After nightfall, the wind and snow got a lot stronger. The deportation team entered the pass of the Red Mountain Horse Road. The soldiers set up tents and lit bonfires.

"I saw you struggling for a long time the day after tomorrow." A soldier added firewood to the campfire. "The team stopped, and the captain even called me for questioning."

"It's Zhen Yi, that traitorous bastard. He looks angry." Black Bear swung his horsewhip, "I whipped him a few times."

"That girl is only twelve years old. Before setting off, her superiors told her not to cause trouble." The soldier glared at him, "Have you been kicked in the head by a donkey?"

The black bear turned his head and saw that the soldier looked unhappy, so he had to swallow his saliva.

He breathed cold air and said carelessly: "Can't I treat the heir of a traitor like a treasure?"

"What do you know?" the soldier dismissed him, "Zhen is the founding father of the People's Republic of China. She has guarded Manhong Pass all her life. Zhen Yi was recalled to Chongdu years ago without even a guard around her. As a result, she was beheaded by the emperor.

Head. The one hundred thousand soldiers in the frontier forcibly swallowed the evil spirit of collaborating with the enemy and treason, and their hearts are still towards Zhen Yi."

The black bear was shocked when he heard this. He sat up suddenly and asked, "What do you mean?"

"What do you mean? Huh." The soldier put his hand against the bonfire to keep warm. "The captain recently received the letter. We will stay at the frontier for a while and won't go back to Chongdu in the short term. If anything goes wrong with Zhen Yi's only daughter, those people at the frontier fortress will

The old soldier's oil will surely make us unable to eat and carry it around!"

Black Bear was shocked: "What? You are not going back to Chongdu? We are the Forbidden Army, what are we doing in that damn place at the frontier?"

"We feel that our new army in the west of the city is a muddy mess and cannot hold up the wall. There is a rumor in the camp that we must stay at the frontier to train." The soldier took the baked helmet and put it on, tightening the steel knife around his waist, "Tonight

I'm on duty, stay away from that girl, she is our talisman now. When we get to the frontier, we are just the maids who are dowry, and we have to live by the way others look."

After the soldier finished speaking, he opened the curtain and left the tent.

Black Bear sat alone in the tent, scratching the back of his head and thinking.

The Forbidden Army in the west of the city was established in the early years when Sikong borrowed a letter from the Emperor during his crowning ceremony. It is under the Forbidden Army City Defense and is not under the jurisdiction of the Taiwei. It only obeys the orders of the Emperor. Discipline has always been loose and he is just a job with military pay. Black Bear also takes a fancy to this before entrusting people to have connections.

Entered the establishment.

In the border fortress and desert, where the wind and sand stretch for thousands of miles and we fight all day long, isn't training our troops like risking our lives against the foreign invaders in the desert?

Thinking of this juncture, he shuddered all over. He thought that this was not possible. He had saved some money through speculation over the years, and he had not yet married a wife. How could he stay in that barren place at the frontier?

The more the black bear thought about it, the more frightened he became. He got up in a hurry, patted his head, picked up the riding whip, and carefully peeped out of the curtain.

It snowed heavily at night, so it only took half a night to ride on horseback to get to Wangzhou. The Hongshan Horse Trail was about to end. This was the Daizhou area, and the Manhong Pass was right in front of us. Once the team entered the pass, they would have no time to pay attention.

The black bear gritted his teeth and tried to mount his horse and escape.

But then I thought about it, he was a soldier with military status. If Chongdu accepted the report, he would be arrested and beheaded directly when he got back. Military law was no more than three, and everything was about losing his head.

He scratched his head anxiously.

But at this moment, he suddenly had an idea. The reason why the superiors were so concerned about Zhen Yi was simply because she was Zhen Yi's only daughter. And the frontier fortress was very loyal to Zhen Yi. If this little girl died, wouldn't the team have to be reunited?

Return to Chongdu?

He slapped his forehead and opened the curtain.

A sudden plunge into the night.

…

There are many camps in the mountain road. The prisoners huddled together to keep warm during the snowy night, but they still could not withstand the cold wind.

The old man and the young man huddled next to the mountain wall to keep warm. Yuanji lay on his side and was unconscious, and Zhenxiao sat beside him.

"I work as a gatekeeper in the front hall of the palace and see you often." The young man crossed his arms and said, "You are Mr. Accountant, Shi Danxin."

"Your name is Ye Hongfang, guard at the front gate." Shi Danxin smiled at him, "In the fifth year of Zhongyong, you were the frontier fortress scout captain, leading eight people to patrol the fortress."

Ye Hongfang's eyes lit up, and he came closer and asked, "How do you know, sir? Have you ever entered the Manhong Pass?"

Shi Danxin's smile became a little brighter and he said, "We even drank on the city wall."

Shi Danxin's body was filled with a rotten stench that made people want to vomit, but Ye Hongfang didn't care.

"When the general came out of the right court, he hired a counselor to confuse the foreign invaders into discord with the left court by driving away tigers and devouring wolves." Ye Hongfang looked excited, "Is that man Sir?"

