Dingjun Mountain is adjacent to the Central Plains in the north, and the half-moon-shaped mountain range surrounds the hinterland of the Central Plains. The canyons in the mountains are criss-crossed, extending in all directions, with Tongguan in the west, Yubiguan Bingdao in the north, Hebei Road and Shandong Road in the east, and the Yangtze River in the south. It has been a battleground for the military since ancient times.
Every winter, fine snow floats on Dingjun Mountain. Only this year, the cold wind passes through, which is the coldest winter in more than ten years.
The wind and snow covered Li Yanqiu's footsteps into the mountains, and after Zheng Yan left behind, he didn't know where he went. There were only more than forty soldiers left by Li Yanqiu's side. One general was loyal and accompanied him. When everyone entered the woods, the general ordered people to rest on the spot temporarily.
"Master." The general said, "Let's go out from Dingjun Shanxi, go to the northwest, and go to Yubi Pass, and you will be able to get rid of the pursuers."
Li Yanqiu said "um", the general said again: "It is easy to be tracked during the day, we'd better hide first, and then hurry at night."
"Have you been to Dingjun Mountain?" Li Yanqiu asked.
"When I went down to Jiangzhou a few years ago, Huainan and the Yangtze River were flooded and couldn't walk." The general replied, "You can only take a detour from the foot of Dingjun Mountain and pass along the Cang River."
"What's your name?" Li Yanqiu asked again.
"Sun Ting." The general took off his helmet and replied, "The last general is from Hebei."
"Do you know who I am?" Li Yanqiu asked.
Sun Ting hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.
"How did you know?" Li Yanqiu asked again.
Sun Ting replied: "In the past in the expedition to the north, I followed the late emperor for a period of time, and I caught a few glimpses of him from a distance. Your majesty looks like him."
Li Yanqiu said nothing, and looked up at the snow falling from the top of the tree.
"Have you seen the enemy's armor?" Li Yanqiu asked.
Sun Ting nodded.
Li Yanqiu said, "Is it your Hebei Army?"
Sun Ting replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I can't see clearly at the end, although wearing our armor, it doesn't look like a brother from Yecheng."
"Do you know who the prefect is?" Li Yanqiu turned around and asked.
"Prefect... Lord Wang Shan?" Sun Ting was a little dazed by Li Yanqiu's words, and thought about it.
Li Yanqiu added: "The prefect is the child of the late emperor, my nephew, and the current prince."
Sun Ting was completely shocked and said, "But... the prince is not here..."
"You don't need to worry about this for now." Li Yanqiu said, "There are actually Yecheng troops who want to kill me. Are there spies around the prefect?"
Sun Ting didn't think about this for a while. When Li Yanqiu said this, he couldn't help but break into a cold sweat and said, "No way, who could it be? Who would do this?"
"I'll send you something." Li Yanqiu said, "You don't need to worry about my safety, go back to Yecheng immediately, tell the prince, and let him beware of the people around him, so as not to be plotted against."
Sun Tingru was struck by five thunders, and he was stunned: "Then, Your Majesty, you..."
Li Yanqiu said, "Don't worry about me, just go now."
Sun Ting came back to his senses and knelt down with a "thump". Li Yanqiu frowned and asked, "What?"
Sun Ting clasped his fists and said: "The prefect and the captain of the school commanded that no matter what, you must not leave your side. This matter will not be accepted in the end!"
Li Yanqiu looked at Sun Ting for a moment, and then said, "Forget it, get up."
Sun Ting was uneasy for a long time, but Li Yanqiu turned and went deep into the woods.
"If you rest for an hour, just listen to my orders and leave as soon as possible." Li Yanqiu turned his head and dropped a sentence, saying, "No one will come to rescue us, we must break through as soon as possible at this time."
The Yecheng army was divided into five teams and went to each canyon to search for the whereabouts of Li Yanqiu and others. Duan Ling and Wu Du rode their horses along the rugged mountain road. Heavy snow obscured the view. The distance was white and the visibility was extremely low.
