On the official road, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses hurried past, and the flying dust was accompanied by rumbling footsteps, mighty and mighty.
This group of people came out from Dengli City three days ago and was heading towards Luoyue City.
Headed by two young men, one is dressed in purple gold, vigorous, like the rising sun; the other is dressed in moon white, restrained and elegant, like a bright moon in the night.
The sun and the moon complement each other, just like the moment when the dawn breaks and the moon sets and the sun rises, people behind can't help but focus their attention on these two people.
At this moment, the two of them were walking side by side, deliberately slowing down the speed of the horse, so that the horse under the crotch could pace at a leisurely pace.
With a smile on the corner of Xiao Yi's mouth, he looked at Guan Yubai casually and said, "...that's it, when the weather is warmer, you can go to Wuli City."
"Ayi." Guan Yubai felt helpless, "Why wait for the weather to warm up, I..."
Xiao Yi objected without hesitation: "No!"
Nanliang has just been captured, and in order to firmly control it, whether it is government affairs, military affairs or people's livelihood, it needs to be rectified. It is imperative for Guan Yubai to sit in the town. Just for the question of when to go, the two have been arguing all the way.
Guan Yubai meant to leave immediately, but Xiao Yi disagreed...
"Nanliang has poor mountains and bad waters. Even if it doesn't snow in winter, it's still very cold and humid. It rains continuously. You often don't see the sun for ten days and a half. Xiaobai, you can't go this season. It's not good for your health." Xiao Yi said with a straight face, "Now that You Tianhe is sitting in Wuli City, nothing will go wrong for a while. You must listen to me about this matter!"
Xiao Yi raised his eyebrows, and said confidently: "Even if something goes wrong, if I can hit it once, I can hit it a second time! In short, your body is the most important thing."
Guan Yubai looked at him with a broken smile, seeing that he had no intention of giving in at all, he finally lowered his jaw and his eyes were gentle and clear.
Xiao Yi nodded in satisfaction, and Xiaosi behind him also frowned, and even relaxed the hand holding the rein a lot.
Xiao Yi smiled and said again: "... In short, Nanliang is finished now, and there is no possibility of turning around... Next it will be Baiyue's turn."
He raised his right eyebrow slightly, smiling wickedly.
Guan Yubai was infected by his smile, couldn't help but curled up the corners of his mouth, tapped his knuckles a few times habitually, and said, "Ayi, when you return to Luoyue City, send someone to Nuhar A letter..." His dark eyes were half-closed, and the corners of his slightly raised mouth showed a hint of slyness similar to Xiao Yi, "Since Kui Lang gave such generous conditions, Nuhar should also express something, right? "
Kui Lang "generously" offered twelve cities, plus one gold mine and two silver mines. Nuhar wanted to overwhelm Kui Lang, so he had to continue to increase the price.
"If Nuhar still wants the throne, he will not disappoint us." Guan Yubai said flatly.
"As the old saying goes, when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman wins!" Xiao Yi's smile grew stronger and stronger.
This time, thanks to the eloquence of the stinky girl, she abruptly raised Kui Lang's conditions to the current level. If the stinky girl was a man, I don't know what kind of splendor she would show in the court... No, if the stinky girl was a man, wouldn't she have no wife
Ahem, it seems that I still have to send a gift to my father-in-law and mother-in-law Haosheng.
Xiao Yi subconsciously raised his eyes to look forward, but suddenly noticed something, his eyes widened in surprise, raised his head and pointed forward, and blurted out: "Xiao Bai, look, Han Yu is flying!"
In the past few days, Han Yu has been fluttering its wings impatiently, Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai have both noticed that it is time to learn to fly.
Sure enough, after trying a few times, it really flew today.
Guan Yubai raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Xiao Yi's finger, and saw a young white eagle flapping its wings and flying crookedly in the air about four to five feet above the ground in front of the right. I lost my balance, tilted my wings and dropped a few inches...
Xiao Si, who had been watching the young eagle closely, frowned, his buttocks were slightly off the saddle, and he was about to fly into the air...
Guan Yubai saw Xiao Si's movement out of the corner of his eye, and stopped him, "Little Si!"
Han Yu is an eagle, they can encourage and reward him, but he must let him learn to fly by himself!
"..." Xiaosi pursed his lips into a straight line, and reluctantly sat back on the horse, holding the rope tightly, his eyes still staring at Han Yu in the air.
Han Yu clapped her wings twice with all her strength, and flew up an inch with a "pat-pat-pat", and continued to fly crookedly.
