Chapter 189: Hunt and Kill
In fact, it is no wonder that these imperial historians panicked, Li Zong is a rare Ming monarch since the Song Dynasty, although he was silent for ten years before he ascended the throne, he was willing to be a puppet, and he has been withholding the powerful Shi Miyuan.
Just this forbearance surname is beyond the reach of ordinary people, and when Shi Miyuan died, he became a blockbuster and began the so-called "Duanping Change" in the history books in high spirits.
At this time, although the Great Song Dynasty had lost half of the country, after the hard work of Li Zong, the talents of the court and China were gathered, and they had gradually reversed the decline, and they were as powerless as they were before.
Seeing that the hope of recovering the land is imminent, if Li Zong suddenly favors a Taoist priest at this time and becomes obsessed with the art of Danshu or the art of immortality, it is obviously easy to know that he will definitely be sluggish in the government.
The Son of Heaven is the rise and fall of the world, if he neglects the government, the consequences will be unimaginably serious, at this time the Great Song Dynasty is like a boat sailing against the current, a little slack, the whole country will slide into the abyss.
Therefore, the imperial historians in the imperial history platform are forgivable for the appearance of the prince's void, such as seeing the broom star, Sirius, and the lonely star, and seeing that the official family began to favor him.
When Xiao Yu told Xiao Yuesheng the news, they were eating around the freshly made peachwood round table.
Cheng Ying's original dining table was very small, and could only accommodate three or four people to sit together, so Xiao Yuesheng once again acted as a carpenter, and made a large round wooden table with two teas, which could be rotated and make the dishes rotate in turn, which fully reflected his ingenuity and was praised by his wives.
The ten of them sat at the round table, not crowded at all, Xiao Yuesheng raised his eyes, this round wooden dining table and its surroundings were like a blooming rose, and the women at the table, all like flowers and jade, with a beautiful face, were the petals that were dazzling, and he was in the flowers, how could he not be pleased? !
Cheng Ying and Lu Wushuang sat in it, no longer strange and restrained, as if they were a family with Wan Yanping, they had lived in Mission Hills Villa for a while, and they became more and more familiar.
Cheng Ying and Lu Wushuang feel that their appetite is much bigger than usual, in the past, it was just their cousins eating, cold and lonely, there was no comparison, the mood was as silent as water, and it would not affect their appetite, but now there are so many people, lively and vibrant, and they suddenly feel that the food is extraordinarily fragrant, of course, there is also Guo Fu's cooking skills inherited from Huang Rong's essence.
Hearing the news from Xiao Yu, all the women looked at Xiao Yuesheng brightly or secretly, paying attention to Xiao Yuesheng, the bamboo chopsticks holding vegetables, and the sound of chewing, all of them unconsciously lightened a little, cautiously, like the calm before the storm, waiting for him to sink his face and lose his temper.
The name Wang Zixu is a pseudonym when I hear it, and the level is really not very good, but Xiao Yuesheng just used this name, and he gave another explanation, the things in the world are originally nothing, and this name is very philosophical.
The gloomy faces of the women waiting did not appear, Xiao Yuesheng heard that the imperial historians of the Imperial History Observatory were crazy about impeaching themselves, so he just smiled faintly, shook his head, and his expression was extremely disdainful, and he chewed the mushrooms in the chopsticks vigorously, it seemed that he regarded them as those imperial historians.
"Big brother, how is this good? The imperial historians are no better than ordinary people!" Wan Yanping frowned slightly, showing even more pity and pity, which made people involuntarily want to cherish it.
Although she is the widow of the Jin Dynasty, she formed the Qinghua Society with the noble ladies of Jiaxing City, and she is not ignorant of the court situation, and even because of the royal education she received since childhood, she can understand the affairs of the temple better than ordinary people.
The imperial history of the Song Dynasty is not comparable to the previous two dynasties, it is by no means just a decoration, their power is extremely great, even if the prime minister of the current dynasty, if he encounters the impeachment of the director of the imperial history platform - the imperial history of the Cheng, he can only resign obediently, nothing else.
