The sun was setting in the west, trying to cast the last few glimmers of light between the sky and the earth, and the villages in the distance were already lit up.
The thunderous sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded, and in the woods on both sides, the returning birds were frightened and flew into the sky chirping.
Not far away at the corner, Fan Shiyi, who was waiting for his shift, tightened his expression, squinted his eyes and took a closer look. After a moment, he drew an arrow from the quiver on his waist without hesitation.
Fan Shiyi is twenty-three years old this year and has been fighting for the army for five years. Although he is short in stature and has little courage, he is good at riding and shooting, has excellent eyesight, and serves as a scout for the army... He saw it at a glance. Although the thirty or forty cavalrymen were unarmored, they carried swords at their waists and placed long swords on their horses, which clearly meant they had bad intentions.
The head of the middle-aged general had a gloomy look on his face, and he accelerated his horse, but suddenly his ears twitched, and a shrill cry suddenly sounded in his ears.
It was a sounding arrow... The middle-aged general's expression moved slightly, but he did not slow down. He rounded the corner and saw a fairly wide valley in front of him. At the opposite exit, more than a dozen young generals were piled up to block their horses.
The middle-aged general frowned slightly, reined in the reins until he reached the village entrance, and shouted, "Where is Li Shan?" '
Several young men looked at each other. During this period, they had seen many dignitaries come here, either to pay a visit to Li Langjun or to offer incense at Dongshan Temple, but they had never seen armored men approaching horses and armed with weapons.
The middle-aged general snorted. He had just returned to Chang'an from Hedong, and he was not a member of a noble family. He had never heard of Li Shan's name.
The key is that this man has a violent temper. He presses his legs together, urges the horse forward, lifts up the long stallion, and flings the blocking horse away with a wave.
A young man stepped forward with a shield, only to hear a muffled sound, and a heavy hammer hit the shield. The young man took five steps back and sat down on the ground.
"Go and ask Li Shan to come out..."
Before he finished speaking, a sharp bamboo whistle suddenly sounded. The middle-aged general turned his head and looked around. The entrance to the valley behind him was tightly blocked by a fallen giant tree, and there were faint shadows of people flickering.
Before the middle-aged general could speak, a man on the opposite side strode forward holding a long spear.
With a sneer, the middle-aged general did not speed up his horse, but only inspected the commander's horse and struck directly with his head.
The man on the opposite side bent down, picked up the shield, and blocked it sideways.
There was only a dull sound, and the middle-aged general's expression changed drastically. The man opposite just paused in his steps, then suddenly accelerated, and the long spear in his hand was like a stick, sweeping towards him.
There was no time to change his tactics, and in an instant, the middle-aged general was forced to surrender.
The cavalry behind them were about to move, but the fire started, and densely packed young men holding shields and spears appeared on the opposite side, with more than a dozen archers watching eagerly from the flanks.
Ling Jing glanced at the middle-aged general who was still fighting with Su Dingfang, and commented: "Su Dalang was not well-known in Hebei, but he has extraordinary bravery. This man is extraordinary."
"I'm afraid it's a misunderstanding." Ma Zhou whispered, "It can't be sent by that person."
Zhu Wei hummed... It was the stupidest choice to send people directly to wash Zhuangzi, and they only had thirty or forty riders.
After Su Dingfang settled in Zhujiagou, he did not interfere in other matters. He was only responsible for the village's defense, arranging sentinels every day and keeping watch at night... nominally because he was afraid that Li Dewu and Hedong Pei would send assassins, but in fact... it was because Su Dingfang couldn't do anything else, and Li Shan wouldn't let him do it.
There is no place for a hero. Today, he finally met an opponent. Su Dingfang held a shield in one hand and a spear in the other. He was majestic and soon smashed the opponent's horse and forced him into a blind corner.
"Maintendent!"
"Maintendent!"
Dozens of cavalrymen shouted in unison and raised their horses and swords.
The situation was on the verge of breaking out, but the next moment, Su Dingfang stepped back quickly, threw away his shield, and stepped aside to let Li Shan, who had just arrived behind him, pass.
Li Shan was in a good mood today. He was overjoyed with the results of the experiment. The little monk Bianji picked a lot of toon buds from the mountain. Li Shan asked the kitchen to cook a pot of millet porridge and prepared it with toon scrambled eggs. As a result, Zhu Ba ran out of breath. coming.
"Are you Li Shan?" The middle-aged general cursed secretly. He was just being attacked by the big man, and he didn't even have time to explain.
Li Shan nodded slightly and looked at this man curiously. His reputation was not known to anyone in Chang'an, but at least the children of the aristocratic family and the dignitaries in the court knew it. What was the origin of this person... Manager, it sounds like someone The stewardship of the family.
"I heard that you are a disciple of Sun Simiao. Today I was ordered to invite you to diagnose and treat your master."
"Li Huairen never claimed to be a disciple of Sun Simiao." Ma Zhou came over and said loudly: "What's more, delaying medical diagnosis and treatment, but insisting on attacking... It is really unconvincing."
The middle-aged general looked anxious. He took two steps forward, cupped his hands and said, "Princess Pingyang is seriously ill. Duke Qiao ordered me to come."
Li Shan's heart skipped a beat. He did know that Princess Pingyang died of illness during the Wude years...could it be today?
"Are you a disciple of Duke Qiao?" Ma Zhou frowned and asked, "What's your last name?"
"Ma Sanbao."
His mind was racing, but Li Shan couldn't help but glance up. Of course he remembered this name. It was said that this person helped Princess Pingyang gather an army in the pass, defeated the Sui army many times, and welcomed Li Yuan into the pass.
There is another reason why I remember this name... There was also Ma Sanbao in later generations, who also came from a humble background, but dominated the world with his military exploits, and later sailed all over the world, leaving his name in history.
Ma Sanbao took two steps forward and said, "The saint, the prince, the king of Qin, and the king of Qi are all here."
Li Shan put on a feeble smile on his lips, turned around and said a few words, asking someone to get his medicine box... Li Yuan and his son were both here, did he have the right to refuse?
That's nonsense. Li Shan looked gloomy. Whether a patient would die or whether he could be treated well... No matter how awesome the hospital or the doctor was, they couldn't guarantee it.
And this is with the help of the most advanced equipment... Now that I have nothing, what will I do?
As long as he goes and Princess Pingyang dies in the end... he will have some cause and effect after all.
At this time, Ling Jing suddenly stepped forward and stared at Ma Sanbao, "I am Ling Jing, a soldier of Tiance Mansion and a member of the military."
Ma Sanbao was startled. Bingcao joined the military and had a high status in Tiance Mansion. He must be a confidant of King Qin. He quickly bowed.
"Who recommended Li Huairen?"
Ma Sanbao hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "The order of Duke Qiao."
Ling Jing's face turned as pale as the bottom of a pot, and he turned around and whispered: "Today, the sage ordered that if Princess Pingyang is not cured, all the doctors who diagnose and treat her at the Imperial Medical Office will be executed."
Ma Zhou said quietly: "Could it be..."
All four people present thought of the same name.
Li Shan got on his horse expressionlessly and said, "Brother Su, follow me."
Recalling the rumors that Ling Jing mentioned yesterday that he was Sun Simiao's disciple, Li Shan knew... someone must have dug a hole.
This method can be called vicious. Although it is difficult to kill him with one blow, it can make him fall into this vortex... With this method, Li Shan immediately thought of how he was forced to take the entrance examination.
