The king of Beiliang, Fuqu Mengxun, can be said to be a heroic lord. His ancestor was the Xiongnu's Zuo Fuqu, so he used "Fuqu" as his surname. Although he is a northern barbarian, he has read history books, is familiar with astronomy and geography, and has a strong political mind and is good at balancing the situation.

In the future, Liang and Nanliang are gone, but Beiliang is getting stronger and stronger, and it has cut off the main road between the east and the west, becoming a rare and powerful country in the west.

When Fuqu Mengxun became famous, Tuoba Tao didn't know where it was. And when he was dying, the Northern Wei Dynasty had swept away Hu Xia in the west with an irresistible attitude, and he was forced to make friends with Liu Song while claiming to be a vassal to the Northern Wei Dynasty, and he wanted to take his most beautiful daughter, Princess Xingping, to make peace, finally in exchange for a while.

With the current national strength of Bei Liang, it is very capable of supporting it for a while, and it may not be able to survive until the war between Liu Song and Wei and the fisherman profits.

Even Tuoba Tao himself once said that "if Fuqu Mengxun does not die, then Beiliang is not advisable", thinking that it was unwise to attack Beiliang when Fuqu Mengxun was there.

He was only in his early twenties, and Fuqu Mengxun was already in his sixties, and Tuoba Tao could survive all the old heroes in the north.

Fuqu Mengxun had been in bad health since the beginning of the year, so he sent the third prince to Wei to make an alliance and submit a request for "harmony". No one knows if he is paving the way for his son's political career, but everyone knows that there is also a queen's sister-in-law in Beiliang, Fuqu Bodhi, whose identity and strength are enough to win the throne.

So when He Mulan and Li Shun learned that Fuqu Mengxun was seriously ill, the first impression in their minds was that "the princes of Beiliang are about to start infighting."

Thinking about it like this, the reason why he was in a hurry to return to China, and even did not hesitate to tie himself to his horse, can be imagined.

To put it mildly, if the Wei people deliberately make things difficult and frustrated, or in retaliation for his previous procrastination, they can deliberately slow down now. Maybe when Fuqu Mujian arrives in Guzang, not only is Meng Xun dead, but the new king has also succeeded to the throne, and he really won't have any pants to wear.

Fortunately, He Mulan is a well-informed person, and he knows that the most important thing now is to rush to Beiliang, and letting the princes fight among themselves is more conducive to the situation of Wei than when the dust settles, even if he drags Fuqu Muqian to Liang as soon as possible.

Really once the rapid march began, the envoys of the two countries began to complain, and the frustrated Muqian was even more dizzy and dizzy, and the scorching sun was heading west, and many soldiers even suffered from heat stroke.

Li Shun saw that this was not good, so he quickly stopped in Xihe County and rested again, but the envoys of Beiliang were unwilling to delay for a day, so they went on the road first.

The number of Wei envoys to Beiliang was about 5,000, and in addition to the 3,000 Tiger Ben troops to protect the safety along the road, the other 2,000 were various logisticians.

Once these 5,000 people left the border of Wei, they all relied on the envoys of Liangguo to guide the road, be responsible for supplies along the road, and arrange related matters.

The distance was not even completed by one-fifth, but a lot of things happened, and the soldiers suffered from heat stroke after being delayed for a lot by the frustrated canal and Muqian, and even He Mulan felt that he forgot to turn over the yellow calendar when he went out, so he was so unlucky.

"General Hua, otherwise we will wait in place and see what orders there are from Pingcheng......"

Li Shun frowned, "Frustration is related to the overall situation, it is really strange that he left behind many guards in Beiliang and went on the road like this, and he also bothered General Hua to take people to chase after him." It's best if you can chase it back, if you can't catch it back, at least you know the direction he left, in case there is a case on the road, we can also rescue. ”

He Mulan and the others really have the heart to scold their mothers now, but Li Shun is right, at this time, the world is extremely chaotic, robbers are rampant everywhere, and the frustrated Muqian is a weak chicken who will be tied to a horse in a hurry, once he dies in Wei, and the king of Beiliang is not dead, it is really a loss of a worthless prince, and the Wei State is untenable in righteousness, and there is no excuse to send troops.

I have to compensate for Bei Liang a little.

Li Shun was the main envoy, and all the trips were arranged by him, so no matter how unwilling He Mulan and the others were, they could only order five hundred elite soldiers and chase in the direction of Beiliang under the banner of the general.

There are only more than 50 people and horses who left first, and no matter how fast the 50 people run, the team chasing by He Mulan must have caught up with the three horses, but they didn't catch up all the way, and then investigated the traces along the road and inquired about the surrounding people, and the people of Fuqu Muqian and his party went to Luliang Mountain.

