They didn't get up until early the next morning, and by this time the fire had long since been extinguished, and even the embers had lost any heat. Qi Wang shuddered when they came, but their bodies were still very tired and their wounds ached, but they still struggled to get up.

Now the snow had stopped, but God knew when it would be another heavy snowfall, and if they stayed in the wilderness, no one would be able to hold out for long, so they had to hurry, so they had to stumble on.

However, the new path began with many more troublesome difficulties than before. First of all, they had already walked to the boundary of Guangping Mansion and Kaifeng Mansion, but after that scuffle and escape, they could not figure out where they had arrived now, so they could only assume that they had arrived at Kaifeng Mansion, anyway, they first recognized and went south, and first found a populated place.

Qi Wang and Liu Songping's bodies have also become a drag, the two of them were originally sturdy and capable men, but they suffered a lot of injuries after several fierce battles in a row, and now although they can barely move, they need some rest after all to recover. Qi Wang's situation is slightly better, after all, it is a young man with strong physical recovery ability, Liu Songping has reached this age, and he has been injured again, if he does not recuperate as soon as possible, I am afraid that he will fall ill in the future, but in this current environment, where is the time to find a place to heal?

Under the pressure of various unfavorable conditions, they can only leave other worries behind first, prepare to find a populated place, rest and recuperate, and can only choose to go south as much as possible. In order to find the market as soon as possible, they also had to put aside other scruples and go straight along the main road.

As if to confirm their fears, they had not walked long before the sky slowly fell with snowflakes, for the clouds were so thick that the sky was so gloomy that it did not look like morning at all. The cold wind and snowflakes were combined, and there were not many pedestrians on the natural road, so they had to get close in the wind and snow and shrunk their bodies into their clothes to barely resist the cold.

Qi Wang only felt that his whole body was cold, in contrast, the pain that had been in the wound gradually subsided, and he looked at Liu Songping next to him from time to time, worried about his body.

Although they had already prepared winter clothes for themselves on the road, with Liu Songping's current physical condition, Qi Wang was still very worried.

"Third uncle, why don't you get another piece of clothing from me?" After hesitating for a long time, Qi Wang finally had the courage to ask Liu Songping, "I'm young, and my body can withstand it." ”

"What a fool's errand! Just take care of yourself honestly, your third uncle is in good health and can hold on! Liu Songping, who had been supporting Wei Zhongxian, immediately rejected his proposal, and then took out dry food from his bag and ate it. Go honestly, don't think about it, it's still a long way! ”

was scolded by him like this, and Qi Wang had no choice but to re-stop his mouth.

During this period of wind and cold, he also felt very depressed and didn't want to say more.

In the wind and snow, he couldn't help but think back to his days in the capital and miss the heat of the kang stove. Although his father was just a small banner of Jinyiwei, he finally got a piece of money and food by relying on this errand, and then used these money and food to ensure the food and clothing he grew up with. Originally, he didn't think it was easy, but it wasn't until after leaving Beijing this time that Qi Wang, who saw the tragic scene of chaos in the world, really realized how precious all this was.

He closed his eyes slightly, and suddenly felt as if he had returned to the capital, to his home, which was simple but could still shelter from the wind and rain, and all the furnishings there were so familiar and so attached...... It would be nice to be able to go back.

Just as he was reverie in the cold wind, the road suddenly trembled slightly.

This familiar tremor made his recently tested body tense immediately.

Then, a hissing sound in his ears confirmed the foreboding in his heart. Isn't it all over yet?

He looked behind him in shock, and then noticed that in the distance of the road, some vague figures loomed.

At that moment, his chest pounded.

He turned his head back, and then found that it was Wei Zhongxian's old body that hit him.

"Take him away!" Liu Songping shouted at him, "Let's go separately!" ”

This familiar order quickly pulled Qi Wang out of his surprise. "Third Uncle ......"

|“ What are you waiting for? They are on horseback and will soon be able to catch up! Liu Songping anxiously shouted at him, "Hurry up, hurry up!" ”

While speaking, Liu Songping was still pushing him heavily, but Qi Wang did not move.

After the lesson he had learned last time, he didn't plan to follow it this time.

"Third Uncle...... I'm not going to go, you take him with you! Qi Wang gritted his teeth, and then pulled out the knife from his waist again, "I'll break it for you!" ”

"What a stupid thing!" Liu Songping was furious and also pulled out his knife, "What's the use of one more person staying here?" I'm at this age, I've lived enough, won't you let me come and take a comfortable walk? Don't underestimate the third uncle, I can come to you later! ”

No matter how arrogant he said, Qi Wang didn't move, he knew that the third uncle was injured now, and even if he was skilled, it would be absolutely difficult to resist the new pursuers.

