The alley was bare, with brick walls and bluestone strips removed as far as the eye could see, and the heat hit people under the scorching sun. Yan Su wiped the sweat on his neck, shook his hand, looked at Li Mao, his gaze slid over, the fat on his cheeks trembled, and he barely squeezed out a little smile, judging from Li Shigu's attitude towards Li Mao and Xue Yingying today, Yan Su deduced that there will be subtle changes in the position of the two of them soon, and it is true that Du Ya is the chief of the military government, but the real power in his hands depends on how much trust he has in the envoy.

There is a bridge in the suburbs of Yunzhou that was blown down by a strong wind less than three years after it was built, which has become a big joke on the streets, and it is Xue Yingying who presided over the construction of this bridge. Yan Kun was funny in his heart, the dignified people were all in charge, why were their eyelids so shallow, what could a broken bridge do, and he didn't even let it go, and made such a big joke, what is it called self-inflicted sin and can't live, this is!

Xue Yingying's face was also full of sweat, and his heart was more like opening an oil pot, and his internal organs were eroded by the hot oil, and Li Shigu threw the official document in front of Li Mao in front of him, what does this mean?

Thinking of Xue Shifen in prison, Xue Yingying's heart was even more frightened, beads of hot sweat rolled down his neck, but his heart was bubbling with cold air, and the two heavens of ice and fire inside and outside really made people miserable.

Li Mao is used to suffering, although he was roasted like his butt on fire, he could still bear it, he looked at the guards left and right, one by one, like iron beating copper, Ren sweated through his robe but was motionless, he couldn't help but secretly admire in his heart. Ziqing can be named after the three towns of Hebei, and the father and son have been passed down for more than 50 years, isn't it these tigers and wolves?

After half a pillar of incense, under the protection of a group of armor soldiers with red silk silk on his arms, Li Shigu walked out of the door, he changed into a light and loose robe, holding a carved bow in his hand, wearing a straw hat tied with wheat straw, Gao Mu and Li Changshan also changed into casual clothes, Li Changshan carried a huge bow, Gao Mu carried an iron fork in his hand, his dress was also very interesting, and he actually wrapped a tiger skin skirt around his waist. The group chased after them in a hurry, and before they reached the main gate, Li Shigu and his party had already gotten on the horse and left.

Xue Yingying shouted: Horse, prepare horse, prepare horse. When the guards of the outer house brought the horses over, there was no trace of Li Shigu and the others. It is about fifteen miles from the Jiedu Embassy to the small pine forest outside the city, the street is empty in the afternoon, and a group of people go out of the city from the northeast corner gate dedicated to sending troops, go east along the city wall, and finally see the yellow dust raised by Li Shigu and others after chasing for a while.

Although Li Shigu was born in a noble family, he studied and practiced martial arts very hard since he was a child, skilled in archery and horse, outstanding in archery, and accompanied by Gao Mu and Li Changshan are also proficient in equestrianism. On the other hand, after Yan Kun, Xue Yingying and others assumed a high position, they were pampered, their bodies were getting better and better, and their bow and horse skills were becoming more and more sparse.

Li Mao's equestrianism was so-so, since he served as the envoy of Gushan Town, he studied hard with a famous teacher, and at this moment there has been a reborn change, if it weren't for the face of Xue Yingying and Yan Yan, he would have gone long ago.

Entering the small pine forest, Guan Zhuang rushed over to answer, everyone wiped their faces with wet towels, hurriedly changed horses and bows and ran into the forest, where the sound of the guards expelling the birds and beasts in the forest had already sounded.

Li Mao took a high-quality military bow, the bow is a good bow, but Li Mao's archery is a little unsatisfactory, standing archery is so-so, firing arrows on horses, and whether it is in heaven or not is not in skill.

Fortunately, no one forced him to shoot any prey, and his task now was to blast the prey up and drive it in front of Li Shigu, so that the commander of Ziqing would have a chance to show his skills.

Three years of peace, so that the vigilance of the birds and beasts in the forest has been reduced, the skills of escape and life are also unfamiliar than before, coupled with such a hot afternoon, a large number of birds and beasts have not understood what happened to be buried under the arrows of Ziqing Shuai, the rise of Li Shigu's killing, the conflict between the left and right is like entering a no-man's land, and the spoils obtained from a small half a day's work make the accompanying transport personnel tired.

