"There are no trees in the east city, and the wind rises in the west, and the river is congested around the hundreds. Drive to Yingchang Mansion on the river, and the moon shines on the palace of Lu. ”

The "Lu Palace" written by Yang Yunfu is located on the flat beach on the southwest shore of Dalinuoer Lake in Monan. In the twenty-eighth year of Zheng, after Emperor Yuan Shun's son was driven out of the capital by Zhu Yuanzhang, he retreated north several times, and went to settle here, and the "Lu Palace" once became the "imperial capital" of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. After the Great Yuan dissipated, it became the seat of the Khanate of the Tatar tribe Dayan Khan Batu Munk.

Rewind time to a few months ago -

On this day, in the small hall of the large hall, the "little prince" Batumunk sat high in the middle of the top, and under the steps on his right, sat a small old man. On the right side of the old man, there are six "Golden Horde Warriors" such as Yin Feng, Wu Yun, Bao Yu, Shan Xue, Han Bing, and Yan Shuang. At the head of them sat the second son of the little prince, the 30,000 households on the right wing of Jinong Urusborot, and to his left was also a minister of civil and military affairs dressed in Mongolian attire. Almu and Aksu, who had fled back from defeat, were prostrate on the ground and kneeling in front of the "little prince".

The "little prince" was pale, his eyes were staring at the two kneeling in front of him, and he was eager to drink the order to be beheaded, and he hesitated again and again, and then said coldly: "You two get up." ”

Almu and Aksu secretly let out a long breath and kowtowed to it: "Xie Da Khan." "Get up and stand aside.

Urusborot glanced at the old man on the opposite side, Yin Feng and the others, stood up and said to the "little prince": "Father Khan, in this battle of Ningxia, dozens of fierce generals such as Abahai and tens of thousands of elite soldiers were killed, General Ulihan was captured, and the three cities of Lingzhou, Jingzhou, and Pingluo were regained, did you admit it?"

The "little prince" shook his hand and said viciously: "I will not avenge this revenge, and I will not give up." But ......"

"What does Father Khan scruple about? The son is willing to lead his troops to recover the three cities. ”

"Nope. Our country originally had few soldiers and a shortage of food and grass, and the battle of Ningxia caused us a great loss of vitality, so we should not act rashly for the time being. ”

Urusborot was young and frivolous, how could he hold back this evil breath? But what Father Khan said was right, it was indeed not appropriate to raise troops now. So he poured his anger on a few people on the other side. He said angrily: "Hmph, what are you saying about sending gold ten thousand taels to help capture Ningxia Zhuwei, and in the end, the chickens and eggs will be empty." It's a pity that hundreds of thousands of taels of gold were secretly divided. ”

"Lord Jinong, don't point to Sang and scold Huai there, who shared the gold?" Bao Yu, the fifth elder in the "Eight Murders of Lingnan", had a violent temperament, and when he heard Urusborot's insinuation that his brother had divided the gold, he couldn't help but be furious, and asked rhetorically.

"Do you dare to say that the gold given to Liang Fang was not distributed to you? Hmph, back then, his chest was pounding, and he said that as long as he was willing to give up the gold, he was guaranteed to get a few cities. The gold is worth hundreds of thousands of taels, but where is the city?" Urusborot simply turned his face and retorted loudly.

"Lord Jinong, you didn't say that. As early as 20 years ago, weren't the three cities of Lingzhou, Jingzhou, and Pingluo occupied by you? If it weren't for the fact that you had to break off the relationship with the Ming Dynasty and write down a promise to return the three cities, how could you have come to such an end?" Wu Yun's words hid needles in them, choking Urusborot speechless for a long time.

"What's wrong with Delong Wangshu? What's wrong with the dissolution of the relationship between the clan and the vassals? Do the descendants of Genghis Khan still look up to people and bow down to you Han people? If it weren't for the false information you got to pass on false information, why would our army have been defeated?" Aksu wanted to further prevaricate the defeat and escape, and also wanted to take the opportunity to curry favor with Urusborot, so he rushed to Wu Yun and grabbed the white road.

