Chapter 279: The Concubine's Succession 22
At such an age, he should have embroidered and fluttered butterflies in the deep boudoir, instead of taking a caravan and wearing stars and moons for thousands of miles. Wu Fei held the big ring knife in his hand, and the goods in the carriage behind him were all flammable materials such as cloth and ready-to-wear. He had archers with him, and he could burn them with just a few rockets.
Ice and snow covered the official road, and there were horse thieves eyeing each other, but the caravan was not disordered at all. Gu Xiaoxiao grabbed the reins of the horse and fell into doubt, the business travel in winter is not smooth, and the thieves can't avoid it, what is the origin of the person in front of him.
Gu Xiaoxiao was not cowardly, and urged the horse to step forward again, and someone next to her immediately shouted nervously: "Fifth girl, I can't help it, let the little one explore the way and see what the other party comes from." ”
In the silver white, more than a dozen fat and strong horses in front of them snorted and snorted white gas, and the people on the horses were all bearded, and they couldn't tell the appearance without masks.
The man who hit the head had a scar at the corner of his eye, and Gu Xiaoxiao, who had good eyes and memory, suddenly remembered Wu Fei, the living king of Hades, who had been mentioned by others before coming to Songcheng.
It's just that they didn't have anything valuable on this trip, and they still sent it to the army, and the idle thieves probably didn't dare to make up their minds. This Wu Fei has been on the road for more than ten years, and it is impossible that he has no eyesight.
Gu Xiaoxiao looked at the person opposite and took out a longbow, the arrow wrapped in something, and his face changed suddenly. It's a rocket! These people are going to set fire to the goods, and if they don't come for them, why?
"The good man Hugh wants to release arrows, these dozen truckloads of goods are winter clothes for frontier soldiers, and they are prepared for fighting with barbarians!"
Gu Xiaoxiao's clear voice echoed in the snow. The horse thief who was on the string stopped his movements and looked at Wu Fei one after another.
In the eyes of the people and the court, they are feared horse thieves, but compared with the army, they are eggs and stones. They are doing evil. However, the major right and wrong can be absolutely distinguished, and the barbarians went to Tianfeng Country to burn, kill and loot, making the border people's lives difficult and uneasy.
This situation was not improved until the Wing King came to the frontier to lead the northwest army, and the strong wall cleared the field to train the generals, and drove the barbarians out of the frontier. There is also a way to steal. Although they are extremely vicious, they also know the country and the country, and only when there is a country can there be a home.
"Boss. What to do? ”
The archer closest to Wu Fei held the bowstring and hesitated to speak. On weekdays, they are the only ones who look at Wu Fei, and he says that he owes favors and will come to pay it back today. And they followed. But no one expected this to be the case.
Wu Fei couldn't make up his mind himself. The benefactor only said that it had something to do with the imperial court, and the owner of this trip had some background, but he didn't say who it was. Because of the other party's words, Wu Fei naturally thought that it was someone who offended the corrupt official and escorted the property privately.
The people don't fight with the officials, but they, the famous bandits in the towns and villages, dare to fight.
But the other party escorted the winter clothes needed by the frontier soldiers, and Wu Fei's first reaction was that this batch of goods could not be moved. Even the little girl in the lead couldn't move.
"How to prove that what you say is true." Wu Fei waved his hand, and the person behind him put down his bow and arrow. But it's still tight, and the strings may be lifted again at any moment.
Gu Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up, she was just a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and reported the name of the Wing King, hoping that the other party could take care of the prestige of the Wing King, and not rush to kill and burn goods.
The guards of the Tu Lan caravan were also stunned, they thought that there would be a fierce battle today, and they even thought about the last words of their families, but they didn't think about it. The thief will stop his movements because of a word, can he avoid this vicious battle today?
Gu Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief, since the other party asked, it proved that there was hope for peace talks, she was suddenly glad that the Wing King had taken out the token of the Wing King Mansion in one more move, and now she just took it out to verify her identity.
The artist was bold, in order to let the other party see the words on the wooden plaque, Gu Xiaoxiao drove the horse forward a few more steps, and then raised the wooden plaque carved with the tiger's head in his hand.
Wu Fei's eyesight is also outstanding, he can read the words on the wooden card clearly, and judge that the other party is really dealing with the Wing King.
The situation suddenly became tricky, Wu Fei put down the big knife in his hand, looked around at the carriage and horses in front of him, shook his head and said: "It's something for the frontier soldiers, we can't rob this goods." ”
His words were agreed by most people, and the court and the prince were not something that they could offend such reckless people. What's more, the Wing King is about a great hero admired by the people of the world, although they are reckless, they are also familiar with the country's righteousness.
