Since receiving the letter, the madman galloped wildly for a day and a night, until the two horses died of exhaustion, and he rushed to Yueyang, robbed a fishing boat by the lake, and did not need a fisherman, so he urged with internal force, and galloped to Junshan, and spent another day, visiting all the peaks, flying to the bell, the tomb of the second concubine, Liu Yijing searched one by one, asked when he saw people, but found nothing, the eagerness to come turned into madness as soon as possible, this day to climb the Yueyang Tower, but also hijacked the rich people in the city who came to travel here, took its big ship full of Dongting search, the sailors and boatmen on the ship saw this old way fierce and evil, his eyes were red, like a killing god, he waved his hand at will, he could break the mast as thick as a child's arm, and he was so frightened that he trembled like chaff and did not dare to speak.

The madman did not enter the water for five days and five nights, his lips were chapped, and his throat was already hoarse, but he still kept driving the boatman to sail.

"Master Dao, the little ones really can't paddle anymore, these young men have not rested for a few days, they are exhausted, please raise your noble hands," the boatmen knelt on the deck and kowtowed like pounding garlic.

"Uncle, this is five hundred taels of official silver, please smile, although the old man has purchased some properties in the city, he never treats his subordinates harshly, please let us go back," the rich man dressed outside the staff trembled with his hands and offered a tray of official silver.

"That's it, the poor Dao life should be like this, let you wait to be wronged," bullying the weak was not the original intention, the mad Daoist turned around and knelt, kowtowed to everyone three times in a row, and jumped off Dongting Lake.

The boatmen screamed in fright, and they all lay on the railing and looked, where to find this old figure, the water in the cave is deep, and there should be no physiology.

The lake is cold, the spring is cold, the cold is excited, the crazy Taoist who is agitated by the cold hits a spirit, and his consciousness is slightly restored, so he closes the seven orifices, and carefully recalls the things along the way, "Both along the Cao River all the way south, deliberately left the line to hide, and then meet in the cave, but I don't see it, I am alone, I have no long things, what is the so-called so-called in the end?" The mad Taoist people were unwilling, and then remembered that the young apprentice was still in the Cao Gang, sighed, broke through the water, stepped on the waves, and rushed back to Mount Meru.

Qingxuan hurriedly went down the mountain with the Cao Gang, looking for the cliff all over the cliff, the southern foot of Mount Meru is Xiangshui, the water is 100 feet deep, Wudong Lin urgently transferred the Tiannan rudder brothers, along the Xiangshui all the way downstream to find, and the rest of the helmsman led people to hang down the rope from the Golden Wing Peak, looking for inch by inch, for several days, but found nothing.

The rest of the gangs are even more gangs, turning over Mount Meru, the longer the time, the more emotions suffer, several factions want to do it with the Tang Sect several times, if it weren't for the Tang Zhan to suppress the people and deliberately avoid it, they have been fighting for a long time.

After seven or eight days like this, still nothing, Wu Donglin stood on the top of the Golden Wing Peak, and carefully inspected every inch of the ground on the peak, checking every day, there was never a gap, not a single weed, except for the palm prints on the boulder, the ravines caused by the sword qi on the ground, and the flowers and plants destroyed by the poisonous gas, there was nothing else.

On this day, the people of the Tang Sect were also there, and they came to say goodbye to the Cao Gang. The Tang Sect is currently in an embarrassing situation, regarded as the target of the public, all factions are eyeing each other, the head of the family can not be found for the time being, the two young masters cannot afford to lose, it is because Tang Zhan decided to send the two young masters into Sichuan first, and then take the door to inquire about the news.

Although Wu Donglin had doubts, he still politely bowed his hand and said goodbye to the Tang Sect.

"Uncle Zhan, come and see," Tang Jingyu shouted loudly beside him.

Wu Donglin and Tang Zhan looked at Tang Jingyu when they heard this, and the Cao Gang was still unknown, but Tang Zhan understood what the young master said.

"Wu Protector, Cao Gang brothers, please look," Tang Zhan stretched out his hand and pointed to the flowers and plants on the ground.

The second monk of the Cao Gang was puzzled.

"Young Master, please try the bi sarong," Tang Zhan said.

Tang Jingyu put his hands together and waved to the edge of the cliff, and a handful of blue colors appeared in his sleeves, and the mountains, rocks, grass and trees were all blue immediately.

Tang Zhan arched his hand, "Everyone, the young master's skills are still shallow, Fang Cai is only a test shot, the bi sarong is my Tang Gate secret weapon, its shape is like a ball, the Hong gang master has seen it in Tianmu Mountain before, and the Wu Protector is also present, this secret weapon is quenched on the secret weapon, the bi sarong has said that the place is all blue, ordinary people, animals, flowers and plants have no physiology." ”

Wu Donglin nodded, he had also seen the blue sarong, and the Hong gang leader was also careful when he caught it before, which showed that the power was extraordinary, and when he saw it on the edge of the cliff, it was as fresh as jade, and although the flowers and plants withered, they still had a strange blue color.

"Everyone, please look again," Tang Zhan stretched out his hand, and everyone followed Tang Zhan's guidance, only to see that although a few flowers and plants in the field were green and green, after a few days, they were full of vitality.

