A small village located in the remote mountains. A family got up before dawn to prepare for a day's work. Spreading the wheat harvested just yesterday in the yard, an old man in his fifties opened the yard door, walked outside and breathed in a few clear breaths from the mountains. He picked up the hoe placed by the door and prepared to go to the ground. look here.
The village is very small, with only a dozen households scattered throughout the village. Almost every household emits cooking smoke, and it can be seen that they are all up. The old man walked out a few steps when he heard the sound of horse hooves. He immediately put down his hoe and looked at the entrance of the village. The sound of hooves was getting closer, and people came out of their yard one after another. Gradually, everyone could see who was coming. Some people greeted the family members in the room to come out quickly, and some people ran directly over.
There are two people right away. One looks to be in his twenties, with a handsome face, but with some hard work to travel for days. Sitting in front of this man was a boy, holding a basket in his arms, with a look of horror on his face.
"It's Qiuhuai!"
Someone shouted, and everyone gathered. The visitor tightened the reins and stopped in front of the old man.
"father."
The man got off the horse, took the basket from the child's arms and handed it to the father, and finally took the child down.
The old man lifted the cloth on the curtain, and when he saw that there was a baby in the basket, the old man immediately said, "Enter the house, enter the house." The old man's yard. A woman came out of the room, and the man called out, "Mother."
The woman was overjoyed at her son's return, and then when she saw the unfamiliar child, she immediately opened the door and said, "Come in, mother will get you something to eat."
"Mother, do you have milk or rice soup, the child in the basket has just passed the full moon."
The man took the basket from his father's hand and showed it to his mother. The woman hurriedly carried the sleeping child out: "Leave it to mother." Then the woman carried the child away, and everyone entered the house.
Some people closed the door, others stayed outside to watch the wind, the man put the boy about ten years old in front of him and whispered to everyone: "This is the prince of Yue Wang, that is the youngest son of Yue Wang who was just born, Zhang Zhong. The King of Yue has been shot. The two princesses are gone."
"Ah!"
exclaimed. The boy bit his lip, tears welling up.
"The King of Yue has already escaped from the capital, and I am sending the child here on the orders of the adults." Then, the man said to the child, "Sir, from today onwards, this is your home, and my parents are your uncle and aunt. Your name is Yuanmai, the wheat of the wheat; my younger brother is called Yuandou, the beans of the beans, I am your cousin, my name is Yuanqiu, remember."
The prince, Huo Yunkai, nodded and wiped away tears: "My name is Yuanmai, my younger brother's name is Yuandou, and my eldest brother's name is Yuanqiu. This is my home."
The man pushed the child in front of his father and said, "I have to go."
As soon as the old man heard it, he immediately asked, "Where's your lord?"
"My lord escorted the King of Yue back to Yidong. Dad, the war is about to start. You have everyone to pack up. The lord said that we might have to move to another place. Tell mother, the lord gave the child a little drug, and he will wake up after a while."
"You reassure the adults, I will arrange it."
"I'm leaving."
No time to eat a hot meal, the man bid farewell to his relatives and everyone, hurried out the door, and left on horseback. Everyone stood at the door and watched the man walk away until no one was seen, with deep hatred in everyone's eyes. The old man brought the prince back home, and the prince cried and asked, "Uncle, my father, will it be alright?"
The old man said solemnly: "With the protection of adults, he will return to Yidong safely." The old man said in his heart that he hoped that the King of Yue would make up his mind this time, save the people from misfortune and fire, and return the world to a peaceful world.
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Zhang Zhong and Sun Jiyu respectively issued orders to the Huanwei and Yuqinwei strongholds in various places, ordering them to pursue and intercept the King of Yue. Along the way, news about the appearance of the King of Yue came one after another, and the people from Huanwei and Yuqinwei ran around following the news, but they didn't even see a shadow of the King of Yue. Southern Chu State can be seen everywhere in pursuit of soldiers dressed in Huanwei and Imperial Guard uniforms, as well as officers and soldiers from all over the country.