"You can't blame us all for this, right? Wu Yun was a little weak-hearted, and hurriedly argued.

"Hmph, I don't know where to get an idiot to fool us, but the cunning surnamed Chen. Urusborot let out a sigh of relief and teased.

"You ......"

"Alright, you don't have to talk about it. The "little prince" drank both sides, turned his head and said to the old man: "National teacher, Liang Fang helped us get Jingzhou and other cities, and we also gave 200,000 taels of gold for this." But the Wei he made was extremely hateful, causing me to lose my troops and lose my city and land. Nowadays, there is no city in our city, there is no gold in gold, only he Liang Fang, not a single hair is lost. Do you think he should give an explanation?"

It turned out that this old man was their "national teacher".

The "national teacher" owed a debt and said in a hoarse voice: "What do you want Liang Fang to say? ”

"National teacher, for Ben Khan, 200,000 taels of gold is a huge fortune. Ben Khan gave away his money before, wasn't it just to get a few cities? Now these cities are gone, and it is caused by his improper recommendation by Liang Fang. Therefore, he can't sit on 200,000 taels of gold as if nothing happened, right?" The "little prince" was still vague.

"The old man understands, Ah Yun. ”

"The disciple is here. Wu Yun took a step forward and bowed to the "national teacher".

"Let's go with Ah Bing. Give a word to Ah Fang, this time the Great Khan lost his troops and lost the city and land, he has a great responsibility, but he can't enjoy Qingfu in the palace. Let's just say that the old man means that he will either try to get a few more cities with the Great Khan, or spit out the gold of the Great Khan, or else he will cut off his head and bring it to the old man. After the "national teacher" finished speaking, he turned his head and glanced at the "little prince", and saw that the "little prince" showed a satisfied look, so he put his mind at ease.

"Yes. Seventh, let's go. ”

"Slow. The "little prince" called Wu Yun and Han Bing, who were about to leave the palace.

"What does the Great Khan command?"

The "little prince" glanced at the sitting national teacher, and then looked at Yin Feng and other "Lingnan Eight Murderers" in turn, and said coldly to Wu Yun and Han Bing: "In the first battle of Ningxia, Ben Khan not only lost three cities, but also lost tens of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of generals. But a few of you Golden Horde warriors were unscathed, and Ben Khan didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed. Speaking of this, the national teacher and Yin Feng and the others looked very embarrassed. Yin Feng was about to open his mouth to defend himself, but the "little prince" didn't give him a chance, and continued: "Ben Khan doesn't care about himself. In this way, General Ullihan has been captured and has not been allowed to return to China, so if you go to the Central Plains, you will try to rescue him to atone for his sorrows. ”

"This ......" Wu Yun "chuckled" in his heart, and his eyes looked at the "national teacher". Wu Lihan was captured by the Ming Dynasty, and he was bound to be put into a prison and heavily guarded, with the strength of two people, it was more difficult to save him than to ascend to the sky.

The "National Teacher" saw that the "Little Prince" had added this task to Wu Yun and the others, and it was known that he had a grudge against himself and the "Eight Murderers of Lingnan". With a calculation in his heart, he said in his mouth: "Ah Xue, you should also go with the second senior brother and them, and act after arriving in the Central Plains, you must rescue General Wulihan." ”

"Yes......"

Wu Yun was about to say more, but the national teacher waved his sleeves and shouted in a low voice: "The Great Khan has opened his golden mouth, don't talk nonsense." Wu Yun seemed to be quite jealous of the national teacher, so he didn't dare to squeak at the moment, and left Luwang City with Shan Xue and Han Bing, stayed overnight all the way, and came to the capital of Daming.

Although the harsh winter had passed and the warm spring had arrived early, Saibei was still snowy and frozen for thousands of miles, so Wu Yun and the other three were not very fast, and when they sneaked into the capital, it was already late spring and early summer.

