Yucui made an "ah" sound, not because Guishui came, but saw a back that shouldn't be here.
Her gui water did come, but it was something she found out in the morning, but she endured the discomfort and didn't say it, she just wanted to use this incident to gain some favorable situation for herself.
She could have come to Guishui by herself and asked for solitude, or she could have surrounded her many female generals called maids who were actually watchers.
But Yucui was too surprised just now, and the surprise had reached the point where she couldn't hide it, so she said "ah", in order to prevent the maid in the car from finding out what was wrong with her, she had to continue with "Oops" and put the original The gui water that I wanted to use was directly exposed.
Fortunately, her guess was good. Di Ziyu, the green boy, blushed as soon as he heard her Guishui coming, and she was successfully interrupted.
Yucui is the female official next to Helian Mingzhu. It can be said that she can easily recognize the people Helian Mingzhu is close to. And the back that surprised her was none other than Helian Mingzhu's nephew Helian Zhishui.
Helian Zhishui was originally entrusted to his great-grandfather Zhang Yuan to take care of him, but he was later connected to Pingcheng and would never appear in Chang'an, far away in Xia.
Such a result made Yu Cui's heart feel like a mess, and it was almost impossible to maintain her usual calm and self-control. Fortunately, she now tells everyone that Guishui is coming. Women come to Guishui because they are restless and tired. Whether it is the female general or Di Ziyu, they do not suspect him. Instead, they find an inn as soon as possible to place Yucui.
On the other side, when He Mulan, who followed Di Ziyu's caravan carefully, saw Yucui get off the carriage, she sent Chen Jie to go through the formalities and settled down next to the inn where the Qiang people lived.
How huge is Chang'an, a large-scale inn can accommodate hundreds of people. Di Ziyu and He Mulan live in two of the best inns in Chang'an Square. They are only separated by a street and have separate courtyards on both sides. The building is four stories high. In order to monitor the movement on the opposite side, He Mulan lived on the top floor, and Di Ziyu, who was on the opposite side, probably also wanted to take care of Yu Cui, so she placed her in the main room on the top floor, but she lived in the side room instead. .
Starting from the second floor, there are guards closely guarding the stairs on each floor. There are four female generals guarding the door of the room where Yu Cui lives. There are also six strong men dressed as warriors of the Western Regions patrolling back and forth on that floor.
If He Mulan hadn't known Yu Cui's appearance, she would have almost thought that Di Ziyu had captured Helianding and dressed him up as a woman!
"You can see clearly, it's really Aunt Cui opposite?" For safety's sake, Helian Zhishui and He Mulan lived in the same room, and when he heard the news of He Mulan's inquiries, he suddenly cried out in surprise. .
"She should be with my father. Could it be that my father has..."
Helian's water surface was like golden paper, and he fell to the ground feebly.
"It's broken... My father fell into their hands, it must be... "
"I looked carefully at the intersection for a while. Except for Yucui, I didn't find anyone else being guarded. I don't think Heliangong was caught, probably because the Qiang people caught Yucui when they attacked Heliangong. So keep her under close watch."
He Mulan's logical ability is very strong, she reasoned for a while, then calmly comforted Helian Zhishui.
"Let's not say that we infer that Duke Helian went to Xingcheng. Even if he didn't go to Xingcheng, in Chang'an, Di Ziyu has thrown himself into the trap. Even if Duke Helian is in their hands, we can save him. "
She pulled Helian Zhishui from the ground.
"Your father is still relying on you to save him. Don't act like this little daughter. I really hope that Duke Helian is in their hands. Now that they are in the dark and we are in the dark, it is not that there is nothing that can be done."
Helian Zhishui raised his face and looked at He Mulan expectantly: "Is what General Hua said true?"
He Mulan originally wanted to meet Yucui and ask what happened. Now, whether Helianding is in Xingcheng or is dead, I don't know the situation, but Yucui was originally regarded as the Princess Helian Pearl and went to Chang'an to persuade him to surrender, and later went to Xiqin with Helianding. , she should be with Helianding now, only she knows what happened.
Among the crowd, only she has the highest martial arts skills, and this matter falls on her.
