Chapter 23 Niangzi Pass

Lord, we have been walking for a month, it is very smooth, it is said that the king of Xiliang Abu Du has promised Luo Jin to send 20,000 guards to search for our whereabouts throughout the country, but they don't know that we are waiting for the northern district line, so in time they rummaged through the country, and it is useless, Xun Gang said.

Li Yu said: According to this route, we will have to walk for an extra month, that is to say, there is still a month, we can go north to the Xiliang Kingdom, and by then Li An and the other five leaders should almost reach the center of the capital.

Wu Zhao said: This trip of fifty miles will arrive at Niangzi Pass, it is said that bandits are rampant here, I want to avoid Niangzi Pass, and if you go around Taihang Mountain, you have to travel six hundred miles more, it seems that this Niangzi Pass is not going to go.

Report...... Report to the ......, Qi Yu Peacock King, there are unknown people camped five hundred meters away, they are forward, it seems that there is a lot of money and food, whether the king intends to do a vote.

The white peacock said: Tell me more about it.

Bai Xiuying said: The accent of the people on this trip is not like that of Xiliang people, they are dressed very richly, and they are not like ordinary businessmen, led by a young man, who is seventeen or eighteen years old, about 400 people, and it can be seen that all the people on this trip are strong in martial arts. But they rode on tall horses, and drove thousands of horses, which should have been precious Dozers or grain.

The white peacock said: So valuable do not take the official road, but over the mountains and mountains, either robbers or the court rebellion, last year my lady Guan wheat harvest, the village of women will be 5,600 people and 10,000 people food is insufficient, so it is better for me to rob her of a vote, supply Guanzhong needs. Bai Xiuying, Bai Xiumei, Bai Xiuli, Bai Xiuqi, and others each ordered 500 soldiers to fight with me.

Report...... Report to the ......, enlighten the lord, twenty miles away, there are two thousand female generals to kill, there are many people, and please make a quick decision, Xun Gang said.

Wu Zhao said: This lady Guan is really a woman in charge, and the two ladies set up camp in place, led the crowd to fortify, and rested here for a few days. Xun Gang, Key, Fang Neng, Li Yu and the lord walked ten miles to greet him. So Wu Zhao and the others hurried forward.

Ladies and gentlemen, I have been waiting here for a long time, Wu Zhao said, riding a high-headed horse, holding an eight-foot long sword, standing majestically in the middle of the mountain road ten miles away, Xun Gang, Key, Fang Neng, and Li Yu waited in the back row.

I opened this road, I picked this mountain, I want to go from this road, and leave to buy road wealth. I am the white peacock of the king of the lady, I came to get your money and food today, and the acquaintance left with the dignity to leave, otherwise the sword and gun will be blind.

This white peacock is at any time at her daughter's house, but she is seven feet long, slim and elegant, although her face is cold, she does not lose her face, and although she looks fierce, she is also full of grace.

Wu Zhao said: Wu Zhao, a traitor and villain in the Xia Dynasty, passed by Niangzi Pass today, unfortunately disturbed the heroines, and was willing to send countless money and food, and hoped that the Peacock King had borrowed it.

The white peacock said: Although my white peacock and the 5,600 female bandits in Guanzhong fell into the grass, they never robbed ill-gotten gains, did not kill innocent people, and they were heavily paid, but they did not take the official road, and they must be heinous. So the white peacock came on horseback, wanting to kill Wu Zhao and the others in one fell swoop.

Suddenly, Zhu Qiqi Pegasus arrived, caught the sword of the white peacock, and said: "Husband, do you see if this peacock king looks like a fairy, why don't you take her as a concubine and be a concubine for you?"

Wu Zhao said loudly: I waited for more than 3,600 people on this trip, all of whom were unmarried, so it is better to take away this lady and pass 6,000 female bandits and reward Xun Gang and other brothers as wives and concubines. After speaking, Xun Gang, Key, Li Yu, Fang Neng and others laughed.

The white peacock said angrily: Shameless villain, look at the sword, so he fought with Zhu Qiqi, and the two sides fought for 300 rounds, regardless of victory or defeat.

