The Child Emperor

Baima County is adjacent to the State of Qi, and the terrain is as flat as a mountain. It has not been peaceful in the past few months. First, the King of Qi sent people to recruit troops, and the county magistrate closed the city to defend himself. When it stabilized, the big thief-catching officials sent by the imperial court came arrogantly-these people were unknown in the capital, but they were big officials here.

The county magistrate was overwhelmed and dissatisfied. He always felt that being able to keep the county seat should be a great achievement. It’s fine if he didn’t receive a reward. Where were you when the army was in shambles?

The county magistrate didn't dare to speak, and even after thinking about it, he had to choose it in the dead of night. Today, he especially wanted to greet a special guest with a smile all over his face.This person is not an official, but a eunuch.

Just after noon, a group of people galloped up the official road, about 30 to [-] people, without flags, and there was no drum music to open the way. The speed was extremely fast. It was indeed a team of eunuchs, and perhaps some bodyguards among them, the county magistrate who rarely came to Beijing could not recognize it.

"So fast?" The county magistrate came out from under the newly built roadside pergola. He was quite surprised. He only received the official letter from his superior in the morning. , Fortunately, I came out early to greet him, otherwise I would have made a big mistake.

The county magistrate hastily adjusted his official uniforms, ordered his subordinates to line up quickly, and waved his hand to signal the master to remove the tea in the shed, so that the imperial envoy must not think that he was only drinking tea here.

When the imperial envoy arrived, dozens of horses stopped suddenly, and the dust raised gradually spread and landed. The county magistrate did not dare to avoid it, and led the crowd to kneel in the dust, "Baima County welcomes the imperial envoy..."

"Excuse me." Immediately's voice was cold and haughty, quite in line with the status of an imperial envoy.

Yang Feng can't remember how many places he has been to. These days, he has been traveling around all the time. In order to save time and get on the road as soon as possible, he only brought a dozen or so followers.

He is chasing a person, in Yang Feng's eyes, this person is very important, even more important than the rebellious King Qi.

For the sake of this fugitive, Yang Feng had to give up the emperor temporarily. He still had another idea, to see if the emperor could stand on his own in the palace and whether it was worth his efforts in the future.

"Are the archers ready?" Yang Feng sat on the horse and asked, he had no time to deal with the local officials, he had to make a condescending posture in order to achieve a quick battle.

The county magistrate felt puzzled from the moment he received this request, and he didn't dare to ask further questions, so he immediately said, "It's all set, just stay there for orders."

Yang Feng saw it, he patted his horse forward, followed by his entourage, only one eunuch remained, got off his horse and showed the document to the county magistrate, asking him to sign and seal, and complete the necessary procedures as soon as possible, the county magistrate was in a hurry, he had already arranged the banquet and Gifts, but they were all in the county town, so I never would have guessed that the imperial envoy was a quick-tempered person.The county magistrate's official seal was not with him, so he had to order the master to get it immediately, thinking that this eunuch imperial envoy was not here to fight the autumn wind, so there must be a lot of things to do.

More than a hundred county soldiers stood in a line, and the line was uneven. Many of them were dressed like ordinary farmers, without any armor, but they all held hard bows in their hands, and there were seven or eight arrows in the quiver cross-body. .

Yang Feng was not surprised. Wherever he went, soldiers from all over the country were like this. Some decent soldiers were conscripted, and they followed Taifu Cui Hong to the north to fight against the Xiongnu.

The county lieutenant hurried over. He was staying with the county magistrate. He had no horse, so he fell behind, facing the dust, and panting, he said to the imperial envoy on the horse: "The envoy...cough...these are...cough... Arrowmen from various villages...cough...and some archers are on their way, until tonight..."

"These people are enough." Yang Feng begged to be quick, and shouted to the county soldiers: "In the future, everyone will try to shoot three arrows, and those who can reach eighty steps straight and stable will be rewarded with five taels of silver."

The county soldiers who were at a loss suddenly became excited and cheered loudly. The county lieutenant waved with a blushing face and ordered the soldiers to shut up and not be rude in front of the imperial envoy.

