the capital will not dare to protect him. Right now, we can quickly send people to intercept him. While he is alone, it is best to get rid of him! "
Zhang Shou's eyes flashed. He said, "There is absolutely no suspicion. Looks like it is even more suspicious. Since he has made such a move, it is clear that he is aware of our movements. He is a scholar. Does he have the courage to only lead a few dozen cavalry guards back to the capital?
In my opinion, we still need to send people. But we also need to send Zhang Xiu back to Tianjin to make early preparations. Casting a net on both sides, we will be able to catch this big fish. As for the capital … let's leave it to the hundreds of officials in court. "
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Hebei's Bazhou was close to the Emperor, but there were many bandits.
Thirty to forty cavalry escorted a carriage of eight steeds as it galloped through the vast wilderness. At this time, the sky was just beginning to brighten. The horses were puffing hot breaths. It was obvious that they had traveled a great distance in one night. The wilderness was covered with reeds, but it was much more sparse than at Luoyan Beach.
The carriage was not large and was jolted as it galloped. But the seats were covered with thick mattresses. Even though it was shaky, it did not cause people to fall apart. Gao Wenxin and Cheng Qiyun, dressed in men's clothes, sat opposite each other.
Cheng Qiyun wore the same clothes as Yang Ling. Her facial features were refined and handsome. She had a pair of arched eyebrows and a face like beautiful jade. From a distance, she looked somewhat similar to Yang Ling. A fish oil lamp hung on the roof of the carriage. Between the two of them was a chessboard made of magnetic stones. The two of them were playing chess on the cloth and had already played 214 moves.
Gao Wenxin played black first. Both sides started with small stars. In the beginning, Gao Wenxin was able to play steadily enough to fight. Unfortunately, in the middle game, she saw that the opponent's big dragon was doomed. In her joy, she painstakingly thought of a clever move, wanting to kill the opponent's big dragon in one fell swoop. In the end, the big dragon was too strong. She only cared about this and did not think about anything else. Before the big dragon was killed, she had already lost everything.
Gao Wenxin saw that her game had completely collapsed. The black pieces in the lower left corner had no roots. The live pieces on the top were under pressure. Although she could fight on the right, if she made it big, her struggling big dragon in the middle game would be swallowed by Cheng Qiyun. She really had no more power to win. After watching for a while, she could only push the scale and admit defeat.
Gao Wenxin prided herself on her skill in chess. But all the way to the north, she had played dozens of rounds with Cheng Qiyun. Unexpectedly, she had not won a single game. She was really somewhat discouraged.
Cheng Qiyun smiled proudly and said, "Life is like a game of chess. You must look at the long term. When I see Miss playing chess, every time you kill a big dragon for fun, it is actually reading one's physiognomy. Playing chess is to win, not for momentary pleasure. Your skill in chess is not low. It's just that you have not considered the whole picture. You often do not hesitate to pay any price for a clever move. Instead, you have wasted your capital. "
Although Gao Wenxin was ashamed of her past actions and even winked at Yang Ling, there were only the two of them in the carriage. She could not keep a straight face every day.
Moreover, Cheng Qiyun had secretly gone north and used herself as bait for Yang Ling. She also had the responsibility of monitoring her. If they did not get along now, she would not care about the overall situation. So on the surface, she was still polite to her. After listening to her advice, she only snorted in dissatisfaction. She did not reply. She gently massaged her aching waist and leaned back on the cushion of the seat.
Cheng Qiyun smiled slightly and said, "Let's rest after we enter the town ahead. Yesterday we suddenly passed the town and did not enter. We traveled through the night. If there were any pursuers, they should have already been shaken off."
At this moment, they heard someone shout in the distance, "Stop! The Inspection Yamen is investigating salt smugglers. Stop the carriage and dismount. Present your pass and accept the inspection!"
The two of them fell forward. The wheels of the carriage creaked as they stopped on the road. Cheng Qiyun suddenly lifted the thick curtain of the sedan chair. A cool breeze blew in, carrying with it a bit of the chilly air of autumn.
The early morning sunshine seemed to cover her white and flawless face with a layer of frost. Cheng Qiyun reprimanded, "Who is it?"
A man in a gray robe with a bow on his back held the reins and rushed to the front of the carriage. He leaned over and whispered, "Daren, it is the Inspection Yamen investigating salt smugglers. Should we hand over our waist tokens to let them go or give them some money?"
A cold light flashed in Cheng Qiyun's eyes when she heard this. She suddenly became somewhat suspicious. Mo Qinghe was in charge of the taxation of tea, grain, salt, and rice. She knew these tax collectors very well. Most of the salt smugglers were outlaws. Those tax collectors bullied the common people. Why would they run to the wilderness early in the morning to set up an ambush and ban salt smugglers?
She pushed open the door of the sedan chair and bent over to look outside. She saw more than ten tax collectors standing in front of the reeds ten feet away. Their clothes and weapons were standard tax collectors. Moreover, each and every one of them was idle. They said they were inspecting the salt ban, but she could see that there were so many people and only one sedan chair. It didn't look like they were selling salt. Some people even threw their knives and sticks on the ground.
