When it was past noon, the north wind suddenly rose, and the wet and sticky snow fell on it, and suddenly the sky and the earth were filled with a white expanse. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Thirty miles to the west of the Weishui Bridge, a cavalry and horse corps roared past, and then suddenly stopped suddenly, and it turned out that there was a large group of people standing or sitting next to each other in front of them. It's just that the heavy snow obscures the view, and it is impossible to see how many people are gathered here for a while.

The leader of the cavalry and horses stopped and shouted at the crowd:

"The soldiers and horses of the Shence Army have become like Xuan pacifying the camp and the chaotic soldiers, and they have come to repay their lives to the Son of Heaven!"

The panic of the embarrassed crowd in the heavy snow gradually calmed down at this time, only to hear one of them reply:

"Please General Cheng later, this will be the ...... of the saint"

The huge snowflakes that fell on the iron armor instantly turned into blood and water, and bursts of white vapor erupted between his breaths, and he only answered the promise and waited quietly. After about a cup of tea, I heard someone in the crowd ask in a loud voice:

"The sage asked, General Cheng can find His Royal Highness the Prince?"

"The minister is fortunate not to be dishonored, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was rescued by the rebels, except for being frightened, there is no major problem!"

"So good, please General Cheng and the prince come with the slaves and maids to meet the saint!"

Until the eunuch behind the snow curtain said the words of meeting the saint, Cheng Ruxuan exhaled a long breath of white vapor and hurriedly dismounted......

When he got closer, Cheng Ruxuan realized that it was a eunuch named Yuan Siyi beside the Son of Heaven who had been answering him, and he quickly nodded politely.

"There is Lao Yuangong. ”

Yuan Siyi hunched his waist and the embarrassment on his face was very obvious, but he squeezed out a smile and said weakly:

"General Cheng, hurry up, the sage is in a hurry. ”

After a simple greeting for a while, Yuan Siyi and Cheng Ruxuan walked into the depths of the crowd one after another, followed by Cheng Ruxuan, the slightly rigid prince Li Heng, and the brocade robe on his body had already been wet with snow after the snow melted, and the whole person was depressed.

Li Longji, the son of the Tang Dynasty, stood like this in the wet and sticky snow, and when he saw Cheng Ruxuan and the crown prince Li Heng behind him, the whole person seemed to be a lot more relaxed.

"Cheng Qing is tired ......"

Li Longji only said this, and then looked at the prince behind Cheng Ruxuan, describing him as cold.

"The prince has also suffered, so step back and rest!"

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and even though he was only ten paces away from the crown prince Li Heng, Li Longji could hardly see his face clearly. Li Heng slowly knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times to Li Longji, and then retreated without saying a word.

It was only at this time that Li Longji let Cheng Ruxuan get closer to speak.

"Can you catch the thief?"

Cheng Ruxuan's hands took off the iron helmet, and the dense snow on the iron helmet dripped sparsely, revealing a face that was also full of exhaustion.

"The minister is ashamed to let the thief escape......"

Maybe it was because of the cold weather, Li Longji rubbed his hands, raised his eyebrows and said, "It's okay, the lost dog, just run away." At this point, the voice paused, and then said: "It's a long way to Shuzhong, and General Cheng has to be fully prepared!"

"Please be relieved, and the ministers should be vigilant and do their best!"

Li Longji praised Cheng Ruxuan, took a few steps forward, and came to him.

"Rest for a while, and rush to Jincheng County when the snow is lighter, Wang Luoqing has already taken the first step to inform the Jincheng County Order, and instructed them to cook hot soup, and just wait until they arrive, they can bathe and drive away the cold......"

Hearing the transformation of the Son of Heaven, Cheng Ruxuan swallowed his saliva, hot soup was secondary to him, he didn't eat water and rice all day and night, he just wanted to drink hot wine and eat hot mutton.

The war horse stepped on the ground in a burst, and the footsteps followed, it was Yang Guozhong.

Seeing Yang Guozhong's heavy steps and his face gloomy like water, Cheng Ruxuan knew that there would be no good news. Sure enough, Yang Guozhong opened his mouth and scolded: "On the contrary, Wang Luoqing's dog thief ran away, and Jincheng County Ling also ran away, all of them ran away......"

Obviously, the news of the fall of Tongguan not only spread to Chang'an, but also spread all the way to the west. Li Longji left Chang'an in a hurry, and only brought the imperial grandson who was raised in the palace, as well as a few beloved princes and princesses, as for the vast majority of other princes, princesses, and imperial grandsons, they were left to fend for themselves in the city. But the world is unpredictable, just after crossing the bridge last night, the forbidden army guarding it mutinied, and Li Longji hurried west to take refuge, and the dry food and meat he brought with him were also lost. Now I heard that the Jincheng County Commander had run away, and Wang Luoqing, the eunuch he had sent, had also run away, and he was hit hard again.

"Saint, saint, go into the tent and rest, it's windy and snowy outside, just in case, just in case......"

Gao Lishi supported the crumbling Li Longji, his voice was a little hoarse and trembling, but Li Longji pushed him away and scolded loudly:

"I'm going to go, I'm here!"

Li Longji and Gao Lishi's master and servant monarchs and ministers for more than 40 years, Gao Lishi He had been scolded by such a loud voice, and after being surprised, he subconsciously let go of the hand holding Li Longji, and took two steps back, his eyes were already full of tears.

