Now that it was confirmed that she was Chang Shan's sister, Luo Xiaoyao said to Weng Mu: "No, Elder Weng, stop them quickly."
He held down the handrail of the stairs and jumped into the stairs to chase after him. Although Weng Mu didn't know what was going on, he was also suspicious of Liu Gongwen. Upon seeing this, he jumped from the second floor window, only to see Liu Gongwen holding Chang Qingqing in his arms.
He got into a carriage about ten feet away and headed north.
In the carriage, Liu Gongwen was very angry and stared at Chang Qingqing: "Who are they?"
Chang Qingqing knew that Weng Mu had suspected that Liu Gongwen was a criminal, but she was forced by Liu Gongwen to respond against her will. Weng Mu sat back at the table, and she was gradually disappointed. When she heard Luo Xiaoyao call out her brother Chang Shan's name,
He was surprised and happy in his heart. He saw Liu Gongwen holding him and running away. Knowing that he was afraid, he expected that Weng Mu and others would come after him to rescue him. When he saw Liu Gongwen's vicious eyes, he snorted coldly but did not answer.
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Liu Gongwen was stunned and said angrily: "You scheming little girl, I will argue with you later..."
Lifting the curtains of the carriage and looking around, I saw three horsemen and horses following closely about five feet away. They were the three old men in the restaurant.
Liu Gongwen put down the curtains and thought in his heart that the old man was at least a minor success in holding pills, and if the young man didn't find a countermeasure, he might not be able to save his life.
Since they were following, they must have wanted to save the girl. They did not dare to step forward to stop her. They must be afraid of hurting Chang Qingqing. With a thought, they pulled Chang Qingqing to the front, opened the back door of the carriage, and pulled Chang Qingqing to the front.
Chang Qingqing pinched her neck and said in a cold voice: "I have no ill intentions towards her at all. Don't follow me any more. If you retreat now, I promise not to hurt her at all. If you follow me again, you will harm her."
life."
Weng and Luo didn't dare to chase him because they were afraid that he would hurt Chang Qingqing. Hearing this, he slowed down his horse and Weng Mu said in a deep voice: "This little girl's family is acquainted with the old man. She doesn't seem to be from the world. Your Excellency is in the realm of spiritual consciousness."
Master, what is the purpose of holding a child hostage?"
Naturally, Liu Gongwen would not tell the reason and answered the question: "I will keep my word. As long as you all retreat now, this child will be fine. I won't say it a third time." After saying this, he looked at Weng Mu coldly.
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Weng Mu and Luo Xiaoyao looked at each other and stopped. Liu Gongwen breathed a sigh of relief: "If I see you again, you will see one of this child's arms."
Luo Xiaoyao heard this and said angrily: "How dare you?"
Liu Gongwen closed the door of the car, and Weng Mu said to Luo Xiaoyao: "Don't worry, young master. This evil thief has a motive for holding Qingqing hostage. He should not hurt Qingqing at the moment, but..."
Even though Weng Mu was an old man, he couldn't figure out the reason for this. He thought about it: "This guy is vicious. If he follows him, he might really hurt Qingqing. Seeing as he goes north, he will definitely pass by Daizhou."
,at the moment……"
He turned to the following Jianwei and said: "Immediately send a message to Manager Yang of the Daizhou branch and ask him to pay attention to this person's whereabouts. This guy is not weak. Manager Yang and the others are not opponents. They must not act rashly. We will arrive shortly."
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Liu Gongwen opened the curtains from time to time to take a look. He stayed on a hillside more than ten miles away from Daizhou City for half a stick of incense. He did not see Weng Mu and others. He was so calm that he expected
Weng Mu and others did not dare to pursue them, so they asked the horseman to drive into Daizhou City.
It was already the Youshi hour, so Liu Gongwen naturally did not dare to travel at night, so he found an inn to stay in the city. There were many business travelers in Daizhou, and there was only one room with a local name left in the inn. After Liu Gongwen stayed, he ordered the innkeeper
After the waiter brought the wine and food to the room, he saw two people walking in the corridor at the door. Liu Gongwen glanced at them, and with a thought in his mind, he stood up and walked out of the room and said, "Mr. Yan, please stay."
