Yangxia Xie's?

Zheng Yanqing hurriedly waved his hand to stop everyone.

"In Xingyang, Zheng's Yanqing is also sheltering from the rain here, and there is no malice."

As he spoke, he put the cross knife away. Over there, Shen Guang also ordered someone to put away his bow and arrows, but faintly, he was still a little vigilant.

Yangxia Xie's family, in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was a famous family, and there were characters like Xie An, Xie Xuan, and Xie Lingyun under his door. However, since the confrontation between the North and the South, the Xie clan has gradually declined. After the opening of the emperor, the children of the Xie family no longer had extremely outstanding talents, and their situation was even more miserable than the situation of the Zheng family in Xingyang.

But don't underestimate any of the Maisons.

Like this kind of white-faced high-door valve, it often has extraordinary vitality and heritage. God knows how many generations will it take to rise again?

Therefore, Yanqing did not dare to have any slackness.

Xie Hong's uncle and nephew jumped down from the horse, muddy water splashed everywhere...... "Are you Zheng Yanqing?" Isn't it the famous wine fairy, half-edged Jun Zheng Yanqing? ”

Xie Hong looked at Zheng Yanqing in surprise, threw off the oilcloth raincoat on his body, and revealed a majestic face.

Xie Ke, who was beside him, also took off his raincoat.

Looking at the age of about thirteen or fourteen, the palm is wide, the fingers are slender, especially the thumb and index finger are equipped with two yellow bronze rings, which also shows that this person's archery skills are different. Looking at his face, his eyebrows are clear, his lips are red, and his teeth are bright, and he has an extraordinary appearance. Wearing a white robe, it seems to show that he is famous at noon. A lion jade belt is tied around his waist, and a purple sachet hangs on it.

The children of all families are good at wearing sachets, which is also a custom that has been handed down since the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

It is said that Xie Xuan, the ancestor of the Xie clan in Yangxia, also liked to wear sachets when he was young, and made friends with a group of fox friends and dogs. Later, Xie An burned his sachet and taught him a hard lesson, Xie Xuan changed his ways, and finally became a famous general in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and even participated in the Battle of Weishui. It's a pity that Xie Xuanying died young, and before he died, he still played with the sachet more than once.

There is a folk legend that Xie Feng has the aftertaste, which refers to the elegance of the Xie family.

Zheng Yanqing arched his hand and said: "Mr. is too famous, Yanqing is just a kid, and the wine fairy Banyuanjun is just an exaggeration by others." ”

As he spoke, the Zheng family stepped forward and led the horses of Xie Hong and the others aside.

Sheko pulled a bag from his horse's back and placed it on the porch of the main hall. There were four Hulu inside, filled with wolf's fangs, a four-foot horizontal sword, and a bow sac. Jingle it, and it looks like it's not light.

Zheng Yanqing hurriedly introduced Xie Hong into the main hall.

"This Rausch weather, just in a hurry, but I didn't expect to encounter such a heavy rain, I took the liberty to bother, I'm really sorry."

Xie Hongwen is polite and looks bookish.

Zheng Yanqing turned the bonfire around, and Mao Xiaonian over there also prepared the food and distributed it to everyone.

"If Mr. Xie doesn't dislike me, you might as well dine together."

"Haha, when you go out, you can have a hot meal, it's already very satisfying, how can you dislike it?"

Xie Hong took a piece of steamed cake and a bowl of broth, and ate it in a big gulp.

Xie Ke looked very elegant, eating one bite at a time, chewing slowly, as if he wanted to taste the taste from the steamed cake.

"Mr. Xie, where are you going?"

"Oh, I'm a soldier in Wannian County, this is my nephew, studying in Chang'an. Not long ago, my brother wrote to inform him that my nephew was recommended by the local Zhongzheng as a talent. So I took my leave and took my nephew back to Yangxia. ”

"That's a good thing, congratulations to Brother Nian."

Zheng Yanqing smiled and bowed his hand, and Xie Ke hurriedly returned the salute and said softly: "Although he is a talent, he is not as majestic as Brother Zheng." ”

Zheng Yanqing has the title of cloud cavalry captain, which is not uncommon in Luoyang, Chang'an.

Xie Ke's words were also quite envious, and he asked: "Seeing Brother Zheng's sabre rattling just now, he seems to be quite alert, isn't there something wrong?" ”

He asked very directly, but in a soft tone that made people feel very comfortable.

Zheng Yanqing said: "There's nothing wrong with it, it's just that I found a few waves of people pulling flags on the road, so I can't help but be a little more careful." In addition, Mr. Xie's uncle and nephew came suddenly, so ...... Hehe, I was offended just now, so don't be surprised. ”

"There, there, when you're out and about, be careful."

