Chapter 54 The Snow Night Meeting Between the Rivers and the Old Friends and Righteous Men Fall into Yuyang City

A few days later, Anar rushed back to the Khan's court with the cargo team, and happened to meet Zele Khan and Li Chengyu, the king of Huang, out of the big tent. It turned out that the king of Huang was ordered to send an envoy back to Hui, and when he returned to China after the fact, the khan saw him off.

Zelle Khan was nearly fifty years old, burly and strong, his eyes were like torches, and his face was somewhat dark because of his years of drinking. When he saw his daughter return home, he was very happy and ordered her to see King Huang.

Anar stepped forward, stared at King Huang and said, "You, you're here for the grassland again!" ”

"Of course it's routine." King Huang noticed that she seemed to be a little unhappy, and said with a smile, "When the girl arrives in the capital in the future, don't forget to come to the palace for a cup of tea." ”

"Hmph, I don't." Anar's face turned red and went straight into the big tent.

Anal's mother, Yao Luo Geshi Reyi, was surprised by her daughter, caressed her for a while, and said with a smile: "It's good to come back, why buy so many gifts; Come, let my mother take a good look again. ”

Anal stared at her for a moment, slightly displeased, and said, "The child met a mountain bandit on the road this time, and he almost couldn't see you." ”

"The road meets the mountain bandits...... "Yao Luo Ge Shi looked panicked.

"Well," Anar nodded, "those bandits are fierce, and we have few of them, so we have to abandon the goods and flee for our lives." ”

Then the khan walked into the tent and exclaimed, "Who is the robber?" ”

"Of course it's a bandit." Anar relented, "Thanks to a righteous man named Li Yunhan who came to the rescue, these goods were recovered. ”

"Okay, what about this benefactor, Father Khan wants to see him."

"What's the hurry, I'll talk about it later." Anal replied.

The couple and their daughter talked freely for a while, and Yao Luo Geshi asked softly: "Child, have you figured out the marriage you talked about last time?" ”

"Hmph, it's him again." Anal suddenly became angry, "That bad old man, he is almost seventy, so I won't marry!" ”

When the khan heard this, he stroked his beard and said with a smile: "The child is obedient; The marriage between the Hui and Han countries has always been a tradition between the two countries, and if you become the princess of the Tang Dynasty, it will not only be your blessing, but also the glory of our entire grassland. ”

"No, I won't!" Anal flatly refused.

Khan's face was angry: "The marriage documents have been submitted, how can you do it if you don't agree!" ”

"What a marriage book!" Anal said hatefully, "Father Khan, don't force me; If you force me again, then you will break off the father-daughter relationship! ”

Khan was furious and waved his hand to slap her, saying, "You still can't do it!" ”

"Hmph, you dare to hit me!" Arnal suddenly felt pain and hatred, and cried, "I'll go, I'll leave the grassland......" After saying that, she turned around and ran out of the big tent, and left the grassland in a rage.

Yao Luoge was sullen because of his daughter's departure, and complained about the Khan from time to time. The Khan was deeply annoyed by this, but what worried him even more was that seeing that the harsh winter was approaching, the salt and grain and other materials that he had stockpiled for the winter were still extremely scarce.

In the afternoon of this day, the khan was discussing the matter of salt and grain with the military adviser Hu Yi, when his subordinate general Zari came to report that a messenger had arrived from Ji Wen, the superintendent of the army, and was waiting outside the tent.

When Zel Khan heard this, he hastily summoned the messenger and asked him what was the matter here?

The envoy said: "Back to the Great Khan, according to reliable information, Jingyuan Marquis Asino intended to rebel and flee to Tuji, in order to prevent it from fleeing westward, Lord Ji specially asked the Great Khan to send troops to surround and trap him in the west of the surrendered city. ”

Khan was shocked when he heard this: "What, he is going to ...... the opposite"

"Yes, on the fifteenth night." As he spoke, the messenger presented a document written by Ji Wen himself and asked him to look at it.

Khan looked at it roughly, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Your envoy has worked hard all the way, please rest first, and Ben Khan will reply later." ”

The messenger said yes, and retreated with Zari.

The Khan didn't know the bottom in his heart, and asked Hu Yi on the side, should he send troops?

Hu Yi didn't think about it and said: "Since it is a military order of the imperial court, of course we have to send troops." ”

"Oh?"

Hu Yi sneered: "Don't forget, the Great Khan has always been extremely arrogant, since he was stationed in the surrendered city, he often pointed fingers at me and plundered the army, how can I miss such an opportunity to make meritorious contributions!" ”

When the Khan heard this, he agreed.

