"This ......" Zhao Kuangyin hesitated, "Fangzhou is thousands of miles away from Bianjing, I'm just afraid that you can't stand the bumps along the way, what if you break your body." ”

Zhao Kuangyin obviously did not want the Lord of Cheshire to leave Beijing.

Chai Pearl hurriedly knelt down again, and sobbed: "The so-called eldest brother is the father, Pearl has been separated from Brother Wang since he was a child, and has never fulfilled the way of filial piety. ”

The Lord of Cheshire wept and cried, but Mrs. Hua Rui listened with pity in her heart, and persuaded from the side: "Your Majesty, it is rare for the county lord to be filial, and Your Majesty is kind and benevolent, so why don't you allow the county lord." ”

Zhao Kuangyin pondered for a long time and sighed: "Since you are filial, how can I not be allowed." In this way, I will send a team of forbidden soldiers to escort the two of you all the way to Fangzhou. ”

The Lord of Cheshire was overjoyed when he heard this, and couldn't help but burst into laughter, and thanked Zhao Kuangyin, the emperor's uncle.

After leaving the palace, he rushed home, packed a few clothes, and took the medicine box for the usual medical visits, and did not have time to explain to Fan Peilan and them in detail, only saying that he had an official business trip, and left home in a hurry.

When Shi Wei arrived at the county lord's mansion, there were already about fifty forbidden army soldiers waiting outside the palace gate, and the equipment should be the Son of Heaven's pro-army in front of the palace, and there were many of them, Shi Wei seemed to be very familiar.

When these soldiers saw Shi Wei, they all seemed to be acquaintances, and they came forward to salute and greet them, and Shi Wei responded to a few words before remembering that these people were not the sergeants of the Golden Gun Class.

Could it be that the one who escorted them to Fangzhou on this trip was actually ...... When he was guessing to himself, he heard a person on the stairs say in a loud voice: "Shi Fengyu, you are early, and the county lord will not be able to leave until at least half an hour." ”

Shi Wei looked for prestige, only to find that the person who spoke was Pan Weide.

Sure enough, as Shi Wei had guessed before, he didn't expect that the escort sent by the Son of Heaven was the eldest son of the Pan family.

Shi Wei stepped forward to greet him, and after laughing for a long time, the Cheshire Lord came out of the mansion.

This Cheshire lord is also interesting, when he goes out on a long trip, not only does he bring a lot of rings, but his luggage is also a whole car loaded with large bags and small bags, and at first glance it doesn't look like he was rushing to save her brother Wang, but like he was planning to move.

"Sure enough, it's a woman's family, and it's a mother-in-law's, and I can't tell the key ......"

When Shi Wei sighed in his heart, the Lord of Cheshire urged him to set off, so together with him, more than 100 people set off, leaving Bianjing in the west, along the Guanjia Avenue in the southwest, towards the direction of Fangzhou.

Originally, if they had ridden horses and galloped day and night, they would have been able to rush to Fangzhou in a few days.

But now there is such a delicate county lord, in order not to let her suffer from bumps, the convoy had to slow down, and it can only catch up with less than fifty or sixty miles of road every day, so it has been more than ten days away from Beijing before passing the Nanyang area.

"The front will enter the eastern edge of the Qinling Mountains, Fangzhou is between the mountains, according to this footpath, you should be able to reach Fangzhou in about seven days." Pan Weide immediately pointed to the falling of the West and said.

The Lord of Cheshire lifted the curtain and looked at it a few times, then said, "Since it is not far from Fangzhou, then let's hurry up." ”

Shi Weiyao looked at his head, but said: "It's getting late now, and there are mountain roads in front, so the lower officials think it's better to go to the nearby official post to rest for a night, and then hurry up tomorrow morning as soon as it dawns." ”

Pan Weide also said: "Shi Fengyu is right, this is not far from Shu, there are many robbers in the mountains, and the mountain road is not smooth at night, so it is better to rest for a night and leave tomorrow morning." ”

Pan Weide is not alarmist, in the early years when the Song army destroyed Houshu, he once plundered the army, forcing the people of Sichuan to complain.

Later, the imperial court ordered that all the wealth accumulated by Meng Chang, the lord of Hou Shu, be transported to Bianjing, for which a large number of people were forcibly recruited, and they were transported by land and water year after year, so many Sichuan people who could not bear the hard labor were forced to flee into the mountains and fall into the grass.

In the Qinling Mountains in this area where Fangzhou is located, although the problem of robbers is not as serious as in Sichuan, it is also quite popular, and the local prefectures and counties have repeatedly suppressed injustice.

These things, Pan Weide, who was born in the military, naturally inquired before leaving, but this Cheshire Lord has lived in the forbidden middle since he was a child, how can he know what the world outside is like, and when he heard the words of Shi Wei and the others, he was anxious on the spot.

She said unhappily: "Brother Wang, his condition is critical, it will be dangerous for one more night, there are forbidden soldiers here, I don't believe those robbers dare to be bold, let's continue to hurry." ”

Shi Wei and the others persuaded again, but the county lord was eager to save his brother, but he refused to listen to the persuasion.

In desperation, Pan Weide had no choice but to order the carriage and horses to move forward.

After more than ten miles of driving, the sky was already dark, and the light in the mountain road was even darker, and he could only barely see the path clearly by lighting torches.

The coachmen and the soldiers, and the servants who accompanied them, had been on the road for a day, and had only eaten some dry food on the way to satisfy their hunger, and by this time they were tired and hungry, and many of them began to complain secretly.

