Mei Cheng led his family and Shi Lao and others hurriedly walked on the road to Suiyang, the capital of Liang State (now Shangqiu, Henan), the owner of the Weng Liu Xin led the men and horses to chase forward, Mei Cheng led the family to move slowly, when they came to a three-way intersection, Shi Lao approached Mei Cheng and said: "Brother Mei, in order to prevent King Wu's pursuit, we should go our separate ways to Suiyang, so as to reduce some risks, you were chased by Wu Bing, and if you didn't catch us, you shouldn't be embarrassed by Brother Mei's family." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"It makes sense, okay, I'll lead my family to detour to the east and then to the north, you to detour to the west and then to the north, and finally meet in Suiyang, the meeting place can be in Han Anguo's Inner History Mansion, if you arrive first, you can take out my jade pendant to Han Neishi, and he will definitely be able to receive you." As he spoke, he took out a jade artifact and handed it to Shi Lao.

"Okay, then we'll go our separate ways. ”

So Shi Lao, Zhang Yifeng, Xiao Zhuge and Heihu and their entourage parted ways and rode their horses to the west, and the men and horses of the lord Liu Xin walked to the intersection, checked the ruts and horseshoe prints, and saw that the ruts were to the east, and there were only scattered horseshoe prints to the west, and immediately ordered: "Go west to detour and chase." ”

All the way, about noon, Liu Xin saw four fast horses in front of him, so he whipped his horse and whipped to speed up the chase, and after half an hour, he finally intercepted Shi Lao's way, Liu Xin shouted: "Everyone, why don't you leave without saying hello, it's so hard for me to chase." ”

Shi Lao took a step forward and said: "Lord Weng, why are you so hard to force each other, we were originally brought to Dahan by you, if you tell us the way to return to the ancient city, we will leave immediately." ”

"Hehehe, what you think is too simple, it is you who go to rob the mausoleum of Maoling, this matter is not for me, if you move Maoling, it is equivalent to moving the dragon vein of the Han Dynasty, then the Han family will change its surname in the future, of course King Wu does not want the result to be like that. So I brought you together, to hand over to King Wu Faluo, but unfortunately I made a mistake to have today's result, today I will make up for the merit and arrest you back to Guangling. ”

The black tiger rushed forward in front of everyone and said, "Old Shi, master, and Xiao Zhuge you retreat first, and I will break the back." ”

Shi Lao also expressed helplessness when he saw this situation, so he had to say: "Black Tiger be careful, let's meet at the appointed place." ”

So the black tiger took out the sword and fought with Liu Xin, the black tiger danced the swordsmanship he had learned in the past few months, and Liu Xin did not show weakness, took out the sword and fought one-on-one with the black tiger, and shouted in his mouth: "Boy, it seems to be good, it doesn't take long to learn such good swordsmanship, see how I catch you." ”

After about thirty rounds, the black tiger was a little unable to parry, on the horse to protect the left can not block the right, to protect the right can not block the left, to make a hurry, suddenly Liu Xin sold a flaw, the black tiger thought that the opportunity came to swing the sword to Liu Xin's right shoulder stab, Liu Xin turned the horse's head sharply, the sword next to the right shoulder stabbed in the air, and then the left hand directly grabbed the right wrist of the black tiger and shouted: "You give me off the horse." ”

Then seeing that the black tiger couldn't grasp the balance and slipped off the horse, Liu Xin ordered: "Tie!"

A few soldiers got down directly from the horse, and tied the black tiger indiscriminately to a knot, and the whole series of movements was really neat.