Within a few days, Li Yunhan, Lu Ke and others escorted the goods to Hejian City.

Seeing that it was only 200 miles away from Yuyang, unexpectedly, the weather suddenly fell heavy snow, and the road was slippery, and the convoy was very difficult to walk.

Seeing that everyone was cold and hungry, Li Yunhan suggested that the convoy stop in the town and wait for the wind and snow to stop before leaving.

Luc immediately agreed, found an inn in the town with better accommodation conditions, and ordered everyone to stay.

After arranging everyone, Li Yunhan breathed a long sigh of relief, and sat in the hall to rest and drink tea with Miaojin. After drinking a few cups, I suddenly heard a commotion outside the door, and when I looked up, I saw Da Fu enter the hall with a few members of the Northern Mission.

The two were surprised and happy to meet in a different place, but because of the many people around them, even if they had a lot of things to say, they could only hold it in their stomachs.

The two looked at each other for a while, and Da Fu seemed to have an idea and ordered the mission to stay here.

That night, Li Yunhan took a look at the vacancy, quietly came to Da Fu's bedroom, and said, "It is said that you should have arrived before me, why did you fall behind?" ”

Da Fu shook his head lightly and said, "Because the matter of the Northern Envoy was not agreed by Lin Fu, he made an obstacle and refused to issue an official document for a long time; If it weren't for His Majesty's urging, I'm afraid it would have been delayed for some time. ”

"It's changing over time, and I can't afford to delay......"

"There is only one day left before Yuyang, so why worry about my brother."

Li Yunhan said indifferently: "Presumably, Chu Mohan has already opened the big net, just waiting for you." ”

Da Fu listened for a while: "This ......"

"Now that they've taken precautions, all you can see is just an illusion...... Looks like I'm going to have another empty run. ”

Da Fu nodded and said, "Then, what does Brother Li ......mean?"

"Instead of letting them arrange your itinerary, it is better to take advantage of their unpreparedness and go straight to its heart - Xiongwu New Town." Li Yunhan proposed.

"No, that's too risky." Da Fu tightened his eyebrows, "You and I have two lives, and it is said to be Xiongwu City, and it is not easy to enter and exit Yuyang." ”

Li Yunhan sighed when he heard this: "Alas, it's really difficult for you and me!" ”

At this time, they suddenly heard some strange noises outside the window, and the two couldn't help but be shocked.

Li Yunhan got up and walked to the window, shouting through the window: "Acquaintances, don't come out quickly." ”

Before the words fell, Kong Zhu pushed the door in a snowflake.

"Brother Kong, why are you ......," Li Yunhan exclaimed.

"In order to repay Mr. 's kindness, Kong quietly followed." Kong Candle shook off a snowflake, "I just heard Mr. sigh, the villain can't bear it, and he is willing to lead the way for Mr." ”

"Well," Li Yunhan beckoned Kong Candle to sit down and handed over a cup of hot tea, "Are you familiar with Xiongwu City?" ”

"Of course it's familiar." Kong Zhu took a sip of tea, "The villain has served hard labor in the city for more than a year, and he knows every house, every street, and every institution in the city well......"

"Great." Li Yunhan raised his eyebrows and said excitedly, "This snow will have to go for two or three days, so it's better to rest on the spot first and go back when they are unprepared." ”

Li Yunhan approached Da Fu as he spoke, and whispered to him for a while; Da Fu listened and nodded repeatedly.

After Chu Mohan received Chu Qing's urgent report, he ordered his subordinates to prepare to meet the Northern Mission.

On this day, Chu Mohan summoned Shi Ming, Chu Miao, Yan Guo and others to the Shuaifu, and was discussing getting rid of Asno, and a Malay report said that the northern mission had traveled to Hejian Town, and they were trapped by the heavy snow to rest on the spot, and they could only leave after the snow cleared.

Chu Mohan listened and complained: "Damn, I've been ready here for a long time, they are leisurely, and they refuse to move their nests...... Also, what about the goods from Chang'an? ”

Tanma said: "Back to Dashuai, the cargo team has also arrived in Hejian Town, and will set off together after the weather is clear." ”

"Well, that's good." Chu Mohan nodded, walked up to Yuan Chong, and ordered him to arrange everything after the arrival of the cargo team.

After explaining, he turned around and asked Yan, where did you just go?

Yan Guo coughed dryly and said, "I have agreed with Nani that on the fifteenth night, he will set fire to the forage field." When the fire was together, Master Ji immediately ordered Asno to go to fight the fire. Our army can set up an ambush in Mingsha Mountain and wipe it out. ”

"Well, that's good;" Chu Mohan bowed his head slightly, was silent for a moment and then asked, "Then what if he flees west?" ”

"Dashuai rest assured; To the west, Lord Ji informed Zelle Khan, and said that Asno wanted to rebel, so he raised troops to block the defense. Yan Guo said with a smile.

