There was the sound of horse hooves coming from behind. Then they heard the sound of horse hoofbeats and rushed to the front, stopped, and a man's voice said: "I have been ordered by Princess Han Bing to report something urgent to the master!" The team stopped. Yang Peng opened the curtain and saw a secret guard in civilian clothes getting off his horse.
The guard rushed to the carriage, clasped his fists and said: "Master, not long ago, the palace received an urgent report from Taiyuan. The princess feels that this matter is important and it is best for the King of Yan to make a decision!" As he said this, he presented a letter with both hands. Letter.
Yang Peng took the letter and saw that the envelope had been opened. He knew it was Han Bing who had opened it, so he didn't care. He took out the letter paper, unfolded it and read it. Frowning slightly, he folded the letter and put it back in the envelope, handed it back to the secret guard, and ordered: "Give it back to Han Bing and tell her that this matter ends here and there is no need to pursue it!" The guard promised and ran to him. Next to the war horse, he got on his horse and galloped back to Bianliang.
Han Bing and Du Cheng are waiting for news at the palace. Seeing the guard running in, he immediately stepped forward. Han Bing asked, "Have you met my eldest brother?" The guard took out the letter and handed it back to Han Bing, saying, "King Yan ordered his subordinates to tell the empress that this matter is over and there is no need to pursue it further!"
When Han Bing received the letter, Du Cheng said in disbelief: "Why doesn't King Yan pursue this matter? Isn't this condoning adultery?"
Han Bing shook his head and said: "Brother's decision is very wise! Although these people had contact with the Liao Kingdom's secret envoys, they did not actually launch a rebellion. Obviously these people did not really want to defect to the Liao Kingdom, but just for their own benefit. It's just a consideration of interests! Now that our Yanyun Army has won a great victory, it is even less likely that they will defect to the Khitans! And it is difficult to say how many people have secretly contacted the Khitans. If they are caught in this matter If you don't let go, I'm afraid it will make people panic, and maybe it will cause big trouble, which will be counterproductive!" Du Cheng deeply agreed, nodded, and couldn't help but sigh: "King Yan is really as broad-minded as the sea! If this matter happens Anyone else would never let it go like this no matter what!" Han Bing smiled.
At this moment, a secret guard rushed in. When Han Bing saw that the secret guard who came in was clearly one of the secret guards who followed his eldest brother to leave Tianjing New City, Han Bing couldn't help but feel his heart move. The secret guard bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have been ordered to bring a letter written by the master!" He then took out a letter and presented it.
Han Bing received the letter, opened the envelope, took out the letter paper, and read it again. He smiled and said to the secret guard: "Go back and tell big brother, I will take care of it!" The secret guard promised and ran down.
Du Cheng asked curiously: "I wonder what King Yan said in the letter?" Han Bing smiled and said: "You will know soon."
After Yang Peng and his party left Tianjing New City, they headed west, first to Jingzhao Mansion, and then southward into Hanzhong. Further south from Hanzhong is Qipanguan, and from there it is the area controlled by the Song Army. Yang Peng and his party stopped in Hanzhong, waiting for news from Yan Ji who had entered Sichuan earlier. Two days later, Yan Ji's subordinate Zhao Xiang'er, disguised as a man, came to see Yang Peng: "My subordinate Zhao Xiang'er has met King Yan!"
Yang Peng took a look at Zhao Xiang'er and saw that she had dark skin and flat chest. Except for her still petite figure, she no longer looked like a woman at all. He couldn't help but smile and said: "I don't recognize you at all! "
Zhao Xiang'er smiled, clasped her fists and said, "Eldest sister ordered me to send a message. Eldest sister and the others are waiting for King Yan in Chengdu Mansion! Eldest sister also said that she can't come to welcome King Yan in person, so please forgive me!"