Yi Zhongren was also affected by these fake news at the beginning. After a while, he joined the mute who was inquiring about the news first, and ordered to go directly to Yucheng Pass, and let others continue to chase and block the King of Yue. No matter where the King of Yue fled, his ultimate goal must be to return to Yidong, and Yucheng Pass was his only way.
After chasing for a few days, his subordinates were exhausted. Yi Zhongren handed over his subordinates to a police officer and asked them to find a place to rest. He and Dumb continued to chase. When the rest is enough, the detective will come back to catch up with them with a large team. Everyone knows that Yi Zhongren is strong in martial arts and full of energy. In addition to admiration, he also expresses his sincerity to the Governor.
Yi Zhong and Duan rushed to Yucheng Pass. Over there, Huo Feng, who had entered the forest, headed all the way to Yucheng Pass. He only did a brief repair on the way. After letting the horses take a breath, Huo Feng started the road again. There are interceptions in front and chasing troops in the back, and there is no delay for a moment. He drove the road for ten days non-stop and covered the stars and the moon. Huo Feng collided with the imperial guards and Hu'an guards who were chasing him on the trail three miles away from Xiangfan City. Huo Feng and the others were wearing military uniforms, and the other party had no doubts, just asked, "Which yamen do you belong to?"
Huo Feng replied calmly: "We are the Suiyang County yamen, and we were ordered to hunt down the fugitives."
"Suiyang County?" The other party said immediately: "Jiujiang found the remnants of the King of Yue, and Shangfeng ordered me to wait to intercept it. You don't have to go to Yumen Gate, just come with us."
Huanwei and Yuciwei have the power to deploy the troops of each city and county. Seeing that this team was dirty and messy, it was impossible to catch the King of Yue at first sight.
In the direction of Jiujiang, isn't that the man and horse from Xingtian? Huo Feng asked calmly, "Are the passers-by in Jiujiang caught?"
The other party said impatiently: "If you catch it, do you still use us to chase it? Don't be wordy, take your men and horses to follow."
"Yes."
Huo Feng gestured to the soldiers to get out of the way. After Hu'anwei and Yuqinwei's men walked over, he suddenly picked up the big sword on the horse and chopped off the head of the person in front of him.
"what!"
There was a scream, and the hoofs neighed.
"It's a chaotic party! They are a chaotic party!"
someone shouted. Fighting sounded.
Huo Feng vented all the anger in his heart and the grief of losing his wife and children these days on these people. The other party's troops were comparable to them, but because they were the one who raided, the other party was caught off guard. During the melee, someone turned the horse's head and went back to report. When Huo Feng saw it, he hacked the enemy in front of him to death, and he chased after him on horseback.
"Whoosh!"
A cold arrow flew out of the woods beside the road, Huo Feng instinctively fell to the ground immediately, the arrow flew over him and directly pierced the back of the man who reported the message. The man fell off his horse with a scream. Huo Feng tightened the reins, stopped, and looked alertly at the direction the arrow feather flew out. He didn't forget that the night he escaped, there were also several mysterious arrows.
"Whizzing!"
Several arrows sprang out of the forest again, and several of Hu'anwei's minions screamed and fell to the ground, and were immediately hacked to death by the Huo family's army. Someone shouted in the Huanweili: "We are in an ambush! Evacuate! Evacuate!"
Those people immediately found a direction to break through, as long as they ran out to move in to rescue the soldiers, these people would be caught back when they fled to the horizon.
These people must not be allowed to go out alive! Huo Feng rushed towards the enemy who was escaping. The sword qi broke through the air, and two men in black rushed out of the forest. First, a few hidden weapons were issued, and then the swords in the two men's hands directly took the heads of Hu'anwei and Yujinwei's minions. is one's own. Huo Feng breathed a sigh of relief, and the big knife in his hand showed no mercy.
