More than a hundred miles north of Chang'an City, there is a huge valley. The locals call this valley Jianyang Valley. There is a saying that there is no sun in the Jianyang Valley, which means that there is no sunshine in this valley all year round. , and the reason for this result is that there is a broad forest in the valley, which fills the entire valley, just like a huge umbrella. Therefore, when local residents enter the valley, they can only see a shade of trees when they look up. , there is no sunlight at all.
It is precisely because there is no sunshine all year round that the valley is particularly dark and humid. There are countless poisonous insects, rats, and ants in the valley. Even the hunters living around rarely enter this valley, and there are even more poisonous insects in the valley for more than ten miles. It was full of people, but today, without knowing the wind blowing from the road, three men in colorful clothes rode into the valley.
The leader of these three men in Chinese attire is thin, with a beard, and looks like a scholar, while the two on his left and right are two strong men, one is burly, with a dark face and a beard. The other one has a strong build, a resolute face, and a somewhat short beard. These three people are none other than Du Ruhui, Cheng Yaojin and Tai Shifeng who came to Chang'an with Wan He.
Du Ruhui walked at the front and looked up. Although they had not completely entered the valley yet, the tall trees on both sides had begun to block the sky above. Seeing this, Du Ruhui couldn't help but frown. Tai Shifeng, who was beside him, said: "It's not very good here. I'm afraid it's not convenient for Xinyao to find it here."
Tai Shifeng nodded lightly and said: "Sir, please rest assured. They have arranged people in a village not far away. The letter harrier will fly directly to the village, and then send people over to inform that the village is not far from here. Even if you have to walk, you can arrive there in less than two hours,"
After Tai Shifeng explained this, Du Ruhui also frowned and nodded lightly. Although it was not perfect, it was finally a solution. Then the three of them continued to move towards the valley, but they had only taken less than ten steps. Cheng Yaojin and Tai Shifeng both frowned at the same time. One to the left and the other to the right, they immediately protected Du Ruhui. Cheng Yaojin even turned his hand over and took out the big knife from his waist. When he saw the two Du Ruhui also very wisely did not say a word, took a step back and looked at the quiet woods ahead.
"The King of Heaven overshadows the tigers of the earth," Tai Shifeng's eyes were fixed on the woods in front. Suddenly, a shout came from the woods in front. After hearing this shout, Tai Shifeng's eyes also felt a little relieved. , and immediately shouted in a deep voice: "Pagoda suppresses the river demon,"
"Why is your face so red?" Another question came from the woods, but Tai Shifeng took his time and sat upright on the horse, and shouted in a deep voice: "You are in good spirits."
"Then why is it yellow?" "Wax to prevent coldness," "It's cold, buy a quilt to keep warm," "The sky has fallen and you can use it as a quilt to cover yourself, you won't be cold," "Quilts are very cheap, three pieces "Copper plate," "I only have three luminous pearls. I want to sell them or not,"
Tai Shifeng and the people in the woods exchanged several sentences with each other. If Wan He were here, he would probably laugh until his stomach twitches. This code word was written by him, and the first few sentences were written by him. They all heard it from the play, and the rest of it was completely made up by Wan He. However, Du Ruhui and others thought that this code was very good, and even memorized it seriously. Only then did the previous scene happen.
Seeing that the codes were correct, Du Ruhui and others also breathed a sigh of relief. However, Cheng Yaojin couldn't wait to throw the knife in his hand to the side, and immediately said: "Come on, let's go in quickly. "
Cheng Yaojin had just finished speaking, and before Du Ruhui could reply, two figures flashed across the woods in front of him, but they were two strong men wearing shabby clothes and looking like ordinary people. These two strong men stood After steadying his body, he directly cupped his fists and saluted Du Ruhui and the others. His movements were standard and neat, and he was clearly an elite soldier who had been trained for a long time.
Du Ruhui nodded to the two of them, and then said: "Your general is here, take us to see him,"
"Here," the two strong men also shouted in response, and then one of them made a gesture to Du Ruhui and the others, while the other one dodged and hid, leading the way for Du Ruhui and the others. That's enough, the remaining person still needs to stay at the entrance of the valley to guard.
Under the leadership of the strong man, Du Ruhui and the others walked directly towards the depths of the valley along a trail. The people around would be surprised when they saw that a trail was created in Yang Valley. , look at this trail, just like the weeds that are higher than the knees next to it, all have been dealt with, and the soft silt has also been covered with a thick layer of dust. There is nothing to worry about when walking on it.