Xie Hong waved his hand again and again, and then sighed lightly: "But in the past two years, the Heluo area has indeed not been very peaceful. ”

Zheng Yanqing is not good at saying more on this issue, and if he talks too much, if he doesn't get it right, he will be accused of arguing about the government.

And Xie Hong also stopped in moderation, and everyone changed the topic and moved on to other things. Xie Hong was an official in Chang'an, and he knew more about the state of the court than Zheng Yanqing. Coupled with being well-informed, it is easy to talk about.

However, Yan Qing felt that this Xie Hong was not like an ordinary child of the world.

In his speech and demeanor, he has a bit of a sense of birth, and seems to be more like a master who has seen through the red dust. The situation of the Xie family and the Zheng family is similar, and they are also Xuanru and cultivated. It's just that since the decline of the Xie family, it seems that metaphysics is more favored.

Yan Qing asked: "Since Brother Nian has won Xiucai, then there should be words." ”

"Oh, he was frail when he was young, and he was once able to get the old immortal of the king of Langya to be healthy, so the Tao number was revealed. My brother also thought it was a good name, so he gave him a watch. This time, I got Xiucai, and I also had a spirit on my ancestors, and the patriarch of Sanqing blessed me. ”

The Xie family has been in the sinking for nearly a hundred years, and now that a talent has finally emerged, he is naturally very excited.

Zheng Yanqing's heart moved.

Xie Yingdeng? This person, is it Xie Yingdeng?

He looked at Xie Ke in surprise. Xie Yingdeng's name is still known from Yanqing's previous life when he was a child, listening to the commentary of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Wagangzhai forty-six friends...... But he didn't expect that the famous bandit was actually from the Yangxia Xie family's scholarly family? vaguely remembers that Xie Yingdeng seems to have become a monk in the end, and he doesn't remember anything else.

"What do you think I'm doing?"

Xie Ke noticed Zheng Yanqing's gaze and couldn't help but ask.

Yan Qing hurriedly said: "It's nothing, I'm just thinking that Brother Xie has gained fame, and he must be able to soar soon." ”

Xie Hong laughed when he heard this, "Banyuanjun, borrow your auspicious words." ”

―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― pouring rain suddenly stopped, and then continued.

It lasted on and off for two or three hours, and finally gradually weakened.

By this time, it was completely dark. Seeing this situation, Yan Qing decided to stay down and spend the night in the ancient temple.

The roads were muddy due to heavy rain.

Xie Hong's uncle and nephew did not leave. Zheng Yanqing gave up a side room for his uncle and nephew to rest. The rest of the people were under Pei Zi's arrangement, on duty at night, resting at rest, and the ancient temple that was still noisy just now soon quieted down.

Xiao Nian is a girl, so she was arranged to rest in the apse.

Zheng Yanqing, Shen Guang, Pei Zi, and the three brothers of the party family rested in the main hall.

The rain gradually stopped, and in the second half of the night, the dark clouds dispersed, revealing a full moon, the sky was blue, and the stars were twinkling.

It was quiet, with the occasional snoring and the snorting of horses.

Zheng Yanqing couldn't sleep, so he sat on the threshold and quietly wiped the horizontal knife. Two little mastiffs were prostrate at his feet, as if they were asleep. Shen Guang walked over, raised his eyelids with a thin waist, and drooped down again, without making any reaction.

"Childe, can't you sleep?"

Zheng Yanqing nodded, "I don't know why, I'm not very sleepy anyway." ”

"Me too!"

Shen Guang also sat down on the threshold, raised his head, and looked up at the stars in the sky, "Childe, are you suspicious of the Xie family's uncle and nephew?" ”

"Nope!" Zheng Yanqing raised his head and asked suspiciously, "How could you have such an idea?" ”

Shen Guang said: "When I saw Xie Hong talking about Xie Ke's words just now, you seemed to be very surprised, and you glanced at Xie Ke several times. I thought you had discovered a flaw in this uncle and nephew...... Hehe, Childe, is that Xie Ke special? ”

"Oh, if I say that this Sheko will definitely be famous in the future, do you believe it or not?"

Shen Guang was stunned and hesitated, "I believe it!" ”

Zheng Yanqing sneered, "It's strange that you believe it...... I'm not an immortal, and I don't have the ability to know 500 years before and 500 years later, what do you believe? ”

"No, I mean really, I believe it!"

Shen Guangzheng said: "Childe, you are not ordinary people. When you returned to Xingyang this time, that situation was brought back to life by you.

Everyone else said that it was the eldest prince and the old lady who strategized, but I know that it was your credit.

So, I believe you ......"

