Qinghe

In the 24th year of Dayang, in the autumn, the second prince He Lansheng was hunting in the mountains, and because he was chasing an elk, he accidentally entered the depths of the forest and lost his way.When he was looking for the way along the river, he saw a handsome young man lying on the stone beside the stream, with his right hand resting on his head and holding a military book in his left hand, as if he was studying it.Beside him, there is a bamboo fishing rod, and the slender fishing line is fishing in the clear water. If you look closely, the fishing line has no bait.

"If you don't put bait in fishing, how can this fish be hooked?"

"Jiang Taigong fishes, and those who wish to take the bait. All living beings have spirituality. Any fish that bites my fishing line today is destined for me. If there is no destiny, then I have to go back empty stomach!" said the boy. He went, but didn't look back!

There was a sound of "poof", probably the boy's words, which made He Lancheng laugh, "You obviously want to eat fish, but you are not good at fishing, and it's because you don't have a chance with fish."

The hearty voice made the young man turn his head, and saw a young man about seventeen or eighteen years old on the other side of the river, holding a bloody BMW with one hand, resting on his left knee bent on the stone with the other, and carrying a hand behind his back. Bow.This person is dressed in a short outfit, exquisite and gorgeous, with profound facial features, a smile on his face, and a sense of nobility and courage in his gestures, which makes people unable to recover at a glance!

"Do I look good?" Some joking words rang out, bringing the young man back to his senses in an instant. A slight blush appeared on his clean face. In He Lancheng's eyes, the most beautiful thing about this young man wasn't that face. It was those bright eyes, as clear as lake water, which could see through people at a glance, which he had never seen before in Kyoto.

"It is indeed better looking than ordinary people!" The young man's generous and straightforward words made He Lancheng feel a little embarrassed, and his eyes turned and fell on the book of war in the young man's hand.

"You also study the art of war?"

"Why not?"

"In this remote mountain forest, how can this art of war be useful?"

At the end of the sentence, the young man paused, but he just pursed his lips, smiled and said nothing.Just in time, there was movement in the water, and a grass carp with the length of chopsticks bit the fishing line.

"It seems that this fish must be destined for me, tonight's food has been settled!" The young man raised his head, and some teasing words made He Lancheng smile awkwardly.

This is their first encounter!

From then on, every few months, He Lansheng would appear in the bamboo house in the mountains, fish and hunt with the young man, eat simple tea and light meals, and experience the bliss of the countryside.They often spent the whole night discussing recipes to the art of war, from the way of doing business to governing the country and ensuring the stability of the country.

One day, when it was snowing heavily, a plum tree beside the ancient well outside the bamboo house was in full bloom, and it looked extraordinarily beautiful in this silver-clad world!

Inside the bamboo house, leaning on the wooden railing was a young man with high hair on his temples, and a red mink cloak tied around him, looking very graceful and luxurious. "Do you really plan to spend your whole life in this mountain forest?"

"What do you think?" The young man kneeling in front of the bamboo table held a roll of bamboo slips in his left hand, and a jug of freshly hot fruit wine in his right hand, and filled the wine glass opposite.

"I think that Qinghe's talent should not be buried here. If you and I join hands, there will be no one in the world." He Lancheng got up, sat down at the bamboo table, looked at the person in front of him, and vowed, "If you Help me win the world, and I will allow you to prosper forever!"

The boy smiled and said nothing.People, whether they are born or not, how many things in this world are worthy of his nostalgia?Fame and fortune, prosperity and wealth are nothing to him, and all he cares about is the red reflection in the wine cup...

"Don't sleep, don't sleep, it's time for dinner, eat enough, and you will go to Juping Pass in the northern part of Mobei soon, get up your spirits, there is still work waiting for you to do when you arrive at the barracks!"

Just now, Ji Qinghe was resting with his eyes closed when a piece of hard dough was thrown on him. He was already used to it, so he reached out to pick up the dough from the prison car, dusted off the dust, and passed it to his mouth.It's been a long time since I dreamed about the past, and now thinking about it, I just feel a dull panic in my heart, but I can't vent it.Ever since he went down the mountain, when he went back, the old master left a letter, traveled all over the world, and has not returned so far. If he hears the news of him now, he will be heartbroken!

"Hurry up and eat, you can go on your way!" An officer and soldier yelled, holding a few flatbreads in his hand, and distributed them to the prisoners.

Ji Qinghe bit the hard pancake and chewed it calmly, but his bright eyes were looking towards the front of the team.It is no longer the desolate Gobi Desert, and they will reach Juping Pass in about half a day.This Juping Pass is known as the No. [-] pass in the world, and it is the most important city in the entire Da Yang. As the saying goes, if you break Ju Ping Pass, you can enter Da Yang, so where is the most elite army in Da Yang, the Qi Family Army.There is a mighty iron-blooded general in the Qi family's army, Qi Yue, who is said to be like a god of war. Because of their presence, for so many years, barbarians dare not set foot in a big city.And this trip, their group of prisoners were sent to the barracks as unpaid coolies to work.

"I've been driving for a month or two, and I'm finally here. I've worn off a few layers of skin on the soles of my feet. You said that these prisoners really enjoy themselves. They don't have to walk in the prison car." After rest, several The officers and soldiers sat together, eating dry food and chatting.

"Why don't you go and exchange with them? You take the prison car and let them escort you?"

"Go, go, go, go by yourself, don't hurt me."

