On the banks of the Yanliu River in the capital, a thin man with high cheekbones and deep-set eye sockets limped slowly and moved his legs, and a young man beside him lowered his head to support one of his arms, walking in unison.

The man raised his head, looked at the various boats in the river with a blank face, and sighed. His chin drooped like a half-cut mouse's tail was particularly eye-catching.

Stopping on the shore, he looked around with empty eyes, sighed heavily for no reason, and muttered: "It's all been changed, I didn't expect this place to be so lively and prosperous!" It's a pity that things are not people: the Oiran willow on this river is like smoke and I don't know where I am, and the old girl who was a teacher doesn't know where she is, is it still in the world now?! Sure enough: the vicissitudes of life are at the snap of a finger, and people grow and hate the water! ”。

The young man on the side said in a low voice: "Master, your boss has never forgotten the enemy who framed you, but he can't tell who his surname is and where his home is, but how can the apprentice avenge you?" ”。

Hou San, the snitch "Sky Monkey" who was once in the limelight, worked hard to straighten his slightly curved waist, his eyes were filled with a trace of hatred, and he gritted his teeth and said: "That villain can be regarded as a fellow of you and me. However, this thief is treacherous, and his actions are sinister and vicious, and he was accidentally planted in his hands twice as a teacher. I don't know who his last name is, but I know his face even if it turns to ashes! By the way, the thief seems to be surnamed Ren ......".

Speaking of this, Hou San suddenly turned his head, looked at the young man beside him with burning eyes and whispered, "Apprentice, do you have the confidence to sneak into the palace at night?" There are countless treasures there, and just take some of them is enough for our two to eat and drink for half a year! ”。

Hearing this, the young man beside him trembled, sweating on his forehead and said: "Master, the palace is heavily guarded, and there are many organs, and it is a matter of whether you can come out alive or not, let alone steal treasures!" I think it's better to stay outside and safe. ”

The burning light in Hou San's eyes gradually dimmed, and he lowered his head and thought for a moment and nodded: "That's right!" But in vain, you still have to step up your practice. The enemy of the division was in and out of the forbidden palace back then, if you want to kill him, you have to be skilled! ”。

The young man hurriedly bowed his head and saluted slightly: "The apprentice remembers the master's teachings, and never dares to slack off when he practices the ability to eat!" ”。

Hou San looked at him deeply and hopefully, and nodded with a heavy heart.

"Phew". "Great Chu Expedition to the West Rebellion General" Tang Wannian reined in the war horse under his crotch, looked up at the slightly dilapidated Yanling Pass Tower lying alone in the vast wilderness, turned his head and ordered: "Send someone to pass the word to the generals guarding the pass, quickly open the gate to welcome our army." The order went down, and the soldiers rested here for two days, and followed the general out of the customs to annihilate the remnants of the Ma family's army! ”。

After a moment's effort, I saw the door open widely. The soldiers guarding the pass were divided into two columns on the left and right with knives and guns, and lined up to greet each other.

Yanling's surname is Liu, and he is a stocky little man. Commanding his subordinates to start a welcoming procession, he whipped his horse and whipped his horse, and rode alone to meet the general of the expedition to the west, Tang Wannian, the king of the south of the Great Chu Pingnan.

There was still an arrow away, so General Liu reined in his mount, rolled the saddle and dismounted, clasped his hands into fists, hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on the ground, bowed his head and shouted: "The last general will see the prince of Pingnan, and he is late to welcome him, and I hope that the prince will forgive his sins." ”

Tang Wannian didn't get off the horse, but he snorted coldly in his nose, raised his chin and said, "General Liu guarded my Great Chu Fortress, worked hard, and raised his head to reply. ”

That General Liu hurriedly raised his head very honestly.

Tang Wannian, who was on the horse, looked down and couldn't help frowning: I saw the dust on this General Liu's face, and the most eye-catching thing on his face was the rosacea nose with red in the center of his face, and the two strings of crystal clear snot hanging under the huge nose.

