Ma Desheng only felt dizzy in his head, like a ball of paste. Chen Yixin asked three questions in a row, and Ma Desheng slowly replied: "Eldest...else, don't be anxious. The old...master has escaped from the Xuanzang Hall and is fine now."
Chen Yixin let out a sigh of relief after hearing this, and finally felt relieved. Bao Zhuhua saw this and said, "Have you captured Old Man Tianqi?"
When Ma Desheng heard this, he sat up from the ground and said in a panic: "Oops... Oops! I remembered the mention of old man Tianqi! The master asked me to find the war horse to save Mr. Li's life. I... how can I Have you forgotten about this?"
Baozhuhua said: "General, don't be anxious. If Old Man Tianqi wants to escape, he will definitely not dare to hurt Mr. Li. If you go back later, he will be distracted by waiting. He might get confused and be captured by General Chen." "
Ma Desheng shook his head, glanced at Baozhuhua, and asked puzzledly: "You...how do you know that Mr. Li is in the hands of Old Man Tianqi?"
Bao Zhuhua smiled slightly and was about to answer, but Chen Yixin did not want to delay here and said first: "General Ma, I have a plan to keep Mr. Li safe."
Ma Desheng heard this and said seriously: "Miss, if you have any clever ideas, just ask me! As long as I can do it, I will go through fire and water, even to the death."
Chen Yixin smiled slightly and said: "General Ma is serious. After General General has found fifty horses, he will go to Chaiji Cloth Shop to find some pieces of floral cloth. The brighter the colors, the brighter the better."
Ma Desheng was puzzled and asked: "Miss... what do you mean?"
Chen Yixin said: "General Ma, just go and buy it. I have my own use." After saying that, she turned to Bao Zhuhua and said, "Sister Bao, please move to the Xuanzheng Hall and follow me to see my father."
Bao Zhuhua nodded and said to himself: "Chen Xiaotian is confronting old man Tianqi at this time. The situation is not clear yet. Neither of them can offend them yet. It is safer for us to hide in the dark and wait and see what happens. It is best for both sides to fight. If both sides suffer losses, Lord Chiyue will be able to reap the benefits."
Thinking of this, he said to Chen Yixin: "I'd like to ask Miss Chen to lead the way." He quietly made a hidden gesture to Jin Yugua.
Jin Yugua didn't understand what he meant, and was about to ask when Chen Yixin said, "Without further delay, let's leave now. General Ma, I'll wait for you outside the Xuanzang Hall."
Ma Desheng scratched his head and watched Chen Yixin and others go away. Although he didn't understand what he meant, he remembered that Chen Xiaotian was still waiting for him, so he had to turn around and leave the house to find the war horse.
A fire broke out in the General's Mansion in the middle of the night, alarming the whole of Jinling. Not only the government's patrol troops were dispatched and the whole city was on alert, but the Jiangnan Camp outside the city also sent 3,000 soldiers to rush to Jinling's aid. Therefore, as soon as Ma Desheng left the house, he met the patrol guarding outside the house. After explaining the situation, someone immediately prepared fifty war horses and handed them over to Ma Desheng.
Looking at the fat and strong horses in front of him, Ma Desheng shook his head and said to the general beside him: "These horses are not good."
The general thought Ma was victorious but still thought the horses were not strong enough, so he hurriedly explained: "General Ma, time is short, and the fifty best horses in our camp are all here. If you think it's still not possible, I will Send someone back to the mansion to ask Mr. Li for instructions. After the old man agrees, I will go to the Pioneer Camp and get fifty more powerful horses to the general."
Ma Desheng glanced at the general and thought to himself: "It seems that most people in the patrol army have not yet heard about Mr. Li's arrest. This is good. At least the morale of the army is not in chaos. When they hunt down the old man Tianqi later, all the soldiers will You won’t be afraid to move forward.”
Seeing that Ma Desheng was silent, the general said that he was dissatisfied with his suggestion and continued hurriedly: "Ma...if General Ma feels that the steps mentioned by the lower official are complicated, then...then the lower official can step in and go first. The Pioneer Battalion will bring the horses, and I will ask you to inform Mr. Li later, otherwise the superiors will blame me, and the subordinates will not be able to bear the charge of beheading first and reporting later."
Ma Desheng thought: "This person is well versed in officialdom." He couldn't help but ask: "What is your name?"
When the general saw Ma Desheng asking, he hurriedly bowed and clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty Xiang Shangxing, please see General Ma."
Ma Desheng nodded and said: "Master Xiang, I don't mean that these horses are not good enough, but on the contrary, these horses are too strong. I want some weak horses, and I also ask Master Xiang to find me five Here come ten scrawny war horses.”
Xiang Shangxing was stunned. He had been in the officialdom for many years, and he wanted to find an official position so that he could honor his ancestors and be prominent in front of others. However, although he had the intention, he had no way to do it. The officialdom of Jinling is as deep as the sea. He, Xiang Shangxing, is a grassroots person with no relatives in this officialdom. It is really harder to get promoted than to reach the sky.
Fortunately, he was alert and eloquent. Every festival such as the Yuan Dynasty and Mid-Autumn Festival, he would go to the leader's home with bacon, melons and fruits to report. Therefore, he was highly appreciated by his superiors, and he was gradually promoted from a petty official in Jinling Mansion to a military commander with a formal rank. Although he was only a Deputy Lieutenant of Xuanjie, a subordinate general of the lower eighth rank, he had changed from a clerk to an official. This was the first step in his long official career.