After passing through such a long path, after a while, the three people's vision suddenly became much wider. They saw that in front of the three people, a wide open space was opened up. In that open space, they could still see There were many tree stumps rooted in the ground, which had obviously been cleared out not long ago. There were also many tents in the open space. Strong men in shabby clothes were walking around between the tents. Just looking around Looking at it, there were five or six hundred people in this open space, which showed how big the open space was. When the strong men who were busy in the open space saw Du Ruhui and others coming out of the path, they all paused and said: They looked wary, but after seeing the strong man leading the way, they turned back and continued to do their own things.
The strong man next to Du Ruhui cupped his fists and saluted the three of them, and said: "Sir, the general is in the largest tent inside. Please go there by yourself, while I will rush to the valley entrance to guard."
In response to the strong man's words, Du Ruhui also nodded and agreed. Then Du Ruhui and the other three dismounted their horses at the same time, tied their horses to the tree next to them, and then walked towards the largest tent in the open space. However, there was no one guarding Du Ruhui and the three of them just opened the door curtain and walked in.
As soon as he entered the camp, he happened to see Wan He's vanguard general Zhu Muwu standing in front of a low table, discussing something with his two subordinates. When he saw Du Ruhui and three others coming in, Zhu Muwu's eyes suddenly When it lit up, he immediately stepped forward and saluted Du Ruhui and the other three with clasped fists: "The last general has met Mr. Du, General Cheng, and General Taishi,"
Today's Zhu Muwu is no longer the little book boy Xiao Wu who worked for Wanjia. After years of training, Zhu Muwu has become more and more like a general. Every time he sees Zhu Muwu's changes, Du Ruhui can't help but sigh. Li Jing's eyes were too poisonous. He was able to find such a piece of jade from the prince. Immediately, Du Ruhui stretched out his hand to help Zhu Muwu up and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, General Zhu. The prince cannot come to visit General Zhu in person." , we can only do it for you,"
Zhu Muwu has been following Wanhe since Wanhe became successful. Although Zhu Muwu was still somewhat speculative at the beginning, now Zhu Muwu can be said to be loyal to Wanhe. After hearing what Du Ruhui said, Zhu Muwu He was also excited, and he clasped his fists at Du Ruhui and shouted: "Master Du, it is a blessing in this life for me to be able to serve the prince. How can I talk about hard work lightly? This time, I was ordered to lead two thousand soldiers to disperse into the pass. Now I have gathered a group of soldiers." Of the nine hundred and thirty-seven people, fifty-one of them have not yet arrived. Twelve died in accidents while clearing the valley camp. The remaining soldiers are ready to go and are ready to be dispatched by the prince at any time."
After hearing Zhu Muwu's answer, Du Ruhui nodded with satisfaction. It was certainly a good idea to break them into pieces and disperse them into the pass, but it was very difficult to assemble the soldiers and horses in the pass. Once they were dispersed, it would be difficult. To ensure that there would be no accidents along the way, Zhu Muwu was able to gather more than 1,900 people in a short period of time, which was already very good. As for the jungle in the reclaimed valley, there were also many crises, and ten people were sacrificed. Although it was a pity for the two soldiers, there was no other way. If they did not choose such a dangerous situation as a stronghold, there was no guarantee that they would not be discovered by the Tang army. For the sake of safety, the risk was worth it.
Then Du Ruhui nodded and said to Zhu Muwu: "Now that the prince has established a firm foothold in Chang'an and has gained the trust of Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng and his son, the prince will not need your help in the future, but you also have your tasks. That is to search the mountains near Chang'an City as soon as possible and try to find the location of the Shang treasure in the shortest possible time."
At first, Du Ruhui said that Wan He didn't need his help. Zhu Muwu's face darkened, and he was obviously unhappy that he couldn't help Wan He. But then Du Ruhui changed the topic and mentioned such an important matter. The task was handed over to Zhu Muwu, who immediately became excited. He stood up straight, cupped his fists at Du Ruhui and shouted: "Master Du, please tell the prince to rest assured that the general will definitely complete the prince's order."
"Okay," Du Ruhui also smiled and nodded, his face somewhat relaxed. Although Wanhe's progress in Chang'an is going very smoothly, the real purpose of coming to Chang'an this time is to dig out the treasures of Shang Dynasty. Du Ruhui can't He would put the cart before the horse and forget about this matter. Next, he would just have to wait for news from Zhu Muwu.
After listening to what Du Ruhui and Zhu Muwu said, Cheng Yaojin who was beside him couldn't hold it any longer and immediately shouted: "Ah, Mr. Du, don't forget me. Well, the prince is in Chang'an anyway." It’s very safe, you don’t need my help, why not let me work with Xiao Wu,”