Last time, it was the Fang family who tossed out the witch Gu at home, and then Li Mao disappeared and entered the palace to inquire, and now that the child in the family is lost, she is also invited to look for it......

Zhang Shaoguang thought all this was really ridiculous.

Without the help of her daughters-in-law, this old lady Qiu can't manage the house, but now she can't even raise her children?

Fortunately, she didn't marry Li Meng back then, if she married Li Meng, this old lady would ask her to do everything, and she still wouldn't ......

Zhang Shaoguang clenched his fists in disbelief.

What was she thinking?

Gu Qing's knees had never knelt on the same living person so many times, and none of them knelt for themselves.

But apart from her identity as an old lady of the National Mansion, she doesn't seem to have anything for the queen to help her. If something happened to Li Rui and Li Mao, she couldn't be sure if the identity of this old lady Qiu would still be useful. After all, the honor and disgrace of women in this era are tied to the body of men, who used to be husbands and are now sons.

She can only use her old body to make the queen move her compassion.

And Zhang Shaoguang looked at Mrs. Qiu who was kneeling at her feet, and he was indeed moved by compassion.

She turned and left.

"Jiang Xin, you ask which eunuch outside the door to take my sign and go to Zichen Palace, please come over. Let's just say that Mrs. Qiu from the Xinguo Mansion came and wanted to see the saint. Zhang Shaoguang instructed the head of the palace maids standing outside the door.

The female officer nodded, took the queen's palace card, and went forward.

Gu Qing was still kneeling on the ground at the moment, and when she heard the queen's order, she almost couldn't hold back her tears.

The most embarrassing thing for her was not kneeling, but being hung there after kneeling. Zhang Shaoguang didn't say a word before, just stood there, her heart was also cloudy, her face was tense, and she felt like she was about to explode.

Fortunately, Zhang Shaoguang only stood for a while and then went to tell the palace envoys to report the news.

At this moment, no matter why Zhang Shaoguang was willing to help her invite the emperor, she was grateful to her.

When Zhang Shaoguang's people went to invite Chu Rui, Chu Rui had just received news from Tongzhou.

When Chu Rui saw the handwritten book in his hand, he thought that he had made a mistake, and after rubbing his eyes several times, he realized that it was really written "Li Rui of the Xinguo Mansion" and not anyone else.

Li Meng's son went to Tongzhou to find Zhou Qing for help, and also borrowed ten divine crossbows to go to Liangzhou alone? He wants to go to Zhang Zhi to borrow someone familiar with the grassland to go to Fenzhou to find out the news?

Is he a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, or is he really wise and brave?

Chu Rui suddenly became interested in this child who he hadn't seen for more than ten years.

The last time I saw him, he was still in swaddling clothes, and he had the impression that he was a very beautiful child, but later I heard the queen and others say that he was too fat, fat to the point that it was really unacceptable.

A little fat man can also ride a horse to Liangzhou alone......

That's really admirable—

The horse.

Regardless of whether Li Rui is a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, or is wise and brave, this child's guess is very close to the truth. Fenzhou Racecourse must have fallen into some kind of conspiracy, and Zhou Qing is indeed the best candidate for investigation. In fact, he passed the book on flying pigeons yesterday and asked Zhou Qing to take people to Lingyuan County to find out what was going on with Wang Zhiming, but he didn't expect that he had already set off, and the letter would arrive three days later, just in time to miss the pigeon he sent someone to release.

As for Li Rui's going to the Western Army to find Zhang Zhi, it should be the result of careful consideration. Calculating the time, the people who reported the news mentioned in Li Mao's letter should have arrived in Liangzhou, and I am afraid that they have already seen Zhang Zhi.

When Li Rui sees his uncle, he will be able to know where his uncle is, and he will not go deeper into the grassland.

All this is like God's help, one link after another, Li Mao is so fortunate that he has such a nephew.

As soon as Li Rui arrived in Liangzhou, even if Zhang Zhi wanted to stand by and watch, his nephew personally went to Liangzhou to ask for help, could he really ignore it?

It's only a matter of time before this matter can be resolved.

