Volume 14 Chapter 1 Brotherhood (I)

On the road to Xindu, a black-clothed knight is galloping wildly, although it is cold, the iron blue horse is steaming hot, there is a faint condensation of white frost between the mouth and nose, and there is not much sweat on the body, obviously only ran dozens of miles at most, but the knight on the horse, not only covered with a layer of frost on his coat and hat, but even his sideburns and hair were dyed with snow, obviously he was in a hurry overnight, and he did not get any rest at all along the way, so he would describe it。

The post road of the secluded Ji has been renovated several times in the past ten years, the pavement of the loess tamping is smooth as a mirror, the most suitable for horses to gallop, the knight's equestrian skills are very exquisite, saving a lot of horsepower, although so, the weather is cold, it is inevitable that people are sleepy and horses are lacking, fortunately the shadow of the post station has been seen in front, the knight's heart is wide, and he added a whip, and galloped towards the post station.

As early as the Qin and Han dynasties, the post road on both sides began to set up post booth post stations, the former dynasty was at its peak, there was a post booth every ten miles, there was a post station every thirty miles, but with the corruption of the government, the princes were in civil strife, the war was numerous, the post post had already been destroyed, until 20 years ago the world was slightly decided, and the post posts around the country began to gradually recover. Just for some reason, in addition to Guanzhong and Luoyang, in the domain of the king of Han and the king, the speed of post recovery is very slow, not only the dilapidated post road is still the same, even the original post station post is often abandoned and damaged, and even under the pretext of lack of money and food, deliberately cut off the post road to Luoyang and Guanzhong, which is naturally a means for the two vassal kings to avoid the penetration of the imperial decree. Once the imperial court raises troops to fight, there is also time to react. Only Youji, not only will renovate the post road many times, but also restore the post station post booth one by one, there is no fear of the imperial court, but the royal family of Luoyang, worried about this, as the Yan Domain's "ambitious" ironclad evidence, it is no wonder. The post road is smooth, the postal road is smooth, as long as the king of Yan gives an order, the post and Hebei iron cavalry can assemble to the north bank of the Yellow River within a few days. How can launching a river-crossing operation make it difficult for people of insight to sleep?

When he reached the gate of the inn, the knight took the reins of his horse, and the galloping horse raised its front hooves. Stopping steadily in front of the dismount stone, I don't know if I heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, or if the postman who was watching inside the post post at the top of the post had spotted the knight, and the postman in his forties had already been waiting outside. This postman is good-looking. He was a burly man, with a faint scar on his face, and his right arm was missing from the elbow down. The soldiers who retreated due to injuries were the lizheng and the post soldiers. This is the land rule set by the Lord of Huofeng County in the past. It was also a customary practice, so the knight didn't have the slightest doubt. He didn't even look at the broken arm of the postman, and threw a palm-sized silver medal in his hand to the postman, although the postman was disabled in one arm, but he was quick to react, raised his hand to catch the silver medal, only glanced at the handwriting engraved on it, his expression was a solemn, handed back the silver medal, and did not speak, with a wave of his hand, the two postmen led a well-saddled red stagecoach, under the saddle hung dry food and drinking water, the knight did not get off the horse, both hands pressed the saddle, the figure flew up, gently fell on the jujube red horse, with the reins of the horse, and galloped towards the post road。

It wasn't until the knight disappeared within sight that a young post guard had the courage to ask: "Master Zhao, I only remember that you can use eight hundred miles to expedite the military intelligence order, who is this person, why have you never seen the kind of silver medal he used?"

The young postman was robbed and came back, and led the big green horse to the back to scrub and feed, but the middle-aged postman was thoughtful, standing in front of the door for a long time, although he had never seen the silver medal with his own eyes, but he was not a stranger, it was the letter of the Fengtai Pavilion of the Xindu County Lord's Mansion. Although his status is low, but the position of the post let him circulate information, and he naturally knows what Fengtai Pavilion is, but over the years, because of the disagreement between Fan Yang and Xindu, unless it is a very special situation, Fengtai Pavilion rarely transmits information through the post station, let alone use the eight hundred miles of expedited post transmission like today, it really makes him feel a little aggrieved, he is a seriously injured and disabled person can live in peace today, all thanks to the kindness of the county lord in the past, since His Royal Highness the prince is the county lord, of course he supports His Royal Highness the prince, is it not as loyal as the young boys of Fengtai Pavilion who have survived a hundred battles？

