Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Baqiao is a must-pass when traveling east to west from Chang'an. Embankments have been built for five miles along the river, and tens of thousands of willow trees have been planted. In early spring, catkins flutter like flying snow, creating a scene in An'an.

When Li Huairen, the heir to the Wei Dynasty, went to take office a few years ago, he took the willow trees to the north, vaguely recalling the words of his old friend. It became a tradition to break the willow trees at Baqiao, and it became a fixed place to say goodbye.

But on this day, on both sides of Baqiao, there were many people who were wary, and even more people who were secretly carrying weapons. Zhou Xin knew that something was wrong as soon as he arrived at Baqiao. The East Palace had already sent people... but he didn't know Was he ambushing King Qin, or was he here to block Alang?

Both are possible. After all, Alang escaped from the harem last night. It is already past noon. The prince has not found anyone in the harem. He will definitely come to Baqiao to prevent Alang from going east to intercept King Qin.

On the other hand, it is unlikely to ambush King Qin. Everyone knows that King Qin is brave and his bodyguards are all warriors who have survived many battles and ride good horses. If there are too few people in the ambush in the East Palace, it will be useless. If there are too many, King Qin will probably notice it in advance. .

Zhou Xin suppressed the fear in his heart and slowly walked up to Ba Bridge. But as soon as he walked up, seven or eight eyes were cast on him. A big man stretched out his hand to stop Zhou Xin, "The Ba Bridge is damaged and is inaccessible today."

"..." Zhou Xin was speechless. Such a lame reason?

If the Ba Bridge is damaged, you and the dozen or so people behind you stand on the bridge...are you so not afraid of death?

Of course, Zhou Xin naturally knew that this was a one-way blockade of Ba Bridge by the East Palace to prevent Alang from sending people to cross Ba Bridge and intercept King Qin in front.

After arguing for a while, Zhou Xin returned to the west side of Baqiao in despair. He looked around for a few times before walking quickly to the west. He thought about it in his mind. If Baqiao was not good, there was Changle Slope.

Changlepo is also the only way from Chang'an to the east and west. The King of Qin set off from here for several expeditions. Last year, Alang also bid farewell to the officials here during his expedition.

Changlepo is a small town. Zhou Xin found a restaurant along the street to sit down. He specially sat near the window and began to wait, waiting for the sound of horse hooves...

Fan Feng had already arrived outside the Tang Army camp outside Xianyang County.

"The personal bodyguard of King Wei Si?" A Tang Army junior high school officer looked at the embarrassed Fan Feng suspiciously.

After all, he came here on foot, and for fear of being late, Fan Feng walked all the way, sweating profusely and really exhausted, and indeed quite embarrassed.

And the small school also doubted this. After all, everyone knew that King Wei successively formed the Daizhou Army and the Lingzhou Army. He also traded with the Turks for a large number of good horses, and defeated the Turks twice and captured a large number of war horses. They may be short of horses, but King Wei Si will never be short of horses... But this man came on foot.

"Fan Jiqing, the Duke of Ding'an County, is my cousin. He is the leader of Alang's bodyguards. When Alang goes on an expedition, he is the leader of the scouts in the army." Fan Feng explained: "I have been assigned by King Si of Wei. Please see me if you have any important matters on this trip. Duke Wu."

The principal hesitated for a while but did not refuse, not because he had heard of Fan Jiqing, but because the name of King Wei Si was so famous, "Just wait."

A quarter of an hour later, Fan Feng's eyes widened, "Is there something important, Mr. Wu?"

After being stunned, Fan Feng emphasized: "It's really something big!"

The principal shook his head and stopped talking.

Fan Feng stood frozen outside the camp gate for a long time, "Then can we please ask Duke Wu's personal guards to come out?"

The principal looked at Fan Feng curiously and shook his head again.

Fan Feng was a little stunned now. He took two steps forward and whispered, "Is Mr. Wu going out?"

The principal squinted his eyes, his right hand already holding the handle of the knife at his waist.

Fan Feng immediately knew that he had guessed correctly and sat down on the ground, sweating profusely. Before leaving, Li Shan had carefully analyzed Yuchi Gong's side. If Fan Feng could see someone and tell everything, without that half of the jade pendant, Yuchi Gong might not raise an army, but at least he would send some. When the personal guards rush to Sun Moon Lake, they can also send cavalry to meet Li Shan.

The most important thing is that Yuchi Gong will definitely send people to intercept the King of Qin.

But if Fan Feng cannot see anyone, even as a personal guard of King Wei Si, there are only two possibilities. One is that he has entered Beijing.

As a trusted general of the King of Qin, Yuchi Gong was ordered to lead the army to defend Chang'an. He would not be lured into Chang'an casually... Even if the prince falsely conveyed the edict, Yuchi Gong would definitely rush to Sun Moon Lake first. After all, Sun Moon Lake is very close to Chang'an.

Second, he was summoned by the King of Qin.

In previous wars, Qin Qiong still had the opportunity to lead the army, but Yuchi Gong was often by the King of Qin's side, often protecting Li Shimin in dangerous situations, so the latter was likely to summon Yuchi Gong in advance before arriving in Chang'an.

Fan Feng was in a state of confusion. When he saw the principal squatting down and looking at him, he thought about it and asked in a low voice: "Did Mr. Wu go to see A Lang?"

The small colonel also thought for a while, turned around and waved. Seven or eight soldiers had already rushed over, and he whispered: "It's not towards Chang'an."

Fan Feng felt happy at first, at least he was not lured into Chang'an, but then he was shocked. If Zhou Xin couldn't stop King Qin, he was afraid that Yuchi Gong would also fall into Chang'an.

Seeing that the seven or eight soldiers had already come over, obviously intending to capture him, Fan Feng suddenly shouted: "The prince has conspired to rebel, put your majesty under house arrest, and secretly summon the King of Qin back to the capital!"

The scene suddenly became silent, and the soldiers all stood there motionless. The colonel was shocked and grabbed Fan Feng's shoulders with both hands and pulled him up, "But the truth?!"

"If you lie, you will be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts!"

"How dare you lie about this kind of thing!" Fan Feng said with a ferocious face, "With Duke Wu absent, is there no one in charge in the army?"

The principal was shocked and doubtful. He left Fan Feng behind and asked the soldiers to watch him. He ran back. A moment later, a young man in his twenties came quickly.

"You are Li Huairen's personal guard."

"Yes." Fan Feng looked around.

This young man is the youngest among the eighteen scholars. Su Xu, the grandson of Su Wei, the famous prime minister of the Sui Dynasty, is appointed as the military counselor of the Tiance Prefecture. Because he is from Jingzhao martial arts, martial arts is on the edge of Xianyang County. So Li Shimin left him in Yuchi Gong's army.

Seeing Su Xu driving the soldiers away, Fan Feng licked his dry lips and told the story from beginning to end. Su Xu's expression changed drastically, "His Royal Highness King Qin must be intercepted."

"Two groups of troops set out at the same time, one to chase Duke Wu, and the other to Chang'an and intercept King Qin outside the city." Fan Feng gritted his teeth and said, "We must not let King Qin enter the city."

Su Xu immediately assigned men, and the two groups of cavalry set off immediately, galloping away in the rolling yellow sand. Fan Feng was greatly relieved, but he looked up at the sky and wondered whether he would be able to catch up.

"Please give me a good horse." Fan Feng whispered: "I still need to go and pick up Alang."

Su Xu nodded. He also looked up at the sky, his face full of worry. Dusk was not far away. Has King Qin already entered the city at this time?