"Everyone, the poison of the Tang Sect is the best in the world, not to mention the poisonous giants like Tang Ao, if he wants to poison the heads of the factions, he will do his best, the blue sarong is created by him, once it is used, such as the fingers of the arm, how can this flower and plant be revived in a few days, the old man does not lie, where the blue sarong passes, there will be no grass for at least ten years," Tang Zhan Kankan said.

Tang Jinghong also squatted on the ground, took out a silver knife, slashed it on the flowers and plants, and sniffed it on the tip of his nose, "Uncle Zhan, big brother, this is definitely not the poison of the blue sarong." ”

Seeing that Tang Zhan and Tang Jingyu had confirmed it one after another, the Cao Gang members all affirmed each other, and they all scored nine points.

"Wu Protector, the poison in the Gu Alliance Lord, is definitely not my Tang Sect's things, the underground flowers and plants are left, only the poison that curbs the internal force such as soft tendons, this trip is indeed someone who wants to blame the Tang Gate, I am inconvenient to stay for a long time, for the safety of the two young masters, this will return to Sichuan, if he has the opportunity one day, he will also ask the Cao Gang to testify for my Tang Gate, thank you, farewell," Tang Zhan greeted the good hand in the door, ordered to be vigilant, surrounded the frightening brothers and sisters, and hurriedly went down the mountain to leave.

The brothers and sisters of Jing Yu and Jing Hong waved their hands at Qing Xuan and said goodbye.

After discussing with Wei Wenchang and others, Wu Donglin felt more and more strange about the incident, and was worried that something would happen in the gang, so he beckoned everyone, hurriedly went down the mountain, and ordered the rudder masters to return to the town immediately, and only arranged for some of the gang to continue to look for the gang leader, and the left and right protectors and several elders immediately returned to Yangzhou to prevent recurrence.

After the Cao gang people went down the mountain, they informed the people of the various factions of the matter, and then boarded the boat by the Hunan River, preparing to go up the river and return through the waterway.

"Master," Qing Xuan shouted as he pointed to a horse galloping in the distance as he stepped onto the side of the ship.

When the people approached, the Cao Gang people stepped forward to salute, and the crazy Daoist did not see the Hong gang leader, and listened to Wu Donglin's statement of the whole story, and asked everyone to wait for a while, and go up the mountain alone, and return in a while.

In the cabin of the returning ship, the mad man was expressionless, drinking stuffy wine, and so did the Cao Gang.

Qing Xuan refilled a glass of liquor for Master and called softly, "Master." ”

The mad Taoist sighed, drank the wine in the toast, raised his head and said: "Protectors and elders, the poor road went up the mountain to investigate, and there was indeed a vicious fight on the mountain, judging from the traces of the fight, there were three people who shot, Xiao Wuchen, Xiaoxiang Sword Rain, Gu Mengbai, and... Liu Cangwu's old man, the flowers and plants in the field resemble the poison of the Tang Sect, but the poor road carefully observes, the shape is just similar, not the poison of the blue sarong. ”

When the Cao Gang heard what the Crazy Dao Chief said, they fully believed what Tang Zhan said before.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I heard that the Gu Alliance Master has passed away, I can't hide it, and the poor Dao is also puzzled, the poor Dao fought with Xiao Wuchen several times a few years ago, with his skills, even if he tries his best, it is impossible to hit the Gu Alliance Master hard and drive away Liu Lao'er, not to mention where this poison came from?

Wu Donglin and Wei Wenchang looked at the crazy Taoist, and stopped talking.

The crazy Dao chief sighed and touched Qing Xuan's head, "Two Dharma protectors, I know what concerns the two of you have, yes, the common name of the poor Dao is Liu Qingzhou, and he was the eldest son of Liu Lao'er." ”

Wu and Wei knew the identity of the mad Daoist, and only sighed lightly, and the rest of the gang were taken aback, and the younger ones shouted: "It turns out that the immortal chief is actually the first sword in the world rumored in the rivers and lakes, Liu Qingzhou and Liu Gongzi?"

"Alas, for decades, the light boat has passed over the ten thousand mountains, and there is no need to mention the past. ”

Qing Xuan saw that the master's face was gloomy, and he didn't have any freedom and anger on weekdays, so he couldn't help but step forward, handed over the wine jug, and called softly: "Master, it's okay." ”

"Crazy child, go back to the room with Master, Master has something to say to you," he said, picked up the flask, sang a song, and went to the cabin.

Qing Xuan followed, closed the hatch with his hand, and the crazy Taoist took a sip of wine and said: "Crazy, temples and rivers and lakes, all are treacherous, as a teacher can not protect you for a lifetime, from today on, you follow as a teacher, memorize the mantra, in the past years Ling Zun has learned ten sentences, used to strengthen the body, enhance endurance, I don't know if you will be?"

"Daddy asked me to practice swordsmanship and mantras with my eldest brother and sister when I was a child, but I was stupid and confused," Qing Xuan replied shyly.

