Chapter 13: Triumph

It was another carnival night, and Zishou only left two squads to patrol the night, and there was no sentry post. The enemy army has been completely destroyed, and there is no need to be cautious.

When the child returned to her lodgings, the Xiannon sisters were weeping. But when I saw him come back, I immediately burst into tears and laughed. Ziqi knew that they were still sad about Princess You's death, and comforted them with kind words. Seeing that he did not have the slightest respect and meanness as a master, the sisters spoke softly and caringly to them, and they became closer to the child, and put all their thoughts on him.

After that, Zishou asked the three armies to repair while waiting for the will of the royal court to come. As a prince, he didn't dare to take care of the princess's affairs.

Two days later, a messenger from the royal court sent by King Yi came to the cottage.

Originally, King Yi wanted to let his son receive the period of his son and escort the coffin of Princess Yu back to Chaoge for burial, but he was opposed by the royal family such as Jizi and Weiziqi. Taizhu also blocked the princess on the grounds that the princess had been in the ghost side for many years and welcomed the coffin back to the dynasty to damage the prestige of the royal court. Emperor Yi was helpless, so he ordered his son to be buried on the spot during the birth period, and gave him the name of the letter.

Zishou was worried that Zi Qi's heart was depressed, and he really comforted him. Ziqi smiled bitterly and only replied, "Where are the green mountains not buried." Only he knows what he thinks.

The next day, the son was ordered to hang filial piety and bury Princess Yu on the east sanli slope of the cottage. The child was filial to his son's courtier, and he felt sad again.

The son was ordered to count the female prisoners, collect all the property of the cottage, set fire to the cottage, and led the army to return to the court. Since then, the nearby people have renamed this place "Luofengpo", and there is no longer the name of Heifeng Village.

Zi Qi resigned with Zi Shou and prepared to pick up Dan'er's grandchildren and the Li brothers. If there is a loss on the road of riding alone in the sub-period, let He Bu and the so-called "Flying Tigers" follow the sub-period. The Xiannon and Xiannon sisters also had to go with Ziqi, who was worried about the inconvenience of traveling, so she insisted on letting them go with the team.

Thinking of the promise to Princess Yu and the two sisters, the child parted with the son and was instructed. Zishou twisted his short beard and laughed, patted Ziqi's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'll keep the person you want!" The child couldn't help but blush.

He led the people of Hebu out of the Tiger and Wolf Valley first, and went south on the main road.

After walking for three days, I went to Shanxi again, and finally arrived at the residence of Dan'er's grandchildren. Seeing the familiar thatched hut from afar, the thought of seeing Dan'er soon made Ziqi excited.

Ziqi dismounted under the door and shouted twice, but there was no reaction in the silence of the room. He hurriedly pushed open the firewood door, and the contents of the house were still there, but there was no trace of the grandparents and grandchildren. couldn't help but feel anxious, and asked everyone to go out separately to look for it.

waited until the sun set, and did not see Dan'er's grandchildren come back. Seeing that Ziqi was in a heavy mood, He Bu hurriedly persuaded him that the whereabouts of hunters were uncertain, and it was common to go out for two or three days, and they would come back later.

That night, the child took people to live in a thatched hut.

Early the next morning, He Bu and soldiers were sent to inquire around. I rode out on horseback to look all the places I had been before, and I couldn't hear from him for a whole day. He had to wait patiently, but for five or six days he still didn't see the shadow of his grandparents.

Ziqi regretted it, he should have come to pick them up a long time ago, and he wouldn't have heard from them at all. He Bu was afraid that he would delay too long, so Chao Ge blamed him. I discussed with Zi Qi and suggested that I bring a few people to stay and continue to search, and let Zi Qi pick up the Li brothers and rush back to Chaoge.

The child period is helpless, so he can do what He Bu said.

Separated from Hebu, Ziqi took people to continue south, walked for three days, and finally arrived at Chifeng Village.

When everyone in the village saw that the child period had returned, the people led by the old patriarch took them in lively.

The two brothers in Lijiao and Li Hong were even more surprised when they saw him.

The old patriarch specially set up a banquet for them to catch the wind, and during the banquet, they told each other about their separation and their experiences after separation. Li Hong was very envious when he heard Ziqi talk about the burning of Tiger and Wolf Valley, and Li Jiao couldn't help complaining about Ziqi, why didn't he come to pick them up earlier, and missed the opportunity to take revenge.

Ziqi had to say that the military situation was urgent at that time, and it was too late. There are so many ghost people, there will be more opportunities in the future.

Li Jiao didn't continue to complain about him anymore.

The old patriarch smiled with a wrinkled face, and said happily: "With this battle, I'm afraid that in two years, the ghost people will never dare to invade again." ”

The young and strong people in the clan heard that Li Hong's brothers in the suburbs of Li wanted to enter the court with the sub-period, and they also had the heart to follow the sub-period, and they begged Li Hong to talk to the sub-period, and the sub-period all agreed. There are sixteen of these young and strong people, and they are all fierce and brave hunters.

