After Pei Xingyan protected his eldest grandson Wugou and his entourage across the Yellow River, he continued to go north, first entering Changping County from Hanoi County, then passing through Shangdang County, entering Taiyuan County, and then passed Jingxing, one of the "Eight Mountains of Taihang", over the majestic mountains.

The Taihang Mountains entered the territory of Hengshan County, which is now the area of ​​Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province.

At this point, Changsun Wuji finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried that he would meet Li Shimin in Taiyuan County. Fortunately, this never happened, and with Pei Xingyan as his escort, the journey through various military fortresses or checkpoints went smoothly.

It was already the beginning of May, and the heat was overwhelming. The group traveled for two more days, from Hengshan County to Boling County. Further north was Shanggu County. After passing Shanggu County, they could reach Zhuo County.

It's a journey of seven or eight days.

The destination was in sight, and everyone felt a lot more relaxed. Pei Xingyan put up an awning with his hands and looked over. Seeing that the sun was already setting, he sent a few brothers to ride fast horses to explore the road ahead, looking for villages and towns where they could stay.

About half an hour later, the brother who was scouting the road came back and reported happily: "Da Lang, there is a temple near the foot of the mountain five miles ahead called the Great Buddha Temple. It looks very popular. Why not go to the temple tonight?"

Let’s stay overnight.”

When the three women in the carriage, Mrs. Gao, Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Xianyu, heard this, they all chanted Amitabha in unison, feeling very happy in their hearts.

Gao Kaishan and Changsun Wuji looked at each other, and the latter smiled and said: "Brother Xingyan, let's stay in the Great Buddha Temple tonight, and we can donate more sesame oil money later."

Hearing this, Mr. Gao, Mr. Chen and Mr. Xianyu recited Amitabha again. Pei Xingyan couldn't help but secretly laugh. It seemed that these three old ladies were eager to spend the night in the temple, so he nodded and said with a smile: "Since everyone has no objections,

Then we will stay at the Great Buddha Temple today." He said, holding the horse in hand and driving the horse ahead to clear the way.

The group continued walking for about five miles, and they saw a large Buddhist temple at the foot of the mountain. Under the vast twilight, they saw smoke curling up above the Buddhist temple, Sanskrit chants coming out, and people knocking on wooden fish.

The sound kept ringing, probably because the monks in the temple were chanting sutras and doing evening prayers.

Changsun Wuji was worried that Pei Xingyan's top soldiers would be too rude and offend others, so he approached the monk in person and asked for a night's stay. The monk saw Changsun Wuji in court and was gentle and elegant, and his conversation was good, and he was accompanied by a group of carriages and horses.

Obviously a big benefactor, he readily agreed and arranged rooms for everyone. Dad Gao Kai reciprocated the favor and generously donated 20,000 yuan in sesame oil money.

After a night of silence, Pei Xingyan planned to continue on his way early the next morning, but it turned out that the women were all devout Buddhist believers. There was no reason to enter a temple without burning incense, so he had to wait until they finished worshiping the Buddha before continuing on his way.

The women prayed to gods and worshiped Buddha, while the men could only wait boredly outside the temple. Just as Pei Xingyan and Changsun Wuji were chatting away, the latter suddenly looked strange and turned around quickly, turning his back.

Facing the aisle.

Pei Xingyan turned his head and glanced doubtfully, and found that a group of people were riding horses to the front of the Great Buddha Temple. The leaders were a young man and woman. The man was about eighteen or nineteen years old, he was vigorous, and he looked familiar.

"This is...?" Pei Xingyan's heart skipped a beat, and he finally recognized it. Isn't this person Li Shimin, the second son of the Duke of Tang Dynasty?

Pei Xingyan used to be a Qianniu guard in Luoyang, and Li Shimin's brother-in-law Chai Shao was also a Thousand Niu guard, so although Pei Xingyan was not familiar with Li Shimin, he had met him several times.

"Weird, why did Li Er come to Boling County?" Pei Xingyan was secretly surprised and turned his face back calmly to avoid being recognized by Li Shimin. Although this was not the territory of the Li family, this boy Li Shimin and Chang Qing There is a "hatred of seizing a wife", and if she encounters it, it will inevitably cause complications. It is better to have less trouble than to have more trouble.

"Oops!" Pei Xingyan suddenly woke up. Changsun Wugou and the others were still worshiping Buddha in the temple. There was a high chance that they would be caught by Li Shimin.

Changsun Wuji was also very anxious at this moment. He didn't expect to meet Shimin in Taiyuan but in Boling County. However, Shimin was not in Jinyang, so why did he come to Boling County? Who is this woman next to him? ?

Besides, Li Shimin and the woman got off their horses, threw the reins to the servants, and walked towards the gate of the Great Buddha Temple talking and laughing. The woman was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with bright eyes and white teeth, very beautiful. And the figure is also well developed, and it can be seen that the personality is very cheerful. Behind him are two maids dressed up, and they all carry weapons. It seems that they are not here to offer incense, but more like to play, because that The woman was pointing and introducing the architecture of the Great Buddha Temple to Li Shimin.

Accompanying Li Shimin were Hou Junji and Changsun Shunde. Therefore, Changsun Wuji did not dare to move and quietly hid his body behind the carriage to avoid being recognized.