What Ling Zun has learned is just a little bit of the fur of the body, remember what the teacher said:

"The way is not troublesome, and the truth is true, and there are gods in all the mud pills. The word Taiyuan of the god Canghua, the word mud pill of the brain essence root, the word Yingxuan on the eyes of the eye, the word Lingjian of the nose god Yulong, the idle word of the ear god Youtian, the word Zhenglun of the tongue god, the word Luo Qian of the tooth god Yu Feng, and the mud pill of the god of one side. The mud pills and nine truths all have rooms, and they are in the middle of a radius of one inch, and they are dressed in purple clothes and flying clothes, but they have an infinite life. ”

"Crazy, this is contained in the Huang Ting scriptures, the world knows, the human body is endless, there are mud pills, Jiang Palace, Jing Shoumen three dantian, in the early years of the teacher, once in the ancestral relics by chance to get a Taoist classic book, the annotations in the book are slightly different from the ordinary scriptures, left and right, then read together with an old man, the Tibetan sword inner strength and the book contained in the mutual corroboration, to the turnip, practice for many years, occasional gains, you and remember. ”

The mantra is very awkward, Qing Xuan struggles to memorize, only to listen to the crazy Taoist first talk about the foot less yin and kidney meridians, the qi from the Yufu acupoint, through the Shenzang, through the middle pillar, down the Yin Valley, to the Yongquan;

After that, it is the foot yang ming stomach meridian, the foot sun bladder meridian, the foot syncope yin liver meridian, the foot tai yin and spleen meridians, the foot three yin and three yang meridians, that is, the hand three yin meridians, the hand three yang meridians, the twelve meridians are all proficient, so that the true qi is fused, the mud pill, the palace, the fine guard of the three dantian, more according to the need, the flow of the circle, the formation of the big Zhoutian, the three dantian and the veins correspondingly and, each vein has two yin and yang veins, each is a small Zhoutian, and then supplemented by the breath and external strength of the heart, even if you walk and rest, as long as you are angry, you can make the true qi flow around the twelve yang veins, Twelve yin veins, practice to the realm, turn qi into gang, cut gold and jade, invincible.

Qing Xuan couldn't write it all down for a while, and he was not greedy, once he had a diary, he recited more than once, and for more than ten days after that, he didn't even go out of the hatch, except for two meals a day, he recited the scriptures silently, and the crazy Taoist saw that the young disciple was like this, he was very pleased, and he didn't interfere and disturb, and after talking every day, he went to the deck to drink and blow the wind.

When I arrived in Yangzhou on this day, there was already a general helmsman to greet the people, and the crazy people said goodbye to everyone, and prepared to return to Cuiwei Mountain with their disciples. ”

"But the Xu Helm Master of Runzhou," the madman asked, pausing in his tracks.

"Exactly, Lord Xu Duo followed a ship all the way south a month ago, but lost contact in the first month, and the gang couldn't find it," Wu Donglin replied.

"Wu Protector, Xu Duo has been killed, the boat sank in Dongting Lake, these days local fishermen found several corpses, one of them is Xu Duo Lord, the local government found that the boat was scuttled after the scene inspection, the whole boat brothers were killed by a sharp weapon and a sword, none of them were spared, and the wounds were in the center of the eyebrows. ”

"Wu Protector, Tiannan, Southern Zhejiang and other rudders sent back the news, Haisha Gang, Jindaomen and other dozens of sects were attacked on the way back, with serious casualties, and the leaders of several factions were killed, the strange thing is that the assassins attacked the head of the sect at any cost, and all of them were the swordsmanship of the Tibetan Sword Villa," another person reported urgently.

When the mad Taoist heard this, he frowned and thought for a long time, "Lord Xu Helm is just tracking and looking for people, and he will not take the initiative to provoke and move, with the skills of the Cao Gang Boat Man, he can chisel the boat and kill people without leaving a movement, and the person who comes must be a superb martial artist, and the sword pierces the eyebrows, which is the fencing trick of the Tibetan Sword Villa, this river and lake are not very peaceful."

"Farewell," after the mad Taoist returned from Dongting, he was already disheartened, thinking of what happened to Xu Duo and everything that happened to Mount Meru, he had already figured out the intention of the bureau, this is to divert the tiger from the mountain, deliberately use a plan to support himself, and blame the Tibetan Sword Villa, the other party is familiar with his own details, and uses the matter of Lu Qi to lead himself away, except for Liu Lao'er, there is only Xiao Lao Ghost of the Stargazing Platform, who is it doesn't matter, pull Qingxuan, get on the horse and leave.

The master and apprentice were not in a hurry, they stopped and stopped, and they stopped when they met the store, the crazy Taoist was drunk all day long, and Qingxuan was silently waiting for him, although he had no way to practice every night, he still chanted.

After a three-day journey of more than ten days, it was only possible to reach the foot of Cuiwei Mountain, the master and apprentice led the horse, along the path uphill, and saw a horse tied at the gate of the broken Taoist temple.

Qing Xuan walked a few steps quickly, and rushed to the Taoist temple, only to see the three big characters "Listening to Song Pavilion" written on the dilapidated plaque, the paint had already peeled off, and the indescribable Xiao Suo was dilapidated.

There is no door to the Taoist temple, and there is a person huddled next to the dilapidated case, facing the broken wall, with his back to the gate, wrapped in a dirty gray cloth cotton clothes, shivering.