Her husband has provoked the anger of these royal historians, but it is not good! Wan Yanping can't help but be very worried, if there is another imperial historian who admonishes him to death, then even if he is the son of heaven and is in charge of the cadre alone, he will be unable to help himself, and maybe, as they say, he will really put his husband to death.
"Childe must have a way to deal with it, right?!" Xiaoyu glanced at her husband and saw that he looked very determined, knew him very well, and knew that there was a countermeasure.
Seeing the eager eyes of the women, who were extremely curious, Xiao Yuesheng shook his head, stretched out the bamboo chopstick, and sandwiched a piece of fragrant and coveted mushrooms into his nose, stopped in front of his mouth, and snorted softly absently: "No...... It's not a big deal, at worst, I'll just come out of the prince's vain exaltation and hide from the world!"
"Yes...... Son, I'm afraid someone knows your identity. Xiao Yu stopped and said, with a smile on her hibiscus-like face, without the slightest worry, she had a kind of confidence from the bottom of her heart for her son-in-law, and always felt that nothing could be difficult to stop him.
Xiao Yuesheng threw the mushroom into his mouth, put down the bamboo chopstick, picked up the jade cup, took a sip of the green water, and waved his hand: "I don't plan to hide it from others, if you know, you know, don't worry." ”
After so many years of arrangement, the hidden strength of Mission Hills Villa makes them not have to tremble, be careful, and moreover, there is a way out of Peach Blossom Island, which is even more worry-free.
The disciples of Mission Hills Villa, the first thing they did after going out was to follow the way of the cunning rabbit three caves, first find a good way to retreat, not to win, not to lose first, not afraid of being pursued by others at all.
Seeing that he didn't care like this, her wives put their minds at ease, and concluded that they would not appear to their husbands if they underestimated the enemy.
For the competition for the Sunflower Treasure Book, Xiao Yuesheng is still waiting, although the competition for the secret book is becoming more and more fierce, it is not too much beyond his imagination, besides, it is good to mess up, lest the old men of the Yushitai have nothing to do and look for their own trouble, and the Fu Yin of Lin'an Mansion will top it for himself, and he can't ask for it.
So, he hid on Peach Blossom Island to be lazy, and slowly began to arrange some formations.
It is surrounded by the sea, the climate is humid and warm, quite pleasant, but it is too much, it is surrounded by sea water, it is inevitable that it is too humid, and the air also has a faint fishy smell, which is much worse than the warmth and freshness of Mission Hills Villa.
A Great Zhou Tian Five Elements Array, harmonizing yin and yang, moisturizing the peach tree with excess water vapor, making it more vigorous, thereby enhancing the vitality of the entire island, and the water vapor absorbed by the wood qi suddenly made the air moist just right.
And the slightly fishy smell in the air was filtered by the all-pervasive, pure-purified Qingyang array.
According to the Taoist so-called theory of opening the sky where the pure qi rises and the turbidity sinks, the yin and yang are reversed, the turbidity is retreated, and the clear qi is absorbed in the array.
There are still many formations in his mind, which are going to be set up on the island, but he doesn't want to tire himself, come one by one, take his time, and don't rush anyway.
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On the official road leading from Lin'an City to Jiaxing City, more than ten miles away from the boundary of Jiaxing Prefecture, there is a strange high mountain, called Aishan.
Aishan is like a sword.
At the foot of the steep mountain peak, the pine forest formed for many years is very luxuriant, just because it has not yet reached the beginning of spring, the color of the forest is a little yellowish, there is a radius of nearly a mile, the official road leading to Jiaxing is covered in it, but it is a good place to rob the house.
It was already sunset, on the official road, gradually sounded a rapid sound of horses' hooves and the rolling sound of the carriage, accompanied by a loud shout, the tired birds in the pine forest were startled, and the chirping was endless.
