Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 98
All the monks in Tongshan Temple, the abbot master knew them very well, so when he learned that the Qing soldiers were coming straight to the temple, he knew that there must be one of the pilgrims in the courtyard who was pursued by the Qing court. The loyal and brave Hou Wang Yan of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the abbot is a monk, he is not ignorant of worldly affairs, and he also knows Wang Yan's name, so he was immediately surprised.

He originally thought that what the Qing soldiers were going to hunt down was just an ordinary anti-Qing scholar, so if he rescued him, the Qing soldiers would not embarrass the temple too much, but if it was Wang Yan, it was quite different. His reputation Dazhong, if the Qing soldiers are in vain, they may not let the monastery go, and may even kill people to vent their anger.

At this time, the abbot couldn't help but weigh in his heart. Although he has been a monk for many years, he is not a Buddha after all, and he still has to be influenced by the world. He is a monk, and he is also a monk from the Han family. Urgent, Jingzhi may not be able to delay for long, Lord Hou, please follow the poor monk to the back mountain, there is a secret path leading to General Mountain, which can help Lord Hou escape from the pursuit of the Qing soldiers."

"I stayed in the noble courtyard and I have already caused trouble for the noble courtyard. I feel very guilty in my heart. If the master helps me escape again, it will be a real accomplice and I will be retaliated by the Qing soldiers." Wang Yan said the master said: "So, I can't feel at ease!"

"The Buddha said, saving one's life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. Lord Hou has countless living people, and poor monks help them, which is a great merit!" The abbot persuaded: "Your Lord is the stone pillar of the country, and the people are protected. , quickly followed the poor monk to the back mountain."

"Hou Ye, the master's words are justified, and it is useless to stay here now, it is better to leave quickly!" Liu Shun persuaded Wang Yan when he learned that the Qing army was coming, and was worried about Wang Yan's safety.

Seeing this, Wang Yan nodded in agreement, and hurriedly ordered people to pack up their luggage, picked up their weapons, and followed the master abbot, and rushed towards the back mountain.

At this time, there was a sudden commotion outside the temple, followed by the sound of dense footsteps, accompanied by the cry of "Catch Wang Yan alive, reward a hundred gold, and advance to the third rank." Come into the temple.

Wang Yan and his party's expressions sank when they heard the sound, and they all quickened their pace, but Tongshan Temple is a small temple, it's not big at all, and with the Qing soldiers chasing so closely, even if Wang Yan and his party got on the trail, it would be very difficult. It's hard to get rid of the Qing soldiers behind you.

Wang Yan and others were in Nanzhili controlled by the Qing soldiers. If they were entangled by the Qing soldiers, there was basically no possibility of escape.

At such a critical juncture, in order to let Wang Yan escape smoothly, his two subordinates suddenly stopped and said: "I will not keep secrets and put the Hou Ye in danger. Now I am willing to sacrifice my life to protect the Hou Ye." Retreat, in order to make up for the mistakes."

These two people were the ones who were sent back to the boat by Wang Yan last night. When the Qing soldiers arrived, they all thought that they were negligent in vigilance, so they let the Qing soldiers follow them to Tongshan Temple, and they felt very guilty.

"This is not the fault of the two of you, it is actually the fault of the Marquis!" Wang Yan couldn't help stopping when he heard the sound, and looked back at the two of them, saying: "You two, don't make unnecessary sacrifices, and go with the Marquis, and leave quickly. It's important here."

"We and the people in Yangzhou were all saved by the Marquis. Today is the time to repay your kindness!" But the two of them did not listen to Wang Yan's words, but bowed to the ground and kowtowed to Wang Yan: "Please take care of me and my elders!" , I'll wait!"

Both of them are citizens of Yangzhou, one is He Yijiang and the other is Yang Sicheng. After they finished speaking, they got up and raised their knives, facing the direction where the Qing soldiers were chasing.

Seeing this, Liu Shun and the others quickly pulled Wang Yan, supported the weaker Hou Fangyu, and left quickly.

