The group of people docked at a small beach called "Jiankou" east of Fenglingdu.
Looking up, there are indeed mountains and mountains to the north.
There are cavalry coming from the west, and the ships on the Yellow River are getting closer and closer as they go down the river.
The flag of the Mongolian army can be clearly seen.
"I admire Feiyu for going into danger alone." Lian Xixian sighed and said, "It's a pity that you died young."
"I don't know the situation in Shanxi." Li Xia also looked at the flags and said, "Brother Shanfu, can you tell me?"
Lian Xixian said nothing, put his hands behind his back, and shook his head.
"Brother Shanfu, which troops have arranged to surround me?" Li Xia asked again.
"I brought the ships on the Yellow River back from Guanzhong." Lian Xixian said: "As for those cavalry, they are under the command of the Yi family in Jiezhou."
"Yijia?"
Lian Xixian refused to answer any more.
He knew the entire Northland very well, and of course he knew the information about Shanxi, but it was impossible to tell Li Xia.
…
Forty-six years ago, Genghis Khan conquered the Jin Dynasty for the second time, and Jin Xuanzong moved the capital to Bianliang. There were a large number of Jin generals in Shanxi, and local powerful people led their troops to surrender to Mongolia.
After that, Shanxi households were entrusted to the kings directly from the Jin family.
This "minhu" refers to the tax. Every five households produce one pound of silk, which is called "five households of silk". It is collected by the local princes every year and handed over to the Mongolian clan.
When Wokuotai was in power, he divided the households among his two elder brothers, Shuchi, the descendants of Chataitai, and his sister, Alahai.
Alahai is the third daughter of Genghis Khan. She is based in Jiuyuan City and is known as the "Princess of Supervising the Country." She is equivalent to the powerful person who managed Monan before Kublai Khan took over Monan.
thing".
During the Mengge period, the remaining households were entrusted to the descendants of the Tuolei family, including Tuolei's daughter Dumugan.
Dumuqian was another princess after Alahai who dominated the Khan's court and had great power. She was younger than Meng Ge but older than Kublai Khan. She took charge of Wang's ancient tribe and supervised all road affairs...
Shanxi princes have been attached to these Mongolian princesses and clansmen for a long time.
When he was young, his disciples acted as hostages and served as bodyguards. After being trusted, they became officials in the court or returned to Shanxi to seize the throne.
The princes of Shanxi were not as powerful as Shi Tianze, Zhang Rou, Yan Shi, and Li Fen, who were so powerful that they "hidden like enemies", but were small and scattered.
The Hao family in Taiyuan, the Liu family in Jianzhou, the Zhou family in Xingzhou, the Duan family in Zezhou, the Guo family in Xianzhou, the Li family in Fenzhou, the Du family in Qinzhou, the Ren family in Luzhou, the Wu family in Rongzhou, and the Yi family in Jiezhou.
In the early days, their official positions were all appointed by A La Hai with Yi's decree, and later they were mostly appointed by Du Mu Gan.
Liu Ze from Jianzhou, Duan Shaoxian from Zezhou, Du Ze from Qinzhou... they all served as guards under Princess Dumugan when they were young.
Now, Alahai is dead, and her son Aibuhua is engaged to Kublai Khan's daughter and is accompanying the army to conquer Alibu brother; Dumugan's husband Nie Gutai is also accompanying the army to conquer Alibu brother.
All in all, the numerous Shanxi princes were the confidants of Kublai Khan's closest family members for more than forty years.
Shanxi was Kublai Khan's confidant, and his control was extremely deep.
…
Lian Xixian did not believe that Li Xia could set up a business in Shanxi.
Liu Heima was guarding Shanxi, and the name of Shaanxi was true. He had also seconded troops and horses from Shanxi. However, he was stationed in Fengxiang and spent many years in Jingzhao and Shangzhou. He led troops and rarely interfered in Shanxi affairs.
This is Jiezhou, Pingyang Prefecture.
Pingyang Mansion is the fiefdom of Princess Dumugan, and the Yi family of Jiezhou is the loyal Mongolian dog.
Li Xia, who had only been in Tongguan for more than half a month, dared to come alone. How could he escape?
Mongolian ships were already coming along the river, and they were rained down by arrows.
"Hold Song Kou!"
Li Xia did not escape, but had already calmly led more than thirty warriors to the shore.
The chasing ship moved closer to the shore, blocking the way of the small boat and anchored.
Some soldiers got off the boat and waded into the water and ran towards this side.
A large flag with the word "yi" fluttered in the wind, and hundreds of people came, surrounding the thirty or so Song people from all directions.
"Hold Song Kou!"
The shouting became more and more urgent.
Lian Xixian was already being held down, with a single knife held to his neck.
He didn't pay attention, he just looked at Li Xia with confusion in his eyes.
Based on his understanding of Li Xia, he shouldn't have faced danger without preparation. He thought he had a backup plan, but things have reached this point.
There is no possibility for Li Xia to escape.
It was ridiculous to kill Li Xia so lightly and skillfully...
The cavalry is within a stone's throw.
The sound of string pulling is loud.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
Lian Xixian suddenly turned his head and stared.
