Stone Bridge Village.

The mountain village was as quiet as usual at night. The sound of hurried footsteps was extremely harsh in the quiet mountain village. The two houses near the entrance of the village lit up lights, and the villagers put on their clothes and came out.

"Hurry up and call Feng Aweng! The thieves have arrived and Gensheng is in danger!" This was the person who came from the county town to report the news.

Ever since Zhang Huaiyu selected a dozen young people from the village to go to the county government to protect Song Gensheng, Feng Aweng felt very uneasy. He had already secretly sent villagers to live in the county town to inquire about the news. In the afternoon, when the dead soldiers just arrived outside the city, the people stationed in the county town The villagers got the news and rushed to Shiqiao Village without any delay.

Feng Aweng limped out of the house in a hurry while holding a torch. He stared at the villagers who reported the news and said anxiously: "How many thieves are here? Are Gensheng injured?"

The villager said anxiously: "I don't know. I just heard that the thieves were outside the city, so I rushed back right away."

Feng Aweng stomped his feet and said: "This Zhang Huaiyu only took a dozen people with him, what's the big deal! Gensheng is the county magistrate and he is from our village. If he makes mistakes, Gu Qing will not be able to spare the old man when he comes back!"

"Feng Aweng, Gu Qing and Miss Zhang are both here, so you should make up your mind."

Feng Aweng looked around at the villagers holding torches and said slowly: "Whether we can help or not, we have to go. All the children in the village who have participated in the training will go, as well as the young and strong people in the village, many of whom have broken arms." Those with legs and those who dare to fight with others, go too!"

As soon as he finished speaking, countless villagers took a step forward at the same time and said in unison: "I am willing to go!"

Feng Aweng regained his former battlefield demeanor and said decisively: "We don't have enough people in the village. Let's bring a few quick ones. Let's go to the nearby villages immediately and tell them that Song Gensheng, the magistrate of Qingcheng County, is in trouble these days!" The magistrate of Song County punished the wealthy gentry, returned the fields, built water conservancy projects, and helped farmers and mulberry trees. Everything he did after taking office was benevolent government. People in other villages also benefited. If your conscience is not eaten by dogs, you can help Magistrate Song save it. If you don’t dare to take action against this crisis, then let’s just say that Magistrate Song’s benevolent government fed it to the dogs!”

"Everyone, leave for the county seat immediately, let's go!"

He left without hesitation. Dozens of villagers, including craftsmen and handymen from the porcelain kilns on the mountain and newly moved villagers from other villages also followed Feng Aweng. The torches on the mountain road were like a long winding road for several miles. Snake, quickly walked towards the county town.

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His steps were staggering, and his sword power was in chaos.

Zhang Huaiyu fell into a state of semi-madness and semi-lucidity. She only saw the enemy, and her consciousness only wanted to take the enemy's life.

Zhang Huaiyu didn't pay attention to Gu Qing's anxious shouts. She only saw the enemy in her sight and consciousness.

Gu Qing gritted his teeth and rushed forward at the risk, grabbing Zhang Huaiyu's sleeve from behind. Zhang Huaiyu's consciousness was almost blank. When he found someone behind him, he immediately stabbed him with his backhand without hesitation. Gu Qing's eyelids jumped, and lightning flashed across the stone. She dodged, and the sharp sword passed through the clothes under her ribs, almost stabbing her to the core.

"Zhang Huaiyu, are you crazy? Back away from me!" Gu Qing shouted.

Zhang Huaiyu was stunned for a moment, then finally came to his senses, with a flash of apology in his eyes, he followed Gu Qing and retreated outside Song Gensheng's house without saying a word.

The situation is already very bad. With the gap in numbers and fighting ability, Gu Qing's side is destined to be unable to compete with the dead soldiers of the palace. So far, Gu Qing's side has only a dozen people left in the melee, while the other side still has dozens of people. There is a gap between them. Still big.

"Gu Qing, we can only separate now. You take two people and help Song Gensheng escape. I and everyone will help you hold them down." Zhang Huaiyu said decisively.

Gu Qing sneered: "What are you talking about? We are running for our lives, and you are the hero. It seems so tragic, right? Life or death depends on God's will. You can't retreat even half a step from the place where you should be nailed!"

Zhang Huaiyu said coldly: "We paid such a heavy price and died so many people just to protect Song Gensheng. If he dies, how will our death be worth it?"

Gu Qing looked back at the closed door and said forcefully: "Everyone's life is life. We tried our best. Song Gensheng should accept his fate regardless of life or death. His only privilege is that after we die to protect him, in the end,

One was killed by the enemy."

In the middle of the courtyard, the situation was getting worse and worse. The heroes were gradually unable to withstand the stormy attacks and were seeing retreat.

Gu Qing raised his voice and said: "Everyone, get back in front of me! Concentrate your strength and don't scatter."

The heroes fought and retreated, and gradually gathered around Gu Qing, while Gu Qing stood guard in front of the house.