The white peacock said: The thirteen swords of death are really powerful, and the tricks are fatal, no wonder the people in the rivers and lakes call the little witch Zhu Qiqi.

Zhu Qiqi said: Even if you are smart, recognize this girl, don't give way quickly.

The white peacock said: This comes without effort, the heroes of the rivers and lakes are looking for you and waiting for your whereabouts, and they want to kill them quickly, take revenge, let me meet them today, I must kill you, and avenge the heroes of the world. After speaking, he led Bai Xiuying, Bai Xiumei, Bai Xiuli, Bai Xiuqi and other two thousand female generals to kill.

Wu Zhao and the others couldn't resist, and fought and left, retreated into the camp of ten thousand miles, Zhu Qiqi laid down the maze array passed by his grandfather Zhu Guozhi, and the white peacocks and others couldn't get close, so they camped five miles away and confronted Wu Zhao and others.

Zhu Qiqi said: Husband, rest assured, with the blessing of this ecstasy array, even the army of 5,000 can't help it, if her white peacock comes hard, we will fight with her to break the net.

Wang Fang said: I look at the white peacock and others, it is by no means an ordinary bandit, if it is not for the indiscriminate killing of innocent people, we will not hurt the innocent.

Wu Zhao said: Fang'er is right, this ecstasy array can not be killed, can only protect itself, if it cannot be resolved peacefully, we will be trapped here, if it is discovered by the Xiliang National Army or the Great Xia Jinyi Guard, we will definitely die. In this way, the two ladies and the key can hold the camp here, and I will go up the mountain with Xun Gang and Li Yu to check it out.

Zhu Qiqi and Wang Fang said: The husband must be careful and don't worry about the two sisters. So Wu Zhao, Xun Gang, and Li Yu disguised themselves as beggars and went up the mountain to check.

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I'm so angry, this Wu Zhao is a child, Zhu Qiqi deceives people too much, humiliates me and others, the white peacock said angrily.

Bai Xiuying said: "King, this formation is mysterious, I can't wait to enter, there is no food and grass supply in Guanzhong, and there is no surplus food in the hands of the people, so it's good for two thousand soldiers to confront each other here."

The white peacock said: Xiuli, Xiuqi, the two of you take two hundred people to return to Guanzhong quickly, and prepare two thousand people to come with five days of food and grass.

Bai Xiuli said: "King, the grain and grass in the village can only be supplied for two months, and if you want to collect grain from the people, the people of Guanzhong will not be able to survive.

The white peacock said: Wu Zhao and the others brought at least 10,000 loads of grain and grass, enough for my Guanzhong soldiers and people to eat for a year, so as long as we kill them and rob the money and grain, we can tide over the difficulties, you can go with confidence. So they were commanded to go.

Lord, the two people led by this are the female generals of the white peacock, they are returning to Guanzhong to transport grain, right? Li Yu said.

Wu Zhao said: Eight or nine are not far from ten, they want to fight a protracted war with us, last year's Niangziguan snow disaster, there is not much grain and grass left in the pass, I must go up the mountain to burn the grain and grass, let it be in chaos, and finally use the bud rice we brought to help, appease the people in Guanzhong.

Xun Gang smiled and said: The lord is attacking the heart for the top and attacking the city for the bottom, I admire it.

What about the two of them, we waited for the burning of their grain and grass, and then robbed them, and sent them back to the camp to be wives of the two brothers, and the three of them smiled at each other. Wu Zhao continued: Li Yu, you Feige told Fang Neng, let him send ten people to meet me here in the early morning of tomorrow, after entering Guanzhong, the two of you secretly followed the two beauties of the white peacock, and after the two fell asleep, they were stunned with incense, and came here to meet, I checked around, set fire to the grain and grass in Guanzhong, and met here in the early morning of tomorrow, there must be no mistake, so the three of them followed behind Bai Xiuli, Bai Xiuqi and others, and quietly went up the mountain from the front door to enter Niangzi Guanzhong.

