Do you know: I’m Xu Jiazi

When Xu Zaijing turned around and was about to leave, a shout came from behind him:

"Master! Master!"

Everyone headed by Xu Zaijing looked back, just in time to see Qingcao and Huaxiang following them with their bow bags, quivers and long knives.

The three female envoys, who were chubby in cotton-padded clothes, came to the door and handed out the things they were holding.

Chu Zhan and several children from Bai Gao Kingdom were also wrapped up to make them look fatter.

Each of them held a weapon in his arms and handed them to others around Xu Zaijing.

Xu Zaijing was stunned for a moment. He rarely brought such weapons in Bianjing before. After a slight hesitation, Xu Zaijing took them and hung the bow quiver and the sword on the belt around his waist.

After hanging up the cloak and covering it up, it was impossible to tell that Xu Zaijing was carrying these weapons.

Zai Zhang also took the simple knife from Cuichan's hand that he didn't usually carry.

When a child handed weapons to Alan and the others, the two horse attendants shook their heads, revealing the slings hanging on their waists and the purses containing small stones.

When everyone was putting on their things, Dan's mother placed a few more pieces of meat on the bed and covered them with oilcloth.

Shu Bo fixed a two-foot-long and half-foot-wide flag hanging vertically on a wooden stick with the words "Yong Yi Hou Xu" on the bed.

Then Xu Zaijing and others covered their mouths and noses with scarves.

Then he braved the cold wind and snow particles and walked towards the outside of Quyuan Street.

The bed was transformed from a flat carriage, with the shaft facing backwards. Three ropes stretched out in front of the bed in the direction in which everyone was traveling. The middle one was pulled by Xu Zaijing. On both sides, Qingyun was on one side, and Alan and Xun Shu were on the other side.

The four of them were in front, and on both sides of the bed were the servants Zai Zhang and two personal guards of the Hou Mansion.

In the sound of the flag being blown,

Xu Zaijing and others were walking on Quyuan Street,

The tarp had been put away during the snow clearing a few days ago, and the long benches stacked against the wall had long been buried in the snow, and only the top outline of the bench could be seen.

Leaning against the wall, the bamboo poles that used to support the tarpaulin were much shorter.

This is true for Quyuan Street, and the situation in other places can be imagined.

After watching the group of eight people wearing felt hats gradually disappear from sight for a while, Mrs. Sun returned to the gate with everyone.

‘Bang! ’

The heavy door was closed again, and the sound of the door latch being pushed was heard from behind the side door.

Xu Zaijing and other eight people walked out of the wide alley and came to the street.

Looking around, the noisy streets in the past were now completely white and quiet. Even the wine flag hanging at the door was soaked by the snow water from the two days before the snowfall and was now frozen solid.

Amidst the flying snow particles, a few figures could be seen walking in the distance, one foot deep and one foot shallow.

When the figures saw the Xu family group from a distance, some of them staggered to one side of the alley.

After turning a corner and heading west, there was a large main store with a waiter cleaning the snow at the door.

When he saw Xu Zaijing and his party from afar, he quickly closed the store door.

When Xu Zaijing and others passed by the entrance of the main store, someone opened a gap in the second floor window and looked down and whispered:

"It looks like the flag belongs to the Yongyi Hou Mansion."

After walking for nearly an hour, Xu Zaijing was already feeling hot. He wanted to find a military patrol shop to rest, but the doors he passed by were all closed.

I came across a larger military patrol shop that was open, and after asking the inspector inside, I found out that because the replenishment hadn't arrived, the fuel carbon in those military patrol shops had been burned out, and they could no longer accommodate people.

After resting for about a quarter of an hour, everyone set off again under the watch of the patrol and several soldiers.

As they passed the high watchtower of the military patrol bunk, there was a submarine soldier above them waving to them in the wind and snow.

After walking for a long time, Xu Zaijing had nothing to do, but Zai Zhang and the others were a little tired.

