It was already dark, and the palace was lit up.

The door card of the Palace of Heart Cultivation opened with a bang.

Liu Wenbin walked out with a dark expression, and the small yellow door waiting by the door immediately hugged him, some people put on fox fur coats for him, and some people opened the oilcloth snow umbrella.

Jia Jue and Chen Ruiwen, Ding Yuanzhu and Han Jun also put on thick fox furs, and several people glanced back at the palace gate, and they all bowed their heads and walked out of the palace.

In the heavy snow, a small yellow gate with a lantern led the way.

Jia Jue carried Chen Ruiwen in front, and the second assistant Wen dialect, Ding Yuanzhu, and Han Junruo followed behind, and the group quickly left the gate of the Palace of Heart Cultivation.

Liu Wenbin walked and walked, suddenly stopped, raised his head, "Zhongwu Hou!" ”

Jia Jue was startled and turned around, "Are you in trouble?" ”

"Old man, I have something to say to the Marquis of Zhongwu." Liu Wenbin arched his hand.

"Oh?"

Chen Ruiwen's long eyebrows twitched inadvertently, and he said to Jia Jue, who was standing beside him: "It's cold, don't hang around outside." ”

"It should." Jia Jue continued.

Chen Ruiwen nodded and said to Liu Wenbin: "It's cold, so the old man will go back first." ”

Liu Wenbin continued: "The time for deliberations is also coming, so you can go over first." ”

"Yes."

The two of them first bowed their hands to Liu Wenbin, then turned to look at Jia Jue and bowed their hands again, and then turned to leave.

Looking at the backs of several people who disappeared in the snow and mist, Liu Wenbin shook his head, and Jia Jue came over and grabbed his arm, "It's cold, let's talk while walking." ”

"You kid thinks I'm old." Liu Wenbin smiled, inadvertently brought out the Yuhang Xiangyin, sighed, and said: "The state affairs are difficult, and you must also be considerate of Your Majesty, a filial piety word crushes people to death, this is not a joke." ”

Seeing that he was talking about business, there was heavy snow in the sky, and there was no one around, Jia Jue glanced at the stone pier under the eaves of the palace gate, walked over and swept the snow with his feet, folded the hem of the cloak into several layers of cushions and sat down.

He actually sat down on his own, what a shame!

Liu Wenbin glanced at the stone pier on the other side of the palace gate, but still walked in front of Jia Jue, and looked down at him: "It's good that the Emperor Taishang can loosen his mouth, 50,000 stones is enough to support two days, and Tianjin's grain is also on the way." ”

Jia Jue waved his hand impatiently: "Okay, you always have something to say, let's go back if it's okay." This hellish weather, the thief is cold, you don't want to freeze. ”

"The people are bitter." Liu Wenbin sighed, "I look forward to the New Year all year round, but now I have left my hometown because of a man-made disaster, and many people have fallen on the way to escape." Thinking of them makes me feel uncomfortable..... I have so many civil and military generals in the Ming Dynasty, and there are a few who can really use them. Especially some people, now bet at both ends and do wall grass, such people have to guard against it. Speaking of which, he stomped his foot.

Jia Jue pursed his lips, "Things have come to this point, and it's not interesting to talk about it anymore." Don't put a high hat on me when you keep up, even if you blow flowers today, I won't go out of the city. ”

Liu Wenbin was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Li Wenzhong has been leading troops outside, and he has the Emperor's edict in his hand, and there are many means, I believe that he will easily control the hundreds of thousands of troops." Once the war starts, Zhao Sheng is by no means his opponent, I just want you to help him, and I have no other thoughts. ”

Jia Jue suddenly burst into flames: "You can afford it, I can't afford it!" ”

Liu Wenbin was a little inexplicable: "How do you say this?" ”

Jia Jue: "I haven't married a wife yet." ”

Liu Wenbin understood, looked at Jia Jue deeply, and after a while, Fang said: "Okay, it's not early, you go back." ”

Jia Jue immediately laughed: "Then I'll leave?" ”

A wry smile swept the corners of his mouth, Liu Wenbin: "Let's go." ”

Only then did Jia Jue stand up, arch his hand, turn around and stride towards the forbidden door of the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Liu Wenbin raised his head and looked at Jia Jue, who was gradually moving away, until his figure disappeared into the snow mist, and then he turned around and walked into the Heart Cultivation Palace.