The dead soldiers also began to gather, silently surrounding them, surrounding the heroes in the center, and the two sides fell into a stalemate.

Gu Qing stared at the leader of the dead soldiers and said: "Besides fighting desperately, do you and I have any other way to solve the deadlock in front of us?"

The leader of the dead soldiers said coldly: "Cut off Song Gensheng's head and give it to me, and this matter will be resolved."

Gu Qing laughed: "Can we be sincere in the negotiation? If we can cut off Song Gensheng's head, why do we have to die so many people? This is unrealistic, let's talk about it on other terms, for example...can it be solved with money? You can open one

No matter how high the price is, I will never counter-offer, it will be whatever you say."

A trace of ridicule flashed in the dead man's eyes: "So, you admit that the current situation is unfavorable and you want to spend money to buy your life?"

Gu Qing smiled and said: "Essentially, I am actually a businessman. I don't have that much self-esteem, nor that much loyalty. Moreover, I firmly believe that most of the disputes in the world can be solved with money. Yes, I admit it.

The current situation is indeed at a disadvantage. If you and I continue to fight, we will probably be wiped out, and there probably won’t be many of you left..."

"Humans, I have to give in when it's time to give in. I don't feel ashamed. So I want to give it a try. If money can solve this dilemma, I'm willing to spend any amount of money."

After thinking for a while, Gu Qing added: "His Royal Highness King Ji's land in Qingcheng County was taken back by Song Gensheng. I am willing to convert His Highness's losses into money to compensate him. You can make another offer on the condition that you strike out and withdraw.

how?"

The dead man's eyes were like a cat teasing a mouse, full of ridicule and coldness.

When Gu Qing saw the look in his eyes, he knew that the conditions he proposed would not be accepted.

Sure enough, the dead man shook his head slowly and said: "You and I can't talk anymore. The order I got is to kill Song Gensheng. If anyone protects Song Gensheng, he will be killed. If we don't see Song Gensheng's head, we can't make a deal. Don't talk nonsense.

Let’s fight again.”

Gu Qing thought for a while and said: "If talking about money is useless, do you have any other conditions? If we can get you to stop fighting, we can also negotiate."

"No, we only want Song Gensheng's head." The dead man said coldly.

Gu Qing actually smiled, and looked very happy.

Li Twelve Niang's expression was dejected, she was in a miserable state, and there were signs of losing her strength. Seeing Gu Qing's bright smile, Li Twelve Niang frowned and said, "Are you stupid? You can still laugh at this time of year."

Gu Qing was still laughing and did not explain. Zhang Huaiyu said: "In the past, the overlord of Chu sank the cauldron and cut off the retreat of the soldiers. The Chu army had no way to retreat. They all had the heart to die, so that they could achieve a great victory later. Gu Qing also sank the cauldron, what happened just now

These words are actually meant for us, so that we can give up all hope of life and no longer have any illusions about the enemy. When we are fighting for our lives, we can kill with the heartache of sharing the same fate and exchange lives for lives."

Gu Qing glanced at her in surprise, his smile gradually fading.

When did this woman know him so well? When we were together in Shiqiao Village, I remember not having chatted with her a few times. Could it be that she was a natural confidant?

Luo Fei, who was seriously injured, choked and coughed a few times, and said with a sad smile: "Since we have decided to protect Magistrate Song, there is no reason to give up halfway. This life will be handed down tonight. Luo has already lost his hope of life. Everyone

Brother, try your best!"

Turning his head and glancing at the closed door, Luo Fei said loudly: "County Magistrate Song, you are a good official. You have not failed the people, and the people have not failed you. You must live a long life before we can die."

injustice."

Luo Fei clenched the ax in his hand and suddenly rushed towards the dead soldiers. The ax flipped up and down. Two dead soldiers were caught off guard and fell to the ground. The other dead soldiers reacted and swung their swords to attack. Luo Fei

He only lasted less than three rounds before being hacked to death with random swords.

In the room, Song Gensheng's eyesight had been blurred by tears. He was still sitting at the desk, crying and writing without saying a word.

"...The land was lost to all the people, and it was gathered to the powerful. All the people lost their land and became slaves. They raised the world's products to feed the luxury of the powerful. They ignored the abundant fields that starved to death. They stole the country's money and passed away. The crime of the powerful is not to invade the land.

, the crime is shaking the country and encroaching on the country's foundation, the Holy Emperor must not ignore it..."

outside the house.

Luo Fei died suddenly, and the heroes' eyes suddenly became red. At this time, the dead soldiers also launched the final charge, and dozens of people rushed towards the heroes.

Chen Fufeng laughed boldly and said: "Brother Luo Xian is not far away. Chen is on his way tonight, and it is at this moment!"

With a swing of the long sword, Chen Fufeng faced the enemy. As soon as he fought with the enemy, he suddenly turned his back to the enemy. The long sword miraculously turned in the direction in his hand. After being slashed twice on the back, the two dead soldiers were killed by him.

