Chapter Twenty-Five: The Prosperous City Stuffed with the First Snow
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A bustling city, the lights are getting tired. On the long street, the flow of people gradually subsided.
Since Qin unified the Six Kingdoms, there has been almost no war in the world.
The house with a high gate and a deep wall is patrolled by county guards in front of the door.
Although he is not wearing fine armor, he is also long and solemn. Under the moonlight, the cold light was shining.
In the corner of the eaves, dark shadows flowed.
A team of Qin soldiers patrolled by, and in the alley, a pale woman walked out.
"Hall Master!"
Above the eaves, a black shadow fell, and in front of the woman, knelt on one knee.
"Sanniang, are you ready?"
"Hall Master, Yang Kai's subordinates have all been dealt with."
Mei Sanniang's lowered head was raised, and a cold light flashed in her eyes.
As a peasant disciple who had personally experienced the dangers of that night, Mei Sanniang had the pleasure of getting an answer on her face.
Mei Sanniang was born in the Wei Kingdom, and she has always been happy with enmity. That night was almost between life and death, and Mei Sanniang still had palpitations even if she thought about it now.
"Let's go!" Tian Yan said softly and walked out of the alley.
The patrolling guards had just walked by, and everything was in Tian Yan's calculations. She walked to the door of the Yang Mansion, and without notice, the side door opened gently. The guards in the courtyard had already been subdued by the masters of the Lieshan Hall, and Tian Yan knew that she didn't have much time tonight.
Yang Kai's cultivation was not weak, but he was not famous among the Qin army. Until now, it is only the position of a captain, and the title is only a sixth-level official doctor.
In the entire empire, there are many such middle-level generals like carp crossing the river, and they are not conspicuous.
However, it was such a person, who led tens of thousands of Qin troops to encircle and suppress the wedding banquet, the four hall masters of the farmer's family, and countless masters of the rivers and lakes, all of whom died in his hands.
It was late at night, and the dim lights were still flashing in the room.
Tian Yan walked through the courtyard to the door of Yang Kai's study, and gently opened the door in the corridor.
There were suddenly two more beautiful women in his home, but Yang Kai was not surprised.
He was standing in front of the table, but now he put down the bamboo slip in his hand.
"You don't seem surprised!"
Tian Yan, under the escort of Mei Sanniang, walked into Yang Kai's study.
As an official doctor, Yang Kai has 700 acres of land, which is much more generous than that of ordinary wealthy families.
However, the decorations displayed in his study did not match his official ranks.
Basic, rather rudimentary.
The bookcases are all made of the most ordinary elm, and the bamboo slips placed on it are also leaky, and the ropes tied to the bamboo slips are rotten, so the bamboo slips can only be barely tied.
"It's always time to come, but I didn't expect that you were the first to find me."
Yang Kai sighed and said.
"You know me?" Tian Yan looked at the furnishings in his study and asked with interest.
"Burning Mountain Hall Master!"
"Since you know me, you should know what I'm here for!" Tian Yan stopped his steps, stood in front of Yang Kai, and said.
The gentle woman smiled, but Mei Sanniang behind her was angry, waving the long sickle in her hand and asking.
"Speak quickly!"
"As an Imperial general, I'm just doing what I'm told. Now that you have become the master of the hall, why bother with it. ”
"Less nonsense."
Mei Sanniang waved the giant sickle in her hand, wanting to go up and teach this guy a lesson, but Tian Yan stretched out his hand to stop her.
"I thought that the army that attacked the wedding banquet that night was sent by Prince Qin, but I later followed the clues and found that this was not the case." Tian Yan's eyes were sharp, he looked at Yang Kai and asked.
"So who's behind the scenes?"
Yang Kai smiled, pulled out the long sword from the sword stand, and pointed it at Tian Yan.
Mei Sanniang dodged and protected Tian Yan's body, looking at him vigilantly.
"Martial Mountain Hall Master, sometimes knowing more does not mean that it is good. I advise you, this matter will end here with Yang! After speaking, Yang Kai actually drew his sword and killed.
Looking at Yang Kai falling to the ground. Tian Yan closed his eyes and let out a long sigh, as if he was regretting.
"Hall Master, he died like this?"
Mei Sanniang's tone revealed incredible.
"There are many chivalrous warriors in the land of Yan Zhao. Yang Kai was originally a general of the Yan Kingdom, what a pity! Tian Yan sighed.
"Hall Master, look."
Mei Sanniang pointed to Yang Kai's corpse, and a foreign object was revealed in his sleeve.
