A woman walked up to her in response. This woman was tall and tall. She wore a red jacket and a half-length leather armor. She carried a sword under her ribs and a bow on her shoulder. She was charming and heroic. She looked up into the distance.
, looking at the direction where the two people were walking, he frowned slightly: "It's strange, if they are hunters in the mountains, there is no hunting bow. If they are trappers, look at where they are going, it is an empty valley, and it is really solid.
It’s not like that.”
She pondered for a moment, then turned around and ordered: "Go to a few people and keep an eye on them to see where they are coming from and what they are going to do. If there is any doubt, take them down immediately!"
"As you command!"
The four big men, all dressed in white and covered with white cloaks, with narrow-edged swords hanging from their ribs, agreed and immediately hurried after Xia Xun and Ximen Qing.
The girl dressed like a little white rabbit jumped up excitedly: "Sister, are they spies from Beiyuan?"
The woman smiled and touched her head: "I don't know yet. I have to find out. Logically speaking, if it's a spy from Beiyuan who doesn't sneakily explore this place, I'd be worried about someone who committed the crime and escaped."
In the mountains, in that case, it is inevitable that residents in the mountains will be harmed. Since we have seen it, we might as well check it out."
"Yeah!" The little girl nodded heavily, holding a short knife that looked like a toy at her waist: "If there are really fugitives who are responsible for the crime, let me catch them, and I will also learn a lot of kung fu."
"Haha, of course the little princess's martial arts are good, but if there are any little robbers, there is no need for the little princess to take action."
Following the sound, a monk in black clothes appeared on the top of the mountain. The mountain wind blew his beard under his chin. On a cold day, he was still wearing only a single piece of clothing, but he stood there steadily, as if he was born.
The old tree with its roots does not move at all, and there is no hint of coldness.
The little girl turned her head and said, "Master Dao Yan, are you afraid that I can't defeat them?"
The woman next to him smiled and said: "Master said, there is no use of a bull's knife to kill a chicken. There are so many guards who are not in use. If you want to capture the thieves, your brother-in-law will definitely reprimand them after they get out."
It turned out that these people were Concubine Xu, her younger sister Xu Ming'er, and Monk Dao Yan.
Xu Da, the founding auxiliary of the Ming Dynasty, promoted the sincere Xuanli military ministers, especially the Guanglu doctor, Zuo Zhuguo, Taifu, Zhongshu You Prime Minister, Wei Guogong, and Zhongshan King. Xu Da had four sons and four daughters. The eldest daughter is the Princess Yan in front of her.
Xu Huizu has now inherited the title of Duke. His second son, Tianfu, died young, his third son, Zengshou, is the governor of the Zuo Army, his fourth son, Yingxu, is the hereditary commander of the military affairs, his second daughter is Princess Dai, his third daughter is Princess An, and his fourth son is Princess An.
My daughter is the Xu Minger in front of me.
Originally, King Zhu Di of Yan was going to accompany him today to relax and hunt, but before leaving, he suddenly received a report from the imperial palace, saying that the emperor was in poor health. King Zhu Di of Yan had known that his father's health had been deteriorating in recent years, but these news
It was not very public, but it was now published in the residence newspaper, indicating that the situation was more serious. Zhu Di was very worried, and was busy writing memorials to express his greetings, and asked for an order to return to Beijing for a visit. As a result, he had no time to go hunting, so he asked the princess to accompany him.
Ming'er will go together.
The accompanying guards were all well-trained elite iron guards around Zhu Di. However, Zhu Di was still worried about only allowing his two daughters to go to those high mountains, so he asked Monk Dao Yan, the abbot of Qingshou Temple, to accompany him. Dao Yan was the one Zhu Yuanzhang originally served for.
The princes began to follow Zhu Di when they chose an eminent monk as their assistant monk. After getting along for more than ten years, the two became both teachers and friends, and had a deep relationship. This monk was not only knowledgeable and knowledgeable, but also had superb martial arts.
With him accompanying him, he felt more at ease than if Zhu Di went in person.
The four guards who went to track down Xia Xun and Ximen Qing could become the guards of the King of Yan. They were all selected from among ten thousand soldiers. They were careful, alert, and had amazing skills. They were very familiar with the mountains and jungles.
The combat environment was extremely fast, and the four of them were all dressed in white. When they hid in the snow, it was completely white, and it was impossible to find any trace of them. When the four of them got closer, Xia Xun and Ximen Qing still had no trace.
feel.
"This road is really difficult to walk."
Xia Xun rolled and slid down the mountain, stood up and said.
Ximen Qing patted the snow on his body and said: "There is no road here. Thanks to the thick snow, we can still sneak down. If it were left in summer and autumn, those shrubs and weeds would be so dense, and there would be all kinds of wild beasts and worms, we would never even think about coming down."
"
Xia Xun sighed: "Yes, when you stand on the mountain, you don't think it is very difficult, but when you really walk on it, you realize how difficult it is to move forward. To build a pass in such a dangerous place, you need to use rolling logs and stones, fire oil and sharp arrows.
It is true that one man is in charge of the barrier, and no one can open it. The barbarians can still break through such a powerful barrier from time to time, which shows that natural dangers are not enough to rely on. After all, it still depends on man-made efforts."
Xia Xun's emotion was actually thinking of the repeated invasions of the Central Plains by grassland peoples since the Qin and Han Dynasties. However, Ximen Qing thought he was referring to the soldiers and horses of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and couldn't help laughing: "The dangerous pass is not reliable, but when it comes to people, those barbarians can't help it."
