Lan Ruochan

Chapter 26 The man who chases the wind fights the beast

Yuan Hong frowned when he heard the leopard neighing. He grabbed the inkstone with his left hand and threw it towards the door, shouting loudly.

"big eyes!"

Then he gave Qing Yun instructions,

"Raise the fire!"

Qingyun understood, grabbed a few pieces of paper and went to the incense burner.

It's just that this incense has a small fire, and it is quite troublesome to use it to ignite pulp paper.

The hiss of the leopard in his ears became more and more clear, Qingyun couldn't help shaking his hands, and almost extinguished the incense several times.

At this moment, a figure came straight from outside the house, seeing him appearing from behind the four mottled beast figures, but he arrived first and rushed through the door.

The man's movement was as swift as a ghost's, and his loose hair was drawn like a wolf's hair, dragging out a line-shaped afterimage.

The person who came came into the room, kicked the broken inkstone out of the door without stopping, Teng, Teng.

Thick black ink spilled all over the floor, and a scent of ambergris permeated the air.

The eyes of the four snow leopards were red, as if hunger had triggered the most primitive greed of creatures.

But they are more in awe of the laws of nature than humans, and the dangerous aura contained in the ambergris from the overlord of the ocean makes them linger and dare not go beyond it for a while.

The big man, who was faster than a leopard, closed the door panel with a bang, and was about to bolt it.

After all, Yuan Hong's stern voice slowed down a step.
"Don't close the door!"

The big man wanted to open the door again, but it was already too late.

The nerves of the snow leopards are extremely sharp, the prey they had locked on suddenly disappeared from sight, and they immediately noticed the ventilation windows around them.

The beast's mind was simple, so it was decisive. The four snow leopards did not hesitate for a moment, and they divided into two teams, double-teaming from the side windows.

The big man knocked down the window latch on one side with his palm, and a leopard's head pushed in, the window lattice was broken, and the window paper was scattered.

The big man shouted, and punched the snow leopard on the forehead.

Hearing a low-pitched wail, the leopard was so shaken that its neck shrank back, its front paws were hollowed out, and half of its body sank.

But another snow leopard has already jumped up on the companion's shoulder.

The big man picked up half of the window lattice, stabbed forward with the ferocious cut of the canine teeth, and pierced the snow leopard's right eye.

The leopard snorted strangely and fell out.

Just as the man was fighting with the two snow leopards, the window on the other side was smashed.

The paper in Qingyun's hand had just ignited some flames, so he couldn't pay attention.

Seeing the urgency of the situation, he shouted to Yuan Hong,

"There is a sword under the table!"

Yuan Hong stretched out his hand and touched the hilt of the sword. With a flick of his wrist, he drew the sword out of its sheath.

A cold light flashed, Yuan Hong let out a melancholy sigh, and a streamer of sword shadow, like Hong Jian Yu Kui, floated like a fairy, and twisted towards the animal heads poking in at both ends.

"Feng Shanjian. On the ninth day, Hongjian Yu Kui, and his feathers can be used as ceremonies."

This is the most elegant and grand style among Xun Lan's five moves.

Qingyun had just read Gai Kun's annotation two days ago, how could he not understand it?

At this time, he saw that the king of Wei actually used his own sword moves, so pure, he was stunned for a moment, the posture of his hands froze, and the flames were ignited by this momentum.

Qingyun was startled, and quickly shook out the ball of fire in his hand. When he came back to his senses, he remembered that he wanted to set fire, so he hurriedly picked up the papers on the desk and threw them into the red flames one by one.

Yuan Hong drove back two ferocious beasts with one sword, and stabbed a snow leopard's front paw, but did not risk pursuing it.

Seeing that Qingyun had already ignited the paper, he cut off a section of the window curtain and threw it into the fireball.

The big man on the other side has no weapons, and his left arm has been scratched by the leopard's claws. Although the wound is not deep, blood is gushing out, making him look a bit embarrassed.

But the situation of the two leopards confronting him was even worse, one was blind, the other shoulder was full of wood thorns, their noses were bleeding and their tongues were drooling, and they were screaming heavily, not daring to pounce at will.

The big man got a short breath, then relying on his physical skills, he took the time to kick over two rows of bookshelves.

