Chapter 214 Chapter Forty-One Difficult Travel

Chapter Forty-One Difficult Travel Although the Duke is dead, Yu Wei is still there, and there is also a benevolence for the common people. At the beginning, the Duke returned from Xiangyang to the south, and there was an endless stream of those who returned with him. On the way, the Duke played the idle fields in Changsha, but failed. The Duke died in prison for the crime of treason. He also suspected that there was careful work, and the restraint was very strict, and the people were all suffering, sobbing and saying: "It's not like dying in military law." Shangxiang heard that he was angry and ordered his confidants to slaughter him. Some of the old ministers secretly told everyone, saying: "The general saves everyone. Now I want to kill innocent people. I can't bear it. Please do it immediately." Therefore, the person gave it with a token of the public letter, and ordered everyone to return to Xiangyang by night. Those who received the order heard about it and chased and killed them. Nine times out of ten.As far as Xiangyang, the people all wept and told the city that they were willing to accept the military law. General Yong's grandson Ji couldn't bear it, and he hesitated.Up to now, the people of Xiangyang have all enshrined the spirit seat of the Duke.

——"The History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties.Zhongwu Gongzhuan "Draining water is placed on the ground, and each flows from east to west, north and south. Life has its own destiny. An Neng walks and sighs, then sits and worries. Drinking wine is forgiving, raising a glass to cut off singing is difficult. How can you feel that your heart is not wood and stone, and you dare not speak when you swallow your voice? .(Note 1)" The mountain road is rugged, winding and difficult to climb. A middle-aged beautiful woman led two female swordsmen to climb up the mountain. Hearing the sad song coming from the winding, the middle-aged beautiful woman showed a trace of sarcasm at first, but then her expression changed. Sadly, when he heard the sound of water gurgling in his ears, he quickened his pace.Bypassing a cliff, the eyes are brightened, and suddenly there is a half-acre square flat in the middle of the mountain. Under the waterfall, there is a deep pool between the rocks. The waterfall splashes on the white jade-like boulder in the center of the pool, which looks like pearls and jade under the sunlight.A man in Tsing Yi sat on the blue stone by the pool, took off his shoes and socks, and soaked his feet in the pool, as if he didn't feel the biting chill of the pool water formed by the accumulated snow in winter.The middle-aged beautiful woman glanced at the sheathed sword next to the man, and said with a sneer, "Wei Ying, do you regret your decision to cling to Lu Can and oppose us that day?"

Wei Ying didn't look back, and said calmly: "There are too many things that can be regretted in this world. If I want to regret this matter, I might as well regret the matter of hunting the palace. These days, your losses are heavier than mine. Although I didn't You have lost your backing, but you have lost your backbone, don't you regret it, imperial concubine?" There was a strong hostility on the woman's face, and her originally beautiful appearance almost became distorted. After a long time, she calmed down and said coldly: "Don't call me that, what kind of imperial concubine, what kind of empress, I am just a senior sister It's just chess pieces. Empress Dou, Concubine Changsun, and Concubine Yan are Li Yuan's good wives and concubines. What am I, Ji Xia? But this status also has advantages, otherwise, with Shang Weijun's influence in the south of the Yangtze River, how can I enter the world? What happened to my snare? This time our loss is indeed heavy. Xiao Lan, Feng Feifei and Xie Xiaotong are all dead, and Feifei and Xiaotong are fine. Apart from their swordsmanship, they usually act in a restrained manner. Xiao Lan But it's a pity, Yueyingxuan has always been left to her to take care of, and after she died, I lost my support, which is really a headache."

Wei Ying said coldly: "Now Fengwu Hall and Yihuang Hall have only you and Yan Wushuang as the head seats, and your strength is empty. That's why you persuaded the head of the sect to reconcile with Chentang as before, and you don't even care about my help. About the general?" Ji Xia raised her eyebrows and said: "Exactly, I not only hope to cooperate with you, but also hope that you will help me seize power. In order to save face, Yan Wushuang personally assassinated Shi Guan. Now he is seriously injured and sick. Ling Yu has always ignored him. If you and I cooperate, we will It is not impossible to get the position of sect master."

