The Grandmaster Strategist Chapter 26: Snow Shadow Killing Intent

In the beginning, in the 27th year of Wuwei, Ding Chou, Taizong succeeded to the throne, Gaozu abdicated, and respected as Taishang, with Gaozu still alive, Xia Zhao still uses Wuwei reign.

At the end of the year, Hundred Officials wrote a letter to ask for a change of the year name, in order to show the holy virtue, Taizong Xuzhi.

——"Yongshi Taizong Benji"

Wuyin in the first year of Longsheng, the seventh day of the first lunar month, the first clear after the snow, the cold is very cold, before the fifteenth, all industries have stopped, and there are few pedestrians on the road. A small barn shop next to the official road was flirting with wine banners. The shopkeeper Hu San added a few more charcoal to the stove and leaned listlessly next to the counter to take a nap. This Chinese New Year passed very smoothly since King Qi's victory in Zezhou In Zezhou, there are no obvious foreign troubles, and there is an endless stream of travelers returning from all over the country. His business is very good. He planned to wait until next spring to repair this dilapidated store. Who knows that he will go to the casino to play in the first day of the junior year. The Bodhisattva refused to bless him, and lost most of the silver. His wife returned to her family in angrily. Hu San regretted it, but couldn't bear to pick up his wife. He had to open the business in advance with a frown, hoping to meet a few lavish guests. , Or you can make a few taels of silver to please your wife.

Being drowsy by the fire, suddenly there was a loud sound of horseshoes in his ears. Hu San was shocked and ignored the cold wind coming through. He opened the door and looked out. Snow was blowing in the northern area, and twelve knights rushed to protect a carriage. Hu San looked desperately. Not long after those people were close to a few miles away, one of them got out of the crowd, rushing to the front of the crowd, and in a flash, the flying horse arrived at the door, and the knight on the horse pointed at Hu San with his whip and asked, "Yes. Is the wine good, can there be idlers in the store?"

Hu San flatly said: "Guests can rest assured, the wine in the shop is famous, strong and mellow, and there are no customers in the shop. Even a young man has gone back to celebrate the New Year. The shop is clean and warm. The uncle is walking away in these nine cold days. Dao, why not come in for a few drinks and keep you comfortable."

The knight in the black cloak took off his hood, revealing a sturdy face. He got off his horse and ignored Hu San. He walked into the store and stood at the door. He saw that it was very spacious, although the table The chair is simple, but quite clean. He nodded with satisfaction, and said: "My adults are going to be on the tip here, and you must be good at serving."

Hu San's eyes were sharp. As early as when the knight turned over and dismounted, he could see clearly that under the cloak was a fine-quality black riding attire. His upper body was even more beautifully dressed in black soft armor with a horizontal sword on his waist. Looking at the scabbard, you know that it is not a common product, plus the boots on your feet, you don’t need to ask to know that this is a general in the army, and when he heard that he has an adult to take care of him, Hu San was overjoyed, and he was a senior official. Noble, then as long as you are considerate, you will definitely not give less money. He said very neatly: "Master General, the stable behind the shop is very wide, and the pastures are all good. The villain goes to the stove and keeps Master General's horses from the cold."

The knight waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, bring up the good wine and meat in a moment."

At this time, the other people have also arrived. The knight walked quickly to the front of the carriage and reported: "My lord, you can hit the tip inside, please show me."

A clear voice came from inside the carriage and said: "The journey is hard, we rest for an hour, but we can't drink too much wine." The knights promised loudly and got off their horses. One of the knights dropped the **** game from the horse, and said: "The shopkeeper, we will cook the horses ourselves. You will carefully cook these pheasant rabbits and bring them to my adult." Hu San repeatedly agreed.

At this time, the Tsing Yi boy who was driving a carriage jumped out of the car, and then lifted the driving curtain to add a Tsing Yi scholar. The two of them entered the store hall under the diligent guidance of Hu San, and sat down at a table that was leeward and warm. And the knights quickly led the steeds on the carriage and the horses of the knights to the stable, without Hu San's intervention, and even the forage was taken by themselves. Then, after leaving a knight guarding the stable, the other knights entered the store, and after meeting the scholar in Tsing Yi, did they sit down.