The shouting of "driving-driving-——!" was extremely loud, but the person who spoke was quite young, and his voice was faintly full of excitement and heroism.
The road in Jiaxing Mansion is extremely flat and spacious, not all dirt, mixed with a small amount of sand and gravel, but still dusty, a wide double carriage is galloping fast, the speed is extremely fast, two chestnut horses eight hooves flying, galloping, people can't help but worry, the rather wide black carriage can withstand such a toss.
Behind the galloping carriage, the dust flew like a yellow snake winding behind it.
The coachman who was on the reins of the carriage was Xiao Yuesheng's brother-in-law, the son of the Guo family - Guo Poyu.
Under the sunset, in the brilliant sunlight, Guo Poyu at this time only had his head bathed in the sun, and below his neck, the sunlight was blocked by the rather high carriage and could not be reached.
Guo Poyu's eyes were blazing, the original childishness on his face had gradually disappeared, and his hair and cranes were flying in the wind, fluttering and dancing.
He held the whip high in his hand, and although it did not flick it, it also seemed to be in high spirits, and there was no trace of the tiredness and aggravation caused by the galloping of the horse.
The carriage of the carriage is one head higher than the sitting Guo Poyu, the carriage is black throughout, as if the color of the dark iron, exudes inexplicable majesty, the cloud pattern carved on both sides, the pattern is strange, people can't help but have a sense of mystery, it seems to be wonderful.
Although the official road leading to Jiaxing Mansion is flat, it is inevitable that there will be occasional small stones and small soil pits, but the carriage is stable as usual, and it does not bump and turn like an ordinary carriage, showing the extraordinary nature of this carriage.
At the back of the carriage, a palm-sized lightning bolt pattern hangs is very conspicuous, and if you are a discerning person, you will know that this is the sign of Ziming car dealership.
This lightning pattern, is the guarantee of unimpeded passage of the surrounding provinces of Jiaxing, although Jiaxing Mansion has been driven by Jiaxing City in recent years to gradually become rich, but the surrounding houses, occasionally remote places, it is still inevitable that there are bandits, hang this lightning sign, no one dares to move, it can be seen that the power of the car line.
"Brother Guo...... , I'm tired, I don't have to be so fast!" A voice suddenly sounded from the majestic carriage, like a hundred spirits in the valley, which made Guo Poyu, who was practicing the whip method in the void, smart, and hurriedly put down the whip woven from long hemp rope, pressed the wheel with both hands, and immediately stood where he was sitting, turned around and pressed the carriage to look back.
Through the rolling yellow dust, there was no movement behind it, Guo Poyu breathed a sigh of relief, scratched his head, and deliberately said in a calm voice: "Miss He, it's almost time to Jiaxing Mansion, and when we get to my brother-in-law, we will be safe!"
"Hmm,...... Brother Guo suffered...... , Brother Guo...... , I want to come down for a while......" The voice like a lark was full of hesitation and shyness.
"What are you going to do down?" Guo Poyu's eyes moved away from behind the rising yellow dust, looked at the dark thick felt curtain in front of the carriage, a little puzzled, couldn't help scratching his head again, and asked straight through the cyan felt curtain.
"I want to ...... Toilet. "If it weren't for Guo Poyu's profound internal strength, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to hear this mosquito-like voice clearly.
Guo Poyu, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, suddenly blushed and red-eared, hurriedly sat back in place, picked up the whip, pulled the reins, and shouted loudly: "Yu-——, driving!"
The horse, which had been galloping indulgently, slowed down, first trotting, then walking, and then turned into a pine forest beside the road in the direction indicated by the reins.
Guo Poyu jumped out of the carriage, went to the front and took the reins of the two horses, walked to a pine tree, and stopped.
Guo Poyu glanced a few times into the pine forest, but found nothing in the way, walked to the dark carriage, first raised his eyebrows, then glared, and then opened his mouth wide, and when his stiff face became a little looser, he took two deep breaths, pondered, and slowly said to the car: "Okay, Miss He, please get off." ”
The thick cyan felt curtain was gently lifted from the side, and a delicate face with joy and disgust poked out, with a melon seed face, a slight pear nest, a sharp chin, a straight nose, and beautiful and clear eyes, which were enough to make people intoxicated.
