Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 439. 438.
After the group of people came out, when Li Shimin saw the black-haired and handsome Oolong Zai parked beside him, he stopped in his tracks.

The stone steps divide the slope into two parts, Oolong Zou is at one end, and the carriage including the two brothers of the Yan family and his own red flame named "Shivachi" are at the other end.

They were all galloping horses from Pegasus City. When Du Ruhui saw the bright red horse that was blocked by the carriage when he arrived from this perspective, Li Shimin's heart was already in turmoil.

Is Jingzhao Du worthy to ride a thousand-mile horse from Pegasus City?

The answer is yes.

But the problem is...

Everyone in the world knows that when it comes to sprint speed, Chi Yan is the best in the world.When it comes to running thousands of miles, Mo Yun walks hundreds of miles on the snow without being out of breath.But when it comes to load bearing and explosive power, Oolong Zou is the most coveted mount for generals in the world.

There is no other reason, first of all, it has great momentum, its speed may not be the fastest of the three schools, but it is the most powerful.Some burly generals with heavy weapons and heavy loads are the most suitable ones. With heavy weapons and Wulong Zou, as long as they charge up, they will be unstoppable.

Strong and heavy.

Therefore, according to the size of the three mounts, the tall and mighty Oolong Zou with dark fur and muscular body is the dream mount of many warriors.

It also looks the most oppressive.

Who made it big.

It stood one step forward, surrounded by horses like mules.

In fact, Li Shimin is particularly envious of Oolong Zou.And after getting acquainted with the young suzerain of Pegasus City this time, the other party really gave his family a mount in return.

However, the oolongs that were sent... In modern terms, they are like the E-class cars in Mercedes-Benz.

It is a Mercedes-Benz, but it is not as good as the S-Class, AMG or Maybach.

It belongs to the type that has face when riding out, but in fact it only has face.

And the mount given by the young suzerain did put a lot of thought into it. The appearance of Oolong Zou was a bit mediocre, but the Chiyan I was riding now called "Shivachi" was of pure blood excellent.

He is not a burly general at all, and his weapons are nothing more than spears and short swords. Fighting on the battlefield is not based on strength.

Therefore, in fairness, Chi Yan is the most suitable mount for him.

but!

Is there any man in the world who doesn't want to build a Hummer or Raptor after owning a Ferrari to realize his off-road dream?
That's the truth.

Men, even if they know they are not suitable, they still want to ride!
And right now... just look at that oolong horse.

The fur is as black as ink, and when it is illuminated by the sun, it looks radiant, like a black dragon twined around, with crystal-clear scales.

This kind of bloody oolong... is much stronger than the Mercedes-Benz E at home.

It's no worse than my own red flame!
The body is mighty, as strong as a tiger, and the muscles are knotted...

it is good!
it is good!
it is good!
so good!
so beautiful! ! !
This is the brave mount that warriors dream of! ! !

Li Shimin's heart began to churn.

this horse...

Awesome!
Excellent!
Hardcore, off-road!
Although I don't know if it is a three-cylinder, but it must be fun to drive to the desert!
but……

When he saw the driver's body, which was much thinner than himself, he had to stand on tiptoe to grab the rein, and he had to pull hard to borrow the strength. After stepping on the horse's back...

That feeling was like seeing a mighty Hummer, but the driver was just a thin bamboo pole weighing less than 120 catties.

The disharmonious speechlessness in his heart, and a kind of desperate loss, rarely made him a little annoyed...

But after being annoyed, it was replaced by a kind of thinking.

The Du family is naturally equipped with Oolong Zou.

But to have this kind of bloodline, which was given as a gift by the young master of the Pegasus Sect, is not normal in itself.

Sun Jingchan himself said that the most distressing thing about raising horses among the three Pegasus sects is that the blood of the horses of the three sects has become more and more indifferent.

This kind of thoroughbred horse is becoming less and less.

The subtext is precious.

But this member of the Du family can proudly own such a pure-blooded oolong...

It's an intriguing thing in itself.