Hu San moved extremely fast. At this moment, Kung Fu had already filled the table with the prepared bacon flatbread and shochu. Hu San was so busy that he was sweating, but he saw that the guards were full of faces. Satisfied look, can't help but feel happy. After a while, Hu San made a few small dishes with the game meat brought by the guests and brought them to the Tsing Yi scholar’s ​​table. He took a peek, and saw that the Tsing Yi scholar’s ​​face was reddish, as if he had drunk a few glasses of wine. The bacon delivered was almost untouched. What's more, the wine he drank was not the spirits in his store. I don't know when there was a blue and white porcelain jar on the table, and a simple wine glass that looked like jade but not jade, and it was filled with clear blue wine. In addition, there is one more food box, which contains some exquisite desserts. The outside of the food box is covered with thick fur, and the pastry seems to be steaming.

Hu San put the game on the table, and the boy in Tsing Yi, who was sitting aside, took out the silver bowls and chopsticks from another box beside him, put them in front of the scholar, and tasted every dish. Cai said: "Master, please use it."

The scholar in Tsing Yi just started to eat. Hu San was dumbfounded. Although he was well-informed, he was just guarding a small wild shop and had not seen such a pomp.

Having been busy for more than half an hour, Hu San finally got down. The knights had already swept away the wine and meat, and then they drank and chatted slowly. After the Tsing Yi scholar had a meal, he picked up a book and looked fascinated. Hu San knew that these people probably had to rest for half an hour, and quickly went to bring two jars of wine over. One of them seemed to be the leading knight and shook his head. , Said: "No, if you are drunk, it won't be easy to go, you fill our wine sacs." As he threw a wine sac on the table, the other knights also took off their waists. Put the bag on the table. As Hu San filled the wine, he calculated that each wine bag can hold at least two catties of wine. Even today's wine and meat, it is already a big business. After the installation, Hu Sanyi counted, but there were only eleven wine pouches. He was strange and couldn't help but peek at it. It turned out that there was a knight sitting in the corner at the beginning, not sitting with other knights, Hu San. Almost ignoring him, when he noticed, he realized that the man turned out to be a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy. Hu San felt strange that everyone in the north was cold, and everyone loved spirits. Why didn't this young knight drink alcohol? After a few more glances, the young knight seemed to have noticed his gaze and gave him a cold look. Hu San felt a huge shock in his heart. The young man’s expression was cold, and his eyes were even more murderous. Although Hu San was not a soldier, he had struggled for many years in the war. He knew that the look was very, that is. With a look of bitter hatred and crazy murderous intent.

I slowly drank the light wine. I couldn't stand the strong wine that was too mellow. I was a little ashamed. The other day I thought of my father's death day, and thought of the Wanfo Temple sacrifice, who was it? Knowing that before the trip, the court came to envoys to reward the three armies, and I, the supervising army, naturally couldn't get away. After the New Year, I had time. I didn't care that it was less than fifteen. So I took Xiao Shunzi and a few guards to Wanfo Temple. His Royal Highness Qi Wang also wanted to accompany me to have a look, but I declined. Looking at the lonely figure in the dark corner, my heart felt bitter. It is a pity that I simply sacrificed to my dead father, and I couldn’t stop thinking about it. This time I brought Ling Duan to give him a chance to escape. .

In the drastic changes many days ago, after Li Hu was forcibly taken away by King Qi's subordinates, Ling Duan became like this, silent, cold and hateful, but I was helpless about this matter. I couldn't deliberately let him see anything. Clerical information, this way it’s easy for an idiot to know that there is a trick. Only this way can let Ling Duan know the fact that the old part of Quartz has all killed his mouth, so that when he returns to the Northern Han Dynasty and cooperates with other things, he will think of Quartz "betraying "Possibly, this is a very important move in my plan. To eradicate quartz, this is essential evidence.

Among Long Tingfei’s generals, Su Dingluan and Tan Ji are dead, and only Quartz and Duan Wudi are left. I decided to focus on Quartz because Duan Wudi is good at guarding and acting cautiously. He must be a shrewd man. As for shrewd subordinates, superiors can rely heavily on them, but they are hard to trust. In addition to the information we have, Quartz is indeed Long Tingfei’s beloved general. In this way, dealing with Quartz is not only a divorce from Long Tingfei’s confidant. Moreover, the betrayal of the cronies would even more severely hit Long Tingfei's confidence. For this reason, I can't take care of Ling Duan's mood.

