CHAPTER XIV

After getting the will to return to the country, Qin Lei entered the palace according to the rules to thank the Empress Dowager and the Emperor of Qi, and waited for the auspicious day of the zodiac to set off three days later.

Shen Luo paid a price of several million taels of silver up and down, and finally made the Qi State agree that the Tie family would contribute half of the escort force. If Prime Minister Shangguan knew that Zhang Zhizhi, who had left the Proton Mansion, would meet Qin Lei outside the city, he would definitely not be dazzled by those eighteen Jiangnan singers.

In the past few days, there is also news that the nephew of the national teacher has been lost again, but this kid often disappears, and not many people care.

Three days later, in the early morning, as soon as the fog cleared, five large cars drove out of the Proton Mansion, turned to Suzaku Street, and after half an hour, they left the east gate of Shangjing City, where they joined two guards and went to the official road.

Shen Luo's disciples had more than 300 people, except for those who were sent out to carry out the mission, all of them gathered around Qin Lei. For this kind of unusual care, Qin Lei is still very grateful, without Shen Luo's all-out support, he can only choose to die in the world. This is especially in contrast to the indifference and even ruthless exploitation of his biological father, the Emperor of Qin.

Soon after leaving, Qin Lei poked his head out of the car and asked Tie Ying, who was driving, "Did you send the box to Zhishan?" ”

Tie Ying smiled: "Send it." The monk also praised our box for its clever design. He burst out laughing.

Qin Lei couldn't help laughing, and said, "Yes, I guess I haven't opened it yet." ”

Tie Ying couldn't hold back a smile and said with difficulty: "There are more than a dozen keys, and there are no drawings, so it will take a lot of effort." I wonder what his expression was when he opened it? ”

Qin Lei said solemnly: "We are the most kind, we will give him whatever we say, and we will never bargain." ”

Tie Ying remembered again that the box of "Hundred Family Names" and "Thousand Character Text" bought from the Mengxue Museum for two taels of silver were indeed worthless calligraphy and paintings. It's just that I don't know if the great monk will be disappointed.

Qin Lei smiled: "The great monk won't be disappointed, isn't that kid also in the box?" We're so kind. It's not good, I'll have to change it next time. ”

Iron Eagle pretended, "Obey." After they beat up the nephew of the national teacher, they forced him to write a confession, a letter of surrender, an IOU, and a number of deeds of sale, and then fed him with drugs and stuffed them back into the box.

Qin Lei's face suddenly became serious, and he said to Tie Ying: "Brother Tie, have you found a thing?" ”

Tie Ying also became nervous, and listened intently.

"You're a lot more cheerful now." Qin Lei said mysteriously.

~~~~~~~~~~

Iron Eagle shook his body and whipped the horse fiercely, and the horse was in pain and galloped wildly.

After the convoy traveled for half an hour, Tie Ying knocked on the door and said to Qin Lei, "Your Highness, it's here." ”

Qin Lei nodded, carefully adjusted his clothes, opened the door and got out of the car. Iron Eagle has stopped the team.

The master and servant turned down the official road and walked for a quarter of an hour on the grass-soaked path until they reached an overgrown grave.

The sunny side of the white marble tombstone is facing west, engraved with eight big characters of "The Tomb of the Great Qi Xiaoyi Concubine"! This turned out to be the resting place of the eldest princess of Great Qin, the imperial concubine of Qi State, and Aunt Qin Lei.

Qin Lei didn't know much about this hard-working aunt, it was all from Tie Ying's relay, knowing that he didn't die halfway and was able to grow up, all thanks to the careful care of this eldest princess, if she was still alive, she would definitely be living well.

Should come and see her.

The long wormwood grew so thick that it covered the entire grave. The desolate scene silently told the depression and despair in the heart of the sleeping princess, and also made the worshippers heavier and heavier.

Qin Lei put the sacrifice on the table, sincerely kowtowed three times for the original little proton, and said softly: "Although I haven't met, I can also know the bitterness in your heart." Let's go home. After speaking, he picked up a handful of soil from the grave and put it into the porcelain jar in Tie Ying's hand.

After doing this, Qin Lei got up and took a deep look at the princess's grave, then turned around and strode away.

The tomb still stood alone, facing west.

A song with eighteen beats, how many grievances leave people's tears.

~~~~~~~~~~

The team escorting the proton back to China went out of Shangjing, along the big river all the way to the west, to pass through the twenty-two prefectures of the five provinces of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, and finally crossed the Huangni Ferry of the big river, and then traveled 800 miles, you can reach the front line of the confrontation between Qin and Qi - Hangu Pass.

Qin Lei already knew that this world was much bigger and different from the original world. At this time, he was studying a map of Qi ** that Shen Luo had purchased with a lot of money in the carriage. The road conditions were not good, the carriage was very bumpy, and Shen Luo in the same carriage had a very bad complexion, but Qin Lei was not worried that he would vomit, because he could not vomit.

There was also one person in the carriage, it was Mr. Zhang Zhizhi, who was disguised as Master Shen Luo, who followed the Shen family guards to join the large army, and rode the horse for two days, grinding the file to a blur of flesh and blood, and finally couldn't stand it anymore, and also got into the carriage.

Qin Lei took his eyes off the map and smiled at Guan Tao, who was lying on the soft couch, "After Yunzhou, we will go out of Gyeonggi, and our good friends may come to the door at any time." ”

Zhang Zhizhi laughed miserably: "Anyway, the students have no power to restrain the chicken, and it all depends on His Highness." ”

Qin Lei scolded with a smile: "If you are a guest from the Prime Minister's Mansion, I will hand you over and save me a ration." ”

The two of them chuckled, this car is Shen Luo's car, except for the shock resistance, the other performance is very good, at least the sound insulation is very good.

