It's time for children. The moonlight in Jiangling City was obscured by the thick dark clouds over Jingzhou, and only a faint cold light leaked out.
Jiangling City, which was bustling and bustling during the day, became surprisingly quiet at night.
It was a little quiet, making people feel that it was 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" Cao Xi, who was hiding in the dark, 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 Soochow is in charge of the military, political and criminal affairs of the state, and Grandpa Yu Jin is an important surrendered general and is usually in Jinling. This time when I came to Jingzhou, 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, Soochow has Jingzhou, and before Guan Yunchang was not defeated, Liu Xuande also held a Jingzhou.
The capital of Dongwu Jingzhou 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. The set.
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 position 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 did not relax for a moment. He was always observing the surroundings vigilantly. Since the two of them had mastered the family's internal skills and mental methods, they could communicate like mosquitoes without missing a beat. 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, beginning to urgently chase the thieves who entered the state capital that night.
Apart from anything else, he had to envy Ah Xuan's lightness skills. It would be no problem to lure the guards away.
When Cao Xi saw that the opportunity had come, he immediately jumped 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. Judging from his expression, he seemed to be thinking about something.
Or maybe, I am having a very, very long dream.
This old man is Yu Gui's father, the former General Zuo and Marquis Yishou Ting of the Wei Dynasty, 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 top of a towering ship, there was the sound of toasts, bamboos, and pipes. But being specially invited to sit at the table, he was in no mood to enjoy himself at this moment. The former famous general of the Wei Dynasty was now a prisoner of the Wu Kingdom. Hearing the song of his hometown in the north again, he finally couldn't hold back his sadness, and two lines of tears flowed out of his eyes.
"Your Excellency is so hypocritical, do you want to beg our Lord to forgive you?!" Someone in the audience suddenly scolded. [Note 2: "Three Kingdoms·Wu Shu 12": "Wei Yujin captured it for Yu and tied it in the city. When Quan is released, please see him. ... Later Quan met the ministers on the boat in the building. When drinking, it is forbidden to listen to the music and shed tears. Turn over and say: 'Do you want to use falsehood to avoid evil?'..."]
Yu Jin's burly body couldn't help but tremble slightly, he was angry. That Yu 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 fighting spirit and battlefield spirit that I once had 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 living in confinement had 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. .
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 could see 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.
"A Xuan..." Cao Xi wanted to tell Xia Houxuan to run, but it was too late. Xiahou Xuanxin screamed, but the man in white did not abandon Cao Xi, but continued to restrain Cao Xi with his left hand, and drew out the long sword from his waist with his right hand at an extremely 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 the essence, 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 chilled people's hearts. He looked at the four-foot-long blade that had been knocked to the ground, and raised his long eyebrows slightly: "Are you related to the Cao family?"
"How...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, 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's body. Xia Houxuan felt that the matter was not that simple, and the token originally belonged to the Wu people, and the person in front of him was also a Wu person, so maybe they had some connection, so he told the man in white about the tracking of the old man and the boy 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 the intentions of you two breaking into my 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 speech became stammering.
"Yu Jin..." The man in white sneered.
"Can you follow me and go somewhere?"
The two children followed the man all the way and finally came to the door of a mansion.
"See the 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 the Governor of Soochow, Lu Yi! [Note 3: Lu Yi, namely Lu Xun, was a taboo when the name was changed. 】
In the inner room, on the couch, is 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.
