A thunder sounded, but it failed to bring the continuous autumn rain immediately.
The flames on the mountain road gradually extinguished, Li Xiuyuan called out the fat monk and Xiao Hei, and the three of them swept the battlefield slowly along the mountain road. With the weapons of a thousand people, they could build a huge incense burner.
While Xiaohu picked up the scattered money bags from the ground, he shouted in disgust: "If Xiaohu told his mother that picking up money is tiring, she would definitely scold me for dreaming!"
The fat monk was startled when he heard this, and blurted out: "If I say this to Master, I'm afraid I will get beaten again."
Li Xiuyuan looked at the three of them and smiled lightly: "Then you two, do you want to pick up the money? If not, go back and chant sutras."
On this day, the sky was always cloudy and the mountain wind was blowing.
Until the You hour, when the three of them had washed themselves and sat in the Buddhist hall, lighting a fire and making tea, there was another thunder in the sky, and then heavy rain poured down on the head of the cave.
The fat monk sighed: "This autumn, there is more rain than in previous years."
Xiaohu didn't understand, and shook his head and looked at the gentleman in a daze.
Li Xiuyuan leaned on the chair beside him and said quietly: "Monk, you haven't earned as much money as you do today in these hundreds of years of cultivation, right?"
"Sin!" The fat monk said with a smile: "This is all senior brother's fault. I did not commit murder."
Li Xiuyuan smiled lightly and said, "Then let me go to hell alone, and you can go to heaven to complain to the old monk."
The fat monk laughed and was not angry. He made tea and said, "If senior brother doesn't go to hell, who will go to hell?"
Xiaohu counted the money for a while and felt tired of it, so he raised his head and asked: "Sir, will they come to trouble us again? There are more than just these armies in Yuezhi King City."
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said softly: "If he wants to live a few more years, at least he won't think of causing trouble to us this winter."
The arrow has been shot. If the Shanyu in the royal city persists in his persistence, he would not mind destroying the palace with his own hands. It will snow before his eyes.
The news that the army led by the vanguard general had been wiped out was like a whirlwind, quickly spreading throughout the royal city, shocking the Huns army, and causing an uproar among the people of the royal city.
Let me ask, who dares to snipe the Huns army from a cave dozens of miles away from the royal city?
King Shanyu can flatten that mountain just by moving his fingers.
Many people also warned their families that after all, the grottoes housed the gods and Buddhas in their hearts, and they would visit this place several times a year to worship.
Never abandon the God in their hearts just because of a vanguard general.
King Shanyu's reaction confused the ministers in the court, regardless of the fact that this matter might become the laughing stock of the royal city.
Order the military advisor Jin Buhuan not to go to the grotto to cause trouble again, at least until the spring of next year.
Jin Buhuan sighed inwardly, thinking that the more powerful that guy is, the higher his achievements will be in the future.
At least in his opinion, if Shanghu stayed with such a master, he would be able to grow into a king that the entire Huns Dynasty looked up to in less than ten years.
But he could only mutter this to himself, how could he dare to explain it in front of Shanyu?
Unless he doesn't want to live anymore.
What shocked the ministers was that the king actually warned some ministers in court not to take action against his eldest son, otherwise if he is captured, his family will be killed.
You know, someone within the Xiongnu has always been dissatisfied with the Queen and His Royal Highness, and plots against each other often happen.
Before that, the king just turned a blind eye.
Even when the Queen took Her Royal Highness out of the palace, King Shanyu had no intention of sending anyone to retrieve her.
Until His Highness the Crown Prince returned this time, he was accompanied by a shocking man from the Central Plains, a ruthless character who could single-handedly destroy a thousand Hun army.
No one knows what the king is thinking, and they don't even dare to ask.
In the courtyard in the alley to the west of the city, Yan's maid also heard the news and told her master about this amazing event.
Mrs. Yan looked at the living room
The autumn rain outside was rustling, and he sighed and said, "I'm afraid that tomorrow, this continuous autumn rain will turn into a snowstorm all over the city."
The maid frowned and said, "The vanguard general brought a thousand men and horses, but except for the horses still at the bottom of the mountain, no one came back alive."
Mr. Yan was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed lightly: "Mr. Xing once gave them the chance to leave, but they wanted to rush up the mountain to die."
The maid sighed and said: "Those are thousands of war horses. Xiaohu didn't know how to take them and sell them. They can be exchanged for a lot of money."
Mr. Yan glared at her and said in a deep voice, "It's okay if there are dozens of horses. Where can I put this war horse? Who dares to buy it?"
She was also a little confused. It was clear that Mr. didn’t care about the money delivered to him.
Just like in the royal city, he chopped off the heads of those guys, but in the end threw the money bag to himself and Xiaohu.
At least in the Huns Dynasty, he had never seen anyone who didn't love money.
After thinking about it, Mrs. Yan looked at the maid and said, "Tomorrow, go buy some winter cotton-padded jackets for Xiaohu, and buy some food to send to the grotto together."
Since the king will not trouble Xiaohu for the time being, his master and apprentice may have to stay in the grotto to practice.
Think about it, if your son hires a teacher in Wangcheng, he may not be as good as one ten thousandth of his husband.
The maid chuckled: "I have to ask Xiaohu for a big red envelope this time. There are thousands of people... They all became the souls of the master's sword. Xiaohu will not be able to get rich."
Mr. Yan sighed and said quietly: "I would rather he stay with God and practice with his husband with peace of mind so that he won't be bullied when he grows up."
…
In the Imperial City of Qin, snowflakes were already falling.
The cold wind from the side brought the cold air from the far north, and even the master on the snow-capped mountains couldn't help but put on a coat.
Even such a cold weather could not dispel the emperor's anger.
