After that day, people learned that Shao An rushed back to the capital overnight and returned the holy decree. On the grounds that he returned to Beijing without permission, the emperor ordered the prime minister to suspend his official duties at home and think about it behind closed doors. A big turmoil of changing generals passed like this, and the generals didn't calculate anything, and it was Shao An who finally broke the siege. And the civil officials don't understand what kind of madness Shao Xiang has, and he will actually anger the saint for the sake of the Privy Council.

However, the rumors from the outside world are irrelevant to Shao An. Recently, he only cares about the war in the northwest, and he counts the days with his fingers every day. It's been five days since Zhang San set off, and according to his footsteps, he should be about to reach the northwest border.

There are three days left before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it is the time for the full moon to reunite. And the empty Prime Minister's Mansion, every time there is a festival, it looks even more lonely and lonely. This year, due to Shao An's suspension at home, even those who came to give gifts disappeared.

Looking at the Shao Mansion, Ah Rui said to Uncle Qin indignantly: "On weekdays, I go up the pole to befriend the master, but now I hide faster than anyone else." It's all a group of people who tend to be inflammatory. ”

Uncle Qin frowned and asked Ah Rui: "Prime Minister, did you know General Li before?" ”

"No, I don't." Ah Rui turned his head sideways and thought about it, in his impression, the master only came to the capital during the scientific expedition, where did he have time to know Li Hongyi? However, before he didn't follow Shao An, his master had been away from home for eight years.

"By the way, I used to hear from the people of the old mansion that when the master was twelve years old, he ran away from home and came back after eight years."

"Running away from home, eight years?" Uncle Qin keenly grasped the key words in Ah Rui's mouth, the time of eight years of Xindao is not short, and he was exiled halfway, among them, there must be a story.

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Northwest border pass, Yongjing County.

Li Hongyi still faced the map with a sad face, and there were only two days left before 15 August, but the "Huangquan Road" was still not found. Li Hongyi mobilized all the detectives and went to inquire about the local medicine farmers, hunters, and others one by one, but no one knew. Compared with Jincheng, there are other small mountains where Yongjing collects medicine, so you don't have to go to Nanshan to adventure. So there are really few people walking on the road in Nanshan.

Li Hongyi called several generals under his command and discussed: "The military order is like a mountain, if we have not found that road in the Mid-Autumn Festival, we can only go around the mountain." ”

Li Honghui also had to agree. If it drags on any longer, the odds will get lower and lower. If it was dragged to Xiou to release water and flood the city, how would they explain to the emperor? And the recent events, he always felt a little subtle, they violated the holy decree, but the capital did not move, the emperor neither remedied nor blamed. It's as if they forgot about the Northwest and left them to fend for themselves.

Xu Lei asked: "How many men and horses does the general plan to take to sneak attack?" ”

"Three thousand is enough." Li Hongyi is familiar with such a sneak attack, "As long as they are not discovered on the road, our army can take advantage of the darkness of night to launch an attack and kill them by surprise." ”

Li Honghui also agreed, "Now Xiou is still besieging Jincheng and has not ordered a strong attack. It seems that they have not yet noticed that the main forces of our army have withdrawn. As long as the timing is right, the sneak attack will be able to win completely. ”

"Tomorrow is the last day." Li Hongyi ordered, "Xu Lei, Li Honghui, and others immediately order 3,000 elite soldiers and go with me on the expedition." Command them to go down, let them eat and drink enough tonight, and gather at the ugly time tomorrow night, and there shall be no mistake. The rest of the generals guarded the camp. ”

"Command!" Everyone replied in unison.

The next day, the scout still didn't bring any news. Just when Li Hongyi was at a loss, someone suddenly said that a woman had broken into the barracks and claimed to know the location of the "Huangquan Road." Li Hongyi frowned, and said differently: "Woman? ”

"Yes. Look dressed like a local herb picker. ”

"Woman goes up the mountain to collect medicine?" Li Hongyi thought it was incredible, and he still went to the legendary rugged and steep "Huangquan Road" to collect medicine.

Li Honghui was puzzled: "The general should be careful, this woman broke into the camp alone, it is not credible." ”

Li Hongyi nodded, "I'll pay attention to it, pass that woman into the account." ”

The generals looked at the door, and saw a woman walking into the tent with light steps without fear. She was dressed in a blue dress, with a bun on her head and a medicine basket behind her. In the face of several generals in the tent, she was still not afraid or afraid, and appeared in front of everyone with a smile.

The woman had a pair of crystal eyes under her curved willow eyebrows, and she looked at Li Hongyi on the main seat with a smile, not kneeling or bowing, standing proudly. However, Li Hongyi was not angry at all, he rubbed his eyes vigorously, opened his mouth wide, and shouted: "Huiming, why are you here?" ”

That woman was indeed Wu Huiming, and she and Father Wu had been settling in Yongjing since they moved out of Jincheng that time. This time, I heard that the imperial army was looking for "Huangquan Road", and her father had taken her to Huangquan Road once, so Mao recommended herself and came to the military camp to guide them.

Li Hongyi got up and walked quickly to Wu Huiming, only to see that she was no longer the little girl who was playing behind her buttocks, but a slim and touching big girl.

