It is said that after Chu Mofeng came out of Yuwenbi's former residence, he looked around and saw that there was no one, then closed the door, turned around and walked in the direction of the inn.

When he came to the inn, Chu Mofeng saw that Liu Feiyan and the three of them were eating in the lobby, so he immediately said hello and sat down, Liu Feiyan saw Chu Mofeng coming in from outside, his body was covered with dust, and he frowned and said: "Brother Chu, where have you gone to make your body so dirty, don't eat first and go take a bath, we will wait for you." ”

When Chu Mofeng heard this, he had to get up and go to the bathing room in the backyard to wash up, and when he came out, he felt much refreshed, and when he returned to the lobby, he found that the three of them were really waiting for him, so he couldn't help but smile and said, "You don't have to wait for me, just eat first." Then he walked over to the table and sat down.

At this time, Xiao Ruolan took a bowl of rice and put it down in front of Chu Mofeng, turned around and sat down again, and then said to Chu Mofeng: "Brother Chu, hurry up and eat, you should be hungry looking like you." ”

Chu Mofeng thanked him, then picked up the bowl and ate it in a big gulp, despite the fact that the dishes in front of him were starting to get cold. After seeing Chu Mofeng eat half a bowl of rice, Gu Zhen'er asked curiously, "Brother Feng, where have you been? Have you taken care of all the things you were going to sell before?"

"I went to a haunted house in the city today and met an old man. Chu Mofeng put down the dishes and chopsticks and took a sip of water, first nodded yes, then looked around, and then lowered his voice and said to the three of them, "This old man actually has a lot of friendship with Hanshuang, and when we go to the Eastern Capital in the future, she will go to find us." ”

Hearing this, the three girls showed a sudden realization and an incredible expression on their faces, and then Liu Feiyan asked, "Where are we going next?"

Chu Mofeng picked up the bowl and chopsticks and hurriedly finished eating the rice in the bowl, and said to Xiao Ruolan, "Miss Xiao, please serve me another bowl." Then he turned his head and said to Liu Feiyan: "Early tomorrow morning, we will go south and go to Shuofang County, and then we will go to Wuwei County again. ”

At this time, Xiao Ruolan happened to come back from dinner, and when she heard Chu Mofeng's arrangement, she asked in surprise: "Brother Chu, does Ruolan want to go back to Zhangye with you?" Chu Mofeng took the food in Xiao Ruolan's hand, and after saying thank you, he motioned for Xiao Ruolan to sit down, and then said solemnly: "Miss Ruolan, you don't know, Feiyan and Zhen'er live in Zhangye now, and my home is also in Zhangye, after all, we are now a whole, of course we can't leave you behind." ”

Xiao Ruolan pondered thoughtfully for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, you helped me take revenge, and I will go wherever you go in the future." ”

After Chu Mofeng finished eating, the four of them went back to the room to pack their bags, and the next morning Chu Mofeng got up early, came to the street to buy some food, and then returned to the inn to settle the room payment, and sat in the lobby waiting for the three of them to go downstairs.

After a while, Liu Feiyan and the three of them came downstairs with their bags on their backs, and saw Chu Mofeng sitting in the lobby, so they immediately said hello, and the four of them went to the backyard to lead out the horses, Chu Mofeng handed the food they bought to Liu Feiyan and the three of them, and then the four of them turned over and walked towards the east city gate.

After leaving the East City Gate, the four of them walked all the way to the east for a distance of about ten miles, and then came to the bank of the Yellow River. Standing on this shore, you can't see the other side, there is no sail shadow, there is no trace, you can only vaguely see that in a far, far away, the water and the sky are connected, blurred. The yellow water under his feet swirled in a whirlpool and flowed heavily.

Walking south along the bank of the Yellow River, accompanied by the sound of rushing water, came to the edge of the Great Wall at the confluence of the Yellow River, the thick city wall meandered forward like a giant dragon, everyone rode to the city wall, looked at the tall city wall and couldn't help but sigh.

Gu Zhen'er said excitedly: "I have only heard the elders mention the Great Wall since I was a child, and this is the first time I have really seen the Great Wall, it is too high. ”

Chu Mofeng glanced at Gu Zhen'er, stretched out his hand to touch the boulder on the city wall, thinking of those people who died of exhaustion because of the construction of the Great Wall, and it seemed that he could still hear countless unjust souls crying miserably, as if he had returned to the years when there were thousands of miles of mass graves and lonely souls in troubled times.

