Chapter Seventy-Five: Into the Tiger's Den

The three of them stepped into the Mulan Hall on the cliff, the main hall Zhu Zhu green tile, the palace door engraved "loyalty, filial piety and bravery" four big characters. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info Inside the hall sits on the gilt statue of Mulan, men and women, powdered steel armor, handsome and martial. On both sides of the palace wall, there are painted with colorful murals of Mulan stories such as "Mountaineering for Heirs", "Riverside Martial Arts", "Acting on the Father's Expedition", "Triumphant Return", etc., which are lifelike. There is a stone tablet in front of the statue, which is engraved with the famous sentence "Mulan Temple" inscribed by the great poet Du Muden Mulan Mountain in the Tang Dynasty: "Bending the bow to fight as a man, and once with the thrush in his dream." A few times I thought about returning the wine, and wished Concubine Ming on the clouds. ”

Li Yihang read the poem, looked at General Mulan's heroic face, and thought: "Mulan, what a beautiful name." Mulan, magnolia, magnolia. He suddenly remembered the magnolia tree, the magnolia tree of Zhang Zhentian's family, and Zhang Meilan: "It's a pity that Miss unfortunately died of illness, if she also wears men's clothes, I'm afraid that she will be more handsome than General Mulan, and her masculinity will not be comparable." Miss Meilan's sideburns and smile, soft voice, swirled in her mind, the more she thought about it, the more she felt unbearable, and her face couldn't help but become hot.

Li Nan saw him looking at the statue of General Mulan in a daze, so he said: "Yihang, do you like our General Mulan, why do you blush?" Li Yihang came back to his senses from his reverie and said busily: "No, no, I'm just imagining General Mulan galloping and killing Hu on the battlefield. "I secretly scolded myself for thinking crankily and blaspheming my ancestors, which is very wrong.

Wang Kaisen is the most pious, his head banged on the ground, although it was not Er Li who hit the ground personally, but he also felt a headache when he heard the sound.

Li Yihang stepped forward and said: "Big brother, my lord's surname is Hua, he passed through Mulan Mountain on the way to take office, and he knows that the hero of my Hua family is buried here, so he has to go to the grave on the top of the mountain to worship, please be accommodating." The man glanced at him and said, "Who said that the general's tomb is on the top of the mountain, so if you don't figure it out, go up the mountain indiscriminately, take a walk, don't get in the way here." Li Yihang was stunned and said, "This, I heard at the bottom of the mountain that it was on the top of the mountain." ”

Li Nan pulled him over and said: "Isn't it, I usually tell you to read less and visit more, as the saying goes, "traveling thousands of miles is better than reading thousands of books" is really good, your brain is not good at reading, is it not that your ancestors' tombs are buried on the top of the mountain?" He took out a piece of silver from his pocket, stuffed it into the man's hand, and said: "Little brother, I am going to Hanyang to take up a post, when I pass here, I find that there is a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, the essence of the sun and the moon, swallowing the spirit of the Quartet, and holding a treasure land, I want to go to the top of the mountain to pray for blessings and bless the smooth career." He whispered in the man's ear, "I'll give you money when I come back." When the guard saw that he had made a generous move, and said that there was a reward for going down the mountain, he hurriedly smiled and let them pass. Li Nan said: "I heard that there are many buildings on the top of the mountain, exquisite and beautiful, and I want to walk inside." I don't know if it's okay?" the guard understood, and hurriedly took out three bamboo pieces and handed them to them, saying, "Yes, remember to return it to me when you go down the mountain." Li Nan said: "Of course, of course, the little brother is refreshing, and when you come to the Hanyang Mansion to find me in the future, Master Hua will reward you with an official position." The guard was even more happy with his face and ears, and he shouted repeatedly: "Certainly, definitely, Hua Ye slow, Hua Ye slowly." ”

