The Counterattack of the Villains

Chapter 361 Zuo Qianhu was looked at with a different eye

Fu Tianchou and the others did not wait too long. Just after one o'clock in the morning, a team appeared outside the north gate of Changzhou City where people were coming and going.

The distinctive features of the embroidered spring knife and flying fish suit are enough to indicate their identity.

Among the more than 2,000 imperial guards, more than 60 were on horseback, while the others were on foot.

The first rider is a middle-aged man with a white face and no beard, wearing a blue flying fish suit with floral clouds and brocade, a winged crown on his head, an embroidered spring knife with an emerald handle on his waist, and a black satin cloak tied behind his back.

This person is none other than Cui Chengxiu, the Jinyiwei commander who leads the team this time and the leader of the "Five Tigers of the Eunuch Party".

The Five Tigers of the Eunuch Party were forcibly promoted because they all favored Wei Zhongxian, so they did not carry the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty, but they escaped the fate of being swallowed up by Pudu Cihang.

Although Cui Chengxiu has great martial arts skills and is not weak in ability, he is cunning, sinister, extremely shameless, and knows how to win people's hearts.

Except for a few of the Jin Yiwei who are honest and benevolent, most of them have a good relationship with him.

Two riders were following closely behind him, but their Feiyu uniforms were red.

After all, the pavilion was already surrounded by them. As long as he gave the order and fired the crossbows, the people in the pavilion would immediately turn into hedgehogs.

The servant responded: "Yes."

Cui Chengxiu didn't want to cause trouble and conflict with the garrison, so he had to follow the procedure. Anyway, he knew that Fu Tianchou would not escape and could not escape.

At most, it's because Dongchang Fanzi can help him do a lot of dirty work and is relatively more valued than Jinyiwei.

Zheng Zha and Chu Xuan have already taken action. If the Yinzhou team has been monitoring them, then the two of them should have been labeled as weak.

These Jinyi guards disliked Cui Chengxiu, so how could they obey his orders?

Cui Chengxiu cast his cold eyes on Zuo Qianhu and said in a cold voice: "What, is Zuo Qianhu planning to disobey his orders and rebel with Fu Tianchou?"

At this time, Zeng Ying and the commander of the Changzhou Guard had secretly gathered the officers and soldiers of the Changzhou Guard.

There is a garrison stationed in Changzhou Prefecture, with more than 5,600 garrison troops, and there are several garrison stations in nearby counties and towns.

Zheng Zha pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, Junior Brother Changkong, if we can't reach an agreement in a while, it's up to you to scare the other party."

And he is also one of the few people in the Jinyi Guard who is benevolent and upright, and cannot tolerate contempt in his eyes, so he has always been isolated by Cui Chengxiu and his like.

Zuo Qianhu's face darkened, he looked at Fu Tianchou and said, "Master Fu, the grievances in the court are beyond the power of me, a warrior, to interfere."

Zheng Zha's mouth curved slightly, and he suddenly looked at Zuo Qianhu and said, "That's right, evil can never defeat good. Zuo Qianhu, what do you think?"

A servant walked out of the door and said calmly: "Everyone, my master has been waiting for a long time, please come with me."

After that, he said to the servant: "If the Jinyi guards come to us in a while, you can bring them directly to the back garden."

But the other party's confident attitude made him murmur in his heart.

He held a long-handled simple knife with a dazzling cold light in his hand, a khaki leather python whip wrapped around his waist, and five embroidered spring knives on his back.

Before Fu Tianqiu and Changkong Wuji finished playing a game of chess, a city gate guard led him quickly into the back garden under the guidance of the servants.

After getting Cui Chengxiu's public diploma from the president, he temporarily left them outside the city gate. His reason was to ask President Qian to check and make a decision.

After Cui Chengxiu heard these words, he drew his sword angrily, pointed it at Zheng Zha and shouted: "Where does this yellow-mouthed kid come from? How dare you talk nonsense here? Shoot me an arrow and kill him."

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There was no look of surprise on Fu Tianchou's face. He just nodded and said with a smile: "You are interested, but there is no need. You can go ahead."

This is also the biggest reason why he has not been squeezed out. Jin Yiwei needs his force.

The man on the right is ordinary, wearing a decent red flying fish suit, a black cloak, a big round hat with a fu head, and an embroidered spring knife hanging from his waist.

Changkong Wuji smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are upright, and you are playing steadily with the majestic general trend. I am really no match for my eccentric swordsmanship."

On weekdays, people in their department are squeezed out by other colleagues. With Zuo Qianhu's contribution, if Cui Chengxiu hadn't airborne, his position should have been Zuo Qianhu's.

The red flying fish suit corresponds to the thousand households of the Imperial Guard, the silver and white corresponds to the hundreds of households, the black corresponds to the general flag, the brown corresponds to the small flag, and the blue-grey corresponds to the soldiers of the Imperial Guard.

He only knew that Fu Tianchou had a group of disciples who were not weak in martial arts, but he did not know the other party's details.

