Chapter 21 There are many ghosts
The capital of Zhao State, Handan.
In an alleyway in the southwest of the palace, called Huiche Lane, a middle-aged man in a military uniform walked in a hurry.
The destination of his trip was the Xiangfu located in Huiche Lane, which was the mansion of Prime Minister Lin Xiangru of Zhao Guocheng. The middle-aged sergeant walked steadily, with a sturdy and burly body, and walked forward like a ghost in the dark alleyway without looking back.
After a cup of tea, he stopped in front of a tall gatehouse, looked back, and saw that there was nothing abnormal, so he stepped forward and knocked on the door.
An old man with gray hair opened the door and glanced at the visitor, and saw that it was an acquaintance, so he opened the door a little wider and let the middle-aged sergeant in.
The middle-aged sergeant followed the old man without saying a word, through the long corridor, to the back hall.
In the back hall, the lights are bright. Dressed in a gray robe, covered with brocade, the cuffs and corners of the shirt are embroidered with cloud and thunder patterns, the waist is tied with a ribbon, and the neat and neat prime minister is sitting in the hall.
The middle-aged sergeant strode into the hall, bowed down and hugged his fists and said, "The last general Xu Li has seen Lord Xiangguo."
The prime minister squinted at the sergeant in front of him, and muttered, "General Xu came late at night, what's the matter?" ”
Xu Li said in a deep voice: "The 100,000 troops of the Qin State have gone straight to Que He, and they have the intention of eating Que He. ”。
Xiangguo did not panic, stood up and stroked his beard, thought for a moment and asked, "What does the general mean?" ”
Xu Li remembered the general's instructions when he left, and said in a low voice: "The general can't make up his mind, so he asked the last general to come and ask Lord Xiangguo."
"Que and Nai are the base camp of the cavalry of Zhao State, you must not lose it, this point, the general should know better than me, how can he not make up his mind?" Xiangguo said lightly, he understood that the old guy was deliberately hiding it to teach himself.
Xu Li lowered his head and did not speak.
Xiang Guo smiled and said, "Where has the Qin army gone?" ”
"It's less than fifty miles away from Que He, and I'm afraid it's besieged at this time."
"Alas! Que and helpless," Xiangguo sighed lightly.
Xu Li snorted a few times, stumbled and asked, "Why did Xiangguo say this?" ”
Lord Xiangguo looked at the general, who was a little clumsy, but had a straightforward and loyal temperament, and asked, "Does the general know how far Handan is from Quehe?" ”
Xu Li said without thinking: "About four hundred miles."
Xiang Guo saw that the general still didn't understand, and then said: "Far water can't save near fire, so I say that there is no help!" ”。
Xu Li walked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion with some disappointment.
Standing at the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he looked back at the two lanterns with the word Lin swaying in the wind, sighed lightly, and left in a hurry.
Walking out of the return alley and seeing a dark shadow standing in front of him, Xu Li was shocked and asked in a low voice, "Who is Your Excellency?" Why are you in my way? ”
The black shadow laughed and said: "It is said that the Xu family Erlang is loyal and brave, but it's a pity that the official is ...... humble position."
When Xu Li heard this, his face was slightly embarrassed, what this person said was not false, but he just said it in front of himself, it was still a little ugly, and he said unhappily: "I don't have to worry about Your Excellency, how can a husband care about the big and small officials if he is loyal to the country?" ”
"Hmm" the black shadow replied in agreement, "There is some truth in what you said, but if you have a little more power in your hands, won't you be able to do something more for your country?" ”。
The words of the black shadow made Xu Li a little moved, yes, if he was a general or a Xiangguo, he would definitely not let go and let Qin Guo occupy Quehe, but unfortunately, he was just a small military and had no say in this matter.
Seeing that he had said what Xu Li was thinking, the black shadow took advantage of the victory and pursued: "There is a plan in the next place, but you can protect it and be safe, your Excellency is willing to listen?" ”。
When Xu Li heard the word Que He, his heart sank, and he secretly thought about who this person was, how he knew what he was thinking, and hugged his fists and said: "Please teach ......"
The black shadow didn't immediately say the plan, and said unhurriedly: "The general and Xiangguo both feel that Que and the mountain are high and the road is far away, but Que and there are 60,000 or 70,000 Zhao troops, and they can still resist waiting for reinforcements to arrive for a while, so why don't you say that there is no help?" ”
Xu Li hummed and waited to hear the following.
The black shadow continued: "If you want to be loyal to the country, go to General Zuo Zhao Hao, and be sure to persuade him to lead troops to rescue, but in this way, you may not be able to stay in the General's Mansion."
Xu Li said indifferently: "As long as I can save Que He, it doesn't matter where I am."
The black shadow laughed and said, "Okay, just for your loyalty, I'll give you another trick, remember to open it when you get to the front line."
Xu Li saw a bag floating in the air, he picked it up, looked up and wanted to say something, the black shadow had already disappeared. He put away the tips and went straight to the mansion of General Zuo Zhao Hao.
Early the next morning.
King Zhao summoned the general, the general, and the general Zuo, and among the three, only the general of the left, Zhao Hao, advocated rescue. King Zhao immediately ordered Zhao Hao to lead his troops to rescue Que He.
Watching the army of Zhao leave the capital, on a hill outside the city, a man wearing a black cloak let out a hearty laugh, and the cloak on this person's body was the same as the one who appeared on the top of Wudang Mountain.
A moment later, another person wearing the same black cloak appeared behind him, and the person who came after him was obviously much taller than the previous one, and he stepped forward and said, "Senior brother, didn't you just ask about these things a long time ago?" What the hell ......?"
