Chapter 10 Bravery gives birth to courage, and greenness reveals its radiance
It was already midnight. The moonlight in Jiangling City was obscured by the thick dark clouds over Jingzhou, leaving only a faint and incomplete cold light.
Jiangling City, which is bustling and bustling during the day, becomes surprisingly quiet at night.
It's a little quiet, which makes people feel that it's not normal.
At this moment, near the official residence of the Jingzhou governor, there seemed to be strange sounds coming from time to time. The sounds were intermittently hidden bit by bit in the darkness that could not be illuminated by the moonlight.
"Ah Xuan" Hidden in the dark, Cao Xi whispered to Xiahou Xuandao: "How did you know that Grandpa Yu Jin is here?"
"Idiot!" Xia Houxuan vigilantly observed the surrounding environment and cursed with hatred: "The governor of Jingzhou in Eastern Wu is in charge of the military, political and criminal affairs of a state, and Grandpa Yu Jin is an important surrendered general and is usually in Jinling.
When I came to Jingzhou this time, I was naturally in Jiangling, the capital of Jingzhou of the State of Wu." [Note 1: During the Three Kingdoms period, the governor was in charge of the military, political and criminal affairs of a state.]
"Oh..." Cao Xi touched his head, thoughtfully.
In the world at this time, Jingzhou is in the middle of the tripod, maintaining the balance of forces among all parties. Cao Wei has Jingzhou, Dongwu has Jingzhou, and before Guan Yunchang was not defeated, Liu Xuande also held a Jingzhou.
The capital of Jingzhou in Eastern Wu was located in Jiangling City.
Xia Houxuan and Cao Xi knelt and observed for a long time. After a while, they began to move slowly. They had roughly grasped the movement patterns of the blue-armored guards.
As expected, the Jingzhou Governor's Office was heavily guarded. Although the two were young, they managed to break into the high-walled courtyard of the Jiangling City Government Office by relying on the Xiahou and Cao family's unique light skill of "Cloud Walking and Rain Steps".
As soon as they entered the gate of Jiangling Mansion, the two children were still unable to move forward. The guards in this state mansion were even tighter than those outside the mansion. No wonder the two children got in so easily. It turned out that this was specially for those bold thieves.
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Faced with the predicament before them, the two children could only continue to hide in the dark and observe.
"Brother Xi." Xia Houxuan frowned: "Continuing like this is not an option. Wait a moment and I will lead the guards away. You immediately go through the corridor and go to the wing rooms of the halls over there to inquire about the whereabouts of Grandpa Yu Jin.
"Xia Houxuan said, pointing to the row of houses with the most guards.
Xia Houxuan understood that tonight's action was his own decision. If he let his cousin take risks, how would he explain it to his master and uncle...
"But, Ah Xuan, how do you know that Grandpa Yu Jin is not imprisoned in the torture chamber, but in the post house here?"
Cao Xi began to ask puzzled questions again.
"Grandpa Yu Jin was a favorite general of the late king. Before the Southern Expedition, he once held the post of General Zuo with a golden seal and purple ribbon. He was also granted the title of Marquis of Ting. He was an important general in the Wei Dynasty. Therefore, at important moments, he
It can be used as a diplomatic bargaining chip." Xia Houxuan's eyes were as bright as fire, and he never relaxed for a moment. He was always observing the surroundings vigilantly. Since the two of them have mastered the family's internal skills and mental methods, they can communicate like mosquitoes without making mistakes.
Not afraid that his words would cause trouble, Xia Houxuan continued: "For such an important enemy general, they will naturally provide good food and drink."
"Oh..." Cao Xi nodded.
"Then, Ah Xuan, when will we take action?"
"I'm going now, please be safe!"
Before he finished speaking, Xia Houxuan disappeared.
"Who? There is a thief, chase him quickly!"
"He's looking into the front yard! Chase him quickly!"
Not long after, Cao Xi saw many green-clothed guards shouting and running to the front yard to start an urgent pursuit of the robbers who entered the state capital that night.
Apart from anything else, he had to envy Ah Xuan's lightness skills, so it would be no problem to lure the guards away.
When Cao Xi saw that the opportunity had come, he immediately rushed into the corridor.
This is not a very spacious room, but the simple furnishings inside make it feel empty.
Under the dim candlelight, an old man with white beard and beard was sitting with his eyes closed. Looking at his expression, he seemed to be thinking about something.
Or maybe, I am having a very, very long dream.
This old man is none other than Yu Gui's father, former General Zuo of the Wei Dynasty, Marquis of Yishou Ting, Yu Jin, and Yu Wenze.
In his dream, Yu Jin seemed to hear the sound of cavalry, golden drums, and flags hunting...
After that, his nightmare appeared again in his dream, the surging water on the north bank of the Han River, and the shouts and pleas for help from the great Wei Erlang under his tent...
Later, the scene in my mind became clearer and clearer.
On a towering ship, there were all the sounds of people drinking wine, drinking wine, and playing silk, bamboo and pipes. However, he was specially invited to the table and was in the seat, but he was not in the mood to have fun at the moment. The once famous general of the Wei Dynasty has now become Wu
Imprisoned on the ground floor, when he heard the song of his hometown in the north again, he finally couldn't suppress his sadness, and two lines of thick tears flowed out of his eyes.
