Tuoba Jian immediately ordered: "Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan obeyed the order and ordered the two of you to take fifty horsemen to escort Baba Daosheng to Tongwan City and Chang'an to ensure his safety!" ”

Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan glanced at each other, first stood up and hugged their fists and said: "Your Majesty, the minister can escort Wei Qing to go, but there will be no one to preside over the baggage camp, tens of thousands of troops are eating, drinking and Lazar are in the baggage camp, and there can be no mistakes, Weichen suggested that General Hua stay and temporarily preside over the affairs of the baggage camp on behalf of Weichen, and General Hua can also contact the scouts sent to explore the horses, and report the news of Pingcheng and Jinling camps for His Majesty in time!" ”

Tuoba Jian forgot about this stubble, and it was indeed inappropriate to let Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan go together, so he agreed: "Okay, Hua Mulan will temporarily take the position of General Zhao!" ”

"Obey the order!" Camp Mulan.

Hua Mulan retreated, and Zhao Junsheng said again: "Your Majesty, this mission is a very important matter, and there is no room for mistakes, in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, please also ask Your Majesty to issue an order to allocate two thousand catties of gold and two carts of jewelry and jade!" ”

The gold, jewelry, and jade robbed by this northern expedition are simply not too much, and there are more than 100 carts loaded with them, and the mere 2,000 gold and the jewelry and jade on both sides are simply not worth mentioning.

However, Tuoba Jian still asked, "What do you want so much money for?" When you return to the end of the work, I deserve a heavy reward! ”

"Back to Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't know much about King Changshan, but the minister knows that General Leopard loves money, since Leopard has this hobby, why doesn't Your Majesty do what he likes? These sums are just a drop in the bucket for Your Majesty, and if they can be exchanged for the allegiance of General Leopard, Wechen thinks it will be worth it! ”

"Hahaha······" Tuoba Jian laughed, "What General Zhao said is very true, I am right!" Zong Ai, pass on my will, and when you arrive in Woye Town, you will transfer two thousand gold and two carts of jewels and jade to General Zhao to take away! ”

Zong Ai bowed down and promised: "The slave obeys the order!" ”

Baba Daosheng also said to Tuoba Jian: "Your Majesty, go and persuade King Changshan that he does not need to prepare money, nor does he need to be promoted to the rank of knight, just bring his son Tuoba Ke Xiling." But this leather leopard is different, the old minister thinks that in addition to money, he should also be given an official! ”

Tuoba Jian thought for a while, and instructed Cui Hui: "Draft the decree, add the leopard to the general of Anxi, and the general of Chang'an Town!" ”

Cui Hui immediately began to draft the edict, and soon wrote it and showed it to Tuoba Jian, who read it and stamped the emperor's jade seal.

The army spent five days marching from Bigan City to Woye Town, Tuoba Jian sent Wandu Guixian to Huaishuo Town with a thousand soldiers and horses to fight outposts, the main force of the army was temporarily stationed in Woye Town, and Zhao Junsheng took fifty cavalry guards to Tongwan City.

At the gate of Woye City, a group of people saw off Baba Daosheng, Zhao Junsheng and others.

Hua Mulan stood in front of Zhao Junsheng and sorted out his armor and cloak for him, and said while tidying up: "I don't know if this errand can be done, and it should be fine; If not, you and Wei Weiqing will be in danger, you must be careful and careful! ”

Zhao Junsheng stretched out his hand to hold Mulan's hand, "I will pay attention to safety, don't you know about me?" As soon as I find out that something is wrong, I will immediately leave, if I really want to escape, Tuoba Su and the leather leopard will not be able to keep me! ”

"Fool, I know that you must be fine alone, the key is that there is also a Pullout Daoist, when the time comes, he will drag you down, how can you escape? If you can't, you'll ······."

Zhao Junsheng hurriedly covered her mouth: "Don't talk nonsense about these words, this errand is not as dangerous as you said!" ”

On the other side, Ba Ba Kang said to Ba Ba Dao Sheng: "Grandpa, you must be careful when you go, if you really can't do it, come back first, let's find a way!" ”

"Stinky boy, my father doesn't worry about this errand, but I worry about my father about the family in the family! If King Leping threatens the lives of our family, how do you say it is good to be a father? ”

Ba Ba Kang said: "Didn't you say that my uncle and grandfather (Ba Ba Song) have been released? With him, he won't let our family suffer, right? ”

"Son, at this life-critical juncture, no one can rely on it, but on your own!"

The two talked in a low voice for a while, Zhao Junsheng had already finished speaking, and the two of them could only make a long story short, and after finishing speaking, they walked up to Zhao Junsheng and hugged their fists and said: "Brother Zhao, Brother Zhao is worried about the safety of my father along the way!" ”

Zhao Junsheng said with a smile: "What you said is a bit redundant, guarding Wei Qing is my main task this time, can I still let him be harmed?" Don't worry, with me, I will never let anything happen to you! ”

"Thank you!"

Zhao Junsheng hugged his fists on the road: "Ruyin Gong, can you set off?" ”

"Let's go!" On the road, he said that he got on the horse with the help of his son.

Zhao Junsheng stepped on the war horse, took the spear handed over by Li Bao, turned his head and waved his hand at Mulan, signaling her to turn around, and then raised the spear and shouted: "Let's go!" ”

He and Li Bao rode in the front, followed by a dozen or so personal soldiers, Baba Daosheng was protected in the middle, followed by forty cavalrymen.

