Chapter 33: Returning Heroes

When Li Jiao came to the inn, Lai'er was pestering Ziqi to learn how to use flying claws.

Ziqi saw Li Jiao coming over, and asked with a smile: "My brother is not at home with my sister-in-law, why did I run out?" ”

Unexpectedly, Li Jiao, a strong man, was embarrassed, "Second brother, I'm here to ask you, when are you going to return to Chaoge?" ”

The sub-period let Li Jiao sit down, "Princess Ji Huan is willing to go along?" ”

Li Jiao smiled proudly, "She said that marrying a chicken is with a chicken and marrying a dog with a dog!" ”

A stone fell to the ground in Ziqi's heart, this was the result he wanted to hear the most, "Brother, since this is the case, it is better to be sooner rather than later." Starting tomorrow, you husband and wife will send the items you want to take away to the camp in batches and hand them over to Li Hong for placement, and you must be secretive. Don't leak the news, otherwise, you won't be able to leave even if you want to. ”

Li Jiao stood up, "Okay, I'll go back and prepare!" ”

Three days later, Ziqi took Lai'er to Lijiao's mansion, and saw that Lijiao was making an excuse to send out all the waiters' house slaves. "Are you ready?" Ziqi asked.

Li Jiao nodded, "Ready!" "Cousin!" Ji Huan shouted shyly.

Only then did the child notice that Ji Huan had already changed into men's clothes, wearing leather armor and pretending to be a military guard. Ziqi nodded, "You go to meet Li Hong outside the city, and set off immediately in the name of hunting, the sooner the better!" ”

Li Jiao was stunned, "What, don't you go with us?" ”

Ziqi patted Li Jiao's shoulder, "Brother, if I go with you, I will inevitably be discovered by them." With me, I can still confuse them for a while. You don't have to worry about me, just hurry, I have a black wind, and I will definitely catch up with you tomorrow morning. ”

Li Jiao hurriedly argued: "Second brother, I'll stay, you take the people and horses first!" ”

Ziqi said lightly: "Brother, why are you confused? I am the fourth prince of the Great King, and they pay the most attention to me, not you! Don't fight, help me take care of Lai'er! ”

After speaking, he said to Lai'er: "Walk with your brother, you are not allowed to be willful on the road, everything is up to your brother." ”

Layle stubbornly glared at him, "No, I'm going to be with you!" ”

Ziqi persuaded in a low voice: "Obedient, you go first, I don't have to worry." One more person, one more scruples! ”

Lai'er was extremely stubborn, "No, I want to be with you, and I will help you!" ”

Ziqi didn't want to delay any longer, "Okay, brother, you guys go quickly." If I can't catch up with you tomorrow morning, you don't have to wait for me, you will be safe when you arrive in Chongcheng, go quickly, don't delay your work. ”

Li Jiao nodded, picked up Ji Huan and walked outside the mansion gate, got on the horse and left.

Layle crept into the sub-period, grabbing his hand tightly. "Are you afraid?" Ziqi asked quietly.

Lai'er pursed her lips and shook her head, "With you, I'm not afraid!" ”

The two of them walked through the downtown area, and Ziqi whispered in Lai'er's ear: "You just wait for me at the post house, don't go anywhere, look at the black wind, with the black wind, we will be safe!" Got it? ”

Leil nodded, "You have to be careful! "I trotted all the way back to the inn.

Ziqi swaggered towards Xibohou's mansion, deliberately wandering slowly, and even when he saw the doorman, he had to say a word.

Walking to the door of the main hall of the second entrance, he met Ji Fa walking out of the main hall with Nangong Shi and San Yisheng. Ziqi greeted the humans and animals and asked with a harmless smile, "What are my cousins and the two adults busy with?" ”

Ji Fa smiled far-fetchedly, "Hehe, don't be busy, the two adults are interested today, let's go listen to my brother stroke the qin!" ”

Ziqi's eyes rolled, "Oh, that's great, I have this intention, let's go together!" Ji Fa and San Yisheng were stunned for a moment, and neither spoke. Nangong Shi smiled and said: "It's rare that His Highness also has this Yaxing, let's go together!" ”

San Yisheng said casually: "Let's go, go together!" ”

Ji Kao was also very surprised to see the four of them coming together, and hurriedly ordered the qin boy to offer tea.

Nangong Shi explained his intentions, and Ji Kao smiled with interest: "It's rare for everyone to show love, so Ji Kao is going to show a lot of ugliness today!" ”

Then he cleaned his hands, burned incense, and put the harp on the table.

He said to the sub-period: "Let's play this song "Laughter in the Sea" first, Ji Kao loves this song the most. After speaking, he stretched out his slender fingers, pressed the strings, and then waved his right hand, and the main theme came out casually.

