Han Shimou

Chapter 1048 The flying gull shows its edge at the beginning

At this time, in a Xichuan official's house, the lights were dancing, and the officials in the house were dressing in the dormitory and preparing to go out to visit. Suddenly, a dark shadow rushed in front of the door. The official was walking out of the door when he saw a flying light in front of him. When he opened his eyes urgently, the flying knife had already pierced his eyebrows. The official fell to the ground and died before he could scream. At the same time, another dark shadow fell, took the flying knife on the official's eyebrows, and left quickly. When he arrived from his house and saw the old man lying in the pool of blood, he was so scared that he shouted loudly. Speaking of Shiji, the place was just chaotic, and there were exclamation from several places not far away, which soon spread to all over the city. It turned out that more than a dozen Xichuan Wenwu were assassinated just now. The school torches in the city were messy, and they looked everywhere and shouted.

Suddenly, dozens of dark shadows sneaked into various camps on the campus, set fire everywhere, and then took advantage of the chaos to take a batch of armor and quickly left. As for Zhang Fei's house, there was a dense crowd at this time, and all the soldiers and horses rushed over. However, it was said that Zhang Fei rushed to the stable murderous, but no one was seen. He shouted loudly, and no one agreed. For a while, panic and shouts surged everywhere in the city. Zhang Feihuan stared at him and knew that he had been tricked. When he was about to drive out, the door of the house had been blocked by the swarming soldiers and horses. Zhang Fei hurried to disperse, but soon most of the people who came from the school yard arrived again, and the scene suddenly became more chaotic.

After a while, the city suddenly burst into flames, and it turned out to be the location of the campus in that direction. Seeing the situation, Zhang Fei was in a hurry to teach people to put out the fire. At this time, the flying gull had already worn the armor and secretly sneaked into the chaotic army. They rushed to the vicinity of the city gate and waited for the opportunity to leave in the chaos.

At this time, the four soldiers in Chengdu were all in chaos. They heard that the barracks in the school yard were on fire, and the guards of each gate rushed to fight the fire. At this time, the flying gull lurking in the four doors attacked one after another and went to grab the door. At that time, the situation was chaotic. The soldiers of each door saw that the flying would wear their own armor and were unprepared. When they saw them grabbing the door, they reacted one after another and hurried to stop it. However, all the flying gulls have good martial arts skills, so they all have to escape successfully and run out of the city. The four guards immediately sent troops to chase him. Unexpectedly, the flying gulls and horses moved quickly, and soon sneaked into the surrounding mountains and forests and disappeared without a trace.

At dawn the next day, the fire went out. The city was still in chaos. Liu Bei was furious when he heard that nearly a dozen Xichuan Wenwu were assassinated last night. Soon after that, I heard the four gatekeepers report one after another. At the fifth update last night, dozens of people each took advantage of the chaos to escape out of the city. Liu Bei immediately guessed that it must be those assassins. Seeing that his emperor was useless, he was even more angry. The four generals were heavily punished by Liu Bei. Then, Zhang Fei entered the hall and reported what happened last night. At this time, Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng and others also came one after another. Like Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng and other important ministers, there are heavy soldiers in the house, so Feiyuan did not do anything last night. Liu Bei learned that Zhang Fei had been tricked and scolded Zhang Fei for being resourceful. When Zhuge Liang heard the words, his face turned pale and persuaded Liu Bei.

"The king is angry. These assassins are not only proficient and proficient in the way of assassination, but also know the strategy and act vigorously. What's more daunting is that these crazy people only pick up the laxity and act according to their ability, but if there is something, they will kill with one blow, rigorous and orderly. Such an elite man is really one in the middle of the ten thousand. If it is not correct, these people must be trained from an early age to have such a ability. Previously, we didn't know how powerful these people were, and it was inevitable that we would be negligent. It's no wonder that Yide has been tricked.

Liu Bei listened, suppressed his anger, and asked Zhuge Liang.

"These madmen are so rampant that they are now all over Xichuan, and officials from all over the world are restless day and night. In addition, these madmen are extremely treacherous, can the military division have a plan to deal with it?

Zhuge Liang's eyes flashed, and after pondering for a while, he said to Liu Bei.

"The king doesn't have to worry too much. At present, it can be ordered to order the officials of each county to close the gates, inspect the people inside and outside the city day and night, and then strictly guard them.

"It's really unpreventable to be so elite. I don't know if the military division has a way to know what it belongs to?

"As long as the king follows Liang's words. In this way, there must be a fish that leaks the net. At that time, you can take a closer look.

After listening to Liu Bei's words and discussing with Zhuge Liang, he made his own orders according to what he said. Five or six days later, as Zhuge Liang said, there were still many flying gulls in various parts of Xichuan who could not retreat, but without exception. When they were about to be arrested, they either fought to the death or drew a knife to kill themselves. Several soldiers of Xichuan were killed by Feiyuan when they were arrested. Zhuge Liang heard from the officials of various counties and found that these people were good at flying knives. Some of the soldiers pointed out that this flying knife skill is particularly similar to that of the Tang Wangwen today. Therefore, Zhuge Liang secretly realized that these assassins must be related to the Western Tang Dynasty.

Since the assassination in Chengdu that night, the flying gulls lurking all over Xichuan have withdrawn one after another and rushed back to Chang'an to Xu Huang. In this assassination, A, B and C-level flying gulls were dispatched, with a total of more than 1,000 people and 68 people lost their lives. A total of 50 or 60 officials, large and small, were assassinated in Xichuan. Xu Huang heard that Feiyuan had suffered nearly 100 casualties, and his face was slightly dark. It can be seen that these flying gums were created by Wen Han, who spent nearly ten years of energy, and each of them was a dead man who was proficient in the art of assassination. Three thousand flying gulls, the one who died has not been more than ten years, and it is difficult to replenish. Nowadays, with so many casualties, how can Xu Huang not feel heartache?