Or, the Pegasus Sect has a relationship with the Du family.

Or, what kind of favor is owed.

Otherwise, this kind of rare horse should not only appear on the body of a seventh-rank prison magistrate.

Is it...

Is there any secret in him that is worth exploring?

Almost instantly, Li Shimin thought in his heart.

Pegasus City, Du Family.

Pegasus City, Taoist Priest Shouchu.

Is there any connection between these three?And... what position does Pegasus City belong to in this relationship?

……

Li Zhen always believes that if one person can become a friend or confidant with another person, then there must be something about the two people that attracts each other.

And indeed.

Li Shimin became interested in Du Ruhui.

Du Ruhui also saw some clues from the blood-red flame under the sun.

only……

Old Du's brain seems to be better than Li Shimin's.

Chi Yan.

Excellent condition.

But in my impression, yesterday and the Taoist priest looked at the group of Li Yuan's men on the side of the road, and this horse seemed to be among the crowd.

Unlike Li Shimin who doesn't even remember that he had met Du Ruhui and Li Zhen when he entered the city yesterday, Du Ruhui, who has a photographic memory and can't forget it, remembered it when he thought about it...

The general who walked in the front yesterday was Li Yuan.

The generals behind were all wearing face armor.

The red horse appears to be in... the seventh row.And the eighth row is the heroic-looking Sun Jingchan in white clothes and snowy eyebrows...and an ugly baby with a wide mouth and a wide nose...

Prove that the identity of the other party is higher than Sun Jingchan.

And the sequence...

There are two people in a row, and this mysterious general surnamed Li is in the seventh row, which shows that he has a high status in the army.And according to the order of the master's and deputy's subordinates... I am afraid that this person will have to lead an army under Li Yuan's command.

So young, the leader of an army.

He also rode a red flame horse whose pedigree was no worse than the oolong Zou personally gifted by the master of Leihumen under his crotch, and could even be said to be neck and neck.

Also with the same surname Li...

Suddenly, Du Ruhui understood the other party's identity.

I'm just not sure...whether the other party is the boss or the second child.

But he didn't show it.

But after An Ran got on the horse, he said calmly:
"Let's go?"

"Well, Brother Du, please."

Li Shimin said politely, turned his head and said to the Yan family's Tie Hanhan:

"Let's go too. Let's go and have a look~"

"it is good."

Yan Lide nodded in agreement.

Those who see have a share and the benefits are shared equally.

It should be so.

……

All the way out of the city, perhaps because he saw his partner, the Shivachi under Li Shimin's crotch was a little excited, and he wanted to push the Oolong Zou under Lao Du's crotch.

It seems that the two horses still know each other.

After Du Ruhui heard the anxious snorting of the red horse, he thought for a while, first slowed down, and when Li Shimin was puzzled, he yelled to the carriage behind:
"My dear brothers, if you walk three miles forward, you will see the river beach of Luoshui. I can't wait to see General Li's horse, so I will take a step first. My dear brothers, see you by the river later. !"

There is no way, the Yan family and Tie Hanhan are riding in a carriage, and in terms of speed... they really can't catch up.

So I can only answer in the car:
"Eh, I see."

Du Ruhui turned to look at Li Shimin:
"General Li, how about a comparison?"

"...haha~"

Seeing the scholar skillfully manipulating the black dragon, Li Shimin smiled loudly:
"Go! Drive!"

"drive!"

One black and one red instantly turned into two shadows of scattered smoke and soil, blinking forward, and already rushed a hundred steps.

In the end, Chi Yan still won.

When the master dismounted from the horse, he stretched his neck proudly and neighed at Wulong Zou.

"puff."

Old Hei, whom Du Ruhui dubbed "Tachuan", snorted unhappily.

Du Ruhui didn't care, and got off the horse with Li Shimin, and after two policemen quickly came over to take over the mounts, he led Li Shimin to the three smokehouses that were built directly on the river bank and were still smoking.

As he walked, he asked:
"I don't know how long General Li will do at home?"

"..."