Hiding that wisp of grievance deep in his heart, Yi Cheng fell into contemplation again, Fengtai Pavilion suddenly borrowed the post station to transmit information, could it be that something big happened in the Central Plains? Although he had already left the army for many years, Yi Cheng only felt that his blood was boiling, if he could wave the army south to avenge the county lord, what a beautiful thing it would be, even if he could no longer go into battle to kill the enemy, he could let the eldest son who had been in the army the year before last take his own wish, kill Luoyang, and pull the emperor surnamed Yang from the throne and hack him to death. Thinking of this, Yi Cheng couldn't help but sigh lightly, His Royal Highness King Yan seems to have long forgotten the hatred of his beloved daughter, all these years only in Fan Yang Nafu, want to avenge the county lord, most likely have to wait until His Royal Highness the Prince succeeds to the throne, fortunately, this day is not far away, maybe next autumn, he can see the iron horse of Youji, rushing south in front of him.

The black-clothed knight naturally didn't know that after he left, the post man would have such complicated thoughts, just burying his head in the road, originally just reported what he had seen and heard, but he suddenly got a strict order from His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, so that he could return to Xindu within ten days to report on his work, and as a last resort, Suzaku Division used all the strength north of the Yellow River to let him cross the Yellow River within seven days, fortunately, the next is his own territory, and there are stagecoaches to ride along the way, which makes him feel a little confident. Rao is so, he didn't sleep all the way, at most he could only take a rest in the carriage, horse, boat, and boat, especially after crossing the Yellow River, his eyes didn't close at all, which made him tired, but fortunately, the wonderful mental method he just learned worked, no matter how tired he was, as long as he exercised his pranayama for a week, he felt energetic, if not, he would not be able to support it until now.

I don't know how many times I changed horses. The black knight was already too tired to think, and when he saw the high walls of Xindu City, he only felt ecstasy in his heart, and it was noon, and the city gate was full of traffic, and pedestrians were weaving, but the black knight did not slow down his horse's speed, and drove towards the middle of the city gate with the reins of his horse. The pedestrians dodged one after another, and the soldiers guarding the door wanted to step forward to stop them, but the military marquis led by them caught a glimpse of the silver medal held high in the hands of the black knight.

Order release. After the Black Knight entered the city. Although horses are not allowed in the city along the horse road in the center of the street, there may always be stagecoach orders on the horse road, so there are no pedestrians. The road was unimpeded, and when he arrived at the Xindu County Lord's Mansion, his body was already crumbling, and he jumped off his horse and staggered to the door. Holding the silver medal in his hand, he said in a hoarse voice: "Fengtai Pavilion Vermilion Bird Division He Yunxiu, by the order of His Royal Highness the Prince." Come and see you. Please pass it through the door. The words did not fall. He fell to the ground, and heard only a loud cry in his ears. But the mind involuntarily sank into the boundless darkness.

I don't know how long it took, He Yunxiu woke up slowly, he originally thought that after being invaded by fatigue and cold, the musculoskeletal must feel a kind of pain after relaxation, but to his surprise, Zhou's body was not only warm, but also an indescribable comfort, there was still a lingering fragrance in his mouth, as if someone had given him some precious medicine in a coma. Knowing that most of his body was in the Xindu County Lord's Mansion, He Yunxiu opened his eyes without fear and looked at the surrounding environment. This is a small ear room, although the space is not large, but the pattern is very clear, in addition to the couch under the body, there is only a rosewood table in the room, next to it is a rosewood floor Taishi chair, there is a brass stove in the middle of the table, chair and bed, there is a pot of tea sitting on the red stove, the white water vapor is steaming up, permeating the whole room, the faint aroma of tea is refreshing. On the opposite side of the couch is the only window in the room, which is not pasted with window paper like ordinary northern houses, and is inlaid with different shades of pale green glass sheets, through which you can faintly see the fluttering snow, and the goose-feather-like snow flakes hit the glass sheets, and you can clearly see the exquisite hexagonal shape.

Lifting the brocade quilt on his body, He Yunxiu picked up the clothes that had been washed and dried at the head of the bed, and hurriedly put them on his body, he knew in his heart that he was most likely in the Fengtai Pavilion, and His Royal Highness the Prince of the World might be waiting for him to be seen, and he didn't know how long he had been in a coma. Sure enough, as soon as he got dressed, the door was pushed open, and there was a young man in Tsing Yi who walked in, he glanced at He Yunxiu, and said solemnly: "Lord He, please follow me to meet His Highness." "This young man is only sixteen or seventeen years old, his appearance is delicate and upright, his eyebrows are heroic, and the only flaw is that he looks a little pale and haggard, obviously the appearance of recovering from a serious illness.

