The snow was pouring out, and the sky and the earth were white. An official road runs through the east and west, and thirty miles to the east is the capital.

At this time, we were slowly moving westward on the road, and the capital was getting farther and farther away. Previously, Liao Jianzhong informed that he would lead Hardy, Ning Boyang and his twenty-eight lieutenants to the Hou Ye's Mansion to escort Miss Ning Xi to Juyong Pass, but he did not explain what happened. Ning Boyang, Hardy and others were very excited when they learned the news, Miss Ning Xi was a beauty spread by the young people of Jinyiwei, and they all thought that they could meet Miss Ning Xi. I have met Miss Ningxi, although I think Miss Ningxi is very beautiful, but I don't have much joy, maybe I don't like to associate with girls in my bones, so that when my grandfather said to marry me a daughter-in-law, I refused. And the arrogance and disparity in the status of Xiang Chong's mouth are enough to make me stay away. It's just that Emperor Hongzhi can know about me, and Miss Ningxi must have said good things about me, so my heart is full of contradictions, but I have to come.

It's just that we arrived early in the morning, and the Hou Yefu had already prepared four warm cars, each with a good horse to drive, and next to it were two family members, riding tall horses. The chief manager of Na Ge, who also wore a brocade hat and wore a ride, sat on a horse, saw us coming, muttered that we were too late, and talked to the people in the warm sedan chair in a low voice, and then shouted loudly, and immediately set off, and went straight to Juyong Pass in the west of the capital.

The Great Wall stretches for thousands of miles is the barrier of the Ming Dynasty to defend against Mongolia, and the eight passes of Juyong Pass, Yanmen Pass and Datong are military important places. We didn't see who the person who went out of the Hou Ye's Mansion was, but we just took it for granted that it should be Miss Ningxi, I heard that she had two brothers, but she didn't care, she only knew that she was drinking every day, and she went to Juyongguan in this kind of weather, but I was afraid that ordinary boys would not want to. But Miss Ningxi, a weak woman, went there and didn't feel like it. We put on our hats, put on our cloaks, and got on our horses.

The snow was falling tightly, and the entire Jingshi was white, and soon everyone became snowmen and snowhorses. There were very few pedestrians on the street, and the shops on the side of the road were still open, and many people looked at us walking in surprise in the heavy snow, pointing and pointing, as if there was a kind of ridicule, which provoked Hardy to show off the waist badge of the brocade guard, and frightened these people to quickly hide in the house.

Everyone out of the capital, the snow is getting deeper, the road is getting more and more difficult to walk, almost no pedestrians, about an hour, only to see a village and town, people and horses have long been tired, I thought in my heart: Miss Ningxi is really too good at tossing people, it is estimated that the emperor is sleeping lazy. Just thinking about it, Mr. Ge asked the people in the warm car, so he came to inform me to find a big family, and everyone could rest and avoid the snow.

The village and town look huge, with bluestone pavements covered in thick snow. The two tall poplar branches are vertical and horizontal, and the huge canopy makes it easy to imagine the majesty of summer. A crow's nest sits between the branches, and several crows hovering in the snow, making a piercing cry from time to time, as if it is the only breath alive in the snow.

And what makes us excited is that there is a tavern here, which is actually called Taibaiju! There are more than 20 wooden houses in one color, and the stables are very large, and only a few horses graze quietly, so there must be few people who go out on this snowy day. I asked people to inform Chief Ge on the one hand, and sent Hardy to look around, and then I brought Ning Boyang and the others in. Ning Boyang looked around and said in a low voice: "This is just a village and town, who built such a big tavern, it seems that it has a great background." ”

I thought about it: "This is not far from the capital, and it is the only way to enter Beijing, there must be a lot of guests, presumably it was built by a dignitary, let's go in politely!" Ning Boyang smiled and said, "I didn't expect you to be more careful than me!" ”

Someone had already seen us come in, pushed open the door, it was Xiao Er, who came to us with a smile, and arched his hand: "It was the official, but do you want to rest?" I saw a shopkeeper-looking figure come out from behind the counter and said politely, "It's snowing too much, let's stay here for the time being, and we have a good room to prepare." ”

The shopkeeper came over, and a shrewd middle-aged man arched his hand at me and said, "Okay, let's arrange it immediately, Lao Qiu, you go and arrange people, clean up the stable, I see that the official has a lot of mules and horses." ”

