(Thanks to bobby75222 and the monthly pass of the old flower bear) Chapter 257

During his stay in Datong Mansion for a few days, Song Nan got the latest form of the border town from Wang Xun's mouth, Wang Xun's worries coincided with Song Nan's worries, the border town was restless, and the emperor's car was like a great hidden danger here, making people unable to sleep peacefully.

Wang Xun hated to let Zhengde leave the boundary of Datong Mansion and return to the capital, but when he learned that Zhengde was going to go to Xuanfu from the border to inspect the inner side of the Great Wall, he was so frightened that he was covered in a cold sweat and quickly knelt down and begged Zhengde to change his mind.

Zhengde has made up his mind, and Liu Jin and others, who have insight into Zhengde's thoughts, have done what he likes, Zhengde took Wang Xun's advice as the wind in his ears, not only did not accept it, but reprimanded Wang Xun for being timid and fearful.

Wang Xun was aggrieved to death, but he had no choice but to block the emperor's news in Datong with all his might. At the same time, Wang Xun begged Song Nan to persuade Zhengde to leave the border town quickly, Song Nan was also helpless, Zhengde was having a good time, every time he went to a walled fort, he would meet with the officers and soldiers of the guard station in a high-profile manner, pointing fingers at the city defense and military affairs, and expressing some unrealistic views, so that Song Nan was also helpless.

A few days later, Zhengde and his entourage arrived at the foot of the Great Wall where the Tiancheng Weihu Fort in the northwest of Datong was located, after resting at the foot of the Great Wall for a night, early the next morning, Zhengde took everyone to visit the Great Wall beacon tower in the area of the Yuanbao area, everyone stood on the high Great Wall beacon tower, looking at the east of a place of lofty mountains and mountains, the Great Wall winds between the mountains and ravines, like a dragon in the sky, sometimes hidden.

Zhengde was in a good mood, and smiled left and right: "With this giant dragon moat, why is my border town restless?" The Tartars seemed to be making a lot of noise, and I didn't believe they could climb over the barrier of the Great Wall. ”

Liu Jin and others echoed in unison, singing praises of virtue and words, but Wang Xun and Song Nan kept their mouths shut.

"Today, you can leave the territory of Datong, and after the far fort to the east, it is the remaining vein of the northern foot of Taihang, and then more than 100 miles to the east, through the valley, you will arrive at the jurisdiction of my Xuanfu Wanquanwei, I decided, set off immediately." Zhengde is a heroic and dry road.

Wang Xun wanted to make one last effort, and stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, here are all high mountains and gorges to the east, only the plank road is feasible, and it is also a place where my Datong and Xuanfu cannot be guarded, the emperor really wants to go east from here, not to mention the difficult road, in case something happens, the two soldiers and horses are afraid that the assistance will not be enough, and please think twice." ”

Zhengde frowned and said: "What's the matter with you, Wang Xun, why do I come to inspect the border if I am afraid of hardships and dangers?" What is your idea of always wanting me to go back to Beijing? ”

Wang Xun hurriedly knelt down on the ground and said: "The minister is just worried about the safety of the saint, if the emperor insists on moving forward, the minister asks to bring troops to escort him." ”

Zhengde waved his hand and said, "Didn't you say that there are many affairs in Datong Mansion?" I have so many guards that I don't need you with me, you can go back. ”

Wang Xun still had to be persuaded again, and Liu Jin on the side sank his face and said: "General Wang, the emperor has already made it very clear, you can do it; The emperor has a brocade guard and a Dongchang cavalry guard, plus the plank road is also at the inner entrance of the Great Wall, and it is only a few days to reach Wanquanwei, is there something wrong in these days? You're too worried. ”

Wang Xun didn't dare to say more, the emperor came to the border town this time, and the impression he gave him must not be very good, and if he continued to entangle, the emperor was really angry, and he would be unlucky; Besides, although this section of the road has lost the control of the guard, it is within the Great Wall after all, the mountain road is rugged and winding, and the danger is not too great, after all, it is not where the Tartar cavalry can come and go.

