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At noon, Li Ye and two of his men walked slowly on Xiangyang Street, feeling the atmosphere of the south. There were not many pedestrians on the street. It was very spacious and clean. There were green evergreen trees everywhere, mostly camphor trees. , there is a needle-like drizzle in the sky, warm and moist, refreshing.

At the door of a restaurant in the distance, the bartender was shouting hard: "Just caught white fish from the Han River, sake brewed by the restaurant for five years, time-honored brand, unique taste."

Li Ye looked at the signboard and saw that it was called "Duyiwei". Li Ye got off his horse and stepped forward and asked, "Is there a window seat on the second floor?"

"Yes! Yes! There happens to be a table. Master, please come upstairs."

Two soldiers were responsible for taking down the horse bag, and a bartender came up and led the horse to the stable.

"What a handsome red rabbit horse!"

A man of about thirty years old happened to walk out of the restaurant, his eyes lit up, and he stared closely at Li Ye's horse.

Li Ye's war horse is a pure Dawan horse given to him by King Bahanna last year. It was selected from 10,000 Dawan horses. It is only three years old. It can run long distances and sprint short distances. It is as fast as the wind and can also It is an extremely excellent war horse that can adapt to fighting on plateaus. The war horse is one foot or two long including its tail and eight feet tall. It is red all over without a single hair. Its four hooves are strong and slender, and it burns like fire when it runs.

Li Ye named it the God of Fire.

Li Ye smiled and asked his soldiers to follow him to save the horse. He went directly upstairs.

Li Ye sat down at a table by the window on the second floor. Two soldiers were eating downstairs and taking care of the horses.

Li Ye ordered a pot of wine, a steamed white fish, several plates of side dishes and four meat buns.

He was really hungry, so he ate two meat buns to satisfy his stomach.

Li Ye ate a few chopsticks of white fish. It was not bad and the meat was very delicate. He poured himself a glass of wine and drank it slowly, admiring the spring rain in the south outside the window.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Suddenly someone downstairs shouted, "Stop!"

Then there was the sound of tables overturning and dishes hitting the floor, and someone yelled, "Catch the horse thief!"

It was the voice of his own soldiers. Li Ye stood up and looked out the window. He saw a man leading his horse and running wildly. It was the man who just praised the horse, and one of his own soldiers was chasing after him.

Li Ye blew a whistle, and the horse suddenly turned around and ran towards the restaurant. The horse thief pulled hard on the reins.

Li Ye was furious, flicked his hand, and an iron thorn shot out instantly, hitting the horse thief's right shoulder, and the iron nail penetrated his bones.

The horse thief screamed, let go of the reins, and the horse ran back. The horse thief turned around and stumbled away.

The drinkers all flocked to the window. Someone recognized the horse thief and said, "Isn't that Mao Er of the Chang family? Everyone, something bad is going to happen."

All the drinkers panicked and paid their bills and left. A well-meaning person said to Li Ye, "Master, please leave quickly! You can't mess with the Chang family's tigers. They are coming soon and will kill people!"

Li Ye nodded, drank the wine in one gulp, threw a piece of silver and went downstairs.

The two soldiers had packed up their horses and packed their horse bags. Li Ye got on his horse and saw a large group of people running in the distance. He stretched out his hand and said, "Give it to me!"

The soldier quickly handed the sword to Li Ye. Li Ye's Panlong sword was still in Zhangye, so he had the sword with him. Both weapons had their own advantages and disadvantages. The sword was a bit thin, and it would be difficult for him to challenge a powerful general in a one-on-one battle. , Panlong is very suitable for single combat, but in terms of killing people fiercely and refreshingly, you still have to use a knife.

Li Ye held his sword across his horse and looked coldly at the large group of warriors who came forward. There were thirty or forty people, led by a burly young man with a face full of flesh and fierceness.

The young man is the youngest of the six tigers of the Chang family, and the Nanshan tiger Chang Guangsheng wins.

The six tigers of the Chang family are the father, the white tiger Chang Lian, the eldest son Hanjiang tiger Chang Guangxiong, the second eldest son Baxiang tiger Chang Guangwei, the third golden sword tiger Chang Guangyong, the fourth hammer tiger Chang Guangqiang, and Five means that the tiger in Nanshan is always victorious.

The five brothers were all from the same mother. The eldest and youngest were ten years apart. They all looked similar. They were all highly skilled in martial arts. Chang Lian named all five sons Lang Generals, each commanding a thousand troops, so that he could firmly control them. He captured five thousand Xiangyang troops.

Chang Lian hugged Yang Guozhong's lap two years ago and was named Xiangzhou's special driver and regimental training envoy. His official rank was the fourth-grade Zhongwu General, which made him even more confident.

The five sons are not good people. They bully men and women in Xiangyang, take property by force, and each of them has a group of wives and concubines.

The prince originally wanted to recommend Cheng Ruoshui as the observer of the Shannan East Road, but Li Chu, the king of Guangping, strongly opposed it because he was worried that Cheng Ruoshui would not be able to deal with the powerful local leader of the Chang family.

Li Chu decided that only Li Ye could solve this problem.

