The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Chapter 738

An army claiming to be the emperor's troops suddenly broke into the capital.King Yan hurried out of the city gate and joined Sun Shaozu, the commander of the Beijing camp on Cuiwei Mountain in the western suburbs.Sun Shaozu trained troops in the western suburbs according to a military book written by Wei Ruoheng, a general of the state of Wu.King Yan discussed with several confidants and sent people back to Beijing to inquire.Excluding Sun Shaozu's scouts, another guard was sent to follow him.Without saying a word, Feng Ziying picked up the military book written by Wei Ruoheng and read it.

Since the King of Yan came, Sun Shaozu had to give up his big tent.It's getting dark now, it's time for dinner.Sun Shaozu hurriedly went out to make arrangements.As soon as he stepped out of the tent, Feng Ziying turned over the book in his hand and held it up to the King of Yan, pointing out: "Look, my lord, there are three typos on this page." , but a whole page of Analects.The book was printed, and it was evident that a serious mistake had been made in the binding.Feng Ziying said in a low voice, "If General Sun has finished reading this book, how can he ignore it? If he hasn't read it, why did he follow the method in the book to train troops?"

King Yan took a deep breath, and dozens of thoughts rolled in his mind.Nai picked up the military book and looked at it from the front.After reading the first page, he realized that the book was wrong.If you don't understand the arts and science, you don't talk about it, and the paper is full of nonsense, which makes no sense.There must be something wrong with Sun Shaozu, the enemy soldiers can't break into the capital without his handwriting, rushing to vote for him is like throwing themselves into a trap.It's just that now he only has [-] personal guards around him, but he has [-] elite soldiers.Longyou Shoal, Tiger Falling Plain.

Although they knew it in their hearts, King Yan and Feng Ziying just pretended to be ignorant and discussed matters.For a while, Grandfather Sun Shao came in with food.The King of Yan only said that he was not feeling well, so he asked him to put down the food—of course he didn't dare to eat it, and sent a guard with strong martial arts skills to go outside to get food.At night, none of the people who went back to the city to inquire came back.King Yan had no choice but to temporarily stay in Cuiwei Mountain for one night.Sun Shaozu was in a hurry to arrange tents for him.

In the middle of the night, a bright moon hangs high in the sky.Although it is less than fifteen years old, it has already brightly illuminated half of the mountain.There are many gusts of wind in the mountains, the pines are like thunder, and there are occasional calls of frightened birds and spring insects.On Cuiwei Mountain, many patrolling soldiers walked with their guns in their hands.Two soldiers emerged from King Yan's tent, and one asked Sun Shaozu's men, "Do you have a toilet here?"

The man smiled and said, "Where did you get a toilet in this wilderness? Go to the back of the mountain and find a big tree to get down."

The soldier chuckled and said, "With so many people, wouldn't the mountain be smelly?" Then he walked up the mountain together with his companions.Two soldiers of Sun Shaozu followed them secretly.

These two are really convenient for going up the mountain.Fortunately, the weather is warm now, and I don’t get cold when I take off my pants.After tossing for half a day, the two of them came down the mountain slowly.Back in front of the camp, Sun Shaozu's people smiled and asked: "Have you had enough tonight?"

He said both: "I'm full."

"We use mountain spring water for cooking, which is sweeter than well water in the capital. Today's wild vegetable rabbit bone soup is the best."

"Unfortunately, I didn't drink your soup tonight. Our leader has wine."

"So that's the case, what a pity."

"I've finished drinking the wine. Let's try the soup from your mountain spring tomorrow." The two went to the account.Several Sun Shaozu's subordinates looked at each other, and one of them ran to report.

Not long after the man left, several people came out of King Yan's tent, and one of them went straight to the leader of Sun Shaozu's soldiers.The leader clasped his fists together: "This brother..." Before he finished speaking, a sleeve arrow was nailed into his throat, and he fell to the ground and died.It was too late to say it, and then it was too late, several people shot at the same time, all using hidden weapons, and the moves were fatal.Before Sun Jun's soldiers recovered, a circle of corpses had already fallen in front of King Yan's tent.

King Yan walked out of the tent with his hands behind his back, and took advantage of the moonlight to look around.Feng Ziying followed behind him and said in a low voice: "My lord, except for those in the big tent, the rest of our soldiers drank Sun Shaozu's wild vegetable and rabbit bone soup. There is Mongolian sweat medicine in the soup, and they are all asleep right now."

King Yan said indifferently: "If it weren't for some people from our place going out to find the latrine, Sun Shaozu would have come to collect the head of the lonely king by now."

Feng Ziying said: "The matter has come to this point, only Li Daitao is stiff. The prince can go to General Lu, the general soldier in Tianjin, and he can see clearly from the sidelines."

The king of Yan laughed at himself and sighed: "There is still a lonely day."

Feng Ziying smiled and said: "When the prince returns to the capital, I feel that I should be named a Marquis if I say less."

King Yan glanced at him: "That's a good idea! How about sealing you as a duke?"