The two men stopped when they heard the sound, and looked back. Liu Gongwen hurriedly stepped forward and saluted one of them, a tall man in his fifties, and said, "I have met Mr. Yan."
Turning to another man in his thirties, he cupped his hands in embarrassment and said, "I've met General Yelu."
This man in his thirties was none other than Yelv Zongwu, and the "Mr. Yan" Liu Gongwen called him was actually the chief minister of the Khitan South Academy Guard House, Yan Zhongchang.
After Yelu Zongwu was defeated in Xizhou, he followed Xiao Yanbei's orders and stayed in Fenzhou to wait for orders. However, he received the news that Yelu Ruan, Shizong of Liao Dynasty, had been killed and his brother, King Yan, had participated in the rebellion and was executed. At the time of panic, Yan Zhongchang Fengnan
The king of the court ordered him to come and take him back to Youzhou. He believed that he was innocent and did not resist, so he followed Yan Zhong back north.
Yan Zhongchang looked at Liu Gongwen and said with a smile: "Oh, I didn't expect to meet Mr. Liu here."
Liu Gongwen had been in Youzhou for more than ten years, hanging around in the palace of Prince Yan, who had no great ambitions and was known as a wallflower. Naturally, he had no conflicts with the aides and retainers of the high-ranking officials in Youzhou. After he learned about Prince Yan's rebellion, he
He was thinking about the master he wanted to take refuge with next. When he was in Taiyuan, he wanted to take refuge in the South King's Courtyard. Now that he met Yan Zhongchang, the chief minister of the South Courtyard Guard House, he was overjoyed. He knew that this corridor was not for talking.
Liu Gongwen held up his hands and said, "Mr. Yan, please go back to your room. Liu will come later."
Yan Zhongchang nodded when he heard this, and then walked to a guest room on the east side of the corridor. Liu Gongwen returned to the room, looked at Chang Qingqing for a moment, and his thoughts suddenly changed, if he took Chang Qingqing there,
Yan Zhongchang would definitely be suspicious and would see that he would be shamed by him for holding a ten-year-old girl hostage, so he tore off the cloth, tied up Chang Qingqing, gagged her, put her on the bed, and locked the room.
The door went to Yan Zhongchang's room.
This is a large room with a hall in the middle. Yan Zhongchang and Yelu Zongwu are sitting at the round table in the hall. There is a pot of wine on the table. When Liu Gongwen arrives, Yan Zhongchang also
He stood up, motioned Liu Gongwen to take a seat, and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, are you going south or not?"
Liu Gongwen smiled coquettishly, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Yan is laughing at you. Liu had some grudges with people in the Central Plains in his early years, so he went to settle the matter. This time when he returned to the north, he did not expect such a big event to happen to the court..."
He took the glass of white wine that Yan Zhongchang poured from him and drank it in one gulp. He glanced at Yelu Zongwu and said, "You must know the kind of person King Yan is, so he shouldn't..."
Naturally, Yan Zhongchang heard that Yelvshuga was drunk and was helped into King Taining's tent. He participated in the rebellion without knowing it and was executed. After King Yelvjing of Tai'an came to the throne, he only killed Yelvshuja and his son.
, there was no intention of serial execution.
After listening to Liu Gongwen's words, he knew that he was just trying to put in a good word for his old master due to the presence of Yelv Zongwu, so he interrupted: "Such a great treason will be decided by the court, and it is not something we and other warriors can discuss. Liu
Sir, don’t mention this matter.”
He poured a glass of wine and drank it. He looked at Yelu Zongwu Dao, who had a worried look on his face: "However, the emperor (Yelü Jing, the king of Tai'an, who killed the rebels and became emperor in the army) and Commander Yelu are brothers of the same clan.
, I will investigate clearly, and Commander Yelu is leading the troops outside, and he has made military exploits, so it is inevitable to inherit the throne."