Chang Guangsheng rode forward and saw the war horse under Li Ye's crotch. His eyes immediately straightened. There were fewer horses in the south. Chang Guangsheng's war horse was bought from the grassland at a large price. It was originally a fine horse. Compared with the opponent's war horse, one's own war horse becomes an inferior horse.

His subordinate Mao Er, the horse thief, had lost his right arm. He gritted his teeth and said to his master: "It's them!"

Chang Guangsheng squinted his eyes and said coldly: "The person who injured me wants to run away? He's dreaming!"

Li Ye said calmly: "Then what do you want?"

Chang Guangsheng laughed evilly, "Leave the horse and kowtow to me three times. Each of your two men will lose an arm. I will spare you this time!"

Li Ye sneered and said, "Do you know who I am?"

Chang Guangsheng suddenly shouted: "I don't care who you are, this is my territory, even if the emperor and prince come, I have to crawl around!"

"You smell so bad. I think you ate too much shit and didn't brush your teeth!"

Chang Guangsheng suddenly became furious and shouted: "Come on, kill them all!"

More than thirty warriors rushed up and slashed at Li Ye with their swords.

Li Ye suddenly felt murderous intent in his heart. The sword flashed out and four heads flew up. He rushed forward on horseback and slashed left and right. In an instant, the fifteen people in front were all dead. Everyone was still standing, but Blood spurted from his neck, and heads were rolling all over the ground.

The warriors behind were stunned and motionless. They suddenly shouted, turned around and ran away, all of them scared to death.

Chang Guangsheng was only eighteen years old and was used to being domineering. He had never encountered such a terrifying scene. He was so frightened that he shouted, turned his horse's head and ran for his life.

Li Ye did not pursue them, but watched coldly as these local snakes fled away.

Li Ye immediately returned to the government office and told his father the situation. Li Dai was stunned and didn't know what to do.

Li Ye said calmly: "Father, go to Dengzhou for inspection! Take mother and second mother with you. Leave now. I will handle the situation in Xiangyang."

Li Dai had no choice but to nod, "Then I'll pack up and leave!"

"No! It's too late. Leave now. If you don't leave, it will be too late."

Li Dai had no choice but to bring some necessities and got into the carriage with Pei Sanniang, Aunt Mu, Jiang and her daughter. "

Li Ye ordered Liu Wutong and his men to protect his family. Pei Sanniang said anxiously: "Ye'er, there are many of them, let's go together!"

Li Ye smiled and said: "Mom! Don't worry, they are just a bunch of rabble. I don't care about them at all."

Pei Sanniang had no choice but to look at her son. At this moment, her son's strong aura made her feel a little strange. She didn't recognize her son at all.

Li Dai gritted his teeth and said, "Ye'er, kill with caution!"

Li Ye smiled and nodded, "I know, you go quickly!"

Liu Wutong left Xiangyang City with a dozen warriors to escort two carriages, and took a ferry to the north bank.

Li Ye immediately summoned three hundred cavalry and rushed towards the Chang family's residence like a gust of wind.

Each of Li Ye's 300 elite cavalry can fight one against ten. Even if they face the 5,000 Xiangyang Prefecture Army, they will never lose.

But Li Ye didn't intend to take that step. He had experienced hundreds of battles and knew the importance of seizing the opportunity. You can't just stand there and wait for others to gather before taking action. That was Song Xianggong, even if he defeated five thousand People themselves have to pay the price of more than a hundred people.

The best way is to strike first!

The official residence of the Chang family is a thirty-acre mansion located in the east of the city. It has always been the largest official residence in Xiangyang.

Chang Lian lives with his five sons and four grandsons, so they can be regarded as three generations living under the same roof.

Chang Lian is about fifty years old, tall and strong, and has good martial arts skills. He is not actually a native of Xiangyang, but also a native of Jingzhao Prefecture. His ancestor is Chang He, a key figure in the Xuanwu Sect uprising.

It's just that the Chang family has gradually declined in his generation, especially since Chang Lian was still a concubine and had little chance. Although Chang Lian was rude, he was very good at maneuvering. He first climbed up to Hou Mo and Chen's family, and was taken over by Hou Mo and Chen's family. Recommended to join the palace as a guard.

On the Lantern Festival in the 18th year of Kaiyuan, he rescued a woman who was molested by a group of scoundrels. She was Du Xian's daughter. Du Xian was not the prime minister at that time. He felt that Chang Lian was good, and his daughter fell in love with Chang Lian at first sight. He So he betrothed his daughter to Chang Lian.

With Du Xian as his backer, Chang Lian followed the path of a military general and became a training judge for the Xiangzhou Prefecture Legion. Later he was promoted to deputy regiment training envoy, and five years later to regiment training envoy. Today, he has been a regiment training officer for twenty years. The Xiangzhou regiment trained envoys and the state soldiers changed several rounds, but he became an iron-clad camp.

After gaining power, his true nature was gradually exposed. He was greedy, arrogant, and cruel. He became the most tyrannical official in Xiangzhou and the biggest cancer in Xiangyang. His wife Du Shi repeatedly advised him not to change. Finally, ten years ago, he Ended in depression.

He did not marry again, but simply found a large group of women for his entertainment.

At this time, in the lobby, all five sons were gathered together, and Chang Lian was squinting his eyes to listen to the urgent report from his youngest son, Chang Guangsheng.