They are not that powerful. They have already frightened our emperor. They killed millions of soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River, and the sword on their waist was so bloody... how impressive."
Xia Xun smiled and said: "Brother Ximen is dragging the text randomly again. This is the fortress, not Jiangnan."
Ximen Qing laughed and said: "This is because you are ignorant. Don't you know that this poem was written by the current emperor?"
Xia Xun was surprised: "The current emperor?"
Ximen Qingdao: "Yes, he killed millions of soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River, and the sword on his waist was bloody. The mountain monk didn't know the hero, so he just asked for his name. Although it didn't rhyme, it was majestic. This was the emperor's campaign in the south of the Yangtze River.
, passing by a temple to stay, the monk repeatedly asked him his name, and the poem the emperor inscribed on the gable wall. It is said that the emperor later ascended the throne and sat in the palace. Thinking of this, he went to visit the temple again and found that the poem had been erased by white dust.
Very unhappy.
A clever monk in the temple replied, "I don't dare to leave the poems I wrote in my pen, as I would be afraid of ghosts and gods. So I gently washed the Dharma water, and the dragon's light still shined on the bullfighting." This slap made the emperor scream with joy.
, immediately turned his anger into joy."
Xia Xun heard this interestingly and said with a smile: "There are indeed hidden dragons and crouching tigers among monks. This monk is amazing."
Ximen Qingdao: "If we say the most amazing person among monks, then it must be the current Holy Emperor. Don't forget that the Emperor is also a monk."
The two people walked forward while talking, stepping on the knee-deep snow and walking in the flat valley for a while. Ximen Qing said: "Yes, there is indeed a river below. It has been completely frozen. How about it being able to carry the vehicle?"
, just choose here.”
Xia Xun looked around and said: "Yes, this place is open enough. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides and is protected from wind and snow. There are big trees on the slopes. It is easy to collect them for fire and heating. Hundreds of cars and hundreds of people.
, it can be hidden, this place is not far from Lulong Pass..."
Ximen Qing said: "That's it. Let's rest for a while, then go out from the mouth of the valley, feel around for Lulong Pass, and write down the path."
Xia Xun said: "Okay!"
Before he could finish a word, he suddenly pressed the handle of the knife at his waist tightly, bowed slightly, and looked around alertly.
When Ximen Qing saw it, he didn't dare to neglect it. He quickly tightened his grip on the knife, leaned down and asked, "What did you find?"
Xia Xun looked around for a while. The valley was completely silent. Only the whirling wind occasionally picked up a piece of flying snow.
The feeling of being watched."
Ximen Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "I thought I was stalked by a wolf. Let's go, there is a fallen tree over there. Go sit for a while, rest your neck and then go out of the valley. As the saying goes, a horse can kill a horse by looking up the mountain.
, even though it’s so close, you still have to wander around for a while before you get to Lulong Valley.”
As the two of them walked, Xia Xun said: "There is no need to be anxious. Anyway, we will not go back to the city before doing business. It is getting dark. If it is too late, we will go back to the village where we are staying tomorrow morning."
Let’s check the spot again. Then we’ll notify the delivery vehicles to gather here. The transaction time we agreed on is the day after tomorrow, right? It’s too late.”
The two people were talking, walked to the big lying tree, swept away the snow, sat on the branches, took out the dried meat and shochu from their arms, gnawed the dried meat to wrap their bellies, and drank the shochu to warm themselves.
After a long time where they had just stood, a pile of snow moved slightly, and then a figure as white as snow quietly slid backwards, getting faster and faster, and quickly disappeared behind a rock.
There were three people behind the rock. As soon as he appeared, one of them asked: "Lao Yan, how are you? What did you hear?"
The man stood up from the ground, patted the snow on his body, took off the white scarf that covered his face, and whispered: "It doesn't look like a good road. I vaguely heard them saying that this place is protected from wind and snow and the terrain is open. It's almost
Hundreds of people were able to hide, and they mentioned Lulong Pass, which was very suspicious. I wanted to get closer and listen more carefully, but one of them was very alert. I was afraid of being discovered by him, so I had to stay hidden. I didn't hear anything else.
of."
Several people discussed in low voices for a while, and one of them said: "In that case, let's just capture them and bring them to justice in front of the princess."
Another person said: "No, now we don't know their identity, origin, or purpose. We can only confirm that they are not ordinary mountain people or hunters, but they may not be those who violate the law. If the wrong person is arrested..."
A person next to him sneered: "Brother, it's freezing and snowy, and you're sneaking around here to find some kind of hiding place. What other good ways are there?"
The oldest one among them seemed to be the leader of the four guards. He pondered for a moment and said: "It is indeed suspicious, but it is not certain yet. The princess is here to hunt. It would not be good if something goes wrong and spoils the princess's interest. Besides,
It is said that the Beiping government has its own chief envoys department for government affairs, its own criminal law department has its own administrative envoys department for proposing punishments, and the military affairs department has its own general commanders and envoys department. It is not wartime, and it is not appropriate for the prince to overstep his authority and interfere in local affairs. If it is true.
The wrong person has been arrested, and spreading the word will be detrimental to the prince's reputation. You keep an eye on them, and I will report it to the princess, who will make the final decision."
The other three people just nodded in agreement, but this man's expression changed and he said: "Oops, they are leaving!"
The three of them looked around and saw the two people standing up in front of the big tree where they were lying, and walking out talking and laughing. They couldn't help but change their expressions at the same time: "What should we do?"
The leader only hesitated for a moment before making a decisive decision: "Take them down!"
