When Duan Canghai arrived in Nanzheng, it happened to rain heavily.
There is abundant rain in Hanzhong, and people have long been accustomed to sudden heavy rains. However, Duan Canghai was not prepared. When he arrived at the prefect's mansion, he was soaked all over. Before he could see the little Duke, he was surprised by Ban Yun. After being arranged to take a hot bath, eat and drink enough, we were invited to a room.
Only Ban Yun was waiting in the room. Seeing Duan Canghai come in, he smiled and said, "We haven't seen you for many years. How are you always?"
When Duan Canghai saw Ban Yun, there was a hint of excitement in his brows, he cupped his hands and said, "It's... General Ban!"
Ban Yun was a general under the command of the old Marquis of Jinyi. He made great achievements in Xichuan and then moved to Qinhuai. At that time, Duan Canghai also followed Qi Jing in the army, so he was naturally very familiar with this talented general under the old Marquis.
Duan Canghai is loyal to the Jinyi Qi family, but there are not many people in the world who can really take his fancy. He comes from a military background, and in his eyes, there are only those generals who have made great achievements on the battlefield with their true talents and knowledge. Only those who can make him respect him, and Ban Yun is obviously one of them.
Ban Yun also showed a hint of warmth in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Can you eat and drink enough?"
"You have enough to eat and drink enough." Duan Canghai said hurriedly.
Ban Yun smiled and said: "I can only drink enough. The jar of wine I gave you is the most common wine in the house. I don't drink it on weekdays. I save the good wine for later." Waved to Duan Canghai, Duan Canghai hurried over. Ban Yun smiled slightly and clapped his hands. Soon, several beauties filed in from outside the door and lined up in front of Ban Yun. Duan Canghai was very surprised. At first he thought They are the maids in the prefect's mansion, but looking at their clothes, they are very gorgeous, and it is impossible for the maids in the mansion to look like this.
He couldn't figure out Ban Yun's thoughts for a moment, so he glanced around and saw a total of eight beauties in front of him. The four on the right all looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. Although they had different appearances, they were all pretty and charming, while the four on the left looked like they were only fifteen or sixteen years old. The four of them are obviously older, but they are all beautiful in appearance, thin and plump, and charming.
Duan Canghai's heart skipped a beat, thinking to himself that after drinking and eating, could Ban Yun actually arrange for a woman to sleep with him
Before he thought much, Ban Yun asked with a smile: "If you were asked to choose one person, would you choose to sleep with him?"
Duan Canghai suddenly showed a hint of shyness and said in a low voice: "General Ban, this... we will talk about it later, I have to meet with the lord first for more important matters."
"You choose one first." Ban Yun said.
Duan Canghai looked at them from left to right again, and then said: "They are all beautiful women. This...it's really hard to choose."
"So, they are all very beautiful in your eyes?" Ban Yun said with a smile: "Are the beauties in Hanzhong very pleasing to the eye?"
Duan Canghai smiled and said: "They are all beauties selected from a hundred. I have never been to Hanzhong before, but now... now I know that Hanzhong is rich in beauties."
Suddenly I heard a voice saying: "In your eyes, they are all outstanding beauties, so there is nothing wrong with that." In the voice, a person came out from behind, with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face. It was Qi Qi. rather.
Duan Canghai was startled, but Qi Ning had already walked over. Ban Yun immediately saluted Qi Ning. When the women saw this, they knew that Qin Ning's status was extraordinary, so they all saluted Qi Ning.
"You don't have to be afraid." Qi Ning said kindly: "The Ban Taishou came to you, just to ask you to do a small favor. After the work is completed, everyone will receive three hundred taels of silver, and I will ensure that you will be safe and sound." return."
All the girls were curious, but no one dared to ask more questions. They just saluted Qining again.