............

Recently, he was not feeling well, and Hou Shenyi of Tai'an was just about to go back to the room to rest, but at this moment, the sound of firecrackers sounded in the front yard!

Shen Yi frowned.

After a while, the butler hurriedly walked in: "There is a will!" Sir, go and greet the order! ”

"Oh?" Shen Yi hurriedly stood up, straightened out his robe, and strode out.

The front yard was full of forbidden soldiers, the door was open, looking at Dong Shan standing in the hall, Shen Yi walked over quickly.

Dong Shan only nodded to Shen Yi, and then unfolded the holy decree that he had already held in his hand, and said loudly: "There is a holy decree, and the chief general of the Yaowu camp, Hou Shen Yi of Tai'an, will receive the decree!" ”

Shen Yi immediately knelt down.

Dong Shan raised his voice: "Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says: Shen Yi, the master of the Yaowu battalion, will lead his troops north to Juyong Pass. See the word and go! Chin this! ”

Shen Yi raised his head, looking dazed.

Dong Shan handed over the holy decree in a volume: "Tai'an Hou, take the decree." ”

Shen Yi took the decree again and stood up in a daze.

Dong Shan said with a smile: "The military situation is like fire, Tai'an Hou should leave now." ”

Shen Yi frowned: "Leave now?!" ”

Dong Shan was stunned, and replied with a smile: "General Zhao has been gone for most of the day, and it's too late to be late, Master Hou is tired!" He said with a deep sigh.

Shen Yi was startled, sideways out of the way, hesitated for a long time, and replied: "The cold wind night number, the breath turns into ice, the soldiers can't wear armor, a set of cotton clothes can't do it, each person prepares a fur coat to keep out the cold, and the soldiers must have a full meal, and a bowl of hot mutton soup..... You can only walk for two hours, and you must camp before midnight. ”

Dong Shan hesitated for a moment and gritted his teeth, "Okay, the miscellaneous family immediately asked someone to send fresh mutton to Yaowu Camp, as for the warm clothes..... It will be delivered in half an hour! ”

Shen Yi: "Okay! I'm waiting at the Yaowu camp. With that, he turned and left.

............

Just as the Yaowu battalion was preparing to set out, a team of cavalrymen wearing the armor of the forbidden army walked into Juyong Pass and invited Li Wenzhong, the uncle of Xingyang, who was on the wine table, out.

Jia Jue had just come out of Jia's mother's courtyard and was walking towards Meng Yunxuan, when a person hurriedly ran over to the corner of the back porch, Jia Jue was thinking about things in his heart, he subconsciously pushed it and directly pushed the other party down.

"Hey.....

Originally, Jia Jue's hands were strong, and after the ground was slippery, Baochai stumbled a few steps and fell to the ground, his leg touched the pillar, and he sat on the ground in pain, rubbing his leg vigorously.

"Baochai?"

Jia Jue also recognized her, and was about to step forward, when Zijuan ran over and hurriedly helped her up, "Miss Bao, are you okay?" ”

Baochai understood that he was walking too quickly, and he was embarrassed to cry out for pain, and it was not easy to rub it in front of Jia Jue, so he forced out a smile: "It's okay..... Hey—"

Jia Jue saw it really just now, and knew that she was touching her leg, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help her.

"It's okay, I'm really sorry, I was just thinking about things....."

Seeing that she was stained with snow and mud on her back, I patted her and accidentally slapped her on the buttocks.

"Third Master...."Zijuan shouted dissatisfiedly.

"Yikes!"

Baochai reacted at this time, immediately blushed with shame, pushed Jia Jue away, took two steps back to the side, and accidentally hit his leg again.

"Are you alright?"

"Treasure Girl....."

Baochai was embarrassed and indignant, she didn't dare to look at Jia Jue at all, stretched out her hand for Zijuan to hold it, and subconsciously rubbed her legs.