Pei Xingyan rolled his eyes and beckoned a smart soldier over. He whispered a few words into his ear, and the latter immediately turned around smartly and entered the Great Buddha Temple.

Moreover, Li Shimin and the woman passed by chatting and laughing, and did not seem to recognize Changsun Wuji. Sun Changshunde and Hou Junji did not follow them into the temple, but stayed beside their mounts to wait.

Changsun Wuji glanced at Changsun Shunde from a distance, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. He had not seen his clan uncle since the last time Wujiu gave a big gift. Even on the day Wujiu came out of the cabinet, this uncle The clan uncle didn't show up either. He went to Taiyuan to work with Shimin.

Changsun Wuji suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and he woke up to the Luohe Stone Stele. Could it be that Shimin instigated Changsun Shunde to do it? I remember that on the day of the ceremony, Changsun Shunde did use the matter of the Luoyang Stone Stele to persuade him to send Wu Guo to his death. The marriage to Changqing was put on hold.

The more Changsun Wuji thought about it, the more he felt it was possible. Moreover, Changsun Shunde also brought Changsun Anye with him that day. Perhaps the purpose was to spread the word about the Luohe Stone Stele through the mouth of this idiot Changsun Anye, and then he could I took the opportunity to persuade myself to cancel the marriage.

Although this matter is not yet certain, there is a 70% to 80% chance that it will happen, so Changsun Wuji feels a little uncomfortable. It is no wonder that being plotted against by his former childhood friend and his uncle's family can make him feel better.

At this time, Hou Junji and Changsun Shunde had obviously noticed Pei Xingyan and his group, but they looked at them twice and did not look any further. Apparently they did not recognize Changsun Wuji and Pei Xingyan.

Changsun Shunde was addicted to alcohol again. He took off the wine gourd from his waist and took a sip. Then he raised it and asked, "Junji, do you want a sip?"

Hou Junji frowned and said, "No, you should drink less."

"Don't worry, the more I drink, the more sober I become. Nothing will happen to me." Changsun Shunde finished speaking and took another sip.

Hou Junji shook his head and ignored the drunkard. Changsun Shunde also shook his head and ignored this boring guy.

"That guy looks familiar!" Hou Junji glanced in Pei Xingyan's direction calmly and whispered.

Changsun Shunde said to himself: "Don't meddle in other people's business. We came to Boling County this time to facilitate Erlang's good deeds. Let's put everything else aside for now... Well, maybe we shouldn't come to the Great Buddha Temple today. Then

It’s really unlucky not to go to such a nice place but to see a bunch of bald donkeys.”

Hou Junji rolled his eyes, sat down on the ground and closed his eyes to rest. About half an hour later, Changsun Wugou and the others finally finished worshiping the Buddha and walked out of the temple gate. At this time, they all put on their power shields.

Covered his face.

Changsun Shunde glanced at it, then turned his head and continued drinking as if nothing had happened. Hou Junji, on the other hand, stared at Changsun Wugao's slim figure thoughtfully, with doubts in his eyes.

Changsun Shunde coughed lightly and said: "Don't look at anything inappropriate."

Hou Junji's face heated up, and he withdrew his gaze and glared at Changsun Shunde. At this time, Changsun Wugou and others had already walked to the carriage and were about to get on. Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter like silver bells. It turned out that Li Shimin and the

A woman also happened to come out of the temple gate, and the former told some kind of joke, which made the woman giggle.

However, when he saw Changsun Wugou's back, the smile on Li Shimin's face instantly froze, and he stood stunned on the spot.

The woman followed Li Shimin's gaze in confusion, the smile on her face slowly disappeared, and she silently walked down the steps with her head lowered.

Li Shimin came to his senses at this time, and hurriedly walked down the steps, but his eyes could not help but wander that way, and at this time, Changsun Wugou had already got on the carriage.

The woman smiled and said, "Does Erlang know the woman just now?"

Li Shimin said slightly embarrassed: "I just feel a little familiar, like an old friend, but it made Miss Dao Yun laugh."

It turns out that this woman is named Cui Daoyun, and she is the granddaughter of the eldest brother of the Boling Cui family. Recently, the Boling Cui family and Tang Guogong Li Yuan have become very close, and the two families seem to intend to marry.

Cui Daoyun rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Since we are old friends, why don't Erlang go up and say hello?"

Li Shimin quickly said: "There are just some similarities. If not, would it be rude to come forward and disturb them rashly?"

"I'm a girl. It should be okay for you to ask Erlang." After Cui Daoyun said that, he actually walked towards the carriage house.

Li Shimin was startled. This aunt was really not a worry-free person. She quickly reached out to stop her and said, "Don't bother Miss Daoyun. By the way, didn't Miss Daoyun say she was going to the racecourse to ride horses and shoot arrows? Why bother here?"

time."

Hearing this, Cui Daoyun hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "I forgot about this, let's go, let's go to the horse farm quickly. I heard that Erlang is skilled in bow and horse, and I am just the one who can learn from him." After saying this, he quickly walked to the side of his mount, climbed on the saddle and mounted the horse.

, his movements are clean and neat, and he is obviously a good practitioner.
Chapter completed!