Chapter 144 Recognizing Cui Heng
After the Qi delegation left Jiankang, three groups of people chased them down the official road overnight.
Early the next morning, the Zhou envoy also resigned from the Emperor Chen and returned to Chang'an.
On the way, a scout came to report: "Your Majesty, there is someone seriously injured in front of you. He said he wants to see his employer!"
Yu Wenxun nodded and motioned for him to bring the person, but Yu Wenhui's expression changed when he saw the person coming.
This person was a martial arts master sent by him. He bought it at a high price in order to intercept and kill Gao Changgong on his way from Jiankang to Northern Qi, and also kidnap the southern beauty he took away.
But now this man was covered in scars, as if a sword had poked several holes in his body but it was not fatal.
"Who are you? What's the matter?" Yu Wenxun asked.
The man glanced at Yuwenhui and replied: "I have been given the order by Mr. Yuwen. We followed the Qi envoy to a hundred miles outside Jiankang City, but there was no trace of the envoy. Later, another group of people passed by and took me. As gangsters, the two sides engaged in a desperate battle, and all the dozen assassins I recruited were killed or injured! "
Yu Wenxun and Dugu Shan's expressions changed.
"Sanlang, you secretly sent someone to intercept and kill the Qi envoy?" Yu Wenxun scolded.
"So what if it's me? You've also witnessed the tricks of that little lady in Chen State. If Gao Changgong takes her back to Qi State, who knows what kind of trouble will be caused in the future?"
"She is just a little lady. Even if she has some clever tricks, competing in the world is a matter for a man. How much trouble can she cause? Saburo, don't be fooled by her beauty!"
"It turns out that eldest brother thought I was deceived by her beauty!" After a sneer, Yu Wenhui sighed, "Well, see you on the battlefield in the future!"
But he was thinking secretly in his heart: The tall and respectful black-armored cavalry was so imposing and eye-catching, why did they disappear after being chased for hundreds of miles? How could he be ambushed by another group of people by such a coincidence after losing his trace?
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While Yu Wenhui was puzzled, Xiao Jinyu and Gao Changgong had already boarded the ship with a "caravan" dressed in plain clothes, intending to go to Guangling, cross the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers, and reach Pengcheng.
When the fleet set sail, Xiao Jinyu stood on the bow and once again looked back at his homeland, Jiankang.
"This is the natural gorge of the Yangtze River. It originates from Bashu and emerges from the Three Gorges. It stretches for thousands of miles from Jiangling to Jiankang, spanning north and south. It is really spectacular!"
Seeing the turbulent river rushing eastward, like a wild horse running wild, majestic and majestic, Gao Changgong also sighed slightly, thinking of the most humiliating battle in Northern Qi that General Duan once told him, that was the battle between Zhong and Chen Baxian. In the Battle of Shanshan, the Qi army of one hundred thousand was defeated by Chen Baxian, who had already exhausted his energy in the civil war in Nanliang. Forty-six generals of the Northern Qi Dynasty were beheaded by him and suffered heavy losses. From then on, they did not dare to easily go south to attack Chen.
In this battle, Chen Baxian made full use of the advantages of the Yangtze River to cut off the already long food route of the Qi army. He also controlled the Xuanwu Lake important road to prevent the Qi army from crossing the lake. The river in the Southern Dynasty was filled with elite watermen. division, so the Qi army was trapped in a "barrel city". Due to the lack of food and the heavy rain for several days, most of the soldiers died of hunger and were soaked in the rain until their skin ulcerated. They were eventually defeated without a fight.
Hearing Gao Changgong's emotion, Xiao Jinyu knew that the prince who was determined to protect his family and country on the battlefield must have thought of something worthy of his admiration.
"Chang Gong——" she called softly.
Gao Changgong came back to his senses, stretched out his arms and took her into his arms again.
"It's windy on the river, let's go in!"
Xiao Jinyu nodded with a smile. As the two of them turned around, they saw two familiar figures approaching. One of them said loudly: "Yes, the Yangtze River moat can be regarded as protecting the land of the Southern Dynasty. Although Chen State is not big, it is still small according to me." Look, the emperor of Chen State is very ambitious. My dear wife, the peace between the two countries that you have exchanged for this marriage may not last long. "
"I know that on the surface, the two countries have formed an alliance, but in reality, they are heavily armed and looking for opportunities to attack each other. This is a strategy to break up the enemy, isn't it?"
The first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and the third is to attack the city.
"Little lady, you even know the art of war!" the young man said with a smile.
