Chapter 71: King Jin Falls Off a Cliff
The cold moon was half-hidden in the luxuriant foliage, and the branches stretched out horizontally, and the two guards opened the way in front of them.
The mountains were damp, and the cool air penetrated into the pores through his clothes, and the mighty man also tightened his clothes to preserve his body temperature.
The lighting can only be done with the torch in the hand, and the feet are full of rocks, rotten leaves, and ditches.
Wen Ge held a long branch with the thickness of his arm that he picked up on the spot as a crutch, pulled the hem of his clothes that had been scraped by the branch with his backhand, gasped, and asked unsteadily, "Zhang Quan, how long will it take to get out?"
Zhang Quan turned around when he heard this, looked around, and said, "Sir, there are about three hours to go." ”
Jin Rui held his knees, his calves couldn't stop trembling, he had never been so embarrassed and tired when he was so big, he took a breath, and secretly scolded in his heart that it was not the right time to block the road!
When Wen Ge heard this, his face turned pale and his lips turned purple, he was already too tired to speak after walking for two hours, and he would have to walk for another three hours!
"Master, the road ahead is difficult and steep, should we rest for half an hour and then hurry?" Zhang Quan said this for the safety of everyone, after all, it is most appropriate to walk that section in the best mental state!
After Zhang Quan finished speaking, more than a dozen guards all looked at Jin Rui with hope in their eyes, Rao is that they have practiced kung fu and are strong, and they can't stand it if they go on like this!
Jin Rui looked up at the moonlight, his eyes flashed fiercely, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't stop, keep walking." As he spoke, he walked forward.
If there is an extra delay here, the situation in Shuangxia Town will be less certain.
Wen Ge took a breath and staggered to keep up with Jin Rui's footsteps on crutches, and the dozen or so guards sighed frustratedly when they saw it, and could only stubbornly follow.
On a hidden cliff, Qi Mu looked at the torches that were getting closer and closer, stroked the white fox in his arms, and said softly: "You have to behave well later, otherwise I will eat you!"
The fox seemed to understand Qi Mu's words, and got into his arms with a "woo", leaking a pair of aggrieved eyes, and complaining speechlessly.
Qi Mu smiled, touched the fox's head, looked at the group of people who were getting closer and closer, and quietly took a few steps back, hiding in the lush leaves.
Jin Rui and the others walked for another half an hour, and came to the steep place that Zhang Quan said, and all the guards widened their eyes when they saw it, is this the road?
I saw a slightly inclined mountain with a circle of one foot wide sheep intestine trail, the right side of the trail is the bottomless cliff, the wind whistling from under the cliff.
"Zhang Quan, will you kid lead the way? Where is this called the road?" a guard pushed Zhang Quan and chirped.
Zhang Quan stared and pushed back. "Let the prince lead the way, what can I do, I have the ability to talk to the prince. ”
Another guard frowned. "It's not enough to step on a bigger foot. "If you stumble and fall off a cliff, will you still be alive?
"Okay, what's the noise?, Your Highness deigned to walk with us all the way, and didn't say a word of hard work, what else do you have to complain about?" Wengo reprimanded.
A few people looked at Jin Rui's gloomy face, and suddenly didn't dare to say anything, but in their hearts, they were beating side drums, you can't sacrifice your life and make meritorious contributions, you can't ignore our life or death! The victims of Shuangxia Town were killed, and someone searched and rescued them, if they fell off the cliff later, who would save them?
Zhang Quan took the lead in stepping on the path with the width of his feet, took a few steps tentatively, and reminded: "The road here is narrow, wet and slippery, and it is difficult to walk, so try to grasp the protruding stones of the mountain with your hands and watch your feet carefully." ”
More than a dozen people listened to Zhang Quan's words, carefully clinging to the mountain, moving their steps step by step, the wind under the cliff wantonly agitated everyone's robes, the wind with a hooking force, seemed to want to pull people down, everyone did not dare to be negligent, and walked hard.
Jin Rui was protected in the middle, and one person in front and one of them held torches to illuminate him, Rao was so frightened that he was also terrified, his hands were tightly grasping the mountain on the left, and his eyes didn't dare to look at the cliff on the right!
"There's a little bit of that, everyone, be careful. Zhang Quan's voice came from the front.
Jin Rui listened to Zhang Quan's words, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and before he could rejoice, he saw something rushing out of the bushes above his head, he subconsciously raised his hand to block it, the movement was too big, and his body suddenly lost his balance, and his feet slipped suddenly.
Wen Ge followed behind Jin Rui, and saw a furry thing attacking Jin Rui in the night, and he was startled and shouted, "Stop this thing!"
The guards in front of Jin Rui hurriedly waved torches to catch up, but it was too late, so they heard Jin Rui scream, and his body fell off the cliff with a crooked figure.
Everyone watched the shadows of the trees under the cliff move, and for a moment they were stunned, and His Royal Highness King Jin fell off the cliff!
Wen Ge looked at Jin Rui's quickly disappearing figure, a chill ran down his spine, and he trembled his lips and said, "Look, go down and find it." ”
Everyone listened to Wen Ge's words, came back to their senses, nodded busily, and quickened their pace forward, but they couldn't help but think in their hearts, can they still survive if they fall so high? If Jin Rui died, what would happen to the guards who accompanied him to protect his safety?