Yang Peng said with a smile: "I'm afraid your eldest sister didn't say the following words! She will never speak these official words in her life!" Zhao Xiang'er said with a smile: "The eldest sister actually meant that, and the subordinates just expressed that meaning. That's it!" Yang Peng laughed loudly and said: "From now on, don't call yourself a subordinate, and don't call me King Yan, just call me big brother!" Zhao Xiang'er was flattered and said hesitantly: "Then, how can that be done? ?" Yang Peng waved his hand and said with a smile: "Nothing is wrong, it's settled!" Zhao Xiang'er happily responded, and then sweetly shouted: "Brother!" Yang Peng said with a smile: "Good girl!" Zhao Xiang'er A strange look appeared in his eyes.
Yang Peng thought for a while and asked, "How did you go about the things I assigned you?" "As soon as the eldest sister took us to Sichuan, she immediately summoned the Jianghu forces under our control, and the basic situation in Sichuan was quickly solved. It's clear. But the eldest sister has to report the specific situation to the eldest brother." Having said this, I couldn't help but think in my heart: "The palace master is our eldest sister, and King Yan is our eldest brother. It sounds like they are a couple!" 'Thinking of this, he gave Yang Peng a strange look. Yang Peng didn't pay attention to Zhao Xiang'er's expression and was thinking about things.
Zhao Xiang'er suddenly remembered something and said quickly: "By the way, brother, there is one thing. Brother Qingshui Pao from Sichuan seems to have noticed us. There are always people appearing around us in the past few days!"
Yang Peng frowned and asked, "Are Yan Ji and the others safe now?" Seeing that Yang Peng didn't ask anything else, Zhao Xiang'er first asked the eldest sister if they were safe. Her heart moved involuntarily and she said with a smile, "Brother, don't worry. Sister, they are safe in the city! Brother Qingshui Pao will not dare to cause trouble in the city no matter how courageous he is!"
Yang Peng nodded, looked at Zhao Xiang'er, and was about to continue asking, but saw her looking at him strangely, and couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong?" Zhao Xiang'er smiled and said, "The younger sister is thinking, why does the elder brother care so much about the elder sister? ?" Yang Peng smiled and said: "Shouldn't I care about her?" Zhao Xiang'er smiled and nodded: "It should, it should!"
Yang Peng stopped talking nonsense with him and asked: "Does Brother Qingshui Pao have any dealings with the local government?" Zhao Xiang'er shook his head, "Brother Qingshui Pao is their own name, but they are actually a group of water bandits! How can such a person have any relationship with the government? Come and go!" Yang Peng nodded and said: "That's good." Then he smiled and said: "Have a good night's rest tonight and leave for Chengdu early tomorrow morning!"
Early the next morning, the group left Hanzhong and headed for Qipan Pass. When we arrived at the pass, we saw business travelers coming in and out, everything was as usual. In a situation like this, the Yanyun Army's combat power can completely succeed in a surprise attack, but it is useless to just capture a chessboard pass. The chessboard pass is only the first pass from Hanzhong to Shuzhong, and there will be many more dangerous passes after that! Once the Qipan Pass is raided, the defenders of Qipan Pass will be incompetent, but they can still light the beacon. As long as the beacon is lit, the dangerous pass of Xiong Pass will be on alert immediately, and it will be impossible to make a sneak attack again!
Yang Peng and others had seen the disguised caravan coming to the pass. The Song Military Colonel came forward and ordered the caravan to stop for inspection. The caravan stopped, Zhao Xiang'er rushed forward, pulled the captain aside, stuffed a silver coin into his hand, and begged: "Master, our goods are all fragile and high-quality porcelain, please give me some advice." Thank you so much!" The captain immediately smiled broadly after receiving the silver, put the silver ingot into his arms, waved his hand and said, "Let's all go in!" The team restarted and successfully entered the chessboard without any inspection.
Yang Peng turned his head and looked at the wall, only to see Song soldiers standing on the wall chatting. At this moment, the shouts of people drinking, drinking, drinking and gambling came from one side. Yang Peng followed the sound and saw dozens of Song officers and soldiers gathering in a teahouse not far away to gamble. They were all so excited that they forgot about themselves. They even threw their weapons aside casually. Even if someone stole them at this time, I'm afraid they were unaware of their weapons.