While resting under the inner city wall, Xu Zaijing looked at the inner city wall. There were no soldiers visible on the crenellations on the wall.

After resting for a while, I walked out of the doorway into the inner city of Bianjing.

After leaving the inner city, there were more monks, temples and Taoist temples along the way.

In the biting cold wind, the smell of coal smoke wafted from time to time, which made Xu Zaijing feel a bit of smoke while walking.

After walking for a while, Qingyun, who was a little hot under the fur, pulled the scarf covering his mouth and nose down his nose. After taking a few breaths of cool air, Qingyun's expression changed:

"Sir, there is a smell of blood."

Hearing Qingyun's words, Xu Zaijing was stunned for a moment, pulled down the leather scarf, sniffed and nodded.

"Brother, be careful, there is a smell of blood nearby."

As soon as Xu Zaijing finished speaking, a dozen people dressed as monks holding sticks and knives walked out of the alley on the left in front of them. They were also stunned when they saw Xu Zaijing and others.

At this time, Zai Zhang and the two guards of the Hou Mansion behind Xu Zaijing had already drawn their swords.

This group of monks also wore Lingxue shoes similar to those of the Xu family, but they were much simpler.

Several sacks were dragged on the snow behind them.

After carefully looking at the eight people Xu Zaijing and the sleeping bed they were pulling, the strong monk at the head spat and cursed:

"You thief, there are stupid dogs out in this crazy weather!"

As he said that, the leading monk waved his hand,

The dozen or so people ignored the Xu family and walked into the alley on the right after crossing the street.

The two guards of the Hou Mansion behind Xu Zaijing quickly walked a few steps to Xu Zaijing's side and said:

"Sir, something is wrong. Those monks don't look like good people."

"Sir, it's been snowing these days, and the jackals who have run out of wine and meat to eat have come out."

Xu Zaijing nodded.

Zai Zhang, who had already drawn his sword, said, "Xiao Wu, are we still going forward?"

After Xu Zaijing looked around, he thought about it and said:

"Let's go! It's not far from grandma's house."

"If he is really a bad person, killing him can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people."

After hearing what Xu Zaijing said, Alan and Xun Shu also took off the slings from their waists and opened the purses containing the stones at the same time.

Xu Zaijing looked at the people around him and saw that they were ready. Xu Zaijing stepped forward and walked forward.

As soon as I walked through the intersection of the street and the alley, a group of monks came shouting around me from both sides.

It turned out that the group of monks crossing the street just now was only half of the group.

The strong monk who waved just now held a simple knife in his hand and said:

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this cloak is really good! Take it off and throw it over to save your lives!"

Someone next to me echoed: "You dare to continue walking with three knives. You are really brave."

Before he finished speaking, he saw the man headed by the eight people directly took off the hat of the cloak to reveal his face, then untied the cloak, and let the cloak fall to the snow.

This action made the surrounding monks relax their vigilance, thinking that the leader had given up resistance.

The guy next to the thief said:

"Your Majesty, you can't tell by wearing a big cloak, but this guy is actually very handsome. Otherwise, take him back to the cave."

The leader of the thief monk said with greed and obscenity in his eyes:

"His! He is indeed handsome, I must be."

Suddenly someone exclaimed:

"What's in his waist!!!"

"arrow!"

Hearing the shout, the minion who had just spoken looked over. He couldn't see clearly, but he felt a strong wind beside him, and then a burst of warmth fell on his face. The minion wiped his face blankly and found that there was something on his hand. red

呲呲

Ho. Ho.

The thief leader's eyes were full of horror and he covered his bleeding neck, trying in vain to pull out the arrow.

In Zai Zhang's sight, he saw his younger brother throw away his cloak, revealing the bow and arrow he had been carrying close to him.

Because of his body temperature and the insulation of his cloak, Xu Zaijing's bow and arrow were not affected by the cold weather.

The bow is stringed and drawn extremely quickly and skillfully,

The feather arrow penetrated into the head of the thief's neck when it was electrified.