It struggled to fly several feet away, then its slightly chubby body tilted again, and fell down a little again, and Xiao Si was startled by its movements, always on standby.
At this time, a vigorous gray eagle suddenly spread its wings and glided past Han Yu, just in time to lift the little guy up, and then flew up with it, with a loud and clear cry from its sharp hooked beak , interspersed with Han Yu's immature yet excited eagle cry...
Xiao Yi couldn't help laughing heartily.
Xiao Si frowned, staring at Xiao Hui in the air, afraid that it would accidentally drop Han Yu.
Soon, Xiao Hui planted Han Yu and began to glide downward, until it reached a height of four to five feet above the ground. Han Yu flapped his wings and began to fly crookedly forward again. Xiao Hui followed closely beside him, occasionally Use the bright yellow beak to help it adjust its flying posture...
Two eagles, one big and one small, soared in the sky. Gradually, the smaller one flew more and more steadily.
Xiao Hui looked at Han Yu, and Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai also relaxed. Xiao Yi smiled at Guan Yubai, "Xiao Bai, look how handsome my Xiao Hui is!" Said, Xiaobai, where can I find such a good eagle like my Xiaohui! Definitely worthy of Han Yu!
Guan Yubai shook his head with a broken smile, his eyebrows were also flying, and he was in a very good mood.
The two of them clamped their horses, accelerated their speed, and galloped all the way. Tens of thousands of troops followed behind them. Countless footsteps and horseshoes overlapped and overlapped.
Half an hour later, a small town faintly appeared on the horizon in front of the official road.
Yu Xiufan and Chang Huaixi, who were exploring the way ahead, came back and said, "Brother, Lord Hou, there is Hehe Town ahead."
River and town! Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai glanced at each other.
Ever since Yu Xiufan and Chang Huaixi were incorporated into the New Talent Battalion, the white belts of the official language were by their side to personally arrange training and assign tasks. On the way back, the two of them each brought ten people to act as scouts.
Speaking of scouts, the journey was actually without any surprises or dangers, and it was more for them to understand what a scout was.
Yu Xiufan continued to report: "Brother, I have inquired. After crossing the river and the town, the next town is about a day's journey away. Why don't you let everyone rest for a while, use some dry food, and then add some water before continuing on the road? "
Xiao Yi responded lightly.
It was only then that Yu Xiufan faintly felt that the atmosphere around him seemed a bit dignified, and couldn't help but cast a glance at Chang Huaixi behind him, his eyes seemed to say, did I say something wrong
Chang Huaixi shrugged, meaning, you don't even know, how do I know? !
After Yu Xiufan pointed out the direction of Hehe Town, because Xiao Yi didn't order them to go out to explore the road, he silently slowed down his horse and followed Chang Huaixi.
When the army arrived outside Hehe town in great force, Xiao Yi's military order came down quickly——
Order the army to station outside Hehe Town for one day, and continue to set off tomorrow!
The moment he heard the military order, Yu Xiufan's doubts became more intense. It's not yet noon, why did the eldest brother order to be stationed for a day? !
Not only was Yu Xiufan puzzled, but all the soldiers were also full of doubts, but no one questioned this. As soldiers, obeying orders was their most basic principle.
Tens of thousands of soldiers are well-trained and under the arrangement of their superiors, they start to perform their duties and prepare to set up camp. Everything is in order...
Yu Xiufan secretly exchanged glances with Chang Huaixi again, and was thinking about whether to try again, when he heard the sound of horseshoes coming from the direction of the entrance of the town, a knight in blue riding a brown horse towards this place It was obvious that this person was coming towards them.
The visitor was alone, so most of the soldiers present did not pay much attention to it, only Yu Xiufan noticed that Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai were looking at the visitor...
Could it be that the son of the world plans to stay here for a day in order to wait for talents
In his thoughts, Yu Xiufan noticed that the figure of the visitor seemed familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.
When the opponent's brown horse was nine or ten feet away, Yu Xiufan finally recognized him, and blurted out: "Zhou Dacheng!" Strange? Didn't Zhou Dacheng return to Luoyue City with his sister-in-law before becoming an adult? Why did he look like he was waiting here specially for his elder brother
Zhou Dacheng who was on the horse let out a "wow", stopped his horse at a distance of three zhang away from Xiao Yi, then turned over neatly and dismounted, stepped forward to salute Xiao Yi with fists in his hands: "Master! Lord!"
Xiao Yi raised his hand to signal him to excuse him, and asked in a deep voice: "Zhou Dacheng, if we leave immediately, can we arrive before this evening?"