After living for three days, Ziqi took everyone to say goodbye to the elders of Chifeng Village and set off south. Along the way, the three brothers talked and laughed, and arrived outside Qishui Pass at dusk on the second day. Ziqi pointed to Qishuiguan in front of him and said: "Everyone is working hard, let's spend the night in Qishuiguan!" ”

Before the words fell, Li Jiao yelled, "What person? The horse rushed into the woods by the roadside, plucking the hard work from behind and holding it in his hands.

Li Hong and Ziqi also followed, and Li Hong asked, "Brother, what did you find?" ”

Li Jiao looked around, and said suspiciously: "There was obviously a figure in black hiding here just now, and it disappeared in a blink of an eye!" ”

Ziqi smiled: "Brother, you're too careful, aren't you?" ”

Li Jiao Zhengse said: "Our brother hunts for a living all year round, and my brother's eyes and ears are particularly smart, so I won't be mistaken!" ”

Out of the woods, the sub-period didn't dare to be careless, and ordered the team to distance themselves.

After walking less than two miles, Li Su at the front of the team screamed, and the horse tripped over the rope and fell out of the heel. Before Li Su could get up, arrows flew out of the woods next to him.

Thanks to Li Su's vigorous body and quick reaction, he rolled into the grass by the roadside, and even so, he was hit by two arrows in his legs and ribs. Ziqi exclaimed, and was just about to leap forward, when a net fell from the tree and dragged him off the horse.

Four or five masked black-clothed men jumped out of the forest, raised their swords and slashed, and Ziqi wanted to pull out the long sword under his ribs, but he was caught in a net and couldn't move. In the panic, Li Jiao shot down three people with three arrows, and Li Hong also shot through the throat of the person closest to the ion stage. The remaining one was chopped to the ground by a member of the Flying Tigers.

In the crisis, Ziqi took out the Jungle King Saber from his arms, cut the rope of the giant net, and broke out of the net. Shouted: "Everyone rush into the woods and hide behind the trees to meet them!" "Be the first to swing your sword and rush into the woods. In the chaos, one of the Flying Tigers was shot to the ground.

As soon as the crowd entered the woods, a group of masked men in black came up. Li Hong's bowstring sounded frequently, and the six or seven people in front of him fell to the ground one after another. The child also returned his sword to the sheath, took off the longbow and hid behind a tree, and shot the enemy. It took a group of people to rush to Zi Qi after nearly half of the fold, and the bow and arrow were no longer used, so Zi Qi had to throw away the longbow and draw his sword to kill the crowd.

These opponents in the sub-period, how can they still have mercy in the crisis, and they will make ruthless moves to attract blood. With the help of the Li brothers, a group of people were killed. The enemy whistled and fled deeper into the woods.

Li Hong wanted to chase his legs, but was stopped by Ziqi.

Ziqi looked around again, and there was no longer a dark shadow. Examining the corpses of the enemy, there was only one wounded alive.

Li Jiao ripped off his masked black scarf, and the man looked at them in horror.

Ziqi pressed the tip of his sword against his throat, "Tell me, who are you, and who sent you?" Before the man could speak, an arrow flew out of the forest, and slammed into his eyebrows. The corpse fell backwards and fell to the ground without a trace of life.

Li Jiao jumped up and was about to chase it, but Ziqi hurriedly grabbed him, "Don't chase it, there's no point." Li Jiao was stunned, "Why?" ”

Ziqi's eyes showed a cold light, "I already know who it is, brother, please see, this person's archery technique, the speed of the shot, the strength of the fierce, is by no means an idle person!" After he finished speaking, he asked the corpse to stand against the tree, and then said to Li Jiao: "Brother, you go a hundred steps away, and shoot an arrow in this position." ”

Li Jiao picked up the hard work and walked out a hundred steps away according to his words. Then he turned around, his front grip as steady as Mount Tai, and his back hand on the arrow feather. Maybe he took aim, and as soon as he loosened his hand, the bowstring rang out to the ground, and he was right next to the original arrow.

Li Jiao walked back into the distance and asked, "Second brother, what can you see from this?" ”

Ziqi pointed to the tails of the two arrows and said, "Look at the depth of the arrows!" Li Jiao looked at it carefully and said: "The depth is not bad!" Ziqi nodded, "That's why I said that this person's bow is similar to yours, and it is not something that ordinary people can use." So, I guessed who this person is! ”

The sub-period is not going on, and everyone is not asking. Put the two injured brothers on horseback and run to Qishui Pass together.

