Chapter 12: The Red Stone

Xiao Hongtao and his entourage returned to the Tibetan Tiger Cave when it was already waning, Xiao Hongtao looked up at the red glow in the distance, and his heart was full of emotion, this was the first day of his life in ancient times, this day was really extraordinary, first woke up in various doubts, and then was invited to participate in a military meeting, and then went to the Broken Tiger Cliff, and finally tore up his clothes, raised his chest and pretended to be a woman, what happened on this day made himself and the people who followed him physically and mentally exhausted. It was April at the time, the weather in the north was warm and cold, and the clothes on Xiao Hongtao's body were torn into strips of cloth, and the cool breeze blew.

Xiao Hongtao ordered everyone to throw away the grass ball on their chests, and told everyone not to mention today's men's disguises as women in the future.

I originally thought that I would be in a high position in ancient times and could enjoy it unscrupulously, but I didn't expect it to be so the first day. Xiao Hongtao was a little depressed in his heart, and he thought of what the female counselor told him when he was in college: What kind of life you choose, what kind of life you will have. Xiao Hongtao thought, it seems that I will have to change my lifestyle in the future, have fun in time, and have a leisurely life of beauty and money!

Walking through the Tibetan Tiger Cave, Xiao Hongtao saw a team in front of him, about 50 people, all of them were cavalry, looking at the appearance of the military uniform, it should be Chai Rong's troops, and the soldiers who walked in front of the team to open the way held a black flag with a big traditional "Zhao" character written on it.

Xiao Hongtao for Wei Jiang: "Whose team is this?" ”

Wei Jiang looked at the flag and said, "Father Hui, it should be Zhao Kuangyin's cavalry." ”

Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, damn, this is a person who changed Chinese history, Xiao Hongtao was excited in his heart, and thought to himself: If you can't do it, just follow this person, I have to find a backer after Chai Rong dies.

At this time, a man in the general's costume in the opposite cavalry team sped up, broke away from the team, and hurried towards Xiao Hongtao and the others, and the rest of the team also sped up.

Soon, the general arrived, turned over and dismounted, bowed his head and said, "The last general, Zhao Kuangyin, came to greet General Xiao on the order of the saint!"

Xiao Hongtao was grateful in his heart, and said: "Good, good, good, General Zhao has worked hard" and said that he was about to go up and pull up Zhao Kuangyin.

At this time, Wei Jiang, who had been standing behind Xiao Hongtao, grabbed Xiao Hongtao's sleeve and whispered in his ear: "Chai Rong is estimated to have sent this person to confirm our death, and Zhao Kuangyin has always been insidious and cunning, so my father-in-law must be careful." ”

Xiao Hongtao was stunned in his heart, and stood on the spot and didn't know what to do: subversion, Zhao Kuangyin in the history books is not a sinister and cunning person, Xiao Hongtao was a representative of history class for several years when he was a child, and his historical knowledge is quite solid, he remembers that Zhao Kuangyin is also a Ming Jun in history, and he is particularly good to literati, and the Northern Song Dynasty is also one of the favorite dynasties of literati in history. This is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that I just regarded him as the best candidate for the future backer, and this backer will immediately become hideous.

Seeing that Xiao Hongtao was no longer talking, Zhao Kuangyin in front of Xiao Hongtao did not get up or speak, kept kneeling with his head bowed, and waited quietly.

At this time, Wei Jiang whispered in Xiao Hongtao's ear: "Father-in-law, let's let Zhao Yuanlang get up first, so as not to lose etiquette." (Zhao Kuangyin, character Yuen Long, author's note)

"Ah, yes, General Zhao, please get up. Xiao Hongtao stepped forward to help Zhao Kuangyin under Wei Jiang's prompting, and after Zhao Kuangyin got up, Xiao Hongtao found that this person was the general surnamed Zhao at the morning military meeting, not tall, slightly fat, and a black goatee hanging down on his chest.

After Zhao Kuangyin got up, he asked, "General Xiao, there is something unclear about the last general, I don't know if I should ask?"

Xiao Hongtao said: "Oh, what's the matter, you ask." ”

Zhao Kuangyin asked: "What happened to General Xiao on the mountain, how could he be so embarrassed? Also, how did General Xiao get out when he heard that only women can go up the mountain on this Broken Tiger Cliff, and men will definitely die if they go up the cliff?"

Xiao Hongtao glanced at Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyin's face was normal, and he actually showed a concerned expression, Xiao Hongtao secretly thought, it seems that what Wei Jiang said is true, this old Zhao is which pot is not opened. Why don't you get out of the fuck, I didn't see that the clothes were torn, and I didn't say to take off your clothes for me, and I asked some heartwarming words, it seems that this backer is also unreliable.

