In the garden, the blooming peonies have become messy, and many flowers are scattered on the ground, as if they have experienced a cruel storm.
One of the surrounding Qionghua trees also fell down.
Under the tree, several embarrassed young men were unconscious.
In the center of the garden, the most severely damaged area, a disheveled girl was crying, with her hands around her knees, crying so hard.
"What's going on?"
The servants who came to the rescue rushed to the scene.
Seeing this scene, they felt that the sky was going to fall.
The injured young master and the girl who seemed to be insulted were nothing.
Good men believe in women.
Lying on the ground were not only his three young masters, but also Cui's third young master from afar.
Something happened to this man in his own master's house, so just to explain to Cui of Qinghe was already a big deal, let alone There was that girl, who was the personal maid of Fourth Miss Zheng Liwan.
This Fourth Miss would definitely not give up, but where was the perpetrator?
A group of people looked around, looking for traces of the perpetrator.
But there is nothing else here except the viburnum trees swaying in the wind.
The man's whereabouts have long since disappeared, and I don't know where he went.
Only a few of the group of servants went to check on the young master's injuries, while the rest went to find a stretcher.
But when they stepped forward and saw the bloodstained bluestone, all the servants were trembling with fear.
Looking more closely, they found that there were large pools of blood on the crotches of the four people, which immediately frightened all the servants who looked at it. .
"Go quickly and report it to the master!"
A middle-aged man who looked like a butler shouted loudly.
This matter cannot be resolved.
This injury was completely beyond everyone's expectations.
But just as they hurried towards the study where the Zheng family patriarch and Cui family elders were discussing, a sudden tremor began.
"Boom" a sound like a thunderbolt on a dry day came from a distance.
Then all these people felt a tremor on the ground.
"Is this, is this the earth dragon turning over?"
the housekeeper stopped and asked in confusion.
"No," the servant also looked confused.
The whole of Xingyang heard the thunderbolt at this moment.
Although they were far away and did not feel the tremor of the ground, the sound like thunder still attracted everyone's attention.
Because the sun was shining brightly at this time, how could there be thunder in such weather.
So everyone looked in the direction of the sound.
In between is the place where the Zheng family is entrenched, among the red bricks and green tiles.
There was a burst of smoke and dust, like a huge mushroom emerging from the ground, rising quickly into the sky.
In the blink of an eye, it covered a large area.
People in Zheng Mansion felt it even more real.
But the ones who felt the deepest were the few servants guarding the study.
Because they truly felt the power of this thunderbolt.
Behind them, the originally magnificent study room had collapsed.
There were countless broken walls, beams and eaves scattered around, just like this.
When it flew out, pieces of masonry, stone and earthwork were scattered and flying.
They held their bleeding ears.
Rolling on the ground.
Wails came from their mouths, but they themselves could not hear them.
Not far from the study.
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Li Kuan pulled out the cotton stuffed in his ears, then dug into his still buzzing ears with his hands, with a look of sadness on his face: "This is the first shot of the revolution.
After this, I'm afraid these aristocratic families will really fight to the death with me," Li Kuan murmured.
He had killed several important figures at this time, and the one who suffered the most was undoubtedly the Zheng family in Xingyang, because this was their territory, and they were discussing with the elders of the Cui family here, so important figures in the family must be with them. , it should be served in one pot now.
Therefore, the Zheng family in Xingyang must hate him to the core, and must eat his flesh and drink his blood.
Just like Zheng Qiao who was still serving as the Minister of Rites in the court, Zheng Xuanyi, the Minister of Works, Zheng Huaide, the governor of Xingyang, and Zheng Renji, the fourth lady's father.
These Zheng family officials in the court will definitely jointly submit the memorial, but Li Er will have another headache.
Presumably, the guy who has been following me has started to write a report, but he doesn't care anymore.
Anyway, when he made the decision before, he was already prepared to become an enemy of the world's famous families.
Now the situation is just worse.
Anyway, the worst is to go far away.
The chess pieces have been laid out and the way out has been laid, so I don't have to worry about it.
Li Kuan thought, then turned and left.
Everyone must have known by now that the thing that could cause such damage and that shocking sound must be gunpowder.
That's right, this is the gunpowder Li Kuan made.
Li Kuan didn't intend to use it.
Moreover, after he dealt with the four dudes, he had already relieved part of the anger in his heart, so at that time he was just thinking In order to teach these old scholars who taught these beasts a little lesson, the old guy would be good, such as stealing the Analects of Confucius that he asked for by name in front of them.
But when he came to this place and wanted to lure these old guys to the newly built ancestral hall where the target items were hidden, he found out that what these old guys were doing made him furious.
Through the thin window paper, Li Kuan peeked in from the outside.
Inside, Cui Huamin, the elder of the Cui family, was sitting in the guest seat, discussing with several important figures of the Zheng family.