Before arriving at the pass, the soldiers heard that it was the sub-period of the triumph of the former enemy's squad division, and hurriedly entered the pass to report to Jiang Kui, the superintendent of Qishui Pass, and Jiang Kui immediately led people to open and close the line to greet him. He is a bold person, and as soon as they meet, he holds Ziqi's hand and does not let go, and his face is full of admiration.

The two of them exchanged politeness and led the soldiers into the customs.

After entering Qishui Pass, Ziqi hurriedly asked Jiang Kui to arrange a medical officer to treat the two injured brothers. Jiang Kui didn't dare to slack off, and immediately arranged for the soldiers to carry the wounded to the back for treatment.

Afterwards, everyone entered the government office and held a banquet for them.

Jiang Kui kept inquiring about the battle of Tiger and Wolf Valley during the banquet, and Ziqi neither exaggerated nor concealed it, but told the truth one by one. Jiang Kui was overjoyed when he heard this, "The first Northern Expedition in the sub-period has such a great achievement, the future must be unlimited, and it is not impossible to enter the phase in the future." After speaking, he couldn't stop toasting the sub-period.

Ziqi knew that the ancient and modern officialdom were the same, and said humbly: "Jiang Duwei is serious, this expedition has won a complete victory, thanks to His Royal Highness's knowledge of people and good duties, and the splendid chest can have a complete victory, and I am just doing my best." ”

Jiang Kui was even happier when he heard it, and it wasn't until the banquet was about to end that Jiang Kui revealed to Ziqi that he was actually Queen Jiang's cousin.

Qishuiguan stayed overnight, and the next day he took people on the road to rush back to Chaoge.

Before the child period arrived, someone had already reported to the royal court, and Emperor Yi sent the three brothers to welcome him to the gate of the city of Chaoge. Chaoge City is empty, and the people want to see this famous and unborn general. It can be said that the war between Yin Shang and the ghost side has never been interrupted, although there have always been victories, most of them killed 1,000 enemies and lost 800. This is the first time that such a large-scale victory has been achieved, and there are only more than 300 casualties, which is a real legend.

Baiguan saw from afar that Ziqi brought people here, although some people were envious, jealous and hateful, but they were also happy and sincere. After all, this campaign brought back more than 10,000 female slaves, which is the real benefit, and each family happily got a few, which is happier than the New Year!

During the Yin Shang period, although slaves were everywhere and could be bought and sold. But it is not arbitrary, after all, there are very few ordinary people who are willing to sell themselves into slavery, and they are all served by prisoners of war. In addition to being happy, he also scolded the evil thousands of times, so many male prisoners of war said to kill them, it was really a waste, and it was worth more than cattle to pull them back.

Ziqi saw people shouting horses and neighing outside the city gate from a distance, and there was a sea of people. He jumped off the war horse from afar, led the horse to the city gate on foot, and the Li Hong brothers in the suburbs also dismounted and followed behind the son.

As soon as he arrived at the door, Zi Shou led someone to greet him, and Zi Qi hurriedly stepped forward and bowed. Li Jiao's Li Hong brothers had never seen such a big battle, and they were so frightened that they also gave salutes with Ziqi. Shang Rong Bigan hurriedly stepped forward to help, Shang Rong smiled with a red face, and couldn't stop praising it: "Amazing feats, great feats, rare!" Rare! ”

Because the sub-period finally returned to the song, he didn't know it. The Tiger Wolf Valley has made the three of Zishou Ziqi and Evil Lai famous far and wide, and the world knows it. In addition to the name of bravery, Evil Lai has more notoriety, a well-deserved double harvest, but Evil Lai doesn't care. The people of Chaoge couldn't have imagined that this ugly man who usually laughs and is filial would kill so many people!

Before entering the city, the chamberlain ran over from afar and shouted loudly: "The king's command, order His Royal Highness to enter the harem as soon as possible, and wait for the others to wait outside the palace for the order." ”

Zishou said happily: "Zi Qi, go quickly, my father is waiting for you!" ”

Zi Qi looked unnatural, and said to Zi Shou: "I brought these people, and I hope Your Highness will settle down well!" Zishou pointed at him and asked, "You still call me Your Highness?" ”

Ziqi faced his scalp and thought: "That's it, this play has to be sung, anyway, I don't lose money, I picked up the best father, I only make money and don't lose money!" Although I couldn't stop YY in my heart, I had to call Brother Wang in my mouth.

Zishou smiled all over his face and said hello several times.

Zishou followed the chamberlain to ride until he came to the palace, and the two dismounted outside the palace gate and handed over the horses to the guards.

As soon as he entered the palace gate, he saw Tu Chang running over in a hurry. Tu Chang greeted Zi Qi with a smile on his face, and Zi Qi was just about to dodge sideways, but hurriedly stabilized his figure.

Tu Chang stretched out his hand sideways, "The king is in a hurry, come with me!" ”