Chu Mohan laughed when he heard this: "Asno, this old thing, even if he can fight again, this time he will never want to escape from my iron bucket array......"

Two days later, the wind stopped and the snow stopped, and a round of red sun broke through the stratus clouds, revealing a long-lost smile.

Seeing that the sky was clear, Luc ordered everyone to get ready and left Rivertown with the convoy.

The convoy drove north for about half an hour, and when it came to a three-way intersection, Miaojin beckoned everyone to go up the road to the east.

Batu shouted: "No, you should go north when you return to Yuyang, why do you go east?" ”

"You can't go wrong." Miao Jin smiled and said, "It is said that you should go straight north and enter the south gate; However, before leaving, my father said that if there was any delay on the road, he would directly transport the goods to Xiongwu City. ”

Luc stepped forward and said, "Yes, the road has been delayed for several days, and once the boss blames it, it will be troublesome." ”

"Well, that's fine." Badu relieved himself and looked back at the cargo team, "Hey, where is Mr. Bai?" ”

"Leave him alone;" Miaojin looked calm, "He and Wu Qi drank all night last night, and he is sleeping soundly at this moment." ”

Luc sighed: "This Bai Chuan, there are thousands of good, but there is one thing that is not good, alcoholism and addiction!" ”

In fact, at this time, Li Yunhan, Da Fu, Kong Candle, Wu Qi and others were dressed in civilian clothes and had already set off for a long time. It turned out that last night they took advantage of the dead of night, quietly changed their clothes, set off more than half a day in advance, and traveled all the way to Yuyang at noon.

Before entering the city, in order to prevent attracting attention, Li Yunhan and Kong Candle, Da Fu and Wu Qi were divided into two groups and acted separately.

Li Yunhan and Kong Zhu pretended to be merchants, entered the south city gate, and suddenly saw Yuan Chong leading people to guard the side, so they hurriedly lowered their heads and walked around.

Da Fu and Wu Qi then entered the city. They walked around, but saw that the streets were sparsely populated, most of the shops were closed, and the market was depressed.

When passing by an ancient temple, there are many people coming in and out, and the behavior is very secretive.

Da Fu probe looked inside, and the courtyard was crowded with people.

He crept inside, only to learn that these were Zoroastrian believers, who were worshipping a bottle of holy icons. Da Fu asked who the icon was, and a man looked at him with suspicion for a long time before saying that it was the saint - Chu Mohan.

Da Fu was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly pulled away.

Turning around a street corner, Da Fu saw a tattered tax notice posted on the wall, which read: All residents of Yuyang, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, or young or old, will pay their taxes this summer on time according to the registered population. Those over the age of 16 shall pay 300 catties of corn or five taels of silver per ding. If the deadline is not paid before the end of June, the penalty shall be three months' imprisonment, and the heavier penalty shall be one silk and two hundred rods. The payment is Yuyang Mansion.

Da Fu was shocked when he saw it, and tore off the notice and hid it in his arms......

Li Yunhan and Kong Zhu pretended to walk on the street casually, and from time to time there were soldiers escorting young men passing by.

Dozens of steps away, under a corner, several soldiers were beating a young man; The guy was beaten and screamed a few times, and after a while he was silent.

Li Yunhan asked the people on the side of the road in a low voice, why did he beat people? But they didn't dare to say a word more.

In a remote alley, Li Yunhan and Kong Zhu stopped a group of panicked people with luggage, and after patient persuasion, they told the truth.

A woman said that the people in Yuyang have not had enough to eat due to the drought in the area for many years, but the local government still has to double the taxes and force them to serve.

Some people say that a lot of grain and grass have been put in Xiongwu City, but the government is unwilling to release grain to help the victims.

An old man said that Chu Mohan was recruiting troops everywhere, and his counter-intentions were obvious; In order to escape the coming war, they had to flee for refuge......

Yuan Chong was ordered to lead people to wait at the South City Gate for more than half a day, but he still didn't see the arrival of the cargo team, so he couldn't help but be a little flustered.

At this time, the cargo team had bypassed Yuyang and arrived outside Xiongwu City.

Miao Jin found a decent tavern nearby, arranged for Luc and Batu to go for a drink, and she went to go through the customs formalities with the official documents.

The general defending the city inspected the official documents, counted the goods, and was about to let Miaojin and the cargo team enter the city, when he suddenly saw a horse flying, and the person on the horse shouted: "Miss Luo stays!" ”

Miaojin turned his head and saw that it was Yuan Chong, and couldn't help but be shocked, and asked him why he came?

