Forty-nine The bright moon shines on the imperial city
Timur smiled: "This big brother is called Pengyuan? ”
Mo and Er got the help of the goshawk, so he saved the master's life, and he was extremely convinced of his skills, and the old man Mo said: "Brother swordsmanship is superb, when he shoots, it is like the wind and rain, erratic, this kind of kung fu, the old man is ashamed of himself." The old man also nodded again and again.
Goshawk said: "The two seniors have praised it, and the skills of the younger generations are crude, far less than the two seniors. Seeing that he was humble, the second elder felt even more appreciative in his heart.
Timur said: "Since the eldest brother is the master of Xiang'er's sister, and his martial arts are really extraordinary, why don't you stay by Xiang'er's side to protect her? ”
Goshawk scolded secretly in his heart: "Lao Tzu is a good Han man, but he wants to come to you as a lackey for this little tartar, and it is really not good for the year." But his face was overjoyed, and he said with a smile: "The little prince is so sincerely invited, how dare you refuse it? What's more, I am like a father and daughter with Xiang'er, and I am reluctant to part with her." ”
Timur and Nan Yue'e were overjoyed at the same time, Xiang'er cheered, held the goshawk's hand, and said, "Master, do you really want to accompany me?"
Goshawk said: "Silly boy, if you can't do high or low kung fu, I have to supervise you well, and I can't let you waste it." Secretly thought: "Lao Tzu is a righteous man against the Tartars, and he shouldn't have anything to do with the Tartars, but since Xiang'er is here, Chang Xuan must have an intention, and I can't let it go." ”
Except for the prince and the princess, the rest of the people thought: "What this person said beautifully must be greedy for this high-ranking official, comfortable and comfortable." Since then, he has had a relationship with the emperor's relatives and relatives, and he has no worries about food and clothing all his life, isn't it far better than him wandering in the rivers and lakes, ups and downs?"
Xiang'er smiled: "How can I not be high or low? If you want to stay, stay, don't bury me." ”
Timur said: "Brother Pengyuan, you will be the deputy commander of the guard army in my mansion from now on, and the rest of your duties, Liewu will make it clear to you." ”
Liewu's face changed color, but then changed to a kind expression. smiled: "Follow the will of the little prince." ”
Chang Xuan didn't care about the goshawk, but he raised his head by chance, his eyes swept over Xiang'er, and he seemed extremely concerned, the goshawk was secretly vigilant, figuring out his thoughts, waiting for the opportunity, and not saying anything more for a while.
The goshawk took up residence in the Juan Courtyard, and his deputy commander held a very high position, and only obeyed the orders of Liewu. Liewu was a slippery person, and when he saw that the goshawk was favored, he was extremely polite to him, and he usually did not delegate him with affairs. The goshawk has nothing to do, he is very free, and he wanders around the Shunyuan Mansion all day long, and no one controls him. Occasionally instructed Xiang'er on kung fu, and found that she worked diligently and gradually with her internal strength. There is no need for him to intervene.
And the county lord of Dongyao is friendly and cordial to Xiang'er, like sisters, and the two are either chatting with Timur and Nan Yue'e together, or Chang Xuan is accompanying them. Goshawks often lead a group of guards. Far away from the front and back, careful precautions, but it is too peaceful.
More than a month passed like this, just as the empty Wu had expected. A holy oracle came from Kaiping, saying that Duan Xingzhi, the governor of Dali, had conspired to rebel and had been imprisoned by the local garrison. Ordered Timur to lead 20,000 troops. The generalissimo sealed the town and settled in Yunnan to guard the frontier. Timur gladly accepted the order and immediately led his army to Yunnan. Since this trip was risk-free, and Princess Jiangtang and Lord Dongyao tried their best to ask to go together, Timur couldn't refuse.
Then the army took Anshun, Qujing, all the way to Dali, this trip over the mountains and mountains, passing through many towns, passing through the Yunqiao Golden Road, although the road is far away, but a group of princes and nobles only care about enjoying the optimistic scene, the officials from all over the country are well entertained, but they do not feel tired. Xiang'er is active by nature, always comes up with some crooked ideas, sneaks out to break through, and does not cause trouble.
On this day, when he came to the city of Yangtho in Dali, Timur stayed in the palace of the former Dali Kingdom, and summoned the current governor Trahan, and asked: "Where is that Xingzhi now?"
Trahan looked panicked, knelt on the ground, and shouted: "Return to the prince, the last general is not good to guard, and the crime deserves death, that period of Xingzhi has been robbed by the remnants of the same party a few days ago, and now it is gone." ”
Timur said angrily: "This person is so important, how can you be so negligent? The emperor asked me to come here, the first thing is to interrogate Duan Xingzhi about the assassination of this king, now that he is gone, if he organizes the same party, plots to rebel, and causes a big disaster, how can I explain to the emperor?"
Trahan sweated on his forehead, kept begging for mercy, and said that he already had eyebrows, and he would be able to capture this Xingzhi soon, and wipe out all the evil parties of the Neutralization Society.
Timur asked him a few more words and ordered him to go down. He was entrusted with such a heavy task by Kublai Khan for the first time, and he was faced with such a problem, and he was anxious and depressed, but he could not find anyone to give advice, and he was at a loss for a while, and secretly thought: "This period of Xingzhi used to be the king of Dali, and he has a deep foundation here, if I can't catch this person, and he instigates the people's hearts and causes a big mess, won't I have a bad reputation for being unfavorable and useless? Not only will my father be held accountable for this, but my grandfather will also lose his temper." ”
He discussed with his ministers for a long time, but he didn't know anything about Yunnan, but he couldn't tell why. Until the evening, he had no clue, came to the courtyard of the palace for a walk, saw the moon mirror shining brightly, shining on the flowers, sighed, and his head was slightly clearer.