That night, Xu Huang entered the palace to see Wen Han and reported the behavior of Feiyuan in Xichuan. Wen Han heard that nearly a hundred flying gulls died, and his face was also dark. At this time, there were generals and soldiers in Xiliang and Bingzhou, and the Hu people of Xiqiang and Beiqiang rebelled one after another. There are more than 20,000 Hu people in Xiliang, and now they occupy Jincheng. In Bingzhou, the thieves are even more powerful, with 30,000 to 40,000 people rebel, occupying Shuofang. When Wen Han heard the news, his color suddenly changed and asked about the previous matter.

It turned out that in order to conquer the Hu people, Wen Han not only forbids the Hu people to speak Hu Wen, but also forbids all the Hu people's etiquette, and also made the Hu people learn the Han etiquette, and can only speak Chinese. The Hu people can't resist for their survival. After that, Wen Han drove the Hu people into slaves, cultivated for three years, and repaired the city for two years, so that he could avoid slavery and enjoy the treatment of Han people. Among them, the cultivation has been divided into eight or two. The government takes eight, and the Hu people get two. As for the repair of the city, the Hu people have food and salaries to receive. Although it is meager, they can also make a living. Although the policy set by Wen Han was domineering, it did not push the Hu people to a dead end. After all, as long as you survive five years of slavery, you can be treated like the Han people. A few years ago, officials in the State of Tang enforced the law impartially, so they were at peace. Later, because Wen Han had fought outside for many years, his jurisdiction over Bingzhou and Xiliang was relaxed. Therefore, many officials became evil-hearted. With the benefit of their duties, they secretly squealed money and swallowed up almost all the income from the cultivation of the Hu people. The salary of the city was repaired, and the officials also divided it. What's more, some officials have extended the time limit for the slavery of the Hu people. The Hu people were unbearable and fled several times. Most of them were arrested and sentenced to heavy punishment. Most of them were whipped to death and their bodies were thrown into the wild. Those who escaped heard that Bingzhou Mu Gaoshun was a loyal person and wanted to go to Taiyuan to expose it, but they were all arrested along the way. Even if someone rushed to Taiyuan and the officials were guarding each other, the Hu people were secretly solved before they saw Gao Shun. The so-called upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. Officials are greedy for their wealth, and their soldiers are also indulgent. They often ** Hui Hu women and forcibly seize their wealth.

The Hu people in Xiqiang and Beiqiang can be said to be called Tiantian should not, and the ground is not effective. In the end, there was no way out and had to rebel. In January, the Xiqiang Hu people forcibly occupied Jincheng and killed all the officials in the city. The Hu people in all parts of Xiliang gathered in Jincheng one after another, and the Xiqiang thieves gathered 20,000 people. In the land of Beiqiang and the cities of Shuofang, in half a month, the people of Beiqiang rebelled one after another and killed all the officials of Shuofang. There are nearly 30,000 to 40,000 thieves. When Gao Shun learned that Hu was rebellious, he thought that the nature of Hu's thief would not change, so he immediately wanted to rise up to suppress it. At that time, Wang Lang happened to be preparing for a heavy duty in Bingzhou. After Wang Lang learned about this, he first taught Gao Shun to investigate the matter thoroughly. Gao Shun always respected Wang Lang, so he obeyed his words and ordered Wang Lang to investigate thoroughly. Wang Lang has always acted hard, enforces the law impartially, and is selfless. Soon, it was found that there were nearly a hundred officials involved, most of whom were children of a rich family in the northwest, and many of them were actually children and relatives of the important ministers under the command of Wen Han. There are as many as three people in a high position, including Gao Shun's second son Gao Feng!

Gao Shun was furious. On the same day, he sent someone to arrest the criminal officials, and his son Gao Feng was imprisoned by Gao Shun himself. Gao Shun then sent 10,000 elite soldiers to Shuofang, and at the same time, he sent people to report to Wen Han to report the matter. More than 100 officials, large and small, were waiting for Wen Han to be released. As for Xiliang, Li You also arrested dozens of officials one by one, and first sent 3,000 soldiers and horses to Jincheng to negotiate with the Hu people.

When Wen Han heard the previous story, his face changed greatly. He was furious and roared angrily.

"These corrupt officials dare to exploit people's fat and people's ointment. What's more, **hui women, forcibly seize other people's property, what's different from beasts!!"

When Xu Huang heard this, he was afraid that Wen Han would be angry for a moment and wanted to kill all the criminal officials, so he quickly persuaded him.

"The king is angry. Now, not long after the establishment of the Western Tang Dynasty, many of these criminal officials are the children of the important ministers under the command of the king. If all the punishments are increased, the internal situation of our Western Tang Dynasty will be unstable. If you don't want to take it lightly, take the amount and punish it. In this way, the officials of the court will be grateful to the king for his kindness. After this matter, they will also strictly discipline their children and clans.

When Wen Han heard the words, he stared at the knife and shouted coldly.

"How can such beasts be tolerated? It's a great grace not to pursue the inability of the officials!!"

After drinking, Wen Han wrote a document and ordered anyone who was bribed to be punished according to law. If there is cover-up, he will be punished together! After Wen Han finished his book, he taught Xiliang and Bingzhou to recover his life. When Xu Huang saw that Wen Han refused to listen to the advice, he was very worried.