Because, the identity plate from the border, a living person, and the memorial from His Royal Highness were delivered to him.
The border was a major hidden danger for King Qin. For this reason, he did not hesitate to send his beloved eldest son and the two most powerful generals in the Qin Dynasty to guard the border and build the Great Wall.
Unexpectedly, the scene that happened to Xu Fu would be repeated next to the Crown Princess.
In anger, the emperor threw Zhao Gao into prison, and treated him as a civil and military officer of the Manchu Dynasty. He severely punished Young Master Hai with a twenty-length stick and beat him until his skin and flesh were torn. He cried for father and mother in the golden palace.
He was so shocked that no one in the court, civil or military, dared to come forward to intercede.
In the end, it was Li Si, the left prime minister, who came forward to intercede on behalf of Young Master Hai, and this was considered to put the matter on hold for the time being.
King Qin looked at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and scolded him coldly: "How dare you touch Xu Fu whom I sent, and how dare you touch His Highness the Crown Prince who is guarding the border for me... If anyone tries to test the law with his own body, he will punish the three tribes!"
The ministers retreated in panic, and the Imperial Guards took away Young Master Hai, who was covered in blood.
King Qin took Li Si all the way to the study.
The emperor doesn't believe anyone at the moment, but he can't help but believe that Mr. Su's father-in-law is like a family.
After the palace maid brought the hot tea, she quietly left. King Qin frowned and asked, "From the perspective of Zuo Xiang, is this Zhao Gao's idea or the thought of my unsatisfied guy?"
Even though Li Si was a hundred dissatisfied, it was hard for him to have trouble with Zhao Gao at this juncture. He also knew that the emperor liked this guy.
Otherwise, based on what he has done, it would not be unjust even if he beheaded ten times.
After thinking about it, he could only smile bitterly and said: "I'm afraid Zhao Gao is not that courageous. After all, the king punished him severely last time. If he doesn't want to die..."
King Qin patted the chair he sat on heavily and roared angrily: "I warned him last time to stay in the imperial city and not cause trouble for me. Is he seeking death?"
Both King Qin and Li Si naturally understood the importance of the border to the Qin world, otherwise they would not have spent so much manpower and financial resources to build the Great Wall.
The monarch and his ministers were stunned for a long time, and then King Qin asked: "Qing'er can't stay in the imperial city, why do you want to go to accompany the prince?"
Li Si was shocked when he heard this. As a rule, when the army is outside, family members must not accompany them.
Relying on King Qin's favor, he agreed to let his daughter follow the wine shopkeeper to the border.
Judging from the letters he received from home, his daughter did not suffer any hardships along the way, and all the troubles were solved by Zhang Liang's friends.
Thinking of this, Li Qi had no choice but to feel bitter: "Qing'er thought about the poor life at the border and was worried about the daily life and food of His Highness, so he wanted to take care of him..."
The reason was that Li Xiuyuan had not told the lady of the prime minister's house, and the lady of the prime minister's house naturally did not mention the date of his return in the letter.
Perhaps in her opinion, she would accompany Mr. Su as long as he stayed at the Great Wall.
Before Li Xiuyuan left, he only warned her not to leave Prince Village. He believed that this smart woman should understand what he said.
King Qin laughed and said, "Qing'er doesn't care if others are not good. It would be best for her to learn from General Meng and help the prince conquer the world in the future."
Li Si was startled, clasped his hands and replied, "How can a woman practice martial arts?"
King Qin glared and said, "Why not? The prince has learned martial arts from his master, not to mention there are two Mongolian generals there."
Li Si complained again: "I just want the couple to be safe and sound at the border."
King Qin thoughtfully replied: "Don't worry, with General Meng by your side, the wind and rain in the imperial city will not be able to blow there."
…
When the wind and snow started, the maid brought Xiaohu a cotton-padded jacket and a lot of snacks.
The two girls went together, accompanied by the coachman, and carried the large and small bags they bought from the royal city to the grotto, when they surprised Xiaohu.
He yelled: "Sister, if you roar at the bottom of the mountain, Xiaohu can hear it and go down to help you with things?"
The group stepped on a thin layer of snowflakes on the ground and walked all the way to the Buddhist hall.
Xiaohu shouted from a distance: "Sir, come out, sister is bringing delicious food."
Fat Shou Shang put down the Buddhist scriptures he was holding, looked at the Buddhas on the stone wall and said, "It seems that the wind and snow in this royal city can't blow here for the time being."
Hearing the footsteps of a group of people, Li Xiuyuan, who was making tea, picked up a few teacups and placed them on the table, slowly filling them with hot tea.
He looked at the two girls and the driver who came in and smiled and said, "It's cold, come in and have a cup of hot tea and talk."
The driver picked up a load of food and put it on the ground. He looked at Li Xiuyuan and said with a smile, "Sir, your life is poor here, unlike us who enjoy happiness in the city."
The maid poked Xiaohu, touched his head and said, "Madam said you got rich, do you want to give your sister a red envelope?"
When Xiaohu heard this, he looked at Li Xiuyuan and laughed.
Li Xiuyuan didn't say anything, took out a bunch of money bags and threw them on the table, and said calmly: "You three are one at a time. It seems that there are two more at home."
Xiaohu followed up and said, "Give the rest to my mother, don't think about hiding it secretly, okay?"
The maid was stunned when she heard this, then glared at Xiaohu, and said with a smile: "How dare I take my wife's money, Xiaohu, you beg to be beaten."
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and then asked: "Is there any news in the city? Will King Shanyu send another army to trouble us?"
The maid also knew that her husband was eager to know what was going on in the city, so she quickly replied: "I heard that the king does not allow the ministers of the court to come to the grotto to cause trouble for Xiaohu."
Xiaohu nodded and said, "That's because sir made them scared."
