The Dune Palace is located in Guangzong County, Julu County, and is a palace built by the late Zhao State. Because it is located at the junction of Zhao and Qi, Wei, Wei, Zhongshan and other countries, it is often used by the monarch of Zhao as a command place for meritorious battles.

The palace is a hundred miles in circumference, with perfect city walls, arrow towers, and moats, and it is more like a large castle than a palace for the monarch to patrol the palace.

The whole territory of Guangzong is flat, the soil is generally sandy, and it is piled up into mounds everywhere, which is used as a palace, so it is called a sand dune. However, the topography of this place is what Feng Shui calls the "land of trapped dragons", and successive monarchs have avoided it. The earliest king of Shang overhauled the 'Jiuchi Meat Forest' here, wanton and lascivious, and finally ended up with a self-immolation. Then there is the famous King Zhao Wuling in the middle and late Warring States period, who was so strong in martial arts that he even had to be influenced by the monarch of Qiang Qin, but in the end he was starved to death by his own son in the Dune Palace.

In the thirty-seventh year of Qin Shi Huang, the Dune Palace, which had been silent for decades, ushered in its new owner, and the legendary chapter about it continued.

When the First Emperor arrived, all the guards in the palace were naturally replaced by Yulin Guards. Yulin Weiduo is a child of the old Qin family, not only is he skilled in bows and horses, and his martial arts are strong, but also under the training of Meng Yi, the military discipline is extremely strict. Although it was late at night, the city was full of soldiers with crossbows and halberds, holding their breath one by one, not daring to be careless. Because behind them is the Great Qin Monarch who has been guarded by Yulin Wei for hundreds of years, and the current First Emperor, His Majesty.

"Who's coming?" The feather forest at the city gate shouted.

Not far away, there was a slow sound of horses' hooves, and out came two thin figures, all dressed as eunuchs on horses. One was an old man with a white beard, and the other was a thin young eunuch, who hurriedly lowered his head when he saw the guard's gaze sweeping over, not daring to look at each other.

The leader of the guards looked at the two of them carefully, and asked, "Who are you, don't you know that it is strictly forbidden to enter and leave the palace after the time?" ”

The old eunuch looked calm, turned over and dismounted, took out a gold medal from his arms, and said: "I am Li Dan, the eunuch of Huayang Palace, who was ordered by Lord Zhao of the Zhongche Mansion to go to Guangzong County to purchase meals for the palace. ”

The guardian leader showed suspicion in his eyes, how could he go out of the palace in the middle of the night to buy meals. took the gold medal and looked at it carefully for a moment, it was indeed a permission token to leave the palace, but he didn't find anything wrong, and he hesitated and said; "Gonggong Li, can you leave the palace again in the morning, the general gave an order when he left, and the palace ban must be strictly enforced."

"Bold." Li Dan shouted loudly. "I am under the order of Lord Zhao of the CRRC Mansion, holding the gold medal given by His Majesty, you are a little captain, dare to block my way. I'm going to ask if General Meng Yi's military order is heavier, or His Majesty's will is heavier. ”

When the Wu chief heard what Li Dan said, he was immediately frightened, and hurriedly waved his hand to explain: "My father-in-law misunderstood, this is not what I mean, but my duty is just where my duty lies, so I don't dare to slack off." ”

Although Meng Yi has never bought Zhao Gao's account, it does not mean that his subordinate Yu Linwei also dares to despise Zhao Gao. This guard is just a concubine of an unpopular family in Xianyang, where does he dare to offend the big eunuch in the palace.

The Wu Chang hesitated, thinking that there was no problem with Li Dan's procedures, even if he was blamed from above, he didn't have to take responsibility at all, it was better to make it convenient, and he didn't offend these eunuchs. and bowed his hand; "Gonggong Li, please get on the horse, and the lower official will open the door for you."

It has passed the palace ban time, and the palace gate naturally cannot be opened, but there is a narrow stone gate next to the palace gate that can be used for travel. Several guards next to him pushed the stone door with great difficulty, and the creaking sound of the heavy stone door opening was particularly harsh in the cold night. Because it has not been opened for a long time, the stone gate is a little sluggish, and it is very slow to push.

Li Dan, who was waiting on the horse, was a little impatient, and before the stone door was fully opened, he lifted the reins and rushed out with the little eunuch behind him.

