Guo Ziyi asked Jiang Shuo: "In retrospect, I led the army to attack the Yuyang cavalry, which was against both military law and the prince's decree. Do you know why I took such a big risk to save you?"
Seeing the solemnity of his words, Jiang Shuo crossed his hands and said sincerely, "I really don't know. Envoy Guo Jun treated me very well and did not hesitate to disobey orders. I really feel sorry for him."
Guo Ziyi said: "An thief is the public enemy of all people with lofty ideals in the world, but sharing the same hatred with the enemy is only one of them. You saved me yesterday, so I can't help you even if I die. This is the second, and the third is because you are Mr. Taibai's old friend." That’s why.”
Jiang Shuo's eyes widened and he said, "Is it possible that Commander Guo and Mr. Taibai have an old relationship?"
Guo Ziyi said: "In the 23rd year of Kaiyuan, when Li Taibai was traveling in Hedong, he rescued a young officer in Taiyuan Prefecture, the northern capital, who had violated military law and was sentenced to death."
Jiang Shuo was even more surprised and said, "That little officer is Commander Guo? Then what crime did you commit and was sentenced to death?"
Guo Ziyi said: "At that time, Ziyi was just a small soldier who was responsible for feeding the army and horses, and he had hundreds of soldiers from the fodder camp. A certain person always had strict laws, and one of his soldiers committed a crime. At one point, he became angry He beat him with twenty military sticks, not wanting the soldier to seek personal revenge, so he set a fire in the middle of the night to burn up the forage and fled. According to Tang law, if the forage caught fire, the chief officer would be guilty of the same crime. The superior blamed someone and was actually punished. He was sentenced to death and taken to the execution ground to be executed without mercy. If Mr. Taibai hadn't happened to meet him and rescued him, Ziyi would have died that day."
Jiang Shuo wondered: "Mr. Taibai was only white at that time, but how could he save General Guo?"
Guo Ziyi said: "Mr. Taibai has a good friend named Yuan Yan. Yuan Yan's father was the prefect of Taiyuan at that time, acting as the governor of the north. Li Taibai went to Taiyuan that year. It was in Luoyang that he met Yuan Yan and returned to Taiyuan to visit relatives. After inviting Mr. Taibai to accompany him, Therefore, Mr. Bin Taibai, a member of Fu Yin's family, asked him to change his life and become a disciple immediately, and then he went to the Shuofang Army in the northwest border."
Jiang Shuo exclaimed: "This is such a coincidence. Mr. Taibai's poem "Reminiscing about the past travels and sending Qiaojun Yuan to join the army" says: "The Yanjun of the Jun family bravely braves the tiger, acts as the Yin and binds the state to contain the soldiers and captives. In the fifth month, Xiang called to cross Taihang, destroying the wheel. "I don't know how the sheep's intestines are bitter..." It's talking about his journey to Taiyuan in the north, but there is no mention of saving you in the poem."
Guo Ziyi said with a smile: "Mr. Taibai saved a young soldier who joined the army with just a little effort, so how could it be recorded? However, a drop of kindness must be repaid with a spring of water, so I silently swore at that time that one day I would repay the favor. Thank you very much, Mr. Taibai."
Jiang Shuo said hurriedly: "Envoy Guo, your love for Mr. Taibai cannot be extended to a child like me."
Guo Ziyi laughed loudly and said: "Looking back, where did you want to go? I have already said that I led the army to rescue you in order to respect your young chivalry, and I also saved me in the military camp. Naturally, I cannot repay Mr. Taibai's favor. It's just that when I met Mr. Taibai's old friend, I couldn't help but feel cordial and willing to make friends with you. I will repay Mr. Taibai's kindness a thousand times or a hundred times in the future."
Jiang Shuo felt relieved now and stuck out his tongue in embarrassment: "But I may have made a mistake. Please forgive me, Commander Guo."