"On the orders of the marshal, please invite the envoy of the Lu Yuan and General Batu to see you under the tent." Yuan Chong said solemnly.

"I'm drinking over there." Miao Jin pointed to the tavern not far away.

Yuan Chong glanced back, moved his gaze to Miaojin, and said in a low voice, "What about Mr. Bai?" ”

"I don't know!" Miaojin turned sideways.

"Don't say anything," Yuan rushed off his horse, "then I'll wait for him here." ”

Before the words fell, Li Yunhan walked closer with a smile, arched his hand at Yuan Chong, and said, "The helper has been gone for a long time, Bai is here." ”

"It's good," Yuan Chong sneered, "Let's go, the big boss is waiting for you." ”

West of Yuyang City. On the exercise ground, but seeing the banner hunting, the three armed forces drilled the military might, and the sound of shouts shook the heavens and the earth.

Yuan Chong took Lu Ke, Badu, Li Yunhan, Miao Jin and others through the exercise ground, entered the tent, and everyone visited Chu Mohan one by one.

Chu Mohan looked at Miaojin with a daze in his eyes, and said to himself: "Damn, this chick is really a beauty." ”

Yan Guo coughed dryly and said, "Dashuai, these people have escorted goods for thousands of miles without any loss, and I think they should be rewarded." ”

"Heavy reward...... Chu Mohan rolled his eyes, and suddenly ordered Li Yunhan to be taken out and beheaded.

The two soldiers hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Li Yunhan without saying anything, and walked out.

Li Yunhan struggled to break free and asked Chu Mohan, why did he kill him?

"Hmph, of course you get it!" Chu Mo's cold face is like frost.

Li Yunhan said awe-inspiringly: "I am escorting the goods on the orders of Lord Luo, I don't know what is wrong?" ”

"The surname is Bai, you obstruct the lizard from encircling and suppressing the mountain bandits, should you kill them?" Chu Mohan asked.

"That's wrong." Li Yunhan's expression was indifferent, "At that time, the envoy of the Lu Yuan and General Batu could testify that those people were not mountain bandits, but foreign civilians who had long been naturalized in our dynasty. ”

Before Chu Mohan could speak, Lu Ke said in a loud voice: "Big handsome, what Mr. Bai said is very true. Most of those people were old and weak people, and their condition was extremely miserable, and they were not bandits. ”

"Hmph, I have to ask, the marshal is known for his strict management of the army, why would he condone the killing of those unarmed civilians?" Miaojin asked with a raised face.

"The little woman is rude!" Shi Ming shouted angrily on the side.

Lu Ke bowed slightly, and said respectfully to Chu Mohan: "Miss Luo's words are reckless, please look at Lord Luo's face and forgive her." ”

"It's boring, I don't know like little girls." Chu Mohan smiled dryly, and then looked at Li Yunhan again, "If you want to live, it depends on whether you are willing to be loyal or not!" ”

"Please speak clearly." Li Yunhan said.

"As long as you are willing to serve this commander, not only can you avoid the death penalty, but you will also be reused!"

"Go back to the big handsome, forgive me." Li Yunhan said with a straight face, "Bai was ordered to come here, and he can see the handsome demeanor, although he dies, he has no regrets; It's just that I'm wandering around the rivers and lakes in Xiaping, and I'm used to being free and casual, and I can't stand the constraints of the barracks. ”

"So you don't want to be loyal to Ben Shuai?"

"Back to Dashuai, under the whole world, Bai is only loyal to the Holy One; If the society is in danger, there is no need for the commander to order, and he will go to the account to listen to the call. ”

Chu Mohan laughed when he heard this: "That's right, why shouldn't Ben Shuai be loyal to His Majesty!" However, now that the traitors in the DPRK are in power, how many of those loyal and righteous people can end well! ”

"Handsome, evil does not prevail over good, but you have a clear conscience."

"It's easy to say." Chu Mohan frowned, "Yang Silang's guy not only hindered me from becoming a prime minister, but also restricted the food and salary of my three armies, if it weren't for Your Majesty's Shengming, I would have been harmed by him a long time ago." ”

"Yang Silang's villain will only succeed for a while. The handsome man is deeply favored by His Majesty, as long as he is worthy of the emperor's grace and the common people, why not be afraid of villains! Li Yunhan paused for a moment and suddenly lowered his voice, "However, if the handsome is half-hearted......

Chu Mohan's heart tightened when he heard this, and his eyes widened angrily: "Say, what's wrong......

When the generals on the left and right heard this, they all wanted to draw their swords and come out.

