warm garden

Why did he assist the court again during the current official period when he embarked on an official career? "

Ming Xiaoyang said: "I don't know."

Shen Xuanqing said: "The Bai family is affectionate, righteous, and has a stand. It is said that business women don't know the hatred of subjugation, and they still sing flowers across the river. This is not the case. The big businessmen especially know the pain of the country. The ancestors of the Bai family and the young emperor Compassionate as siblings, heroic and benevolent, sincere, loyal and brave, the Bai family is loyal to the emperor and patriotic. Emperor Taizong's character has always been criticized by others, and he designed to kill the emperor. Bai's power was unwilling to be used by Taizong, and he did not set foot in the court. It is the friendship of the Bai family, but the Bai family will not rebel and take revenge, and will still benefit the Song Dynasty. This is the integrity and position of the Bai family. The current official family is the blood of Taizong, but why did your mother help the official family to stabilize the court? What? Because the officials are benevolent and love the people, and the gangsters are not killed by the officials. This is the Bai family who distinguishes people. Right from wrong is not simple. Everyone has their own justice, whether it is right or wrong, it’s all about it.”

Ming Xiaoyang said: "So that's the case, I haven't heard my mother mention it. How do you know?"

Shen Xuanqing said: "My father and your mother are also close friends and old friends, as well as the current officials."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Oh."

Shen Xuanqing said: "Brother Ming is the son of Lord Wu and Bai Heyun, so it's better not to be too hasty in everything."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Well, Brother Shen is right."

Shen Xuanqing said: "Without your knowledge today, for the spy chief of Daliao, saving may mean killing, and killing may mean saving, so you should not kill or save for the time being. The world is changing, and the spy It’s even harder to say.”

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Indeed."

Shen Xuanqing said: "What is loyalty? Who are you loyal to? Every founding monarch is a rebellious minister and thief from the previous dynasty, so what? The winner is the prince, and the loser is the bandit? I really envy you, the Bai family. He is a person who can distinguish right from wrong, and a true line of loyalty. The Bai family is loyal to the Song Dynasty, to the people of Li, and to our own sincere heart. Our Shen family also admires your previous Patriarchs of the Bai family very much. Let's see Brother Ming is yours. Haha!"

Ming Xiaoyang said: "I'm still far away..."

Shen Xuanqing smiled and said, "But you have confidence."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Exactly!"

Shen Xuanqing said: "Brother Ming has a clear mind and excellent aptitude, you can't go wrong."

Ming Xiaoyang smiled shamelessly: "I think so too."

Shen Xuanqing gave a "poof" smile, feeling that Ming Xiaoyang was very cute, and suddenly wanted to come and hug him.Just as he opened his arms and was about to step forward, Zhao Anchen's eyes pierced him back to his original state like ice thorns.Reluctantly said: "It's already afternoon, and it will be sunset in a while, if you want to go on a survey and patrol, get up early tomorrow!"

Zhao Anchen nodded, smiled brightly and said, "Yes, yes."

Shen Xuanqing said: "I got up very early today, and I climbed the mountain for a long time. I was tired and scared, so I have to go back and rest. Thank you brother Ming and Mr. Zhao for protecting the useless firewood. I went down the mountain, hehe, goodbye, goodbye!" Said He yawned, waved his hand and left.

Zhao Anchen said: "This Shen Xuanqing's family background is by no means an ordinary businessman. His family education is different from that of ordinary people."

Ming Xiaoyang agreed: "No wonder he is second to last."

☆, secret cave

Ming Xiaoyang recalled what Shen Xuanqing said about the Bai family's business everywhere in the Song Dynasty, and suddenly wanted to search to see what his family's business was like in other places.

Go downstairs and ask the innkeeper: "Shopkeeper, is there a business shop of the Bai family in Ningzhou City?"

The shopkeeper thought for a while and said, "I've never heard of it."

Ming Xiaoyang thought: "No way? Didn't you say that any state capital has them?"

The shopkeeper seemed to remember something, and said, "Oh! I remembered, yes, after five streets, there is a Bai's teahouse on the corner of the north street. Is that where you mean?"

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Uh... maybe."

The shopkeeper looked Ming Xiaoyang up and down, and asked puzzledly, "Young Master, you don't look like someone who is going there?"

Ming Xiaoyang thought: "Huh? Why can't I go to the teahouse?" He said again: "Shopkeeper, the upper room upstairs, let's move back to the room I live in."

