Chapter 3 Ready-made Alternatives

Princess Qimeng, Wei Qi, and Xue Quan ran wildly for two incense sticks before they came out of the gourd valley.

After getting out of the gourd valley, Princess Qimeng asked Wei Qi and Xue Quan to stop fighting horses and wait for Zhao Wuving's arrival, but they waited for an hour and didn't see Zhao Wuving.

"I can't see that the sky will get dark when I can't see a stick of incense, but until now I haven't seen the horse coming, so I guess something must have happened to the horse! No, I'm going to look for the colt! Princess Qimeng had already turned her horse's head between her words.

Xue Quan hurriedly grabbed Princess Qimeng's reins, "Just now, the general repeatedly ordered us to protect the princess's thoughtfulness, and the princess finally got out of the gourd valley!" How can the young general let the princess go to danger this time, if the princess has something to do with three long and two short, how can the young general explain to the general! ”

When Princess Qimeng heard this, she was furious, "This is Yu Gong, Zhao Wushu is the general of my Great Song Dynasty, and I, Zhao Qimeng, am the princess of the Great Song Dynasty, what is wrong with my princess caring about the courtiers!" Privately, Zhao Wudi is my Zhao Qimeng's husband, and there is nothing wrong with my wife caring about her husband! This is public and private, and I Zhao Qimeng can't ignore Zhao Invincible! Xue Quan, why do you block a princess's concern for a courtier and a wife's husband, and don't let go of this princess quickly, otherwise don't blame this princess for being unkind to you! ”

Xue Quan listened to Princess Qimeng's words, and instead of letting go, he tightened the reins even more, "Just now, the young general and Wei Qi have promised the general to protect the princess, so the young general must protect the princess, and this says that the young general can't let the princess go back to Hulu Valley, and ask the princess for your forgiveness!" ”

"Xue Quan, you guy.......!" Princess Qimeng hadn't finished speaking, only to hear Wei Qi shouting, "Okay, now that the general's life and death are uncertain, don't quarrel anymore!" Xue Quan, since we promised the general to protect the princess, then we must protect the princess even if we die! But what the princess said is right, we have waited here for so long and have not seen the general coming, this time it is about to get dark, the general's situation is really worrying, according to my opinion Xue Quan, you still escort the princess to Xiurong first, I will return to find the whereabouts of the general, if I don't see me and the general after two days, it means that I and the general have encountered an accident, at that time you just escort the princess to Yanmen Pass, and then report to the court! ”

After Wei Qi said this, Princess Qimeng and Xue Quan were silent, and when Wei Qi saw this, he couldn't help but say louder, "Princess, Xue Quan, are you listening to me!" ”

I only heard Xue Quan say: "Wei Qi, do you think that person is a general?" ”

When Wei Qi heard this, he hurriedly turned around and looked back, only to see a person holding a spear and leaning here on foot, "Xue Quan's sky has already darkened this time, and that person is too far away to see clearly, if it is a general who ambushes us and others, it will be a big deal!" You quickly protect the princess and go forward, I will meet you to see what is going on, if the person who comes is really the general, I will answer the general and then chase you! ”

After Wei Qi finished speaking, he hurriedly turned the horse's head, and sat down on the war horse with his legs between his legs, "Drive!" "Greet those who come on foot.

"Wei Qi is not bad at all! In order to prevent accidents, the princess should quickly go forward with the young general! Seeing this, Xue Quan hurriedly pulled Princess Qimeng's reins and walked forward.

Xue Quan and Princess Qimeng walked forward for more than a mile, only to hear the sound of horses' hooves behind them, followed by "Princess, Xue Quan is slow!" It's the general! ”

Princess Qimeng heard that the person who spoke was Wei Qi, and hurriedly turned the horse's head and went back, "Don the horse.......!" ”

Xue Quan also turned the horse's head and pursued the princess to meet Zhao Wudi and Wei Qi.

After the three horses met, Wei Qi hurriedly turned over and dismounted, pulled the reins, and saw Zhao Wuving's eyes closed, lying on Wei Qi's war horse, and an extra arrow had already been lost on his back.

