Chapter 286: Freemasonry

No second arrow was shot in the dark cave, and Zhao Liang and the others waited for a while, only to hear a rustling of footsteps, and then a figure appeared near the entrance of the cave.

Zhao Liang looked intently, and saw that the person who came was petite and agile, with a winding bow and crossbow in his hand, and a long knife hanging behind his back. The bright moonlight shone down through the vines and shone on the man's face, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a beautiful girl.

Xiao Mingdao's expression was calm, and after exhaling again, he asked: "This girl, I don't know what to call the honorable driver?" Why didn't Fang just ask clearly and let arrows hurt people? ”

The woman's facial features are very beautiful, but she does not look like a Central Plains character, but has a bit of a foreign demeanor. She listened to the old question, first glanced at Zhao Liang and Xiaoya next to her vigilantly, and then said in slightly jerky Chinese: "Who are you?" ”

Zhao Liang tried to probe her with mind reading, but he didn't expect that the girl had a lot of thoughts in her heart, but he didn't understand it at all. Zhao Liang couldn't help but be shocked in his heart: Damn, is it true that if you don't understand the language, your mind reading skills will also be ineffective?

Xiao Ming, who also mastered the Dafa of Voyeurism, obviously encountered the same problem as Zhao Liang, he was slightly surprised by the inner world of the girl in front of him, and said curiously: "You are not Han?" ”

"Less!" The girl's vigilance was extremely strong, and when she heard this, she once again aimed her bow and crossbow at Xiao Ming Daochang, and scolded: "Say it quickly! Who the hell are you, or don't blame me for being rude! ”

Xiao Ya was thoughtful, she carefully observed the girl for a moment, and suddenly said, "Are you hurt?" ”

After being reminded by her, Zhao Liang and Xiao Ming discovered that the girl had several wounds on her body. Before, because she was wearing a black samurai uniform, she couldn't see it in the dim light.

Xiaoya continued: "Please don't be nervous. It doesn't matter who we are, we're definitely not your enemies. The three of us were just passing through this place, and we wanted to take advantage of this cave to rest for the night, but we didn't expect to disturb you. ”

It is always easier for women to talk to each other, and the girl's expression on her face suddenly eased a lot when she heard Xiaoya say this, but her hand holding the bow and crossbow did not relax at all.

At this time, I only heard a man's voice from inside the cave: "Inas, you let them in, they are not officials." ”

Hearing this, the girl named Inas hesitated for a moment, but finally put down her bow and crossbow and made a "come in" gesture to Zhao Liang and the others.

Zhao Liang and Xiao Ming Dao Chang glanced at each other, both nodded at the same time, and then followed Inas and walked into the deep cave together.

As soon as they entered the cave, they found a small bonfire burning on the ground at the end of the cave, and beside the fire was a young man, half-seated and half-lying against the stone wall, staring at them with bright eyes.

Zhao Liang saw at a glance that the man was also injured, and the injury was not light.

Seeing them approach, the man bowed slightly: "I offended just now." Zhang Mengfei in Xia Pingyang County, apologized to the three on behalf of my friends. It's all because she's concerned about my safety, so she can't help but act recklessly, if you want to blame me, I hope the three of you will forgive. ”

Daoist Xiao Ming also saluted: "Immeasurable Tianzun, this girl has a reason, fortunately, she didn't hurt anyone, and Mr. doesn't have to blame himself." ”

He leaned closer, leaned over, checked Zhang Mengfei's injuries slightly, and sighed: "Oh, Zhang Gongzi, your injuries are not light." ”

Zhang Mengfei smiled slightly: "If it's not in the way, I think it will be raised for two or three days."

