Chapter 69 Sai Shi recruits relatives in the Sanguan Temple, and the heroes go to the meeting to show their edge

At this moment, Da Fu is discussing with Long Biao and others in the mansion. It turned out that in order to win over and buy Henan Yin Dai Xixun, Chu Mohan sent Long Biao to Luoyang in the name of celebrating his birthday and negotiating with him.

Long Biao carried a heavy worship to see Dai Xixun and expressed Chu Mohan's heart. Dai Xixun was very moved when he heard this, but after all, he had been an official for many years and acted cautiously, and he only treated Long Biao well.

After dealing with the affairs, Longcun went back to Chang'an on the pretext of returning to Beijing to visit his sick mother.

Long Biao saw Dafu and said that the current situation in Yuyang is really worrying; From the analysis of various signs, the thieves will start their troops this winter.

Long Biao also said that according to his investigation, Chu Mohan often sent his subordinates to disguise themselves as Turkic soldiers to harass civilians in the border area, and then recruited the men of the victims' families into the army in the name of revenge and unified them into the "Jian'er Battalion".

Now, Chu Mohan has organized and trained eight athlete camps. Each battalion has about 1,000 men, is well-equipped, well-trained, and very formidable. What's more, the camp is all Zoroastrians, regarded them as saints, and chanted the slogan of "defend the saints" many times during daily exercises, and the sound was earth-shattering.

At the beginning of last month, Chu Mohan replaced hundreds of generals with his cronies and installed them in every corner of the barracks. Now he has nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses, and his soldiers are fighting the Central Plains with their lives, and a civil war is on the verge of breaking out.

"What a wanton act!" Da Fu was furious, "This is still the army of the imperial court, it is clearly his personal army." ”

Long Biao suggested that the matter should be reported to the emperor as soon as possible.

"No, no." Da Fu's tone was heavy, "The saint is confused by the traitor and his words are blocked, how can he listen to it?" Besides, even if he listened, how could he believe it! In the past few years, whenever anyone dares to say bad things about Chu Mohan, the saint has no doubt about his employment, and all of them have been handed over to Chu Mohan for disposal...... Could it be that Brother Long has forgotten the matter of the last court meeting? ”

"Yes, I'm glad I'm alive." Long Biao was deeply touched, and sighed, "I wanted to take the opportunity of the undercover to assassinate Chu Thief, but the masters around him were like clouds and heavily guarded, and there was no chance to do it at all." When I returned to Beijing this time, I was looking to discuss this matter with you. ”

"This," Da Fu frowned, eased up, and said, "Right now, the prince is in prison and it is difficult to protect himself, but I'm afraid that he won't agree."

Long Biao was quite frustrated when he heard this, and his face drooped and he didn't say a word.

At this time, Yan Ran, who had been standing silently beside him, suddenly remembered something, walked quickly to Da Fu, and said, "Have you ever thought about it, if Min Tai insists on doing it, what will it be?" ”

Long Biao was taken aback and hurriedly asked why?

Da Fuqiang hid the uneasiness in his heart and said coldly: "Mintai wants to take the opportunity of the king to assassinate the Chu thief, and I won't listen to him even if I persuade him; If he misses, it will affect the whole situation......"

While the three of them were discussing, Cen Feng arrived with Li Yunhan.

Everyone saw each other and saluted each other.

After the greetings, Long Biao said loudly to Li Yunhan: "Brother Li, the fire in Xiongwu City is burning well!" ”

Li Yunhan's face turned red when he heard this, and he said: "Alas, it's a shame to say that I made a big mistake for this, and almost took the life of General Guo." ”

Long Biao shook his head lightly: "Brother Li's words are serious. The fire burned the grain and grass of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and suddenly slowed down the rebellion of the Chu thieves. ”

"Chu thief's anti-intentions are obvious, how can he make a fire difficult!" Da Fu sneered, "Although I can't wait for him, I can't just watch the building collapse and sit still." ”

"What do you mean, Brother Da?" Li Yunhan asked.

