Shen Yu and Qingyi rode their horses to Lanshan, and they saw that they were still one or two miles away from reaching the foot of Lanshan, but at this time, they ran into a team, everyone wearing Praetorian Guard armor, and there were about 200 people.

Shen Yu secretly said in his heart that he was only concerned about "plotting a rebellion" and focusing on Mingzhang's conspiracy, but he forgot that he was still a criminal in the imperial court and was being pursued by Emperor Tianzhi.

Although Shen Yu is now dressed in cloth, the team is full of acquaintances, especially the general who took the lead was his colleague, so he can't hide if he wants to!

Shen Yu was so anxious that he had to stop his horse, hoping to persuade the other party to give him a little time.

"General Meng, long time no see." Shen Yu clasped his fists on the horse and saluted.

Immediately, the general Meng's surname was Meng Minghui, who was on an errand under King Cheng, and he used to be colleagues with Shen Yu, and the two had a good relationship. Later, Shen Yujin was named "Marquis of Weiyuan", and he no longer belonged to King Cheng's subordinates, so they reduced their contacts with each other.

Seeing that it was Meng Hui who came with the troops, Shen Yu's heart was relieved, and he guessed that it was Nie Peixiao who pleaded in front of Emperor Tianzhu to intercede, so he sent him to hunt him down. Thinking of this, Shen Yu no longer sold Guanzi, and said bluntly: "General Meng has come thousands of miles, I understand that you have a will, but now that the remnants of the Ming clan are making trouble in Yanlan City, I finally have some eyebrows, and I hope that General Meng will be lenient for a few hours, let me go to Mingzhang for a while." ”

Obviously, Meng Hui didn't know that Mingzhang was behind the scenes, and his face was a little suspicious. But after all, he is a martial artist on the battlefield, and he speaks neatly, and he doesn't ask questions, but only says: "Since the Hou Ye knows that someone is doing it, he shouldn't be so easily fooled. ”

"I know the consequences." Shen Yu looked at Lanshan, who was close at hand, frowned and said again: "General Meng is on business, I have nothing to say." But I have no skills, and I have a personal matter that I beg General Meng to help. ”

Meng Hui confronted Shen Yu on the horse, and happily stretched out his hand to ask: "As long as it is not against the holy will, the last general is willing to serve." ”

Now although Shen Yu has a serious crime, in the end he is still the "Marquis of Weiyuan" personally awarded by the Emperor of Heaven, and Meng Hui calls himself the "last general" in front of him, which is reasonable and shows that he is upright.

Shen Yu was more and more grateful to Nie Peixiao, if the Heavenly Emperor sent someone else, I am afraid he would not be so easy to speak. So he didn't say much politeness, and said straight to the point: "I came to Yanlan City this time to resist the decree because I got inside information that the son of the former right minister Ming Cheng wants to deal with the Yun family. I heard that the stronghold is on top of Arashiyama, and I want to go and see it at this moment, so please send someone to the Yun clan and tell them that I have gone to Arashiyama. ”

Meng Hui pondered for a moment when he heard this, and replied: "I have no friendship with the Yun Clan, so it is not appropriate to go rashly, but I will tell the Fangzhou garrison." ”

Shen Yu secretly said that Meng Hui was cautious, but it was rare for the other party to be able to do this, and he took the opportunity to thank him: "Thank you, General Meng." I'm going to Lanshan now to arrest the remnants of the Ming clan, is General Meng willing to accompany him? ”

Meng Hui immediately frowned: "Master Hou should go back to Beijing with me, although you are the uncle of the Yun family, you shouldn't be so reckless." The Yun Clan's secret guards are all over the world, and Mingzhang hits stones with eggs. ”

How could Shen Yu not know this truth? But he can't tolerate the slightest danger from Xiu, not to mention that at this point, he is not only for Xiu, but also for the entire Yun clan and for himself, he must eradicate Mingzhang!