Jia Jue caught a glimpse and understood that she couldn't leave, so she couldn't help but smile, and when she saw Zijuan staring at herself, she glared at her with a fierce gaze, stepped forward and said, "You are hurting your leg, but you can't walk, it won't be good if you fall ill." It's all my fault, you were injured, I'll carry you. ”

"No, no, I can go by myself."

Baochai subconsciously refused, helped Zijuan and left, but as soon as she took two steps, her face became whiter, and tears flashed in her eyes.

Jia Jue sighed slightly, stepped forward and took her hand, and bent down to carry her back, "Because of my injury, if you don't send you back, your brother won't have to find me desperately." Also, don't be shy, Brother Xue's sister is my sister, don't you also call me my third brother! Jia Jue said as he walked towards the Xue family's courtyard.

Baochai lay on Jia Jue's back, looking quite flustered, holding back the shame in his heart, and replied with a red face: "Thank you for the third and third brothers....."

Zijuan watched all this silently and sighed in her heart.

Jia Jue smiled and nodded, carrying Daiyu, Xiangyun and Tanchun, obviously Baochai's body is more plump, although he wears thick clothes in winter, he clearly feels that it is estimated that it is not much different from amber.

Ignoring the mother-in-law and maid, he directly sent Baochai to the Xue family's courtyard, refused Aunt Xue's enthusiastic retention, and walked towards Mengyunxuan with the restless Zijuan.

Zijuan led the way in front with a lantern, and suddenly felt that she was being embraced, and was about to scream, and then she was slapped on the buttocks, and then Jia Jue's voice came from her ears: "Little Zijuan, go back and know what to say, right?" ”

After a pause, he said viciously: "If you dare to talk nonsense, smash your ass." Then he let go of him, and when he saw her covering her buttocks, he reached out and rubbed her.

"..... you?"

Where did Zijuan a girl encounter such a thing, she immediately blushed, and looked at Jia Jue with a bitter and hateful face.

"Hehe...."

Jia Jue waved his hand, "Let's go." ”

"Phew, scoundrel!"

Looking at Jia Jue's back, Zijuan was stunned for a while, and followed with a lantern.

.............

It was the middle of winter, the sky was drifting with goose feathers and heavy snow, the northwest wind was cold and biting, in the snow wind raging violently, the defenders of Juyong Pass all hid in the guard tower of the Great Wall Beacon Tower, piles of firewood burned fiercely, the fire dispelled the darkness, and the warmth dispelled the cold.

In the Juyong Guancheng Tower, the lights were bright at this time, and the hustle and bustle such as the fist line came out.

The cauldron was also boiling beef bone broth on the fire, the aroma was tangy, a few lambs were roasting on the fire, the aroma of oil was overflowing, and from time to time there was a crackling sound, and a few soldiers were carefully sprinkling the spices, while swallowing saliva.

The servants handed the lamps in and out.

At this time, Li Wenzhong walked in, and several generals such as the generals of the Imperial Forest Army and the guards and deputy generals of Juyong Guan hurriedly stood up.

Li Wenzhong patted the snowflakes on his body, waved his hand and smiled: "Sit, sit down." ”

The general of Juyong Guan smiled and said, "Deputy Commander Li, but there is news from the palace?" ”

Li Wenzhong picked up the wine bowl on the wine table and drank it all, then said with a smile: "Yes, Your Majesty has come to the will, let us stay in Juyongguan and wait for the notice to enter Beijing." ”

"Oh?"

Ju Yong's guard flashed his eyes: "Can you show me His Majesty's handwritten message?" ”

"Look." Li Wenzhong took out the secret decree from his arms and gently placed it on the wine table in front of him.

The guard was stunned at first, and then stretched out his hand, suddenly, Ju Yongguan, the deputy general held his hand, and made a look, he found that several generals of the Royal Forest Army all changed their faces, a little hesitation, or withdrew his hand, picked up the wine bowl, and said with a smile: "His grandmother's, this immortal is drunk is strong, Lao Tzu just drank two bowls and fainted, rude, everyone please!" As he spoke, he brought the wine to his lips and drank it in a few sips.

"Good! General atmosphere! ”

The adjutant general of the Imperial Forest Army hurriedly shouted: "Everyone eats and drinks, if you don't get drunk, you won't return!" As he spoke, he also brought the wine bowl to his mouth and drank it in a few sips.

