Chapter 3 Entering Beijing
You must know that when Li Hui left Beijing, the streets and alleys were already singing "Secretly hearing the song and blowing the sound, knowing that it is Chang'an Road". Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
It is also true that the Jingshi at that time was not only something that the fire tree and silver flower could summarize in the nightless sky, but the madness at that time had not yet reached the extreme, and who knew how many people behind it could stay until the end.
After more than ten years, he was still a young general with troops when he left, and at this time, he was already in charge of the three armies.
His own situation cannot be said to be unmagical.
Looking at the seemingly familiar and unfamiliar scenery in front of him, Li Hui secretly groped for the tiger talisman hanging around his neck. This is the best sign of the trust of the Heavenly Family, and it is also the only basis for the old general to guarantee the life of his whole clan in exchange for himself and realize his ambitions. It's just that when he returned to Beijing this time, Li Hui didn't know if he could still be so lucky to keep this thing.
"General. The voice of the guard recalled Li Hui's consciousness.
"Huh?"
"General, you only bring 50 followers, which is too ...... In case that person is dissatisfied with you, we will desperately protect you and retreat, I am afraid that there will be a case when the time comes, and we will not be able to contact the brothers of Wanliqiao, otherwise it is better to escort you back to the camp in the north of Jinbei than to enter the land of no one. Let's call all the brothers of Wanli Bridge. ”
"Hahaha, you're the twenty-eighth side you said this morning. Although the rhetoric is different every time, you don't get annoyed, my ears are about to hear the calluses. Li Hui didn't think it was wrong, but smiled widely, as if it was some kind of fun.
"General, this is a matter of life and death, you ......" The personal guard who had served Li Hui for several years wanted to persuade again, but after seeing the determined look in Li Hui's eyes, he gave up his last effort. Although the smile on the corner of Li Hui's mouth still hasn't diminished, as long as there is such a look in his eyes, there is no room for change no matter what.
"Ha, what's there to worry about, isn't it almost the New Year, that is, ordinary people's families also leave some cattle and sheep for next year during the New Year, not to mention the Son of Heaven's family. Even if you want to kill me, it is estimated that you will raise me until the beginning of spring next year, and during this period, won't you let me eat and drink enough, hahaha. Li Hui laughed and began to drive his horse forward again.
"General!" The guards had nothing to say after being tortured by Li Hui's temper. He could only hang his head and urge the horse to follow behind him.
It's not that Li Hui's personal guards boasted, although there were 30,000 Imperial Forest troops in the Beijing division plus more than 100,000 people in the Beijing division. If the emperor wanted Li Hui's life, as his guards said, although the soldiers brought out by Li Hui were only 500 people, it was more than enough to escort him back to the camp in the northern part of Jin.
But Li Hui had no intention of becoming an enemy of the Son of Heaven at all. Even if the little emperor who had just ascended the throne wanted his Li Hui's life, Li Hui estimated that he would give it with both hands, not for anything else, just because at this time, the life of the old general's entire clan was tied to him alone.
Although his tiger talisman is inherited from the old general, if he can get the official seal and seal of the imperial court, if it is not for the old general's life as a guarantee, how can he exchange it.
Of course, not only at that time, but even after that, if there is something wrong with him, it is estimated that the old general's family will be implicated. Therefore, Li Hui would not take this risk no matter what, at least until he drew a line with the old general's family.
Although there are some reasons for such a secret march, such an act is touching the emperor's scales. Li Hui knew in his heart that he would not be able to get any good results this time, but the situation was like this, so he carefully considered the countermeasures before acting, but let go of the rare opportunity. The principle of soldiers winning by taking the lead and taking the lead is something that Li Hui knows better than anyone else on the battlefield over the years.
Although reckless, in his opinion, it is a rare way to turn things around.
At this time, in order to enter Beijing to face the saint, Li Hui and the 50 people accompanying him all changed into armor and military uniforms that matched their identities. Therefore, in order not to disturb the people in the suburbs of Beijing, they can only move forward slowly.
As he was on the way, a motorcade of carriages came at the fork in the road, which seemed to be the family members of the official family who were going back to the city.
Li Hui knew that for these people, if they met soldiers on the road, most of them would feel unlucky, and most of them were afraid that their families would be harassed. Li Hui looked up at the sky, it was still early. He raised his hand and motioned for his men to slow down and let the group pass first. He and the others went into the city together from behind.
Returning home from her Zhuangzi, Li Jin, who was dressed as a man, was suffocated in the carriage, but her father strictly ordered that she was not allowed to ride home again, so she could only take the carriage honestly at this time.
Although this delayed his return to the heavily guarded mansion, he couldn't follow Li Jin's wish to see the silver outside. Lifting the cotton curtain, Li Jin saw that there was still a long distance from the city gate, and finally couldn't help but get out of the car.
