Chapter Seventy-Five: The Racecourse

After noon, the blue sky is like washing, the breeze is blowing, the distant mountains are like daisies, and the green water is rippling.

Tianhe Hippodrome on the outskirts of Xinjing, by Yingxia Lake.

Yu Zhishan, the minister of military affairs of the puppet Manchukuo, rode his "Yanxia" from the distant hillside galloping, perhaps because of sitting in the office for a long time, his slightly chubby face appeared delicate and shallow beads of sweat, but the interest was undiminished, this horse was born in Uzbekistan, the main color of the whole body is white, from both sides of the abdomen obliquely to the top is shaped like a streamer like light jujube red body hair, especially this horse runs, like the flow of the colorful xia on the horizon, so the name is "Liuyun Yanxia", also called "Yanxia", the ears are sharp and small, the body is tall and the neck is thin, the legs are long and the mane is abundant, It was originally purchased by Nalan Songhan with a lot of money, and then sent to Yu Zhishan, which was deeply loved by Yu Zhishan, and was usually raised in Lu Shikun's horse farm, which was specially taken care of, of course, the so-called expenses were settled by Nalan, and Nalan and Lu Shikun were even more tacit; When Yu Zhishan was free, they accompanied Yu Zhishan to gallop here for a while.

This "Yanxia" is in good condition today, "Slippery -----" galloping in the slopes and grasslands, very cool, after a while, Lu Shikun riding the "Snow Field Chasing Wind Horse", Nalan Songhan riding his "Lion Skull" also arrived.

Lu Shikun was full of energy, "My elder Yu Ge, you are still as heroic as you were back then, let me chase after you vigorously----"

"Come less, Brother Yuntong, you deliberately let me, I don't think your horse is bad, but I've never seen it, why didn't you ride your 'Dawn Shot' today?" Yu Zhishan walked slowly.

"Ge Lao, to be honest, this horse is called 'Snow Wild Chasing the Wind Horse', born in Kazakhstan, Central Asia, with pure blood, and it is also a superb horse, but it is slightly inferior to your 'Yanxia'."

"You, you will enjoy life the most, you see that you respect me, but like the eldest brother in the family, it makes me feel very grateful. Oh...... Since I chose to help His Majesty the Emperor against my will, my heart has also been repeated several times, who wants to bear the notoriety of a traitor? In my heart, I always make a fuss like turning over the river and the sea, and I only have to hesitate to do not spare my name, but uphold the brotherly righteousness, save these sabers and guns for Zhang Shaoshuai, and succumb to the eyes of the enemy, low eyebrows, and linger, it is really difficult to show the ambition of my life, and I am ashamed of the shadow of my ancestors. But now, with the efforts of Lao Zheng and others, Little Japan has finally agreed to implement the imperial system from March 1 this year, but in my opinion, what? What about those of us who used to be called the Chief, but now we are called Ministers? Not yet 'the ears of the deaf - ornaments'? ”

Nalan stroked the horse's long mane with his hand and sighed, "I can't be angry about these, you said that the Japanese set up a royal hanging next to the emperor, set up a general affairs department in the State Council, and set up a general affairs department in various ministries, saying that they were responsible for the appointment and dismissal of Japanese officials in various government agencies in Manchuria, but you said that the real power is in their hands." Why can't our emperor give an opinion? It's really angry. ”

Yu Zhishan has obviously been depressed for a long time, he turned over and dismounted, turned his hands behind his back, and led the horse to Yingxia Lake, remembering how proud he was when he followed Zhang Zuolin across the Northeast, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion, and his heart was uneasy.

Nalan Songhan also got off the horse and took the cap on his head in his hand, "Elder Ge, after I came to Xinjing from Fengtian, I also hope that our emperor can bless me with the Manchurian dragon vein, and I have something to do, but I am really confused." ”

"Fu Nian, do you know that in 1933, the Japanese presided over the signing of the "Outline of the Manchukuo Guidelines", also known as the '88 Resolution' The Manchukuo government was controlled by Japanese officials under the command of the commander of the Kwantung Army. Our emperor is also more than capable of doing it, so what use can he do if he takes Xiqiao and gets angry with them when he has nothing to do? Stay up, I don't know what year and month is a head, I think of the Jin Ge Iron Horse back then, which dominated the world, what a heroic dry cloud, but it has already turned into a cloud of smoke in the scolding of the countrymen. ”

"I understand your desire to be strong, and I am also moved and considerate of Xu Shu's situation for you, but what? How? What about me, a descendant of the Eight Banners? It's also unbearable, even if it's brocade clothes and food, fragrant cars and BMWs? Who knows the helplessness and pain in my generation? Therefore, I can read your mind best. Nalan picked up a stone and threw it into the rippling lake, jumping and falling into the lake, splashing slightly, "Old Lu? Why are you thinking about what? I see you're a little absent-minded, aren't you still thinking about this horse coming back by itself? ”

Lu Shikun seemed to be listening to the conversation between the two of them, but he didn't seem to hear anything, he didn't interject, leaning against the "Snow Field Chasing the Wind Pony", staring at its eyes in a daze, "I have to have not seen it for three years, it still recognizes me, otherwise it won't let anyone get close to its body, but I can feel that it is sad, and it is a little manic because of sadness." ”

When Yu Zhishan was a bandit with Zhang Zuolin in his early years, he also knew a lot about horses, "I see tears in the corners of its eyes, it must have encountered something big, Brother Yuntong, if you believe me, let go of the horse, see where he goes, we will chase behind, maybe there will be some discovery, you don't say I also know, its new owner must have a good relationship with you, just like me and you, Fu Nian, right?" ”

Lu Shikun was a little difficult to hide his concern, "Let's tell you the truth, when I was running business in Jilin, I was chased and killed by the enemy, it was a brother who blocked four knives for me, and I survived, since then, I took him with me, and then I came to Xinjing, and asked him to help me take care of a casino, he likes horses, and I don't care about it, so I gave it to him." The day before yesterday, I asked him to go to the area of Peony Ridge to do errands, but there was no news of him for more than four days. ”

"What else is going on? Then you didn't say it earlier, why did I say that I was a little unkept? Let's listen to the old man, try it, maybe we will gain something? Nalan couldn't help but be a little worried about Lu Shikun, he knew that Lao Lu said something, and he still had reservations about Zhishan, which made me feel uneasy in my heart.