Ban Yun waved his hand and said: "You guys go down first." When the eight girls left, Duan Canghai didn't realize it yet. Looking at the backs of the girls leaving, Qining had already come closer and sighed: "I just hope you are not interested in someone else." Those four young women who are already married as wives, if you like those four girls, you still have a chance. When we return in triumph, I will give you a betrothal gift and go over to propose marriage. What do you think?"
Duan Canghai suddenly felt embarrassed and said: "Sir, this...!"
"Your Majesty is not sure whether these women are beauties or not." Ban Yun said with a smile: "So I will let you take a look first. If they are indeed beauties in your eyes, then there is no big problem."
Duan Canghai was suddenly stunned.
"The Daba Mountain side has already made a cover-up." Qining said: "Although there are only a few hundred people stationed in the camp, the number of tents seems to be thousands. Even if Xianyang side pays attention, It’s enough to confuse them.”
Ban Yun nodded and said: "Your Majesty, this time I am going north, I will ask you to go with the army. I hope your Majesty will give me a chance to make meritorious service."
"You can't leave." Qi Ning shook his head and said, "Once you leave Hanzhong, it will be easy to attract attention. Only by staying in Hanzhong can we take action easily."
Ban Yun understood what Qi Ning meant, nodded slightly, frowned and said: "Your Majesty wants to arrange a fake mission to Beishan Xianyang, so naturally there must be an envoy, then...!"
"I am too young to be a messenger." Qi Ning said: "I have been thinking about it for the past two days. I need to find someone who is mature, prudent and eloquent to pretend to be a messenger. You are the most suitable person, but you can't leave. Hanzhong, do you have a suitable candidate here?"
Ban Yun thought for a moment and then said: "Xiaguan has a good candidate, but I don't know if he is suitable or not."
"who?"
"The chief official is Cao Ji Jincai!" Ban Yun said: "This person is good at speaking and has outstanding talents. He can govern a place in Hanzhong. This person has made great contributions. Moreover, he was transferred from the capital. He has been here for a long time." Over the years, I have been able to speak with a Hanzhong accent and my Beijing accent has not fallen behind. If I pretend to be an envoy, I must have a Jianye Beijing accent, and this person is just right." He paused and said with a smile: "Ji Jincai was a clerk in the Ministry of Rites back then!"
Duan Canghai was a little confused and was about to ask. At this moment, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, and then heard a voice saying: "Your Majesty the Prefect, there is a secret message delivered by flying pigeons in the north!"
Ban Yun immediately went out and came back soon with a small piece of paper in his hand and presented it to Qi Ning. Qin Ning took the small piece of paper, opened it carefully, put it under the light, glanced at it, and turned slightly to look at Ban Yun. When Yun and Duan Canghai saw both of them looking at them, a faint smile appeared on their lips, and they said word by word: "Beitang Feng has entered the pass!"
Before winter, the Qinhuai Army of the Chu State launched an offensive to the north along the Huaihe River. At the request of the Chu State, the Dongqi Navy assisted the Chu Army to cross the Huaihe River and stabilize its position north of the Huaihe River. At the same time, the Dongqi Navy Tens of thousands of elite troops from Qi came out of Maling Mountain and attacked Dingtao County of the Northern Han Dynasty. Qi and Chu formed a pincer offensive, forcing the Northern Han army to withdraw nearly a hundred miles. This was also a way for Zhongli Ao to avoid the aggressiveness of the two countries. Strategy.
Compared with the Chu State's offensive, the Eastern Qi people's progress was obviously faster. It only took less than ten days to capture Dingtao, and then directed their troops towards Chengfu County.
The people of the Eastern Qi Dynasty wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to join forces to attack the Han Dynasty and plunder more land from the Northern Han Dynasty.
The Chu army divided into two groups and launched offensives against Chenjun and Juyang respectively. However, Zhongli Ao obviously used the main force of the Han army to resist the Chu army. Although the Chu army was approaching the city, the defenders of Chenjun and Juyang were holding strong positions. The city was defended, and the Chu army's offensive was frustrated for a time.