Seeing this, Princess Qimeng hurriedly turned over and dismounted and grabbed Wei Qima, "Donkey, what's wrong with you!" ”

Zhao Wushu heard Princess Qimeng's call, slowly opened his eyes, opened his pale lips, and smiled slightly, "I miss my Zhao Wuving heroic life, I have killed countless Khitan dogs in this life, and finally I will know the way of Khitan dogs!" ”

At this time, Xue Quan had also dismounted and rushed to Zhao Wudi, and when the three of them heard Zhao Wudi say this, they couldn't help but be stunned, and said in unison, "Khitan dog!" ”

Zhao Wudi nodded with difficulty, just now after you left, the group of Khitan dogs saw that the bow and arrow could not help me, so they stopped the arrows, and rushed down from the two tops of the valley to fight with me in close combat, between the fights, I picked off the clothes of one of the men in black, and clearly saw that he had a wolf head tattoo on his chest, as far as I know, Khitan men will have a wolf head tattoo on their chest since they were born, so the group of people who ambushed us must be Khitan dogs! Originally, I planned to bury all the Khitan dogs in the gourd valley and then chase you, first, those Khitan dogs pounced on it continuously, but think about it carefully, since those Khitan dogs dare to ambush me Zhao Wuving, then they must have made all preparations, maybe there will be an ambush waiting for you ahead, I care about your safety, hurriedly overturned forty or fifty Khitan dogs, broke through the encirclement, and came to chase you, who knows that when I turned around, I forgot to beware of the dark arrows of the group of Khitan dogs! It's just because I'm going to Beijing to marry the princess this time, and I don't have armor on my body, if my Yanling Golden Ring Armor is on me, then it won't be like this! ”

When Princess Qimeng heard Zhao Wuving's words, she hurriedly said, "Horse, you have been through a hundred battles, and a small arrow can help you!" Zhao Qimeng will pull out the arrow for you now, apply the gold sore medicine, you just lie on the back of the horse and sleep, and when you wake up, everything will be fine! Wei Qi, Xue Quan, why don't you hurry up and get the gold sore medicine! ”

Wei Qi, when Xue Quan heard this, he hurriedly went to his body to find gold sore medicine, only to see Zhao Wudi shaking his head, "Princess, I Zhao Wushu understands your kindness, but please don't waste your efforts in vain, because this arrow has already been fed with poison!" ”

Princess Qimeng, Wei Qi, and Xue Quan were all taken aback when they heard this, "How can this be?" ”

"Don't be sad any more! I also know that I don't have much time left, so you must listen to me! After the Khitan dog ambushed me Zhao Invincible this time, he will definitely raise troops to attack Yanmen Pass! Wei Qi, Xue Quan, you quickly escort the princess to Yanmen Pass, and ordered the generals in the pass to swear to guard Yanmen Pass, in order to ensure that Yanmen Pass is not lost, you can write to the court to let the saint send troops to rescue him quickly, and after repelling the Khitan dogs, please also ask you to send the princess back to Beijing for me to deliver to the saint! The saint and the princess are great kindness to me Zhao Wuving, only blame me Zhao Wuvin for not being able to enjoy it! Zhao Wushu said nothing, then his head hung and died on Wei Qi's horse.

Seeing this, Princess Qimeng, Wei Qi, and Xue Quan burst into tears and shouted together, "Donkey! Checkmate! ……”

Just when Princess Qimeng, Wei Qi, and Xue Quan were sad, there was a sudden "....... from behind!" The voice, followed by "Hugh called away Zhao Wuving, the sworn enemy, who wants to see people in life and corpses in death!" ”

When Wei Qi heard this, he hurriedly shouted, "It's not good! The group of Khitan dogs has already chased after us, and please ask the princess to quickly get on the horse and follow us to Yanmen Pass! ”

Where was Princess Qimeng willing to listen to Wei Qi, but she grabbed Zhao Wuving's green and heavy gold spear, turned over and got on her horse, "Listen to this voice, those Khitan dogs will arrive in a blink of an eye, although my husband Zhao Wushu has died, but no matter what, he is also the general of my Great Song Festival, the master of the horse!" How could the body of my great Song Dynasty envoy general, the body of the horse master fall into the hands of that group of Khitan dogs! Wei Qi, Xue Quan, you quickly help the horse master to get on the horse and go west, I will go to block those Khitan dogs and cover your retreat! ”

After Princess Qimeng said that, she slapped her horse and danced her spear to meet the Khitan warriors who were chasing after her.