Chu Rui was full of emotion, and someone suddenly came to report outside the door, saying that someone from the queen's palace had come, and that it was Old Taijun Qiu who had entered the palace and wanted to see the saint.

Chu Rui was still feeling Li Rui's courage just now, and when he heard that Old Taijun Qiu had entered the palace, he was in a good mood and drove the Kunyuan Palace.

Inside the Kun Yuan Palace.

"The old lady asked to see me for the reason that your grandson is missing?" Chu Rui felt funny, he couldn't help but shake his head, and he still laughed out loud after the end.

"Ha Lu Ha, this is so funny, Ha Lu Haha!"

Gu Qing's brows jumped. She really didn't see what was interesting about it. If his child runs away, see if he's in a hurry! Is it funny to watch others in a hurry?

Gu Qing pinched his thigh and reminded himself not to be angry.

Anyway, most of the emperors are insane.

Chu Rui was happy for a while, and suddenly saw that Gu Qing's face was already a little pale, and then he said with a smile, "Don't worry, old lady, your grandson is not missing, but went to Uncle Liangzhou." ”

"Went to Liangzhou?" Gu Qing's question blurted out.

"Yes, Li Rui first went to Tongzhou and found Zhou Qing, the imperial historian sent by me to relieve the disaster, and asked him to explore the horse farm, and by the way to search for Li Aiqing's traces, but he went to Liangzhou to find his maternal uncle to borrow someone, and wanted to go to the grassland to explore his uncle's traces."

Chu Rui admired and said, "This is a very creative child. This letter was sent three days ago, and if you calculate the time, Li Rui should have met the messenger sent by Li Aiqing in Liangzhou and learned the news of his uncle. ”

Gu Qing pulled out a smile at this time, and the whole person seemed to be re-injected.

It's always better to see your confidant's family laughing in front of you than crying in front of yourself. Chu Rui and Zhang Shaoguang looked at each other and smiled, and they were also very happy in their hearts.

"The children taught by the old lady are all talented and virtuous, which is for the blessing of the community. It's just that you're getting older, so please take care of your health first. Chu Rui looked at Gu Qing's tired appearance after he relaxed, and couldn't help but care. I now regard Li Aiqing as my right-hand man, and I really can't lose him at this time. ”

'Old lady, if you have a case, Li Mao will have to worry about it for another three years. You are a super good order, I just want to win love, and I may not be able to withstand the opposition of other ministers, you still have to take care. ’

This subtext is so obvious, as smart as Mrs. Qiu, you should understand.

Gu Qing never thought of "Ding Wei" at all, she saw that the emperor's uncle also advised her to take care of her body, and she felt that this leader was really good, and she would care about the health of the employees' families, and take care of their families, so she couldn't help but smile and said sincerely:

"Xie Lu, Xie Xie's concern. Your Majesty □ all the people, and you must also take care of the dragon's body. I believe that the people also don't want to lose a wise monarch like you. ”

Chu Rui: ......

This old lady Qiu spoke, it was really ......

If he hadn't known her character well, he would definitely be unhappy this time.

Having said that, did the news spread that he stayed up late to criticize the excerpts, or did he not go out to hunt on horseback for half a year, so that the people in the capital were worried that he was not in good health?

It can't be that there are fewer harems in the fortunate, and there are some bad rumors in the capital, right?

Fenzhou desert grassland.

There are more than 20 people who have come out of Li Mao's side. In the past, their trick of "hiding under the horse" did deceive those unknown troops many times and killed many people, but it was completely ineffective later.

Not only that, but these people gradually figured out their direction and began to close in their direction. In the past few days, the number of encounters has become more and more common, and it is becoming more and more unavoidable.

Li Mao had never fought, and although he was born in the barracks, his father never took him to the front. Later, Jinyang City was defeated, and he has been living in Jinyang. He is ten years younger than his brother, and when his brother is already ready to fight, he has not even grown his hair, and no matter how old he is, the world has already decided, and he has no chance to contact the battlefield.

At this point, he is both lucky and unlucky.