But who would have thought that this first step would also be the last step. Xiang Shangxing was promoted to Deputy Lieutenant Xuangjie at the age of twenty-five. After five years, he was about to turn thirty, but he had not been promoted at all and was still in the lower eighth rank. According to the official law of the Great Xia Dynasty, the court will no longer consider promotions for low-level officials who are over thirty but have not reached the eighth rank, but will automatically be converted into civil servants in order to reduce the burden on the state's finances and avoid bloated institutions and redundant officials. Remain.
Xiang Shangxing has one last chance this year. If there is no hope of promotion again, he will have to do errands and chores for the rest of his life. Therefore, Xiang Shangxing had been fully prepared since the beginning of the year. After discussing with his old mother at home, he bought the only valuable yak in the family to use it to manage relationships.
When the old mother saw that her son was too obsessed with official career, she often gave good advice. However, Xiang Shangxing was born to be an official fanatic. No matter how much the mother tried to persuade him, it was of no avail. As time went by, the old mother had no choice but to give up and let him do whatever he wanted.
Xiang Shangxing is very aware of his own strength. In terms of experience and ability, he is fully capable of being a fourth- or fifth-grade general, let alone a small eighth-grade captain. Especially today when I saw Ma Shengsheng, who looked like a tall and stupid man, I firmly believed that the main reason why I couldn't get promoted was because I didn't know the people above me and didn't have the help of noble people. How could a big boss like Ma Desheng become a fourth-rank general if he hadn't followed Chen Xiaotian?
As long as he finds a way to climb up the high branch of the General's Mansion, with his own strength, is it not a matter of time before he can dominate the officialdom and have a prosperous official career? !
Old Man Tianqi was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly shouted loudly, signaling everyone to retreat. Several men in black who were entangled with Chen Mo got the order and walked away one after another, leaving Chen Mo alone on the spot breathing heavily. Pan Suxuan hurriedly came to Zhao Niantong, took out the hemostasis and analgesic medicine from his arms and fed it to him. He looked at Chen Mo's injuries and saw that the two of them were not seriously injured, so he was relieved.
In the blink of an eye, the swarm of wasps was in front of everyone, and most of the men in black had retreated to the Guandi Temple with the old man Tianqi. Only the five people headed by Jing Nian had not stopped yet, and continued to attack Zhang Yi one after another.
Pan Suxuan saw that Zhang Yi was exhausted after being attacked for a long time by everyone. Fortunately, the black jade sword in his hand was unstoppable. His sword skills were exquisite and he only defended but did not attack. He was able to block the waves of attacks by Jing Nian and others. But over time, after all, the opponent has a large number of people and they are all good players, and it is inevitable that they will not be able to support it.
Just as Pan Suxuan was about to step forward to lend a helping hand, Bao Zhuhua said suddenly, "Young hero, don't move! Follow me!" After saying that, he jumped to the northwest and hid behind the broken wall.
Pan Suxuan hesitated for a moment, then saw Jin Yugua, Yin Yugua and others hiding behind the broken wall, so he followed them.
After arriving behind the wall, Bao Zhuhua continued: "The stings on the tail of this camphor bee are poisonous. If the poisoned person is not treated in time, his life will be in danger. They only come for the nectar. As long as we stay put and don't provoke them, Then you won’t be attacked.”
Pan Suxuan thought to himself, "You really brought this wasp, so you must have the antidote." Then he asked, "What should I do if I get stung by it?"
Baozhuhua said: "If you are stung by one or two bees, you can use camphor tree pollen mixed with bezoars, Codonopsis pilosula and prickly pear wine from our southern Xinjiang for external application for three days to cure the disease."
Pan Suxuan secretly said: "Since there are so many camphor bees, there must be a lot of camphor trees nearby. It shouldn't be difficult to get their pollen. As for Codonopsis pilosula and bezoar, they are also common traditional Chinese medicines, but I have never heard of this prickly pear wine. , I wonder if it’s hard to find?”
Just as he was thinking about it, Jin Yugua next to him said: "Holy girl, why did you attract so many camphor tree bees?" Baozhuhua frowned and said: "Old man Tianqi broke my incense bottle, and all the nectar in the bottle flowed out. Normally, A little fragrance can attract dozens of them, and this bottle of honey may attract more than tens of thousands."
Jin Yugua said angrily: "That old man is so disgusting! Hundred-flower nectar is so precious. I managed to save so much, but now it's all gone! How can you practice your magic without the nectar saint?!"
Pan Suxuan thought, "No wonder the bottle is so exquisite, and Bao Zhuhua even carries it close to her body. It seems that it is not just ordinary nectar, but also an introduction to her practice. I just don't know how to practice with such fragrant nectar." What kind of Kung Fu is it?”
Bao Zhuhua glared at Jin Yugua fiercely and changed the subject: "If a small amount of camphor bee venom is inflicted, it can still be cured, but there are tens of thousands of venomous bees here. If they are attacked, they will be killed instantly."
Pan Suxuan was shocked. Although most of the poisonous bees swarmed towards the nectar on the ground, there was still a small group of poisonous bees hovering around Zhang Yi, Jing Nian and others. Fortunately, Zhao Niantong and Chen Mo also retreated behind the broken wall at this time. , Occasionally, a few stray poisonous bees flew in, but they were easily dealt with by Jin Yugua and others. The three of them were all out of danger, and it was just a matter of how to rescue Zhang Yi.
