119. The Avengers. Yan Cao

The sunny slopes of the two realms are overgrown with shrubs.

On the mountainside, a group of soldiers lurked here, holding their breath. Each of them is wearing a pickaxe and shovel in hand, wearing cyan rattan armor that is compatible with their surroundings, and their serious expressions indicate that an extraordinary event is about to take place.

This is Daze, the most fertile treasure land within the six passes of Yanyang, and it is also the most devastating area in the southern invasion war.

Destroy. Of the twenty-six states occupied by the Northerners, the rest of the world was nothing more than plundered wealth, so why was Daze alone destroyed?

This has to start from the geographical environment of Daze: Daze is low and flat, sitting under the sunny slope of the two realms, the water and grass are abundant, nourishing the forest beasts, and it is a good hunting area. The men of Daze, who grew up in the hunting culture, were unruly and ashamed of not being able to use bows and horses, and when the Rong people invaded, they spontaneously formed an arrow team and resisted fiercely. This practice provoked the tyranny of the Rong people, and after Daze was finally defeated, in order to make an example of the chickens and monkeys, it was natural that they were unexpectedly humiliated.

There is an ugly rumor: Ninety percent of the people of Daze are impure, because their bow horses are so powerful that they are suspicious. Anyone who wants to provoke the Osawa man the fastest, just say three words softly: Northern mongrel.

But it's better not to do this, you'll die.

The trauma of the Daze people during the southern invasion was not good, and they were hurt by rumors for the second time, even if the imperial court commended them every year and exempted them from forced labor and taxes, the kind of humiliation engraved in their bones still could not be reduced by half, so their revenge was extremely strong, and they were almost paranoid looking for every opportunity to wash away the humiliation, and they were also proving their innocence in disguise - we are upright Tianye people, and we have nothing to do with Rong Dog!

Of course, their methods are more insidious, and they never confront each other head-on, especially when the object is an "envoy" and the task is to "ask for relatives", especially when they cannot make waves against the wind. At this time, it is a smart choice to set traps and engage in ambushes.

From the beginning of the day to the sunset, the soldiers of Daze squatted with extraordinary patience, as long as the horses arrived, the pickaxe and shovel in their hands would pry the loose mountain rock, and then the rolling boulder would smash the bull dog! After that, their leader, the governor of Osawa and the chief soldier, Yan Cao, will prepare a sincere report to the imperial court, saying that the princess and the envoy died in a landslide caused by a night rain.

How perfect!

At this time, there was a strange sound in the distance, and the leading soldiers jumped on the boulder to look, only to see a few white flags standing in a piece of gold and red, which was the color advocated by the grassland people.

Hu Lie has arrived!

The rumbling of the chariots and horses became louder and louder, and the rough foreign language could already be heard, and the soldiers of Daze shook their spirits, pulled out the iron hammer behind their waists, and prepared for Stonehenge, and rushed down together to open the scoop of the surviving northerners! At this critical moment, a gong sounded suddenly. All the soldiers looked at each other, and their eyes were all puzzled: sound the gong...... Collect troops?

In the Yazheng Hall of the Zhizhou Mansion, Yan Cao smiled step by step, as if he wanted to kill the secret envoy in front of him with his eyes.

"You said - Hu Lie and his party had an accident, and it was all on this official? Oh, this official heard it right, since Bai * retired and returned to his hometown, he has always been thinking of the grace of God, remembering the prime minister's admonitions, conscientiously governing one side, diligently training sergeants, and being so busy every day that he hits the back of his head with his feet, and he can't take care of eating, so why should he be responsible for the life and death of outsiders! ”

"This is the order of the Prime Minister, and the rest of the envoys don't know about it."

"Shit! How could the teacher give such an order! Yan Ke roared, his eyebrows were raised at a large angle, but at this time, he was almost about to fly, and his convex eyes were round, which was extremely aggressive. In addition, there was a teacup-sized burn on his forehead, black, black, red, and red, bulging unevenly, and it looked terrifying.