As the fire gradually rose, King Wei and the man retreated into the circle of fire.

The snow leopard roared a few times outside the house, seeing the flames, it was also quite afraid, just paced around the house, hoping to find an opening, and didn't dare to break in for a while.

Suddenly, the voices of several children sounded outside the door,

"Ugly slave, put the bait quickly and lure those beasts over, don't let him hurt people.

Mingda, put the noose.

Dati, come and help me pull the rope. "

This place is not in the wild, and the time is extremely tight, so it is impossible to deploy the automatic tightening animal trap,
So the little shabby Khan Baling quickly guided several children to arrange the lasso that needs to be actively stimulated.

This kind of lasso is similar to the trapping frame of a bird. It needs to be pulled to close the noose at the moment when the beast enters the net, which has extremely high requirements for response.

These children neither want to see the snow leopards hurting people, nor do they want the leopards to die because of this, so they take the risk to try to capture the beast alive, and they really don't know whether it is the courage of the skilled or the ignorant and fearless.

Yuan Hong saw the situation clearly through the shattered window, and sighed,
"The vertical eye hasn't arrived yet, and I think I've encountered some troubles.

Go quickly and protect those children, don't let them get hurt by the leopard.

There was a fire here, and it was safe for a while. "

The man was about to take the order, when he suddenly heard the faint sound of metal crashing, he said anxiously,

"There are assassins, Shuyan must have already started fighting with them."

Yuan Hong's face was very calm, neither panic nor surprise, but there was a little sadness in the divine light in his eyes,

"Well, sound the alarm!

Hurry up and take care of those children, if the beasts run wild, it will be really troublesome.

Although they are familiar with animal nature, they are ultimately weak.

Here, there is only one helper here, so don't worry. "

The man didn't dare to object to King Wei's order, turned over and jumped out of the window, holding a Tao Xun in his arms, the sound of sobbing rang out several times, piercing the void, and scattered far away.

Yuan Hong flicked his robe and threw his sword towards Qing Yun.
"You really look like your father."

"You, you..." Qing Yun took the sword, knowing that his identity had been seen through, and he didn't know how to answer.

Yuan Hong turned around, but did not look at Qing Yun, the flames reflected on his face, and the two wet marks on his cheeks reflected the swaying red flames, which were particularly conspicuous.

"You haven't seen your father, have you?
But your feelings for him are so sincere, otherwise how could you appear in front of me?
I also have a child who grew up with me, 15 years a year.

but,

Why!You should know who sent you to me, right? "

Qingyun looked at King Wei in the flames. He was not as fierce and majestic as he imagined, nor was he commanding thousands of people as he imagined.

The figure from the back in the firelight was lonely and desolate, no different from the others.

With the sword in his hand at this time, if he wants to fulfill his father's last wish and celebrate the whole of China's anti-captive festival, he only needs to make a decision with the palm of his hand.

Would it be the same when the ancestor Qing Ketu reappeared?
Qingyun gave a wry smile, he knew that if he made a move at this time, even if he succeeded, even if he retreated, he would not feel any pleasure and sense of accomplishment.

"You are sad today.

I also don't like being a tool to be used.

There are some things I still don't get the answers to.

When I have the answer in my heart, maybe I will come to you again. "

Yuan Hong suddenly turned his head back, looked at Qing Yun carefully, and nodded seriously,

"You are fine!

Come to me anytime if you want me to do something to help you find out.

When you think about it, you can also come to me directly.

The grievances between you and me are private matters, and I will not use other forces to resolve them.

Do you have a token of the Little Dragon King in your hand?

When you want to see me, you can take this sign to King Anfeng, and he will help you. "

Qingyun's eyes tightened suddenly, how did King Wei know that I have this token in my hand, could it be that big brother...

Seeing the change in Qing Yun's face, Yuan Hong added,

"You think it was your elder brother who reported your details to me?

You underestimate your elder brother too much, and you underestimate me, the emperor, too.

Everyone in Xuzhou knows about your sworn brotherhood. When you used his token to mobilize the posthorse, someone had already reported it to me.

You little fellows have caused such a catastrophe in Liang Guo, and you left the post horse there, how can you hide it from others?

You took Lu Wenzu's dying blow in front of five hundred officers and soldiers in the Lu family, wouldn't I know?

