(Chapter 12)
Ling Cang and Chenxi followed the flow of people to the ancestral hall of Qingling Mountain to win without injury, Qingling Mountain is densely populated today, and there is an endless stream of people coming and going on the mountain, legend has it that at this time of year, there will be people from every household in the Tiger Prison Pass to worship
The two soon came to the temple where they worshipped, and Ling Cang looked up and saw that the temple plaque had three big characters written on it: "Valhalla"
The Valhalla was already crowded, the people who came in and out were red-eyed, and the people who came to worship all wept bitterly, and the Valhalla was full of mourning
"I really didn't expect that Win Wushu would have such a big influence," Chenxi was obviously shocked by the scene in front of her
"How can someone who can be so loved by the people be an anti-thief and a rebel," Ling Cang sighed indignantly
Valhalla was crowded with people, and the wailing filled everything, and it was difficult for the two of them to hear each other's voices, and after a few words, they stopped talking
The two went straight to the martyr's hall, ready to worship with incense, the hall was full of smoke and incense, there was a Ding furnace on the top of the hall full of incense to worship, and there was a statue of the guardian saint standing behind the top floor, this statue must be the general of Zhenxi to win without injury,
The statue of the person wearing silver armor, holding a long knife, the face is majestic, this is the statue built by the people of the Tiger Prison Pass according to the appearance of the general before his death, the statue is facing the west, it is the people who think that the heroic spirit of the general is immortal after his death, and his soul still guards the Tiger Prison Pass from foreign enemies", and it is also the emotional sustenance of the people of the Tiger Prison Pass, which is a kind of remembrance of the general
The two came to the statue, and Chenxi respectfully knelt on the ground to pay homage, without the slightest shelf of being a princess."
Ling Cang knelt down to worship and looked up at the statue, for some reason he suddenly felt a sense of sadness in his heart, this feeling was very strange, different from the regret he felt after hearing the story of Win Wuxian for the first time, but felt a kind of grief from the inside out, that feeling was like worshipping a dead old man
"Ling Cang, you, are you okay, why are you crying" Chenxi was shocked to see Ling Cang's appearance, and asked with concern
Ling Cang came back to his senses, he didn't know how long he had been staring at the statue, and he didn't even know that he was crying
Seeing Chenxi looking at him worriedly, Ling Cangqiang squeezed out a smile, "I'm fine, I just thought about the general's story too much, and I was blinded by the sand all of a sudden."
Chenxi didn't say anything when she saw him, she just walked towards the outside of the hall with him, she was sure that Ling Cang's performance just now was by no means as simple as he said, the expression on his face was sadness from his bones, but she didn't know why Ling Cang suddenly felt this way
Ling Cang's heart couldn't calm down for a long time, he didn't understand why he felt this way, but standing in front of the statue of Win Wuxian was like facing a dead old man
"Dawn"
"Huh?"
I, I feel like I know him," Ling Cang said with a shudder
Chenxi held his arm, he felt Ling Cang tremble, "Don't think about it so much, General Win has been dead for almost 20 years, you may not have been born then, how can you have seen him" Chenxi said with concern, she felt that Ling Cang would not know Win Wuxian, but why he was so sad, even she couldn't say
Ling Cang stopped talking and fell into deep thought
Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves neighing sounded, overshadowing the wailing in the main hall, everyone in the hall did not know what was happening, the people living in the border pass were extremely sensitive to this sound, the sound of horses' hooves neighing, it often meant that war was coming, and the people who came to worship showed horror on their faces one by one
"What's the matter" Ling Cang looked outside the main hall, only to see a group of soldiers in golden armor in the distance rushing towards the main hall, and the people who went up and down the mountain were frightened, and they panicked and made a way
"Royal Guards", how is it possible" Dawn said in shock when she saw someone coming
"What, how did the Imperial Forest Army come to the Tiger Prison, Ling Cang asked incredulously
Chenxi shook her head, "I don't know, I haven't been in contact with the imperial brother since I left Luoyang, and I don't know how the Imperial Forest Army appeared here."
While speaking, the team of royal forest army has come to the front of the martyr's temple in front of the main hall, and surrounded the temple, the people in the hall are frightened one by one, and the royal forest army has dismounted, led by Cao Zhang, the chief of the inner hall
The people outside the martyr's temple saw that they still dared to come to worship in this formation, and ran down the mountain in a panic, the temple was surrounded by the imperial forest army, and the people inside couldn't get out, and they were shocked and frightened
"You bold people, dare to worship the anti-ministers and thieves in broad daylight, do you want to rebel" The old eunuch's sharp voice echoed in the Valhalla, and the people were so frightened that they didn't dare to speak out when they saw this battle
"Chenxi, who is he" Ling Cang couldn't help but ask when he saw Cao Zhang's arrogant and domineering appearance
Chenxi frowned and said, "He is Cao Zhang, the chief administrator of his father's side, why is he even here?"