"Get rid of Chu Qing first." Da Fu stared at him and his eyes emitted a cold light, "If you can't do it, can't you slaughter a wolf cub?" I invited Brother Li here this time just to hear what you think? ”

Without waiting for Li Yunhan to speak, Long Biao echoed: "That's right, knock on the mountain and shake the tiger, and give Chu Mohan a warning." ”

"Shu Yunhan is presumptuous, he can't kill him yet." Li Yunhan refused.

"Brother Li is affectionate, and Chu Qing is kind to you, are you afraid that your reputation will be tarnished?"

"Brother Da's words are wrong. Yun Han thought that once Chu Qing was killed, the Chu thief would have no worries, and would take risks to accelerate his rebellion; For more than 100 years, the mainland has never seen a war, and the court has no defense. ”

"So, what if you don't kill it?" Long Biao asked.

Li Yunhan replied: "On the contrary, if you can manage to trap Chu Qingjiu in the capital and hold him tightly like a hostage, the Chu thief will be afraid, or you can delay his rebellion......"

"What Brother Li said is too naïve!" Long Biao sneered twice, "What if he runs away?" ”

Yun Han thought that he would never leave within two months.

"Why is that?"

Li Yunhan said slowly: "Chu Qing is so happy and indecisive; He refused to return to Yuyang for a long time, first, because he was lazy in Beijing; Second, according to my judgment, it is to find the secret treasure of martial virtue and raise food and salary for the three towns....... ”

"Secret Treasure has been rumored in the rivers and lakes for a long time, is there really such a thing?" Dafu pondered for a moment and asked.

"Yes, it is;" Li Yunhan nodded and talked eloquently, "Fortunately, he hasn't found it yet." Also, Chu Qing wanted to marry Miaojin, but because of the opposition of the Luo family, the marriage was delayed; With Chu Qing's heart, he will never stop there. So many factors are superimposed that I assert that he will not leave Beijing for two months. ”

Da Fu shook his head when he heard this, and sighed: "Brother Li, don't be rash, you will be in trouble for a lifetime!" ”

"This ...... Of course Yun Han understood. The trouble of Datang lies in the fact that there are traitors inside and three towns outside, and Chu Qing is one of the key chess pieces. Just use this chess piece well to revitalize the whole situation. ”

"Well, that's fine." Da Fu seemed to be moved, glanced at everyone, and picked up his wine glass, "You and I have a rare gathering today, come, dry this glass." ”

Long Biao raised his glass and drank it all; When he saw that Li Yunhan hadn't drunk, he hurriedly asked why?

"Tomorrow, Yun Han still wants to recruit relatives in poetry, so he doesn't dare to be greedy."

"He's not here for Miss Luo." Seeing Long Biao's confused face, Da Fu was busy explaining on the side, and Fu smiled at Li Yunhan and said, "Brother don't worry, I will send someone to help you tomorrow." ”

"Oh, I see." Long Biao laughed when he heard this, picked up a glass of wine and handed it to Li Yunhan, "Okay, I wish Brother Li success!" ”

Li Yunhan hesitated, took the wine glass and drank it all......

On the morning of the next day, the autumn was crisp, on an open field in front of the Sanguan Temple, but seeing the colorful flags and noisy people, a poetry recruitment conference was about to begin.

Luo Feng and Jia Sheng sat at the head of the table. Miao Jin sat on the side, combing a high bun, willow eyebrows and red cheeks, wearing a pink skirt inside, and a white silk shirt outside, showing a heroic spirit. She looked a little uneasy, and from time to time she looked coldly at the noisy crowd below.

On the east side of the venue, under a row of tall poplar trees, there were about thirty or fifty people who came to participate in the competition, accompanied by onlookers.

