Chapter 198: Old Monster
Huaqiaopu is a large town in the east of Hengzhou, located in the west of Huanshui, and is also sandwiched between Huanshui and Xiangjiang River. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Less than 30 miles from here, there is the famous Quanxi Town near Hengzhou City.
Quanxi is a famous ancient ferry near Hengzhou, and less than 20 miles west is the famous Hengzhou city in the world.
In the heat, the sky will be bright.
Qu went to quickly pull the reins of the war horse to shine on the night jade lion, so that the horse's speed completely slowed down at the entrance of the town. The BMW under Ren's crotch moved forward slowly, and his body and mind were a little relaxed at the moment.
Galloping overnight, it was originally possible to reach here at the speed of traveling thousands of miles a day according to the night jade lion. But taking into account the speed of the team behind him, Qu Quji had to slow down. After receiving Pan Chongche's message, Qu Quji did not hesitate at all.
Sitting in Suizhou was Qu Quji's luck and became the first governor of the Southern Han Dynasty to expand the state capital. Although everything is left to be rebuilt from scratch, it gives Qu Qu more room to play.
Many people are not optimistic about Qu Quji's appointment, not only because he was born in slavery, but also because he was born in Jiaozhou Palace. If it is transferred back for two years, not to mention that Qu Quji can take up this position, even if he is a subordinate of the Wang family with a foreign surname, it will also cause an uproar in the world and Lingnan.
I have to say that Emperor Liu Jixing's courage and willfulness, Yukou himself said anything, completely killing the eyeballs and gossip of others.
Qu Quji was grateful to the emperor, and even said that he could smear the emperor's liver and brain.
What's even more jaw-dropping is that it is said that Pan Chongche, the first general in Lingnan, has always been at odds with the Qu family, who knew that the emperor actually let Qu Qu and Pan Chongche work together.
Some people say that it is to let Qu Qu quickly monitor Pan Chongche, and some people say that it is to let Pan Chongche take charge of the north and control the fierce horse of the Qu family at the same time.
Anyway, no matter how others speculate, the holy will is the most difficult to understand since ancient times!
Pan Chongche and Qu Qujian got along very happily, and for the officials of the Xingwangfu court, few people knew the truth, after all, they were so far away. Emperor Liu Jixing is in control, because the function of the secret party is to master.
The slave of the Qu family was released to a state as an official, which is undoubtedly a big thing for the Qu family, who has lost power in recent years. Whether it is Qu Ye, the king of Jiaozhou who is now on the throne, or Qu Chengzhou, the last grandfather of the Qu family, Wenzhou Gongqu, they all expressed enough goodwill to Qu Quji.
But everyone has not forgotten that Qu Quji grew up in Houfu, Tangzhou, and has been following the current Huaihua General Qu Sentence. If the song did not go to the southwest, Qu Quji would definitely go to consult the song, and for the goodwill of the palace and the grandfather's mansion, Qu Quji maintained a moderate etiquette.
Qu Quji didn't know if he would be called ungrateful, but in the days after arriving in Jinan, he not only established Suizhou City, but also got Pan Chongche's guidance.
In his spare time, Qu Quji also seriously asked for his doubts. Pan Chongche not only did not refuse and reserve, but also pointed out many problems in Qu Quji's cultivation after being confirmed by Qu Quji. I even talked to him and told him to be a man with his heart and do things with his heart.
After gradually understanding the emperor's intentions, Qu Quji was naturally even more loyal to this Bole, which also made him gradually and truly grasp the power near Jinan. The emperor even delegated power to major decisions, as long as it was beneficial to the imperial court.
This time, for the encirclement plan in the south of Chudi, Qu Quji is one of the main participants. is not only responsible for the surveillance of the Tang State, but also shoulders the blow to Zhang Wenbiao.
After receiving the secret report that Zhang Wenbiao left the city, Yongzhou City was responsible for blocking the confusion and intercepting Zhang Wenbiao's footsteps. Shaozhou used Guo Jing as the main force to exert pressure to prevent Zhou Xingfeng from going south to reinforce the secret party to carry out the assassination operation, and then Pan Chongche rushed to Hengzhou City to seize the city.