Liu Xin ordered again: "Keep chasing for me." ”

Shi Lao, Zhang Yifeng, and Xiao Zhuge hurriedly ran forward, and suddenly saw smoke and dust billowing behind them, and then felt that the black tiger was more auspicious, so they whipped the horses fiercely, but because the three of them were not riding good horses, they couldn't outrun the war horses that Liu Xin and they were riding, and they were slowly chasing closer and closer, and at this moment they heard Liu Xin shouting in the back: "Master, intercept the three people in front." ”

Shi Lao They also wondered, why the owner Liu Xin was shouting master, there was his master, looking up and looking around, they saw a Taoist in Tsing Yi standing on the hillside of the road, his long beard fluttering on his chest, holding a whisk in his hand, only to see him hear Liu Xin's shout, and suddenly came to the spirit, and jumped down from the hillside unhurriedly, and raised his wrist when he was about to fall to the side of the road where Shi Lao and they walked, and threw out three nets in a row, and threw out three nets in a row. Xiao Zhuge firmly caught the net, and pulled down from the running horse, and the painful little Zhuge screamed: "Old Dao, lighten it, it hurts me, ouch, my shoulder, my head." ”

At this time, Shi Lao and the others saw clearly that this old Taoist crane had a childish face, broad lips and bright teeth, fairy wind and bones, holding a Taoist bun, inserting a Taoist hairpin, holding a whisk in his hand, and being eight feet tall, as if he was a mortal immortal in the sky.

At this time, Liu Xin rode over and turned over and dismounted and said, "Master Xie helps, how are you doing?"

"Immeasurable Tianzun, Xin'er, what are you doing with these few, remember the words of the teacher, the vast people, each has something to do, don't kill the innocent. ”

"I will listen to my master's teachings, these people are just fugitives from the Wu Kingdom, and my father asked me to arrest the Ming Zheng Han Law to serve the Han people. ”

Xiao Zhuge interjected angrily at this time: "What kind of Han law did we violate, you framed good people." ”

"Xin'er, what this person said is the truth?"

"Hehehe, master, several of these people are from Yibang and don't know much about Han law, I will convince them if I arrest him. ”

"Just follow the words of the teacher, don't kill the innocent, I want to travel all over the world and say goodbye. As soon as this person's voice fell, he disappeared from people's field of vision in an instant, and the speed was really unbelievable.

"Congratulations, Master. Liu Xin turned around and walked to Shi Lao and said: "He Shijin, it's better to be smart, or honestly follow me to Guangling, what you want to know, you will understand after all, come here, escort them to the horse, and go home." ”

Xiao Zhuge said in surprise: "Could it be that this is a Duobao Dao person." ”

"Count yourself on the eyesight, don't talk nonsense, be honest. The soldier who was guarding Xiao Zhuge said.

Liu Xin led the team to escort Shi Lao and the other four people to Guangling City.

In the prison of Wu State in Guangling City, Shi Lao, Xiao Zhuge , Heihu, and Zhang Yifeng were just brought in, and the Wu palace messenger hurriedly ran to report to the jailer: "The king has an order, take He Shi Jin to the palace, and the king will interrogate him personally." ”

"No. ”

As soon as the four of them entered the palace, they saw an old man in his sixties, full of energy, full of royal majesty between his eyebrows, sitting in the middle of the hall, Liu Xin stood beside him, only to hear the guards who escorted them shouting: "Kneel down for the king." ”

The black tiger frowned and said, "Just let us kneel to the king, I don't know what the rules of this Wu country are." ”

"Hahaha, forget it, quickly untie the rope, you guys stand down for the time being. Liu Bi suddenly laughed.

"No. The guards hurriedly untied the ropes of the four and retreated.

Liu Bi stood up and cleared his throat and said: "He Shijin, Shi Lao, good, it really surprised me to be able to follow Xin'er to this big man and survive intact, quite at the beginning I always thought that only my Xin'er could survive with you, and now it seems that your adaptability is far greater than Xin'er, I have a sentence I want to ask you, can you do it with me." ”

"O king, we don't know what you're doing, so why should we believe in you and follow you. The black tiger immediately shouted.

