Chapter 496: Escort
"Damn the weather. Xiao Shan tightened his coat and cursed in a low voice.
The capital Jiangnan is prosperous, but it is really living here, and it is not too comfortable for Xiaoshan, who is a northerner. People who are accustomed to the four distinct seasons can't appreciate Wu Nong's poetry and drizzle, not to mention that he Xiaoshan is just a martial artist, and he can't see the fun in it, so he can't be melancholy. The rain hit his clothes, Xiao Shan could only smell the dampness and musty smell, and his mood at the moment could only be described as gloomy.
Hearing Xiao Shan's curse, a person beside him flattered: "Boss, you've been here for so long, you're not used to the weather here!"
Xiao Shan glanced at the person who said, this person is very thin, ordinary height, standing there as if he was weak, compared to Xiao Shan's big shoulders and waist is far worse, but Xiao Shan knows that this kid looks ordinary, and his kung fu is not weak, after all, it can be included in the Liuyun Rider with the smallest number of people among the three royal horses, and it is impossible for any of them to be weak.
The three riders in front of the emperor are the fastest riding chasing the wind, the bravest riding is the thunder riding, and the most fierce riding is the flowing cloud. Unlike the other two horses, although Liuyun Riding is also a knight, it is good at both battles on foot and horse, and when it comes to fighting alone, it is not necessarily better than Liuyun Cavalry.
The number of Liuyun Cavalry is the smallest, and the total number of people is about 500 people, and it is divided into five brigades from the capital, every fifty people is a squadron, and then ten people are a squad, and there are only ten squadron leaders in the entire Liuyun Cavalry, Xiao Shan is one of them, his ability can be imagined, and this thin man who talked to him is the captain of a squad under him.
Xiao Shan looked at the thin man and said with a grin: "Chen Shi, you kid is also a northerner, you are like a fish in water here, is it possible that there is a difference between Lunan and Jiangnan, and you can still have the same word?"
The thin man Chen Shi heard that Xiao Shan was teasing, and said with a smile: "I said, boss, the rain in our hometown is not necessarily less, and besides, the rain in the world is the same, so what difference is there." Since we are following...... When you come here, you don't have to adapt to it. ”
For Chen Shi's complaint, Xiao Shan snorted and was silent, he knew what Chen Shi swallowed. Since Jing Kang's shame, the world has a lot of complaints about the three horsemen in front of the emperor, their duty is to defend the royal family, and the two sects of Huiqin were taken away by the Jin people, which is tantamount to slapping the face of the three horsemen in front of the emperor, although there are many objective factors in this, but in the face of the result that the emperor was taken away, the objective reasons are insignificant.
Since then, everyone in the three front of the emperor has been holding back their strength, wanting to wash away the shame, so the protection of the new emperor has become more and more strict, but the shame has already been saved after all, and it is impossible to wash it lightly. If other people are just going back, how to say that the wind chasing rider and the thunder rider are both from the army, and there is no need to pay attention to the gossip on the rivers and lakes, but the cloud rider is different. In terms of skill, they are the first of the three horses, and both are all because of their origins.
The original existence of Liuyun Riding was to incorporate some of the recklessness on the rivers and lakes, Song Taizu immediately won the world, for fear that the descendants of the country would be lost in the hands of the people in the rivers and lakes, while exerting a cup of wine to release the power of the army, while codifying the people of the rivers and lakes with the policy of Huairou, since they could not be killed, then they would be collected for their own use, which is the origin of Liuyun Ride. It is the background of Liuyun Riding in the rivers and lakes, they are also the most familiar with the rivers and lakes, there is such a big thing as Jing Kang's shame, although the people of Pingtou do not dare to say anything blatantly, but the people on the rivers and lakes don't care about this, they are insulting when they open their mouths and close their mouths, and the first to bear the brunt is naturally Liuyun Rider who has become an eagle dog.
It's just that since Liuyun Rider is a royal guard, he will naturally not be as casual as a knight in the rivers and lakes, after all, it is raised by someone, and it depends on the eyes of the master no matter what, even if he has the intention to rescue the two masters and the shame of the snow, he also has to obey the dispatch order, this is the difference between a domestic dog and a wild wolf.
Yes, even if the people of Liuyun Riding have complaints, they can only complain without pain, and even then they are all secretive, like Chen Shi, who announced it in his mouth, it is mostly in front of people close to him, and everyone tacitly agrees, otherwise a small report will be typed, and it will be the disaster of the nine clans.
Chen Shi obviously knew that he had said the wrong thing without holding his mouth, and looked around, fortunately there were his own brothers all around, and then looked back, not far away, a group of ordinary soldiers were pushing a few prisoner carts forward, the road was sliding very slowly in the rain, and the people in the prisoner cart did not even wear a cloth to cover the rain, obviously these people had no intention of taking care of the imprisoned people. Although the rain was not heavy, the rain in the south of the Yangtze River was continuous, stirring up bursts of fog but it was also peculiar, permeating between Chen Shi and the prisoner car, like an insurmountable obstacle. Chen Shi secretly said that they shouldn't have heard it, and exhaled.
In order to alleviate the cold scene just now, Chen Shi changed the topic and said: "Boss, it doesn't rain once a year in your hometown, and it's normal if you are not used to it, but although it is rainy in the south, the girls here are really like water." As he spoke, Chen Shi also smacked his mouth twice, and he didn't know where he remembered the girl.
Hearing Chen Shi say this, Xiao Shan also felt that the people around him were in good spirits, and even their eyes brightened up a lot, and many people laughed out loud. A smile crossed Xiao Shan's face, Chen Shi was right, although he didn't like the climate in Jiangnan, but the woman here was the only one who made him feel gratified. Compared with the tall and sturdy women of the north, the unique delicate and charming women of the south are indeed irresistible to any man.
