Chapter 172: Chu Jue enters Beijing
Qufeng City crawled in outside the door, "The subordinates are here!" ”
"Take a good look at your third master, if he has three long and two short, I will take your life!" Mu Qingyan squinted at Sanjiu and gave an order ruthlessly.
She knows Sanjiu's temper, if she doesn't do this, he will act again in three or five days.
A stack of voices in Qufeng City responded.
There was an extremely cold smile on Mu Qingyan's lips, and Sanjiu felt that it was three points colder than the Tiger King's thousand-year-old ice, and he couldn't help but nod slightly.
"You stay here to recover from your injuries and go back to the capital, I will travel to Longxin Pavilion and not raise waste!" Mu Qingyan's voice was faint, but the concern that seemed to be absent seeped out.
Sanjiu was moved, "The subordinates understand, please rest assured!" ”
Mu Qingyan glanced at Sanjiu again, and pulled Qin Yan's sleeve, "Go back to dinner!" ”
When twilight was approaching, the two rode out of the city.
Tang Tianlie stood at the head of the city, pursing the corners of his mouth and looking at Mu Qingyan's thin figure riding on a horse, slightly distressed; I don't know when that stubborn and persistent woman has entered his heart.
Although the Tang family is an Eastern Chu clan, it is a branch of the Western Tang Dynasty. Mu Zheng was willing to give in to Nangong Yingyue back then, and his favorite was the daughter of the Tang family, the eldest princess of the Western Tang Kingdom, Tang Ling.
Back then, the four kings of the Western Tang royal family seized the heir, and the eldest princess had to take him to flee in order to keep her brother Tang Xiao. hid incognito in Dongchu, and then met Mu Zheng, the two almost fell in love at first sight, but Tang Ling deliberately concealed his life experience for his own safety. When Mu Zheng returned from the battlefield, she had already disappeared and was nowhere to be found.
During this period, Mu Zheng experienced a marriage change, and also experienced a retreat from the dynasty. It wasn't until a year later that he passed through Liangzhou City and encountered it again.
Mu Zheng trained in Phoenix City, personally planted a purple bamboo forest for Tang Ling outside the city, and settled their sisters and brothers.
The young Mu Zheng can be described as a man of the hour in Eastern Chu, and the position of Mrs. Mu is naturally hot. But to everyone's surprise, he ended up marrying a woman from the rivers and lakes, and he was not a member of the family.
After ten years of national turmoil, the throne of the Western Tang Kingdom finally fell into the hands of Tang Yuan, a prince who was raised under the name of Tang Ling's mother. He tried his best to find Tang Ling and Tang Xiao in the end, but neither of them wanted to return to the royal family.
In that year, the Western Tang Emperor was assassinated and killed, and the crown prince Tang Xiao should have succeeded him. But there are three princes who have been crowned kings and are eyeing the supreme throne, and the prince is young and has no time to save his life, so he can only escape from trouble.
Tang Ling knew that Tang Yuan was suspicious, and he was afraid that his younger brother would be poisoned again when he returned to China, so he decisively rejected Tang Yuan's intention and stayed in Dongchu.
Tang Yuan didn't force the two of her, and promised a lot of money, so he let go.
Today, the Tang family in Eastern Chu is three generations of clansmen and is prosperous in Liangzhou City. But the head of the family, Tang Qing, didn't know when he was keen on the struggle for power, in a vain attempt to help Chu Li seize the throne to achieve his big dream of returning to the Western Tang Dynasty in his heart.
Tang Qing repeatedly sent Tang Tianlie back and forth to Shuiyue Villa, contacting Mu Zheng in the name of a common plan, but he returned again and again in vain. Tang Tianlie watched coldly, until Mu Qingyan found him, and he knew that it was time to wake up the drunken dreamer. then secretly colluded with Tang Qing's concubine who was interested in him, and led Tang Qing into the trap step by step.
Over the years, he has given people the impression that he is upright and unbending. But only Mu Qingyan saw his essence at a glance, the scheming hidden deep in his chest. So much so that Tang Tianlie made trouble every time he saw her, but he never got a bargain.
"You're coming to deliver me?" Mu Qingyan called to Tang Tianlie on the city tower.
Tang Tianlie was angry again, her damn sweet voice was clearly mockery.
He looked at the man beside her and rode along, the uninhibited uninhibited uninhibited and noble spirit in his bones was really unforgettable. sighed very uncomfortably, but had to admit: only such a man is worthy of her.
"Give you a ride!" He collected all his emotions and had a righteous face.
Mu Qingyan smiled so much that her waist bent, "I just love to see you like this, pretending to be like that!" ”
Tang Tianlie took a deep breath, "I didn't know that the Tiger King was coming to the city, and he would miss the distance." He arched his hand on the city wall, "Tang has the responsibility of guarding the city, it is inconvenient to send it far away, take care!" ”
Qin Yan glanced back at him indifferently and returned the salute.
It wasn't until the second rider was gone that he let out the sullen breath that was blocked in his heart. depressed down the city wall, worried about how to settle Tang Qing, his uncle, who had fallen into madness and trapped in the mansion.