This burst of seizures also stunned Yang Guozhong and Cheng Ruxuan, Cheng Ruxuan asked himself if the days before the Son of Heaven were short, and he was unwilling to wade into troubled waters, so he lowered his head and pretended not to see. Yang Guozhong felt that if he had a thorn in his back, although the Son of Heaven was scolding Gao Lishi, he felt as if he was reprimanding himself for being incompetent.

"The minister will go to find food ...... himself."

Li Longji waved his hand, and Yang Guozhong left with a full body of exhaustion, he was also tired and hungry after a day and night without rice.

Leaving the Son of Heaven, Yang Guozhong's face suddenly became gloomy, and he called left and right.

"I heard that the prince has been caught, send more manpower, watch it, there must be no more ...... of the pool"

Left and right as promised, Yang Guozhong walked a few steps, and felt uneasy, so he walked to the position of the prince under the guidance of his entourage.

Most of the tents in the army were lost in the hurry, and the prince, like all the princes, princesses, and grandchildren, had no tent to live in, but sat alone in the snow, surrounded by a group of iron-clad forbidden troops a few steps away.

Looking at the prince's slightly rickety back, Yang Guozhong nodded, this person has always been his biggest threat, and every time he thinks of this person, he feels like he is on pins and needles. How many nights when he woke up from his dream, he would see Li Heng's hideous face, and hundreds of people up and down the Yang family were in a pool of rotting corpses and blood.

When today's Spring and Autumn Period is high, although Yang Guozhong is fortunate to be able to run rampant in the government and the opposition by relying on the unique favor of the noble concubine, he is finally a person without a foundation who succeeds because of people. Once the Son of Heaven returns to heaven, all his foundations will collapse with a bang. As the heir of the empire, once the crown prince inherits the unification, how can he let go of Yang Guozhong, who has repeatedly been difficult with him?

And now, all the worries before are gone, Yang Guozhong looked at the down-and-out tired and embarrassed prince, and even wanted to laugh out loud. However, this is not the time to laugh, he has more important things to do.

"Come here, send people to the township in front of you, and gather the people to come and serve you. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Guozhong said again:

"Slowly, the villagers can't read the text, and it's useless to post the poster, so find a few loud voices to preach along the way. ”

Yang Guozhong personally led people to the west, after passing a mountain beam, the snow gradually lightened, and finally he could see a little farther, and when he raised his eyes, he saw a large open field and village houses scattered.

The soldiers of the forbidden army entered the village and loudly preached the proclamation prepared by Yang Guozhong in advance.

"The Son of Heaven hunts in the west, and the people serve the ......"

However, the expected warm welcome did not appear, and occasionally the people heard the shouts and stretched out their heads to look at them a few times and then quickly shrank back, as if they had encountered robbers who had entered the village and looted them.

"Old man...... There can be food ...... at home"

An old man stuck his head out of the courtyard wall, and the sharp-eyed forbidden army general had just asked half of the question, and the head behind the wall disappeared as if hiding from the plague.

The forbidden army generals have always been the object of stammering in Chang'an City, and he has never suffered such a cold reception, and he can't help but be angry.

"When the prime minister is here, please don't be afraid of ...... villagers"

As a result, he hit a wall like this several times in a row, Yang Guozhong was extremely bitter, he couldn't imagine that he was a dignified prime minister, and there were times when he was down-and-out, and now he wanted to ask the people for a meal, but no one paid attention to it.

A few soldiers were angry but caught a villager who could not avoid him, but the villager opened his mouth and scolded:

"When the prime minister of the dynasty did not go to the east of Chang'an to kill the enemy and serve the country, why did he come to the west? The brave escapers, and the faces of us begging for food?

The villager said with great indignation, and his mouth was unobstructed, and Yang Guozhong's face turned red, and he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into. At this time, the majesty of the prime minister was all like rags, and it was torn to pieces by the villager.

Although Yang Guozhong was rampant in the court, he was not a road bandit bully after all, and he was ashamed to be scolded, and the Son of Heaven had warned everyone more than once on the road not to harass the people along the way, so he had to suppress his anger and ordered him to take out the gold and silver he carried with him.

"Old man, there is some gold and silver here, can you sell some grain?"

The villager did not flee immediately after being released, but reached out to take the gold and silver.

"There's no rice here, but there are some cakes. ”

Yang Guozhong tried his best to pretend to be kind and politely said:

"Hu Biscuit is also available, please go and get it quickly......"

As soon as the villager returned to the courtyard, an entourage came to Yang Guozhong's side and reminded:

"The Son of Heaven is still three miles away from here!"

Yang Guozhong was shocked, he couldn't imagine that the Son of Heaven couldn't wait for him to go back, everyone must be starving, but how many hu cakes could he buy from this village? Not everyone was willing to sell food to themselves, otherwise these people would not have to hide like the plague.

After thinking about it, the villager had already returned, carrying a bamboo basket in his hand, which was already cold Hu Cake, and it seemed that there were only about a dozen sheets. I am afraid that this little thing is not enough for the Son of Heaven and the imperial concubines and princes to eat, so how can it be their turn? Rao is this kind of cold Hu cake, Yang Guozhong also swallowed a mouthful of saliva vigorously.

At this moment, the voice of the attendant sounded again.

"The Son of Heaven's car is already looming, please prepare to drive as soon as possible. ”

Yang Guozhong turned his head to look, and saw that the car of the Son of Heaven had crossed the pass and came slowly along the road by the field.