Li Shimin was stunned.

Looking at Du Ruhui's black and white eyes, he suddenly grinned.

"Brother Du guessed my identity?"

"Well, I just can't decide whether General Li is the senior or the second at home."

"Haha~"

The general smiled heartily.

At this moment, the two members of the Yan family have not come over yet, so he cupped his hands and saluted:
"The second son of the Li family, Li Shimin, pays his respects to Brother Du."

He saluted, Du Ruhui hurriedly returned the salute:
"Don't dare, it turns out to be the Second Young Master."

"Brother Du, don't disturb the people of the world. The reason why you concealed your identity before is because the people in Luoyang have too many eyes, so you have to do it. Weidu in the south of the city, go to Tianchiwu. If Brother Du calls the younger brother the second son, then the younger brother can only call Du Brother is the young master."

The two hurriedly polite, and finally used the title of relatives of the aristocratic family.

One is the elder brother and the other is the younger brother.

Looking at the long shadows of fish hanging in the smoke from the smokehouse, Li Shimin asked:
"Dare to ask Brother Shi, is this the mystery of the long-term storage of this fish?"

"Excellent. Smoke it with plant smoke to dry the fish. It can be stored for a long time!"

After saying this, Du Ruhui was silent for a while.

In fact, his mind was constantly spinning during this journey, and the reason for the spinning was very simple. He just remembered the Taoist priest's "heart-to-heart" remarks yesterday.

The ants want to move to a new home.

The firewood shed that was piled up with the grain was about to be demolished.

This is his argument.

The gentleman does not stand under the wall.

What if the wall is about to collapse?Simple, kick it up.

However, when the Taoist priest took Liu Ding as an example yesterday, the great compassion in his heart... In Lao Du's heart, it was far better than his own "no break, no stand".

There is actually no technical content in smoking fish.

It's a matter of time before it gets out.

At the very least, he didn't hide anything from the fishermen and catchers, whether it was the extinct net or the method of smoking fish.

As for the second son of the Li family in front of him...then don't hide it.

The Taoist priest didn't say anything about hiding, this is one of them.

Second... If you don't have enough to eat, how can you be the firewood to burn this troubled world to the ground?

So, the scholar with firm eyes continued to say:

"In fact, the principle is very simple. First soak in salt water, and after soaking, hang it in these leaky smoking rooms and use grass and wood smoke to smoke. The water vapor in the fish is smoked away, just like we evacuate the wood used as beams. Wet. Only dry wood can be immortal. The same is true for this smoked fish. As long as it is dry enough, it can be stored for a long time... Right now there is a net of fish that is about to be scooped up, and my brother will know it by himself. .”

"……it is good."

Hearing this, Du Ruhui gave instructions to the policeman next to him:
"Raise the net."

"Yes."

Quickly hear the sound and move.

But looking at the fishermen who started to get busy, Li Shimin suddenly asked:
"Senior Brother is very familiar with this Priest Shouchu?"

"I'm not familiar with it, it's a predestined relationship. However, the method of smoked fish was inspired by him, so after I made it, I went to him to try it out."

Once again pushing Li Zhen far away, Du Ruhui, who made up his mind not to cause Li Zhen any trouble, spoke firmly.

And after he said that, Li Shimin couldn't ask any more questions.

Did he know that Du Ruhui was lying?
The answer is yes.

The look of the two of them flirting, as long as they are not blind, everyone feels that there is a story.

However, at this moment, his tone was extremely firm.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Shimin understood...the other party should be defending the Taoist Shouchu.

After thinking about it, he asked again:
"Then... from the perspective of Shixiong, what kind of person is this Daoist?"

"..."

Du Ruhui turned to look at him casually.

The tone is more casual:
"Well, I'm a little greedy for money. Although it's not a name for nothing, I'm more like a businessman than a monk. But I can't talk about profit-seeking...Let's just say I'm a dutiful person."

The implication: he is not the same as us, so don't worry about it.

Li Shimin believes that there are ghosts.

