The words say:

The snow line is connected to the sky, the peak town is more vigorous. Several storms have only changed the world. How many old dreams of youth, in front of me, are the cold smoke of the decaying grass. In the slanting sun, the green mountains are lonely, and they have been melancholy for many years.

Dust edge. I still remember that the seven strings are twisted, which means leisurely. Dancing the sword again to cheer up, in front of the bottle. Just do the branches and wings, how can I expect you, let my heart hang. Lovesick and hateful, ask you if you know, and cry for a long night. - Send "Man Tingfang".

It is said that at that time, after Li Shijun's personal guards finished shooting the red-haired soldiers, they all came to the edge of the Snow Ridge cliff to look down - but there was no trace of Li Shijun, so they had to go down the mountain, return to the camp, and cry to report.

On the afternoon of December 5 of the year of the Taiping Khan, Li Shijian, the emperor of the Taiping Khan, stretched his limbs on the dragon bed as if he had just woken up from a big dream, and woke up leisurely, still feeling slightly dizzy.

However, all the military divisions and generals rushed into the tent to congratulate them.

Thinking of this, Li Shijian was in a hurry, got up immediately, and was about to get out of bed, and at the same time asked everyone: "Oh! I don't know how long it has been! What is the current battle situation?"

Everyone said: "Begin to play our lord Khan! Our army has won a great victory, and only Hulagus himself and his more than 200 personal guards have escaped!"

When Li Shijian heard this, he was overjoyed and asked what this victory was.

Yan Junping and Fu Liming immediately reported it carefully, and handed over the generals' merits. Li Shijian looked at it, and laughed and said: "Okay! Destroy the red-haired soldiers, and my Taiping Khanate will truly be peaceful in the world from now on!"

After Li Shijian finished reading the merits, he asked suspiciously: "Yan Junshi and Fu Junshi, why is there no record of the military exploits of the generals of the Left Army here? Since you have won a big victory, what about my brother and others? Why don't you come to see me?"

Yan Junping said: "Playing my lord Emperor Khan, King Kaiping took his personal guards, pursued Hulags, and went all the way to Qinglong Mountain!"

Li Shijian heard this and exclaimed: "No! Hulagus has a bronze mirror, and my brother is chasing after him like this, I'm afraid that there will be danger!"

Yan Junping said: "Playing my lord Khan Emperor, the Kaiping prince said at the time that the bronze mirror is invalid for him!

Li Shijian listened to it, and then he was a little relieved.

At that time, Li Shijian sent a person to the left army to ask Li Shijun if he had returned, and at the same time ordered the three armies to hold a celebration banquet - at this time, it was the last hour of the afternoon, and Li Shijian said to the generals:

"Ladies and gentlemen, please wait a little longer, and when my brother returns triumphantly, how about we drink together?"

The generals said yes!

However, he said that Wang Zheng, the messenger in the palace, came to see Li Shijian in a hurry at this time, and said: "My lord Emperor Khan, the minister is about to ask my lord Emperor Khan for permission - the minister is going back to the palace to resume his life!"

Only then did Li Shijian remember what happened when Wang Zhengzhi came. So Li Shijian said: "Wang Zheng, the name of the little prince is Li Taiping, and I don't know the name of the little prince of Kaiping Palace, how can you go back to restore your life?"

Wang Zhengdao: "Yan Junshi and others all think that the name given to the little prince by the prince of Kaiping is Li Kaiping. ”

Li Shijian suddenly remembered that he was going to pick up Du Huaibiao, and he was injured by the Hulags bronze mirror - Du Huaibiao had already sacrificed for the country!

Among the people, Yan Junping came out first, and after Li Shijian was stunned, Hu Laggs came to challenge the situation, and the conclusion was that according to Hu Laggs's words, it was concluded that the son of Li Shijun, the marshal of the left army, the little prince of Kaiping Palace, must be named "Li Kaiping" by Zuo Shuai.

