Chapter 21: What is Mingcheng doing?
One, two, three...... The lights of the Yue tribe have been lit. Yang Qingyun hurriedly woke up Yun Chuan, who was taking a nap on the side, and the two of them sorted out their clothes and makeup, and rushed towards the Yue tribe.
The Yue tribe also belongs to the Tusang ethnic group, and Yunchuan here is as familiar as returning to his own home. Yun Chuan not only imitated the appearance of the Yue Clan's guards, but also quickly brought the leg of mutton and mare's milk wine from the room.
The two took the food and followed the route provided by Sheng Ze, and soon came to the yurt where Shangdu Khan and Ming Cheng lived. Yang Qingyun lurked behind the yurt, waiting for Yun Chuan to lure away the guards at the doorknob. Yun Chuan looked around, and saw that there were three people guarding the door of Shang Du Khan's yurt room, and one person was guarding each of the two yurt rooms on the left, presumably one of them must be General Wei Xu's residence.
Yun Chuan took the food and walked to the entrance of Shangdu Khan's yurt, saluted to the guards, and said: "I am ordered by King Yelu to know that all the warriors are tired of traveling and driving, and I will bring food and wine to reward." ”
When the Huangbei guards saw that King Yelu, the leader of the dignified Tusang Yue clan, was also so polite to him, they couldn't help but be overjoyed and took the food with a smile.
Everything went according to Yun Chuan's plan, Yun Chuan pointed to the two yurts on the left, and asked casually, "Those two brothers, can you call over and eat together?" ”
"No, we'll just send some. The most intolerable thing for us, princes and princesses, is for us people to leave their posts without permission, so let them keep a good watch over there. One of the yellow guards muttered as he instructed the others to divide the food.
"Oh, it turned out to be General Wei Xu's yurt. King Yelu also ordered me to treat General Wei Xu's guards well. Seeing this, Yun Chuan said.
"Our general's bodyguard? Scold! I don't know where our general offended the princess, not only did he not have a single guard, but he also lived in the yurt on the very edge, just like a janitor. The guards on the side hurriedly glanced at this person, but this guard was obviously dissatisfied with General Wei Xu and disagreed.
"What else can the princess do about this? However, General Wei Xu is the first warrior of the grassland, and it is no problem without the protection of guards. Yun Chuan listened to the gossip and thought that he was not an ordinary person, and for more than a year, she could intervene in the deployment of Huangbei's military affairs, and it seemed that she was not far from the position of Queen Huangbei. Yun Chuan looked to the side, and then said: "Listen, the song has been sung over there, it seems that we have no chance to see the banquet." Let's not treat our stomachs badly, come on, let's drink this wine together, and I welcome you on behalf of the Yue tribe. ”
After three glasses of wine, the guards also became hot-headed, and they were instigated by Yun Chuan's words, and began to complain about why it was not they who accompanied them: "Who told us that we are all General Wei Xu's subordinates?" The princess wants to establish diplomatic relations with the Shu Dynasty, and it will not be a day or two to work against our generals all day long. ”
It turned out that Ming Cheng's power in Huangbei was so great that he could not only govern military affairs, but also government affairs. "Hey, what are you talking about? As far as I said, wouldn't it be better if we didn't go with us, wouldn't it be more comfortable to eat and drink here? I heard that your princes and princesses of Huangbei are strongly opposed to Liming becoming the queen, so we have to wait and see from now on. Come on, another toast! Yun Chuan coaxed and said, "Do you know the secret of this treasure?" I heard that this time a boulder fell from the sky, and the stars were strange, and even the masters who had studied this treasure the most would come. ”
Speaking of treasures, the guards showed great interest, and the leg of mutton in their hands did not care about eating, and they all poked their heads out, hoping to get more information, and the four guards in the yurt on both sides saw this, and did not care about their duties, and also came to gather in a circle. And urged Yun Chuan again and again: "What other secrets are there?" Let's hear it. I'll just say it must have something to do with the treasure, otherwise we wouldn't have come. ”
Yun Chuan was happy in his heart, and it seemed that he could buy Yang Qingyun more time again. Yun Chuan pretended to beckon to the guards mysteriously, found a place to avoid the light, and sat in front of the yurt, while the others hurriedly surrounded Yun Chuan. Yun Chuan said: "The value of this treasure, I heard that at least ten more dynasties can be built!" There are 10,000 night pearls hidden inside, each of which is as big as your head, as long as we get one, we will not worry about eating and drinking for eight lifetimes, and we will be accompanied by beautiful women every day. And ......"
At this time, Yang Qingyun had already sneaked into Shangdu Khan's yurt, lowered his body and carefully flipped through every object inside by the faint light outside the door, not letting go of any place where the hundred-year-old snow lotus was hidden.