That night, Wu Zhao successfully burned down the three granaries of Niangziguan, and there was chaos in Guanzhong. Xun Gang and Li Yu swept Bai Xiuli and Bai Xiuqi away and then converged before the lady closed the door, and more than ten people including Xun Gang also arrived at the scene to respond. So Wu Zhao wrote on the stone slab before the door of the lady: The grain and grass of the lady are burned, and the two beauties under the white peacock have been plundered by me to marry me Wu Zhao accepted the general. Wu Zhao has countless money and food, and if the leader of Guanzhong wants to live, he can submit to my Wu Zhao. Then the crowd left.

Report...... Report ......, Qiyu Peacock King, all the grain and grass in my Guanzhong were killed by Wu Zhao, Bai Xiuli and Bai Xiuqi have been sent by Wu Zhao to omit them, and my wife is in danger, Bai Xiuying said.

The white peacock was shocked, spat blood from his mouth, and scolded: Wu Zhao'er deceived people too much, give me a thousand soldiers, and he was caught off guard.

Bai Xiuying and Bai Xiuli hurriedly stopped: The king can't, this ecstasy array formation is mysterious, Wu Zhao is scheming, don't be angry and fall for Wu Zhao.

The white peacock cried and said: "Two sisters, how can we be so good that if we can't kill the veterans within two days, the sisters in my Guanzhong will be in chaos, and their lives will not be guaranteed."

Bai Xiuying said: The king will rest for half a day first, Xiumei and I will appease the soldiers, and in the afternoon, I will wait for two thousand female generals to attack together and defeat Wu Zhao.

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Oh oh oh, it turns out that your name is Bai Xiuli, your name is Bai Xiuqi, you are hungry, come on, prepare wine, good food and meat, let the two beautiful sisters eat, drink and sleep well, otherwise they will be hungry Xun Gang brothers and Li Yu brothers are distressed, and they will blame the lord, Wu Zhao laughed after finishing speaking.

Bai Xiuli said: You are shameless, when my king leads the army to kill, he will take your head, so the two of them cried and went on a hunger strike.

Wu Zhao said: Good life to serve the second sister and beautiful sister, prepare wine and food, I will wait for a big meal, hungry he will be in the female general for two days, two days later, the key, can lead the crowd two hundred, together to win the Niangzi Pass, isolate the white peacock.

……… This son announced that this Bai Xiuli was given to Xun Gang as his wife, Bai Xiuqi was given to Li Yu as his wife, and the two of them quickly found a way to coax the beauty....... Come, the lord brings water and wine, toast you three glasses, you can eat and drink in a big bowl, Wu Zhao said.

…… Congratulations to Leader Xun Gang and Leader Li Yu, you two have to take good care of these two beauties, before they can finish speaking, everyone laughs non-stop. This Bai Xiuli and Bai Xiuqi are still on hunger strike, but they haven't eaten for a day, and they haven't eaten meat for more than a month.

…… reported ......, enlightened the lord, and the white peacock led two thousand women to scold outside the account, and the scolding was really ugly.

Wu Zhao said: Qiqi baby, Ben Fujun will ask you to continue to command the Ecstasy Array, deal with the white peacock, starve him for two days, and see if he dares to challenge. Come...... Everyone continued to eat meat.

Zhu Qiqi said: Husband, please rest assured, there is a concubine here, and the white peacock will be captured for you to be a concubine, and everyone laughed after speaking.

The white peacock and the others failed to challenge, and returned to the tent, and everyone had not eaten any food for a day, and they had no intention of fighting.

In the evening, Wu Zhao and others continued to eat, drink and have fun with everyone, talking and laughing, Bai Xiuli and Bai Xiuqi no longer scolded, but still went on a hunger strike. Wang Fang said: Why bother with the two fairies? We and others are not traitors and evildoers, they are all framed by the gangsters of the Great Xia Dynasty, so they offended the heroes of the rivers and lakes, and now they are being chased and killed by the heroes of the rivers and lakes and the Great Xia Dynasty and the Xiliang Dynasty. Wang Fang continued: The two fairies are also the heroines of the world, and they have to fall into the grass as a last resort, and I am the same as the end of the world, why can't they cherish each other and cherish each other? No matter what, we are all together, and we have to take care of our bodies, my two brothers, Xun Gang and Li Yu, have prepared meals and meat, and the two sisters will eat it. So Xun Gang and Li Yu brought food.

