Chapter 81: Failure

In the fall of the fifth year of Tianbao, the teenage emperor promised Uesugi Tiger, who was far away in the icy north, in a secret letter, “I will exchange Sean for his country.” So a generation of famous general Uesugi Tiger gave up the northern fortress that had been operating for more than ten years, and returned to Shangjing with only his personal battalion and Tanwu, because he believed that the Son of Heaven had no jokes.

As a result, Sean changed back to his country, but the emperor refused to release him, because the emperor wanted to know that secret of Sean.

Meanwhile, the Empress Dowager wants Sean dead because Bitter Lotus doesn’t want that secret of Sean’s to be known by anyone.

Because of the Jin Yi Guards watching too closely, Uesugi Hu does not have a strong help in the capital, but just by relying on his reputation in the army, whether it is the Empress Dowager or the Emperor, must give him a few thin face, and do not dare to push too far. This kind of situation, think is north qi palace very don’t want to see, so can look for a weakened on the cedar tiger strength or reputation of the opportunity, they must be grasped.

For example, today.

Shen Chong looked at Tan Wu beside the carriage, knowing that after this incident, even if he could not convict Uesugi Tiger, but as long as he captured Uesugi Tiger, the year’s personal guards, I believe that Uesugi Tiger’s reputation in the army will also suffer a fatal blow, and collusion with the Southern Qing, this kind of crime is difficult for any soldier to bear.

Just at this moment, Tan Wu, however, inclined his head, opened his lips and cursed: “Doggone Southern Qing people.”

Shen Chong said with a slight smile, “That loud noise earlier, this official is clear and ruthless, besides the three divisions of the Southern Qing Supervisory Court who can come up with these fancy things, who else can there be? The Southern Qing people helped General Tan to rob the prisoners, this matter is finalized.”

I didn’t expect Tan Wu to ignore him, but only looked back at those nine subordinates behind himself, the Marshal’s personal guard battalion was trained by his own hands, and a lot of them had already died this night, if it wasn’t for the South Qing people’s treachery, he would have been able to lead the people to escape.

He looked back at Shen Chong and suddenly made a long bow and said, “Please ask Lord Shen to pass on a word.”

“What word?” Shen Chong did not force each other, because he still had the thought that he could catch a live one in case.

“The one who killed me …… Fan Xian also!”

Tan Wu, as the Marshal’s beloved, naturally knew the several parties to this plan, and Fan Xian, as the Southern Dynasty’s Supervisory Academy’s Tisan, happened to be in Shangjing, so his role in it was naturally obvious. Fan Xian’s name, hissed out from his mouth, full of indignation and resentment, clearly reached the ears of the hundreds of people in the arena!

Fan Xian on top of the tree was calm, as if he hadn’t heard it, but in his heart, he knew that Uesugi Tiger would surely understand the dishonorable role he had played in this matter, not to mention the fact that Tan Wu had roared out so furiously before he died.

At the sound of his voice, Tan Wu flipped his wrist, and the light of his sword was like snow as it sliced away from the bottom to the top, cutting off his own cheek! The light of the knife turned again and wiped over his neck, his head falling to the ground!

Immediately after the brush nine sounds, actually seemed to sound at the same time, nine heads were rushed by the blood to leave the black-clothed man’s body, rolled down to the ground, and rolled to a place with Tan Wu’s furious, bloody, miserable and incomparable faceless head.

Strangely enough, Shen Chong did not stop their move to commit suicide, but only indifferently looked at all this, and only after a long time, said softly, “These are the warriors of the country, but it is a pity that they perished in the conspiracy of the Southern Qing people, gentlemen, give them a good and generous burial.”

When Tan Wu committed suicide by destroying his face, Fan Xian’s heart above the tall tree trembled slightly, and with his superb ear power, he heard Shen Chong’s sentiments.

All the people who robbed the prisoners have died, only that lonely carriage still stays in the surroundings of the jinyiwei crowd, everyone knows that the ancestor of the jinyiwei sean, that the old man who has long since lost his courage, at this time is in the carriage.

Without warning, the carriage above do not know what is attached, actually burning up!

The fire is very strong, in a moment will cover the whole carriage, the front of the horse is frightened, the mouth with the enumeration but can not send out hissing sound, will take the carriage forward! Knife light flashed, two steeds limbs flicked, thumped and fell to the ground, blood flowed from the horse’s head.

Shen Chong indifferently looked at the burning carriage, not knowing what he was thinking. Deputy Commander Xiao glanced at his lord and said with some anxiety, “My lord, quickly put out the fire, His Majesty wants Sean alive.”

Shen Chong smiled faintly, waved his hand, stopping his subordinates from putting out the fire, signaling Xiao Vice Commander to come to his body, and said softly, “But the Empress Dowager wants Xiao En to die.” Xiao Vice Commander’s face was a bit flabbergasted, knowing that his previous statement was a bit impulsive, he then found a very strange feeling emerging from the corner of Shen Chong’s eyes, and listened to his lordship say softly to himself, “Being locked up for so many years, since he can t get out, death …… may also be a good choice. ”

The fire rises to the sky, in a short while, the carriage is burned and collapsed, falling into the street, the black ash gradually rises, and the heat is smoky.