"Who, who's there?" Qing Xuanqing snorted, the other party did not respond, Qing Xuan looked back at the crazy Taoist, and when he saw the master nodding, he stabbed the person with the scabbard of his body, and saw that the person still had no response, so he mustered up his courage and stepped forward to flip it over, it turned out to be a woman, and when the scattered long hair was removed, she was shocked, "Sister, sister," the person who came was Qingxuan's eldest sister Li Qingluan.

The mad man walked a few steps forward quickly, and listened to the pulse, "Crazy, don't worry, your eldest sister is overworked and infected with wind and cold, you go to the backyard to move some firewood, move her to the bedroom, and find some food for the teacher." ”

Qingxuan laboriously carried the eldest sister to the bedroom, dusted off the wooden board, found a few cotton wool pads from the broken cabinet, and then moved firewood to make a fire, beat a few buckets of well water, boiled it and fed it to Qingluan's mouth.

About an hour, the madman rushed back, picked up two pheasants, wrapped a handful of wild vegetables and herbs in his robe, "You go to kill chickens and make soup, and put some soup for the teacher." ”

Feed the chicken soup and herbs, Qing Xuan added a few firewood, and then shared a chicken with the master, the crazy Taoist tightened his collar, spread some hay on the ground, and lay down with his clothes, this Tingsong Pavilion only has one main hall, one guest room, and the rest are in disrepair, and have already collapsed for a long time, stay up until midnight, Qing Xuan added firewood, lay on the side of the bed, and dozed off.

"Kill, kill, big brother, Daddy, kill, kill," Qingluan in the dream kept babbling, Qingxuan was excited, only listening to Sister's constant shouts of killing, killing, is there a change in the family? Qingxuan was completely sleepy, and gently shook Auntie, "Sister, wake up," Getting wet and greasy, Qingluan was covered in cold sweat.

Qing Xuan hurriedly rubbed it with his sleeve, heated the remaining medicine, fed it, and after a while, Qing Luan opened his eyes with difficulty, saw that he was on a broken bed, raised his head, but couldn't get up.

"Sister, sister, I'm Xuan. ”

"Little brother, little brother, is it you?" Qingluan blinked, fixed his eyes, who was this little Taoist in front of him if he was not Qing Xuan?

"Little brother," Qingluan shouted as his little brother cried, and he couldn't cry anymore.

"What's going on, sister, don't cry yet, what's going on?" Qing Xuan was very anxious, and a sense of foreboding arose.

"Daddy, big brother, our clansmen, 100,000 iron-clad soldiers, all died in battle," Qingluan cried as he finished speaking.

"What?" Qing Xuan was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, the medicine bowl fell to the ground with a clatter, and he sat on the ground as soon as he fell.

The madman got up, added firewood to the fire, and injected a trace of true qi into Qingluan, helping him dissolve the medicine, sweating and driving away the cold, and then helped Qingluan lean against the head of the bed and said slowly: "Good boy, don't worry, speak slowly." ”

"Immortal Chief, on the second day of the second month of February, Beiliang Shou will Pan Shuang come to Beigu to hire, but the next morning, Rouran, Turkic, Tatar three tribes of 300,000 troops Koubian, Daddy and Pan Shuang jointly resist the enemy, the first battle will kill Hu cavalry 100,000, the sixth day of February, Beiliang 100,000 reinforcements arrived, Daddy and eldest brother will send all the Beigu ironclad army and clansmen to the front line, willing to be the vanguard, let Beiliang suppress the formation," Qingluan cried.

"What happened later?" Qing Xuan's eyes were in tears, and he quickly asked.

"Daddy and eldest brother are outnumbered, divide the troops into four ways, concentrate superior forces, first cut Rouran, then fight Tatar, and then attack the Turks, at the cost of the flesh and blood of tens of thousands of soldiers, cut off the return road of the Hu cavalry, the iron-clad army is well-equipped, both sides have suffered heavy losses, originally the Beiliang army only needs to wait for work, and the iron-clad army to fight in the north and south, will be able to annihilate the Hu cavalry, how can it be ..... how to do it... Pan Shuang's husband actually defected to the battle, not only did he not send troops to help, but he actually shot the iron-clad army in front of the battle, and Daddy and his eldest brother suffered from the enemy on their backs, exhausted, and finally ...... In the end..... he was martyred in a bloody battle. ”

"Damn thief, I'm going to swallow him alive," Qing Xuanwa pulled out the long knife given by his father, slashed it on the ground, crying and grabbing the ground.

"Little brother, Xiaoxian, Xiaozheng two cousins have also died in battle, I witnessed Gao Cheyu, Yuan Suli and other uncles all died in bloody battles at the head of the city, the eldest brother's left arm was cut off, dozens of knives in the body, the flesh and blood are blurred, a horse lance from the front chest straight into the horse, until death is across the horse and stationed the knife, angry at Chief Hu, Daddy... Dad... Surrounded by hundreds of people, stabbed... Knives... I saw Daddy's head cut off by a Turkic nobleman with a scar on his face and big earrings," Qingluan said this, but calmed down, stopped his tears, and looked at Qingxuan coldly.