"I still remember the humiliation of those years, and I want them to pay back tenfold," said the black-robed man standing in front.
"You! It's just an experience, why do you have to hold a grudge like this," said the black-robed man in the back.
"Not everyone is as generous as you, by the way, how did you have time to get here?" The black-robed man in front of him turned around and asked.
"Master asked me to come to you, how about it, can you go back with me this time?"
"It's for the sake of Wudang Mountain, right?" The black-robed man in front said.
"I don't know, but the peach blossoms in Yunmeng Mountain are blooming, so don't you plan to take a look?"
"It's been a long time since I've seen the peach blossoms of Yunmeng Mountain, it's time to go back and take a look, let's go!" The two of them went down the mountain.
The two black-robed men walked and chatted.
Suddenly blocked the way by a Confucian student in an old green shirt, this life is extremely handsome, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, tough and handsome, but it looks a little down. The green-shirted Confucian laughed and said, "I didn't expect to meet wild ghosts in broad daylight!" ”
The two of them stood up and asked, "Who is Your Excellency?" ”
"Me? You're asking me? The Confucian in green shirt raised the wine jug in his hand, poured a sip of wine and said, "I specialize in catching ghosts, especially lonely ghosts like the two of them."
"Then it depends on whether you have that ability," the tall black-robed man said coldly.
The green-shirted Confucian didn't talk nonsense, hung the wine gourd in his hand to his waist, and went straight to the two of them, and a white air flow suddenly surged up on his body, which continued to fill and expand.
The two black-robed men saw that the green-shirted Confucian was attacking fiercely, and they were not tough on the front, and disappeared when the huge white balloon was about to hit their bodies. After a while, he appeared behind the Tsing Yi Confucian again, hehe smiled, and the two of them turned into four, surrounding the Tsing Yi Confucian in the middle, and then exerting force at the same time, a black column of air shot out from the four people at the same time, and all of them hit the Tsing Yi Ru Shi.
The green-shirted Confucian man pointed his toes on the ground, flew up, and a bright three-foot long sword appeared in his hand, drawing a circle in the air, and in an instant, a blazing light sprayed down from the circle, blowing up a large crater on the ground.
The moment the four black-robed people hit the ground, they soared into the air, transforming into countless identical black-robed figures, constantly rotating around the green-shirted Confucian priest, and at the moment when the green-robed Confucian was distracted, a black shadow burst out from behind, concentrating on his back.
"Huh?" The black-robed man exclaimed, for he had only hit the shadow of the green-shirted Confucian scholar.
"Hey! Where's I, old ghost? The green-shirted Confucian quietly appeared behind the black-robed man at some point.
The green-shirted Confucian was secretly proud, and suddenly felt a force attacking behind him, and after being frightened, he turned around to block, and the attack behind was blocked, but at the same time, another force from the top of his head hit the head impartially.
The green-shirted Confucian fell to the ground in response, spitting blood from his mouth.
"Boy, now that you know my identity, how did you forget my ghost valley stunt," said the tall black-robed man who fell back to the ground.
"Careless, I know that Guigu is good at using stratagems, but I don't know that you guys have to use tricks even if you fight, admit it!" The green-shirted Confucian wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth and said proudly.
"Today, I'll tell you another trick of my Ghost Valley, that is, killing without forgiveness," the black-robed man said and raised his hand to kill the green-shirted Confucian in front of him.
Suddenly attracted by the laughter coming from behind him, he turned his head and found a young man in white standing in the distance and said with a smile: "Interesting, interesting......"
When the Confucian man in the green shirt heard the voice, he smiled and said loudly: "You bastard, if you are one step later, I will explain here."
"What's my business?" The young man in white stepped forward slowly and asked angrily.
"Your uncle, I really treated you to a bar! If you don't say save me, forget it, and say such unconscionable words, it's chilling! The green-shirted Confucian man lay flat on the ground and scolded.
"Hey, what you said is not right, the wine is what you are willing to invite, and I didn't ask you to invite me, why should I save you?" The young man looked at the two black-robed men as he spoke, and asked, "Two, do you think I should save him?" ”。
"Hmph," Hei Gao sneered, "Then it depends on whether you have the ability or not."
"Oh! What about trying? The young man in white asked seriously.
The black-robed man used the ghost shadow again to trap the two of them, and he wanted to use a trick, but the young man in white had a smile on his face and stood steadily in the middle.
The two black-robed men attacked in turn, but they couldn't hurt the seemingly ordinary white-clothed boy.
After a while, the young man in white said, "Boring, boring, I won't play with you......" said and waved his hand slightly, and the surrounding black shadows turned into black smoke, leaving only two entities flying upside down.
"Getaway?" The two black-robed men were shocked.
"I'm all carving insect skills, it's not worth mentioning, if you two think it's okay, please let us go!" The young man said politely.
The two black-robed men said in unison, "Farewell...", and then disappeared in a cloud of black smoke.
The green-shirted Confucian asked, "Just let them go?" ”
"Or else? And invite them to drink? The young man in white asked rhetorically.
The Confucian man in the green shirt stood up, patted the dust stuck to the long shirt, took the wine gourd from his waist, raised his head and poured a sip, looked at the spotless white-clothed young man beside him, and said with a smile: "Take a sip?" ”
The young man in white shook his head and said, "Your wine is too bitter, I still like to drink peach blossom wine."
"Peach blossom stuffing?" The two looked at each other and laughed knowingly.
The green-shirted Confucian said: "In this case, let's go to Yunmeng Mountain and find the old ghost Wang to borrow some peach blossoms to make wine, okay?" ”
The young man in white laughed and said, "Very good, very good......"
The two laughed and rushed to Yunmeng Mountain.