At this time, Tian Xiong went to the temple, met the monk and asked sharply, "Where is Wang Yan?"

Tongshan Temple is not big, and the Qing soldiers searched the front yard and main hall in a short while, and slowly approached the back mountain. At this moment, He Yijiang and Yang Sicheng suddenly stood up from the corner and shouted: "I am Wang Shiheng, the loyal and brave Marquis of the Ming Dynasty!"

Hearing the sound, the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty were overjoyed at the thought of the reward promised by Tian Xiong, and shot them with a group of arrows, and the two of them used knives to draw the arrows, killing seven or eight people. Finally, He Yijiang was shot through the chest and died, while Yang Sicheng The spear pierced his belly and died of exhaustion.

In order to earn credit for their contributions, the Qing soldiers rushed forward, and the corpses of the two volunteers were immediately divided into dozens of pieces.

Tian Xiong heard the killing sound and rushed over, but the two were killed.

When the Qing soldiers saw him coming, they immediately surrounded him, each holding a piece of the body, and tried to claim that he was the one who killed Wang Shiheng.

Seeing this, Tian Xiong couldn't help frowning slightly. He doubted the identity of the deceased, so he quickly found the leader to identify it, but found that it was not Wang Yan.

At this time, the Qing soldiers who searched the temple came to report again. They did not find Wang Yan, but found a trail leading to the mountain in the back mountain. Tian Xiong then informed that Wang Yan had escaped from Tongshan Temple.

At this time, he knew that Wang Yan had entered the mountain, and he ordered the little boss to lead his troops into the trail to chase and kill Wang Yan. Seeing that he could no longer take the credit for arresting Wang Yan, he followed the flying horse into the city, and reported the whole thing to Ang, who was sitting in Jiangning. Bangzhang Jingtulai.

When Wang Yan entered the mountain, he couldn't get out of the mountain for a while. Although it was too late to send troops to encircle the mountain, he could send troops to guard the main water and land routes to prevent Wang Yan from escaping from Jiangning. However, Tian Xiong could not do these things, so the credit must be divided. To Turai.

Tian Xiong didn't think that the cooked duck could fly, so he couldn't help being furious. Before he left, he ordered the Qing soldiers to kill all the monks in the courtyard to vent his anger, and then set fire to Tongshan Temple.

Wang Yan and his party were delayed by He Yijiang and Yang Sicheng, and safely followed the abbot on the back mountain path, but the narrow mountain path and thorny thorns seriously affected their speed.

Not long after, a fire broke out in Tongshan Temple at the foot of the mountain, and everyone knew that He and Yang had died. They felt infinitely sad. The master abbot looked at the temple in flames from the mountainside, and he couldn't help sighing deeply.

There had been no pedestrians on the trail for several years. Wang Yan and his party overcame the thorns and thorns. The Qing army who had chased up from the back mountain was undoubtedly much faster on the road they had cleared. Wang Yan was still not out of danger.

Sure enough, after traveling a certain distance, Wang Yan and others could already see the Qing army climbing behind them, and they were about to be caught up in less than a quarter of an hour.

Wang Yan was walking in front, at this time, among the several subordinates walking behind, suddenly two more stopped, bowed to Wang Yan, and stopped climbing, but sat with their knives and waited for the Qing soldiers to come up.

In this way, the Qing soldiers were blocked again, but the two strong men only had long swords in their hands, but the Qing soldiers had swords, guns, shields and bows, and they had all the seals. They quickly broke through the obstruction and continued to pursue.

For a while, every time there was a distance, several people in Wang Yan's team bid farewell to Wang Yan, and resolutely stayed to block the enemy. They relied on rocks and long knives, and with the heart of death, they fought for a glimmer of life for Wang Yan. Make it burst into tears.

Thanks to my good friends, the hero of the generation, Mr. **Si, Tang Doudou 123 for the reward.

(End of this chapter)