As the arrows rose into the air, several more groups of cavalry galloped around them.

Each team of cavalry had a hundred and ten men, and all of them ran over, as many as hundreds of horsemen.

Yang Xian's martial arts are powerful, but no matter how powerful he is, he can't be the opponent of these many cavalry.

In the middle of the horse team, a military marquis urged the horse to come out, looked at the people present, and asked, "What's going on here?" ”

The leader of the messenger stepped in on the horse and said, "Report to the Marquis, this person claims to be the holder of the book of Kui Huan - Du Lin!" ”

When the marquis heard this, his eyes flashed, and he looked at Du Lin, who was pointing at the team leader, looked him up and down, and asked, "Are you Du Lin?" ”

"Exactly."

Du Lin did not hide it, he admitted his identity very calmly, he owed it, and said: "This is the coffin of the younger brother, and I am escorting the coffin of the younger brother back to Fufeng County." ”

The marquis turned his gaze to the coffin on the carriage, and after a moment of silence, he waved his hand to the coffin.

The two soldiers dismounted, strode towards the coffin, and when they approached the coffin, they both drew their swords and made a gesture to pry the coffin open to see what was going on.

Du Lin was in a hurry and hurriedly stopped: "No! This is my brother's coffin! ”

A soldier waved him away, and continued to pry the lid of the coffin, when suddenly, he heard the sound of sand and the sound of the sword coming out of the sheath, and then, he felt a chill on his neck, and the cold blade of the sword pressed against his neck.

The soldier's face changed suddenly, and his body stiffened.

Seeing this, the surrounding cavalry either raised their crossbow machines or raised their spears, and glared angrily at Yang Xian, who had drawn his sword, one by one.

Yang Xian looked around at the cavalry around him, and said in a condensed voice: "It's not enough to kill people, you have to pry the coffin of the dead now, it's too much, right?" ”

Du Lin and his guards all looked at Yang Xian in surprise, he was an assassin who came to assassinate, but he didn't expect that in the face of so many Han troops, he would actually help him and help him speak.

The cavalry marquis looked at Yang Xian coldly, and after a while, he snorted and waved his hand and said, "Take it all away!" ”

As he spoke, dozens of cavalrymen urged their horses forward, and the edge of the spear almost reached Yang Xian's body.

The two dismounted soldiers approached him, glared at him fiercely, snatched the swords from his hands, and then searched the swords of the Durin Guards as well.

Du Lin arched his hand to the marquis on the war horse and said, "They have nothing to do with me, can I ask this general to let them go?" ”

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at Yang Xian and several of his own nurses.

The military marquis glanced at him and said in a deep voice: "Don't be verbose, take it all away!" ”

Du Lin and his party did not go far after leaving Xicheng, first meeting the assassin Yang Xian, and then encountering the Han rangers patrolling around Xicheng, and finally, their carriage was all taken to the Han army camp.

Don't look at the cavalry officers of the Han army who were very unkind to Du Lin, but Liu Xiu, who stayed in the camp, was really taken aback when he heard that his cavalry had caught Du Lin.

When he arrived outside the tent, he raised his eyes to look at Durin and the others who had been brought over by his own soldiers.

The cavalry marquis turned over and dismounted, first saluted Liu Xiu, and then scolded Du Lin and the others: "When you see Your Majesty, you still don't see the courtesy?" ”

Du Lin and the others were shocked, and subconsciously looked at Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu didn't wear a crown dress or armor, only a casual dress with good materials, looking at his face, with dragon eyebrows and tiger eyes and a high nose bridge, and a handsome appearance.

After being stunned for a moment, Du Lin bowed his hand and said, "Grass people Du Lin, please meet Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Xiu looked at Du Lin, he was about fifty years old, with a Chinese face, a dignified appearance, an elegant temperament, and a generous demeanor.

He returned the salute and said, "It turned out to be Mr. Du, who has admired his name for a long time!" ”

Du Lin is the master of "Shangshu" and the founder of the "Ancient Wenshangshu" school, and Liu Xiu learned "Shangshu", how can he be unfamiliar with Du Lin, a great sage of Shangshu?

Unexpectedly, the dignified son of heaven would be so polite to himself, Du Lin hurriedly surrendered his hand again and said, "Your Majesty tortures the grass people!" ”

"Mr. Du, please in the tent!"

