Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Not long after, the horse team that went back to chase Jingniang came back and caught up with Zhao Kuangyin and others. Vertex Fiction

Shi Shouxince immediately stepped forward and said, "We didn't catch up, that girl led people to run south from the edge of the city, we didn't dare to continue chasing, so we had to come back first."

Zhao Kuangyin let out a long sigh, slapped his thigh and said sadly: "If I had known this, I should have told Zhao Pu to burn it quickly! Everything was urgent before, and I didn't expect to lose it, so I ignored it."

"Brother, what's in that bag?" Shi Shouxin asked.

Zhao Kuangyin: "..."

At this moment, there was a sudden "plop", and when everyone looked back, they saw Zhao Pu fell off the horse, screaming in pain and pressing his hands on the upper thigh, a pair of trousers were already soaked in blood.

Zhao Kuangyin waited to rein in the horse, turned around and came to Zhao Pu, he couldn't ride the horse now. Zhao Pu was sweating profusely, raised his head and gritted his teeth and said, "Master, give me a sword!"

"What are you using the weapon for?" Zhao Kuangyin asked casually.

Zhao Pu said: "I can't leave, and following the lord will only become a drag! The lord has shown me kindness, so today I have to repay the favor with my life."

Zhao Kuangyin felt very sad when he heard this, but he couldn't hack Zhao Pu to death in front of his brothers. It was not easy for everyone to run away with him, especially for the soldiers who followed him. If he was too ruthless, he would be afraid of chilling people's hearts.

At that moment, he was so sad that he was about to cry, he untied his sword and threw it on the ground, and sighed helplessly: "Now that things have happened, you can't go, and if you get caught, you'd be worse off than die, that's all you have to do."

Zhao Pu nodded and said: "The success is on the verge of failure, I hope the lord will not forget the words of 'Heaven will send a great mission'! Brother, let me prepare and go on the road first."

Zhao Kuangyin cupped his fists and bowed on the horse, and rode away with tears.

A group of people ran wildly along the road and didn't stop until it was dark. They didn't dare to stay in the post house, not to mention that they didn't happen to meet the post house after dark, and naturally they didn't bring tents and other camping supplies in order to run fast.

Fortunately, we found a ruined temple on the side of the road, and we all settled down in it.

The brothers started a fire in a room with air leaks on all sides, only to see cobwebs everywhere, and a clay Buddha has long been abandoned and no one cares about it, let alone incense. Zhao Kuangyin sat down and exhaled, as if he had a nightmare for a while.

Just one day. In the morning, he was still a prominent figure in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, but now... I can only see a thick layer of fallen leaves in the yard outside the ruined temple, and there are still leaves floating in the air.

Zhao Kuangyin has been in the army since the later Han Dynasty, and being a military commander is his livelihood. Although he was unknown in the early stage, he has accumulated fame and contacts. After the Battle of Gaoping, this accumulation was finally sublimated, and he began to make a fortune... and then three or four years of hard work. He felt that he was doing very well, and his strength and status expanded rapidly. This was due to the fact that Zhou Dynasty's continuous conquests gave him the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

Long-term business, but not worth a miss!

"Ah." Zhao Kuangyin looked at the desolate scene outside, full of despair in the bleak autumn wind. But he is very unwilling, this failure can only be regarded as a miss, because the strength is not inferior to others.

The crowd was depressed and very silent. Zhao Kuangyin recalled it before the fire, and felt more and more that the great cause was already within reach... Zhang Yongde's connections and management were completely inferior to Zhao Kuangyin's, and Zhao Kuangyin's military rank was slightly lower than Zhang Yongde's.

If there is no accident, he only needs to go on step by step to reach the top of the mountain. Who knew that two Cheng Yaojin would come out halfway and ruin everything!

At this moment, Shi Shouxin asked in a low voice: "The people in the court can't catch us, so they dare not touch our family members?"

Zhao Kuangyin came back to his senses, nodded slightly and said: "It is reasonable. If we are still outside, they kill our family members. Since they can't kill the grass and roots, they can only increase hatred, which is useless. It also seems intolerant... (Later) the king of the subjugated Han Dynasty slaughtered the entire family of the Taizu of this dynasty, but failed to get rid of the Taizu and the officials. What happened?"

After hearing this, Shi Shouxin said: "It makes sense, and now I can only think so, there is no way out."

Wang Shenqi said: "Let's go straight to the Eastern Han (Northern Han)? What should we do in the future?"

"It's not over yet!" Zhao Kuangyin said coldly.

At this moment of failure, if Zhao Kuangyin was alone, it would be difficult for Zhao Kuangyin to recover; but after the brothers chatted together, Zhao Kuangyin's attention was slightly diverted, and he stopped feeling miserable. He suddenly realized one thing: he was only thirty years old!

It took only three to less than four years to make a fortune in the Zhou Dynasty, and there are still many opportunities at the age of thirty.

Zhao Pu's voice seemed to linger in his ears, "Heaven will send a great responsibility to the people, and you must first suffer from it." Zhao Kuangyin looked back to the left and right and said: "Start from today!"

"Brother?" Several people looked back at him together.

"It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years!" Zhao Kuangyin clenched his fists and said with the brilliance of a bonfire in his eyes, and suddenly shouted: "No one can tell me to admit defeat!"