Looking at Ling Duan, I suddenly thought of Tan Ji. King Qi once copied to me a song sung by Tan Ji when he died. I chanted it again and again, thinking of Tan Ji's life, and I couldn't help but sigh deeply. Although the song is too sad and depressed, it is also written with painstaking effort. After reading it in my heart, I suddenly stood up and walked outside the store.

Hu Yanshou, who was in charge of protecting Jiang Zhe, got up in surprise and was about to ask, but Xiao Shunzi, who followed up, waved his hand and said, "You don’t have to come out, you don’t need to come out." Although he said so, huh Yanshou still greeted another guard and followed out. Ling Duan's heart moved, and he got up and followed out. He knew that although Jiang Zhe was quite generous to him, the guards were very wary of him, so he stood far away, watching Jiang Zhe standing in the snow, looking at the sky with his hands down. , I don't know what to think about. Ling Duan touched his waist, his hatred was deeper, but he could only bear to wait.

At this time, Jiang Zhe suddenly sang aloud:

"The heavens are unkind and chaos, and the earth is unkind and makes me meet this time. Fighting to hide the sun, the roads are dangerous, and the peasants are in exile and sorrow. Lili, artemisia annua, withered branches and dry leaves, full of bones and arrows. Scar. The snow is full of the sky and the heart is cold, the strong man is blue and the blood is condensing the deep river. The sun is dark and the wind is sorrowful, and the clouds and mountains are not seen. Thousands of miles are swayed and involuntary, and there is no day and night without thinking about my homeland. I hate the injustice and the people. Although I live in peace, I often hear about it. But from the holy monarch, I do many unrighteousness, and there are many people who complain about me, and I don’t want to be born to return to the south. I will be buried by the Chu River. ."

Ling Duan was fascinated. Although some sentences were not well understood, he could feel the sorrow and pain in the singing. He heard "From the holy monarch to do more injustices, the disabled people and the country blame me Ling Duan couldn't help crying when he said these two sentences, thinking of the general and his former colleagues, thinking of such a straightforward Li Hu, the hatred in his heart almost made him unable to tolerate that thin back standing in front. Reached out and touched Dan Ge, his eyes showed the killing intent to the sky, or just give up his life, even dying here would be better than the pain.

Just when Ling Duan's mind was about to be chaotic, there was a misty piano sound in the wilderness. If there is no sound, the sound of the piano will clank, and the world will be wonderful. The more passionate and the faint sadness. There is a lot of hatred. Although the sound of the piano is faint, it is continuous. Everyone can hear it clearly. I don't know when the snow floats in the sky. The sound of the piano is getting closer, and the more and more sad tunes make the whole world. They all seemed to be filled with a desolate atmosphere.

The sound of the piano seemed to be full of temptation, which made people feel hatred and fanatical murder out of thin air. At this time, the other guards also stepped out of the wild shop and looked vigilantly in the direction of the sound of the piano, but everyone They are all warriors on the battlefield with a heart-like heart. Naturally, they will not be moved by the sound of the piano, but they will show a vigilant look in their eyes.

Xiao Shunzi frowned slightly. He could hear that the sound of the piano contained a deep internal force. This piano player was not only a master of rhythm, he was also a master of the inside, so he would not be moved by the sound of the piano. , But looked at Jiang Zhe worriedly. Jiang Zhe didn't know how to martial arts, but Xiao Shunzi breathed a sigh of relief after just taking a look. Although Jiang Zhe didn't understand martial arts, he listened to the piano purely with appreciation, and he would not be influenced by the music of the piano.

I listened attentively to the sound of the piano, and I couldn’t help but sigh. I can also play the piano, but it is thick and not precise. If I play this piece, it will be difficult to gather in several places, but the person must have a subtle fingering. I turned it up naturally. Although I am not a melody person, the four words with good eyes and low hands can almost sum up my ability in melody, and I can also hear that the person playing the piano is really a master of the world. However, what the music of the piano emphasizes is not to have **** but not to be sorrowful, but not to be sad. This person has too much sorrow in the piano.

