Zhang Shixing waved his hand again and again: "It's a prize, what a big hero, if you hadn't come to the river to save my life, I would have sunk into the river to see the Dragon King." ”

Taiping said proudly: "Coincidentally, this is the first time I patrolled with Vulture Polo, and I happened to save you. ”

Zhang Shixingqi said: "You are patrolling with a horse pole? ”

Vulture Polo said, "We don't just have a horse pole, we also have a bow and arrows. We've also made our own arrows to summon companions. As he spoke, he drew an arrow and shot it into the sky, and the arrow flew into the air with a terrible cry, which could be heard for ten miles.

After a while, smoke and dust billowed in the distance, horses' hooves were sonorous, and dozens of horses galloped, all teenagers, all carrying bows and arrows at their waists, but the weapons in their hands were varied, some were set of horse poles, some were spears, and some were holding slingshots. Although the childishness on his face has not been taken off, there is still a momentum of a newborn calf that is not afraid of tigers.

Taiping introduced everyone that this is the big hero Zhang Shixing that you often talk about on weekdays, and the teenagers gathered around, gossiping, asking questions.

Bald Polo said: "Let's take Zhang Tongzhi to see Qianhu first." As soon as everyone heard the reason, they hugged Zhang Shixing and walked towards the old camp.

The old camp is set up under a hillside more than ten miles away from the south bank of Huangshui, there is a rejection of horses outside the camp gate, the wall is more than one zhang high, there is a watchtower not far away, there are people standing with guns on it, although they look quite old, they still stand straight.

Zhang Shixing walked into the camp and saw that although there were men, women, and children, all kinds of people inside, they were completely managed by the army, in good order, and the rules and regulations were not chaotic.

At this time, Batu heard the news and walked out of the big tent, came to greet him, and said to Zhang Shixing: "See Zhang Tongzhi for thousands of lowly households. ”

Zhang Shixing exclaimed: "Shibei should be impressed for three days, and after more than 20 days, you have trained the old camp so capable, you are really a talent." ”

Batu smiled slightly: "I used to be a soldier in the Yan King Army, but I just learned a little fur, which made Zhang Tongzhi smile." ”

The two of them have finished greetings, hand in hand into the big tent, Zhang Shixing briefly said about crossing the river in distress, Batu exclaimed: "Zhang Tongzhi, your courage is really bigger than the sky, you can cross that river, the name is Huangshui, Mongolian language is Xilamulun River, the river water is turbid and yellow, known as the North Yellow River." On weekdays, it is necessary to be guided by people who are familiar with the flow of water to swim across the river, and now that the spring water is soaring, it is impossible to pass. That's why I set up camp here and waited for the river to recede before daring to go north, so I delayed it for a few days. ”

Zhang Shixing said with a smile: "Fortunately, Fu Da has a great life and met two young soldiers under you. ”

Batu then called in the two of them, Balpolo and Taiping, and each of them gave a pot of wine. Zhang Shixing saw that he was a little stingy, so he called his own people, collected ten treasure money, and rewarded the two of them together, and the two of them went with a thousand thanks.

Zhang Shixing rested in the Batu camp for a day, and the next day he took his 500 Jinyi lieutenants to the south again, running 1,200 miles a day, and these people ran like bones falling apart, collapsed to the ground, and refused to move forward. In this way, after walking for more than ten days, I returned to Kaipingwei.

Zhang Shixing went to Huayan Temple to meet Song Zhong, and as soon as Song Zhong saw him return, he led him into the inner room and asked him about the situation on the road. Zhang Shixing briefly talked about this trip, and exclaimed: "Nabatu and Arutai are really generals, I haven't seen it for long, and I can train into an elite soldier and make a big Ming Ping Domain for me." ”

Song Zhong snorted and said, "Not necessarily, maybe it's my great calamity." ”

Zhang Shixing was shocked when he heard this, and said with a little emptiness: "After all, King Zhongning is the younger brother of the current concubine, how can he be an enemy of the imperial court?" ”

Song Zhong said with a gloomy face: "The Queen Mother of Zhongning is a Hulu, not my race, and her heart will be different. You see that she went to great lengths to get out of my grasp, as evidenced by that. Fortunately, you came back in time, otherwise you would have suffered. ”

Zhang Shixing blinked, not understanding the meaning of Song Zhong's words.

Song Zhong took out a secret letter from the cabinet and handed it to Zhang Shixing: "You open it and take a look." ”

Zhang Shixing opened it and took a look, and wrote: "Feng, heaven carrier, the emperor's edict said: Song Zhong, the governor of the Left Army, secretly inspected Jinyi Wei and knew whether Zhang Shixing and the Queen Mother Zhongning had any misdeeds. If there is, the Fa will be rectified immediately, and there is no need to report it. Chin this. ”

After reading it, Zhang Shixing couldn't help but feel a chill in his back and tremble all over, could it be that the emperor really noticed something, he asked Song Zhong tremblingly: "Uncle Shi, how could the emperor suspect that I had an affair with the queen mother?" ”

Song Zhong stared at him for a long time and asked, "Do you and the Queen Mother have any misdeeds, you are honest." ”

Zhang Shixing said in his heart, if I tell the truth, not only will my life be difficult to protect, but I don't know how many heads have fallen to the ground, so he stretched out his hand and pointed to heaven: "I swear to heaven that there will be no such thing." If there is a ------"

Before he could finish speaking, Song Zhong waved his hand and said, "Okay, no need to swear." I believe in you. Mainly because of your Mongolian customs, the cowardly Xue pro-army enters and leaves the palace without shying away from it, so it is inevitable that some people in the court will talk about it. In addition, I see that you are not too young, and you are not married yet, so of course others will have opinions. ”

After Zhang Shixing heard what he said, a hanging heart fell into his stomach, his back was already sweaty and heavy, and he sneered: "Uncle Shi, aren't I busy with business and have no time to marry a wife." After I was busy with the affairs of King Yan, after I returned to Beijing, I asked someone to talk to the matchmaker and marry a good wife. However, I am alone and have no roots, so which girl will take a fancy to me? After saying that, he smiled a little self-deprecatingly.

