Zhao Chengxiao listened to Qiu Yi's words politely, smiled and straightened his chest and said: "Your Highness has anything to do, just command!" I don't have any skills, but my body is quite tough, and I can afford to toss, and the bandits and bandits in those years were not in vain! ”

Qiu Yizhi saw that Zhao Chengxiao looked like a hero, and couldn't help shouting "good" in his mouth, but turned around and said to Yiran and Yelu: "In Xia and Zhao Chengxiao, you have to take the first step, and after leaving Tongguan, you will pass through Gyeongju and wait for the prince in Anhe Town." You should also speed up your journey, pass through Linzhou along the main road first, and settle down in Anhe Town. This Anhe Town is the only place for Youyan to enter the Guannai, and we are waiting for the prince here, okay? ”

Yiran lowered his head and muttered: "This road has to trek through mountains and rivers, and it has to be day and night, you have to be careful." Or...... Otherwise, if you follow me on the main road, there are Bohai warriors around me, choose two or three of them, and follow your plan to make a front stop, it must not matter. If you are still not at ease, you can let Yelu go for a run. ”

Qiu Yi's heart was as anxious as a hundred claws, and she felt that as long as she didn't do it herself, she would have failed the nurturing grace of her father-in-law, where could she still hear the affection in Yiran's words. I only heard him explain: "Gyeongju is full of mountain roads and trails, and there are many bandits who cut the paths, and this trip is just a part-time journey, but in fact it is similar to breaking through the passes." Zhao Chengxiao walked twice before I was a little relieved, if someone went in, I was afraid that there would be no return. ”

"Then let Yelu and Zhao Chengxiao go. The two heroes cherish each other, and this will definitely not delay the big thing. Remembering again.

Yelu also said on the side: "The little one was born on horseback and grew up, and the bow horse will not be worse than Brother Zhao." Send the small one to go, and His Highness Yi will rest assured. ”

"How can I not be at ease with Brother Yelu?" Qiu Yizhi sighed, "My father-in-law is like a new parent to me, and if I don't bow down to go down, I am really uneasy. Why don't you understand my intentions? ”

When I heard this, I sighed and said, "When did you understand my mind?" ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, his face turned red, his heart was pounding, and he peeked at Yi Ran's shy appearance, and tried to calm down the ups and downs of his heart, and then said: "This matter has been decided, don't persuade the county lord again." As for the friendship of the county lord, it will be reciprocated by a spring in the next day. ”

Yiran listened, so he had to nod silently.

Qiu Yi saw that the Lord of Bohai County finally agreed to his plan, so he was relieved. Seeing that his beloved horse was already very weak, he told Yelu to take good care of this good horse, and chose two other horses to lend to him.

Yelu is also a horse lover, and when he entered Luoyang, he also brought more than a dozen good horses on the grassland, so he agreed.

So Qiu Yizhi and Zhao Chengxiao stepped on the horses, waved goodbye to everyone, and galloped forward all the way, leaving only a piece of flying dust raised behind the horses' hooves.

The two horses that Yelu lent to Qiu Yizhi are not as strong as the sweaty horses, but they are also rare horses. The two of them galloped on horseback, resting only for an hour at lunchtime for a day, and then rushed to the bottom of Tongguan before sunset.

Qiu Yizhi wanted to go out of the customs overnight and rush in the starry night, but after the emperor died, the Tongguan customs defense became tighter.

Qiu Yizhi was helpless, so he had to find an inn nearby to live in. After this busy day, Qiu Yizhi and Zhao Chengxiao were already exhausted, and they fell asleep after a hasty dinner.

Early the next morning, the two got up again and set off.

Qiu Yizhi was so anxious that he just wanted to see his father-in-law one day earlier, and he didn't care about hiding people's eyes and ears, so he only took out the token in his arms, pretending to persuade the good division to handle urgent official business, and cut the queue and went straight to Tongguan Gate.

When the soldiers guarding the gate saw the token of the Quanshan Division, they were all silent, and they dared to stop the inspection. Qiu Yizhi passed through this pass unimpeded.

As soon as he passed Tongguan, he was led by Zhao Chengxiao, turned to the north, and went to Gyeongju.

