Chapter Thirty-Seven: Looking back, the past is getting blurred
Zhang Shiping guessed Han Xiaoyue's identity, and was worried that he would confuse the army's heart, so he moved to kill. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Li Jingxian repaid his kindness and covered Han Xiaoyue's entry into Liangcheng, and was willing to be arbitrarily disposed of by Zhang Shiping. Han Xiaoyue avenged Li Jingxian's father's murder, and Zhang Shiping had the grace of knowing him. For the sake of love and righteousness, Li Jingxian had to do this.
Han Xiaoyue rode Li Jingxian's horse to the city and galloped to the city, already exhausted. In the midst of the war, Liangcheng had sealed off the city gates long before the sun set. The soldiers in the city found Han Xiaoyue and immediately reported to Yang Fan, the Taishou, and then rescued him into the city.
"That's the way it is. After Han Xiaoyue finished bathing, she sat in the guest room of Yang Fan's mansion and told Yang Fan about the hardships along the way. Yang Fan was wearing a dark green robe, with a slender figure and elegant manners. The two have worked together for many years and are like brothers. Hearing his story, I was also quite sad in my heart.
Yang Fan nodded, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Xiaoyue, I deeply regret your father's matter. It's a pity that these words of yours may not reach the ears of His Majesty. Now the government and the opposition are unanimously criticizing you and General Han. His Majesty also withstood the pressure and saved the lives of everyone in the Han Mansion. ”
"I understand!" Han Xiaoyue said, "There are always those treacherous people in the court who play with power, far away from the battlefield but still pointing fingers!
"That's right, in fact, Your Majesty knows the loyalty of the Han family, and specially instructed that the Han family's mansion will not move, and the salary will be paid accordingly. Saying that, Yang Fan patted him and said, "Xiaoyue, the safety of your family, you can rest assured!"
"Your Majesty. Your Majesty has done his best. Han Xiaoyue said, sighing, "It's a pity that I can't be loyal to the country anymore." Once people know my whereabouts, I'm afraid it will even affect you!"
"You don't have to think about me, I have my own way of dealing with it. As he spoke, Yang Fan's words changed, "By the way, what are your plans for the future?"
"I want to go to Kuzenji Temple. ”
"Don't ask about the temple from now on, wandering the rivers and lakes?"
Han Xiaoyue nodded and said: "The temple does not allow me, how can I deal with myself? Besides, the people in the rivers and lakes are also heroic, and the knowledge and mind of these people are no worse than those dignitaries. ”
Yang Fan's eyes were a little lost, but he also nodded with a smile: "It's okay." The bloodline of the Han family is worthy of being a masterpiece wherever he goes. ”
"Brother Yang, I still have something to ask for. ”
Yang Fan waved his hand and smiled: "Hey, you and I have long been brothers, and we can use the word 'ask'?"
"I have a friend who is in the rebels, and today he covered me to come to Liangcheng, I am afraid that his life is in danger. Brother Yang must help me get him out!"
Yang Fan nodded: "Xiaoyue, although this matter is not easy, I will allow it first." I have received a report from Tanmalai that the rebels have entered the boundary of Liangcheng thirty miles today, and have been repelled by our army. Presumably tomorrow they will not dare to disturb easily, and that is when they are easy to be negligent. ”
"I see, Brother Yang wants to raid their camp tomorrow?"
"That's good!" Yang Fan continued, "Brother Han told me the direction, I only need to lead a team of light horsemen to defeat them, and I will definitely bring your friend back intact!"
Han Xiaoyue reminded: "Brother Yang, I want to remind you. They are not a rabble, the leader is named Zhang Shiping, but they have some means. In addition, there are people in the team who can speak ventriloquism, I'm afraid it will be really difficult!"
"Hahaha!" Yang Fan said and stood up, "Brother Han, you just have to sit down in my mansion!"
After three days in a row, Han Xiaoyue did not see Yang Fan's figure. On the evening of the third day, Han Xiaoyue was sitting in the house after dinner, only to hear the sound of hurried footsteps approaching outside the door, Yang Fan pushed open the door and led a person in.
"Jing Xian!" Han Xiaoyue stood up and shouted. Yang Fan did bring Li Jingxian back.
"Brother Han!" Li Jingxian shouted and stepped forward, and the two patted each other on the shoulder, looking extremely excited.
Yang Fan sat down first and said with a smile: "How long have you two known each other?
Han Xiaoyue motioned for Li Jingxian to sit down, sat beside Yang Fan and said, "Brother Yang, although I have only been friends with Jingxian for two days, we hate to see each other late, just like old friends. ”
Li Jingxian also said: "Brother Han is my benefactor, I can only repay him for my kindness, I would rather give up my life than let Brother Han be in any danger!"