Wei Ying turned back and said: "You are delusional. Ling Yu was able to secure the position of sect master because of the death of the master of the Brahma sect, and because of the female swordsmen trained by the senior sister. Half of them follow her orders. She has endured for many years and acquiesced to the situation that she was ostracized by us, but she is not cowardly and will never let you do things. And although our three halls are greatly reduced now, the hundred-legged snake is not dead. Zhuang, Yan Shouzuo succeeded in assassinating Shi Guan, which allowed us to join the Huaixi Army. This credit is not small. Although Wei has lost power, if there is no Chentang as a peripheral force, you don't even want to gain a firm foothold in Nanchu. You, Qiao Yuan's loss of power is mainly from Yihuangtang. If you can't successfully complete this strategy to lure the enemy into the trap, although you have won over Shang Weijun and Zhao Long, Yihuangtang will also become a vassal from now on. If I were you, don't think about killing each other, but think about how to wipe out all the forces in the world who support the general?"

Ji Xia heard Wei Ying's sarcasm, instead of being annoyed, she smiled and said: "Okay, okay, you can speak frankly, so you can still treat us as our own, sect master, you can hear me, and you won't doubt Wei's loyalty. right?" Wei Ying's eyes changed slightly, and his eyes fell on the two female swordsmen behind Ji Xia. Both of them were about thirty-five or sixteen years old. Just when Wei Ying's eyes showed strange color, one of them suddenly said loudly: "Uncle Shi is right, Wei Shouzuo is really loyal." After saying that, he walked to the edge of the pool, stretched his hand into the waterfall, and bowed slightly. Wash off the medicine on the face with water, revealing the beauty of the natural beauty, and smiled sweetly: "It's still the uncle's method is clever, but it's just some makeup powder medicine, and it has been hidden from Wei Shouzuo's eyes."

With a slight sigh, Wei Ying calmly arranged his clothes, put on his boots and socks, stood up and said calmly: "It turns out that the head of the sect intends to try. Does Wei have any other options?" Ling Yu showed shame and said: "But this seat is overthinking. Brother Wei and I have the friendship of the same family, and we are also the same people who have fallen in the end of the world. How can we have two hearts. This time, we must work together to make me happy." The Fengyi Gate is making a big splash in Southern Chu, so please brother Wei not to blame me for trying to tempt you."

Wei Ying sighed softly in his heart, this woman who had been lacklustre for many years became a blockbuster and accepted the efforts of Santang for many years. The master of Fengyi sect chose her as his successor not just for the balance of power.Although he sighed in his heart, his complexion did not change at all, he just said lightly: "This is also a matter of course. The sect master reorganized the three halls, so naturally he should confirm our loyalty." Although Ling Yu's expression was indifferent, he couldn't help showing joy in his eyes at this moment, and said gratifiedly: "Wei Shouzuo is the best if he can think like this, this time we set up a net to catch all those ignorant people in the rivers and lakes. Fengyimen can dominate the world in the south of the Yangtze River, and our power has penetrated into the imperial court and army, within a few years, we will be able to restore its former glory."

Wei Ying didn't say anything, but sneered in his heart. Seeing his indifferent expression, Ling Yu felt more at ease. She knew that Wei Ying had deep plans. If he hadn't sincerely returned, he would not be so indifferent. Feng Yi's talent is even higher than those in the sect, if he cannot get his sincere support, it will be extremely difficult for the Fengyi sect to gain a foothold in the ruling and opposition parties.Thinking of this, Ling Yu said with a smile to Ji Xia: "Master, please go to inspect it again, this matter can only be reassured by Master's own experience."