Xu Zaijing's action was a signal. Alan and Xun Shu quickly put a stone in the slingshot. After swinging it a few times above their heads, the two flying stones accurately hit the faces of the two monks. , they covered their faces and howled in pain.

But Qingyun had already raised his sword and charged forward to kill him.

The two guards of the Hou Mansion saw Qingyun's movements and followed him reflexively. They obviously wanted to hit more with less, but they rushed out with the momentum of a tiger descending from the mountain.

Zai Zhang also followed,

How have these thieves ever seen such a formation?

A few brave thieves tried to resist with swords and sticks, but in the end

Or the knife was knocked away by Qingyun a few times, the stick was broken, and the belly was disemboweled.

Blood spurted, and hot stuff dripped all over the floor.

Or his legs and arms were cut off by the battle-hardened guards of the Hou Mansion,

When he fell to the ground and wailed, he was hit by someone who followed him.

Although he is not as diligent as Xu Zaijing, Zai Zhang, who also practices swordsmanship every day, accompanied by his servant,

He also chopped down several thieves with his sword.

At this time, some people who reacted quickly and cleverly had already started to turn around and run away, but in this weather, how fast could they run wearing snow shoes?

Xu Zaijing also called names while walking. When he came to the first thief leader who took the arrow,

Xu Zaijing kindly helped him pull out the arrow, and then used the arrow to shoot the one who ran farthest to the ground.

The guy who spoke just now had already thrown his dagger and kept kowtowing:

"Grandpa, spare your life!"

"Grandpa, spare your life!"

The loud shouts and screams lasted for less than half an hour, and the snow at this intersection was already covered with red and black bloodstains.

Zai Zhang was breathing heavily, looking at his little brother's empty quiver, and then at the dead thieves around him, he spat out a mouthful of spit.

I don't know who he learned this from. Qingyun, who was still stained with blood, dragged the corpses of these thieves aside without feeling tired, arranged them in a row and counted them.

"Sir, including these three beggars, there are twenty-three in total."

Xu Zaijing nodded, then looked at one of the two injured guards,

The snow was soft, and he was wearing snowshoes that were difficult to move around in. He accidentally got a stick on his shoulder.

"Is everything okay?"

"Sir, it's a small injury!"

At this time, the snow particles suddenly started falling densely. Xu Zaijing took the cloak from Alan and put it on.

Zai Zhang, Qing Yun and others wiped the blood on the knife.

Alan and Xun Shu went to check the sacks that were to be covered with snow.

Then, the guy who was still chanting "Grandpa, have mercy on me" raised his head after hearing the word 'speak'.

Xu Zaijing raised his chin towards Qingyun. Qingyun understood and raised the other two or so thieves aside.

Each kicked their heads into the snow.

After Xu Zaijing saw it, he said to his men: "Tell me what you know. If the other two are different from what you said, you will die with these people."

"Yes, it's grandpa, the younger one said."

"He is from Feifa Temple not far away. I heard him say it when he was drunk. He is from Xiangzhou, Jingnan Road, his hometown. For some reason, he came to Bianjing and was recruited by the abbot of Feifa Temple."

"On weekdays in the temple, I also help the temple abbot with other tasks."

Xu Zaijing asked: "What kind of business?"

"The younger ones know that there are people who can't live without money, and they also do some business of killing people and selling goods."

"And you?"

"The younger one hurt someone, so he hid in the Wuyou Cave (Bianjing sewer) and helped him. I helped him rob prostitutes twice, and we got to know each other. Then I shaved my hair and came to live in this temple. .”

The guy continued:

"It has been snowing heavily for seven consecutive days, and there is no charcoal fire in the temple, so he took me out to look for food."

At this time, Xun Shu came over and said: "Sir, in addition to eating charcoal fire, there are three women and two raccoon slaves in the sack."