Qi Mu in the dark saw more than a dozen people hurriedly walking over, stroked the fox fur and smiled, and said, "This time you have made a meritorious service, and when the matter is done, I will take you back to the fourth lady to ask for a reward, how about it?"
The fox "woos" into Qi Mu's arms, and Qi Mu tugs the fox into his clothes, climbs out of the grass, and slides down the cliff from the rope he had prepared in advance.
Shuangxia Town, county ya
In the lobby, there were King Qu, King Ning and Peng Hao sitting in turn.
King Qu and King Ning looked at Peng Hao with strange expressions at this time, Peng Hao was not cowardly when the two looked at him, with a slight smile on his face, he picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea by himself.
King Qu looked at it for a moment and asked with a gentle smile. "Can Peng Gongzi tell this king about the situation of avoiding the disaster?"
King Ning, who was sitting on the side, glanced at King Qu when he heard this, and his face was obviously very curious about the answer to this question, the 10,000 people in Shuangxia Town were unharmed!
Peng Hao put down the teacup when he heard this, and said matter-of-factly: "Don't hide it from the two princes, I don't know about this matter, I just came in accordance with the order, the emperor ordered me to organize the people to sacrifice to the Dragon King, who knew that the flood occurred in the middle of the sacrifice, and now I still have palpitations when I think about the situation at that time." ”
Three hours before the disaster relief team led by the two princes arrived in Shuangxia Town, Peng Hao had already received a secret report from the emperor of Kyoto.
Father's order?"Didn't Father order you to come and inspect the river?, why did you become a sacrificial dragon king again?" King Ning frowned when he heard this, and questioned.
"The emperor has issued two holy decrees, inspecting the river is a clear decree and sacrificing to the dragon king is an oracle!"
King Ning sneered, obviously not believing Peng Hao's words. "Sacrificing to the Dragon King is not something unsightly, why doesn't my father explain it bluntly?"
"I dare not doubt the emperor's will. Peng Hao's face was straight, and he replied with a bow.
When King Qu heard this, he couldn't tell if Peng Hao really knew something, but when he heard his remarks at this time, he shouldn't have said anything, so he smiled and said: "Peng Gongzi has worked hard to fight the disaster this time, and when this king returns to Beijing, it will be Peng Gongzi's meritorious service." ”
Peng Hao smiled lightly and said, "Do things for the emperor, don't dare to say bitter." Saying that, he stood up, bowed to the two, and said politely: "The dam river coefficient has been destroyed, and there is no longer any will to inspect the river, since the two princes have taken over the 10,000 people in Shuangxia Town, then I should also return to Beijing to resume my life." ”
"Peng Gongzi wants to leave now?" King Qu looked at the night outside and said worriedly: "The weather is humid and cold, and it is difficult to walk at night, Peng Gongzi should rest for one night and leave tomorrow." ”
Peng Hao saluted and said, "Thank you for your kindness, it's just... The emperor is worried about the situation in Shuangxia Town, and he definitely hopes that I will return to Beijing as soon as possible. ”
When King Qu heard him say this, it was not easy to persuade him anymore, so he had to give up, and he wanted to talk to him at night, but... Looking at his current posture, it is obvious that he is avoiding himself and King Ning under the pretext of the emperor's order, and I think that the general's mansion is still unwilling to stand in line! It seems that he still has to start with Peng Mo!
After seeing Peng Hao, King Ning had the same thoughts as King Qu, and seeing that Peng Hao insisted on leaving, he ordered someone to prepare dry food and good horses to see him off.
King Qu looked at it and sneered in his heart, these five brothers will please people.
Peng Hao accepted the horses prepared by King Ning, and the dry food was still prepared by Zhang Ji. After resigning from King Qu and King Ning, he "explained" to Ma Jier, who came to see him off, and returned to Kyoto overnight.
Half an hour, Mohe Garden
Mercy Wind walked back from outside, lifted the curtain and came in, and called softly. "Miss. The voice was soft and joyful.
Peng Mo retracted his gaze in the book, rubbed his eyebrows, raised his eyes to look at Lian Feng and asked, "How is the news from Kyoto?"
Lianfeng looked happy and said with a smile: "Miss, the emperor greatly appreciated our general's behavior of donating food this morning, and said a lot of words according to the scriptures, which attracted hundreds of officials to donate food, and the emperor also asked people to post a notice, and the people of Kyoto can voluntarily donate clothes and food to contribute to Shuangxia Town." ”
Peng Mo understood the emperor's thoughts as soon as he heard it, his eyes narrowed slightly, with a hint of sharpness, the emperor's abacus was loud, he obviously wanted hundreds of officials to donate grain, but he didn't explain it directly, but brought out the general's mansion who donated grain to make a statement!
These hundreds of officials donated food, but they were not willing, they didn't dare to hate the emperor, they would only have complaints about the general's mansion!
Hmph! I let 10,000 people in Shuangxia Town avoid the flood, and the General's Mansion took the initiative to donate food and herbs, but the emperor, you pushed the General's Mansion out to block the knife!
It's just that the emperor has attracted a lot of jealousy for the general's mansion today, and I will let you repay it a thousand times more in the future!
"What about donations?"
"I heard that a lot of donations have been raised, and the second batch of disaster relief food funds has been sorted out, and it was taken to Shuangxia Town by His Royal Highness King Chen!"