The master was cautious by nature, seeing that Yan Cao's attitude was rude, and he was afraid that the secret envoy would slander him after returning to Beijing, so he hurriedly persuaded Yan Cao to go to the back hall, and went into battle with the secret envoy to fight officially: "Shangguan is traveling day and night, he must be tired, and he will settle down in the yazhong and then reason." Shangguan didn't know that it was the prime minister who transferred our lord to Bai*, and it was also his old man who allowed us to return to his hometown, which was because of the trust in our lords. ”

"That's a good thing to say," the envoy said coldly, "Then why did Yan Zhizhou turn a blind eye to the document sent by the Prime Minister?" What tricks are you playing on the Mountains of the Two Realms? What a bold son, do you want Her Royal Highness the princess to bury Hu Lie! Master Jiang, don't blame the envoy for not reminding you, in the past two years that your family has been the governor of the state, he has connived at the people to be enemies of the Rong clan, and the prime minister has turned a blind eye, but the matter with his relatives is very important, if Yan Zhizhou does not stop, he is afraid that he will be dismissed and investigated. ”

The secret envoy obviously found out everything and came again, the master thought about it carefully, cold sweat rippled, nodded busily, and personally arranged the next place to appease the secret envoy's emotions. After finishing everything, Master Jiang went to the back hall and said, "My lord, this matter is not easy to do, it seems that the prime minister has taken precautions, and he has already sent that guy to Daze to monitor us!" ”

"I hear you!" Yan Ke's voice was dull, and he suddenly became angry, smashed his chest with an iron fist, and yelled through his teeth: "Yan Ke is not convinced!" Yan is not convinced!! How can Tianye marry the Rong people? The teacher is confused, the teacher is confused!! When it came to urgency, he was so angry that he vomited a mouthful of blood.

He came out of white*, he was scheming, courageous, and he didn't shout a pain when he stabbed the knife, but that group of northerners was the bottom line that could not be compromised. The master was shocked and hurriedly said: "My lord is angry, according to the villain's opinion, first take back the ambush, and then think of another idea, the secret is here, we can't disobey, the prime minister's temper is ......"

"If he has a temper, will I lose my temper?" Yan Cao trembled with anger and scolded: "His temper has been polished in Zhumen's wine and Longyang*'er!" That's why I agreed to marry Rong Dog in a frustrated heart, and I forgot how they trampled on us back then! In order to get married, even the county lord can be crowned a princess, hum, making something out of nothing, licking a carbuncle! No wonder they have to send a secret envoy down to monitor and restrain their own officials - this official is not afraid, and this official wants to do it! ”

The master's face darkened, and he ran to open the door to see if anyone was eavesdropping, closed the doors and windows tightly, and then said honestly: "My lord, the prime minister is young, and the battle of the southern invasion is still in the womb, where can I understand the pain of Daze, and the only one who can really empathize with you is also a Daze person." The prime minister is an outsider, so he doesn't have to care about him, but he is the adult's guiding teacher, and he can't ignore his feelings. Someone just came to report, Hu Lie is stationed outside the city, and he is also afraid of Daze, let's pull down the son and invite you into the urn, and then close the door and beat the dog, with the support of the people, isn't it easy for adults to do anything? ”

"This ......" Although the master said vaguely, Yan Ke understood that the key point is the "people", as long as the people are involved, and this matter is the fault of the whole Daze people, the law does not blame the public, he Yan Ke just conforms to the will of the people, and the prime minister can't do anything to him.

"This ...... It is a shame to use innocent people. ”

"What's so shameful," Master Jiang was very calm: "It's not your business to kill the northerners, it's the common mission of the whole Daze, and you have the same hatred for the enemy, how can you use it?" ”

"Old Jiang, let me think about it again." Yan Cao paced around the room with his hands in a heavy mood.