Xu Zaijing nodded and said, "Go find a military patrol shop nearby and ask them to come over."

"Yes, sir."

"Qingyun, come over here."

Qingyun buried his head in the snow, and was dragged out by the thief who was red with cold.

If the same words continue, this thief and the gangster are talking about the same thing.

After the three survivors were asked and confronted, the number of survivors became two because the third one lied too much.

When several soldiers brought by Xun Shu came here, the blood of the last thief who was sent away was still steaming.

Everyone in the Xu family revealed their identities, handed the woman who was almost out of breath from the cold to a few people from the military patrol shop, and then everyone continued walking towards the west.

The military patrol shop's Pu Bing was quite familiar with the people nearby. He said it was Pu Bing at the door of a wealthy household, but the wealthy household did not open the door.

After talking about the relationship with the Hou Mansion, the three women were carried in.

Although the weather was too bad, the death of more than twenty people was still a big deal. The soldiers went to notify the Xiangong Office, and the Xiangong Office continued to report.

In Bianjing,

If someone froze to death, the most the government could do was ask neighbors to help bury them.

But the thief who was hacked to death by the nobles, a government servant like Li Mubai, had to crawl to the place where the incident happened.

It was only after the snow stopped that we found out how many strong thieves and bandits there were among the more than twenty people who died.

When I arrived at the door of Sun’s house,

It's almost 10 o'clock in the morning

"Dang Dang Dang!"

There was a knock on the door of the Sun family, and after a while a male voice said:

"who?"

"From the Xu family!"

It was quiet for a while and then he said:

"Wait!"

Half a quarter of an hour later, there was a noise behind the door and the male voice said again:

"This one at the door, step back and take off your hat, let me wait and see."

Xu Zaijing and others took off their hats and other things.

Then I heard a female voice behind the door shouting in surprise:

"Sanlang, Wulang! Why is it really you? Open the door quickly!"

"Go, tell the old lady and them."

Then there was a sound behind the door, and the door of Sun's house opened.

Seeing the woman, Xu Zaijing and his brother quickly raised their hands and shouted:

"Little aunt!"

After the two called out, they saw several strong women and servants holding swords, sticks and feather arrows inside the Sun family gate.

The next few half-grown men also had empty hands.

After seeing the Xu brothers clearly, their cousins ​​and cousins ​​all shouted happily.

The two brothers' aunt looked at Qingyun and the others and said:

"What's wrong? Why is there still blood? Did you meet a thief on the road?"

The two brothers Xu Zaijing nodded,

"how many?"

Xu Zaijing smiled and said: "A dozen or so, all sent away."

My aunt looked at Xu Zaijing and his group of eight people, and was not too surprised. After all, the number of people was not very different.

The daughters-in-law of the Sun family were mostly military officers and would not be frightened when they heard about beatings and killings.

Hearing this, a boy from the Sun family ran back to the door happily and placed the brazier at the door.

Others looked with admiration at Xu Zaijing and others who were untying the large snow shoes, and could no longer hide their desire to ask for details.

After passing the brazier, Xu Zaijing and his brother entered the Sun family yard.

As soon as I arrived in the front yard, I saw my elderly grandma and grandpa being supported by someone. Standing at the door of the house, I looked at the two brothers in surprise:

"Why, why are you two here in such weather!"

Xu Zaijing and the two hurriedly walked a few steps and arrived in front of the house. They were led into the house by the warm hands of the two old men.

Only then did Xu Zaijing see that the three brothers and sisters of the Ni family, Ni Tengyue, were among them. When they saw Xu Zaijing, the three of them bowed.

The Ni family's house is not far from the Sun family, but there are three children living in it. The weather is really dangerous.

There is no reason for Sun to worry.

But now that the Sun family has brought the person in and takes good care of him, this is the best situation!

Zai Zhang also saw it, and the two brothers looked at each other and smiled, not so worried anymore.

At this time, an excited voice came:

"Master, grandma, cousin, they killed people on the road."