Tao Zang Xuan Zhi

On the desert road dozens of miles away, a cavalry team of about 20 people was traveling southward at night and under the stars.

The only carriage among them raised the curtains and said to the well-dressed woman riding on the side:"Shujuan, why don't we find a place to camp early? We have been traveling for two consecutive days."

Riding in the carriage The woman wearing a smart outfit and a bamboo hat guarding her was none other than Zhong Lin's eldest daughter Zhong Shujuan. She glared at the people in the car and scolded:"It's not you. My mother-in-law has been waiting for so long. Why do you have to wait?" Didn’t Dong Sheng (Zhang Xu and Zhang Shangshu) send a letter saying that he had obtained the emperor’s permission for us? You still have to wait. Can you stop being so pedantic and wait for the capital? When did the paperwork arrive? It delayed the trip in vain." The person in the car was Zhong Shujuan's husband, Zhangzhou Mu Zhang Shiyin. Mr. Zhang was rudely criticized by his wife. His face turned red with embarrassment and he muttered:"Not all women are as strong as you."

In fact, Mr. Zhang was also having a hard time. Local officials cannot leave their posts without authorization before receiving official transfer orders or permission documents, not to mention that he is still a state pastor stationed in Huaining, a key border area. Although his brother-in-law Zhang Shangshu was a decent and kind man, there was no way he could cheat him on such a matter. But this matter could be big or small. If someone found out that they had left before the ultimatum came, his brother-in-law might be implicated. But these things are not clear to his women at all.

Zhang Shiyin looked at the cavalry in front of him again, still a little worried, so he had to bite the bullet and say again:"Shujuan, the prince is old. You are not tormenting people by rushing like this. Have you considered the prince?"

Yes, Most of this cavalry team are not from Huaining Mansion. Zhang Zhoumu and his wife have always been simple and have few servants in their house. They are the young couple returning home this time. Even the horseman who drives the carriage is escorted by General He from the Huaining garrison who has found a familiar team to escort them. The remaining twenty or so people are all the personal guards of King Yan.

This is a coincidence. Originally, Zhang Zhoumu and his wife were still at a stalemate in Huaining Mansion over whether to leave now or later, but as a result, King Yan arrived, bringing with him a large number of personal guards. Master Zhang was so frightened at that time that he didn't know whether the prince had finally rebelled and planned to force them to fight back to the capital, or whether he was excited and decided to take them north to slaughter Hou Jin. As a result, the prince sat down in the hall and told the young couple,"Don't fight anymore. I will send troops to guard Huaining for you. Pack your bags and follow me." Then, the prince really left a large number of his troops to join General He. He took a dozen or twenty people with him, grabbed the young couple, and flew all the way towards Laoshan.

Zhong Shujuan still criticized her husband without giving any face."You think it's you. A man who can't ride a horse actually has to ride a carriage? How slow the carriage is!"

Seeing the two of them bickering again, King Yan rode his horse back to the carriage and said with a smile,"Why are the young couple quarreling again?" On?"

"Him! So squeamish! This time he said he was going to camp and rest."Zhong Shujuan nodded her head in a coquettish manner and complained.

King Yan laughed loudly."The virtuous grandson-in-law is a talented Confucian scholar with a wealth of knowledge. How can he be compared with an ordinary martial artist? He looked around to determine the position of the horse team."Besides, what Xian Sunxiu said makes sense. If we keep running like this, the horses won't be able to bear it." Well, there should be a stop a mile or so ahead, let's take a good rest. Recharge your batteries for a better start."

Both of them were infected by King Yan's cheerful temperament and stopped bickering. Zhong Shujuan was a little strange:"Uncle, aren't you tired?"

Prince Yan is more than ten years younger than the old lady, but he is actually a little older than Zhong Yan and Zhong Lin. Although he does not practice immortality and qi, he is not only physically strong, he looks better than the younger son of the old lady." Zhong Gui is still younger. Moreover, this prince usually has no airs. He is friendly and fair in dealing with others. He is deeply respected by the army and the people. He is also highly skilled in martial arts. He has taken the lead in killing the enemy many times without saying anything. Now he actually As a prince, he went into battle lightly and only brought a small group of personal guards, and went straight to Laoshan just to see his sister one last time. Including running from the fiefdom to Huaining, and urging them to rush on the road without stopping, King Yan He was much more tired than them anyway.

King Yan replied loudly:"This is nothing. Compared with the days when Jin Hulu chased and fought for seven days after a night attack, this is considered a vacation."After hearing these words, they were still full of energy, not even a hint of fatigue.

Zhang Shiyin and Zhong Shujuan had to be convinced that this King Yan was really a very human being.

In this way, Zhang Zhoumu, his wife, and King Yan ran all the way to Laoshan at an astonishing speed. Finally, in the early morning of the fifth day after the death of the old lady, I set foot on the mountain road to Shanglaoxianmen.

Laoxianmen had already received news that Zhang Zhoumu and his wife had arrived today, and had received a message from the mountain gate watchtower. There were already people waiting at Laoxianmen. They were greeted at the bridge entrance. Zhong Lin, as the head of the family and Zhong Shujuan's father, was among them. Surprisingly, the young lady Zhong Wangling, who never got up early and disliked the excitement, was also waiting at the bridge entrance early.

