Before Qiao Mingtang could speak, Mrs. Qiao's anxious voice came from outside the carriage: "Master, master, where are you?" The curtain of the car was lifted, and Mrs. Qiao's shadow had already appeared outside the car, and Ma Zheng said softly: "You guys talk." He handed the fire fold to Wei Tianqing and got out of the carriage.

Under the firelight, seeing that Qiao Mingtang and Wei Tianqing were covered in blood, Mrs. Qiao couldn't figure out the situation for a while, her face was pale, and she lost her voice and said: "You! ”

Wei Tianqing had already handed over the fire fold, his expression was solemn, and he said softly: "Madam, the adult is seriously injured, I'm afraid it won't last long, what do you have to say!" But he couldn't say any more, and was about to get out of the carriage, leaving Qiao Mingtang and his wife to speak, but Qiao Mingtang said weakly: "Tianqing, you stay!" ”

Wei Tianqing was stunned and turned around, but Qiao Mingtang had already stretched out his hand to Mrs. Qiao, who knelt down in the carriage, held Qiao Mingtang's hand with both hands, and said in a trembling voice: "What's going on?" ”

"Don't be afraid!" Qiao Mingtang smiled reluctantly: "It's just a slight injury, don't worry!" But his face, which was already as white as snow, knew that his vitality was rapidly disappearing.

Mrs. Qiao burst into tears and sobbed: "Master, you can't die, if you leave, what should I do?" You! ”

Qiao Mingtang's pale face had a hint of a smile, and he said softly: "It would be good if I could look at you again, confirm that you are safe and sound!" He said urgently: "Tian Tian Qing!" ”

Wei Tianqing hurriedly stepped forward and knelt beside Qiao Mingtang with Mrs. Qiao, Qiao Mingtang's pupils were dilated, and his eyes were blank, but he still tried his best to say: "I can't stand you, this time I want you to make you a scapegoat, but hey, you are affectionate and righteous, I owe you!" ”

"Don't say that, sir." Wei Tianqing said.

"You have an old friend with you and Chu Huan, go find Chu Huan!" Qiao Mingtang's voice became weaker and weaker, "The Qin State is no longer a place, Red Liandian and Chu Huan are attacked in two ways, and Hexi will not be able to protect it sooner or later!" Speaking of this, there was a violent cough, blood gushing out of her mouth, Mrs. Qiao was shocked, and hurriedly took out a handkerchief from her arms and wiped the blood from Qiao Mingtang's mouth.

"The demise of the Qin State is a foregone conclusion, and it is difficult to revive it!" Qiao Mingtang stared at Wei Tianqing with both eyes, "The one who has the last laugh is not Chu Huan or Chi Chi refining electricity, you go to Chu Huan, you still have a great future!" ”

Wei Tianqing's eyes turned red, and he choked up: "My lord! ”

"The safety of Madame and Madame is also entrusted to you!" Qiao Mingtang's voice became extremely weak, "You have to take care of it!" Suddenly, his body sank, his head twisted, and he was silent.

Mrs. Qiao was stunned for a moment, and then tears fell like rain and fell on Qiao Mingtang.

Wei Tianqing has seen too many lives and deaths in his life, but at this moment, his heart is also sinking, and the corners of his eyes are full of tears.

He has followed Qiao Mingtang for many years, although Qiao Mingtang finally wants to abandon him and report himself, but in his heart, after so many years, Qiao Mingtang can be said to have trusted Wei Tianqing, entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, and is very important.

Wei Tianqing attaches great importance to love and righteousness, thinking of Qiao Mingtang's kindness to him for so many years, his heart is very uncomfortable.

Mrs. Qiao threw herself on Qiao Mingtang and sobbed, Wei Tianqing knew that it was not easy to persuade at this time, so she got out of the carriage and jumped out of the carriage, only to see Ma Zheng and a few people standing not far from the carriage.

Wei Tianqing stepped forward, Ma Zheng immediately took two steps, and arched his hand: "Wei Commandery!" ”

Wei Tianqing glanced at a few people, and arched his hand: "Thank you." ”

"You're welcome." Ma Zhengdao: "The king of Chu is worried about the safety of the Wei system, so he sent us to inquire about the news, and before leaving, he repeatedly instructed that if the Wei system is well, we naturally can't disturb it, but if the Wei system is in trouble, we must help the Wei system at any cost." ”

Wei Tianqing sighed: "He used to be thinking about me all the time. ”

"The King of Chu also said that if the Zhenwei system encounters difficulties, he hopes that you can go to Tongzhou, and he will wait for you there day and night." Ma Zheng sighed: "The king of Chu also said that every qiē must be controlled by the guard, and it must not be forced. After a pause, he said: "But according to the current situation, the Wei system is bound to go to Tongzhou." ”

Wei Tianqing said lightly: "Why? ”

"Wei Tong is affectionate and loyal to Lord Qiao, and now that Lord Qiao has been killed by Feng Po, doesn't Wei Tong want to avenge Lord Qiao?" Ma Zheng asked.

Wei Tianqing said: "You are wrong, it was not Feng Poyu who killed Qiao Du. ”

Ma Zheng was stunned, but Wei Tianqing had already clenched his fists and said: "The lord set up the Hongmen banquet because he realized that he was in a predicament, and he had to do so, if he didn't do it, Hexi would have to do it to him sooner or later, in the final analysis, the culprit who killed the adult was Hexi's Dingwu." ”

When Ma Zheng heard this, he bowed his head slightly, thought for a while, and then said: "Wei Commander, Feng Poyu is afraid that he will have to send chasing soldiers to chase after him, and it is not appropriate to stay here for a long time, this is still Feng Poyu's sphere of influence, so it is better for us to leave here earlier." ”

Wei Tianqing looked up at the sky, there was no moon tonight, there was darkness between heaven and earth, he was silent for a long time, his expression was complicated, he suddenly clenched his fists, as if he had made a great determination, and said, "Go to Tongzhou!" ”

Twenty miles north of Tongzhou City, on the edge of the official road, a group of people and horses are waiting.