Yang Fan nodded: "Sure enough, he is a good man with both loyalty and righteousness! With you following Han Xiaoyue, I will also be much more relieved." After speaking, he looked at Han Xiaoyue, "Xiaoyue, tomorrow morning, I will send the two of you out of the city." I received a report that the Song army was coming in the direction of my Liangcheng, and the villages and towns along the road did not commit any crimes, and it seemed that they did not want to attack and disturb, but made long-term plans. Liangcheng is no longer safe, you must get out of the city. ”
"Brother Yang, didn't you think about letting us defend the city with you?"
Yang Fan shook his head: "Xiaoyue, the stakes are very high. In case you are recognized and reach His Majesty's ears, he will not be able to protect your Han clan. ”
Han Xiaoyue nodded and sighed: "It's hateful, I'm losing all my martial arts now." ”
"Whether it is a blessing or a curse, it is not known. Yang Fan said, pointing at Li Jingxian, "No kung fu is not necessarily a bad thing." Isn't there one more Li Jingxian to protect you now? If you hadn't lost all your martial arts at the beginning, I'm afraid the two of you would have to have a fight. ”
"Yes! Brother Han. Li Jingxian said, "If I hurt you, how can I be worthy of General Han and my dead father?"
Yang Fan stood up, gave an order, and walked in from outside the door a soldier with a tray in his hand. Han Xiaoyue saw that there were twenty golden ingots stacked on the tray.
"Xiaoyue, Brother Yang has nothing to give. The big war is coming, and I can only send you something tangible. So saying, he ordered the soldier to put the tray on the table and retreated.
Han Xiaoyue hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Brother Yang, this is absolutely unacceptable!"
"Xiaoyue, don't be polite to me! Up and down the Shu Kingdom, the people I respect most are you and your father. If you don't accept these, how can I keep Liangcheng with peace of mind?"
"This ......" Han Xiaoyue looked embarrassed.
Yang Fan pushed the ingots in front of him and said, "Next, I will go all out to drag the Song army forward." His Majesty has issued an order asking Liangcheng to hold out for at least fifteen days. It seems that this is a tough battle!"
Han Xiaoyue gave a deep salute: "Brother Yang, please accept my bow!" After saying that, Li Jingxian also followed with a deep salute.
Yang Fan hurriedly helped the two of them up, and said with a smile: "It's not early, hurry up and rest! Tomorrow morning, I'll send you out of the city!"
The early morning in Liangcheng, just like his name, makes people feel a little cool. There was a thick fog on the outskirts of the city, and when I looked at the city gate from afar, I couldn't see anything at all. Yang Fan did not tell Han Xiaoyue that the Song army had approached Liangcheng less than ten miles.
At the north gate of Liangcheng, Yang Fan sent Han Xiaoyue and Li Jingxian on the horse, hugged his fists and said: "Send you a thousand miles, and you must say goodbye in the end." Xiaoyue and Jingxian, the two of you must take the road from the north to the west to go to the Kuzen Temple, that will be safer!"
Han Xiaoyue and Li Jingxian clasped their fists on their backs and said, "Brother Yang, don't worry about us. May you start victoriously and repel the Song army!"
Seeing the two leave, the adjutant general beside Yang Fan said softly: "Lord Taishou, the vanguard of the Song army is less than five miles away from Liangcheng. The last general observed that there were five leading chariots in the vanguard, which were probably captured by the enemy at Jiangyuan City. Please give the order!"
"What about the dragon head chariot? I call it to go and never return!" With that, Yang Fan turned around and entered the city.
Han Xiaoyue and Li Jingxian rode their horses to the north, and after a while, they ran five or six miles. The two slowed down their horses' hooves and looked back, the thick fog had completely covered Liangcheng, and they couldn't see the shadow of the city at all.
"Brother Han. Li Jingxian asked, "Is Lord Yang too guarded?" So is he a civilian official or a military general?"
After hearing this, Han Xiaoyue said with a smile: "The position of Taishou has always been held by civilian officials. Why, why do you ask this?"
Li Jingxian smiled and said, "When Lord Yang came to save me, his kung fu was very good, and even Zhang Shiping was not his opponent. ”
"Oh?" Han Xiaoyue listened and felt a little strange, "Impossible, Yang Fan's kung fu is mediocre, how can he rescue you alone?"
Li Jingxian thought for a while and said, "I don't understand either. Zhang Shiping imprisoned me in a tent, and I only heard him fighting with Lord Yang outside the tent, and Zhang Shiping was beaten into the tent. I've never seen Big Brother fail so badly. ”
Just when Han Xiaoyue was puzzled, she suddenly heard a voice in the air: "Haha! That's not the old man helping out?"