"My lord, are you mistaken, General Win has been guarding the Tiger Prison for many years and keeping the local people peaceful, how can he be an anti-minister and thief?" said an old man tremblingly, and the people who came to worship behind him echoed him
The old eunuch sneered, and waved a palm at the old man in the air" The powerful internal strength instantly knocked the old man to the ground, and the old man's internal organs were shattered, and he looked up at Cao Zhang, and swallowed his breath, and he didn't blink an eye
"Killed, officers and soldiers killed" Seeing Cao Zhang's murder, the people panicked one by one, and the quiet hall boiled all of a sudden
Ah, what does it mean to you, what does it mean, when I was also a person, a common people, a person of Mingyou Laozi? Lao Tzu ,,,,, looked at everyone coldly and said to the Imperial Forest Army next to him, "Those who dare to make more noise and make trouble will be killed."
When the Imperial Guards heard this, they took their bows and arrows and aimed them at everyone
"Stop, who let you make a move on the people" Seeing this, Chenxi hurriedly stepped forward to stop it
Seeing that Dawn stepped forward, the Imperial Forest Army didn't know who she was, and pointed their bows and arrows at her one by one
Captain Zhang has guarded the palace for many years, so he naturally recognized Chenxi, and hurriedly scolded, "Stop, put down the bow and arrows", and then knelt down to Chenxi to pay homage, "The princess will participate in the princess, I don't know that Her Royal Highness the princess is here, please atone for your sins"
When the Imperial Forest Army heard that it was a princess, they hurriedly put away their swords and knelt down to worship the morning light
"Princess Dawn, you, why are you here" Cao Zhang said in shock when he saw Dawn
"Manager Cao, let me ask you, why do you want to attack the people" Chenxi looked at Cao Zhang and asked
"Princess, the old slave is also thinking about Your Majesty, these Diao people openly worship the anti-ministers in broad daylight and win without injury, this matter is equivalent to rebellion, didn't you hear what the man said, he made a remark that winning without injury is loyal and good, if Your Majesty knows, but he will punish the Nine Clans" Cao Zhang looked at Chenxi and defended
"Gonggong Cao, I don't care why you came here, but I now order you to leave immediately with the Imperial Forest Army," Chenxi said angrily as she looked at Cao Zhang
"Your Royal Highness the Princess, this matter is difficult to obey, this matter is very important, the old slave came to the Tiger Prison Pass this time to clear the remnants of the winner, the princess should stop being rude" Cao Zhang is not afraid of Chenxi, he has been in the palace for many years, and knows that Chenxi is a princess who does not love her grandmother and uncle, so she knows that Chenxi does not have any power in the palace
Seeing this, Chenxi hurriedly asked, "Gonggong Cao, let me ask you, what do you want to do with this temple and the people here?"
"Hmph, it doesn't hurt to win, how can I tolerate his temple in this world, as for these Diao people, arrest them all and wait for the emperor to fall" Cao Zhang's cold voice sounded, and the people heard that they knelt on the ground one by one and begged for mercy, begging the princess to save her life
"Impossible, Gonggong Cao, you can't do this, first of all, whether you win or not, whether you are a thief or not, these people are all the people of my Tang Dynasty, how can you arrest people casually regardless of right and wrong" Chenxi retorted firmly
"Your Royal Highness Princess, the old slave is acting on behalf of His Majesty, if you insist on blocking it, then the old slave will have to offend"
"What do you want?"
"Captain Zhang, take the princess down to rest"
"If you dare, whoever dares to touch me, I will inform my father as soon as I return to the palace"
Cao Zhang sneered, he looked down on this princess from the bottom of his heart, "Your Highness atonements, I believe Your Majesty will not blame me, Captain Zhang, don't do it yet"
Captain Zhang looked at Cao Zhang, then at Chenxi, and after weighing it, he hugged his fist at Chenxi and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess, offended"
Ling Cang had been observing the situation of everyone not far away just now, and at this moment, when he saw that Captain Zhang was about to catch Chenxi, he immediately blocked in front of Chenxi
Seeing this, Captain Zhang drew his sword and killed Ling Cang, he was afraid of Chenxi because Chenxi was a princess, but what kind of person was Ling Cang, he dared to stop him
Ling Cang saw the other party draw his sword and come, and immediately the sword edge was unsheathed, and the two of them beat Captain Zhang to the ground in just three moves, Captain Zhang was shocked, and the Imperial Forest Army saw that Captain Zhang was knocked down, and immediately surrounded Ling Cang
"Boy, what kind of person are you" Cao Zhang was a little surprised to see Ling Cang's shot so sharp
"Disciple of Huashan, Ling Cang"
"Oh, the people of the Huashan faction" Cao Zhang looked at Ling Cang and Chenxi, seemed to understand something, and said to Ling Cang
"That's it, boy, the Huashan faction is friendly with the imperial court, and you have such a relationship with the princess, you take the princess away, I don't care about you"
Ling Cang sneered and said, "It's okay for us to leave, but you can't embarrass the people here, and you can't destroy General Win's temple" Ling Cang said categorically, he didn't understand why he suddenly cared so much about this temple, but his current state of mind, if anyone dared to destroy this temple, he would definitely fight with the other party."