It turns out that Yelu Zongwu's grandfather was Yelvsu, the younger brother of Taizu of the Liao Dynasty. Now that King Yan has executed him, only Yelu Zongwu is left in Yelusu's lineage. Yelu Zongwu belongs to Ji's father's account, which is known as the "four royal accounts". Yelv Jing will definitely not kill them all.
It will surely appease you.
When Yan Zhongchang was ordered to go south to bring back Yelv Zongwu, the Nanyuan Taibao told Yan Zhongchang not to disrespect Yelv Zongwu on the way, but he had a vague feeling in his heart that Yelv Zongwu might be a blessing in disguise.
Liu Gongwen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he couldn't escape Yan Zhongchang's eyes. The reason why Yan Zhongchang said it now had his own intentions. He knew that there were five or six people in Prince Yan's palace who were as skilled as Liu Gongwen.
People, now that King Yan is about to execute him, Liu Gong Wentao is close to him, and the idea arises in his mind to win over these people to the Guards Mansion.
Yelu Zongwu can be regarded as half of Liu Gongwen's master, but it is not appropriate to win over Liu Gongwen in person. Yelu Zongwu may be a blessing in disguise. For now, he allows Liu Gongwen to seek refuge with him. In the future, both of them will be grateful to him, and he smiles at Liu Gongwen.
Gong Wendao: "Mr. Liu is returning to the north now. It seems that his trip to the Central Plains has been fulfilled. I wonder what his plans are in the future?"
Yan Zhongchang glanced meaningfully at Yelu Zongwu. Liu Gongwen was a speculator who watched people's faces, so he understood what Yan Zhongchang meant.
He has been a disciple of King Yelv Shuga of Yan for more than ten years. Although Yelv Shuga is dead now, if Yelv Zongwu succeeds to the throne, he will have a good reputation if he continues to follow him. Moreover, Yelv Zongwu is considered to be in trouble at this time.
At this time, if you show goodwill to him, you may become his confidant and be greatly used in the future.
Yan Zhongchang hinted like this. Although he didn't know his intention, it was not harmful to him at the moment. If he lost the bet and defected to Yan Zhongchang, he would definitely not refuse. Thinking of this, Liu Gongwen knew something in his heart.
, coughed, raised his hands to Yelu Zongwu and said: "Liu has been deeply favored by the Prince of Yan's Palace, and is willing to follow the general to repay the kindness of the salary for more than ten years."
Yelv Zongwu was upright by nature, and Yan and Liu were scheming, just like a man and a woman flirting with each other, they had already decided the matter with a glance. He returned to the palace every year, and he was familiar with Liu Gongwen, and had no interest in him.
Feeling bad, he heard the words and said gratefully: "Zong Wu's punishment for crime may harm Mr. Liu."
Liu Gongwen smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the Holy Ming, will definitely find out the cause and restore the general's innocence."
Yelu Zongwu knew that he had extraordinary skills, and thought that if there was no harm in going north this time, it would be best to keep this man by his side and make him a military enshrinement. He glanced at the smiling Yan Zhongchang and said to Liu Gongwen:
"Mr. Liu is so loyal, Zongwu is grateful."
Yan Zhongchang laughed loudly, poured the wine for the two of them, and said with a smile: "That's very good. If Mr. Liu has nothing important to do, how about going with Yan tomorrow?"
Liu Gong Wenzheng was asking for it. When he thought of Chang Qingqing, he hesitated and said, "Liu had a grudge and wanted to settle it, but he didn't know that the man avoided him. Liu took his child away in anger. The man was afraid
I will invite people... I will invite people to chase me, which may cause trouble for Mr. Yan."
Naturally, he would not tell the truth, and he was afraid that Yan Zhongchang and the others would look down upon him, so he spoke as if he was justified. Yan Zhongchang was highly skilled in martial arts, extremely conceited, and well aware of the entanglement of grievances in the world, so he would not ask in detail.