"Then let me tell you that I am not actually from this era, but from the future, do you believe it?"

"Oh, I believe it!" Shen Guang seemed to hesitate.

"Then I said that the Great Sui may perish, do you believe it?"

Shen Guang's face changed, and he thought for a while, "I believe ......"

"Then I said, what I just said is all nonsense, do you believe it?"

Shen Guang was stunned for a moment, and suddenly burst out laughing, "I absolutely believe this." ”

"Actually, you don't believe it."

Shen Guang looked serious, "You must believe this......"

The two looked at each other and smiled. Zheng Yanqing is true or false, but Shen Guang is a joke. Between the two of them, the friendship between master and servant before seemed to have diminished a lot. In its place, there is a strong camaraderie.

Suddenly, the four eyes and the thin waist straightened their ears, stood up and rushed out of the main hall, barking incessantly.

Zheng Yanqing and Shen Guang looked at each other, got up at the same time, and walked out of the hall with them. Standing on the porch, Yan Qing put up a pergola and looked into the distance. I saw that in the darkness, the lights were beating according to the rare lights, and faintly, there were still people shouting and neighing.

"Qiyu Gongzi, a group of people came from the direction of Shouyang Mountain, holding weapons, and it seems that they are coming this way."

"Let's all get up."

Zheng Yanqing gave an order, twisted his waist in steps, jumped off the porch, took three steps and made two steps, and rushed to the door of the ancient temple.

The terrain of this ancient temple is on the high side, and standing at the gate of the mountain, the line of sight is also extremely open.

"Nephew, what's going on?"

Xie Hong's uncle and nephew were also alarmed, rushed out of the wing, and asked Zheng Yanqing.

"It seems that there is a group of centaurs going this way, and it seems that the intention is not good...... Mr. Xie, I guess the target of these people is us. Suddenly, they pulled their flags to investigate, and they had already set their sights on us. Get out of here as soon as they can, before they come. ”

"How can this work?"

Xie Yingdeng's eyes widened, "If I flee from the battle, if it spreads, what kind of face will I have to meet people in the future." ”

"Exactly!"

Xie Hong also nodded again and again, expressing his agreement with Xie Yingdeng's words.

Zheng Yanqing didn't have time to entangle with their uncles and nephews, squinting his eyes and constantly looking into the distance. In the dark night, the beating fire is getting closer and closer, and the sound of people shouting and neighing is becoming clearer and clearer. It seems that there are a lot of people...... "Master, what should we do?" ”

Zheng Yanqing bit his lip and calculated the speed at which the firelight moved. It seems to be fast, and there seem to be quite a few horses on the other side.

There has been a shortage of horses in the Central Plains since ancient times, especially after a series of wars, and horses have become more and more scarce.

Therefore, during the reign of Emperor Wen of Sui, a horse market was opened to purchase reserve horses. After Emperor Yang of Sui ascended the throne, he defeated Tuyuhun, strengthened the communication between the Western Regions and the Central Plains, and set up a military horse farm in the Zhangye area to supplement the loss of horses. Now, the military horse farm was first established, and the effect has not yet been revealed. However, due to the opening of the horse market, the number of private horses increased. Although ordinary people can't buy horses, it is not difficult for bandits to obtain horses.

Zheng Yanqing was thinking about it, and Dang Shijie said: "Young master, there seem to be a lot of people coming, let's run." ”

"Can't run!"

Xie Ke hurriedly stopped, "The other party is moving fast, obviously with a horse team. Although we have horses on our side, most of them are pulling animals, and we can't outrun each other. Anyway, throw all those who don't have horses here. Besides, if we run, we will inevitably be pursued by the other party, and it will be even more dangerous at that time, and I am not in favor of evacuation. ”

Pei Zi also said: "Running is not a way, I'm afraid we can't outrun them." ”

"What then?"

Zheng Yanqing said suddenly: "Hold on, rely on the gable of the ancient temple, stick to ...... If the visitor is not good, we can hold it up with the help of the gable. But if they leave the ancient temple, they will have no horses, and they will be killed in the wilderness. ”

After speaking, he immediately ordered, "Pile all the chariots and battles at the gap in the gable, Dang Shijie and Dang Shiying, you two take five people, prepare bows and arrows, and hold the gap." The others, who could not help, hid in the apse and were not allowed to make a sound...... Dang Shiying, you take five people and guard the south wall. The others followed me and guarded the mountain gate. ”

When the people heard this, they took action.

Zheng Yanqing said loudly: "Put all the horses away, once the gable is broken, the rest of the people will retreat to the Guanyin Hall." ”

In the distance, torches dotted and voices became clearer and clearer.

Looking at that posture, I'm afraid there are hundreds of people.