Feng Ziying hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Thank you, Lord, for your kindness."

Yan Wang laughed straight: "That's it." He turned around and returned the account.

Many years ago, the King of Yan found a substitute in the folks who looked exactly like himself, and he usually pretended to be a soldier by his side, and could help his master Jinchan escape from his shell in a crisis.After raising him for several years, he finally used it.King Yan put on his night clothes, and several martial arts skilled inner guards escorted him quietly left the big tent, and walked up the mountain in the dark.The two people who were looking for the hut just now were actually taking the opportunity to find out if there was an ambush on the mountain.About 5000 soldiers and horses are too much more than [-], and it is also about that the [-] elite soldiers are on the way, and Sun Shaozu did not place any manpower on the mountain.One of the guards carried King Yan on his back, and the rest stood guard all around. The group of people found a small road after turning over the mountain, ran down the mountain, and left Sun Shaozu's camp in a short time.

Seeing that he was about to reach the foot of Cuiwei Mountain, King Yan secretly felt a little peaceful in his heart.Leaning on the guard's back and looking up at the moon, I feel inexplicably reminiscing about the past.If it wasn't for the fact that he was on the run, he would have thought about reciting a poem.After turning a bend, there is a rugged and steep downhill path ahead.The soldier stopped suddenly.

Under the moonlight, it was clear that there was a person sitting in the middle of the path ahead.Although he was a little far away, he could still be seen wearing an apricot-yellow Taoist robe, with white beard and hair, slowly standing up from the pony.But he fought against the King of Yan and others. "Lord Nine, the poor Taoist has been waiting for a long time." The old Taoist smiled and said, "I almost thought you would not come."

King Yan hurriedly got off the guard's back and stood with his hands behind his back: "Dare to ask who is the master?"

The old Taoist said: "Pindao just took refuge in the son last month, didn't the Ninth Prince come to inquire about the poor?"

King Yan thought for a while: "It seems to be a Taoist priest surnamed Fan."

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Yan Wangdao: "Presumably what is the origin of Daoist Fan?"

The old Taoist shook his head and said, "The Ninth Prince is really a noble person who forgets things too much. When you were young, the poor Taoist helped you get on a horse. The Ninth Prince obviously doesn't remember anything?"

King Yan wanted to take a closer look at him, but because he was far away, he couldn't see his face clearly.Just as he was about to speak, the guards beside him suddenly stood in front of him, and the others immediately surrounded him.I saw a group of black-clothed men emerging from the side of the road, each of them holding a gun. The muzzle of the gun was pointed at King Yan and the others neatly.The guards also took off the muskets carried on their backs.The old Taoist said: "The range of my guns is farther than that of the Ninth Prince." Although he is old, his voice is still like a bell.At this time, the third watch has passed, and the mountain is also silent, and the sound can be heard far away.

Yan Wang sneered: "Is it that wicked son of Gu Wang who wants to kill his father?"

"That's not true." The old Taoist said, "If he has the guts, the poor Taoist might really vote for him."

King Yan frowned: "So the Taoist priest is coaxing him. After all, he is young and easy to be coaxed."

The old Taoist sighed: "No wonder him. The Ninth Prince is very busy and has no time to teach him, and his husband doesn't care much about him. If children are left alone, they will learn from others. Liang crooked?"

One of the guards beside King Yan had an eunuch, squinted at the old Taoist priest for a long time, and said, "This Taoist priest, it seems that Zajia has seen you in the army many years ago."

The old Taoist wondered: "Does this father-in-law still remember the poor Taoist? The poor Taoist only thinks that the world has long forgotten the poor Taoist."

The eunuch suddenly remembered: "Is it General Zhan Qiao?"

The old Taoist clasped his fists: "It is the last general."

King Yan was shocked.When this person talked about the Ninth Prince, he guessed that he was the former servant of Prince Yizhong, not Zhan Qiao.Zhan Qiao was a wise general when he led the army to fight, and he mostly used tricks to defeat the enemy.What happened today is obviously what he did.Nai thought for a moment and said, "I think it's General Zhan's plan for that wicked son of the lonely king."

"That's right." Zhan Qiao said, "As long as you are brave enough, it is not difficult to get all the soldiers in the capital to leave the capital. Just send someone to pass the secret order to the generals. Arrange the time and let them leave the city quietly in order, and they all think that the Ninth Prince sent them What are they doing that is secret and important."

King Yan said: "Secret orders are not easy to forge. Our country of Yan has cast a new tiger talisman, not the one you sent back then."

Zhan Qiao laughed and said, "Since the old tiger talisman can be faked, so can the new tiger talisman. Ninth Prince, do you still remember that last winter you led your son to hunt, and a group of bandits with guns and guns strayed into the hunting ground. I'm afraid the son will protect you The battalion’s firepower is insufficient, so I beg you to send more soldiers to escort them. You took out the tiger talismans. Unexpectedly, those bandits were just paper tigers. Take it out and take it twice. There is a servant behind the prince, who can clearly see the prince's new tiger talisman."

