Chapter 0029 If you want my life, I will take your life first
In the back house of the county government office, Yang Qiu and his wife Zhao were accompanying Yang Ruoxi. Zhao was just the descendant of a local powerful family in Yi Yang. Although she was born good-looking, she was nowhere near as good as Yang Ruoxi. Every time she visited Yang Xuangan's wife before, she was always cautious, but now she has become much more cautious. The look in her eyes when she looked at Yang Ruoxi was filled with a hint of pity and a hint of disdain.
"Ruoxi, although the clan leader was defeated in the war, he is from the Hongnong Yang family after all. Even if His Majesty wants to settle accounts with the Duke, you will not be implicated. After a while, your uncle will personally send you back to Huayin. You should live well here during this period!" Yang Qiu smiled and had the food cleared away, then said to Yang Ruoxi.
"Yes! The Hongnong Yang family is well-known throughout the world, who dares to be presumptuous?" Zhao said reservedly: "Your uncle also knows a lot of people in the court. It may be a little difficult to help the Duke escape punishment, but it is still easy to help Ruoxi. You stay here first, wait for a few days, and then send you back to Huayin."
"Father has already betrothed my niece to Mr. Li. Everything from now on will be decided by Mr. Li." Yang Ruoxi shook her head. She was very smart. Although Yang Qiu and Zhao looked very kind, she always felt that there was something hidden under that kind smile.
"Hmph, when it comes to Li Yu, I don't understand. The Great Xia Dragon Bird is the treasure of my Yang family. How can I give it to him?" Yang Qiu was a little dissatisfied. When he was under the city, he saw the Great Xia Dragon Bird in Li Yu's hand. As a member of the Hongnong Yang family, how could he not recognize this Great Xia Dragon Bird? It was just that he was outside the city at that time, so it was not easy to do it.
"Because I can protect Ruoxi." Yang Ruoxi was about to answer when suddenly a cold voice came from outside, and then Li Yu strode out with a sword in his hand.
"You, who are you? How dare you come to the backyard and act so rudely! Ah!" Before Zhao could finish her words, she saw a cold light flashing in front of her eyes, and she immediately fell down, covering her neck.
"You!" Yang Qiu's face changed and he pointed at Li Yu, speechless. He didn't expect that Li Yu would kill his wife just because of a disagreement.
"Hmph, a waste like you, you dare to plot against this general. I, with only a few hundred men, dared to attack Yuwen Shu's camp and seize Yuwen Tianbao's warhorse. Who do you think you are? You relied on the reputation of the Duke of Chu to become the magistrate of Yiyang County. Now that the Duke of Chu has just been defeated in the battle, you want to plot against his daughter. You are like a pig and a dog." Li Yu snorted coldly.
"You, you are talking nonsense." Yang Qiu's face was flustered and his eyes were full of fear. He didn't expect that Li Yu knew everything about him. He didn't know what to do.
"Uncle, is that true?" Yang Ruoxi was as cold as ice, and her eyes were full of majesty. Although she didn't like what Yang Qiu had just said, she didn't expect that Yang Qiu would dare to plot against her.
"Ruoxi, how is it possible? This guy is obviously plotting something because the Duke was defeated. Ruoxi, you have to believe your uncle!" Yang Qiu didn't know where he went wrong, so he quickly explained.
Unfortunately, Yang Ruoxi expressed her attitude through her actions. She walked quietly to Li Yu and looked at Yang Qiu coldly.
"Hey, your aide Zhu Yu has already confessed. What? Do we need to confront him?" Li Yu looked at Yang Qiu with disdain and said, "It's a waste of food for a guy like you who is worse than pigs and dogs to stay in the world. By the way, thank you for your hospitality. Goodbye."
Li Yu took Yang Ruoxi's hand and walked out of the hall. Behind him, a scream was heard, and Li Yu's soldiers executed Li Yu's order without hesitation and killed Yang Qiu.
"Young Master." There was a hint of fatigue in Yang Ruoxi's voice. She was obviously hit by what Yang Qiu had done.
"Sister Yang, don't pay attention to these people. They only care about their own interests, not family affection." Yang Qing'er rarely persuaded. Li Yu was amazed.
"Most people in the world are like this. There's nothing strange about it. When , these people swarm to you and flatter you. When you lose power, these people can't wait to bite you and step on you. Yang Qiu is such a person." Li Yu shook his head and said, "Let's go! We have rested enough. It's time to leave here overnight." Li Yu has become accustomed to all this. He had a premonition of all this when he left Yang Xuangan's army.
"Let's go! Sir, I understand." Yang Ruoxi took a deep breath, glanced at Li Yu, and lowered her head to say. Anyone who has experienced a betrayal will grow a lot.
"Young master, the county government office." Pang Jue's face was grim behind him.
"Stay here and let the old thief Yuwen see, and also let those who dare to plot against us see, whoever wants our heads, I, Li Yu, will take his head first. Let's go, leave Yiyang overnight." Li Yu's eyes flashed.
Four hundred cavalrymen escorted Li Yu and Yang Ruoxi to leave Yi Yang overnight, and they also took away dozens of war horses in the county. Now Li Yu's cavalry could not achieve the goal of one man riding two horses, but Li Yu believed that he would be able to achieve this sooner or later.
The next morning, Yiyang County Magistrate discovered that Yang Qiu had been killed and County Lieutenant Du Chun had been captured, and he quickly sent people to report to Guanzhong and Dongdu, which immediately set off a huge uproar. However, this is all a story for later.
In Hancheng, Yuwen Tianbao finally waited until daytime. He could not wait to lead his army to the city. Looking at the defenders on the city wall, he was furious. He did not expect that he, a dignified general guarding the palace, was blocked outside the small city of Hancheng and suffered heavy casualties.
"Let Han Chengling come out to answer." Yuwen Tianbao shouted loudly, and his strength was so strong that he instantly woke up the guards on the city wall. It was not clear at night, but when it was daytime, the soldiers on the city wall suddenly felt that something was wrong.
The soldiers under the city were all in neat armor, holding standard weapons in their hands. The leader was tall and strong, holding a strange weapon in his hand and wearing golden armor, which was extraordinary.
Zheng Yuanwu came over quickly. Looking at the neatly arranged army under the city and the Phoenix-winged Gilded Hammer in Yuwen Tianbao's hand, he immediately felt something was wrong. He said to Han Hao beside him, "I heard that the weapon in the hand of General Yuwen's grandson Yuwen Chengdu is called the Phoenix-winged Gilded Hammer. Could it be true?"
"Whether it's true or not, we both say the other party is fake. Only in this way can we escape the crime." Han Hao was also a little worried. They also saw the phoenix-wing gilded hammer last night, but it was night and they couldn't see it clearly. They were afraid that something might go wrong. In addition, Li Yu's words made the two of them even more nervous.
"Yes, yes, we don't know any Yuwen Chengdu, nor do we know any Phoenix-winged Gilded Brooch." Zheng Yuanwu said quickly: "We only know the military token and the order of General Yuwen. Yesterday, General Tianbao didn't seem to give anything." Zheng Yuanwu seemed to have thought of something, with a smug look on his face. He was proud of his quick wit.