Ning Boyang listened and said, "Dare to ask the shopkeeper his name?" The shopkeeper smiled: "Villain Qiu Zhen! Who is the official? Ning Boyang said: "This is Jinyi Wei Zhang Zongqi, I am Ning Xiaoqi, the guest who will come in a while is Master Hou, please pay attention to some rules!" ”

Qiu Zhen hurriedly gave a deep salute and said, "It turned out to be the Lord of Jinyiwei, disrespectful, disrespectful, please come in quickly!" ”

After a while, Mr. Ge led people over to see the furnishings in the house, and he was quite satisfied, and soon after, some maids surrounded a few relatives in brocade clothes and went straight into the guest room, wearing fur hats, and could hardly see their faces, who it was, we didn't see it at all. Half an hour later, Manager Ge came over, asked him to prepare some hot soup and send it to the guest room, and then said to me: "Mr. Zhang, the snow is heavy today, we can't leave for a while, let's stay here, you do a good job of vigilance, don't drink!" ”

I hurriedly replied: "This is natural, where the duty lies, and the subordinates are dedicated!" ”

Mr. Ge nodded, let me make my own arrangements, and then went back to the guest room. This hall is very large, in front of the counter is a big stove, burning wood, on the stove is a big kettle, that old Qiu arranged for the man to pour water for the people in the house. There were a few guests next to the window, Ning Boyang went to inquire, there were relevant roads, Ning Boyang came back to his life, said that there was no big problem, I nodded, he saw that I had been standing and walking, so he asked me to sit down and rest, I looked outside the window The snow was falling heavier, worried that the brothers on guard outside would be cold, and I thought about it or put on a hat and a coat to come out. Hardy stood guard in all corners, stomping their feet back and forth, it was strange if it wasn't cold, in this kind of weather, how much wine could be drunk to warm up, but with the request of Manager Ge, I didn't dare to let everyone drink, and I felt sorry for them so cold that they spun around in place, and thought about it: "You find some wood, light a fire to keep warm, and then take turns to go into the house to keep warm, and drink some hot soup for a while to warm your body." ”

When I returned to the hall, I found it quiet, and the brothers were silently drinking water, but their eyes were a little flustered. I was about to speak, when I noticed that there was one more person in the hall. The man was extremely familiar, and he had already walked to the counter, threw out a wine gourd, and said, "Shopkeeper, get me a pot of wine, plus five catties of beef!" ”

The voice was even more familiar, and I was not surprised, the man turned around, his face was full of beard, but his eyes were bright, and he smiled: "Oh, we meet again!" "It was the person who rescued Mu Bin yesterday.

The wood in the stove crackled, the water in the kettle was boiling, and no one was moving. Everyone held their breath and watched me sit with the man.

There were two jugs of sake on the table, as well as two plates of beef, and I placed the Izumo sword on the table, and he sat down on the opposite side, drinking the wine, patiently cutting the beef with a knife, and putting it in his mouth one by one. He saw that I had taken my sword out, and he had casually placed a scimitar on the other side.

Our unexpected encounter made the situation suddenly tense. I was in turmoil, but I had to force myself to calm down. From time to time I looked at him, and he sat down with a grin, nonchalant, and asked me if I dared to drink with him. I didn't know what to do for a while, who he was, I didn't know at all, yesterday his acupoint kung fu almost wiped out our army. Now, I'm the biggest leader of the Jinyi Guard here, and I don't know if he's here to trouble the Hou Yefu, so I have to be careful. Everyone was watching my movements, and I felt the suffocating atmosphere, but I still encouraged myself to be calm, so I sat across from him with a calm face.

He didn't seem to expect me to be so indifferent, his eyes were full of surprise, and soon, he introduced himself as Mu Shigu, this time he entered Beijing for an old man, speaking of the old man, he looked at me, I know, the old man he said was Mu Bin.

Then, Mu Shigu said that he had entered the palace, and he had heard that the Forbidden City was magnificent, so he wanted to see it, and after a walk, it was indeed good, so he took a night pearl and prepared it to give to his future wife. He talked and laughed freely, and said it very easily, even the defeat of several guards in the palace was very clear, as if reporting a case, and finally remembered it, Chao smiled and said: "The people I knocked down should be your Jinyi guards!" ”