Zuo Qianhu's eyes narrowed, and he asked in a deep voice: "Brother, why did you say this? My brothers in Jinyiwei are all loyal to the emperor and patriotic, so there is no need to stir up trouble."

Fu Tianchou was still looking at the chessboard, completely turning a blind eye to Jin Yiwei. When he heard what the servant said, he waved his hands casually and said: "I understand, this chess game will be played soon, you go down first!"

The two of them stood outside the pavilion. The servant was the first to speak: "Sir, this is the flag officer of the North City Gate. He has something important to report."

In this way, if the Indian team wants to attack them secretly in the future, the two of them will definitely give each other a big surprise.

"But in today's situation, it's better not to take action if you can. If conflict cannot be avoided, just scare them off."

Chu Xuan was sitting on the side of the stone table, watching the chess game, while Zheng Zha walked out of the pavilion and was also looking at Zuo Qianhu.

At that moment, he still followed his own thoughts and said to one of the Qianhu: "Wei Qianhu, you lead your people to surround the house. No one can leave without permission. Anyone who violates will be killed without mercy."

However, they did not dare to delay for too long, otherwise they would be suspected of obstructing Jin Yiwei's handling of the case, which was not a small crime.

The two riders following Cui Chengxiu were undoubtedly two thousand households.

"You..." Cui Chengxiu's face darkened, and he felt angry. The more Fu Tianchou was so calm and calm, the more suspicious he became, wondering what the other party's plans were.

Fu Tianqiu turned to look at the general banner and asked Wen Yan, "What's the matter?"

Cui Chengxiu said loudly to the pavilion: "Fu Tianchou, the Minister of the Ministry of War and the envoy of Jiangnan Chengxuan, someone has accused you of colluding with evil spirits and intending to commit rebellion, and they have obtained conclusive evidence."

Today he wanted to see how Fu Tianchou could compete with them.

However, for the five Xiuchun knives, the blades were not inserted into scabbards, but the handles were inserted into special short sheaths. The bright blades spread out in a fan shape behind their backs, making them quite impressive.

Cui Chengxiu also had the intention of using him as cannon fodder when he brought him with him this time, because his martial arts was the undisputed number one among the Jinyi Guards.

The man on the left is quite different. He is not wearing a hat, he only has a bun on his head, and wears a leather armor on top of his red flying fish suit.

When he arrived at the back garden, Cui Chengxiu turned around and looked around. He felt relieved when he saw that there was no one else in the back garden except the eight people in the pavilion.

At this time, Master Bachi was sitting on the back of the beauty, with a faint smile on his face. He turned and lay on the railing, looking at Zuo Qianhu with interest.

The general flag cupped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, a team of uniformed guards has come from outside the city, with a total of two thousand troops. Please report to the general."

After listening to his words, Fu Tianchou still didn't look back. He just waved his hands and said: "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious. The winner of this game is about to be determined. Don't worry about it for a moment."

Cui Chengxiu didn't find anything strange about this, nor did Zuo Qianhu himself. After all, his appearance was indeed eye-catching.

Less than half an hour later, Mr. Qian estimated that the time was about the same, and then he appeared at the city gate and politely put the Jin Yiwei into the city.

Cui Chengxiu snorted secretly in his heart. He used the power of the imperial court and a large army to suppress the situation. A mere master of martial arts was nothing more than a mantis mantis.

What's more, there are soldiers just like the officials. The people under Zuo Qianhu are not only upright and benevolent, but they can also distinguish the basic good from bad.

Temporary mansion, back garden pavilion.

He knew that he could not stop the Jin Yiwei from entering the city, so he immediately sent his men to report to the prefect Zeng Ying and Fu Tianchou.

"Yes." Wei Qianhu immediately arranged for his men to disperse and surround the house.

In order to buy some preparation time for Fu Tianqiu and Zeng Ying, he deliberately stopped the Jin Yiwei team and asked Cui Chengxiu for various official certificates for inspection in a businesslike manner.

"Yes." The servant clasped his fists and bowed, then turned around and walked to the front yard.

Zuo Qianhu is their direct superior, and Cui Chengxiu cannot give them orders.

Most of them were guarding under the wall, while a small number of people jumped up to the wall, took off a small hand crossbow from their waist, cocked the crossbow arrow, and pointed it into the courtyard.

This not only bought time, but also failed to confirm the facts. What was the reason for Jin Yiwei to catch him.

Zheng Zha smiled and said, "I know of course that you are the only remaining upright and righteous person among the Imperial Guards."

But he didn't see any nervous expression on the faces of Zheng Zha and others, as if the hundreds of crossbow arrows were fake.

The royal guards didn't bother a small servant like him, they opened a passage for him to go out, and then closed up to block the passage.

From Zuo Qianhu's point of view, these words are really suspected of being flattering. If he is the only upright and righteous person left, doesn't it mean that everyone else is despicable and shameless?