He Mulan also came with Na Luohun, Gai Wu and Chen Jie, and Mangu was left behind to protect Yuan Fang and the goods brought by Yuan Fang, because he was not at ease, He Mulan also took Zheng Zong with him.

Poor Zheng Zong thought that He Mulan valued him, but he didn't know that He Mulan had the intention of killing him, and he didn't want him to leave for a moment.

"What should we do, let's go into Luliang Mountain to look for it?" Na Luo Hun said with some concern: "Luliang Mountain is so big, what are they doing in the mountain?" ”

"Did you go to the Buddha Gate for help?"

Zheng Zong, who had been silent beside him, suddenly spoke.

"Buddhism? How can there be a Buddhist gate here? ”

Zheng Zong went to Beiliang as an envoy, and stayed in Honglu Temple for many years, and he had a lot of knowledge that even He Mulan didn't know. It is also said that if this Zheng Zong is a person who has no goods in his stomach, it is impossible for him to be favored by Tuoba Tao when he becomes a eunuch later, and he will mix all the way to the position of a regular attendant.

Hearing He Mulan's question, Zheng Zong explained with some flattery: "Our nobles believe in Buddhism, and the Shamen who preach in our country are persuaded to open Buddha caves and plastic Buddha statues, and Luliang Mountain is rich in strange stones, so there are also many Buddhist monks in such mountains who have been 'enshrined' and opened Buddha caves here." ”

"Open the Buddha Cave?"

He Mullan was stunned.

"Yes, it's the Buddha Cave. If I remember correctly, since ten years ago, there were three or four great monks with thousands of monks in the mountains to build new Buddhist temples and dig Buddha caves, ten years later, the Buddha caves here are probably almost completed. ”

Zheng Zong nodded.

"Most of the great monks in our country came from the Western Regions and Tianzhu to the east, and Beiliang is the place where the eastward crossing must pass, and Fuqu Muqian may know one or two monks, and know that they opened a temple here, so they came to ask for help. Buddhism has a lofty position in the west, there are monks to protect each other, even if there are horse thieves and robbers on the road, they will not rob them, they are few, and then disguise themselves as monks on the road, than our brigade of people and horses is indeed much faster. ”

"It's nonsense!" He Mulan scolded, "No matter how safe the monks are to protect each other, can they be safe with my Great Wei army?" This frustrated herd is so ignorant, I really don't want to care about it! ”

"Shall we go back then?"

Gai Wu remembered the Tan Yun he met before who vowed to "make all living beings equal in the world", and he was faintly jealous of Buddhism.

For Gai Wu, the prince of Beiliang used his people to kill them without success, and Gai Wu personally slashed him is considered normal, if it weren't for He Mulan to persuade him to calm down for the sake of the overall situation, and in the future, when the army is calm, he will have a chance to take revenge, Gai Wu may have already cut down the weak chicken at night.

At this time, he saw that He Mulan was angry with Fuqu Muqian, and he couldn't help but have a glimmer of hope.

It's best if Master can return to the camp, regardless of whether he will die or not!

"Why don't we go into the mountains first, and send a few soldiers in to investigate? If the third prince of the Northern Liang Kingdom is really in the Buddhist temple in the mountain, we will make a decision? ”

Na Luo Hun was also embarrassed, "Li Yuanjun wants us to bring back the third prince, but if he really doesn't come back with us, he can't be tied up, right?" ”

He Mulan did not want to risk her life, she always felt that it was very strange for Frustrated Qu Muqian to enter Luliang Mountain. For such a weak person, it is very difficult to climb the mountain road, and the process of finding the frustrated canal and herd along the way is too smooth, and the one who follows the lì is as if he was deliberately guided.

She is just not good at politics, but her alertness and reasoning ability are not weaker than anyone else, so she ordered Chen Jie to take out the pen and ink, hurriedly wrote a letter, and pointed out a few soldiers to take her letter into the mountain and pass the book to the monks in the mountain.

These monks were preaching in the Wei State and holding the offerings of the Wei nobles, and as long as their minds were still clear and saw her letters, they would persuade the Fuqu Muqian to go back.

As long as no one helps him return to China, unless he really takes risks, he can only obediently go back and cling to the army.

He Mulan walked decisively, and a group of people just made a circle from the entrance of the Luliang Mountain Range and left immediately, which made the guys guarding the road dumbfounded.

"What to do, chief, they are gone, they didn't enter the mountain......"

A man in white rushed down from a high place, with a surprised expression on his face.

"They actually left like this, regardless of the frustration and herdsman!"

The man who was called "Chief" was also surprised when he heard that he climbed to a high place and looked in the direction of He Mulan and the others who were traveling far away.