Recalling his father who was disgusted and killed by Emperor Yang because of his loyalty, Chu Mofeng became even more determined in his heart to overthrow Emperor Yang.

Chu Mofeng turned his head to Liu Feiyan and the three of them and said, "Let's go, let's hurry, when the world is peaceful, let's take a good look at the scenery of these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains." Then he shook his horse's head and walked forward. Seeing this, the three of them also hurriedly rode forward.

After walking for about a day, everyone came to a bleak place, all the way forward to look at the yellow sand, only one road stretched out like a ribbon winding, there were pedestrians on the road from time to time, casually stopped a person to ask, was told that about a day's journey can reach Shuofang County Zhiyan Green County, the four of them heard the words and thanked the passer-by and immediately raised their whips and whipped their horses, and ran forward.

Shuofang County, formerly known as Xiazhou, first belonged to the Great Xia established by Helian Bobo, after the Northern Wei Dynasty destroyed Xia and placed Xiazhou, and after the Sui Kaihuang three years (583 years) abolished the counties of the world. In the third year of Daye (607), Xia Prefecture was changed to Shuofang County, Yanlu County, and three counties: Yanlu County, Ningshuo County and Changze County.

Everyone ran for about half a day, and saw a tall city wall from a distance, the four of them couldn't help but breathe, Chu Mofeng turned his head to Liu Feiyan and the three of them and said, "Work harder, rush to Yanlu County, and we will rest." The three nodded yes, and then the four of them ran towards the city gate without stopping.

Came to the gate of the city and was about to enter the city, only to see the defender of the city Lang will be ready to enter the city of the people to the side of a block, at this time a long line of carriages came from behind, there are soldiers on both sides of the convoy to protect, when the leader came to the gate of the city took out a sign from his arms and showed it to the defender, the defender looked at the sign and was surprised, and then hurriedly waved his hand to let go.

After the convoy slowly entered the city, the city keeper signaled everyone to march into the city from the new station, and looked at the back of the long convoy, and everyone began to discuss.

"Whose convoy is so magnificent, you don't need to queue up to enter the door?"

"Don't you know the Shuofang Liang family? ”

"Liang family, is it the Liang family of the former imperial envoy doctor Liang Bi, didn't Liang Bi die early?"

"Be cautious, there are still many people in the Liang family who are officials in the court, don't be heard by others, be careful that someone is making trouble for you. ”

Then everyone stopped talking and walked towards the city one after another, at this time Liu Feiyan leaned into Chu Mofeng's ear and said: "Brother Chu, I just took a look at the clothes of those carriage guards, it looks very similar to the dress of Yingyang Mansion, as far as I know, the Liang family only serves in Yingyang Mansion Liang Bi's nephew Liang Shidu, and it is estimated that Liang Shidu's family and luggage are in the car. ”

Chu Mofeng was stunned when he heard this, and then asked, "Is this person worth dating?"

Liu Feiyan shook his head and said: "The people who evaluate this person as a tiger and wolf are untrustworthy and full of villains, so we don't need to associate with him." If Brother Chu wants to make some heroes and heroes, he can go to Taiyuan County and Pingyuan County, friends on the rivers and lakes once said that the people there are more bold and chivalrous. ”

"I see, I'll go over there if I have the chance. Let's go, let's go into town. Chu Mofeng couldn't help but smile when he heard the evaluation of Liang Shidu in the market, and then turned his head and beckoned the three of them to move forward.

After coming to the city to find an inn to settle down, Chu Mofeng instructed Liu Feiyan and the three of them to rest first, and then went to the street by himself. When he came to the market, Chu Mofeng casually found a stall selling food, bought two green lotus buns, a cassia pocket and some dried meat, and chatted with the stall owner without a match.

"Shopkeeper, is there a family in the town called the Liang family?"