The old man took out a frozen steamed bun from his belt, took a bite and chewed it slowly: "I'm not a counselor, I'm a poor scholar. When I was young, I was favored by a gentleman from the local academy, and I was recommended as a 'official' official."

."

Having said this, he looked at the steamed buns and sighed.

"The water in Chongdu is so deep that there is a hand covering it from the sky. A poor student studied hard but failed to achieve success, which has worn away half of my life's energy."

"Sir, I'm joking. Back then, Manhongguan had 100,000 soldiers and well-prepared troops, but they were constrained by the commander-in-chief and could not leave the pass. Fortunately, the Taiwei advised him hard, and the emperor reluctantly issued an imperial edict to attack." Ye Hongfang looked at it.

The fire was rising in the tent in the distance, "General Zhen got a good idea from Mr. Zhen and led 50,000 cavalry out of the pass to attack the right court. It was Mr. Zhen who sang a "Night Sand Mad Song" for Kyushu."

The tent in front suddenly burst into flames, and the yellowing lights seemed to be burning in Shi Dan's eyes.

"The yellow sand is thousands of miles away, the soldiers are like a sea, and the hunting swords reflect the waning moon. The lyrics written by Yue Wushuang, a singer from Yanzhou, are very good." Shi Danxin laughed first and then coughed, and his neck was covered by the shadow, making it difficult to see clearly, "Soldier Soul"

Killed all over Zhan Shahe. This title is a perfect match for General Zhen! It’s a pity that a warrior’s passion cannot match the literati’s pen and sword.”

Shi Danxin raised his head and looked at the moon. Snowflakes fell on his beard. He raised his hands and twirled them, feeling cool and refreshing.

In the fifth year of Zhongyong, he climbed to the top of Manhongguan City during the March of Fireworks and drank drunkenly all night long. He looked at the majestic armored horses trampling on the wild sand, the beacon fire stretching for thousands of miles, the maple leaves falling slantingly from the wall, and the ground covered with bright red.

Looking back suddenly, it seems like yesterday.

The past is gone with the wind, only when I lower my brows, it comes to my mind.

"General Zhen did not commit treason." Shi Danxin lowered his head, his eyes showing sadness, "I was the one who harmed him."

As soon as these words were spoken, bursts of thunder suddenly came from the sky, and raindrops fell patter-patter with snow.

Ye Hongfang was shocked when he heard this and said: "Sir, please don't talk nonsense. The entire Prince Zhen's palace knows that it is Da Sikong who wants to frame Zhongliang. What does it have to do with you, sir?"

The great Sikong Pang Boyi came to play, accusing Zhen Yi of having liaisons with foreign countries and plotting evil intentions. Occasionally, people in Chongdu chatted, saying that in the world today, the surname is Pang, not Liu.

Shi Dan smiled half-heartedly: "That year, the foreign invaders went south to rob grain in the winter before, but were repelled by General Zhen. After the spring began, I drank with businessmen traveling outside the Great Wall to trick out the news, and the foreign invaders were in need of grain and grass. I then made a plan to let the foreign invaders go south.

Someone pretended to be a bandit from the left court and robbed the cattle and sheep of the Zhongting, and then sent someone to pretend to be a bandit from the Zhongting to the Zuoting to spread the news. The Zhongting wanted to send people to the Zuoting to buy food, which subsequently led to mutual dissatisfaction between the two parties."

"This is exactly the plan to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf!" Ye Hongfang slapped his thigh excitedly, "It would be a great opportunity to send troops outside the wall at that time."

Shi Danxin raised his eyes seriously and said: "I urge the general to write a letter to the Taiwei, send troops outside the fortress to annihilate the foreign invaders, and eliminate future troubles in one fell swoop. The Taiwei also knows that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"I know this." Ye Hongfang nodded, "The Taiwei strongly remonstrated with the Emperor, almost forcing him to issue an edict. The entire frontier said that the Taiwei was a person, and even the current emperor would give him three points of praise!"

Shi Danxin frowned and weakly shook his head: "Wrong, wrong."

Ye Hongfang paused and asked hesitantly: "Sir, what's wrong?"

"The Taiwei replied to the letter, but there are two letters, one after another. The first one is about going out to kill the enemy." Shi Danxin pinched the steamed bun and exerted a little force, staring coldly, "The latter one is about trying to stop General Zhen from killing the enemy."

Do not go out to annihilate the enemy!"

Rumble, thunder roars!

The rainstorm came suddenly, and the raindrops flowed down the hanging icicles, hitting Ye Hongfang's horrified face!

Behind the two of them, the pair of groggy eyes suddenly opened and looked at Shi Danxin in the rain!

"The Taiwei serves as a general, and he is the fourth and third prince of our ancestors. He is loyal! The frontier fortress has been fighting for many years. The Taiwei has raised soldiers and horses from all over the country and sent them here every year. Buried in the sand outside Manhong Pass are the bones of countless people from the Zheng State. The blood is all

The sand is dyed red!" Ye Hongfang looked solemn and said, "The Lieutenant knows this very well. There are two letters, one offensive and one defensive, so one of them must be fake!"