"This person is really cautious, no wonder he became famous at a young age. Can you count how many of them are? ”

"About five hundred. Boss, Hua Mulan is brave and brave, and our people may not be able to succeed in ambushes on the road, isn't it just that, and find another opportunity on the road? ”

"There are fewer opportunities on the road." The white-clothed leader shook his head, "He took five thousand people out of Beijing, all of them are brave and good at fighting, this time he brought five hundred people out with Li Shun's help, and I am afraid it will not be so easy to break up next time." If he died in the territory of Liangguo, he gave the Buddha an excuse to send troops, and he must be allowed to die in the Wei realm. ”

"What then? He can't be beaten, and he won't be fooled......"

Several other men in white looked at the leader.

"I don't know if Mulan is with that kid with Gai Wu this time."

The white-clothed leader gritted his teeth.

"I can only bet on whether the Tiantai Army is important or not, let the people of the Gai brothers go!"

"Good!"

***

It is said that He Mulan gave up entering Luliang Mountain, and only sent a dozen soldiers into the mountain to investigate, since they were waiting for news, they could not go too far, they could only camp not far from the Luliang Mountain Range, waiting for the scouts to return.

Sleeping outside is already a common thing for the Tiger Ben Army from the Black Mountain Army, but for Zheng Zong, it is simply miserable.

At this time, there are still tigers and leopards in the mountains and forests, and there are often news that big insects in the mountains go down the mountain and accidentally injure people's lives, if thousands of people camp well, the fire and human voices are enough to scare away many fierce beasts, but there are only five hundred people here, and it is a simple leather tent, which can only be used for one person to sleep, Zheng Zong's heart and liver trembled suddenly, and before it was dark, he came to He Mulan's side and kept trying.

"The general can rest at night, but he needs someone to be on duty? Captain Chen Jie and Zuo Wei have to rest well, and it's useless for me to keep a vigil. ”

He was thinking about having an account with He Mulan, and it was the safest place in the whole camp, this is the legendary bull man who can compete with tigers and leopards!

So Zheng Zong was willing not to sleep all night, and he also wanted to slap He Mulan's thigh.

The tents brought by all the people in the Tiger Army are single, usually dismantled and opened on the back of the horse, even if He Mulan is the boss, the tent is no different from the others.

Zheng Zong wants to go into the tent for the night, so he must sit next to her for the night. With such a time bomb, where did He Mulan dare to let him into the account?

She was about to refuse, but when she saw Chen Jie's angry eyebrows and ready to scold, she immediately nodded and said indifferently: "Then let Chen Jie and them have a good rest tonight, and you can come to watch the night." ”

"General, how can he be on duty at night if he has the power of a chicken tied by mistake!" When Chen Jie heard He Mulan agree, he almost jumped up, "Of course I'm on duty at night......"

This kind of thing has always been his coming!

How dare this thief-eyed kid compete with him for favor!

Zheng Zong had an apologetic expression on his face, but he was overjoyed in his heart, and while patting his chest continuously to ensure that he would be on duty, he went to pack his package in a fart.

Seeing him leave briskly, the corners of Hemulan's mouth couldn't help but show a sneer.

Rejoice, when you fall asleep in the middle of the night, I'll suffocate you to death. By the next morning, your body will be cold, and no one will be held accountable if I report a "violent death".

She was worried that she wouldn't have a chance to start, Zheng Zong came up by herself, of course she was happy.

Chen Jie was originally angry, but when he saw He Mulan's expression, he couldn't help but shudder.

"General, do you hate Zheng Zong very much?"

He Mullan snapped back to his senses and shook his head.

"No, what?"

"You scared him so much when you saw him, and now you smile so horrible at him. Although this kid is ghostly, he is quite generous in his work, and he knows a lot, you have always been generous, where would you treat a person of your own like this? So I'm worried if he offended you somewhere......"

Chen Jie touched his head.

"Or did I guess wrong?"

He Mulan looked at Chen Jie in surprise, secretly frightened by his acuity.

He gets along with her day and night, knowing that she is a woman but she does everything she can to maintain it, and there is no need to mention her loyalty, if there is any change in her, Chen Jie, who is a person around him, sees that it is nothing.

Chen Jie was looked up and down by He Mulan, and his face became more and more red.

"You, why do you think of me like that?"

"I find you to be amazing." He Mulan sighed: "I am also very careful. ”

Chen Jie's face turned even redder, and he hummed loudly: "What are you careful, there was once an opportunity to make a fortune in front of me, but I didn't cherish ......"

"What did you say?"

Hermulan didn't hear clearly.

"I said, I'm going to prepare dinner for the general!"

Chen Jie screamed at the neck and trotted away.

The Tiger Ben army marched and camped very skillfully, and when everyone had eaten dinner in a hurry and drank some hot soup, they performed their duties, keeping vigil of the night, resting and resting, because they were in the field, the weather was not cold, they slept in their clothes, and the swords were at hand, and they could get up and fight at any time.