Cheng Qiyun breathed a sigh of relief. She turned her head and wanted to give a few orders to her subordinates. Suddenly, she felt a cold light flash in the corner of her eyes. She suddenly turned her head and looked straight at the reeds. The sunlight shone from behind her and shone in front. Suddenly, there were two flashes of light in the reeds.
Cheng Qiyun immediately bent over and shrank back into the sedan chair. She shouted, "Be careful of the ambush. Turn around and head west. Go to Baiyangdian through Baoding." Before her voice died away, two sharp arrows' duk duk 'noises were heard as they hit the floor of the carriage next to her. Cheng Qiyun was so shocked that she lost her balance and fell down next to Gao Wenxin. She sat there for a moment and then her face turned deathly pale.
Although she had the air of a great general, she had never really experienced the battlefield. When the two sharp arrows flew past her body, she was startled at first, but now she remembered her fear.
Gao Wenxin hurriedly rushed over and pulled the sedan chair door shut. Shouts were already coming from the outside. The horses neighed and the carriage swerved, throwing the two women to the ground. The carriage then rumbled and galloped westward.
Fortunately, Cheng Qiyun had called out early. The forty men she had brought with her were originally her personal army. They were alert and most skilled in defense and counterattack. As soon as they heard her call, they had already drawn their bows. At this moment, they were galloping westward while shooting arrows into the reeds to suppress the ambush. The dozen or so 'tax collectors' in front of them with swords and spears could not catch up with the fast horses and posed no threat to them at all. Therefore, they did not pay any attention to them.
In just a short while, this group of men and horses had quickly disappeared into the boundless sea of reeds. There was a rustling sound in the reeds and more than sixty men walked out. A man wearing a pointy hat, wearing a pure blue military uniform, with a small ribbon tied around his waist and a pair of white official boots. He looked at the direction the carriage and horses had disappeared with a gloomy expression.
A fake tax collector said in a panic, "Qiu Dutou, I heard that they are heading towards Baiyangdian, should we give chase?"
Qiu Dutou glared at him and said, "Breaking into this reed tent, can we still see people? Where are we going to chase? Hmph, there is also an inescapable net over there, let that Yang guy charge in. "
The fake tax collector said embarrassedly, "I clearly shot a few just now, but the arrows fell to the ground. Looks like the foreigners from the inner faction are all wearing golden silk soft armor. Look at their extraordinary horsemanship and archery, can those people over there handle them?"
Qiu Dutou grinned maliciously and said, "The closer we get to the capital, the more people we have. This time we have sent out twenty thousand men and horses to seal off all the roads into the capital. But even if that Yang guy knows that it is a dragon's pool and tiger's den, how can he not charge in? There are only these few people, no matter how good they are, hahahaha … "
The group of horses had traveled more than ten li. Cheng Qiyun had long recovered her colour. She held the map and looked at it for a while. Suddenly she opened the curtains and said, "Stop advancing, return to Little Zhuze, rest for two hours, then take Jade Horse Platform."
Gao Wenxin looked at the map and said, "The further we go, the more west we go, will they be suspicious?"
Cheng Qiyun said sweetly, "Only by being careful will they be sure that Daren is in the carriage. There are thousands of roads into the capital, it is easier said than done to block us. When Dongchang gets the news, they will constantly send people out from the capital. The more people they send out, the easier it will be for Daren to act. They have divided their forces everywhere, they are not a threat to us. If things really can't be done, we will turn around and go back to Shijiazhuang. "
Gao Wenxin saw that she was in high spirits as she spoke, as if she was very fascinated by this feeling of bossing people around and holding great power in her hands. She couldn't help but look at her with a strange expression.
Cheng Qiyun was beaming with joy as she spoke, but after she finished, she saw the strange expression on her face and couldn't help but be startled. She said, "Why are you looking at me?"
Gao Wenxin asked, "Do you like this feeling?"
Cheng Qiyun asked in reply, "What's wrong with this?"
Gao Wenxin took a breath and sighed softly, "In this world, there are still no women who come out to work. How long can you be an official? When you are fifty, sixty, what are you going to do? Without a man, without children, are you going to rely on ice-cold money and power for the rest of your life? "
Cheng Qiyun looked at her blankly, a trace of fear gradually rising in her eyes, as if she had just realized that she had lost something she should hold on to. However, this kind of confusion only appeared for a moment before she recovered her past shrewdness and cunning.
She smiled sweetly at Gao Wenxin and said, "I know you have always been wary of me. The more talented and ambitious I appear, the more you are afraid. You are worried that after I have made a great contribution today and obtained Sir Yang's trust, I will take an inch and take a foot, and then have improper thoughts, even … in the future, I will deal with Sir Yang like how I dealt with Mo Qinghe, so you are advising me to be a dutiful woman as soon as possible, right? "
Gao Wenxin looked at her coldly and didn't say anything.