Everyone is unhindered, only Ling Duan has a miserable life experience. Both the elder brother and the most respected general died on the battlefield, and the new friend was killed again. He bent down beside the enemy as an attendant, and he was sad in his heart. Yu was resentful, and was only provoked by the evil spirits in his heart. At this moment, bewildered by the sound of the piano, his mind gradually became confused, his eyes turned red and his complexion was squalid, and he suddenly swung his arms at the thin blue figure.

His appearance has long been in the eyes of Hu Yanshou, and he easily stopped him. Ling Duan is like a mad tiger, regardless of his care, he kills desperately, but Hu Yanshou is the first-class master of Hu Yanshou, Ling Duan. How could it be his opponent, if it hadn't been Ling Duan's life-threatening attack, I'm afraid it would have been defeated long ago.

Hearing the sound of the weapon's blade hitting, I didn’t want to listen to the piano anymore. I looked back and saw that Ling Duan was robbed of the sound of the piano. This was not what I expected, gently Frowning, I ordered: "Xiao Shunzi will stop Ling Duan, let the two guards go to see who played the piano and bring him here."

Xiao Shunzi's body shape is like illusion, Zhang Xu's space seems to be passing by, taking over Ling Duan's offensive for Hu Yanshou, a pointer is in front of Ling Duan's forehead, and the cold Zhen Qi turns into inexhaustible strands of Ling Duan. Within the body, Ling Duan staggered back, fell to the ground, his eyes became clear, he looked at Dan Ge in his hand and Hu Yanshou coldly looking at him with a knife in horror, and he understood what had happened. Although he had murderous intent, he was not. The stupid stupid man knew that assassinating Jiang Zhe was an unrealistic illusion, so he was just looking for an opportunity to escape. Seeing such a scene, he couldn't help being shocked.

Ling Duan naturally knew this situation. I was afraid that he would be put to death on the spot. Although his stubborn nature and arrogance made him unwilling to call for survival, but for anyone who does not have a greedy heart, Ling Duan's heart is miserable, and he kneels on the ground, low. Said: "The sinner offends the adult, please forgive me." After that, he said nothing.

I know Lingduan's temperament. This sentence of guilt is already very difficult for him. What's more, I didn't intend to kill him, but I couldn't let him realize it, so I deliberately showed indecision.

Ling Duan could see the look on Jiang Zhe's face, but if he pleaded hard, it would not be something he could do, so he simply bowed his head and waited for the man to issue an order to kill him. At this moment, he heard a long sigh, and then a gentle voice came from his ear: "Ling Duan, you have followed General Tan for many years, and your heart is too heavy. I know you still hate me in your heart, and you are confused by the sound of the piano. , Jiang Mou doesn’t blame you, just don’t do it again. If you do this again, I will kill you."

Ling Duan's heart widened, saying that it is rare to have a chance to leave the Yongjun camp this time. If it is possible, I will inevitably escape, so naturally I won't do it again. He respectfully said: "Ling Duan obeys his orders and dare not commit any more." Then he stood up and looked up, only to see that the tiger guards looked at him with colder gazes, but he didn't care about it, just retreated. To the side. At this time, a horse-drawn carriage drove in the distance, and the sound of the piano that was still lingering stopped abruptly. On both sides of the carriage were the guards who had just gone to find the person who played the piano, and the carriage came with one left and one right. Ling Duan was also curious in his heart, and looked carefully, not knowing who could play such a piano sound.

It was an ordinary carriage, which seemed to be used only by ordinary travelers. The driver was a half-hundred old man, with a thin appearance and electric eyes, and he knew a good martial arts at first sight. When the carriage approached, the old man got out of the carriage and stood aside respectfully. With the curtain raised, a young girl in a purple-clothed saber jumped out of the carriage, and then reached out and helped a handsome young man with a staring eyebrow. This youth was wearing Dark black sable fur, with a precious sword hanging from his waist, with a noble temperament and a calm expression, he knew he was not an ordinary traveler at first sight.

One guard led the three to walk slowly, and the other guard walked a few steps quickly and said: "Master Qi, the person playing the piano has been brought."