At this moment, I heard two young girls behind me laugh in unison: "Brother Generalissimo, what are you sighing for?"
As soon as Timur turned around, he saw Xiang'er and Dong Yao walking towards him hand in hand, he was in good spirits and said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's just some political affairs." ”
Xiang'er asked: "Brother Timur, we are now a family, what troubles do you have, you don't hide it from the minister, why don't you tell us?
Timur laughed and said, "What's the use of telling you what to say?
Xiang'er said with a smile: "I don't dare to solve problems, but little sister, I have been wandering the rivers and lakes all these years, and I always have some ways to deal with things, maybe I can still use it a little." ”
Timur said, "Well, well, I'm afraid of you both. At that moment, he told Duan Xingzhi that he had been robbed.
After hearing this, Xiang'er frowned and pondered, her expression was very serious, and Timur said: "The current plan can only force Natrahan to try his best to investigate, I hope there will be an answer earlier." ”
Xiang'er said with a smile: "Brother Timur, I recommend a master to you, as long as he is willing to help, it will not be difficult to find the whereabouts of that Xingzhi." ”
Timurqi said: "You are also new to Dali, how can you know any masters?"
Xiang'er said: "The master I am talking about is my master, Parrot Sword Pengyuan, his tracking and tracking skills can be regarded as the best in the world." If Duan Xingzhi was robbed not long ago, he would definitely be able to find the whereabouts of this person. ”
Timur heard the second elder Mo Er talk about a lot of anecdotes in the rivers and lakes, and knew that these chivalrous men had rich experience and were proficient in handling things, far from being comparable to ordinary guards, and the goshawk must have extraordinary abilities, so he was overjoyed, so he hurriedly went to find the goshawk with Shuangshu.
When the three of them came to the goshawk's house, they happened to see the goshawk dressed neatly, pushed the door out, and when they saw Timur, they couldn't help but be taken aback, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "Little prince." He scolded in his heart: "Little Tartar." ”
Xiang'er saw that he was dressed brightly, and said with a smile: "Master, why don't you wear a guard shirt?
Goshawk wanted to go out to track down the whereabouts of the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall, but was blocked by these three people, felt slightly embarrassed, and said: "That subordinate saw that this city seemed to be peaceful, but in fact it was full of dangers, and the undercurrent was surging, I was afraid that there was some earth-shattering conspiracy, and he was about to go out to explore and make an unannounced visit." ”
Timur had read a lot of strange detective books, and when he heard this, his heart was stirred, and he couldn't help but be fascinated, applauding and laughing: "Brother Pengyuan is really a chivalrous man in the rivers and lakes, and he has the ability to prevent problems before they happen. In his heart, if anyone in the martial arts wants to solve the case, he has to go out to find out, and he can often gain something, and even capture the enemy in one fell swoop.
Goshawk laughed a few times and scolded secretly: "Lao Tzu's son is the one who knows everything." said: "My subordinates asked the little prince for leave, and he won't come back tonight." Brother Liewu is conscientious, Mo and Er, the two seniors are martial arts, and their subordinates stay here, so it is not as useful as doing things outside. ”
Xiang'er said: "Master, don't be busy leaving, Brother Timur has something to ask you." Telling Duan Xingzhi about his escape, when the goshawk heard it, he had an idea, slapped his thigh and said: "These bandits are really bold, and they even dare to rob the important criminals of the imperial court?"
Timur hurriedly said, "Does Brother Pengyuan have a good plan?"
Goshawk thought to himself: "I'm going to find someone from the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall, if I ask around, I will inevitably reveal my whereabouts, but if I let the imperial court spy do it for me, Ming Siqi may not be wary." With a solemn expression, he said, "My subordinates have noticed many strange things in the city this morning, but they don't know that the disaster has happened, so they have not reported it. ”
Timurqi said, "What's unusual?"
Goshawk said: "Along the way, my subordinates saw many Jianghu warriors, their words and deeds, they were all a little familiar, and in retrospect at this moment, they were all good hands in the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall. The subordinates secretly counted, roughly calculated, but I am afraid that at this moment, in this Yang Tho City, there are three hundred masters of the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall, and the famous master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall on the rivers and lakes, Ming Siqi, is also here now. ”
Timur had also heard of this Ming Siqi's name, and his face turned pale, and he said: "Even such masters have arrived? What conspiracy are there among them? ”
Goshawk said in his heart: "You found the bald donkey that day, and Lao Tzu could only pat his ass and leave." He said: "The timing of their trip is too strange, they arrived here ten days earlier than us, and then the Xingzhi got out, but I am afraid that the two may be implicated, and it is not known." ”
Timur said "ah" and said happily: "Brother Pengyuan is really fine, not bad, not bad, and he is about to investigate the actions of the people of this Ten Thousand Beasts Hall." He returned to the main hall and urgently summoned Liewu and asked him to send his capable men out to visit the whereabouts of the martial artists of the Ten Thousand Beasts Hall. Liewu commanded the Han Guard, and there were many Dali locals under his command, who were familiar with the situation here, and listened to Timur's dispatch, where did they dare to be negligent? (To be continued.) )