As soon as he saw this young man in Tsing Yi, He Yunxiu was surprised, this young man he actually recognized, not in the martial arts hall, but not long ago, on the Chibi River, he saw with his own eyes that this young man and Yuzhang Qiao Changyuan fought to defeat both sides, although it was only a one-sided relationship, but this young man's brave and heroic martial arts made him remember deeply, and he didn't expect that after a short time, this young man had become a servant of His Royal Highness the Prince. He knew that Luo Chengyu had always had the rules of selecting elite disciples from the Yanwu Hall to serve as attendants, but this young man was obviously not yet at the age of official apprenticeship, and he was seriously injured and had just recovered, even if he was very good, how noble His Royal Highness the Prince was, how could he leave him by his side to serve so quickly? But what made He Yunxiu's heart even more strange was that although he was so close to this young man for the first time, there was an indescribable aura on this young man, which made him feel extraordinarily connected, as if he was the brother he hadn't seen for many years.

However, He Yunxiu did not show the feeling in his heart, but respectfully hugged his fists and saluted: "The subordinate is rude, and he fainted in front of the mansion, presumably His Royal Highness must be very angry, if you have the opportunity, please ask the little brother to say a few more kind words, I don't know the little brother's name, how to call it?"

The young man in Tsing Yi smiled slightly, and said: "Lord He is serious, you have worked hard, it only took nine days to rush back to the Xindu from Jiangnan, Your Highness appreciates it very much, how can you blame it for no reason? After the audience, Your Highness will most likely still have a reward, and your Excellency does not need to worry." Little Kelin Zhiheng, who has just come to serve His Royal Highness, still doesn't know many rules, and asks the adults to teach him a lesson. He Yunxiu saluted again, and then followed Lin Zhiheng out, but something that surprised him even more appeared, he walked out of the door, bypassed a brocade screen with white lines on a black background, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

The first thing that catches the eye is more than a dozen shelves of books, brocade boxes and jade, dazzling, in the middle of the room, between the embroidered screen and the bookshelf, stands a huge red sandalwood bookcase, four-legged on the ground, the light can be seen. The bookcase is placed on the nine dragon pen holder carved by Yanshan red jade, lifelike, carved with the end inkstone of the plum snow fighting for spring, the pen holder carved with red sandalwood is inserted with more than 20 branches of purple hair, sheep hair, and one or two huge wolf hair, all kinds of colors, and so on, there is a stack of papers pressed under the red jade lion paperweight, it is obviously a variety of documents and case files presented by the Qinglong Division, especially eye-catching is a corner of the bookcase, there is a simple vase with yellowing in the blue, and there are several colorful pheasant tails inserted in the bottle, and the Longquan sword hanging high on the wall contrasts with each other. Behind the bookcase, there is a rosewood high-backed Taishi chair, on which a snow-white tiger skin is wrapped, the color is like satin and silk, and there is no trace of miscellaneous hair on the whole body. The wall facing the bookcase, but it is mostly empty, equipped with an almost transparent glass screen, from the inside to the outside, you can see clearly, but it is a small lake with a radius of more than 100 zhang, although it is a cold winter season, the lake is not frozen, the blue waves are sparkling, the sky is the same color, the snow is falling one after another, falling on the lake, disappearing in an instant, the snow by the lake becomes ice, dissolving and freezing into a thousand forms. I don't know if it's because of the snow, or because this is a military aircraft center, there is no figure on the shore of the lake, it seems to be silent, but when you look at it, it makes people feel that the sky and the earth are scarce.

However, He Yunxiu only glanced at all kinds of furnishings and the scenery outside the window, and his eyes fell on the blue-clothed young man standing in front of the window, and he could no longer move away, the snow light reflected on the blue-clothed young man through the glass window, He Yunxiu only felt that he couldn't look up at the description of the blue-clothed youth, and subconsciously lowered his head, wanting to avoid the omnipresent light, but the vivid shadow had been deeply imprinted in his heart, diluting the black shadow that had been entangled in his heart for these days.

It wasn't until this moment that he realized that the ear room was actually the lower part of Luo Chengyu's nap in the study, and he was an ordinary secret spy, and he was able to lie down in the study of His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, this kind of honor was not without even all the important ministers of Youji, even if he was smart and calm, he only felt grateful, and he could no longer have any selfish thoughts, knelt down behind Luo Chengyu on one knee, and said loudly: "Subordinate He Yunxiu knocked to see His Royal Highness Chitose, Chitose." ”