Then leaning out of the carriage was a pair of cowhide boots, very small, the beautiful girl pulled her hand on the edge of the carriage, and suddenly the delicate body got out of the carriage, squatted to the place where Guo Poyu was originally driving, the slender willow waist twisted, carrying a beautiful silver sheath sword, jumped out of the car.
The movements were quite vigorous, like flowing water, indescribably beautiful and moving, so that Guo Poyu, who was on the side, hurriedly turned his eyes, lest his heart beat too much.
The cloud-like sideburns were hairpinned with a silver beaded flower, five tiny pearls exuded a faint pearl glow, and the pale yellow Luo shirt wrapped her delicate body, standing in front of Guo Poyu, she could only reach his eyebrows, giving people a sense of pity that she couldn't help but feel weak.
If Guo Xiang knew that the pearl flower that he had bought for himself was given away, he would definitely scold Guo Poyu for forgetting his sister when he had a daughter-in-law.
Guo Poyu swallowed his saliva hard, and said astringently: "Miss He, I'm waiting for you here." ”
This girl He is delicate and delicate, her snow-white melon seed face was suddenly dyed with a layer of rose, and she didn't dare to look at Guo Poyu, but she nodded slightly, showed off her feet, and her figure suddenly floated into the pine forest full of dead branches.
Entering the forest, Miss He turned around and looked back, and saw Guo Poyu carrying the two horses with his big hands in the direction of the woods, as if he was whispering, obviously cherishing the two horses very much.
His broad back was really like a mountain, she smiled slightly, and turned back shyly, it was still winter, the pine forest was sluggish, not as dense as spring and summer, but fortunately, this forest had existed for many years, and the pine trees were thick enough to cover the human figure.
Guo Poyu caressed the eyebrows of the two horses, and the bottom of his hand could feel the slight convexity between their wide eyes, as if they were about to drill out a horn, these two chestnut horses are rare horses, but unfortunately Miss He is a delicate woman, and she can't stand the long gallop of horses, so these two horses are really wronged by them!
Guo Poyu felt that his neck was indescribably stiff, as if it had solidified into a piece of wood, which could not be turned at all, and it was more like being pointed at the acupoint, but his heart was deep, but he had a vigorous impulse, that is, to turn his head and take a look at the scenery behind him.
However, his ears were unconsciously erected, and his hearing was exerted to the extreme, but unfortunately he didn't hear any special sounds, and he felt strange in his heart.
"Huh?!" Guo Poyu's face changed, his ears were pricked up and he didn't hear the sound behind him, a gust of wind blew, but he faintly heard the sound of horses' hooves on the official road.
He didn't care about the stiff neck, nor the dirt and coldness on the ground, so he leaned down and leaned down, pressed his ear to the ground, and frowned and listened.
As Guo Jing's son, he grew up in Xiangyang City, and he dealt with Mongolian iron cavalry a lot, how could he not listen to the sound and distinguish the way of hooves?!
Guo Poyu listened for a moment, suddenly stood up, touched the beard that was still soft under his chin, groaned, and finally made up his mind to free the two horses from the wheel.
Glancing at the pine forest behind him, there was no movement, Guo Poyu tied the two horses to the pine tree in front of him, and took the horse as his own, holding a wheel, pulling up the carriage, trying to pull it into the woods to hide.
It's just that the woods can't accommodate such a large carriage at all, so they can only lean against the outermost tree, and there is nothing they can do. Even if his skill is enough to break the tree, but these pine trees are not thin, they can exhaust him half to death, now is the opportunity to recuperate, how can he waste his strength like this!
"Brother Guo, what's wrong?" Miss He stood behind him prettyly, her shirt was lightly brushed, as if she would be blown away by the wind at any time, at this time she looked at Guo Poyu with some surprise, her snow-white cheeks were still blushing.