Tang Wannian said with a displeased face: "Since Your Excellency has come to pay homage to this king, don't you know how to tidy up your appearance first?" Why don't you wipe your snot clean? What kind of system is this?! ”。

General Liu's face turned red when he heard this, and he hurriedly raised his hand to wipe his nose, and replied with his head down: "The prince atoned for his sins, and the villain received the rumor, and he hurriedly came out to meet the prince's army, and he was negligent for a while. In fact, the last general washed his face in the morning, only because of the strong wind and sand in the northwest, so his face was covered with dust. As for that...... A few days ago, the last general occasionally felt a cold, and he couldn't wipe it clean, and he had no disrespect for the prince! ”。

Tang Wannian glared at him in disgust, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, get up, take this king into the customs first." ”

General Liu did not get up, but knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Lord Wang, General Rong will return: the place in the pass is small and poor, and it is okay to garrison thousands of people and horses, and this 100,000 army is ...... I can't fit it in! He also asked the prince to arrange for the soldiers to camp in front of the pass. ”

Tang Wannian's face became even more gloomy, he thought for a moment, sighed softly, turned around and greeted "General Vermilion Bird" Qiu Shengrong and said, "General Qiu, you go and arrange it." This king led the guards to enter the customs first. When everything is arranged, we will have two drinks together in the evening, and we will go to relieve the fatigue of the hard work of the way. ”

General Qiu hurriedly dismounted and saluted: "The prince invites me, and the last general will arrange everything properly." ”

The stout and stocky General Liu got up from the ground, stood aside with his hands down with a smile on his face, and let Tang Wannian and his party go, but he didn't dare to get on the horse immediately, so he had to take the reins of the horse, and strode behind and trotted all the way behind.

Entering the pass, General Liu ran forward and backward with a deep sense of apology.

He ordered his subordinates to vacate what he thought was the best room in the Guannai for the prince of Pingnan to live in, and personally arranged the food and living of the king's guards of Pingnan, prepared forage for their horses, and put people to take good care of them. Everything was arranged, and then he took the time to run back to his house, ordered someone to fetch a basin of cold water, washed his face and rubbed his neck vigorously, and wanted to strip off and plunge into the small wooden basin in front of him.

At the time of the lamp, General Liu cautiously came to the door of the prince of Pingnan, nodded and asked the guards in front of the door to come in and report: The wine and food have been prepared, please move to the door to eat.

Tang Wannian was sitting at the table drinking tea at this time, and waved his hand to order General Liu to enter.

General Liu walked in lightly almost on tiptoe, clasped his fists and saluted: "I don't know what the prince commands?" ”。

Tang Wannian glanced up at him: his face was quite clean, but under the fleshy, red rosacea nose, the two lines of unassuming clear snot betrayed him again.

Tang Wan frowned and shook his head slightly. Raised his hand and put down the tea bowl and said: "General Liu, our army has traveled a long distance and is very hard, you might as well accompany this king and General Qiu to drink a few cups tonight to relax your muscles and bones." Besides, at the banquet, the king will ask you some troubles. ”

General Liu was overjoyed, his little heart was pounding, and his face was faintly flushed with red light, and he said: "Thanks to the prince's wrong love, the last general will know everything, and the words are endless!" ”。

Tang Wannian glanced at him again, smiled coldly and said, "General Liu, you can't eat and drink this wine and food, right?" You have lived here for a long time, and it shouldn't be difficult to send someone to the market to find a few fans to have fun with everyone, right? ”。

General Liu was slightly stunned, didn't react for a while, rolled his eyes and asked in a low voice, "Lord Wang, what do you mean......?" ”。

Tang Wan glanced at him contemptuously and said, "Don't pretend in front of this king!" You have lived at the border for a long time, and you are lonely on weekdays, and you have to look for flowers and willows. Can you find a few beauties to come back and accompany me to have a drink? ”。

General Liu shrugged his huge rosacea, blushed and bowed his head, "My subordinates understand." It's just that the prince, this place is remote, not as prosperous as the capital, and what can be found is nothing more than some vulgar powder, I am afraid it will be difficult to enter the eyes of the prince, and the prince will not be blamed at that time. ”

Tang Wannian waved his hand lazily and said, "It's better to talk than nothing!" This prince didn't expect to find any strange flowers in this poor country. ”

Surrounded by seven or eight of his cronies and generals, King Pingnan moved to the banquet hall that had been temporarily placed. The lights here are bright, and there are only dozens of Tang Wannian's personal guards standing against the root of the wall in the hall, and the stone clay statues are motionless and silent.

