Niuling Peak is not high-risk, occupies a small area, hides in the group of peaks, and does not stand out. Juezhao Temple is located on the half-slope of the sun, only two courtyards, more than ten rooms, the front yard for the Buddha, the backyard for the monks, a stone road in front of the mountain gate zigzags to the bottom of the mountain. Such a pattern, if you talk about common sense, is really not in line with the position of the first master of the Great Xia Kingdom. But a temple alone has a peak, or it has its own momentum.

Outside the temple base, the whole mountain forest and barren stones have not been touched, even in the daytime, behind the stones in the forest, there are foxes and rabbits from time to time. This famous and famous person lives near the capital, and he is handed over to the emperor of the government, and he seems to be a hypocritical person. But when I saw his small temple, I knew that this person could still understand the original intention of the Buddha, although he couldn't really stay away from the world, he walked under the grave forest, and he tried his best to do it.

Qu Lingyu led everyone to secretly look at this Juezhao Temple, and felt that it was very suitable for a sneak attack and ambush, so they did their best and arranged it secretly. Since the incident, Xia Guo has been smooth sailing and taking the initiative, and everyone has only gained a little upper hand so far, which shows that the Heavenly Dao is not completely ruthless.

Surrounding the temple to fight against the Wuzang Sayi, this matter is extremely fierce and dangerous, and it is relatively safe to go to the Naoshui ditch to save people, which is not to be said. However, since the Xia State had gathered all the hostages from both places to Naoshui Dagou and imprisoned them, there was no great dispute over how to allocate manpower.

Ying Tianjiao, Goulian Knife, and Tianxi Old Camp all participated in the siege of the temple. Among the people, Lu Ziniu, the leader of the Ying Heavenly Sect, had already selected the group, and the proposal the day before yesterday to try to transfer the two hostages to one place made his hopes greatly increased. The temple was led by Lu Ziniu, and he consulted with the leaders of each family.

The Shaolin double rebel monk and the Taiyuan city lord Gu Yu acted very differently from everyone else. The three of them made it clear that they knew that it was more dangerous to besiege the temple, but the three of them still did not want to besiege the temple, they wanted to go to the valley to save people, and they were not allowed to laugh at their greed for life and fear of death. If anyone dares to laugh, they will not rest when the matter is over.

Qu Lingyu and Tuo Yuan Hao, Wu Zang and others will meet, it is not appropriate to participate in the siege of the temple, and she is determined to rescue Chu Qingliu with her own hands, so she formed a team of five people, each with an iron sharpening weapon, ready to slash the iron door of the cell. The rest of the things to save people were all handed over to Yue Wanqi, the deputy head of the Shannan Sword Society.

On the third day after everyone laid out, Xia Guoguo, as Zhang Yuan said, transferred the hostages of the bluestone platform to Naoshui Dagou as scheduled. Everyone secretly followed the hostages, not only saw the hostages, but also secretly sent in letters. The hostages are escorted and guarded by soldiers, but how can it be difficult to stop these veterans in the world of ventilating and reporting information? If they can't even do this, then they don't need to go out and walk around anymore.

Early in the morning of the fifth day, the swimming whistle found that Tuo Yuanhao had really left Xingqing City. The emperor of the Great Xia Kingdom wore civilian clothes, hung a party-neck scimitar from his waist, and rode a specially selected horse.

Accompanying them, there were only two Taishi, Zhang Yuan, one with a knife at his waist and a sword on his back. He is not good at playing tricks on the side, and he is used to having fun, but he is not a person with a fat brain, and he still does not lose the simple and brave style of a martial artist.

This small group of people were all cavalry, and they left Xingqing City and went straight to the eastern foot of Helan Mountain. Only then did the sentinel know that Zhang Yuan's words were true, and he could do it if he said it, so he couldn't help but be greatly impressed, and hurriedly flew to report to the two ambush people.

Tuo Yuan Hao is over forty years old, although he is the emperor, but he does not see the fat all over his body, rides a specially selected horse, wears a scimitar, people, horses, and knives fit into one, and it is really a party of air pressure. Although this person inherited his grandfather's legacy, he did not start the country with his bare hands, but he also fought and opened the frontier from the weak crown, and he was a complete horse god king. If he hadn't fallen for Wu Hao's plan to sow discord in the future, he would have died young, and this Xia Kingdom in the western sky might not be able to mix for a while.

