Jiuxi

Chapter 155 Chapter 154 [A glimpse of life]

Take the wind to go, the sky is thousands of miles away, and you can look down at the mountains and rivers.

Lu Chen and his party took the Sutra Weaver's forged identity, crossed the Shuangfeng Mountains via the Wangmei Ancient Road to the west of Guangling City, and then entered Beiyan territory in disguise from the north of Xunyang City.

Their journey plan was to go north through Beiyan Moyang Road, and then cross Dongyang Road diagonally from south to north. As long as they entered the mountainous area to the north of Dongyang Road, they would be met by people from the Seven Star Gang.

This road is relatively far. If you enter Beiyan Dongyang Road from the mountain trail in the north of Huaizhou, you can shorten the distance by nearly half.

Lu Chen chose the current route partly for safety reasons, but partly because he wanted to truly understand the geography of Beiyan.

After all, it is only shallow on paper, and the maps of this era are quite rough, far less detailed and realistic than walking there yourself.

Among the entourage, in addition to Yu Chigui invited by Xiao Wangzhi, there were also six guards including Li Chengen and Tan Zheng, all of whom were young and promising masters.

The journey was long and long, and Lu Chen had a very fulfilling life. He observed the customs and customs of Beiyan along the way, and in his spare time, he competed with Li Chengen and others in martial arts and exchanged their experiences.

Yu Chigui was a man of few words, and occasionally gave Lu Chen some advice on his martial arts practice. Although it was only a few words, Lu Chen benefited a lot.

On May [-]th, after passing several tests with the forged identity of the Sutra Weaving Department, the group finally arrived at the official road in the belly of Dongyang Road. To the east is Ruyin City, the capital of Dongyang Road.

"Master, do you want to take a tour of Ruyin City?" Li Chengen rode up to Lu Chen's side and asked in a low voice.

Lu Chen replied calmly: "Aren't you worried that we will be recognized by spies from the Puppet Yan Procuratorate?"

Li Chengen smiled naively and said: "All the fake Yan spies who have seen the young master in Guangling City are dead, and didn't the young master disguise himself for all of us? If our court wants to regain Dongyang Road in the future, Ruyin City will be the top priority. , Master, why not take this opportunity to conduct an on-site investigation."

Lu Chen said calmly: "No need, one more thing is worse than one less thing. Since Ruyin is an important town on Dongyang Road, there must be an overwhelming number of soldiers and craftsmen. If something happens, it will be difficult to deal with. Five or six miles ahead is a branch road that can be diverted to the north. Mouth, let’s not stop and continue going north.”

Li Chengen responded: "Yes, young master."

On the other hand, Yu Chigui held the reins with both hands, turned to look at Lu Chen, and said calmly: "Lu Duwei doesn't look like a 20-year-old young man."

Lu Chen knew that this man's martial arts skills were unfathomable, which could be seen from the importance Xiao Wangzhi attached to him that day.He later asked Li Chengen and found out that Yu Chigui was ranked eighth on the martial arts list, but he disappeared six years ago and ignored the disputes in the Jianghu and stayed in the Huaizhou Governor's Mansion to protect Xiao Wangzhi's safety.

In addition, Yu Chigui's past, apprenticeship and life experience are all a mystery. Li Chengen only knows that this master is used to facing enemies with bare hands and never uses weapons.

Seeing this taciturn middle-aged man speaking on his own initiative, Lu Chen smiled and asked, "Senior, what do you mean by this?"

Yuchi returned and said: "Brother of your age, it is just when Zhangtai is in full swing. There are few people who can endure loneliness and behave in a mature and prudent manner. I have been staying with Brother Xiao and have seen many rookies in the army. , There are people who are better than you in terms of martial arts, but basically no one can be as cautious and cautious as you. Seriously speaking, in terms of calmness and solidity, perhaps only the eldest son can compare with the captain."

Lu Chen knew that the eldest son he was referring to was Xiao Wangzhi's eldest son Xiao Lin, who was now serving as the commander of the capital in Taiping Prefecture. He said humbly: "Senior, I just don't like to cause unplanned trouble."

Yuchi Gui nodded slightly, and when he was about to speak, he suddenly turned his head and glanced back.

There was a thunderous sound of horse hooves coming from behind.

Everyone turned to look and saw hundreds of cavalry rushing towards them.

This official road is the only important road connecting Beiyanjing City and Dongyang Road, so there is a constant flow of traffic on the road.

Passers-by, carriages, and horses were originally moving forward slowly and in an orderly manner, but these hundreds of cavalrymen were running along without slowing down, causing chaos in the road. People of all kinds could not help but evade in panic, which showed the arrogance and arrogance of these cavalrymen.

Naturally, Lu Chen would not jump out and attract attention at this time. Following his short order, Li Chengen and others immediately rode their horses to the side of the road.

Yuchi Gui didn't stand alone, but there was a bit of coldness in his eyes.

The group of cavalry was extremely arrogant, but no one on the official road dared to openly scold them, and they all carefully stayed away and stayed away.

Among them was a young nobleman with handsome eyes and eyebrows, fair skin, and a noble and elegant temperament. Although he was dressed as a man, he could tell at a glance that he had the body of a girl. "Get away!"