The shopkeeper agreed: "Okay, young master."

Ming Xiaoyang went upstairs and went directly into Zhao Anchen's room.The shopkeeper looked up, shook his head, and sighed softly: "Young people care about face, the purse may be cleaner than the face, and it is covered with silk and satin. It is probably a master who wears all his belongings on his body. It’s just porridge and side dishes, and you have to go to that dilapidated Bai’s teahouse to drink tea, and now even the rooms have to be shared by two people.” He waved his hand and asked the boy to go upstairs to tidy up the returned rooms.

Zhao Anchen said, "Did you ask?"

Ming Xiaoyang replied relaxedly: "Of course, although I only asked one place, it is still a teahouse. It's still early, why don't you go and have a look?"

Zhao Anchen said: "Okay."

After passing Wutiao Street, I found the corner of North Street, and found this legendary Bai's Tea House...

The two looked at this Bai's teahouse for a long time, but they didn't intend to go in.What kind of building is this? It is clearly a big thatched cottage with barely airtight walls. It is dilapidated. There is a wooden sign on one side that says "Bai's Tea House" on the door. There are two broken lanterns hanging on the door. The wind blows and one falls...

Ming Xiaoyang looked over blankly, and disappointedly said: "No way, although Ningzhou is not too prosperous, it doesn't have to be so shabby, right? Xuan Yuxuan of Shen Xuanqing's family is also very grand, why is my Bai family like this? It's..."

Zhao Anchen comforted, "Maybe it's not your family's Bai family."

A woman's roar came from inside: "That damned lantern fell again, Lord Wu! Go pick it up and hang it up!"

Ming Xiaoyang raised his eyebrows: "My father?"

The door opened, and a middle-aged, short and fat man walked out holding a long wooden bench. He went to put the wooden bench under the light hook, and shouted to the inside: "Bai Heyun! You tigress, you know how to order me around all day long. Why don't you come out and hang up?"

Ming Xiaoyang's face twitched.

Another fat and strong woman ran out from inside, weighing at least three hundred catties by visual inspection, rushed out with a broom, beat "Wu Guogong" twice, pointed to the nose and cursed: "Okay, you are the one who stepped in the door!" What kind of trash, did you hang up a lantern and turned you upside down? See if I don’t beat you to death!” After saying that, he chased and beat Ming Xiaoyang in front of him.

Zhao Anchen said: "This aunt may be Bai..."

Ming Xiaoyang immediately stopped the conversation, and said: "Don't, don't say it, it must not belong to my family." Just as he was about to leave, that "Bai Heyun" stood up and said with a smile: "Oh! This guest officer , I see that you must be a rich young man with your attire, which is just suitable for our Bai's teahouse, why don't you come in and be happy?"

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Happy?" He turned his head and glanced at "Bai's Tea House", then looked at the aunt suspiciously.

"Bai Heyun" smiled and said: "It's not tea, what's so good about broken tea leaves? There's another world in our teahouse!" He dragged Ming Xiaoyang into the "Bai's Teahouse".

Once inside, "Bai Heyun" moved away the tea cabinet behind the counter, and a wide passage appeared, which was a staircase extending underground, with noisy laughter and shouting coming from below.Ming Xiaoyang looked at "Bai Heyun" and walked down.When I went down to the first floor, I saw a very spacious underground room, many people, many tables, and everything you need for dice and mahjong. It is actually an underground casino!

Zhao Anchen had never seen it before, and asked, "What is this?"

"Bai Heyun" said with a smile: "Of course it's a casino! The gambling money is huge and exciting enough. Only rich people like you can't enter!"

"Wu Guogong" also came down, went in to serve, and the people inside shouted: "Wu San'er! Come here!" "Hey! Bai Siniang, I'm not lucky today, quickly change the dice for me!"

"Bai Heyun" responded loudly: "Hey! Come here!"

Ming Xiaoyang said softly: "Let's go."

"Bai Heyun" grabbed Ming Xiaoyang's forearm, and said with a smile: "I said, this young master, he has come all the time, and he will leave without playing two games, which is against the rules."

Ming Xiaoyang sensed that the aunt still had some kung fu in her hands, and said, "Okay! I'll just play a few games!"

"Bai Heyun" said: "Okay!"

Zhao Anchen said: "You will?"

Ming Xiaoyang smiled and said: "This is also one of the many reasons why I am worse than you in martial arts."

