Pei Yuanxiu was originally holding the reins and preparing to leave, but when he heard my words, he couldn't help but be stunned, and looked at me in astonishment.

"You two?"

"Hmm."

"Why?"

I said softly: "After all, it is the territory of the imperial court, and if you enter the city, I am afraid that something will happen." You and Li'er are waiting for us here. ”

“……”

What Pei Yuanfeng told me before, I think with his political experience and sensitivity, I don't need to explain it anymore, I should understand, Pei Yuanxiu didn't say anything, just was silent for a while, and said: "You two? ”

I nodded and said solemnly, "Don't worry, we have a way." ”

He lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked up at me again, a little smile slowly appeared on his face, and he reached out to caress my shoulder and said, "Okay." ”

I patted the back of his hand on the shoulder.

He added, "But you give me a time limit." Before you have come out after the time limit, I will go into the city to look for you. ”

"Yuan Xiu ......"

"You also know that this is the realm of the imperial court," he looked into my eyes and said, "No one can guarantee what Tu Shuhan will do after seeing you." ”

“……”

"No matter what, I can't let you get hurt in the slightest."

Liu Qinghan, who was originally slowly riding forward, seemed to gently pull the reins at this time, and stopped not far in front of him with the sound of horses' hooves.

But he didn't look back, just waited quietly.

I looked at Pei Yuanxiu and was a little speechless for a while.

Looking at his resolute and unyielding eyes, I was silent for a while, and finally compromised, and said softly: "One day." ”

"One day?"

"Yes, if the two of us don't come out at this time tomorrow-" I thought about it, but I still couldn't rest assured: "Yuan Xiu, you must not-"

"Don't worry." He shook my hand: "I'm not here to fight them. ”

"......," I nodded slightly.

He pinched my fingertips, and then let go, and I bowed my head and said a few more words to Li'er, then turned the horse's head and walked forward.

Liu Qinghan's horse stopped a few steps ahead, he didn't seem to see us, he didn't listen to what we were saying, he just looked at the earthen city under the dark sky in front of him wholeheartedly, until my horse walked next to him, and he didn't turn his head to look at me, but said, "Go." Then he rode his horse and galloped forward.

I hurried to catch up with him.

Longnan is an important town in the northwest, but here is really just a dirt city, the yellow sand covers the sky, almost even the sun is dyed with a layer of sand and earth, the strong smell of earth in the air is also very uncomfortable, all the way forward, behind the huge smoke and dust, after a while, we arrived at the city tower.

The tall and heavy gates were open, but there were few pedestrians, except for a group of soldiers still patrolling the city. Liu Qinghan turned over and dismounted, and as soon as he walked over, he was stopped by the soldiers guarding the city.

"What for?"

"I want to see you, General Tu Shuhan."

When the soldiers heard this, they sneered, and looked up and down a few times at this dusty man who did not have any entourage and car, obviously not taking him seriously: "I want to see the general, hum, who are you, what a big breath." ”

Liu Qinghan said calmly: "I am Yangzhou Mansion Yin. ”

“……”

For a moment, the scene suddenly fell silent.

The soldiers' eyes widened and they looked at him in disbelief: "W-what? ”

The person next to him repeated: "Yangzhou Mansion Yin? ”

They looked at each other and immediately burst out laughing, each leaning back and out of breath.

"Yangzhou Mansion Yin? Hahahaha! ”

"Lord Fu Yin, come here alone, haha!"

"This is the funniest joke I've heard this year."

I was standing next to me, and just as I was about to say something, I saw Liu Qinghan reach out and take out something from his sleeve and hold it up in front of the soldiers who were laughing with tears in their eyes.

It is a gold medal from the emperor.

The laughter came to an abrupt end.

The soldiers were all stupid all of a sudden, seeing that the gold medal did not move, they even forgot to speak, Liu Qinghan slowly withdrew the gold medal into his sleeve, and said, "Go and tell General Sù Tu Shuhan, I have sent him a gift." ”

The soldiers were stunned and didn't move.

After a while, someone finally reacted, and immediately turned around and ran out.

Liu Qinghan calmly shook his shirt, turned his face and smiled at me: "Let's wait." ”

"Hmm."

He didn't say anything about this, but the soldiers around him were obviously calmed down, and one of them, who was a little bit of a looker, immediately brought us two stools to sit down. Liu Qinghan sat calmly and didn't talk much.

Those soldiers didn't even dare to take a breath.

After a while, there was the sound of horses' hooves.

He and I turned our heads at the same time, and saw a group of people coming from the city, two columns lined up neatly, and the white horses looked very dazzling. The horse bell was leisurely, and after a while, it stopped in front of us.

The leader turned over and dismounted, and arched his hand towards us: "Which one is Lord Yin of Yangzhou Mansion?" ”

Liu Qinghan got up: "This mansion." ”

The man didn't look at it, but bowed his head respectfully and said, "I have never met from afar, and I hope to forgive my sins." The general is already waiting in the palace, please sir. ”

Liu Qinghan and I entered Longnan City like this.

The situation inside, compared with other cities in the Central Plains, is indeed poor and simple, but it seems that no matter where it is, people can live, and live well, as soon as they enter the city, they see a few shirtless, only with rags around their waists, little boys competing to kick a bamboo ball, stirring up bursts of smoke and dust. All of them have dishes and gray faces, but it does not prevent them from laughing and playing; The other residents looked at me and Liu Qinghan's decent clothes, as if they were fresh.