"Third uncle, I won't leave, if you want to die, it's okay to be together, if you want to die, we'll die together!" Qi Wang didn't care how he pushed, he just stood still, and then he turned his head to look at Wei Zhongxian, "Wei Zhongxian, I want to stay here with the third uncle, you can go by yourself first, go as far as you can, and if it's okay, we'll come back to you later!" ”

Wei Zhongxian, who hadn't reacted yet, was stunned for a while, still looking at them in a daze, and smiled bitterly.

"On this snowy day, this barren land with no shops, where can we go? We're not going anywhere, just wait here. ”

"Father-in-law!" Liu Songping was also in a hurry, "You...... What can you do if you keep it? Let's go with Brother Wang! Aren't you going to Fengyang? If you stay here, you won't be able to go! ”

"So far, what else can we say about our family?" Wei Zhongxian shook his head, "Don't move either, let our family deal with them first, if you have to go back, then our family will obey." ”

"But in this situation, if my father-in-law goes back, his life will immediately hang by a thread!" Liu Songping was in a hurry again.

"Our family has said it, life and death are fate, no matter what it does. Since we have come to this point and still can't run, why should our family act against the sky? Don't persuade anymore, our family has made up our minds! Wei Zhongxian waved his hand heavily and expressed his intentions, "It's you, let's go first, anyway, our family has already given you everything, so why stay by our side?" Let's go...... Don't be yourself. ”

"Since we have received the benefits of our father-in-law, we should naturally do our best for our father-in-law!" Liu Songping didn't mean to give up, "Father-in-law, don't say much, I'll thank you for taking care of me along the way, at this time, where is the reason to leave my father-in-law to survive alone?" Besides, where can you run now? Instead of being hunted like a lost dog, it's better to be here."

"Since the third uncle is not leaving, I will not leave either, let's meet the real chapter with the comer!" Qi Wang's enthusiasm was re-energized, and he stopped in front of the third uncle and Wei Zhongxian, "No matter who it is, if you want to hurt the third uncle, you must step in front of me first!" ”

In the fluttering wind and snow, the figures of this group of horseback riders became clearer and clearer, and the pressure brought to them was more and more realistically impacted.

When they rushed to a distance of only two or three feet away from them, as if they had received some orders, they stopped one after another.

At this time, it can be seen clearly, there are about a dozen of these people, all riding tall horses, they are sturdy, wearing black cotton jackets, and their faces are gloomy and cold. And their gaze fell on these three people at the same time, and this kind of gaze alone involuntarily made people feel colder in their hearts. They all have blades pinned to their waists, and they look like they are well-trained and accustomed to killing.

At first, none of them spoke, just watched the three men quietly. Then, under the gesture of the leader of the person, several people next to him surrounded the three people on horseback, and with just a slight glance, Liu Songping knew that they had sealed all his escape routes, and he no longer planned to leave himself any chance to escape.

Looking at the blades in their hands, for the first time in his life, he felt that the reflection of the sword was so dazzling, compared to the current battle, Li Zhao and the people he brought before could only be regarded as a rabble.

However, it was not here that was even more chilling for him, but ...... Several of them were people they knew. The leader is none other than Jinyi Wei Qianhu Tao Che, this person is tall and thin, with a fierce and fierce expression on his dark brown face, and he is also a well-known murderer in Jinyiwei, and almost no one has ever seen him laugh. He didn't know how many errands he had done in his life, and he didn't know how many lives he had lost.

As a result, now he is the one who has caught up with his group with people, and he has put on the appearance of being a great enemy...... Is it true that Jin Yiwei has already taken me for a traitor? Liu Songping's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

"Lord Qianhu......" Qi Wang also recognized him, so he was visibly shaken, "It's actually Lord Qianhu?" ”

"Liu Songping, Qi Wang!" Just when the two of them were still shocked and hesitating, Tao Qianhu shouted, "Don't kneel down yet!" ”

This loud shout shook the eardrums of both people a little painfully, and in the case of being surrounded and unable to resist, the instinct cultivated by decades of cautious obedience finally came into play, and the two of them first glanced at each other, and then slowly knelt down.

"Subordinates, see Senhe-sama!"

He knelt down, but Wei Zhongxian didn't panic. Although this Tao Qianhu is fierce and vicious, but when he was in power, he was just a small pawn at hand, and now although he is down, why bow down in front of him?