Guo Poyu hurriedly wiped his face, afraid that the dirt just now had not been wiped clean, then looked back at her, and said heavily: "They chased after her!"
He pulled the wide carriage effortlessly, but with ease, but now he stood in the woods, the wheels of the carriage in front of the trees, unable to take a single step, no matter how hard he tried, it was also useless.
"Huh?!" she frowned slightly, her jade hand holding the silver-sheathed sword tightened, and she turned to look at the road behind them, the road was straight, and she could see far away, but there was no one there.
Guo Poyu hurriedly put down the wheel, and lay down on the ground again, with his ears on the ground, his expression focused, without the slightest embarrassment just now.
"I heard it clearly this time, there were eight horses...... It's only less than two miles!" Guo Poyu jumped up from the ground, wiping the dirt from his face as he said in a deep voice, revealing anxiety.
The delicate and pitiful Miss He suddenly stepped forward, slightly ashamed, biting her lower lip, looking at the ground, and handed Luo Pa in her sleeve to Guo Poyu, who was wiping her face.
Guo Poyu's mind turned to the person chasing at this time, took Luo Pa easily, wiped it on his face, and suddenly found that Luo Pa's fragrance was not the same as the fragrance of the eldest sister and the second sister.
Hurriedly returned Luo Pa, both of them were a little red-faced, or Guo Poyu's internal strength was profound, and he seemed to hear the faint sound of horses' hooves again, woke up, and hurriedly said: "Miss He, let's both ride horses, as long as we rush to Jiaxing, there is my brother-in-law, I will not be afraid of them!"
Miss He raised her head, her eyes were still a little dodgy, and she nodded without saying a word, without any objections.
Unfortunately, the two horses did not have saddle bridles, so Guo Poyu removed the expensive wool carpet in the carriage and folded it into a thick cushion, allowing the delicate Miss He to be the saddle.
Although Guo Poyu is not too smart, he has the habit of saddling before and after the second sister, and he is quite considerate when he does this, which makes Miss He's eyes show gratitude.
The two quickly packed up, Guo Poyu carried the bags of the two on his back, carried the green sheath sword on his back, and sandwiched the belly of the horse under his crotch with his legs, galloping on the horse, steadily, and seemed to be unaffected by the absence of a saddle.
Although the two horses are not thousands of miles of horses, they are also one of the best rare horses, and it is even more difficult to have such a horse in the case of the lack of horses in the Great Song Dynasty.
During the gallop, Guo Poyu looked back at Miss He from time to time, a little uneasy, but this Miss He seemed to be delicate and weak, but she was quite athletic, riding a horse and galloping, without the slightest hint of panic.
Galloping out about five miles away, the sunset was getting closer and closer to the West Mountain, the sky was a red glow, and Guo Poyu and they were finally caught up.
There were four people chasing after them, but they rode eight horses, although the eight horses were not as good as Guo Po's horses, but they were also horses, and under the rotation, they finally caught up with them before stepping into Jiaxing Mansion.
"Hey...... , boy, see where you're going this time?!"
The first one was a young man in a fur coat, his right hand pointed at Guo Poyu with a calm face, he sneered, his eyes were full of hatred and resentment, and he seemed to grit his teeth when he spoke.
He was pale, quite handsome, but his body was a little thin, if he was a man dressed as a woman, I am afraid it would be extremely easy, at this time riding a chestnut high horse, sitting upright according to the bridle, thin lips drooping, sneering, exuding evil breath.
The person who followed him was sturdy, and under the square face, even if he was wearing a cotton jacket, it was still difficult to hide the majesty of his body, at this time his eyes were like electricity, cold and mangsen, and he kept shooting on Guo Poyu's body, pressing on the long knife on his waist with one hand, and kept accumulating momentum and murderous intentions.