These two people are extremely skilled. With their participation, the pressure on Huo Feng's side is suddenly much less. An hour later, the corpses of the villain's minions were all over the place, and no one escaped alive. Huo Feng got off his horse panting heavily. He had been on the road for days, sleeping in the air, and had just experienced a fight. He was very tired and exhausted.
The two men in black were not only wearing masks, but also black gauze caps. They didn't take off the gauze caps when Huo Feng approached, obviously they didn't intend to show their faces. One of the taller men in black stood behind the other, and it was obvious that the shorter and thinner man in black was in charge of the two.
"Thank you two strong men for your help." Huo Feng clasped his fists in gratitude, his eyes fixed on the short man, wanting to see the unblinded eyes through the black veil.
The other party did not return the gift and did not speak. The man behind him said, "The bodies of these people can't be left here. Take off their clothes and burn all the bodies." After speaking, he reached into the mask and whistled. There was the sound of hoofs in the woods, and two black horses ran out and stopped beside the two men in black. The short man in black took out a package from the horse and threw it directly at Huo Feng. Huo Feng caught it with one hand and opened it to see that there was an eagle robe of the imperial guard and the envoy, and a waist badge of the envoy.
Huo Feng immediately took off his dirty and torn clothes and put on clean clothes. The other party threw another water bag, apparently to let him freshen up. Huo Feng asked the soldiers to put on all the clothes that had been ripped off from the wicked party, regardless of whether there were blood stains. He took the water bag and walked aside, wiping his face with the dirty clothes he had changed, and tidying up the messy bun.
"You go straight into the city and go straight to Yucheng Pass. If anyone blocks you along the way, just show your waist card." It was the tall man in black. Huo Feng clasped his fists again and thanked him, still staring at the short man.
"Can the two strong men be listed as taboos? If Huo can get his revenge in the future, he will definitely thank the two strong men."
"You don't need to thank you. Your lord, as long as you do it, do not hesitate any longer."
The tall man got on the horse, and the short man got on the horse too. The two are leaving.
"Wait!" Huo Feng took hold of the short man's reins with a certain impatience in his eyes, "Is it you!" He said ambiguous, but he believed that the other party understood what he meant.
The man reached out and covered Huo Feng's hand, and Huo Feng's body suddenly shook. Pulling Huo Feng's hand away from the reins, the man's fingers flicked lightly on Huo Feng's shoulder, as if he was flicking some dust away. Huo Feng's eyes were startled and he took a step back.
"Your Highness, let's go all the way." The tall man suddenly said, and the short man immediately waved his whip, the horse neighed, and the figures of the two rushed out very quickly. Clenching his fists tightly, Huo Feng's ears rattled—"Your Highness... Good luck..." He had heard these words three times in a short period of time.
Go all the way... Go all the way... I've come this far. If I still can't go well and can't go on, won't I be called "a coward and a coward" even more by you
Huo Feng mounted his horse: "Burn their bodies, let's go!" After a while, the flames rose, and Huo Feng led his men to leave the mountain and head towards Xiangfan City. No one could stop the King of Yue from returning to Yidong.
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Yuchengguan, He Jia personally led 50,000 elite soldiers from the base camp of the Huo family army in Yidong to arrive here. The city guards were Huo Feng's subordinates. They had already received an urgent letter from the capital and knew that something had happened to King Yue. Yuchengguan is strictly guarded, and He Jia has already given an order. Once the prince has an accident, the Huo family army will enter Yuchengguan and smash the capital to avenge the prince.
Standing on the high wall of Yuchengguan, He Jia looked into the distance in a hurry. There seemed to be dust in the distance, and He Jia immediately shouted at the following: "Go and see if someone is coming!"
Two messengers quickly mounted to check the situation. He Jia clenched his fists and prayed in his heart that it must be the prince, it must be the prince! After waiting anxiously for about a stick of incense, a messenger came back, raised his head and shouted, "Report to General! General Huang, General Xu and General Ruan are back!"