Liang Fang's mansion in the capital, Wu Yun knows. After Liang Fang's two secret letters were lost, it was Wu Yun who jumped on the roof of Liang Fang's mansion and deliberately made a noise to lead Liang Fang into the woods in the suburbs.

Wu Yun and the other three were familiar with the road and found Liang Fang's mansion. When they came to the door, they were surprised. I saw that the door of the house was closed, and the door was crossed with a seal stamped with the vermilion seal of Shuntianfu. After asking passers-by, it was learned that Liang Fang collaborated with the enemy, his family property was confiscated, and he had been relegated to Nanzhili to live idle.

"Second brother, this errand is not an ordinary tricky one. Senior Brother Liang was demoted to Nanzhili after the incident, saying that he was 'idle,' and how was it different from being imprisoned? Let him get a few more cities? Hmph, it's just a fool's dream. Moreover, his home was raided, and hundreds of thousands of taels of gold could not be spit out. What do you say?" Shan Xue muttered to Wu Yun.

Before Wu Yun could answer, Han Bing said: "This matter is not very difficult to do, what is difficult is how to rescue Wu Lihan." ”

"Old Seven, do you have a way? Shan Xue asked happily.

"Didn't Master say that you should either get a few cities, or spit out the gold, or cut off his head and bring it back. Han Bing said casually.

The so-called national teacher who dares to love is the master of the "Eight Murderers of Lingnan" - the old monster of Lingnan!

Shan Xue thought that he really had some tricks, but when she heard him say it, she rolled her eyes in anger at the moment, and scolded: "You can really do it to your senior brother?"

"Didn't Master say that?" Han Bing argued, still unconvinced.

"Stupid, Master, he said it to the little prince. Shan Xue reprimanded.

Wu Yun waved his hand to stop the quarrel between the two and said, "Okay, you two don't raise the bar." Nan Zhili is going to go on a trip, although he can't really ask for Senior Brother Liang's head, but he also has to ask him for an explanation, he is not there to enjoy Qingfu, which causes our brothers to run around, eat and sleep, and worry about how to go back. The really tricky thing is to save Ullihan, who is now locked up in the prison of Shuntianfu, how to save him? ”

The two of them listened to it, and they were silent for a while.

Seeing that the two of them didn't speak, Wu Yun continued: "Not only can't you save people by breaking into the prison, but we may even get in." I thought about it, but there was only one way. ”

"What's the solution?" asked Shan Xue.

"Tomorrow, when the dynasty is dispersed, let's tie him up and have a princely minister, and then exchange it with them for Ulihan. ”

"Okay, it works. Han Bing didn't think about it, and clapped his hands in agreement.

"What's good?" Shan Xue glared at Han Bing and said, "The first-grade and second-grade officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee are strictly guarded when they go out and return home, not to mention kidnapping, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get close." There is no petty officer of the Praetorian Guard, and it is useless to tie it up. ”

Wu Yun seemed to have thought of this layer for a long time, and only after Shan Xue finished speaking did he say his plan: "That's true." However, although there is a person whose grade is not high, he is in the limelight at the moment, and he is kidnapped, and the Ming court will definitely agree to exchange. ”

"Who is this person?" asked Han Bing.

"Could it be...... Chen Wenqi?" Shan Xue guessed.

Wu Yun glanced at Han Bing, pointed to his temples and said, "Seventh, you have to learn from your sixth brother, and you won't suffer if you use it more here." Then he asked: "Old Seven, tell me, is it okay to kidnap Chen Wenqi?"

