A speedboat broke through the waves in the lake and docked at the Fairy Island soon. Meng Xinghe and two women stood on the shore. He saw the curtain of the boat awning gently lifted, revealing half of his pretty face, which seemed to be full of hugs. The smell of Pipa half-hiding his face, and then he could completely see who was coming.
The man was dressed in plain clothes and had an ordinary sapphire hairpin on his head. He pressed the waterfall of green hair behind his head and hung vertically down. There were a pair of silver earrings hanging between the earrings, and two pairs of white hair. A small bell was tied with a red rope on each wrist. When she saw Meng Xinghe on the shore, she smiled with relief. The row of white teeth was comparable to the white snow in winter, especially the big watery eyes, which were like The springs of Taihu Lake make people stunned.
Shangguan Wan'er, Meng Xinghe recognized the woman in front of him at a glance. The last time he came to Taihu Lake, Meng Xinghe paid special attention to the two pairs of bells made of red threads between her wrists. They were much better than the gold and silver on the hands of those official ladies. The jewelry looked much better. Meng Xinghe didn't expect that she would appear here three days later. It was a bit surprising. However, seeing her bare feet and her clothes a little messy, Meng Xinghe was moved and said: "You, how did you know I was here?" Thank you for your hard work here, Wan'er,"
"No, it's not hard, Meng, Master Meng," Shangguan Wan'er said timidly. She originally wanted to call Meng Xinghe a young master, but in the past two days, she has heard many heroic deeds of Master Meng and seen many sights around Taihu Lake. She didn't know how old an official of the Ministry of Household Affairs was, but after asking around Taihu Lake, others said he could be older than the governor who governed the entire Jiangdu. Two levels above, a real court official. They asked Shangguan Wan'er if she knew what a court official was. Shangguan Wan'er shook her head, and those who boasted about their strange stories proudly said that those who can see the emperor every day live in the big house in Chang'an. There are hundreds of maids serving the high officials every day. Although Shangguan Wan'er doesn't know much about outside affairs, the emperor's reputation is familiar to ordinary people no matter which dynasty. When she knew that Meng Xinghe was a big official. When she was in office, she shut herself in her room and covered herself with the quilt and thought for a day. This morning when the sky was white, she quietly rowed into Taihu Lake and found the Immortal Island. She just wanted to rescue Meng Xinghe. After all, she also knew that Meng Xinghe He was sent by the imperial court to deal with the Taiping Army. He could not be trapped in Taihu Lake. He had to go out and join the imperial army.
Meng Xinghe didn't know that Wan'er actually knew his identity. In fact, everyone within a hundred miles of Taihu Lake now knew him as the negotiator who was detained by the Taiping Army. At this moment, he still smiled and said: "Wan'er, Jiang Shang The wind is strong, please get off the boat quickly,"
Shangguan Wan'er was not here to accompany Meng Xinghe. She almost told everything she knew in one breath, saying: "The imperial army has already reached Taihu County. Come with me and go out. I know that there is a waterway here that can be avoided." Launch Taiping Army surveillance to the edge of Taihu Lake,"
No wonder Shangguan Wan'er was able to penetrate deep into the enemy lines of the Taiping Army to get here. It turned out that there was a secret route. The calmness that Meng Xinghe showed in the past two days was just the freedom and ease of his helplessness. He hoped to escape from here more than anyone else. Without saying much, Meng Xinghe urged: "Then what are you waiting for? Let's go." Meng Xinghe asked the two women to get on the boat first. He immediately jumped up and stood on the boat, looking ahead and said: "Wan'er, let's sail."
Wan'er held the oar and paddled quickly into the distance.
Since he was taking a secret passage, he naturally took more time to make detours. Meng Xinghe had previously written down Shangguan Wan'er's words. When the boat was leaving, he personally rolled up his sleeves and rowed for Shangguan Wan'er and said: "Wan'er, you It is said that the imperial army has already reached Taihu County, but have they captured it and what are the casualties?"
When Wan'er saw that Meng Xinghe was better at rocking the boat than she was, she couldn't help but ask: "My lord was also born into a fisherman's family before." She immediately thought in her mind, how could the lord be a fisherman like them? She was so stupid. It’s hard to say either.
Meng Xinghe chuckled: "When I was a kid, I had to cross a river to study. There was no bridge on the river, so we had to go to school on bamboo rafts. Don't look at me now. I look a little tan. That's because I often soaked in the water and got tanned when I was a kid. , By the way, Wan'er, you haven't answered my question yet, what is going on in Taihu County?"
Wan'er's face looked much better: "The Tang army was already stationed in Taihu County, and they captured it without even using up a single soldier. I heard that the Taiping Army took the initiative to give it up. I remember that the Taiping Army also said at that time, I'll give you a big reward." A city in the Tang Dynasty is worth a Meng Xinghe in the Tang Dynasty without suffering any loss."