Nangong Shi likes to listen to this kind of heroic music the most, closing his eyes and intoxicating.

At the end of the song, Nangong Shi opened his eyes and asked, "Eldest son, I haven't heard this song before, could it be a new work of the son?" ”

Ji Kao pointed to the sub-period and said with a smile: "This is what my cousin did a few days ago, and it is indeed a good song!" Nangong Shi gave a thumbs up, "I didn't expect His Royal Highness Ziqi to also be a person in this way, admire!" ”

Ziqi waved his hand unashamedly, "Where, where, impromptu getting, awards!" ”

The four of them stayed in Ji Kao's piano house all morning, and in the end, Ji Kao played the "Tianwen" that he had sung in the sub-period, which was another style, and even Ji Fa was drunk when he heard it!

Lonely days in early spring,

Two delphiniums in front of the hall.

Cooking smoke curls in the courtyard of the grass bridge,

The breeze is slow, and the peach blossoms in front of the window are chaotic.

…….

Ji Kao sang while playing this time, and the whole piece was poetic and picturesque. Until the four of them walked out of the piano house, the sound was still in their ears.

Walking to the front of the house, the four of them said goodbye and separated.

Ziqi wanted to go east soon, so he should go to say goodbye to his aunt, so he entered the Hou Mansion again.

When she came to the inner house, Princess Shaoshu was startled and hurriedly waved everyone away, "Ziqi, why haven't you set off to return to the east?" ”

The child period stepped forward and bowed to the king, "My aunt will go up again and receive a bow from the child period." Once you go today, there is no time to reunite. Flesh and blood are far away, and family affection is blocked. The child should have this worship! ”

Mrs. Shaoshu stretched out her hand and grabbed it, "My son is free of courtesy, Qishui is far away, and Qishan is thousands of miles." Huan'er is going to sing in court, and you should look at it with your hands and feet. I have a body of rotten wood, the day of the big day is unpredictable, this body has promised the family and country, worthy of the ancestors and ancestors. ”

Ziqi bowed again: "Aunt and rest assured, Weishui can be broken, and family affection is endless." There is a period, and it is safe! Today in the coming year, the child will re-enter Xiqi and celebrate his aunt's birthday! ”

Mrs. Shaoshu waved her hand, "That's it, I am still alive, and the two countries are at peace; If I am not there, I will fight. Rudong goes to enter the court song, and I will know my intentions with Brother Wang: there is no bonus for a hundred days, the country is prosperous for a hundred generations, and it is not human to do it. I do my duty! ”

After that, the aunt and nephew looked at each other with tears in their eyes and were speechless for a long time.

Mrs. Shaoshu took out a Tao Xun from her side and handed it to Ziqi and said: "This Xun is a gift from each other when she was married. I didn't dare to leave for decades, and I should return the thing to its original owner. I have lost him in this life, and I only hope that I will be grateful in the next life. Rong Xiang is honest and arrogant in this life, and does not seek fame and fortune. If you are in a period of poverty, you will help me. ”

When the child heard it, his hair stood on end, like a will.

He put away Tao Xun, and the two tacitly agreed not to talk about sadness again. Just say some local anecdotes.

When he was just approaching Shen, Ji Fa and San Yisheng ran over in a panic, and they were slightly stunned when they saw Ziqi. Mrs. Shaoshu asked coldly, "What's the matter, so panicked?" ”

Ji Fa hurriedly said: "I heard Xiao Jiu say that Ji Huan is gone, I came to see if it was here with my mother." ”

Ziqiyun said lightly: "The princess went hunting with Brother Lijiao, and it is estimated that she will be back soon." ”

Mrs. Shaoshu said lightly: "It's good to be distracted, she is also stuffy!" ”

Ji Fa and San Yisheng retired and went out together.

Mrs. Shaoshu stood up and urged, "Ziji, you should leave quickly!" ”

Ziqi glanced deeply at Mrs. Shaoshu, turned around and strode out of the Hou Mansion and rushed back to the post house.

Lai'er was sitting on pins and needles inside, and when she saw Ziqi coming back, she immediately pounced, "Why did you come back, I'm in a hurry!" ”

Ziqi hurriedly pulled up Lai'er, went to lead Black Wind Fei on his horse, and went straight to the south city gate.

Seeing that they were about to leave the city, the guards guarding the city gate hurriedly stopped, "General Nangong has an order, no one is allowed to go out of the city gate!" ”

Ziqi waved his horsewhip, "Are you blind and don't recognize who I am?" We were in a hurry to pick up Princess Ji Huan. ”

After saying that, he broke out of the city gate and went straight to the east.

As soon as he ran three or four miles, he saw a team of people chasing after him from afar. The sub-period turned the horse's head and went down the official road, and the pegasus went straight up to the soil ridge and turned to the northeast.