Yang Peng and his party did not stop at Qipan Pass, but passed through Qipan Pass and continued to march towards the middle of Shu. It was still early at this time, and there were many pedestrians on the official road. Some of them, like Yang Peng and others, were obviously caravans heading to central Sichuan for trade. Yang Peng raised his head and looked forward, and saw that all the official passers-by had disappeared into the mountains. The mountains in Sichuan were not particularly high, but they were very steep, with walls cut thousands of feet high, which made people feel chilled. It is precisely because the terrain is so steep that there are no ordinary roads in many places, but plank roads have been erected above the cliffs! When people walk on the plank road, they can see steep cliffs above their heads, and bottomless valleys shrouded in clouds and mist below their feet, giving people an illusory feeling like soaring in the clouds and mist. The wooden boards of the plank road make a loud creaking sound. The sound is so loud that it makes people scared, for fear that the wooden board will not be able to bear it and collapse. Then he will really become an immortal or a Buddha! But then again, it is dangerous here, but the scenery is very strange, and it is difficult to see it in other places!
Yang Peng asked Zhao Xiang'er: "Xiang'er, are the Song troops at various passes like the Song troops at Qipan Pass?" Zhao Xiang'er nodded, "They are all the same! The officers and soldiers at Qipan Pass are still good, and some officers and soldiers even rob merchants. This time, when my eldest sister took us to Chengdu, we saw something like this near Jiange. A group of officers and soldiers openly robbed a business trip in broad daylight and killed many people! These guys are more like bandits than bandits! "
Yang Peng thought and nodded. The group walked along a plank road and came to a basin surrounded by peaks. It was getting late at this time, so the group had no choice but to camp in this basin. Camping here with them were two other caravans and many scattered pedestrians. Everyone set up camp and cooked separately without disturbing each other. There was a bustle in the basin and smoke was rising slowly. Yang Peng and the others were camping in the woods, while everyone else was in the open space.
Yang Peng, Wang Kai, Zhao Xiang'er and others gathered around a bonfire, on which a pot of beef soup was cooking. The other secret guards were sitting around other campfires, and beef soup was also being cooked on the campfires. There are also some secret guards patrolling around the woods to be on guard.
As night fell, the bonfires in the basin were dotted. People were chatting and eating dinner. Some people took out musical instruments and started playing and singing. Everything seemed so peaceful.
Soon after, the basin gradually became quiet. Yang Peng extinguished all the bonfires. Looking from a distance, the woods were dark, as if there was no one. Occasionally, someone whispers, drifting along the mountain wind, and then it becomes silent. There is only the rustle of the leaves in the wind, and the chirping of the night owl. The barren mountain is empty, and everything is silent; the bright moon hangs high in the sky, reflecting the steep mountain peaks. .
"Master, master,..." Yang Peng, who had fallen asleep, was awakened by Wang Kai's voice. When he opened his eyes and saw Wang Kai, he bent down and stood in front of him, sat up and asked, "What's wrong?" Wang Kai said, "There are people coming this way, many, hundreds of them!"
Yang Peng asked: "Who are they?" Wang Kai shook his head and said: "I don't know, they came from the south. Judging from their actions, they are either bandits or soldiers!" Yang Peng couldn't help but think of what Zhao Xiang'er said during the day. matter. At this moment, Zhao Xiang'er came over and said to Yang Peng: "Brother, those people are probably officers and soldiers!" Yang Peng stood up, quickly ran to a high place in the woods, and looked towards the south under Zhao Xiang'er's guidance. . Sure enough, we saw hundreds of people running towards us on the steep mountain road. There were faint footsteps, and the birds in the distant woods were frightened and flew up.
Yang Peng ordered: "Everyone, prepare for battle!" Wang Kai responded and ran down. After receiving the order, the secret guards immediately took action. Some of them went up the trees to ambush, while others were waiting in the woods. Each of the secret guards was a warrior who had experienced hundreds of battles. The situation in front of them was just a small scene for them. Everyone looks calm.