Xie Hong was holding a gold-silk treasure carved bow, and two Hu Lu loaded with arrows hung from his body.

Seeing this situation, he couldn't help but gasp, "Nephew Zheng Xian, there are a lot of people coming, I'm afraid I can't hold it." ”

"Yes!"

Zheng Yanqing's expression was also very solemn.

At this time, a pair of eyes were staring at him, and almost everyone (except for the Xie family's uncle and nephew) pinned their hopes on this little young master who was only ten years old, but almost demonic. Especially Shen Guang Pei Zi, almost believing that he can do anything.

"We're going to get out!"

"Huh?"

"Rush out and go to Yanshi for help."

Zheng Yanqing calculated the strength of several parties, fifteen nursing homes, plus the three brothers of Dang Shijie, and Xie Hong's uncle and nephew, a total of twenty people. Shen Guang has no combat power at this time, which is equivalent to none, so he doesn't have to be counted in it.

As for the other dozen or so slaves, they basically don't have to think about it.

"How do you rush out?"

Xie Hong frowned, "They seem to have surrounded the mountain gate, and it's not easy to rush out." ”

Outside the mountain gate, hundreds of people, some on horseback, some on foot, have come to the front of the ancient temple. Roughly calculated, there are about two or three hundred people. The people on the horses, armed with knives and guns, were even more murderous.

Zheng Yanqing glanced at Xie Hong.

Xie Hong nodded, stood up and asked loudly, "Who is the hero outside?" We have waited for this place to visit, and we have not yet had time to visit, so please bear with me. ”

A black-clothed knight rushed out and shouted: "Listen, the people inside, we are on the orders of the two-headed snake of the big leader of Shouyang Mountain, and we have come to rob and kill you." Those who know each other, come out to me one by one, one by one, and stay and wait for the whole corpse.

If not, Hugh is ruthless, and when he enters the ancient temple, he will definitely wait for a thousand cuts, and then life is better than death. ”

"Childe, you're really coming at us."

Shen Guang said in a low voice: "But I don't know who it is?" ”

Zheng Yanqing thought for a while, and stepped forward, "I am Zheng Yanqing, the captain of the cloud cavalry, and I am not afraid of the nine clans of Zhulian when I gather the crowd to rob and kill the officials of the imperial court?" ”

Although Captain Yun is a military official, he is also a real court official, without the slightest exaggeration.

The black-clothed knight laughed wildly: "Bullshit cloud knight, the old man doesn't eat you." Is your kid Zheng Yanqing? Let's make it clear, someone will take your head with 10,000 yuan, and you will be killed today. ”

Yan Qing's face changed, "Good man, we don't seem to have seen each other."

We say that there is no grudge in the past, and there is no enmity in the near future, why do you want to kill me? It's better to do this, I will also pay 10,000 yuan to buy my surname, how about it? ”

"Puppy, do you want to know who is going to kill you? If you can cut off your dog's head, you will naturally say......"

As he spoke, he raised his weapon.

Just as he was about to give the order to attack, he heard a bowstring sound from behind the mountain gate, and a sharp arrow flew out, choking his throat in the middle.

The thief was in a big mess, and then he heard a loud voice roaring: "The thief is rampant, and he is dying, and he still dares to be strong?" Brothers, rush me! ”

With a command, the crowd parted.

I saw a horse thief rushing towards the mountain gate, dancing a pair of big axes in his hand, menacing and murderous.

The corners of Xie Ke's mouth outlined a graceful curve, and his hand was like lightning, and he twisted a sharp arrow from Hulu, and pulled his bow like a full moon, and shot an arrow. At the same time, after Zheng Yanqing also retreated into the mountain gate, he bent his bow and took an arrow, and shot an arrow at the horse thief's crotch.

The horse thief's axe writhed, knocking off Sheko's arrows.

But under the crotch, Ma Xi Yu hissed violently, and poofed to the ground. The thief was so dizzy that the axe flew somewhere.

But this guy's kung fu is indeed not bad.

Immediately turned over from the ground and got up, just stood firmly, Zheng Yanqing's spirit and spirit became one, the bow was full of moon, and the string sounded, and the sharp arrow came out of the string, as fast as lightning. And he saw him shoot an arrow, and he twisted out another sharp arrow, and drew his bow and shot it.

Two arrows in a row, just listen to the puff...... The horse thief screamed and rolled over and fell in a pool of blood.

Zheng Yanqing hit both arrows and shot the horse thief to death.

"Shoot the man before the horse!"

Zheng Yanqing's cold voice came, and he turned around and entered the mountain gate.

For a while, the horse thief died down, and outside the mountain gate, there was silence!

(To be continued)