Ji Xia clasped her arms and said: "Your subordinate obeys!" After saying that, she walked down alone, while the other female swordsman retreated to the corner of the mountain road, holding her sword to protect her. After walking for a while, Ji Xia knew that she had already walked out of that place. As far as the female swordsman could see, she stopped slowly, with a dejected look on her face, thinking that she had been at the mercy of others all her life, and after leaving Nanchu, she would even risk everything to gain power, but it was only a few days. All efforts were in vain, and Ling Yu, who was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, was allowed to enjoy the benefits. Thinking of this, Ji Xia felt extremely tired.After a long time, her expression cheered up. Although Ling Yu regained the power, she did not believe that Wei Ying would be willing to obey orders, and her three disciples were quite competitive. Although Lingjian's appearance is not very outstanding, but the essence of swordsmanship is second to none among the new disciples. As for the eldest disciple Lingyu, thinking of her, Ji Xia frowned. It's nothing, with her talent and appearance, if she is willing to win over the dignitaries with all her heart, it's not bad, but she refuses to die. If it weren't for her indifferent temperament that made everyone fall in love with her, I would not have allowed it. She is so presumptuous, but this time she can no longer indulge her. Winning over Cai Qun is not only Ling Yu's decision, but also an important means for her to fight for power, so this time she will go back to force this little girl.With a lot of thoughts in her heart, Ji Xia walked down again. After all, the most important thing right now is the upcoming battle.

Wei Ying looked back from the waterfall, and said, "Temporary Ji's strength should not be underestimated, and the sect master shouldn't treat her so lightly." Ling Yu turned his eyes and said with a smile: "It's natural, but I don't know that Brother Wei still holds a grudge against me for the matter of the Lu family?" Wei Ying said coldly: "Wei's service to the general is only for selfish revenge. Now that the general is dead, I will not be buried for the Lu family, but you are so short-sighted, fueling the flames and destroying the Great Wall. Don't you worry that the Yong army will go south, and if Southern Chu dies, what use will it be for you to have power in the court?" Ling Yu sighed: "This is a last resort. If Lu Can is willing to cooperate with us, I don't want to do so, but you know that Lu's father and son have no affection for our Fengyi Sect. If he takes power, we can only I am afraid that we will have no place to live. Although there is no Lu Can now, the Southern Chu army has become much stronger in recent years. At least it can hold the Yangtze River. As long as we can hold the Jiangnan, there is always a place for us to survive, so although the timing is not right , but still had to do it.” Wei Ying sighed lightly, and without another word, Ling Yu smiled and said: "This time you chose this place as the ambush, is it really the most suitable place?" Wei Ying said indifferently: "From Yuejun to Nanfu, there are two roads, one is from Changshan in Hengzhou to Fenshuiguan Road, the other is from Jiangshan in Hengzhou to Xianxialing Xiaoguan, from Jiangshan Qinghu to Pucheng , along the way, you have to pass through Xianxialing, Danfengling, Liling, and Xianyangling. The mountain roads for hundreds of miles are full of dead places. Among them, Xianxialing is the most dangerous, with steep cliffs and 360 steps high. There are twenty-four tracks in total, twenty miles long, with several passes along the way, less than one zhang in width, condescending, one man in charge of the pass, ten thousand men are not allowed to open it, and the precipitous place is no less than the Jiange in Shu. We set up ambushes on the way, and it is natural Nothing is lost." Ling Yu's eyes flashed, and he said: "Although there are many migrants from the Lu family, except Mrs. Lu and Lu Can's youngest son Lu Ting, there is no need to care about the death of other people. However, the person who rescued Lu Yun will certainly Come to rescue Lu’s legacy, in order to catch them all, you still need to lure the snakes out, I want your Chentang to do it first, after drawing out the secret protectors, and then concentrate all the power in the door, and the thunderbolt sweeps the cave, what do you think?” Contrary to Ling Yu's expectation, although this strategy obviously meant to weaken Chentang's strength, Wei Ying agreed without hesitation: "It should be so, although Chentang has a large number of people, most of them are mediocre people. , even if the loss is heavy, it doesn't matter, but the lives of the Lu family's mother and son are still important. If they die in the melee, then the rescuers in front will retreat. It is better to let the elite soldiers sent by the monks on the periphery of Chentang