Han Bing was said by Wu Yun, he didn't dare to speak rashly, thought about it and said: "Didn't you say it? Chen Wenqi's grade is not high, he is alone in and out, it is naturally much easier to kidnap him, and he is in the limelight at the moment, the court values him very much, if he is kidnapped, then the emperor Lao'er will definitely be reluctant, so it is very likely to agree to the exchange." ”

"Well, the children can be taught. Wu Yun praised him, and added: "Even if the emperor refuses to exchange, let's take Chen Wenqi back to the 'Lu Palace', the little prince hates him to the bone, and we will pay this 'bad' nine times out of ten." ”

The three of them discussed it and decided to put aside Liang Fang's matter for the time being, and "solve" Chen Wenqi first. But after another inquiry, Chen Wenqi had also left the capital and returned to his hometown for vacation. Fortunately, Huangzhou Mansion and Nanzhili are both in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and they are not very far apart. So the three of them left the capital and went south to Huguang.

At dusk of this day, the three of them rushed to Hankou. Seeing that the sun was about to set, Wu Yun discussed with Shan Xue and Han Bing, and decided to temporarily rest here for one night and go to Huangzhou Mansion tomorrow. At that time, Hankou was only a gathering place for Shaanxi merchants to divert the Yangtze River through the Han River, and the scale of the market town was far less than that of Wuchang, the provincial governor on the other side. So the three of them went down to the river and took a ferry to the south bank.

Among the three, Han Bing has never been to Jiangnan, and although he is a lot older, he is surprised by everything he sees. As soon as he got off the boat, he suddenly heard Han Bing pointing to the distance and saying, "Second and sixth, you see, what are some people doing there? Oh, it's a girl." ”

"Old Seven, don't make a fuss, okay? Let's talk less and make less trouble, so as not to be discovered. Shan Xue said in a low voice.

Han Bing was robbed of a few words by Shan Xue, although he didn't dare to fight back, his eyes were still trying to look over there. After walking a few steps, he whispered excitedly: "Sixth, there is another girl." Yo, why did the fight start?" Shan Xue was about to scold Han Bing, when suddenly Wu Yun stopped, said "Don't be silent", and then stared at the scene of the fight.

"Could it be him?" After looking at it for a while, Wu Yun suddenly became suspicious and said to himself.

"Who is it?Second brother, do you know anyone over there?" asked Shan Xue.

"No, it shouldn't be him, how can he be a woman?" Wu Yun ignored Shan Xue, still talking to himself there.

"Second brother, what he, she, it's, what to say, let's listen. Han Bing said.

Wu Yun retracted his gaze, looked at Shan Xue and Han Bing, and said, "That day, in front of the Xujia house in Fushi County, the fourth child and I met Yang Xianyu's two apprentices and a young man, and the two sides fought without saying a word. Later, Chen Wenqi arrived and rescued them from the two of us. As soon as the young man saw Chen Wenqi, he called him 'big brother', and Chen Wenqi also called the young man 'virtuous brother'. ”

"So what's the matter?" asked Han Bing, puzzled.

Wu Yun pointed his hand to the crowd and said, "I suspect that this woman is the young man." ”

Han Bing sneered and teased: "Second brother really knows how to imagine that he dares to imagine a woman as a man." ”

Wuyun Zhengse said: "No, I was so strange at that time, the two held hands and held on, how could a big man be affectionate? It seems that this woman should be dressed up." You see, this woman's martial arts moves are very similar to the young man of that day. Hehe, if it was really him, it would be effortless to capture Chen Wenqi. ”

"What's the big brother's plan?" asked Shan Xue.

Wuyun pondered for a moment and said, "In this way, you two secretly went up and deliberately called out Chen Wenqi's name to see how the woman reacted." If he turns a deaf ear, he will look away for his brother, and you two will quietly retreat, and if she reacts, it must be Chen Wenqi's lovers, so you will take advantage of her unpreparedness and catch her. I went down and rented a small boat and waited for you, caught her, and left overnight. With her in hand, I am not afraid that Chen Wenqi will not be obedient. Hmph!"

"It's a brilliant plan. Seventh, let's go. Shan Xue waved her hand and ran towards the crowd with Han Bing.