"Miss, what are you going to do?" Xiangxue, the maid she carried, asked calmly behind Li Jin, she had been by Li Jin's side since she was a child, and she couldn't know her young lady's temperament, guessing that Li Jin would not return home honestly, sure enough.
Li Jin looked back and corrected with a smile: "It's the young master." I go outside, breathe, and don't go horseback riding. And it's still far from the city gate, so it's fine. After speaking, without waiting for Xiangxue's reaction, he jumped out of the carriage with a brisk step.
It's okay to say anything else, but the action of jumping out of the car really scared the little girl. Xiangxue immediately threw herself down to the car door, lifted the curtain to confirm whether her young lady was in good condition, but only saw a triumphant smile at her.
"Little, young master. If you want to get out of the car, I won't stop you, but you can wait until the car is stable before you get out. If you have a bump, we won't be skinned by the master when we go back. Xiangxue simply went to the wheel, looked at Li Jin complainingly.
"Haha, is your young master so unsympathetic to Xiang and jade? Besides, although I don't know martial arts, I learned something from Master Yao in Zhuangzi, and my skills are also agile, isn't it? Well, the little young master is called well, call it twice?" After speaking, he winked playfully at Xiangxue.
Xiangxue suddenly pursed her mouth helplessly. However, this young lady has done everything, and it is useless to say anything now, but fortunately she is not injured. With Xiangxue's understanding of Li Jin, she is talking about it now, and she will still go her own way after that.
Xiangxue secretly prayed for her fate in her heart, only hoping that one day her young lady would be able to live in peace, so as not to be afraid again.
Li Hui and his entourage were separated from the carriage in front of them by a distance of about three miles, and they were walking peacefully, but who knew that halfway through, a white-clothed scholar jumped out of the car.
Although he looked at that person weakly, he was agile and light. The guards immediately cheered up, fearing that they would be assassins who had been killed halfway.
Who knew that after that, a little girl like a dough came out of the car, and looked at the two of you. The crowd relaxed slightly, guessing which son was probably traveling. But he didn't dare to be negligent, and put his hands on the weapons one by one.
Here, Li Jin was still arguing with Xiangxue, and the family who accompanied the protection came forward and whispered, "Miss, you better get in the car quickly." Then he glanced at the back of the carriage.
Li Jin didn't care: "Well, I saw it, it may be that some of the officers and soldiers of the Beijing Division Battalion have returned to Beijing to resume their lives or receive orders, right? I'm dressed in men's clothes, and I don't get in the way of them, can I still not be allowed to walk on the road?"
At this time, Xiangxue noticed what the two said, and the group of sergeants following behind the carriage saw the various colors of armor on the red horses shining brightly from a distance. In the scarlet cloak and the large expanse of breath exhaled by the centaurs, the whole team seemed to have the illusion of coming from the clouds.
Xiangxue couldn't help but tug on Li Jin's sleeve: "Miss, you better get in the car." The timid expression was obviously frightened by the evil aura emanating from the army.
And the family on the side also advised: "That is, when will these soldiers be reasonable." Besides, it is unreasonable for scholars to encounter soldiers. Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case, you will think we are afraid, let's get in the car and hurry up. ”
Although Li Jin didn't think that group of sergeants was terrible, he could also faintly see that the momentum exuded by that group of men and horses was different from when he saw it when he was in the carriage, and for some reason, he always felt like he was waiting for the battle now.
Although Li Jin didn't feel the danger, he didn't want to make more trouble. But looking at the carriage walking beside him, although it was very warm inside, the space was too small in the end, and it was really boring.
With a blink of an eye, Li Jin instructed Xiangxue to enter the carriage first, while he held on to the wheel and the carriage door and jumped to the crossbar. Fortunately, she was light, otherwise she would have fallen and been hit by the wheels of the carriage.
The family saw that Li Jin finally got into the carriage again, although he didn't approve of her staying outside the carriage like this, but he could speed up his pace and hurry, so he didn't say anything, and returned to the car and beckoned the guys to hurry up.
Li Hui didn't pay much attention to the behavior of the team in front of him at first, but this toss aroused Li Hui's interest, and seeing that the man in white had to stay outside the car despite the dissuasion of many people, he suddenly felt curious, and knew that this was a somewhat bold scholar, so he had the heart to go and chat.
After explaining his personal guards, Li Hui drove forward alone.
The guards had no choice but to take their own generals. But he couldn't let his safety go unnoticed, so he had to order his entourage to approach the carriage one mile closer, and he himself ran towards the carriage after the general.