The reason, seeing Liu Gongwen's weak tone, he couldn't help but snorted and said: "I want to see who Yan is, who dares to go wild in Youyun, but Yan is going to Yunzhou for a banquet in a few days, so that's it
, let’s go to Yunzhou first.”
Liu Gongwen naturally thanked him profusely. He drank the wine in the cup and stood up to leave. When he returned to the room, he was shocked. It turned out that Chang Qingqing had disappeared. The back window of the room was slightly open. Liu Gongwen hurriedly went to the back window to take a look.
, I saw a few horses and carriages in the courtyard, but it was the stopping place for business horses and vehicles passing by the inn.
My mind turned quickly, and I thought that I was tied very tightly, so Qingqing should be able to break free. Someone must have sneaked in to rescue me while I was leaving. I think it was the old man and the young man. The night was dark, and I didn't know where I was being rescued.
Feeling unwilling to go there, he jumped out of the window and looked around.
Liuzhou Gongwen searched for nearly half an hour, but found no suspicious person. Feeling annoyed, he returned to the room and carefully observed the things in the room. He found that the bag had been touched, so he opened it and put it inside.
A few taels of silver were missing, and I felt something was wrong. I leaned under the bed and took a look. I saw strips of cloth and broken bowls under the bed. I thought I was careless, so I concluded that Chang Qingqing had escaped on her own.
As the saying goes, being anxious leads to chaos, Liu Gongwen is also a thoughtful person. King Yan was punished for his rebellion and his future was bleak. He happened to meet Yan Zhongchang, and it was inevitable that he would be careless in his excitement. When he arrived at Yan Zhongchang’s Tianzi room, he sat down
From your seat, you can see people entering and exiting the inn's stairs. Several guests came up and came in and out with the waiter, but no one came down, and he locked the door.
Liu Gongwen looked at the half-eaten leftovers on the table and sighed. He never expected that Chang Qingqing, a ten-year-old girl, would be so scheming.
Turning around and opening the back window to take a closer look, I noticed that there was a pile of horse straw lying more than ten feet away from the window. The horse straw was slightly messy. It seemed that Chang Qingqing had jumped out of the back window to escape.
Liu Gongwen jumped down and took a closer look at the backyard. There was an earth house with a length of more than two feet in front on the left side. Across the earth room was the gate of the backyard for carriages to enter and exit.
The hut should be where the caretaker lives. The courtyard door is half open and not closed. Maybe there are cars and horses coming in and out.
Directly opposite was the horse gallery, and there were three carriages parked in the courtyard, including the carriage he had come in. So he went up to check the carriages, but there was no one in the carriages. He turned around and went to the earthen house to see that it was the grooms' resting place.
There were a few people drinking on the kang, and he had hired a groom among them.
When the groom saw his arrival, he looked surprised and wanted to get off the kang to say hello. Liu Gongwen waved his hand to indicate that he did not need to get down. He turned around and went to the caretaker's hut. He saw an old man with a hunchback walking out of the house, humming a ditty and smelling of alcohol.
When he saw Liu Gongwenxing coming, he didn't even say hello, and went straight over to close the courtyard door. Liu Gongwen stepped forward and asked, "Can I see a little girl going out?"
The hunchbacked old man covered his right ear with his hand, leaned into Liu Gongwen and said, "Sir, what are you talking about? Please speak louder."
Liu Gongwen disliked the smell of alcohol, so he frowned and didn't ask any more questions. He just opened the courtyard door and walked out. He stood on the alleyway that was nearly ten feet wide and thought, "It's almost Hai hour now."
With no relatives or friends...he must be hiding in some alley corner.
Then I searched around the alleys again, and after struggling for more than half an hour, I occasionally saw one or two beggars huddled tiredly at the corner of the alley, but there was no trace of Chang Qingqing.
In desperation, he had to go back to the inn. It was already the third watch when he heard the sound of the clock. At this time, the door of the inn was closed, so he had to jump on the roof. He saw a man in black standing on the roof of his room. Liu Gongwen
For a moment, he realized that although the night was dark, he could see at night due to his cultivation. The man in black was not masked. He was the old man who was following him to save Chang Qingqing.