"Your Majesty, please!"

Liu Xiu welcomed Du Lin into the Chinese military tent with a smile on his face.

It can be seen that Liu Xiu is very happy, and the smile has not disappeared on his face since he met Du Lin.

After inviting Du Lin to take a seat, Liu Xiu asked with concern: "Mr. Du, why did he go out of the city this time?" ”

Du Lin didn't hide it, and said, "My brother died yesterday! Before dying, the younger brother had only one wish, that is, to return to his homeland and be buried in the ancestral grave of the Du family. ”

Liu Xiu's face was surprised, and after a while, he comforted softly: "The deceased is gone, Mr. Du should not be too sad." ”

No wonder Kui Huan was willing to let Du Lin out of the city, it turned out that Du Lin's younger brother had died of illness.

Now Du Lin wants to send his brother's body back to his hometown, this kind of thing, Kui Hustle is really hard to stop.

Thinking of this, Liu Xiu stood up and suddenly bowed to Du Lin.

Du Lin was startled, hurriedly got up, looked panicked, bowed his hand back, and stammered, "Your Majesty...... This...... What is this for? ”

Liu Xiu said: "The soldiers in the army just now offended Mr. a lot, please don't blame Mr.!" ”

When Du Lin heard this, he didn't come back to his senses for a long time, and Liu Xiu in front of him suddenly reminded him of the hustle and bustle of the past.

Back then, it was really Corporal Lixian, and for these scholars, they all met the extreme.

It is not for nothing that there are so many people of insight and talents around Kui Huan.

It's just that after Kui Huan switched to Gongsun Shu and became the king of Shuoning, I don't know if it was because of the change of identity, or because he was too old and became more and more stupid.

He gradually couldn't listen to the minister's good words, but only listened to the slanderous words of a warlock like Jin Dan, which made people indignant and sighed.

At this time, seeing Liu Xiudai's soldiers making apologies to him, Du Lin had mixed feelings, his heart was sour, his eyes were wet and red, and he said with a slight choked voice: "Your Majesty's courtesy, the grass people dare not take it!" ”

Liu Xiu waved his hand to Du Lin and said with a smile: "Sir, please take a seat!" ”

As he spoke, he asked Luo You to make tea again.

After a short time, Luo Youduan brought up tea, and the fragrance of tea wafted in the tent.

He picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and asked casually, "Those people outside are all Mr.'s servants?" ”

Du Lin said truthfully: "Except for one of the assassins who came to assassinate, the rest of them are the guardians of the grass people. ”

Liu Xiu wondered if he had misheard, there was an assassin among those people?

Seeing Liu Xiu looking at him with a puzzled expression, Du Lin told Liu Xiu what had happened.

After listening to Du Lin's words, Liu Xiu felt even more surprised.

He asked Yang Xian to be brought in.

Waiting for Yang Xian to enter the camp, Liu Xiu looked him up and down.

Yang Xian is in his early thirties, and his appearance is mediocre, which is the kind of appearance that people have seen and forgotten, and this kind of appearance is very in line with his profession.

He asked, "What's your name?" ”

Yang Xian was silent for a moment and said, "Grass people Yang Xian." ”

"You're here to assassinate Mr. Du?"

"Yes!"

"Why did you stop again?"

This is what Liu Xiu is most curious about, he obviously came to assassinate Du Lin, and later he actually pushed the cart with Du Lin, which is incomprehensible.

Yang Xian turned his head to look at Du Lin, lowered his head and said, "Mr. Du is a great sage, a grass people...... I can't bear to attack Mr. Du. ”

When life and death were at stake, Durin didn't think about his own life, he didn't think about pulling the people around him as a back, but let them all leave.

Also, Du Lin knew that he was going to die, but he wanted to send his brother's coffin back to his hometown.

These are the places that deeply moved Yang Xian.

A virtuous man like Doolin couldn't bear to be killed.

After listening to Yang Xian's story, Liu Xiu had a new understanding of Du Lin and a good impression of Yang Xian.

Liu Xiu smiled indifferently and said: "Yang Xian, you should be grateful for the kind thought that flashed in your heart, if you really kill Mr. Du, even if you run to the ends of the earth, I will find you out, crush your bones and ashes, and avenge Mr. Du."