Mei Sanniang took it to Tian Yan's face, and when she unfolded it, it was a piece of brocade.
The painting on it is fine, the knitting is delicate, and the embroidered pattern seems to be a woman's thing. The expensive Jinpa was clearly in stark contrast to the shabby furnishings of the room, and it was a bit out of place.
Mei Sanniang said a little strangely: "This Yang Kai is also a man, how can he bring a woman's thing?" ”
Tian Yan looked at the bloodstained Jinpa, frowned, and said, "This doesn't seem to be a folk thing?" ”
"What do you mean, hall master?" Mei Sanniang has been practicing martial arts since she was a child, and she has never cared much about things between women.
"Look at the materials and stitches of this Jinpa, it seems to be from Shaofu." Tian Yan rubbed the Jinpa in his hand and said.
"What does the hall master mean?" Mei Sanniang asked.
"I'm not sure yet, I'm going to ask Xiaolan. Before she was assigned to the eldest son's house, she used to be a maid in the weaving room, maybe she knew. ”
…….
"Yes, it's from the weaving room."
Xiaolan looked at the Jinpa handed by Tian Yan, nodded, and said. "But this is only the most common fabric in the weaving room, and basically every maid in the room has a piece of this kind of close-fitting thing in her hand."
"Oh?" Tian Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "In this way, the owner of this brocade should also be the maid in the weaving room." ”
"It should be." Xiaolan said in a deep voice, "However, the maid of the weaving room has a complicated background, the princesses, concubines and palace maids of the six countries, and the wives and daughters of the criminal officials are all filled in it, and if you want to find the owner of this Jinpa, I am afraid it will not be so easy." ”
Although Tian Yan is the master of the Lieshan Hall and is very famous in the rivers and lakes, he can't do it at all if he wants to investigate the affairs of the deep palace.
"Hall Master, if we want to continue the investigation, it seems that we can only rely on the power of the eldest son."
Mei Sanniang said.
"Yes, it's the best option." Tian Yan muttered, his voice dragging on for a long time. But there is a different meaning in the words.
Mei Sanniang and Xiaolan looked at Tian Yan, very strange, what is there to hesitate about? I saw her pacing around the room, as if thinking about something. After a long time, she asked, "What about the news over there in the clouds?" ”
Mei Sanniang said in a deep voice: "After Prince Qin came out of the fortress, the forces of the rivers and lakes in various parts of the clouds were very active. Not long ago, the dark spots of other forces in the clouds were surrounded and suppressed by Weizhuang's Xuan Ce army. Ours was also implicated and forced to withdraw from the clouds. However, in the end, the news came that Prince Qin had not yet led his army back. ”
"Prince Qin came out of the jam in midsummer, and now it's the end of autumn. Could it be that there was an accident on the way? Tian Yan said softly, but between exhalations, he was a little hurried.
Xiaolan was slightly stunned, but she didn't speak, and lowered her head slightly. Mei Sanniang waved her hand with a big grin, and said indifferently: "Who knows? Those places in the north of the Saibei are complex and desolate, and some places are Hu people, and they dare not set foot easily. During the march of the army, there are often people who get lost in the wind and sand. ”
Xiaolan looked at Mei Sanniang, who was showing off, and asked suspiciously: "Sanniang, when did you become so knowledgeable and know so many things about Saibei?" ”
"Haha!" Mei Sanniang touched her head and said embarrassedly: "I listened to those old men in the hall." They spent the day discussing and going, studying what routes to march, what supplies and what to do or what to do......."
Tian Yan understands that Prince Qin's exit from the plug is also in a sense the attention of everyone. Because this military operation has been different from the previous form, it is a pure cavalry battle. Among the hundreds of schools of thought, many scholars who are proficient in military affairs are watching.
It's just that, unlike their pure research and theater-watching mentality, Tian Yan's heart is more concerned.
"Don't spread this matter yet, I have my own ideas." Tian Yan said.
"Yes! Hall Master! ”
……
Plug in the first snow.
The Great Wall was already covered with a layer of hoarfrost.
The defenders of the Great Wall patrol on a daily basis, but today, there is a different situation.
The rumbling sound of horses' hooves has come from far away, and the defenders of the Great Wall have stopped their steps and stopped to watch.
"Fifth Chief, look, a large cavalry army is coming towards us!"
The soldiers in the team obviously had not experienced a major battle, and said in surprise, with a hint of nervousness in their tones.
"Rare and weird!" Wu Chang looked at the new recruit who had just arrived, and scolded: "Go and report to the five hundred masters!" ”
"Yes!" The recruit quickly ran into the beacon, and out of it came a burly man, the supreme commander who guarded the mountain pass.