Thinking of this, Shen Yu took a dose of cruel medicine: "General Meng has led the troops for many years, and his position has never been high or low, don't you want to make a contribution?" What if you catch me? But if you see through Mingzhang's tricks and arrest him, it will be a great achievement. ”

Sure enough, Meng Hui was moved when he heard this. He has led the army for many years, and his position has not been up or down, in the final analysis, because he is too cautious, and he is careful everywhere and has no guts. But...... Can you believe Shen Yu's words? Will he be "making wedding clothes for others"?

"General Meng, don't worry, I am not here, and I have already resigned. This time, the failure to comply with the decree has become a fact, and no amount of credit is useless. Shen Yu persuaded again: "You can go up the mountain with me, and after I catch Mingzhang, I will naturally be captured and return to Beijing with you." ”

In fact, Meng Hui was very afraid that Lanshan was a trap, and he was also worried that Shen Yu would take the opportunity to escape, but after thinking about it, the thirst for the word "merit" prevailed in the end, especially since Shen Yu was still the uncle of the Yun family and a friend of King Cheng, and he might not be punished by Emperor Tianzhi.

Thinking of this, Meng Hui gritted his teeth fiercely: "Okay, I'll go up the mountain with the Hou Ye." ”

After that, he waved his hand to summon two soldiers and ordered them to bring a message to the Fangzhou garrison, and after everything was explained, he went to Lanshan with Shen Yu.

Meng Hui and Shen Yu walked side by side, and the former said cautiously: "This time, I completely trust Hou Ye's character, and I hope that Hou Ye will not let me down." ”

Shen Yu smiled on his lips and replied calmly: "General Meng rest assured. This time, you can raise your noble hand, and you are willing to follow me up the mountain, and I will remember the great kindness and great virtue. ”

"I'm afraid that there is an ambush on the mountain, and my 200 men and horses are not enough." Meng Hui was very worried.

"Didn't you send someone to inform the Fangzhou garrison? Could it be that Mingzhang can still bring thousands of troops and horses? Shen Yu mentioned the name "Mingzhang", his face turned pale, and he spurred the horse to hurry up.

The group came to the foot of the mountain, but the whole Arashi Mountain was surprisingly calm, even almost weird. Shen Yu and Meng Hui looked around, and they were very puzzled.

"The terrain here is flat and the trees are not high, so it doesn't look like an ambush." Meng Hui rode on his horse and said first.

Shen Yu said "um": "This is Mingzhang's joint location, and there must not be many people who know it." ”

At this point, Qingyi also rushed up and said to Shen Yu: "Master Hou, I'll go up the mountain to explore the situation first." ”

"I'm with you." Shen Yu was not at ease in his heart, so he turned to Meng Hui and asked, "Did General Meng bring the signal flares in our army?" ”

"Brought it." Meng Hui took out one casually and handed it to Shen Yu. This is a kind of ammunition personally developed by the emperor when he led the troops in the day before yesterday, and it has no lethality, but it is better because the sound is melodious, the smoke is far away, and it can be heard and seen dozens of miles away.

"I and Qingyi went up the mountain to explore the situation, if there is any abnormality, we will use this ammunition as the standard." Shen Yu put away the signal flare, dismounted and walked up the stairs with Qingyi, and walked towards the former site of Lanshan Temple.

There are thousands of steps, the pace is heavy, and both of them are carrying 120,000 points of spirit, lest something unexpected happen.

The mountain wind and heat wave in May rushed, and they went up the mountain under the scorching sun, and after a short time, they taught the two to sweat profusely.

Shen Yu and Qingyi walked all the way to the gate of Lanshan Temple, but there was still no movement, and there was no figure except for a ruin.

In the past, the Daxiong Treasure Hall and the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion all became stone piles, and the stone statues of various gods and Buddhas were crooked and twisted, and they were all dilapidated. Only in the distance is a pagoda that is still half broken, and the six to ten floors have all collapsed, and the remaining five floors are barely standing, but they are also crumbling.