Song Zhong took out the fire fold from his waist, shook it for a while, and when the fire burned, he leaned over the secret decree and lit it, and after a while, it was burned to ashes, doused with water, and then raised his head and said: "I have a little girl, twenty-eight years old, called Song Sanniang, knowledgeable and courteous, gentle and virtuous, just matched with you, when this matter is over, I will go back to my hometown with you and do this matter." ”

Zhang Shixing bowed his hand and said, "Thank you, uncle, for your success." ”

Zhang Shixing asked about the recent movements in Beiping Mansion, and Song Zhong said: "There is news from Beiping, I heard that King Yan is seriously ill. I hope he can't afford to get sick and save him a lot of trouble. ”

When Zhang Shixing heard this, he hurriedly got up and said goodbye: "Uncle Shi, the matter is very important, I want to return to Beiping immediately to investigate the truth and truth." After that, he said goodbye to Song Zhong, ordered the five hundred brocade captains to slow down behind, and rode a fast horse from the post road of Wangyun Road, changing horses along the way without changing people, and galloped non-stop for a day and a night, and finally returned to Beiping Mansion.

As soon as Zhang Shixingfu entered the city, he came to the Yamen of Beiping Dusi to find Niu Er. Niu Er was gossiping with several captains, and when he saw Zhang Shixing, he jumped up happily, grabbed his arm, and said excitedly: "Zhang Tongzhi, you are finally back, do you know, King Yan is crazy." ”

Zhang Shixing was stunned when he heard this, and said: "I only heard that King Yan was seriously ill, so I rushed back to Beiping from Kaiping Wei non-stop to check what was going on, but I didn't expect him to be so sick?" ”

Niu Er nodded and said, "It's true." The lieutenant who was in charge of monitoring the Yan Wang's Mansion replied that Yan Wang was crazy and made a big fuss in the market, but I didn't believe it at first. Who knew that I went to check in person yesterday, King Yan really went crazy, yelling in the market, beating people indiscriminately, I think he will die soon, isn't it an errand for us. ”

Zhang Shixing hurriedly said: "You take me quickly." ”

Niu Er saw Zhang Shixing. He looked haggard, his eyes were bloodshot, and he obviously hadn't slept all night, so he said with concern: "Zhang Tongzhi, I see that I am very tired after rushing overnight, it is better to rest first, and we will go again tomorrow." ”

Zhang Shixing said: "Such a big thing happened in Yanwang's Mansion, where can I still sleep, take me quickly." ”

Niu Er changed into casual clothes with him, and took a dozen men down to a two-storey small building in Anfufang in the west of Beiping Mansion, the small building is diagonally opposite the Zunyi Gate of the West Gate of Yanwangfu, and the first street and alley on the left side of the small building is Giethoorn City, where people come and go, calling for buying and selling, and it is very lively.

Niu Er pushed open the window, pointed to the Zunyi Gate and said: "I saw King Yan coming out of this gate the day before yesterday, and he was crazy all the way, walked to the Sheephorn Market, made a fuss, and returned to the palace." Today, the dark pile said that there is no movement in the palace, I wonder if he has gone out? ”

Zhang Shixing nodded and said, "You ordered your subordinates to keep an eye on it, I'll take a break here first, and tell me immediately if I have something." ”

Niu Er said: "Tongzhi, although you can rest assured to sleep, I have arranged hundreds of hidden piles in front and back of this palace, and even a sparrow can't fly out of my palm." ”

So Zhang Shixing leaned on a Taishi chair and closed his eyes to recuperate, and fell asleep after a while. I don't know how long it took, I was suddenly pushed awake, and when I opened my eyes, I saw that it was Niu Er.

Niu Er nervously pointed out the window and said, "Tongzhi, look, King Yan has come out." ”

Zhang Shixing got up and looked out the window, only to see Yan Wang Zhu Di staggering out of the Zunyi Gate, disheveled, holding a wine bottle in his hand, drinking as he walked. The guard at the gate was just about to go up and help, but he slapped him, and the man dodged with a lot of pee.

King Yan tore the clothes on his body as he walked, tore the clothes one by one, exposing his body, like a beggar, and shouted indiscriminately: "It's hot, it's hot." ”

Zhang Shixing and Niu Er came downstairs and quietly followed him. King Yan was full of wine and staggered into Giethoorn City. When the people in the market saw him coming, they were so frightened that they all shouted, "Get out of the way, the mad king is out again." ”

Yan Wang came to a shop selling raw pork, grabbed a piece of fatty meat, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it, blood flowed from the corners of his mouth, he swallowed the fat meat in three or two times, drank another sip of wine, and praised repeatedly: "Good wine, good meat." ”

The butcher who sold the meat was dumbfounded.

An onlooker pointed at him and whispered to others: "It's a pity, how can a good Yan King go crazy." ”

Unexpectedly, when King Yan heard this, he threw the wine bottle in his hand at the man, smashing the man to the point that his head was bleeding and he was holding his head. Seeing this, King Yan laughed, and pointed his hand around the audience: "Who dares to say that this king is crazy, this king is the reincarnation of Emperor Zhenwu, who came to cure you demons and monsters." If anyone is not convinced, they will come to the competition. ”

Suddenly, he lay down on the ground again, and chanted in his mouth: "The Son of Heaven can't get on the boat when he calls, and he claims to be a fairy in wine." ”