Not long after, Yang Peng saw hundreds of black figures running into the basin from the mountain road to the south in the woods, and then stopped at the edge of the basin. After a moment, hundreds of black shadows divided into multiple groups and rushed towards the businessman who was immersed in sleep. At this moment, the bonfire was burning. A servant of the caravan woke up and suddenly saw many black figures rushing up. He couldn't help but turn pale with fright. He subconsciously wanted to scream, but he opened his mouth and before he could make a sound, a cold light flashed in front of him. Flash, his head flew into the sky.
A man in black yelled loudly, and all the men in black screamed and rushed into the middle of the caravan brandishing their weapons, killing everyone they saw. All men, women, and children were spared. Only beautiful women were carried on their shoulders as trophies. The caravans suddenly woke up. When I came over, I saw the terrifying scene in front of me. I was horrified and ran for my life in a hurry. The originally silent mountain basin suddenly became noisy.
Immediately, the guards of the two caravans fought with the men in black. The loud collision of weapons was mixed with roars and screams, making the scene even more chaotic. After all, the caravan guards were no match for the men in black. In just a moment, the caravan guards were killed and scattered in pieces. The men in black stopped chasing others and scrambled to snatch the caravan's goods and treasures. Two men in black ran to a carriage and opened the curtain. The two people were stunned at the same time, and then their faces showed extremely excited and impulsive expressions. It turned out that there was a stunning beauty and a little maidservant sitting in the car. The two men in black had never seen such a beautiful woman before. They felt that they were just like the legendary fairies. When the two women on the carriage suddenly saw these two men in black, they were so frightened that they turned pale and hugged each other and huddled in the corner.
The man in black on the left swallowed his saliva and said excitedly: "I'm so lucky today! I caught such a beautiful little lady!" After saying that, he couldn't wait to get on the carriage, grabbed the beauty's delicate hand, and felt The beauty's little hands were soft and cold, and the fragrant breath rushed to his face. The evil flames immediately rushed straight to his forehead. His eyes showed a green light like a jackal, and he couldn't wait to reach out and prepare to tear off the dress from the beauty.
Seeing that the young lady was about to be humiliated, the little maid mustered up the courage to push the man in black. The man in black was furious and punched the maid in the forehead. With a bang, the maid fell backwards and fell to the corner, unconscious.
The young lady was shocked and angry, and shouted: "Do you know who I am? You are rude to me, and you will not end well!" The man in black heard the young lady's tone, saw her expression, and subconsciously felt that she seemed There was so much going on that I couldn't help but hesitate. However, desire finally defeated reason. In his feeling, if he slept with this fairy-like lady, it would be worth it even if he died without a burial place! Hehe smiled evilly and started to pull her dress! Seeing that her threats were all ineffective, the young lady couldn't help but panic. She had been accustomed to bossing around since she was a child, and no one dared to disobey her. Now that she saw that this bad guy ignored her threats, she completely lost her composure and didn't know what to do. What's better.
Seeing that terrifying face getting closer and closer, he was about to be humiliated. At this moment, another man in black got on the carriage, dragged the man in black away, and said angrily: "You kid, don't mess around! Such a beautiful girl must be dedicated to the general. ! If the general knew that you were stealing food, I would be surprised if he didn't skin you!" The man in black's expression changed slightly, and then he said depressedly: "Damn it, the general got all the good things!" said the man in black. : "Who said we are just soldiers? He is a general! As the saying goes, the higher the rank, the higher the rank."
When the lady heard them talking, they seemed to be officers and soldiers, she couldn't help being surprised and wanted to speak. However, due to the fear in her heart, the words could not come out.
The man in black turned his head and glanced at the young lady, swallowed, dragged her out, and together with his companions, escorted her to a middle-aged man in black. The young lady raised her head and glanced at the middle-aged man. When she saw the middle-aged man staring at her with wide eyes, showing infinite surprise and desire, she couldn't help but feel frightened and lowered her head in a hurry. The middle-aged man laughed loudly and praised the two men in black who escorted the lady: "You two have done a good job, I will reward you heavily!" The two thanked them happily.