"Little brother, my sister followed Tieyun over the mountains in the west of the city, crossed the Comb Jade River, and went back to the hometown of the clan for a hundred miles, there are still hundreds of young people in the clan, six hundred women and children, I have told them to flee for their lives, and if they can't go, they will close the mountain and hide, where the entrance is, you should know, I have traveled thousands of miles to find you, just to tell you, don't forget that you are the only remaining male of the Hulu family, don't forget the hatred of your father and brother, and the hatred of exterminating the clan. ”

"Sister, this enmity is not shared, and the little brother must not forget it," Qing Xuan wiped his tears and looked resolute, as if he had grown up ten years old.

Qingluan struggled to get up, and bowed to the crazy Taoist: "The little brother Ah Xuan will take care of the immortals for a long time, and the Hulu clan will not be rewarded in this life, and in the next life, Ah Luan will be a cow and a horse, and serve the immortal chief." ”

The crazy Taoist helped him a little, "The matter of Beigu, I really regret it, but it is not the end of the way, your sister and brother are mourning, the poor Dao and Ling Zun have been friends for more than ten years, and they have already cherished each other, so don't worry about the matter of the younger brother." ”

Qingluan kowtowed a few more times, explained a few words to Qing Xuan, Dongfang had seen white, and then said to Qing Xuan: "Sister has seen you, her wish has been fulfilled, and she has to hurry, and my little brother cherishes it." ”

"Sister, your body, are you leaving?" Qing Xuan pulled the sleeve of the eldest sister's coat.

"The northern mutiny, the prince has not yet learned, I will rush to Dongyue, tell the whole story, and ask the prince to raise troops to avenge his father and brother. Little brother, he has something to do in the future, you can go to Jinling to find Tieyun, Uncle Tiege has been sending people to do business in the south for many years, dozens of people have stayed in Jinling and other places, Yangzhou also has a place, presumably my father has been informed, Tieyun and I went south this time, has rushed to take over the Jinling industry, and is in the rice grain shop in the north of Wuyi Lane. ”

The crazy Taoist saw that although Qingluan was a woman, he was bold and resolute, and secretly sighed that the Hu Lu family was loyal and martyrful, and sure enough, he turned around to look at Qing Xuan, but he never thought that the baby who was still crying and crying just now, but he was already sitting on the ground with his clothes and reciting the scriptures silently, and he couldn't help but be surprised, and his heart was slightly moved, "There are sons and daughters like this, Brother Hu Lu, what more can the husband ask for!"

Since the elder sister left, Qing Xuan has been silent a lot, the family has changed, and the mad Taoist can't see half of the sadness and resentment on the apprentice's face, either he is heartless, or he is struggling Hongyi, watching the child do this, it is obviously the latter.

After a few days, he taught Qing Xuan to start reading some subsets of scriptures and history, miscellaneous medical books, and crazy Taoist people taught his disciples, everything in the world is learning, martial arts is only a drop in the ocean, ten thousand laws are harmonious, and martial arts can flow around without hindrance.

After Qingluan left Cuiwei Mountain, all the way south, the jewelry and clothes that could be pawned around him had already been pawned, and when he arrived in Jingzhou, he sold the thin horse to the roadside carriage and horse dealership, in exchange for some broken silver and copper coins, steamed buns and baked cakes, and walked away.

On this day, she rushed to Jingzhou, staggered to the inner city of the palace, and was stopped by the palace guards, "General, the little girl has an urgent military situation and needs to meet His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

"Where is the dirty woman, go away, the saint has not yet married, where is His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

"The little woman Li Qingluan, my father is Li Zhenyuan, the Marquis of Zhenbei, I have an urgent military situation to present to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Li Shouyi, please report it. ”

"Is it up to you to call the Holy Name, do you have a letter of folding, or a military token or something?" said the guard in a loud voice.

"No, this matter can only be reported in person," Qingluan is very anxious, he has come thousands of miles away, if he can't even see him, how can he make it.

A group of men and horses outside the city flew to the front like the wind, and when they dismounted, they threw the reins into the hands of the guards outside the palace gate, and they were about to enter the city.

"The little one has seen General Su," the guards outside the palace gate knelt down on one knee and saluted.

"Excuse me, what's the matter outside the door?" Su Changfeng is an old man of the East Palace, and he is currently in control of the Imperial Forest Army, and the eight departments of the original East Palace personal guards and secret guards have all been incorporated into the Royal Forest Army, and Su Changfeng is the commander, and he is Li Shouyi's most effective cadre.