Wang Xun had no choice but to take people away, and before leaving, he wanted to leave 500 cavalry behind to escort him, but Liu Jinshi Wenyi rejected him and had to give up.

At the end of the day, the car drove slowly forward, there was no trace of people twenty miles east of the far fort, the car drove slowly along the valley plank road at the foot of the Great Wall, as the mountain became more and more difficult, the road became more and more difficult, but the scenery gradually became quieter; After passing the Mingji Valley, a waterfall hangs down the wall in front and flows into the deep pool under the cliff, the broken jade beads splash everywhere, and the scenery is magnificent.

It was nearly noon, the sun was shining directly in the valley, the heat was breathless, and it was an excellent place to rest when encountering such a waterfall and deep pool, so the car stopped to rest here, and the soldiers went to the pond to drink water and wash their faces, and Zhengde was also enthusiastic to play by the pond accompanied by Liu Jin.

Song Nan took people around to inspect it, arranged the surrounding guards and patrols, and was about to go to the edge of the pool to wipe his face, when he suddenly saw Wang Yong climbing down from the cliff on the side and hurriedly running towards him.

Song Nan stopped and waited, but when he saw the beads of sweat on Wang Yong's face, his face was flushed, and he arched his hand and said, "Lord Zhenfu, I feel that something is wrong." ”

Song Nan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "What's wrong?" ”

Wang Yong raised his hand to the sky and said, "Look over there." ”

Song Nan raised his head to look at the sky, but saw the blue sky and white clouds, and the blue sky, it was a good weather, but he didn't understand what Wang Yong meant.

"It's not like it's going to rain, what's wrong?" Song Nan said.

Wang Yong said: "No, look at the harrier eagles above your head. ”

Song Nan squinted and looked closely, and saw four or five black dots hovering on the top of the valley, and occasionally there was a high-pitched and long chirping sound, but Song Nan still didn't understand what he meant.

"It's Harrier Eagle, what's wrong?"

"My lord, soon after we set off, these harrier eagles circled and followed us, and never left, which is very strange to me."

Song Nan's heart sank, and he looked at the harrier eagles carefully, and sure enough, they were only hovering over the team, and they couldn't stay in love with the stack, which was a little strange.

"The humble post suddenly remembered something just now, when Ma Qianhu of the Xuanfu Thousand Households returned to Beijing, Sun Zhenfu at that time had a banquet for him, and the humble post was also present; Ma Qianhu once talked about an interesting story in the border town, and talked about the matter of the Tartars raising harrier eagles to reconnoitre; It is said that the Tartar has a falconer who is good at training the harrier eagle, which can make the harrier eagle follow the prey for thousands of miles, and the people on the ground only need to look at the position of the harrier eagle to know the movement of the prey; This method was also used by the Tartar army, and the Xuanfu town army has been working in the territory of the Tartars with a team of 100 people, but it was closely watched by the harrier eagle, and finally the whole army was annihilated by the Tartars. ”

Song Nan was shocked and said, "You mean that we are being targeted by this harrier eagle?" But have the Tartars mastered our whereabouts? ”

Wang Yong said: "Humble duty is also speculation, but this harrier eagle has been above our heads for two hours, don't you think something is wrong?" ”

Song Nan frowned, this matter must not be taken lightly, if it is really the Tartar who used the harrier eagle to monitor the movement of the emperor's car, it is obviously a plot, although it is in the mountains and mountains, but after all, it is a place where no one defends, if the Tartar knows that the emperor is here, he will definitely come to arrest him regardless of a qiē.

Thinking of this, Song Nan broke out in a layer of hot sweat, and whispered to Wang Yong: "Don't make a noise, pay close attention to the movements of these flat-haired beasts." ”

Wang Yong agreed, wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and climbed up the mountain wall next to him.

