Jinyi Night Walk

Chapter 096

A woman came to her side in response. This woman was tall and tall, wearing a red jacket, a half-length leather coat, a sword under her ribs, and a bow on her shoulders. , Looking at the direction the two men were walking, he frowned slightly: "Strange, if it is a hunter in the mountains, but there is no hunting bow. If it is a trapper, look at their whereabouts. It is an empty valley, and it is really It's not like."

She pondered for a while, then turned her head and ordered: "Go to a few people, stare at them, and see where they come from and what they want to do. If you have any doubts, take them down immediately."

"obey"

Four big men in white with white cloaks and a narrow sword hanging from their ribs agreed, and immediately chased Xia Xun and Ximen Qing at a fast pace.

The girl dressed like a little white rabbit jumped up excitedly: "Sister, could they be Beiyuan's spies?"

The woman smiled and patted her head: "I don't know yet, I have to check to find out. It stands to reason that if it is a Beiyuan spy, there is no reason to sneak around here. I am worried that it is someone who committed the crime and fled desperately." In the mountains, in that case, it is inevitable that the residents in the mountains will be violated, since we have seen it, we should check it out."

"Yeah." The little girl nodded heavily, and clenched a toy-like short knife around her waist: "If they are really fugitives who have committed crimes, let me catch them. I have also learned a lot of kung fu."

"Haha, the little princess's martial arts are of course good, but if there are any small thieves, there is no need for the little princess to take action."

Following the sound, a monk in black clothes appeared on the top of the mountain, the mountain wind was blowing his beard, his clothes were still very thin in the cold weather, but he stood there firmly, as if born The old tree with its roots didn't move at all, and it didn't show the slightest coldness.

The little girl turned her head and said, "Master Daoyan, is he afraid that I won't be able to defeat them?"

The woman next to him smiled and said, "Master said, how can you use a sledgehammer to kill a chicken? There are so many guards who don't need it. If you want to catch the thief, your brother-in-law will definitely reprimand them after you go out."

It turned out that these people were Concubine Xu, her younger sister Xu Ming'er, and monk Daoyan.

The founding of the Ming Dynasty promoted the sincerity and power of the military ministers, and the special Jin Guanglu doctor, Zuo Zhuguo, Taifu, Zhongshuyou Prime Minister, Wei Guogong, and Zhongshan King Xu Dasheng had four sons and four daughters. The eldest daughter is the Princess Yan in front of me. Xu Huizu has now inherited the position of Duke.The second son, Tianfu, died early, the third son, Zengshou, was the governor of the Zuo Army, the fourth son, Yingxu, was the hereditary commander, the second daughter was Dai Wangfei, the third daughter was Princess An, and the fourth daughter was Xu Minger.

Originally, King Yan Zhu Di would also accompany him to go hunting today, but before he left, he suddenly received a report from the court saying that the emperor's dragon health was not in good condition. King Yan Zhu Di had known that his father's health had been deteriorating in recent years, but these news It is not very public, and now it is published in the mansion newspaper, which shows that the situation is more serious. Zhu Di is very worried. He is busy writing a memorial to pay his respects, and asks to go back to Beijing to visit. This way, he has no time to go hunting, so he asks the princess to accompany him. Ming'er went together.

The accompanying bodyguards were all well-trained elite iron guards around Zhu Di, but Zhu Di was still worried about letting his two daughters go to the high mountains, so he asked the abbot of Qingshou Temple, Dao Yan, to accompany him. The princes began to follow Zhu Di when they chose a well-educated eminent monk to serve as a monk. After more than ten years of getting along, the two were both teachers and friends, and their relationship was very strong.This monk is not only erudite and knowledgeable, but also has superb martial arts skills. Being accompanied by him is more reassuring than Zhu Di going in person.

Then the four guards who went to track down Xia Xun and Ximen Qing could become the guards of the King of Yan. They are all good soldiers in the army. In such a combat environment, the speed of this trip was extremely fast, and the four of them were all dressed in white. When they fell into the snow, there was a vast expanse of whiteness, and it was impossible to find their traces. When the four of them got close, Xia Xun and Ximen Qing were still nothing. felt.

"It's really hard to walk this way."

Xia Xun rolled and scrambled down the mountain, stood up and said.

Ximen Qing patted the snow on his body and said: "There is no way here, thanks to the thick snow, we can still slip down, if it is in summer and autumn, those shrubs and weeds are densely covered, and there are all kinds of beasts and insects, there is no way to think about it. "

Xia Xun sighed: "Yeah, I didn't think it was difficult when I was standing on the mountain, but I realized it was difficult when I walked in it. To build a pass in such a precipitous place, rolling wood and beating stones, burning oil and sharp arrows, That's really one man guarding the pass, ten thousand men can't open it, such a powerful pass, Hu people can still break through it from time to time, it can be seen that the natural danger is not enough to rely on, after all, it is still a matter of human effort."

Xia Xun's emotions were actually thinking of the repeated invasions of the grassland peoples to the Central Plains since the Qin and Han Dynasties, but Ximen Qing thought he was referring to the soldiers and horses of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and couldn't help laughing: "The danger is not enough, but if you want to talk about people, those barbarian They are not that powerful, they have already scared our emperor. Killing millions of soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River, the sword at the waist is full of blood..., how amazing."