After walking for a while, Zhao Junsheng looked back and found that Hua Mulan was still standing in place, he waved his hand to her, and found a figure standing on the city wall, he knew that it was Wan Yutong, hesitated, waved his hand again, and then turned around and trotted forward.

The march of more than 50 people was also fast, and it took only one day to reach the crossing of the Yellow River, and when it was late when they arrived, everyone rested at the ferry and waited for the next day to cross the river.

At this time, it was the beginning of August, and the peak of the Yellow River had passed, but the water level was still very high, and it was not easy for more than 50 people and war horses to cross the river.

Zhao Junsheng and his entourage chartered an inn at the ferry, and after dinner, it actually rained, and the rain was not small, Zhao Junsheng hurriedly arranged for Li Bao and the soldiers to lead the horses to the stable to avoid the rain.

Sitting at the dining table on the Baba Road, looking at the rain that kept dripping outside the door, he said worriedly: "I hope I can stop tomorrow morning, if I am delayed here, it will be troublesome!" ”

"It's not the rainy season, it shouldn't rain too long, so you don't have to worry about it!"

After Zhao Junsheng finished speaking, he saw a young general sitting under the pillar of the porch outside the door, and couldn't help asking: "At the end of the day, I will see that young general has been following Ruyin Gong, but I don't know who it is?" ”

Baba Daosheng said: "Agan Tuoba can be Siling! ”

Zhao Junsheng was confused and pouted: "The official positions and names of your Xianbei people are troublesome to read, but the official positions and names of our Han people are concise and easy to understand!" ”

Baba Daosheng was about to explain, when the young general sitting at the door stood up and turned around and came over to Zhao Junsheng and said: "Tuoba is my surname, but Xiling is my name, and the expert Agan is my official position, and Agan means brother in Xianbei language. ”

Zhao Junsheng patted his head: "I remember, you have been following Emperor Daxing before, you are the eldest son of King Changshan, Tuoba Kexiling!" I heard that when you were seventeen years old, you were hunting with the Emperor Daxing and killed a tiger alive with just your fists, is that okay? ”

Tuoba Ke Xiling hugged his fists: "It turns out that even General Pingbei knows my reputation!" ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded, and suddenly asked, "Why weren't you there on the night Emperor Daxing died?" Aren't you a close guard of the emperor? ”

Tuoba Ke Xiling's expression was gloomy, and he said after half a sound: "I was seriously injured when I broke through, and I have been recuperating since I retreated to Huangyan Mountain······

Zhao Junsheng understood Tuoba Ke Xiling's mood very well, the loyal master died, and this time should be the time when he was most hesitant and helpless.

Zhao Junsheng got up and walked over and patted Tuoba Ke Xiling on the shoulder, then turned around and said to Baba Daosheng: "Duke Ruyin, do you think we want to hide the truth about Emperor Daxing's death from King Changshan?" I think we have to unify our voice in this matter, and think clearly in advance, King Changshan has 20,000 elite horsemen in his hands, and if we mess up, it will be a big trouble! ”

Baba Daosheng asked rhetorically, "What do you think yourself?" ”

"Me? I think we have to hide the truth from him, our purpose is not to deceive and conceal King Changshan, but to avoid unnecessary internal friction! Even if King Changshan doesn't support His Majesty, we must at least keep him neutral!" ”

Baba Daosheng was noncommittal, and looked at Tuoba Ke Xiling, "Ke Xiling, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Junsheng knew the purpose of Baba Daosheng's question, one was to test Tuoba Ke Xiling's attitude, and the other was to let him join in, and everyone would hide the truth from King Changshan and let King Changshan support Tuoba Jian.

Tuoba Ke Xiling clasped his fists and said: "Duke Ruyin doesn't have to test me, at this time, Dawei really can't withstand too much internal friction, I will work with you to persuade my father to support Your Majesty!" ”

"You're a good lad! Let's get some rest early," he got up and patted Tuoba Ke Xiling's arm, turned around and walked towards the guest room.

Early the next morning, when Zhao Junsheng opened his eyes, the rain had stopped, and the rain didn't last long, Zhao Junsheng ran to the Yellow River to see that the water level had not risen much, and after asking the boatman, he knew that he could cross the river, and immediately ran back to inform Baba Daosheng and others to prepare to cross the river immediately.

There was a big official boat at the ferry, which ran back and forth twice, and it took a whole morning to transport more than 50 people and more than 50 horses to the opposite shore.

After crossing the river, there were still nearly 700 miles away from Tongwan City, Zhao Junsheng and Baba Daosheng and others rushed all the way, and also carried 2,000 gold and two carts of jewelry and jade, and it took six days to arrive at Tongwan City.

Tuoba Su is not a brave general, he is in his forties, with a short beard, a mustache, a broad forehead, a very majestic appearance, and a pair of eyes like deep Tan, not flashing light, as if he can see through people's hearts.

"Baba Daosheng greets the prince!"

"The child meets his father!"

Tuoba Su's gaze shifted from Baba Daosheng to Zhao Junsheng, stayed for a moment, then moved to his son, and finally returned to Baba Daosheng.

"Ruyin Gong, what do you mean by bringing the dog to see Lonely?"

"Back to the prince, the lower officials came to see the prince by His Majesty's will!"

"Your Majesty?" Tuoba Su asked, his face was as calm as water, and he pointed in the direction of Pingcheng and said, "I heard that there has also been a Majesty over there in Pingcheng in the past few days, which Majesty do you represent?" ”