"Presumptuous, boy, don't be too aggressive, I'm not embarrassed, you have already given enough face to the Huashan faction, if you dare to stop me, I will kill you" Cao Zhang said resentfully
"Oh, then let's see if you have the ability," Ling Cang said as he looked at Cao Zhang coldly
"Imperial Foresters, kill him," Cao Zhang ordered
The Imperial Forest Army drew their swords one after another to prepare to besiege Ling Cang, and Dawn also drew their swords out of their sheaths to protect Ling Cang's left and right
Just as everyone was about to make a move, the sound of horses' hooves neighing sounded, which was many times louder than the arrival of the Royal Forest Army at that time
Everyone looked back, only to see that the war horses were like a torrent, and the mountains were full of troops, which were the defenders of the Tiger Prison Pass, and the defenders rushed over and surrounded hundreds of royal forest troops in the three layers and three layers outside
A general in the army stood up and ordered majestically, "All the soldiers obey the order, and those who dare to attack the people and destroy the temple will be killed without mercy." This person is the general of the Tiger Prison Pass, Bai Hu
"Yes", the defenders of the Tiger Prison Pass arrived in unison, and the momentum was huge
"It's General White Tiger, General White Tiger has come to save us" The crowd cheered, especially after listening to White Tiger's words, they were all excited
"White Tiger, what do you mean, do you want to rebel" Cao Zhang said through gritted teeth
Who knew that the White Tiger was not afraid at all, and said categorically to Cao Zhang and the group of royal guards behind him, "I repeat, those who dare to attack the people and destroy the temple will be killed, this is the Tiger Prison Pass, my White Tiger's territory, I am the general soldier of the Tiger Prison Pass, and I have the right to protect the people and all the buildings in the Tiger Prison Pass, and if I dare to make a move on my territory, it will be regarded as an invasion, and all will be killed."
The Royal Forest Army was all shocked by the majesty of the white tiger, and they looked at each other one by one, not daring to move
"White Tiger, you are really determined to fight against the imperial court," Cao Zhang asked angrily
"Hmph, the emperor's edict to me clearly states that the people of the Tiger Prison Pass will be protected from being harassed, and the territory of the Tiger Prison Pass will not be destroyed.
"Cao Zhang, old thief, you have to spew feces all over your mouth, reverse black and white, hurry up and roll down the mountain with the Royal Forest Army, otherwise I will destroy you" It was Guan Bao who spoke, he already hated Cao Zhang, and when he learned that Cao Zhang was going to destroy the temple that won no harm, he was furious at the time, and at this moment he saw Cao Zhang so upside down, no matter who he was, he immediately stood up and scolded
"You...... You ......" Cao Zhang pointed at the other party for a long time and didn't say a word, it was a great shame, after coming to the Tiger Prison, the attitude of the White Tiger made him hold back the fire, the White Tiger is the general of Zhenguan, and he can endure some temper, but now a deputy general dares to point at his nose and scold, his dignified general in charge, how has he suffered such humiliation, but he is helpless, rashly does not take advantage of it, and more importantly, he can't beat people at all, he only has 300 Royal Forest Army around him, and the other party has two thousand people, There are still 100,000 defenders in the Tiger Prison Pass, and he is simply killing himself when he gives the order
The old eunuch gritted his teeth and said angrily, "You wait for me, we will withdraw" and left with a group of royal forest troops.
Seeing that the white tiger had driven away those golden-armored soldiers, the people left the hall one by one and hurried away
The white tiger came to Ling Cang and Chenxi and hugged the two of them, "The two are so courageous, the general of the general of the general in the lower tiger prison pass, Bai Hu, just now I saw the two of them dare to stand up for the people, I admire them very much"
Ling Cang also clenched his fists and saluted back, "The general is polite"
At this time, a young man dressed in ordinary clothes came over, pointed to the morning light, and said to the white tiger: "General, my subordinates have seen what happened here just now, this is Her Royal Highness the princess", this person is the person sent by the white tiger to monitor Cao Zhang
When the white tiger heard this, he hurriedly saluted the morning light and said, "The princess will participate in the end, I don't know that the princess is here, please atone for your sins"
Chenxi waved her hand, but she didn't care about this matter, anyway, no one treated her as a princess since she was a child, otherwise Cao Zhang wouldn't have dared to be so rude to her just now
"Dare to ask why the princess came to the Tiger Prison, but there is a place where the last general needs to serve," Bai Hu said respectfully
Chenxi thought for a while and pointed to Ling Cang and said, "He used to be a resident of the Tiger Prison, and then he left the Tiger Prison because of some things, his relatives in the Tiger Prison have all passed away, he was young when he left, and he didn't have much memory for a long time, can you find out what happened to him back then?"
Hearing this, the white tiger said to Ling Cang, "I don't know where your Excellency was at home when you left
Ling Cang looked at the white tiger, thought for a while, and said, "There is a father in the family."
"Oh, I don't know Lingzun's name, if I know that my name should be found according to the household registration of the year," Bai Hu suggested
"That's right, this is a good way, Ling Cang, you tell General White Tiger your father's name, won't you be able to find your father" Ling Cang said with some excitement
Ling Cang was silent for a long time, looked at the two with a solemn expression, shook his head and said, "I don't know", his eyes were full of sadness