Xiao Yi talked nonsense, but Zhou Dacheng understood what he meant, clasped his fists and said, "My lord, let's go there quickly, two hours should be almost the same."
After receiving Xiao Yi's order, Zhou Dacheng specially came here to wait for them. The purpose was to lead them the way and go to the mine in Mount Sigle together.
After letting Steward Deng and his gang at the mine run away for several months, it's time to settle the accounts this time!
Xiao Yi immediately picked out one hundred Xuanjia troops from the accompanying army, and immediately set out on the road.
"Da da… "
Nearly a hundred people gradually moved away, and soon the sound of horseshoes could no longer be heard, leaving only the flying dust hanging over the official road like a thick gray mist.
From Hehe Town to Sigle Mountain, it will take about two hours if you hurry up. But considering Guan Yubai's body, Xiao Yi deliberately slowed down the speed of the horse, and the group did not reach their destination until dusk.
Zhou Dacheng in the rear drove the horse under his crotch to speed up, and at a position of a horse behind Xiao Yi, he said in a loud voice: "Master, after passing the fork in front, go forward about five miles and you will be at Sigelai Mountain."
After Xiao Yi responded, he said, "Follow the plan!"
"Yes!" The soldiers of the Xuanjia Army in the rear responded, and a hundred people were well-trained at the fork in the road and divided into two groups, each galloping on horseback.
"Da da da… "
The hoofs of the horses were flying, whizzing away like gusts of cold wind...
At the foot of Mount Sigrei, the big man in charge of the gate of the mine saw dozens of people coming here on horseback from a distance. When there was a familiar figure in the crowd, he relaxed again, and hurriedly called to that "Heitan": "Da Dali, go and tell Steward Deng that Mr. Zhou is here again."
Dali responded, and immediately hurried up the mountain to find Guan Shi.
The sound of horseshoes became louder and louder, and soon dozens of people headed by Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai arrived outside the iron gate.
The big man guarding the gate hastily stepped forward to meet him. Zhou Dacheng had gone to the mine to urge the iron ore that day, so he had seen him once or twice. !" But he was muttering in his heart: Why is Master Zhou here again! ... Could it be that the other party wants more iron ore? !
Of course he noticed that there were two outstanding young men beside Zhou Dacheng, one was beautiful in description, the other was refined and refined, they seemed to be dragons and phoenixes among men.
I heard that the last time Lord Zhou came with Second Young Master Xiao, could it be said that one of them is that Second Young Master Xiao who messed around? !
Thinking about it, the big man guarding the gate is getting bigger. The last time Mr. Xiao took this Mr. Zhou to take away 250 shi of iron ore from the mine, which made Guanshi really troubled. He managed to raise enough The iron ore finally sent away the Buddha who could not afford to offend.
If the other party has tasted the sweetness, they will not be able to bear it again if they come back empty-handed and white wolf!
Zhou Dacheng got off his horse, ignored the other party's stiff smile, and asked arrogantly, "Is Guanshi Deng here?"
"Yes! Yes! I have already sent someone to summon Guanshi Deng." The big man guarding the gate hurriedly replied, and then asked tentatively, "Master Zhou, I don't know what's important for you to come today?"
Zhou Dacheng glanced at the other party with a half-smile, his contemptuous eyes seemed to say, even if something happened, it's not his turn to explain it to you!
Zhou Dacheng also ignored the big man guarding the gate, flicked his fingers casually, and said five words indifferently: "Good dogs don't block the way!"
The visitor is not good!
The big man guarding the gate immediately realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly raised his hand to touch his chest...
It's a pity that he can only do this one step. Zhou Dacheng flicked his fingers like a signal, and the accompanying soldiers had already made their own moves. One of the daggers scratched the neck of the gatekeeper, not only him, but also There are two gatekeepers who are also inevitably cut throats.
"Swipe, swipe—"
Several silver cold lights flashed, and there were already three corpses near the iron gate.
"Xiao Bai, let's go." Xiao Yi said to Guan Yubai while turning over neatly and getting down from the dark clouds and snow.
The dozens of Xuanjia soldiers who accompanied them got off their horses, Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai walked slowly up the mountain under the guidance of Zhou Dacheng, while the others had already run to the front, and took the small group of people in the mine away. The minions "cleaned up" neatly.
When they walked halfway up the mountain, there was a sharp whistle from the direction of the mine on the mountain, two short whistles, one long whistle, and two short whistles.
Zhou Dacheng's eyes lit up immediately, he clapped his hands boldly and said with a smile: "My lord, they succeeded!"