The people who came were actually Li Mi and Cui Heng. "Sanlang said that you will definitely take this waterway, crossing the Yangtze River and Huaihe River from Jingkou to Pengcheng! So we rushed to Jingkou and waited for you, and as expected, Sanlang guessed it right!"
Li Mi said, looking at Xiao Jinyu and Prince Lanling curiously. Seeing that both of them were dressed in extremely ordinary black cloth, he worriedly asked: "Why are you dressed like this, but what trouble did you encounter on the road?"
"Not yet, just to avoid some eyes and ears!"
Li Mi then breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: "It's okay, okay, little lady, you don't know something. When you leave, your last look back will amaze many people. I think it won't be long before you are here. You have such a reputation as a peerless beauty." It’s about to spread all over the world, so be extremely careful when it comes to Qi!”
Having said that, he felt the cold and stern look from King Lanling, and hurriedly explained, "Your Highness, I'm not saying that you can't protect the young lady. It's just the people and things of the Gao family in Northern Qi. You, Prince, should do the same." Understand, the young lady is willing to be separated from her relatives and marry far away from Qi State. Sanlang and I just hope that she will live well! "
"Although I don't have the blessing of being married to a young lady like a county king, I hope to be friends for life. A promise can lead to a long life. Whatever I ask for, I am willing to give my best!"
Li Mi's words were extremely sincere and clear. Xiao Jinyu was very moved and couldn't help but gave a very solemn salute to the two of them.
"Thank you so much to Li Langjun and Cui Langjun for your love and trust in Jinyu. From now on, whenever these two gentlemen ask for anything, Ayu will do everything in his power to help!"
Li Mi returned the gift and asked jokingly: "But why did the young lady choose the county prince? It was obviously the two of us who met the young lady first!"
"No!" Xiao Jinyu replied decisively, "We met at the same time. When we were in Pengcheng, Xuzhou, I saw him first! He saved me first!"
Seeing him first made Gao Changgong unexpectedly look sideways, and looked at Xiao Jinyu's side face with great concentration. He always felt that there was a layer of light on her moist skin, which made people look away.
"It turns out that we lost because we didn't lend a helping hand to you first! If we had known this, we should have taken a step ahead of the king..."
"Yonghe, is this the reason for the little lady? What's more, there is no reason for emotional matters. Sometimes it may be... the cause of the past life, the fruit of the future life! Don't embarrass the little lady by asking these questions !" Cui Heng continued.
The cause of the past life will produce the fruit of the future life?
When Xiao Jinyu said this, his heart skipped a beat and he looked at Cui Heng suspiciously.
At this time, Cui Heng gave her a solemn salute and said to Prince Lanling: "Cui has something to say to the young lady. I wonder if the prince will allow me to chat with her alone?"
Gao Changgong understood Cui Heng and Cui Ziyuan. He became famous at a young age and could have been called to serve as a high-ranking official in the Qi State. However, at that time, Emperor Wenxuan repeatedly made ridiculous actions, and some of his dissenters were even killed by him. This young talent became the He resigned from his official position and preferred to travel around the world giving lectures.
This is also a noble man who regards fame and wealth as rubbish.
He shouldn't have any doubts, so he nodded happily and said: "Okay, I have no objection!"
Cui Heng bowed his thanks and invited Xiao Jinyu to the cabin.
After the two sat down, Xiao Jinyu felt that Cui Heng's eyes were a little moist.
As if he had suppressed his emotions for a long time, he tried his best to keep his voice steady and said: "My father is the third member of the Bolingcui family. In his early years, he was favored by Emperor Shenwu Gao Huan and his son Emperor Wenxiang Gao Cheng. The official to the right of Shangshu Youpushe was known as the iron-faced censor. However, because of this, he was resented by some courtiers in the Northern Qi Dynasty. He was later framed for treason. Emperor Wenxuan exiled him to Macheng to perform hard labor. At that time , the clan urgently needed to elect someone to serve as an official, to clear the case for my father, so I was elected by the clan not long after returning from Nanliang. At that time, I was worried about my father's affairs, and many clan members All other affairs have been put aside.”
When he said this, Cui Heng looked at Xiao Jinyu with dark eyes.
"Because of this, I missed a big event and lost a very important friend!"
"At that time, her family was facing a disaster. She ordered someone to deliver a letter to me asking for help. However, this letter was concealed by my tribe. I didn't see it until a long time after her death."
"This incident has always made me regretful!"
(End of chapter)