Gao Daoyue is dead, and the trial of your case has been delayed again and again. The prince wants to use your card, and his heart is clear.

It's just that I don't want to speculate on his intentions.

As soon as you left Anfeng Palace with Sheng Xiao'er Che Zhan, Yanming had already reported to me. Although he arranged for someone to meet him, he was still worried that the crown prince would use other means.

Hey, the person from Yanming didn't wait for you to report to me just now, I still have hope in my heart, I hope I won't see you today.

Because once you appear before my eyes,

What I lost was a prince. "

Yuan Hong never acted like an emperor in front of Qingyun, only when he mentioned the prince at the end, he called himself "Zhen", with a helpless and sad voice.

The whimpering wind blew open the door, and the killing sound approached.

In the distance, countless black-clothed murderers and guards fought each other, and the three black shadows rushing forward were wrapped around a big man with a beard, forcing him to retreat.

The big man's clothes were covered with blood stains, but fortunately he was born strong, and he didn't hurt his vitals, and he didn't seem to be seriously injured during the attack.

"Big-eyed thief, if you don't make a move, just wait and drink brother's sacrificial bar!"

A gray shadow suddenly floated,

"Stupid eyes! What are you panicking about?
A few cats almost made you drink brother's sacrificial wine just now, where are you? "

Presumably the few snow leopards have been dealt with properly, the man who fought with the leopard just now and the big bearded man joined together, guarding the corridor tightly.

The wind rattled the half curtain of the east window.

Qingyun suddenly felt a strong push from behind, he turned his head and looked at Yuan Hong in astonishment, and a cold arrow flew past him right now.

Qingyun's nose couldn't help itching, as if he had inhaled a fine hair from a feather.

With a sound of "Ah Choo", Qingyun just missed taking in this breath, and Qingyun's feet went limp, and he sat down on the ground.

At this time, he looked up at the sky outside the window, and saw a cold light pouring down from the eaves, looking straight at Yuan Hong.

The man chose to strike from the blind spot of his field of vision, because he wanted to make a sudden strike with his sword to complete his attack.

However, Yuan Hong caught a glimpse of the sword light in Qingyun's eyes, and reacted half a minute earlier. He raised his hand and slammed a corner of the table case, and the whole mahogany panel bounced up with a bang.

If the long sword hits such a thick piece of mahogany, it is really a question of whether it can be broken with one blow.

The worst result is that the weapon is broken or clamped, which is tantamount to completely losing the offensive ability.

In order to avoid the embarrassment of abandoning the sword, the assassin kicked the wooden board away, and his figure was blocked by this, and he fell down.

At this time, Qingyun raised the light of the sword in his hand, and he rose from the ground, with a stretched posture, as graceful as a flying fairy, and shot straight at the person.

"Good sword!" Yuan Hong blurted out praise.

This type of "Hongjian Yu Kui" is exactly the sword he used to force the snow leopard back.

King Wei has been taught by famous teachers since he was a child, and his sword style is rigorous, and the rules are naturally not bad.

It's just that I am an emperor, and I don't have many opportunities to meditate and digest swordsmanship on weekdays, and even fewer opportunities to fight life and death.

At this time, I saw Qingyun laying on the ground and casually pulling out a sword. Although the method was not the same as that taught by his master, he was able to take advantage of the momentum of turning over and flutter his wings like a bird. This kind of flexible and ingenious flexibility is really amazing Bright.

The masked man staggered, and hurriedly swung his sword to block it, but how could an ordinary sword block such a forged epee like "Dry Taste Break" designed to break through hundreds of soldiers?

Hearing the sound of Canglang, the long sword in the man's palm broke, and he staggered back two steps.

Yuan Hong suddenly took off the jade belt, shaking like a flash of lightning,
"Hung Chien on the Land, Husband's Conquest Never Returns"

This is Feng Shanjian's most ruthless killer move.

When Yuan Hong saw the man in black make a move, he knew that the man in black had a tough idea.

Even if he and Qingyun join forces, they may not win in a fair fight.

But it happened that the other party wanted to sneak attack, and Yuan Hong was the first to counterattack by surprise.

Naturally, this dog in the water must be beaten hard, and he must not leave half a chance for the opponent to regain his decline.

Seeing that the sword was unavoidable, the man in black thought of his mission and turned his heart.