"That's a shame for the emperor." Li Yunhan said angrily.

Chu Mohan listened to the stone in his heart when he heard it, looked up to the sky and laughed: "Mr. Bai is too worried, this handsome man is a minister of His Majesty in life, and he is a ghost of His Majesty in death; The grace of God is immense, and it is too late for me to repay it with death. ”

Before the words fell, a soldier came into the tent to report, saying that the envoy Da Fu came to visit, Chu Mohan was overjoyed when he heard it, and hurriedly led his subordinates out of the big tent......

Miaojin took Li Yunhan out of the exercise ground and went to the west of the city to visit his grandmother.

It turned out that Chu Mohan built a spacious mansion for Luo Feng's mother Feng in the west of Yuyang City; In order to prevent her from leaving, he arranged several servants for her on the grounds of greeting Feng's daily life.

Miao Jin and Li Yunhan entered the house and met the Feng family.

Fung is over 70 years old, his eyes are dizzy, his legs and feet are inconvenient, and he can barely walk. When she saw her grandson arrive, she said excitedly: "If grandma has dexterous legs and feet, she will definitely go to Chang'an to have a look and open her eyes." ”

"Okay, I'll go back to Beijing this time, and I'll also bring my grandmother." Miaojin said with a smile.

"Forget it," Feng shook his head, "Grandma can't walk anymore; I'm afraid that I haven't arrived in Chang'an yet, and I'm out of breath......"

Miaojin was relieved: "Grandma, don't worry, take the carriage all the way, go on the official road, walk slowly, it's okay." ”

Feng Shi looked around, pointed to the air, and said in a low voice: "Don't let me go, I know it in my heart." ”

Miaojin was stunned when she heard this.

Feng explained: "When I leave, there will be suspicions from above; If I don't leave, your father will be safe. ”

"Grandma, they're taking you hostage......"

"Well," Feng nodded and lowered his voice, "Don't you dare to talk nonsense, there are a lot of people in the house." ”

Miaojin listened to it and realized something, and looked at Li Yunhan for a moment and smiled sadly.

Da Fubei envoy and his party were arranged in the Jicheng Inn with the best accommodation conditions in Yuyang. Chu Mohan sent his subordinate Cui Qianyou to be hospitable, accompanied by wine, orchids, singing and dancing every day.

Da Fu wanted to go out for activities to find evidence about Chu Mohan's rebellion, but he had no choice but to be accompanied and guarded by someone around him, and it was difficult to get out for a while. Even if he occasionally goes out shopping, those people are inseparable.

Da Fu wanted to leave Yuyang and go west to meet Asno in the surrendered city, but he was unwilling to return empty-handed. He thought about it and decided to send Wu Qi out for an unannounced visit.

Wu Qi took the opportunity to walk around the city, but he was soon followed. Because he was unfamiliar with the place, it took him a lot of effort to get rid of the stalker. He slipped to a training ground and chatted with a group of soldiers sitting in the shade of a tree.

Wu Qi saw that those soldiers had a "mountain" pattern carved on their arms, and asked what it meant?

One soldier said that this picture symbolizes fire, a totem of Zoroastrianism; Anyone who enters the camp will have it engraved on their arms.

Wu Qi asked again, there must be a lot of people, right?

The soldier said: "Of course, nine out of ten people in the Jian'er camp have carved it." ”

"Why is that?"

The soldier smiled and said, "To tell you the truth, General Chu is our great sect leader; Without this mark, you don't want to be a dog in the barracks! ”

Wu Qi couldn't help but take a cool breath when he heard this......

In the past few days, Li Yunhan, who settled in the Saishang Spring Post House, was also restless in the face of sleepiness, he thought about it, and decided to discuss with Dafu.

When he arrived at the Jicheng Inn, Da Fu said with a sad face: "Now that we are under house arrest in Yuyang, there are people watching us wherever we go; left, failed to complete what Yang Silang confessed; If you don't leave, you won't be able to see General Asno. ”

"Yes, there are many dreams at night, and I am also worried about him." Li Yunhan sighed lightly. "But Chu thieves are very well guarded, how can they let me go easily!"

"No matter how fierce the tiger is, there are times when it dozes off." Li Yunhan smiled indifferently, "It is said that Chu Mohan will hold the inauguration ceremony of Xiongwu City the day after tomorrow, and at that time, your precautions will be relaxed, and you can take the opportunity to go out of the city." ”

Da Fu said "um" and asked, "What about you?" ”

"Before leaving, I want to explore Xiongwu City."

"When?"

"Tomorrow night." Li Yunhan then stepped forward and told Dafu about his plan......