Xun Gang said: This wild boar, bamboo shoot chicken, ginseng soup and bud rice are made by me, and I give them to the beautiful girl, and I hope the girl will not dislike them.

Li Yu said: I am stupid, not good at cooking, just learned, prepared a tube bone, wild boar trotters, bud rice, called flower chicken, and asked Miss Xiuqi to smile.

Bai Xiuli and Bai Xiuqi grew up with the previous king Bai Mei since they were children, and they have never been in such contact with outsiders, especially men who are handsome, personable, and strong in martial arts like Xun Gang and Li Yu. After the two of them ate and drank enough, they said hello to Wu Zhao, Key, Fang Neng and other luggage, Wang Fang, Zhu Qiqi and others praised the two of them for their beauty like flowers, flowers like jade, and Xun Gang, Li Yu and other talented women and other words, more care and care, how to love husband and wife in the future, help the husband and the lord to achieve great things, etc.

Wu Zhao finalized that night, and tomorrow morning, everyone held a wedding for Xun Gang, Bai Xiuli, Li Yu, and Bai Xiuqi. That night, Bai Xiuli and Bai Xiuli sent a letter to the place where the white peacock was, saying: The white peacock king is above, Bai Xiuli and Bai Xiuqi are in the enemy camp, and after in-depth understanding, I learned that Wu Zhao and others are well aware of righteousness, chivalrous and courageous, and they are happy to help others, and they only offend the heroes of the world because they were framed by the imperial court, and because they were chased and killed by the army of Daxia and Xiliang and the heroes of the world, they had to pass by here until the end of the world, and burning my grain and grass was a last resort. This Wu Zhao and others have the same fate and pity each other as my mother, and now we are all unlucky, not spurned by the court and the world, we should unite as one and get through the difficulties together, I Bai Xiuli and Xun Gang, Bai Xiuqi and Li Yu and Xiliang Tianfang ten years of the tenth month of the tenth month of the marriage, hope that the white peacock king will be fulfilled. Now my husband's father-in-law sent 100 quintals of bud rice and 500 catties of wild boar meat to solve the king's urgent need, and I hope the king will not blame.

After reading the letter, Bai Peacock scolded here, one scolded Wu Zhao and others for being despicable, and the other scolded Bai Xiuli and Bai Xiuqi for being ungrateful, and then immediately fainted. Bai Xiuying and Bai Xiumei were thoughtful after seeing it, and while the white peacock was in a coma, they instructed everyone to use the bud rice and wild boar given by Wu Zhao and others to cook for life, and after being hungry for two days, they could finally have a big meal.

On the morning of the tenth day of the tenth month of February in the tenth year of the Mandate of Heaven of the Xiliang Dynasty (the third year of Taikang of the Great Xia Dynasty), Xun Gang and Bai Xiuli, Li Yu and Bai Xiuqi got married, and in the afternoon of the same day, Wu Zhao, Fang Neng, and the key led the army of two hundred to sneak into the Niangzi Pass, taking advantage of the chaos in the pass and the hunger of the people, tied up the female general leader, occupied the Niangzi Pass, and sent a thousand quintals of bud rice, a thousand catties of wild boar, more than 3,600 female soldiers and more than 10,000 people in the pass were all grateful to Dade, kneeling down the mountain and calling Long live Wu Gongzi...... Long live Wu Gongzi, long live, long live.

After the white peacock woke up, seeing that everyone was in high spirits, Bai Xiuying, Bai Xiumei and others were happy, and they knew that everyone ate the bud rice and wild boar sent by Wu Zhao and others, although they were unwilling, it was not easy to explain.

Bai Xiuying said: King, yesterday afternoon, Wu Zhao and others led the army to occupy my Niangzi Pass, when Wu Zhao and others led the crowd to attack, they did not hurt a single soldier of me, and sent a thousand quintals of bud rice and a thousand catties of wild boar meat to the soldiers and civilians of my Niangzi Pass. More than 13,000 soldiers and civilians in Guanzhong are all grateful to Dade, and the mountain shouts long live.