Seeing this, Xue Quan couldn't help but say to Wei Qi, "I have also heard that the princess is both civil and military, although her martial arts are not as good as our generals, but they are definitely above you and me, if she goes to intercept that group of Khitan dogs, it will be fine!" It's just that when the general was dying, he ordered us to escort the princess to Yanmen Pass, which is clearly due north, but why did the princess ask us to go west? ”

Wei Qi also felt strange when he heard Xue Quan's words, but after thinking about it carefully, he unconsciously said, "Xue Quan just heard you say that the princess is both civil and military, and I just thought of the princess's intention when she said this!" The princess is really thoughtful, Xue Quan, what kind of place is this place to the west? ”

Xue Quan thought for a while, "Tengger Desert!" ”

"That's right! Since those Khitan dogs dare to ambush our general in Hulu Valley, no one dares to guarantee that Hulu Valley will not continue to ambush without Khitan dogs' soldiers and horses! The reason why the princess let us go west with the general's body is very clear! The princess wanted us to go west along the perimeter of the Tengger Desert to Yanmen Pass, and I don't think those Khitan dogs would have dreamed that we would go so far to Yanmen Pass! In this way, we can not only save our integrity, but also save the general's body, and also reach Yanmen Pass safely! Although the princess's martial arts are good, the Khitan dog is overwhelming after all, and the princess's situation is still worrying! Without further ado, Xue Quan, you immediately collect the general's body and go west, and I will go to pick up the princess and return!" Wei Qi said that, he hurriedly turned over and chased after Princess Qimeng.

When Wei Qi arrived, Princess Qimeng was messing with more than ten Khitan warriors, and when she looked at Princess Qimeng's side, she was already lying on her side with twenty or thirty Khitan warriors.

"It's really a blessing, it's only the vanguard of the Khitan dogs that is chasing after you!" In the midst of Wei Qi's words, the horse rushed into the battle circle and overturned the remaining Khitan warriors with Princess Qimeng, and together with Xue Quan, they galloped westward.

After the Khitan warrior brigade arrived, the leader looked at the corpse of the Khitan warrior lying on the ground, and shouted angrily, "I can't imagine that Zhao Wudi, who is a person, was shot by me with a poisonous arrow, and he can still kill so many of our Khitan warriors, it's really angry to kill me!" However, my poisonous arrow is used in the Western Regions scorpion tail poison, which is extremely poisonous, even if the gods are hit by that poisonous arrow, it will not last for three days! Since you have quickly returned to Daliao to inform General Yelu that Zhao Wudi is dead, let General Yelu only rest assured and boldly lead troops to attack Yanmen Pass, as long as my Daliao Iron Cavalry breaks through Yanmen Pass, then the dream of going to Luoyang to capture the Zhao family officials of the Song Dynasty alive is just around the corner! There are also people who follow me to chase after Zhao Wuving's guy, remember to see people in life and corpses in death! ”

After Princess Qimeng, Wei Qi, and Xue Quan galloped west to Tianming, Princess Qimeng couldn't help but stop Wei Qi, Xue Quan, and asked Wei Qi and Xue Quan to bury Zhao Wudi's body on the spot.

Xue Quan was extremely reluctant after hearing this, "Although our general failed to marry the princess, he is not a concubine, but he is also a dignified festival envoy, and there is no merit and hard work in guarding Yanmen Pass for ten years, we should bring the general back to Yanmen Pass for a grand funeral, princess, are you too hasty to place our general like this?" ”

After Princess Qimeng heard Xue Quan's words, she couldn't help but burst into tears: "Xue Quan, you don't know, in fact, in my heart, Zhao Qimeng, I have already regarded your general as my husband!" Actually, I didn't want to do this, but I had to do it, because it was a long way from the Tengger Desert to Yanmen Pass, and we had to rush back to Yanmen Pass to defend before the group of Khitan dogs went to Yanmen Pass. And at this time, the Khitan dog must be looking for us everywhere, if the body of the horse will only expose our target, if the three of us fall into the hands of the Khitan dog, I am afraid that Yanmen Pass will also be protected with our deaths, if the Khitan dog's iron horse enters the Central Plains, I am afraid that the three of us will die, and more people will suffer from the ravages of the Khitan dog! This time, I, Zhao Qimeng, have already said it very clearly, if you two understand, just do what I just said! ”

After Wei Qi heard this, he turned over and dismounted first, "What the princess said is reasonable!" Xue Quan, we will bury the general on the spot according to what the princess said, and leave a mark, and when the crisis in Yanmen Pass recedes, we will pick up the general and bury the general! ”

Just as Xue Quan dismounted, Princess Qimeng suddenly said, "Any of you have silver on you, quickly bring it to me, and I will go forward and buy three horses and some clothes and dry food again!" We've been galloping all night, we're hungry and thirsty, and the three horses can't run, and most importantly, our clothes are causing us trouble! ”

"It's still the princess's thoughtfulness!" When Wei Qi heard this, he hurriedly took out the money bag on his body and handed it to Princess Qimeng.

