Chapter 169 The road is long

I didn't feel the impact of the flood when I was in Muzhen, but after traveling more than three miles west from Muzhen, you can see the majesty of the flood at the beginning.

A long procession walked on the official road by the river, with ox carts, donkey carts, horse-drawn carts, and wheelbarrows unique to Muzhen, all carrying baggage.

The escorts included people from all over the country who came spontaneously, as well as those who came to serve as conscripts, as well as more than a hundred foot guards in leather armor.

The old and weak in the team took turns resting on the spare ox cart, while Xiaohua lay on the grain cart, with a human-high burlap bag under her, so that Xiaohua could rarely look down on her surroundings.

The pipeline is still dozens of steps away from the river, but there are fallen trees on both sides of the road from time to time, and there are only a few scattered flowers and plants, and there is yellow mud everywhere, which looks a little dilapidated.

The pipes are not as flat as before, and from time to time there will be a small pit, which will wake up Xiaohua, who originally thought of napping.

However, there were no trees or boulders blocking the road, so it was because it had already been cleared.

"Xiaohua, have you ever encountered a flood before?" Li Congwen had never seen such a scene, and asked with concern.

Xiaohua squinted her eyes, "I've encountered it." ”

"What is it like?"

Xiaohua paused, raised her head and rested her soft paws, "At that time, I was in a person's house, and I had a premonition that I was going to get a lot of water, so I bit the man's trouser leg and wanted him to go, but he didn't know what I was doing, and thought I was going crazy, so he threw me aside and ran to sleep by himself." ”

"And then?"

"I left him and ran. Xiaohua closed her eyes and rubbed her head twice on her paws to prepare for sleep.

Li Congwen didn't know how Xiaohua felt when he looked at a person who was going to die, and he wanted to save but couldn't, he only knew that his mood was definitely not as relaxed as his current tone.

The convoy moved slowly, and it was about twenty miles in a day, and when the sun had set, the soldiers formed a circle around the frame, and made a fire in the circle and set up a tent.

The food was still not good, and after complaining, Xiaohua walked around, and found nothing interesting, so she went back to the girl and lay down next to her, who was chatting with an old man.

They had been chatting all the way, Li Congwen heard the old man say that he was also a doctor, and he had been traveling around the world to save countless people.

The light of the fire shone on the faces of the two men who were very different in age, warming their words.

"Hey, when I was young, my medical skills were a little successful, so I left Wu Di and entered the North Land for the first time, and cured a family's wife. It's just a minor illness, and I don't confiscate their money, so let them treat me to a meal. Guess what?" the old man touched his gray beard, smiled and shook his head, "My dear mother, the husband of that family has prepared two small dishes, but he has brought more than a dozen large jars of wine, but it frightens me."

I asked myself if the amount of alcohol was okay, but I couldn't even drink a jar of that wine, it was much stronger than the wine in Wudi, and I felt like it was going to burn when I took a sip. The man from the north drank more than a dozen jars of food by himself, and I was already dizzy on the side, and he actually went to do farm work after drinking, and I really admired it.

But then the old man drank too much in the Northland, and slowly got used to it, and gradually fell in love with the spirits there. ”

Li Congwen saw that after the old man finished speaking, he took off the gourd on his waist and took a sip, his eyes lit up, and he said to Xiaohua bewildermently: "Xiaohua Xiaohua, there is something delicious in that gourd, you go and ask for some." ”

"Really?" Xiaohua was skeptical, and seeing that the old man was indeed enjoying it, she jumped in front of him and looked up at him, and tapped a gourd with her paw.

"Yo, kitten, it's wine, not for cats. The old man leaned back a little, and then vigilantly plugged the plug and held it in his arms.

Li Congwen pouted, this old man has learned to drink the spirits of the Northland, why hasn't he learned the boldness of the Northland man? Get a dozen jars for this son to taste!

Xiaohua can also occasionally feel people's emotions, and she also shows disdain, but she is seen by the girl.

The girl smiled and picked up Xiaohua, and asked the old man, "How is the wine of the Northland made? ”

"Girl, are you interested in winemaking?"

......

Capital.

The capital at night and the capital during the day are completely different places in Taizheng's eyes, the day is very lively, the streets are crowded with people, and the night is terrifyingly quiet.

Because there is a curfew in the capital.

He followed Ri Ying in horror to avoid Wu Hou who was looking for the street, his back was already wet, and seeing that Ri Ying and Luo Li were not worried, as if they didn't know what they were doing.

None of them were wearing night clothes, Ri Ying and Luo Li were wearing red shirts, and he was wearing white robes, thanks to Ri Ying's good at dodging, otherwise he would have been discovered a long time ago.

They touched a wall in the northwest corner of the palace, and Tai was about to make a final struggle, "Master, why don't you forget it?

Riying patted him on the shoulder with a big grin, "Don't worry, you won't be discovered!"

Luo Li also nodded, looking at Taizheng with disdain.

