The chasing personal soldiers came one after another. In the dark and quiet night, there was a palpitating sound of bowstrings from time to time. Haidu Aling swung his sword across his arms, and the sky was filled with cold sword light.
People kept falling down screaming.
Yuchi Bodhidharma was in pain as if his shoulders were clenched tightly, trembling like a sieve, and his face was terrified, but his brown eyes looked around calmly.
They escaped from the palace, and the shouting and killing behind them gradually faded away.
Haidu Aling's clothes were tattered and covered in blood. The whole figure seemed to have been fished out of a pool of blood. He carried Yuchi Damo to a snow-covered roof, and threw Yuchi Damo away. A quick whistle.
Suddenly there were footsteps in the dark night, the figures swayed, and several guards dressed in black came and knelt at his feet.
"Jimbo is still alive, he went back to tell me to the Khan."
Haidu Aling's voice was cold.
The guards were taken aback, looked at each other, and kowtowed: "It's not good for your subordinates to do things, and I would like to return to Yating to confess the guilt to the big Khan, and I will never implicate the prince."
Yuchi Damo was lying on the snow, secretly admiring in his heart: Haidu Aling had just broken out of the siege, and he was almost dead. 's descendants.
Haidu Aling grinned, wiped the sticky blood from his cheeks, and with a bang, he abandoned the long knife in his hand that had cut off the blade, and said loudly, "You follow me faithfully, follow me through life and death, and take the risk of assassinating Jin Bo for me. , All of them are loyal and brave people who stand up to the sky, why is there any sin? It's people who plan things, and things happen in heaven.
The guards were stunned, with expressions of emotion on their faces.
"My fate should have this catastrophe." Haidu Aling stood with his hands behind his back, looked at his subordinates, and said word by word, "The sweat must be furious, one person does things and one person is responsible, and it is I who ordered the assassination of Jinbo. , I will bear all the faults and let the Khan deal with it."
He leaned over, took out the saber from his subordinate's waist, and handed it to his subordinate's hand.
The guard took the knife with a blank expression on his face.
Haidu Aling patted him on the shoulder: "My assassination of Jinbo is revealed, the Great Khan and the other princes will not let me go, Yina's pursuers are coming soon, I don't want to die at the hands of a woman, you cut me off. Take my head and go back to receive the reward, and the Great Khan will not only forgive you, but also reward you with gold and silver beauties."
The guard reacted, his hands trembling.
Haidu Aling turned his eyes on each subordinate's face and said calmly: "You have fulfilled your responsibilities, you don't need to obey my orders anymore, and you will find your own way in the future."
With tears in their eyes, the guards looked up at his firm and upright figure, and were speechless for a long time.
Suddenly, there was a crisp sound, and the soldier who took the knife threw off the long knife, stood up angrily, his eyes were so red that blood dripped, and he wept: "The prince fights from the south to the north, fought bravely, and made great contributions to Beirong, every time The leader of the charge, no one in the army knew! Just because the prince was not the son of the Great Khan, he was neglected and suspected by the Great Khan. The first prince and the second prince set up an ambush to assassinate the prince. The prince was seriously injured. I'm not convinced by a few thieves perfunctory and being so partial!"
His accusations broke the silence and caused a thousand waves. The other soldiers also showed their indignation and said angrily: "The prince can't be captured like this! The prince is my number one warrior in Beirong, the first prince and the second prince. The poison comes first, the prince is just for self-protection!"
"The Great Khan is dazed, cowardly and incompetent, the eldest and second princes are narrow-minded, and they will pay their revenge. If they inherit the throne of the Khan, there is no way for us to survive!"
"Yes! It's too early to die, and it's too late to die. It's better to follow the prince instead of being angry under their account. Only the prince can lead us to conquer more land, win more victories, and grab more beauties!"
"Prince, let's betray!"
The guards raised their heads, looked at Haidu Aling, clasped their left hand, put it on their chest, made a gesture of loyalty, and said in unison, "We are willing to follow the prince and go through fire and water for the prince until the day we die in battle!"
Haidu Aling stared at his subordinates, his eyes were slightly red, and sighed: "I really can't bear to involve you all to die with me."
The guards shouted: "We have no complaints and no regrets!"
Haidu Aling stood still, silent for a long time, and sighed helplessly: "We are the descendants of the god wolf, with the blood of the god wolf flowing on our body, we can't spin in the gutter like mice, and we must die heroically! Yating, if the Great Khan really wants me to apologize with death, I have nothing to say, but before I die, I have to get the eldest prince and a few of them to accompany me!"
