Suddenly, there was a sound of horses' hooves, and several people suddenly looked up at the other end of the mountain stream—that was the direction of Guangling City.

A group of cavalry came in a clamor with a clamour, and the leader clung to the reins in the valley, and the cavalry behind followed.

Xie Zhao saw the neat and uniform dress of the group of people who came, subconsciously frowned, and gently pushed the mask on his face up with his fingers.

Ling He raised his eyebrows lightly and asked in a low voice, "What?" Know? ”

Xie Zhao shook his head slowly, and replied in the same low voice:

"People, of course, they don't know them. It's just that this team is very familiar to me. ”

Han Changsheng also got closer to the two, and then asked cautiously:

"It's not what it is. The defenders in Lanling County not far ahead? ”

Xie Zhao shook his head and said: "No, this is the dress of the forbidden army in Beijing, and the person who came is a soldier and horse of the forbidden army of Zhaoge City." ”

Sure enough, what she said was true.

Almost as soon as Xie Zhao's words landed, the leading general over there had already dismounted and strode forward, and walked to Peng Xiao in a few steps, and then raised his fists and raised his hands to perform a military salute of a subordinate to see his superior, and said in a loud voice:

"The last general, Li Zhuo, the captain of the forbidden military academy in Zhaoge City, is late, please meet General Peng!"

Peng Xiao bowed his head gently, and said with a warm and polite bow:

"Captain Li, don't be polite."

Han Changsheng looked at Xie Zhao and Ling He hesitantly, but unfortunately did not get a response.

Then he muttered in his heart: surnamed Li? And people are still in the army.

Could it be that he has something to do with the Li family of the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion?

However, surnames such as Li, Zhang, and Liu are also very common surnames in the Southern Dynasties, and maybe he thinks too much.

Who knew that the next moment, Peng Ying actually solved his doubts by chance.

I saw Peng Ying with a thoughtful expression, and then hesitated and said:

"Captain Li Zhuo, you and the Admiral of the Nine Gates, Li Suhe, Lord Li, are relatives?"

Li Zhuo was stunned when he heard this, and immediately arched his hand: "This little general has a similar face to General Peng, so he must be Captain Peng of Langya Pass." It's a shame to say that Master Li is the clan uncle below. ”

Peng Ying nodded in realization.

"I'll just say, I saw Captain Li so familiar before, it turned out that we had seen it at Brother Suining's crown ceremony four years ago. It's just that I was only a half-grown teenager at that time, and maybe Captain Li didn't recognize it. ”

Li Zhuo was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then suddenly said with a smile in his eyes:

"That's the case, that year was indeed a good day for the younger brother Suining and the crown. It's just that there are many guests at the banquet, and they are busy coping with it, and they don't recognize the little general, which is really disrespectful! ”

Peng Ying waved his hand and said indifferently: "You're polite, what's the matter." Besides, four years have passed, and my appearance and body have changed greatly, and it is normal for Captain Li not to recognize it. ”

Speaking of this, he looked at the appearance of Li Zhuo and his entourage, and wondered:

"Captain Li, this New Year's Festival is approaching, could it be that you still have official business to go north?"

Unexpectedly, Li Zhuo smiled when he heard this, and he bowed to Peng Xiao again, and said:

"To tell you the truth, the official business of this trip is to welcome General Peng Xiao into Zhaoge. The golden and jade wedding of the eldest princess of An Ning is approaching, and the concubine is really calm. ”

Because he has some relationship with Peng Ying, he spoke more relaxed, and it was rare to make a joke about Peng Xiao.

Peng Xiao shook his head with a wry smile when he heard this: "Let Your Majesty worry and let Brother Li take care of it, but there are some waves on the road, so it delays time."

Fortunately, there were several young knights who helped him repeatedly, and Peng was lucky to be spared, and he never missed the marriage date set by His Majesty. ”

When Li Zhuo heard this, he first looked at Peng Xiao's side, Xie Zhao and the others, who were wearing the long robes that people in the rivers and lakes were used to, which was completely different from the military attire of the surrounding Langya Pass soldiers, so it was very easy to identify.

Then he looked at the cluster of arrows in the valley with hindsight, and then he suddenly realized what had just happened here.

- Because the people who were ambushed before were all ambushed halfway up the cliff, even if there were villains who were injured in a fight with Ling or Bo Xuan or their weapons fell, most of them were left halfway up the mountain. As a result, the canyon was clean, leaving nothing but a few imperceptible clusters of arrows stuck into the ground.