Shen Yu looked at Qingyi, and saw that the other party also looked confused, so he asked, "Mingzhang can explain how to connect?" ”

Qingyi shook his head: "He only said that if I come to the old site of Lanshan Temple, someone will show up." ”

As soon as this sentence fell, I saw that on the top of the half of the pagoda, a figure suddenly flashed, dressed in beautiful colors, with wide sleeves, and a veil on her head, which was vaguely recognizable as a woman.

The scorching sun was too dazzling, the woman stood high, Shen Yu and Qingyi squinted at the same time, and still couldn't see who that person was.

"Could it be Mrs. Izumi?" Qingyi took the lead in raising questions.

"No, it won't." Shen Yu was very categorical: "It's definitely not her." ”

Qingyi tried his best to fix his eyes and look again, but he could only see a vague shadow: "How does Master Hou know that it's not her?" It's so high, so sunny, I can't see it clearly. ”

"If I say no, it's not." Shen Yu insisted on his opinion, frowned and pondered for a moment, and said: "This is a trick, I guess I want to lead me up." ”

After speaking, he took out the flare from his sleeve and threw it with great skill.

But listening to the sound of "whoosh", a burst of blue smoke rose into the sky, and at the same time, the woman on the pagoda suddenly said loudly: "Shen Yu! You've finally come to save that slut! Hahaha! ”

The woman's voice was sharp and hideous, and even from such a height and distance, Shen Yu could still hear the resentment and schadenfreude in her words.

He looked at the veil on the other party's head again, and finally dared to determine who it was: "It's Mingying." ”

Yes, Ming Ying was tortured by cannon burning in Fangzhou Prison, and half of her face was burned by a soldering iron, and she must have to be veiled to dare to see people.

"Miss......" Qingyi couldn't help but take two steps forward, and was about to run towards the pagoda.

Shen Yu grabbed him and said with a solemn expression: "Didn't you hear what Fang Cai Mingying said?" She knew I was coming. ”

Qingyi didn't react to the meaning of his words, and was stunned for a moment at a loss.

Shen Yu sighed heavily: "Qingyi, you were deceived, Mingzhang didn't believe you at all...... He's waiting for you to bring me over. ”

Hearing this, Qingyi suddenly realized, and couldn't stop stumbling under his feet: "It's me...... I'm sorry for the eldest prince. ”

"Don't say anything worthy of being sorry, you don't help the abuse, you are on the right path." Shen Yu cautiously instructed Qingyi: "Don't act rashly, maybe there is some ambush here." ”

The two stood in place and watched for a while, no matter how Ren Mingying scolded, they didn't make any response.

After a while, Meng Hui rushed over with two hundred men and horses panting and asked, "What's the matter?" I didn't see anyone! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Ming Ying on the pagoda laughed again: "Good you Shen Yu!" I brought someone with me! Don't worry, there's no ambush here, just me and that! ”

At this point, she suddenly bent down, lifted a woman in white with a cloak from the ground, put the woman's head against the railing of the five-story building, and said with a smile: "I'm going to push her down!" We are all perished! Hahaha! ”

The woman who was held hostage by Ming Ying seemed to have fallen into a coma, only her upper body was exposed, and her lower body was hidden within the railing. Especially when she was disheveled, she couldn't see a face at all, and she couldn't tell who it was.

Qingyi was shocked again: "Could it be that this is Mrs. Chuxiu?" ”

"It's not." Shen Yu still denied it, very simply: "Mingying is crazy, she can't believe her words." ”

Qingyi didn't know whether he was worried about Mingying or Chuxiu, so he was so anxious that he stomped his feet: "I want to go up and have a look, I have to persuade Miss." ”

"Don't go!" Shen Yu shouted, and then looked at Meng Hui again: "General Meng's bow and arrow lend me a hand." ”

"Master Hou!" Qingyi was shocked: "Please be merciful!" ”

Shen Yu didn't say a word, took the bow and arrow from Meng Hui's hand, drew the bow with a gesture and shot it full, and said coldly at the top of the pagoda: "I should have killed Ming Ying a long time ago!" ”