Unfortunately, the karma wanted him to give a little advice, but he couldn't say anything.

He didn't know what kind of formation the other party was arranging, what the gestures meant, and he didn't know how Lu Dao was going to encircle. He looked at the disappointed eyes of the people and was only full of shame.

If God gives him another chance, he will definitely study the military books hard when he returns to the capital, and he will also learn these battle formation methods, and he will never put himself in such an embarrassing situation again.

"It's less than two hundred miles away from the city of the Han people." Suluk took a look. He was covered in wounds. "My lord, why haven't you met the officers and soldiers you said yet?"

In the past two days, they have been fighting and fleeing for their lives, whether they have eaten or slept well, and even the sound of their voices is fluttering, and now they have not seen any officers and soldiers, and Suluk can't help but become impatient.

If this continues, people can hold on, but horses can't.

Li Mao was also thinking about why no one would come, if Lu Mo sent the letter, then the county order of Lingyuan County would have set off early, and he should have seen it a long time ago. Or was this group also intercepted and killed by the unknown army on this steppe?

If so......

Only one of them died.

"Prepare for war! Hundreds of people are coming in front of you! ”

A man removed his ears from the earth and quickly climbed onto his horse.

"Keep going south, and leave no one alone." Seeing that someone was coming again, Suluk hurriedly twitched his horse's buttocks, "Drive!" ”

The horse was whipped, but did not move.

Li Rui also whipped it, and like Suluk's horse, his horse also galloped for two days and could no longer run.

The horses they were on had all been scattered during the confrontation with the unknown army two days earlier, and they had been carrying them for two days, and they were already exhausted.

Suluk really had no choice, so he took out a knife from his waist and stabbed the horse's buttocks, and the horse was in pain and couldn't help but run wildly. The others did the same, and let the horses run.

The people love horses and protect horses, and they will not treat their mounts like this unless they have to. These men were seriously wounded and had lost their brothers, but they were wiping their tears and touching their horses' ears and reading something softly.

Li Mao gritted his teeth, and also pulled out a crossbow arrow and poked the buttocks of the white horse under the seat.

Kick and tap, the horses' feet stick out, pull the earth and then push back with force. They repeated the same movement and rushed south as fast as they could.

Scarlet blood flowed from behind them, and their hooves were too heavy to lift lightly. They can't hold their heads as high as they did when they first set out. In order to get their masters to the place, they have to fly over most of the grassland, and they have to step through pain, fear, exhaustion, and the whips and weapons of their masters.

They can't stop until they die. Otherwise, they and the people on their backs will never return to their homeland.

The horses were getting faster and faster, gradually outpacing the speed at which they had just set out.

The galloping horses carried their hopes all the way south, to the south......

The place where the Qiang people live is actually not far from the Han people, and this journey took too much time. They had to keep turning the direction to avoid the pursuit of the Han soldiers, and they relied on their familiarity with the grassland and the Han people to avoid cats and cats, but they also kept encountering the danger of having to break through from both sides.

However, there has never been a time when they have been so desperate, so sad, and have broken them like this.

- Their horses are dying of exhaustion.

One horse after another fell with a roar, and they lay on the ground and made a rough pant of "humming". I don't know if it's sweat or blood all over their bodies, making them look as if they've been skinned.

The horse's nose and mouth were foaming at the mouth, and his eyes were tightly closed.

Horses are animals that don't fall, they even sleep standing. When a horse falls, most of them are when they are at their weakest.

The horses fell to their knees and pressed on the horses' limbs and backs, but no matter how hard they tried, the horses could only lie on the ground and tremble, unable to stand up.

They can't afford to delay here any longer, they can only get up and hurry up.

"Chief, what are we going to do......"

"Let's go!" Suluk removes the longbow and other things from his horse. "Didn't we have legs to walk?"

"There are voices."

One of them fell on the ground again and listened.

“…… There are people on all sides. ”

All of them looked desperate. Some even hugged the horse's neck and didn't want to move anymore.

Li Mao has always believed that no matter how many disasters God brings to people, there will always be a way for people to survive. He has always believed in this and has always refused to admit defeat.

