When all the soldiers heard this, they were startled at first, then laughed, and one person shouted: "You think this is still your Chu country, and you are still so arrogant in our Qi country, be careful not to let you eat and walk around."
Qi Ning didn't talk nonsense and winked at Wu Dalin. Wu Dalin nodded slightly, raised his hand, and waved it down suddenly. Almost at the moment when he waved his arm down, the Chu cavalry who had been waiting for him was like an arrow leaving the string. The horse comes out.
The soldiers of the Prince of Qi are still laughing, but they don't want the people of Chu to take action as soon as they say it. Although these Yulin elite soldiers are not as skillful as the Black Blade Camp cavalry, and the man and horse are integrated into one, they are second only to the Black Blade Camp in the Chu Kingdom. The brave cavalry, and the distance between the two sides was extremely close. The horses galloped out and arrived at the checkpoint almost in the blink of an eye.
A crossbar blocked the way, but as the war horses galloped closer, the elite Yulin soldiers on the horses all roared, kicked off their feet, and jumped up from their horses. A dozen cavalrymen rushed in front. After jumping up, Like a dozen flying goshawks, they were condescending and slashed at the group of prince's soldiers with their swords.
Meng Jiaozhou was shocked and shouted: "Don't do it, don't do it!" He naturally understood in his heart that there was a conflict between the two sides, and he would inevitably be involved in it. This Jin Yihou was a Marquis of Chu, and the court might not What will happen to Jin Yihou, but I'm afraid I won't be able to escape then.
Although the prince's soldiers were frightened, they were all elites of the Eastern Qi after all. They choked and drew their swords out of their sheaths. However, these Yulin elite soldiers moved too quickly. The prince's soldiers did not even expect that the Yulin elite soldiers would take action as soon as they said so. , just in an instant, several of the prince's soldiers had knives held on their necks.
But Wu Dalin had already shouted in a deep voice: "Jin Yi is here, whoever dares to be rude will be killed without mercy!"
He was full of energy and his voice shook all directions. All the prince's soldiers were frightened. Some of them reluctantly fought with Yu Lin's elite soldiers for a while. Seeing that the opponent was outnumbered and powerful, they knew that they would suffer losses if they continued to fight. Some of them had already ran over, got on their horses and patted the horses. Then he left, and in a moment, except for five or six of the prince's soldiers who were restrained by Yulin's elite soldiers, everyone else got on their horses and left, but there were no casualties.
Meng Jiaozhou looked ugly and said repeatedly: "It's better now, it's better now, it's a big trouble!"
Qi Ning smiled and said: "General Meng, these soldiers from Feihuying blocked the road and demanded money, behaved rudely, and acted arrogantly. If we really want to pursue them, we can all testify for General Meng that you are not at fault."
"Asking for money?" Meng Jiao was stunned on Monday, thinking to himself, wasn't it because I was worried about getting into trouble and took the initiative to bribe him
Qi Ning said with a smile: "These soldiers are really going too far. General Meng clearly wanted to change course, but they refused to give up and asked for money like bandits. We all saw it and there will be no mistake." Shen The voice said: "Did you all see it?"
Everyone behind them said: "Yes, it is the gang of soldiers who blocked the road and robbed the money. There is no way that the prince of Qi would indulge his subordinates like this. It must be the bandits who disguised themselves as the prince's soldiers and deceived them."
Meng Jiaozhou thought that the Chu people were talking nonsense and turning things upside down. When he thought about it carefully, he felt that if he caused such a big disaster, it would be difficult for the prince to escape if he was pursued. According to what the Chu people said, he would be an excellent person. He made excuses and asked cautiously: "Master Marquis, are they bandits?"
Qi Ning smiled and said: "Of course they are bandits. If they are the prince's personal soldiers, how can they block the road and steal money? In order to protect the reputation of the prince, we will capture these bandits and hand them over to the government for strict interrogation."
At this moment, Wu Dalin had already ordered people to tie up the prince's soldiers and move the crossbar blocking the road. Then he said to Qining: "Master Marquis, we can leave."
Qi Ning was calm and composed and ordered to continue moving forward, but Meng Jiaozhou was uneasy and frightened. He also had no idea and could only continue moving forward with Qi Ning.
After walking for more than an hour, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hoofbeats and billowing smoke in front of him. Wu Dalin immediately said: "Everyone, be on guard." The men who knew it must be the prince were approaching.
Soon I saw a group of cavalry galloping towards them. They were still some distance away, and they stopped immediately. I saw someone getting off the horse, and then I saw three or four soldiers coming towards this side surrounded by a man in robes. Qining He patted his horse and walked forward slowly, taking a closer look. He saw the man in robes, who was in his early fifties, wearing a crown and hat. He was thin and fast, and when he reached the front, he gave Qining a deep salute and said, "Prince Governor Shi Situ Mingyue has seen Jin Yihou!"
Seeing that the other party was very polite, Qi Ning also got off his horse, stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "It turns out to be Situ Changshi!"
Situ Mingyue said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Prince is hunting here. He is worried that the people will enter by mistake and injure them by mistake, so he has blocked the road. Those soldiers are ignorant of Mount Tai and have offended the Marquis. They deserve death." Shen said in a deep voice. : "Bring them all together!"
A group of soldiers from behind immediately escorted seven or eight soldiers over, and Qin Ning recognized them. They were the prince's soldiers who had fled in a hurry. They all lowered their heads and had long lost their previous arrogance.
