Jian Xin said goodbye to Yue Fei and rode his horse all the way north along the main road. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Dugu Jian thought of his father's heart, and he couldn't wait to rush to Huining Mansion in the next moment. Before leaving, he wrote a letter asking Yue Fei to send someone to Xu Tianchang, informing him that he had known the whole situation and expressing his gratitude. He left another message, asking Yue Fei to tell Wang Zuo and others in Dongting Lake that if he met Zhang Rumeng, he would tell him about his trip north to Huining Mansion, and let Zhang Rumeng investigate first.

From Ezhou to Huining Mansion, thousands of miles away, it is to ride a thousand miles of horses, day and night non-stop rush, and it takes four or five days to arrive. And the horses under the crotches of the two of them, although they are also very good horses, but after all, they are still not as good as those famous BMWs, and naturally they will not be so fast. Especially after Yanjing City, after leaving Yuguan, the population here is sparse, the road is not as easy to walk as the Central Plains, and the weather is much colder than the Jianghuai area, and the road is still icy, so they walked more difficult, it took 20 days for the two to arrive at Huining Mansion, the capital of the Jin people.

According to the address left by Zhang Jinyan in the letter, Dugu Jian and Zhang Linxin successfully connected with Zhang Jinyan's people outside a valley twenty miles south of the city. Immediately after that, someone went into the city to report to Wan Yanyong and Zhang Jinyan, and it didn't take long to see Zhang Jinyan rushing over with a few people on fast horses.

"Big brother!" As soon as he saw Dugu Jian, Zhang Jinyan was overjoyed, and before he could get to him, he hurriedly jumped off the horse and ran over. "Third brother!" Dugu Jian was also very happy, the two hugged each other and patted each other's backs. Zhang Jinyan saw Zhang Linxin on the side, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law!" Zhang Linxin took a sip, "You talk nonsense again, be careful of my boss's ear scraper and whip you!" Zhang Linxin's face turned red, and he turned his head and didn't speak again.

Dugu Jian took over the conversation and said: "Third brother, don't joke anymore, your sister should be angry again in a while." But I also have a happy thing to tell you. Zhang Jinyan hurriedly asked, "What kind of happy event?" Dugu Jian smiled: "Your second brother has married Miss Li Yao a few years ago, and you really have a sister-in-law in the future." ”

It's a pity that my younger brother is thousands of miles away, and it is too inconvenient to communicate with my brothers, otherwise I would have to go. Zhang Jinyan said with some regret. Dugu Jian patted him on the shoulder and said: "Third brother, don't regret it, when the world is peaceful in the future, you and my brother are still afraid that we can't get together and talk about wine?" Zhang Jinyan nodded and said: "Yes, what the eldest brother said is right, as long as Song and Jin each quit their troops and rebuild the old good, then I will go to the two brothers and have some time happily." He looked at Dugu Jian, and continued with a somewhat gloomy face: "It's a pity that Zong Bi just doesn't want to stop, and he only wants to destroy the Great Song Dynasty." Big brother, don't you know, at the court meeting a year ago, he set the tone for the destruction of the Song Dynasty. Within a month of the end of the New Year, he continued to dispatch troops to collect food and salary, and prepared to send troops to attack the Great Song Dynasty again. ”

"The Golden Vulture is all ready, when does the Jin Bing plan to go south?" Dugu Jian hurriedly asked when he heard this. Zhang Jinyan replied: "Big brother, don't worry, although Zong Bi has decided to send troops, there are still many ministers in the court who are dissatisfied with him, and he will not easily send troops until he integrates these." In my opinion, it will not be until April or May at the earliest, when he will start his army. ”

Dugu Jian put his mind at ease, although the defense line of the Great Song Dynasty in the Jianghuai area can be said to be impregnable, and there are famous generals such as Yue Fei and Han Shizhong in charge, but if Wushu really sends troops south at this time, it will indeed catch the Song army a little off guard.

Zhang Jinyan continued: "This time, the eldest brother came from thousands of miles away, except for the matter of his uncle's remains, I just want to inform the eldest brother that Zong Bi has prepared to send troops, please make preparations as soon as possible." Zhang Linxin smiled and said: "Sincerely, if you do this, is there no opinion on that kid Wanyan Yong?" Zhang Jinyan replied: "Sister is too worried, to be honest, my family master is extremely disgusted with Zong Bi's disregard for brotherhood, but there is nothing to do with him for a while." If Zong Bi's attack on the Song Dynasty can be broken and bloodied, presumably the emperor will gradually distance himself from him, and then we will have the opportunity to talk about peace between the two countries. I even think that if Zong Bi can be killed by Marshal Yue, then it will be applauded!"

Zhang Linxin stuck out his tongue, gave a thumbs up and said: "Good ambition! Admire and admire!" Dugu Jian said to Zhang Jinyan: "Third brother, don't talk about gossip, since I already know about Wushu's preparation to send troops, after we return south, I will inform Marshal Yue of the news." Now let's take us to see my father's bones. ”

Zhang Jinyan led Jian Xin and the two into the valley, bypassed a few paths, and came to an extremely hidden cave, the entrance of the cave was guarded by four people, and when they saw Zhang Jinyan coming, they hurriedly bowed and saluted. Zhang Jinyan waved his hand, motioned for them to step back, and said to Dugu Jian: "Big brother, there are many eyes and ears of Zongbi in Huining City, and our every move will be monitored by them. My uncle's remains were inconvenient to be transported into the city, so as not to attract attention, so I kept them here for the time being, waiting for my eldest brother's arrangement. Dugu Jian nodded, "Third brother, I have you to thank you." ”

The three of them went into the cave, which was not very large, and the light from the outside was very bright, so there was no need for torches to illuminate it. In the center of the cave was a vermilion coffin, and Dugu Jian knew that it was his father who was lying here, Dugu Yun, a famous "fairy swordsman" on the rivers and lakes.

When he got closer, Dugu Jian pushed hard and opened the coffin, only to see that there was only a skeleton shelf inside. They all know that the body has been buried in the ground for more than ten years, and it is a great luck to have such a skeleton of bones still intact, where can they ask for so much?

Zhang Jinyan pointed to the broken hands and feet of the skull frame and said: "Big brother, just relying on the news of those people, the younger brother didn't dare to be sure that this was my uncle at first, but I also concluded that this is my uncle's bones according to what the eldest brother said that his uncle's limbs were broken by Nangong Zhen, and he was hit by a sword in his chest. Dugu Jian carefully looked at his father's bones from head to toe, his eyes were tearful, his knees bent, he knelt in the coffin with a puff, kowtowed three times, and then said softly: "Dad! Zhang Linxin also covered her mouth gently, her eyes were shining with tears, and she didn't know what to say. (To be continued.) )