It turned out that Weng Mu and Luo Xiaoyao did not dare to pursue Liu Gongwen too closely, but they were also afraid of missing the closing time of the city gate, so they took a detour from the west gate into Daizhou City and arrived at the Daizhou Branch of Tongbao Pavilion.
Yang Tiansheng, the steward of the branch, had inquired about the inn where Liu Gongwen and Chang Qingqing were staying. The arrow guard in the pavilion told Weng Mu about the streets around "Xiangshun Inn" one by one. After understanding the situation, Weng Mu
I decided to take action at the third watch, but I didn't know that I had just climbed to the roof from the alley near the backyard of the inn, and when I was about to lean over to investigate, I saw Liu Gongwen jumping onto the roof.
As soon as Liu Gongwen saw Weng Mu, he felt something bad. He knew that he was no match for Weng Mu in martial arts. His thoughts changed quickly and he jumped to the room on the right where Yan Zhongchang was. He landed heavily and heard the sound of tiles.
Weng Mu was about to chase after him, but he only heard the creak of the door opening, and a tall, square-faced, bearded, dignified man walked out of the room.
Weng Mu didn't know Yan Zhongchang, but he felt that this person had an extraordinary aura. He was nearly six feet away from him at this time, so he couldn't detect his cultivation level by breathing, but he thought he must be a master. With his thoughts in mind,
With a slight move of his right foot, a tile on the roof flew towards Yan Zhongchang. Yan Zhongchang snorted coldly and struck out with his right palm. The tile then whirled back toward Weng Mu like a flying knife.
"Whoosh, whoosh!" The sound of the tiles spinning was so strong that Weng Mu felt a chill in his heart. He immediately struck out with a palm. The tiles actually stopped between the two of them and hung in the air in the front yard. The two of them shouted at the same time.
He shouted, and with a "pop" sound, dust flew in the air, and the tiles naturally shattered into powder.
Weng Mu got angry, moved his feet slightly, heard a "crash" sound, and landed in the room. Seeing that there was no one in the room, he did not hesitate. He slapped the window behind him, and the window sash flew away, then he jumped over.
When he came out, the carriage parked in the courtyard pushed up, turned somersaults in the air, and stopped on a roof more than ten feet away from the inn. He saw two people standing on the roof of the inn looking at him, but they did not pursue him.
Weng Mu and Yan Zhong made a move and found out that the other party seemed to be at the top of Mingqiao Mountain. His cultivation level was comparable to that of the Mingwu monk he met in Xizhou. I was afraid it would be difficult to deal with him. Without thinking, he stepped forward one by one.
Walking away, looking at the direction where Weng Mu disappeared after rising and falling, Yan Zhongchang seemed to be thinking, turned around and said to Liu Gongwen: "Let's talk about it when we go back to the room..."
At this time, the people in the inn were naturally awakened. They were all traveling business travelers, and they had seen the fights that often happened in the inn. They were all afraid of harming themselves. No one dared to come out to watch, except for the store clerk.
Standing in the middle of the stairs tremblingly, not knowing what to do, when he saw Yan Zhongchang and Liu Gongwen jumping down from the roof without making any sound, he felt extremely frightened. Liu Gongwen frowned slightly and opened the room.
Men pointed to the hole in the roof and said, "Change rooms."
The waiter stammered in response: "Guest...Guest, there are no...no rooms left."
At this time, Yan Zhongchang said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, how about taking a rest in Yan's room for a while?"
The room that Yan Zhong stayed in was the only Tianzi room in this inn, but it had a living room. People who practiced martial arts traveled around the world, and most of them would just meditate, adjust their breath, and rest their minds at night. Liu Gongwen was overjoyed and said after hearing this:
"Then I won't disturb Mr. Yan."
After entering the room, Liu Gongwen did not hide anything and told Yan Zhong what happened after leaving the Tiandi room.