Tuo Yuan Hao rode on a horse, chatting with the two masters beside him from time to time, and his attitude was very leisurely. It seems that there is no concern in his chest, and it is not at all like he is going to raise an army to attack the Song Dynasty in the near future, and it is not like he is going to go into the mountains to ask about a difficult matter.

As the city gets farther and farther away, the mountains get closer, and the roads disappear and come and go. The Praetorian Guards smelled the breath of the mountains and wilderness, and their minds were open, and they did not wait for their lives to go to the peak, so they played the horn with them. The sound of the horn fluttered with the wind, far into the mountains, close to the forest, Tuo Yuan Hao laughed, hit the horse forward, surpassed the guards of the front team, and rode forward alone.

Running out of less than a stone's throw away, a Helan red deer suddenly rushed out of the low forest on the right, and ran diagonally in front of Tuo Yuan Hao's horse. Tuo Yuan Hao had a knife but no arrows on his body, turned around and shouted "bow and arrow", then turned the horse's head and chased down.

He didn't hide the fake, he was already following closely behind Tuo Yuan Hao, and then he gave orders one after another, and more than 100 guards instantly turned into four teams, and they divided their heads to surround this unlucky Yilu.

The assignment has been decided, and he said to Zhang Yuan beside him: "Master Zhang, at this season, there shouldn't be a deer, right?"

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "I don't have a hidden master, if you don't say this, you want to test me." You think I'm a southerner, and I don't know anything about the north. Don't say that it is almost late spring at this time, even in the heavy snow in the harsh winter, there will be sheep and deer. ”

He didn't hide it and said: "Taishi is really knowledgeable, but this deer doesn't run away from the mountains, but rushes straight towards the centaurs, why is this?"

Zhang Yuan said: "This deer was frightened by the horn and panicked, which is not surprising. There are also rabbits that are frightened and crash into a tree for no reason, and die in vain. ”

He smiled and said, "Master Zhang, no matter what happens, you can have something to say, anyway, others don't know whether it's true or not." ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "I don't have a hidden master, I have always only told the truth. ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and chased after the crowd.

At this time, all the soldiers had gathered in front of Tuo Yuan Hao's horse, and the dead deer was lying in the empty field. He immediately bowed to Tuo Yuan Hao and said, "Congratulations to Your Majesty for shooting another big deer, with this deer, the number of deer your Majesty has exceeded five hundred." ”

Tuo Yuan Hao smiled: "They shot it, I just ran with the air for a while." ”

He didn't hide his disbelief and said, "How can there be such a thing?" Then he turned his face, snorted coldly at the soldiers, and said, "Which one shot this deer, stand up." ”

Tuo Yuan Hao said: "No need, I asked them to shoot, a deer, can I fight with them? I was caught at the age of five, and I shot a deer at the age of eight, relying on my own hard bow." I've never done this kind of thing of 100 people going to surround deer in groups. ”

Zhang Yuan said forward: "When the emperor shoots a deer, he should have the atmosphere of an emperor." His Majesty traveled to the suburbs, and this deer threw himself in front of the horse, which is a good omen. Qin lost its deer, the world chased it, chased the world, this saying has been passed down for a long time. His Majesty got a deer in early spring, which is a sign that he has won the world early. ”

Tuo Yuan Hao said: "The signs may not be credible, things are man-made, things are man-made." ”

The group did not take the west side of the road, but took the east side of the path, the people and horses into the mountain deepened, the road became more and more difficult, and it was no longer possible to ride horses. Everyone left the horses and walked into the mountains, and Tuo Yuanhao worked tirelessly and walked with the crowd.

After walking for more than an hour, I came to the front of Niuling Peak. The victory has already been rewarded, leading the five monks of the temple to stand beside the road at the foot of the mountain to greet him. The monk didn't seem to be very old, only in his early sixties, wearing a bright yellow robe, but he could still enjoy the mountain breeze and wild appearance.

The position of the famous master is respected, and the extension of Yuan Hao is also a micro-service for divination, so there is no need to bow to the famous master, but only to pay tribute. Tuo Yuan Hao nodded slightly and returned the salute, and the group talked softly, slowly walked up the mountain, and hid into the mountain gate.

More than 100 guards guarded the temple and the mountain road in front of the gate, using sixty or seventy people, and thirty others all followed the temple.