Gu Xiaoxiao kept staring at the group of people in front of him, and when he saw that the Living Yama King led by him put down his knife, he was relieved. The distance was too far away, she could only see the other party's mouth move, but she couldn't hear what the other party was saying.
In order not to make any extraneous branches and get through this hurdle safely, Gu Xiaoxiao prepared two silver letters and shouted in the air: "The frontier soldiers are still waiting for winter clothes, I hope that the heroes can make it convenient for us to continue our journey." These silver taels were given to the brothers to drink, and they were not respectful and smiled. ”
This set of rules of the rivers and lakes was learned by Gu Xiaoxiao in other tasks, and now he has learned and applied it, but it is also very similar.
In the vast ice field, the two sides confronted each other, Wu Fei's thoughts turned a thousand times, and finally returned: "Wu Na girl, you will end up with the old man, life and death, if you win, our brother will quickly evacuate." ”
After thinking about it, Wu Fei found a compromise method, the benefactor did not make the task clear, she should do it. Even if what the other party says is different from the facts, he cannot completely follow it, and he cannot completely ignore it.
Can't ask for the other party's life, but it's not difficult to let her suffer some injuries, and it can be regarded as an explanation to the benefactor, Wu Fei thought so and put on a posture.
Seeing that someone challenged Miss Five, the people from the Tu Lan caravan exploded: "It's really shameless, so many men just pick a girl to challenge." ”
"Pick up the seeds of soft persimmons."
All kinds of discussions made Wu Fei's face darken, he really didn't think so much, why he was arranged as a murderer who bullied the soft and feared the hard.
"Okay, I'll fight, it's better to work hard than one horse with limited space."
The official road is not wide, and the two groups of people each occupy one head, Gu Xiaoxiao should be challenged, and the audience was silent.
Wu Fei shouted hello and took the initiative to dismount and walk towards the middle of the road, his eyes showing appreciation.
Gu Xiaoxiao turned over and dismounted. only took a leather whip and walked towards Wu Fei, with a heroic posture, which made people unable to take their eyes off.
Most of the people in the caravan were worried about Gu Xiaoxiao. Although those who have experienced it know how strong Miss Five is, there are still some people who always feel that women should stay at home and take care of their children.
Soon, there were only ten steps between the two, Wu Fei licked the corners of his mouth and said, "Little girl, let's start, I hope you are a good pair." ”
In return, Gu Xiaoxiao sent a long whip in his hand. waved at Wu Fei. Hearing only a clanging sound, the weapons collided, and Wu Fei took a step back.
Everyone's eyes were amazed. The famous living king of the road was defeated at the hands of an unknown little girl, they were not mistaken.
Some unbelievers wiped their eyes and continued to look, only to see the long whip flying and dancing and the tiger and the wind. The scope of Wu Fei's activities was greatly restricted. Defeat is a matter of time.
Wu Fei went from being shocked to looking as usual, adjusted his mentality, and continued to fight with the people in front of him, until he admitted defeat after defeat.
"I don't know where the little woman offended the strong man, please make it clear." Gu Xiaoxiao put away the whip and frowned and asked, what she is best at is a long sword, and she uses the whip today just to hide her kung fu. lest they be probed into the truth.
Wu Fei's skills were inferior to others, and he was defeated by the little girl, and he never fell in love. He smiled and said, "We started with this baseless business, so what should we not offend." It's just that I didn't expect to meet someone who sent armaments to the Wing King, and the mountains and rivers will meet another day, and the little girl won't be so lucky next time. ”
After finishing speaking, Wu Fei picked up his knife and got on his horse, made a whistle, and quickly retreated with a group of brothers, without mentioning Fang Yun's name from beginning to end.
Gu Xiaoxiao watched more than a dozen people go away wrapped in snow dust, looked back and smiled at those who were worried about her safety, and said, "Let's go, let's go." ”
This period of twists and turns has passed silently, and the big guy has a new assessment of Miss Five's combat effectiveness in his eyes. can defeat the ruthless bandit with a weak body, and in time it will be able to take charge alone.
When the people and horses on both sides confronted each other, a woman in the four-corner pavilion on the mountainside with several guards watched the situation on the official road from afar.
This woman is Tu Lanfang, she thought that with Wu Fei's means, she should strike first and set fire to the other party's carriage. Unexpectedly, they were ready to shoot and stopped.
At this stop, Tu Lanfang knew that it was not good, and sure enough, the people on Wu Fei's side collected the rocket, and then he competed with Tu Lanxuan.
Tu Lanyun didn't know when Tu Lanxuan practiced such a powerful martial art, and her teeth itched with hatred, but the general trend had gone, so she could only leave first.