At this time, Shen Lingshan subdued Zhao Si with one palm, and was tying him up with the lean man. Han Bing shouted, "Chen Wenqi, Chen Wenqi", and sure enough, he heard Shen Lingshan ask, "Big brother, where are you?"

Shan Xue and Han Bing were overjoyed, and when Shen Lingshan was in a trance, they succeeded. The two of them carried Shen Lingshan to the dock quickly, Wu Yun had already answered here, the three of them tied Shen Lingshan strongly, threw it in the cabin, and then picked up the spare wooden oars, rowed the boat like an arrow from the string, and galloped downstream, overtaking many ships in an instant.

Seeing that it was Wu Yun, Shen Lingshan was shocked, she was graceful and elegant, and she couldn't help but "scold" at this time: "Wu Yun, you old thief, villain, shameless person, not to mention bullying the small with more, bullying the small with the big, and taking advantage of the unpreparedness of others to plot a sneak attack, it is really a shame for your eight generations of ancestors." ”

"Girl, don't say it so ugly, who plotted to attack you? Since receiving the "mission" of the "little prince" to rescue Wu Lihan, Wu Yun has been uneasy along the way. Although he and Shan Xue and Han Bing jointly designed to kidnap Chen Wenqi in exchange for Ulihan, they were not completely sure in their hearts. Now that he has caught his lover, he uses it as bait, and he is not afraid that Chen Wenqi will not be hooked by the old man. Therefore, his mood was extremely happy, and he was not afraid that anyone would know about the boat in Jiangxin, so he let Shen Lingshan scold in every way, but he was still not in a hurry or annoyed.

Shen Lingshan's shouting and scolding alarmed the guests on the ship that had just been overtaken by them.

On board, except for the young captain, there was a septuagenarian man in a long cloth robe and three locks of white beard on his lips.

"Boatman, row quickly, follow the boat ahead. The old man pointed in front of him and said to the young man.

"Old man, they're rowing too fast, I'm afraid they won't be able to keep up. The young captain paddled a few harder, but the distance between the two boats was getting farther and farther, and he said helplessly.

"There are spare ...... on board Oars?" the old man was obviously not very familiar with oars.

"Yes, under the cabin, you can see it when you lift the plank. ”

The old man lifted the plank and saw two oars inside. The old man drew one of them, restored the plank, and said to the young captain, "Take the right direction." After that, he plunged the oar into the water, but he didn't see how he moved, and the boat seemed to be pushed violently, and it jumped out in an instant. The young captain was overjoyed, and busily replaced the rudder with oars, controlling the direction of the boat, and looking at the boat in front of him.

The distance is getting closer and closer, and according to the speed of the two ships, they can catch up with Wu Yun and them in less than a cup of tea. At this time, the young captain felt that the speed of the boat was slowly decreasing, so he asked puzzledly, "Old man, why don't you chase after you?"

"You don't have to catch up, just follow them. ”

"Follow them......? How long are you going to follow?" asked the young man.

"Follow them until they come to shore. ”

The young captain hesitated a little and asked, "Who knows where they landed, and what if they were going to Jiujiang?"

"Then follow Jiujiang. The old man said lightly.

"Old man, aren't you going to Huangzhou Mansion? Besides, there is still something going on at the small family, and I have to rush back tonight." The young man said urgently.

As he spoke, the distance between the two boats gradually widened, and the old man rowed two oars vigorously, and said, "It's a matter of urgency." The girl on the boat in front of her was obviously kidnapped, so we can't ignore it, right? ”

The young man seemed a little frightened, and said, "There is really something going on in the villain's house." Besides, there are several people on the boat in front, how can you deal with your old man alone? According to the villain, let's not be nosy. ”

When the old man heard this, he said angrily: "Nonsense. If a person who practices martial arts has to help the needy and fight the injustice, how can there be a reason not to save him when he dies? If the woman is your wife and daughter, will you save it or not?"