"General Yu, this woman claims to be the daughter of the Marquis of Zhenbei, and she wants to meet the saint, but she has no token to prove her identity, and she does not dare to let her enter the palace. ”

"Oh?" Su Changfeng walked up to Qingluan curiously, "Girl, what is the matter with you?" ”

"No, General Su, my father Hu Lu Zhenyuan was named the surname of the Great Wei Emperor because of his merits, and he has been guarding Beigu for many years, and now there are changes in the north, and the little girl is thousands of miles away, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a relationship with me in Beigu, I know the little girl, the military situation is urgent, please take me into the palace. ”

Su Changfeng pondered for a moment, and saw that although the woman in front of him was walking with her head covered and her clothes in tatters, she was neither humble nor arrogant, she knew the past of the Marquis of Zhenbei and the first emperor, and knew about the matter of Beigu, so he waved his hand: "Su took this woman to see the car, and Su Mou took responsibility for something." ”

In the Xinuan Pavilion of the palace city, Shou sat on a high position, and after listening to what Li Qingluan said, he was shocked, and stepped forward to help Qingluan: "The county lord is suffering, come, quickly prepare fragrant soup and meals for the county lord, county lord, you can rest for a while, and I will talk to you after discussing with the ministers." ”

A moment later, Su Changfeng, Wang Linghui and a group of more than 20 former staff members of the East Palace gathered in the main hall, Li Shouyi waved his hand to stop the ministers who wanted to make a big salute, "The rank of the ministers, the lord of Zhenbei Hou and the county lord has been sent to the army for thousands of miles, and the rebel minister Li Cunyi has united with the Saibei Hu clan to slaughter Beigu, and the entire Zhenbei Hou clan and 100,000 iron-clad troops have all fought and died in battle." ”

"What?" When the ministers of the palace heard this, they were shocked and discussed.

"The loss of the North Lonely City, not because Hu Cavalry is fierce and good at fighting, the county lord saw it with his own eyes, but the Northern Liang Pan Shuang treasoned and occupied the North Lonely City, causing the iron-clad army to suffer from the enemy, Hou Ye was loyal to the country, I originally wanted to finish his work in a battle, leveling the North Chief, how to Pan Shuang turtle shrink into the city, shoot and kill friendly troops, and now I want to come to Hou Ye Everything is for me, and strive to try my best to consume Hu Cai's new army, hit the Hu clan hard, and clear the obstacles to the north for my future Northern Expedition, 100,000 iron-clad elites, alas...."Shouyi thought of the covenant with Zhenyuan in Jingqing Yu, and was sad.

"Shengshang, the north is lost, then the north has all fallen into the hands of the traitors, Li Cunyi no longer has to worry about the future, according to the scout's report, the northern army has been frequently mobilized recently, and the ministers are afraid that this rebellion will soon wave the army south, we need to prepare early," Su Changfeng said bluntly.

According to the county lord, Rouran was hit hard by the Hou Ye, after the martyrdom of the iron-clad army, the 100,000 troops of Beiliang waited for work, and actually tore up the agreement with the northern chieftain, and killed the Turks and Tatars at the end of the crossbow, before the Tatar Khan Asmo died in battle, the Turks and horses went to nine out of ten, it is reported that the army chased and killed more than 800 miles, after this war, at least ten years, the three clans were unable to go south, I this brother is really a good means, so courageous! He actually stepped on the flesh and blood of 100,000 siblings, sacrificed the lives of the soldiers and civilians of the whole city of Beigu, and severely damaged the northern chieftain, a good means! ”

The palace was silent, and when the ministers heard about this brother, there were many praises in their words, and no one dared to say anything in response.

"General Su, is there any news from Shangzhu Country?" Shou Yi frowned slightly, and came back to his senses, Nie Jingtao had set off on the fifth day of the first lunar month, and there had been no news so far, which made him very worried.

"Saint, the minister has ordered three hundred royal forest troops to go south to find Shangzhu country, these three hundred people are all secret guards of the old department, good at tracking and searching, but so far have not been able to find the figure of Shangzhu country, but a news has been sent back, the head of the ten major sects of martial arts disappeared at the top of the Golden Wing Peak of Mount Meru for no reason, the leader of the alliance Gu Mengbai was poisoned and died, on the way back, many gangs were attacked, the head was stabbed, and many signs pointed to the Tibetan Sword Villa. ”

"Tibetan Sword Villa? By the way, is there any news about the uneven?" Liu Buping is from the Tibetan Sword, and he escorted himself to the inner storage warehouse that day, and he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead.

"The dormant guards in Beijing have inquired in many ways, but there is no news, Liu Guard's martial arts are strong, and I believe that Ji people have their own natural appearance," Su Changfeng arched his hand.

"That's it, the military situation is urgent, there is no delay, the northern army is moving, it must be coming to the south, the matter of Shangzhu Guo and Liu Guards will be handed over to the old department of the secret guard to continue to search, and we must also formulate a strategy to resist the enemy as soon as possible. ”

"Shengshang, in order to prevent the northern army from going south, our army needs to prepare early, at present, the southern Su, Hangzhou, Chang, Run, and Yang garrisons have all been on the table, loyal to the saint, and the ministers please lead the soldiers and horses of the three states of Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Changzhou to enter Runzhou, and Yangzhou across the river, relying on each other, and transfer the southern naval army to the Yangtze River quickly, cruising on the river surface and the Cao River between Yang and Run, controlling the southern sewers of the northern army, advancing by land and water, and the saint sits in Changzhou, mediating in the middle, then the thief is fearless," Wang Linghui, the general of the tiger camp, came out of the ranks.

The ministers discussed for a long time, and they all agreed with what Wang Linghui said, Li Shou thought about it for a long time, and when he saw that the courtiers had no objections, he issued a decree and acted according to the plan.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Shouyi went to the harem to visit Qingluan under the guidance of the palace people, Qingluan had finished grooming, and changed into the palace clothes of the county lord specially purchased by the palace people.