Xia Xun laughed and said, "Brother Ximen is messing around again. This is Saishang, not Jiangnan."

Ximen Qing laughed and said, "That's why you are ignorant. Don't you know that this poem was written by the current emperor?"

Xia Xun was taken aback: "The current emperor?"

Ximen Qing said: "That's right, you killed millions of soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River, and the sword around your waist is full of blood. The monks don't know heroes, so they just ask their names. Although they don't rhyme, they are majestic. This is when the emperor fought in Jiangnan. , passing by a monastery for lodging, the monk repeatedly asked his name, and the emperor wrote a poem on the gable wall. It is said that the emperor later ascended the throne and sat in the hall. Thinking of this, he went to visit the temple again and found that the poem had been erased by white ash. Very unhappy.

A witty monk in the temple replied, "I dare not keep the poems inscribed by the imperial pen, because I am afraid of ghosts and gods when I keep them."Therefore, gently wash the Dharma water, and there is still Longguang shooting the bullfighting. "This fart slap was so loud that the emperor's face was very happy, and his anger turned into joy."

Xia Xun heard it interesting, and said with a smile: "It's true that there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers among the monks. This monk is amazing."

Ximen Qing said: "If you say that the most extraordinary person among the monks, then it must be the current holy one. Don't forget that the emperor was also a monk."

The two of them walked forward while talking, stepping on the knee-deep snow, walking in the flat valley for a while, Ximen Qing said: "Yes, there is indeed a river below, it is completely frozen, it can bear the vehicle, how about it?" , choose here.”

Xia Xun looked around and said: "That's right, this little one is open enough, with mountains on three sides and shelter from wind and snow, and there are big trees on the slopes, so it's easy to pick them to make a fire. Ten cars, hundreds of people, can be hidden, this place is not far from Lulong Pass..."

Ximen Qing said: "That's it, let's rest for a while, then go out from the valley entrance, touch Lulong Pass, and write down the path."

Xia Xun said: "Okay"

Before he could say a word, he suddenly pressed the handle of the knife at his waist, bowed slightly, and looked around vigilantly.

When Ximen Qing saw it, he didn't dare to be negligent, so he quickly grasped the knife, and asked shortly, "What did you find?"

Xia Xun patrolled around for a while, and there was silence in the valley, only the swirling wind occasionally rolled up a piece of flying snow, fluttering.Xia Xun straightened up slowly, and said, "Maybe it's because I'm suspicious that I feel like I'm being watched."

Ximen Qing heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "I should have been creeped up by a wolf. Let's go, there is a fallen tree over there, sit there for a while, rest your neck and leave the valley. As the saying goes, look at the mountains and run dead , don’t look close, you have to walk around for a while to get to Lulong Valley.”

As the two of them walked, Xia Xun said: "Don't worry, anyway, we will not go back to the city until we have made a deal. It will be dark now, and if it is too late, go back to the village where we stayed overnight. It will be early tomorrow morning Let's step on the spot again. Then notify the delivery vehicles to rush here to gather. The trading time we agreed on is the day after tomorrow? There is time."

The two of them were talking, walked to the side of the big lying tree, swept away the snow and sat on the branch, took out the dried meat and shochu from their bosoms, ate the dried meat to wrap their stomachs, and drank the shochu to warm up.

Before they were standing, after a long time, a pile of snow moved gently, and then a figure as white as snow slid back quietly, the speed became faster and faster, and quickly disappeared behind a piece of rock.

There were three people behind the rock, and as soon as he appeared, one of them asked, "Old Yan, how are you doing, what did you hear?"

The man stood up from the ground, patted the snow on his body, took off the white mask, and said in a low voice: "It doesn't seem like a good road, I vaguely heard what they said that this place is sheltered from wind and snow, and the terrain is open. The hundred people could hide, and they mentioned Lulong Pass, which was very suspicious. I wanted to get closer and listen carefully, but one of them was very vigilant. I was afraid of being discovered by him, so I had to hide. I didn't hear any more. of."

Several people discussed in low voices for a while, and one of them said: "In that case, let's take them down and hand them over to the princess."

Another person said: "No, we don't know their identities, origins, and purposes now. We can only be sure that they are not ordinary mountain people or hunters, but they may not be perverts. What if the wrong person is arrested..."

A person next to him sneered and said, "Brother, in the world of ice and snow, if you are sneaking here to find some hiding place, what else can you do?"

The oldest among them seems to be the leader of the four guards. He pondered for a moment and said, "It's indeed suspicious, but I can't be sure. The princess is here to hunt. If something goes wrong, it's not good to spoil the princess's interest. Furthermore It is said that the Beiping government has its own chief minister for political affairs, its own criminal law enforcement department, and its own military commander. The wrong person was caught, spreading the word would be detrimental to the prince's reputation, you keep an eye on them, I will report to the princess, and the princess will decide."

The other three just nodded in agreement, but this person's expression changed, and he said, "Oh no, they have to leave."

The three of them looked around, and saw the two standing up from the fallen tree, talking and laughing, they couldn't help but change their expressions at the same time: "What should I do?"

The leader only hesitated for a moment, then said decisively: "Take them down!"