Behind the guards was a young general in silver-gray armor, his complexion was slightly dark due to the wind and sun, his chin was short and stiff, and although his eyes were a little blue, he was also radiant, not someone else, it was Xu Lan.

Shen Zetang waved his hand at him and asked Shen Rong in a deep voice: "Where is Qingfeng now?" ”

Shen Rong replied: "I went to ask him about Miss Tang's whereabouts last night, and he said that he would go to Qinglong Mountain to have a look today." ”

Shen Zetang pursed his lips and thought about it, and ordered him to invite Tang Tongzhang, and when Shen Rong retreated, he looked at Xu Lan with a calm gaze.

Xu Lan strode forward to salute, and after a few words of greeting, she couldn't wait to smile and ask, "Where is Feng Jiu now?" Is she looking forward to my coming? ”

Shen Zetang bowed his head: "Since receiving the news that you are leading the generals to come, I have to go up to the city tower three times every morning, noon and evening." ”

The smile on the corner of Xu Lan's mouth couldn't hold back: "It's noon now, why haven't I seen her in the city tower, I don't know where to hide, I'll catch her back!" "Get up and take your leave.

"You don't have to go again." Shen Zetang paused the teacup on the table: "I can't find her when I go." ”

Xu Lan was slightly stunned, hearing that his tone was no longer normal and gentle, and his face was solemn and solemn, his heart suddenly sank, and he had an ominous premonition: "Feng Jiu, what's wrong with her?" ”

Shen Zetang wanted to speak, but he heard the sound of feet on the corridor, Tang Tongzhang lifted the curtain and entered the room, and asked respectfully: "Shen Ge is looking for an official, I don't know what happened?" ”

Shen Zetang was overjoyed and angry, and pointed to Xu Lan to introduce him: "This is General Xu, who was ordered to go to Jiaolu to quell the civil strife and returned triumphantly, and the son of Xu Ling, the Duke of Liang. He turned to Xu Lan and said, "This is the same chapter of Yin and Tang of Ying Tianfu." ”

Tang Tongzhang shocked Xu Lingzhiwei, although his rank was higher than Xu Lan, he didn't dare to slack off, and took the initiative to come forward to greet Xu Lan, and after a few words, the two of them sat down.

Shen Zetang got straight to the point: "The assassin of the 'Eagle Heaven Alliance' is suspected of entrenching in Qinglong Mountain, and the commander Shen Huan and Feng Shunyu, the supervisor of the past, entered from the secret door of the Panruo Temple in Chenshi, and never appeared again. He paused and asked Tang Tongzhang: "Based on the rhetoric of all parties these days, Miss Tang must have been caught by Hu Si in Qinglong Mountain, and there are many auspicious ones, so can Tang Mansion Yin have a way to deal with it?" ”

Tang Tongzhang loved his daughter, and his face was full of anxiety and helplessness: "Qinglong Mountain covers an area of 10,000 hectares, divided into three pieces in the south, middle and north, the woods are lush and the vines are entangled, the beasts are noisy, except for the herb picking, woodcutter and hunting, there are few human tracks. If the assassins were to be rounded up in the mountains, there would be no more than 100 soldiers in the yazhong, and it would be very unlikely to rescue them (them). ”

Shen Zetang was silent, Xu Lan frowned and said, "Lord Tang gave me a topographic map of Nanjing City." ”

Tang Tongzhang was busy ordering people to fetch it, Xu Lan had already shaken hands and unfolded the scroll to take a closer look, and he had an idea after a while: "The steep cliffs in the north and south of Qinglong Mountain, it is not easy to climb and travel, and the middle road is built at the foot of the mountain, and there is a secret door to enter, if you want to come to the assassins, you must enter and exit from here, for the convenience of exchanging news, the gathering place will at most follow the steps to the mountainside, and it will not be far." Although I don't know how many of them are, there are 100 soldiers from Yingtianfu, and 200 soldiers with me, all of whom are brave and good at fighting, and they will definitely be able to deal with the rabble. ”

Shen Zetang listened intently, took the topographic map and said while looking at it: "What Yuan Zhen said is reasonable. Send 50 soldiers to enter from the secret gate of the temple first, beat the gong and drum loudly to make a noise, you lead the troops into the city, the 'Eagle Heavenly Alliance' wants to know, if you can't reach, you will flee in all directions, the exit of the temple is blocked, you will go down the mountain from the east three trails separately, the rest of the troops are guarded at the foot of the mountain in three teams, do not light the torch, do not make a sound, press the soldiers and only wait for the urn to catch the turtle. ”