The guards looked excited and responded loudly.
Yuchi Damo said nothing, quietly watching Haidu Aling instigating his subordinates to make trouble with him.
Lady Yina chases him down, and Jinbo and other living princes will also send killers. He can't protect himself, pretending to take over his subordinates. No matter what kind of predicament he encounters, these subordinates who are so committed to him will never do it. betray him.
Really thick and thin.
Haidu Aling comforted the angry subordinates, looked at Yuchi Damo, and helped him get up: "I was offended just now in a hurry, the lord forgives me."
Yuchi Damo threw off his hand impatiently, his face gloomy as water, and asked, "Are you really going to betray Beirong?"
A cold light flashed in Haidu Aling's pale golden eyes, and said, "If the big sweat really wants to kill me, I can't wait to be killed."
Yuchi Damo narrowed his eyes, looked at him for a moment, and said in a low voice, "I have only a few thousand soldiers and horses in my hands, and I can't compete with Beirong. I can't promise the prince anything. Unless the prince can be on an equal footing with other princes, I can help the prince."
Haidu Aling's eyes suddenly turned fierce.
Yuchi Bodhidharma was so frightened that he stepped back, and almost fell off the roof with a stagger. He swayed several times, barely standing still, his eyes bulged, and angrily said: "I was almost killed by you tonight! You only have so many people, I I can't accompany you to death!"
He was shivering while roaring, obviously stern, Haidu Aling saw that he was bluffing, and smiled contemptuously in his heart: This Lord Yuchi is indeed as timid and fearful as the legend, Yina signaled to his subordinates to shoot all arrows tonight. , He was so frightened that he urinated his pants, and there was a smell of urine on his body.
cowardly.
Haidu Aling looked down on a man like Yuchi Damo, but he was alone now and could only make an alliance with such a person. Although Gaochang had few soldiers and horses, as long as he could weaken the help of the eldest prince and a few people, he would One more point.
He turned around, looked southeast, and pursed his thin lips.
He was supposed to be a wolf who galloped across the grasslands and hunted recklessly. In order to survive, he had to be a mouse that roamed around in the gutter all day. Today he almost died in a woman's trap, and he will remember this shame in his heart. Sooner or later, he will kill everyone who mocks him and looks down on him, and washes his humiliation with their blood!
The strong are respected.
The throne of the Great Khan will eventually fall into his hands, and the most beautiful woman in the world, the most fertile and rich land, and the most precious treasures will all be in his hands.
…
Two hours later, Mrs. Yina's personal guard found the dying Yuchi Damo thirty miles outside the city gate.
The guards hurriedly sent him back to the palace, covered in blood.
Mrs. Yina came to visit after hearing the news.
The witch doctor just pulled out a few arrows for Yuchi Damo. He was lying on the couch with a few blood holes, his lips were black, and he said angrily: "Scorpion woman! You are so poisonous! You clearly saw me in the sea. In the hands of Du'aling, he actually ordered to shoot arrows! Do you want to take the opportunity to kill me? God bless me, I rolled down the city wall when Haidu'aling was not paying attention and saved my life, you miscalculated!"
Madam Yina held her breath and said, "The lord really misunderstood me. How could I disregard the safety of the lord? I was in a hurry to take the Haidu Aling because I was worried about the lord."
After speaking, the conversation changed.
"Why did the lord secretly meet Haidu Aling? What did he tell you?"
Yuchi Damo's blue veins jumped on his forehead: "You suspect that I and Haidu Aling should work together? He almost killed me! You sent someone to put me under house arrest, and I am surrounded by your eyes and ears. I want to ask you, how did he get along? Entering the palace? You deliberately let him enter the palace, do you want to use his hand to kill me?"
He pulled the wound in excitement, and suddenly grinned in pain, screaming, scolding Mrs. Yina for being vicious, and scolding Haidu Aling for being vicious. smaller.
The witch doctor hurriedly treated his injuries.
Madam Yina watched coldly as the witch doctor applied medicine to Yuchi Damo, determined that he was really injured, turned and walked out of the house, asking how the personal soldiers discovered the lord.
The soldier answered truthfully, his voice getting lower and lower: "Madam... When I found the lord, his underwear was soaked."
Madam Ina looked disgusted.