Everything in the Tang Kingdom is quite stable at present, and there is no possibility of any changes. This is also the main reason why Qu Quji and Pan Chongche boldly went north. Advancing from the north to the south can have a solid backing, and if it is Guo Jing's action in Chudi, it is very likely to be outflanked by Zhou Xingfeng.
After receiving Pan Chongche's message, Qu Quji's heart was inevitably full of passion. After all, it was the emperor's plan to go north to Chudi, and it was also a huge change in his life for Qu Quji. Regardless of whether it is successful or not, it will cause a sensation all over the world.
Hengzhou has always been a nightmare for the small southern court to advance northward, and there is no precedent for entering the Central Plains from the north to the south since ancient times. When he thought of this, Qu Quji's heart was inevitably unable to calm down.
arranged for the deputy general Ye Tu to guard Suizhou, and Qu Qujian personally led the team to come to Hengzhou City to help. Hengzhou City is known as the south gate of Chudi, and it is guarded by Zhang Wenbiao, the number one general under Zhou Xingfeng, which is a symbol of the undefeated land of Chu.
During this period of following Pan Chongche, Qu Qujian has studied Zhang Wenbiao in depth. Zhang Wenbiao is an emerging general in Chudi, and after Ma Chu withdrew from Chudi, he is known as the fierce general among the ten brothers in Chudi.
This person was loyal to Zhou Xingfeng, and when Pan Chongche was stationed in Chenzhou, he had conflicts with Zhang Wenbiao in Guiyang Prison. However, because of the topography of Wuling, and the changing pattern of Chudi, and more importantly, Pan Chongche was afraid of the suspicion of the imperial court, so there was no in-depth result.
But now that he has been instructed by Emperor Liu Jixing, and the emperor has personally laid out the layout, it is imperative to attack Hengzhou City. The passion in Qu Quji's heart is naturally unlimited, and it is the glory of a courtier to open up territory for the emperor and the imperial court.
Although there are not too many people and horses this time, after all, Suizhou City has just been established, and there are still too many unstable factors around. But for the current military strength of Chudi, and the current situation of Hengzhou City, the 1,000 people who followed behind Qu Qujian still have strength.
The mountains around Wuling are special, and many complex terrains have been formed in Chudi. It not only hinders the normal team's walking, but also facilitates a sneak attack on the march.
As early as two months ago, Pan Chongche arranged spies to cooperate with the secret party in Chu and found a shortcut to go deep into Chu. Nowadays, this mountain road, which is usually walked by villagers, has undoubtedly become the key to entering Chu.
No matter how shrewd Zhang Wenbiao was, he couldn't imagine that Qu Qujian would break through the defense line with a rapid march by land and water. What's more, because the dividing line between Chudi and Lingnan is too long, it is impossible to defend everywhere with many troops. Qu Quji led the team in, and it was simply an unimpeded in-depth.
Yanling and Anren County, which passed by along the way, even if someone saw it, they might not be able to stop this force. What's more, Qu Quji still cleverly avoided the pass and the water village, and in the face of the general trend, these small forces do not need to be uprooted at all.
However, in order to avoid affecting the itinerary, Qu Qujian naturally couldn't blatantly enter Chudi, so Qu Quji led his personal guards to go first, and opened the way for the 1,000 soldiers behind him. The 1,000 soldiers behind him avoided extraneous branches, but they followed up on a long journey.
Although this road is a march by foot force, it is actually only a few dozen miles of mountain roads, plus nearly 100 miles of water, land and water bamboo rows. But considering the guards of Pan Chongche in Hengzhou City, if he arrived in Hengzhou City one minute earlier, he could naturally retain a little more power in the city.
Qu Quji naturally believed in Pan Chongche's ability, but he also knew that there were not many people around him. What's more, Hengzhou City is Zhang Wenbiao's lair, although it temporarily occupies this city, but Zhang Wenbiao will definitely have hole cards.
Seeing that it was not too far from Hengzhou City, Qu Quji was also praying in his heart, hoping that Pan Chongche would not have any accidents. The occupation of Hengzhou City is an important part of this plan, which can not only completely lock Zhang Wenbiao, but also decide whether to completely occupy Chunan.