attack first , and then I will lead the masters in the hall to pretend to be rescuers, and then protect Mrs. Lu and Lu Ting to stand by and wait for help. When the timing is right, the sect master can mobilize all his strength and kill them all." Ling Yu secretly rejoiced at Wei Ying's ruthless plan, and said: "In this case, I will trouble Brother Wei, but as far as I know, Lu Can's second son, Lu Feng, should be in your hands, and you can't keep this son, Brother Wei can't Mercy and soft hands." Wei Ying knew in his heart that Ling Yuding was doing meticulous work by his side, and this person's status was not low, otherwise he wouldn't know such a secret thing, but at the moment he didn't care about such things, so he just raised his eyebrows and said: "This son has a life and death matter." It doesn't matter, but Wei has always been cautious, guarding against any unexpected changes, he can also be used to win over the old general of the general, if we want to kill him, we have to wait until this side succeeds, otherwise wouldn't it be a pity?" Ling Yu smiled wryly when he heard the words: "Brother Wei is too late, I have already sent Uncle Zhu to kill him, but if you want to come here, you won't fail, right?" Wei Ying's pupils shrank a lot in an instant, but he seemed to lower his head unintentionally to hide the murderous look in his eyes, and said: "I'm afraid the person I sent to monitor this kid will not let Elder Zhu do it easily, but it's a pity that the four I have worked so hard to subdue a guard." Ling Yu smiled and said: "Brother Wei, don't worry, I have asked Master Zhu to be careful, and will not hurt your people casually. Master Zhu followed his master to fight in the world. Although he has retired for many years, his power is still there, and his swordsmanship is even more important. So experienced and ruthless, he should be able to restrain those guards without hurting their lives." Wei Ying lowered his eyes and muttered to himself. Ling Yu was able to seize power in one fell swoop. In addition to the great loss of strength of Yihuang Hall and Fengwu Hall, Elder Zhu and others were also one of the reasons. The maids of the past had already sealed their swords and returned to seclusion. They didn't even participate in the Hunting Palace, but they were forced to exile together in Southern Chu because of the young fish in the pond. Now they are unwilling to be lonely and come out of the rivers and lakes. I don't know if Lu Feng can save his life?But regardless of Lu Feng's life or death, he can't care about him now. ————————————— Having said this, both of them felt speechless, each fell silent, looking down at the mountain road, not long after, Cui Xiang, Wei Ying's confidant, hurried up, the female swordsman scolded lightly to stop him, and did not When Wei Ying spoke, Ling Yu ordered to let him go. Wei Ying's eyes were fixed, but he didn't say much.Cui Xiang stepped forward and bowed, "I would like to report to the sect master and the chief seat. In half an hour, the Lu family's exiles will arrive here. Please give me instructions." Wei Ying turned his head to look at Ling Yu, Ling Yu smiled slightly and said: "Brother Wei will arrange Chentang's attack on his own, and I will also arrange it properly, and I will attack when the right time comes." After saying that, Ling Yu floated away go.Wei Ying knew that Ling Yu was still wary of him, and that he would not really believe in him until Chentang suffered a heavy sacrifice. He sighed secretly, and said calmly: "You lead everyone in the hall to attack, and I will lead Chentang to attack." The blood guards broke in to protect Mrs. Lu and Mr. Lu, we will all act in masks, and you must not reveal your identities, don't let them know the truth, so that they will not show mercy when they fight each other, and will not reveal their flaws." Cui Xiang heard the words and said in surprise: "First seat, the strength of Chentang will be greatly damaged in this way, and it may be harmful instead of beneficial. Please think carefully about it." Wei Ying sneered and said: "Although there are many affiliates in Chentang, most of them are forced to take in both soft and hard. Among them, only two or three out of ten are loyal to this seat. Resentment, this time I just borrowed a knife to kill people and clear the scum in the hall. Even if they all die, there is no pity. The blood guards in this seat can protect themselves, and you don't have to worry about my safety. Just treat us as enemies, just be careful Some, just don’t kill yourself.” Cui Xiang's heart was cold, although Wei Ying had always been decisive in killing and attacking, but today's viciousness still left him speechless. Five or six, once it is damaged, Chentang's power will be greatly reduced, but Wei Ying doesn't care about it.Then I thought about the fact that Wei Ying recruited masters from the hall to form blood guards over the years. These blood guards were not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also loyal to Wei Ying. Wei is responsible for attacking fortifications, and there are often losses. So far, the number of Wei is still less than fifty.This time Wei Ying brought almost all the blood guards here. He thought it was the final thunderbolt, but Wei Ying wanted these blood guards and the main force of Chentang to kill each other. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Wei Ying was crazy, Cui Xiang stood there in a daze, but couldn't say a word to follow orders. Wei Ying's heart was as cold as ice, seeing Cui Xiang like this, he said without mercy: "You still don't go, is it because you want to resist orders?" Cui Xiang felt the cold murderous aura on Wei Ying's body, and felt a chill in his heart. He suddenly thought that Li Ming was nowhere to be seen. Wei Ying had always trusted Li Ming more, but this time he didn't bring him here. Was he ordered by Wei Ying to stand by in the dark? Well, that's why he didn't hesitate to compromise Chentang's strength. I thought it was to eliminate the internal hidden dangers. After thinking about it, I suddenly realized that this is Wei Ying's usual method of employing people, and it is easy to prevent people from knowing his real purpose and plan. , and said happily: "This subordinate obeys." Wei Ying looked at the back of Cui Xiang leaving, his eyes were as cold as ice. On the surface, it seemed that Li Ming and Cui Xiang were his confidantes, and Cui Xiang was more important, but in fact, he was very fond of Cui Xiang. Some distrust.This person has the ability to subdue the ghosts and monsters that Chentang has brought to him, his martial arts are outstanding, and he is also very capable in his daily actions, but such a talent is willing to be inferior, and I don't have much favor for him, no matter how I think about it, I feel uneasy. It's just that Wei Ying didn't really trust these subordinates who were coerced by force and wealth, so he handed over half of Chentang's power to Cui Xiang, and just watched the movement with a cold eye. Those who are available, subdue his heart and join the blood guards, and these truly loyal blood guards are led by himself, and no one can interfere. Instead, Li Ming, who is under Cui Xiang, can know some secrets because he is trusted .Just now when he had a conversation with Ling Yu, Wei Ying knew that among the people in Chentang, there must be someone from Ling Yu, and Ling Yu is very high-minded, Cui Xiang is probably her target, just now he saw Ling Yu treat Cui Xiang like this Wei Ying became even more suspicious of his attitude, and at this moment Cui Xiang frankly agreed to lead the crowd to kill each other, and he did not care about the life and death of his subordinates at all, and a murderous intent was born in his heart.If it wasn't for Cui Xiang's actions to coincide with his intentions, Wei Ying might have already planned to kill him suddenly. Forced to suppress the murderous intention in his heart, thinking that everything would come to an end soon, Wei Ying cast his eyes on the waterfall again, and saw a stream of flowing spring hitting the stone, flying fine jade and broken jade, splashing snow like smoke, and felt infinite sadness in his heart. Looking up at the haze, the smoke is endless, the mist floats in the eyes, Lu Can's voice and smile are vivid in front of his eyes, thinking that Lu Feng, whom he has painstakingly protected, may have been killed, the pain in his heart can no longer be unbearable, a few tears fell into the pool, and in a blink of an eye no trace. A group of people and horses walked slowly on the winding mountain road. At the front was a group of forbidden soldiers. They were walking cautiously at the moment, for fear of falling into the deep valley on the side of the post road. They were all fully armored. It was very hard work, but I had no intention of taking off my armor and walking lightly.The forty or fifty people walking in the middle have different appearances, but they are all haggard and dusty, and some old and weak women and children are sandwiched between them. Among them, a middle-aged woman is very difficult to walk.Although this woman is dressed in rough prison clothes, she is still graceful and graceful, but her face is covered by sweat and dust. The two young women beside her are each carrying a package. Although it is extremely difficult, they still seem to have the strength to support them from time to time. The middle-aged woman moved forward.In addition to these three women, there are five or six other women, most of them are in their twenties or thirties, and they are often supported by men around them. Carrying and struggling to climb, there was even a five or six-year-old boy who couldn't climb the mountain independently, and was tied on the back by a middle-aged man to move forward.In addition, there are twenty or thirty men, about the same age, all in their thirties, although they are all wearing prison uniforms, but there is a faint murderous aura in