The cavalry went from far to near, and soon entered the field of vision of the crowd. The five hundred lords squinted their eyes, and when they looked closely, there was joy on their faces. As the cavalry approached, one of them came out of the city and shouted, "I am the cavalry captain under His Royal Highness the Prince, open the city gate quickly and prepare, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is coming." ”
The five hundred lords had joy on their faces, but they still asked cautiously, "Do you have a certificate?" ”
The captain was skillful in bowing his horse, and with a longbow on his horseback, he shot an arrow at the city pass.
The five hundred lords pulled out the long arrow, took out the runes on it, and after sealing it, they said to the soldiers beside him, "Switch! ”
The soldier pulled the winch with difficulty, the thick rope was pulled inch by inch, and the huge heavy copper door slowly opened, giving a small gap.
The cavalry captain rode alone, dismounted, walked up to the city wall, and said to the five hundred lords: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is coming, quickly prepare to switch." ”
"The Admiral understands!" The five hundred lords took the order and asked, "Why did Your Highness come out of the fortress for so long?" ”
"Hey! It's not like those nonsense people are making trouble. We sneaked up on Shan Yu's royal court, and those Hu people bit us to the death, and it took a lot of effort to get out. ”
"What!"
The five hundred lords were startled and asked, "What?" ”
"It's okay, we've lost a few men, and the Huns aren't much better. But the results are okay, especially in that battle, we copied a lot of good things from the royal court! The captain said with a look of showing off.
"In the past, it was said that the Hu people were the wolves of the steppe, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that. The Empire's cavalry is no worse than them! ”
A loud horn sounded, with heaviness and simplicity, and it came clearly.
The cavalry lieutenant grabbed the battlement and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince's Chinese army is here, quickly open the city gate and prepare." ”
The Lord of the Five Hundred looked at the obvious banner in the cavalry and shouted, "Open the gates!" ”
The red-armored cavalry quickly entered through the giant stone statue gate, passed through the mountain road between the two peaks, and entered the subsequent pass.
"It's cold!" Ying Ziyi exhaled and rode slowly into the fortress. Unexpectedly, a woman was already waiting in this city.
"Shi Lan!"
Ying Ziyi called softly. The woman's face in front of her became more and more beautiful, with tears in the corners of her eyes, but the corners of her mouth were raised, as if she was crying but not crying, as if she was smiling but not smiling.
Until Ying Ziyi was behind him, he walked out of a ride. A beautiful woman in a bearded skirt rode on a horse and asked with a smile, "Your Highness, who is this sister?" ”
The woman's words revealed softness, but the gaze cast at Shi Lan made Shi Lan's heart inexplicably tight, and she was a little aggrieved.
"This is Shi Lan!" Ying Ziyi stepped off the horse, walked towards Tuoba Yue, and introduced.
"This is Tuoba Yue!"
Ying Ziyi pulled Tuoba Yue off the horse, and her close-fitting intimate appearance was more and more aggrieved in Shi Lan's eyes.
I've been waiting for him here for months, but this bastard has come back with a woman!
At that moment, Shi Lan had an urge to turn around and leave, but after thinking about it, didn't she bow her head in front of this woman?
Shi Lan ran over, happily pulled Ying Ziyi's arm, leaned on his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Ziyi, you are finally back." ”
The soldiers looked at this hugging left and right, but they were silent, but anyone who understood a little knew that the water was very deep. They kept their heads down and said nothing. The unarmouring of those who should be unarmoured, the pulling of horses who should be pulling, the sorting of weapons of arranging weapons, and doing their own things.
Of course, Ying Ziyi, who is in the center of the whirlpool, is also in a dilemma at the moment.
"It turned out to be Sister Shilan! Yue'er is polite here! Tuoba Yue pursed her mouth and looked at Shi Lan, quite gnashing her teeth.
From the city fortress to the city in the clouds, along the way, the two women competed with each other. Ying Ziyi finally understood what it meant to be a Shura field.
Bidding farewell to the people who had come to greet him, the three of them went straight to the front of the Cloud Temple.
Ying Ziyi listened groggily until Tuoba Yue said, "Your Highness has agreed to marry me." ”
Shi Lan let go of Ying Ziyi's shoulder, and looked at Ying Ziyi, looking very aggrieved. She angrily walked into the side of the Cloud Temple, in her own dormitory.
Only Tuoba Yue was left pulling Yingziyi, smiling triumphantly.
On the bed, Shi Lan cried while packing her luggage.
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