"It's the ventriloquist who speaks!" the two of them heard the speaker's voice, and at the same time stopped the horse's hooves and looked around.
At this moment, as if falling from the sky, the two of them were lifted directly from the horse and gently placed on the ground. Looking back, it was the predecessors of the East.
"Aren't you a beggar who has been co-opted by us?" shouted Li Jingxian.
"Dongfang senior, you actually know ventriloquism?" Han Xiaoyue shouted.
Dongfang laughed, let go of his hand and said, "Young man, I see that you have some attainments in martial arts, but you can't notice me at all?"
Han Xiaoyue waved her hand: "Senior, my martial arts have long been abolished. As he spoke, he glanced at Li Jingxian, "Jingxian, this is an Oriental senior." ”
Dongfang nodded: "This young man seems to be very good. ”
Li Jingxian looked Dongfang up and down: "Aren't you a beggar who was adopted by us?
"Someone told you that beggars can't have good kung fu?" said Dongfang, turning his back, "Do you think it was that Lord Yang who saved you? If I hadn't made a move, Zhang Shiping would have captured him alive!"
Li Jingxian was suspicious and ignored it. Han Xiaoyue hugged her fists and said, "That's really grateful to the seniors of the East." ”
Dongfang laughed and said, "Han Xiaoyue, I heard that you are going to Kuzen Temple?"
"Yes, I made an appointment with my friend to meet up there and go to Master Mingji. ”
Dongfang nodded, shook his head again and smiled: "Tsk, Master Mingji of Kuzen Temple is not so easy to deal with, I advise you to find another place to meet and find another place!"
"So, the seniors of the East know this Master Mingji?"
Dongfang put his hands behind his back, paced in front of the two and said, "Of course the old man recognizes it. This Master Mingji is an old stubborn, very rigid mind. He is mean and unkind, and he will not take others in easily. I advise you to do it yourself!"
Han Xiaoyue looked a little disappointed when she heard this. Seeing this, Dongfang patted him on the shoulder and said, "However, you can switch to my Dongfang Li's name, and ensure that you can not only improve your martial arts, but also make a name for yourself in the rivers and lakes, how about it?"
Han Xiaoyue said with a smile: "Ah, it turns out that Dongfang Li's predecessor's name is Dongfang Li, disrespectful and disrespectful!" Although he said so, he didn't know what kind of character Dongfang Li was.
Dongfang Li is the former valley master of the Ten Thousand Demon Valley. A few years ago, he was framed by his younger brother Dongfang Ba and Situ Sheng, and fled the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, which was reduced to the realm of Shu. His infinite trust in his brother almost cost him his life, and he did not hold a grudge against it. It's not that he is generous and benevolent, it's just that he can't do this to his brother after all.
Dongfang Li waved his hand and said, "Hey, what a big name or a small name, you still call me a senior!How about it, do you want to vote for me?"
Han Xiaoyue thought that there was still Long Yan waiting for him in the Kuzen Temple, so she shook her head: "I understand the good intentions of the oriental predecessors. Just ......"
At this moment, several cannons suddenly rang out in the direction of Liangcheng. Han Xiaoyue listened to the sound of the cannon, and her mouth slowly opened wide: "No...... No way!"
"Brother Han, what's wrong with you?" Li Jingxian shook him.
"This voice is the dragon head chariot! Could it be that the Song army used the dragon head chariot to attack Liangcheng?"
Dongfang Li laughed and said, "The cunning Song army has finally hit Liangcheng!" After laughing, he turned to look at Han Xiaoyue, "Han Xiaoyue, you don't want to defect to me today, I won't blame you! When I learned "Jianhua Benji", I don't believe that you didn't come to me!"
"Han Xiaoyue, a year later, come to the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons to find me!" A sentence came from the air, obviously speaking in Dongfang Li's ventriloquism.
Li Jingxian pulled Han Xiaoyue: "Brother Han, let's go quickly! If we are bumped into by Song Bing in a while, we will be in trouble!"
Han Xiaoyue's gaze stayed in the direction of Liangcheng for a long time, and she sighed and said to herself: "This time, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back." As he spoke, he looked at Li Jingxian, "Jingxian, from today onwards, I will completely bid farewell to my previous identity." ”
Li Jingxian nodded: "Brother Han, no matter what happens in the future, I, Li Jingxian, will always follow you." ”
The two of them turned on their horses and galloped north. Behind him, the artillery fire of the Song army became more intense, and the huge arrows shot by the dragon chariot shot the wall of Liangcheng into thousands of holes, and the Song army tilted into the city like a torrent. The defeat of Shu was a foregone conclusion.
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