The soldiers were silent, concentrating on vigilance, and no human voices were heard outside, only the chirping of mountain birds.

In this silence, three people came side by side in front of the mountain road, and before the guards could say anything, one of them had already said in the party dialect: "I am an interpreter, and I only care about passing the word, so I don't need to sign up for the number." These two are Lu Ziniu, the leader of the Hebei Yingtian Sect, and Lin Yifang, the head of the Gwangju Hook Knife, and I want to see the Western Xia lord Tuopai Yuanhao if I have something to do, and I hope you will report it. "It's just a Jianghu tone.

When had these Praetorian Guards seen this? But they still understood that these three men had asked to see His Majesty the Emperor. But these three people each hung their swords and had frost on their faces, as if they were asking to see His Majesty the Emperor?

The two soldiers shouted, and each pulled his scimitar at his waist to take someone. The interpreter came out with both hands, attacked one of them each, snatched the scimitars of the two men in the blink of an eye, and snatched them off their wrists.

Fighting together, the soldiers surrounded the peak, and the interpreter saw people beating people, saw knives and grabbed knives, and knocked down more than ten people in a moment. The rest of the soldiers knew that the comer was not good, and no longer attacked hard, but just guarded from afar, and at the same time sent someone to report to the temple.

After a short time, he went out side by side with Zhang Yuan and came to the mountain road, and before the two of them could say anything, the interpreter repeated the words again. He was immediately furious, and shouted: "Asking to see His Majesty the Emperor, is there anyone who asks to see him like this? ”

Lu Ziniu said coldly: "If I wanted to rebel, I wouldn't have traveled thousands of miles to this Xia country, and I would have already rebelled against Emperor Zhao and Song." If we wanted to rebel, we would have rushed into this small temple and taken your lives. We don't cut our hair and keep braids, we are all dressed in Song Jing, you really can't see it?"

Zhang Yuandao: "You are all from the Song Realm, and you each bring a sword to besiege the place where His Majesty the Emperor lives, even if it is not a rebellion, it is a vain attempt to assassinate." The Emperor of the Zhao and Song dynasties acted perversely and extended the emperor's benevolence and righteousness, how can they be mixed up? You don't know how to help righteousness become benevolent, but you only know that aiding rebellion is evil. This is all because you are reckless and do not know the righteousness. You only wounded a few people, but you didn't kill anyone. Although you collided with the big driver, it is not to the point where you cannot be forgiven, as long as you are willing to serve the Xia Kingdom, I, Zhang Yuan, will ensure that you are safe and healthy, and you will still be rich and noble. ”

Lu Ziniu said: "You are the big traitor Zhang Yuan?"

Zhang Yuan said: "I am Zhang Yuan, but I am not a traitor or thief. ”

Lu Ziniu said: "Whether it's a traitor, whether it's a thief or not, you don't count if you say it, the people of the Central Plains say it." Brother Lin, we are really lucky to meet this thief here. When the fight starts, you must leave the life of this thief, so that he can be taken to the Song Realm to be cut with a thousand knives, and sacrificed alive in front of the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum to warn the villains in the future. ”

Lin Fang was also happy, and said: "Brother Lu said very well, we can't kill him with one sword, cheapen this thief." "You can't hurt Zhang Yuan in the battle, this is a difficult problem, but I didn't expect it to be difficult in the hands of these two old rivers and lakes.

Zhang Yuan shouted violently and said: "Listen to my orders, blow the horn of the signal! Don't fight hard with the thieves, retreat and shoot with bows and arrows, don't fight in close combat." At the sound of the order, the horn of the signal was blown far away.

Only three people came forward, only more than ten Western Xia soldiers were injured, the signal was sent, and the fake breakout news soldiers were also dispatched. The way things are going is extraordinary.

All the soldiers were ordered to retreat, draw bows and arrows, and guard the temple gate. He said, "If you want to see Your Majesty, I will be bold enough to be the master, and the three of you will go in with me to see you." How? Dare or don't dare?"

Lu Ziniu smiled: "Of course you dare, why don't you dare? If you really think about this matter, then ask Tuo Yuan Hao to come out to meet us. Does he dare?"