After hearing this, Yan Zhongchang was very surprised: "At such a young age, he has such scheming and courage, and can escape from Mr. Liu's hands. It is really amazing."
Liu Gongwen's face turned red and he sighed: "If she wasn't an enemy, Liu would have wanted to accept her as his disciple."
Yan Zhongchang seemed to have the same feeling, nodded and said: "I wonder who Mr. Liu's enemy is? How can he teach such a courageous child?"
It is a taboo in the world to inquire about people's grudges, but Yan Zhongchang doesn't take it seriously. He is the chief minister of the South King's Courtyard Guard House in the Liao Kingdom. He is considered to be a semi-official person. He is very famous in the Sixteenth State of Youyun, not to mention Liu Gongwen.
It can be said that I was saved by him just now.
Liu Gongwen was startled when he heard the words, with a troubled look on his face. Yan Zhongchang saw this and did not hesitate: "Mr. Liu has something hard to say, so there is no need to say it, but who was the old man just now? Although Yan is not walking around in the Central Plains, but
I also know that some well-known figures in the world are definitely not unknown people with skills like this old man."
"Mr. Yan is laughing at this. Liu met this person in Xinzhou. He has never seen him before. He thinks he is someone invited by my enemy."
"This person's palm skills have the intention of a sword, and his true energy is deep. Yan can't understand his origin. I think he is a reclusive person... Forget it, it's almost the third watch, let's rest first."
In the early morning, when Yan Zhongchang and the others were having breakfast in the Tianzihao room, a man in smart clothes came to the door. He bowed and said, "I have met Mr. Yan. Sir Wu, when will we set off?"
Yan Zhongchang smiled and said: "Master Wu got up really early. He told him that Yan would be here in a little while."
"Yes, Mr. Yan." The man resigned and left.
Yan Zhongchang looked at Liu Gongwen who looked suspicious, smiled and told him the reason why this man came here.
It turned out that Yan Zhongchang was ordered to go to Fenzhou to bring back Yelv Zongwu. The Fenzhou governor was worried about how to arrange the hot potato between Yelu Zongwu and his remaining troops. Hearing that Yan Zhongchang was coming, he was very happy and rushed to host a banquet. Naturally, he wanted to please him.
This person sent by the Southern King's Court of the Liao Dynasty certainly knew about the mutiny in the Liao Dynasty and thought that Yelv Zongwu would be executed. When he saw that Yan Zhongchang was very polite to Yelv Zongwu, he felt strange and did not dare to ask more questions.
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The remaining generals of Yelvzong still arranged to stay in Fenzhou, and went to the South King's Courtyard of the Liao Dynasty alone with Yan Zhongchang. The governor immediately sent the news to Taiyuan. When Yan Zhongchang arrived in Taiyuan, he was guarded by the general at the gate of the city.
Please come to the residence of Prince Liu Chengjun.
Liu Chengjun naturally wanted to make friends with Yan Zhongchang and find out about Yelu Zongwu. During their chat, the two naturally mentioned Xiao Yanbei, the commander-in-chief of the Nanyuan Army who led troops to aid the Han Dynasty. They learned about this from Yan Zhongchang.
The next time I took Yelv Zongwu back, I took the opportunity to attend the wedding of Xiao Yanbei's son, Xiao Siwen, but I was overjoyed.
He knew Xiao Yanbei personally and knew that he had a distinguished status, so he finally wanted to wait for an opportunity to make friends. When he learned about Xiao Siwen's wedding, he naturally wanted to send gifts to congratulate him, but he didn't want to make a big fuss, so he sent an official named Wu from the government to accompany him in his private capacity.
Yan Zhongchang went forward together.
When they arrived in Daizhou, there was only one Tianzihao room left in the "Xiangshun" inn, so the official named Wu had to stay in another inn with his two attendants, so the guard came to ask Yan Zhongchang when to set off.
Yan Zhongchang, Liu Gongwen, and Yelv Zongwu tidied up a little, arrived at the door of the inn, and headed for Yunzhou with the officials named Wu who were waiting outside.