This group of people are all high-level figures of the Northwest Group, Chu Huan and Pei Ji are certainly among them, Gu Liangchen and Wolf Wazi and others are also among them, in addition, there are many civil officials in Tongzhou.

On the edge of the official road, horses and vehicles are parked, military generals ride horses, and civil officials ride in cars.

At this time, it was already sunset, and a black shadow finally appeared in the sky, Chu Huan's eyes were sharp, he had already found it, and said with a smile: "It's here!" "Hurry forward and meet it.

Chu Huan walked forward, and everyone behind him followed, and the two carriages on the opposite side were quickly approaching this side.

Pei Ji saw Chu Huan's excited face, and said with a smile: "The king wants to get a tiger general, I have never seen the king so happy." ”

Chu Huan said with a smile: "The general guessed wrong this time, not because I am happy because Brother Wei will create a great cause with us in the future, but because a big stone in my heart has finally landed in my heart for a while." ”

Pei Ji said with a smile: "I understand, in the previous war, the king had no choice but to meet with the Wei Tong Army, and the king cherished this friendship very much, but he only thought that from now on he and the Wei Tong system would fight separately, and it would be difficult to talk about brotherhood." This time the Wei Tong system came, and the king not only strengthened his wings from now on, but also because of the reunion with the Wei Tong brothers. ”

"The general's clever plan, that's it." Chu Huan sighed: "I thought that when it was difficult to drink with Brother Wei, I had always felt uncomfortable in my heart, but this time it's okay, this time I will definitely get drunk with Brother Wei." He turned around and smiled: "All of you here listen, one counts as one, no one should run away tonight, don't drink a few, tonight's banquet can't stop." ”

Pei Ji lowered his voice and said, "King, don't be excited, forget about Qiao Mingtang, Qiao Mingtang was killed by Feng Poyu and the barbarians, and this matter has to be used a lot." ”

Chu Huan smiled slightly, but did not speak.

While speaking, the two carriages had approached, Chu Huan stepped forward quickly, when the carriage stopped, the curtain of a carriage in front of him had been lifted, Wei Tianqing had already poked his head out, and saw Chu Huan almost trotting over from a distance, although the king of Chu was already a tyrant in the troubled times of the separatist side, but at this moment he was dressed simply, but it seemed that there was not much difference from back then, and he also went out of the city for dozens of miles with officials from the Northwest Group to greet him, Wei Tianqing's eyes couldn't help but show gratitude.

"Brother Wei!" Before Chu Huan arrived in front of the carriage, he had already raised his hand and greeted: "Little brother Chu Huan, I am here to greet the eldest brother!" ”

Wei Tianqing jumped out of the carriage and also stepped forward, Chu Huan had already rushed forward at this time, held Wei Tianqing's hand, looked at Wei Tianqing with a smile, looked at it carefully, and said with a smile: "Brother, don't come unharmed?" ”

Wei Tianqing smiled bitterly: "King Chu! ”

"Big brother, if you call it like that again, let's cut off our robes and cut off our righteousness now." Chu Huan pretended to be annoyed and said: "What King of Chu is not the King of Chu, in front of Brother Wei, Chu Huan will always be your brother." ”

Wei Tianqing is a lover of personality, but when he heard this, his heart was warm, he raised his hand and patted Chu Huan on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Brother, I knew back then that you would eventually get ahead one day, hey, it's a pity!" ”

Chu Huan naturally knew what he was going to say, and he had already stopped: "Big brother, don't say more, the brotherhood between you and me will remain the same in this life, and if everything else, it's all fucking hell." Without waiting for Wei Tianqing to speak, he had already asked: "Big brother, Ma Zheng sent someone to come back to report first, I know that the eldest brother is coming, I heard that Mrs. is also here?" ”

Wei Tianqing's expression suddenly turned gloomy, and said, "You naturally know that Qiao Du has been killed, and before leaving, entrust me to protect Mrs. Wei's thoughtfulness!" ”

Chu Huan's application suddenly fell, bowed slightly, and said softly: "I want to go and see Mrs. now, Mrs. had the grace to promote me back then!" He did remember very well that Wei Tianqing led Chu Huan to Yunshan Mansion back then, and it was Mrs. Qiao who asked Qiao Mingtang to give Chu Huan an official position, and it was because of this that Qiao Mingtang made an exception to promote Chu Huan, who had no military exploits or qualifications, to the general of the Xishan Praetorian Guard.

Chu Huan is a human being, and his grievances are clear, although Mrs. Qiao promoted him at the beginning, it was also because Chu Huan was kind to Mrs. Qiao first, but Chu Huan still felt that he owed Mrs. Qiao a favor.

After leaving Yunshan Mansion, Chu Huan never saw Mrs. Qiao again, and now that Qiao Mingtang is dead, Mrs. Qiao has become a widow, but what happened made Chu Huan feel quite sympathetic.

Wei Tianqing stared at Chu Huan's eyes and said, "It's not impossible for you to see Madame, but you need to promise me a condition, otherwise I won't go to Tongzhou City with you, and I will take Madame to find another way." ”

Chu Huan was stunned, seeing that Wei Tianqing's expression was grim, he was not joking, but he didn't know what conditions Wei Tianqing was going to make, so he nodded and said, "Big brother, as long as I can do it, I will never refuse!" ”