There was a middle-aged man in front of the road who was moving slowly. The leading cavalryman shouted angrily, and then swung out his long whip and struck the common man hard. The common man rolled on the ground several times and stopped by the roadside. Then he screamed miserably.

The whip-swinging Jingchao cavalry laughed loudly, and other companions also laughed one after another, as if the Beiyan commoner was like a pig or dog in their eyes.

Li Chengen, Tan Zheng and others were filled with anger, but they could do nothing but be angry.

The Jingchao cavalry continued to move forward. The young nobleman in the team seemed not to notice the small incident in front of him. When passing by Lu Chen and his group, he turned his head and looked over. First he looked at Yuchi Gui, who was looking indifferently, and then from Lu Chen. swept across his face.

In an instant, the four eyes met.

Lu Chen felt a little chill in his heart. The eyes of this young nobleman disguised as a man were as deep as a bottomless lake. Even the sunlight could only shine into a few inches.

A confidant next to the noble master stared at Lu Chen's mount. He reluctantly looked back until more than a hundred riders ran forward for a certain distance.

About half an hour later, Ruyin City, the capital of Dongyang Road, appeared in the sight of the Jingchao cavalry.

They gradually slowed down, and the confidant came closer and said, "Your Highness, those people just looked not simple."

Your young master is Qingyu Huaijin, the beloved daughter of Prince Qingyugong of Changshan County of Jing Dynasty. She raised her eyes and looked at the towering walls of Ruyin City in front of her, and said lightly: "Who are they?"

The confidant replied: "When that boy from Zhun Tu Gu beat someone, there were seven or eight knights on the right side of the road. Except for a man in his 40s, most of the others were in their 30s or [-]s. Does your Highness have any impressions?"

Qingyu Huaijin nodded slightly and said, "What's not simple about it?"

The confidant said: "Although they were hiding on the roadside like others, they were different from the panic and nervousness of ordinary people. The villain did not detect any fear on their faces. On the contrary, they had a calmness that was used to wind and rain. One of them The mount is in excellent condition, and it is rare to see such a divine horse even in the army. As far as the villain knows, there are no young aristocratic children in Dongyang Road who fit the profile of these people. Maybe their identities are somewhat suspicious."

At the end of the sentence, he couldn't help but feel a bit of envy in his eyes.

The corners of Qingyu Huaijin's lips curled up slightly, knowing that this loyal subordinate had committed an old habit again. Others like gold and silver treasures or flowers and beautiful wives, while he loved collecting precious horses in the world, so the previous words might just be a foreshadowing.

Of course, it would also be nice if we could find out some weird things along the way.

She was always generous to the people around her, so she didn't care about his petty thoughts, so she smiled and said: "I'll give you three days, and you must come back to do things without delay. Also, the most important thing recently is to conquer the green forests of the North. You have to be careful about your methods, and don’t make a big show of it and make people panic.”

The confidant was overjoyed and quickly said: "Thank you for your grace, Your Highness!"

Naturally, he did not dare to act arbitrarily. He waited until he entered Ruyin City and escorted Qing Yu Huaijin to the General's Mansion. He saw with his own eyes the new General Li Shouzhen on Dongyang Road and the Inspector Wang Shidao welcoming the princess in. Following a small group of experts, they left in a hurry.

In the main hall of the General's Mansion, Li Shouzhen and Wang Shidao respectfully asked Qingyu Huaijin to take a seat, and said apologetically: "I don't know that Your Highness the Princess is here, so I will miss you from afar. Please forgive me."

Compared with his predecessor Zhang Junsi, Li Shouzhen's closeness to Jing Chao was more obvious, and he would not hide it even in front of Wang Shidao - perhaps in his view, Wang Shidao was the real confidant of General Jing Chao, so why should he? Covering one's ears and stealing the bell?
Qingyu Huaijin smiled faintly, picked up the white porcelain bowl next to him, picked up the bowl cover and glanced at the high-quality tribute tea inside, but did not lower his head to taste it. He put it back calmly, and then said: "General, you don't have to So, I came in a hurry this time, so I didn’t let anyone inform me in advance. Mr. Wang, how is the situation over there with the Seven Star Gang?"

Wang Shidao replied: "Back to your highness, let's ignore the small gangs for now. Among the four most powerful gangs in Green Forest in Northland, the Jinsha Gang and the Shuanghu Gang are extremely polite to our envoys, but they have always avoided talking about the core issues. It is still unclear whether they are waiting for a price or are willing to accept the offer. As for Yunfu Village, the village leader Qizang has clearly expressed his intention to surrender, and will send his confidants deep into the Baotai Mountains to try to arouse the greed of some people in the Seven Star Gang. "

Qingyu Huaijin listened expressionlessly and said slowly: "So, the Seven Star Gang is still relatively stable internally?"

"Yes." Wang Shidao muttered: "Following His Highness's instructions, we have not used the internal agents within the Seven Star Gang for the time being. We originally planned to use Huanghuang's momentum to force the Seven Star Gang to surrender after conquering other gangs."

Qingyu Huaijin was silent. After a moment, a cold light floated in his eyes, and he said leisurely: "Let me move first. I want to see how confident Lin Jie is."

Wang Shidao cupped his hands and said, "Yes!"

　Qingyu Huaijin's character card has been added.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)