Chapter 278: Winning the Moon
Kunlun is mysterious and awe-inspiring.
After Xiao Wu mentioned Kunlun, Liu Xi carefully recalled the previous situation, and couldn't help but be a little secretly stunned, as Xiao Wu said.
Kunlun is the messenger of heaven and man.
Could it be that everything that happened in Nanshu has something to do with Kunlun?
That's a lot tricky.
Since ancient times, the heavenly people came out of Shu, and although they encountered great changes and retreated to the grassland, no one can tell whether there are still heavenly people in Shu.
If Kunlun is indeed involved in the affairs of Shudi, then the front is really dangerous, after all, this is an organization that has existed for a longer time than several major sects.
When Liu Xi felt the pressure, Ma Xiu's face became more and more heavy, obviously he also thought of these problems, several major sects can destroy a dynasty with a single hand, but Kunlun is an existence that can easily crush several major sects.
His heart sank for a while, and the dark night in front of him made Ma Xiu only feel that he couldn't see the road ahead, and later he thought of Emperor Shu who was in danger, and a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.
Even if he lost his life, he decided to fight hard to protect the thoughtfulness of his loved ones.
opened his mouth, but Liu Xi didn't know what words to use to soothe Ma Xiu's mood, so he could only comfort him softly, "Don't worry, today, Kunlun is ordered by heaven and man, and has acted according to the rules since ancient times, and the things on Nanshu's side may be that we are thinking too much." ”
That night, the three of them had no intention of sleeping, so they did not stop and continued to hurry.
A ray of golden sunlight sprinkled from the sky, waking up the night that was reluctant to leave, and when the sky was slightly bright, the border city of Nanshu was built in Ningcheng.
Therefore, the sky is not yet bright, so the city gate has not yet been opened, and there are few pedestrians outside the city, except for Liu Xi and the three of them, only a handful of peddlers remain.
After waiting outside the city for about half an hour, the heavy city gate opened slowly, and the three of them immediately entered the city without waiting.
Because this place already belongs to Nanshu, so people wearing animal skin shorts with bare arms abound in Jianning City, and there is a few steps of wine shops on the street, although it is not as clean and tidy as the Central Plains, but it is also overcrowded, and from time to time there are words that Liu Xi does not understand.
Judging from the tone, they were probably scolding each other, and there were a few big fights, and there were countless onlookers, all of whom were applauding and coaxing.
Sure enough, the people are fierce.
Because they had to hurry, Liu Xi and the three of them were in a hurry, thinking that Chongzhou City was far away, so they planned to find a horse dealer and buy three horses to replace their foot strength.
There are many hills in Nanshu, so the price of horses in Nanshu is extra valuable, and it is also extra valuable, so there are not many people who run this business.
But it's unusually easy to find.
Because there are only two or three horses selling in the entire Jianning City.
Dozens of horses were tethered to stables, perhaps unsold for a long time, and no one came to clean them up, and the whole stable was filled with flies and insects, and the smell was pungent.
The one who led the horses was a Shu man, but he could speak some Central Plains language, pointing to those extremely sloppy horses and praising them with a conscience, as if these horses were all sweaty and bloody, and they could travel thousands of miles a day.
But after walking down this circle, there are only a few horses that can enter the eyes of the three people, so I simply thought about picking a random one and waiting until the next city to buy a new horse.
So soon Ma Xiu and Xiao Wu chose their mounts and asked the seller to call someone to groom the horses, while Liu Xi paced back and forth around the stable.
At the moment, I am looking for a tall one among the shorts, and the only way to do it is to do it.
Maybe he was afraid that Liu Xi's embarrassed appearance would eventually turn out the business, and suddenly a small guy whispered a few words in the ear of the bearded boss, who was busy patting the back of the head and stepped forward, "Dear friend, I still have a horse here, if you can take a fancy to it, just give some money!" ”
With that, he led Liu Xi to the back of the stable, where a skinny horse with brown and red fur was tied to a pillar in the corner.
When the horse noticed that someone was approaching, he did not appear timid, but instead raised his head, which had a lump in the middle of his head, and gave a few slight snorts in his nose.
There seemed to be a bit of contempt in his eyes.
This immediately aroused Liu Xi's interest, and he stepped forward, but before he could get close, the horse suddenly raised his back kick and kicked towards him.
This scene saw the man who sold the horse secretly shouted, if he really kicked it, the Central Plains man lost his life, although he didn't need to fight with his life, but it was certain that he would break the fortune and eliminate the disaster.
At this moment, he couldn't help but regret how he could lead Liu Xi to see the wild horses that gave him a headache.
But then the scene in front of him surprised him a lot, Liu Xi did not have the same as he imagined the previous few people, don't kick out of the horse and spit blood and died, but his body flashed lightly, and then landed on the horse's back like a bird.
Immediately, the horse shook its body back and forth like crazy, trying to throw Liu Xi out, but no matter how hard it tried, in the end Liu Xi still stood still on the horse's back, as if he had become one with the horse.
The owner of the horse seller was dumbfounded.
This horse was obtained from the trap of the mountain people, and it was still injured when it was first sent, and it was not easy to raise it, but because the temperament was too violent, no one could tame it, so it could not be sold for more than a year.
What's worse is that if this horse is put in the stable together, the rest of the horses will be trembling all day long, and even afraid to eat.
There was no other way but to keep the horse on a leash and continue to feed it without a meal.
Now that Liu Xi can subdue this headache horse, the horse seller seems to be a big stone in his heart, and he is suddenly happy.
After more than an hour, the irritable horse finally gradually regained its quietness, lowered its head and snorted, and let Liu Xi ride on his back without resistance.