"Where's your lord!" He Jia's heart skipped two beats.
"The lord hasn't come back yet. General Soft said let us wait for the lord here. The lord will be there tomorrow at the latest."
The He family was abruptly frightened into a cold sweat. He Jia quickly got down from the city wall and rode his horse out of the city to meet his brother who escaped.
Yuchengguan was right in front of him, seeing He Jia's Huang Han, Xu Baicai, and Ruan Xingtian jumping off their horses when they met head-on. He Jia also jumped off his horse and hugged the three of them. Ruan Xingtian suppressed his excitement and said, "Go back to the city. If the prince doesn't come back tomorrow, we will rush directly into the pass."
He Jia said: "I'm all ready. You are tired all the way, go back and rest."
"Bring me a roasted whole lamb first, grandpa's, it really made me starve." Huang Han wiped his face and shouted directly.
There were injuries among the returning soldiers. He Jia asked Ruan Xingtian, Huang Han, and Xu Baicai to eat and rest, and he came to take care of the aftermath. He sent a sentry to check the news of the prince. He Jia, who was temporarily dealing with matters after completion, saw Ruan Xingtian, Huang Han and Xu Baicai waiting for him as soon as he returned to the camp. He Jia walked over and said, "It just so happens that I have something I want to ask you. If you are not tired, let's talk about it now."
Huang Han was the most anxious, and was the first to ask, "Is that mysterious person still sending you a letter?"
Ruan Xingtian interjected: "I told both of them. The prince hasn't had time to talk yet."
He Jia pondered: "After Xingtian left, the mysterious person didn't send me any more letters, so I've been worried about whether you guys can escape successfully."
"Who is this mysterious person?" Xu Baicai said to himself. Ruan Xingtian and He Jia both shook their heads, they also wanted to know.
It turned out that Ruan Xingtian and He Jia received a secret letter after Huo Feng left Yidong and returned to Beijing with Huang Han and Xu Baicai. The secret letter said that Huo Feng's return to Beijing this time was more fortunate than good, and Zhang Zhong was likely to take action against him and asked them to prepare quickly. Ruan Xingtian and He Jia didn't know the authenticity of this secret letter, but just in case, Ruan Xingtian took people to the capital immediately. bring back.
As soon as Ruan Xingtian, who was disguised as a caravan, brought people out of Yucheng Pass, he received several carts of large boxes. The boxes turned out to be all the clothes of the imperial guards and a waist badge. Half of Ruan Xingtian and the people he brought out changed into the clothes of the imperial guards, and the other half changed into ordinary military uniforms and rushed to the capital in two separate ways.
Before arriving in the capital, Ruan Xingtian received news that the prince was arrested, the two princesses committed suicide, the prince did not know where to go, and the young prince fell into the hands of Yi Zhongren. Ruan Xingtian almost bit his silver teeth. But then, he received a secret letter from the mysterious man, asking his son to go to the platform to save people every three minutes. In the letter, he told him how to deal with it, and told him to go straight out of the city after saving people, and someone would find a way to open the city gate for them.
Everything is as stated in the letter. Ruan Xingtian pretended to be the imperial guards and infiltrated the platform on the grounds of sending more guards. As soon as he saw the prince tied there, he knew what to do. The trip out of the city went well beyond expectations. Ruan Xingtian became more and more curious about the mysterious man who sent them a letter. Who was helping them secretly? To be able to make such a plan, to play Yuqinwei and Huanwei in applause, the identity of this person must be extraordinary, who could it be
After thinking about it, I couldn't think of who that person would be, and the four of them didn't even think about it. Ruan Xingtian, Huang Han and Xu Baicai, who were tired all the way, didn't want to go to rest, and the prince hadn't come back yet. The four simply settled in He Jia's barracks to discuss important matters. The prince is loyal to the country, but now his family is broken up. This is called, when officials force the people to rebel, the people have no choice but to rebel. The four of them believed that their prince would not hesitate any longer.