"Your Excellency is so hypocritical, do you want to beg my lord to pardon you?" Someone in the audience suddenly scolded. [Note 2: "Three Kingdoms·Wu Shu 12": "Wei Yujin was captured by Yu, and he was tied in the city, and his power was
When it is released, please see me... Later, Quan met the officials in the building to drink. He was forbidden to listen to the music and shed tears. He turned over and said: "You want to avoid evil with falsehood?"...
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Yu Jin's burly body couldn't help but tremble slightly, and he was angry. Yu Jin couldn't defeat a madman from Jiangdong, but now he dared to scold himself like this, saying that he was hypocritical!
But what can I do?
The fierce warriors and warriors whose spirit they once held on the battlefield have long since turned into a joke. All I can do now is endure it...
Life is like chess, if you make a wrong move, will you be safe?
"Quick, catch him!"
"over there!"
A burst of noise outside the house brought the old man back from his distant thoughts. However, the past few years of life like confinement had already made him extremely calm. He was just stunned for a moment, then stopped paying attention to what was happening outside the window, and slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.
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Cao Xi's heart was filled with fear and fear at this moment!
The moment he was about to approach the room, he was subdued by a ghost-like white shadow, and he didn't even have time to scream!
Finally, I saw the man's face clearly. He was elegant and cold, and seemed...not malicious.
"Let Brother Xi go!" At this moment, a cold light passed by, and the sharp sword blade was directed towards the man in white who had restrained Cao Xi. Xia Houxuan thought to himself, looking at the man in white's move, he knew that it was extremely powerful.
, he threw himself at him, risking his life. The man might have let go of Xi Di in order to avoid the sword.
"Axuan..." Cao Xi wanted to tell Xiahou Xuan to run away, but it was too late. Xiahou Xuan couldn't tell him well, and the man in white did not let go of Cao Xi, but continued to restrain Cao Xi with his left hand.
His right hand drew out the long sword from his waist at a very fast speed. The two children did not clearly see the man's sword moves, but only vaguely saw a touch of green energy passing by.
Qing Ming is mighty!
Before Xia Houxuan had time to react, the 'quality' in his hand was knocked to the ground with a clang, and one hand had accurately pinched his throat!
That man's sword kept touching his own 'quality' sword!
You know, the sword that uncle Cao Zhen gave to Xi Di as a birthday gift was already a good thing, but it was cut into two pieces by force!
Xia Houxuan was extremely frightened in his heart. The man in white drew his sword with one hand, knocked off his body, then sheathed the sword, and then pinched his own throat. The series of actions were completed in an instant. Unexpectedly, the person in front of him actually Like a ghost!
"You're still young, but you're quite capable." The man's expression remained unchanged, still elegant and cold, and his tone was even more cold, which made people's hearts chill. He looked at the man who was knocked to the ground. With a four-foot-long blade, his long eyebrows slightly raised: "Do you have any connection with the Cao family?"
"How... do you know?" The two children looked at each other.
"Looking at the material of this sword, it doesn't look like it was made by a swordsman from the Central Plains. I heard that five years ago, your country's crown prince Pi asked good craftsmen from Chu and Yue to make several fine weapons. One of them was a sword with a pin and a lattice, measuring four feet and two inches. , The sharp edge is like frost and snow, and it is undoubtedly the weapon in your hand." The man in white talked eloquently, making people vaguely feel that this man has the ability to know all the weapons in the world.
"There is one more thing, please tell me the truth, two little friends." Seeing the man in white suddenly turn gloomy, the two children couldn't help but feel a little numb on their backs.
"Where did this thing come from?" He saw that the man was holding a token in his hand, which was exactly the one Yu Gui found on the old man. Xia Houxuan felt that the matter was not that simple, and the token originally belonged to the Wu people. In addition, the person in front of him was from Wu, so maybe they had some connection, so he told the man in white about the pursuit of the old man and the young man that day.
After listening to what Xia Houxuan said, the man's expression became complicated. He held the token tightly with one hand, as if he wanted to crush it.
After a long time, the man in white regained his composure, and he continued to ask: "Then, what are your intentions when you two broke into our Jingzhou governor's office at night?"
"I, we just told you about the token. If you let Grandpa Yu Jin go, we will be even." Cao Xi was still frightened by the man in white, and his words became stammering.
"Yu Jin..." The man in white sneered.
"Can you follow me to a place?"
The two children followed the man all the way and finally came to the door of a mansion.
"See you, Grand Governor!" The guard at the palace gate lowered his head and saluted.
Xia Houxuan and Cao Xi were once again shocked. It turned out that the man in white was Lu Yi, the governor of Soochow! [Note 3: Lu Yi, that is, Lu Xun, Yi was a taboo when he changed his name to Lu Xun.]
In the inner room, on the couch, was an old woman in her sixties with white hair. And the old woman kept mumbling: "Ming'er..."
"Mother" Lu Yi leaned down and grabbed the old man's withered hands, but didn't know what to say.
But the old man still kept murmuring: "Hey, the deer calls, the apple of the food field... Ming'er..."
Xia Houxuan looked at the old man with a kind face, and then realized that the old man's eyes were empty and lifeless, and he was already blind.
"A few days ago, Ming'er and the palace manager disappeared together." Lu Yi bit his lip tightly: "And yesterday the doctor said that my mother... I'm afraid she won't last more than a month... I I hope that before my mother leaves, she can see Ming'er again. If you really know Ming'er's whereabouts, are you willing to help me?"
The two children nodded noncommittally.
"I promise you that once I find Ming'er, I will deal with him in front of my lord and release him from prison." Lu Yi's eyes were full of sincerity.