Most of the contestants are the queens of the official eunuchs in the capital, or the children of some powerful families. Among them are the former prime minister Yao Chong, Yao Yue, Yao Yu's two brothers, Wei Lang, the descendant of Wei Zhigu, and Cui Ze, Lu Kui, the sons of the family......

Chu Qing arrived at the venue early with the lizard and four bodyguards and sat coldly on the side.

Du Shaoling and Wu Qi stood in the crowd of onlookers.

To the west of the site, about 100 paces away, stood four tall wooden poles, on which four bowl lamps were hung.

Jia Sheng, as the referee on duty, saw that everyone had arrived, so he put down the teacup and got up and walked to the front of the stage, and said loudly to everyone: "Everyone, today Lord Luo will hold this competition for his daughter, and invite relatives with poetry, and anyone who is interested can participate in the test." The rules of the competition are: all participants need to shoot the candle in the lantern; Then take out the corresponding poem title from the lamp, and then the person who shoots it will pick up the two lines of poetry written by the poet of this dynasty. ”

Chu Qing in the audience listened, spat fiercely, and scolded: "Old fox, why did the spotlight that I said was good become a candle again!" ”

The lizard comforted: "The son has the skill of piercing the yang in a hundred steps, how can such a small skill of carving insects be a problem!" ”

Chu Qing felt a little relieved in his heart when he heard it, and said "um" proudly.

Yao Yue, Yao Yu, Wei Lang, Cui Ze, Lu Kui and others on the side left their seats one after another, walked to the edge of the venue, moved their bodies, took their bows and arrows and prepared to shoot.

Jia Sheng was a little anxious, and walked to the front of the stage and was about to announce the start of the game, but was stopped by Miaojin and asked him to wait!

Jia Sheng was stunned for a moment and asked why?

Miaojin covered her stomach and lied that she had an internal urgency and unbearable pain, and wanted to go to the toilet.

Although Jia Sheng was displeased when he heard this, he could take Luo Feng's face into account, so he had to order her to go back quickly and not delay.

Miaojin said "um" and jumped off the stage. She searched in the crowd for a while, but still didn't see Li Yunhan; She asked Shaoling and Wu Qi again, and they also said they didn't know; Miaojin couldn't help but panic in her heart.

"Don't wait, he won't be there!" Chu Qing walked to Miaojin's side and sneered.

Miao Jin asked him what he meant?

"He was stage frightened and didn't dare to come." Chu Qing looked disdainful.

"Hmph, don't get complacent too early, maybe who's going to win." Miao Jin glared at him fiercely.

Chu Qing raised his head and laughed when he heard it, and said the title of the poem: "Wind, flowers, snow, and moon dreams, I won today." ”

Jia Shengjiu waited for a while but still didn't see Miaojin return, so he got up again and walked to the front of the stage, waved the small order flag in his hand, and shouted: "The game begins-"

When the participants in the audience heard this, they immediately took their places and shot arrows one after another. Unexpectedly, most of those arrows fell seventy or eighty paces away, and none of them were shot. The crowd was not convinced, and they used enough strength to shoot again and again, but they were still quite far away from the bowl of lights.

Seeing this, the crowd was disheartened and returned to their seats in despair.

Chu Qing sneered twice, walked to the edge of the venue with a calm expression, pushed away the bow and arrow handed by the Luo Mansion Ding, and took a pair of gold-armed treasure carving bows and several colorful brocade arrows from the lizard's hand.

"Wait." Miao Jin stepped forward to stop Chu Qing, "If the son is still like them, don't be ashamed and conspicuous!" ”

"Really?" Chu Qing swept his bow and arrows and sneered, "I won't let the girl down." ”

As soon as the words fell, Li Yunhan rushed to the sidelines with Cen Feng and Yan Ran. When Miao Jin saw it, her eyes immediately wet with tears.

"Yo, Brother Li has arrived;" Chu Qing pretended to be calm and said with a smile, "Want to compete with the younger brother? ”

Li Yunhan stared at him for a moment and said, "That's right, just rely on your dark arrow yesterday." ”

Chu Qing pretended not to understand when he heard this, and smiled dryly and asked him to shoot first.

