When Liu Guan heard his brother's words, his expression suddenly gloomy, and he said after a long time: "I thought that my father treated me the most, but I didn't know anything about the secrets of the family, and he still valued you the most." ”

Liu Li grabbed his head and scolded with a smile: "Thief bird, what are you thinking? At that time, you were still a little fart child, and it was strange to keep your mouth shut." It's a matter of the lives of the whole clan, how dare I tell you that only me and Brother Mingshan of the Liu clan know this secret. ”

Lin Yanghao said: "Is it Lord Liu Mingshan, the commander of Zhenhaiwei?"

Liu Li said: "Exactly, he is the son of my father Liu Bingwang, the eldest of the descendants of the clan, who followed the ancestor to fight in the south and the north, and made many meritorious deeds, and was the most trusted person of the father." ”

Lin Yanghao nodded and said: "Emperor Gao is also kind to your Liu family, and he will give you the first brother of the duke, and the descendants will be high-ranking officials and lords. In the end, it was Liu who saved the son of Chongwen, it seems that good is rewarded, and there is a providence in the dark. ”

Liu Guan said: "You lied to us again, you didn't want to go to Huangyan County at all, you always wanted to take us to Zhenhaiwei, which is under the jurisdiction of Brother Mingshan, and enter the sea from the Wusong River." ”

Liu Li smiled and said: "The silly boy also knows his intentions, it is the safest route for us to go to Suzhou along the canal, turn Wusong River to Zhenhaiwei, and go to sea from Wusongkou." ”

Liu Guan said: "I still can't believe it, you don't have a word of truth in your mouth." ”

Liu Li smiled, and said with a straight face: "It is a matter of the safety of the Son of Heaven, and our lives, we can't be too cautious." If any of us unfortunately fall into the hands of King Yan, we won't harm the others, do you understand?"

Li Qiqian suddenly said "shh ”

Li Qiqian was born deaf and clear-sighted, and he has always served as a top scout in Leopard Taowei, and Liu Li also trusts him the most in this regard. Liu Li lowered his voice and ordered: "Pack up your things and put out the fire." ”

Everyone was trying to extinguish the pond fire, but they saw a row of torches lit up in the east, and a group of people ran quickly to this side, and their feet made a rattling sound on the gravel beach, mixed with the sound of blades clashing, revealing the taste of bad intentions.

Liu Li counted the torches attentively, there were about 9 torches, and there were only 4 people on his side who could fight, and he also dragged a seriously injured Wang Hui and a demented emperor, who couldn't run away, and there was no chance of winning the battle.

He whispered, "Put away your blades, don't act rashly, and do what I command." ”

The group quickly ran to the front, and saw that the clothes were official officials, not wearing armor, but holding bows and blades, all of them carrying sharp blades. Liu Li's heart sank, waved his hand back, signaled everyone not to act rashly, and strode up alone. The officers and soldiers of the team stood in a line, and the man led by strode over and shouted: "Benniukou Inspection Division patrols the river, who are you?"

Liu Li clenched his fists and said calmly: "We are merchants who are on our feet, and the thieves have robbed the goods, and we have lost the customs and relied on the road guide, so we will take refuge here for a while." ”

The inspector walked up to Liu Li, looked Liu Li up and down, and asked, "From Nanjing?"

Liu Li said: "Yes." ”

The inspector sneered: "In that case, come with us, the governor has an order, and all people with Nanjing accents will be detained." ”

Liu Li took out a piece of silver, quietly stuffed it into the inspection hand, and pleaded in a low voice: "When you go out, you will inevitably encounter difficulties, so it's convenient for the master, you see that we still have injuries here, how to get into the yamen." ”

The inspector took the silver, pinched it with his fingers, and there were 5 taels, and when he turned his hand, the silver naturally entered his waist. He didn't speak, he looked around at a few Nanjing men left and right, under the light of the fire, these guys were unkempt, their faces were uncertain, and they didn't look like good people. After a long time, the inspector finally said: "Since you are a merchant from Zhenjiang Mansion, you can go to Houtangyi to stay." ”

As he spoke, he turned slowly and walked towards a few of his archers, apparently letting them go. Liu Li didn't move, just stared at him, and just after taking a few steps, the inspector suddenly turned around and shouted loudly: "They are important criminals of the imperial court, catch them, and there will be a reward!"

Several archers threw away their torches, or rushed at them with swords and clubs, or with chains, and shouted, "Okay, you have happened!"

Liu Li suddenly pulled out his saber and shouted: "Kill them!" Suddenly felt a pain in his body, it turned out to be a sharp arrow shot in the dark, right in the ribs. He endured the severe pain and broke the shaft of the arrow, rushed up and slashed over the inspection, and behind him Liu Guan, Li Qiqian and Lin Yanghao had already drawn their swords and rushed over, fighting with several archers of the inspection department.

In the darkness, the blades of the two sides collided violently, sparks splashed everywhere, and from time to time there were screams of serious injuries and dying. The fugitives are all former emperor's own army, warriors killed in the sea of blood in the sword mountain, and the archers of the inspection department can catch a few thieves, but when they encounter these tigers, their original form is revealed, and they are quickly cut down.

Where have other archers seen such a fierce thief, one by one, their hearts are broken, and a voice shouts heartbreakingly: "I can't stand it, run away!" Suddenly there was a wild shout, the archers turned around and ran, Liu Li shouted: "Kill them all!"