Five miles on the outskirts of Daze City, Hu Lie and his entourage were burying the pot to make rice, and suddenly a group of people were pouring in, carrying flags and fans, sounding gongs and shouting, beating the head of the horseback and hanging flowers, green robes and silver belts, as soon as they looked at their faces, they rolled the saddle and dismounted, stepped up, threw off their robes and knelt down, and shouted: "Daze Zhizhou Yan Ke visited the princess Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose, the mountains and rivers are far away, His Royal Highness is hard, I respectfully ask His Highness to move to the city - " The entourage of the mountain called the tsunami: "The princess is deeply blessed, bless me Daze people!" ”

Confusing the public, not having a good heart! Huo Huoer and Xiyou glanced at each other, their faces cold and gloomy.

Next to the carriage, Wan Chun was helping Ha Gangmu unsaddle and release the horse, she had done these things very well now, and she also spoke a few words of commonly used Tatar language, and the corners of her mouth were very open when she smiled, showing her little white teeth, like a cheerful grassland girl.

"Only welcome the princess, this Zhizhou is unreasonable. Brother Hagang, I heard you talk about it yesterday that Daze is very dangerous, and he would rather sleep in the suburbs than go into the city, but now Daze Zhizhou is dressed up to invite you! ”

Suo Huan carried a small embroidered pier, sat in the front of the car and danced a handkerchief fan, gloating: "Yes, people have come to invite, although the princess who only invited did not mention you in half a sentence, but shouldering the safety of the princess, you can't help but be cheeky and follow." "I completely forgot that I was going with him.

Ha Gang couldn't see him softening into a puddle of mud sticking to the car board at every turn, without any rigidity, the flying axe stuck to the carriage, scaring Suo Huan so much that he rolled down to the ground. Wan Chun picked him up and touched it, it was fine, pressed it on the embroidery pier again, and said to Ha Gang: "Big brother, why don't you go and talk to Miss Xin'er and let her persuade the princess that she doesn't dare to go to this Hongmen banquet." ”

Ha Gang didn't answer, Suo Huan smiled and said: "It's useless, the princess has a good face, she likes pomp, then Daze Zhizhou came to invite in person, and kept saying that the people welcomed the princess, can she not go?" I really don't want to go, and the people of my mother country come to invite, and it's not easy to refuse such reasons. They are thoughtful and prepared, sharpen your knives quickly, don't put them in the sheath, and carefully bring your son too tired to exalt. - Oh, Ha Gangmu, you are the most reckless and brainless in this team, and you have a bit of identity, you go and shout a few words, provoke Na Zhizhou, and see if you can provoke him out of the prototype. ”

Ha Gang took a sip of him, ran to the front with a cigarette, and shouted: "Hmph, Daze Zhizhou, which seven-grade sesame petty official has no one in his eyes!" ”

Yan Ke didn't look at it, he still knelt in front of the princess's car and kowtowed several times, detailing how the people in the city looked forward to the princess's royal drive, his voice was condensed, and he even raised the prime minister, saying: "The prime minister sent a document early, so that the state capitals opened the door of convenience, how dare the officials slack off, the princess refused to move, wouldn't she let down the affection of the people of the mother country and the prime minister?" ”

Simple and neat, one arrow, if it weren't for the situation, Suo Huan really wanted to applaud him. There was a reserved and sad sigh from Fengyu: "General Xiyou, let's get off." ”

Carriages and horses enter the city, and night falls. The sound of the wind is sparse, whining like a woman's whimper, the horse's hooves are heavy, and there is no echo in the step, and there is no one around, suspicious and longing. What is extremely sad is that the whole street is a strange dark red under the moon, and suspicious red marks can be seen on the walls on both sides, splashing, flowing, and dripping......

"What about the empty alleys? What about the mezzanine welcome? What about people? Yan Cao, you are guilty of deceiving the princess and deceiving the king! Huo Huoer wanted to use this shout to dispel the uneasiness in his heart, after all, he had heard about the bizarre death of the clansmen after they arrived in Daze.

