Gongsun Li, who had gone far, didn't hurry back to the city, but let his horse follow the grass on the roadside and eat without a hitch. His whole body rode on his horse's back, facing the wind and snow, squinting his eyes and overlooking the foggy sky.
Those soldiers of the state of Yan were disguised by Gongsun Li's men. At that time, they didn't ask much because Xu Shian was present. Now they are all around them. The guards couldn't help but tell their doubts.
"Lord, my subordinates feel dissatisfied."
Gongsun Li gave a sound, as if he had guessed it long ago. His voice was faint, "how can you refuse?"
Those people seemed to be in a good mood when they saw Gongsun Li, so they were bolder, "Lord, if you go far, none of the people who can invite us to work in the dark night are not rich or expensive. We have enough money. Besides, we all put our lives on our belts. Such a nobody deserves to be on an equal footing with you?"
No wonder these people are unconvinced. In the past, they always had to occupy one for work, money or reputation. Now they don't occupy one. It's normal to complain a few times.
According to the eyes of the guards, Xu Shian has been cautious and hid in the dark since he entered the inn, for fear of being recognized. Such a timid person can't become a big weapon at first sight, and he will take it for granted that he is despised by the public.
Listening to the angry words of these people, Gongsun Li always seemed very calm, "don't underestimate him. He is cruel and hot. Look, he will surprise us."
Rao Shigong and Sun Li began to appease, and the guards were still ungrateful, "Lord, what if this man breaks his promise? Aren't we busy in vain? Besides, he left everything clean. If it happened and all depended on us, wouldn't it be stealing chickens and eroding rice? "
Several others echoed.
This time, even Gongsun Li smiled and glanced at the guard who had just spoken, "the idiom is good, but what you are worried about is not unreasonable, so the Lord has left a hand for himself. As long as he doesn't turn back, I will be safe with him. If he dares to obey the sun and disobey the shadow, don't blame the Lord for his ruthlessness!"
Now the guards were relieved, because everyone knew that Gongsun Li would do what he said and that what he did would bear fruit.
The horse wandered leisurely and didn't even eat the grass. Gongsun Li tightened the reins, clamped his legs, waved the whip and shouted, "let's go."
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In the Chaolu hall, Hao lianche, sitting at the top of the hall, listened to the report of the nine door inspector, with a dignified expression and a low voice, "you mean that you saw with your own eyes that the soldiers of Duke Yan Guocheng sneaked into the Anning Inn in the border town?"
Hao lianche is impressed by this inn, which has been deserted for a long time.
The nine door warden nodded as if pounding garlic, "yes, your highness, the lower officials saw with their own eyes that the Lun scarves on their heads have a word 'Ji', which is the unique mark of the government soldiers of Cheng Guo! There can be no mistake! "
When Duke Cheng led his troops to attack the Northern Kingdom, the nine door commander was a child of seven or eight years old. Yan's army was as powerful as bamboo. He still remembered this word and had been deeply engraved in his mind.
"Your Highness, did Duke Cheng sneak in to cooperate with Xu Shian and catch us off guard? Now your majesty is ill and the people in the court are distracted. If Xu Shian spreads the news of the death of the Crown Princess Hong, I'm afraid a fierce battle between the Northern Kingdom and the state of Yan cannot be avoided! "
Hao lianche didn't know what he said, but now he started his whole body. After only one day, he found that Xu Shian was wrong. It seemed that he had been arranged smoothly.
Hao lianche didn't believe it all, but he couldn't help believing it. According to the news from Beiyu, Duke Cheng did come to the north without telling the emperor of the state of Yan, but it doesn't make sense. Since he was hiding it, how could he show such an obvious feature for others to notice? In case of being denounced by someone with a heart, wouldn't it fall short of success?
Besides, when Cheng Guogong suddenly arrived at the border, he was afraid that he also knew about Qi Qi. It was possible that he knew that Qi Qi was dangerous and did not know that she had disappeared, so he was so calm.
With many doubts, Hao lianche can't make a decision. He can only wave to the nine door commander to step down first and wait for instructions.
Everything was complicated. He closed his eyes. He just wanted to raise God. Unexpectedly, he fell asleep.
In a trance, he had a dream. He dreamed that Qiqi was wearing a phoenix tail gold silk robe and walked towards himself step by step. Just as he stretched out his hand to meet him, the smiling Qiqi suddenly caught fire and turned into flying smoke in front of him. Hao lianche was panicked and wanted to save her, but they seemed to be separated by a layer of glass cover, and let him shout again, Qiqi also disappeared without a trace.
Hao lianche felt heartache and tears slipped from the corners of his eyes. When he was confused, several urgent calls came from his ears, "Your Highness, wake up, your highness!"
Hao lianche suddenly opened his eyes. His wet eyes and Jing Shu's anxious look were right. He was stunned for a while before he came back. He wiped his forehead. He had already soaked out a layer of cold sweat. His voice was very weak, "well, are you coming?"
Jingshu held a bowl of medicine in his hand. "Your Highness, drink this tranquilizing soup first. It's winter, and the cold has already entered the body. If it goes on like this, I'm afraid..."
Hao lianche pressed Jingshu's arm and made himself stand up first. He waved his hand to stop his words. "It doesn't matter. Haven't you carried it over so many years?"
He took up the medicine bowl, held his head high and drank the dark soup and medicine in one gulp. His eyebrows almost frowned together, "it's so bitter. How can it be more bitter than before?"
Fortunately, there was a ready-made candied fruit at the table. He took it and put it into his mouth. The tip of his tongue just touched the sweetness. It suddenly occurred to his mind that when he was in the imperial Medical College, he was stabbed twice by Yan Qiqi. She also gave herself medicine once. It was so bitter, but he stuffed a candied fruit in his mouth before he said it.
The feeling at that time was very strange. It was bitter to the heart. It was neutralized by the sudden sweetness. I just felt that the mouth was shrouded in a sweet.
What's more, he couldn't tell whether it was the sweet tip of his tongue or the natural sweet smell of her around him.