Thinking about it, Xiao Shan showed an obscene smile on his face, but then he retracted, swept away the complaint just now, and said to a few of his own brothers around him: "Let the people in charge of each other be mental, this place is not far from Dali Temple, if something goes wrong, we can't afford to take it, and when this is over, I invite everyone to drink." ”
Wine, meat, women, the comfort of the man who licks the blood at the knife's edge, there is wine to get drunk, there is meat to be full, and there is a woman who can vent her vigorous energy, whether it is a peddler or a pawn or a dignitary, these three things are eternal.
Hearing this, the people around Xiao Shan were in high spirits, and the annoying continuous drizzle before also became very kind at this time, thinking that they could get drunk and rest, and thinking that they could gallop on women, even the masters of Liuyun Riding couldn't hold back their excitement.
Finding that everyone cheered up, Xiao Shan smiled, the lure had been reached, and he still needed to knock and knock: "There is Shili Town ahead, everyone should be on guard, we are escorting the court felons, and everyone knows it, if there is any mistake, I don't need to say more about the consequences." ”
"Commander Xiao rest assured. Not only the people of Liuyun Cavalry, but even the soldiers behind him also responded in unison, Xiao Shan is the squadron leader of Liuyun Cavalry, and he should fill the position of deputy commander according to the system.
Xiao Shan nodded with satisfaction, whether it was the name of everyone or the effect of his own words, this was what he loved, giving up the free life of the rivers and lakes and joining the army, Xiao Shan's pursuit of rights was very urgent. Otherwise, with his skills and heart, he would never be willing to be called an eagle dog.
The satisfied mood is just a fleeting moment, looking at the ten mile town not far away, Xiao Shan's hand can't help but touch a bamboo tube pinned to his waist, this bamboo tube is before they set off, most of the Liuyun Riding Capital handed over to him, although I have not seen this thing before, it can be seen that the well-informed Xiao Shan has heard its name - flower tube.
Although the name of the flower tube is good, the function is not so wonderful, its function is similar to the ancient wolf smoke, it is used to convey information. The various organizations on the rivers and lakes have their own ways of transmitting information, such as cannons, thunder, and horses...... And so on, these things are essentially cannonballs or smoke, used to attract the attention of their companions, which is really very ordinary. However, this flower tube is different, not only can it warn others, but also convey specific information, or words, or various patterns, if agreed with each other in advance, it can completely convey hidden information, which is really very ingenious.
Xiao Shan remembered that one night a few years ago, there was a huge flower map in the sky above Lin'an, and it was found that it was out of the flower tube, which made the court attach great importance to it, because the flower tube was made by the technology of zuò was very secret, if the flower picture was not released by the people in the court, there was only one possibility, from the founder of the flower tube - Xuanji Gate.
That time, Xiao Shan also went to investigate in person, but the place where the flower map was released was a mess, even if there were clues, it was difficult to find, but after checking, there had been a fight there, and someone was bleeding and injured, but no body was found, it seemed to be an ordinary martial artist's fight, and the only conclusion they came to after investigating was that both sides of the fight were masters. This matter attracted the close attention of the imperial court, but then the flower picture never appeared again, and I heard that the imperial court had also contacted the people of Xuanjimen, but also found nothing, so it was over.
Xiao Shan knew the role of the flower tube, so he was even more dignified, because when Dadu Tong handed over the flower tube to him, the adult standing next to Dadu Tong said to him very solemnly: "Commander Xiao, this mission is very important, if there are variables, be sure to release this thing, waiting for help." If you can't defend them, you must not teach them to fall into the hands of the enemy. ”
Thinking of these words, Xiao Shan's brows furrowed tightly, just as he didn't fully understand the meaning of the man's last sentence at that time, and then the adult turned to say: "Regardless of whether the prisoner can be sent to Dali Temple or not, the sub-character of Commander Xiao can be removed." ”
Xiao Shan has a rough appearance, but he is a very delicate person, and he climbed to the position of deputy commander of the Liuyun Cavalry, relying not only on his fists. The lord obviously meant that nothing could be done, and that the offender must die.
Xiao Shan turned his head and looked at the prisoner car behind him, there was a man with a cloak imprisoned in the car in front of him, he had never seen it before, but he had heard a lot of deeds of this person, he went north to cut gold, killed countless enemies, and destroyed all the thieves in various places, and he could be regarded as a loyal and brave general. is such a big hero, but he ended up like this, which made Xiao Shan sigh for a while.
For a big hero like Yue Fei, Xiao Shan also admires it, after all, he can't do it himself. There are some things that others have done and can't do by themselves, so you can be envious, jealous and hateful, and some things that others can do will only make others admire, Yue Fei is undoubtedly this kind of person. However, even admiration does not prevent Xiao Shan from completing his task, and even after he understands the hidden meaning of the adult, he can nod his head without hesitation, because what he Xiao Shan pursues will never be eternal, this is the difference between a big hero and a real villain.
Put the flower tube right, Xiao Shan wants to ensure that he can get it as soon as possible, he doesn't think that the adult is alarmist, since the other party has made arrangements, obviously this road will not be peaceful, and the ten mile town in front of him is obviously the last chance. Xiao Shan doesn't care if there are enemies, what he cares about is how many enemies there are, how strong they are, whether they can cope with it, and whether they can retreat with their whole body.
The reason why Xiao Shan was so convinced that there would be an enemy, in addition to his keen intuition, was that he knew the adult who spoke, the person in the world who wanted Yue Fei's life the most, Qin Hui.
Looking up at the town with only one long street, Xiao Shan waved his hand to the back and said, "Enter the city!"