The black wind ran wildly, and in a moment, he came to the shore of Fengshui. From a distance, I saw the raft prepared by Li Hong on the shore. The child was secretly happy in his heart, jumped off his mount, and came to move the raft.

Under the force, the soul was frightened.

It turned out that it was warm at noon, and the snow and ice melted on the ground, and when the sun turned westward, the raft was firmly frozen on the ground. Zi Qi took out his dagger and slashed at the frozen place with thorns. Seeing this, Lai'er hurriedly jumped off the horse to help, and Ziqi handed the dagger to Lai'er, and pulled out a hundred slashes himself.

The pursuers behind are getting closer and closer, and it is less than two miles, and it is too late to bypass it.

Ziqi put down a hundred slashes and moved desperately to get up, and Lai'er also tried her best to help.

When the raft was finally lifted up and pushed into the water, the slightly frozen thin ice on the shore cracked. Lai'er hurriedly led the black wind onto the raft, and Ziqi picked up the penny and poked it the shore, and the raft went offshore. Before they reached the center of the river, the pursuers had already reached the west bank of the river, and it was Ji Fa and San Yisheng who led the troops.

Ziji only cared about holding on hard, and suddenly Lai'er shouted "Be careful" and flew to Ziji's chest. Before he could get up, a cold arrow slammed into Lai'er's shoulder.

Ji Fa sat on the horse, put down the longbow in his hand and secretly screamed pity.

Lai'er slowly slipped on the wooden raft, and Ziqi was furious, took off her longbow and fired two arrows at Ji Fa, right in the middle of Ji Fa's mount, and the horse screamed, and threw him straight off the horse.

Zi expected Lai'er, screaming as she desperately propped up the penny and slid towards the opposite bank.

As soon as the wooden platoon arrived on the shore, Ziqi hurriedly picked up Lai'er to the black wind, and then flew on his horse and galloped all the way east.

Ji Fa was helped up by the guards in a disgraced manner, and he was so angry that he scolded.

San Yisheng leaned into Ji Fa's ear and whispered, "Childe, take advantage of the victory to cover up?" ”

Ji Fa gritted his teeth and said: "This son is especially hateful, he will be killed!" ”

San Yisheng shook his head, "There is no crossing here, what can I do?" If you go around the official road, you will lose time. And the Hou Ye has an order, he can only capture Li Jiao and not kill him. The suburbs are beneficial to Xiqi, but Yu Gongzi may not be profitable! Gongzi once remembered Yao's Zen position and Shun's old ear? ”

Ji Fa was silent, how could he not know Yao Shun's allusions. Yao had nine sons and two daughters, and there were so many successors, but he approved of them all.

He thinks that his son Danzhu is arrogant and untrustworthy; thinks that Gonggong is very good at saying some beautiful things, but he is contrary to the yang and yin, seems to be respectful, and is very contemptuous of the monarch in his heart.

Shun is the son of Leguan Suo, also called Yu Shun.

Yu Shun's father is not right-hearted, his stepmother is insincere, and his younger brother Yu Xiang is arrogant and unfriendly, but Shun can live in harmony with them. Emperor Yao personally visited Lishan Weifu and found that Yu Shun also had a kind heart for cultivating cattle, so he ordered his two daughters, Empress E and Nuying, to marry Yu Shun, and let his nine sons follow Yu Shun to work.

Shun prudently promoted the five virtues of fatherhood, motherhood, brotherhood, brotherhood, brotherhood, and filial piety, and the subjects could obey it, so Yao passed the throne to Shun.

Although Ji Chang will not learn from Na Yao and pass the throne to Li Jiao. But the partiality between Ji Huan and Li Jiao can be seen. For example, this time he was ordered to pursue Li Jiao, and Ji Chang also deliberately told him again and again that he could only be captured, not killed! If you really invite Li Jiao back to Xiqi, you will undoubtedly have more hostile people.

Of course, San Yisheng also has his own ambitions and plans. He had been peeping at the position of the doctor for a long time, but he didn't expect Li Jiao to occupy it when he first arrived.

Thinking of this, Ji Fa gritted his teeth, "What Doctor San said is very true, go back!" ”

The sub-period ran for another half an hour, and the sun was already about to set. He looked back to see that his pursuers had not followed, and hurriedly jumped off the black wind and carried Lai'er off his horse.

At this time, Lai'er's eyes were closed, her face was pale, and her shoulders and back were stained red with donated blood.

Ziqi only felt numb in his hands and feet, "Lai'er, Lai'er, wake up!" "At this moment he was really scared. If such a beautiful and lovely little princess is allowed to die for him, this is something he can't accept no matter what.