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Chapter 82 Entering Beijing

In mid-April, there will be a spring rain in Bianliang City.

Refugees all found a place to shelter from the rain; and in order to satisfy the claims of Chihu people, Kaifeng Prefecture (Gyeonggi) established a gold search bureau, set up a checkpoint in various transportation areas in the city to check passers-by, confiscating gold and silver, making it even rare to visit the streets and alleys.

It seems that there is no one in Bianliang City, but under the endless spring rain, it gives people a sense of tranquility and peace after washing.

There is Qingye Lane at the north end of Yushou Bridge, which is very short, less than two hundred steps deep.

In addition to the innermost side of the lane, there are mostly ordinary houses on both sides. There are no tall courtyard walls and deep courtyards. Most of the houses are built next to the lane. Rain water drips from the eaves and drips on the bluestone slabs.

There are a few eaves on both sides that stick out into the alleys, which has become many in the city that can shelter the hungry people from rain and corners. Almost every household has dozens of yellow-faced and thin-skinned people, with their eyes numb and empty, looking at the haze and the sky.

Logically speaking, there are plants and trees in the city that have already revealed new leaves at this time, but there are elm and jujube trees in the alley. Not to mention revealing new leaves at this time, even the bark is stripped away to satisfy your hunger, revealing the green and yellow tree body.

Qingye Lane is close to Yushou Bridge. The Jinshuo Bureau set up a checkpoint at the entrance of the alley. More than a dozen soldiers belonging to the Kaifeng Prefecture Military and Horse Commission Supervisor were sitting in the alley with a straw shed to cover the rain at the entrance of the alley and staring at Yushou Bridge and coming over to have a road.

A group of seven people were wearing black raincoats and walked over from the other end of the Yushou Bridge, with their faces covered by a hat. However, the seven people were all tall and strong. They were walking in the rain, holding a linen cloth in their hands and wrapped in a sword. They didn't want to show their sharpness too much, but there was no one on the bridge. The leader looked around and looked up with his head held high, but he couldn't say that he was sharp.

Seeing these people carrying bags with them, the leader of the yamen runners were shiny in the rain under the checkpoints. He didn't care about these people's extraordinary temperament and carried knives with them, which didn't look easy to mess with.

However, when raising gold and silver, the emperor issued an order to all the princes and ministers in Bianliang City need to pay a certain amount of gold and silver within a limited time. Those who cheated and cheated but did not want to hand over gold and silver, but were dragged to the Chongwen Hall and beaten with a stick and had some ministers. I don’t know how much they have been in the past few days.

They set up a checkpoint here, except for the power to investigate all kinds of passers-by, and no princes and ministers are exempted. If they need to, or if they report, their power will break into any house to search, regardless of the officials and the people.

With such authority, who is afraid of bullying others with power in front of them?

"Stop," saw a group of seven people walking straight towards Qingye Lane. More than a dozen soldiers walked into the rain and blocked their way. "You guys take out their posts, where are you going, what are the bags in their bags? Open it!"

"We have Xuanwu Army, and we are ordered to go to the King's Palace in Qingye Lane, and we also ask all brothers to express our favor." The middle-aged man in the left head showed off the cast iron waist sign.

"Don't get close! Anyone who walks through here must be investigated. Even if the king beats here, there will be no exception..." The head yamen runner was also a strong man, holding his hand on his waist with a knife, and shouting arrogantly.

"Go, your mother has it!" The young man led his back slightly bent and then suddenly stretched and shook. He heard the bones all over his body whirling slightly at this moment. He instantly bent his right foot and kicked it out, like a heavy hammer that hit the yamen runner's chest.

The hatred in the hearts of the young man in the head was a piercing force that was completely useless.

Although the yamen runner was also a martial artist, and he also showed off his power and found a piece of armor to wear it, just before his reaction, Peiran Mo Yu had already rushed towards his chest with great force. He heard a "click" sound in his chest, and he didn't know what the sternum was broken, and he was flew out involuntarily.

The dozen soldiers in the wings saw that the leader's yamen runner was kicked out more than four feet away and hit a wall before falling into a water-stacked wall. They were shocked and didn't know how terrifying the young man's kick was. They just saw the yamen runner twitching and struggling in the robe. They couldn't get up for a long time, and they didn't know if it was ruined.

The young man pulled out his sword, stared at the other soldiers like a tiger's eyes, and cursed.

"Grandpas are guarding the Xigua city wall, and the swords of the enemy soldiers can't even make grandpa frown. What the hell are you doing? You are huddling in the city to act as a grandpa, and you dare to make grandpa angry? When will Kaifeng Mansion take care of our Xuanwu Army? Get out of here, his mother will get out of here, otherwise you won't blame your grandpa for venting you!"

Except for the young man in the head and another short teenager, the other five people pulled out their swords.