their actions, faintly forming an army formation, protecting the women and children outside. Behind them, there was another group of Custodians, who still carefully watched the prisoners ahead as they climbed, lest something should happen.Originally, if someone escaped on the way, or something happened to him, it was not a big deal, at most he could report illness and die. Blame it down. What's more, these imperial guards all know who they are escorting. General Lu Can is famous and has countless old troops. There are countless righteous men willing to die for him. Things have changed. On the day Lu Can died in Qiao Yuan, someone wanted to rescue him There was already an uproar, not to mention that Lu Yun, who had already been sentenced to death, was robbed. If it was said that no one would rob prisoners on the way, these forbidden soldiers would absolutely not believe it.The mountain road in Xianxialing is rugged, but it can't stop people in the rivers and lakes. If someone takes the opportunity to rescue Mrs. Lu or the young master, it will be a serious crime to destroy the family. Of course, Duan Yue, the captain of the forbidden army behind, has other worries in his heart. He is also a child of a family. Although the family is not powerful, he can barely gain a foothold in Jianye. Although he is not a direct son, he still has to take care of the family. , became a captain of the imperial army, commanded more than a thousand soldiers, and stationed outside Jianye City. He thought that his life would be such a muddle-headed past, but he didn't expect that this time he took a hot job and got an order to escort him. Lu Can's family went to Dingyuan in Tingzhou, which was a barren and miasmatic place. Regardless of whether he could return alive or not, just thinking about the hardships and dangers along the way was enough to stop him from moving forward.What's more, apart from worrying that someone will come to rob the prisoner, he is also worried about another thing. Although under Shang Weijun's high pressure, not many people dare to discuss it in private, but the rumors that Shang Weijun intends to kill the grass have long been It was spread in secret that he was not a confidant of Shang Xiang, and he would not secretly hint to him to do it on the way, but if he really got the secret order, he also doubted that he would have the courage to do it.The general was famous during his lifetime, and had countless former troops. If he really became an accomplice, he would be regarded as a scapegoat in all likelihood. Don't even think about raising your head. To bear such a crime, even if you are in the Forbidden Army of Shangxiang's direct line, you will inevitably be rejected. What made Duan Yue even more troublesome was that until he left Jianye, he hadn't received any secret order. In this way, there are two possibilities. One is that Shang Xiang didn't intend to embarrass the general's family, which is naturally the best, as long as he Send the prisoner to Dingyuan safely, and you will be fine. If you want to come to the old general's department, you may not be willing to take the name of rebellion and rob the prisoner halfway. At best, Jianye will be removed from the military. With the mediation of the family, his life should be fine.But if Shang Xiang is going to send another person to intercept and kill them, and all these people are buried with him, then there will be no chance of life. With such thoughts in mind, Duan Yue was not only cautious along the way, but also unwilling to be rude to everyone in the Lu family. He thought that if he really encountered an enemy attack, he might be able to get help, but he knew that he was attacked this time. Apart from Mrs. Lu's mother and son and some servants, there are also some generals of the Lu family who migrated. Most of them have fought on the battlefield. Compared with these inexperienced forbidden soldiers, they are more useful. If they can reach Dingyuan safely, even Offended Shang Xiang secretly, but it's not without hope. Wei Ying saw Mrs. Lu and her party from a distance. Although they were still several miles away, they seemed to him as if they were right in front of him. The mountain rock fell on Mrs. Lu. Although the mountain road in Xianxia Ridge is quite well built, the road surface is all paved with bluestone collected from the cliff, and it is flat and neat. On the ridge, there are cliffs on one side and mountain streams on the other. You can't ride a horse or a car, you can only climb up on foot. Even ordinary men will suffer from the road, let alone a woman like Mrs. Lu. Withering, how embarrassing.With a flash of his eyes, he saw Lu Ting who was being carried by a general of the Lu family. Thinking that most of these young brothers and sisters were alive or dead, he felt a slight pain in his heart. Just as Wei Ying's mind was getting flustered, the imperial guards in front had already arrived at a place where the mountain was relatively gentle. Those guards who