After returning from the grave, Xin Yi stayed in Rouhui for another half a month. There was a lot of thunder and rain on Wu Yu's side, and there was no sound. Qiu Deyao didn't know if he had listened to his threat that day, and there was no movement. The business route was stable, Ji Baiyue sent people over several times, but Xin Yi didn't leave. On the contrary, Bai Jiu sent people to deliver seasonal fresh fruits several times, and did not urge him to go back.
Xin Yi actually wanted to go to Shanyin, because almost all the things he didn't understand were linked to Shanyin, so he couldn't make up his mind. It's a pity that even if he left the capital, he couldn't cross this place. The emperor still tied a chain around his neck. He didn't even inherit his title, so how could he want to go anywhere
Let's just say that on this day, Xin Yi and Meng Chen went hunting in the forest more than ten miles away from Rourou. Because Xu Qingniang is not only superb in medicine, but also in cooking, and she is the best at this wild game. Even Xin Yi, who had tasted the taste, couldn't bear his appetite, so he and Meng Chen went out to prepare the ingredients.
Of course, there is also the meaning of exploring the terrain at the border.
"This forest is connected with wild mountains." Meng Chen's horse stopped at the sparse end of the forest. Outside, you can see the vast grassland, along with the ups and downs, there are moderately large and small hills, which seem to be interesting wild fences. Beyond this mountain is the barren land between Dayuan and Dalan, and tens of miles further on is Wanze.
It's mid-June right now, and the weather is hot and dry, and it's better now that it's almost dusk. Xin Yi tugged on his neckline, watching the orange-red sun slanting towards the back of the mountain, and the heaven and earth were ablaze red. He wanted to take a look at the Canaan Mountain that carried his father's generation, but he could only see a few clouds, and asked, "Is the Canaan Mountain also like this?"
Meng Chen held up the knife and shook his head, "The wild mountain is far away. This is called a mountain just to make it easy to talk about. A grassy slope, how can it compare with Canaan Mountain? The iron wings hanging from the sky are as high as the wall of a giant city, which is the danger of a natural moat." " Pointing to the sky, "Mt. Canaan will always be surrounded by eagles, which is something you can't see here."
Xin Yi has never seen it before, he has only seen the bird of prey hovering in the winter in Kyoto. So he didn't answer this question again, but lifted the rabbits that were tied firmly on the horse's back, and said, "Let's go, go back before dark, and we can eat meat tonight."
The flesh made Meng Chen withdraw himself from the distant thoughts immediately, and he and Xin Yi retreated. The two chatted all the way, and after running for a few miles, a group of people suddenly rushed out of the front road. The Hummer was fast, rushing forward with a carriage that was also galloping between them. Meng Chen saw the opponent's saber at a glance, he clenched Bai Zhan on his waist, and stopped the horse beside Xin Yi. The two men adjusted their horses to one side and got out of the way.
Xin Yi reined in the horse, the leading man was passing by them, in the blink of an eye, Xin Yi seemed to hear the sound of a bell.
"Your Majesty?" After waiting for the men and horses to pass, Meng Chen saw that he reined in his horse, not only said in a low voice: "The man just now is not small, he doesn't look like an ordinary person."
This is Rouhui, there is the Rouhui garrison led by Xu Hu, and it is a genuine regular army. It is impossible for bandits and bandits to appear around, but these are not garrison troops, but they are familiar faces. But each of them has a sword, I'm afraid it's dangerous.
The two continued to return, and the horse's hooves began to trot a few steps. Meng Chen was about to continue to say something, but saw Xin Yi's expression change, and suddenly turned his horse back to chase.
"Uncle Meng went to find General Xu! Bring someone and chase after him!"
Meng Chen was startled, "My lord!"
Chiye has already dusted off.
Xin Yi thought quickly on horseback. It was indeed the sound of bells just now, not his auditory hallucinations, it was the sound of Xu Qingniang's bells.
This group of people brought Xu Qingniang!
Chi Ye's speed was very fast, and in just a moment, he could already see the previous people from a distance. At this time, the sky was already dark, and the carriage was sandwiched in the middle and almost managed to be led away by the horses and horses. It bumped and swayed all the way, as if it would fall apart at any time.
Xin Yi pulled the rein, and Chi Ye slowed down immediately. He just followed behind at this distance, and saw that the man and horse rushed straight into the forest in front of the wild mountain, intending to pass through the forest and enter the wild mountain.
As soon as the opponent entered the forest, Xin Yi clamped his legs, and Chi Ye immediately galloped up, and he followed into the forest on his horseback. It was dark, the branches and leaves in the forest were messy, and the sound of horseshoes was not as clear as before.
The leading man reined in his horse, and the people behind him stopped abruptly. There was a bang in the carriage, it was obvious that something had crashed into it.
"Hawkeye."
The low voice was hard to hear, but as soon as the voice fell, someone drove forward. The man dismounted from his horse, climbed up a tall tree on one side like a monkey, climbed straight to a high place with a wide view, looked at the wild mountains, and made a reassuring gesture to the people below.