In order to deceive Wu Fei, she deliberately gave wrong guidance before, and now that he has discovered the truth, he must have a mouthful. Tu Lanyun is still useful for keeping Wu Fei, and plans to let him return this favor in the future, so he plans to leave first without giving the other party a chance to regret it.
Wu Fei returned in vain, and when he went to Songcheng to look for Fang Yun, he found that the building was empty, and the Yiren had disappeared. His doubts can only be buried in his heart, and the most distressing thing is when the favor owed will be repaid.
After Songcheng was blocked by horse thieves, Gu Xiaoxiao's next trip was much smoother. The closer it is to Pinglin City, the more famous the name of the Wing King becomes, and the local people have a blind worship of him.
Gu Xiaoxiao took a trick and directly ordered someone to hang out the banner of the Wing King, and the fox and fake tiger Wei gained a lot of convenience.
The climate in the northwest is harsh, and the land is not fertile, but it is the best place for the imperial court to exile criminals, which shows how bad life must have been for the people here. And the northwest is adjacent to the nomadic peoples, those fierce and barbaric grassland people live in pursuit of water and grass, the productivity is low and backward, lack of food and clothing, come to Tianfeng country to rob.
These barbarians have well-developed limbs and simple minds, and the cavalry is well-trained, and after crossing the border, they grab things and leave, which makes people unguardable. Not only that, but they also plundered women and children, causing many separations.
The history of the barbarian rebellion is nearly a thousand years, and it is a history of blood and tears, such as today, although the Fengguo is prosperous, it has also suffered a big loss in the first ten years.
Now the northwest can be so stable and peaceful, all thanks to the Wing King's guard, since the Wing King came, the loose northwest army has completely changed, and has been trained into a team of tigers and wolves. The winged king is here, and every time a barbarian comes to attack, he will be expelled, so the people's respect for him is absolutely from the bottom of their hearts.
Gu Xiaoxiao listened to the great achievements of the Wing King all the way, and had a new understanding of him, such a reputation may be difficult for the emperor to achieve in the northwest today.
The Winged King was truly an incredible figure, and what she had seen before was only one side of his many facets.
The Yiwang Mansion is located in Pinglin City, and before he arrived, Gu Xiaoxiao fully understood what it means that there is no brother on the rivers and lakes, and there are legends of brothers everywhere. In those exaggerated stories, is the Wing King really a human being, not a god?
Because the Tianfeng Kingdom is mainly agricultural, the people are more weak than the barbarians, and the two sides fought before, and the victory of the Tianfeng Kingdom is a fiasco, and the number of casualties is always more than that of the barbarians. Later, under the leadership of the Wing King, there was a situation where 300 fought 1,000 and 300 won completely.
"Hey, there are a lot of saplings here, they seem to have been planted by humans."
Some people in the team sighed that the straight saplings in the snow were waving in the wind, which looked very special on the bare ground, which attracted everyone's amazement.
It was almost time to arrive in Pinglin City, the weather was getting colder and colder, Gu Xiaoxiao had blown the wind and had signs of wind chill before, so he sat in the carriage. Listening to the discussion of everyone outside the car, I couldn't help but hook my head out to see that on both sides of the road and in the surrounding open space, saplings of different heights were planted in an orderly manner.
Thick and tall saplings should be sparse, they should have been planted in previous years, and they were left over after the loss. Dense and short, probably newly planted this year, whether it can survive this winter is still two words.
"What's the use of planting so many trees in this wilderness, I heard that Pinglin City is dry and lacks water, and it is difficult for plants and trees to grow.
The discussion of outsiders had no effect on Gu Xiaoxiao, and when she saw these trees, the first word in her mind was to return farmland to forests, which were used to protect vegetation and promote the improvement of the ecological environment.
In order to understand the doubts in happiness, Gu Xiaoxiao specially asked passers-by, and learned that it was really after the arrival of the Wing King, he ordered people to start planting trees, and he was a little clear and a little puzzled.
An ancient's idea of protecting the environment and rebuilding mountains and rivers is really admirable, especially if this person is still a prince who should not know the suffering of the people.
What kind of person is the Wing King, Gu Xiaoxiao is becoming more and more curious about him. He was young and lived like Kaihang, the emperor's most favored son, not arrogant or impatient, and took root in the northwest camp to become a general.
Then the Winged King led his army to defeat the barbarians, rescued the people from danger, and won everyone's respect. While others were still enjoying themselves under the protection of their parents, the Winged King had become a great general praised by everyone.
Such an outstanding young man who is hard to envy, Gu Xiaoxiao found that she couldn't wait to become friends with him. At the very least, she can talk to him about returning farmland to forests to protect water and soil. (To be continued......)