Ming Xiaoyang relied on "Feng Yin" to play dice to bet on the size of the dice. How could there be a way for others to survive? After a few rounds, he won a lot of money. Ah, why don't you come back another day?"

Ming Xiaoyang smiled lightly, threw the winning money into "Bai Heyun"'s hand, and said, "I want to ask you something."

"Bai Heyun" weighed his hands, his face immediately turned cloudy, and he agreed, "Sir, tell me!"

Ming Xiaoyang asked: "Is your name really Bai Heyun?"

"Bai Heyun" chubby smiled, and said: "Who doesn't know that Bai Heyun is a big businessman with a lot of wealth, don't I want to follow the wealth, don't I dare to force it? I'm congratulating you 'Congratulations'. Wu Guogong is a noble person, and my family Wu San, who happens to be surnamed Wu, is also a bit noble like others, it is Gong Xi Fa Cai's 'Gong', it is Wu Guogong!"

Zhao Anchen: "..."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "The money is all given to you, let's change your name in the future, I know the real Duke Wu, this is not good."

"Bai Heyun" was startled, and looked at the two noble young masters again, thinking that it was probably true, so he forced a smile and said, "Yes, young master, if you say change it, change it immediately, from now on I'll be called 'Bai Suzhen', even with a touch of fairy spirit! My Wu San will be called 'Wu Song' from now on! Ha ha."

Ming Xiaoyang asked again: "You look like a local, do you know that Bai Heyun's Bai family has business here?"

"Bai Suzhen" laughed and said, "How could that be, if there was, I wouldn't dare to call myself 'Bai Heyun', would I?"

Ming Xiaoyang nodded, went up the stairs and walked out of the underground casino, 'Bai Suzhen' behind was still holding the silver and shouted: "Master, come again next time!"

Ming Xiaoyang walked listlessly on the street, muttering in a low voice: "Maybe there really isn't one, Shen Xuanqing is just talking nonsense..." He looked up and looked at several impressive businesses on the street, "Ningzhou Bank", "Baifu University" "Restaurant", "Yaju Teahouse"... let out a long sigh: "Oh... envy Brother Shen, you can get silver flowers wherever you go, my son is still in debt..."

Zhao Anchen looked at Ming Xiaoyang's frustrated face and smiled slightly.Ming Xiaoyang saw Zhao Anchen's beautiful smile, and whispered, "You're still smiling!"

At night, Ming Xiaoyang stayed in Zhao Anchen's room, Zhao Anchen asked: "Why, the wind and cold haven't recovered yet?"

Ming Xiaoyang pouted and said, "Recently, I can't sleep well by myself. If I fall asleep again, and it's windy and cold, it will delay things. When I come out later, I'll sleep with you. Don't try to drive me away!"

Zhao Anchen smiled and said, "Yes."

I went out to patrol the border early in the morning, because I escorted Shen Xuanqing yesterday, I didn't have time to catch Xia Bing to ask how they escaped the defenders and entered the Song border.I can only look at the topographical conditions here very carefully today to see if I can find anything.It took some time, and after checking the terrain, I couldn't find a way to hide a small group of people crossing the border without being discovered by the guard checkpoints and patrols.

Ming Xiaoyang thought of the place where Shen Xuanqing squatted and trembled, and Shen Xuanqing also said that Xia Bing chased him from the hillside over there.Ming Xiaoyang said: "Xia Bing and the Daliao female spies probably sneaked into Song Bian from near the place where we met Shen Xuanqing."

Zhao Anchen nodded in agreement.As Shen Xuanqing said, Xia Bing's footprints were found nearby, and Ming Xiaoyang used the tracking technique to follow the footprints all the way there. Ming Xiaoyang said: "Fortunately, it didn't rain yesterday, and the footprints are still there."

After searching for a while, they lost their footprints when they chased a mountain wall. The weeds were very high under the mountain wall. Ming Xiaoyang pushed the grass away with his sword, and said in a deep voice: "Sure enough!" A not-so-small cave, the traces do not seem to be man-made, but rather the hollows formed when the mountain changes.

"Hey! Brother Ming! Mr. Zhao!" A voice came from not far behind. The two turned around and heard the reputation. You have to find a decent place, the scenery here is not very good!"

Shen Xuanqing ran over panting, and said: "I remembered that there were Xia soldiers here yesterday? I wanted to see how they came here, so I ran into you!"

Ming Xiaoyang asked: "Who the hell are you? Don't say you are a merchant who knows tracking skills."