After walking out of the road for a while, Wang Kaisen said: "Brother Nan, I heard that Hua Mulan is not surnamed Hua. Li Nan said: "Bah, Mulan doesn't flower, is her surname Mulan?" Wang Kaisen said: "Yes, some historians say that her surname is Mulan." Li Nan said: "Could it be that General Mulan is called Magnolia? What a child, don't blame you for seeing less, you can also trust those and pee family? You believe those guys, be careful of starving you." After a while, he said: "If General Mulan is not surnamed Hua, then she must be surnamed Li, are you right, Brother Yihang?" Li Yihang smiled: "Yes, yes, it is called Li Mulan." Wang Kaisen said: "Why is General Mulan's surname Li? Li Nan said: "Since the general is not surnamed Hua, it may be his surname, my Li family has the largest number of people in the world, and the surname Li is the most likely!" Wang Kaisen said suddenly: "No, the general's surname is Wang, and his name is Wang Mulan." Li Yihang asked with a smile: "Why did the general follow your surname?" Wang Kaisen said: "The surname Wang is the number one surname in the world, and if General Mulan wants to choose a surname, it is no surprise that he will choose the surname Wang." ”

The three of them were arguing, and suddenly faced an old woodcutter with firewood on his shoulders and said: "General Mulan is not surnamed Li or Wang, his surname is Zhang, and his name is Zhang Mulan." Wang Kaisen said: "Old man, is your surname Zhang?" The old woodcutter didn't answer, and smiled and said: "There are many people with the surname Zhang in the world, and it is not unusual to be called Zhang Mulan." The three of them giggled and said: "Yes, yes, the general is not surnamed Li or Wang, his surname is Zhang, his name is Zhang Mulan, he must be wrong." ”

The three of them knew that the road ahead was difficult and dangerous, and they were afraid that they would not be able to come down the mountain, and they were worried in their hearts, but they still joked all the way, pretending to be relaxed. Slowly winding up the mountain along the stone steps, this road is very familiar to Li Nan Wang Kaisen, about to the peak, only to see a large area of buildings located in the mountain, the houses and terraces are made of staggered stones and pressing, without mud, that is, dry stone walls, very distinctive.

Li Nan stopped and said: "This building is where the main hall of the Qingzhu Gang is located, although you can go in and visit with bamboo pieces in hand, there are many private places that can't be done, let's go inside first, and then sneak in to take a look when it gets dark." The three of them pretended to be tourists, shuttling back and forth between the various scenic spots, and there was nothing unusual about them.

After dinner, it was soon dark, and it was dark on the top of the hill, with only the lights shining through the sporadic rooms. Li and Wang knew this place well, and quickly avoided the checkpoint and rushed into the living compound of the Qingzhu Gang. The three of them had discussed in advance, first went to explore Zhong Daben, saw if they could tie him up, and took the trail to take him down the mountain. Li Yihang asked Qing Zhong Daben if he had any real skills, and only relied on sycophants to get the position of hall master, so he put his mind at ease. The big dog on the top of the mountain saw the three of them, and they only barked a few times before stopping. Li Nan laughed quietly: "Although these beasts don't recognize us, they can still smell our breath. ”

The three of them soon came to the outside of Zhong Daben's house, which was built on a high ground against the backdrop of a mountain, in a remote location, and there were no guards. There was still a light in the house, Li Nan asked Wang Kaisen to control the wind in a hidden place, and he and Li Yihang tiptoed to the window. He looked like he was going to attack us. Li Nan recognized this person's voice, it was Chen Ansheng, one of the four major golden steels. Another said: "Does he have the courage to do this, he himself knows in his heart, how many brothers in the gang listen to him? He is silent, and he may be able to sit in the position of the gang leader for a few more years, if he blows his beard and glares at his eyes, he will not have good fruit to eat." "This person is Zhong Daben. Another person said: "If he is still verbose at the regular meeting tomorrow, let's just turn against him, don't think that we are easy to bully." Li Nan said in his heart: "When did Liu Beilong, the hall master of the Tempest Hall, collude with Zhong Zhihan, this is not good, the Qiu gang leader is alone, I am afraid that he will not be able to stop their siege." He also thought: "A group of rebellious ministers and thieves are plotting to rebel here, but they don't even have a guard, so they let their guard down, and no one dares to act recklessly in their eyes." ”

I heard Zhong Zhihan's voice again: "This helper called by Qiu Lao'er, but I don't know what kind of character it is, I don't know the details of the enemy, so it's not a good choice to act rashly." Chen Ansheng said: "Helper, we have been waiting for this moment for so many years, don't be afraid because he inadvertently came to a guest, maybe as soon as we turn our faces, that person will show his attitude, it is not his business." Liu Beilong also said: "Yes, even if that person has some ability, he is only one person, what kind of climate can he become, if he really doesn't know what to do, let's rush up and cut him into meat sauce in an instant." ”