Li Yunhan took the bow and arrow that Miao Jin was wearing, held his breath and pulled a full bow, and the arrow shot out with a whoosh, passing through the center of the lantern impartially.

Everyone present applauded when they saw it.

A servant had already taken out the title of the poem from the lamp, and saw the word "wind" written on it.

Li Yunhan said casually: "The shadow is far away with the sun, and the incense comes with the wind." ”

Before the words fell, someone on the sidelines heard it and said, "Isn't this Yang Jiong's poem; Good poetry, good poetry......"

Chu Qing sneered, flew onto a green-maned horse, and galloped around the field. Seeing that he was about to return to the same place, he gently pulled the bowstring, and in an instant, a multicolored brocade arrow flew out, impartially piercing the center of the lamp.

The family took out the title of the poem in the lamp, but it was a word "flower".

Chu Qing looked up and said loudly: "Stay until the Double Ninth Day, and come back to chrysanthemums." ”

The crowd applauded again.

Du Shaoling shook his head and said, "This question is too simple. Mengfuzi's poems, no one in the world knows! ”

Miaojin was secretly anxious in his heart, and without waiting for the order, he urged Li Yunhan to shoot the third lamp. Li Yunhan drew his bow and arrows, and at the moment when he drew the bowstring, he was unexpectedly hit by a small pebble from the lizard and hit his right ankle. Li Yunhan's body shook, and the arrow also deviated from the direction and passed by the lantern.

Everyone couldn't help but sigh when they saw it.

"Look at me." Chu Qinggao shouted and galloped his horse, and then hung his body upside down in the air, he clinged to the horse's belly and stretched his bow and arrows, wanting to shoot the lantern.

Seeing this, Wu Qi hurriedly threw out a copper coin. The copper coin hit the hind leg joint of the blue-maned horse impartially, and the horse was unsteady on its feet for a while, Chu Qing followed and shook his body, and the arrow also deviated from the direction.

Chu Qing saw that he didn't shoot, and he was a little flustered for a while; Li Yunhan's face was calm, and he opened his bow and shot again, and the arrow hit the bowl lamp.

The servant hurriedly ran over and took out the poem inscription in the lamp, which was the word "snow".

Li Yunhan saw it and said casually: "The end of the south is beautiful, and the snow is floating in the clouds." ”

"Great, this is the poetry of the ancestors......" Du Shaoling exclaimed.

Miaojin walked in front of Chu Qing and smiled contemptuously: "Do you still want to compare?" Even if you hit the last light, it's a tie at best. ”

Chu Qing blinked and asked her what she wanted?

Miao Jin said that she had a good idea; Not only give him a chance, but also not hurt the peace, so that the loser is convinced.

Chu Qing asked what method?

Miaojin took out a copper coin and said, "What about this copper coin, I will throw it three times; Whoever can guess heads and tails twice wins. ”

"Don't make a fuss, this is the arena;" Li Yunhan reminded.

"No." Miaojin's face was like frost, "If anyone doesn't agree, even if he admits defeat!" ”

"Okay, this son is willing to gamble and lose!" Chu Qing answered, turned his head sideways and let Li Yunhan guess first.

Li Yunhan bet on the front; Chu Qing had no choice but to choose the opposite.

"Don't go back!" Miao Jin said and clutched the copper coin, shook it in mid-air a few times and threw it out, and stepped on it before the copper coin could settle down.

Miaojin slowly moved his foot, and when he saw that it was the front, he smiled and said, "In the first game, Brother Li won." ”

Chu Qing was quite upset when he saw it, and said that this time he guessed first, positively.

Taking advantage of Chu Qing's inattention, Miaojin secretly changed another copper coin.

She threw down the copper coin, stepped on it and took it out, but when she saw that it was the opposite, she couldn't help laughing and said, "On the contrary, Childe lost again!" ”

Chu Qing was suspicious of the copper coin, and wanted to step forward to take a closer look, but he was already held tightly by Miaojin.