Taizheng raised his eyebrows, but saw that Riying had already jumped on the high city wall in a few steps. Luo Li also jumped along, but he didn't jump up until he got home.

"Master, pull me!" Luo Li raised his head and shouted excitedly, so frightened that Taizheng quickly covered her mouth, and he didn't know what she was excited about.

Taizheng's swaying practiced faster than Luo Li, but the wall was still high for him, and just when he wondered if Riying would give up because of this, he and Luo Li had already been led to the city wall by the back of their necks.

Master, why are your martial arts so high?

Taejeong thought with a sad face.

However, the next moment he was shocked by what he saw.

The fire in the palace is as bright as day, the white jade Sumeru seat, the gray brick paved ground, the heavy eaves attic on the red pier platform, the golden glazed tiles, and the vermilion palace wall......

The solemnity does not need to be told to make people feel it.

Tai Zheng came back to his senses and found that his master had already carried him and Luo Li to move, constantly flying over the attic without making a sound.

He knew the master's ability, but he still didn't dare to imagine that the palace was so easy to enter.

"Master, where is Your Majesty?" Luo Li asked curiously while looking around, blowing the already cool wind.

"I don't know, just look for it. ”

Tai Zheng's face twitched, I don't know? I don't know that I broke into the palace? I still look for it casually? I am not afraid of my life and I will find it casually?

Ri Ying didn't care so much, still churning on the roof, but when she reached a corner, she saw a stone tablet in the corner.

The stele is engraved with three big characters of the Qi Nian Palace, and there is a row of small characters below: turn right at one hundred and twenty steps north.

"Qi Nian Palace? Zhao Qinian? Look, isn't this just found?"

"Wow, the master is amazing. ”

Taejeong looked at the two of them numbly, didn't they feel strange? How could there be a stone tablet here? And this stone tablet seems to be quite new, it should have just been placed! Aren't you afraid that this is a trap?

Before he could speak, Riying had already carried them forward according to what was written on the stone tablet.

After a while, I really saw a large hall, and a plaque hung on the hall: Qi Nian Hall.

The hall was brightly lit, and there were two rows of armor soldiers standing in front of the palace, and a team of armor soldiers kept patrolling, and the defense was extremely strict.

Ri Ying glanced twice, there was a gap between the pavilion they were in and the Qi Nian Palace, if they walked on the ground, they would definitely be discovered, and they could only jump over from the roof.

But it was too far away for her to take the two of them over, so she whispered, "I'll throw you over later, and don't make a sound when you land." ”

Tai Zheng glanced at the roof of the building opposite, swallowed his saliva, and threw it over?

He was thinking about it when he suddenly felt a light under his feet, and he was already flying......

Quickly closed his mouth and lifted his breath, and fell dangerously on the roof of the Qi Nian Palace, without making any sound.

As soon as she stood firmly, there was a sound of wind behind her, but she saw Luo Li fly over with her hands covering her mouth, but her feet were bouncing in the air.

Do you really practice swaying? I see the toad kicking your legs!

Tai Zheng hurriedly stepped forward to catch Luo Li, and turned around twice in place before unloading the force.

Relieved, he looked at his master, and then realized a problem: the two of them were relatively light, and the distance to be thrown over was enough, but it was too far to jump by themselves without relying on their strength.

Then he saw Ri Ying shake out the dagger in his sleeve and throw it diagonally upward, and he jumped up after running a step.

The light figure crossed a graceful curve in the air in the moonlight, but when she fell, she was still half a distance away from the Hall of the Enlightened Year.

Taejeong's throat and eyes are about to jump out, and if he falls to the ground, he will definitely be discovered.

But seeing that the dagger thrown by Ri Ying just now happened to fall at her feet, Ri Ying gently raised her body on the dagger and raised a lot, and a tumbling in the air happened to land on the Qi Nian Palace, without making a sound, and casually raised her hand to catch the short dagger that fell.

Taizheng grew his mouth, and Luo Li's eyes were full of brilliance, and they were all impressed.

......

Chudi.

"The girl is interested in winemaking?"

Li Congwen was stunned, and remembered the wine jar dug up in the girl's courtyard.

"Definitely. The girl smiled, but the smile immediately disappeared, and she lowered her head and lowered her voice a little, "Actually, I don't love medicine, I only love winemaking, but ...... But my parents and grandparents were doctors, so I ......."

The old man raised his eyebrows, "Your elders asked you to study medicine?"

"Nope. ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, then took another sip of wine, "Then why do you bother? My son likes to paint, so I hired a gentleman for him, and after painting for decades, he will draw some flowers and plants, and there are several boxes piled up at home."

One of his paintings can only sell for a few dozen yuan, and I also want him to learn my medical skills, but I never talk about him, as long as he likes it, you don't have to think about it so much. ”

Xiaohua was squinting her eyes and enjoying the girl's touch, so Li Congwen couldn't see the old man's expression when he said this, but he thought it must be the same as his father's expression at that time.

The girl smiled sheepishly, but did not answer.