Xiao Mingze sobbed quietly for a while, and fearing that it would affect the people behind him, he forced himself to endure it, sniffing and asked: "Who are you? Do we know each other?"
Li Shimin shouted: "Sit tight!" Then he drew his bow again, and after briefly forcing the pursuers back, he suddenly urged his horse forward.
He said with a clear tone: "I used to be a soldier. After the rebellion, I became a refugee. After that, I brought dozens of brothers to become bandits in the nearby mountains and became the king of the mountain..."
"Seeing that the weather was so nice today, I just wanted to go out and get some fresh air. How could I possibly have saved a beautiful little lady by accident?"
Xiao Mingze was still choking at first, but he was amused when he heard the sound. Hearing the evil wind behind him, he quickly closed his mouth tightly, fearing that he would be distracted and lose his life.
The pursuers were chasing after them, and Li Shimin also found it difficult to deal with. The horse under him had been running for a long time, and its speed gradually slowed down. Li Shimin looked around quickly, then suddenly turned in one direction and headed towards the distance. Went into the dense forest two or three miles away.
There were only a few arrows left in the arrow pot, and Li Shimin held them all in his hand. He turned around to shoot, but his eyes were dazzled by a metal object on the top of the slope.
He instantly drew his sword out of its sheath and was on full alert. He never thought that the cold arrow missed him and headed towards the pursuers.
Li Shimin was slightly stunned, but he had no time to speak at this critical moment. He shouted "Brother, thank you!" and urged his horse to run in the designated direction.
Running all the way into the dense forest, he finally felt relieved, but he could not help but wonder - who was the person who helped him just now?
Li Shimin asked the old guys in the space: "Have you seen who it is? It doesn't feel like the person I brought out."
The others didn't pay attention. Only Liu Che gave the exact answer: "It's the burly young man you looked at a few times in King Wei's army before."
The other emperors looked at Xuel with admiration.
What kind of character is as careful as dust?
At this moment, Liu Che added in a self-explanatory manner: "He's the one who's extraordinarily handsome."
The remaining emperors: "..."
Ah this.
...Okay.
After hearing this, Li Shimin's doubts remained: "How could he help me?"
When I was puzzled, I suddenly glanced at Xiao Mingze, and I couldn't help but feel blessed: "Do you recognize a young man, very tall and burly, with a handsome appearance? His eye sockets are deeper than ordinary people..."
Xiao Mingze didn't know why, but he still thought about it seriously, and finally shook his head and said: "A person like you said will never be forgotten after seeing him. I have no impression, so I probably don't know him."
"That's weird..."
Li Shimin murmured in confusion. Seeing her confusion, he explained to her: "The pursuers came in a hurry just now. If this person hadn't blocked the pursuers from a high place, we would have been unpredictable."
Xiao Mingze immediately said: "This is our benefactor, we should solemnly thank him."
Li Shimin nodded: "I think so too."
He lovingly touched the sweat-wet temples of the horse under him, but did not move in a hurry. After walking through the dense forest, he headed in a certain direction.
Xiao Mingze was a little strange: "You asked me earlier if I knew this person, which shows that you don't know him. In this case, if you want to thank him now, how do you know where to look for him?"
"That's a general."
Li Shimin smiled slightly: "Before I arrived here, I studied the terrain of King Wei's barracks thoroughly. After robbing people, I ran away towards this way of survival. The young man also saw through this, so he came here." We are waiting on the road we must pass, and we will lend a helping hand at the right time..."
When he said this, his expression became slightly stern, but soon turned into the excitement of meeting his opponent in chess.
His speculation just shows that the young man saw the incident where he ended up robbing someone, so he was able to react in time and cooperate with himself.
But Li Shimin was running for his life at that time, and he had never had any communication with this person before.
From the incident to the time he led the people to escape, everything sounded complicated, but in fact the progress was very fast. In such a short period of time, this person was able to predict the path he would take, and then quickly occupied the favorable terrain to block the attack. …
It’s really rare!
Xiao Mingze continued what he had not finished: "He guessed which way you were going to take, and you also guessed which way he was going to take afterwards, so you went to block the place where he must pass. He, is he?"