Chu Qing said that he suspected that the money was fraudulent and asked her to hand over the coin.

Miao Jin refused, saying that he guessed wrong twice in a row, so he should admit defeat, and ridiculed him for not counting at all, not like a man!

Chu Qing still refused to admit defeat and quarreled with her.

"Since Childe refuses to admit defeat, let's continue to compete." Li Yunhan proposed.

Chu Qing snorted, and when he passed the bow and arrow, he couldn't wait to draw the bow and shoot, and the arrow hit the fourth lamp impartially.

The servant rushed forward, took out the title of the poem from the lamp, and showed it to everyone, but it was the word "Zhi".

Chu Qing immediately panicked when he saw that it was the word "zhi", and said to himself: "How did you do it, didn't you say that it was the word 'month'......"

Chu Qing's mind was dazed, and after thinking for a long time, he couldn't say a poem about "Zhi", so he was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks. Seeing that everyone was constantly urging on the side, I had to say casually: "If you have ambitions, you are not old, and you have no ambitions to live a hundred years old." ”

Everyone was very amused and let out a sigh.

Du Shaoling asked him, which dynasty poet wrote this?

Chu Qing disagreed, and said, "What I said, of course it's me." ”

"The gold and jade are on the surface, and the defeat is in it; This time it's time to be exposed. Miao Jin said disdainfully.

"It's a shame that you wasted a lamp in vain." Shaoling muttered.

"Alright, I'll tell you." Li Yunhan recited casually, "The heart is high with the moon, and the ambition is clean with the autumn frost." ”

Chu Qing shook his head when he heard this, "It's too remote, I haven't heard of it at all." ”

"Gongzi is really lonely and unheard," Li Yunhan smiled, "It's not a secret, this poem was written by Emperor Taizong of this dynasty." ”

Chu Qing was ashamed and annoyed when he heard this, and asked for a long knife from his entourage, and shouted: "You dare to get on the horse and try it with me?" ”

Without waiting for Li Yunhan to speak, Wu Qi stepped forward and shouted: "Why do you need Mr. Li to do it, Qilang is here." ”

Chu Qing rolled his eyelids and looked him up and down, very disdainful: "You, forget it." ”

"Could it be that Gongzi is timid?" Li Yunhan said awe-inspiring to Chu Qing, "If you win Qilang, even if I lose." ”

"Okay, that's a deal." Chu Qing said that Bi Ti got on his horse, waved his hand at Wu Qi arrogantly, and motioned for him to come and make a move.

Wu Qi asked for an iron spear from the guards on the side, jumped on his horse and rushed straight over.

Chu Qing didn't say much, and the split head was a knife Mount Tai to the top. He shot ruthlessly, and wanted to put Wu Qi to death; How can Wu Qi be proficient in marksmanship, and he can't take advantage of it for a while.

Yan Ran watched the battle coldly from behind the crowd, and quietly took out a dart from his arms, wanting to kill Chu Qing. At the moment when he exerted his strength, he was stopped by Cen Feng. Yan Ran glared at her hatefully, so she had no choice but to give up.

On the sidelines, Luo Feng was already frightened; He was afraid that he would hurt Chu Qing, so he chased the two on foot and shouted to stop.

How could Chu Qing not listen to persuasion, as if he was crazy, he stubbornly pestered Wu Qi and did not let go.

The two were inseparable, when suddenly a violent wind rose, and in an instant, dark clouds filled the sky, flying sand and rocks, and everyone seemed to have fallen into the boundless darkness.

Chu Qing was blinded by the wind and sand, so he had to stop, looking up at the sky and laughing wildly.

Luo Feng cried with joy when he saw this, and shouted repeatedly: "God help me, God help me......"

The servants on the venue shouted while sounding the gong: "Distinguished guests and old friends, the competition is over, and the end ......"