Wen Ziming also said: "What my lord Khan, Emperor Yan, said was also correct by his subordinates at that time. This must be General Du Huaibiao through the mouth of Hulagus to deliver a message to us, telling us the name that Marshal Shijun gave to the little prince. ”

Li Shijian's head was not stupid, but he had just woken up and was a little dizzy, but he was already awake at this time, so he nodded and said, "Well, the inferences of the two military advisors are the same as mine." ”

Speaking of this, Li Shijian said to the messenger in the palace: "Wang Zheng, don't be in a hurry to go back, when the prince of Kaiping comes back, let's implement it again, and you can go back." ”

Wang Zhengdao: "Yes!

Li Shijian said to Yan Junping again: "Yan Junshi, you inform the left army, and let Xu Wenhu, Tian Mengchang and Xu Xing, the three military divisions, report the generals' battle exploits!"

Yan Junping said: "My lord Emperor Khan, the left army, has already said that at present, the three military divisions have counted the generals' combat exploits, but this merit is not easy to adjudicate, and we will wait for Marshal Shijun to come back and decide!"

The crowd burst out laughing.

Someone said: "The prince of Kaiping pursued Nahulags, took his golden retriever dog head back, and never had future troubles, this left army's head merit must be the prince of Kaiping!"

Some people also chimed in and said: "That's right! The first merit of the left army will inevitably go to Marshal Shijun! Marshal Shijun has always won consecutive battles, and this time, we will wait and see!"

For a while, everyone was talking and laughing.

Suddenly, there was the sound of horses' hooves, and the chief knight neighed into the camp!

Everyone laughed and said: "It must be the triumphant return of the prince of Kaiping!"

Li Shijian also got up with a smile, wanting to come out of the big tent, and said with a smile: "At the beginning, the idea of my two brothers was to assist the Ming Lord and bring peace to the world, but it was my brother who said a word, so I made up my mind to be the king of the Ming and reopen the peace of the world!"

Everyone laughed and said, "My lord Khan Emperor, what did the prince of Kaiping say?"

Li Shijian said with a smile: "At that time, my younger brother said: 'Brother, have you seen it?' Third Uncle, he doesn't dare or believe that we can conquer Ping'an Prefecture!

So I said, 'Brother, you support me so much, don't you even dare to think about it, as a brother?'

When everyone heard this, they all laughed and exclaimed: "Lord Kaiping, you are so brave, courageous, courageous, and knowledgeable!"

While everyone was talking, they only arrived outside the big tent, and they saw a horse, like flying, and they ignored the ban on horses in the Khan's camp, and they were not afraid that they would lose their heads if they violated the order!

When everyone watched, it was Xu Wenhu!

Xu Wenhu jumped off the horse with a panicked expression, and reported: "Senior Brother Khan, Senior Brother Shijun, something happened to him!"

Li Shijian was shocked: "What? How could something happen to my brother?!"

For a moment, everyone was silent.

Yan Junping, as a military advisor, followed Li Shijian every day, and everyone secretly gave him a look, hoping that he would speak.

Yan Junping also understood everyone's thoughts, so he said: "My lord Emperor Khan is not anxious, Brother Wenhu, tell me, what happened to the prince of Kaiping?"

Xu Wenhu said: "Just now, Shijun's personal guards retreated from the Longji Snow Line of Qinglong Mountain, and said that Marshal Shijun was chasing Nahulags, and he was about to be able to kill him, but unexpectedly, a red light flashed, knocking Marshal Shijun down under the cliff of Snow Ridge! Now Marshal Shijun is nowhere to be seen, and life and death are uncertain!"

When Taiping Khan Emperor Li Shijian heard this, he nodded slowly and said, "Senior Brother Xu, my brother named his son, but it's called 'Li Kaiping'?"

Xu Wenhu said: "Senior brother of Emperor Hui Khan, that's the name." Senior Brother Khan, we have to think of something to save Marshal Shijun now!"

Li Shijian said: "Senior brother is right! I don't know how the left army is going to save people now?"

Xu Wenhu said: "Senior Brother Khan, Tian Junshi and Xu Junshi have already sent troops up the mountain!"