Qingluan is different from Jiangnan women, so curly Tingting, weak and windless, she rides horses and hunts in Saibei all the year round, marches in the army, follows her father to practice martial arts, and her body is tall and heroic, seeing Li Shouyi standing outside the door, she knelt on one knee and met with a military salute: "The little girl has seen the saint." ”

"The county lord quickly please, in the past, the first emperor and the Hou Ye in the first line of the gorge became brothers in life and death, Qin gave the country surname, we are already a family, and we will be called brothers and sisters in the future, I will call you Sister Luan, you can call me the imperial brother," Li Shouyi helped Qingluan up, only to feel that the tentacles were slippery, but round and firm, he couldn't help but blush his cheeks, raised his eyes and peeked at Qingluan, seeing that Qingluan didn't notice, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, where did he think that Qingluan had been messing with his clansmen since he was a child, and the women outside the gate were bold, and he didn't care about the affairs of men and women, not to mention that Shouyi was already commensurate with his brother and sister.

Shouyi informed Qingluan of the news of the upcoming troops, and Qingluan thought that the new emperor thought that because of his own words, he thought that his father and brother were loyal and sent troops to the north, so he was moved to tears, fell on Shouyi's shoulder and cried, and asked to go to the front line with the army.

Wang Linghui led the soldiers and horses of the three states and the elite of the tiger battalion, totaling more than 100,000 troops, to march ahead of the army, stretching for dozens of miles; in addition to carrying the navy, the warships of the naval division in the southern border also ensured the supply of grain, grass, and ordnance from the waterway, and for a time the whole army in the southern border advanced by land and water, marching rapidly; Li Shouyi and Su Changfeng led 50,000 imperial forest troops out of Jingzhou to Changzhou, Qingluan was unwilling to take a car, changed into a military uniform, carried a double sword, and followed Shouyi on horseback, with a heroic posture.

Luan driving is located in the Daguan Building, facing the Cao River, the road in front of the building, the water and land transportation is very convenient, it is convenient to collect intelligence, timely transmission of information, Yangzhou Hong Jianping and Chu Tiannan sent a messenger to hand over the request for peace, the situation in Yangzhou is clearly written, according to the military report, the northern army is divided into three roads, respectively stationed in Huainan, Jinan, Xuzhou, according to the detective, the three roads of the army are about 50,000 each.

In order to ensure the dispatch of the army, Wang Linghui reorganized the 40,000 defenders of Runzhou and the military horses of various states from the north of Runzhou City to the north of the Jiangbei, set up 10 company battalions, each battalion was about 20,000 people, and the infantry cavalry was led by the generals under the tent, and they were ready to fight; the naval army was along the Yangtze River to the Cao River, arrayed with thousands of sails, cruising endlessly, and it was very spectacular.

Shouyi arrived in Changzhou for more than a month, dealing with the front-line military reports every day, but did not see the northern army move, the secret guards, scouts sent countless people, but the military reports sent back were all grain and straw transfers, renovation of the city defense, the whole army drills, Li Li Cunyi's 150,000 army as if going south for a drill, not a step south, but also the army that went south this time, all of them were the old department of Cunyi, the battalions were familiar with the abnormal, and the southern army could not mix in it and spy on the internal secret military information. Although his army of 230,000 water and land is large, it consumes countless money and food every day.

Li Shouyi crouched on the desk, reading the latest military newspaper, at a loss, Nie Jingtao had no news, except for Su Changfeng, the staff members were okay to deal with daily affairs, if he talked about the military formation, but there were not many useful words, he couldn't help but be anxious.

On the eighth day of the first month of March, the weather gradually warmed, everything recovered, Qingluan stood in front of the Yang Su Pavilion on the side of the Cao River, looked blankly at the speedboat warship that was speeding up and down on the Cao River, from time to time there were scouts to send the latest military report to Daguanlou, the warm breeze came slowly, turned his head to see, the apricot yellow dragon flag in front of the building was hunting and flying in the wind, the spring letter had arrived, the warm southeast wind blew the spring flowers and spring plums on both sides of the Cao River, the shore was green and fresh, just like heaven and earth.

"Sister Luan," Shouichi's voice woke up the beauty who was intoxicated by the beautiful scenery.

"Brother Huang is polite," Qingluan is now gradually adapting to the etiquette in the palace, and he is blessed.

"I just finished dealing with the front-line military report, the northern army is still not moving, today spring and Jingming, I want to invite you to visit Tianning Temple, how about it?"

"It's okay, the imperial brother works hard every day, very hard, little sister accompany you for a walk, let's relax," the two took dozens of entourage guards and walked to Tianning Temple.

There is already a step ahead of the Imperial Forest Army, guarding along the line, the two of them slowly along the coast, walking into the Tianning Temple, the famous temple of Zhongwu, the two of them climb the steps, climb the Tianning Pagoda, overlook by the railing, enter the eyes of a thousand sails, the city of wine flags, the market is prosperous, sincerely sigh the wealth of the south of the Yangtze River, the prosperity of business travel, the end is a great country.

"Amitabha, the cold temple has been visited by distinguished guests, fortunately," an old monk in a gray cloth robe stepped forward and saluted.