Song Nan hurriedly rushed to the waterhole, Zhengde, Liu Jin and others were pointing to the waterfall, Princess Kangning stretched out her sleeves and stretched out a pair of Hao wrists to play with aquatic plants by the waterhole, and when she saw Song Nan, she hurriedly shouted: "Song Nan, come here to play, the water is very clear, and there are fish." ”

Song Nan smiled and waved his hand: "The princess plays by herself, I still have something to do." ”

Kangning pouted, "Hmph, you'll have to help me catch fish in a while." ”

Song Nan was speechless, walked quickly to Zhengde and the others, and heard Liu Jin say: "The emperor has done a good job in this poem, and the slave and maid will definitely ask the emperor to record it and frame it after going back, and the emperor must agree to the slave and maid." ”

Zhengde smiled and said: "It's easy to do, is it really that good?" ”

Liu Jin said: "Of course, how dare the slave and maid casually perfunctory the emperor......"

Song Nan arched his hand and shouted: "Your Majesty ......"

Zhengde turned around, saw Song Nan with beads of sweat on his face, and said with a smile: "What are you doing, I touch the scenery and have a unique mouth, sing this pool of water and waterfalls, how about Song Nan come to taste?" Xiao Jinzi said that the writing was good, but I didn't dare to believe him. ”

Song Nan was in the mood to listen to him recite poems, waved his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I am not busy appreciating the emperor's masterpiece now, there is an urgent matter to ask the emperor to show me." ”

Zhengde was stunned and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Song Nan pointed to the harrier eagle in the sky and said Wang Yong's words, Zhengde, Liu Jin and others were startled.

"You mean, the Tartars sent these harrier eagles to scout my movements from the air?"

Song Nan said: "I'm afraid that nine times out of ten it will be like this, these flat-haired beasts follow us all the way, if it is wild, wouldn't it have flown away to forage for food, the minister thinks it must be a domesticated harrier eagle, which shows that Wang Yong's words are not a lie." ”

Zhengde was stunned and said, "What should I do then?" ”

Song Nan said: "Chen Jian Yì either turn back immediately, only half a day's journey back to Huyuan Fort, under the protection of my Datong Mansion border army, the Tartars will not dare to move." Either we'll turn south and head toward Ulju, and get as far away from the border as possible. ”

Zhengde frowned and hesitated, Liu Jin said: "Lord Song is a little too worried, not to mention whether this flat-haired beast is humane to monitor the emperor's car, even if the Tartar has this ability, what can he do?" Could it be that the Tartar has grown wings and leaped over my Great Wall Pass? Although there is no walled fort and no guard on the Great Wall in the north, the beacon defenders are there, if the Tartars dare to attack and the beacon fire is ignited, how will the defenders of Tianchengwei and Wanquanwei not come to reinforce it? ”

Zhengde nodded and said: "Xiao Jinzi is right, no matter what the Tartars do, they can only watch me inspect the border towns, what can they do?" ”

Song Nan said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, the defense line of the Great Wall in the north of Ulzhou has been breached, and Ulzhou has been harassed by the Tartars as proof. ”

Zhengde was speechless and said, "Then I can only turn back?" ”

Song Nan said: "I'm afraid it's the best way." ”

Shi Wenyi said: "Song Nan, you are completely speculative, just based on your speculation, the emperor will change the route, I'm afraid it's not good." ”

Liu Jin also said: "What I said is that the harrier eagle surveillance is a joke, how can the beast identify the emperor's car?" If the emperor turned back because of these flat-haired beasts, how could the pope explain? ”

Zhengde smacked his lips and said: "Xiao Jinzi is right, I don't believe it, if I am frightened by a few harrier eagles and turn back, I will really have no face." ”

Song Nan hurriedly said: "This is not a matter of face, this is a matter related to the safety of the holy driver, Gonggong Liu, Commander Shi, Lord Qiu, we can't gamble on this matter, we can't afford to lose." ”

Liu Jin said coldly: "Lord Song, what are you talking about, are you only concerned about the emperor's safety?" I don't care? Although our family has never fought a war, it is not ignorant of it, and your Lord Song is not a general in the army, but you have fought a few small battles in Ulzhou, and you may not know more than our family. ”

Shi Wenyi also said: "Song Nan, you only care about the defense of the convoy, what route to take, where to go, it's not something you can dictate, then it should be up to the emperor to decide, we have no right to interfere, don't forget your identity." ”