"I don't know what the little brother is called, since you have to go into the city, can you ask the little brother about something?" Li Hui deliberately made the usual face of ordinary soldiers and said with a smile.
When those family members saw two officers rushing forward, they thought they were going to overtake them and enter the city first, so they ignored them. Who knew that the two of them were driving side by side with the carriage beside their own young lady, and one of them even accosted their own young lady.
This can frighten a lot of family members, if this matter is known to the master, it will be repaid, not to mention whether this body can be saved, it is estimated that the life may not be guaranteed.
The leader of the family rushed to Li Jin's side with an arrow, separating the officer and Li Jin.
Li Jin was also a little surprised here, she didn't expect that the soldiers behind her would come forward to talk, but before she could answer, her own head guard had already stepped forward to block herself. This action quickly made Li Jin flash his head, and then thought with a smile, where is it so serious.
Although Li Jin saw a soldier for the first time, he had heard a lot, but as far as Li Jin observed, the officer who talked to him did not have a proper smile at any time, but his body sat upright on the horse, and his temperament was quite decent. It doesn't look like a soldier in other people's descriptions at all.
Li Jin, who had no sense of crisis at all, although he had the heart to talk, was quite a headache because he saw the head of his guard as if he was facing a great enemy. It is estimated that if he says one more word now, he will be reported to his father in the future, and Li Jin can't bear to let the people who protect him worry too much, whether it is his parents or the guard in front of him.
But when he raised his eyes, the two officers he saw were as calm and relaxed as he had expected. Li Jin was inexplicably a little depressed when she saw it.
After looking at the armor of the person, Li Jin got up and said: "This general, I am not very familiar with the capital, if there is anything you need to inquire, just ask this person, I will definitely try my best to help." ”
After saying that, he was ready to get up and go back to the carriage. Who knew that the officer who had just spoken seemed to be a little disappointed and muttered to himself: "Sure enough, the capital is still the capital." ”
This sentence was not the cynical look he had when he first spoke, and it suddenly made Li Jin curious about this person again, and stopped the wheel and said curiously: "Oh, according to the general, can the capital be somewhere else?"
Li Hui lost most of his playful mood at this time, and he didn't look at Li Jin's appearance carefully, he only felt that the little student in front of him was very beautiful, but he didn't find that it was a woman.
"Heh, indeed. The capital is neither anywhere else, nor can it be anywhere else. Since the gentleman is not familiar, it is a lot of disturbance. Li Hui hugged his fists and was about to go back to meet his soldiers, but he didn't think that Li Jin would answer behind him: "Hey, if the general wants to find good wine, he will only go to the Drunken Immortal Pavilion to find it." With that, he disappeared into the rut.
After hearing this, Li Hui only smiled and said a word of thanks in a loud voice, and then rode back to his army.
Although Li Jin, who entered the carriage, didn't feel how dangerous it was just now, she was startled by her maid Xiangxue, and saw her crying pear blossoms in the carriage with rain, and her lips were white. Seeing Li Jin coming in, he immediately threw himself on her and hugged Li Jin tightly.
"Okay, okay, what's wrong Xiangxue? Did you hit somewhere?" Li Jin was completely confused.
"Miss, miss, why did those soldiers come to pester you? I thought, I thought...... Woo~" said that Xiangxue was already crying uncontrollably.
Li Jin immediately understood the reason. It turned out that this little girl saw those soldiers coming to entangle, thinking that she would definitely suffer, and she was afraid to go out, so she scared herself in the carriage and was scared.
Li Jin was suddenly moved, and a little crying and laughing, thought about it and said: "Isn't it okay for me, what else is there to cry about?" Okay, don't cry, I'm about to become a civet cat." Then he took out his handkerchief and wiped Xiangxue's face.
"By the way, don't tell your father about today. Rubbing it, Li Jin suddenly thought of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion he talked about at the end, which was a good place he found when he ran out to play a child. If this is discovered by his father, it is estimated that he will not be able to escape punishment.
"Well, I know, but when the master wants to ask, what should I say?" Xiangxue honestly agreed, and she probably had to talk back to herself in normal times. It should be that he was scared a lot just now, and he hasn't slowed down at this time, Li Jin thought secretly.
"No, it won't. When you get home in a while, you can go to Taige again and tell these people who just accompanied us not to talk nonsense, otherwise they will be to blame. Recently, my father came home late in the Ministry of Works, and sometimes he doesn't come back. As long as no one mentions it, Dad can't remember to torture me. Although Li Jin said it to Xiangxue, he was not reassuring himself.
By the time they entered the city, the two teams had not interacted with each other again. Although Li Jin felt that it didn't matter, the family members really hoped to return to the Li Mansion as soon as possible without incident. When everyone arrives at the city gate, the real trouble will begin.