Snow, quietly spreading the earth, reflecting the clear sky, the sky and the earth are like washing. The world in front of me is as clean as any dynasty in the eternal years. The night is gone, and the bloody breath drifts away with the west wind.

At the head of Tongguan City, among the magnificent red and purple clouds, you can see a handsome flag with blue edges on a white background in the distance. The snow-white flag, stained with the clouds of the east of the sky, made the two words "Situ" embroidered with silver silk on the flag seem to be suspended above the crimson glow.

Qin Nanxi put his right hand on his eyebrows and looked up at Chengguan. The tall, stocky earthen walls are only potholes of various sizes, and there are still painful memories of last night. On the earthen wall, you can still vaguely find some dark red traces of blood flowing through, winding and twisting. It seems that on the cheeks of the old parents, the tears of Pan'er's triumph are hidden deep in the ruts of the years, full of fear and concern.

Not daring to think about last night's fight, Qin Nanxi hurriedly retracted his gaze, pressed the fox on his shoulder, lowered his head and slowly walked into the city pass by Liu Qi's side. The narrow pass had been blocked by swords, guns, swords, and halberds, and they had to abandon their carriages and horses and enter the pass on foot.

Facing him, he saw a group of high-spirited cavalry, who were packing up their scattered weapons at the pass. They still had blood on their bodies, but their brows were filled with the joy of victory. was exchanging their heads with each other, and they didn't notice Liu Qi's party quietly leaning towards the pass.

I only heard one of them say excitedly: "It is said that this Tongguan is the first danger in the world, and we won the pass last night, less than three hours before and after." With such a defender, the Beidi army has been attacking for so long! It's all a kind of bastard! ”

The other news seemed to be very well-informed, and he said with a smug face: "You can't say that, as far as I know, the guard general who died last night was originally the deputy capital protector of Shuofang, who was once a close confidant of the current saint, and he was not a bad breed. Tongguan is a place, and to defend it is to wait for work, and there is no need to go out of the customs to fight hard. It's a pity that the saint didn't know who he had heard, and insisted that the guards would not be able to fight, so he issued three holy decrees in a row, forcing him to go out of the customs to face the battle. The Beidi people are notoriously tough, and after a few tough battles, the guards are extremely tired. Having said that, if he hadn't been tired and confused, how could we have shot him through the head with an arrow last night? ”

A slightly older soldier with a bundle of spears in his arms listened quietly, and continued in a deep voice: "Last night was indeed extremely dangerous, although the guards in the pass have just experienced a big battle and are tired, but there are a large number of soldiers guarding the pass. In front of us is a pass, and in the rear there is an army of Uda. And we only have a mere 600 horsemen. If it weren't for the fact that the guards were extremely tired, we were only afraid of the enemy on our backs, and there would be such a natural danger as Xiatong Pass so easily? ”

Another young man with a full face was carrying two swords of cold light and said, "If you talk about this danger, the Chinese army led by the general is called a danger!" I heard that last night the general suddenly appeared on the bank of the Yellow River with a thousand horsemen. As a result, Shuai Qi was together, but he didn't expect that the northern army on the opposite side would set up a battle when they saw it, and they were about to fight each other with our Chinese army. The young man said, his eyebrows fluttered and he waved the big knife in his hand, the cold blade shook in the morning sun, and the cold murderous aura instantly chopped into the heart of Qin Nanxi, who was listening attentively, and his hands in the fox couldn't help but clench tightly, and his eyes couldn't help but lock on the young man's body in shock.

"What happened? The Northern Army was personally brought out by the general, how could it be against the general? Several soldiers who were listening on the side were also attracted by the young man, stopped what they were doing, and asked questions one after another.

"Who is the general?" The young man deliberately sold Guanzi, lowered his head and picked up a mouthful of bladed broadsword with blood stains, full of admiration: "Don't you want to think about it, the general broke into the Beidi camp alone with eight hundred horsemen at the age of seventeen, and now he is fighting against his own people, how can he be afraid?" ”

"Your own people? Since it's a match, how can it be your own people? The soldiers like you and me, but they are all puppets who obey orders, even if everyone in the Northern Army loves the general, but now the Shuai Yin Talisman is in the hands of others. Where can you still be the general's own person? In the battle, 100,000 against 1,000, the slightest carelessness can be slaughtered in an instant. The older soldier was obviously a man with a heart, and he spoke unhurriedly, and the words were like hammers, hitting Qin Nanxi's heart in succession.