Of course, the fugitives know the consequences of letting these guys go, as long as their whereabouts are revealed, a large group of officers and soldiers will soon dare to come, and then it will be repaid. Several soldiers chased after him, and shot two sharp arrows in the dark, one of which hit Lin Yanghao's thigh, Lin Yanghao snorted, regardless of his injuries, he still limped over.

There were two archers waiting in the back to shoot the fugitives who resisted capture, and when they fought together, they had no choice but to start, but now their companions ran away, just in time to use the power of their bows and arrows.

The two archers had just shot an arrow, and were about to draw the arrow and shoot it again, when they saw a mountain of force rushing from behind, knocking them to the ground at once, and their iron arms locked their necks at the same time.

It turned out to be Wang Hui, who was seriously injured, and he didn't know when he quietly walked behind the archer, he had no blade, only a strong body. He pounced with all his might, suppressed the two inspectors and saved the lives of his companions.

The two archers were locked to the point, their chests were tight, their ribcages were about to explode, and their limbs struggled desperately. An archer reluctantly pulled out the sword from his waist and stabbed Wang Hui indiscriminately, blood spurting wildly. I don't know where this eunuch's blood and courage came from, he strangled the enemy with a muffled voice, let the sharp blade stab on his body, and he didn't let go of his hand even if he died.

When Liu Li and his entourage came back from killing the rest of the archers, the scene in front of them was really tragic, and even these hard-hearted men couldn't help but be moved. Three people fell on the rocky beach, the necks of the two archers were broken and strangled alive, and the burly Wang Hui had blood holes between his chest and abdomen, and the blood was almost exhausted, and he was dying.

Liu Guan leaned over under Wang Hui's nose, there was still a trace of breath, he wanted to drag Wang Hui out, but he couldn't break his arms, he was too tight, his arms were like iron cast on the enemy.

Liu Li sighed and said, "It's inseparable, I can't imagine that there are such righteous men among the slaves." ”

Emperor Chongwen walked over slowly, slowly squatted beside Wang Hui, and quietly looked at the dying eunuch, he didn't speak, but everyone could see the sadness in the eyes of the fallen emperor. Liu Li's heart moved, for such a long time, this is the first time that Emperor Chongwen has revealed human feelings, he is undoubtedly sober, but why is he like a fool.

Wang Hui's flame of life gradually extinguished, and he said intermittently in a mosquito-like voice: "Kunyu... It was given by Emperor Gao, Your Majesty... You have to wait ... Leave. The voice faded inaudible, and the last glimmer of sparkle in his eyes vanished.

Emperor Chongwen nodded heavily, still did not speak, stood up and stepped aside.

Liu Li was the first to recover from his sadness, and he said in a deep voice: "Drag the corpse to the forest and bury it, clean up all the people here, and don't let others see the flaws." ”

Li Qiqian said: "Wang Hui, he saved our lives, and we can't let him be buried with the enemy. ”

Liu Li shook his head and said: "It's all about eating the food of Lao Sun's family, what kind of enemies and friends are you talking about, let's bury them together, and you can be a companion underground." ”

In the moonlight, a dilapidated village on the banks of the Grand Canal, several people quietly touched in. This is a small village in the southeast of Lucheng Town, the village is full of canal households, to pull fiber to repair embankments, dredging the river for a living, eating is the rice on the canal.

Liu Li touched a house, knocked lightly on the door, there was a commotion in the courtyard, and an old voice asked, "Who is it?"

Liu Li said in a deep voice: "A relative of the Liu family in Jingshi. ”

There was silence in the courtyard for a moment, and soon I heard someone hurrying in with his shoes on. The door opened, and an old man wearing a coarse cloth short coat and holding an air death lamp stood at the door, and the old man looked at Liu Li in front and exclaimed: "It's the young grandfather... You're hurt. ”

Liu Li struggled and shouted: "Ah Shun... The old man grabbed his burly body and whispered to a few people at the door, "Hurry up and bring it to the house." ”

The old man named Ah Shun commanded everyone to carry Liu Li to the grass house, and a 13 or 4-year-old child brought hot water and waited on the side. Ah Shun leaned over and stared, an arrow was deeply inserted into Liu Li's right abdomen, the shaft of the arrow had been broken, because there had been no arrow, there was not much blood, but the liver had been broken.

This is a fatal wound, no one can be saved. No one noticed in the darkness that Liu Li led them to fight with such a serious injury, and led them to a safe place before falling, this person is really a tough guy, everyone feels bitter in their mouths, if they are injured like this, I am afraid that they will not have this strength.

Liu Guan cried and pulled out the head knife, and was about to raise the arrow for his brother. Ah Shun stretched out his thin arm to stop Liu Guan and said, "Second brother, calm down, do you want the young grandfather to die now?"

Liu Guan cried: "Always think of ideas." ”

The well-behaved young man held a bowl of hot water and handed it over, and Ah Shun took the coarse porcelain bowl and poured it into Liu Li. Liu Li woke up slowly, gasping for breath, and bloody foam oozed from his mouth from time to time. Liu Guan held Liu Li's hand and called out in a low voice: "Big brother... And he cried again.

Liu Li took out a roll of sheepskin from his bosom with his left hand, stuffed it into Liu Guan's hand, and said weakly: "This is the needle path passed down from generation to generation by our Liu family's ancestors, Emperor Gao forbids the sea, my father hid it for 10 years, and it was passed on to me when he was dying, and now I pass it on to you." With this thing, our Liu clan will be able to run rampant on the sea again, and it must not fall into the hands of outsiders. ”

Liu Guan nodded while crying, he couldn't speak.