The breeze roars the rivers and lakes

As the sun sets, it sprinkles the afterglow like fire, pouring quietly across the entire valley, as if directly covering the mountain with a layer of red gauze, everything looks so quiet and peaceful.But after a while, the silence was broken.

On the remote and narrow ancient road, the sound of horseshoes suddenly sounded, billowing dust and smoke, startled the birds that had just returned to the forest, soaring into the sky, this group of people walked very fast and in a hurry, they He has already galloped thousands of miles on the ancient road, and changed three fast horses in a row, and he was not willing to rest for a while.

There are more than ten people in this line, and all of them are thousands of li horses.The one who opened the way ahead was a middle-aged strong man. He was born with a heavy back and a scar that was as long as a finger on his forehead. He looked like a centipede, and he looked even more vicious.

In fact, people with vicious looks are not necessarily evil people. Some are not only treacherous and evil people, but even rare good people, at least this strong man is.

When the horse reached a precipice, the big man who opened the way suddenly reined in the horse's reins, and suddenly the horse's hooves were thrown forward, causing a burst of birds to fly.

"Lin Han, what happened ahead?" Before the brawny man's horse crowed, a more urgent voice sounded from behind.

The brawny man turned around and rode his horse, walked up to the person who was shouting, and said respectfully: "If you go back to Master Lin, there is a line of sky ahead, and after a line of sky, you will arrive at the border of Huashan Mountain."

The Master Lin mentioned by the strong man is none other than Lin Hao, the servant of the military department of the current imperial court.I saw him looking ahead, heaved a long sigh of relief, and said: "It's really a line of heaven and earth. It seems that our efforts have not been in vain. We can rush to Huashan early tomorrow morning to meet Zhao Yuanan and prevent all these tragedies from happening. .”

When the word Zhao Yuanan was mentioned, Lin Hao's expression changed obviously, and his tone was full of disdain.Speaking of which, this Zhao Yuan'an is also Lin Hao's student.

In the last scientific examination, Lin Hao served as the chief examiner and hand-picked Zhao Yuanan as No. 1, but he didn't expect that his student would really disappoint him.

Although Zhao Yuan'an has read poetry and books, is rich in knowledge, and is worthy of the name of the number one scholar, he has thrown the most basic morals of life out of the sky. Dongchang brought heavy troops to clear the martial arts in the Central Plains, reigniting the bloody storm in the rivers and lakes, causing people to live in misery, and the people to live in dire straits.

Hearing Lin Hao's words, Lin Han didn't move, but a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, as if hesitating to speak.

Lin Hao knew that although his bodyguard was a general, he was very careful.Seeing his appearance now, his expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly asked: "Lin Han, why are you hesitating?"

Lin Han pointed to the direction of Yixiantian, and replied respectfully: "My lord, there are cliffs on both sides of Yixiantian, and the terrain is extremely steep. There is only a three-foot-wide passage in the middle that can pass through. Now that it is dark, we Will this..."

"Lin Han, I know your concerns. You are afraid that Dongchang will plant an ambush here to assassinate me, right?" Before Lin Han finished speaking, Lin Hao interrupted.

Lin Han nodded solemnly, and replied respectfully: "My lord, it's really a clever plan. You can tell what I'm thinking in one word."

Lin Hao raised his head slightly, and glanced at the setting sun that was about to fall into the western mountain. It was so red, it was as red as if it had been burned by fire.With a long sigh, he said, "Why didn't I think of this, but now the Yellow River burst its embankment and flooded, Shandong, Henan and other seven provinces were affected, and the plague was prevalent. The people of our Ming Empire are living in dire straits, and even many The people affected by the disaster have already begun to change their children and eat in order to survive.

If this continues, the foundation of our Ming Empire will definitely be shaken.What must be done at this time is to mobilize the power of the whole country to rescue the disaster as soon as possible, not to wipe out the heroes of the martial arts in the Central Plains.If they are really pushed into a hurry, they will definitely revolt and make trouble. At that time, my Ming Dynasty will be in danger!Before we get to the point where we are in dire straits, let's hurry up, otherwise Dongchang will take the lead, and the consequences will be really unimaginable. "

Lin Han didn't have the slightest hesitation at this time, and responded respectfully: "Your Excellency is indeed a loyal minister who loves the country and the people, and Lin Han really admires it! But since the Lord has said it all, Dongchang will definitely not let it go, and the terrain here It's dangerous, it's very desolate, it's a place frequented by bandits and bandits, I think it's better to send Wang Yi and Zhao Yu to explore the road first, so as to avoid any ambush."

Lin Hao paused for a moment, nodded, and said, "That's fine!" After speaking, he tilted his head and shouted softly: "Wang Yi, Zhao Yu, go ahead to explore the road first, remember to be more careful."