At this time, there was a banging sound in the carriage, and someone was bumping their head against the wall of the carriage.
The leading man seemed to be unable to hear, and raised his whip again. A group of people continued to walk through the forest, and after running for a while, the leading man suddenly turned around, swept through the darkness, and raised his voice.
"Hawkeye!"
The people who were supposed to come out did not move, the man called out again, and a horse ran out of the darkness with an empty back. The man's eyes were ruthless, and he shouted: "Who!"
There was a commotion in the team, each other was suspicious, even the horses were trampled and messed up. A whistle sounded from nowhere, and the horse that ran out suddenly raised its hooves and neighed, and rampaged through the ranks, causing everyone to be confused.
The leading man's saber had slipped half out of its sheath, but the horse's back suddenly fell heavily, his back felt windy, his hairs stood on end, and he was so startled that he threw himself to avoid an elbow blow. But the person behind him refused to let go, grabbed his shoulder with his palms and pulled him back violently. The man was about to draw the saber, but the person behind him had expected it, and patted the half-sheathed saber back with one hand. The man raised his fist to fight back, but was blocked tightly by his palm. The horses under his seat raised their hooves in panic, and he was kicked off the horse.
Xin Yi turned the horse's head and charged towards the carriage, jumped onto the carriage from the horse's back, climbed along the side and rolled over to the door. After smashing the car door, it was pitch black inside, and Xu Qingniang was already lying beside her with blood on her head. Xin Yi dragged the man on his back and whistled, Chi Ye immediately turned around and ran, Xin Yi led the man onto the horse.
Chiye galloped, and the man who was captured by Xin Yi earlier had already reacted.
"Follow him!"
The chaotic team could barely reorganize, and chased after Xin Yi. Chiye rushed out of the forest in one go, but when Xin Yi looked up, he turned out to be in the direction of a wild mountain! However, it was impossible to call back at this time, so Xin Yi could only support Xu Qingniang behind him and run straight forward, with the people behind him chasing after him.
Xu Qingniang moved suddenly, Xin Yi rode his horse and said, "Xu—"
The coldness of the cold blade brushed the back of the neck!
Xin Yi immediately sensed that something was wrong, and tried to grab this person's hand after flipping over, but unexpectedly, the other party slipped away sensitively and strangely. Xin Yi took advantage of the situation and raised his arms to block, blocking every move at the critical point. During the collision, a long knife cut straight from the front, Xin Yi couldn't dodge back and forth, he raised his foot and kicked hard on the horse's head of the person in front, and the long knife brushed past obliquely. The people from behind took the opportunity to attack fiercely, Xin Yi felt pain, and was stabbed in the face by the dagger. He pressed the horse's back and turned back, grasped the next blade with one hand, and then punched the opponent's face with the other hand, kicking him down hard!
He didn't notice this move, and rushed out recklessly!
Xin Yi wanted to slap himself for Uncle Meng, but this situation did not allow him to reflect on himself. During the bumps, the palms of his hands were full of sticky blood, but Xin Yi wiped it on his body casually, so he didn't have time to feel the pain.
The sound of bells was mixed with the sound of horseshoes and shouts. Xin Yi quickly swept over the chasing team, and saw that there were two people on horseback at the end.
Xu Qingniang is there!
He turned around again, pulled the rein, and Chiye turned back sharply. This time Xin Yi didn't hide or hide, but rushed straight over aggressively, his eyes full of evil spirits, as if he was leading thousands of troops.
The man at the head was afraid of being cheated, so he raised his hand to let the team disperse, drew his knife and went straight to meet Xin Yi.
Both of them were like knives out of their sheaths, wishing they could slash each other a few more times. The man's knife had already been raised horizontally, and Chiye had already run to him, he let out a low shout and swept the knife across. The blade collision that was expected did not happen, Xin Yi leaned over and rushed straight under the heroic knife.
Unprepared, he drew the knife of the person who passed by, and the horse at the back was already stampeding anxiously when Chiye rushed towards him with angry eyes, and Xin Yi had already fallen down in front of his eyes when the sound on the horse's back failed.
He jumped on the opponent's horse from Chiye's back, slammed the opponent's neck with a backhand, knocked the man off the horse, grabbed the person behind the opponent who was wrapped in the cloak, and when he lifted the cloak, it was Xu Qingniang's face, covered all over. The rope was tied tightly, and the bell jingled a few times. Only then did he feel relieved, and led the people from the horseback to Chiye's back, and then went back to the woods.
Torches were lit up in front of him, and Xin Yi heard the sound of Meng Chen's fast horse coming, and Xu Hu said: "Master!"
Branches and leaves beat against his head and face, Xin Yi rushed half way out of the forest, and met Meng Chen squarely. He took a deep breath, and said in a low voice: "Leave the leader, and the others." He paused, and then said: "No survivors!"
Meng Chen said: "Who is the other party?"