"Master Marquis, Your Highness has an order. These soldiers are so audacious that they have offended Master Hou. They are all to be dealt with by Master Hou." Situ Mingyue said with a smile: "Master Marquis led a delegation to our Daqi. They are the most honored guests. We must not have any Not the least bit offensive.”
Qi Ning smiled and said: "How dare I surrender without authorization as your Royal Highness's personal soldiers?"
Situ Mingyue nodded slightly, turned around, waved his hand, and pulled a group of wolf-like and tiger-like soldiers to the roadside. Without saying a word, he drew his sword and chopped it down at the neck. In the blink of an eye, seven people were killed. Eight heads fell to the ground.
Although Qi Ning had seen a lot of dead people, he was a little frightened when he saw the other party killing people so cleanly and neatly.
The prince's personal soldiers who were captured by Yulin's elite soldiers saw their companions' heads falling to the ground, their souls were gone, and they almost collapsed to the ground.
After the soldiers dragged the body down, Situ Mingyue raised her hands and said with a smile: "Master Marquis, His Highness is camping thirty miles ahead for a hunting tour, and specifically ordered me to come to greet the Marquis. Your Highness said that the Jinyi Qi family is famous all over the world, and he admires it. I have been wanting to meet you for a long time, and I would like to ask the Marquis to come and have a chat."
Qi Ning thought that the Crown Prince of Qi was indeed in Xuzhou, and said with a smile: "Your Highness is here, so you should pay him a visit!"
Situ Mingyue didn't hesitate, turned back and mounted his horse. He galloped to Qining's side and was polite again before leading the team to move forward. After walking for an hour, the sun set in the west and it was already dusk. Looking around , green water and green mountains, a breeze blows, and it doesn't take long before I see soldiers guarding me. There is a large hillside in front of me. Looking up, I see many camps lined up on the hillside, stretching for several miles.
The camp is located at a high altitude, surrounded by deep trenches and rows of fences. The areas where the trenches cannot be taken care of are covered with pickets and antlers. There is only one entrance in the front, and two large flags are erected on both sides. Several groups of soldiers are patrolling the camp. , all wearing armor, holding spears, or carrying single swords, with solemn expressions.
Qi Ning thought that the prince's hunting tour was quite pompous. Ordinary dignitaries and nobles would only need to bring dozens of followers with them when they went hunting. But looking at this formation, there were hundreds of people at least, and it was just hunting, but The layout of the camp is like that of a marching army.
Situ Mingyue smiled and said: "Your Highness is on a hunting tour. With a body of ten thousand gold, it is inevitable to be careful. This time, eight hundred elite soldiers from the Flying Tiger Battalion are mobilized to accompany you." He raised his hand and pointed to one place and said: "Master Marquis, over there is Yezhu Slope is only a few miles away from Niu Wang Slope. If the Marquis thinks it is appropriate, can the delegation rest there temporarily?"
Qining looked in the direction of his finger and saw that a few miles away, there was indeed a hillside that was shorter than the prince's camp. He thought to himself, you have the Ox King here and the wild boar over there. The names are quite different, but he But he was not superstitious either. He thought to himself that it was getting late and he had to find a place to camp. He could not drive the prince of Qi to another place at the moment. He occupied the magpie nest and said with a smile: "It's just what I want. Lao Situ has a long history." ”
Situ Mingyue nodded slightly and said: "Master Hou, wait a moment, I will go and report to the prince."
"Thank you!" Qi Ning offered his hand again. The purpose of his trip to Eastern Qi was to ask for marriage from Qi State, as peace is the most important thing. This prince of Qi State is the elder brother of Princess Tianxiang, and he is also the crown prince of Eastern Qi. Qi's status was aloof. If he could establish a good relationship with the prince of Qi, he would naturally get twice the result with half the effort.
Meng Jiaozhou was traveling with Qi Ning. He was originally going to Xuzhou, but he followed Qi Ning to the prince's camp without knowing it. He was feeling uneasy. Seeing that Situ Mingyue was going to report, he hurriedly said: "Situ... Sir Situ, I still have official duties." I have already escorted the Marquis here, I wonder... I wonder if I can take my leave first?"
Situ Mingyue didn't look at him and said calmly: "You can wait here too." She was not as polite to Meng Jiaozhou as she was to Qi Ning.
Meng Jiaozhou had no choice but to wait on the spot.
After a while, I saw Situ Mingyue coming back and said with a smile: "Your Highness is waiting in the tent. Lord Marquis, please come into the tent to meet me." He also said: "Your Highness has ordered the envoy to camp at Yezhu Slope for the time being."
Qi Ning immediately gave Wu Dalin some instructions, and Wu Dalin led the convoy to the wild boar forest. Qi Feng and other members of the Hou family followed Qi Ning into the camp. The camp was heavily guarded, and several small teams were at the Niuwangpo camp. Patrolling back and forth, he arrived at a large cowhide tent. Outside the tent were all men in black attire. They were dressed differently from other soldiers. Qining glanced at it seemingly casually and saw that these men in black attire were No one is ordinary.
There were still more than ten steps away from the big cowhide tent, and two men in black clothes stretched out their hands to stop them. Situ Mingyue smiled and said: "Master Marquis, don't be offended. Your Highness is in the tent. It is not appropriate to bring weapons into the tent. Please forgive me, Master Marquis." !”
Do as the Romans do, and Qi Ning knew that the Crown Prince of Qi had an unusual status, so it was reasonable for him to be wary. They all took off their weapons, and only Qi Feng and Li Tang followed Situ Mingyue into the Cowhide Hall. account.
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