Xiao Hongtao replied: "Thank you General Zhao for your concern, there is a sentence I don't know if General Zhao has heard of?" After speaking, Xiao Hongtao looked at Zhao Kuangyin in front of him.

"Oh, what's that?" Zhao Kuangyin didn't know what Xiao Hongtao was going to say.

Xiao Hongtao paused for a moment and said, "Jiren has his own natural appearance!"

Hearing this, the muscles on Zhao Kuangyin's face twisted, but Ma still put on a smiling face and said: "Yes, yes, General Xiao has always been a lucky general, and he has always been able to turn evil into good fortune, and this time it must be the same, haha, hahaha." ”

Then, Zhao Kuangyin looked at the people behind Xiao Hongtao and asked, "General Xiao, I heard that there are more than 20 people on the mountain, where did the rest go?"

Xiao Hongtao scolded in his heart, grandma's, she really can't speak. Just wanted to say, everyone else fell off the cliff and died, but Wei Jiang, who was standing next to him, preemptively said: "We have sent others back to the camp first, and it is estimated that they will also come up to answer the father-in-law in a while." ”

Hearing Wei Jiang's answer, Zhao Kuangyin immediately smiled and said, "Oh, it's the best, it's the same for me to greet General Xiao, then let's leave now." After that, he instructed the cavalry who arrived later: "Bring the horses over, and help General Xiao and General Wei to mount." ”

On the horse, Xiao Hongtao was much more down-to-earth in his heart, thinking that this day had finally passed, at this time, Wei Jiang rode a horse and approached, and whispered: "Father-in-law must show that someone will come to meet us immediately, otherwise in this barren mountain and wilderness, it is difficult to guarantee that Zhao Kuangyin will not play any tricks." ”

Xiao Hongtao nodded in agreement, and the group returned to the camp by Zhao Kuangyin in front of him, without saying anything all the way.

After bidding farewell to Zhao Kuangyin and returning to his military tent, Xiao Hongtao instructed Wei Jiang to distribute the bounties of those who returned, and ordered those who died on the Broken Tiger Cliff to find their families or fellow villagers and give double pensions.

After freshening up and changing into clean clothes again, Xiao Hongtao suddenly remembered something, that is, the red stone that the white-faced woman on the cliff said.

He still remembered that the woman said that he should go to the river beach outside the city at the third watch tonight to find three red stones in the shape of a zigzag, and if he found them, he could get a way to break through the city without a single soldier.

Xiao Hongtao asked Xiao Cui, who had been waiting by his side, "What time is it?"

Xiao Cui bowed and replied, "Back to Xiao Ye, it's already three o'clock in the morning." ”

It was more than 7 o'clock in the evening, Xiao Hongtao said to Xiao Cui: "I'll rest for a while, wake me up at three o'clock, and send a message to Wei Jiang later, let him choose 10 more skilled soldiers, prepare more torches, and set off with me at three o'clock." ”

Saying that, Xiao Hongtao lay down on his couch and fell asleep in a daze, today he is really tired, and in this short period of one day, he has experienced something incredible that he has not experienced in the 21st century for more than 20 years.

In the dream, he felt a softness under his feet, as if he was stepping on cotton, and the feeling was light and fluttering, as if he was flying in the sky.

In a daze, Xiao Hongtao heard someone shouting to him, "Xiao Ye, Xiao Ye, it's already three o'clock." ”

Xiao Hongtao opened his eyes and saw that it was Xiaocui shouting to himself, Xiao Hongtao wanted to sit up, but found that his feet were stepping on a ball of softness, Xiao Hongtao looked and found that Xiaoqing was also lying on the bed, in the opposite direction of Xiao Hongtao, Xiaoqing's lower body was covered in the quilt, and his upper body was only wearing a red belly pocket, and his feet were placed on Xiaoqing's towering chest.

Xiao Hongtao hurriedly put his feet back and asked embarrassedly, "Xiaoqing, why is this?"

Xiao Qing replied calmly: "Master Xiao, the little girl is sleeping, and it has always been like this in the past." ”

And such a good thing!

At this time, Xiao Cui, who was standing on the side, bowed down and said, "Master Xiao, General Wei is already waiting outside." ”

"Ah, got it, I'll get up. At this time, Xiao Hongtao hated Xiaocui to death, what more mouths, let my feet be a little longer!

After Xiao Hongtao got up, Xiao Cui waited for him to put on black leather armor and walked out of the tent.

Wei Jiang and the ten soldiers had already waited outside the account, and when they saw Xiao Hongtao coming out, Wei Jiang stepped forward to report: "Father-in-law, they are all ready to stop, and they can set off at any time!"