The Northwest Army stationed in Tongguan did not act rashly for a long time. After the Chu army fell into a bitter battle in Chenjun and Juyang, Qu Yuangu finally led the Northwest Tiger and Wolf Division out of Tongguan and rushed towards Luoyang.
At this time, Qi Ning was not in the mood to pay too much attention to the battle between Yue Huanshan and Zhong Li'ao on the battlefield, nor was he in the mood to care about how Long Tai deployed the Chu army to sneak attack Dong Qi. For him, the problem he had to overcome now was In front of me is the Qinling Mountains, crawling like a giant dragon on the vast land.
Looking from afar, the Qinling Mountains are majestic and continuous, the distant mountains are shrouded in clouds and mist, and the empty valleys are quiet.
Where is Yunheng Qinling's home? The snow embraces the blue and the horse stops moving forward.
Since Qi Ning knew that the Northern Han Dynasty had also set up checkpoints on Ziwu Road, he naturally gave up the idea of being stronger than Ziwu Road. The only way to pass through Ziwu Road was to pretend to be a mission to Xianyang.
In addition to the eight women selected by Ban Yun, the mission also included forty warriors with extraordinary skills. Half of these people were the Blackscale Battalion warriors brought by Duan Canghai from the capital, and the other half were close soldiers under Ban Yun. guard.
Being on the front line of Hanzhong, there is no guarantee that the Northern Han people will not send assassins, so Ban Yun has always been surrounded by a group of guards who are not afraid of death but have amazing combat power. These people are all brave men who are as strong as ten, and their psychological quality is also extremely high people.
Unable to appear as an envoy, Qi Ning disguised himself as an attendant and followed Ji Jincai.
Ji Jincai was nearly fifty years old, with a slim figure and a long beard. At first glance, he looked like a Confucian scholar who had read poetry and books. Ban Yun recommended this person to pretend to be a messenger. Qining knew Ban Yun's recommendation the first time he saw Ji Jincai. Sure enough, there is nothing wrong with that.
Ji Jincai had a pair of eyes that seemed very shrewd at first glance, but he was also restrained and very well-educated. After learning about his mission, he did not go out for two days and was fully prepared.
There were a total of four vehicles in the procession. The two carriages in the front were occupied by eight women, while the two carriages in the back were filled with fine wine and several boxes of antique treasures.
A group of people entered the Qinling Mountains from the Ziwu Road entrance. Qining soon realized that the situation on Ziwu Road was much more difficult than he expected. At first, he only thought that Ziwu Road was just a narrow road, but after entering Ziwu Road, the road was narrow. Needless to say, what made him even more helpless was that this so-called narrow road was really not a road. It was piled with rocks and rugged. Occasionally, there would be a smooth road, but after not going very far, it would be blocked by rocks again. He said, there are some places where the carriage cannot pass at all. Fortunately, there are many warriors in the team, and people often appear to carry the carriage.
Qining knew that if he continued like this, he wouldn't be able to go very far. Everyone's energy would be consumed on the vehicles. But without the carriage, it would be impossible for the women to walk on foot. If the soldiers were to carry several women on their backs, the girls would The young woman is a daughter of a good family, so she has no choice but to walk for a while and rest. Moreover, the narrow road is sometimes wide and sometimes narrow. When it is wide, it is okay to walk three or five carriages side by side. But when it becomes narrower, some areas can only be walked. Pass a carriage.
Walking through the Meridian Road, it seems very dark all day long, just because of the towering mountains on both sides. Even if the sky is clear, it is difficult to cast the sunlight down. Sometimes Qining even has an illusion, as if the team has been swallowed by a monster, and a group of people are being It was like walking in the intestines of a giant monster, and the mountain road was very cold. Fortunately, I had brought enough clothes, otherwise it would be difficult to know whether those women could really persevere.