That's it. He paused, and then said, "Don't tell the three of you that we were injured because we had a conflict with the people from the government. Hiding here is also a helpless move to avoid being pursued by the officers and soldiers. But rest assured, we're not bad people, and we've never done anything unjust. It is purely because he was framed by a traitor that he fell into such a situation. For the sake of the safety of the three of you, you will rest here tonight, and please leave early tomorrow before dawn, so as not to be found by the government and affect you. ”

When Zhao Liang heard this, he sat down next to Zhang Mengfei, and then said, "Do you say it's a coincidence? We were also framed by the traitors of the imperial court, and it was not easy for us to escape from the siege of the official army and run here, so it is impossible to say who will be involved. ”

Zhang Mengfei was quite surprised, he looked at Zhao Liang carefully, and found that the other party was not joking, so he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Which traitor were you trapped?" ”

Xiao Ming was about to answer, but Xiao Ya suddenly said, "You tell us about your experience first." ”

Zhang Mengfei nodded, first let the girl named Inas continue to guard near the entrance of the cave, and then preached to Zhao Liang, Xiao Ya and Xiao Ming: "In Bazhang Village, Pingyang County, my ancestral hometown, I have been practicing literature and martial arts since I was a child, and I have studied military books hard, hoping that one day I can gain fame and serve the country. Last year, I was lucky enough to win the martial arts examination, so I wanted to take advantage of the time before taking the Beijing entrance examination to visit various places. Especially in those places where soldiers must fight, the shape of the mountains and rivers must be well understood, and only in this way can we be confident when we command the troops to fight in the future. ”

Zhao Liang said admiringly: "What Brother Zhang said makes sense. As a general, he doesn't know the importance of the geographical situation, just like a blind man riding a horse and facing the abyss in the dark, it is difficult to say the odds. ”

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"This little brother is right," Zhang Mengfei continued, "Ever since the Imperial Court had destroyed Jin, we have begun to bear tremendous pressure from new enemies. In the first year of Duanping, the Mongol army suddenly ambushed the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty advancing into Henan, resulting in the stillbirth of the plan to recover the Central Plains. Immediately after that, they waved their troops southward and seized more than a dozen state capitals in a row. It was not until five years ago, when the Mongol general Tasi led his troops to capture Anqing Province, that the imperial court finally came to its senses and fought desperately with all its might, forcing the Mongols to withdraw their troops helplessly, and the two countries temporarily ceased fighting. However, in my judgment, such a situation will not last long, and sooner or later the iron hooves of Mongolia will have to step into our borders. Therefore, the Great Song Dynasty boy must not slack off in the slightest, and must practice his skills hard every day and always prepare for war. ”

Xiaoya knew the history that happened later, and naturally admired Zhang Mengfei's insight, she opened her mouth and asked: "Since you are dedicated to serving the country and expecting to lead your troops to resist the enemy one day, then how can you have a conflict with the government?" ”

Zhang Mengfei shook his head when he heard this, and sighed: "Alas, this matter is quite helpless. ”

He pointed outside and said, "That girl named Inas is the famous Xi general of the Liao State, Sang Zhe Mogan. When the Great Liao fell, Sang Zhe Mogan led his relatives to submit to the Song Dynasty, and then due to the Jingkang Change, his descendants moved their families from the Central Plains to Jiangnan, and it took two or three generations before finally taking root in Jiangzhou Mansion. The teacher and Inas's father have been friends for many years, so when I came to Poyang Lake to inspect the terrain, I made a special visit to visit my old friend for the teacher. But unexpectedly, Inas's father and family had died one after another due to the plague two years ago, and the whole family was left with herself and an old slave. ”

"It's really pitiful," Daoist Xiao Ming sighed softly, and introduced to Zhao Liang and Xiao Ya: "Two years ago, Jiangzhou Mansion suffered a major flood that had not been seen in a century, and after the flood receded, a plague broke out immediately after. At that time, this piece of land was almost ten rooms and nine empty, miserable and miserable

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Zhao Liang nodded, and then asked Zhang Mengfei again: "What happened later?" You haven't said how you got entangled with the government. ”