Yang Feng didn't care, he was used to the randomness and chaos in the place, Baima County was pretty good, several attendants went to set up simple archery targets, Yang Feng asked the county lieutenant: "Are you familiar with the customs of the local people?"

The county lieutenant nodded again and again, "I am familiar with it. The lower official is a native of the county. He has been an official for more than [-] years. There is no gentry in the local area that I don't know."

Yang Feng steered his horse and walked a certain distance to make room for the county soldiers to shoot arrows. Then he stopped and said to the county lieutenant who was following up, "The person I want to inquire about is not a gentry, but a hero."

"Hero... I wonder who it is?"

"Zhao You."

"Zhao You?" The county lieutenant looked puzzled.

"That Zhao You who is known as Qianjinbi."

"Oh, White Horse Zhao Qianjin, of course I know him, why did the boss inquire about him..."

Yang Feng keenly noticed a trace of panic in the county lieutenant's eyes, which was why he had to make a quick decision. Most of the local officials had contacts with heroes, and if it was too late, the news would be leaked.

"Zhao You harbored criminals, and I came to arrest them personally under the order of the emperor. Those who disobeyed would be exterminated, and those who tipped off the news would be punished with death."

The county lieutenant's face turned pale all of a sudden, "The folks in Baima County are simple and honest, no one dares to collude with the imperial convicts...I'll go and send some more soldiers and horses."

"No, these people are enough." Yang Feng looked at the county soldiers who were taking turns shooting arrows, under the heavy reward, quite a few of them shot straight and far, he didn't care if they could hit the target.

The county lieutenant's face was green and red, and he finally braved up and said: "The superior may not know something. Friends Zhao called 'Qianjinbi', which means that his arms are powerful, not the jade of a thousand pieces of gold. It was changed to 'Bi Yu Zhi Bi'."

"I've heard of it." Yang Feng had already figured out Zhao You's details.

The county lieutenant was even more panicked, "Not only is Zhao Qianjin extremely powerful, but he also has a group of brothers who are used to wielding swords and swords. This... this... is hard to deal with."

"There is nothing to be afraid of in martial arts, as long as you obey the orders."

"Listen, even if I have a hundred guts, I wouldn't dare to disobey orders."

Yang Feng hummed coldly, waited for a while and said: "If you can catch the prisoner hidden by Zhao You, you will be rewarded with at least a thousand taels of silver if you make a great contribution. .”

The county lieutenant immediately smiled, he was a bit hesitant at first, but now even if he went to arrest his own brother, he couldn't care less.

The test shooting ended quickly, and there were barely [-] qualified soldiers. The eunuchs who followed immediately distributed the rewards, five taels per person.

Yang Feng and his entourage consisted of 26 people, but they had forty horses. One of them was given to the county lieutenant, and he was ordered to lead the way to round up the hero Zhao You of Baima County, but he did not tell the county soldiers where he was going for the time being.

The imperial envoy led the soldiers away, and the county magistrate stood by the roadside, holding the official documents and staring blankly into the distance. He couldn't figure out what was going on, and he didn't dare to leave, so he had to stay where he was, waiting for the master to fetch the official seal.

Zhao You's home was in a village seven or eight miles outside the city, and the county captain was familiar with the road, and he didn't go around at all. After seeing the manor, Yang Feng stopped and waited for the county soldiers behind to catch up.

The county lieutenant said: "There are too few soldiers to surround the manor. It's better to let the lower officials enter the manor alone and persuade Zhao You to surrender and hand over the imperial criminals. It will save trouble."

"No, you lead the troops to line up in front of the main gate, obey my orders, and just shoot in salvo, and you don't need to worry about other things."

Yang Feng turned his head to indicate that most of the followers got off their horses and set off in batches to guard the four sides of the manor, only six of them stayed to protect and serve.

The county lieutenant didn't dare to intervene anymore, feeling faintly that this imperial envoy was different, although he was a eunuch in the palace, he seemed to be very familiar with the affairs in Jianghu.