were frightened all felt relieved and hid themselves on the vines by the side of the road. They sat or leaned on each other to rest. .Seeing this, Wei Ying sneered slightly. He stood on a high place overlooking the mountain road below, and the forbidden soldiers didn't even notice it. Thinking of the Yong army and Lu Can's Chu army they had seen before, how could they be so contemptuous when they were marching, and took out a blue square from his arms. The silk handkerchief covered the face, only showing a pair of eyes, and then took a few steps back, so as not to be noticed by the generals of the Lu family. These generals will definitely pay attention to their surroundings, and they will inevitably see their own figure. Thirty masked men in heavy attire all carried weapons and walked steadily. After seeing Wei Ying, they bowed down and bowed down. Not long after, there was a hustle and bustle of people under the cliff, but everyone behind had also arrived. Duan Yue saw that the place was wide and flat, so he ordered to stop advancing, it was already noon, and it was time to take a rest.All the sergeants and members of the Lu family took out dry food and water to eat separately.Those imperial soldiers used to be in the prosperous place of Jianye, how did they suffer so much? The Nian family general untied him and carried him to Mrs. Lu's side. , That family's general was named Lu Kang, originally Lu Xin's bodyguard, loyal to the Lu family, but because of his straightforward temperament and unwillingness to leave Lu Xin, he never led the army alone.After Lu Xin died, Lu Can respected him very much, and because he was over 40 years old, he was left in the mansion to lead his family.Lu Kang is already forty-six years old this year, his wife passed away the year before last, and he has no children, so he loves all of Lu Can's sons like his own, especially Lu Ting, who he loves the most.This time when the Lu family was robbed, Lu Kang and Mrs. Lu were exiled. The road to Xianxialing was difficult. Lu Kang was afraid that Lu Ting would make a mistake when he was young, so he tied him on his back. Even if other family members wanted to carry Lu Ting, he couldn't rest assured . Although Lu Ting was carried on his back, but he experienced various tragic changes at a young age, and he learned of his father's death, crying endlessly. It was already a bit inappropriate when he went on the road. The road is difficult these days, and he is not acclimatized. He is thin and thin. The eyes are black and blue, which makes people feel heartbroken.Mrs. Lu hugged Lu Ting, softly fed him water, and let him eat dry food. Lu Ting only took two mouthfuls and couldn't eat any more.Mrs. Lu was worried, but there was nothing she could do.Although the two young women beside her are maidservants, they treat Mrs. Lu as her sister. One of the maids named Lu Zhen persuaded: "Ma'am, when we arrive in Pucheng, we invite General Duan to stay there for a few days. The doctor came to treat the young master, and Shang Weijun’s influence was not so great when he entered Fujian, and General Duan took good care of him along the way, so I think he would not refuse.” Mrs. Lu sighed softly: "That's all. The whereabouts of Yun'er, Feng'er, Xiu'er and Mei'er are all unknown. If there is something wrong with Ting'er, even if I die, it will be difficult for me to see their father." , broke up the dry food and forced Lu Ting to eat it.Seeing her like this, the two maids were in tears. Both of them were orphans taken in by Mrs. Lu, and they had even learned martial arts from their family generals. This time the Lu family was robbed, Mrs. Lu had noticed beforehand, He even dispersed the maids and servants at home. The servants left now are those who have received great kindness from the Lu family and are resolutely unwilling to leave. These two maids have always been Madam Lu's favored maidservants, and they have some force, so they insisted on refusing to leave. It would have been even more difficult for Mrs. Lu without the two of them taking care of her along the way. At this moment, Lu Kang, who was resting on the mountain wall with his eyes closed, suddenly frowned, and said in a low voice, "Everyone, be careful, I heard someone coming from several miles behind, and the pace of the people coming was chaotic and hurried. " The generals of the Lu family all knew that Lu Kang had been in the army for many years and was the best at listening, so they were all shocked and looked at Mrs. Lu. Mrs. Lu didn't know about military affairs, but she looked at Lu Kang. The general's former troops came to the rescue, most of them were members of the army. These people are definitely not. Although I heard that some righteous men from the rivers and lakes participated in Qiao Yuan's incident, if my wife can reach Dingyuan safely, it is worse than fleeing the sentence without hiding. So these people Most likely they are not the ones who came to save us, but the forbidden army is useless, we