"This matter is related to Inas," Zhang Mengfei replied, "Her family has a heirloom treasure that Yelu Longxu of the Liao Holy Sect gave to the Xi clan back then, and it is very valuable. After Gao Xinjian of Chaisang County learned of this, he wanted to take advantage of the destruction of Inas's family to get that treasure in his hand, and then present it to Jia Nidao, the governor of Jiangzhou, as a birthday gift. Inas was unwilling to give away the treasure that represented the glory of the family, so she refused Gao Xinjian's request to buy this treasure three times in succession. In this way, it not only annoyed the Gao County Order who wanted to shoot Shangfeng's ass but didn't make it, but also indirectly offended Jia Nidao, the feudal official. ”

"So they're going to do it?" Xiaoya asked.

Zhang Mengfei's face sank, and he snorted coldly: "If you can't get it by skill, you can only take it!" These dog officials actually charged Inas with fornicating with foreign enemies, saying that she secretly colluded with the Mongols, secretly acted as a spy, and betrayed the intelligence of the Great Song Dynasty. The proof is that Inas has a foreign bloodline, so those who are not of my race must have different hearts. ”

", isn't this a trumped-up charge?" Zhao Liang scolded: "Blatantly framed and framed, is no one in charge?" ”

Xiao Mingdao let out a long sigh: "Alas, Immortal Chief, who can control it?" Our sect is not the same as being said by the dog official to be plotting to rebel, so he sent troops to encircle and suppress it? ”

Zhang Mengfei was curious when he heard this: "The dog official that the Taoist chief said, is it ......?"

"It's Jia Nidao, the governor of Jiangzhou and the pacification envoy of Jiangnan West Road!" Xiao Mingdao was so angry that his white beard floated up: "Poor Dao saw that guy was attacked by demons, and he planned to subdue demons and exorcise demons, but he didn't expect that the spell was not fine, so that the monster escaped repeatedly, and in turn, he also beat a rake, and mobilized officials and troops to come and strangle our Taoist sect." ”

Zhang Mengfei suddenly realized: "Oh, I know." Inas said that there had been a large number of soldiers and horses from the government in the vicinity before, as if they were besieging a group of bandits, and it was you who dared to love it. ”

"What kind of bandits, we are all upright Daomen disciples!" Xiao Ming stood up excitedly: "They are purely confusing the public and splashing dirty water!" ”

Zhao Liang hurriedly comforted Daoist Xiao Ming, told him not to be overly angry, beware of the outbreak of cerebral hemorrhage, and then asked Zhang Mengfei: "Inas was framed by the government, what happened later?" Are you resisting arrest? ”

"Don't hide it from this brother," Zhang Mengfei replied: "I have always been unaccustomed to and can't bear this kind of framing of loyalty. Even if you don't know each other, you will definitely see injustice and draw a knife to help you in the next place, not to mention that Inas and I still have a lot of connections. Therefore, when the officials of Chaisang County surrounded Inas's house, I grabbed the sword in my hand and led her to rush out with me. ”

"Is that what you were injured at that time?" Xiaoya asked.

Zhang Mengfei nodded: "After we broke out of the encirclement, we were chased by the officers and soldiers for a long time, and we fought fiercely three times in a row before we finally threw off the other party and fled here." First, my leg injury was a bit serious, and I couldn't run farther, and second, there were a large number of officers and soldiers in the vicinity, and we were worried that if we accidentally encountered them, we would be completely finished, so we hid in this cave for the time being. ”

Speaking of this, he asked with concern: "How are you guys, did you have heavy casualties when you broke through?" ”

Zhao Liang smiled: "More than 40 of us were besieged on the top of the mountain by thousands of soldiers and horses of Jia Nidao, and later, God blessed, we found a small road and escaped secretly. I guess by dawn tomorrow at the latest, they'll find out that we've got our golden cicadas out of their shells. ”

Zhang Mengfei was stunned when he heard this, thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "It's bad, we have to leave now!" ”