"Suzaku General" Qiu Shengrong stepped inside and told Tang Wannian that the resettlement of the soldiers outside the customs had been completed. Tang Wannian's face was expressionless, nodded slightly noncommittally, raised his chin and invited him to sit together.

After another moment, the stocky General Liu trotted in, sweating profusely, and the clear snot hanging from under his red rosacea nose was noticeably shorter than before, apparently having been wiped vigorously before entering the door.

He walked in front of Tang Wannian with a smile, leaned over and whispered: "Lord Wang, I have tried my best to find the beauties I can find here, you are tired to take a look first, and choose a pleasing one to drink with you." I really couldn't look at it, so I sent them back. ”

The corners of Tang Wannian's mouth finally showed a subtle smile, and he bowed his head slightly: "Bring them all in." ”

More than a dozen young girls with graceful postures were brought in and stood in a row.

Tang Wannian, the king of Pingnan, raised his eyelids lazily and glanced at it: Sure enough, it is a poor place, a bunch of vulgar powder, unsightly!

He was about to bow his head and withdraw his gaze when he was suddenly attracted by the appearance of the penultimate woman, and his brows couldn't help but move slightly.

This woman has long hair hanging down her waist, her eyes are like water, she is wearing a pink dress, slightly twisting her soft neck, and her whole body reveals a different smell.

Tang Wannian bowed slightly, and General Liu immediately turned around in understanding, dragged the woman's long sleeves and turned back, and said with a smile: "The prince really has good eyesight!" Miss Mu is the Oiran of this place. ”

He immediately turned around and changed his face, and said in a threatening tone: "This is the famous prince of Pingnan, who has served well and has many rewards, and if you have a slight difference, you will die without a place to be buried!" ”。

The girl surnamed Mu didn't seem to be intimidated by his words, she calmly glanced up at Tang Wannian, bowed slightly, and lowered her eyes again.

Seeing that the prince made the first move and hugged the beauty, the few cronies and generals under him also unceremoniously fought for me, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became lively and lively.

Staggered. After a few glasses of wine, the faces of the generals in the seat gradually became ruddy.

Eliminating the fatigue of the long journey, and covering their faces with the strength of wine, several generals began to move their hands and feet to the young woman beside them. Someone simply pulled the woman into his arms, up and down his hands, causing the other party to tremble and giggle.

Tang Wannian was accustomed to everything around him and turned a blind eye. He turned his head and grabbed Miss Mu's wrist beside him, and gently pulled it into his arms.

The girl Mu, who had been pouring wine silently and occasionally talking and laughing softly, broke free for no reason, which surprised King Pingnan and couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

He looked up at the other in confusion. The Mu girl hurriedly bowed her head and smiled: "Don't blame the prince, wait for the slave family to toast the prince with a glass of wine, and after chatting with the prince, I will serve the prince to play at will." ”

Tang Wannian nodded, smiled slightly, and said in his heart, this dusty woman would be shy? Or is this girl naturally a little wild?

Seeing Miss Mu holding up a glass of wine with her hands like an apologetic sin and raising it above her head, Tang Wannian took it with a smile, raised her neck and drank it all heartily.

At this moment, Miss Mu's eyes suddenly changed, and her gaze became extremely fierce. Standing up suddenly, he pulled out a dagger from the long sleeve that Tang Wannian had grabbed just now, and quickly rolled up and down towards King Pingnan, stabbing at the throat where he was swallowing wine.

Because all this happened so suddenly, there was no warning before, so that when Tang Wannian's guards saw it, they didn't have time to rush forward to rescue him.