The young man stepped forward and said: "Cao Min Gao Yan pays homage to the adults. I don't know what is the order to call the Cao Min?"

I admired this young man for a long while, handsome appearance, slender and tall figure, noble and elegant manner, courtesy and a little reserved behavior, this young man is definitely from a family and I don’t want to neglect , Smiled and said: "In Xiajiangzhe, I heard the piano playing by the son of Gao in the wilderness. I only felt that the sound of the piano was like the sound of heaven, which made Zai Xia feel relaxed and happy. Therefore, he invited the son to come, guarding recklessly, or frightening the son. I don’t know why the son came to Zezhou. If there is anything embarrassing, Zhe Ning may serve as the prison guard of the Zezhou camp."

The young man’s eyes flashed with an imperceptible brilliance, and said: "The Caomin is terrified, I don’t know it is Princess Changle of Ningguo, Chu Xiang is here, Jiang Houye is famous all over the world, and Caomin is a citizen of Korea. On the Central Plains, the Caomin once saw the poems of Hou Ye in the country. The magnificent and unparalleled, the Caomin was deeply admired by him, and he did not expect to see each other today. Gao was very lucky."

I sighed: "It turns out that although Korea is a foreign domain, it has never been from the Central Plains. Although the Central Plains has been chaotic in recent years, there are still envoys who have been promoted to the heavenly dynasty. When the Southern Chu was the Hanlin, he was once the Chongwen Palace. In the third year of the same Yuan Dynasty, that is, the tenth year of Zhenyuan, the Korean envoys entered the dynasty. Unfortunately, they encountered strong winds and had to land on Hangzhou as a last resort. So they were stranded by the Nanchu Emperor Zhao She. Six years of Emperor Wuwei, Guiguo He also sent envoys to Chang'an for Jin Ye, but unfortunately the Central Plains was in a melee at the time. The envoy Jin Guimin was killed by the princes on his way back to the country. For this reason, the imperial court sent troops to quell the chaos and shed blood to repay this hatred. Unfortunately, there has been no envoy in your country since then. Yeah, it's a pity."

The young man’s eyes flashed with amazement, saying: "The Lord Hou really knows the affairs of our country very well. Jin Gongyi is the grandfather of the grass-minded people. The story of his death in the service is passed back to the country. Father, our king came to pay memorial service for this. Since then, pirates in the East China Sea have been rampant, and the waterways of our country and the Central Plains have almost been cut off, and it is impossible to enter the country. It was not until a few years ago that the sea routes were unblocked that our country resumed trade with the Central Plains. Therefore, I went to Binzhou with the ship. I originally wanted to follow the footsteps of my ancestors and traverse the famous mountains and rivers in the Central Plains. Unexpectedly, I felt shallow on paper. Caomin went the wrong way and strayed into Qinzhou. Because the two countries had to send troops, they had to stay in custody for more than a year. Before the great victory of your country, Qinzhou failed miserably, and was eager to expand the army. Caomin took advantage of the gap to leave Qinzhou, climbed the mountains and crossed the mountains and worked hard for many days, and finally entered Zezhou. Therefore, the land is still under military control. Being suspicious, I bought a carriage and prepared to enter the inland of the Central Plains. I did not expect to meet Lord Hou here. Although this matter is a bit difficult to explain, the grassroots dare not hide it, and ask Lord Hou to learn from it."

I was surprised and uncontrollable in my heart. I looked carefully at this person, and I didn’t see any Korean ancestry in appearance, but the Korean nobles were extremely Chinese, which is also commonplace. My eyes fell on the old servants and maids behind him, if he If he is really a Korean, then his people should be able to tell the truth and raise his hand to beckon the old maid to come forward. Asked the girl in Goryeo: "But what your master said is the truth?"

When I was in Binzhou, I used to cover up my original face and talked about business with Goryeo Fu, so Goryeo still speaks a little better, and it sounds fair, the beautiful girl's eyes flashed surprise and blurted out. Said: "It's the truth." It was really in Korean. The girl woke up as soon as she spoke, and she switched to the Central Plains language: "Slave maid master, detained in Qinzhou, I have to do it, please forgive me." It's pretty smooth, but her accent is a bit weird, but fortunately, her voice is clear and beautiful, and it doesn't sound harsh.

