Juyong Guan will be an old acquaintance, and he will be a martial artist.

In the fourteen years of orthodoxy, Kuang Yu, Zhang Yi, and Shen Rong have all accompanied the emperor, and they can be regarded as old comrades-in-arms who have carried guns together.

Shen Rong was very surprised when he saw Kuang Yu and Zhang Yi, these two were not good to stay in Beijing, what were they doing when they went out?

Unexpectedly, Kuang Yu scolded with his head and face: "Uncle Xiu Wu, you are so bold!" ”

Shen Rong's scolded second monk was puzzled and asked, "Lord Kuang, the old man didn't provoke you, right?" ”

"In front of the old man, you still dare to call yourself the old man?"

This is not bad, after all, Kuang Yu is sixty-five years old, and Shen Rong has just turned fifty this year.

Shen Rong was in no mood to argue with him about age, so he asked, "Master Kuang, what's wrong with you, you came to Juyong Pass to scold me for no reason?" ”

"Still pretending to be garlic in front of me?" Kuang Yu said angrily, "Let me ask you, the emperor went out on patrol and did not receive the documents from the Ministry of Rites, and there were no officials from the Ministry of Rites accompanying him, why did you want to let him go?" ”

"The emperor is out of customs?" Shen Rong was surprised, "When?" ”

Kuang Yu stared at Shen Rong closely, only to find that he didn't look like he was lying.

Aren't you acting......

At this time, Zhang Yi stepped forward and said, "Uncle Xiu, this matter is related to the emperor's safety, don't dare to joke!" ”

Shen Rong hurriedly said: "What is going on, the two of you will make it clear!" ”

Kuang Yu and Zhang Yi glanced at each other, and asked suspiciously, "You really don't know?" ”

"What do you know?"

"The emperor didn't leave the customs?"

Shen Rong was so anxious that he didn't know what to do, and said, "Where do you start with this?" ”

Seeing that he really didn't look like he was lying, Kwong told him everything that had happened.

"Seven or eight days ago?"

Shen Rong seemed to think of something, and said: "There is a team of people, saying that they were ordered to go out to inspect the construction of Mobei, but I didn't see the emperor!" ”

Kuang Yu hurriedly asked, "Who led the team?" ”

Shen Rong thought for a while and said, "The leader of the team is a hundred households of Jinyiwei, I can't remember what it's called...... Oh, by the way, there is also an imperial historian, who seems to have the surname Tang ......"

A person flashed in Kuang Yu's mind, and he asked, "Tang Xinggu?" ”

"Seems to be the name...... There is a record, you wait! ”

As he spoke, Shen Rong ordered the scribe to take the record of leaving the customs, and sure enough, there was the name of Tang Xinggu.

Kuang Yu and Zhang Yi's expressions suddenly became nervous, Tang Xinggu is the emperor's person, and it is very likely that he will go with the emperor when he goes out of the customs this time.

"How many people are there this time?"

"......Roughly," Shen Rong pondered for a while, and then said, "There are only about fifty people, but most of them are coachmen and grooms, and they have transported a lot of food and supplies. ”

Kuang Yu jumped to his feet in anger, pointed to Shen Rong's nose and said, "The emperor may be mixed in the team, why don't you take a closer look!" ”

Shen Rong was very aggrieved and said, "How do I know! ”

"This is a serious dereliction of duty, wait for the old man to come back and settle accounts with you!"

Kuang Yu was about to leave after speaking, but Shen Rong hurriedly stopped him and said, "Two of you, it's getting late, even if you chase it, you have to wait until dawn tomorrow morning......"

"Can't wait!"

Kuang Wei waved his hand and said, "There are so many people around the emperor, what should I do if I encounter an enemy situation outside the gate?" ”

Shen Rong also realized the seriousness of the matter, looked at the sky, and said, "In that case, I'll take some people and horses and chase them together!" ”

"Don't go, Juyong Pass needs someone to guard it!"

"It's okay!" Shen Rong said, "The south and north of the desert have been pacified, and Juyongguan has long been less important!" ”

"yes......" Kuang Yu muttered, and then said, "Without further ado, let's go now!" ”

At that moment, Shen Rong counted fifty soldiers, held torches, and headed north.

The group traveled day and night, and after ten days, they finally arrived at Yumuchuan.

At this time, Yumuchuan has been built into an important town outside the Guanwai, in just a few months, the people have reclaimed a large area of farmland, and the barley seedlings in the field have grown to more than half a foot high, looking at it from afar, it is refreshing and pleasant.