Qu Qujian hung a special nine-foot chopping knife on his side, with a blade four feet long and a handle of five feet. This knife was personally ordered by Emperor Liu Jixing to be cast, and it is two feet longer than the standard seven-foot horse chopping knife. Using the casting technique of 100 refined steel and secret making, the entire Southern Han Dynasty court only had two.
It is said that the horse chopping knife in Qu Quji's hand was personally asked by Pan Chongche to ask the emperor for Qu Quji's immediate weapon. Pan Chongche said that Qu Qu was born with divine power, and he had an excellent talent for the way of swords.
The weapon used before Qu Quji's illness was a thick-backed knife handed down by the ancestors of the Qu family. Because of this inheritance, Qu Qu has not been questioned in the Qu family. Of course, because of this reason, Qu Quji is a little detached in the Qu family.
Many people question how this thick-backed knife could come into the hands of Qu Quji, not to mention the inheritance of the descendants of the Qu family, even the descendants of the concubines are also a lot. This thick-backed knife is a weapon that accompanied the King of Jiaozhou from Jiaozhou and went all the way to the Xingwang Mansion.
As the founding king of the Southern Han Dynasty, the transcendence of Qu Hao, the king of Jiaozhou, is well known. He followed Gaozu Liu Yan to fight everywhere and won a hereditary grace for the Qu family. And this thick-backed knife has also become a symbol of the King of Jiaozhou, if it wasn't for the death of the King of Jiaozhou handed over to Qu Quji, I am afraid that Qu Quji would have already been divided by the children of the Qu family.
Qu Quji has become one of the top ten elites of the Qu family, and he is naturally infinitely envious to outsiders, but for many children of the Qu family, he feels aggrieved and helpless. Even if Qu Quji followed the song at the beginning, it made many of the children of the Qu family deeply hostile to Qu Quji.
However, since Qu Quji joined the emperor, was appreciated by the emperor and entered the Dongguan Military Academy, and personally cultivated for a few months and was awarded a heavy position, this knife can really be regarded as Qu Quji.
But now this thick-backed knife has been carried on the waist, and the horse chopping knife has become the main weapon of Qu Quji, even if Qu Qu Ji continues to practice knife skills, because there are many tooth guards around him, he will rarely use it.
There are similarities between the thick-backed knife and Pan Chongche's overlord knife, both of which belong to short-handed knives. Qu Quji failed to get the stunt personally taught by the king of Jiaozhou, but he didn't expect to be close to Pan Chongche.
The Qujia "Mu Nao Knife Method" that Qu Qu learned is limited to a few elementary styles. It wasn't until he temporarily took over Suizhou that Wang Quye of Jiaozhou generously ordered someone to send a full set of knife scores. As a musician, this is a great honor.
Qu Ye naturally took the initiative to let Qu Quji enter the Qu family's family tree with a special identity, which not only represents the meaning of the Qu family, but also shows that Qu Qu Ji has really been recognized by the Qu family.
Although it is also a kind of psychological comfort for Qu Quji, anyone can see the meaning, and the Qu family hopes to save glory through Qu Qu when it is gradually declining. But these superficial things are no longer what Qu Quji cares about and cares about.
Obtaining the complete "Mu Nao Knife Method" used to be the highest goal of his life for Qu Quji. But after I really got it, this kind of mind has become much more indifferent as it continues to grow.
As Pan Chongche, who is also good at swordsmanship, he undoubtedly stands at the peak of his research on swordsmanship in the world. With Pan Chongche's continuous study, Pan Chongche naturally did not covet this set of knife techniques, but gave Qu Qu countless instructions.
Qu Quji and Pan Chongche are undoubtedly benefiting a lot. Pan Chongche himself will also have some understanding, after all, this set of knife techniques left by Jiaozhou Wang Qu Hao is not only the perception of the ancestors of the Jiaozhou Qu family on the way of knife, but also after Qu Hao followed Liu Yan, he perfected this set of knife techniques.