To be the first moment the fire stopped, there are Jin Yi Wei’s special pallbearers came forward, began to carefully examine the body in the car. Within a moment, it reported back, “It is exactly Sean.”

Shen emphasized and nodded, asking, “The leg injury is newly sustained?”

“Yes, the injury is no more than two months old.”

“Teeth?”

“Consistent with the records when they took over at the Misty Ferry, three are missing.”

Shen Chong’s expression was a little strange, as if he couldn’t believe that Sean died in this way, as if he didn’t know what kind of expression to use at this time to express his feelings, in any case, that hint of a smile was a little strange, a little indifferent.

South of the city Uesugi general’s residence, a generation of famous general Uesugi tiger is talking with his wife, two people beside the coffee table on the gift list, the courtyard can be heard vaguely some chaotic sounds. The lady said with a slight worry between her eyebrows: “Master, the Empress Dowager’s birthday, you can’t leave the capital in these few days, how can this be?” If placed in the usual, this time will be in the house should be quiet, do not know why, today even the lady did not sleep.

Uesugi tiger face unchanged, said in a deep voice: “naturally not leave.”

“Then this birthday gift ……” the lady lowered her head to ask for instructions.

“Naturally, it is also not prepared, ma’am, you’d better prepare your luggage.”

While speaking, suddenly a tiger backed strong man walked into the back hall at a brisk pace. Madam recognized that this person was the personal attendant of the Marshal, but it was already early in the morning, and the other party actually entered uninvited, so she thought that it must be her own unlucky guess that turned into reality, and she looked at Uesugi Tiger with a somewhat panicked glance, and tremblingly said, “Did you really do it?”

Uesugi tiger is not angry and authoritative, a pair of black silkworm eyebrows gradually into a sword blade, said in a deep voice: “This will be loyal to the court, but things are not concordant, but also to allow me to small wantonly a little.”

The lady no longer said anything more, just retreated to the back room in silence, and no longer had the heart to take care of the gifts for the Empress Dowager’s birthday.

“Marshal, there are more nails outside the mansion.”

Only those who were closest to Uesugi Tiger would obstinately address Uesugi Tiger as Marshal instead of Great General. This close follower who was speaking at this time originally had no surname, but was just an orphan, who was later picked up by Uesugi Tiger from the snowy forest and raised to such a large size that he was given the surname Uesugi, with the single name of a broken character. His relationship with Uesugi Tiger was somewhat similar to the relationship between Uesugi Tiger and Sean, except that he was more in awe than affectionate towards Uesugi Tiger.

“Wait for the news.” Uesugi Tiger sat on his chair steadily as if he was sitting on the eastern mountain, his face was calm and quiet, not a trace of nervousness could be seen at all.

Uesugi Break led the order and went out, monitoring the movements outside the courtyard while preparing the means to follow up.

After a long time, Uesugi Break once again returned to the back room, half-kneeling on the ground, and said in a deep voice: “The matter failed.” His voice didn’t have a trace of trembling, but somehow, he still couldn’t hide a sadness that came through.

Uesugi tiger’s right hand on the chair handle paused, closed his eyes, closed his eyes with great force, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes like chrysanthemums bloomed, and only at this point could he realize the true age of this generation of famous generals.

He walked back to the back room, looked at his wife who was sitting somewhat uneasily by the bedside, smiled a little, and said, “It’s already very late, why don’t you go to sleep?”

The General’s wife smiled somewhat uneasily, “I can’t sleep.”

Uesugi Tiger smiled and said, “Let’s not leave the capital, let’s discuss the list of gifts to the Empress Dowager that we will enter the palace in the latter days.”

At this time, the sky was in the darkest hour before dawn, the courtyard below in a mess began to clean up, the four hundred and eight sides surrounded by the brocade guards also began to silently dispersed according to their respective duties, the carriage that was burned to ashes with those corpses on the ground has also been taken over by the professionals of Zhenfu Division, in a short while of work, the following returned to the calm. In front of the powerful machine of an empire, it was not something that could not be done to cover up such a loud bang, a shocking event.

The injured brocade guards at the back wall were still lying on the ground, occasionally letting out a few muffled cries of misery, the damage caused by that explosion was very powerful, most of them died, even the occasional person who managed to escape was covered in dirt and dust full of blood.

At this moment, some people were carrying those injured jinyiwei toward the north city direction of the yamen, the doctors also each followed nervously, a long string of stretcher looked like a thin hundred insects, twisted waist forward.

Fan Xian carefully crouched on the branch of the tree, tightening and relaxing his muscles, repeating this over and over again so as not to slow down his reactions by standing still for too long. He looked at the injured on stretchers in the alley under the tree and thought in his heart that if he hadn’t enjoyed watching Silence of the Lambs and Leon the Killer back then, he would have really let that old man get away.