"Hahaha, I'm not in a hurry for you to answer me immediately, there are two paths in front of you now, one is to do it with me, I will send you important things to complete, and the other is death. King Wu was stunned for a moment when he said this, "Xin'er, first detain them in the palace, so that they can be entertained, let them think about it, and then I will ask them when they figure it out." ”

"No. Liu Xin agreed, turned to Shi Lao and said, "Everyone, let's go, it's better to be honest, I believe you all understand my methods." ”

Shi Lao and the others were escorted to a spacious house, where the daily necessities should be complete, and there were guards guarding the door, as soon as the four of them sat down, the door opened, and they saw several confessors serving five or six good dishes, carrying a box of lunches, putting on the tableware for eating, and then retreated without saying a word, Xiao Zhuge looked at it and said: "Teacher, master, the meal prepared for us by King Wu is good, let's eat it quickly, it's a pity to waste it." ”

"Old Shi, what is King Wu doing?" asked Zhang Yifeng.

"He must have had something to ask us for, otherwise he wouldn't have been so kind to us. Shi Lao replied.

"That's like Xiao Zhuge said, let's eat these delicacies first, and then talk about it, no matter what he King Wu is thinking. Black Tiger said.

"I think in order to understand King Wu's intentions, we should first promise him, on the condition that he let him release you, Brother Zhang. Shi Lao said to Zhang Yifeng.

"How can this be done, aren't you in danger? Zhang Yifeng immediately wondered.

"Brother Zhang, you are different from us, you are an official messenger, you should leave here to live in the mansion of Meicheng temporarily, we will try our best to tell you after we get the true intention of King Wu, and then you will return to Yunzhong County to report. Shi Lao said in a low voice.

"It seems that this is the only way, come on, come on, hurry up and eat. The black tiger urged heartlessly.

"Come on, come on, let's eat together. Shi Lao also agreed.

Three days later, King Wu took them to the palace again, and King Wu Liu Bi saw that the left and right had retreated, only Liu Xin stood aside, coughed and asked, "Old Shi, how have you been thinking these days?"

"King, if the King can promise me one condition, I am willing to serve the King,"

"Oh, tell me, what's the condition?"

"Zhang Yifeng is not the one who is with us, he is just a good person who helps us when we are helpless, please let him go home. ”

Liu Bi pondered for a while and said, "Okay, this king agrees to your request, and you will sign a military order with me and then follow it." ”

"Good. Shi Lao agreed.

"Xin'er, bring the military order. ”

"No. I saw Liu Xin take out a piece of silk book and replace it with Shi Lao.

Shi Lao caught it and unfolded it, only to see that it was written: "He Shijin, Zhao Xiaohu, and Gu Shijie are willing to be the servants of Wu State, and all unconditionally obey the dispatch of King Wu. ”

"How about it, Shi Lao, do you dare to sign. Wu Wang Liu Bi continued.

"Okay, get the pen. Shi Lao replied, Liu Bi waved his hand to Liu Xin, Liu Xin handed Shi Lao a brush, and stood in front of Shi Lao with an inkstone in his hand.

Shi Lao was stunned for a moment, and boldly dipped his brush in ink, and signed the three words He Shijin on this military order, Heihu and Xiao Zhuge saw that the teacher had signed it, so they did not hesitate to sign Zhao Xiaohu and Gu Shijie, two names that were a little unfamiliar to themselves.

"Hahahaha, Shi Lao, we will be in the same boat in the future. Liu Bi, the king of Wu, laughed after receiving the signed military order, and then said to Liu Xin, "Xin'er, let Zhang Yifeng out of the palace." ”

"No. ”

Seeing this, Shi Lao took a step forward and said, "King, if you have any errands, just command your subordinates." ”

"Hahaha, the focus of the three of you during this time is to rest, and tomorrow Xin'er will take you to Guangling City and various parts of Wu Kingdom for a tour. Liu Bi then said to Liu Xin, "Hear it, Xin'er." ”

"No. Liu Xin hurriedly replied.