Liang Shitai walked all the way with his family and dozens of guards, walking more than 80 miles a day, and the road was very quiet. Along the way, I only met dozens of passers-by, all of whom were people from the north who fled to Beijing.

"Hmph, the Turkic barbarians of the dog day. The vast prairie is not enough, and it is still constantly invading southward, disturbing our Great Sui Border Court. If he had the opportunity, he would have killed him and exterminated him, so as to solve my hatred! Liang Shitai rode his horse slowly, avoiding the fleeing people, and said fiercely.

"General, there is a mountain pass ahead, and the refugees are all terrified, I don't know why?" A personal escort stepped forward to remind Liang Shitai.

"Can you go and explore the truth of the mountain pass, and see if there are any thieves who are doing misdeeds? The rest of us will rest here for a while. Liang Shitai stared at the mountain pass in front of him and ordered, based on experience, the people in the mountain pass must have encountered robbers.

After a while, the people who went to inquire rode their horses and reported, "There is a mountain in front of the general, called the Dry Leaf Ridge, and there is a cottage on the ridge on the other side of the mountain pass, and there is a bearded strong man, armed with an iron gun, and more than 100 small minions under his command, intercepting passing merchants on the road, asking for gold and silver to buy the road, and only letting the fleeing people cross the ridge and not killing them." ”

"Oh? Sure enough, this place is only more than 100 miles away from my village, when will there be more than 100 ringing horses here. I'll take a look. Liang Shitai led the guards to leap out of the horse and gallop into the mountain pass. When I saw a group of bandits, I saw that this group of thieves was dressed in a messy manner, no different from the common people, but they each held different weapons and blades in their hands, including knives and guns, and more of them were armed with guillotines, hoes, clubs, axes, etc. There was only one horse in front of everyone, and there was a horse sitting on the horse, born majestic, with a yellow face and beard, an old yellow robe, a yellow silk scarf tied on his head, and two streamers flying in the wind, the sound was like a bell, and he was shouting at the passing merchants.

"Why, why are the robbers in front intercepting the caravan here?" Liang Shitai shouted, and the prancing horse stepped forward, running away with a hammer in both hands.

I saw that the yellow-faced bearded man turned Le Ma to Liang Shitai, and when he saw that he was not dressed like an official soldier, but more like a general of the guard, he shouted: "Which prince's general are you, just take the main road, what do you mean by me?" ”

"If you win the double hammer in my hand, I will naturally lead the family away. If you can't win, hehe! I will arrest you and put you in prison. ”

"Okay, let the horse come, if I can't defeat you, just let it go." The general raised the big gun in his hand and made a battle situation.

Liang Shitai didn't say much, urged the horse to step forward, and raised the hammer to hit. The general will not panic and greet him with a gun. In the blink of an eye, the two of them have passed more than 30 moves, and you come and go, no matter how good they are. Liang Shitai's pro-soldiers and generals also shouted and cheered, and the cheers echoed in the valley. The intercepted merchants have taken advantage of the situation and galloped out of the mountain pass.

At this time, Yang Er led everyone to approach the Dry Leaf Ridge Pass, and saw that there was a panic and ran away to the merchants. Lai Hu'er hurriedly stepped forward to stop a person and asked, "Where are you waiting for, where are you going, why are you so panicked?" The middle-aged man with the account book in his hand saw that everyone looked like officials, and he was not afraid. hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "The officials are not allowed to go, there are two groups of people fighting in the mountain pass." There are a large number of strongmen, and one of them is fighting with a pair of hammer generals. We waited for the people to escape. ”

"Lord Wang, this time it must be to open the way for Liang Shitai to fight with the robbers, Lord Wang will stay here for a while, and I will help General Liang defeat the robbers." Anyway, he took the gun and walked away.

"Come with me, I want to see who's in the way." After Yang Er finished speaking, he galloped his horse and whipped his whip and led the guards to rush into the mountain pass.

At this time, Liang Shitai's double hammer was slightly heavy, and his arms were sore and heavy after more than 80 years, and his strength was not good. Seeing that Laihu'er came to help the rotation couldn't help but be overjoyed, he pulled the reins and returned with his horse. Laihu'er raised his gun to fight. One is that it will be exhausted, and the other is that the skills are not as good as others. After only 5 combinations, there is only the ability to parry, and there is no power to fight back.