Li Shijian listened and said to Wang Zheng: "Wang Zheng, you will go back to the capital tomorrow morning to restore your life, if we haven't found Shijun tomorrow morning, you have seen the Queen Mother and Princess Kaiping, don't talk about it!"

Wang Zheng said "yes!" and retreated.

Li Shijian said to Yan Junping again: "Military division, the victory of the three armies is not easy to come by, and it can't be because my brother alone affects the joy of the soldiers' celebrations." The matter of the prince of Kaiping cannot be made public for the time being.

The military advisor will arrange a banquet for the officers and men of the three armies! I want to go to Qinglong Mountain with Senior Brother Xu to have a look!"

Yan Junping heard this, and also knew that this kind of thing was different from the battle between the two armies, and he had nothing to do; the Khan Emperor was heartbroken for his brother, so he had to let him go first, and then slowly try to do it.

So, Yan Junping said: "Yes, my lord Khan, if you don't attend the banquet, the soldiers will not be at ease, and besides, my lord Khan will personally go up the mountain, and I don't know how many people will be sent to follow the escort?"

Li Shijian listened to it and said with a wry smile: "My two brothers are not scholars who are powerless, and I am afraid that there are few people who are my opponents when I look at the world!

Alas, where is there any freedom! What the Khan Emperor did, now that I think about it, it is not as good as Liu Xiaobang'er of the Nanping Khanate, people say that if you don't do it, you won't do it, you can be at ease, and you will go to cultivate immortals!"

Yan Junping heard this, and had no choice but to say helplessly: "My lord Emperor Khan, people often say: If you want to be rich, you must seek hardship, and if you want to be rich, you will not be free. Since ancient times, this has been the case!

What's more, my lord Khan, you are in danger of the world, and now our Taiping Khanate has been decided, and the red-haired soldiers have just been expelled, and all the people look up to our lord Khan, like looking at the sun and the moon!

My lord Emperor Khan, when he was under the city of Huangzhou, that song of peace, his subordinates are still like in his ears, my lord Emperor Khan should not forget his original will, and it is the blessing of all the people in the world!"

Li Shijian retreated from everyone, leaving Xu Wenhu and Yan Junping alone, and then said with a wry smile:

"Senior Brother Xu, Master Yan Junshi, for the sake of all the people in the world, I married Murong Chan, but I still don't know the news of Aunt Cui!

How could I be ungrateful in the blink of an eye? I have a thousand knots in my heart, and who do I tell to? Now it's okay, I can't be sorry for Princess Murong or unwilling to let down Aunt Cui, in my heart, alas, it's hard to say!"

Speaking of this, Li Shijian said: "Military Division, there is a left army going up the mountain, and I will go with Senior Brother Xu Wenhu, which is enough." If you still can't find my brother tomorrow, you can pass on my order, and after the triumph of the whole army, they will return to their respective garrisons, leaving only my Khan's personal guards stationed here.

I have to work hard to find my brother, otherwise, after I return to the capital, it will be difficult to explain to the two queen mothers and Princess Kaiping!"

Yan Junping wanted to say something more, Li Shijian said: "Yan Junshi, there is no need to say more, I have made up my mind, and I ask the military master to do what I say, tonight, let the soldiers participate in the celebration banquet first!"

When Yan Junping heard this, he said: "My lord Emperor Khan, the minister has just said that this celebration banquet is open, but the Emperor Khan does not participate in the banquet, where can the soldiers be happy?

When Li Shijian heard this, he couldn't help but sigh and said, "The military advisor is right, I will participate." ”

Xu Wenhu said: "Senior Brother Khan, that day, Brother Fool used a beautiful man's trick to facilitate your marriage with Emperor Murong, when he sees Senior Sister Cui, Brother Foolish, I will make it clear to Senior Sister Cui, so that she will not hold a grudge against you!"

Li Shijian smiled bitterly: "Senior brother, now is not the time to say this, as Yan Junshi said, it is not good for me to go to Qinglong Mountain to find Shijun now, I have to be present at this celebration banquet, don't chill the hearts of the soldiers." ”

Xu Wenhu said: "Senior Brother Khan, this, Brother Fool understands. I'll go back to the left army and go to Qinglong Mountain.