Liu Xi understood that he had tamed this horse, and he was quite happy in his heart, although this horse was thin, but there was a light in his eyes, it must be a first-class horse.
Coupled with the resistance that he didn't want people to control just now, Liu Xi's conjecture was further concluded.
Only the best horses can have an unbeatable arrogance.
Since he had already met, Liu Xi didn't say much, and after throwing off the money, he asked the horse seller to wash the horse and feed him a full meal.
When the horse seller saw a heavy piece of silver, he smiled happily, and he called for tea to be prepared for them to rest, and he asked people to feed them with the best forage, and he looked like he wanted to treat Liu Xi as his own grandfather.
"Congratulations to Yu for giving birth to a good horse!"
After the scene just now, Ma Xiu and Xiao Wu also understood that the brown and red horses were the best horses unknown to the world, so they walked forward and said softly with a smile.
Liu Xi pinched his nose with great satisfaction, and replied with a smile, "Maybe this is fate, if I don't come to buy a horse, it may have to die in this nameless lonely old man." ”
Hearing this, Xiao Wu nodded, "If Maxima can't meet Bole, then there will be no journey of thousands of miles, and this horse can follow you, which is indeed its fate." ”
The three of them gossiped, but on the other side, the horse seller called his cronies over and whispered a few words, and the little guy immediately trotted out with his legs in the wind.
After passing through the bustling streets, we made a rapid journey and finally stopped in front of the garrison.
This little guy seemed to be very familiar with the people of the garrison, and after the guards informed him, someone quickly took him in.
"Can you confirm that there is a Takubano here?"
In the hall, the tall and burly Jianning garrison stared at the little guy who came to report the news, just because what he just said was too important.
Feeling the sword-like gaze coming from above his head, the little guy lowered his head and hurriedly responded, "My master specially took out a wanted warrant for comparison, and the score is exactly right, it is the Second Highness Tuoba Ye who can't be wrong." ”
"Bang!"
The dull sound of the fist smashing on the table sounded in the little guy's ears, and he couldn't help but be frightened, and his legs involuntarily fell to his knees.
Although I don't know what he did wrong, his head is like a rattle, and he keeps kowtowing, "Please spare your life!" ”
"A fugitive is a fugitive, where will there be any Second Highness!"
Hearing this, the little guy's cold sweat immediately broke out from his back, and the name he had been calling for many years made him say it casually just now, but he didn't want to kill his head at this critical moment.
Suddenly, the little guy begged for mercy even louder.
Ignoring the little guy, the guard got up and paced around the room, his eyes blazing, obviously thinking about how to solve the matter in front of him.
The eldest prince Tuoba Ao suddenly raised troops, and won many cities with thunder, and the Shu Emperor retreated to Chongzhou to support it.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Tuoba Ao is overwhelming, and the time for the change of dynasty in Dashu is numbered.
Therefore, those cities that were originally waiting and watching have been like Tuoba Ao to surrender to Cheng, I am afraid that it will be later in the evening, and when Tuoba Ao ascends the throne, not only will he not even be able to drink a sip of the soup from the dragon's gong, but also because of this hesitation, he will attract the suspicion of the new emperor and provoke the crime of killing.
Jianning City is located on the border, with high mountains and far waters, so it has been on the sidelines. But as more and more cities clearly took sides, the city lords of Jianning City also showed signs of loosening.
This garrison knows the general trend, but he finally feels that there will be some variables, but he can't say it, and today he heard that the little guy came to report the appearance of Tuoba embroidery, so he figured it out.
The variable may be this topography embroidery.
The Shu government and the opposition knew that the Shu Emperor wanted to pass on the Tuoba embroidery, and Tuoba embroidery was smart since childhood, and he was extremely friendly to anyone, even a civilian, and many people also hoped that he could ascend the throne and be a generation of Ming Jun.
But this Tuoba embroidery had no interest in the throne, so he avoided other places and wandered in the Central Plains for many years.
If you want to blame it, you can blame this big prince Tuoba Ao's methods are not ruthless enough.
If he had taken Emperor Ming's life at the beginning, and then he had been assassinated by rebellious ministers and thieves, then I am afraid that this rebellion would have ended with him ascending the throne and becoming emperor.
But the bad thing is that Emperor Ming didn't die.
Although two-thirds of the city has been returned to Tuoba Ao, most of them are snakes and rats, and Tuoba embroidery, which is now loved by the people, has also returned.
At that time, the situation is very uncertain.
The forehead of the guard who was pacing suddenly sweated, he didn't think that he could continue to be promoted to become rich, but he also didn't want to lose his life because he was on the wrong team.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but kick the little guy who was kneeling on the ground angrily, why did I want him to know about Tuoba embroidery, if he didn't come to report it, he wouldn't know, and he wouldn't live as usual.
Even if the city lord fell to Tuobaao, he did not send troops with the soldiers, and in the end he could stand on both sides.
After thinking about it again and again, the guard gave a gag order to the little guy and told him to go back quickly, and he himself did not know it, so he hoped to seek a safe life in the future.
Liu Xi naturally didn't know about these things, after the three horses were washed and fed, the whole spirit was refreshed, especially the brown and red horse, although the body was thin, but the hair was extremely bright, which made Liu Xi particularly happy, and named it 'Lanyue'.
"Yusheng, you treat it as a flying horse, and you want to go to the sky and the moon!"
Ma Xiu's joke made Liu Xiwan smile, but the 'Lanyue' shaved his hooves and snorted at him, seemingly dissatisfied with his joke.
In this way, the three of them couldn't help but laugh in unison.
After laughing, Liu Xi and his entourage led the horse out, jumped up, and continued to rush forward without stopping.