The county soldiers followed up and stood in two rows in front of the main entrance, bowing their bows and setting arrows. The village had already noticed something unusual, the gate was closed, and occasionally someone poked their heads, and quickly retracted.

The county lieutenant was eager to perform meritorious service, and after getting the imperial envoy's permission, he urged his horse forward and said loudly: "Qianjin Zhao, you have committed a crime! Surrender quickly and hand over the imperial criminal, or you may be spared, if not... ouch."

A figure flashed on the wall of the manor, the county captain held his head, turned the horse's head and ran back, covering his face with one hand, blood flowed from his fingers, "The thief uses a hidden weapon."

The thieves not only used hidden weapons, but the gate of the manor suddenly opened, and more than a dozen people rushed out brandishing knives and guns, shouting in their mouths. Holding a big hammer, he shouted angrily: "Whoever stands in my way dies!"

Zhao Qianjin was quite well known in Baima County, even the county captain was a little afraid of him, when he saw him rushing out, he felt timid in his heart.

Yang Feng didn't care, he came here only after he got the exact news, he knew that there were not many people in the village, and he didn't want to compete with these desperadoes, so he immediately ordered: "Bend the bow."

The imperial envoy supervised and just received the reward, the county soldiers did not dare to retreat even though they were afraid in their hearts, and immediately drew the bowstring, waiting for the order to launch.

Yang Feng saw Zhao You and the others rushing forward with their teeth and claws open, and they were already within [-] steps, but they refused to give orders.

A county soldier was too nervous, let go of his hand, and released an arrow, which missed the target and flew over the enemy's head.

Yang Feng shouted: "Steady! Stand by!"

More than a dozen heroes are getting closer and closer, one of them keeps waving his hand, throwing a throwing knife, and the hidden weapons shot in front of Yang Feng's body are stopped by the guards, the county soldiers don't get such good treatment, the two of them were hit by darts and fell down. screamed.

Yang Feng still refused to give the order, and the county lieutenant turned pale again with fright.

The distance was only forty steps, and the dragon pattern on Zhao Qianjin's body could be seen clearly, Yang Feng finally shouted: "Shoot the arrow!"

Fifty or so arrows were fired in response. At this time, the aim is not important. The arrows rained down, and seven or eight people were shot down in an instant. The remaining six people were stunned for a moment. Five of them turned around and ran away. Dance faster and keep going.

"Bend the bow! Let the arrows go!" Yang Feng issued the second round of orders so fast that the county soldiers could barely keep up. Only 30 people shot arrows in time, but it was enough. Zhao Qianjin hit several arrows in a row, fell down and fled The victim was also hit by an arrow, and he ran not far away to meet the ambushing imperial guards, and killed them all with one blow.

The entire round-up process took less than a quarter of an hour, and only the county lieutenant and two soldiers were injured.

The guards brought by Yang Feng had already climbed over the wall and entered the village. Not long after, they rushed out of the gate with a knife and dragged a man.

The county lieutenant was very curious about what kind of imperial envoy the palace would send someone to hunt him down. At first glance, the man looked like a desperado or a local with a long robe and sleeves.

Yang Feng jumped off his horse, walked up to the prisoner, stared at him for a while, and said, "You are not Chunyu Xiao."

The prisoner laughed loudly, "The master has great powers, you will never catch him!"

Yang Feng was very disappointed, a guard raised a knife and dropped it, and the prisoner's head fell to the ground.

The county lieutenant was taken aback again, and was about to order the county soldiers to enter the village to search for the remaining criminals, when a hero shot by an arrow shouted: "I know where Chunyu Xiao is, I know, save me!"

Yang Feng walked over and looked down at the terrified face, "Where is it?"

"help me……"

"Speak up and spare your life."

"I, I eavesdropped on them. Chunyu Xiao had sneaked into the capital, saying that there... a new emperor's spirit was rising there."

Yang Feng was shocked, and suddenly realized that he had been fooled.

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