Under the miraculous swordsmanship, exchanging injuries for lives is purely a way of dying together.

The dead soldiers were momentarily panicked, and Chen Fufeng's desperate fighting style shocked them. However, the dead soldiers were still dead soldiers after all. Strictly speaking, from the moment they fought, they were determined to die, and they were prepared to fight against the enemy.

He is both ruthless and ruthless.

Chen Fufeng was stabbed twice on the back. He staggered a little and faltered for a few steps. A long halberd stabbed out from the side of the stab, hitting Chen Fufeng's ribs. Chen Fufeng held the halberd pole with one hand and turned his back with a ferocious expression

With a fierce blow, the soldier who attacked him was immediately killed. Chen Fufeng shook his body a few times, showed a smile of relief, and fell to the ground dead.

In the room, Song Gen was biting his lower lip, which was bleeding. The blood flowed down his chin and dripped on the snow-white memorial. One drop, two drops, and the red blood turned green.

"... In the prosperous times, the accumulated evils are getting deeper and deeper. The enclosure of land by the powerful is the first of the evils. The land of all peoples is taken by the powerful. The country's grain and endowment belong to the private property of the powerful. They steal the country's capital to fill their own pockets, and thin the world and enrich themselves.

Clan members, the people who have lost their land are flowing into the wild, the wealth of the national treasury is gradually disappearing, the people's resentment is boiling, the flood is endless, there is no grain of land, how many prosperous times can there be? The minister Song Gensheng has died thousands of times, and the emperor has been praying and bowing down to listen.

, to save the Tang Dynasty from imminent danger, to relieve the suffering of all people, to preserve the country forever, and to leave a holy name in the history of Qing Dynasty. Qingcheng ordered Song Gensheng to record the memorial and listen to it, and wait for the edict."

After writing the memorial memorial, Song Gensheng put down the pen and saw two drops of blood on the memorial. He hesitated for a moment, but finally decided not to copy it again. He folded the memorial and carefully put it in his arms.

Listening to the sound of sword fighting outside, Song Gensheng thought that so many people had died trying to protect him, and that his best brother Gu Qing didn't know whether to live or die outside. The long-suppressed burden finally couldn't be carried anymore. Song Gensheng's throat felt sweet, and he spat it out with a pop.

Taking a sip of blood, with his head hanging down and his hands holding the table, Song Gensheng panted violently for a moment, finally straightened his clothes, stood up and opened the door.

When the door opened, Gu Qing turned around and looked at him in surprise, saying, "Have you finished writing?"

Song Gensheng nodded and smiled: "It's finished."

Gu Qing noticed that the corner of his mouth was bleeding and said, "What's wrong with you? Are you injured?"

Song Gensheng shook his head, took out the memorial from his pocket and handed it to Gu Qing, saying, "Put it away for me."

After speaking, Song Gensheng picked up a horizontal knife from a corpse on the ground, held the handle tightly, took a deep breath, and said, "Now, I will live and die with you!"

Gu Qing was stunned for a moment, then smiled, patted his shoulder and said, "I suddenly feel like you have grown up."

Song Gensheng cried and said: "The moment someone died to protect me, I have grown up. Gu Qing, I was really wrong this time..."

"Right or wrong doesn't matter anymore. We probably won't survive tonight." Gu Qing smiled miserably. He had thrown away the crossbow and held a long halberd in his hand, holding it straight in front of him.

The dead soldiers quietly gathered around. The leader saw Song Gensheng. He narrowed his eyes and recognized that Song Gensheng was the target of the killing from his official uniform. So he suddenly raised his hand and stood a few feet away.

Chao Song Gensheng pointed in the distance and shouted: "That's him! Kill him!"

Li Twelve Niang smiled up to the sky and said sternly: "If you want to kill him, kill me first!"

After speaking, Li Twelve Niang rushed out. The remaining heroes were all friends of Li Twelve Niang. Seeing her rushing out, the heroes immediately rushed out too.

Only Liu Hong and a group of teenagers were left around Song Gensheng, while Gu Qing stood in front of Song Gensheng holding a halberd.

Staring at the battle situation, Gu Qing said without looking back: "Liu Hong, you form a formation to protect Gensheng. If the thieves come to kill me, I will attack first. If I die, it will be your turn."

Liu Hong responded loudly, and the teenagers immediately formed a formation according to their daily drills, and protected Song Gensheng in the middle of the formation.

Song Gensheng said with tears: "Gu Qing, it's me who has dragged you down..."

Before Gu Qing could reply, a halberd stabbed at him silently. Gu Qing was shocked and hurriedly stepped aside. Then he held the halberd and swung it hard to block the opponent's halberd. Finally, Gu Qing used all his strength.

He thrust forward fiercely, but missed the target. The moment the halberd struck the air, Gu Qing knew something was wrong, and subconsciously dodged to avoid it. However, after all, he was not as agile and quick as the opponent. Gu Qing only felt numbness in his ribs, and the opponent's
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