He clearly saw that the arrows fired by the Yi family soldiers missed and fell in front of the soldiers who were chasing after them from the ship.
There was an exclamation on the bank of the Yellow River, and many people shouted.
"What are you doing? Capture Song Kou!"
"We are following the orders of the military general of the Mongolian Kingdom and the Commander-in-Chief of the Jiedu Envoy of Jiezhou to arrest and carry out detailed operations! Why don't you retreat?!"
"..."
Lian Xixian glanced at the figures of the Yi family soldiers and thought for a moment.
When moving Guanzhong's manpower and material resources to Shanxi, he had obviously had a deep talk with Yi Shu'an and agreed to be on guard against Li Xia.
But why?
Did Yi Shuan want to take all the credit?
It's too...
In an instant, dozens of riders rushed out from the Yi family's army formation in front and ran towards this side.
Dust and smoke hit his face, and a general drove his horse out and shouted loudly.
"Where's the detail?!"
Lian Xixian felt a strong force coming from his back and was pushed under the opponent's horse.
He looked up and saw that it was Yi Zhong, the general under Yi Shu'an's command, and was finally horrified.
For a moment, he thought that the Yi family had also voted for Li Xia?
I immediately realized that this was impossible.
"Li Xia is right there, take it..."
"Get him!"
Yizhong shouted loudly and pointed his hand at Lian Xixian.
"You are waiting to be deceived by the Song people..."
Yizhong was startled when he saw Lian Xixian was about to rush forward. He quickly raised his big stick and hit Lian Xixian hard on the head with the handle.
Lian Xixian was still struggling, but soldiers came forward to hold him down.
"Peng!"
He was beaten to a bloody head.
"It's you Lian Xixian who gets it! Take it away!"
The soldiers of the Yi family hurriedly tied up the man and threw him on his horse.
Yizhong let out a long breath and turned to the troops from Guanzhong on the bank of the Yellow River, his eyes becoming more solemn.
"Second order, Lian Xixian is colluding with the enemy and treason. Anyone who dares to follow him in rebellion will be killed!"
Amid the loud shouts, the Mongolian and Han soldiers from Chang'an were completely stunned.
…
From beginning to end, Li Xia just stood there in silence, watching the chaos.
Dozens of horsemen had already come up and surrounded them.
Yi Zhong turned around and was about to speak when another loud roar came from behind.
"Wait! Who dares to touch my Zhang family warrior!"
After a moment, a big man without armor came out on horseback. He glanced at Li Xia coldly, then reluctantly raised his finger and pointed.
"It was on my orders that they kidnapped traitors from Guanzhong."
"Yes, General Zhang's men are indeed extraordinary."
Zhang Yanxiong looked extremely ugly and shouted: "Then what are you doing around here?! I will inform you of the situation later."
He kicked the horse's belly, took the reins, and walked away.
Yizhong hurriedly drove his horse to follow.
"General Zhang calm down..."
"Now that I have it, let Shuan Yi come to see me! If we don't give an explanation to the Zhang family about this matter, we will fight until death!"
Zhang Yanxiong snorted, but waved his hand again.
The knights who surrounded Li Xia and others surged westward.
But more than twenty riders came around.
Li Xia stood there until he heard a voice outside the encirclement.
"Get out of the way, don't even touch him..."
Li Xia's eyes changed, and he took steps to pass through the array of knights in front.
The blade of the knife was very close to him, but he walked calmly without any fear of someone slashing him to death with a knife.
One by one, the knights turned their horses to get out of the way...
Li Xia stopped.
I saw a girl dressed in men's clothing sitting on the horse in front of me. Because she was blocked by the horse, I had to lower my head and adjust the kerchief on my head. Her movements seemed a little nervous.
When she raised her eyes again, she saw Li Xia. She was slightly startled, then pursed her lips and smiled.
It's Zhang Wenjing.
Li Xia couldn't help but smile.
The surrounding noise quieted down.
The two people who looked at each other said nothing, but they seemed to have said everything.
Finally, Zhang Wenjing was reminded and remembered what else she had to say.
"Um……"
She tried hard to calm down her expression, but she still couldn't hide the smile in her bright eyes. She cleared her throat, raised her voice, and said: "Yes, you did a good job in this matter. You caught the traitor and cleared him."
Suspicion of the Zhang family."
Finally, he raised his head slightly and added another sentence.
"I will reward you."
She said something in a commanding tone, and couldn't help but feel a little proud.
Li Xia smiled, cupped his fists and said, "Thank you so much, young man."
"Get on your horse, take the warriors with me, and report carefully when you get to the town."
…
Li Xia mounted his horse and led his men to follow the Zhang family's team, heading west to the town of Fenglingdu.
At this time, there are mountains and mountains on the right, raging waves on the left, and Mongolian soldiers and horses in front and behind you.
However, he seemed not to have seen it. Wherever he looked, he saw Zhang Wenjing in front of him, looking back from time to time.
Li Xia opened his mouth, but did not make a sound.
Zhang Wenjing naturally understands.
What he said was "Don't look at me".
Zhang Wenjing let out a "hum" and threw her head away, causing the ribbon of her crown to sway slightly.
Li Xia looked at the gently swaying ribbon and felt a sense of relief...