Guan Tao and Qin Lei hit it off at first sight, and it can also be said that they both have such a strong and similar smell, so they are very compatible.

Guan Tao said: "After two more days, we will enter the mountains of Qianzhou, where our villains have been waiting for a long time." Fortunately, the big belly of the Yum Army will not come, otherwise there would really not be such a big Xili. ”

Qin Lei nodded and said, "Yes, the mountain is steep, which is not conducive to the deployment of the army, and the Baisheng Army should not participate in this wave of attacks." ”

Shen Luo on the side narrowed his eyes, his eyes were bright, and he said leisurely: "Then, let's warm up." ”

Qin Lei said resolutely: "Yes, warm up!" ”

~~~~~~~~~

Two days later, the convoy entered the continuous Qianzhou mountains, which stretched for hundreds of miles, overlapping each other, interlaced with dogs' teeth, and there were mountains in the mountains, and there were mountains outside the mountains. The carriage naturally bumped even more, and Qin Lei and the others had to get out of the carriage and change horses to continue moving forward. The trail winds through the mountains, and the front and back of the team are a mile apart.

At this time, it is the twilight of spring, and the fragrant flowers in the mountains are gradually resting, and it is time for the plants and trees to spread out and accumulate essence. This year, there is enough rain, and the mountain road is lush and green, and the mountains are stacked on top of each other. If it wasn't a dangerous journey, it wasn't a pleasant journey.

~~~~~~~~~~~~

The team stayed overnight and rested in the mountains at night, Qin Lei asked Shen Luo to send scouts, and personally arranged for the night to be on duty before going to sleep. Everyone saw that he was well-organized at a young age, and although he was a little reluctant, he still carried it out.

One day, the team entered a mountain road with a high cliff and a forest. Qin Lei was annoyed in his heart, and clearly instructed the scouts to report in advance if there was terrain that was easy to ambush, but there was such a mistake.

He was just about to order the team to stop when the raid began.

Several boulders tumbled down one side of the cliff, bringing down countless small boulders and raining down on the marching troops. Qin Lei didn't have time to restrain the team, so he could only loudly order them to scatter and lie down.

The stone rain 'crackled' and smashed down violently. The soldiers with shields raised their shields one after another, and small falling rocks hit them with a banging sound, and if they were unlucky enough to encounter larger stones, they would break their muscles and bones, or they would be directly pressed under the bottom, and their flesh and blood would be blurred.

Soldiers without shields, some of them ran around, hoping to escape the catastrophe; Some curled up on the ground and hugged the back of their heads, praying for the blessings of the gods and Buddhas. For a moment, the screams, wails, and curses shook the valley, and they overwhelmed the sound of falling rocks.

Almost at the same time, the whistle sounded, and hundreds of black-clothed people came out of the mountains and forests on the other side, and rushed straight to the Chinese army where Qin Lei was located at full speed.

Tie Ying angrily stared at the scattered Qi army that fled, snorted, and drew his sword to guard Qin Lei's side.

Qin Lei was not injured by Fang Cai's falling stones, he saw that the Shen family guards were bravely but undisciplined to resist the enemy's attack, and the Shen family guards, who were superior in numbers, were actually staggered, and they were like dangerous eggs.

From time to time, the guards of the Shen family were attacked and killed.

Qin Lei's eyes were split, and he shouted at Shen Luo, who came in a hurry: "Gather the team behind, a group of five, and bring them to me." The voice was angry and unmistakable.

Shen Luo injured his arm in the falling rock just now, and when he heard this, he bared his teeth and said, "Okay! He didn't bother to clean up his wounds, so he took out a whistle and blew it twice.

One after another, guards gathered over, and Shen Luo divided into a group and sent it to Qin Lei. Qin Lei stared at the situation on the battlefield, and threw a group over where he was tight, this new past guard had already seen the situation on both sides clearly, and often rushed up to save his companions, and even directly killed the enemy. They also brought Qin Lei's tactical intentions: not to annihilate the enemy, but to protect themselves.

Through the distribution of personnel, Qin Lei gradually divided his own guards into three groups, using each other as horns, supporting each other, and stabilizing his position. The numerical superiority was slowly manifested, and the situation gradually turned around.

The enemy gradually found that no matter where he attacked, he would face four or five people with swords and guns, so he had to retreat in embarrassment, and gradually had no intention of fighting.

There was a sound of sound in the forest, and the assassins made a few strong moves, leaving behind a dozen corpses, and quickly ran back into the forest.

Qin Lei shouted loudly: "Don't enter every forest!" "Stopped the pursuit of the guards. Fang Cai's dispatch saved everyone, and his words were also prestigious. The guards stopped, and under the leadership of Shen Luo, they treated the wounded and buried the dead. The joy of retreating from the enemy was swept away by the deaths and injuries of his comrades in a blink of an eye.

The battle came and went quickly, and there was less than a stick of incense before and after.

~~~~~~~~

With Shen Luo cleaning up the mess, Qin Lei saved a lot of heart. He found a stone to sit down and asked Iron Eagle, "Mr. Kasuyuki is not injured, is he?" ”

Fang Cai's battle iron eagle didn't make a move, he was a little depressed, and said in an urn voice: "No, as soon as the stone fell, he hid under the car, and just came out." ”

Qin Lei imagined Zhang Jizhi's embarrassment, and couldn't help laughing, and the depression in his heart was much smaller. He instructed, "Go and ask Mr. Guantao to come here." ”

After Tie Ying left, Qin Lei was about to rest for a while, when suddenly there was a sound of breaking wind in his ears, his heart tightened, his waist slammed into force, and his body leaned back fiercely.