With a broken sword in his hand, Ben Yuanhong stabbed him in the chest, trying to fight to the death.

The snake-like soft sword pierced the man in black's throat with a plop, but the broken sword also slammed into Yuan Hong's chest and abdomen firmly.

A piercing sound of metal friction gnawed into the crane cloak outer robe, revealing a golden scale chalcedony armor inside.

The strength of the sword was removed by the outer layer of gold and copper foil, and it was scratched on the rows of hard chalcedony, like a dead dog dragged backwards, letting its head lie lifelessly on the undulating ground Rub, bump, until completely limp.

This king of Wei's Taoism is really unfathomable, and it seems to be full of flaws, but in fact, he has all the wisdom in his hands, and he has exhausted all the tricks.

Qingyun had already begun to doubt whether he would really have a chance of winning if he made a rash move when he faced the "unarmed" King Wei alone.

At this time, the noise in the distance became louder, and a shrew wielded a knife in both hands to protect the two teenagers, and led a group of guards to kill them.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the three men in black who were blocked by two big men turned around and wanted to leave.

Suddenly, a swordsman who was full of filial piety came from his back, his moves were full of fire, his style was fierce, he could attack but not defend, it was a desperate style of fighting.

The three men in black initially besieged the bearded man, but they still had the upper hand. It was already a bit difficult for the ghostly man like a gust of wind to join the battle group.

Youdao is not afraid of high morality, but afraid of dying, and now another lunatic has come, making the three of them secretly cry.

Seeing that the lunatic's messy cloak was full of flaws from head to toe, but under the pressure of the bearded man and the ghostly man, the three men in black had no spare power to fight back.

It's just that after more than ten face-to-face fights, one person has already been beheaded by the swordsman.

The remaining two swordsmen were no longer interested in fighting, and each flung a sword flower in a feint move, and Lao Yan flew away separately.

But in terms of speed, who can compare to the man who beat the leopard?
A few times after the shadow passed, a man in black took an old punch in the back of his heart, spurting blood wildly, and fell forward.

At this moment, a sharp sword pierced through his chest, barely supporting his body. The man turned his head in despair, saw the face of the heavy-filial swordsman clearly, sighed, and closed his eyes tightly.

The three of them wanted to find the No. 3 man in black again, but they saw many black-clothed swordsmen who were alone in the crowd fighting against trapped beasts, and they couldn't distinguish their bodies for a while.

After all, escorting is a big matter, and the three of them rushed into the meditation room by coincidence, jumping into the fire without saying a word.

Fortunately, the fire was not big, and only some paper curtains were burned.

The furniture here is made of South China Sea hardwood, which is not easy to catch fire.
Only some of the bamboo slips and heavy household items symbolically swallowed some sparks, leaving a pool of scorched black, and the fire was deflated.

Yuan Hong patted Qing Yun on the shoulder and asked, "Little brother, can I wrong you first?"

Before Qingyun understood the situation, he suddenly felt a muffled sound in his back, and his eyes went dark, so he didn't know what happened.

When he regained consciousness in the dark, he found that he had been tied up and stuffed with a silk cloth, so he couldn't move or make a sound.But the movement in the room was still clearly heard.

Yuan Hong's tone was solemn at this time, adding to his prestige,
"Have the murderer's bodies been counted?"

A young man should come,

"Back to Your Majesty!

It has already been counted, and the three leading criminals are indeed the three brothers Longju, Longxiang and Longjue of the Lu family.

Long Xiang and Long Ji have already been killed, but the body of Long Ju has not been seen. "

"How did the Lu family get so close to the prince?"

"His Majesty!"

When Qingyun heard this voice, he was very surprised. Isn't this the Lu family's lieutenant general Jin Chongmei?

How did he appear here,
"Now the Wuchuan Lu family is no longer the same branch as Wuyuan Lu Fengxian.

The Lu family in Wuchuan was originally a Miao descendant of the Qi State in the Zhou Dynasty. The young general's surname was Zhongli.

A few years ago, the Lu family was in decline, and they were married to the Lu family, the general of Rouran, but the family was falsely used.

Lu Luohan, the general of Longxiang who separated the family, had a lot of complaints about these Lu clan members who took over the dove's nest and took away the family, but he was assassinated by the murderers.