"Naturally." She nodded. "I'm going to find a way to rescue Yu Cui. How much do you know in Chang'an?"
Helian Zhishui nodded: "Chang'an has many of my father's old divisions. Although they are no longer in official positions, there are still hundreds of Ding generals in the family."
"Okay! I will go to the high-rise building where the Qiang people live at night, and you will be protected by the Lushuihu people to find your father's old department. If Helian Gong is really in the building, I will trouble those old people to attack the building to save people. If it's not in the building, we'll have a long-term discussion."
He Mulan was overjoyed, and her tone was also a lot cheerful.
"I'll go to Lu Shuihu to discuss this matter now!"
The Lushuihu people on the second floor were eating and drinking, and it was really hard for them to travel all day.
Because Helian Zhishui said something wrong before, there was a little disagreement between Lu Shuihu and Helian Zhishui. Some are uncomfortable.
He Mulan didn't seem to see their discomfort, and said loudly, "I'm going to visit the Feiyun Building opposite at night, please protect Helian Zhishui and go out and find a few of his former family members. Old friend. If the situation is not right, I have to ask you all to escort him out."
Several Lu Shuihu men couldn't help but be stunned when they heard it, and Gai Wu even asked directly: "Master is going to the Feiyun Building opposite? Why don't you go with your disciple?!"
A few people actually didn't even mention the matter of Helian Zhishui.
These He Mulan couldn't pretend that they didn't know anything, and pushed Helian Zhishui, whose expression became more and more stiff, forward: "I have a smaller goal by myself, and it should be fine to sneak in. But he is not strong in martial arts. , Chang'an City is now in a complicated situation and needs everyone to take care of it."
"It's nothing, just send some good people with good skills and cleverness to accompany him." Gai Wu ordered more than a dozen people out, all of them are calm men with mediocre appearance and old age. They may not have anything special, but they are all Experienced veterans, with Helian Zhishui, do not look dazzling.
The older people in the Tiantai Army are, the more experienced they are, so when Helian Zhishui saw that Gai Wuyidian was a dozen or so veterans, he knew that he had no intention of perfunctory him. A few Lushuihu people bowed, and Quan should apologize for the presumptuous words before.
Lu Shuihu people are all straightforward men. When they saw Helian Zhishui being humble, they all had smiles on their faces.
They used to travel from south to north, and lived in the summer land for a long time. They were very familiar with Chang'an City. When they heard about the places Helian Zhishui was going, they nodded and knew where they were.
He Mulan was rejoicing in her heart, when she suddenly heard Lu Ertai suddenly say: "Since Helian Xiaolang knows many people in Chang'an, there must be many people in Chang'an who know Helian Lang. If he goes out like this, It's easy to be discovered. Now that there are so many Qiang people on the bright side, I don't know how many Qiang people are in ambush in Chang'an. I think it's better for Helian Xiaolang to disguise before going out. "
He Mulan himself had a big beard on his face, and naturally knew the importance of disguise. Hearing this, he glanced up and down at Helian Zhishui, and shook his head again and again.
"He's not tall, and he has an elegant bearing. If he dresses up as a peddler, he won't look like him. And he's bringing so many of you, what kind of disguise can he pretend to be?"
Helian Zhishui was only thirteen years old, his stature was immature, and his face was fair and handsome. He grew up in the family of his great-grandfather of the Han people's high door, and his every move was trained according to the noble sons of the Han people's high door. When he was with the Lushuihu people, these Lushuihu people could easily be regarded as his bodyguards. Class, if you dress up as other identities, it's really nondescript.
Helian Zhishui knew that Luertai's worries were justified, and what He Mulan said was also true, so he couldn't help but get nervous.
His father and mother are both prominent, and he has been meticulous about food, clothing, housing and transportation since he was a child. This has become a habit. People's clothes can be changed easily, but behavior and habits can't be changed. Only at this time, Helian Zhishui wished he could be like a little scoundrel in the street market.
However, Luertai smiled narrowly: "It's not possible to disguise yourself as our Lushuihu boy, but it's okay to dress up as a girl. We Lushuihu people are often hired as nurses, guarding It is most suitable for a little lady from the main family to come out to play!"