"Tao Qianhu, I haven't seen you for many days, but your official authority is getting bigger and bigger......" Wei Zhongxian glanced at him flatly, "Why, why did you put up such a big battle today?" ”

"My father-in-law hasn't seen him for many days, and he can still have the style of the past, which is really gratifying." Tao Che didn't get off the horse, but just arched his hand on the horse's back without being salty, "I didn't want to go out of Beijing in the first place, how comfortable is it to stay in the capital?" It's just that I heard that my father-in-law bribed the two of us escorting people, so I had to bring someone out to intercept my father-in-law, so as not to do something stupid. Speaking of which, this is still my father-in-law tiring me and waiting. ”

"Silly? If we want to do something stupid, why do we want to do it like this? Wei Zhongxian smiled mockingly, "Our family really wants to buy them, and we still need to rush to Fengyang all the way to Fengyang in the wind and snow?" How could you run into a thousand households? ”

"What my father-in-law is thinking, I can't figure it out, and I don't want to figure it out. However, regardless of the deeds, the father-in-law colluded with these two people to do evil along the way, which is a clear evil deed, do you need to say more? Tao Che's face was still expressionless, "They listened to the instigation of their father-in-law, acted without authorization, and attacked the officials, I also got the news last night, they even killed the people in Dongchang, it was unscrupulous!" ”

"They are just doing their duty, and the people above you asked them to escort our family to Fengyang, and they did so, so why not?" Wei Zhongxian immediately asked, "If you have something, just come to our family, why bother to involve others?" ”

"Of course, father-in-law's affairs are indispensable." Tao Che suddenly sneered, and then turned his gaze to the two people kneeling on the ground, "Tie them both up!" ”

"Wait!" Wei Zhongxian hurriedly shouted, "Tao Qianhu, since you have caught up with our family, our family can naturally afford to lose, how do you want to match our family, our family will admit it, spare these two people!" They're just mayfly figures, so why bring them into such a thing? ”

Since he was deposed by the Son of Heaven, this powerful eunuch of the former dynasty said soft words to others for the first time, but not for himself.

But his soft words did not get the desired effect.

"Father-in-law, this is the internal matter of Jinyiwei, so I don't bother with my father-in-law." Tao Che shook his head, and then made a gesture, signaling the people next to him to go down and arrest the two, "Father-in-law is still worried about himself, after the Son of Heaven heard about his father-in-law's deeds on the road, he was very angry, this time my father-in-law returned to Beijing, I'm afraid I won't get much good......"

Although this sounded a little ugly, Tao Che's face was still solemn, and there was no mockery in sight.

"Senho-sama!" At this moment, Liu Songping suddenly raised his head, "It's my desire for profit, I was bought by Father-in-law Wei, I protected him along the way, and I didn't interfere with Qi Wang, please be careful!" ”

"Is it up to you to decide whether there is interference or not? Shut up! Tao Che drank him directly, "When I return to the capital, I will naturally interrogate you well, and it will not be too late for you to avenge your grievances when the time comes!" ”

In the unhurried wind and snow, Liu Songping was extremely anxious, but calmed down.

He supported the ground with his hands, and slowly stood up.

"Bold!" The person next to him scolded, but he turned a deaf ear, and instead raised his head and looked directly at Tao Qianhu on horseback.

"My lord, why do you lie to me now? When we return to Beijing, we will be handed over to Dongchang as scapegoats, where will we have the life to avenge our grievances? I will wait to go back with you There is no place to die, and you, my lord, will naturally be able to please Lord Han and get a further future......"

"You!" Taucher shook slightly, and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about?" ”

"Nonsense? Is it really nonsense? Don't hide it from your lordship, Li Zhao was killed by us before, and we buried him, and I found evidence on his body......" Liu Songping still looked directly at the other party without flinching, "It was Lord Han who instructed him to chase down Grandpa Wei, right?" Since he is, then you are naturally similar...... My lord, are you right? ”

"What crime should you be guilty of slandering Shangguan?" Tao Che's tone became colder, "Do you really think that I can't cure you here, so I have to bring you back to the capital?" ”

"Han Yi? It turned out to be him......" Wei Zhongxian next to him immediately realized, "yes, he is a veteran of Donglin, where is he willing to be suppressed by Yang Lian and his juniors?" I must want to get some credit from our family and save up the money for myself to go back to the cabinet, heh, this old thing felt that something was wrong with our family at the beginning, but I didn't expect it to be such a courageous person! Wei Zhongxian smiled coldly, "It's just, why do you factory guards listen to them?" Oh...... That's right, the saint doesn't like factory guards, so you want to make some achievements and let Han Yi help you...... Hey, that's a great idea. ”

Wei Zhongxian quickly figured out the ins and outs of this in his mind, and then smiled bitterly, "You guys, you just don't think deeply, you can only see what is in front of you...... Where are the people of Donglin who are good to get along with? If you listen to their envoys, isn't that just a plot with a tiger? How many benefits can I get? I'm afraid that when the time comes, it will still be hidden by people and birds! In our opinion, you shouldn't do anything now, just wait for the Holy Lord to change his mind, and save ......."