Shen Xuanqing nodded and said: "To tell you the truth, Brother Ming, I am really a merchant who knows how to track."

Ming Xiaoyang smiled and said: "Oh, you are quite unexpected, why don't you tell us on the spot, what do you, a merchant, know that you shouldn't know?"

Shen Xuanqing gasped and said, "I, I will... track back, set traps and detect traps."

Ming Xiaoyang doubted: "It is said that many arts are not overwhelming, but is there something wrong with you learning these things?"

Shen Xuanqing said: "My father said that merchants and merchants will inevitably cross mountains and rivers. It is always a good thing to know more, so I have been taught these strange things since I was a child. So far, it is the first time I have used it just now..."

Ming Xiaoyang asked: "Aside from being a merchant, what other status does your father have?"

Shen Xuanqing said: "Oh, brother Ming, if you ask me, who should I ask?"

Ming Xiaoyang asked: "Who taught your sister's martial arts?"

Shen Xuanqing said: "My father taught it."

Ming Xiaoyang asked again: "How is your father's martial arts?"

Shen Xuanqing said: "Now my sister is stronger! Old sister is mighty!"

Ming Xiaoyang shook his head and looked back towards the entrance of the cave.

Shen Xuanqing also looked over: "Oh? Where is it, it's pitch black, and there's wind?"

The hole is very wide, and there is no problem with five or six people lined up side by side.Ming Xiaoyang listened to it with "Feng Yin", and said: "The hole is very long."

The three of them made torches and slowly poked them in. The cave was pitch black, and the light of the torches was limited. They couldn't shine for a long distance, and they didn't go far. After walking about 30 meters, Ming Xiaoyang and Zhao Anchen stopped together and started to retreat. , Shen Xuanqing asked: "Oh? Why didn't you leave?" Ming Xiaoyang grabbed Shen Xuanqing and pulled him back.

After leaving the cave, Zhao Anchen said, "No, I can't get in."

Shen Xuanqing looked back and forth between the two with wide eyes, and asked, "Why?"

Ming Xiaoyang said: "There are too many snakes, there should be a lot of poisonous insects."

Shen Xuanqing was surprised: "How do you know? Why didn't I see it?"

Ming Xiaoyang smiled and said: "Because your sister's martial arts is the highest, hahaha!"

Shen Xuanqing pouted: "Cut! What should I do then? How did they come here?"

Ming Xiaoyang said: "If my guess is correct, they should have followed the injured elder sister. When I first entered, I smelled a small amount of insect repellent herbs. There are traces of the medicine powder, and the cave is dark and damp, the effect of this medicine will not last for a few hours, those Xia soldiers probably failed to go back and died in this cave."

Shen Xuanqing said: "Huh?"

Zhao Anchen said: "Xia Bing probably didn't know about this passage. He just followed him and never returned. That woman might have known about it a long time ago, or she just happened to have snake-repelling medicine on her body. Accidentally found the cave by accident."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Well, roughly it should be like this. Let's go back."

Zhao Anchen said: "Yes"

Shen Xuanqing said: "Are you leaving now? Just leaving like this?"

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Otherwise? Go in and feed the snake?"

Shen Xuanqing said: "Oh" and walked back.

Ming Xiaoyang asked: "Is there anyone in your family who is good at mechanics?"

Shen Xuanqing shook his head: "No."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "It seems that there is more than one thing to ask my mother to help." After thinking for a while, he asked: "Brother Shen, didn't you say that the Bai family has a lot of business in various state capitals? Why not in Ningzhou?" ?”

Shen Xuanqing said: "Impossible, there are so many, it's just that you haven't found them."

Ming Xiaoyang asked: "Oh? Brother Shen knows?"

Shen Xuanqing said: "I don't know. My father said there is one, but I only know about my own."

Ming Xiaoyang smiled and said, "I'm becoming more and more interested in your father, haha."

Drilling through the forest and climbing the mountain all day, Ming Xiaoyang was also very tired, went back to the inn and lay down on the bed, looked at Zhao Anchen who was sitting at the table, and asked: "You say you are a prince, why do you suffer with me all the way? "

Zhao Anchen said softly, "Why do you think it is?"

Ming Xiaoyang said: "I think you are suffocated in the capital."

Zhao Anchen looked at Ming Xiaoyang lying on the bed, noncommittal.

Ming Xiaoyang thought for a while and said: "There is also... um... I don't know."

The waiter knocked on the door and said, "My lord! I have a letter from you!"