After chatting for a while, he actually understood that Du Shihou was not a simple character.

The other party is smart.

But the smarter he was, the more Li Shimin could tell...the other party seemed to be wary of him, and this wariness...was simply groundless.

The Du family followed the Legalists, and their ambition to shepherd the people with legal principles has never changed.

Although not all of them are gentlemen, being able to enter the imperial edict and prison department itself means that their xinxing is in line with their family's education.

It is by no means a person who talks nonsense.

But just now he cared so much about a Taoist, but at this moment he always wanted to take that Taoist out of the "two-person world" between himself and him.

This in itself is a strange situation.

And at this moment, the two brothers of the Yan family also arrived.

Li Shimin also understood that this is not the time to talk, so he will not mention this matter.

Instead, it is the standard procedure of the three contemporary heirs of "Du, Yan, and Li" when they communicate.

Although it is wearing a mask, it is precisely because of this standardized mask that everyone can grasp the size and distance of the chat just right.

We talked for less than an hour.

Suddenly, Li Shimin slapped his thigh:
"Oh, I forgot the business..."

Just when the three of them were puzzled, they saw him get up quickly and just take two steps...but then he looked back at the smoky smokehouse.

This smoking has only just begun.

Those fish were just out of the salt water.

"...Brother."

Suddenly, Li Shimin turned to Yan Lide:

"The smoked fish in front of me is not in a hurry for the soldiers. I can't leave for the time being. I wonder if I can ask you one thing?"

"My dear brother, it's okay to say."

"Please go to the "Jing" camp in Dongcheng, find a general named "Tang Jian", and tell him to hand in the tiger amulet, and the whole army can rest according to the plan. I can't go back for the time being, let him go home and wait I."

Hearing this, Yan Lide nodded:
"Okay, I understand. Then I'll go~"

"Well, Xiaoqian can go too."

Yan Qian was taken aback for a moment, then understood what Li Shimin meant, and responded:

"it is good."

So, the car drove on the road.

But just when Du Ruhui thought that Li Shimin was deliberately dismissing the two of them, he heard:
"Brother Du, if you don't mind, can I have a closer look?"

"...Yes, please."

"Thank you."

Looking at the general who was going straight to the smokehouse, Du Ruhui stood aside, frowning silently.

He was a little uncertain what the other party meant.

But through the contact just now, he also had an established impression of this person in his heart.

clever.

The other party is very smart.

But not a resourceful kind of cleverness, but a kind of...

how to say.

He seems to have a very natural spirit, which makes people feel good about him, and wish he could get along with him.

Not to mention anything else, just seeing that the two children of Princess Qingdu's family have become errand servants in just a short while, it can be seen from this.

However, this is not the reason for his frown.

The reason for his frown is simple.

He smelled a smell... called "ambition".

The other party is not the kind of extroverted person who is good at words, but there is no shortage of etiquette and thoughtfulness.And often have a very unique understanding of some things.

Under this understanding, there is a...very strange feeling.

Can't tell.

Can't see clearly either.

But I just feel that the other party is ambitious.

He didn't know where he came up with this idea, but he firmly believed that he was right.

Extremely strange.

but……

No matter what, Du Ruhui felt that he would not lead the topic to the Taoist priest today.

As for why...

Maybe it's just intuition.

He always felt that the person in front of him didn't like the Taoist priest from the bottom of his heart.

And this is also the reason why he himself has always kept a distance from him.

I take the Taoist priest as my confidant.

If you don't like Taoist priests, you are not of my race.

So... Even if the other party is a person who is very comfortable to get along with, Du Ruhui still has a wall in his heart.

This person……

You can be a friend, but you should not be a close friend.

But just tonight.

Tomorrow, he will leave for Hedong, and he will not be able to see him when he wants to.

Even say something ugly.

The chaos in the northwest was just beginning to emerge, and it was not easy for Shanxi Hedong to comfort the ambassador.

As soon as the two of them got busy, they would meet again in this life. I'm afraid they don't know when and what month it will be.

Also good.

(End of this chapter)