Seeing that the white peacock had never been angry and his expression was calm, Bai Xiumei added: Wu Zhaoxiao'er sent a letter and asked the king to take a look. The white peacock opened the letter and saw that it read:

Wu Zhao was not talented, and made great contributions to the Great Xia Dynasty, but the birds were hidden with bows, and the rabbits were dead and the dogs were cooked, and he was framed by the emperor of the Xia Dynasty, and he was accused of colluding with the court to kill the heroes of the world, and was hunted down by the heroes of the world. At the same time, the emperor of the Xia Kingdom was jealous of his ability, and in order to eradicate dissidents, he killed more than 3,000 members of my Wu family, and sent Jinyiwei to join the Xiliang Dynasty to hunt down and kill us. Fortunately, the sky has eyes, and the lady of the king at the intersection is closed, and the white peacock king is acquainted. As the saying goes, if you don't fight, you don't know each other, we are people with the same fate, so we should agree with one heart to overcome the dangers and obstacles, so I specially confessed to the Peacock King. I, Wu Zhao, am willing to send 10,000 quintals of bud rice and 30,000 yuan of money, and make friends with my lady Guan Yongshi, hoping that the white peacock king will be fulfilled.

The white peacock was thoughtful and uncertain, Bai Xiuying said: 10,000 quintals of bud rice, enough for my mother's son to pass 20,000 people to eat for a year, 30,000 yuan for my mother's pass to spend two years, I don't know if Wu Zhao's words are true, if it is true, my mother's snow disaster can be solved.

Bai Xiumei said: Wu Zhao has sent us 100 quintals of bud rice and 500 catties of wild boar to eat. He also sent 1,000 quintals of bud rice and 1,000 catties of wild boar meat to the soldiers and civilians in Guanzhong, and I think what Wu Zhao said is true. Moreover, this bud rice is different from wheat, sorghum and other grains, it is delicious, and I want to eat it after eating it. At present, Xiuli and Xiuqi have married Wu Zhao's subordinates, and more than 13,600 people in Guanzhong have convinced Wu Zhao and others, so it is better for us to make friends with them.

The white peacock walked back and forth, came over for a while, and said, "Bring me bud rice and wild boar, I haven't eaten for three days, let me taste it and make up my mind." Without waiting for the white peacock to finish eating, he said: Spread my will, reconcile with Wu Zhao and others, you two go to inform you, we will lead people back to the customs, and invite Wu Zhao and others to go up the mountain early tomorrow morning.

After the white peacock finished speaking, everyone knelt down and shouted: Long live the king...... Long live the king.

Early the next morning, Wu Zhao and others sent 10,000 quintals of bud rice and 30,000 pieces of money to Niangzi Pass, and the white peacock ordered people to set up a banquet after the number was correct, and the six thousand female soldiers and 10,000 people in the pass all knelt down to thank them, and the white peacocks also knelt down and apologized again and again.

The white peacock said: My lady Guan suffered heavy snow last year, wheat? If sorghum and other grains are not harvested, it will be the next major difficulty. The little girl is clumsy, she doesn't know the heroes, so she is offended, and please don't blame the heroes, now borrow flowers to offer Buddha, and pay tribute to the heroes three cups. So he drank the liquor from the cup.

Wu Zhao said: It has been a month and a half since I fled, and today is the first time to drink, you can drink more, thank you for the kindness of the White Peacock King. Come...... I saluted the white peacock king with three cups, so everyone was staggered again.

The white peacock said: I am barren in Guanzhong, and I have no good wine and meat, so I am deeply ashamed of my neglect. My ancestral four treasures, these four pieces of white and respectively given to Xiuying, Xiumei, Xiuli, Xiuqi four sisters, especially Xiuli and Xiuqi, as a little gift for your marriage, but also Xun Gang, Li Yu two brothers to take my two sisters.

Bai Xiuying, Bai Xiumei, Bai Xiuli, and Bai Xiuqi all got up and said: Thank you for the love of the Peacock King, I will wait for a cup to the King.

Xun Gang and Li Yu also got up and said: Thank you for the success of the White Peacock King, I am grateful, and I would like to give the king a cup here.