Wu Huiming said with a smile: "I heard that the general wants to find Huangquan Road, and the little woman specially came to show the way for the general. ”

"Don't make a fuss." Li Hongyi looked at her suspiciously, "Do you really know the road?" ”

"Of course, when I was a child, my father often took me to collect medicines, and I went to 'Huangquan Road' many times."

It turned out that Daddy Wu took her there, and Li Hongyi was relieved. Who is Daddy Wu, that is his life-saving benefactor who is omnipotent from heaven to earth.

Li Hongyi nodded, "Then you can act with us tonight and take us to the entrance of 'Huangquan Road'." ”

"Little Girl...... Yes, sir. ”

Hearing that Li Hongyi handed over the life of the whole army to a woman of unknown origin so easily, Xu Lei immediately became anxious, "General, who is this woman?" ”

Li Hongyi patted his head, "Oh, look at my memory, I forgot to introduce it to you." This is what I said before, Wu Huiming, the daughter of the benefactor Wu Daddy who saved my life. Huiming, this is my brother Li Honghui and my friend Xu Lei. ”

"It turns out that you are what my brother often mentioned, little sister Huiming." Li Honghui smiled, "Under Li Honghui, thank you girl for taking care of my eldest brother for so long." ”

"It's a gesture." Wu Huiming smiled and waved his hand, and then Li Hongyi remembered something, and hurriedly asked: "By the way, I went to Jincheng to look for you that year, but you moved." It turns out that you have moved to Yongjing. What about Daddy Wu, is he in good health? ”

"Not good." Wu Huiming lowered his head and said sullenly, "Daddy ...... two years ago I got seriously ill and left. ”

"Let's go......" Li Hongyi was also stunned, but he didn't expect that he still hadn't seen Daddy Wu for the last time, and he didn't have the opportunity to thank him again.

"What about you, how have you lived alone for the past two years?" Li Hongyi collected his mood and asked again.

"Pick medicine." Wu Huiming pointed to the medicine basket he was carrying behind him, "These can be taken to the town for money, and the villagers will help me a little, and I have no problem alone." ”

is really an independent and self-reliant woman, Xu Lei looked at her appreciatively, and the heart of the woman is really much stronger than the ladies in the Central Plains. If those pampered eldest ladies encounter such a thing as a broken family, they may be so grief-stricken that they will die or live.

"When the war is over, follow me to the capital." Li Hongyi still didn't worry about her living alone as a girl, "I have a lot of big houses in the capital, enough for you to live in." ”

"That'...... Will I be able to see you every day? Wu Huiming asked.

"Of course."

"Okay, I'll go." Wu Huiming agreed very happily.

Xu Lei, Li Honghui: "......"

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At night, Li Hongyi, Li Honghui and Xu Lei, leading 3,000 warriors, with their titles and horses, sneaked out of Yongjing County overnight. Wu Huiming took them to Nanshan with a familiar car, turned several corners, and finally opened a narrow road between a cliff that seemed to have no road, no wonder everyone couldn't find it. Li Honghui looked at this road, and his heart was indeed full of doubts, and the willows and flowers were bright and another village.

Wu Huiming pointed to the path and said, "This is it, go straight along the 'Huangquan Road', and you will reach the other side of Nanshan." ”

"Okay, you don't have to follow us anymore, let's go back first." Li Hongyi said.

Wu Huiming also knew that he would definitely not be able to get over with his own ability, so he had to nod and tell worriedly: "Brother Ming, the road is dangerous when it's dark, you have to be careful." ”

"Got it." Li Hongyi turned around and ordered, "Team by team, one team after another, everyone be careful with their feet, don't make a sound." Let's go! ”

The road was really difficult to walk, the road was wide enough for one person to pass, and the path was surrounded by mountains on one side and cliffs on the other, and if you were not careful, you would fall down. Li Hongyi took the lead, Xu Lei followed behind, and Li Honghui followed behind.

In the first few paragraphs, everyone relied on light skills, and they passed it smoothly. But suddenly, a section of the road ahead was abruptly interrupted. Seeing this, Li Hongyi frowned slightly, and gestured to get the attention of the people behind him. He took a small step back, jumped forward, and jumped over.

After jumping over easily, a trace of strangeness suddenly rose in Li Hongyi's heart, and he had a strong premonition, as if someone behind him would fall. He hurriedly turned around, but saw that Xu Lei and the others had also passed smoothly, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

However, not everyone is light and strong, and when it was the turn of a few pawns to jump, a thin soldier stepped on the edge of the rock, and his figure flickered and suddenly fell.

No one can save it, there is no way to save it. Even the creep could not utter a cry of mourning before death, as soon as he spoke, it would alarm the enemy, and the night attack would fail. And the soldiers on the edge of the cliff could only gasp silently, watching the man fall silently, and finally disappear into the depths of the black cliff.

During the whole process, the team did not make a sound, but Li Hongyi clearly heard the shouting, and the person screamed - brother!

Elder brother? Li Hongyi was in a trance for a while, as if he saw himself desperately pounced, grabbed the arm of the falling person, and stopped the man's fall.

Why does he have this memory? However, when Li Honghui first came to the northwest, he said that he had never been to the northwest border before. But why, he vaguely remembered that he and his brother had walked this road?

Xu Lei touched Li Hongyi's hand and motioned for him to move on. Li Hongyi took a few deep breaths, took one last look at the place where the man had fallen off the cliff, shook his head, and continued to crawl towards the enemy camp.