Lai Gonggong's team traveled seven or eight miles south along the Yuyao River, and finally saw the outline of Yuyao County from a distance, and was about to enter the city in one go, but suddenly saw the dust flying in the southeast direction, and it seemed that a large group of people were rushing to this side.

Sima Yuan, a hundred households in Jinyi, looked slightly dignified, hurriedly strangled the horses, and ordered everyone to be on guard. A group of brocade guards drew their embroidered spring knives and looked at the southeast vigilantly, and the five hundred Hangzhou guards who were in charge of escorting them also looked around nervously.

Father-in-law Lai lifted the curtain and frowned and asked, "What happened?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a Ming army running out of the turn of the road in the east, and this Ming army had about five or six hundred people, one by one lost their armor and panted like an ox, and they were in a hurry like a lost dog, panicking like a fish in a drifting net. Obviously, this is the defeated army of Linshanwei who abandoned the camp and fled, and is about to flee to Yuyao County at this moment.

This Linshan Guard rout army was also surprised when it suddenly encountered a large group of men and horses blocking the road, but when it became clear that the other party was a friendly army, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and they even ran quickly past without even saying hello.

Sima Yuan faintly felt that something was wrong, so he immediately stepped forward to stop a rout soldier and asked, "Which guard are you from?" Why do you throw away your armor? ”

The soldier was in a hurry to flee for his life, and he was naturally very unhappy when he was suddenly stopped, but when he saw that the other party was wearing a flying fish suit and riding a high-headed horse, he didn't dare to attack, and replied patiently: "We are from Linshanwei, Xu Hai led the army of thieves to kill us, our camp has been lost, you should also run for your life quickly, if it is too late, your life will be lost." ”

The rout soldier said that he wanted to go around from afar, but Sima Yuan stretched out his knife to stop him, and shouted: "Wait, how many thieves have come?" ”

The soldier said anxiously: "It is estimated that there are more than 10,000, maybe 20,000!" ”

Sima Yuan's heart was shocked when he heard this, he followed Xu Jin to suppress the White Lotus Sect anti-thieves in Shandong the year before last, and after several bloody battles, he did not lack blood courage and courage, but at this time, he was shocked to hear that there were so many thieves who came to commit crimes.

"Let's go, tens of thousands of thieves have been killed, and Linshanwei has been defeated." Sima Yuan rode back to the front of the group and shouted urgently.

A group of Jinyi guards almost didn't scare their pee, 10,000 widows, their own people and horses added up to estimate that it was not enough for people to stuff their teeth, so they all rode their horses and rushed up, and the five hundred Hangzhou guards also spread their legs and ran for their lives.

Drive......

The groom in charge of driving the carriage whipped one whip after another, and whipped the horse's buttocks, and the three carriages rolled and galloped on the uneven official road, and the carriage swayed left and right, making a creaking sound, as if it was about to fall apart, and the women in the carriage screamed again and again.

Boom......

I only heard a loud noise, and the wheel of the carriage in which Eunuch Lai was riding happened to hit a raised stone, and it was thrown nearly half a meter high on the spot.

Seeing this, the brocade guards were shocked, if Eunuch Lai had three longs and two shorts, then they would not want to end up well, so they turned over and dismounted and ran to rescue. Soon, the overturned carriage was righted, and the groom saw that he would not survive, but fortunately the father-in-law Lai in the car was fine, but his forehead broke the skin and he was bleeding.

"Ouch, it's painful to death in our family, blind bastard." Lai Yi covered his forehead with a handkerchief and scolded sharply.

At this time, the road behind him was dusty, and a group of thieves in messy clothes were already visible, Sima Yuan hurriedly said: "Father-in-law Lai, the thieves are coming over immediately, and it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time." ”

Lai Yi looked back, and sure enough, he saw that the thieves all over the mountains were killing this side, and he was so frightened that his legs weakened, and he almost fell to the ground. Sima Yuan couldn't care so much at this time, and lifted the soft-footed crab-like Lai Gonggong into the saddle.

Wang Cuiqiao and the two twin maids on the other two carriages were both Xu Jin's people, Sima Yuan naturally did not dare to leave it alone, and ordered the Jinyi guards to ride horses to escort the left and right, and at the same time ordered 500 Hangzhou guard guards to be in charge of the palace.

Fortunately, this place is not far from Yuyao County, and after about two teas, everyone fled to the east gate of the city, but the city gate was closed at this time.

Sima Yuan was so anxious that he broke out in a cold sweat, put his hands on his lips and shouted to the defenders on the head of the city: "The edict is here, open the door quickly and let me wait to enter the city." ”

At this moment, Qiu Yu, the magistrate of Yuyao County, happened to be at the head of the city, he glanced at the city, and then raised his eyes to look at the army of thieves who were killed all over the mountains and fields in the distance, and couldn't help but show embarrassment.