Combined with Yun Xi's introduction, the hundred-year-old snow lotus is rare in the world, and it must be stored in a ten-inch box unique to Huang Bei, but Yang Qingyun rummaged through it three times, from the gift box to the futon bed, and even the place where it was impossible to put down the snow lotus did not let go, but did not find anything. "Isn't it in the Shangdu Khan's yurt?" Yang Qingyun was unwilling, and rummaged through it again before leaving the yurt, hiding aside and helplessly learning a few acoustic cuckoo calls.
Yun Chuan heard the cuckoo's call, so he made an excuse to leave, rushed to the place where he met Yang Qingxuan, and said, "How is it?" ”
"I've looked for all three yurts over there, but none of them are available." Yang Qingyun frowned and said, "Could it be that the information is wrong, they didn't bring the hundred-year-old snow lotus?" ”
"I just learned from the guards that the yurts on the left and right are not their General Wei Xu's. You come with me, Wei Xu lives over there, and I heard that there is no one to handle. Yun Chuan listened to the singing and dancing sound of the banquet, the climax had passed, and he thought that there was not much time left for them, so he hurriedly took Yang Qingyun to Wei Xu's residence.
The two came to Wei Xu's residence, and sure enough, the door was empty, and there was no light, Yang Qingyun was about to sneak in, and the voices of a man and a woman came from inside, so he hurriedly grabbed Yun Chuan beside him, and found a hidden squatting outside the yurt, waiting for the right time.
"You put the hundred-year-old snow lotus here for me, but you don't give me guards to guard it, what kind of heart do you have?" A man's voice was low, "What kind of heart is An" did not mean to accuse at all, but spoke ambiguously and provocatively. Yun Chuan thought about it, could this person be Wei Xu? How could this dignified General Huangbei have a private meeting with someone at this time?
Hearing the exact location of the hundred-year-old snow lotus, Yang Qingyun was a little excited, Yun Chuan unconsciously held Yang Qingyun's hand, signaling him to stabilize first and not to act rashly, and wait for the opportunity.
"Your prince and princess won't let me keep the 'Hundred Years Snow Lotus', thinking how rare I am! My great general, I will not give you guards to guard, but listen to my heart, and see what kind of heart you have? A charming female voice sounded, this voice, Yun Chuan knew that it was Mingcheng as soon as he heard it. Ke Mingcheng has always been down-to-earth and generous, thoughtful and decent, when did he become so charming? And Wei Xu's relationship with her is not at all what the guards described.
"Then let me listen to it." The male voice was even more ambiguous, and then there was a squirming sound and a shy panting, which made Yun Chuan and Yang Qingyun squatting outside the door very embarrassed, Yun Chuan couldn't help blushing to the root of his ears, and lowered his head to find a hole to get into. Yang Qingyun realized that he was being held by Yun Chuan at this moment, and quickly pulled it out. Seeing this move, Yun Chuan felt even more embarrassed, and quickly explained, "I just signaled you not to move." ”
"yes, I know." Yang Qingyun responded in a low voice, his brows furrowed, very impatient, he just wanted to hurry in and get the hundred-year-old snow lotus.
"Wait, it's not a good idea to rush in now." Yun Chuan blushed and said helplessly.
"These two people are really General Wei Xu, who is known as the first warrior of the grassland, and Princess Mingcheng of Huang Bei?" Yang Qingyun asked disdainfully.
"The first warrior is from your dynasty. Mingcheng, she, she shouldn't be like this. Yun Chuan was also extremely annoyed, buried his head in his knees, and thought: Mingcheng, Mingcheng, what kind of road did you choose to abandon Sheng Ze! You say you want glory and power, but why do you want to abuse yourself so badly?
After the two of them in the yurt room, there was another sound of squirming and tidying up. Later, Wei Xu said teasingly: "Just now you saw Xia Yi's Hada Khan entering, and you looked very disappointed?" ”
"What do I have to be disappointed with?"
"Aren't you disappointed that the suave little prince didn't show up?"
"He wanted to take me away, and I didn't want to leave with him. Why did I bend down to Huangbei for, don't you know? Oh~ Don't tell me, the first warrior of the dignified grassland is jealous? ”
"Now that your person and heart are mine, what jealousy am I eating?"
"The heart is yours. People aren't they? You don't count this. Ming Cheng's sultry and charming voice was like a spring breeze tickling, crisp wine entering the intestines, and Yun Chuan outside the door listened to the itching in his heart as if he was being brushed by spring grass, and he was uncomfortable.
"Bang!" The sound of falling cups could be heard in the room. Wei Xu whispered, "Then I'll let him know who you are!" ”
"And then? Seeking refuge? Mingcheng said softly, "You don't have to be so impatient, for the sake of our future, for you, I am willing to endure." ”
Ming Cheng's words were as gentle as water, tenacious and affectionate. Yun Chuan imagined that these words, coupled with Ming Cheng's eyes that flashed like a crescent moon, and that graceful posture, would definitely fascinate all beings.
Sure enough, Wei Xu in the house was so moved that he hugged Ming Cheng tightly into his arms and didn't move for a long time.
"How is this good, are they also waiting for the banquet to disperse before parting?" Yun Chuan was anxious, after the banquet was over, the number of guards would increase, and they would have a rare opportunity to sneak into the yurt.