The Wu Chang was stunned, he didn't expect Li Dan to be so anxious, and hurriedly dodged away to make way. The stone gate was already narrow, and the two horsemen almost passed him. The torch in his hand flashed in the wind, but the fire was imprinted on the face of the little eunuch behind him. Suddenly turning from darkness to light, the little eunuch subconsciously stretched out his hand to cover his eyes.

The chief Wu on the side was already stunned, although it was only a glimpse, he had already seen the appearance of the little eunuch, although he was wearing the clothes of a eunuch, but his face was clearly a beautiful girl.

Wu Chang's mouth opened wide, and he suddenly reacted. Most of the ladies in this palace are His Majesty's concubines and palace maids, so there must be something wrong with this eunuch.

He hurriedly shouted, "Stop." ”

When the two heard this, instead of stopping, they whipped their horses and fled as fast as they could.

Seeing that there was an abnormality at the palace gate, the soldiers on the city tower quickly stretched their bows and aimed at the backs of the two. The Wu Chang raised his hand high, hesitated for a long time, and finally did not wave it. He was really unsure of the identities of the two, especially the girl, for fear that he would anger His Majesty by accidentally killing someone in the palace. I could only watch the backs of the two disappear into the night, and then I came back to my senses and ordered urgently; "Shoot Ming Di immediately to warn."

At this time, Wang Qi had already hurried to the palace gate with a large group of people, and when he saw that the palace gate was in chaos, he asked loudly. The captain hurriedly reported the matter.

When Wang Qi heard that Princess Huayang had just fled, he was immediately furious, and the horsewhip was pulled down fiercely, and Wu Chang didn't dare to dodge, so he had to cover his face and scream again and again.

"Waste, you shit." Wang Qi forcibly suppressed his anger, pointed at a soldier and hurriedly ordered: "You, immediately notify the patrol cavalry outside the city to intercept everywhere." Others, follow me. ”

In the silence of the night, the sound of the hooves of two horses galloping down broke the silence. The knight's petite body was clinging to the horse's back, jolting with the violent tremor of the horse's back, and suddenly his hands loosened and he fell off the horse.

The knight in front hurriedly called his horse to a halt and jumped off his horse. Fortunately, this was a soft grass, and Li Dan helped her up in a panic, constantly chattering in his mouth; "My little princess, why are you so careless, you didn't fall and get hurt."

Won Ke was lifted up, only to find that she was already in tears, sobbing and tears kept sliding down her cheeks. Li Dan was flustered again, and hurriedly asked, "Princess, where are you hurt, princess, show the old slave quickly." ”

Ying Ke just closed his eyes and shook his head, tears kept falling, and suddenly he cried out, grabbed Li Dan's hand tightly, and cried; "Father, my father is dead, it was Zhao Gao's dog thief who killed his father, and he still wants to kill Brother Fusu and all of us."

Li Dan was distressed and hugged Ying Ke into his arms and said with relief; "Princess, don't cry, isn't there still a father. Let's go to Shangjun to find Fusu Gongzi, let him avenge His Majesty, and kill Zhao Gao's traitorous dog. ”

Ying Ke was brought up by Li Dan since he was a child, so he has a deep feeling, and he is called his father in private. When she hid under the bed and saw Zhao Gao angry with her father to death, under the great change, she was so frightened that she didn't dare to speak out.

Only after Zhao Gao left, he climbed out of the window in a trance, fled back to his bedroom, and saw Li Dan, so he cried out and told him what he saw.

Li Dan has lived in the palace for most of his life, and he has seen too many tricks of these powerful people. After a slight analysis, he guessed that the reason why Zhao Gao dared to be so presumptuous must have persuaded Prime Minister Li Si. At the same time, Meng Yi is not in the palace, then this is no coincidence, it must be a game laid out by Zhao Gao a long time ago, I am afraid that someone in Yulin Weizhong has already been loyal to Zhao Gao.

Since there is no one to rely on in the Dune Palace, there is no one to rely on, so the only way to escape from the palace is to report to Fusu and Meng Tian. Li Dan held his gold medal for entering and leaving the palace, asked Princess Huayang to dress up as a little eunuch, and took her out of the palace, but unexpectedly was discovered at the last moment.

After listening to Li Dan's words, Ying Ke gritted his teeth and forced himself not to let the tears fall, "Okay, father, I don't cry, I don't cry, I must avenge my father." ”

Li Dan looked at her pale little face full of tears, but he couldn't help but feel distressed. The right hand that put his arm around her shoulder patted her on the back and opened his mouth to comfort her. Suddenly, his face changed, and he couldn't wait to hear the sound of horses' hooves in the distance.