Ming Xiaoyang sat up, stunned for a moment, went to open the door, took the letter and sat beside Zhao Anchen, looked back and forth: "Who knows I'm here? Still writing letters?"

Take it apart and take a look: "Master Ming, please come to Baifu Restaurant for a talk, shopkeeper Jin."

Ming Xiaoyang asked strangely: "Treasurer Jin? Who? Oh~~~! So it's Treasurer Jin!"

Zhao Anchen asked: "Do you know each other?"

Ming Xiaoyang smiled and said: "I don't know him, but this treasurer Jin must know me. You rest first, I will go back!" Get up to go out.

Zhao Anchen said: "No! Let's go together!"

Ming Xiaoyang looked at the persistent Zhao Anchen, and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, are you still afraid that I will lose it?"

Baifu Restaurant, before entering the door, Xiao Er came out to greet him and said, "Please, my lord." He led the two of them to a room and retreated.

Ming Xiaoyang pushed the door open and went in, and saw a middle-aged man, of medium build, chubby, quite cute.Seeing Ming Xiaoyang, the shopkeeper Jin bent over and saluted, and said, "His Royal Highness King Ning, young master. I am Jin Fu, Bai Jin Fu."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "The shopkeeper Jin is the head of the Jin family?"

Jin Fu said: "I am not in charge, but I am indeed a member of the Jin family. Your Highness, young master, please sit down."

Ming Xiaoyang suddenly rejoiced and said: "Oh, what about Baifu Restaurant?"

Jin Fu smiled and said: "It is the industry of Bai's Trading Company."

Ming Xiaoyang smiled and said: "Haha, good! Brother Shen really didn't lie to me!"

Jin Fu said: "Young Master, the Patriarch has given you a letter, please read it." He took out a letter as he spoke.

Ming Xiaoyang took the letter and opened it to read: "..." After reading it, he put it into his arms and said, "Oh, by the way, I owe a lot of money to the Shen family, you can pay it back for me!"

Jin Fu smiled and said: "Yes, the Ningzhou Bank has already returned it that day, young master, don't worry!"

Ming Xiaoyang widened his eyes and exclaimed, "You know all of this?"

Jin Fu glanced at Zhao Anchen, avoiding to say more, just smiled and said: "Yes, young master"

Ming Xiaoyang asked: "I received a reply before I sent out the [-]-mile urgent letter? How did you do it?"

Jin Fu smiled: "The young master doesn't know something. The Bai family does not use horses to deliver news, but pigeons and peregrine falcons. It is faster than eight hundred miles."

Ming Xiaoyang nodded slowly, and said: "There is one more thing. There is a cave on the border of Ningzhou that leads to Xiajing, and the people of Liao know that there are snakes, insects, rats and ants in the cave, so we need to deal with it as soon as possible. Do you have a solution? "

Jin Fu said: "Young master, don't worry, the Jin family is good at keeping property, and they are familiar with the Bai family's organ technique. Tomorrow, I will take someone to follow the young master to check it out. If there is no accident, within three days, the cave that the young master mentioned can be turned into a cave that can only be used by others." Used by Secret Agents of the Great Song Dynasty."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Okay."

☆、Secret Cave [-]

Ming Xiaoyang didn't speak on the way back, very quiet, Zhao Anchen said: "What's wrong?"

Ming Xiaoyang said: "It's nothing, I just remembered that when I went to the scientific examination, I listened to the chatter of the students next to me. They said that they had studied hard for decades, some of them were honored by their ancestors, some of them said they were successful, and some said they wanted to serve the court. Haha But I don’t have their expectations, I just want to be myself. Last time I was going to save the spy sister, Brother Shen stopped me, reminded me that everything may be different, and told me that as my parents Son, rashness is not good. Thinking about it now, looking at the strength and achievements of the officials and parents, Zhao Yi, do you think I am living too naively?"

Zhao Anchen said: "You have always been like this."

Ming Xiaoyang suddenly blamed and said: "Hey! Zhao Yi, it's too hurtful! My son is reflecting on himself, so can't you comfort me?"

Zhao Anchen smiled and said: "Okay, my king comforts you. There is nothing wrong with you being unrestrained and unrestrained. I am also looking forward to growing up and becoming mature. It is you, and everything is fine. Are you satisfied with this?"

Ming Xiaoyang pouted and glanced at Zhao Anchen's profile.

Zhao Anchen was in a good mood all the way with a smile on his face.

