Chapter 273 The Bloody Night in Xia Pi

Xuzhou. Xia Pi.

In the Taishan Palace in Geyi Mountain, five miles west of Xia Pi City, several dim oil lamps are on, barely dispelling the darkness of the cold night.

With the faint moonlight, it can be seen that there are many guards with swords and bows scattered around the palace, all staring at the wind and movements on the mountain road with nervous expressions.

The shaky and weak Tao Qian, wrapped in a thick coat and robe, leaned on a long Tang sword in his hands, stood quietly at the head of the palace gate, looking at the surging Xia Pi City at the foot of the mountain without moving.

A cold wind blew by, and Tao Qian, who was withered, raised his eyebrows suddenly, and a hint of cruelty flashed in his turbid eyes.

"Cao Bao, Cao Family..."

Since the Lantern Festival that day, he refused to come to the door to ask for Cao Bao, who suddenly came to Xia Pi to take charge of power, and Tao Qian knew that Cao could not wait to attack him, the lonely man who was surrounded by enemies.

For several consecutive days, the Cao family gathered private soldiers everywhere to enter Xia Pi City by breaking up the whole body. All this fell into the eyes of Tao Qian's eyes, and of course, it also fell into the eyes of those who are interested in Xia Pi City.

Just at noon this day, Tao Qian, who had been silent for nearly a month, rarely sent a banquet invitation to all the powerful people, the big surnames and the officials of the Xuzhou Governor's Department in Xia Pi City. In the afternoon, he secretly left Xia Pi City.

"Wang Family, Zhao Family, Liu Family..."

A tiny sound of footsteps broke Tao Qian's thoughts.

"Honor, I've started!"

The butler Tao An stepped forward quickly and told Tao Qian softly the news he had monitored.

Tao Qian was so energetic that he was excited when he heard this. His hunched body suddenly straightened like a flash of light, and a sharp look flashed in his eyes.

"This is what you forced me!"

...

Mifu.

It has been a few days since the Lantern Festival, and the Mi Mansion tonight is still brightly lit, even brighter than the Lantern Festival.

Mi Zhu, wearing a gorgeous silk woven robe, stood quietly under the old plum tree in the courtyard, staring at the plum tree covered with flower stamens with a scattered and unconscious eyes, and had not moved for a long time.

"Tao Gongzu, are you doing the final test?"

Today, Tao Qian invited the great surname of Xia Pi, the powerful and all the officials of the governor, except Mi Zhu, Chen Gui, and some minor officials, and no other members of Xia Pi attended the banquet.

Mi Zhu could see that Tao Qian was complaining and complaining on the surface, and kept talking about alcohol, but he didn't care about those who didn't come at all.

"If I, Mi Zhu, refused to attend the banquet today, would Tao Gongzu not care?"

Mi Zhu could feel that since he stopped mentioning Tao Ying’s marriage with his sister Mi Zhen, Tao Qian began to be a little alienated from him, and even showed a hint of alert from time to time.

"My family is a merchant family!"

The reason why Mi Zhu was able to cooperate with Tao Qian was also due to the needs of both parties, and each took the needs.

However, Dow's current situation is that Dow can no longer guarantee the interests of its partners.

As an excellent businessman, Mi Zhu naturally understands what it means to judge the situation. He should stop losses in time like other big surnames and powerful people in Xuzhou and draw a clear line with the Dow.

The reason why he is still close to Tao Qian and even informed Tao Qian of Cao Bao's gathering of troops is that Mi Zhu is still a little afraid of Tao Ying.

"Tao Chongguang, are you a real dragon or a short-lived grass insect?"

Tao Ying's ups and downs made the smart Mi Zhu a little confused and unable to make up his final decision.

"Dad, what are you thinking?"

A sudden childish voice behind Mi Zhu broke the silence of the house.

"Can you tell me that the child and aunt will listen to it?"

Mi Zhu, who had woken up, rubbed his stiff cheeks with both hands, turned around, and greeted Mi Zhen, a girl who was as quiet as the bright moon with a warm face, and then smiled and looked at her son who was equally elegant and luxurious.

Mi Wei.

"My father was wondering why the Qin State established by Emperor Qin was defeated by a group of rebels?"

Mi Wei was stunned. He just followed Mi Zhen's instructions and asked Mi Zhu like this. Unexpectedly, Mi Zhu was thinking about such a powerful question.