"Good!"

Everyone cheered, and they all picked up the wine bowls and dried up.

Li Wenzhong didn't drink it, he was stunned for a while, silently picked up the secret decree, handed it over, and said, "If you want to see it, just read it." ”

All eyes were on the guard.

Juyong guard: "Oh....." looked at Li Wenzhong, Li Wenzhong did not avoid it at all, and also looked at him with his eyes open.

The two looked at each other for a long time, and the guard waved his hand: "That's it." Let's not talk about business tonight, let's have a drink! After speaking, he raised his neck and drank the wine, and then lit the empty bowl towards Li Wenzhong.

Everyone looked at Li Wenzhong again.

Li Wenzhong glanced at him deeply, then picked up the secret decree and said, "Something happened in Shenjing, there was a bloody eucalyptus in the West Market last night, and three young people died..... Among them is Ben Hou's only son..... Things happened in a hurry, and I was afraid that something would happen, so His Majesty ordered the Imperial Forest Army to postpone its entry into Beijing, and the nine cities of Shenjing were also sealed. ”

Speaking of this, Li Wenzhong's eyes moistened, and then he picked up the bowl: "Your Majesty said that the murderer has been caught, and the imperial court will give an explanation to Xingyang Bofu!" As he spoke, he burst into tears, and quickly brought the wine to his lips and drank it in a few sips.

Everyone was stunned and stunned.

Li Wenzhong wiped away his tears, got up and poured a full bottle of wine for the Juyong guard, then poured a full bottle of wine for himself, and served it again: "Come, this bowl of wine..... Let's pay tribute to Daming together! ”

Everyone looked at each other and did it one after another.

Juyong Guan hurriedly picked up the wine bowl, but his hands trembled a little, and he came to his mouth to drink a few sips, but he choked and coughed violently.....

Li Wenzhong didn't drink it, he was stunned for a while, then smiled, and as soon as his hand was released, the wine bowl fell to the ground with a "clang" and shattered.

Li Wenzhong's personal soldiers broke in with their knives in their hands, and a group of people controlled the soldiers with knives, and a group of people surrounded the Juyong guards and others, including several generals of the Imperial Forest Army.

Adjutant General: "The Great Marshal....."

Li Wenzhong suddenly burst out laughing, and the laughter was so sharp that everyone's faces changed.

The laughter finally stopped, and Li Wenzhong's hand holding the secret decree sounded loudly: "You, do you know anything?" ”

Hearing this question, a trace of fear flashed through the eyes of the Juyong guard, and he was a little upside down: "This..... I.... I'm not, I'm not..... I don't know ......"

Li Wenzhong was a little impatient, and waved his hand: "That's it." I won't kill you, you go back and tell the emperor, as long as you hand over the murderer, everything will be easy to talk about. After speaking, he turned to several generals of the Royal Forest Army and asked, "What about you?" ”

As soon as these words came out, several generals of the Royal Forest Army, including the adjutant general, stood up.

Li Wenzhong pointed at the adjutant general: "You say." ”

Adjutant General: "This ....."

"Look at it."

Li Wenzhong threw the secret decree on the wine table.

The adjutant general hurriedly picked up the secret decree and showed it, and his eyes suddenly straightened! The face has also become pale as paper! After a while, he muttered, "How is it possible? How so! ”

Li Wenzhong snorted coldly: "The treasure seal on it can't be fake!" ”

The lieutenant walked to the fire, looked at the treasure seal on it in the light of the fire, and closed his eyes in pain.

Li Wenzhong sneered: "We entered the side of the Qing monarch in Beijing at the behest of the emperor, and now not only have we become thieves inexplicably, but even our family members have been killed by the faint monarch." ”

The crowd was shocked.

Li Wenzhong rolled his eyes: "If you don't believe it, you can go back to Beijing to find out the truth." ”

After a pause, "You can also take your own soldiers and horses, and this commander will never stop you." You can even leave here in front of everyone. After speaking, he took a deep breath and said, "You can't go anywhere tonight, and tomorrow when the morning dawns, if you want to leave, please leave, and you will not be hindered." As he spoke, he turned and strode away.