The escort officer finally breathed a sigh of relief, his defense was a little lax, thinking that he was going to Juping Pass soon, so he stayed where he was for a while.Suddenly at this time, a group of cavalry appeared from the northwest direction of the group, and hurried towards them, and that direction was exactly the direction of the city of Jupingguan.

Everyone was startled, and quickly stood up, carefully watching the cavalry approaching.Although it was a convoy to escort prisoners, the journey was not easy. They had to guard against not only bandits and bandits, but also hungry wolves on the Gobi Desert.At this time, the sudden appearance of the cavalry made everyone confused. They were about to enter the city. Could it be that they were sent by the barracks to meet them?

Ji Qinghe stopped what he was doing, and frowned slightly as he watched the cavalry getting closer.Although they came from the city of Jupingguan, they were not the cavalry of Qi's army. The troop was in a hurry, and there was no discipline at all. Instead, they seemed to be running for their lives.The cavalry stopped a mile away from them, and looked at the things in front of them with puzzled eyes.

"Who are you? But the people sent by Jupingguan to meet us?" The leading official stood up and shouted.

There are about five or sixty cavalrymen in front of them, and they are all dressed in great costumes. At first glance, they really look like Qi's army.However, the truth cannot escape Ji Qinghe's eyes. His hooked nose, deep eye sockets, and three-dimensional facial features are not like the people of the Central Plains.丨 Spear and sword.This group of people is probably the barbarians in disguise, maybe they just attacked Juping Pass, and they must have fled in a hurry after failing.

"We are the ones sent by the general to meet you, hurry up and go with us." The leader, a big man with braids and beard, shouted.

When the officials heard this, they immediately became happy.

"They are not Qi's army, they are barbarians, don't be fooled." A hoarse voice sounded.Although the end is the same as death row prisoners, the barbarians are cruel by nature, and if they fall into their hands, the end will only be worse.There were about 150 people in their team, 83 prisoners, and about [-] officials. If they were to face off against this team of barbarians, although the chances of winning were not high, they would be delayed for a while.If he guessed correctly, the army chasing them in the city should arrive soon.

"Barbarian? How come?"

"Yeah, I don't look like a barbarian anyway?"

As soon as Ji Qinghe finished speaking, the joyful atmosphere immediately became tense. After all, this place is still dozens of miles outside Juping Pass. They escorted prisoners, not food, so how could the Qi family army send people to meet them?For a while, I couldn't make up my mind.

At the front of the cavalry, someone whispered to the head of the big man who shouted at the beginning.They didn't expect that when they left the city, they would run into the men escorting the prisoners, and they would be spotted so quickly.The leader looked back at the direction of Juping Pass, the pursuers had already arrived, if they were to escort these captives, they would only drag them down, thinking together, they already had the answer.

"Look, another group of people is coming towards us."

"It came from the direction of Jupingguan. I don't know who it is."

"Hey, the barbarian ran away!"

The barbarian cavalry who had been seen through immediately turned around and fled into the desert in a hurry.There was a moment of restlessness in the team, and no one knew whether the army that appeared later was an enemy or a friend.

The people in the prison car squinted at the galloping army. They were well-paced and mighty. There were about two hundred people. In stark contrast to the fleeing barbarians, this was the real Qi family army.

As the team approached, someone on the official post shouted, "That's Qi's army, I know General Qi, and General Qi is here too."

"Really? That's great, my own!"

Seeing that the barbarians had fled more than ten miles away, Qi's army stopped the pursuit, and the troops spread out to form a siege, surrounded them, and looked at them cautiously.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Hearing the sound, he walked away, standing tall, only to see the man in silver armor, holding the rein with his left hand, and pressing his right hand on the scabbard, with a stern expression.

"Return to the general, we are the officials from the capital who escorted the prisoners to Mobei. This is our customs clearance spy, please take a look at it." The leading official immediately took out the spy issued by the imperial court, smiled and offered it with both hands.

I saw the general in silver armor, after carefully looking at the spy, he immediately rode up to the other person, cupped his hands and said: "General, the spy is fine, it is the official who escorted the death row prisoner."

"Well, check carefully and don't let barbarians get in."

This person should be the chief general of the Qi family's army, Qi Yue, Da Yang's veritable Iron-Blooded God of War.Ji Qinghe raised his eyes and looked at the general in front of him. He had bronze skin, sharp eyes, and sharp-edged facial features; he had a stalwart body, and under the black soft armor was a power that could burst forth at any time. The blood on the battlefield makes people feel frightening, this is the real man!He had heard about this general before, he was brave and good at fighting, but he was stationed in Mobei all the year round, so he didn't have the chance to get to know this general.Fortunately, I couldn't get to know each other, otherwise I would have been recognized today.

Perhaps it was Ji Qinghe's scrutinizing gaze, which was too direct, that Fang Qiyue suddenly looked over, his sharp eyes hit him directly, and just one glance made him tremble all over, as if he was being stared at by a beast. It was not until the man looked away that he felt the pressure on his body disappear.

"General, what's the matter?" Deputy General Qi noticed something strange and asked cautiously.

Qi Yue shook his head, just now the prisoner's clear eyes made his heart tremble, and he felt very familiar, but when he looked at the man again, he had already cast aside his eyes, his whole body was disheveled, skinny, and Ordinary beggars are generally the same.The hand holding the rein tightened involuntarily, and his veins bulged. It has been a full month since the news of the man's death came from the capital, so how could it be him?

"Back to the city!"

"Yes!"