Yang Qingyun was already anxious and irritable, and he didn't want to wait longer. I saw him take out a black cloth and cover his face, take out a dagger, and try to rush in. Yun Chuan hurriedly grabbed Yang Qingyun with one hand, although Wei Xu's title came from the Shu Dynasty, but the force was not in vain, such a forcible seizure, in case it made a big fuss, it would be even more difficult.
"It's not going to work. You're waiting here. I got it! After Yun Chuan finished speaking, he stood up and looked around, the yurt was dark all around, Yun Chuan picked up a torch from the fire lamp not far away, and threw it into the yurt in front of Wei Xu.
Yang Qingyun immediately understood Yun Chuan's intentions, and found a hidden position to prepare for the opportunity to act. Yun Chuan ran to the place where there were guards in front of him, and shouted all the way: "Oh no, it's on fire!" Someone's coming, it's on fire! ”
This really alarmed Wei Xu and Ming Cheng, who were lingering in the yurt, and the two hurriedly left before anyone arrived. This also provides Yang Qingyun with the best opportunity.
With the summer breeze, the fire had already burned down half of the yurt, and it also alarmed the guests at the banquet, and they had to end the banquet early to come to check. Ming Cheng had already returned to his yurt, and Wei Xu ran to the way back to the banquet, and then mixed in with the crowd that went to fight the fire. The sound of fire, splashing water, and shouting sounds, the scene was chaotic, and Yun Chuan, who was mixed into the firefighting crowd, was proud in his heart, and secretly hoped that Yang Qingyun would successfully pick the three-petal snow lotus.
Seeing that Wei Xu had returned, he glanced at the fire in the yurt next to him, which didn't seem to have much to do with him, and was about to walk straight towards the yurt. But Yang Qingyun hadn't come out at the moment, Yun Chuan couldn't think too much, grabbed a few handfuls of ash on the grass next to him and smeared them on his face and clothes, hurriedly blocked in front of Wei Xu, and shouted: "You are General Wei Xu, the first warrior of the famous grassland." ”
"You are?" Wei Xu was obviously startled by the dirty "guard" that came out of nowhere, but it was still very useful to be touted, he stopped and looked up and down, and when he saw this dirty face, he couldn't help but take a step back.
"I'm just a little guard, but I adore you." Yun Chuan stammered and said, "I finally saw the big living man today, General Wei Xu, you are really worthy of your reputation, and you are as handsome and upright as the legend." General, did you come here to help us put out the fire? You're such a nice guy, just think of us. How to put out this fire, how to fight more and more, you are experienced in a hundred battles, resourceful, you quickly teach us a few tricks. ”
Wei Xu looked a little helpless, and was put on a "firefighting" hat by Yun Chuan for no reason, and said: "There are many capable people in your Yue Clan, why do you need me to intervene?" ”
Yun Chuan saw that Wei Xu was unmoved, it seemed that the sycophant just now was not strong enough, and he needed to add fire, and said: "You are the capable person in our hearts, we, hey, I won't hide it from you, we all hope that there will be a mighty general like you to lead us." After speaking, he hurriedly shouted to the guards who were fighting the fire, "Brothers, General Wei Xu specially rushed back to help us put out the fire, and we all listened to General Wei Xu!" He's our commander-in-chief! ”
Wei Xu was pushed to the position of "firefighting commander" by Yunchuan, who was sloppy, for no reason, but he did feel a little happy in his heart, but he didn't expect his prestige to spread to Tusang. Wei Xu said: "The water is sprinkled on the periphery first, and then some people are called to push the sand and gravel over to surround the perimeter to ensure that the fire does not spread outward." ”
Yun Chuan thought to himself: It seems that his position as the general of Huangbei is not in vain. At first, he looked like he didn't care about himself, but in fact, he already knew it in his heart, he was just waiting to see a good show. This fire is so big, there are few people to put out the fire, and it is far away from the water source, it is not a simple matter to extinguish it as soon as possible, and the best way can only be to save it first.
Yun Chuan was worried that Wei Xu would return to his yurt again, so he hurriedly patted his horse and said, "General, you are really resourceful, if you didn't come, we would all be blind." With you here, we have the bottom of our hearts. You are truly a hero of the steppe. ”
"Hahaha~ You kid is really good at talking! With whom? Sure enough, the hard work paid off, Wei Xu had already been patted flutteringly, his hands were on his waist, and he began to point out the guards who were panicking next to him from time to time, obviously he had no intention of leaving.
"General, to tell you the truth, I want to follow you, I can always win the battle with you, how majestic!" Yun Chuan said with a grin, his eyes kept looking ahead. I thought in my heart: This scene is noisy, and I can't hear Yang Qingyun's "cuckoo" call, and I don't know if he has succeeded. But seeing that the fire has been gradually controlled, Wei Xu must be reluctant to lose this credit. He didn't plan to return to the yurt, so he had to get out as soon as possible before the leaders of the four major clans arrived here.