Shenyin Shanhaijing

After more than ten days, Cui Yu was removed from the position of prefect and replaced as "special advance". The edict finally came down.

The people in the Prefect's Mansion began to get busy.

Li Chenjun was summoned by Cui Yu and came to the prefect's mansion to pay a visit.

Cui Yu asked, "Li Duwei, I invite you to come and discuss something."

Li Chenjun bowed his head and said, "Sir, if you have anything to say, please tell me."

Cui Yu said: "I am about to step down as the governor. I would like to ask where the captain will go? I recommended you to the position. If you lose the support of the Cui family, your future may not be easy."

"Your Majesty is right. This junior is where you are today because of your guidance. How can I forget such a favor?" Li Chenjun thought to himself: "If I snatch Cui Ying away and make you the abbot of Mount Tai, I don't know. Whether it's kindness or hatred, it can't be said in just a few words."

A smile appeared on Cui Yu's face. He was a wily and smooth scribe. Although he looked down upon Li Chenjun's background, he felt that this man was a rare general. If he was well won over, he could become a sword of the Cui family in troubled times. The mediator guarantees the safety of the family.

He said: "Now, you have two choices before you. One is to stay here and become a captain, and the other is to go to Chang'an with me. If you go to Chang'an with me, you will be idle for at most a year and a half. I have the opportunity to serve as the general of the Kaifu. You must know that the position of 'Special Advancement' is no less than that of the Three Lords. It is not difficult to move to the next level with my recommendation."

"Excuse me, sir, what is a Kaifu general?"

"The general of Kaifu is lower than the general. Above the general, there is also the general of Zhuguo."

Li Chenjun pretended to be deep in thought, paused for a moment, bowed and said, "I would like to go to Chang'an with you." In fact, he planned to "hijack" Cui Ying on the way and run away.

"Kidnapping" is different from elopement. Although the reputation is not much better for Cui Ying, it will not put the Cui family in trouble. If it is an elopement, there is no way to explain it to Liu Yao, the King of Zhongshan.

The Huns occupied Chang'an and were already separated from the Han people in the Central Plains. Although the Cui family in Qinghe was very famous, they became the targets of Liu Cong and Liu Yao's suppression.

If, because of such a trivial matter, the Cui family of Qinghe was not exterminated, but Cui Yu and Mrs. Cui were beheaded, then Cui Ying would have a very sad life.

When Cui Yu heard that Li Chenjun readily agreed, he was overjoyed and said, "Very good! Prepare yourself. In three days, you will bring 200 people as guards to escort me to Chang'an!"

"Yes, sir!" Li Chenjun bowed and left.

After returning home, he began to look at the map to make a strategy and select a few suitable places to start.

The central city of Wei County is in Yecheng (near Handan). From here to Chang'an, you need to pass through the Taihang Mountains along Jingxing, one of the eight Taihang Mountains, cross the Yellow River, and go west along the official road.

Since you want to escape, you always have to find a place with complex terrain, escape a certain distance and then go into the mountains, so that people behind you can't follow. It won't work if the mountain is too steep, because Li Chenjun's men are all cavalry and it is not easy to climb over the mountains.

Three days later, he led two hundred soldiers and escorted nearly a hundred people from the Cui family on the road.

Cui Yu had wives and concubines, twenty or thirty people including legitimate sons, legitimate daughters, concubines, and concubines, as well as a large number of maids, servants, servants, and guards.

Li Chenjun divided the two hundred soldiers into three, one part was in front to open the way, and the other part was in charge of the rear. He and his 50 personal guards followed the Cui family's motorcade in the center.

They stopped and walked, traveling 70 miles a day, sometimes entering crowded towns and villages, and sometimes setting up camp in the wilderness.

In the past few days, the convoy traveled through the mountains. Cui Yu and Cui Xinghe were very cautious and slept with one eye open.

After passing through the Taihang Mountains and entering the Taiyuan Basin, I let go of my worries.

Walking southwest from Taiyuan Basin, passing Linfen, and reaching Houma, it is very smooth. If you go further, you will soon reach Fenglingdu. Once you reach Fenglingdu, cross the Yellow River and reach Tongguan in another thirty miles.

That night, the motorcade stopped at a small village.

Cui Yu and his wife found a farmhouse to stay in.

Because the village is too small, there are no extra houses. Cui Ying "suspected" the farmhouse was unclean, so she slept in the carriage with her maid.

It was a strong wind that night, breaking many branches, and it started to rain.

In the morning, when the wind and rain stopped, the maid came to report in panic, saying, "The second lady has been kidnapped!"