The young man was scolded, but instead of being angry, he said admiringly: "The lesson of the old man is that the boy will accompany you." ”

The old man turned his anger into joy, took out a silver ingot of ten taels from his bosom, put it in the cabin, and said, "The fare will be given to you first, so that it will not be too late." ”

The young captain shook his head again and again, and said, "Old man, how can the villain accept so much silver from you? ”

The old man smiled and said, "It's okay, you can take it." ”

The young man asked worriedly, "Old man, there are three people on the boat in front of you, and they seem to be a little younger than you, will you be able to deal with it alone?"

The old man shook his head and said, "Those three people know the old man, and they are notorious villains in the rivers and lakes, not only slightly younger than the old man, but also very powerful in martial arts. If they join forces, the old man really has no chance of winning. What's more, once you fight, you have to maintain the integrity of the girl. To be honest, it's a bit tricky today. ”

"What can I do? The villain doesn't know martial arts, otherwise the villain will join forces with you, and things will be much easier. The young man said anxiously.

The old man's eyes lit up and he said, "If you are willing to help the old man, you don't need martial arts. ”

The young man replied cheerfully, "Please tell me what you want the villain to do." ”

The old man whispered a few words to him, and the young man nodded his head again and again.

In the haze, the young man suddenly saw the boat in front of him start to move to the left, and hurriedly whispered to the old man, "Old man, they seem to be about to dock." ”

"Huh?

"I'll take a look - the old man, coincidentally, they are also going to Huangzhou. The young man said excitedly.

"Okay, I'll do what I just said later. The old man's hand tightened, and the boat broke the waves quickly, and in a short time the boat in front of him came to the shore.

The old man threw the little wooden oar, got up, and went ashore from the boat.

"Hey, I said, old man, you're not right?" Seeing the old man get off the boat, the young man shouted from behind.

The old man didn't look back, and said, "What's wrong?

"Twenty wen? You remember wrong, I obviously said fifty wen before. Quickly make up for the thirty articles. The young man jumped out of the boat and chased after the old man.

The old man panted as he ran, and said, "Okay, fifty wen, okay, even if it is fifty wen, the old man only has twenty wen, and the rest will be given to you when the old man has money." ”

"No way. The uncle in front, help the little one stop him, I want to arrest him to see the official. The young man shouted as he chased.

The old man pretended to stumble and ran to Wu Yun and the others, and suddenly slapped his palm at him while Han Bing, who was pulling Shen Lingshan, was watching the excitement. Although the summer night was not as hot as the day, it was not cold, but Han Bing was blown by the old man's palm, and he shivered all over, and then his hand was light, and Shen Lingshan was caught by the old man's waist, and he had jumped out more than a foot away.

"Stop! Who is so bold as to dare to break ground on Tai Sui's head?" Han Bing shouted loudly and chased after him. Seeing this, Wu Yun and Shan Xue also quickly caught up.

The old man stopped, tore off the rope on Shen Lingshan's body, and whispered to her: "Baby, run forward along this road, don't turn, I will meet you in a while." ”

After speaking, he turned around and snorted coldly: "Wu Yun, you almost beat me to death last year, and the old man has to settle this account with you today." After speaking, he shouted behind them: "Senior brother, come over quickly, block the retreat, don't let them slip through the net again." ”

Wu Yun was shocked when he heard this, this person's martial arts are unfathomable, and the strength of the three of them may not be able to win, now that his two brothers and sisters have appeared at the same time, how can the three of them be opponents?

Taking advantage of the gains and losses of Wu Yun and the others, the old man turned around and ran, but saw that Shen Lingshan was still standing on the spot, "Baby, why didn't you leave? As he spoke, he grabbed her arm and quickly disappeared into the night.

When Wu Yun understood, he couldn't regret it, and he was unfamiliar with the terrain in a foreign land, so he dispelled the idea of chasing. Angry with the young boatman, he turned to the river to look for his bad luck, but his boat was already in the middle of the river, and was going upstream, and it was too late to chase him.