"Our family is the eunuch Lai Yi, who is the official and the eunuch in charge, and he came by the emperor's order, and now he is ordered to open the city gate immediately." Lai Yi covered his bloody forehead and jumped on tiptoe in a hurry.

Qiu Zhixian couldn't help but shudder, the one who came down from the city was actually the chief eunuch of the twelve eunuchs of the internal officials, plus he was under the emperor's order, if he didn't save himself when he saw death, if the emperor investigated it in the future, it was estimated that his life would not be guaranteed.

Qiu Zhixian gritted his teeth and commanded loudly: "Quick, open the city gate!" ”

However, as soon as he finished speaking, an old voice sounded majestically behind him: "Never! ”

Qiu Zhixian turned around and saw an old man with white hair walking up to the head of the city surrounded by a group of gentry. The old man was estimated to be seventy-five or sixteen years old, with a thin body and cloudy eyes, but he was extremely imposing.

When Qiu Zhixian saw this old man, he hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully: "Elder Xie Ge, why did you go to the city?" ”

It turned out that this person was the patriarch of the Three Dynasties Xie Qian, Xie Qian's table word Yu Qiao, No. Mu Zhai, Chenghua 11 years of the palace test name champion, after Chenghua, Hongzhi, Zhengde three dynasties, is one of the ministers of the Hongzhi Emperor, and Li Dongyang, Liu Jian three people together to assist Zhengde Zhu Houzhao, the official to the military department of Shangshu and Dongge University scholar, and later because of the anger of Zhengde favored the eunuch Liu Jin, he suddenly returned to his hometown, and has been living in his hometown Yuyao County all these years.

Xie Qian was born as a champion, experienced three dynasties as an official, and the official was an auxiliary minister in the cabinet, so although he is now idle at home, his prestige in Yuyao County is unparalleled, not to mention the Yuyao County Order, even the governor of Zhejiang has to respect him for three points.

At this time, Xie Qian leaned on crutches and reprimanded sharply: "Qiu Zhixian, you are so confused, the thief army will be killed immediately, you open the city gate at this time, don't you ignore the lives of the people in the city?" ”

Qiu Yu was trained to blush, and said curtly: "Old Xie Ge doesn't know, but the one under the city is the eunuch who transmits the decree, and the twelve eunuchs of the inner official seal eunuch Lai Yi, if the lower official sees death and does not save him, the emperor will investigate it, and the lower official can't afford it." ”

Xie Qian said with a straight face: "At this time, don't talk about the eunuch, even if Yang Tinghe, the head of the cabinet, comes here, he can't ignore the life and death of the people in the city, and let the old man send him." ”

Qiu Yu was overjoyed when he heard this, since Xie Qian was willing to be the first bird, he was naturally happy to hide behind.

At this time, Lai Yi under the city estimated that he was in a hurry, and screamed: "Our family is here with the emperor's order, so don't open the city gate quickly, otherwise, watch your heads." ”

Xie Qian snorted coldly, walked three steps with crutches and walked to the battlement, and shouted loudly: "The old man is Xie Qian, now the thieves have been killed, for the sake of the safety of the people in the city, the city gate can not be opened, and it is better for Father-in-law Lai to drive away, so as to save the thieves." ”

When Lai Yi heard that the old thing on the head of the city was actually Xie Qian, he suddenly lost his temper, so he could only grit his teeth and say, "Let's go!" ”

Sima Yuan had naturally heard of Xie Qian's name, since this old guy did not allow it, no one in the city dared to open the city gate, so he could only curse in his heart, while turning the horse's head and hurriedly passing around the city.

As soon as Sima Yuan and the others left, Xu Hai led tens of thousands of thieves to kill like a tide, and instantly surrounded the small city of Yuyao County.

"General, I found that a group of officers and soldiers had fled south, and there was a group of brocade guards to escort them, which seemed to be a big deal." A scout of the thief army rushed to Xu Haima to report.

Xu Hai couldn't help but secretly rejoice, the one who could work to protect the brocade clothes must be a big man, maybe it was Xu Jin himself.

At that moment, Xu Hai ordered the number one Ma Tsai Hong Donggang to lead the main force to besiege Yuyao County, and he himself personally led 2,000 people to pursue around the city.

Sima Yuan glanced back and saw that a large group of thieves were chasing him, and he couldn't help but secretly complain, and he couldn't wait to take off the troubled flying fish suit on his body and throw it away. ()

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