And now, he really thinks that people can't win the sky. No matter how lucky and resourceful he is, in the face of great strength, all struggles are in vain.

I only hope that his letter can be sent to the capital, so that the capital can be more guarded, Da Chu Chengping is not long, and it took so many years of recuperation to make the empty warehouse just start to be abundant, and it really can't withstand a big war.

Suluk had not yet given up hope, and he reprimanded the young men in the Karma language, telling them to rise up and start anew. Some of them stood up, while others hugged their horses and wept loudly, and when these stout men showed their weak side, it was extremely sad.

Li Mao looked at these people and made a decision in his heart.

His horse wasn't tired yet, just panting and sweating. Its sweat soaked its hair all over its body, and it looked just as embarrassed as its owner.

Li Mao sighed and said to the leader of the Karma people, "Suluk, forget it. Abandon your horses and scatter yourselves here, and every man shall flee for his life. ”

"What did you say, my lord?" Suluk turned his head, shocked.

"You are familiar with the grasslands, if you run one by one, you will be fine. My horse can still walk, so I rode it and went south. These people are aiming for me, and I will definitely chase after them when they see them. Run in other directions, not south. ”

Suluk's eyes widened: "How can it be ...... then?"

"Let's go, let's go!" Li Mao exclaimed. "You guys go now!"

"But my lord, you ...... alone"

Li Mao pulled out his crossbow arrow and pointed it at his throat.

"You guys go now, it's still too late to run. If you are long-winded, I will die now, and you still have to go! ”

Suluk and the people looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Li Mao stabbed the crossbow arrow into a point, and blood flowed down his neck.

I didn't think he would do such a death-threatening woman's act. ’

Li Mao thought with a wry smile.

Seeing that Li Mao was not just a threat, Suluk had to take all the people to kneel down in front of Li Mao and salute a man to the expeditionary soldiers. They turned their palms to the sky and applied to worship Li Mao solemnly.

"Master Li, we will try to survive, and if we can survive, we will definitely avenge you. In the future, these Chu soldiers will appear on the grassland again, and we will kill one by one. Suluk said with a hideous expression.

"No, you can't. In the future, there may be a Western army to crusade against these people, and then you are likely to kill the good people by mistake. The enemy in the distance had gradually seen the trace, and Li Mao couldn't help but be anxious. Don't do anything, go for your lives. ”

The people got up and scattered in different directions.

Although I don't know how many people can escape from the road, as long as they can stay a few, their tribe has hope of growing again.

Suluk glanced at Li Mao deeply, and said cautiously: "Lord Li, if you don't die, you can send a letter to the Tamt tribe in the northwest, which is my wife's tribe, the old and weak women and children in our tribe have taken refuge there, and if we survive, we will also take refuge in Tamt temporarily." ”

Li Mao put away his crossbow arrows, stepped on his horse, and nodded calmly at Suluk.

"If I don't die, I'll be a guest of your wife's tribe."

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately rode his horse and waited in place, waited for the people to disperse, shouted a few words at the Han army rushing over, and then galloped towards the south.

In the distance, hundreds of horsemen and horses came in the direction of Li Mao, his right hand could no longer move, and he could only rely on one hand to control the reins of the horse and continue to move forward.

The horse Li Mao rode was not the sweaty horse in his own house, but it was still as docile as his mount. His horse was a foal born to his father's war horse, and he had died under the arrows in Luliang and could no longer run.

He was born in the Central Plains, he was accustomed to listening to the poems of Yongma, and he saw a lot of horse pictures, and he liked BMWs like all men, but he never passed through the hearts of the animals under his seat like this.

He was on his way to death, but he felt something else.

In this desperate run, he touched the soul of the earth through the body of the horse under him, and also heard the sound of the wind. Li Mao felt that he probably didn't need to control the reins now, and his horse would take him where he needed to go.

That was the south, the direction of his homeland.

Fly with the wind and go away with the wind.

Li Mao suddenly understood why his father would gallop in the open and uninhabited field.

