On the eighth day of the first month, it is sunny!

Riding alone on the official road to the north, the spring sun is sprinkled on the body ambiguously, which is indescribably comfortable and appropriate.

At the beginning of the new year, the road is full of pedestrians, many people are smiling in new clothes, carrying large bags and small bags, it should be to go to relatives and friends' homes to pay New Year's greetings! These people rode horses or chariots, and there were very few people on foot and in sedan chairs, but all of them dragged their families with their families, and it was no wonder that passers-by looked at me strangely from time to time.

Gently patted the neck of the green horse under the seat, and couldn't help but think of Tian Yunxin, it has been two days since she left Tianfu, and her heart is still touched by sweetness.

I don't like to say goodbye, because it makes me want to go back to the time when I was separated from Luo Rou, I haven't seen each other for seven years, and I don't know when we will meet again.

Because he promised Tian Yunxin that he must say goodbye to her when he left, he asked her out on the eve of leaving.

That night, we sat by the river all night, talking little love words from time to time, but not making particularly intimate gestures, of course, cuddling and hugging were inevitable. Parting is always sad, and we were not very happy this night.

I didn't say goodbye to Brother Niu and them, and I didn't even mention to them that I was leaving, but I just asked Tian Yunxin to say sorry to Brother Niu's family after I left.

As soon as I walked out of Pinghu Town, I was stopped by Tian Yunxin. So, I had the green horse, which she had bought especially for me at a high price.

"The sky is like a dragon, and the earth is like a horse. The horse is the foundation of the armor and the great use of the country. Ma Fubo's words express people's dependence on and love for horses. Especially for men, horses are especially attractive, and a man does not want to make achievements on the battlefield and sing fame for generations. Just ask, who doesn't want to be like Zhao Zilong of the Savior of Changbanpo seven in and seven out, if there is no good horse, how can this be done? On the battlefield, horses are not only a tool for warriors, but also comrades and brothers. So when a bloody man sees a horse, he will have a feeling of blood boiling.

I have been walking darts for many years, and I also have a lot of experience with horses, this horse has four strong hooves, long breathing, and powerful eyes, and it is a rare good horse at a glance. This was actually given to me by my beloved, and it is even more significant.

This horse has no name, I asked Tian Yunxin to take one, but she had to let me take it myself. I don't know how to name it, because she gave it to me, so I said I would just call it Xin'er, but she didn't agree, saying that she was afraid that when she heard me call, she didn't know whether she was calling her or the horse. After I sued her, I called her full name: Heart and Liver Baby, so that I wouldn't be mistaken, but she still didn't agree, I had to change it, I had to think hard, and finally thought of a good name: Siyun! It means that when I see it, I will miss her in a different place, and isn't it Tian Xin who thinks about the words apart? She understood my intentions, shyly acquiesced to the name, hugged her and kissed her, in her tears, I left, embarked on a road I was destined to take, what she didn't know was that I who seemed to be leaving Xiao Jiu, in fact, had tears like rain.

patted the horse's neck, and just galloped for more than 20 miles, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on the horse's body. I was afraid that I would tire it out, so every time I galloped for more than 20 miles, I would always press the bridle and let it rest for a while.

Hanshu says that sweaty and bloody horses travel thousands of miles a day and eight hundred at night, I don't agree very much, at least I have never seen such a horse. Although the imperial court is 800 miles in an emergency, it can run hundreds of miles a day, but it is a relay run down by countless horses, and a horse can run dozens of miles. And ordinary horses, running a hundred miles a day is already good, military horses can run more than two hundred miles a day, but after running these two hundred miles, the horse can not have the strength to fight, must rest for more than ten days before being able to recover. And Siyun seems to be able to run 400 miles a day, and she doesn't have to rest the next day, which can already be said to be a good horse in ten thousand. Of course, if you run like this for two days in a row, it is estimated that there will be no one month of recuperation, and it will be wasted.

I'm not in a hurry, I walk 200 miles a day and then rest and give it the best horse feed.

Those things are even more expensive than my food and lodging in a hotel, and I get six or seven dollars of silver a day. Alas, if Yunxin hadn't given me a hundred taels of silver, I guess I would have had to sell it, or I would have treated me as a human being and bought fine materials for it. Come to think of it, there are many people who buy it, and I am destined to be uncared for.

This silver was found in the saddle of the house last night. This girl, afraid that I would refuse her kindness, actually played this hand with me. Although I am a very proud person, but not pedantic, the person I love is better than me to help me, this is not a big problem in my opinion, anyway, sooner or later everyone is a family, why separate each other?

After walking for about half an hour, seeing that Siyun was almost resting, his legs lightly clamped the horse's belly, and he immediately spread its four hooves and galloped away. I didn't use a horsewhip, what Yunxin gave me, how could I be willing to smoke it, after two days of training, Siyun has become familiar with my alternative equestrian skills, as long as I change the strength and direction of my feet, it can immediately understand what I mean, according to my requirements gallop.

The grass grows and the warbler flies, and the spirit is high, so unhappy. One by one, the travelers were left behind by me.