Kuang Yu couldn't help but say: "The old man always thought that the desert was a bitter cold place, but he didn't expect that after reclamation, it was no different from Guannei!" ”

"What Lord Kwong said is extremely true!" Zhang Yi followed and said, "What kind of desert is this, it is clearly an endless granary!" ”

Shen Rong looked at the two of them and said, "Two, let's hurry up and get down to business!" ”

Kuang nodded repeatedly, then found the local official in charge, and learned that there was indeed a convoy from Jingshi, but he distributed some food and daily necessities, and left the next day.

The three of them hurried to the north, and along the way, there was a village every ten miles, full of newly cultivated farmland, and the former Mongol horse farm had become vibrant.

However, the three of them were worried about the emperor's safety and were not in the mood to enjoy these scenes.

continued to chase for more than ten days, and there were two rains on the road, one by one, covered in mud and dusty, looking from a distance, like fleeing homeless people.

However, that's not the worst of it!

Shen Rong suddenly found that he had eaten all the dry food he had brought with him.

When I went out, I didn't expect to run so far, and if I brought too much food, it would slow down the march.

Kuang Yu was dissatisfied: "The soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, Xiu Wubo, how did you do it, how could you run out of food at this time?" ”

Shen Rong was also reluctant, and retorted: "Lord Kuang, Lord Zhang, are you still embarrassed to talk about me? The food along the way was all brought out by me from Juyongguan, and you two came out of Beijing, don't you know how to bring food? ”

Since the beginning of Juyong Pass, these two adults have begun to teach themselves, especially Kuang Yu, who has trained himself all the way, even if he is a clay man, he has three points of fire, not to mention that Shen Rong is still a Xiu Wubo canonized by the imperial court.

Kuang Yu was choked and speechless, and was silent for a long time, and then said: "It's not because of your dereliction of duty?" If you had stopped the emperor at Juyong Pass in time at that time, would you have what happened today? ”

"My dereliction of duty?"

Shen Rong was still restrained, but when he heard this, he blew up directly.

"The emperor came out of Jingshi, right? Such a big living person is not in the palace, and it took you seven or eight days to find out? According to you, what does the cabinet eat? What does the Ministry of Rites do for food? Now that something has happened, just push it on someone else, and make a face, Lord Kwong! ”

"You...... You...... It's unreasonable! ”

Kuang Yu's old face was red when he was scolded by Shen Rong, but he couldn't refute it.

"Alright, two!"

Zhang Yi stepped forward and said to the two: "Now is not the time to divide responsibilities, we are both officials of the imperial court, and we are also on business trips, and we are worried that we will not have anything to eat?" ”

Kuang Yu nodded, too, there are villages and towns and farmlands everywhere along the way, and the desert is no longer what it used to be, and it shouldn't be difficult to mix and eat, but I'm worried about spreading it...... Make people laugh at ......

One is a cabinet scholar, the other is a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, and the other is a dignified martial artist, and he has been reduced to the situation of living in autumn......

"Report!"

I saw a fast horse galloping over, it was a sentry under Shen Rong.

"There is a lake ahead, and there is a village and town on the periphery of the lake, which is very large, about 10,000 people!"

Zhang Yi couldn't help but gasp, the scale of tens of thousands of people is about to catch up with a county seat.

I didn't expect that there were villages and towns of such scale in the hinterland of the desert, but there was a different world.

But it's good that dinner has arrived!

…………

In the evening, Tang Xinggu had dinner and lay on the bed in a daze with nothing to do.

It has been a month since I followed the convoy to the north every day, distributing supplies and condolences to the people along the way.

He is a little skeptical about life now, didn't he say that he would accompany the emperor on a tour, but ......

What about the emperor?

"Tang Yushi, someone is looking for it!"

Tang Xinggu got up from the bed and asked, "Who?" ”

"I said that I came from Jingshi, and I don't know him, so you better go and see for yourself!"

"Jingshi is here?"

Tang Xinggu looked puzzled, and said in his heart that my colleagues in the Jingshi had been offended by me, how could anyone be kind enough to come to the desert to see me?

"You let them come to my house...... By the way, help me make a pot of tea! ”

After finishing speaking, Tang Xinggu straightened his clothes, and then wrinkled his nose again, he didn't take a shower all the way, and he didn't bring a change of clothes, he just wore it for a month, and the smell on his body was a little big......

The other people in the convoy have clothes to borrow, but they are the clothes of the subordinates, and we are people with status......

He was struggling when he saw three old men walking in in a hurry.

One of them came to him and asked in an almost hoarse voice, "Tang Xinggu, you made us chase so hard!" ”

Tang Xinggu couldn't help frowning, at first glance, he was an uneducated countryman who didn't understand the rules at all.

The old man is an official of the imperial court, where did he come from the countryside, shouting and screaming, what kind of system did he become?

However, how does this person look familiar?

Moreover, if you can call your own name, you must know it.

"Who?"