After Princess Qimeng returned, Wei Qi and Xue Quan had already dug a grave for Zhao Wudi.

The three of them cried a lot, buried Zhao Wudi together, hurriedly used some dry food, changed their outfits, turned over their horses, and went straight to the Tengger Desert.

After walking along the Tengger Desert for a day and a night, several thatched houses came into the eyes of the three people, Wei Qi took a closer look at the thatched houses, and immediately said to Princess Qimeng, "Princess, we have been walking for a day and a night, why don't we go to the old Zheng Tou's inn in front of us to rest for a while, have some food, and it's not too late to hurry, even if we are not tired, I am afraid that the horses we sit down also need to rest!" ”

"Old Zheng Tou?" Xue Quan couldn't help but ask Wei Qi: "Wei Qi, are you talking about the old Zheng Tou who has a son and daughter-in-law who are mostly cooks in our Yanmen Pass?" ”

Wei Qi nodded, "Who else but him!" Xue Quan is so hard that you have forgotten, two years ago, I, you and the general have been here once! ”

Xue Quan listened to Wei Qi's words, and then took a closer look at the thatched houses, "Wei Qi, what you said is not bad at all!" It's really Lao Zhengtou's inn, last time I came from Yanmen, and now it's the opposite direction, so I didn't see it! The princess, the son and daughter-in-law of the old Zheng Tou, is on an errand under the general, which is also regarded as his own person, and the general usually treats his son and daughter-in-law well, and we go to his inn, just like we have arrived at our own home! ”

When Princess Qimeng saw Wei Qi and Xue Quan's words, she couldn't help but nodded, "Since that's the case!" Then go to the old Zheng Tou's inn for some food, rest for a while, and let the horses eat some forage! But remember not to call me a princess when you get there, for fear it will cause unnecessary trouble, just call me Miss! ”

Wei Qi and Xue Quan responded together, "Everything is more than the princess!" ”

The three rode horses to the door of Lao Zhengtou's inn, and a person had already been greeted inside, "I don't know if the three guest officers are sharp or staying in the hotel?" ”

Wei Qi, when Xue Quan saw that person, he was immediately dumbfounded, "Xiao....... Sister! ”

Seeing this, Princess Qimeng couldn't help but look at the people who came to greet her, this is not to look at this, this look, Princess Qimeng was also stunned and motionless, it turned out that the appearance of this person in front of her was actually inseparable from Zhao Wuxian.

Although Princess Qimeng, Wei Qi, and Xue Quan couldn't make a sound after seeing this person, the three of them tacitly knew that there was a ready-made substitute for Zhao Wudi in front of them, if they could persuade the person in front of them to go to Yanmen Pass to pretend to be Zhao Wuving, why not worry about not being able to retreat to the Khitan soldiers.

When the man saw Princess Qimeng, he was also stunned, and said secretly in his heart, "I can't imagine that there is such a beautiful woman in this world, it is simply carved of ice!" ”

"I said Wind Boy, this first time to welcome guests, I will be a little embarrassed, but I didn't expect you to be embarrassed like this, you can't even speak, what a useless boy! I think I'd better do it myself! Between the words, an old man in his sixties, with a gray beard and a bald head, had already come out of it, this was the old Zheng Tou in the mouths of Wei Qi and Xue Quan.

I only heard Lao Zheng Tou say: "I don't know if a few guest officers are sharp, or live in the hotel!" Yell! Isn't this Vice General Wei and Vice General Xue? ”

Because of the appearance of Lao Zheng Tou, Princess Qimeng, Wei Qi, and Xue Quan came to their senses.

After Princess Qimeng came back to her senses, she hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and gave a deep blessing to the person who looked like Zhao Wuxian: "Childe, this is polite!" The little woman Zhao Qimeng, never asked her son's name? ”

The one who was called the wind boy by Lao Zheng Tou, when he saw this, his face immediately turned red, and he hurriedly stepped forward to help Princess Qimeng, "My name is Fengfeng, just a handyman who has just arrived here, your little sister, don't do this, it will only make everyone embarrassed!" ”