Cheng Qiyun sighed softly and looked at Gao Wenxin with provocative eyes. She said with a lonely smile on her lips, "I have always been acting. I have been acting since I was sensible. I am like this with other people, and I am also like this with Mo Qinghe. When have I ever regarded him as someone to me? Just because he has the sign 'my husband', I should be loyal to him? "
Gao Wenxin asked, "Then what about your loyalty to my master? Is it also acting? "
Cheng Qiyun's pearly white teeth were slightly exposed, and her eyes suddenly brightened. The expression in her bright smile was a little sweet and charming. Her pair of sword-like eyebrows, which were painted in a man's appearance, still couldn't help but show a water-like softness.
Gao Wenxin couldn't help but lower her eyes and didn't look at her. This woman, when she appeared in a man's appearance, could she also be so charming?
The tip of Cheng Qiyun's nose gently wrinkled, like the spring breeze blowing the ripples on the blue waves. Her smiling lips leisurely blew a breath of air at Gao Wenxin, and she said in a sweet voice, "This servant is working hard for daren. Do you think I am acting?"
Gao Wenxin just said it out of a moment of emotion, and now she regretted it. This woman regarded life as a play, and the play was her life. Her words were full of truth and falsehood. Who could see her true meaning? If I said something heavy and forced her to give up her thoughts, it would be disadvantageous to the master at this time. Wouldn't it be too late for me to cry?
So she had an idea and deliberately said with jealousy, "Hmph! Are you very beautiful? My family's Master will not take a liking to you. "
Cheng Qiyun giggled. How could she not see the girl in front of her worried and protective for her sweetheart? Ai! When I was young, wasn't I also a …
"When I was young?" She secretly glanced at Gao Wenxin, and thought sadly, "Am I really old? Like what she said, I still have a lot of youth and beauty for me to spend. Yun 'er and Ling' er will marry sooner or later, when I grow old and be alone … "
Right this moment outside the carriage there was a neigh of horses, someone loudly called out, "Factory Supervisor Daren, there are people blocking the road ahead, they are foreigners from the Eastern Faction Guards, two, eight, only fourteen of them, should we get rid of them?"
Cheng Qiyun instantly regained her cold expression of viewing human life as grass. She shouted sternly, "Don't leave a single one alive, kill!"
The pitiful foreigners were not Dongchang's main force at all. They were just peripheral personnel sent to the nearby towns to temporarily guard the Taoist, who was unlikely to pass by, just in case.
Chief Supervisor Zhao Sier had received a strict order from the capital early in the morning. He was forced to crawl out of the warm quilt of the beautiful widow Luo Shi and bring his men to this barren mountain road. Just as he was scolding his men, he suddenly heard the thunder of horse hooves. Suddenly, a group of people and horses came out from the reeds. The two sides were so close that the person in front shouting "Factory Supervisor" and the cold and merciless "Don't leave a single one alive" in the carriage could clearly hear.
Zhao Sier shivered. He had just raised his nine-ringed ox-ear machete when a black horse rushed in front of him. A murderous face glared at him from the horse's head.
The machete flashed and the head flew into the air. Hot blood splashed on the horse's belly. The black horse's four hooves trampled on his body and galloped past.
This was a one-sided massacre. The foreigners who escaped into the reeds on both sides were killed one by one by the horse-riding grim reapers. The last two foreigners were scared out of their wits. They howled crazily and ran madly toward the bare gravel hillside on the left.
It was difficult for the warhorses to climb up there, but the sound of bowstrings could be heard. In an instant, the two people were shot with arrows and became like hedgehogs. Their bodies fell down and the shafts of the arrows pierced into the cracks in the rocks. Surprisingly, they did not roll down the hillside.
The thirty fast horses in front of the carriage rushed forward like a gust of wind without stopping.
When the carriage arrived, Zhao Sier's broken body had been trampled by the horses' hooves into the fertile soil and was level with the ground. Gao Wenxin did not see this tragic scene. She only saw the two blood-stained 'hedgehogs' on the hillside. She could not help but feel nauseous.
She hurriedly pulled down the curtain. Cheng Qiyun disapprovingly curled her lips and ridiculed, "If you fell into their hands, it would not be as simple as dying. You can imagine what would happen. If you were in their shoes today, wouldn't you give the same order?"
Gao Wenxin angrily said, "Killing them is killing them. Why must the method be so cruel? They are soldiers under Master's command. I know they are not so cruel. Is this your idea?"
Cheng Qiyun's eyelids drooped. She lightly said, "Of course it is! Because I want to establish my authority. "
She stretched out a slender finger and drew a circle on the leather map. She lightly said, "I want to turn this place into a battlefield to attract as many people as possible from the capital. When they outnumber me, I will escape. When they outnumber me, I will kill them. "
She gently smiled and leisurely said, "However, the battlefield to decide victory or defeat is not here, but in the capital. Sir Yang's side must be even more exciting … "
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