As soon as the words fell, before he could reply, Tuo Yuan Hao had already turned out of the mountain gate. With a gloomy face, he said: "My name is Tuo Yuan Hao, the emperor of the Great Xia Kingdom, if you see something about me, just tell me and listen." "The Chinese dialect speaks smoothly and authentically.

On the mountain road, the three of them walked up a few steps, and came to stand more than ten steps in front of Tuo Yuan Hao. Lu Ziniu said: "May I ask Your Excellency, what is important to the top of the world?"

Tuo Yuan Hao said impatiently: "I still have big things to do, and if I want to gossip, you can go to someone else." ”

Lin Fang said: "A person, as long as he becomes the emperor, can he go back on his word and be untrustworthy?"

Tuo Yuan Hao said: "You can't be an emperor in this life, and you don't need to learn these imperial techniques." ”

Lu Ziniu said: "Brother Lin, this person is very slippery, let's tell him clearly." May I ask the Great Emperor, our families sent those 100 people to the Xia Kingdom to learn riding and archery, and it has already reached the rotation period, but you have detained them and kept them in your hands as hostages, it has been more than nine months now, this thing has been done really disgracefully, may I ask the Great Emperor, how should this be said?"

Tuo Yuan Hao looked dazed, looked at the two people around him who were not hiding the two of them, and said, "Is what he said true?

He said, "Your Majesty, this is not true. This group of people is also diligent in practice, but they are not talented enough, and their entry is slow, and it seems that it will take another year to learn. For their sake, we didn't let them turn around. Such a trivial matter is not worthy of Your Majesty's concern, and I will not report it, it is all my fault, please ask Your Majesty to surrender the crime. ”

Tuo Yuan Hao said to Zhang Yuan: "Is that so?"

Zhang Yuandao: "Your Majesty, that's exactly the case. In this matter, I failed to remind the Taishi in time, and I am also at fault, so please surrender your majesty together. ”

Tuo Yuan Hao said to the three people in front of him, "Do you all understand?"

Lu Ziniu said: "Since it is not taken as a hostage, why did more than ten people die in this mountain?"

He sneered: "What's so strange about this? The southerners are already weak in their bones, and it is difficult to experience the cold in the north, so it's as simple as that." Needless to say, riding a horse and firing arrows in the snow, even if you sit in the house and lie on the bed, you will die. ”

Zhang Yuan answered: "Yes, it is the ----" As soon as he said this, Lu Ziniu snorted violently and said: "You dog traitor, don't talk too much! Your Majesty the Emperor, since everything is a misunderstanding, please ask Your Majesty to issue a holy decree and release these 100 people." We won't learn this art of riding and archery. The dozen or so people who died, we can only blame them for their bad fate, and we all accept our fate, so you can write a holy decree. ”

Lin Fang said: "There is still a sentence to the holy decree, and Chu Qingliu must also be released." ”

As soon as this discussion came out, no one spoke again, and if the matter could really be resolved in this way, it would be an unexpected joy.

Tuo Yuan Hao glanced at Zhang Yuan and said, "What do you think should be done about this? To write this holy decree or not to write it?"

Zhang Yuandao: "Your Majesty, this matter is absolutely inappropriate, and the holy decree cannot be written." ”

Tuo Yuan Hao said: "Since this is all a misunderstanding, then just let them go, why can't you let them go?"

Zhang Yuandao: "Your Majesty, if these people ask to see them according to the courtesy, and the words have been explained, they should naturally issue an order to release them." At present, they are carrying swords and swords to collide with the great master and coerce His Majesty to issue a holy decree, which is not far from rebellion. If Your Majesty issued an edict under such circumstances, it would be tantamount to signing an alliance under the city. This wind cannot be long, and the majesty of the holy car cannot be invaded in the slightest. Ethics and rules are the foundation of the state. ”

"Although these people in the valley are not hostages, they dare to come to the door to threaten, and they have to be treated as hostages for now. Whether to release the hostages, when to release them, and how to release them still have to be carefully considered. ”

When Lin Fang heard this, he couldn't bear it anymore, and scolded: "You dog traitor, your shit stinks, if I catch you, I will first knock your teeth, pluck your tongue, take half of your life, and then escort back to Song Realm to cut with a thousand knives." Pulling out the long-handled light knife under his ribs, he was about to rush towards Zhang Yuan, but before his footsteps moved, Zhang Yuan made a move backwards with one hand, and the Praetorian Guards behind him were all arrows.