The sound of the horse's hooves behind him was getting closer and closer, and the white horse he sat on was extremely tired after all, and it was only a matter of time before he was caught up by these people. He could even hear the "buzz" of the strings.

Time slowed down all of a sudden, and he turned sideways like a soul to make a saddle that all men would hide. Li Mao firmly stuck his injured right leg in the stirrup, and lay down beside the white horse, dodging several sharp arrows that shot at him.

Just as he was thinking about whether it would be better to be pierced into a hedgehog and die, or to jump off his horse and fall into a pulp, another force suddenly appeared in the direction of the south.

This dense crowd of people is more than the people who have been chasing them.

Li Mao sighed.

Gotcha, embattled, don't run anymore.

Accept death calmly.

Seeing the white horse in the distance, Lummer slammed into the saddle and looked into the distance on the galloping horse.

His clean, skilful movements caused a shout.

Originally, they only took 300 officers and soldiers out of the city, but it didn't take long for them to see a Chu army, twice as many as them. Lu Mo thought that these people were afraid that they would not be enough to save people, so he took Wang Zhiming and the others to the tribe a little further east, and used the golden pig given to him by Master Li and the silver money on Wang Zhiming as a deposit for the commission, borrowed some people to come out, and then rushed to the depths of the grassland.

This came and went, wasting some time, but these people are all good hands on the grassland, and the Chu people only dared to avoid it when they saw it, and they arrived here smoothly.

Seeing that this lone person looked like he was fleeing for his life, Lu Mo couldn't help but shout loudly:

"It's Lord Li Mao in front?"

Li Maoyuan was ready to die, and when he heard someone from the south shouting his name, the voice was so familiar, and there was a young man standing in the saddle waving, where else did he not know the way, and hurriedly ran desperately in that direction.

Bai Ma took Li Mao and this mixed team to converge, Wang Zhiming saw that it was really Han, he was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly ran over.

Lu Mo, who was following Wang Zhiming, saw that there was no one behind Li Mao, his heart was cold, and his face became white and red.

Although Lu Mo has always shown an indifferent and calm appearance, he is a teenager after all, his heart is shocked, and there will always be a trace of unwillingness and resentment on his face.

As soon as Li Mao saw Lu Mo's expression, he knew in his heart that he was thinking too badly, and hurriedly said to the middle-aged man wearing the official mansion beside Lu Mo:

"Give me a horse, and we'll turn around and gather the people. I had just let them scatter and flee, and I rode alone to lead away the pursuers, and now that I have returned, the people should not have gone far. ”

Wang Zhiming's task is to welcome Li Mao back, where dare he turn back.

He showed hesitation and said reluctantly: "Master Li, you are in danger of the Xinguo Mansion, and you are involved in rebellion, so the lower officials can't let you go back and take risks." ”

Li Mao opened his mouth to persuade him, but Lu Mo, who was beside Wang Zhiming, couldn't help but light up when he heard that the people had fled instead of dying. He interrupted Li Maodi's words, "The two of you don't fight." Lord Wang, you take the officers and soldiers to escort Lord Li back to Lingyuan County first. I took them to gather people. The cavalry of four or five hundred Han Chinese is not our opponent. ”

Lu Mo shouted a few words to the Hu people behind him, who all looked at Li Mao with bright eyes, and then shouted excitedly.

Li Mao looked at Lu Mo inexplicably, and the eyes of these Hu people looking at him made him a little worried.

Lu Mo drew his saber and said to Li Mao:

"Master Li, I told them that you are a Han official, and as long as you return to the Han people's place, you will give them cattle, sheep and wine. The five hundred taels of gold that had been promised to them would not be less. ”

When Li Mao heard that it was just such a request, he nodded heavily.

"I know it, I'll pay as promised."

Seeing Li Mao nodding, these Hu people smiled even more happily.

So we went. Take care, adults, we'll see you again in Lingyuan! Lummer grabbed the horse's body and shouted, "Go!" Save people! ”

"Yo ho!"

"Woo-a-aaa

Eight hundred cavalry rolled up the smoke and dust in the sky and rushed away in the direction where Li Mao came.