As soon as Lin Hao's words fell, Zhao Yu and Wang Yi rode out in response to the sound, bowed their hands to Lin Hao, and responded in unison: "Yes, my lord!"

When the voice fell, the two horses had already blown away in the dust, and immediately there was a burst of dust and smoke.

Lin Han glanced at Lin Hao, who looked anxious, and stepped forward with a smile, "My lord, don't worry, the matter has not reached the point where it is out of control, there is still time for everything."

Lin Hao nodded with a sullen face, and said: "I hope so, today's disasters continue, there are Liu Xi's best friends in the government and the opposition, and although the prince is kind, he is cowardly by nature, and now he is still being bullied by King Fu. It's still in jeopardy, ah... the fate of the country is really worrying!"

Lin Han is a military commander and doesn't know much about politics, so he just nodded his head half-understood. Suddenly, he seemed to think of something, and asked hastily, "By the way, my lord, where is he now, my lord?"

Lin Hao shook his head, and replied: "I don't know exactly where Xiaoyu is, but a few days ago, he flew pigeons to pass on letters, and he seemed to have come to the border of Huashan Mountain. I don't know if he is still in Huashan now." On the mountain?"

Lin Han nodded slightly, and replied: "Young Master, he is witty and smart, and his martial arts are extremely high. If he is here, he will definitely help you."

Lin Hao sighed softly, and said: "Yes, Xiaoyu is indeed a smart boy, and he is also very upright, but he is indifferent to fame and fortune by nature, and like his master Qingfeng, he likes an unrestrained life. He himself Having said that, life in the officialdom is not suitable for him, so just let him go!"

After about a quarter of an hour, the setting sun had completely sunk under the western mountains.Lin Hao's face obviously had a hint of uneasiness, and he said hastily: "Why did the two of them go to explore the way? They haven't come back after going for so long, can something happen?"

Lin Han looked up at the sky that was about to fall into the night, and a disturbed expression immediately appeared on his rough face. Based on his years of military experience, something will definitely happen this time.He grabbed the reins of the horse and responded respectfully: "My lord, I'll go ahead and have a look!"

As soon as his horse raised its front hooves, he suddenly heard someone say loudly: "You guys protect your lord, I will come as soon as I go!"

But just after he took a few steps forward, he could vaguely discern two figures in front of him. Judging from their figures, they should be Wang Yi and Zhao Yu who had just gone to explore the way.

But at this moment, Lin Han always felt a little uneasy, and hurriedly waved his saber, and shouted loudly: "Who is here? Is it Wang Yi, Zhao Yu?"

However, the two figures still did not answer, nor did they make a sound, but continued to move forward...

Lin Han held the saber tightly, swung it forward suddenly, and shouted loudly: "Are you two Wang Yi and Zhao Yu?"

Although Lin Hao couldn't see clearly what happened in front of him, he could hear Lin Han's yelling clearly, and hurriedly shouted: "Lin Han, what happened in front of us?"

Hearing this, Lin Han subconsciously turned his head back, and replied, "My lord..."

But before he had time to utter his words, he suddenly saw two black images in front of him rushing forward like the wind. Before Lin Han could fully react, he felt a sharp pain in his shoulder. When the incident happened, he was stabbed twice again.

Enduring the severe pain, Lin Han gritted his teeth fiercely, his eyeballs almost popped out, and shouted angrily: "You two are not Zhao Yu, Wang Yi, who are you?"

"The person who wants to kill you!" The two shadows responded in unison.

As soon as Lin Han swung his saber, he felt another sharp pain in his back, and the saber fell to the ground with a bang.

Lin Han knew that his life was not long this time, so he grabbed the horsewhip, swung it forward suddenly, and the whip made a chirping sound. Then, taking advantage of the two retreating, he immediately turned the horse's head and galloped forward like crazy. With a mouth full of blood, he shouted loudly: "No, there is an ambush ahead. My lord, go, go..."

Just when Lin Hao's guards realized what had happened, they suddenly saw boulders rolling down from the mountains on both sides, completely blocking the escape route behind.

Before the sound of the boulder rolling down could be heard, arrows rained down on the cliff again.In less than a moment, the guards around Lin Hao had been shot to death three times in a row.

At this time, Lin Han ran back covered in blood, Lin Hao hurriedly supported him, and asked eagerly, "Lin Han, how are you?"

Lin Han only felt that his eyes were dark, and he almost fell off the horse, and replied in a weak voice: "My lord, let's go..."

Before he finished speaking, he spit out a big mouthful of blood again with a puff, splashing Lin Hao's face.

Lin Hao didn't bother to wipe off the blood on his face, and hurriedly said: "Lin Han, don't talk, seal the acupuncture points to stop the bleeding."

At this time, the two black shadows had also caught up, but Lin Hao didn't show the slightest fear in the face of these two ghosts that symbolized death. He immediately drew out his sword, pointed at the person who came and shouted: "Who are you, why did you assassinate me here?"