In a few moments, there were people on both sides of the street.

We led the horse all the way forward, and we saw that most of the earthen houses and wooden houses here were low, only the earthen buildings built on the high ground in front of them showed a little grandeur, of course, they were just tall people among the short people.

Walking downstairs, someone came over to take the reins of Liu Qinghan and me, and several soldiers in armor led us into the gate.

It was an empty hall, several feet high, supported only by a few thick wooden pillars, and there were not many furnishings in the room, only neat rows of soldiers. Directly behind the table in front of him, sat a burly man.

This person could not tell how old he was, but he should be in his thirties, with long brown hair that was slightly curly and scattered over his shoulders, and his luster was dazzling; The contours of his cheeks, especially the wide jaw, were particularly hard and beautiful, but they were submerged in the thick beard; His facial features are extremely deep, especially his eyebrows, which are very different from the people we usually see, but they are somewhat similar to the ghost uncle he saw at the Watarai Pavilion, handsome, revealing the same wildness as his sister.

This is the famous Hu general-Tu Shuhan.

In front of him lay half a roasted leg of lamb, a stack of charred scones, and an unglamorous smell in the air. A small scimitar skillfully waved in his hand, and after a while, he cut off a few strips of fatty roast meat, and carried them to his mouth with the tip of the knife.

Liu Qinghan and I had already walked to the center of the room.

He looked up as he chewed the meat.

The moment I met his gaze, I felt that Liu Qinghan's breathing beside me tightened clearly.

This man's eyes are very deep, the eyebrow bones are also very high, and even the eyes are extraordinarily deep, and when he sees it, there is a feeling that the rabbit on the grassland is being stared at by a falcon in the sky.

I subconsciously frowned, and I heard him speak: "Liu Qinghan? Yangzhou Mansion Yin? ”

Liu Qinghan took a step forward: "General, it's polite." ”

Tu Shuhan looked at him coldly: "Lord Liu? Didn't the emperor ask you to govern Jiangnan, what did you do in my Longnan? ”

Liu Qinghan arched his hand, and was about to speak, but was interrupted coldly by Tu Shuhan: "I am here, but there are poor mountains and bad waters, only shrews and people, no warm nephrite in the capital, and no eldest princess." ”

My eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Liu Qinghan should have heard a lot of these words, but this time, his swarthy face was still a little uncontrollable and slightly red, and the words that were about to be said were also choked back.

The neatly lined soldiers around him were still silent and silent, but the eyes that looked at them were clearly full of disdain and sneer.

Tu Shuhan glanced at him and let out a sneer.

I thought about it, then took a step forward and said respectfully, "The general is joking. We are here to give a great gift to the general. ”

"A big gift?" Tu Shuhan raised his thick eyebrows, and his gaze turned to me: "Who are you?" ”

I bowed to him: "In Xiaxichuan, the daughter of the Yan family, Yan Qingqing, has seen the general. ”

“……”

When he heard the words Yan, he didn't seem to react for a while, but when he looked at me again, his face suddenly changed, and he waved his hand and said, "Take it for me!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the samurai, who had just stood on both sides without a sound, suddenly rushed forward.

The reactions were so fast that before I could even struggle, they had already surrounded me, grabbed my hands at once, and pushed both of my shoulders hard. I was caught off guard, and I felt my shoulder bones crumbling and the pain was so painful that I bit my lower lip all at once.

When Liu Qinghan saw this scene, he hurriedly reached out to come over and pull me: "Stop!" ”

But before he could touch me, a soldier next to him reached out and twisted his arm.

"Ahh He let out a low cry of pain, but he still stared at me and shouted, "Don't touch her, let go!" ”

His words were true in Jiangnan, but there was no reaction here, those people didn't pay attention to them at all, and immediately restrained me, my two hands were buckled behind my back, and I couldn't break free no matter how hard I struggled.

When Liu Qinghan saw this scene, he immediately turned his head: "General." ”

Tu Shuhan stuck the short scimitar on the table, slowly got up and walked over, looked at me, then looked at Liu Qinghan, and sneered: "Lord Liu, you really gave this general a big gift." ”

“……”

"The daughter of the Nishikawa Yan clan? If I'm not mistaken-Yan Qingqing, this is the eldest lady of the Xichuan Yan family! ”

“……”

"The emperor must be very interested in meeting him."

Although on the way here, he and I already had plans and could foresee these things that might happen, but I really didn't expect Tu Shuhan to say that he would do it, leaving no room at all. In the face of such a change, Liu Qinghan was still panicked for a while, seeing Tu Shuhan walking towards me, he broke away from the soldier and stretched out his hand to stop in front of Tu Shuhan: "General, why don't you listen to us and finish speaking?" ”

Tu Shuhan looked at him with a sneer: "What else is there to say?" Lord Liu? ”

He turned his head to Liu Qinghan, and his eyes looked at him without shying away: "Where is Xichuan, Lord Liu should know it very well." Who is this Miss Yan family, does Lord Liu not know? It is a great achievement for you and General Ben to capture her together and present her to the emperor, but if someone has a different intention, it will be a matter of raiding the family and destroying the clan. ”