After galloping all night, Qin Yan and Mu Qingyan entered Taiping Town after dawn, and the two of them had a simple meal at the Fulai Inn in the town and then rested.
Woken up in his sleep by the sound of rain hitting the screen window, Mu Qingyan looked out at the rain from Qin Yan's arms, and couldn't help frowning.
"Sleep a little longer, and it will be happy to ride the horse at night." Qin Yan was secretly glad that she was not on the road at this time, her body couldn't stand the cold, and she was sick for a few days in the rain last time, and she still hasn't been well.
Mu Qingyan tilted his body and fell back on the bed, "Alas! She sighed, "The rain is so dense this year, Fenshui and Weishui go north to Songjiang, I'm afraid there will be floods." ”
Qin Yanjian lowered his eyebrows, and reluctantly hugged her who was worried into his arms, "Ye Heng has gone to inspect everywhere in person, he has brought 50,000 elite soldiers, built embankments, opened rivers, and blocked leaks. ”
Mu Qingyan got up with a bone, "Brother Jue is prescient, this matter is very well done!" ”
Qin Yan didn't want her to shout other people's names out of her mouth, especially Chu Jue, who was particularly heartbroken when she heard it. "Why don't you sleep a little longer, and you won't get tired after a night's ride?"
"My bones are scattered!" She pouted and complained slightly, looking at the pouring rain outside the window, she reluctantly fell back to Qin Yan's arm, covered her mouth and yawned, "You listen to the rain, if I fall asleep, you wake me up." ”
Qin Yan answered softly, took her back into his arms, and fell asleep again.
It wasn't until nightfall that the rain stopped.
The two of them used some simple hot food, packed up and got on their horses again, let their hooves run wildly, and went to Yuhua County.
One day and one night, the two horsemen had reached the outside of the county.
Mu Qingyan grabbed the horse's reins and muttered to himself, "You can't get close, you need to find a place to hide the horses and quietly enter the city." ”
Qin Yan turned around and looked at the village not far from the official road, "That Zhuangzi is not far away, go over and take a look!" He was a pioneer and got off the official road and tread on the path.
Mu Qingyan also followed the horse behind him, and when he couldn't walk a hundred meters, he suddenly saw Qin Yan stop his horse.
"Why don't you leave?" Mu Qingyan hurriedly grabbed the reins of the horse and asked.
"It's not the right path!" Qin Yanfei jumped off the horse, and pointed to the weeds that had been trampled on the road through the dark and gloomy night, "The ancients said that there is no road in the world, and when there are more people walking, it will naturally become a road." ”
Mu Qingyan also jumped off the horse and followed his gaze to the end of the path. As Qin Yan said, the traces of people and horses on this path are too obvious, the weeds are newly withered, and the dead are crooked in the mud.
Qin Yan straightened up and made a round of inspections, "This place should be a grange, this is not the harvest season, and there are no more than one or two people guarding the house and watching the fields on the village." He raised his hand and pointed to the half-bright and half-extinguished lights on the village, "The lights are still on in the middle of the night, which is not the habit of the villagers." ”
"Qin Yan, let's go there and hide the horses, let's go to the village and take a look!" Mu Qingyan looked at a few sporadic trees not far away, led the horse carefully around the ridge, and tied the horse under the tree.
Qin Yan also tied the meteor to her mount, looked around carefully, and chased after Mu Qingyan towards the lighted Zhuang.
Although the two have different body methods, they have reached the extreme, and they quietly came to the outside of the village under the cover of night.
"Be careful, there may be a sentry!" Qin Yan condensed in the silence and carefully distinguished.
Mu Qingyan closed his eyes and listened for a while, and climbed over the wall lightly.
The courtyard is not small, with three courtyards before and after, and ear rooms on both sides. The first one is to put the farming tools in the field, and there is the sound of horses in the west chamber, and there is no one.
Following the gravel path into the second courtyard, the smell of wine dispersed in the night; Two dogs, one big and one small, lay under the porch, and stood up their ears vigilantly to look at the place where the two had entered.
Mu Qingyan instinctively ducked behind Qin Yan, leaning close to his back and whispering, "There are dogs!" ”
Qin Yan didn't know that she was afraid of dogs, and suddenly felt incredible. He picked two flowers and leaves, and with a shake of his hand, the flowers and leaves flew away like hidden weapons. The two dogs didn't even bark, and they crooked under the porch.
He chuckled in her ear, "Aren't you afraid of heaven and earth?" ”
Mu Qingyan raised his eyebrows angrily and slapped him, glared at him fiercely, and quietly entered the second door.
There was a flurry of snoring from the lighted room, and the two of them stuck to the windowsill without moving. But for a moment, I only heard someone speak: "No, this king is a little worried, let's let people go into Liangzhou City to explore!" ”
"King Jue, please be calm for a while, since the owner of An Zhuang has not given warning, it is the best news. Liangzhou has been in turmoil these days, and King Jue only needs to wait here. The old and calm voice patiently comforted.
Qin Yan and Mu Qingyan looked at each other for a moment, and both nodded slightly.