Back in the guest room, Ming Xiaoyang said: "My mother said that the identities of the bandits in Lanzhou are all true. I can take them to the Qingzhou defenders and hand them over to General Zhang Li."

Zhao Anchen said: "Well, maybe my father and aunt Yun knew about it a long time ago."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Well, it seems that it is. Ningzhou has also seen what should be seen. After we take Jin Fu and the others to explore the cave tomorrow, let's go back, pass by Lanzhou, and take those bandits away .”

Zhao Anchen said: "Okay."

Ming Xiaoyang lay on his side tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep, feeling that it was still hot in midsummer, so he got up, took off his underwear and threw it beside the bed, then lay down again.

Zhao Anchen closed his eyes and said softly, "It's natural to have a calm mind."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Aren't you hot?"

Zhao Anchen lay on his back and opened his eyes slightly, seeing Ming Xiaoyang taking off his shirt and looking at him with his upper body naked, he closed his eyes again, and whispered: "It's okay."

Ming Xiaoyang quickly fell asleep, and instinctively leaned towards Zhao Anchen.Zhao Anchen lay on his side, with his back facing Ming Xiaoyang, slightly lowered his neckline, and fell asleep silently after a while.

In the morning, Ming Xiaoyang woke up, and saw that Zhao Anchen was fully dressed, sitting by the side table with his eyes closed, resting his mind, and calmly adjusted his breath.Said: "Zhao Yi, you got up so early today, uh..." Confused, he put on his shoes, walked to Zhao Anchen's side, sat down, tilted his body, rubbed Zhao Anchen's arm, his head was empty, Started the Mingxiaoyang-style morning relaxation.

Zhao Anchen opened his eyes, glanced sideways, and said softly: "Put on your clothes when you get up, and be careful not to catch a cold." He continued to close his eyes and adjust his breath.

Ming Xiaoyang said slowly: "Yes..." slowly got up and went to get dressed.

Jin Fu took some helpers and more than 20 members of the Bai clan who were good at mechanics, followed Ming Xiaoyang to the cave entrance, and prepared a lot of medicine powder and medicine packs to repel snakes and insects.Each person wraps a long and thin medicine bag around the calf, arm and waist.

In order to facilitate the immediate start of work, the snakes, insects, rats and ants in this cave must be expelled. The two helpers carried a medicine powder basket, which contained more than a dozen baskets. They entered the cave first and sprinkled herbal medicine powder. Holding a torch, he followed closely and went into the cave to investigate.

Shen Xuanqing also followed Ming Xiaoyang, watching while walking in the middle of the team, and said: "Brother Ming, this hole is very strange, it is actually triangular, the width is ordinary, the top of the hole is pointed upwards, and the further you go, the higher it is. It looks very wide, how did it form?"

Ming Xiaoyang said: "There is no trace of man-made excavation, it should be formed naturally."

Sprinkle the medicine and investigate, you have to go slowly, there is wind in the cave, and you don't feel suffocated, everyone walked for a long time, and sat down against the cave wall to rest.Jin Fu said: "Young master, this hole is really deep enough. We have been walking for more than two hours, and we still haven't seen the exit."

Shen Xuanqing smiled and said: "Oh, shopkeeper Jin is the hardest one. I'm full of flesh. I'm exhausted after walking this trip. It's all about losing weight, haha."

Jin Fu said: "Mr. Shen said this. I don't want to lose weight. I feel safe when I am fat. Money is something outside of me. This meat is my own."

Shen Xuanqing said with a smile: "The shopkeeper Jin is really interesting, he is actually a fat man with perseverance."

Jin Fu proudly said: "That is!"

Ming Xiaoyang threw a stone towards the rock wall, listened for a while, and said, "It's coming soon."

Everyone walked for another two miles, and when they came across the corpses of Xia Bing, Shen Xuanqing said: "As Brother Ming speculated yesterday, this team of Xia Bing really has never returned from this mission."

The people behind put these Xia soldiers on the prepared wooden boards with wheels and dragged them away.After walking for about an hour and a half, suddenly the cave was very wide, and a clear small pool appeared, and at the end of the cave, there was a large exit with a diameter of nearly ten meters, but this exit was on the top of the cave, and the small pool was in the middle of the cave. Above, the top of the cave here is about eight feet high... Everyone looked up with their necks up, sighing how they could get out of this height because they didn't have wings.