Now, you're good to go. ”

Yang Xian was stunned and looked at Liu Xiu blankly.

The latter waved at him.

Yang Xian hesitated for a moment, bowed to Liu Xiu, and then bowed deeply to Du Lin.

When he turned to leave, Du Lin raised his hand to stop him and asked, "Yang Xian, where are you going?"

You came to kill me on the orders of Kui Huan, and now you give up halfway, how can Kui Huan let you go? ”

Yang Xian lowered his head and did not speak.

Durin said, "If you want, stay with me and be a doorman in the future!" ”

As soon as he said this, not to mention that Yang Xian was shocked, even Liu Xiu couldn't help but look at Du Lin in surprise.

Yang Xian didn't say a word, knelt on his knees, and kowtowed to Du Lin.

Seeing this, Liu Xiu couldn't help but ask, "Sir, Yang Xian is an assassin. ”

Wouldn't it be risking your life to keep the Assassin by your side?

Du Lin said: "Although Yang Xian is an assassin, his conscience is not clear, if he can be good, he is a talent!" ”

His words deeply moved Yang Xian, although he didn't say anything, but he made a decision in his heart that he was willing to stay by Du Lin's side for the rest of his life.

Du Lin's personality and style of doing things also made Liu Xiu appreciate and admire in his heart.

He stood up again, saluted Du Lin, and said, "Sir is a great sage, I wonder if Sir is willing to assist Xiu and serve the imperial court?" ”

Du Lin hurriedly got up, returned the salute, and said: "Your Majesty, the Holy Lord, the grass people are willing to serve Your Majesty's dogs and horses, but now, the grass people still need to send their brother's coffin back to their hometown for burial." ”

Liu Xiu Zhengse said: "I will send soldiers to escort Mr. all the way to Fufeng." ”

Now that there is a shortage of soldiers here in Hanyang, there are not a few bandits and robbers, if there can be a military escort, it is naturally great, at least the safety of the whole family is guaranteed.

Du Lin arched his hand and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!" ”

Hearing Du Lin call himself a micro-minister, Liu Xiu was overjoyed, and couldn't help but walk up to Du Lin, stretched out his hand to help, and said: "If I can get Mr. help, my Han family can be solid!" ”

Du Lin is on Kui Huan's side, although he has been courteous, but for a long time, there are not many places that have been reused, mainly because Kui Huan's strength has limited Du Lin's play.

The hustle and bustle of the territory is only Liangzhou, and it is not all of Liangzhou, the northern land and Anding counties of Liangzhou were snatched away by Lu Fang early.

Now that Du Lin has taken refuge in Liu Xiu's side, it is really a wide sea and a fish, the sky is high and the birds can fly, there are too many places where he can display his ambitions.

The first meeting between Liu Xiu and Du Lin, the two of them can be said to be familiar at first sight, Liu Xiu specially asked people to prepare wine and food, and warmly entertained Du Lin and Du Lin's family.

During the banquet, Du Lin said: "In the past few days, Your Majesty should be more careful, try not to stay in the camp, and if you must stay in the camp, you also need to leave more soldiers and horses to guard. ”

Liu Xiu asked puzzledly, "Why did Mr. say this?" ”

Du Lin immediately truthfully relayed Kui Huan's sneak attack plan to Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu blinked his eyes and asked, "What does Mr. mean, Kui Huan plans to send Yang Guang and Jin Dan to steal the camp?" ”

Du Lin bowed his head and said, "Exactly! ”

Liu Xiu laughed on his back and said: "Yang Guang and Jin Dan are all the arms of Kui Huan, break these two arms, and Kui Huan will not have much time, haha." ”

Others may be afraid of Yang Guang and Jin Dan, but Liu Xiu is not afraid.

If the two of them really dare to come to the camp, this is a good opportunity for their own side to get rid of them.

Liu Xiu picked up the wine glass, saluted Du Lin's side, and said, "Thank you, sir, for telling me the truth." ”

Du Lin hurriedly picked up the wine glass and said, "Your Majesty is serious. ”

"How about the temporary appointment of the Imperial Envoy, Sir?"

Liu Xiu changed his words and asked.

Du Lin's eyes lit up, and he immediately got up and left the table, knelt on his knees, and kowtowed to Liu Xiu and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!" ”