Li Shimin did not hesitate to praise: "Yes, that's it! Why are you so smart?!"
Xiao Mingze's heart felt a little warm, but he deliberately kept a straight face and said: "Glib tongue."
Li Shimin laughed loudly. Halfway through his laughter, he remembered that he was still running for his life, and quickly pinched the other half of his laughter.
The two of them arrived at a certain intersection slowly and leisurely. Li Shimin got off first and then reached out to help Xiao Mingze.
It was also at this time that Xiao Mingze saw the soldier's face clearly.
He is about 24, 15 or 15 years old, and his appearance is very serious. Previously, it was only said that the young man who helped them was tall and tall, so he is not bad...
Thinking of this, she felt as if she had been burned. She hurriedly stopped, bowed down, and solemnly saluted him: "Little girl Xiao Mingze, thank you for saving your life."
"Hey, you're welcome," Li Shimin helped her weakly: "After all, the rescue was not in vain."
Xiao Mingze blocked him for a while, and then looked up and saw the man staring at her with a smile. She was half ashamed and half annoyed, so she glared at him first, but then she heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance. Came faintly.
The two people immediately calmed down their expressions. Li Shimin tied the horse to the forest for cover, and signaled Xiao Mingze to hide behind the tree. He held the handle of the knife and waited by the roadside. It took about half a cup of tea to pass. , and saw a young and handsome man in black riding a horse passing by.
Li Shimin thought to himself that it was indeed him, and immediately stood in the road, blocking his way.
He also said to Xiao Mingze, "Why don't you come and pay homage to your benefactor soon?"
Xiao Mingze heard the sound and came quickly to Li Shimin's side, and together with him, they saluted the young man.
The other party's expression was dull and his tone was calm. He stretched out his hand to help the two people in front of him: "When the road is rough, draw your sword to help. There is justice. You two don't need to be polite."
Then he said to Xiao Mingze: "The girl is very charming, and her eyebrows are not weak. It's a pity that there is no wine here. If not, it would be obvious!"
He also said about Li Shimin: "Brother, I ran with people in the army without any injuries. I am very brave and brave in this world. You also expected that I would take this road. Do you think I am not an ordinary person?"
Li Shimin cupped his fists and saluted: "That's ridiculous. I'm Li Changsheng. What do you call me?"
The young man was slightly startled, and then a smile appeared on his brows: "But that Li Changsheng who defeated Xu Lu a few days ago?!"
Li Shimin smiled and said: "It's just a mere lack of talent."
The young man also clasped his fists and returned the salute seriously: "I am Xiongtai's descendant, my surname is Li, and my last name is Qiao!"
Li Shimin was also surprised: "But the flying general Li Qiao who has become famous recently?"
Li Qiao's usually cold and solemn face also gained a bit of gentleness, and he smiled and said, "It's just a mere incompetence!"
Xiao Mingze, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but put his hands on his hands and smiled: "Isn't this a coincidence? Both of you are heroes of the moment, and we are from the same family. By chance, we met here today - I just regret that there is no wine here!"
For a moment, both Li and Li laughed.
Li Shimin didn't wait for Li Qiao to ask questions, and told him what happened today frankly: "To tell you the truth, although I am in the army of King Wei, I am not of the same mind as him. That day I rescued the crown prince of King Wei from the rebel army. King Wei refused to fulfill his promise, and I knew at that time that this person was definitely not a wise master..."
"Later," he glanced at Xiao Mingze, then turned to Li Qiao again, and said slowly: "I was favored by a girl from the Xiao family. After I heard that the imperial capital fell, I searched for her everywhere. I heard that she might be in Qingzhou, so I I searched all the way, but luckily I arrived in time and rescued her. If not, I would have regretted it for the rest of my life. I really want to thank you for what happened today!"
Li Qiao was always reticent and had no intention of exploring other people's privacy. Now when he heard that Li Changsheng had revealed all his important secrets, he couldn't help but be startled: "Brother Li knows that I am an envoy from the imperial court, isn't he afraid?" Should I report this matter in front of King Wei?"