I smiled slightly and said: "The girl speaks Chinese very well. I don't know how to call it?" The girl turned red on her face and said: "The slave maid Jinzhi, because the son loves the cultural relics of the Central Plains, so the slave maid changes to speak Chinese , For many years, but the servant is stupid, the accent is difficult to change, Hou Ye laughed."

My eyes fell on the old servant. Although the old servant is a servant, he has an extraordinary attitude. He just said: "Old slave Cui Jiucheng, you can only listen to but not speak in Chinese, please forgive me." He replied in Korean, smooth and calm.

I thought, although it is not difficult to find two followers who are proficient in Korean, they are obviously not from the Central Plains. From this point of view, the identity of Gao Yan should not be questioned, but even so, It is impossible for them to leave Zezhou just like this. It is better to keep them in Zezhou for a period of time and wait until they are confirmed to have no problems. Moreover, this high-stretched temperament is extraordinary, so it would be a pity if such a character simply misses and cannot make friends. Thinking of this, I apologized: "Jiang assists His Royal Highness King Qi to guard Zezhou, and you must not be careful about everything. Young Master Gao is a distinguished guest from Korea. Zezhou is now in turmoil. It is inconvenient for Jiang to let Young Master come and go freely. If you have the face of King Qi, if you don’t give up, you may stay in Zezhou for a while. When the spring flowers bloom, the roads are clear, and it will not be too late to go to the Central Plains. I see that the son is outstanding. If he is appreciated by his highness, the son is here. You can come and go freely in Dayong area. Wouldn't it be better than this embarrassment."

A faint color flashed in Gao Yan's eyes, but he lowered his head vigilantly to avoid Jiang Zhe's gaze. After a while, he said, "Master Hou is kind, Gao Yan dares not follow his life."

I happily said: "Should have invited Gao Gongzi to rest in the army immediately, but Jiang was interested in paying homage to his father at the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple. If Gao Gongzi is willing, can he go with him, if the Gongzi wants to rest in a hurry, I will send my son to the barracks as a subordinate."

Gao Yan said: "Caomin is also a person who has nothing to do. Since Ten Thousand Buddha Temple has this name, there must be many Buddha statues~ IndoMTL.com~ There must be places to hang around. The grass people love landscape and cultural relics. If Hou Ye does not find it troublesome , Gao Yan is willing to go to Ten Thousand Buddha Temples with Hou Ye."

I laughed and said: "It's so good. Zhe sees that the carriage is simple and simple, and the carriage that Zhe rides is wide and comfortable. Please ask the son to ride with me."

Gao Yan seemed a little surprised, and after a while, he said: "Thank you, Lord Hou, for his kindness, Gao Yan followed his life."

At this time, the tiger guard had prepared the carriage. I asked Gao Yan to get into my carriage. Gao Yan knew the opportunity. Before we could say more, he took off the sword and gave it to the maid to send it back to him. carriage. I also sat on it, but this time Xiao Shunzi stopped driving. He also followed in. A stranger was riding with me. Naturally, he would not be relieved. Hu Yanshou took the whip himself. The maid Jinzhi took the piano bag from their carriage and got into the carriage at my sign.

The carriage I originally brought from Binzhou has long been destroyed by the war. This carriage was delivered only recently. It is more spacious than that one. Four people sitting in the carriage still feel very comfortable and spacious. The carriage is divided into two front and rear rooms. The back is a soft couch with cabinets for placing items. The front room is equipped with brocade stools on both sides. The middle table is cast iron and covered with snow-white brocade. , The bottom of the cups and trays on the table are made of magnets, so they will not slide on the table. Except for the tea set, there are only some scrolls on the table at this moment.

In order to withstand the severe cold, cashmere blankets are spread everywhere in the carriage, and the surroundings are also tightly sealed with fur. Except for the windows on both sides that are not blocked for light, you can touch it with your hands, and everything is soft. Fur, but translucent glaze is used on the windows to prevent cold wind from entering, and the brass stove under the table makes the carriage warm without any chill. However, Gao Yan didn't seem to be surprised because it seemed that his identity was not simple.