Duan Ling was in a hurry, but he knew that hope was just around the corner. He couldn't help but pray to his father in heaven to bless him never to lose his uncle again.
"Look here." Wu Du said.
There were black bloodstains under the pine tree. The tree was so big that it was almost bent by the heavy snow. If you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't be able to spot it at all. Wu Du quickly stepped forward and sniffed at the small pool of black blood.
"Someone was poisoned." Wu Du said, "The person who was poisoned and still alive cannot be an ordinary soldier, it must be Zheng Yan."
"Go into the woods." Duan Ling dismounted, took off his long bow, and entered the woods with Wu Du. Not long after, another blood stain was found, leading to the heights of the rocks.
With the sound of footsteps, Wu Du held the poison caltrop in his hand and bowed into a cave. He saw Zheng Yan leaning against the wall of the cave. Wu Du quickly stepped forward to check Zheng Yan's injury.
"Have you found Your Majesty?" Lang Junxia's voice sounded and came in from outside the cave.
Duan Ling immediately pointed his arrow at him, and after reacting, Fang slowly put down the bow and arrow.
"What's going on?" Duan Ling said, "How did Zheng Yan become like this? You... what are you doing?"
"Patrol." Lang Junxia played Jianhua twice, his footsteps were sluggish, and his wrist was weak. He handed Zidian Jinmang to Duan Ling and said, "I'll leave it to you. How did you think of it?"
"You knew that Mu Kuangda would send someone to assassinate him." Duan Ling was furious, stepped forward and grabbed Lang Junxia's collar, roaring, "Why don't you tell me!"
"I don't know." Lang Junxia replied, "How could I have thought that Wu Du brought His Majesty out? I'm just guessing, I'm afraid Mu Kuangda will suddenly take action."
"You killed Changpin, didn't you?" Duan Ling's eyes were red, like an angry lion, he suppressed his roar, and threatened in a low voice, "If my fourth uncle has three strengths and two weaknesses, I will delay you!"
Wu Du came out of the cave and looked at Lang Junxia before Duan Ling pushed Lang Junxia hard on the rock.
"You recognize that poison." Wu Du said solemnly.
"It's the same poison." Lang Junxia replied, "It just so happens that you are here, and he shouldn't die."
Duan Ling went in to check on Zheng Yan. Zheng Yan was taped by Wu Du on the acupuncture point of the heart vein, released poisonous blood, and then put on the powder to expel the poison, and his face has improved slightly.
"What are you talking about?" Duan Ling said, "What poison?"
"Have you seen the assassin?" Wu Du did not answer Duan Ling, but instead asked Lang Junxia.
"I didn't see it." Lang Junxia replied, "When Zheng Yan wakes up, can you ask him, where is His Majesty?"
Duan Ling asked Ming about his passing and learned that Li Yanqiu was at least alive when he entered the mountain. After Zheng Yan stayed behind, Lang Junxia was waiting on the way to retreat. However, Zheng Yan did not know when he was poisoned and delayed the pursuit. After the soldiers, when evacuating, poisoned.
Lang Junxia had to take him to the cave and hide him temporarily. If he couldn't save him, he could only let him die. But Zheng Yan was still breathing, so Lang Junxia couldn't walk away, so he had to guard outside the cave.
Just not knowing where Li Yanqiu went, Duan Ling immediately handed Zheng Yan over to Shuluduan and asked him to send someone to take him out of the mountain, and he and Wu Du continued to search.
"Detox me." Lang Junxia said, "If I deliberately kill them, there is no need to save Zheng Yan."
"Did you kill Changpin?" Duan Ling turned around and said, "Tell me first, or I will kill you now."
"Yes." Lang Junxia said, "I killed him."
Duan Ling finally asked, and his face softened a little. He walked aside with Wu Du, feeling a little uneasy.
"Detox him?" Duan Ling asked. "We owe him a life. If he hadn't rescued Zheng Yan, Zheng Yan would have died."
Wu Du replied, "He's not at ease. If we don't come, Zheng Yan will die. What's the use of him guarding the entrance of the cave?"