The army traveled for more than a hundred miles on the winding mountain road. At dark time, they arrived at a small town in the mountains. When they returned from exploring the horse, they reported that the name of the town ahead was "Jiulong Town". Guo Ziyi rode his horse to the hillside to take a look. That Jiulong Town was There is a small depression in the mountains. The Laishui River turns here and turns to the west. There are nine peaks towering around the town, which are like nine dragons absorbing water, surrounding a small mountain flat.
Guo Ziyi said: "No one is chasing us. We have been running all night and all day, and our horses are exhausted. We will camp here today."
Jiang Shuo asked Guo Ziyi: "Would you like to rest in the town? I think the town is too small to accommodate two thousand people."
Guo Ziyi said: "Looking back, although you have high martial arts skills, you are not familiar with military affairs. This Jiulong Town is a dead place. The surrounding mountains are extremely dangerous and difficult for cavalry to climb. If the mountain roads on the north and south sides are blocked, then people who dare to die can climb up the rocks. If we draw our bows and shoot, won't our army be able to escape with wings?"
Jiang Shuo said sincerely: "That's true, so where should we camp?"
Guo Ziyi sent an order: "The entire army will set up residence along the north bank of Laishui River, cut down more trees to build a deer village, and guard the intersection." He also ordered two brigade commanders to abandon their horses and walk, climb up the cliffs on the left and right sides, and monitor the surrounding area. Then he led 300 people through the town and guarded the intersection on the north side.
Jiang Shuo secretly praised that the Guo military envoy was really familiar with the art of war and his command was rigorous and rigorous. After everything was arranged, the six people entered the town with Guo Ziyi. It was impossible for more than 2,000 people to make no movement at all. With so many cavalry coming, people screamed, and the residents of the town were so frightened that they stayed in their houses and closed their doors and dared not go out. Guo Ziyi ordered: "Anyone who stays behind closed doors must not be harassed. Anyone who dares to go out and reveal where our troops are hiding will not be killed." The soldiers received the order and divided up to guard the entrances and exits of the village.
Guo Ziyi pointed to the largest house in the town and said: "This is either the village leader or the squire's home. Let's go and visit." Everyone walked to the door, but before they knocked on the door, they heard a creak, the door opened, and there was a man standing inside. The young girl has a slender figure and a beautiful face, but her face is as cold as frost. Under the illumination of the warm yellow torch, it still gives people a feeling of coldness that cannot be shaken off. Everyone was shocked when they saw this girl. This girl is not Li Zhuer. who?
Li Zhuer was still dressed in men's clothing, but she changed into a moon-blue robe. She bowed to the ground like a man and said: "Envoy Guo Jun, I see you are here. Zhu'er has been waiting here for a long time."
Guo Ziyi became alert all of a sudden. She put her hand on the saber and kept a calm expression on her face, but her heart suddenly became nervous. According to what Jiang Shuo and Dugu Wen had said before, Li Zhuer didn't know whether he was an enemy or a friend. At this moment, although the army had not entered the place where Jiulong was killed, , formed a formation near the water and blocked the road, but if the Yan army was really ambushed, it could only protect itself and would be difficult to escape. He glanced at the soldiers under his command. The soldiers understood that Guo Ziyi wanted him to search carefully and saw how many people were ambushed in the town. He turned around and was about to deliver the order.
Li Zhuer said, "Don't bother me. Apart from me, all the people in the town are villagers."
The soldier was stunned for a moment and looked back at Guo Ziyi. How could Guo Ziyi, who was cautious, believe Li Zhuer's words easily? However, if there was an ambush, it would be too late to search now. Guo Ziyi had the demeanor of a general. Bing nodded to indicate that he didn't have to go. He turned to Li Zhuer and said, "Miss Zhuer, why are you here?"
Li Zhuer smiled softly, but there was no joy on his face, and said: "I have calculated that after Guo Jun envoy rescues Sui, he will take this place and return to Hedong Yunzhong via the north road. This is the fastest way to escape from Fan Yang. shortcut."
Seeing that everyone was still suspicious, she smiled and said, "If Thief An knows that Guo Jun is taking this route, he only needs to wait for Shuofang's army to enter the narrowest part of Baili Gorge, block both ends of the canyon, and arrange two hundred crossbows on the cliff. Hands on, can Ambassador Guo still reach Jiulong Town?"