I was scared to pee my pants! It is no wonder that before the Northern Rong army attacked the city, Yuchi Dharma offered to surrender.
Mrs. Yina smiled lightly. Her husband was so cowardly. Even if she knew that her children were dead, she would not dare to take revenge on her. With her uncle Wakhan Khan as her backing, she could do whatever she wanted in Gaochang.
She put aside her doubts about her husband and ordered her personal soldiers to continue to track the trail of Haidu Aling.
Half an hour later, the palace guards came to ask for instructions. The wealthy family in the city heard that the lord was almost assassinated. They were afraid that Haidu Aling would return and sent their soldiers into the city to protect the lord.
Madam Yina was alert and said, "You can't let them enter the city!"
She was able to control Yuchi Damo because all the guards of the royal city were brought by her from Beirong, and she secretly bribed the guards of the royal palace. On the surface, the nobles of Gaochang treated her respectfully, but in reality they had their own tricks. If the soldiers of the nobles entered the city, how could she deter the princes and nobles
The palace guards went out to issue an edict, and when they came back, they looked embarrassed: "Madam, the people of the Yang family, Meng family, and Zhang family said that if they couldn't catch the assassin sooner, they would have trouble sleeping and eating, and they had to send more people to protect the palace and the house before they could sleep well. ."
Mrs. Yina's face was ashen, and she said coldly, "Then let them be more alert at night. Without my order, family soldiers are not allowed to enter the city!"
The guards of the palace were sweating profusely, and thoughtfully said: "Madam, when the lord of the kingdom was sent back, all the people in the city saw it. Now people in the city are panicking.
Madam Yina glanced coldly at the guards around her. If they could kill Haidu Aling last night, how could there be such troubles
The guard did not dare to speak.
The guard of the palace said cautiously: "Madam, for today's plan, it is better to issue an edict in the name of the country's lord, and send the family soldiers of the wealthy family in the city to hunt down Haidu Aling and his lackeys. In this way, Madam can appease both. People's hearts, preventing the soldiers of each family from entering the city, and taking the opportunity to weaken the remnants of Hexi and Helong."
Madam Yina pondered for a moment, then put her palms together and laughed lightly: "Great trick!"
Most of the nobles in Gaochang came from prominent families in Hexi and Helong. With their deep family roots, she always disliked them. They asked to send family soldiers into the city, definitely wanting to take back the palace, and she couldn't let them do so.
The palace guards were right, since they used the excuse of protecting the lord, then she sent their soldiers far away!
…
That afternoon, the palace issued an edict, ordering the noble clan to convene men and garrison all over the place to guard against assassins, and then pick out those with outstanding martial arts skills from the family soldiers, and gather ten teams of five people each to pursue eastward to attack those who assassinated the king. assassin.
"Mrs. Yina said that if you don't catch the assassin, you don't have to come back!"
The wealthy family immediately objected, they wanted to enter the palace to protect the lord, instead of being sent to the desert to eat sand!
"We want to see the king!"
"We are going to enter the palace to protect the king!"
There was a commotion in front of the palace.
In the palace, Mrs. Yina sneered again and again: Want to take the opportunity to seize power? Let you taste the taste of shooting yourself in the foot!
Outside the palace, the Yang family's house.
After listening to the report of his subordinates, Yang Qian geared up, turned around and rushed into the corridor, smiling and said, "Princess, you guessed right, the louder our people shouted, the more suspicious Mrs. Yina became, and she did not dare to let soldiers from various families enter the city. ."
In front of the porch, there was a slender figure, looking up at the mottled painted murals on the wall. Hearing the words, he turned around and smiled at him. He was wearing a robe with narrow sleeves and narrow sleeves. His skin was brighter than snow, and his eyes were clear.
Yang Qian was so excited that he took a few steps closer and said in a low voice, "Princess, I have already selected the candidates. Now Mrs. Yina asks them to pursue Haidu Aling, they must leave immediately."
After speaking, he sighed, as if helpless, but there was a trace of excitement in his eyes that the conspiracy had succeeded.
Yaoying looked at him and smiled.
She learned from Sultan Gu that the Beirong scouts were all over the Western Regions, the levels of checkpoints were strictly guarded, and the management of each tribe was strict.
It is as difficult as reaching the sky to deliver news to the Central Plains as soon as possible.
Yang Qian has recruited a lot of people over the years, and they are willing to risk their lives to deliver letters.
