The beautiful morning glow has risen in the eastern sky, and a layer of dew has gathered on the blades of grass on both sides of the road in late autumn. A late-born caterpillar worm struggles to move its bloated body, hoping that there will be a chance to break the chrysalis and become a butterfly before the frost falls. Suddenly, a big hand fell from the sky, and under the frightened look of the caterpillar, it had a crisp roar, ending the life of the caterpillar.

Su Ren watched the owl on one arm eat the caterpillar happily, looked up and said to the person who was holding the owl: "How do you look like a chicken, a bird of prey was domesticated by you and actually ate caterpillars, I guarantee that this owl brother has become the laughing stock of the owl world!" ”

"Hahaha......" The man laughed very roughly, not caring about the feelings around him at all: "Mind your, my thorny owl is the king of heaven even if he eats, as far as you kid has the audacity to say so, if you are someone else, your head would have fallen to the ground, right?" ”

"Right...... Hahaha......"

Su Ren shook his head: "Bandits, a group of bandits!" ”

"Grandpa is a bandit's business, no, a horse thief's business, there's nothing wrong with being a bandit!" Thorn put his arm around Su Ren's shoulders and almost pulled Su Ren off the horse: "This time, my brother heard that you were in trouble, so he deliberately ran back from the Western Regions, which is not bad, and he was saved before you arrived in Chang'an, how are you going to thank your brother this time?" ”

"I didn't let you come!" Su Ren angrily broke free of his thorny arm and sat down on the horseback again.

Thorn didn't laugh angrily: "Hahaha, look at it, my brother is now thin-skinned as an official, even if he spit on his face before, he still greeted him with a smile, oh...... I know, now that I'm a general, I look down on us poor brothers. ”

Su Ren nodded again and again: "Exactly!" Originally, I would have been fine when I went back to Chang'an, but I was saved by you, and even if I didn't die, I would have to be beaten and crippled even if I didn't die! ”

Thorn laughed: "That's right! What is there to do as an official, if you are willing to brother and I will lay down a city for you, you are the emperor there, rest assured! Before coming, my brother had already sent someone to Chang'an to pick up my younger siblings and children, and I am afraid that it has already passed Yiwu at this time, and the news of the official army will be sent back to Chang'an, just past Fufeng County, out of Gyeonggi, no matter how capable the emperor is, he can't bear me! Hahaha...... Brother is thoughtful, right? ”

Su Ren was shocked: "You sent someone to Chang'an?" Don't be afraid ......."

Thorn didn't care: "What is there to be afraid of!" The emperor's horse was still given to him by me, and no matter how fast his horse is, it is not as fast as ours, how about it? Let's go? ”

"Don't go!" Su Ren took the reins of the horse, turned over and dismounted, sat on the side of the road silently, and was angry.

Seeing that Su Ren's face was really angry, Thorn hurriedly got off the horse: "Brother, what's the matter, what did my brother do wrong?" ”

Su Ren sighed: "Good my brother! You're saving me, obviously you're hurting me! Although I was arrested by the emperor when I returned to Beijing this time, I am sure that the emperor will never kill me, and it is a big deal to go back and dismiss the official and win the title, just to live the rest of my life comfortably, which is also my life's desire! It's a good thing for you to make a fuss, those people in the court who don't approve of the emperor letting me go will immediately have something to say, whether you save me or take me, in short, I ran away, and now I can't tell even if I jump into the Yellow River! ”

"Ahh This ......" Thorn was also anxious: "Let's just say how to win Gongzi in the Central Plains but not send someone to save you, it turns out that there is still this meaning." ”

"Have you contacted Ying Guangji?"

Thorn nodded hurriedly: "I received the news, so I sent someone to the plateau to find Gongzi Ying, wanted to meet him in Jincheng, and sent people to Shuzhong, even in the south of Jiangsu, I sent people, who would have expected that it would be me, the farthest away, to arrive first, seeing that you are about to be sent to Chang'an, my brother is in a hurry!" I'm worried that once you are sent to Chang'an, you will be beheaded by the emperor Lao'er, this is ......"

Su Ren's heart warmed. Although Thorn is reckless and reckless, in general, the idea is good, Su Ren feels relieved to have such a friend, and it will hurt his feelings if he continues to complain. Su Ren sighed and smiled at the thorns: "Brother Jing is kind, little brother is the way of nature, I accept this brother's affection!" It's just that Brother Jing is far away in the Western Regions, how can he know about Chang'an? It's not a short time to get here from the Western Regions, right? ”

"But no, in order to act in concealment along the way, I can only walk day and night, and I can't take the official road, and I tossed back and forth for more than three months, and it's almost late, but fortunately, the news is timely, and it's too late."

Su Ren nodded: "More than three months!" So at the end of the Chang'an discussion, Brother Jing also knew the news? ”

Thorn smiled: "Then I don't know!" ”

"Dare to ask Brother Jing how did he know the news that I was convicted? Can you tell me the truth? ”

Thorn was stunned for a long time, and said, "You mean ......?"