Wu Zhao said: I, Wu Zhao, will send Bao Mi Wandan, Qian Wanguan, as a dowry, take away Bai Xiuying, Bai Xiu's two sisters and 600 Guanzhong women, and marry my single people, please make the White Peacock King complete.

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, Bai Xiuying, Bai Xiumei and others were at a loss, but Bai Peacock laughed loudly: Wu Gongzi is so kind, I am grateful to the women in Guanzhong, and I don't want the dowry, so let Xiuying, Xiumei and the six hundred Guanzhong women go with you, Xiuying, Xiumei, the two of you are responsible for choosing six hundred women with strong martial arts and beautiful appearances, and there must be no mistake.

After the white peacock finished speaking, Bai Xiuying and Bai Xiumei cried nonstop, but they accepted it happily and saluted the white peacock with three glasses of wine.

The white peacock continued: I don't know if Wu Gongzi can leave bud rice seeds, so that my mother can also plant them, and I can eat your high-quality bud rice in the next year.

Wu Zhao said: We are waiting for this escape to move forward in many ways, the bud seeds are not on us, when we find a place to live and settle down, we will definitely give the bud seeds to the Peacock King.

The white peacock said: I don't know where Wu Gongzi wants to go, where to settle down, why don't you settle down in my mother's pass?

Wu Zhao said: We were hunted down by the heroes of the world, the Great Xia Dynasty, and the Xiliang Dynasty. This trip is to go all the way north, to the desolate land that no one touches.

The white peacock said: Well, that's fine, I have been to the land of Dadu you said, there is indeed no one there, it is a good place, similar to the top of your snow-capped mountain and the top of Yunfu Mountain, Wu Gongzi will definitely achieve great things, if I can't get mixed up in this lady's pass, I will go to Dadu to find you.

Wu Zhao said: I just heard that most of them are bitter cold, and I am afraid that I will be embarrassed by the girl, so everyone laughed.

The white peacock said: It's okay, it's okay, I'll wait for everyone to fall into the grass and endure all the hardships, even if they are suffering, they are not afraid, not to mention that together with Wu Gongzi, even if they are frozen for a thousand feet, they have never been bitter cold, come to ...... I'll wait for three more drinks.

This night, Wu Zhao, Wang Fang, Zhu Qiqi, Xun Gang, Li Yu, Fang Neng, and Key were drunk, and the white peacock was unprecedentedly relaxed and calm, and he was also unconscious.

On February 14, Wu Zhao, Bai Peacock, Wang Fang, Zhu Qiqi and others prepared weddings for 400 couples such as Key and Fang Neng, among which Fang Neng married Bai Xiuying, and the key was to marry Bai Xiumei.

After lunch on February 15, Wu Zhao and others said goodbye to the white peacock, Wu Zhao sent another 20,000 yuan as a thank you, the white peacock happily accepted it, and said: Wu Gongzi, please rest assured, my white peacock has been told to the martial arts factions in the world about the encounter and grievances of the son, from now on the world is white, you will not be chased and killed by the heroes of the rivers and lakes on this trip, beware of the Jinyi Wei of Daxia and the minions of the Xiliang court.

Wu Zhao said: Thank you for the great help of the White Peacock King, I will not forget it, and I will leave...... ...... saying goodbye, Wu Zhao and more than 1,000 others continued to leave along the mountain path.

Husband, I gave 4,000 Jinyi Wei masters 120,000 yuan, we spent 10,000 yuan, this time I gave 50,000 yuan to Niangziguan, I only have 120,000 yuan left, and at the same time, we only have 17,000 quintals of bud rice left, you can be careful of the phone bill, otherwise I will have no money and food when I wait until most of the capital, Wang Fang said.

Zhu Qiqi said: Husband, eldest sister, don't worry, grandpa left me 100,000 yuan before he died, which is enough for my husband to be generous, so everyone laughed.

Wu Zhao said: When I arrived in Dadu, I wanted to distribute all the money and grain equally to the group, and then reclaim the uninhabited land in Dadu, build houses and bridges, plant bud rice and kapok, produce more bud rice and kapok and other clothes, in exchange for money and grain, I will be a big landlord there, and have children with two wives.

After speaking, Wang Fang and Zhu Qiqi pulled down their faces and walked away, and everyone laughed.