"I've seen the master, but I didn't dare to ask the master for the Dharma name," Shouyi put his hands together and returned the salute.

"The poor monk is in love," the old monk's face was like water, calm and peaceful.

"The great monk is polite," Qingluan also hurriedly returned a salute.

"Two nobles, please enter the top pavilion to serve tea," the gray-clothed old monk stretched out his hand to invite, and one or two people were not polite, and they went to the top pavilion of Tianning Tower with their love, and they personally boiled water and made tea.

"This is the local production of the bird's tongue, is the early spring tea, the poor monk picked by his own hands, yesterday's new system, please two tasting, "the bud is fresh and tender, the shape is like a bird's tongue, the tea soup is like jade, the aroma strikes people, and the smell is intoxicating."

"Good tea," Qingluan didn't understand the tea ceremony, but he also felt that his mouth was fragrant, and he praised it from the bottom of his heart.

"The country is picturesque, how many heroes at one time, Sister Luan, I only hope that this is like a picturesque world, peace and joy, you and I can be like this, listen to the sound of Buddha every day, taste the new tea," keep a shallow taste, the tea in the mouth is fragrant, but the heart is bitter and anxious.

"Tan Yue worries about the country and the people, and he will be blessed," he said.

"Master Love, you are a Buddhist monk, naturally explore the world, feel comfortable and harmonious, I just want to ask, is the result of the Buddhist family, is everything deserved?" Shouichi asked lightly.

"Cause and effect, everything is the same, if it is an industry, it is like a result. ”

"The northern border is virtuous, loyal and patriotic, but the family is dead, the thief is rebellious and fierce, has no brother and no father, but is free in the world, what is the cause and effect?" Shouichi took a sip of tea and said coldly.

"Virtuous and virtuous are dead, they have been famous through the ages, the traitor is arrogant, he will be spit for thousands of years, life and death are the cause, fame is the fruit, just look at how Tan Yue looks;

"Great monk, I don't understand what you say, if you witness your father and brother die in front of your eyes, and all your clansmen are killed, what will you do?" Qingluan said excitedly.

"My parents gave birth to me and raised me, their kindness is greater than heaven, my eldest brother loves me and pities me, his love is as deep as the sea, and if he kills my father and brother, I will kill him," said calmly.

smiled faintly, and then poured tea for the two of them: "What else does the poor monk know the girl Tan Yue wants to ask, talking about the precepts and letting go, not the poor monk's practice; The emptiness that the Buddha said is not the emptiness that Tan Yue intended, and the mundane world is also a cultivation ground. If you don't go through the six desires and seven feelings, how can you forget your feelings, and how to cultivate a pure heart without going through the ups and downs of the world in the Huan Hai. Some people use martial arts to prove the Tao, and on the day of Dacheng, they have a glimpse of the way of heaven, but they look down on the false name; some people use literature to prove the Tao, transcendent and outside the object, free and easy, so that they can have a wonderful pen; in the past, the poor monk wanted to explain the Tao, argued exhaustively, studied the classics, and in the end it was just a matter of seeking fish from the wood, carving a boat and seeking a sword, the Tao is the Tao, I am the Tao, I can't ask for it, but everything is the Tao. ”

Packed up the tea set, said with a smile: "The tea has been brewed three times, fate is on the line, Tan Yue but hold the heart, happy enmity and hatred, as such a view, but also the way of the body, he will be annihilated in the day, there is a fate to meet each other, the poor monk is in love, and he treats each other in the world." ”

After that, the old monk lifted the bamboo basket, sang together, and left.

Shouyi and Qingluan sat opposite each other, pondered for a long time, then got up, silent, slowly went downstairs, Shouyi took out a bag of silver coins, donated incense in the temple, the abbot of Tianning Temple led a group of monks to hurriedly come forward to thank him, Shouyi said: "Master abbot, where is the great monk?"

"The monk is not a monk of this temple, a few days ago, he has been studying the classics of this temple on the tower for many days, but he has just said goodbye," the abbot replied.

"Oh?" Morichi was curious when he heard this.

"He said that he was a wandering monk, studying everywhere, wandering for a long time, living in a fixed place, if the nobles have something to ask, he just went out, and at this moment to look for it, maybe he can still see it," the abbot said with eleven rites.

Shouyi hurriedly went out, the shadows of Caohe were building, where was the shadow of love.

The two took the guards back to the Daguan Building, guarded a sullen mood, even forgot to pass on the dinner, has been reminiscing about what the love said, the lights outside the building are bright, the dragon flag is flying, and a speedboat is coming like an arrow, "Report, emergency military report," the red paint emergency report, the giant drum in front of the building suddenly sounded, the guards immediately let the debut, the person jumped ashore, and rushed to the top floor.

"At the beginning of the eighth son, the northern army went out of the customs, three roads south, five days to come, the minister asked the north garrison of Runzhou City to cross the river to help, the minister Chu Tiannan kowtowed. ”

"The order was ordered, and General Wang Linghui was ordered to immediately lead the army to cross the river to help, and the sailors were on guard to inspect the waterways to strictly prevent the northern army from crossing the river," the decree was sealed, several copies were copied, and the water and land were sent out at the same time.