The small pool is facing the exit, which can reflect the bright sun during the day and the bright moon at night. There are many vines hanging from the edge of the cave, which is a wonder at first glance.

Shen Xuanqing said: "Well, it's a good place, it's just how we get out. And... uh, them." He pointed at those Xia soldiers with his fan.

Ming Xiaoyang said: "The lake water is clear and there are fish, so it must not be stagnant water. Judging from the degree of water erosion on the edge of the small pool, the water level of the pool should be relatively stable. It is definitely not due to whether there is rain at the entrance of the cave. It should be It is connected to the river outside the cave, and we can go down to find the underwater exit, so Zhao Yi and I can use the vines to get out." After speaking, he gently pulled the vines with the imperial light skill "Feishuang", and flew out of the cave in a blink of an eye.

When everyone looked up in amazement, Zhao Anchen also flew out of the cave.Jin Fu sighed: "As expected of me, the young master of the Bai family, I have good skills, but His Royal Highness Prince Ning, why do you use the Bai family's light kung fu..."

Ming Xiaoyang stood outside the cave and looked around, observed the location and terrain, and said: "Zhao Yi, this is definitely the Xia Realm."

Zhao Anchen said: "Well, judging from the terrain, this place is quite hidden."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "The surrounding ground and flowers and plants don't look like they are often trampled on. In the cave, I saw the traces on the ground. Except for those Xia soldiers, they were the slight footprints of some Liao spies who knew how to do light work. There were no Song people. Shoe marks."

The two looked around for a while, then sat outside the cave and waited for the people inside to swim out.Not long after, I saw Shen Xuanqing walking over with water dripping all over his body: "Brother Ming, Mr. Zhao, I really envy your good skills. I just choked up a few sips of water in the water and almost died young, I, huh... …The exit is a river not far from the mountain, the current is not fast, the river surface is slightly wide, and the river water is slightly sandy, unlike the clear water in the pond in the cave, the concealment is better."

Zhao Anchen said: "Concealment?"

Shen Xuanqing said: "I climbed to a high place and looked along the river, and found that the direction of this river may have a lot to do."

Ming Xiaoyang took out the map from his pocket and said, "This is the direction?"

Shen Xuanqing said: "It is this river!"

Ming Xiaoyang said with a smile: "This time I found a treasure. This river passes through Xia's Xiping Mansion, enters Yinchuan City, and goes straight to Xia's hinterland. From the map, almost the entire line of this river is within Xia's territory, so it is natural not to add it. Be vigilant. They never thought there was such a cave."

Shen Xuanqing looked at the map and was very happy: "Yeah! This cave is a treasure. I really admire how the spies from Daliao discovered it. The entrance is in Song Dynasty, but the exit is in Xia Dynasty."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Looking at the traces in the cave just now, there are no more than two or three Daliao spies who know this cave at most, and it is very likely that there is only one person, that is, the injured elder sister who has not had time to inform the territory after she found out. Companion, I used it to escape once, and these Xia Bing didn't go back, except for the eldest sister, probably no one knows about it, to prevent her from making another fuss in the future, this hole must be dealt with quickly." He looked at the drowned chicken next to him again. Said: "Haha, it's a good thing you don't know how to do light work!"

Shen Xuanqing was proud: "Hey, I'm so stupid and valuable!"

The people in the cave also came out. In order not to attract attention, they found a place in the mountain and dug a hole, buried Xia Bing, filled it up, and sprinkled some soil from the nearby surface.

It was getting late, and after walking in the cave for a whole day, everyone hunted some wild game, went back to the cave, sat by the small pool to rest, and prepared to spend the night here to recuperate, and planned to go back tomorrow to prepare for repairing the cave.

Members of the Bai clan who are good at mechanism skills studied the entrance of the cave. After everyone discussed it, Jin Fu came over and said, "Young master, this cave entrance can be made into a spiral stamen mechanism. The surface of the cave looks like an ordinary mountain floor, and it can bear weight and pass through." People, the underwater channel is sealed with an iron net mechanism, water can pass, but people cannot, and the entrance of the Song Dynasty is also sealed with a mechanism technique. It looks the same as the original mountain. Found the entrance again. The entrance and exit of the cave and the underwater passage can be opened inside and outside. Only the Bai clan members and secret guards who know the Bai clan mechanism can open it. Yes, there are vents that people cannot enter and exit to keep the air flowing smoothly. There will also be hidden weapons and other organs in the cave, and if it is not my Song Dynasty spy, even if they enter, there will be no return."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Okay. How long will it take to finish?"