Hearing this, Mrs. Cui shed tears in fear: "My daughter..."

Cui Yu was furious: "Dozens of servants, two hundred guards, so many people, guarding the edge, and under layers of protection, can they still be kidnapped? This is simply unreasonable! Where is the ancestor of Xinghe? Where is Liu Huan?" And where is that Li Chenjun? Could it be said that they are all dead?" Someone reported: "Reporting to the head of the family, Liu Huan and Li Chenjun are missing! The ancestor of Xinghe comes and goes without a trace, and I don't know. Where have you gone?"

"What? These people have disappeared?"

The maid shouted loudly: "Master, the thief kidnapped the second lady and left a letter in the carriage!"

"What about the letter?"

"here!"

Cui Yu took the letter and opened it. It read: "I have been instructed by Viotii for only six years. I am leaving today. I am not willing to be a thief..."

The letter was signed by Li Chenjun, and the general idea was that the Han and the traitors were not mutually exclusive, and he did not want to defect to the Huns Liu Cong, so he led his men to leave here, with the goal of heading south to the south of the Yangtze River. Before leaving, he took Cui Ying hostage, hoping that Mr. Cui would send someone to chase her, so as not to hurt Miss Cui's life...

Cui Yu was so angry that he tore up the letter angrily and cursed: "What a thief! As a captain, he kidnapped a woman with ulterior motives and is extremely evil!"

Mrs. Cui sobbed and asked, "Who kidnapped Ying'er?"

"It's that thief Li Chenjun!"

"How could it be him? Isn't he a captain promoted by your favor?"

"Raising tigers is a danger! I made a mistake!" Cui Yu calmed down a little, went out to check the situation, and found that in addition to Cui Xinghe and Liu Huan disappearing, also missing at the same time were Liu Huan's eight servants, and Li Chenjun and his fifty men.

He thought to himself: "Fortunately! Galaxy Ancestor and Liu Huan have caught up! They should be able to catch the thief!"

He felt that although Li Chenjun had fifty tribesmen, he was definitely no match for the ancestor of Galaxy; Liu Huan alone could tie him with Li Chenjun, and the remaining fifty tribes were not enough for the ancestor of Galaxy. Zu killed it alone.

Cui Yuming's son Cui Yu led a group of people to chase along the horse's hoof prints.

Cui Yu was also considered a talented scholar. He led his men to chase him for thirty miles and saw several servants sitting on the roadside to rest.

He hurried forward and asked: "How is the situation? Have you caught up? Is my sister still alive?"

The servant reported: "We chased him all the way, but we didn't even see anyone!"

"How come you didn't see it? You slept to death? How far apart are you?"

"When we heard the sound of horse hooves, we hurried to catch up, but the other party had a horse, and we relied on our legs. No matter what, we couldn't catch up!"

"Did Liu Huan and Ancestor Xinghe ride horses?"

"They rode."

There are nearly a hundred people in the entire Cui family's motorcade. In addition to the trailer horses, there are also more than a dozen war horses. Cui Xinghe has his own horses, and Liu Huan can also find horses to ride on when he is anxious.

Of the two hundred soldiers led by Li Chenjun, only the 50 personal guards who followed him were cavalry, and the rest were infantry.

Cui Yu ordered people to continue the pursuit, and after chasing him for more than ten miles, he saw Liu Huan injured and lying on the ground. There were two arrows stuck in his body, which had not been pulled out. The position was a bit off, so he was not dead.

Liu Huan said that as soon as he caught up, he was blocked by the opponent's archers. Because he could not see clearly at night, his thighs and arms were injured, and his horse was shot to death by the opponent. Fortunately, he was riding a horse and most of the arrows were blocked by the horse, so he escaped.

Cui Yu was anxious and wanted to call him a loser, but seeing that he was injured, she didn't.

He led the people and continued to chase for another ten miles. He saw his ancestor Cui Xinghe lying on the roadside. He looked very miserable. Half of his ear was missing, his left arm was injured, and his clothes were stained red with blood! Not far away, a war horse was beheaded!

Seeing this scene, Cui Yu was stunned: "Ancestor, why are you injured? Your skill is rare in the world. Who can hurt you?"

Cui Xinghe's face was ashen, he stood up from the ground, grabbed the horse's reins from Cui Yu's hand, jumped on the horse's back, controlled the horse with one hand, and galloped away!

Cui Yu was in a daze: "What should I do? Do you want to continue chasing?"

He turned around and looked at the dozens of people who had followed him. Thinking that even the ancestor of Galaxy was injured, he couldn't help but feel a chill on his back. He waved his hand: "That's it! We can't chase anymore! Go back!"