The north and south of Gyeongju run through a Luliang Mountain that stretches for hundreds of miles, and the official road winds through the mountains, which is really difficult to walk. Fortunately, the two horses under the crotch have been carefully adjusted, and the pace is very steady, but the gallop on the rugged mountain road seems to be walking on the ground, and the owner has been carrying the master for nearly a hundred miles in one morning.

Qiu Yizhi saw that the sun was hanging in the middle of the sky, and his body was a little hot, so he gradually stopped his horse and beckoned Zhao Chengxiao to stop eating. In order to be in a hurry, when the two of them set off early in the morning, they prepared dry food and snacks in the inn, so they only found a big tree to sit down and swallowed it with clear water, which was considered to have lunch.

After closing their eyes for a moment to rest, the two of them set off again across their horses.

After walking for a few miles, I saw that the path in the distance was full of severed branches, and it was already impassable.

Seeing this, Qiu Yi slowed down and asked, "Brother Zhao, is this the work of the bandits who cut the path?" ”

Zhao Chengxiao also tightened the reins and replied, "Not bad." The first two times I passed here, this branch and debris were not as many as they are today, and I copied them with a slight jump by relying on His Highness's horse. It may seem difficult to pass today, but I hope the bandits have rested, so that we can pass slowly. ”

Before Zhao Chengxiao finished speaking, he saw more than a dozen people coming out of the grass on both sides of the path, and slowly surrounded the two. The leader was a man of five great and three vulgar appearances, dark all over, with a beard, a fat face, and a mountain axe in his hand, and said: "I opened this road, and I ......planted this tree."

Where did Qiu Yizhi have the strength to listen to the bandit finish reading the incision, and then said: "Isn't it just to buy road money, how much do you offer?" ”

The black fat man was stunned for a moment, and then laughed again: "You kid is refreshing, I am a small road here, which is not as cheap as the Imperial City Avenue in Luoyang." Each of you has ten taels of silver, twenty taels in all. ”

Qiu Yizhi let out an "oh", took out a piece of gold from his baggage, and threw it to the bandit leader: "This piece of gold also weighs three taels, enough to buy road money, can you let us go?" ”

The bandit leader took it, and saw that it was indeed a piece of red gold of excellent color, and thought that this young man was so generous and generous, and that the wealth he carried with him must be more than ten times that of this gold, so he said, "This is the travel fee for the two of you." The cost of the two horses is ......"

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he impatiently took out a piece of gold about the same size from the package, and said, "Okay, you don't talk nonsense, this ingot of gold will also be given to you, let us go quickly!" With that, he sat down on his horse and threw the piece of gold in his hand again.

The black fat bandit leader took the gold, but he didn't give way, and his eyes were shining with gold and beckoned to his brothers: "Brothers, the big deal is coming!" Knock over these two dead ghosts, and we will have food and clothing for the rest of our lives! "Anyway, with the weapon in your hand, you are going to go forward.

Seeing this, Zhao Chengxiao hurriedly turned his horse in front of Qiu Yizhi and said to the bandit: "Do you recognize Zhao Heizi from Yunmeng Mountain?" ”

The bandit was stunned again, and said, "Is that the Zhao Heizi who strangled the flower-eyed leopard?" What's wrong? ”

"It's Zhao Heizi below, and there are some urgent things to deal with right now. There is a way that the mountains do not turn to the water, the water does not turn to the people, and it is difficult to guarantee what three long and two short things are in the rivers and lakes. Today, my eldest brother sold me a face, let us go, and if my eldest brother has any difficulties in the future, I will definitely repay him. Zhao Chengxiao sat on his horse and replied majestically.

The bandit smiled and said, "Face? Lao Tzu has lived today and has no tomorrow, and now he has bought your face, when will you pay it back? How many catties and taels is your Zhao Heizi's face worth? You are the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, right? ”

This sentence reminded Qiu Yizhi instead: "Martial Arts Alliance Leader? Do you know who the current leader of the martial arts alliance is? ”

"Humph! Seeing that you have never seen the world, the current leader of the martial arts alliance is Yu Chi Daxia. Speaking of this, the black fat man's face lit up, "A few days ago, Wei Chi Daxia passed by me and ate a glass of water and wine from Lao Tzu!" ”

Qiu Yizhi listened, and then remembered that when he was drinking and worshipping with Chi Lianghong, the captain of Qingguilou in Anhe Town, he heard him say that he wanted to come to Gyeongju to do some things, and he must have made friends with some people in the rivers and lakes when he did things. So Lang Sheng asked the bandit: "Do you know that Wei Chi Lianghong has made a righteous brother in Anhe Town?" ”

When the bandit leader heard this, he was stunned again—

It turned out that Yu Chi Lianghong passed by here that day, and the bandit leader still wanted to rob this chivalrous man with outstanding martial arts, but Yu Chi Lianghong knocked over more than a dozen people with three punches and two kicks. The status of the rivers and lakes between Wei Chi Lianghong and this bandit is very different, in fact, he didn't say a few words, but he mentioned that he recognized a young hero as a brother in Anhe Town......