As soon as Luertai's words came out, many Lu Shuihu people showed interesting smiles on their faces, and a few Lu Shuihu Erlang nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, yes, Xiao Langjun has a gentle temperament and a handsome face. It is most similar to pretending to be a doll! If you find a certain cone hat, no one can guess that Xiao Langjun is a little girl!"
He Mulan looked at Helian Zhishui inexplicably, and saw that he had turned red from his forehead to the back of his ears, and there was an even more angry expression on his face.
Although the people of Luertai smiled, their expressions were extremely serious when they spoke. They are all old fritters who have been in the North, and they will put forward this opinion. It may be a bit of a run or deliberately making Helian Zhishui ugly, but this opinion is definitely not wrong, and it is indeed good for the safety of Helian Zhishui. .
Chen Jie was originally standing guard at the door of the house, and when he heard Luertai's words, he turned around and shouted excitedly: "General, the rouge gouache you asked me to buy last time is still with me, and more than half of it is not used up. Don't want me to bring it?"
After this voice was shouted, no one noticed Helian Zhishui's expression anymore. A few Lushui Hu people said "ah" and looked at He Mulan with extremely surprised eyes, as if they could not tell He Mulan no matter what. Mulan is associated with smearing and powdering.
Gai Wu Ze even showed an expression of "My master is actually a pervert", his eyes were wide open, his mouth was slightly open, and he was almost lost.
"Ah, you haven't lost that pile of things yet?" He Mulan recalled the rouge gouache she used before, and asked unexpectedly, "Do you keep it?"
"The things that the general gave to Di Sima are all precious rouge, a box is worth half a month's salary for me, I'm not willing to lose it!" Chen Jie touched his head, "Last time you used it up for Di Sima in the room, let me I threw it away, but I couldn't bear it, so I put it away. I originally thought that if I met the girl I liked, I would use it for her... "
He chuckled, completely unaware that the Lu Shuihu people in the room were full of confused, surprised or clear expressions.
Of course, Helian Zhishui had heard of Di Yefei's reputation as the "Beauty on Blood". He had a very strong friendship with Hua Mulan, and the fact that Hua Mulan even broke into Cui Taichang's mansion for him was a legend in Pingcheng.
But Hua Mulan smeared Di Yefei in the room...
The information was so terrifying that Helian Zhishui forgot the embarrassment just now and was stunned.
"That said, Chen Jie will go out again, buy a girl's clothes, and come back with a conical hat. I'll paint Helian Zhishui later, and let him pretend to be a girl to go out with you. Remember, buying the dresses of the Xiongnu women, the clothes of the Xianbei women and the Han women are inconvenient to move around, and the Xiongnu women have trousers under them, so if something happens, he can run away."
He Mulan made a decisive decision and turned to ask Helian Zhishui.
"Is that all right?"
"Okay...Okay..." Helian replied in a sleepwalking manner, seeing that Chen Jie had already run out of the house, he was agitated, like waking up from a dream.
"Good? Good for what?"
Did he promise something incredible just now
Hearing his question, Luertai and the others all had expressions of schadenfreude. Gai Wuze and Helian were like water, and had not yet been freed from their sleepwalking state, they kept mumbling: "Is it a teacher? Not a teacher? If it's not a teacher, what would he be called? But he is not a woman, so Can I be called Shi Niang? No wonder he doesn’t let me call Shi Niang…”
No one but himself can understand this tongue twister. He Mulan has always made it big and doesn't spy on other people's sex. Even though Gai Wu was muttering to himself, he didn't listen carefully to what he said.
Chang'an is very prosperous, and there are people from all ethnic groups, so clothing stores are everywhere. After a while, Chen Jie came back with a peach-colored dress and culottes, and even bought a pair of girls' shoes. As for the cone cap, it is even more beautifully inlaid with bird feathers, which is obviously expensive.
He has always been clever, and in order to show off the dignity of Helian Zhishui's girl, even the ready-to-wear and accessories are exquisite, so that when Chen Jie and He Mulan quoted the price of their clothes, they couldn't help but straighten up. Baring his teeth, obviously it hurts a lot.