Before a stick of incense, the hundred Xuanjia soldiers they brought divided into two groups at a fork road five miles away, half of them followed Xiao Yi, Guan Yubai and Zhou Dacheng from the main entrance, and the other half walked from the back of Sigelai Mountain. Go around the mountain, and then outflank it at both ends, and wipe out all the spies here.
Thinking about it, Zhou Dacheng couldn't help showing a trace of pride on his dark face. Today's Shizi is not as weak as it was a few years ago. A mere Guanshi Deng and a few young people are not worth mentioning at all, what kind of trouble can they make!
Everyone continued to go up, and after a while, a twenty-seven or eight-year-old soldier with a mustache came down the mountain in a hurry, clasped his fists at Xiao Yi and Guan Yu, and said, "Master, Lord, that Deng The steward, Deputy Steward Song, and Fan Renhu, nicknamed Master Hu, have been captured without a fight, and all the rest of his subordinates have been killed. All the mine slaves here are safe and sound, and now they are being guarded by our staff for the time being!"
Xiao Yi twitched his lips, looked at Guan Yubai with a smile, and said, "Xiaobai, let's go meet up with Guanshi Deng."
Xiao Yi smiled with crooked eyebrows and a hint of cunning in his smile.
Guan Yubai also smiled, with a gentle and elegant smile, and stretched out his hand as a petition.
It is obvious that these two people are completely different in appearance, personality, and temperament, but at this moment, Zhou Dacheng feels that the two seem to have a strange similarity.
Is it my hallucination
Zhou Dacheng's brows twitched. In any case, he has already begun to sympathize with the next fate of that steward Deng.
The group of people continued to move forward in the thoughts of Zhou Dacheng's soul flying into the sky, but now the person leading the way was replaced by the mustache soldier.
Soon, they came to a study room. Three men were lying on the ground in a mess. It was Guanshi Deng, Deputy Guanshi Song and Fan Renhu. They were all unconscious. Outside the study, there were two soldiers guarding the door, one on the left and the other on the right, and three soldiers inside the study were guarding the three unconscious people.
Seeing Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai coming in, everyone clasped their fists in unison to salute, followed by one of the soldiers and said: "Master, Lord Hou, the younger ones knocked them out for a while."
Xiao Yi responded, and stared at Guanshi Deng who was lying on the ground, his gaze slightly darkened.
He looks calm on the outside, but not on the inside. As long as he thought that this person might be inextricably linked with the death of his concubine mother, his hands could not help clenching into fists.
Zhou Dacheng looked at Xiao Yi worriedly, Xiao Yi suddenly moved again, strode towards the window, sat down lazily on a rose chair, and said slowly: "Xiao Bai, I will leave it to you! "
Guan Yubai sat down beside Xiao Yi, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, his black eyes were as deep as the sea, after scanning the study room, he said: "Wake up this Guanshi Deng first."
"Yes, Lord Hou!" Mustache replied, and poured a bucket of cold water directly on the head of Guanshi Deng, who was unconscious.
Guanshi Deng shuddered suddenly, and slowly opened his eyes. At first, his eyes were a little dazed, but they immediately became sharper. He sat up suddenly, and looked around vigilantly. , Zhou Dacheng passed by one by one... Since even Lao Song and A Hu were subdued, then the others may be the same, and even lost their lives!
Guanshi Deng's heart sank in an instant, and he could only question Zhou Dacheng: "Master Zhou, what do you mean?!"
Just before he fell into a coma, Guanshi Deng was reconciling accounts in the study, when he suddenly heard a commotion outside mixed with shouts and cries for help, but just as he left the study, he was knocked unconscious from behind.
Guanshi Deng is not an idiot, of course he knows that something is wrong... No, it is not just something wrong, it is very bad!
Among the group of people present, he only knew Zhou Dacheng, so he could only point the finger at Zhou Dacheng, testing the depth with a questioning attitude.
Those who come are not good, and those who are kind do not come!
What is the purpose of the other party's trip, and they... how much do they know? !
Thinking about it, Steward Deng's eyes were half-closed, he tried his best to hide the uneasiness in his heart, and advised himself to calm down, don't scare him by himself, instead of getting confused.
Zhou Dacheng did not speak, and looked at Xiao Yi and Guan Yubai who were sitting by the window for instructions, Guan Yubai shifted his gaze to Xiao Yi, and said calmly: "My lord, how do you think about how to deal with this person?" ?”
Grandpa? ! Is this handsome young man in purple robe Xiao Yi, the son of Prince Zhennan? !
For a moment, Guanshi Deng's mind went blank, and he looked up at Xiao Yi in disbelief.