"The old man set out from the Cui family seven days ago and arrived at Xingyang yesterday.
The thief Chu Liuxiang left Qinghe half a month ago.
During this time, he fought all the way to Xingyang, and then asked your family for the biography.
From the request of the family treasure roll, it can be seen that this so-called Chu Liuxiang is actually at odds with our five surnames and seven seven.
He must not stay and must be eradicated."
Cui Huamin took a sip of tea and said to the people of the Zheng family.
"Mr.
Cui is absolutely right.
I don't know where this thief came from.
He is so unscrupulous and does not take us and other aristocratic families seriously.
It is really too much to deceive others.
Our five surnames and Qiwang have always been in the same spirit.
We will definitely not compromise with this thief, we must capture him and lay waste to his bones."
Zheng Duo, the leader of the Zheng clan, also gave a serious reply.
"There are not many people with the surname Chu in the world.
These families that have been ruined for a long time still maintain the glory of Chu State, and Xiang Yu's little face really makes us laugh.
And this Chu Liuxiang, is it just these few "He comes from this family," said an old man with a long beard from the Zheng family.
His name is Zheng Qiang, he is Zheng Duo's uncle and the younger brother of the previous head of the Zheng family.
"It's possible, but there's another possibility.
This Chu Liuxiang is just a pseudonym, not his real name.
So what should we do?"
said another elder of the Zheng family.
This is also a problem.
No one has seen Chu Liuxiang's true face until now.
Therefore, even if the Cui family has issued a wanted arrest document for Chu Liuxiang before, no one will take this document without a portrait seriously. , just one more topic to talk about when secretly laughing at Cui of Qinghe.
"Well, we can only confirm one thing now.
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This Chu Liuxiang is actually in Xingyang City.
As long as we do our best, we will definitely find it.
However, doing so will definitely affect the reputation of our family.
I am afraid that a Xingyang Zheng family cannot bear this responsibility.
Get up."
Zheng Qiang said again, a hint of viciousness flashed across his face.
"Please ask your uncle to teach me how to do it."
Zheng Duo still respects this uncle very much, because this old guy is famous for being sinister and vicious.
In the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Zheng family in Xingyang was inevitably affected.
In order to protect the family from corruption, The ruling royal family was disgusted and suppressed, so the Zheng family in Xingyang sent several outstanding talents from the family.
They served several forces that the family liked at that time, and then made suggestions for these strengths.
This is also the way of survival for all big aristocratic families.
They have to ride on several boats at the same time.
If one boat capsizes, there will be other boats to stay.
Just like the Zhuge family during the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang surrendered to Liu Bei, his elder brother served under Cao Cao, and his younger brother was in Jiangdong.
Therefore, some people say that the Zhuge family has dragons, tigers, and dogs.
If the dragon goes to Shu, Wei will get its tiger, and Jiangdong will get its dog.
This is typical of not putting all your eggs in one basket, multiple insurances.
But this Zheng Qiang originally joined Xiao Mian.
This branch of the Xiao family in Lanling established Xiaoliang in the southwest.
It was one of the most powerful rebel armies at the time, with its sphere of influence stretching from Jiujiang in the east to the Three Gorges in the west. , reaching Jiaozhi in the south and Hanoi in present-day Vietnam, and reaching the Han River in the north.
With an army of more than 400,000, he proclaimed himself emperor in the first year of Wude.
At that time, Zheng Qiang was serving as Taishi Ling in Xiao Liang's country of Xiao Mian, and he often made suggestions for Xiao Mian.
Just because the strategies he used were vicious and cruel, Xiao Mian rarely adopted them, but every time he adopted them, it frightened so many anti-kings at that time, because these strategies were all based on endless blood. , and it is not the blood of soldiers, but the blood of common people.
What he is best at is using the people, not only to deceive, but also to use the people to blackmail his opponents.
"As long as Chu Liuxiang can be caught, I, the Cui family, will be counted as one."
When Cui Huamin saw Zheng Qiang, he immediately knew the reason for his hesitation.
Only with Xiao Mian as a shield did he dare to offer advice, and now he is Zheng's On the territory, as long as things go too far, the Zheng family will definitely be the first to suffer losses.
In the minds of these people in this era, the family is the most important, so anything that damages the family's reputation must be considered carefully. .
So Cui Huamin made a guarantee.
After all, if he didn't make a statement, it would definitely cause cracks in the current cooperation between the two companies.
"Not only the Cui family of Qinghe, but also the Cui family of Boling, the Lu family of Fanyang, and the Wang family of Taiyuan.
This time, our five surnames and seven hopes must be consistent.
Otherwise, it will be difficult to convince the public."
Zheng Qiang not only wanted to It was said that the Cui family of Qinghe was tied to the chariot, and several other families were also included
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