"Human ......" Yan Cao pondered for a long time, and said strangely: "Didn't the deputy envoy see it?" The horse turned around and faced Huo Huoer: "Could it be because I am blind in one eye?" When the Tianye palace maid who was close heard it, she was stunned on the spot.

Huo Huoer hates being mentioned as one-eyed the most, and others are just it, what qualifications does he have? immediately replied: "Big brother, don't talk about the second brother, there are as many pockmarks, Lord Yan only cares about poking people's scars, but he forgets that he is really a person with scars." ”

Xiyou was also embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Yan Zhizhou is really good at laughing, this general has extraordinary eyesight and hasn't seen half a figure, is it also blind?" ”

"Not bad." Yan Cao was arrogant, "The moonlight is so bright, you can't even see it, you have eyes and no beads, don't let it go!" ”

Xiyou puffed up his chest and said arrogantly: "I don't think we have eyes, but you Yan Zhizhou pretending to be a ghost." ”

"Pretending to be a ghost? Hum! Yan Ke casually called a guard and shouted excitedly: "Tell him, see if they have eyes and no beads, or if the official is pretending to be a ghost." ”

"Yes." The guards were respectful, but when they turned to Xiyou, their heads were high, and their tone was cold and undulating, "This place is my main street of Daze, called Ten Thousand Alleys, at the end of the seventh afternoon of July in the nineteenth year of Fengde, the Rong army broke through Daze, slaughtered the city for three days, and the sky and the earth changed color. The women, who had been sent out of the city by the men in advance, heard the news and rushed back, and they all died on the street. In July, the fire turned the ocean of blood into a pool of blood, thick and greasy on the bluestone of this street, one foot and one pit, and no step sound could be heard. After a long time, the bluestone turned red, and the mortals and horses were all silent, as if they were still bloody and greasy and couldn't step on the street stones. Men are martyred, women are martyred, there are more than 10,000 people in our alley, all of them are here tonight, can't you really see it? ”

Embarrassment, worry, except for the second time, Xiyou can't find any words to describe the mood at this time, he is a person who has seen a mountain of corpses, and he has long lost pity, as for guilt, he can't say that he was still young when he invaded the south, and he didn't join. But the hero doesn't suffer the immediate loss, and just behaves.

Xiyou dismounted and waved to each of the four directions: "Fathers, fellow villagers, Xiyou passed by the treasure land, thank you for your warm welcome!" ”

The palace maid poured another batch.

"General Siyou," Yan Cao said gloomy and ruthless, "do you think this is the end of it?" "Pap" clapped his hands twice, and in an instant, countless cold and shivering stars appeared in the window, and at the same time, the sound of clicking arrows radiated densely to the end of the street.

- embattled, they are surrounded!

The warriors were shocked and urgently formed an encirclement to protect the princess and phoenix in the center; Huo Huoer's brain was fast, and he still didn't forget to scold with the most correct attitude: "Yan Cao! Hello big dog, trying to disadvantage the princess! Xiyou Dumin was calm and said calmly: "Lord Yan has something to say, I heard that you hate the northerners, but I came here to marry the princess, and I am respectful, and there is no offense, it is necessary to meet each other in arms?" ”

"Hahaha-" Yan Ke looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, "The general also knows that Yan hates the northerners, so please tell me where Yan's hatred comes from." ”

Xiyou did not hesitate, and looked directly at Yan Cao's face: "The hatred is out of the country, and the hatred is disfigured, but I Hu Lie didn't do much in the battle of the southern invasion, and there was a debtor and a master, and it was the Erdo clan who took the lead at that time. Having said that, the punishment of branding noodles was formulated by the Erdo people for the most heinous captives, which shows that Lord Yan has done extraordinary deeds in the fight against the northerners, this is a medal, it is an honor, why should the husband be concerned about his appearance? ”

