The path of the villain is not easy

Chapter 431 The Messenger
After Changsun Ji led the troops out of the city, the city gate was only open for two hours a day, and the city gate was closed for the rest of the time.

And when the horse arrived, just when the city gate was wide open, the soldiers guarding the city saw a man riding a horse rushing towards this side from a distance, and they were thinking of intercepting it.

But it was found that the horse did not slow down when it approached the city gate, but rushed over at a faster speed.

Liangzhou is different from other states and counties. Other states and counties, especially those in the east like Qingzhou, are located in the interior and have a developed economy. Generally, there are not many bandits. If there are, they will only intercept some passing merchants. The team didn't dare to touch the city at all.

But it is different in Liangzhou. There are many bandits and bandits in Liangzhou, and it is a chaotic place. The bandits are all daring, and there is nothing they dare not do. As the gate of a city, the soldiers guarding the city are all elite soldiers in the city The ones chosen were not at all the kind of wine bags and rice bags used by the county guards in the east.

So when they saw the solo rider trying to force their way through the city gate, the soldiers defending the city did not retreat but advanced, holding spears in their hands, and stabbing directly at the solo rider.

Seeing this change in expression, the soldier riding alone pulled the rein suddenly, trying to stop the horse, but because the horse was running too fast, it couldn't stop at all.

Fortunately, the soldiers guarding the city saw that this man was wearing the clothes of the Yan Kingdom, so they didn't directly stab him with their spears, but just stabbed at the horse.

There was a sound of neighing from a horse, and the horse's front hooves were raised directly, and then several spears pierced both sides of its body at the same time.

The soldier on the horse flew directly from the horse. Fortunately, he still had armor on his body, and the soldier was already strong, so he was not directly killed by the fall.

However, he didn't feel well after being dropped like this, his face flushed red, and it took him a long time to get up from the ground, but before he could speak, the soldiers guarding the city had already pinned him down.

He struggled for a while, and then shouted: "What are you doing? I have something important to report to Mr. Li. If it is delayed, can you take it?"

"Hmph, what a serious matter. Instead of worrying about not being able to report the matter, you might as well worry about the crime of riding a horse and forcibly breaking into the city gate." A deep voice came.

The soldier raised his head with force, and saw a man standing in front of him. This man was tall and burly, and his suit of military armor made him look mighty.

Even if it was unbearable to wear this man's armor, the soldier knew that this man was the city gate guard. He struggled to get up and shouted loudly: "Let me see Mr. Li, I have something to report about the bandit suppression ahead, it's a matter of concern." General Changsun's life and death, you can't stop me."

The man glanced at the soldier, and saw that there were many damaged places on his body, which seemed to be cut by a sword, and his face was also dirty, with some blood stains in the dust all over his face.

He raised his eyes and glanced at the two men holding the man, and saw that they were looking at him. He snorted coldly and said angrily, "Why are you looking at me? Didn't you hear what I said just now? Press it down for me and wait for it to be released."

The two soldiers shuddered, and hurriedly pressed the man to leave. Before leaving, they tore a piece of cloth from somewhere, and stuffed it into his mouth, blocking his curses.

Seeing that the man was pushed down, the man stood there and thought for a while, and then told the soldiers who were still at the gate of the city: "It's time today, close the gate of the city."

After all, the soldiers muttered behind them: "Is the time up? Isn't there still more than half an hour?"

Pulling out a horse from the stables at the side, this man walked directly towards the mansion, but this man did not walk towards the Changsun mansion, nor did he call out to the previous man to call Mr. Li Li Wenli, but went to the mansion. A restaurant.

He didn't go through the main entrance, but walked in through the back door of the restaurant. After entering the back door, the guard nodded to the boy who opened the door for him, and then walked straight up the stairs. He seemed very familiar with the road all the way.

After reaching the second floor, he stopped outside a room, and then gently knocked on the door with a respectful face.

A voice came from the door: "Come in."

The guard entered the room and came out again after a while, followed by a scribe.

The scribe followed the guards out of the restaurant, from the alley to the cell in the city.

The guard threw the bridle in his hand to a jailer guarding the city gate, and said naturally, "It turns out that you, a little mud monkey, are on duty today. How about it, nothing happened right?"

The jailer took the reins with a smile, tied the reins to a wooden post in front of the door, and said, "Hey, what can happen here, as long as the Long Guard City is not breached, then my place is the safest." The place."

"You're quite self-satisfied." The guard laughed and cursed.

Then he pointed to the prison door and said, "Today I sent someone to send a soldier, he should be here, I need to ask him something."

"Hey, I just said, why did you come here? I thought you were here to see me, but it turns out that you are going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing."

After finishing speaking, the jailer raised his eyelids and gave the guard a white look, then turned his head to look at his companion and laughed at himself, "Come on, we are just being self-indulgent."

"People are inside, you can go in directly." The jailer said slightly sarcastically.

"Don't give me any weirdness, kid. Didn't you just drink a pot of wine from you last time? Look at you, you and I will take turns off that day, and I'll treat you to another meal. That's all right." The guard said angrily.

After all, without waiting for the jailer to speak, he pushed the door and walked in, followed by the scribe.

The jailer smiled, and shouted at the guard's back: "I will remember, don't make bad debts, lest you make people laugh."

As he spoke, he closed the prison door again. As for the scribe, he and his companions acted as if they hadn't seen it from the beginning to the end.

The guard and the scribe did not stay in the cell for long before they came out.However, this time it was the scribe who came out first, and after a while, the guard pushed the soldier to the Li residence.

After being reported, the guard led the soldier into Li's mansion, saw Li Wen, cupped his hands and said, "Ji Wu, the gate guard, has never seen Lord Li."

Li Wen didn't care about Ji Wu's etiquette, but asked urgently: "Is the news you just delivered true?"

"Even if you give me a thousand guts, I don't dare to joke about the safety of General Changsun. Master Li, let's see if this belongs to General Changsun." Ji Wu said, and took out a jade pendant from Bing's arms , and handed it to Li Wen.

Li Wenduan looked at the jade pendant in his hand. After a long time, he put down the arm holding the jade pendant weakly: "Yes, this is the jade pendant of the eldest son. It was given to the eldest son not long after he was born. , Eldest Young Master has always carried it with him."

(End of this chapter)