At this moment, two other men in black escorted a woman. The woman was dressed in white, with a graceful and graceful figure. Her head was covered with a white gauze, her true appearance was hidden, and she exuded a somewhat mysterious temptation. When the middle-aged man saw this, he was stunned at first, and then he was overjoyed and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay! I'm so lucky today. I actually killed two birds with one stone and got two little girls who are like gods! I'm really lucky today!" "
The middle-aged man took a look at this absolutely astringent woman who was wearing a gauze veil. He couldn't help but feel itchy and shouted: "Take off the gauze!" The woman said angrily: "As officers and soldiers, you actually robbed business travelers. You are truly lawless. !" The middle-aged man's expression darkened. The woman in white said again: "I advise you to let us go as soon as possible, otherwise a disaster will happen soon!" When the middle-aged man saw her saying such words, he couldn't help but feel worried, and then he thought: ' The thing has been done, it’s too late to be afraid anymore! Kill everyone here, and then hide these two chicks, it will be so undetectable that you are so scared! '
As soon as he thought about this, a fierce look appeared on the middle-aged man's face. He walked up to the woman in white and said with a ferocious expression: "Don't brag in front of me! Since I dare to do this, I'm not afraid of anything! Hehe, little lady , you will be my woman after all, this is God's will!" When the woman in white saw this, her heart sank, and she said anxiously: "Do you know who I am? The envoy of Zhenfu and Xuanfu of Sichuan They are all my father's friends, you treat me like this, I really don't want to live anymore!" The middle-aged man was shocked when he heard that the Zhenfu Envoy and the Xuanfu Envoy were both friends of her father. At this time, the young lady also shouted: "Xuanfu is my uncle, please let me go quickly! Otherwise, my uncle will never let you go!" The middle-aged man was shocked again. The black men around him The people in clothes also looked at a loss.
The middle-aged man thought to himself: 'Today is so fucking unlucky. How come all the people I meet are relatives of my immediate boss? "Looking at the young lady, the fire of love in my heart burned brightly again, and I thought to myself: "There is no reason to let go of the fat in your mouth! Besides, I have offended them today, and if the Zhenfu Envoy and Xuanfu Envoy knew this, they would not be able to explain it. Let them go. ' As soon as he thought of this, a fierce look appeared in his eyes, he sneered and cursed: "Damn it! There were envoys from the princes and envoys from the feudal lords during the Zhenfu period. I thought they were nothing! Hehe, today I am the groom, one dragon and two Phoenix, scored twice! Very good, very good!" The young lady was so frightened that her face turned pale, and although the woman in white could not see her expression, she must have been very scared.
The middle-aged man grabbed the young lady's slender hand, and then used the other hand to grab the slender hand of the woman in white, dragging her towards the carriage not far away. The men in black shouted excitedly, while the two women were scared to death! At this time, the fighting at the scene has basically stopped. People are dying, running away, and some people have become prisoners of the men in black.
Seeing the two women being pushed into the carriage, they were about to be humiliated. The captured servants and guards were very anxious, but they did not dare to do anything under the steel sword of the man in black. The middle-aged man pushed the two women into the carriage, laughed excitedly, and jumped into the carriage holding on to the carriage frame, ready to feast. All the men in black were extremely envious, and they only hoped that if the general ate the meat, they would get a sip of soup.
Whoosh! Duo! Before everyone could react, they heard the general screaming loudly. They quickly looked towards the general, and were shocked to see that one of the general's palms was nailed to the carriage frame by a sharp arrow, and he was screaming there! They couldn't help but be shocked. An officer shouted: "There are enemies!" He shouted and turned around quickly. At this moment, another sharp arrow flew towards his face and hit his throat. The officer only felt a huge force pulling him away. He had to fly back.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