Yan Ke shook his head and sneered: "Xiyou Xiao'er, you don't know me." Then he suddenly became serious and shouted, "Listen! Anyone who joined the southern invasion army had a nest of snakes and rats, thieves and wolves, and none of them were clean. Yan someone is not afraid to tell you, according to my temperament, it is also possible to chop you into meat and scatter it here, but at this very moment, the court documents are coming down layer by layer, and I am a local petty official, how can I resist the wind and make waves and give people a handle? I can only go against my will and let you go. ”

He looked very unwilling, but his tone was firm, because if he didn't, he couldn't convince himself. Xiyou laughed loudly: "Okay! Yan Zhizhou is quick to talk, and the general also opened the skylight to say bright words, my King Khan attaches great importance to this marriage, and the people sent to ask for marriage are all strange warriors, even if you Yan Zhizhou really have any dirty means, I may not be able to let you retreat. ”

"Is it—" Yan Ke rode on his horse, stared at the demeanor of all beings, and shouted viciously: "Release the arrow!" ”

What's going on...... Before I had time to think about it, the arrow had been sent out, and the swishing shook the eardrums; Hu Lie collectively jumped up, dancing into a protective net with his weapons, Huo Huoer was even more ruthless, directly choking Yan Ke as a shield, Xi You Dumin jumped on the top of the princess's sedan chair, pulled away the lunge, and exercised horizontally with both hands, wanting to make Gang Qi bounce back the arrow and kill the enemy!

However...... The arrow burst into the night sky with sparks, and then ...... Popping up, the red is scattered all over the sky like paper flowers at the wedding season, and in order to be visible at night, the gold powder and phosphor mixed in advance play a role, making the whole scene like a glorious dream.

Hu Lie is indeed like in a dream, and he can't figure out his head.

Yuhua loves beauty, stepped out of the phoenix and watched, and in the blink of an eye, she was dyed into a fluorescent fairy daughter. Such a whimsical welcome ceremony must be indispensable to the support of the people, and she nodded rarely: "The people of Daze have a heart, the surprise is false, the joy is real, the soldiers first and then the salute, and the hard work is done, and the palace is worth the trip." ”

The warriors were all intoxicated by the princess's appearance, and before they knew it, all their weapons fell to the ground. Seeing this, Yan Ke despised it in his heart, and said arrogantly: "What else is the deputy envoy doing? Don't let go yet! Huo Huoer let go of him. Yan Ke Zhenyi arched his hand and said: "The daughter of the princess Jiangmen, she has always been brave and knowledgeable, and the lower official is still worried about startling the princess, and I don't want you to concentrate extraordinary. ”

This tone is like old knowledge...... Yu Hua glanced at Yan Cao's official robes, frowned, and said: "This palace always remembers that this is not what it used to be, and when you are an example for your ministers, how can you show that the emperor is formless and has lost all her manners?" This palace does love ups and downs more than the soft dance of the warbler, and Lord Yan guesses the heart of the will, which is worthy of praise. ”

Yan Ke didn't understand, he already knelt down between words, and made a humble gesture: "Princess Mingjian, in addition to speculating on the heart of the upper hand, the lower official is also ashamed of the old master, so he doesn't dare to be sloppy." The attendant brought the fire twist, and Yan Cao put it on his face, "The lower official is in the last few years, and Her Royal Highness the princess will definitely not remember me." ”

Yu Hua fixed his face, saw the scar, his heart was hot, and he was about to go down, but he stopped, deliberately moved his gaze to his cyan suit, and said: "This palace is already a maid to be married, so naturally I am completely abandoned, and I don't remember anything." It's hard for Lord Yan to remember that one party knows the state, but he has been an errand under the palace? ”

Yan Cao smiled and said, "Since the princess said so, the lower official doesn't remember it." A first-class banquet has been prepared in the palace for the princess, please-"