He Mulan has always kept accounts, so when she heard the words, she just nodded to show that she knew, and brought the rouge gouache and eyebrows that Chen Jie brought, and drew a little for Helian Zhishui. appeared in front of the crowd.
He Mulan's makeup method is different from the makeup skills of the people of the time. When she first came to Hua Mulan's house, she was poisoned by the terrible makeup skills of Hua Mulan's mother Yuan Shi, and the whole family was frightened. From then on, Yuan Shi never mentioned the matter of He Mulan wearing women's clothes again.
But He Mulan's light makeup tends to be natural, which is why when Di Yefei took Wushi Santoxin/addiction, she smeared and powdered him almost no one noticed.
Under He Mulan's painting, Helian Zhishui was just a girl with a tougher appearance. He didn't have a beard yet, and the fluff on his face was still there.
Helian Zhishui originally thought that He Mulan had turned him into the kind of white blush and rouge that is common among women, with yellow flowers pasted on his forehead. When he showed his current appearance in the bronze mirror, he couldn't help exclaiming: "Oh, how did you draw this, I didn't expect the general to have Zhang Chang's ability!"
He Mulan's history is not good, and these Lu Shui Hu people have never heard who Zhang Chang is. When they heard Helian Zhishui's words, Qi Qi showed a confused expression.
Helian Zhishui grew up under the lap of Zhang Yuan, who was a scholar in the world. He read the classics of the Han people. Seeing that everyone was confused, he was embarrassed and knocked down the bronze mirror.
"The book of Han says that when Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, Jing Zhaoyin Zhang Chang's wife had an injury on the corner of her brow, so Zhang Chang had to paint his wife's eyebrows every day before going to court. Some people put this matter because of this. When I told Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty that he thought he was neglecting his official duties, Zhang Chang said, "The pleasure of the boudoir is better than that of a thrush," which means that in the boudoir, there are more interesting things than a thrush, and I will not delay the affairs of the state. Just give my wife a brow, why ask him about it? So the ministers and Emperor Xuan of the Han no longer mention this matter..."
Halfway through his allusions, he felt that his example was not quite right. Fortunately, he was a boy, so he didn't think too much, just stopped what he said next.
"So that's how it is. But I just paint by hand. It's similar to painting. I don't think about it that much." He Mulan heard this allusion and felt that her knowledge had greatly increased, and she was the same to the lady who had been working for decades. Zhang Chang of Sun Thrush has some good feelings.
She was relieved to see that Helian Zhishui didn't have an uncomfortable expression after wearing her daughter's clothes and makeup.
Helian Zhishui was originally a Xiongnu. The clothes of the Huns girl and the boy were not much different, and because He Mulan did not paint a big face, he naturally relaxed.
"Helian Xiaolang, you know a lot, you deserve to be the son of Taishi Ling's family..."
The Lushuihu people admire people who have knowledge very much. The Lushuihu people have fought for the Han people since the Han Dynasty and became famous because of this. Therefore, they are particularly identified with the history of the Han Dynasty. Helian Zhishui can say a paragraph casually. Regarding the things in the Han book, everyone put away their mocking expressions and showed a respectful demeanor.
Helian Zhishui didn't understand why he just told an allusion to Lu Shuihu and the people were completely different from each other, but it was better for the other party to be friendly to him than to be at odds, so he felt happy, put on a cone hat and fought with He Mulan. After saying hello, he led a dozen Lushuihu people out of the inn.
Only Gai Wu's face was even more strange, and he kept muttering "Master thrushes his eyebrows, master thrushes his eyebrows, Master... Shi Niang..." and so on.
When He Mulan sent Helian Zhishui away, the sky was getting dark. The law of Wei State is to have a curfew at night, while the original Xia State did not have a curfew.
But now that Chang'an has been recaptured by the Wei people, the sky is dark, all the stalls and pedestrians are rushing home, only the inn is still lit with lanterns and brightly lit, and there are many guests in the hall on the first floor of the store who are eating dinner. .
He Mulan touched the big beard that was glued to her face with glutinous rice juice, thinking to herself that entering the opposite building like this, even if she saw Yu Cui's opponent, she might not be able to resist her coming for a while, so she reluctantly tore off her beard.
"General Hua, how are you going to infiltrate the other side?"