Yang Er immediately stepped forward and said, "Come and go back temporarily, I have something to ask the yellow-faced general." ”

Laihu'er pushed away the opponent's big gun and turned around. Yang Eryi held an iron pestle in his hand, and secretly grabbed an egg-sized pebble in one hand and stepped forward and asked: "I am Yang Guang, the king of the current Jin Dynasty, who are you, the lone king saw that you were good at martial arts, and reported your name?" ”

"It turned out to be His Royal Highness the King of Jin in person, no wonder his subordinates are all fierce generals. I am the owner of the withered leaf village in the mountains on this ridge. I've seen King Jin. Zhai Rang gasped and struck at the saddle, and immediately slammed it.

When Yang Er heard it, it turned out that this person was Zhai Rang. This is a celebrity today! Oh, not yet. In a few years, this person will be the famous owner of Wagang Village, dominating one side! I met here on the day before I started. Come on, don't run away, don't go to Wagang Mountain, you will lose your life if you go, how sinister the rivers and lakes are! Get it with me.

"It turned out to be General Zhai Rang, I heard that you were born poor. I learned a martial art but couldn't join the army, and I didn't want to rob the road here. Yang Er looked at Zhai Rang and said without blinking. He still knows a little about this Zhai Rang's early experience.

I saw Zhai Rang's yellow face blushing slightly, and he stammered: "Let Your Highness smile, I wanted to join the border army and serve the country, but no one recommended me, I was not allowed to be reused, and the food and salary were not paid for a long time, so I had no choice but to flee the army, occupy this mountain, rob some rich businessmen in the past, and get some money for a living, and I didn't dare to hurt people's lives." ”

"This king doesn't beat around the bush, I see that you are good at martial arts, but you are willing to follow me. In the future, if you make more achievements in front of the two armies, the lone king will not treat you badly, what does General Zhai think? "Yang Er is now in short supply, as long as he is a celebrity in this era, the more the merrier, and he will collect as many people as possible. I think that's what Li Shimin, who was not born yet, did this? Besides, this Zhai Rang is a sincere person, and he has no fancy intestines, otherwise, he would not have lost his position as the owner of Wagang Village with a few clever words.

After listening to Yang Eryi's words, Zhai Rang thought for a while, then jumped off the horse and bowed, "The lord is above, and the last general Zhai Rang is willing to lead the horse for the lord, and he is willing to be a servant in front of the horse." ”

Yang Er immediately jumped off the horse, stepped forward to help Zhai Rang up with both hands, and said, "I have General Zhai and the vanguard of the first army, please get up." Seeing Yang Er dismount, everyone in his entourage immediately dismounted and stood with their hands down. Lai Hu'er and Liang Shitai were even more smiling, and stepped forward to greet Zhai Rang and exchange their names and surnames.

"It's getting late, please go up the mountain with the last general to rest, I will tell my minions to kill the cow and hold a banquet to catch the wind for the lord."

"Okay, all the soldiers will go up the mountain with this king to rest, and tomorrow they will go." The two parties gathered together and went up the mountain hand in hand.

Zhai Rang and Liang Shitai had a similar temper all the way, and laughed all the way. Yang Er rode his horse slowly, he knew the ending of this Zhai Rang in history, Zhai made this person more righteous and generous. But those who are in distress must help. It was precisely because of his human weakness that Xu Maogong, Wei Zheng and others pretended to vote for Wagang, and finally made a plan to take the position of the owner of the Wagang Genuine Village. even assassinated this person later, ending in a tragedy. Now that this man is under mine, the course of his life has changed. I'm sure I won't run into those two old ways that fool people. The gold-lettered signboard of the king of Jin does not seem to be an ordinary good man. In this feudal era, if you want to make a difference, whether you are a civil servant or a military general, you must join one camp, hold a thigh to show your ambitions, and finally win the shadow of your wife. Yang Er thought as he walked.

Nothing was said all night.

As soon as it was dawn, Yang Er woke up. There was silence up and down the hill, save for the chirping of birds. A thin mist surrounded the mountaintops, and the sun was still trying to climb, and a hint of golden morning sun stained the clouds in the distance. Yang Er's railing looks far away, the beautiful scenery of the sunrise, and the freshness of the air, which can't help but make people feel intoxicated and relaxed.

The young minions on the side of the guard saw Yang Er go out and hurriedly stepped forward to give a salute.