King Yan was slightly startled: "The two orphaned sons are surrounded by Taoist priests?"

Zhan Qiao said: "The servant of the son is his counselor. Even the son himself doesn't know that he has the ability of photographic memory. Does the Ninth Prince still remember Ding Chengwu, the military governor of the capital? That man is Ding Chu, the son of Master Ding."

King Yan was stunned for a moment: "Cut the grass but not the root, and the fruit will cause trouble." Zhan Qiao smiled slightly.King Yan asked again, "Sun Shaozu will never belong to my elder brother."

"No. He belongs to your son." Zhan Qiao fingered three fingers, "This man has been victimized by a shrew, and he has repeatedly failed in the outside room. The beauties sent by your son are very sweet."

King Yan was stunned: "Just because of a fan?!"

"More than that. There are more than a dozen neat maids."

King Yan snorted, "Unexpectedly, Sun Shaozu is so useless."

Zhan Qiao went on to say: "The Ninth Prince will come here, presumably because he read Wei Ruoheng's military book?" Hearing this, King Yan was startled.Zhan Qiao said with a smile, "The Ninth Prince has substitutes, and the poor have already known about it. If there is no book on war, the Ninth Prince will not only bring these few people here."

King Yan looked at him for a while and sighed: "It's a pity for Mr. Zhan. Why did you vote for the boss?" He pushed aside the guard's hands and took two steps forward, "What does Mr. Zhan want to do?"

Zhan Qiao raised his right hand, holding something in his hand, it was too dark to see what it was: "Please come over to see if you can recognize this thing. If you don't recognize it, I'm afraid everyone will be buried here."

All the guards said in unison: "No, my lord!"

Zhan Qiao said: "It's an ambush here. Why don't you take a gamble, maybe you can survive?"

Yan Wang wondered: "Didn't Mr. Zhan come to find Gu to avenge the Lord?"

"No." Zhan Qiao said, "Pindao has other things."

King Yan heard that his tone did not seem to be fake, and asked the guards behind him: "How many people are there?"

The guard said: "About two hundred."

Yan Wang smiled bitterly: "It seems that if you don't gamble, you can't get through." He ordered them not to follow, and really walked forward alone.All the guards held their breaths and concentrated on the guns in their hands.

When King Yan took the seventh step, he suddenly heard gunshots like rain.King Yan lowered his head to see that he was safe and sound, and hurriedly turned around—the twenty or so guards were beaten into a sieve!

Zhan Qiao clapped his palms and laughed, and said: "These people are the only ones that the poor want to kill. The prince must still have some silver, and the poor will give you another fine horse. Wherever the prince wants to go."

King Yan was in a hurry: "What is Mr. Zhan doing?!"

"I just want the Ninth Prince to experience what it's like to fall from a high position." Zhan Qiao said faintly, "Didn't you tell the prince back then, why don't you be a wealthy idler and save your life?" Talk to King Yan again, turn around and leave.

After walking for a while, the leader of the gun team who followed Zhan Qiao couldn't help asking: "Old man, why didn't you kill him?"

Zhan Qiao sighed: "I want to kill him too. Cong'er can't bear it, and Feng Ziying can't bear it either. You have to give them both some face."

On the other side, King Yan checked the guards, but none survived.Looking towards the place where Zhan Qiao had just stood, he could only see a group of people turning around the mountain road and disappearing from a distance.There was really a yellow puma tied to the side of the road.King Yan fell to the ground unconsciously, thinking to himself: Since Zhan Qiao is willing to let him go, I'm afraid he has other plans.It may not be easy to transfer troops to Tianjin or elsewhere.Tianhuang nobles suddenly lost their status, and they are no different from grass people.The bright moon is in the sky, and the breeze passes through the ears.The sky is high and the earth is far away, alone.

After a long while, Situ Pan got up trembling slightly, and went back to the dead guards to search carefully for the things on their bodies and in their bags.Most of these people were dug out from Liu Dengxi's men in his early years. They had all kinds of hidden weapons and medicines on their bodies, as well as muskets, bullets, silver tickets and copper coins, and road guides.After a long time, he packed up several big packages and put them on the horse's back.Fortunately, this horse is so strong that it doesn't take much effort to carry people and burdens.Situ Pan turned his head to look at the guards, lightly urged Huang Puma, and rode away on the moon.

At this moment, the patrolling soldiers on Cuiwei Mountain discovered the scattered corpses next to King Yan's tent, and immediately reported it to Sun Shaozu.Sun Shaozu thought, anyway, there is only that guy in the tent, how can he be his opponent?Then he led people to surround Yan Wang's big tent.Feng Ziying opened the curtain and came out with her hands behind her back, sneering, "What is General Sun doing?"

Sun Shaozu said awe-inspiringly: "I heard that Mr. Feng colluded with the rebels and leaked the whereabouts of the prince. The last general came here to inquire."

Feng Ziying was startled, and said in amazement: "General Sun is such a brazen guy, I didn't realize it before, it's really a dereliction of duty."