In fact, there are more It was a surprise to Lao Xianmen.

When this cavalry team wearing silver armor walked into the eyes of everyone in Lao Xianmen with neat steps and the brilliance of morning glow, they were surprised to find that after more than ten years, King Yan, who was rarely allowed to return to his hometown, was actually among the cavalry.

Zhong Lin took a breath. The news about King Yan was tightly sealed, and neither the imperial court nor the Lao Xianmen knew about it. He He glanced furtively to the left and right. On the left was the neatly dressed Zhong Gui family. It was obvious that this old boy had received some secret information a long time ago, so he said that last night. Looking at the right again, Zhong Wanling was dressed in all white. Wearing a long silver coat and a horse-faced skirt, she wore a cloud-shaped crown on her head. She was dressed more formally than her concubine Zhong Shuhua. It was obvious from a glance that she had already known that the prince was coming.

Zhong Lin was surprised. Zhong Gui had already known about the prince. He would come, deliberately making them angry and not telling them, he believed it, after all, the third child has been living in the world all year round, and there are his spies and people selling his face everywhere. But, how did this girl Zhong Wanling know, don't tell him who gave her The chief of Mengmeng Pavilion did not have such frequent miracles, so why did she actually make the prophecy come true?

At this time, Zhong Lin could no longer think about it any more, and he hurriedly went up to greet him."Your Majesty is here, old man." There is a loss and a welcome from afar."

The King of Yan got off his horse neatly, without any signs of old age."My dear nephew, your work is over."He turned around and threw the horse rope to the lieutenant who was following him, and walked forward across Zhonglin.

Since no one expected King Yan to come, and it was early in the morning, there were not many clan members to greet him at the bridge entrance. Mainly Zhong Gui's family, Zhong Lin, Zhong Shuhua, and Zhong Wanling. The others were servants and disciples of the sect.

King Yan greeted Zhong Gui casually, and returned the salute to Zhong Shuhua, when he saw Zhong Shuhua Zhong Wanling, who was dressed dignifiedly next to her, smiled and said:"Oh, Xiao Wanlan has grown up so much that I can hardly recognize her."

Zhong Wanling met this legendary prince in Huaining when he was a child. Time has left almost no trace on him. He is truly God's favorite.

Zhong Wanling respectfully performed a standard Wanfu gift and smiled:"It's hard for Grandpa to travel a long distance.. King

Yan waved his hand and said with a smile:"It doesn't matter, you little girl is more reserved than when you were a child. It's really boring." Now, your parents are here too, in the back."

Zhong Wanling did not step forward, but nodded and stepped aside.

Zhong Lin followed King Yan, feeling uneasy. Apart from anything else, Lao Xianmen was not prepared at all to receive the prince for a temporary stay.

King Yan is Ignoring Zhong Lin's distress at all, the clan members present greeted each other one by one, turned around and said to Zhong Lin:"I want to go see my sister first."

What Zhong Lin is most afraid of is coming here. They have suppressed the rumors in the Laoxian sect, but the old lady did not die well after all. Although he is dealing with other clan members or smarter juniors, Zhong Lin didn't panic at all. But facing King Yan, who was head and shoulders above everyone else in terms of seniority, status and intelligence, Zhong Lin was still on tenterhooks.

Fortunately, Binzhou's embalmer, Mr. Xu, was really good at his craftsmanship, and he was as shrewd as King Yan. , and could not find out the problem. However, King Yan did not hesitate. After looking around twice, he took incense and worshipped. After

King Yan paid his condolences to the old lady, he burned three sticks of incense and left. The mourning hall.

Naturally, it was impossible for him to leave Lao Xianmen immediately.

Then, the question came - where should King Yan live.

Lao Xianmen Mountain City is not big or small, but it is not an officially certified city after all. There are definitely no official inns. There are quite a few restaurants and inns, but the class is there, and the most expensive Wufu Tower is also full of the tackiness of the nouveau riche. Moreover, regardless of King Yan’s relationship with Lao Xianmen and his own status, you will always You can't ask people to live in Wufu Tower, right?

Zhong Lin can only follow King Yan step by step, feeling troubled.

Now, all the elders of Lao XianmenEveryone also got the news, and they all dressed up and came to pick him up. But things that are unprepared are unprepared, and things that cannot be helped are still impossible. Several old men met each other and got into trouble together.

King Yan found it interesting to see a group of old men who were all his nephews talking to each other and making trouble."Why, is this king difficult to serve?"

All the old men thought to themselves: That's not true. They said in unison:"No, no"

"Is it possible that you sent me an obituary but did not arrange my residence? The old men thought to themselves: You guessed it right. They all shook their heads and replied,"I don't dare, I don't dare." King

Yan saw it clearly. He had expected it and said with a smile:"What's the difficulty? My sister and I have always been close. I can just stay in my sister's courtyard for these two days." All the old men screamed in their hearts: Oh my god! They quickly stopped and shouted,"No!" No!"

But there was no way these people could stop King Yan. While greeting the elders and nephews, and greeting the clan members he had never met before, he pulled everyone to the gate of Baishouyuan while talking and laughing.