When the three of them were talking, Wang Zhiyou came on horseback, panting and sweating profusely, "I said three, this is really a BMW, let me chase for a while, I took a fork in the road, and turned around to catch up." ”

"Ahh----h If you're interested, don't worry about President Lu, I'll give you a good horse. ”

"That's a good dare, I'm also from the army, how can I not love horses? It's just that this chief has arranged all my affairs, so how can I still spare time? Wang Zhiyou obviously has something to say.

"Lisan, what else do you and I have to say? If you like it, I'll give you this 'smoke'! Yu Zhishan said seriously.

"De-----, Lisan is that kind of person, in this way, his horse is arranged by me, and he is usually kept in the stable of Brother Yuntong, Tianhe, and you can come when you are free, how about it?" Nalan is trying to bridge the emotional gap.

"Okay, Fu Nian, don't talk about anything else, you see that our President Lu has something on his mind, let's get down to business first!" Yu Zhishan did not forget the tears of "Snow Field Chasing the Wind Horse", as if it also made him think of his own situation, how can I not even be as good as a horse? This beast still thinks about the old master, what about me? How much have I done? Explain it to everyone? Does it work? Is it okay to talk nonsense? It's difficult, ......, "Let's all get on the horse, let Yuntong walk in the front, believe in the horse, see where it goes, we will go, there must be a club to find it." ”

"This is not very good, in this way, please invite Brother Fu Nian to invite the elder pavilion to eat and drink for me in the evening, and I will go with the horse, and I will bother everyone again if there is something." Even though Lu Shikun was concerned, he also felt a little embarrassed.

"Come less, it's rare that I'm in a good mood today, how much do you pay for me to sit firmly as the minister of military affairs? I've got to do something for you today, go, don't talk nonsense. "Apparently this is more serious than today.

Nalan glanced at Lu Shikun, "Let's go, it's hard to get out anyway, go on a walk, not to mention that there are guards, I guarantee that the elder is fine." ”

So the four of them got back on the horse, Lu Shikun walked in front, and the others followed closely, at this time, the "Snow Field Chasing the Wind Pony" seemed to know what to do next, raised the four hooves, raised the long mane, and galloped towards the southwest exit of the racecourse, the other two are also good horses in Central Asia, and they are not willing to lag behind, only the horse of Wang Zhiyou is slightly worse, but it is also much better than ordinary war horses, and he rushed to the motorcycle guards not far away.

On this day, the hippodrome was Lu Shikun's industry, and the "Snow Field Chasing the Wind Pony" had also lived here for a long time, so he was also familiar with the path here, it passed through the fruit groves in the southwest direction, and ran to the official road outside, Lu Shikun couldn't think about it much, he knew that it must be Yan Zimo who made a mistake when he went to visit Zhou Jiuting in Peony Ridge Langya Village, and it was not clear what the situation was, Zhou Jiuting had an accident again? Or did Yan Zimo get into trouble on the way back? I don't know everything, I can't help but feel anxious and apprehensive, and then think about the kidnapping of my daughter, the assassination of myself, and the robbery of medicine...... All of this seemed to point to him and his Qingfeng Hall, the mountain rain was coming, I didn't want to do so much, it was important to hear the news of Yan Zimo first, he couldn't help frowning, his legs were tense, and an indescribable sadness came to his heart and mind......

This "Snow Wild Chasing Wind Horse" rushed towards Yan Zimo's road to Halmaring that day, and the "Lion Skull" and "Yanxia" behind it were like birds entering the jungle and horses entering the grassland, raising their four legs and running like joy, like a horse race, and like returning to their homeland.

Yu Zhishan on horseback really felt like he had returned to the experience of galloping on the northeast land to chase bandits.

Nalan followed closely behind, and he was even more worried about Lu Shikun in his heart, could it be that something happened to his brother, and who set up the conspiracy? Could it be that he wants to find out his own affairs by hitting Lu Shikun, so as to achieve the goal of "killing two birds with one stone", if so, he will have to be extremely careful, this intertwined relationship and affection, let himself and Lao Lu just be tied together, how can he not do his best in his affairs?

That Wang Zhiyou can't think about it so much, even if he has a lot of helplessness and embarrassment in joining the enemy, but after all, he is a betrayer in the eyes of people, in this situation, Yu Zhishan is his backer, and he is responsible for the things that Yu Zhishan explained, and he also thought in his heart, this Nalan has to ask Lao Yutou to ride a horse, why did he go out of the horse farm again? Accompany it, they are all difficult to serve.

Unconsciously, when it was close to dusk, they also came to the bottom of the Sleepy Eagle Cliff, and the "Snow Wild Wind Chasing Horse" stopped, and kept looking around with the light, and screamed "slippery -----......

Lu Shikun was anxious, "Brother Zimo------- where am I --------?"

I could only hear the echo floating in the dark mountains, and there was no news......

(End of chapter)