Thinking of this, the black fat man saw that Qiu Yizhi looked similar to the righteous brother described by Yu Chi Lianghong, and hurriedly changed his respectful expression and said, "Could it be that this son is the brother of Yu Chi Daxia?" ”

Qiu Yi Lang Lang replied: "My brother's martial arts reputation is one of the best in the rivers and lakes, who dares to pretend to be his brother?" ”

The bandit leader was very firm when he heard Qiu Yi's tone, and his attitude became more and more humble: "That is really a big flood that has washed the Dragon King Temple." As he spoke, he threw the mountain axe in his hand, slowly walked to the horse of Qiuyi, handed over the two pieces of gold that he had thrown to him before, and said, "I knew that Gongzi was the brother of Weichi Daxia, and the little one didn't dare to come to trouble Gongzi even if he ate the bear's heart and leopard guts!" ”

Qiu Yizhi was full of worries, and he didn't want to entangle with him anymore, and he didn't take the gold, so he said: "It's easy to say." It's just that I'm really in a hurry, and we'll talk about it in the future. As for this bit of gold, even if it is to invite you to a drink. ”

As he spoke, he loosened the reins slightly, and drove his horse away from the dead branches and rocks and walked forward slowly.

Where did the bandit leader dare to stop him, followed the horse all the way to send him out for a long time, and repeatedly told him not to mention this matter in front of Chi Lianghong, so he sent Qiu Yizhi and Zhao Chengxiao away.

In this way, along the way, the two encountered a total of six bandits, three of which broke through the obstacles, one of which was sent away with some gold and silver, and the other two were no longer embarrassed to report the name of Yu Chi Lianghong.

Therefore, although there are some twists and turns along the way, it is not difficult.

At noon on the second day after leaving Tongguan, the two of them could see the tallest and most magnificent restaurant in Anhe Town, Qinggui Building.

This Qingguilou is a restaurant under the name of Zhou Cijing, and Qiu Yizhi was ordered to rush from Guangyang to the capital Luoyang, where he stayed here. Therefore, the two hurried downstairs and showed the name card given by Zhou Cijing to Qiu Yizhi to the runner who welcomed the guests.

Not long after, Sun Shouqian, the shopkeeper of the restaurant, went out to greet him in person, and saw that it was not Zhou Cijing himself, but he was not lazy, and was about to welcome the two into the restaurant, but he heard Qiu Yizhi say: "I was ordered by the officials of Zhou to come here to wait to welcome the prince of Youyan." I wonder if the prince has ever been here? ”

Sun Shouqian asked rhetorically: "Is the prince going to come to the customs to do business?" ”

Qiu Yi was stunned, and then thought that he had come from Luoyang, and now the news of the emperor's death may not have reached here, but he didn't want to talk to him in detail, so he shirked and said: "This is an errand ordered by my uncle Zhou Daguan, since his old man said it, it should be true." ”

Sun Shouqian listened, nodded and replied: "The little day is here, and I haven't seen the prince of Youyan pass by here." However, this Anhe Town is the only way for Youyan Road to enter Beijing, and the prince must have not crossed the Yellow River. If the prince really wants to come to the customs to do business, the prince only needs to wait here for a few more days. ”

Qiu Yizhi heard that he was reasonable, and said: "Please ask the shopkeeper Sun to arrange an elegant and clean seat below, and the two of us will find a ferry to go back to Youyan after lunch." ”

Sun Shouqian saw that Qiu Yizhi's itinerary was so urgent, and only thought that there was a major change in his own family, but he didn't dare to ask more, and led the two to the seat where Qiu Yizhi had sat with Chi Lianghong on the top floor of Qinggui Building, and ordered his subordinates to put some light snacks, and went downstairs.