The matter was originally an embarrassment of the Lu family, and it was not reported to Sheng Ting in time.

It was for this reason that the minister endured the humiliation and stayed in the Lu family as an undercover agent.

The current Wu Chuan Lu family is actually a member of the Yu Jiulu royal family who fled from Rouran.

Although they were frustrated in the Rouran Royal Court, they were not completely powerless, they were just waiting for the opportunity to rise to the top.

So I secretly communicated with those princes who didn't want to move to the south, trying to leverage each other's strength to make a comeback.

Prince, prince, those princes in Heping City..."

"I see.

Big eyes, is there any movement from Zhongshan King? "

"His Majesty!
The king of Zhongshan is the pillar of the army, and he has no objection.

It's just that the prince also attaches great importance to family affection and morality, and the nobles in Daidi have seen this point and encouraged him a lot.

But, but... Prince Zhen, he has been persuaded, King Zhongshan has made up his mind to maintain His Majesty's strategy of moving south! "

"Oh? How did Yuanzhen do it?"

"Hey, Prince Zhen is fighting the kings with his tongue.

Those princes in Daidi, abiding by the old system of Xianbei, did not understand poetry and books, so they were naturally no match for Prince Zhen, so they took action...

King Zhen was outnumbered and had no intention of fighting back. He was beaten to death by the kings.

King Zhongshan heard the news and came to rescue him. He remonstrated with King Zhongshan to death, and shed blood and tears.

This bitter trick really made King Zhongshan give up his mind,

It's just a pity that Lord Zhen, at this moment,
Hey, King Zhongshan left him at the mansion for recuperation, and planned to send King Zhen to rebel against Beijing when his injury stabilized. "

"what?"

Yuan Hong jumped up against the case, paced the room non-stop, choked up and said,

"King Zhen is the elder of the clan that I respect the most.

When I cut his royal status back then, it was just a tacit understanding between us.

He was the first to support the move to the south for my rejuvenation and protection of the righteous army. King Zhen is the first to make me what I am today.

...Cui Xiu! "

"Here!" It was the young man who spoke first.

"The proposed decree to restore the Yuan Zhennan'an Wang Jue, increase the number of households in the city, add the town to the North General, and the governor of Xiangzhou, it will take effect immediately!"

"promise!"

"Wuchuan Lu Wenzu neglected his duties and was greedy for military pay.

Immediate dismissal, as a death row prisoner. "

"promise!"

Although Lu Wenzu is dead, there must always be an official statement to help public opinion deal with the aftermath.

Yuan Hong didn't bring the prince in at this time. Could it be that the charge of the prince's adulterous military general trying to rebel was just exposed like this?
Although Cui Xiu said yes, he was also muttering in his heart at this moment.

"Lieutenant Gao Daoyue, the censor, is dedicated to his duties and outspoken.

Posthumously named Marquis of Xinchang County, posthumous posthumous name Zhen, regular servant of Sanqi, and governor of Guanzhou. "

"Here!"

"Is there any news about the prince?"

"The prince wants to leave the city in light clothes, but he has been captured by Yuan Yan, the leader of the Central Committee. He is currently under house arrest under Jin Yong."

"Ok.

The crown prince Yuan Xun is fierce and stubborn, which violates morality;

Killing ministers without authorization is also against the ethics of ministers, so he will be deposed immediately.

Temporarily collected in Baode Temple to recite sutras and repent! "

"Here!"

"Big Eye, was the assassin who attacked me in the study just now also from the Lu family?"

"I am going to report to Your Majesty.

The assassin had the brand of Snake Slaying Villa on his body, and he was probably the sword slave of the villa. "

"Oh? Snake Villa has something to do with this?"

"My lord is not sure.

After all, Zhan Snake Villa is a Jianghu organization, and each of the villa's sword slaves also has their own Jianghu relationship.

The minister checked all the corpses of the rebels in the temple today, and he was the only one from Zhan Snake Villa, which may not be due to personal reasons. "

"Well. Send someone to send this corpse to King Song, and let him give an explanation."

"Here!"

"Have the results of the investigation at the animal garden come out?"

"The beast garden of Baode Temple has been in charge of by Er Zhu Xinxing, who is waiting outside."