Saying so, but this is really like what Lang Junxia did, Duan Ling sometimes can't guess what this guy is thinking.
"You decide." Wu Du thought for a while, but didn't insist, and put a pill of antidote in Duan Ling's hand. Duan Ling looked at Lang Junxia not far away, Lang Junxia was just standing, watching Shu Luduan help Zheng Yan onto the horse.
"Go." Duan Ling said, "Continue searching."
Duan Ling still did not detoxify Lang Junxia, but ordered him to take him.
"General Sun!" The soldier who went to investigate came back and said, "Someone is coming! Wearing the armor of the Hebei Army."
"How many people?" Sun Ting asked.
The soldier replied: "More than eight hundred people."
Li Yanqiu heard it, and said lightly: "It's time to leave, let's retreat to the north."
Sun Ting immediately ordered all his subordinates to mount their horses, wrapped the horses' hooves with cloth, withdrawn from the woods, and walked quietly towards the north. It was almost dusk, the sky darkened and the wind stopped.
This is not a good sign. Sun Ting is facing the last canyon. After passing through this canyon, the plain is to the north. In the night, he leaves along the plain. As long as it snows heavily, the enemy will not be able to catch up with them. But he still suspects an ambush on both sides of the canyon.
"Your Majesty." Sun Ting whispered, "It's better to change place."
"There are enemies in all directions." Li Yanqiu replied, "I vowed to keep us here. If I were the enemy, I would set up heavy defenses on the road leading to Canghe in the south, and it would be easy to defend in the canyon in the north. There will be too many troops."
While speaking, he turned over and dismounted, led the horse, and walked into the snow-covered canyon alone.
"If I can't leave." Li Yanqiu turned his head and instructed, "You see who is coming today, others can die, but you can't die, Sun Ting, you must rush out of the canyon and inform Ruo'er, Avenge me."
Sun Ting had an ominous premonition and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty."
"I've been playing for so long." Li Yanqiu said loudly, "It's time to show up, you guys are not annoying, I am also annoying."
Li Yanqiu's voice echoed in the canyon, but he didn't hear the answer. Sun Ting thought that there would be no ambush, and when he wanted to inform everyone to hurry, suddenly a whistle sounded from the height of the canyon.
As soon as the whistle fell, ambush everywhere appeared one after another. On the cliffs, on the high rocks, and behind the trees, all were soldiers with bows and arrows.
"I?" a man's voice said, "Who are you?"
Li Yanqiu let go of Ben Xiao, walked calmly into the snow, looked at the heights, and asked, "Who are you? Why do you have military power in Hebei?"
"Qin Long?!" Sun Ting trembled, "Qin Long! You are guilty! This is His Majesty today!"
That general was Qin Long, and when Sun Ting said that, he was stunned. You look at me, I look at you, and I am a little overwhelmed for a while.
"Who asked you to kill me?" Li Yanqiu's voice was calm but majestic, "Put down the bow and arrow, and I will pardon you."
Qin Long was undecided for a while, and said in a trembling voice: "You are the emperor? How is it possible? This... "
"Big brother." The subordinate asked, "Kill? Why is it different from what we said?"
After a moment of silence on the cliff, Qin Taki felt a sharp blade pressed against the back of his neck.
"Pick up your bow and arrow!" Qin Long shouted, "Hebei Prefect Wang Shan rebelled! This man claims to be the emperor, but he is actually a fake! The Yecheng army below, Yecheng is over! If you don't want to be punished, put down your weapons immediately!"
Yecheng's army was also confused, and looked at Sun Ting for a while, and Qin Long in high places for a while.
Sun Ting was extremely sad and angry, and shouted: "This is His Majesty today! I have followed the emperor for so long! Can't you recognize it?!"
The Yecheng army rushed forward, holding a round shield, blocking Li Yanqiu's body. The archers at high places bend their bows and shoot their arrows.
"Order." A man's voice said behind Qin Long, "Kill him, you still have your life, if you don't order, you will die immediately."
Qin Taki took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice:
"Fire arrows."