Meng Xinghe suddenly sighed inwardly. This is his sister using provocation. What does it mean to kill a Meng Xinghe? Is it killing his life or his people? This kind of verbal tricks, I hope Du Baike will do it. The young lady can see through it, otherwise if Tang Jun really wanted to fight to the death with the Taiping Army because of him, wouldn't he be playing into her sister's hands?
"Wan'er, let's go to Taiping County," Meng Xinghe said as if returning home. Shi Luoshen would definitely choose the next place for the battle between the two armies. That was the battle they made a bet on. If the Tang army really suffered a defeat, Meng Xinghe But the Taiping Army is really going to kill him. He now has to admire Shi Luoshen's clever trick. He bets to hold him back, then attacks his heart, implicates the morale of the Tang army, and then in turn restrains himself. It can be said that he kills three birds with one stone, and uses it extremely well. Beautiful, I think the one who Shi Luo Shen was afraid of in the Tang army was none other than Meng Xinghe. He was afraid that he would eat the emperor's salary and favor the emperor. The Taiping Sect has revived this time. It must be ready to burn everything, but it is a deterrent to them. In the eyes of God Shi Luo, there is only Meng Xinghe and no one else can be thought of.
Meng Xinghe actually didn't expect that to be so deep, and he didn't know that the number one enemy of the Taiping Army was Meng Xinghe. However, Meng Xinghe, who thought he had no political achievements, still had three or five friends in the Tang Army. If they misunderstood If he heard the words of the Taiping Army, he believed that he had been brutally killed, and it was not impossible to attack the Taiping Army without his life.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that spending a few days on the island was a big mistake. However, it was also his fault for not being prepared for the people in Yunmengzhai, so he fell into the trap obediently. Meng Xinghe, who suddenly realized now, only regretted that first day When he was under house arrest on the Immortal Island, he had to swim out even if he wanted to. Now he can't wait to return to Taihu County immediately to expose Shi Luoshen's conspiracy.
However, just when Meng Xinghe made up his mind to arrive in Taihu County as soon as possible to join the Tang army, Wu Meiniang, who had been silently listening to his conversation with Shangguan Wan'er, put forward her own opinion. She and Meng Xinghe had been staying together and were never captured by the Taiping army. Meng Xinghe was under house arrest on the island. Now he heard what Shangguan Wan'er said before. Wu Mei, who was smart but not good at showing off, analyzed Meng Xinghe carefully and said: "In my opinion, Taihu County is not allowed, since the Taiping Army wants to borrow you." To undermine the morale of the Tang army, why don’t we take advantage of it,”
Meng Xinghe, a military idiot, asked: "How to use the plan to your advantage?"
Wu Meiniang said calmly: "Think about where the next battle between the Taiping Army and the Tang Army will take place."
Meng Xinghe suddenly realized: "Hukou Town, the Tang army will definitely have a fierce battle here." Meng Xinghe once again admired Shi Luoshen's vision. Hukou Town was originally a place where one man was in charge and no one could open it. The entrance was like the mouth of a teapot. It's really not easy to attack.
Military Advisor Wu nodded and said: "I didn't have much confidence before the battle at Hukou. Now it seems that the Taiping Army has given our army a helping hand. As long as we capture Hukou, we will not be far from Taihu Lake."
Meng Xinghe burst out laughing: "It's really unintentional. Sister Luo Shen, you have a good plan, and I also have a wall ladder. You don't send people to stay on the fairy island, but you ask me to slip out. I will I'll let you defeat me at the mouth of the Hukou. Let's see if you are still good at calculating."
Meng Xinghe smiled even more happily. Shangguan Wan'er, the two younger junior sisters next to him who were even more military idiots than him, were confused and didn't know what the two were talking about while singing.
"Sir, are we still going to Taihu County?" Shangguan Wan'er asked.
"No, let's go ashore first, find a place to have a good meal, rest for two days and then go to Hukou Town." At this moment, Meng Xinghe was not as anxious as before. Instead, he was happy and relaxed and wanted to have a good rest. He glanced at He looked at Wu Meiniang, who had a calm face, and thought that this woman really had a big chest, and she was worthy of being an emperor for her mastery of battle situations and strategies.
After sailing on Tai Lake for about half a day, Meng Xinghe led the three women to stop in an unknown town near the shore. As expected, even these remote towns now knew about the imperial court. Master Meng who was sent to negotiate was killed by the Taiping Army. I also heard that the entire Tang army was ready to attack the center of Taihu Lake and annihilate them all to avenge Master Meng.