Xu Lan stood up and bowed his hand: "Without further ado, there is no time to delay, this general will ask for his own command to lead the soldiers and immediately go to Qinglong Mountain to encircle and suppress the rebels." ”

Shen Zetang looked out the window, the black clouds were overpowering, the thunderstorm was heavy, and the courtyard was green, fat, red and thin, he shook his head and ordered: "You first take the soldiers to wash, eat, drink and rest, and then assemble and set off when you are full of energy." ”

"But ......." Xu Lan hesitated, there are still two hours until the unitary time, what if Feng Shunyu has a business trip!

Shen Zetang saw through his thoughts, and said slowly: "My heart is only more anxious than you, but a gentleman should try to be cold-eyed, be careful not to move the rigid intestines lightly, and put yourself in a dangerous situation. ”

Xu Lan calmed down, didn't argue anymore, just said goodbye and left, and Tang Tongzhang also retreated.

Shen Zetang raised his hand to gently rub the tiredness between his eyebrows, a gust of wind blew out the candle, and the room was extremely quiet.

Hearing his heart pounding violently, he couldn't help sighing, the truth is always easy to say, but he is actually not as calm as he seems.

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First of all, the wind swept the clouds, the beads rained, the wind stopped at dusk, and a crescent moon hung up.

Xu Lan led his troops to hide in the shadows of the trees at the foot of the mountain, the lights were not burning, and everything was silent.

Looking at the camphor trees of Qinglong Mountain in the distance, the ancient pine bending, the lonely crow bird flies up to the clouds, and the sound of apes and tigers roars from time to time shakes through the valley, which makes people's hearts tighten.

Shen Zetang met Shen Huan halfway, listened to him tell the beginning and the end, did not hesitate, and explained a few words to Xu Lan, that is, he and Shen Huan got on their horses and went up the mountain along a muddy path. When they reached the middle of the mountain, they smelled a disgusting pungent smell coming to their faces, tore off their sleeves to cover their mouths and noses, and when they shot again, they saw the ruins of the broken walls, covered with ashes, and there were still open flames splitting and peeling.

Shen Zetang turned over and dismounted, approached to check, and vaguely recognized the charred corpses stacked on top of each other, some lying and some lying, some hugging and curling up in a ball, and some crawling forward with their arms outstretched, all shapes and shapes could not bear to be stunned. He walked with a broken branch, and looked around with a torch in one hand.

The boy doesn't flick when he has tears, but he hasn't reached the sad place.

Shen Huan's face was bloody, and he was deeply trapped in self-blame and guilt, blaming him for being too careless at the time, how could he believe Feng Sheng's words and let him face the jackals, tigers and leopards alone, while he walked away!

There is a white-faced scholar, who has no power to restrain the chicken, and he has martial arts at all, even if he dies in battle, he is much happier than at this time.

Thinking of his handsome smile and sharp teeth, he always urged him to be narrow, disliked him, and looked clever and charming.

I just tasted the spring album together yesterday, and I haven't read so much, and now it's separated by heaven and man......... A wave of sorrow and sorrow welled up in my heart.

"Feng Sheng, where are you? I, Shen Huan, can't stand you! He wiped his eyes with his sleeve, and the moon in the sky was hazy, and he couldn't help but shout.

"Shut up!" Shen Zetang drank calmly, and the ghost shouted and screamed to annoy the person.

Looking around, he suddenly saw a blackened camphor tree branch, wrapped in a piece of red silk, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Down the mountain!" An order was given to Shen Huan, and he got on the horse without looking back, flicked his whip and ran back along the original road, and suddenly saw a red light reflecting half of the sky, and the noise of the soldiers and the neighing of horses and wheels were mixed with the roaring pine waves all over the mountain, and the whole Qinglong Mountain seemed to come to life.

It is obvious that Xu Lan and the others have met in a narrow way with the assassins of the "Eagle Sky Alliance".

Shen Zetang's face was happy, his expression became more and more impatient, he jumped out of the mountain road with his horse's belly clamped, and between the lightning and flint, he saw Feng Shunyu.