Chapter 41: Saving Lives
This is obviously life-threatening! Meng Yining flew up with an arrow, as fast as a flash, only to hear "oops" The two of them didn't know where the pain was, so they let go and ran. Le Yi also turned over and jumped, his hands were bruised, and he slipped up the black bag that almost sank in one hand.
The people inside didn't know what was going on, and struggled to writhe.
Le Yi carried the black cloth bag ashore and untied it, revealing an unwilling and angry gaze. Meng Yining struck a match and lit a pinch of licorice, and saw that the man still had dried blood stains and brown-black dirty spots, and there were bruises on the leaking skin. The arms are still tied together. In the darkness of the night, it looks like a shriveled black sheep. The smell of the river fish on his body was mixed with the smell of soybean fertilizer, and Meng Yining didn't notice that he was smoked in one breath and took a step back.
muttered in a low voice: "What a taste, so penetrating." ”
Le Yi held back, squatted down and untied the rope from the man's body, and then helped his emaciated figure to stand up. As soon as the man stood up, the sour rancid smell immediately penetrated every pore on everyone's body. Yi Ning was extremely sensitive to smells, so she turned her head and ran to the river to wash her face with cold water. The cold wind blew on his face, but his mind was much clearer.
The man was blown by the wind and slowly came to his senses, as if he understood something, and looked at the two young people's lips weakly spit out a complete sentence: "Thank you two for saving your life." ”
"Dare to ask the gentleman's name?"
"Rick."
Meng Yining was stunned for a moment, and asked directly: "You are Mr. Li Ke, the dwarf of Sichuan Kingdom?" How is it here? ”
Le Yi was a little surprised, this name was very unfamiliar in his ears, he turned his head and asked Meng Yining: "Do you know him?" ”
"Heard, go back and let Mr. take a bath first." Saying that, Meng Yining held his breath and went up to help Li Ke. Le Yi went up and took it and said I'm coming. Help the man step by step into the camp.
Chun Xia was making tea for Gu Zi'an, who was still rereading the information, when suddenly the door opened and smelled a smell of horse manure. Gu Zi'an also sensed the smell, looked back, and saw Le Yi holding a small black figure, while Meng Yining followed with a wrinkled nose.
"Your Highness, forgive me! Spring and summer, go fetch water. ”
"Who is this?" Gu Zi'an was a little puzzled, why did Meng Yining pick someone up? Although it is dirty and smelly, it doesn't look like a villager.
"Your Highness, I will tell you when you go back to your house. When he arrived at Gu Zi'an's house, Meng Yining said, "Li Ke." Do you remember? A name I had heard from Da Si Nong a year ago. ”
Gu Zi'an thought for a while, and suddenly became enlightened. That day, Gu Zi'an and Jing Chi went to Dasi Nong's Mansion as guests, and Meng Yining was allergic to the incense in his agate incense burner in the middle hall, so he found an excuse to run outside and look up to admire the blue sky and white clouds.
Dasi Nong was busy before and after, and served tea and water diligently. On that day, the guests and strategists in the Dasi Nong Mansion included more than a dozen people such as Li Ke. Everyone has different opinions about the situation in various countries, but only Li Ke's words Meng Yining still remembers.
Talking about the sudden appearance of a small group of nomadic bandits in the northwest, they did many evils, cruel methods, burning, killing, plundering, and mutilating the people. However, since there are only a few hundred people, many people think that the climate cannot be formed, and it is good to force them to retreat to the desert to fend for themselves. But Li Ke said: "Barbarian and vicious, less educated, lightly violating national borders, and not punishing quickly, after profiting, they will be unscrupulous." It's easy to become a big problem! Three months later, the gang set fire to the seven towns on the border of Yanrong, and the king of Yanrong paid attention to this small tribe and ordered to hunt it down, but the people had already returned to the wasteland to spend the winter with the stolen dry food, horses, gold and silver, and women.
At that time, Li Ke's words made Meng Yining and Gu Zi'an remember it very deeply, and they couldn't imagine that they would see him so depressed today.
"Why is the gentleman so injured?" Gu Zi'an hurriedly asked.