"Erzhu Xinxing? The son of Liang Guojun?"

"Exactly."

"Oh? Interesting, let him in."

Qingyun lay on the ground, only seeing a few pairs of riding boots pacing in and out.

Then a person who came in seemed to be carrying something in his hand, dripping blood, and swayed with the footsteps of that person, leaving a line of strange tadpole characters on the floor, which seemed to be some kind of most vicious curse.

"""""Knock on the blackboard time"""""

The protagonists of other people's families are either strategizing and pointing out the country, or ten steps and one person is happy and enmity.Is our chess piece that can only be played against others very weak?I also feel weak. After all, the protagonist is still young and the book has just begun. It will take some time for him to transform from a bystander to a conductor.

By the way, Jin Zhongjian, who appeared for the second time in this chapter, is actually an easter egg. Regarding the story behind him, I hope you can find out by yourself, so that it will be more interesting.

The main topic we are knocking on the blackboard today is about the ancient Chinese national outlook.

The concept of "nation" was immature in ancient times. Families, tribes, and countries were the subjects that the ancients cared more about.Han nationality as a national appellation is a modern concept.Qin people, Han people, Jin people, Tang people, Song people, and Ming people are all different dynasties and regions. Foreigners call Chinese people, and these names sometimes have a time lag.

In the "24 Histories", apart from the "Han Shu", the term "Han people" first appeared in Ouyang Xiu's "New History of the Five Dynasties", and only appeared in the entries related to Khitan.In addition, even in the "Old History of the Five Dynasties" (that is, the official "Liang, Tang, Jin, Han and Zhou Shu"), the term Han people is not used. "New History of the Five Dynasties" is a privately compiled history, which was compiled by Ouyang after repairing "Old History".It is conceivable that "Han people" was just the Khitan people's name for the people in the Guannei at that time, which was directly quoted by Ouyang Xiu.This appellation originated outside the Guan, and later became the fixed appellation of the Jurchens for the Huaxia people in Jiangbei (Jiangnan is called Nanren), and it continued to be used in the Jin and Qing Dynasties.Several generations of Jurchen have continued to use the name "Han", which is a kind of customary name solidification. It is actually the same reason as some countries still call China Qin, Tang or Khitan.After all, if there is No. 1 history in the tribes outside the Guan, it must be called Tanshihuai, and it must be said that it refused the bestowal of the King of Han and established an empire that connects Tuyuhun in the west and extends to North Korea in the east.Looking at that period of history from an objective perspective, King Tan and King Han are the two heads of state that can be regarded as equal.The confrontation with the Han Dynasty represented the most glorious past of the Donghu Regional Group.

The "Old History of the Five Dynasties" records that the three dynasties of Later Tang, Later Jin, and Later Han were Hu emperors, including the Northern Dynasties after the Wuhu Dynasty. There is no trace of other Han people in the official history of the Hu Huang period.

In the final analysis, the ancient Huaxia people were a farming ethnic group that relied on culture to maintain cohesion. When it comes to the so-called Hu, Yi, Man, Di, and Rong, it is actually based on the regional concept under the framework of the "Hua Yi Five Party", and Based on the class concept product of "distinction between scholars and common people".

Tuoba Xianbei had a country, regarded itself as China, respected the Han rituals, and traced its origin to the Yellow Emperor.In his official history biography, the bald-haired tribe of the same clan still entered the barbarians because of the geographical structure of the five parties of Hua Yi.Tuoba paid more attention to the gentry, respecting the five surnames and seven surnames, and the Wang Xie Zhuqing who returned from the north also had many high-ranking officials and rich salary, so it was accepted by the Taoism of the Central Plains.The following thousand years from the Northern Dynasties, Sui, Tang to the Five Dynasties.Xianbei nobles have always been active in the core circle of the Chinese regime. The surnames Changsun, Yuwen, Dugu, Yuchi, Qu, Xue, Dou, Duan, and Di have all fully integrated into the Central Plains gentry circle.

Of course, when it comes to ancient national views, no one does not mention the two concepts of "On Migration of Soldiers" and Tu Huling.In particular, the phrase "If you are not of my race, your heart must be different" has almost become the holy scriptures of Han nationalists.But how many people actually read the full text?The details, we will continue in the next section.

(End of this chapter)