Yaoying believed in their loyalty, but loyalty and perseverance alone could not break through the blockade of the Beirong people. They did not have the bronze talismans used in the Beirong, and they would be chased and killed by the Beirong cavalry wherever they went.
She and Yang Qian discussed several ways to disguise their identities: businessmen, monks, embassies.
In the end, Yaoying had an idea: what identity is more appropriate than Mrs. Yina's personal soldier
With Mrs. Yina's edict, the team can flow unimpeded, at least on the way from Gaochang to Guazhou and Shazhou, no one will carefully check them.
That's why Yaoying and Yuchi Damo reported to Mrs. Yina.
It would be best for Mrs. Yina to set up an ambush and kill Haidu Aling, and it would be okay if she failed. They calculated every possible outcome and thought it was worth the risk.
Now, they have received edicts from Mrs. Yina, got the bronze amulet of customs clearance documents, mobilized troops in the name of defending the lord, transferred secretly trained rebels, and deployed personnel all over Gaochang - all of which are under Mrs. Yina's eyes. proceed below.
Yang Qian couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "With the edict, things will go much smoother."
Yaoying reminded him: "Don't take it lightly, Mrs. Yina's edict can only be used for a few months. After Shazhou, everything depends on their changes."
Yang Qian said: "They know that this trip is difficult and they are not afraid."
Yaoying nodded.
The first group to set off was already ready, and the imperial edict was sent to Yang's house, and everyone immediately packed up their luggage and prepared to leave.
Yaoying and Yang Qian saw everyone off.
More than a dozen young people with scarves on their heads, swords on their waists, and white cloaks stood under the porch. Hearing footsteps, they raised their heads and saw Yaoying approaching, and hurriedly crossed their hands to her.
Yaoying walked to the front of the steps, her eyes wandered, and her eyes stayed on everyone's face for a long time.
They are so young, so determined, so brave, and they still have no hesitation in knowing that they may be in a different place.
Yaoying squinted her face, bowed her body, bowed deeply to everyone, bowed her hands three times, and gave a solemn military salute.
Everyone held their breaths, and a dozen eyes fell on her, their eyes burning.
Yaoying raised her head and looked at the crowd, "I entered the Jiao Palace when I went to the tiger's den. I looked up to the sky and exhaled and turned into a white rainbow. In the past, Prince Dan saw off Jing Ke by the Yishui River. How tragic and solemn, it will last forever. Today, I will see you off..."
Everyone looked solemn, and their eyes flashed with pride.
One of the young men clenched his hands into fists and raised his voice: "Please rest assured, princess, we will definitely deliver the letter to Liangzhou, and we will never look back when we don't reach Liangzhou!"
The others responded with a swearing oath, and all of them were full of words of generosity.
Yaoying remembered the dry bones in the yellow sand and shook her head.
Everyone stayed for a while.
Yaoying looked at the crowd, with bright stars in her eyes, and she said word by word: "You lords put life and death aside, Yaoying admires and admires them, today I will see you off, no songs, no poems, and no more. Brave words, there is only one entrustment, please be careful to protect yourself and be careful in everything. In the future, you and I will have a reunion day!"
Her tone was gentle, but her words were sonorous and eloquent.
These words seemed to carry a heavy weight, and they hit the hearts of everyone. Everyone was shocked. They put away the young man's spirit, who was not afraid of the sky and the earth, and returned the salute to Yaoying.
When the ceremony was over, they raised their heads and saddled their horses.
Yaoying stood in front of the steps and watched them leave.
After everyone ran far away, they turned around and found that Yao Ying was still standing there watching, scratching her head, looking at each other and smiling, a little shy.
"Can we come back alive?"
"must be able to."
"Were we very imposing just now? Will someone sing our story in the future?"
"I'm more majestic than you. You look so pale, are you scared? When you leave the city, follow me honestly, and I'll protect you!"
A voice exclaimed: "The princess is so beautiful..."
The others stopped and shouted angrily: "Zhang Jiu, you really are dishonest! What are you thinking! Did you peek at the princess just now?"
Zhang Jiu defended in a low voice: "I said this casually..."
In the wind, there was the noise of the juveniles chattering.
Yang Qian's face was flushed red: These incompetent things! All of them were more serious than his grandfather just now, why did they become loose again in a blink of an eye
Yaoying stood on the spot, shook her head and laughed, watching the high-spirited backs of the young men disappear into the vast wind and snow.
This time, I hope they will not be let down.