She knew that before this battle, Situ Yi had secretly contacted Prince Changping, who actually controlled the Northern Army. Prince Changping should have known that Situ Yi would appear, but why would the Northern Army fight against him? Qin Nanxi raised his head, his eyes full of doubts, and looked for Liu Qi beside him.

Facing her gaze, Liu Qi's eyes flashed, and he hurriedly turned away from the gaze that had been lingering on her, and said lightly: "He is right, King Changping finally won the Northern Army, where is it so easy to hand over the Shuai Yin Talisman?" However, when he put on a confrontation, he didn't really want to slaughter Mu Yun's Thousand Cavalry Vanguard, he just wanted to force Mu Yun to agree to the conditions he proposed. ”

"Conditions? What conditions? Qin Nan took two steps tighter, catching up with Liu Qi, who was moving forward slowly, and asked.

Liu Qi leaned on the wooden staff and shook his head slightly: "I don't know, he didn't say it." ”

Qin Nanxi was anxious for a while, and asked: "Brother Yi's affairs, I have never concealed Mr., last night he divided his troops into three ways and led the Chinese army alone, and no one else has come back until now." Everything in the customs has to be taken care of by Mr., which is clearly an arrangement that has been agreed on a long time. Such an important military matter, how could he not tell Mr. ......"

However, before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Liu Qi sharply: "Since Miss also said that this is an important military matter, you should know how to judge the situation and question Liu Qi in public." Miss is thinking about how Liu Qi answers? ”

Qin Nanxi was stunned by his question, and her little face, which was frozen to blue, was instantly red with shame. She was so concerned that she forgot that there were still many busy soldiers around her, and she actually questioned Liu Qi, who had a pivotal position in the army, in public.

The soldiers not far away heard the words, looked up and saw Liu Qi, who was dressed in moon white, hurriedly cleaned up and described, closed their mouths and bowed their heads and got busy.

Qin Nanxi lowered her head, embarrassed.

Liu Qi looked at her ashamed and evasive eyes, her heart seemed to be strangled by an invisible rope, and after a burst of acute pain, she softened again, and her voice returned to her usual low and cold: "Miss asked about this, Liu Qi really doesn't know the details." Today's Muyun is different from before. If I hadn't asked about some things, he wouldn't have told me as he had done before. ”

Qin Nanxi was very surprised when she heard this, blushing, looked at Liu Qi carefully, and said in a low voice: "Mr. is Brother Yi's most trusted friend, how can he hide anything from Mr." ”

Liu Qi glanced at Qin Nanxi's clear eyes, and his heart couldn't help but ripple. He could feel that Situ Yi had treated him a little differently since his eye injury. He asked himself if his whereabouts were top secret, and Situ Yiyin would not be aware of it. But why did Situ Yi become estranged from himself? He was also puzzled. couldn't say why, Liu Qi had to start perfunctory: "Mu Yun is already thoughtful, he doesn't want to talk about it in detail, Liu Qi can't ask." Liu Qi is just a guest under his account, and if he does his duty, he will be worthy of Mu Yun's kindness. After all, he is Liu Qi's benefactor, and Liu Qi will never dare to claim to be his friend. ”

As soon as Qin Nanxi wanted to open his mouth to express his puzzlement, he saw a pair of soldiers in the distance escorting an official in Chinese uniform, facing him.

When a team of people saw Liu Qi, they bowed down and bowed down.

The leader stood up after finishing the salute and said respectfully: "Mr. Yu, by the order of the general, Yu Xiangen has been sent to Guancheng. Where to hold him, please ask the gentleman to indicate. ”

Liu Qi raised his head and squinted at the official in Chinese clothes standing with his head held high not far away, and the corners of his lips were gloomy, and said, "First detain him in the garrison mansion." ”

"Obey the order" The sergeant listened to the order, stood solemnly, waved his hand, and just wanted to retreat, he was stopped by Liu Qi again: "Wait, this pseudo-edict envoy is the head of the palace attendants, which is unusual." He has seen too much of the world, and he may not pay attention to the rules of the general, you remember to teach him. lest he see the general and speak disrespectfully! ”

The sergeant was slightly stunned, then bowed his head, responded to the order, and turned to leave.

Looking at the envoy in a dark purple gorgeous official uniform in the distance, Qin Nanxi was secretly surprised. She knew that that person was the inner servant of the Qianning Palace, Yu Xiangen, the very proud head of the inner servant in front of the emperor, but in Liu Qi's mouth, he became a "pseudo-proclamation envoy". The decree is false, and the decree is also a "false decree." Since there is falsehood, there is truth. Situ Yi has been waiting for the arrival of this decree, since now this decree and the holy decree are considered false by him, then what is the true purpose he wants?