Su Ren's face was heavy: "I'm afraid it is!" ”

"Damn! Grandpa always calculates others all day long, but he didn't expect to be calculated by others! Thorn was furious: "Win Gongzi is really, I sent him a message, and I didn't even remind him, and there is ......, forget it, I will give my brother an explanation when I go back!" ”

Knowing that the most important thing for a thief and a thief is to keep his path secret, which includes the path of walking and the path of transmitting messages, Su Ren did not continue to ask. Since old friends who haven't seen each other for many years are reunited, it is natural to find a place to have a drink. It is considered a tributary of the Yellow River, which bypasses Xiayang and returns to the Yellow River. The Yellow River envelops the summer sun, forming a rare land of abundance.

Xiayang is also known as Longmen, legend has it that Dayu controlled the water because Liangshan blocked the way of the Yellow River, causing the Yellow River to flood, often flooding nearby crops and villages. Dayu was ordered by Emperor Instant to govern the Yellow River, led the people to dig Liangshan, ten years later, the Yellow River was released, and there was no flooding disaster in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. Because of the Liangshan excavated by Dayu, so the two banks of the Yellow River in this generation are like axes and knives, and the narrowest point is less than 15 zhang, which can be described as a wonder through the ages.

The place chosen by the thorns is very interesting, just on the cliff at the narrowest point of the Yellow River. I don't know when someone built a Yuwang temple here, it has been a little dilapidated, and there are still some incense. There is no clay sculpture in the temple, only the word Yuwang, and the temple is not big, only a simple single house, which is so shabby. Su Ren sat opposite Thorn, and in the middle was the spiritual seat of King Yu, a dark and tall man with a beard; A white-faced, beardless, handsome appearance, how to look like the two protectors of King Yu.

Su Ren picked up the wine glass first: "The little brother respects the elder brother, no matter how the heart of the rescue is thousands of miles, the little brother remembers!" ”

"Hey! Shame on you! My brother is too reckless, and he almost ruined his brother's big thing, I'm really sorry, do it first for respect! Tilting their necks, the two toasted: "By the way, brother returns to Chang'an this time, if the emperor Lao'er really doesn't kill you, you are ready to resign?" Live your idyllic life? ”

Su Ren nodded with a smile: "Actually, I have no ambitions, and I have been forced to do everything I should have done and what I shouldn't do, and I am worthy of the Han Dynasty and the emperor's kindness, so I have to rest and rest, right?" Don't ask for fine clothes and food, as long as you have food and clothing! Brother Jing came to the Central Plains again this time, I'm afraid it's not just to save me, right? ”

"Hahaha......" Thorn laughed: "I can't hide anything from my brother's eyes, yes, this time I came to the Central Plains to be invited by Gongzi Ying, how to say that I used to be his subordinate, this bit of affection still has to be given!" ”

"What's going on?"

Thorn shook his head: "I don't know yet! I've waited for so long and there has been no news of Winning Gongzi, my team is so big that I can't stay in the mountains and not go out, so I'm not ready to wait! ”

"And then?"

"And then? Go back! Where else can I go? ”

"Brother Jing didn't think about retreating bravely from the rapids? must be unforgiving, if my brother didn't guess wrong, Brother Jing is probably in his forties this year, right? ”

"Hahaha......" Thorn laughed again, but this time Su Ren heard a miserable laugh from it, and when the laughter was heard: "Retreat bravely from the rapids!" Brother, do you think I can still retire now? Not to mention anything else, as far as I have tens of thousands of brothers under my command now, what will you do with them when I leave? Brothers have also been to that place in the Western Regions, and in the land of a city, hundreds of soldiers dare to claim the title of king and hegemon! Brother, believe it or not, as long as I leave, I'm afraid the Western Regions will be more than just seventy-two countries! ”

Su Ren nodded in agreement: "Then Brother Jing has you thought about the future?" ”

Thorn shook his head: "No, I can't see as far as you, and I can't see, I can only take one step at a time!" ”

Su Ren sighed: "For your sake of saving me, give you a breath, the Western Regions is not a long-term place, there are too many of you, it is best to go west for safety!" ”

"Still west? Walk again and you'll be on the horizon! ”

Su Ren smiled and shook his head: "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty will not allow you to get stuck in the throat of the Western Regions, the trade route has been opened to Yumen, how much income there is every year The emperor knows very well, now the Xiongnu are far away from the desert north, and other small countries are not in the climate, it is a good opportunity for the Han to expand, and after the Western Xiongnu are also driven away or exterminated by the army of the Han Dynasty, the emperor will definitely set his sights on the west." ”

"It's thousands of miles away from Chang'an!"

"So what?" Su Ren took another sip of wine: "You don't know our Han Emperor, his heart will not be bound by the current vast Han territory, believe me His heart is very big, you can't imagine it!" ”

"Not bad!" Suddenly, someone jumped down from the beam of the house, landed firmly in front of Su Ren and Thorn, looked at Thorn and looked at Su Ren again, and said to Su Ren: "I have seen the painting you deliberately let Liu Che steal, don't talk about Liu Che, even I will think more!" ”

"Win Childe! When did you come? Su Ren was extremely surprised.

"And me! Finally found it! Mo Yu flashed in, holding a sword in his hand, with an angry face.

Ying Guangji turned his head and glanced at Mo Yu: "Martial arts have grown a lot, but unfortunately your two apprentices are really unsatisfactory, too, they must be Huns, and they won't be able to learn the things of our Qin people for a while, but you'd better be optimistic about them, the two of them dare to have different intentions, not only the two of them will die, but you, the master, don't want to live!" ”

Mo Yu snorted coldly and pulled out his sword: "Really? ”