Surrounded by four riders in front and behind, Guo Poyu did not see a panicked look, as if he would be calm when he was born, he seemed to have not seen the young man in front of him, and pulled the reins slightly, so that the horse under his crotch leaned lightly, so that he could see the people in front and behind.
He leaned over to Miss He and whispered, "You go first, I'll resist them for a while, and then I'll chase you,...... This is a token of my brother-in-law, and if you wear it on your waist, my brother-in-law's people will come to you. ”
As he spoke, he seemed to straighten the blanket cushion she was sitting on, put his hand in his sleeve, and quietly handed things to Miss He.
Although his movements were hidden, they could not hide from the eyes of everyone, but they just sneered, and the two horses behind him, one was tall, and the other was quite like leading a young man, leaning towards thinness, with three wisps of clear beard, a bit of elegance, but unfortunately his eyes were too flexible and kept turning.
"Brother Guo......" Then Miss He hurriedly pushed it away, wanting to refuse, but she didn't have Guo Poyu's strength, and she couldn't push the big hand that was as firm as a mountain at all.
She couldn't insist, and she was afraid of being discovered by others, so she could only accept it, and pinched it with her hand under her sleeve, but it was a smooth and delicate square jade pendant.
This He girl seems to be delicate, but she is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, how could she abandon him and flee first? Although she saw that the other party was powerful and all of them were masters, her heart was a little heavy, but it was impossible for her to make a secret living.
"Don't worry, although I can't beat them, it's still no problem to run,...... You go first, and I'll be there later!" Guo Poyu persuaded in a low voice, his eyes staring at the front and back, in case the four people who were sneering suddenly attacked.
Before Guo Poyu went out, Guo Jing passed on the key decisions taught by the masters when he first came out of the martial arts to his son: "If you can't beat it, run!"
Compared with Guo Jing at the beginning, Guo Poyu is like a cloud, and the Nine Yin True Scripture he cultivated is very different from the martial arts he learned by his father, and he also has enough nosy capital.
"No, let's go together, stay together!" Miss He stared at Guo Poyu, biting her jade teeth like braided shells, and said softly but resolutely.
Guo Poyu could read the firmness in her watery eyes, and while he was moved in his heart, he frowned a little.
Although Miss He's martial arts are not bad, she is still far behind Guo Poyu, and staying here will only distract him, but it will not have much effect.
"Who the hell are you?!" Guo Poyu stopped whispering to Miss He, straightened up, his face sank, and shouted in a low voice, quite powerful.
He knew that his tongue was stupid, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to persuade Miss He, so he secretly looked at the sky, at this time the sunset had begun to set, and the sky was dark.
With Miss He by his side, in order to protect the fairy beside him, Guo Poyu's mind turned unprecedentedly fast, and it became much clearer and more sensitive, and a plan to delay the army was thought of, although it was quite difficult to implement, but it was also a kind of progress.
"Boy,...... Killing so many of us, and not even knowing who we are, how can it be unreasonable!!Suffer death!!" The young man's resentment could no longer be suppressed, and with a wave of the soft whip in his hand, he slashed directly at Guo Poyu's head and face, and suddenly there was a scream, as terrible as a ghost crying.
Guo Poyu only shouldered slightly, and dodged the long whip of the roar without care, he really didn't look down on this old man's skills, but secretly blamed himself for his soft-heartedness and woman's kindness, and let this guy go, so that he let him lead someone to hunt him down and kill him, turning himself into a lost dog.
It's just that this time, I'm afraid it's not good, looking at the eyes and slightly bulging temples of the three people, I'm afraid that he may not be able to run away, he secretly drummed in his heart, and touched a jade talisman left by his brother-in-law for him.
This jade talisman was handed over to him by his brother-in-law before leaving, and if he was worried about his surname, he would crush the jade talisman.
"Who the hell are you?!" Guo Poyu did not fight back, and insisted on asking.
When he thought of his brother-in-law, he couldn't help but think of the eldest sister, if he talked about this incident to the eldest sister in the future, but he didn't know who he killed after all, and who was hunted down, it would be too embarrassing.
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