The Cheshire Lord also seemed to be aware of the complaints of the people below, so he lifted the curtain and said: "Pan Duzhi, I see that the big guys are also tired, so it is better to stop first, rest for a few hours and then hurry." ”

Although she is eager to save her brother, she still has some sympathy, and she can't bear to let everyone suffer with her.

When Shi Wei heard this, he hurriedly said: "There is no village in front of the village, and there is no store in the back, it is the place where the robbers haunt, and if you want to rest, you can wait until you go through this section, and it is not too late to rest in the county in front." ”

Shi Wei has also been a traveler for many years in modern times, and he still has some experience in the precautions when going out.

Pan Weide nodded and said: "The terrain here is indeed not conducive to staying for a long time, we know that the county master forgives everyone, but safety is important, let's hurry up and cross this mountain road." ”

After Pan Weide's famous general, he also saw that the terrain here was unfavorable to him.

Cheshire's main ring glanced around, and what he saw was nothing more than woods, mountains and rocks, and he couldn't see any danger.

She listened to Wumei and them shouting that they were tired and hungry one by one, and her heart became more and more unbearable, so she said in a commanding tone: "Everyone is too tired to hurry, let's rest here for a while, it's settled." ”

Only then did Shi Wei realize that the Cheshire lord's surname was really stubborn, he liked to act arbitrarily, and he couldn't listen to others.

He and Pan Weide glanced at each other, and both of them looked a little helpless.

So Pan Weide called a halt to advance, and the carriage and horses found a place on the side of the open road to stop and rest.

Those subordinates were naturally overjoyed, and sat down, and soon some people were tired and fell asleep, but Pan Weide did not dare to be sloppy, and ordered a few capable subordinates of the forbidden army to stand guard around the convoy as a warning.

Although Shi Wei felt uneasy, he was indeed physically and mentally exhausted after a day's journey.

He drank a few sips of water, ate a few mouthfuls of dry food, and fell asleep quietly by the wheel.

One dream after another flowed in his mind like a movie picture, and I don't know how long it took, Shi Wei in the dream was awakened by a sudden scream.

When he woke up from his dream and opened his eyes, the entire convoy was in a panic.

The soldiers of the forbidden army copied their weapons, and under Pan Weide's order, they were deployed in all directions, and those servants were running around in a panic.

Not far away, a soldier lay in a pool of blood, with an arrow stuck in his back.

Bandits are coming!

These four words suddenly flashed in front of Shi Wei's eyes.

He didn't have time to think about it, and strode to the carriage where the Cheshire Lord was.

"Imperial Doctor Shi, what's going on?" The Cheshire Lord, who had just been woken up, was poking his head out of the curtain and asking in surprise.

Shi Wei secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the Cheshire Lord was fine, and said with his eyebrows: "A sergeant was shot to death, most likely because of a robber's attack. ”

As soon as his voice fell, Pan Weide had already rushed over and shouted: "This place is not suitable for a long time, Shi Fengyu, you quickly protect the county lord and go first, if you wait for the robbers to surround you, you won't ......"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a sharp sound and an arrow broke through the air, and with a pop it shot on the carriage.

The Lord of Cheshire was so frightened that he screamed.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of shouting and killing was like thunder, instantly resounding throughout the valley, and there seemed to be countless people and horses rushing from all directions.

"I knew that this trip to Fangzhou was not a good thing......

Shi Wei secretly called the pit father too late, and in the blink of an eye, they seemed to be under siege.

Pan Weide drew his sword and shouted: "Everyone must not panic, follow me to protect the county lord and kill from the avenue." ”

After knowing that this forbidden army was indeed a famous general, he was in danger, leading more than 50 elite Song troops, escorting a carriage shared by Shi Wei and the Lord of Cheshire, and galloped along the avenue.

When the carriages and horses moved, a large number of robbers came out of the forest.

These robbers either wield hoes or shovels, and their weapons and equipment are quite backward, but they are numerous, and they naturally have the upper hand in terms of momentum when they suddenly come out.

Those servants were unlucky, they lost the protection of the forbidden army, and those who were slow were cut into meat sauce by the robbers who rushed out in the blink of an eye.

The robbers had obviously been watching them for a long time, and on both sides of the mountain road, robbers kept rushing out, trying to stop Shi Wei's carriage and horses.

Fortunately, Pan Weide's martial arts are outstanding, and his subordinates are all elite soldiers, who rushed to kill several times, easily defeated the robbers who blocked the road, and escorted the carriages and horses all the way.

However, when they turned a mountain bend, they suddenly found that hundreds of robbers were waiting on the avenue in front of them, blocking their way.

As far as the eye can see, there are at least three hundred of these robbers, and they are all armed with swords, guns, and halberds.

The shield hand is in front, the spear is in the center, the archer is pressed behind, and there are more than ten cavalry on both wings.

Well-equipped and well-organized, like a regular army, it is clear that this group of men and horses is the elite of the bandits.

Seeing such a formation, even Pan Weide couldn't help but gasp Shi Wei on the carriage, raised his eyes and glanced at the enemy formation in front of him, and then looked back at the approaching pursuers behind him, he quickly realized that he had now reached the most dangerous juncture.

didn't have to think about it, Shi Wei yelled at Pan Weide: "Pan Duzhi knows that the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, and at such a point, they must not hesitate, only by rushing over can they live!" ”

(To be continued)