"Guest officer, you still really asked, there is indeed a family is the Liang family, from the former Northern Wei Dynasty is a family, the family from the great-grandparents in the imperial court officials, except for Liang Dingliang Lord business, the rest of the men are officials, and Liang Dingliang's son Liang Shi is now the Lang General of Yingyang Mansion, I don't know if you see a convoy into the city today, that is the convoy of Liang Shidu, it is said that Liang Shidu offended people in the court and lost his official position, this is not the family moved back to Shuofang's hometown. ”

Chu Mofeng heard the stall owner say this, nodded and smiled, took his things and turned around and left the market, and after returning to the guest room of the inn, Chu Mofeng called Liu Feiyan and the others, gave them the food they bought, and said to Liu Feiyan: "Feiyan, your judgment is not wrong at the city gate today, it is indeed a soldier of Yingyang Mansion, but there is one thing we didn't expect, it is not only Liang Shidu's family who came back, but also Liang Shidu himself. ”

Liu Feiyan frowned and thought for a while, then looked at Chu Mofeng and said, "Impossible, Master Liang should be in the Yingyang Mansion at this time, if it is not a big funeral or transfer, he should not appear in his hometown with his family." ”

"This person offended people in the court, and he was relieved of his official position and brought back. ”

Liu Feiyan suddenly realized when he heard Chu Mofeng say this, and then said with a straight face: "Brother Chu, this person must not be befriended, according to friends in the rivers and lakes, this person seems to have the intention of rebellion, but because the news is uncertain, it has not been confirmed, if this person really wants to rebel, we have too deep a relationship with him and will be implicated." ”

"I know that I'm not interested in someone who doesn't believe in his word, but if he wants to rebel, we can push him from behind if necessary and make him rebel completely. ”

"Okay, when I return to Zhangye this time, I will tell my friends on the rivers and lakes to pay more attention. When Liu Feiyan heard Chu Mofeng say this, he understood Chu Mofeng's intentions.

At this time, Gu Zhen'er and Xiao Ruolan finished eating snacks and said to Chu Mofeng: "Brother Feng (Brother Chu) These snacks are really delicious, let's buy some more when we leave." ”

"Eat, eat, eat, Zhen'er, you are a nymphomaniac in addition to eating along the way, please can you grow up, I really don't know how such a quiet and virtuous person as my aunt gave birth to such a girl as you, or do you only care about learning martial arts from your uncle?" Chu Mofeng was about to answer, but who knew that Liu Feiyan launched a rush towards Gu Zhen'er.

Chu Mofeng smiled and said to Xiao Ruolan: "Miss Ruolan, if you like to eat, I will buy you some tomorrow before we leave, and I will take it back to eat on the way." ”

Xiao Ruolan smiled and said, "Brother Chu, I'm joking, if I eat these snacks twice in a row, I won't be able to eat them, so don't buy them." ”

Gu Zhen'er heard Liu Feiyan go crazy, shrunk behind Xiao Ruolan, and grimaced at Liu Feiyan. Seeing this, Liu Feiyan cupped his forehead and said, "Brother Chu, help me see if I have gray hair again, and I will grow old every day when I am angry with this girl." ”

"Tonight, we will rest here for one night, and we will leave at the beginning of the end of tomorrow and go to Guzang County, Wuwei County. It is expected that it will take more than ten days, and we will stay in Wuwei for three days, and strive to rush back to Zhangye before the new year. ”

Everyone nodded yes, and then Chu Mofeng went down to inform the shopkeeper to prepare a table of wine and food later, and instructed Xiao Er to feed the horses of the four people, and then went back upstairs to rest.

At the beginning of the second day, the four people went downstairs to sit down to eat, and then returned to the guest room to rest, and at the beginning of the second day, the four people went downstairs on time to the backyard stable, turned over and went out of the backyard of the inn, and walked towards the south city gate. Out of the South City Gate, the four of them hurriedly adjusted their direction all the way, and rushed towards Wuwei County in the southwest.

Not long after the four of them left Shuofang, Liang Shidu, who had returned to his hometown, led seven or eight people dressed as people from the rivers and lakes into the inn, and shouted loudly: "Shopkeeper, the best banquet on the whole table hurry up, uncle, I want to entertain guests." ”

The shopkeeper answered and went to the back to beckon the cook to prepare, at this time Liang Shidu led those people inside, and then said: "A few of you sit down a little first, I'll urge the dishes, and we'll talk while drinking later." ”

Then Liang Shidu got up and walked in the direction of the back kitchen......