Goryeo was completely destroyed, but the people of the Silk Country could not breathe a sigh of relief because of this, especially Wang Hanxin and Gao Dingbian, the two generals, because Liu Yan had already decreed that once the affairs of Goryeo were settled, Wang Hanxin and Gao Dingbian immediately went to Chang'an to make another appointment, so the two set off on the road three days after the end of the Battle of Busan.

Gao Dingbian was quite unimpressed with Wang Hanxin's approach to conquering Busan, even if he had promised Wang Hanxin to do what he did, but he still couldn't let go of it, so Gao Dingbian deliberately avoided meeting Wang Hanxin. Wang Hanxin also understands the truth in this, and he doesn't explain much, this matter can only allow time to smooth out the rift between the two. In fact, Wang Hanxin himself also felt that this approach was a bit excessive, these days he has already been counted by the three righteous brothers Zhou Siyi and the Chen brothers, and every day he is like a sinner in front of the three righteous brothers with a smile and good words, and he really has no energy to accept Gao Dingbian's complaints.

With Wang Hanxin's help to take care of the army, Gao Dingbian had a lot of free time, thinking that he was transferred back to Beijing this time, I am afraid that he would not have the opportunity to return to the Andong Metropolitan Protectorate to take up his post, so Gao Dingbian traveled along the way and enjoyed the mountains and rivers of Goryeo. Along the way, I saw the green mountains, the green water gurgling, the long sky and white clouds, the weather is thousands, the only fly in the ointment is to meet a few families by chance, all of them are ragged, yellow and thin, Gao Ding can not help but be depressed when he sees it, and sighs again and again.

On this day, we have walked to the vicinity of Lichuan, not far south of Xioucheng, and when we arrived here, the crowd has gradually become dense, and Gao Dingbian only took three or five retinues to ride horses to the small road as always. After a few turns, I arrived at the mountain road, and a small village appeared in front of me, and the people in the village were scattered in the fields and were busy with their work.

At this moment, Gao Dingbian's eyes were attracted by one of them. It was a girl, who looked to be only about fourteen or fifteen years old, but what was unusual was that the girl dressed as a village girl had dust on her feet instead of dirt, and the fabric left on her cracked and tattered shoes was not an ordinary peasant thing, and more importantly, the belt around her waist, although it was old, was a thing in the Goryeo Palace!

Gao Dingbian's first reaction was that this person was a maid who escaped from the Goryeo Palace, but he was strange that it had been a year ago that the new capital of Goryeo, Xioucheng, had been conquered, and it was not surprising that this palace maid had fled into the people and became a peasant woman, but judging from the girl's dress, it was clear that she had traveled for a long time, and she didn't even have time to change her outfit, which means that she had come to this village for a very short time.

Gao Dingbian was puzzled, so he motioned to the entourage to bring the girl over for questioning.

This action caused a small commotion among the villagers, and judging by their reactions, Gao Dingbian was even more convinced of his judgment - the girl was not familiar with these people.

The attendant took the girl to the horse of Gao Dingbian, and Gao Ding saw that although the girl's face was covered with dust and her hair was dirty, her eyes were shining like crystal clear gems, so he rode on the horse and asked with a smile: "This girl, in the lower Gao Dingbian, bothered." ”

"The adults are too polite, and the women don't dare to be it."

Gao Ding said with a smile: "There is something I want to ask below, did you escape from Busan all the way to return to your hometown?" ”

As soon as Gao Dingbian said this, the entourage was taken aback, and even the girl was really taken aback, and said, "Why did your lord say this?" ”

Judging from the girl's reaction, Gao Dingbian knew that he was wrong, so he smiled and said, "Why should the girl hide it? Although you are dressed as a common man, the handiwork of the belt you are wearing must be from the Goryeo Palace, and the shoes under your feet should also be from the palace, right? Judging by the degree of wear and tear of these shoes, you must have walked a lot of mountain roads, right? If you escaped from Xiou City, I'm afraid it won't be like this, then you fled all the way from the south, I don't know if you can guess right? ”

After hearing this, the girl suddenly straightened up and said coldly: "The adult is really wise, but the little woman doesn't understand why the adult called the little woman to come and said such a thing?" The little woman has no long things, it is useless to gain, and it is harmless to lose, so why take it for adults? ”

Gao Dingbian laughed when he heard this, and said: "The little girl is right, and she is really not an ordinary palace maid. You can relax, General Ben doesn't want to do anything to you, but the road back to your hometown is far away, and it is not easy for you to struggle so far. If the girl does not dislike it, she may be able to escort the girl back to her hometown, and she can also save the girl a lot of trouble, I don't know what the girl wants? ”

The girl was silent for a long time before she said: "I am grateful for the general's good intentions, but the little woman is traveling with the army, and there is a lot of inconvenience, so I understand it." ”

"Yes, so bothered." Gao Dingbian nodded, jumped off the horse and said: "The girl has a long way to return to her hometown, there is a lot of inconvenience, in this horse riding for many years, it is very safe, just give the girl a foot force, the girl put it when she arrives home, this horse knows the road, and will come back." ”

After Gao Ding finished speaking, he handed the reins to the girl, and then turned his back to his entourage and said, "Don't hold on, the generals are all on foot, are you still going to ride a horse?" Come with me. ”

The entourage didn't dare to laugh, and jumped off their horses one after another to lead behind the Gaoding side.

The group walked forward a hundred paces, and the girl led the horse and caught up from behind, saying, "General Gao, please stay!" The little woman has something to ask for! ”

Gao Dingbian stopped his steps, turned around and smiled: "What's the matter with the girl?" ”

The girl took out a clay pot from her arms and said, "To tell you the truth, the little girl was originally a maid in the palace of Goryeo, and this jar contains the only prince of His Majesty Choi Jianjiang, the king of Goryeo. We have avoided your eyes and found a way out of the cliffs. After that, I didn't dare to show my face, and I kept wandering in the mountains, and people kept dying along the way, and in the end only I and His Royal Highness the Prince were left, but unfortunately His Royal Highness the Prince finally died of a current illness. The little woman failed to fulfill His Majesty's entrustment and should have committed suicide to apologize, but the little woman also wanted to bury the ashes of His Royal Highness the Prince in the tomb of the King of Goryeo, so that His Royal Highness could stay with the previous kings for a long time. The little woman thought that the royal tomb must be guarded, and if there was a general to help, it might save a lot of trouble. ”

Gao Dingbian and the others couldn't help but be moved when they heard this, no one expected that this chance encounter would meet the last remnants of Goryeo, let alone learn about it from such an inconspicuous little girl. Gao Dingbian nodded slowly and said, "It is very commendable that the girl can be loyal to the Goryeo royal family. ”

"So please General Gao." With that, the girl handed the clay pot into Gao Dingbian's hand.

Gao Dingbian just took the clay pot, the girl suddenly took out a short knife from her arms, everyone was shocked, thinking that she was going to take the opportunity to stab, who knew that the girl cut the blade towards her neck!

Gao Dingbian held the clay pot in his hand, and in a hurry, he flew up and kicked the short knife, but the knife had already cut a hole in the girl's neck. (To be continued.) )