Guo Ziyi thought well, and laughed loudly and said: "Little Miss Zhu'er is a master of calculation, she can be called the best among women, I admire you."
Li Zhuer also smiled and said: "In that case, do the military envoys dare to go to this gathering in the empty city? Please come in and have a cup of tea." As he said this, he extended his hand to look inside.
Guo Ziyi said: "Guo is not Sima Yi." Jiang Shuo said: "Let's go in together."
Jiang Shuo had many questions that he wanted to ask Li Zhuer for clarification. As a highly skilled man, he was not afraid of ambushes inside. He crossed his hands and said, "Then Sister Lao will be there." He and Guo Ziyi held hands and walked in together. Seeing this, he also followed in. The guard was cautious but ordered the soldiers to set up barriers outside and surrounded the courtyard.
When everyone entered, they saw that the yard was not big, and the central hall was brightly lit and empty. Guo Ziyi smiled and said, "It's really an empty city." Jiang Shuo was very alert, but he heard that there were more than ten people rustling in the east chamber, Li Zhuer. He smiled and said: "The original owner's family are all vulgar countrymen. I was afraid that they would not speak well and would offend you, so I asked them to stay in the east chamber for a while."
She said "please", but I'm afraid she wasn't so polite at the time. Since her martial arts skills are so high, it is not difficult to control the villagers in this house.
Everyone entered the main room, and the guests and hosts took their seats. Li Zhuer took the main seat, as if he were the master of the house. There was a red copper stove on the table, which was shaped like an ancient tripod, with three legs and two ears, which was quite charming. It seems to be something that is not used by people in the mountains. The furnace is three-thirds thick and nine-tenths wide. The inside of the cauldron is hollow, with a bed underneath to place the charcoal fire. There are three holes in the lower belly of the furnace body for ventilation, and there is a grid on top.
Li Zhuer took out a piece of green and purple tea cake and said apologetically: "This is Yixing Purple Bamboo Shoot, which is a bit worse than Gu Zhu Purple Bamboo Shoot. But in the north, this is the only tea I could find in a hurry." Among the crowd, only Dugu Wen and Lu Yuxuan, who were born in high-ranking families, knew that "Gu Zhu Purple Bamboo Shoots" is a tribute tea produced in Wuxing County, while "Yixing Purple Bamboo Shoots" is produced in Yangxian, Changzhou. Although it is not as good as Gong Tea. Although there is not much tea, it is also a rare and famous product. It is definitely not something that can be found in a hurry. The others were confused.
Li Zhuer put the tea cake on the stove grill and carefully roasted it. After a while, the room was filled with fragrance. She turned it over again, and saw that the roasted side was indeed dark purple, and the aroma became stronger. Xiao Dayou got impatient and said, "It's not about eating meat. What are you doing, little lady, baking tea cakes?"
Li Zhuer didn't answer, but took the tea cakes from the fire and put them in a paper bag. He also took out a tea cauldron and put it on the stove, saying: "This water is a local mountain spring. There is Qingquan Mountain to the south of Jiulong Town." , mountain, although it is not a famous spring in the world, it is still sweet and delicious."
As he spoke, he took out the tea grinder and tea leaves, and ground the tea cakes carefully. Xiao Dayou rubbed his hands and said, "This tea tasting is too troublesome. Is there any wine?" He stood up and went to search for it himself. , but Lu Yuxuan pressed him down and said: "Be calm and don't be impatient." Xiao Dayou claimed that the Xiao family of Lanling was trying to promote the county, but Lu Yuxuan really came from a generous family like the Fanyang Lu family. He was both elegant and knowledgeable about tea ceremony. , seeing that Li Zhuer's movements were very suitable for the tea ceremony, she secretly admired and admired her.
Li Zhuer ground the tea and sifted it carefully with Luohe. At this time, the water also boiled. Xiao Dayou hurriedly shouted: "The water is boiling, it's time to make tea."
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