Seeing this, Li Zhuo was furious and said: "How can this be true, Zhaogecheng received a letter from Lord Shouyuan of Xunyang County in advance, and learned that General Peng had been intercepted and killed by gangsters outside Xunyang County a few days ago, so he sent me and other soldiers of the forbidden army to meet the general hundreds of miles away.

Who is so bold? Dare to set up an ambush outside Lanling County to intercept and kill important members of the imperial court, relatives and relatives! It's simply unseemly, rampant! ”

Speaking of this, he bowed to Xie Zhao, Ling He and the others with a sincere face, and said:

"Thanks to a few young heroes who risked their lives to help, please accept the next worship."

If Peng Xiao really died in ambush outside Lanling County, I am afraid that he, the person who was ordered to respond, would not be able to escape the involvement, even if the crime did not lead to death, the future would definitely be gone.

After all, this is the future Anning concubine, the sister-in-law of His Majesty the Emperor!

If he messes up this errand, even if he is lucky enough not to die, he Li Zhuo is afraid that he will have no good errands to receive in the future, so he can only sit on a cold bench until he dies.

Xie Zhao gently raised his hand to stop him, and said lightly:

"'Risking death' to help is not counted, it's just that the road is not smooth, and Captain Li doesn't have to be polite."

Li Zhuo said with a grateful face: "The heroine is unwilling to take credit, but Li does not dare not be grateful." ”

His gaze fell on Xie Zhao's mask with his head and tail hidden for a moment, and he hesitated:

Heavy snow closed the road, it is a difficult season to travel, I don't know how many young heroes pass by here, where are they going to go?"

Xie Zhao sighed lightly, took out the half-truths and insincere excuses, and then said slowly:

"That's right, I heard that there are the premier temple fairs of our Southern Dynasty in the first month of Zhaoge City. I have seen short-sightedness when I first entered the rivers and lakes, so I wanted to enter Beijing for a long time.

No, seeing that it is the end of the lunar month, I heard that Zhaoge City will be closed early in the morning on the first day of the first lunar month. If you don't enter Zhaoge in the next few days, I'm afraid that you won't be able to enter and miss this year's temple fair. So a few of us could only brave the snow to advance, and only then did we meet General Peng Xiao, who also entered Beijing. ”

The Thousand Autumn Holy Banquet of Emperor Jing, the Son of Heaven in the Southern Dynasty, was in the first month.

Therefore, in the early morning of the first day of the first lunar month, the four gates of Zhaoge City will be closed in turn, and no entry or exit is allowed during the period.

It was not until the morning of the sixth day of the first lunar month five days later that the city gate of Zhaoge City was opened again, allowing people to enter and exit the city gate.

Therefore, if you intend to watch the New Year temple fair in Zhaoge City in the first month, most of the people in other states and counties will choose to enter Beijing in the lunar month, and stay in an inn or homestay in advance, and you will not be able to enter if it is late.

Xie Zhao's reason can be regarded as seamless and in line with human feelings.

Therefore, Li Zhuo didn't feel anything wrong, but in this line of Jianghu people, a girl wore a strange silver-white mask to cover her head and face, and a woman with a terrible scar on her face obviously had the bone appearance of a Northern Dynasty person.

After all, His Majesty is about to die, and Li Zhuo, who is a captain of the forbidden army, can't help but mutter in his heart when he sees this.

It was Peng Xiao who kindly said a word for them, which barely dispelled Li Zhuo's suspicions.

"Several young heroes have repeatedly rescued Yu Peng, Peng Xiao is willing to guarantee a few, and also ask Brother Li to raise his noble hand."

Li Zhuo came to his senses and hurriedly said with a smile:

"General, where are these words? is not only the general's savior, but also the meritorious minister of the imperial court, how dare Li Zhuo be disrespectful.

Since there is General Peng's guarantee, how dare Li say more, those young heroes will go back to Beijing with us, and there will be a good response along the way. ”

In fact, he still kept a hand.

opened his mouth to ask to go with them, but he also wanted to take the opportunity to be close along the way, and then observe whether there was any problem with these strange-looking Jianghu guests.

As soon as Li Zhuo said that, Xie Zhao understood his concerns, but she didn't break it, she just said with a smile:

"It couldn't be better."