...The horse team who wanted to follow Zhao Kuangyin's route found Zhao Pu halfway and took him away.

Zhao Pu was still alive, and he strangled his thigh with a cloth strip to stop the bleeding. He originally wanted to punish and apologize, but he really couldn't do it. Anyway, both left and right are dead, and the same is true for being killed by the opponent... What if they don't kill?

Zhao Pu didn't want to betray the lord, and he felt very uncomfortable if he failed, but victory or defeat was determined, and there was nothing he could do.

He has been working very hard to make suggestions, and often imagines the scene after victory at night... During this time, he once thought that Guo Shao's wife, Fu Ermei, is so beautiful that she might still be able to taste it. At that time, Zhao Kuangyin will definitely kill Guo Shao. The second sister Fu, the widow left by the Guo family, is the daughter of King Wei of Hebei, so she must not be humiliated publicly. After being isolated from the world, you can do it quietly, and when you have played enough and let her "die of illness", it will be over, and no one will know.

Alas, how could he not help Zhao Kuangyin sincerely?

But all these dreams turned into daydreams with the failure, and the reality is that he became a prisoner. At this time, Zhao Pu had been taken to the imperial city and detained in the military camp of Xuanyou Gate. It was getting late, but soon I heard that Guo Shao had arrived overnight.

... Guo Shao walked in, and there was an old man beside him, he glanced at Zhao Pu immediately, then turned around and said: "Doctor Wang, show him his injuries, he must not die."

Zhao Pu didn't say anything. Guo Shao was in a good mood, stepped forward to caress his back, and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhao, don't be afraid, heal your injuries first."

Zhao Pu was taken aback when he heard that, but he still looked terrified. Perhaps Guo Shao's smile was not done well, it was a bit like a sinister smile.

Guo Shao was in a good mood, and already felt his whole body relaxed. As soon as Zhao Kuangyin ran away, the situation in Tokyo would calm down quickly. It was a pity that he was not caught; he was not sure that he was going to run away, so he didn't dare to transfer too many people away, and the noise was too loud, and Zhao Kuangyin didn't want to run away.

This Zhao Pu is Zhao Kuangyin's confidant. He guesses that he knows everything about the Zhao family. As long as he makes good use of it, he can play a big role. Zhao Kuangyin's physical body has escaped, but he can be called "spiritual death". If Guo Shao wants to ruin his reputation, he will never have a chance to stand up in the Zhou Dynasty... Zhao Pu is the key person who can be tapped.

Guo Shao took the package from Jingniang's hand, screened back left and right, took out a ball of yellow stuff from it, and shook it immediately! Suddenly a dragon robe was displayed.

Zhao Pu turned pale with shock.

Guo Shao stepped forward to put the dragon robe on Zhao Pu, Zhao Pu was very anxious, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to reject it: "No! I won't wear it... What does General Guo mean?"

Guo Shao didn't force him, but he kindly rubbed his back and said, "This thing was taken from you in public. It's easy to kill your whole family if you take the stolen goods together. Maybe you can kill the nine clans, but no one will speak for you; your mentors, classmates, neighbors, and distant relatives who taught you will all be killed!"

Zhao Pu trembled violently.

"Of course, such an ending is not good for me," Guo Shao said.

Zhao Pu hurriedly said: "General Guo, what do you want to do next? Just do what you can."

After hearing this, Guo Shao was very satisfied. He handed the yellow robe in his hand to Jingniang, sat down on a chair, and said, "Mr. Zhao often enters Zhao Kuangyin's residence, and I heard that he often stays in Zhao's residence. He is also his trusted adviser. He must know a lot about Zhao's residence. So, think about it first. I will send Jingniang over tomorrow. How about you talk to Jingniang?"

Zhao Pu looked pale, and said helplessly: "Let me think about it, I must explain clearly what I can recall."

Guo Shao listened, nodded in satisfaction, and went out with Jing Niang, seeing the imperial doctor, said: "Please ask the imperial doctor to heal his wounds."

The imperial doctor hurriedly cupped his fists and said, "Don't worry, General Guo. I heard that the wound was caused by a sword, and the sharp weapon was wounded on the thigh. The best way to prevent him from losing too much blood is to die. Just now, the old man took a look and found that the man can still speak after the bleeding has stopped. It's not a serious problem."

Guo Shao was very happy when he heard this, so he bid farewell to his horse and left Xuanyou Gate.

As soon as Zhao Kuangyin ran away and "hacked" him again, the situation in Tokyo was completely controlled. The forces of the Dianqian Division and the Guard Division are divided, and no one except Zhao Kuangyin has the influence to organize too many soldiers and horses to resist the center... Only Zhang Yongde has the highest prestige, but he seems to have no ambitions.

Guo Shao asked: "Did the privy envoy Wang Pu write a letter to Zhang Yongde? Has Zhang Yongde entered the imperial city?"

On the left and right are mainly Jingniang, Lu Chengyong, and Luo Mengzi, they all said they hadn't heard of it, Luo Mengzi said: "Anyway, I haven't seen any general come into the palace."

Guo Shao looked up at the night sky, the sky was full of stars as soon as the sky cleared, he pondered for a moment and said: "Wang Pu and Wei Renpu should live in the Privy Mansion, and they didn't go home at night. The third brother sent someone to ask about that matter, whether Zhang Yongde has been here."

Luo Mengzi answered with cupped fists.