Pan Chongche did not shy away from telling Qu Quji about the strengths and advantages of this set of knife techniques, nor did he hide that he had gained an understanding. Therefore, it not only completely made Qu Quji's learning successful, but also solved many problems encountered by Qu Quji, and naturally added some of his own ideas.
Today's Qu Qu is eager to try.
Taking advantage of the dawn of the morning, Qu went to gallop and rode into the Huaqiaopu. At this moment, it is close to Hengzhou City, although you should be more careful, but Qu Qu is even more fearless. The four cavalry in front of him are followed by the eight cavalry, which are the guards of the arch guard, and they are all special forces trained by the Dongguan Military Academy.
These twelve horsemen are not only skilled in technical combat, but also skilled in a set of combined attacks and hand-to-hand duels, and have also received strict training in the use of muskets.
Their accusation is to protect Qu Quji, and he can be regarded as Qu Quji's personal attendants and tooth soldiers. However, Qu Quji was not only the governor of Suizhou, but also the Suizhou regiment training envoy personally appointed by Emperor Liu Jixing. The future of these twelve people is obviously limitless.
Riding slowly to the town, the market where the morning market has just begun, the dirt street is lined with stalls from farmers near Huaqiaopu.
It is nothing more than some coarse cloth, vegetables and fruits, iron hoes, three-headed ploughs, chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep, and even small shrimp and river fish, all of which are produced in some small places in the countryside. Although it is inconspicuous, it is all the object of trading here.
There are even stalls selling coarse grains and tofu bread, exuding the tempting original aroma of food.
There was bargaining everywhere, and the sound came and went, and it seemed that there was a lot of noise here.
The town is not big, and the streets are not too long, although the noise is dizzying, but it is also a scene of peace and contentment.
Qu Qujian looked around, and there seemed to be no trace of war here.
Although Huaqiaopu is a small town, it is the main thoroughfare of Quanxi County. It is hard to imagine that Hengzhou, dozens of miles away, is undergoing conquest at this moment, but there is still nothing wrong here.
An old farmer with fresh vegetables, with an impressive old fold on his face and a pair of yellow old eyes, looked around to find a place to stay.
Seeing the horse team coming, his body shook and hurriedly flashed with vegetables.
An ox cart full of fresh straw seemed to have been collected in time and rushed to the side of the centaurs. The people who drove the ox carts had a simple face, as if they were afraid that they would miss something if they took it a little, and they did not look at the people who were riding the horses with a whip, causing passers-by to avoid them.
Because although this is a rush to help, for the Suizhou army, it is a temporary acceptance of the action. What's more, they came to Chu to support across the border, and everyone was not armed. Although they were all dressed in convenient earthy green power suits, they were not wearing armor.
Although it is important to act quickly, Qu Quji also understands the truth that if you want to be fast, you will not be able to achieve it. I don't know what Pan Chongche's current situation is, Hengzhou City is not something that hundreds of people can defend. In Qu Quji's opinion, with Pan Chongche's skills, he should be fine.
As one of the decision-makers of this operation, although Qu Quji did not have the right to control the secret party, he did not have less contact. Knowing that they will definitely mobilize the people in Hengzhou City, that is the most tangible force.
Now Qu Quji's identity is different, and there are many more tooth soldiers and guards around him, after all, he has just entered Suizhou, and Qu Quji has been assassinated by the zodiac. This incident let the emperor know, and the emperor naturally attached great importance to the safety of Qu Quji.
Although Qu Quji has never felt that he is different from before, where will the guards around him obey, after being appointed by the emperor, he naturally needs full protection.
When he came out of Suizhou this time, Pan Chongche thought of it, so for safety reasons, he let Qu Quji do enough safety measures. Qu Quji still wore a very thin safety suit and wore heart guards on the front and back of his chest to prevent accidental long-range shooting.
This safety suit is specially made by the Xingwang Mansion and is specially worn by important officials of the imperial court. Usually wear a fit and comfortable, if the average person doesn't know the wonderful, they can't see it with their eyes alone, so they don't care too much about safety along the way.
Although the town of Huaqiaopu is small, this dirt road is long and crowded. Although it looks noisy, it gives people the feeling of endless prosperity.