As Wei Zhongxian deduced, Tao Che's face became more and more ugly, and finally he snorted coldly and patted his horse heavily, causing a neighing and interrupting Wei Zhongxian's words.

"Li Zhao, that kid, I really don't understand it, it's a waste. But it's okay, if he doesn't die, I won't be able to get this full credit, and I have to thank him, but I just want to explain it to Dongchang. The corners of Tao Che's mouth twitched slightly, revealing a disdainful expression, "My father-in-law is worthy of that great reputation, and I really know it, and I admire it!" But...... Since my father-in-law is now unable to protect himself, then don't tell me to wait anymore, right? We know what to do. ”

"What does Han Yi want our family to do?" Wei Zhongxian stopped going around in circles, and asked directly, "When Li Zhao looked for our family, he asked our family to list the list of courtiers who secretly defected to our family and their bad deeds, presumably Lord Han also wanted this thing to pave his own way to progress, right?" Oh, that's right, and then you can also say that the Holy Saint beheaded our family, and then added a great contribution to the country and the court......"

"Since my father-in-law has guessed everything, why should I let me say more?" Tao Che replied calmly, "If Lord Han can enter the cabinet, he will be able to keep the factory guard in front of the saint, and he can also use everyone, so father-in-law, you see, now that you have fallen into this position, you can still help so many people, isn't it great?" ”

Then, without waiting for Wei Zhongxian to answer, he looked at the other two people coldly.

"Now that you've heard it, there's nothing more to say, you've received the grace of the country for generations, and now you're in a difficult situation, you should do something, right?" He waved his hand again, and the others also got off their horses, "Since you have done the above errand, since you have not done it well, you must be punished for it." Okay, I don't want to talk to you more, so you can honestly go back to Beijing with us. ”

His fluttering words caused unstoppable waves in Qi Wang's heart.

"Helpless?" "Confessed?" Loyal to the imperial court for generations, carefully doing errands for Jinyiwei, but in the end he can only get such a result? They are intriguing for their own gain, but they want our people to be buried.

This world ...... Where is there righteousness in this world! What can this loyalty do?!

He felt his whole body tremble with anger, and even his throat became extremely dry.

When this anger came to the extreme, he forgot the adversity he was in, ignored the faint pain in his body, slapped the cold earth hard, and then stood up himself, glaring at Tocher. "Manly man, if you want to die, you can't die in a nest, you ...... If you want to kill me, step on the knife in my hand, why bother! ”

"Brother Wang, that's a good point." Liu Songping next to him suddenly praised him.

"Third uncle!" When he received the praise he hadn't seen for a long time, Qi Wang was still a little incredulous for a while, but the great joy quickly made him laugh, "I didn't do it for nothing, did I do it!" ”

"Yes, I didn't do ......it in vain," Liu Songping nodded, "Great, great, it's enough to be a son." ”

Then, he took a deep breath, then drew his knife and looked directly at Taucher. "Tao Qianhu, if you want to kill us, step on the knife in my hand, why bother!"

In the vast white earth, the uncle and nephew stood side by side, holding a knife and looking directly at the group of people opposite, their expressions were so high-spirited, as if they were fearless. This high-spirited momentum made the group of people on the opposite side take it for a while.

"Hey! It's backbone. After a moment, Taucher sighed softly, "Then ...... Fulfill you! ”

Before he could finish his sentence, he had already jumped off the horse, and then swung his knife and slashed at Liu Songping.

With his slap, the others also rushed towards them at the same time, and one figure after another rushed towards them, barely giving Qi Wang and the two of them any room to dodge. As a last resort, they had no choice but to dance their knives back to back, blocking the attacks of these brocade guards.

It is completely different from those people brought by Dongchang Li Zhao, plus Tao Che himself is a soldier, these people are very familiar with each other, because the pressure brought to them is several times that of being besieged before.

They've almost seen it before, but now, where will there be any affection?