The smile on Zheng Zha's face faded, and he pointed at Cui Chengxiu, whose face was as dark as ink and said: "This man is the leader of the five tigers of the eunuch party. He only achieved his current status by killing Zhongliang and begging for mercy from Wei Zhongxian."

"The right and wrong in this world are usually not clear-cut. I have no choice but to act as ordered, and I ask you to stay put."

"It seems that evil is indeed stronger than good, so I am willing to accept the defeat."

He issued the order, but none of the Jinyi guards surrounding the pavilion moved. Instead, they all turned their attention to Zuo Qianhu.

In addition to the necessary manpower to guard the city gate, all other troops were summoned. There were more than 3,000 people who could rush to the temporary residence where Fu Tianchou lived at any time.

"We can hold the other side off for about half an hour. If you need to make any preparations, please just tell me. I will do my best to get it done."

He raised his hand and waved forward, Zuo Qianhu immediately said in a deep voice: "Surround us."

Zhao Yingkong crossed her arms across her chest and leaned against the pillar at the entrance of the pavilion. Her cold eyes also fell on Zuo Qianhu.

Zuo Qianhu was stunned for a moment and asked in surprise: "Do you know me?"

The color of the flying fish uniform of the Jinyiwei commander, including the commander, the commander, and the commander, are all blue, but the colors are different in shades and the patterns are different.

After all, in Pudu Cihang's mind, Jin Yiwei has never been his confidant, not even Dongchang Fanzi.

Fu Tianchou and Changkong Wuji had a few more bets. He stroked his beard gently and said with a smile: "Master Changkong, I accept the concession."

The colors of Feiyu uniforms often correspond to official positions and cannot be worn casually.

The young monk and others did not tell Cui Chengxiu and others the truth. They did not even know about the night attack last night.

"I, the Jin Yiwei, commanded the Qian Shi Cui Chengxiu. I was ordered by the emperor to escort you to the capital for trial. You should be captured as soon as possible."

When the time comes to face off against the people around Fu Tianchou, it will be a good time to use his hand to test out the other person's reality.

Compared with him, Xiahou, who competed with Yan Chixia for the unearned reputation of being the best swordsman in the world, could only be said to be nothing.

"Master Fu is loyal and patriotic to his superiors, devoted to his country, unparalleled in kindness and righteousness to his subordinates, and loves the people like a son. However, he was accused of treason. Don't Zuo Qianhu find it ridiculous?"

When the servant saw this battle, he said in his heart that he was not afraid that it was a lie, but he suppressed the fear in his heart and remained calm and said: "Report to your lord, the people are already here."

His cloak is not like other people's. It will fly in the wind when he walks. It seems that there is something heavy hidden inside to catch the cloak and prevent it from fluttering.

The two of them turned around and left. Fu Tianchou said sternly to Zheng Zha and the others: "Everyone, the Dongchang gangster came here last night, so you can just kill him. No one can find fault with him."

Seeing that Fu Tianchou seemed to be confident, the commander-in-chief stopped talking and said with fists in his hands, "I'm sorry, I'll leave."

More than a thousand Jinyi guards immediately surrounded the pavilion. Those in the front row squatted down, and those in the second row stood up straight. Hundreds of crossbows were pointed at the pavilion. Others also unsheathed their embroidered spring knives.

"Qiang"

After saying that, he turned sideways and stretched out his hand in a gesture of invitation.

The arrival of this team of royal guards quickly alerted the commander guarding the city gate.

About half an hour later, the Jin Yiwei team arrived outside the house. Cui Chengxiu was about to order the house to be surrounded when the gate opened with a clang.

Changkong Wuji naturally understood what he meant, nodded and said, "No problem."

They were also sizing up Zheng Zha and the others. Apart from the eight-foot-long figure and appearance, and Zhao Yingkong's childlike appearance, which amazed them, they didn't think there was anything outstanding about him.

Cui Chengxiu narrowed his eyes slightly. Fu Tianchou knew about their arrival, which was not surprising to him.

With such a high degree of recognition, this person is none other than Zuo Qianhu, who was praised by later generations of netizens as the strongest on the face of the earth and the pinnacle of mortal warriors.

Cui Chengxiu himself took Zuo Qianhu and more than a thousand Jinyi guards under his command, and followed the servant to the back garden.

"But don't worry, I will ensure that you have a safe journey. What the emperor will do with you when you get to the capital is beyond my control."

Changkong Wuji accompanied Fu Tianchou out of the pavilion. Fu Tianchou looked at Zuo Qianhu and said with appreciation: "Master Zheng is right, you are indeed a rare upright and righteous person."

"But for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, I can't just surrender, and you can't take me away today. Why don't we sit down and have a good chat."

"Since you have been deceived and don't know the truth, I will tell you the truth. Then you can judge for yourself whether you must arrest me and bring me back to Beijing. How about that?"

He saw that Zheng Zha and others admired Zuo Qianhu very much, and also wanted to draw him into his camp, and did not want to completely turn against him.

(End of chapter)