On the side of the road, there is a tea house, the tea house is very small, a thatched hut supported by a few wooden pillars, a few small tables, more than ten small benches are all, of course, an old man who boils water and mixes tea.

Needless to say, there won't be any good tea in such a tea house, but now, the small tea house is already overcrowded, every table is crowded, and the stools have long been out of stock.

After a long journey, tired and thirsty, a tea house suddenly appeared on the side of the road, who wouldn't go to rest?

Seeing that there was no place, he led the horse and went straight to the outside of the tea house: "Boss, come to a bowl of tea!" ”

"Okay!" Seeing that there was business, the boss immediately responded, and walked over with a handbag and a porcelain bowl in the other.

The boss was hunched, his hair was gray, and he didn't look young.

He took the hot tea handed over by the boss and drank it up a few times. Give the boss a few copper coins and bowls, and ride away on horseback.

"Young man, are you going north?" The boss asked suddenly.

"Yes! Is there something wrong with the boss? "I was a little strange that he stopped me to do something.

"Then you'd better rest with me for a while before you hit the road!"

I was even more curious: "Why? ”

"Do you see the mountain in front of you?" The boss pointed to a mountain not far ahead.

I saw the mountain a long time ago, and it was in the middle of the road to the north, can I not see it? I nodded.

"To tell you the truth, the mountain in front of you is called Jinliang Mountain, and there are bandits on the mountain, who specialize in robbing passing merchants. Guest officer, you go on the road alone, and it will be dangerous to meet them. Look at these people, they all know the danger of the mountain road in front of them, so they are all waiting here, and it is safer for everyone to walk together when there are more people. Young man, you better wait a little longer, and go on the road with everyone, it's not easy to have an accident! ”

The boss is quite enthusiastic, but am I afraid of bandits? Of course not, you can still practice when you meet it. After declining the boss's kindness, he turned over and walked away in the ridicule of others. No wonder others laugh at themselves, in their eyes, I am a guy who is not self-sufficient, brave and unscrupulous, and he deserves to die if such a person lives.

Sure enough, as the boss said, I didn't meet anyone along the way out of seven or eight miles, it seems that everyone is waiting in the tea house, how bold people are!

It doesn't seem to be very high from a distance, but when I came to the bottom of the mountain, I found that this mountain is about 400 zhang, the mountain is steep, strange rocks are numerous, and the top of the mountain is hidden in a mist. The official road goes around the right side of the mountain, and small stones roll down from time to time on the mountain.

"This mountain is quite steep, if you have time, you should climb up the mountain to see it. Perhaps, I should go up to the mountains to eliminate the harm of the people? Annihilate the robbers in the mouth of the tea house owner? Forget it, it's better to have more than one thing...... "I was bubbling with all kinds of hearts in my heart, and there was a faint sound of golden sound and angry scolding in front of me. Putting away his thoughts, he said secretly: "It can't be such a coincidence, could it be that someone really met the robbers?" ”

Whatever it is, let's catch it and see it. A clip of the horse's belly, Siyun raised his hooves and left.

Running out of the left and right, the curve that was originally inclined to the right suddenly turned to the left of the cave mountain.

Around the corner, I could clearly hear the sound of killing coming from the other side of the curve.

I'm experienced in darts, and I didn't rush on a horseback, so I might have gotten into a siege. Tie Siyun to a small tree beside the road, take a sword, climb up the mountain, and take advantage of the cover of the trees to go around to the north of the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, more than 10 dart carts were scattered, and six or seven dart masters stood by a carriage and desperately resisted the attack of more than 50 bandits.

These dart masters are very skilled, especially one of the big men who wields two knives, and the double knives fly over, and from time to time they will take away a piece of the enemy's body. There are too many enemies, and there are also many good players, and these dart masters are all injured without exception, although they are still desperately persevering, but they are also in danger.

There are more than 30 corpses on the ground, and most of them should be dart masters and executioners of the dart game.

More than 20 horsemen and feet squatted on the corner of the road with their heads in their hands, and two bandits with steel knives watched over them, and there were blood beads sliding down on the steel knives. I understand the rules of the road, and when encountering robbers, as long as the porters, bearers, and horsemen do not act rashly, the robbers generally will not hurt them. You must know that the dart master eats the thief's food, and eats the money that sells his life, if he encounters a robbery, killing or being killed can be said to be a consensual thing, and the dart master is not as good as a person to be killed, no one will have any objections, and no one will go to the official government to sue these bandits. But if you hurt these ordinary people, the nature is different, they are just ordinary people, doing some chores, earning a little hard money, they will not have any threat to the robbers, if they are killed, their families will often sue the officials, if there are many such things, it will inevitably arouse public anger and attract the official army to crusade. Although the robbers are arrogant, in the face of the power of the imperial court, they are only a red light. Naturally, robbers would not kill these coolies for no reason. It seems that this is not the first time that these grooms and foot forces have experienced such a thing, although they squatted there, they did not look particularly scared, and it was no surprise that they were the ones who ate this bowl of rice.

Perhaps, there is only one thing that is strange, that is, these dart masters, who are usually so tall in their eyes, have no temper when they are beaten this time.