Kuang Yu was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "Tang Xinggu, don't you recognize the old man?" ”

Tang Xinggu smiled politely and said, "Please forgive me for being clumsy, I don't know ......."

Kuang was angry from his heart, raised his hand and slapped him in the face.

Tang Xinggu sat upright, but unexpectedly, disaster fell from the sky, and he was dizzy with this slap, and little stars appeared in his eyes.

When he reacted and was about to call someone, the other party had already pointed at his nose and scolded.

"Tang Xinggu, you old hemp skin, open your dog's eyes wide, who is the old man?"

Tang Xinggu was stunned, and said in his heart What is the origin of this old man, so fierce......

Wait, why is the sound so familiar?

He looked at it and said in surprise: "Kuang...... Lord Kwong? ”

This is not to blame him, Kuang Yu and the three of them were not prepared at all when they came out, and these days there have been two rains, and the clothes on their bodies are covered with mud, and they can't tell that they are official robes at all, and their hair and beard are also stuck together, saying that they are beggars who have fled, and others will not suspect it at all.

Kuang Yu's beard was about to explode, and he said angrily: "The old man asked you, what about the emperor?" ”

Tang Xinggu said blankly: "Yes, what about the emperor?" ”

Kuang Wei was even more angry, grabbed Tang Xinggu's collar, and said, "I asked you, why did you ask me instead?" ”

"I, I...... I don't know! ”

Tang Xinggu broke away and said, "I haven't seen the emperor at all!" ”

"You're a liar?" Kuang Yu continued, "If you don't hand over the emperor today, the old man will not be finished with you!" ”

Zhang Yi and Shen Rong also came forward, and they looked like they would not give up if they didn't see the emperor.

Tang Xinggu was very helpless, and said truthfully: "When I went out of Beijing, I did get the emperor's will, but since the day I came out of the capital, until today, the lower officials have never seen the emperor's face, if you don't believe it, you can go and find it yourself, and when you find the emperor, please let me know, and the lower officials are also waiting to see the emperor!" ”

Hearing this, Kuang Yu was stunned on the spot, looking at Tang Xinggu's expression, but it didn't look like he was pretending.

Could it be that the emperor really didn't leave Beijing?

"Tang Xinggu, what you said is true?"

Tang Xinggu sneered: "If there is a lie, you take off the head of the subordinate and kick it as a ball, okay?" ”

The expectation on Kwong's face faded, and this result was really unacceptable.

ran all the way from Beijing to Mobei, you tell me now, the emperor didn't come at all!

At this time, Shen Rong said with an aggrieved face: "I'll just say it, there was no emperor in the team at that time, otherwise, I would have seen it a long time ago!" ”

It can be said that people sit at home, and the pot comes from the sky.

I was pointed at my nose and scolded for no reason, and I worked hard for 20 days, but the result was...... Mistaken!

Are you fooling the silly boys?

Kuang Yu turned his head to look at Zhang Yi, who was also at a loss.

"No, it's impossible for the people in Shangshan to lie, the emperor is really not in Beijing!"

Things are at an impasse, and the four of them sit around the table, each with something on their minds, and one of them drinks tea with a sullen head.

Finally, Kuang couldn't help but say, "Is it possible...... Does the emperor live outside the palace? Shang Shanjian just said that the emperor was not in the palace, but he didn't say that the emperor was out of Beijing! ”

After listening, Zhang Yi shook his head and said: "If you occasionally live outside the palace for a day or two, it is reasonable, but it is impossible to ...... for seven or eight days."

"What's impossible about this, didn't I hear that the emperor raised a Qinglou woman in the Huangzhuang outside the Chaoyang Gate......"

"Ahem......"

Zhang Yi coughed embarrassedly twice and said: "That woman's identity is quite special, she is only recuperating in the Huangzhuang at present, and she is taking 10,000 steps back, if there is really such a thing, how can the queen mother and the queen mother give up?" ”

"That's what I said......"

Kuang Yu scratched his head and muttered, "But, where has the emperor gone......"

Among these people, Shen Rong was the most aggrieved, and said angrily at the moment: "Think about it, what major events have happened in the imperial court recently, it is impossible for the emperor to leave Beijing for no reason!" ”

Kuang was stunned and blurted out: "Annan! ”

Zhang Yi also reacted and said, "Could it be that he went to Nanjing with the team of the King of Jing'an?" ”

Immediately afterwards, he said: "No, when the king of Jing'an left, the emperor personally went to deliver it, and later summoned me and waited for a morning, and talked all morning......

Kuang Yu pondered Zhang Yi's words, and then asked, "What about the conversation?" ”

"After talking......"

Zhang Yi recalled and said: "After talking, we went back, but we left King Yu and talked alone for a long time. ”