Senior Brother Khan, please rest assured, no matter what, my left army wants to find Senior Brother Shijun, as soon as this matter is over, I will go up to Dadu Mountain to see Senior Sister Cui, explain the situation to her, and apologize to her!"

When Li Shijian heard this, he couldn't help but be speechless, only nodded, and said for a long time: "Okay, senior brother, you can go now." ”

So, Xu Wenhu said goodbye and left the account. In the night wind, only the sound of horses' hooves was heard, which gradually disappeared, and Xu Wenhu went far away.

At this time, at the foot of Longshou Mountain, in the camps of the Taiping Army, there was laughter and laughter -- once the war was suspended after several years, the world would be peaceful from now on! What could be more pleasing to the soldiers than this post-war celebration?

Among Yan Jun's equal advisers and generals, the people who knew about Li Shijun's disappearance were all forced to make a happy face and went to the camps to accompany the soldiers to drink celebration wine, and Li Shijun sent Li Shilong, the commander of the personal guard battalion, as a special representative of the Khan Emperor, to the camps to offer condolences.

The celebration banquet of the camps of the Taiping Army started from the time of the day and did not end until the next day, which can be described as a carnival all night!

At noon on December 6, the fourth year of the Taiping Khan's Kaiping, all the armies packed up and stopped and marched to the garrison. The Khan's chariot and the Khan's forbidden army of 20,000 people were still stationed at the foot of Longshou Mountain, looking for Li Shijun with the left army.

The left army and horses, there are only 20,000 people left, led by Xu Wenhu, 40,000 people have searched for many days, and the upper and poorest blue fall into the Yellow Spring, and the two places are gone!

At this time, in the palace of Xijing Tianhan, the two queen mothers, the imperial concubine Murong Chan and the princess Murong Juan were anxiously waiting for the Taiping Khan Emperor and the Kaiping King to return to Beijing for reunion.

- Early in the morning of December 5, the sixth year of the Taiping Khan Emperor, Murong Juan, the princess of Kaiping, hurriedly came to the palace of the Khan Emperor and asked to see her sister, Murong Chan, the imperial concubine of the Taiping Khan.

When Murong Chan saw her sister, she couldn't help but ask, "Sister, what's wrong?"

Murong Juan asked gloomily, "Sister, I don't know what happened to the battle situation on the front line?"

Murong Chan said: "I heard that the Emperor Khan and the prince have led the troops to surround the red-haired demon general Hulagus, the enemy is already short of food and grass, and the red-haired soldiers are struggling to survive by killing horses for food.

Moreover, I have heard that the Emperor Khan has the intention to use this battle to take all the horses of the red-haired cavalry to form the elite cavalry of our Taiping Khanate!"

Murong Juan said: "Sister, victory is just around the corner, this is really gratifying!But, but, alas!" Murong Juan's voice was a little choked up as she spoke.

Murong Chan said, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

Murong Juan's eyes were moist, and she said faintly: "Sister, I had a nightmare at night! I dreamed that our army was victorious, and Shijun chased the enemy to a snowy mountain, and suddenly a red light flashed, and Shijun and others disappeared!"

My sister woke up at the time, got up and took a hexagram, which was extremely unlucky-sister, I'm worried about him!"

When Murong Chan heard this, she was also secretly shocked, but she comforted her sister and said, "Sister, you miss him too much and worry about him too much. I think about it every day, and I dream about it at night. Poet Jun and Ji Ren Tianxiang, don't worry, it'll be fine! Also, that Wang Zheng should also come back, and our children should have chosen their names!"

Murong Chan said this, obviously to change the topic and not let her sister worry.

Murong Juan naturally understood her sister's thoughts, so she said, "Sister, I know that you are giving me a relief pill." But my dreams of the night and the hexagram of the dawn really disturb my heart!"

- This is exactly what it is: the heart is idyllic, and things can be predicted for care. After waking up from an unprovoked dream, it was too late to calculate.

When Murong Chan heard this, she couldn't help but worry and asked, "Sister, which hexagram did you occupy?"