Hearing the news about his untimely death, Meng Xinghe laughed it off. The four of them entered a restaurant. The shopkeeper saw them gobbling down food and asked a lot: "Did the guest escape from Hukou?" I heard that the Tang Army and the Taiping Army were fighting there, and now there are many people who have come to take refuge around Taihu Lake."
Meng Xinghe held the delicious green vegetables in his mouth and said vaguely: "We are going to Hukou, why haven't we heard that there is a war there?"
When the shopkeeper heard that Meng Xinghe's accent was that of a foreigner, he advised him: "Well, guest, please don't go there. There is a war going on there and it's not peaceful. Maybe when you get there, it will turn into scorched earth."
Meng Xinghe was about to say a few words when he glanced at the window in the corner of the restaurant. Sitting in front of the window was a woman in white clothes. Under her almond-shaped eyes, there was a purple silk scarf hanging. Her figure was graceful and graceful, even if she didn't see it, Her face, but with her crescent-like eyebrows, one would also think that she is undoubtedly the beauty among beauties. Unfortunately, there is a snow-white sword lying on the side of the table on her right hand side, which has rejected many disciples. Harassed by the prodigal, I saw that there were only two things on her table, a cup of crude tea and a bowl of white rice. I saw her picking up the rice in the bowl one by one and eating very slowly, fearing not to waste any food. .
Meng Xinghe said nothing now, and put down his bowl, which attracted the attention of the three women around him.
He slowly walked over, glanced at the person, and called the woman softly: "Sister Fairy," but saw the woman turning her head, familiar eyebrows, familiar eyes, familiar purple silk scarf, All this was so familiar that Meng Xinghe was so happy that he almost wanted to hug her and prevent her from running away for the rest of his life.
When the woman heard Meng Xinghe's gentle "Sister Fairy", her crescent-shaped eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if she didn't recognize Meng Xinghe, she picked up the sword beside the table and stood up to leave.
After finally meeting her, Meng Xinghe could not make her run away. He stretched out his hand to stop her in front of her and refused to let her go. He said, "Don't you recognize me?"
The fairy did not recognize Meng Xinghe, so a cold light suddenly shot out from her eyes as cold as ice and fell on Meng Xinghe.
She was like a fairy in the sky taking a bath in Tianchi who was watched by mortals. Without saying a word, she angrily pulled out the magic weapon on her body. With a dragon roar, she unsheathed her sword and pointed at Meng Xinghe's throat: "Let me open,"
The words were as cold as ice, and Meng Xinghe smiled and said: "If you don't let me, I won't let you go even if you beat me to death. You haven't told me where you have been in the past few months. Did Concubine Yuxiang lock you up in Jueqing Peak?" So that you don’t come out to see me,”
The fairy still didn't say a word, just like when Meng Xinghe met her before. However, the sword in her hand was not for fun. Meng Xinghe blocked her way like a rogue. The sword she originally pointed at Meng Xinghe's throat, In an instant, a cold light flashed and turned into a rain of arrows in front of Meng Xinghe's eyes.
"She wants to kill me." Meng Xinghe suddenly felt a cold feeling in his heart, as if a hole had been torn open. He thought he was going to die under the sword of the fairy he met by chance. However, when he was enjoying the process of death, he Suddenly I felt like I was still alive. When I opened my eyes, the fairy had long disappeared. I could only see a few cuts on my chest made by the sword. The wind blew in, which gave me a chilling feeling.
Meng Xinghe felt very disappointed at this moment, only because he had no martial arts skills and could not keep the fairy for any time.
He sighed, Wu Meiniang said unintentionally: "That girl seems to be going to Hukou Town."
"Well," Meng Xinghe disagreed: "What, the fairy is going to Hukou Town, why didn't I know?"
Wu Meiniang said faintly: "Just now someone was only looking at beauties, so you can hear what the shopkeeper said,"
"Yes, my eyeballs almost fell off. Why didn't I get stabbed to death by her sword?" the younger junior sister also interjected.
Meng Xinghe curled his lips: "Don't eat any more, rush to the mouth of the pot immediately. Sister Fairy must be in front. I must catch up with her and keep her." Meng Xinghe had already taken out the money to pay the bill. He had never been like this before It's so urgent now.
The three girls didn't know the story between Meng Xinghe and the fairy. They rolled their eyes at the same time and said, "Shopkeeper, prepare three upper rooms for us." They completely ignored Meng Xinghe's words and got up and walked upstairs.
Meng Xinghe looked outside the door and upstairs. He couldn't chase or stay. He simply sat on the table and said, "Shopkeeper, do you have any wine?"
"Of course we have wine," the shopkeeper said with a smile.
"Bring me two jars," Meng Xinghe decided to get drunk and forget it.