Seeing the six people in the group, their eyes were all fierce, and the blade was shining with a cold light in the rain. How could more than a dozen soldiers dare to come forward to intercept them?

The soldiers hurriedly dispersed, watching a group of six people walking towards Qingye Lane. After a while, the people who had just finished helping the yamen runners who fell into the water. But when they saw that his body was soft and he was not affected by the force, he reached out and touched his nostrils and exhaled without any heat.

There has been no peace these days. Wang Kong would climb up the ladder from time to time to see the movement outside the yard, and just saw this scene.

Wang Kong walked down the ladder and quickly opened the door of the house and welcomed Xu Huai and the others in. He was both happy and resentful and shouted.

"Why did you arrive in Bianliang? Now there are sign-ups everywhere in the city to search for gold, silver and wealth. Everyone is not surprised. If you kick one person to death in the street, Kaifeng Mansion will not give up. It is another troublesome thing!"

"What can Kaifeng Prefecture do? They dare to search for murderers in Xuanwu's army at this time?" Xu Huaihun said indifferently, "These grandsons didn't know how to kill the enemy soldiers. They searched for gold and silver for the enemy in the city. If I don't kick one or two people to death, I can't get angry in my chest!"

"well!"

Wang Kong still thinks that Xu Huai is too reckless and has too much anger, and wants to fight with him. However, thinking that there are many things happening these days, he feels so suffocated in his heart. He sighs and follows Xu Huai with Xu Wuli, Yan Xiaoyi, Zhu Chengjun, Zhou Jing, Niu Er and others bow to say hello.

But seeing a short young man behind Xu Huai, Wang Kong couldn't remember who he was. He was so strange that he suddenly shouted.

"Miss Xuan, you dressed like this and almost recognized it!"

"How is his health now?" Wang Xuan asked anxiously.

Wang Xuan heard in Qingyiling Village that the court was so humble and begging for peace from the Chihu people. She was worried that her grandfather Wang Bing could not bear the temper, so she thought about returning to Bianliang.

Xu Huai also considered that the Chihu people would withdraw this time and seize the three towns of Taiyuan, Dingzhou and Xiongzhou first. It is unlikely that they will launch a large war on their way back to Bianliang. Besides, he wanted to persuade Wang to report some things, and Wang Xuan might be easier to talk to, so he brought Wang Xuan back to Bianliang City.

Although now, in addition to the enemy troops blocking the periphery, Bianliang City has strict defense control, Xu Huai and the others directly found Liu Yan, and it was still convenient to enter the city with a defensive area.

Xu Huai and his friends entered the city early in the morning and first met with Zhou Jing. They learned from Zhou Jing that Wang Bing had sent troops to attack the enemy because he opposed Bei Quqiu and Quehe. He had been ordered by Emperor Tianxuan to take away the defense envoy of the Four Walls (Greater Capital) and the position of serving as the governor of the government affairs.

However, Emperor Tianxuan was worried about angering the soldiers and civilians of Bianliang, so he did not dare to punish the king for his crimes. He even recommended the king for the Chongsheng Temple, but he had no authority to have free time.

Wang Bing himself did not need to be deprived of his post. After Chen Yuan's army left the city and attacked the enemy and was annihilated, he saw that his strength could no longer make the trouble, so he was already ill.

Xu Huai didn't even bother to take a break, so he hurried to Qingye Lane to visit Wang Bing with Zhou Jing and others.

When Wang Xuan asked about Wang Bing's health, Wang Kong sighed, but didn't know what to say, but said, "Miss Xuan has come in and met her husband!"

There were guards in the Wang family's mansion, most of whom were recruited by Wang Kong. They recruited Jianrui in Lanzhou, and they all recognized Xu Huai, Xu Wuli, Yan Xiaoyi and others. When they saw Wang Kong leading Xu Huai through the hall, they were both surprised and happy to say hello.

When he walked to the inner courtyard, Wang Kong thought of something and asked Xu Huai, "Come here, please inform Mr. Zhu, should you send someone to tell me?"

"Zhu Zhi also went back to Bianliang with us this time. He had already gone to Zangjin Bridge to meet Zhu Qian's husband." Xu Huai said.

"Xu Huai!" Lu Xiong walked over from the side yard with a bowl of medicine in his hand. When he saw Xu Huai's face clearly, he shouted happily, "The guy who was just right came to Bianliang. I thought that boy was talking nonsense!"

"Xu Huai? Is Xu Huai coming to Bianliang? Help me up!" Wang Bing's cry of weakness came from the wing room.

Xu Huai, Wang Xuan hurriedly walked into the house with Wang Kong and Lu Xiong. Seeing that life was almost dried, the bones were so thin that only a handful of dry bones remained. Wang Bing was trembling and struggling to get up from the hospital bed, and tears were hazy and he went forward to salute. "Xu Huai has seen Wang Gong!"
Chapter completed!
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