Yan Su drove a young deer to run towards Li Shigu, Li Shigu released an arrow but went empty, the left and right guards fired thousands of arrows, and the young deer died tragically under the random arrows, and everyone naturally counted the credit for the hunt on Li Shigu's head, but was scolded by Li Shigu with a smile. Gao Mu saw that he was already happy, so he persuaded him to stop. Li Shigu was indeed happy, so he didn't care about the regret of the last arrow, he handed the bow to Li Changshan, and shouted: "Don't be in a hurry to go back to the house first, just hold a night banquet in the small pine forest." Drink two glasses. ”

Everyone cheered in unison, Yan Yan took the first step to persuade Li Shigu to go to bathe and change clothes first, but he touched a nose of ash, Li Shigu scolded: "Since ancient times, I have been a general, don't you think you are drunk and lying on the battlefield as a hero, I just hunted a few beasts, sweaty, take a bath?" Xue Yingying was secretly overjoyed when he saw this, and stepped forward and said, "Linxi's small lawn is the most suitable for barbecue, so it's better to hold a barbecue party there." ”

Li Shigu was overjoyed, everyone applauded, Xue Yingying led the way, and the group walked through the pine forest to the small lawn. This is a meadow on the edge of the pine forest, the southwest is the pine forest, the northwest is the mouth of the clear water pond, the north and south each build a few thatched houses, the north house has a bed for rest, the south is the kitchen, there are several grass pavilions in the middle of the courtyard, there is a fire pond in front of the pavilion, just used for barbecue.

Li Shigu was born in Yingzhou, after being a Goryeo, his ancestors often ate barbecue meat and beasts in the dense forests of eastern Liaodong, and although he did not have to travel to the dense forest to barbecue birds and beasts for food, the habit of barbecue was still retained.

Li Mao was the least senior in his entourage, and he also had the responsibility of a landlord, so he took the initiative to take on the hardest work, directing the garrison in the forest to carry charcoal while urging the accompanying guards to prepare drinks. The wine was brought from the Jiedu Embassy, and Li Shigu never drank outside the wine, nor did he eat affairs of unknown origin, which the Jiefu guards knew well, so they had already prepared.

Li Shigu chose the fattest young deer and rolled up his sleeves to slaughter it himself. Gao Mu, Li Changshan and others were his deputies, one was basin to receive blood, and the other was to deliver knives. Li Shigu likes to kill, but the means are average, the deer was shot in the leg, there is still a breath, seeing the danger, struggling to run, he jumped over and pressed it, hugged his neck and stabbed a few times, and for a while blood sprayed wildly, splashing his face, he didn't care, but laughed.

Li Mao monitored the guards to divide the wine, and after the wine was divided, he used a silver needle to test them one by one, which made the accompanying guards very dissatisfied, but Li Mao did it above board, and everyone did not dare to say more.

After sealing the wine jug, Li Mao went to the kitchen to check the dishes, barbecue is the staple food, and other dishes are needed, the people in the kitchen are Li Shigu's special cooks, serving Li Shigu for many years, seeing Li Mao's cautious appearance, he couldn't help but feel a little disdainful in his heart, he didn't dare to say it, but he hummed disdain in his nostrils, he didn't dare to say it openly, and secretly spit on the ground.

Li Mao knew it, pretended not to know, and inspected the kitchen with his hands behind his back, and his eyes suddenly stopped on a young man who was chopping vegetables, the young man was tall, with a slender waist, wearing a wide linen robe, covering his body tightly, and he looked out of place in a large group of cooks who wore short shirts and showed his arms.

Li Mao stopped behind him and slapped him on the shoulder, and the young man was startled, the kitchen knife cut his finger, and he screamed.

Sure enough, there is something strange, this voice is clearly a woman.

Li Mao's face changed, and he turned his hand to grab his shoulder, but the young man collapsed his shoulder, and gently and skillfully removed Li Mao's grasp.

Li Mao sneered, pressed his hand on the hilt of the knife, and shouted, "Who are you?" ”