It is obvious that there has not been a tribulation in the recent period, and many disasters of soldiers and horses, and it is considered a pure land in the south of Chudi.
Twelve guards carried muskets unique to the Southern Han Kingdom, and all carried standard horizontal knives around their waists. Although the people in the town are simple, people with a little vision can also see the difference, obviously these people are not easy to mess with.
These people are more or less bloody, but it makes these people avoid some of them.
An old man who was almost hunched to the ground, wrapped in a tattered sackcloth, carried in his hand an old, shiny bamboo sieve, in which there were several steaming chaff.
Carrying his wrinkled old face, squeezing a little smile, he shouted softly to Qu Qu on the horse: "Official! Do you want a few chaff baba, paulownia leaf chaff, hot and fragrant, delicious! ”
A guard behind him was about to rush forward to stop him, but Qu Qujian waved his hand to stop, looking at this smiling old man, and couldn't help but feel a strong warmth in his heart.
Suddenly I remembered a person, the old man I had seen since I was a child.
It was an old man who was very kind in Qu Quji's impression, but unfortunately the old man was no longer there. Although Qu Quji felt that he was very kind, there were many people who were afraid of him.
In Qu Quji's impression, the old man seemed to be standing by the crescent moon gate, quietly watching himself practice knives.
Although he was born as a servant, the old man's identity was extremely noble, but he never looked down on himself, and every time he would quietly walk to the crescent moon gate and watch his small body practice the knife.
Since the time he confessed, he has been like this old man, the old man has a wrinkled face, and his body is about to lie on the ground. But in front of Qu Quji, he felt that this old man was as stable as Mount Tai.
Every time he saw this old man, Qu Qujian felt a little warm in his heart. But in Qu Quji's impression, it didn't take long for the old man to be gone. Because that day, Qu Qu still remembered that he was carried to the old man.
He lay in that quaint room, on a carved wooden bed, gave him a knife, and then Qu Quji never saw him again.
Later, when he was a little older, Qu Quji naturally knew that the old man had passed away, and he was Qu Hao, the old prince of the Qu family.
This old man was looked at by Qu Quji, obviously knowing that he had collided with the nobleman, and the old hand holding the bamboo sieve shrank down, and he didn't dare to look at Qu Qu anymore.
"Old man, sell me all this paulownia chaff!" Qu Quji said softly.
The old man was sure that he had heard correctly, and when he saw Qu Quji's sincere eyes, he excitedly handed the bamboo sieve to Qu Quji.
"How about giving the concubine a taste of this chaff!" A sweet voice sounded when Qu Qujian was just about to take over the chaff.
Qu Quji's whole body tightened for no reason, and he turned his head to see a beautiful young woman, dressed in a blue coarse cloth shirt, standing quietly aside. This is a surprising woman, although she is wearing a coarse cloth shirt, she can hardly hide her temperament.
A pro-guard soldier collected the chaff and gave the old man a few copper plates, and the old man left with a thousand thanks.
Qu Qu looked at this woman quietly, but not because of this woman's beauty, but because he faintly felt a strong danger.
This is an inexplicable feeling, although it is not the killer spirit of the beautiful snake, but it is a mysterious depression. This kind of depression made Qu Quji feel that his heart was beating faster, but it was Qu Quji's unpleasant spiritual sense.
Even Qu Qujian faintly felt that he was locked by the other party. Although this woman did not reveal half of her qi, Qu Quji felt a kind of pressure, which only Pan Chongche had.
How could a beauty in her twenties be so skilled?
A flash of light flashed in his mind, and Qu Qujian suddenly thought of something.
Pan Chongche once said to himself that the masters of profound cultivation in the world will make their appearance achieve the effect of rejuvenation or youth because of the breakthrough of innate reasons.
Could this woman be this kind of person? Qu Qu is almost certain.
If he had been suppressed by this invisible pressure, Qu Quji would know that not only would his cultivation be greatly affected, but his mood would also be hit in the future. So Xuan raised his eyebrows and said loudly: "It's just a few chaff, it's okay!" ”