Li Ke looked at Gu Zi'an's face and was shocked, and immediately confirmed who this noble person knew, and said, "Gu Shizi." ”
Unexpectedly, Li Ke had such a good memory, Meng Yining raised his eyebrows and stood behind Gu Zi'an with his hands folded. Chun Xia came in with a basin of water and two clean clothes. "Let's go out first, wait for you to change your clothes, and let Chun Xia call us."
The three of them stood side by side outside the door, Le Yi squinted his eyes, slapped and smiled: "Yi Ning, you can't hide the smile on the corner of your mouth." ”
"What? I am very impressed by this person, who would have thought that I would be lucky enough to meet here! ”
Meng Yining glanced at him and raised his eyebrows. Why is Le Yi now more and more like a roundworm in his stomach, and he has to guess at every turn to see if he can detect his own thoughts.
"It's up to you." Meng Yining looked up at Gu Zi'an, and the gentle night breeze blew the white haze of the day.
Gu Zi'an was silent, there were too few people around him, only the teacher Zhang Ji, the military generals Xiao Zimu, Meng Yining, Le Yi, and the old friends who stayed in Beiyang and could not see each other, and they were defeated by the powerful Zhang family. It is naturally a blessing to have a strategist now. After seeing Li Ke in the Great Sima Mansion that day, he paid attention to this person, but the Great Sima seemed to have scruples and rarely took him out.
Li Keyuan was not a native of Great Xia, but a native of Sichuan, but the monarch of Sichuan did not introduce his idea of great ambition, and he was between Great Xia and Beiyang. Li Ke began to travel around the world, hoping to have a grand plan, and happened to meet Da Sima in Great Xia, and was taken in the palace to become a strategist.
Meng Yining stared at him for a moment, knowing that he was also sure in his heart, and was about to ask, but saw Li Ke change into a clean white coat, push the door out, roll up his sleeves, and bow down. Gu Zi'an hurriedly went up to help: "Mr. doesn't have to be polite. ”
"Your Highness, the grace of saving your life is unforgettable!" immediately said that the old tears were ruffled, and his face was gray, but his eyes were full of perseverance and strength. People instantly feel much younger.
Le Yi coughed: "Sir, why are you ...... Why is it so ......" Before he could finish speaking, Li Ke let out a long sigh. "I can't resist......"
Since Li Ke defected to Da Sima, he thought that he could be introduced for his advice, but this was not the case. Although the King of Xia rewarded Da Sima many times, especially after he proposed to turn public land into private land, the treasury of Great Xia was full and the grain was abundant. However, Li Ke did not get his wish, and he remembered that he had met an internal history that invited him to the Wei State. Just as he was about to defect, he was caught by Da Sima.
Sima was furious and ordered his attendants to beat Li Ke with boards and thorns, and the blood flowed on the spot, and he screamed incessantly. Li Ke had to hold his breath and pretend to be dead, so Da Sima sent someone to roll him up with a mat, throw him into the horse pen, and pour horse manure on his body, and he did not move for two days. Just when he relaxed his vigilance, taking advantage of the banquet the day before yesterday and everyone was drunk, Li Ke took advantage of the chaos to escape. Da Sima was furious and ordered the guards to chase and kill, and this was the scene just now.
After listening to Li Ke's narration, Gu Zi'an said slowly: "Gu Mou once met Mr. in the Great Sima Mansion, and that day Mr. talked about the barbarians in the northwest, and said 'If you don't ask for it, it will become a big disaster', after March, the seven towns of Yanrong wailed all over the field. It's a pity that I can't listen to Mr. talk at the moment. If the gentleman doesn't dislike it, you can follow us to Beiyang ......"
Li Ke heard the words and looked up to the sky and laughed: "The soldier dies for the confidant, and the soldier dies for the confidant...... In the next must go to the soup and fire, do not hesitate! ”
In the distance, Zhang Ji was talking with the little insect Hongxi, and a hearty laughter melted into the joy and laughter of the festival. He was holding Zhiduoxing and walking towards Gu Zi'an.
Suddenly, there was an additional figure in the darkness, and he walked over suspiciously.
"Teacher."
"Ji Lao."
Li Ke chuckled in his heart, and there was a look in his eyes: "Prime Minister of Beiyang, Zhang Ji?" ”
"Exactly down there."
Li Ke hurriedly knelt down and bowed: "Under Li Ke, I studied under Suyu Jushi." ”
Zhang Ji was stunned, it turned out to be an old friend's student.