Li Shimin shook his head and said: "You and I are not close friends, but you can lend a helping hand to us in times of crisis with only your loyalty. Such people cannot be trusted. Who else can be trusted?" "
Li Qiao was touched by this and remained silent for a long time, and finally said: "It's just a coincidence. I was ordered to go here as an envoy. I wanted to find out the background of King Wei, so I let the envoy proceed as usual, disguised myself, and infiltrated into King Wei's army..."
Finally, he took the initiative to invite: "When I came here earlier, I saw that there was a restaurant ten miles away from here. Would Brother Li be willing to go and have a drink with me?"
Li Shimin smiled and said: "Let's go together, let's go together!"
Xiao Mingze said, "Now that the three of us are going together, I'm afraid it will be too conspicuous, so we should buy some food and wine and then find a secluded place to share."
Li Qiao couldn't help but praise: "Miss Xiao is still thoughtful."
He rode a horse and prepared some cheap food and wine, then turned back again. The three of them sat on the ground and ate happily without caring about their image.
Li Shimin had no intention of hiding anything and told him his experiences during this time. Li Qiao was grateful for his sincerity and opened his heart to describe the various difficulties he faced under the emperor's command.
After going back and forth, everyone felt speculative. Finally, Xiao Mingze took the initiative to propose: "Since you two are from the same family and are so destined, why not just become brothers with different surnames?"
The two hit it off immediately.
Li Shimin is the elder and is the elder brother, and Li Qiao is the younger and is the younger brother. From now on, the two of them are considered brothers.
The sun was gradually setting and it was getting dark. The two brothers had their own important matters and it was time to say goodbye.
Li Shimin was still trying to persuade Li Qiao: "It's not that I'm driving away guests for the emperor. I just listened to my second brother's description and I feel that this place is not a peaceful place. Sooner or later there will be turmoil. You are not someone who values false reputations, so why not leave?" Where do you want to come to my brother? Even if you don’t come here, it’s much better to go out on your own than to suffer those birds’ evil spirits under the roof of a human being!”
Li Qiao sighed: "How can it be so easy? I have tens of thousands of soldiers under my command. As a general, I must always be responsible for them. As for the Wu family, let alone others, Mrs. Wu treats me very kindly. She is not unkind. I How can it be unjust!"
Li Shimin knew that he had his own difficulties, so he stopped trying to persuade him and only said: "If something unexpected happens one day, you can go to Dezhou to join me at any time."
Li Qiao nodded in agreement, got on his horse, and said goodbye to Li Shimin and Xiao Mingze.
The two men watched his figure go away, and then got on their horses again. They first went to find the dozens of brothers to meet up, and then headed toward Texas together.
The sun has already set in the west, and the evening wind is chilly.
Because of his riding posture, Xiao Mingze half leaned on Li Shimin's chest, talking to him at every turn: "Have you really been grateful to me before?"
Li Shimin said: "Yes."
Xiao Mingze turned halfway on his horse with some difficulty, raised his head, and looked at his expression suspiciously.
Li Shimin asked: "What's wrong?"
Xiao Mingze said: "Were you saved by me giving porridge, or did you receive fast food and money from Jiatsang?"
"Hey, it's not the case," Li Shimin said with joy, "That so-called kindness is actually a dream I had!"
"Dream?"
Xiao Mingze frowned and said, "What dream?"
Li Shimin told her vividly: "I dreamed that in my previous life we were husband and wife, and I was sick and dying. You sat beside my bed, sewed poison on your sleeve, and said to me, if you die, No, I don’t live alone..."
Xiao Mingze's ears felt hot when he heard this, and then he became annoyed. He turned his back and said, "You have a beautiful idea!"
Li Shimin burst out laughing.
Xiao Mingze snorted but said nothing.
The night wind rustled the leaves in the forest, and beyond that there was only the sound of crickets and horse hooves.
In the cold night, only the chest of the man behind her was warm. The warmth was close to her back and spread to her continuously.
Xiao Mingze's heart moved involuntarily.
She asked him softly: "This king of the mountain, what do you do to make a living after falling into the grass?"
"Can you afford to raise a Mrs. Yazhai?"