"Dad, Qin II died because of tyranny?"

The eleven-year-old Mi Wei scratched his head uncertainly. He was not interested in literature and history, but only in archery and equestrian.

Mi Zhu smiled unanimously, and his deep eyes looked at Mi Zhen with deep meaning.

"Zhener may answer this question from brother?"

Mi Zhen did not answer Mi Zhu's question as soon as possible, but instead glanced around with a pair of water-cut eyes. Tonight, many full-fitted family soldiers suddenly increased around Mi Mansion.

"Zhen is ignorant of military affairs and is only worried that the stamens on the old plum tree in the family will have no branches to rely on!"

Mi Zhen's expressionless gaze stopped on Mi Zhu's face for a few breaths before looking worriedly at the old plum tree behind Mi Zhu.

"Hiss!"

Mi Zhen's words immediately made Mi Zhu take a breath of air conditioning, and immediately became alert.

"This plum tree has deep roots and lush leaves. Is Zhen'er worried about it?"

Mi Zhen's eyes slowly moved away from the plum tree and turned to Mi Zhu's slightly panicked face in an unusually complicated manner.

"Who could have predicted the death of the powerful military association II established by the First Emperor?"

After Mi Zhen finished speaking, she didn't stop and went back to her house silently.

"Dad, I'm back too!"

Mi Zhen left, and after listening to the mystery for a while, Mi Wei hurriedly said hello and returned to his house with full of doubts.

"Did I read it wrong again?"

Mi Zhu, who didn't even hear his son say hello, turned around and looked at the old plum tree, and his expression fell into confusion again.

"Kill..."

Suddenly, waves of shouts of killing came faintly, awakening Mi Zhu who was in deep thought.

"Have you started?"

Mi Zhu, who was struggling with his eyes, looked around and saw that the private soldiers and guards in the courtyard were already picking up their knives, and the walls were full of people, waiting for them.

"The head of the family, Cao has taken action against the governor's mansion!"

Mi's housekeeper hurried to Mi Zhu with a knife and asked for Mi Zhu's further arrangements.

"Let someone strictly guard the house!"

"Send someone to stare at the governor's mansion again. Once you find the figure of the envoy Tao, come and report it immediately!"

...

Governor's Mansion.

There is no light or candle in the huge yard, and it is pitch black. Except for the occasional slight sound of the night breeze blowing the dead leaves, it is almost silent. Being in it makes people feel a sense of damage to the hair and bones.

"Kill..."

Suddenly, there was a shout of killing outside the closed door, instantly breaking the silence of the governor's mansion and breaking the silence of Xia Pi City.

"Each person acts according to his plan, and after an hour, leave the city from the west gate!"

Xu Dan, the general of Xuzhou Central Army, who was lurking in the dark, suddenly pulled out the long sword in his hand and issued an order to the surroundings of the courtyard.

"No!"

Danyang soldiers who had already been waiting for the battle to move one after another. Except for a few people in casual clothes quickly moved to the base of the backyard wall, nearly a thousand soldiers in leather armor held bows and arrows, aiming at the door of the mansion and the walls of the courtyard.

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"Dong, dong, bang..."

"Kill..."

As the gate of the governor's mansion was broken, "bandits" holding swords, guns, swords and halberds in hand, swarming in.

"Swish swish swish swish..."

"Puff puff puff..."

"Uh..."

The moment the gate was knocked open, dozens of bows in the courtyard shot hard at the same time. The bandits who rushed into the mansion were shot into a hedgehog before they could see the situation inside clearly.

More people who were shot in the arrow were trampled by their companions swarming behind them, and their screams were soon drowned out by the shouts of killing.

"There is an ambush?"

Cao Hu then raised his eyebrows and showed a hint of surprise in his eyes. While blocking the flying arrows, he quickly investigated the situation in the hospital.

"Kill up, kill Tao Qian and reward a thousand gold medals, kill an officer and soldier and reward twenty stones of food!"

The arrow was drawn without turning back, Cao Hu immediately waved his knife and mobilized the private soldiers to kill Danyang soldiers.

"Kill..."

After two rounds of force shots, the Danyang soldiers immediately threw away the bows in their hands, picked up the ring-headed swords, and rushed towards the red-faced bandits.
To be continued...