Yang Er was in a good mood and asked this person, "There are beautiful places in this withered leaf mountain, it's still early, I want to go and have a look." ”

The little minion replied: "The villain lives in the withered leaf town at the foot of the mountain, and there is a view not far from here, called the "withered leaf view". It is quite famous here, and the Taoist temple has been built in the former Jin Dynasty for more than 100 years. There is a person in the current view, whose name is called a monk, and his crane hair is childish, and he is an immortal who is not old and has attained the Tao. The prince can go and see the face of the immortal. ”

"Oh--? Monk Chou old immortal, this is a famous Taoist in the early years of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, now it is the Sui Dynasty for 3 years, Monk Chou is still not dead, so calculated, his person is also nearly 100 years old. ”

"The head leads the way, since you have reached the foot of the immortal temple, you are bound to go to pay respects, which is a blessing in life, and you can also ask how the general trend of the world is going!" Yang Er immediately asked the guards to call up and go with Hu'er.

After washing and bathing, the little minions led the way, and Yang Er and his party followed closely behind. After Zhai Rang got the news, he insisted on escorting him. In the village, only Liang Shitai and others were left waiting.

Winding along the mountain path, everyone enjoyed the scenery all the way, and listened to Zhai Rang's embarrassment when he was in the army. As we laughed, we came to the foot of a mountain peak, which stood tall and tall, and a six-foot-wide stone staircase winded its way up the mountain. The stairway is lined with trees and flowers. At the end of the stairway is a trace of mist, and there is no end in sight. What a fairy mountain!

Yang Er led everyone up the stairs. Soon came to the mountain gate, an ancient archway at the mountain gate, above the three gilt seal words "withered leaf view", antique. After passing the mountain gate, you will see a townhouse. The gate was closed, and there were two young Taoists sweeping the fallen leaves in front of the door. Yang Er stepped forward and said to the two Dao Tong: "Please ask the fairy child to pass the order to the immortal master, Yang Guang, the second son of the Emperor of the Great Cause, to see the immortal face." ”

The two children glanced at each other, and there was a look of surprise in their eyes. One of the children replied: "The ancestor and master watched the sky this morning and saw the purple qi rising in the east. So the two of us swept the door, only to have VIPs coming. If you don't want to be the prince, please follow me into the temple and wait. Immediately, the two of them ushered Yang Er inside, and the rest of the people waited outside.

"Sure enough, it was the heavenly immortal Linfan, and he knew that the prince was here." From Yang Er's encounter with strangers in his dream to what he has seen and heard today, Laihu'er worships the gods even more.

Yang Er entered and was about to sit down, but it was indeed a little tiring to climb hundreds of steps after coming over a long distance. At this time, an old man flashed out from behind the curtain, really with white beard, white eyebrows and white hair, with a ruddy face, shining eyes, red lips and white teeth, holding a white whisk, wearing a white coarse cloth, gray ribbon hanging from his waist, his eyes were blazing, staring at Yang Er. Yang Er felt in a trance that the person standing in front of him was an immortal, so he hurriedly greeted him.

"Good faith don't have to be polite, please be seated." Yang Er slowly sat cross-legged on the tuanpu on the ground, and the monk Dao Ancestor sat down opposite.

"Good faith is like the appearance of the father, I think that in the previous dynasty, it was the poor road that entered the Sui State Mansion to see the appearance of your father. At that time, Poor Dao saw that he was clear and handsome, otherworldly and extraordinary, full of heaven, with a straight nose and a wide mouth, which was the appearance of an emperor. After that, he really answered the words of the poor Tao. Now the view of good faith surpasses your father's face, and the subsequent achievements will be passed on for generations. Monk Chou Daozu smiled and talked eloquently.

"My father, the emperor, ascended the throne the year before last, and wanted to sweep away the Quartet and unify the world. But now there is a Turkic Shabalu Khan in the north who is in the prime of life, and the Turkic soldiers are as fierce as a vicious tiger, and they cannot be defeated in a short time. There is a strong Chen in the south, and according to the natural danger of the river, the strong soldiers are hoarded to confront me across the river, and there is no good way to break it. In the land of the Western Regions, there are few people in the desert, and the food is tasteless, and it is a pity to abandon it. On the occasion of these troubled times, I hope that the Immortal Ancestor will guide me and teach me the method of rejuvenating the country and reunifying the people. Yang Ershi's disciple saluted and asked.

"Huh! There is already insight in good faith, so why bother to ask. When he met Xie Xingyan became a god, he held the treasure in the well and served it. Yong down to the south, east to the five waters. Twenty-four words of mantra, this is also the right way! ”

"Ah----" Yang Er's heart shook suddenly, and the tremor was stronger than the earthquake he had experienced. This was only said yesterday, and the ancestor of the monk actually knew. Can you really get a glimpse of your state of mind? Or do you know that I am from the Hereafter?