Seeing that He Mulan had taken down the sword and rock, Luertai couldn't help but said, "You always have to bring a weapon, right?"
"I have a dagger. When it gets dark, I reach for the back door and try to climb up layer by layer."
She has great arm strength, and doing pull-ups is extremely easy. The houses in this era are all wooden structures and the floors are relatively short. She just wanted to use her extraordinary arm strength to avoid everyone's attention and climb up from the side door.
It's just that she also knows that her method is too dependent on luck, and her expression can't help but bring a bit of hesitation.
"Haha? We thought the general had a good idea, but he wanted to climb up layer by layer? Not to mention there are people on patrol at night, if they see the general climbing, will they shout, even if the general climbs up, then With so many Qiang people above, how can you make yourself invisible?"
Lultai laughed and shook his head again and again.
"Oh? Is there anything you can do?"
He Mulan put away her high self-esteem, and patiently asked the Lushuihu people for advice.
"General Hua forgot what we were doing before." A Lu Shuihu man smiled reservedly, "Our Tiantai Army originally took on all kinds of work. Of course, it also included saving people."
Luertai also had a smug expression, he took off a bamboo tube from his waist and shook it.
"This is a blower. It is filled with ox-hair needles soaked with Mongolian sweat medicine. When it shoots/enters the human body, it makes no sound. It only takes a moment of effort to make people fall asleep."
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Another Lu Shuihu man took out a pair of claws from his backpack, with a long rope tied underneath.
"This is a claw on the wall. Below is a tendon rope. The rope can be long or short. At the longest, it can be pulled up to a height of ten feet. When the general arrives upstairs, put this down, and we can all go up."
As the two Lushuihu men came up with their own magic weapon, the other Lushuihu man also performed his own stunts - as long as he heard the sound, he could imitate it. He imitated He Mulan's voice so vividly that he even simulated He Mulan's hoarseness.
There is also a special ability to learn bird calls, and even the sound of birds flapping and flying away.
While He Mulan was stunned, a man with Lu Shui Hu grabbed the wall with both hands, and quickly climbed to the roof beam like a gecko swimming against the wall, crouched on the beam and blinked at He Mulan.
"Everyone... it's really amazing!"
He Mulan opened his mouth.
"I didn't know you had such a skill!"
At this time, Gai Wu also recovered from his sleepwalking state, and smiled proudly when he heard the words: "I, Lu Shuihu, started from the Shang Dynasty with a good wife and a good queen. It lasted for thousands of years, until now, It’s not all about beating and robbing houses. At that time, half of the soldiers in Hexi were Lushuihu people. From the Western Regions to Hexi, where have we not been seen?”
With the introduction of Gai Wu, a few more men walked out. There is one person who can see at night and walks on the ground in the dark. There was one person who was proficient in melee combat. He Mulan and him practiced a few tricks against each other, but found that he couldn't even pull out for a while. Unless he used all his strength to injure the opponent, he would always be entangled by him.
As for other people who can use flying swords, are proficient in hidden weapons, and poison/skills, there are more than a dozen people.
No wonder Gai Wu said that his father's elite all followed him into Beijing, and he was unwilling to abandon him alone. These people are truly treasures, far more valuable than being able to fight!
Not to mention that these people can really fight!
When He Mulan saw it, her eyes almost lit up, and her voice was trembling.
She seems to have seen the embryonic form of a special force, a new type of army that has not been seen for thousands of years. With these people around, it might be possible to break through the city and win without fighting!
It's just that these are things to come later, and the current situation cannot help He Mulan to think so far. She only knows that with such a group of Lushui Hu people, her confidence in sneaking into the opposite Feiyun Tower has risen from 60% to 10%. Success, and the possibility of rescuing Yu Cui has also changed from three points to seven points.
You know, she just wanted to sneak in and ask what happened to Yu Cui, and she didn't have any hope that she could be rescued!
"Good! Great!"
He Mulan gave a high five and said yes.
"Zhong Erlang, follow me to explore Feiyun Tower at night!"
The Lu Shuihu people were happier than getting gold and silver jewelry, they patted their chests impassively, and followed suit.
"Yes, General!"