"Princess, the pursuers have come, it is not advisable to stay here for a long time, can you still ride a horse?"

"Father, don't worry about me, I'm fine." Ying Ke stood up, limped to the mount, and turned over on the horse with the help of Li Dan.

Li Dan also turned around and got on the horse, waved his horsewhip, and Win Ke followed closely.

It didn't take long for the chasing Yulin Patrol to arrive, and soon found the traces of the two, and chased after them with a roar. They were told that a eunuch and a palace maid had escaped from the palace and had been instructed to kill them on the spot.

When Li Dan was young, he served as a supervisor in the border army for many years, so he was also skilled in equestrian martial arts. But after all, he is getting old, and his physical strength is gradually unable to keep up. Although Ying Ke has been proficient in equestrianism in the palace since he was a child, he can't compare with the elite Yulin after all, and it didn't take long for the distance to be shortened, and he could already hear the shouts of Yulin behind him.

Seeing that the distance was getting closer and closer, although Li Dan was anxious, he had nothing to do, so he had to desperately urge the horse to gallop.

But when he heard the sound of running water in front of him, he was overjoyed. In front of it is the Xisha River in Guangzong, Li Dan has gone out many times to buy supplies in the palace in the past few days, and he is very familiar with this place, knowing that there is a rope bridge not far away, so he turned his horse's head and galloped towards it with Ying Ke.

The chain bridge was five feet wide, barely enough for one person to lead the horse and slowly cross it, and if both of them crossed, it was very likely that they would be shot to death by the feather forest before they crossed the bridge.

Li Dan gritted his teeth and said loudly about winning; "Princess, go over quickly, there is an old slave, and you will be able to protect the princess."

Ying Keqiao's face turned pale, and he said with a crying voice; "Father, let's go over together, Ke'er no longer has a father, and I can't live without you anymore."

When Li Dan saw the pursuers approaching, he glared at Ying Ke fiercely and roared; "Win Ke, have you forgotten who you are, you are the daughter of the First Emperor, the princess of Great Qin, and now the safety of Great Qin is on you alone. Flee quickly, find Fusu Gongzi, and ask him to avenge His Majesty and the old slave. ”

"Go!" Seeing that Ying Ke still hesitated, Li Dan glared at him fiercely. Only then did he turn back with tears in his eyes and urge the horse to cross the bridge.

Seeing Ying Ke slowly walk away, a smile appeared on Li Dan's old face. Turning over and dismounting, he took the dagger from his bosom and cut it into the chains.

This rope bridge was built by local residents to cross the Xisha River, and it is usually pedestrianized, so the rattan used as a chain lock is unusually strong. Although the dagger in Li Dan's arms was a sharp weapon, it was cut for a long time, and only a small half of it was cut. At this time, Yu Lin, who was chasing, had already rushed to a place where he was an arrow and a half, and when he saw Li Dan waving his knife and cutting the chains, he knew his intentions, and they all set up bows and shot arrows.

Although it was in the night, and it was far away, these seven or eight Yulin still had an arrow that hit Li Dan with their superb archery skills. Li Dan screamed when he was hit by an arrow, and the dagger in his hand not only did not stop, but swung it like crazy.

The winner who had already crossed the bridge could see that he had been hit by an arrow, and he couldn't help but stop his horse and cry out sadly; "Father!"

Li Dan saw that she had crossed the bridge, and shouted with all his strength in pain; "Run, princess." Then he mustered all his strength, and with a loud roar, he swung the dagger down. I don't know if it is God bless Daqin in the dark, the half-arm-thick rattan was actually cut off by Li Dan's dying last blow, and the rope bridge fluttered and fell into the water at one end. At the same time, Yulin's second round of arrow rain night had arrived, Li Dan screamed several times, and his old body was carried by the huge inertia and fell into the water.

"Father!" On the other side, the winner knelt down and knelt by the river, shouting heartbreakingly, tears gushing like a spring. He cried for a moment before he got on his horse and whipped away.

Yu Lin on the other side frowned and watched Ying Ke's back disappear into the night, and there was nothing he could do. They were not familiar with this place, and they did not know where there was a bridge to cross the river, so they had to return to the camp and return to Wang Qi.