This is already a habit that the Montenegrin army has been training with the Rouran people for a long time after the war, Zheng Zong has been an official in Pingcheng, and every time he sees them like this, he is amazed, and he understands more and more why Tuoba Tao is unwilling to abandon such a strong army, and even does not hesitate to transfer all the elites into Beijing to reorganize the first army.

The same is true of Hermulan. She took off her protective leather armor and lay down in only a single garment, with the rock at hand, the saddle as a pillow, and the dagger under the pillow.

Zheng Zong had already made up his mind not to sleep tonight, and to find a tiger army to take him on a horse tomorrow, and he slept on the horse, so he only sat at Hemulan's feet, his eyes looking out of the tent.

Where can He Mullan sleep? She closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, but in fact, she was waiting for Zheng Zong to stay up and fall asleep in the middle of the night.

And Zheng Zong was actually very timid, listening to the sound of the wind blowing outside like a wolf's howl, seeing the shadows outside, he scared himself, and he didn't know how many terrible things he thought about in his heart, and his body moved to the side of He Mulan step by step, and they were almost next to each other.

He Mullan's eyes were closed, and he felt a warm body come up close to her outstretched legs, and he stopped moving against her calves, and his heart suddenly became happy.

She tried to move her legs, but she felt Zheng Zong's body shake, and she retreated as if frightened, and when she didn't move, she touched it again.

Apparently he was afraid of something, and he had to be next to himself to feel at ease.

With such little guts, how did you do so many outrageous things?

Both of them didn't dare to fall asleep, and they didn't know if He Mulan had a hypnotic aura on his body, or because He Mulan had a support in his heart, about the second half of the night, Zheng Zong still couldn't help but fall asleep.

At this time, He Mulan felt a sinking in his legs, and immediately his spirit was shocked, and he suddenly opened his eyes!

She sat up quietly and looked at Zheng Zong motionlessly. There was no light in the tent, only the campfire outside. But because He Mullan wanted to attack today, he had already ordered the soldiers on duty not to guard outside, and the campfire was very weak, and there was hardly anything to see.

The sleeping Zong Ai looked a little feminine, his eyebrows were very light, and his lips were narrow, which were the looks of a person with a cold nature, but at this time he slept with his knees tilted and his head tilted, looking indescribably pitiful.

He Mulan stared at him for a moment, not knowing what to do.

She had always felt that she was not a weak virgin, and she had the intention of killing him, and at this moment, she only had to stretch out her hand......

No one could escape from her hands, and she was strong enough to strangle him, let alone just cover his mouth and nose to suffocate him.

But she just couldn't reach out.

After about a long time, maybe just a few seconds, He Mulan quietly stretched out his hand and accurately covered Zongai's mouth and nose!

Probably because he had been sitting still, Zheng Zong's face was very cold, and the tip of his nose was even colder, and as soon as He Mulan's warm palm covered his mouth and nose, he suddenly felt a cold palm, and the cold pierced her heart, and she couldn't help but shiver when she was cold.

Then the hot breath from Zong Ai's nose made her palm itch again, as if it was directly on her heart, and then spread like fire.

This mess was actually mostly Hermulan's feelings after being nervous, but her hesitation did make some things impossible to get their way.

Zheng Zong opened his eyes.

Zheng Zong was timid, so he slept lightly, He Mulan covered his mouth and nose, and he woke up immediately.

It was extremely terrifying for this kind of thing to happen in the middle of the night, Zheng Zong's first reaction was to scream, who expected that his lips had just moved, and He Mulan's hand immediately pressed down even more vigorously!

Why ......

What the hell is going on, General Hua won't let him speak!

Zheng Zong didn't expect He Mulan to kill him at all, he was just thinking about what he would cause by making a sound, so he let him cover his mouth and nose so fiercely.

The air was a little thin, and Zheng Zong began to struggle to the death.

"Night Raid! All up! ”

The sound of gongs was heard throughout the camp.

With the sound of gongs, the sound of horses trampling the earth became clearer and clearer.

He Mulan withdrew his hand as if relieved, leaving Zheng Zong gasping for air in shock.

"General Hua, you don't have to be like this if you want to listen to the movement, just tell me not to let me talk......" Zheng Zong gasped as he complained about He Mulan's rudeness.

"You almost suffocated me!"

He Mulan glanced at Zheng Zong, and finally lifted the rock without saying anything, and walked out of the camp.

"General Hua, don't go! I don't know how to fight! ”

When Zheng Zong heard the night attack, he was already glad that he was dead today, begging for Bai Lai to be on duty for Hua Mulan, and when he saw his long legs stepping out of the tent, he hurriedly chased him out.

"Don't go! Take me! ”