"Captain Ye." The heavy rain wet his prison clothes and stuck to his rugged back. Shi Danxin raised his eyes with cold eyes. "Both letters are true. I was the one who received the military report at that time. But...I hid it."

I handed the one for guarding the frontier to the general, and handed the one for the expedition to the general."

Ye Hongfang's expression changed and he said in surprise: "Are both letters genuine? Is there a seal on the letter?"

Shi Danxin nodded solemnly: "The handwriting is all from the Taiwei's hand, and the seal is genuine."

Ye Hongfang stood up and said excitedly: "It's impossible. What we received back then was the expedition order. There are two letters, one for attack and one for defense. The general must have checked it!"

"The general didn't check it!" Shi Danxin stood up, the cold wind ruffled his pale hair, revealing his desolation, "It's just because he believed in me, and I...hid my selfishness."

boom!

The thunder suddenly fell, and the dazzling lightning exploded, and the silhouette of Shi Danxin seemed to grow to the horizon!

Ye Hongfang's eyes widened and he asked in a trembling voice: "Why do you want to collect letters, sir?"

"I was originally a student from Daizhou. Two of my elder brothers in my family both enlisted in the army and entered the Pass, and later died at the sword of the foreign invaders. I made a determination from my brother's grave that I would kill all the foreign invaders in my life. At that time, Manhong Pass had many soldiers, and I saw God's gift.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, I sent a letter to General Yu Taiwei asking for orders to go out and fight!" Snow poured on Shi Danxin's shoulder, revealing a rotten wound that was so cold that he said, "I hate the foreign invaders!"

Ye Hongfang spoke awkwardly: "Sir, General Zhen has appointed you as a military advisor to make a living for the soldiers. How can you overstep your bounds?!"

The faint firelight in the tent shone on the side of Shi Danxin's face, showing a look of guilt.

"I was wrong. I made a mistake by admonishing the general to go out to fight. Secondly, I was resentful and secretly kept letters. Thirdly, I encouraged the foreign invaders to be at odds with each other. I made four mistakes by begging the general to go out and destroy the invaders! I, Shi Dan, have made the biggest mistake in my life!

!!”

Shi Dan raised his arms with his heart toward the sky, and the chains dropped down like white silk tightening his neck.

He shouted sadly!

"The general went out of the horse race to ride in the desert. A big mistake has been made. The good news spread all over the nine states. The more the people praised the general, the more they praised the general, the more he was suspected of shocking the master! Sikong took this title and brought hundreds of officials from the minister's desk to participate in the performance, and deceived the emperor to issue an edict.

The general returned to the capital alone and died outside the Golden Palace! It was I who pushed the general to the top of the sky step by step and achieved eternal fame! It was also me who caused him to fall off a cliff and caused the entire Zhen family to be exiled. It was all my fault.

!I am ashamed of the general, I am the murderer!!!"

The thunder roared and the sky trembled!

The lightning flashed, illuminating Ye Hongfang's face in and out.

He stepped forward urgently and asked, "Are those two letters written by Sikong?"

"They all came from the hands of the Taiwei. I figured it out along the way. The letter went to Chongdu via the inn, and Sikong must have gotten the news. Pang Boyi has won the trust of the Holy Emperor. How dare he disobey the imperial edict as a minister?! The expedition order is for

Sir, it is private to stick to the order. The Taiwei wants the general to be wise and protect himself, but I, I..."

Shi Danxin was in a daze. He suddenly covered his lips with his fist and coughed heavily.

"For the sake of fame and fortune, you secretly kept letters and killed the general."

The voice was cold, like a quiet and ethereal sound on a rainy night. The two of them turned around and found Zhen Xie standing behind them with pursed lips.

Rain hung down on the mountain wall like a curtain, and she stared at Shi Danxin through the heavy rain: "You are a sinner, you have harmed my father and the entire Zhen family."

"That's right..." Shi Danxin stared at Zhen Xiaoxiao. He knelt down and begged, "Miss, my crime is unforgivable. Please kill me, Miss, to appease the spirit of the general in heaven!"

The cold took away the color from Zhen Xie's face, her shoulders shrugged, and tears fell silently.

"It's not just you." Zhen Xiaoxiao's eyes were empty, "The Taiwei, Da Sikong, all the officials in the Shangshutai, the world. The murderer of my father is the entire Zheng State."

Ye Hongfang said anxiously: "Miss, sir, he also secretly kept letters to avenge the killing of foreign invaders. This is what the frontier soldiers want in their hearts..."

"What's in your heart? As a twelve-year-old girl, I know that Sikong covers the sky with one hand, and that the leader of the Zheng Kingdom is greedy for money and sex. Why should we save such a country?"

Zhenxiao walked into the rainy night.

Immediately she looked back at Yuan Ji, who had just woken up, and there seemed to be a smile on her face.

"Yuanji, kill him."
Chapter completed!