The person who had fallen into irritability kept pacing heavily on the ground, "Three days ago, I said that the sixth brother's men and horses were ready to stop, what the hell are you doing, and you still don't send a letter to this king." ”
"After that group of people pass through Taiping Town, you will personally lead them into Beijing, no wonder King Jue is in a hurry. Nowadays, there are occasional homeless people on the road from Longquan Town to the capital, and I don't know why. The woman's voice was a little rough.
The old man's voice spoke in a deep voice, "Today, we have received news from Jingzhong, and the soldiers and horses going to Liangzhou in two days will pass through Taiping Town." King Jue, is Chuzhou ready? ”
"The national teacher doesn't need to worry, the second emperor brother is acting in Chuzhou in person, and it is foolproof." Chu Jue forced the impatient and respectful dialogue.
Qin Yan took Mu Qingyan's hand and motioned for her to leave with him.
Mu Qingyan glanced at him, leaned his back against the windowsill and shook his head.
Qin Yan listened to the conversation in the room again, picked up Mu Qingyan without warning, and sang wildly over the courtyard wall, speeding away on the road as he went.
"Qin Yan, let me down!" Out of the courtyard, Mu Qingyan glared at Qin Yan angrily.
Qin Yan followed what she said, and let her go to the ground, "The national teacher's martial arts are not weak, don't stay for a long time!" ”
Mu Qingyan said to herself, "I said why did King Jue say that he was sick in bed, it turned out that he came here." Then he was angry again, "It's useless, I'll let you look at Chu Jue, you don't even know if he leaves the fiefdom, what's the use of leaving you!" ”
Qin Yan took her hand and walked on the path, "Chu Jue's fiefdom is extremely far away, and it took a lot of effort to avoid all kinds of sights and enter the capital. ”
"And what about Chu Yue, Qin Yan, what benefits did Chu Li promise him? Didn't the two of them fight to the death for the throne, why did they join forces now? Mu Qingyan frowned incomprehensibly.
The two walked to the place where the horses were tied, untied the reins and returned to the road, and Qin Yan spoke, "I am unwilling!" No matter who the throne falls into, the rest of those who are obsessed with the throne will surely share the same hatred. ”
"Are you tired of it?" The corners of Mu Qingyan's lips brought up a touch of sarcasm, "Or do you think the peaceful and prosperous world is too comfortable?" A few little grasshoppers also want to shake the elephant, just walk and see! ”
Qin Yan looked at the slight light in the sky, and asked softly, "Can you still enter the city?" ”
"Come in, why not? We must not only advance, but also advance openly and proudly! Mu Qingyan raised his eyebrows, "Qin Yan, you are not a good horse." ”
Qin Yan nodded, "The meteor is Wanma, a gift from the Luo family of Songjiang Mansion, and it is unparalleled in the world." He touched the horse's mane and untied the reins.
"Let it go home on its own?" Mu Qingyan interpreted Qin Yan's intentions.
He nodded, "It's not the first time, it knows how to get back." As he spoke, he approached Ma Er, and he thought about the words, but he did not know what he said.
The meteor circled around Qin Yan again and again, his low-hanging and arrogant head and neck rubbing against Qin Yan's shoulders and neck, and after a while, he put his hooves and shook his tail, and ran away. But in an instant, it has disappeared at the end of the road.
Qin Yanfei stepped onto Mu Qingyan's horse, took her slender body into his arms and hugged her, took the reins from her hand and shook it, "Let's go!" ”
Less than five miles away from Yuhua County, Mu Qingyan snuggled in Qin Yan's arms, took out some scattered things from the treasure bag on his body, and smeared them on his face at will, and the person also became spiritless, sick and weak.
Then he carefully wiped Qin Yan's face for a while, and couldn't help laughing.
Qin Yan let her little hands busy on her face, and when she saw her smiling presumptuously, she knew that it was not a good thing. He didn't care about it, but with her nonsense, he slapped the horse into Yuhua County.
It was still early, and there was only a few scattered morning smoke. The early shops in the county town were opened, and there were many people in front of each house, which meant that the supply exceeded demand.
Mu Qingyan lazily snuggled in Qin Yan's arms, and said in an extremely cold tone, "Power is really a good thing, even the big gangs and factions that have practiced martial arts for several lifetimes will inevitably chase after it." ”
"I'm willing to wander the rivers and lakes with you!" Qin Yan's faint voice was extremely firm.
Mu Qingyan raised his eyes and glanced at him, although his heart was sweet, he still couldn't help but tease him, "It turns out that the iceberg will really melt, and the dignified Tiger King will also talk about love, and the son can be taught!" ”
Qin Yan ignored her ridicule and only hugged her tighter.
The two rode on horses from the north end of the county town to the south end of the county town, attracting countless looks, shaking their heads and sighing.
Qin Yan whispered in her ear and asked, "What happened to this king?" ”
Mu Qingyan glanced at him and smiled, "It's good, it's just a little scary, haha!" "The latest chapter of the "Jinyue Claw Book House" is free to read for the first time.