Xin Yi wiped the ashes off his face, but forgot the blood on his hands, and immediately wiped his own face. He gritted his teeth and said, "It's from Dayuan!"
As early as he killed the first Yingmu, he knew that the other party was from Dayuan, and the neckline he opened was full of materials from Dayuan. What was Dayuan doing when he robbed Xu Qingniang? Once Xu Qingniang was robbed and Xu Hu was forced, if Dayuan wanted him to come back, would he do it or not? !
Xu Hu had already arrived, and the garrison followed suit and chased after him, leaving them to finish the rest. Seeing that Xin Yi was covered in blood, Meng Chen had already turned pale, and said, "Are you injured?"
Xin Yi's mind was still on Dayuan, he just shook his head. Meng Chen saw that his palm was still ticking at a glance, and immediately turned back to call the doctor accompanying the army, and said angrily: "You should call me for such a thing! The world has no sword, if—" His face was livid, and said: "If the prince is here, I will I'll beat you up!"
Xin Yi twitched the corners of his lips, kind of showing a smile.
Turning back softly, Xin Yi's wounds were all bandaged up. The three of them surrounded a map in the room, and Meng Chen pointed to the wild mountain.
"Entering from here is the hardest way. Even if Chagatai doesn't understand, it's impossible for Arslen to know. Besides, even if they win, Xu Hu won't be able to open Rouhui."
Xu Hu nodded, and said nervously: "Right now, Prince Yan's Mansion is not in charge. Half of the authority of the garrison is in the hands of the imperial court. Don't talk about taking my wife, even if you take me!"
"Not necessarily." Xin Yilue thought about it, "It is precisely because he understands that he made such a harsh statement. Originally, the Beiyang Army was as rigid as a monolith, and the military orders were strict. That was because there was only one leader of the Yan Palace. Someone quickly stepped up. But now it’s two ends. Once something happens to the guard, whoever decides the matter must first submit a document to the capital, and pass it up layer by layer until the qualified person decides. The time spent on the road is enough to make Rou respond overwhelmed."
"Then wouldn't it be easier for them to invade from Shangjin?" Meng Chen couldn't help but said, "Now Shangjin has become a commercial land, and the Beiyang Army is incomplete, so it's easy to pass through."
Xin Yi's dimples became obvious, and he said: "That is the way to make money, and it cannot be blocked. Besides, based on the personal relationship between Hetai and the prince, there may be some transactions in it."
"Deal?" Xu Hu was taken aback, "What deal?"
"I don't know." Xin Yi pointed his finger around the position of Shangjin, shook his head with deep brows, "Maybe it's a military horse deal, maybe it's a land deal."
Meng Chen stood up abruptly, and said angrily: "The dignified prince actually made a military deal with the Dayuan barbarians?!"
Xin Yi sighed, leaned back on the chair and swayed.
It is precisely because he is still a prince.
That's why this kind of transaction is made.
But why so fast? According to what Bai Jiu and he guessed, it should be a few more years. Because the prince has not yet obtained the military power of Beiyang, even if he gets a Shangjin, it is just an extra layer of future military pay. He asked Chahetai to do it now. Even if the emperor died in the future, why would he drive these tigers and wolves back?
Maybe he tore his face
Chagatai is not stupid either.
Two careerists are hypocritical and submissive, who among them can be trapped by the established rules
But Xin Yi still felt that something was wrong. No matter how difficult it was to mobilize the Beiyang Army, it was still the Beiyang Army. As long as Dayuan's saber is forced to the emperor's neck, not to mention the Beiyang army, even the government soldiers from all over Dalan, he can regroup.
Thinking of the government soldiers everywhere, Xin Yi suddenly sat up.
The crown prince has no soldiers, but the king of Tang has them.
Bai Jiu held the wood between her fingers and slowly turned it in circles, carving out the arc of the hair with a carving knife. Only one lamp in the room was lit, and it was placed beside his hand, and his lowered narrow eyes were focused on the little wooden figure.
Suddenly a light came on in the corridor, and Elder Qu called out to the Lord in a low voice outside the door.
Bai Jiu hummed.
Qu Laodao: "There is a letter from Beiyang."
Bai Jiu paused, finished the last few cuts, touched the little wooden man's face with some reluctance, and said, "Come in and tell me."
Qu Lao entered, presented the letter and box on the table, and then retreated. Bai Jiu opened the letter first, and when he saw Xin Yi's words, his lips relaxed a little. In this letter, he talked about some trivial matters about Xin Yi in Rouhui, and praised Xu Qingniang's cooking skills, and finally explained that there was something in the box that he wanted to give him.
Bai Jiu read the letter three times before slowly putting it away. When I opened the box, there were several packs of flowers and tree seeds, a round and beautiful stone, and crescent-shaped spikes. Bai Jiu rubbed her hands one by one, and when she reached the bottom, she found another piece of paper that was folded.
When I opened it, there were only two words on it.
Tang Wang.
Bai Jiu's dark eyes narrowed gradually as the candlelight flickered.