Jin Fu said: "The construction started at night, the mechanism of the three mouths was completed in three days, and the defense of the cave was completed in five days."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "So fast?"

Jin Fu said, "Exactly."

Shen Xuanqing asked: "Brother Ming, do you know Bai's tricks?"

Ming Xiaoyang replied very frankly and proudly: "I can't!"

Shen Xuanqing said with disgust: "Oh, I really don't know how you became the young master, you don't know anything."

Jin Fu smiled and said: "It's okay, my young master is still young."

When Ming Xiaoyang heard this, he moved to Zhao Anchen's side in aggrieved manner, and muttered in a low voice unconvinced: "I'm not young."

Zhao Anchen looked at him sideways, with a calm expression, but a deep smile in his eyes.

Ming Xiaoyang raised his head and said, "You're still laughing!"

Shen Xuanqing was very surprised: "Is he smiling?"

Jin Fu also looked carefully at Zhao Anchen's face, shook his head and said, "No."

Zhao Anchen raised his eyes, and glanced at the two people who were staring at him coldly. Shen Xuanqing and Jin Fu turned their eyes away for a moment and looked into the distance...

Bai's proudly sprinkled the insect repellent powder, and overnight, the snakes and insects in the cave ran and died, and everyone returned to Ningzhou from the cave without any hindrance.

The Jin family of the Bai family began to repair the dense caves and arrange organs. Shen Xuanqing continued to travel around the mountains and rivers, while Ming Xiaoyang and Zhao Anchen mounted their horses and returned to the camp of the defenders on the northwest frontier of Gyeongju.

He galloped past Lanzhou with his horse, and brought along a group of "bandits". These bandits robbed for more than a month and were helped by Ming Xiaoyang. Gun Gun, he rushed back to Gyeongju in less than three days.

Under the city of Qingzhou, Ming Xiaoyang said to the "bandits": "You think of a new name for yourself, and I will take you to the military camp in a while, and stay in the army with peace of mind. I will find a way to save your family and wait for everyone After the matter calms down, you can restore your names."

All the "mountain bandits" knelt down and worshiped Ming Xiaoyang, saying: "I am grateful for Mr. Ming's great kindness, brothers will never forget it!"

Zhang Li was very happy to see King Ning and Ming Xiaoyang came back, Ming Xiaoyang said: "I brought more than 100 brothers back..." Before he finished speaking, Zhang Li said: "Well, although I don't know about these more than [-] people Where did it come from, but I received a secret order from the official family, asking me to collect these people you brought back into a battalion separately and protect them. Don't worry, nephew, I have settled down. I will call it "Leopard Camp" 'Bar."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Well, suitable, these more than a hundred people are skilled, honest and good at fighting. 'Leopard Camp' is suitable."

Zhang Li smiled and said: "Okay, that's it!"

Luo Yuning and Luo Zhan heard that King Ning was back, so they rushed over immediately, and stared at Zhao Anchen as soon as they entered the room. Luo Yuning raised his hand and touched his neck, and heaved a deep sigh of relief: "His Royal Highness King Ning , you have finally come back intact, and I have saved my head."

Luo Zhan sat beside Ming Xiaoyang and said, "Brother Ming, is there anything interesting along the way?"

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Of course, the girls in Lanzhou City are different from those in Tokyo. They are all very beautiful, with big eyes and high nose bridge, fair skin and beautiful appearance, and they can sing and dance well. There is a Ziyelou, where the mutton hot pot is especially delicious , and the bonfire party, Ningzhou wood carving masks are extremely

☆, stepping on the edge of the tour

After surveying the border situation of Song and Xia for several days, Ming Xiaoyang sorted out a lot of pictures and written materials along the road. He only rested in Gyeongju for a day and continued eastward to inspect the border between Song and Liao.The two got on their horses and set off.

Ming Xiaoyang worriedly said: "Zhao Yi, the situation on the Song-Liao border is not good. There is not even a decent mountain, and there is no serious river. It is completely flat and unobstructed. It is even more difficult to defend than the Song-Xia border. The Daliao cavalry is going south, and our army is under too much pressure."

Zhao Anchen said: "Is there a countermeasure?"

Ming Xiaoyang said: "Let's dig a big river."

Zhao Anchen said: "It makes sense, let's plant more trees."

Ming Xiaoyang said: "It makes sense! Hahahaha...