might as well find a way to take advantage of the chaos and seize the weapons to protect ourselves." All the generals hated the Forbidden Army deeply, and couldn't help showing their approval.At this moment, Duan Yue came over with two sergeants. Seeing this, everyone moved their bodies slightly to prevent sudden changes. Duan Yue didn't notice it, and said loudly: "Madam Lu, the general did not expect such a difficult journey. , When we arrive at the Xianxia Station at the foot of the mountain, how about hiring a sedan chair, and let my wife and young master take the sedan chair tomorrow?" Everyone in the Lu family was overjoyed when they heard the words, but Mrs. Lu said indifferently: "My concubine, thank you general Good intentions, just for fear of violating the law and harming the general." Duan Yue saw that Mrs. Lu did not strictly refuse, and knew that Mrs. Lu must be worried about her beloved son, so she accepted it intentionally, so she smiled and said: "Madam is serious, and there will be nothing wrong with the general in the end." In terms of other skills, these brothers under my command can still control them, as long as no one else knows, when we reach the gentle place of Xianyang Ridge, Madam can just walk." Mrs. Lu was also a little happy when she heard the words, thinking that if there is a soft sedan chair, at least Aizi can rest. She glanced at Lu Kang and nodded her head. He whispered again: "General, be on guard, there are unexpected guests behind you." Duan Yue was horrified when he heard the words, he glanced at Lu Kang in a daze, and hurried back, thinking that if he hadn't felt that after he went to Xianxialing, he wouldn't need to worry about the minister's eyes and ears, so he kindly offered to hire a sedan chair for Madam Lu, the family The general might not tell himself this matter, he couldn't help sighing that good intentions are rewarded, and hastily whispered an order to ask some sergeants to block the pass at the back, and some sergeants to go ahead to explore the way.These imperial troops were not trained well, and the situation on the mountain road was chaotic for a while, making the generals of the Lu family frowned and laughed endlessly. ————————————— When these imperial guards were in chaos, there was a sudden scream in front of the mountain road. Duan Yue was startled, and turned his head to look, only to see an imperial guard running back staggeringly. Armor had already been cut in the middle, and blood was gushing out. It was obvious that someone had cut the armor with a knife and injured his life.Duan Yue felt a chill in his heart, the attack came from the front, could it be that Lu Kang misled himself?Before he could think clearly, the sound of shouting and cursing of soldiers and the clash of weapons could be heard on the mountain road behind him. Turning around, Duan Yue saw some black-clothed masked men attacking the narrow pass. Fortunately, the mountain road The narrow pass was blocked by the soldiers of the Forbidden Army. Although these soldiers were not good at fighting, they also knew that if they lost this pass, they would probably lose their lives, so they did not hesitate to block the mountain road.Duan Yue's heart widened, and he quickly ordered the guards in front to block the pass in front. If the pass at both ends of the mountain road is occupied by the enemy, the terrain in the middle is vast, which is most suitable for fierce fighting. Yue Lianlian gave the order to force his soldiers to defend to the death.At this time, the traces of the front and back enemies were exposed. After a while, Duan Yue learned from the sergeant that there were more than a hundred enemies in the front and back, and they came to attack one by one. In the fierce battle, if he hadn't brought a few strong crossbows, he might have been attacked by those people.Duan Yue was worried, but he said in a loud voice: "Where are the bandits, you dare to rob the imperial army, retreat quickly, and you can still save your life." Hearing that, those men in black laughed loudly, and one of them even chopped off the head of the sergeant in front of him with a knife, then laughed and said: "You forbidden soldiers are all incompetent people, if you kill them, you will kill them, who cares about yours?" Life, if you want to kill us, you have to have the ability, are you under the general's command?" Duan Yue was even more horrified when he heard the words, and thought to himself that these are the people from the world who came to save the Lu family, and said loudly again: "If you are the former subordinates of the general, you should know that coming to rob people is harmful and not beneficial. Although Mrs. Lu and Young Master I am exiled to Southern Fujian, but there may not be a chance of returning to my hometown after being pardoned in the future, if you act recklessly and plunder the imperial convicts, then the Lu family will really see the light of day." Those men in black laughed again, but stepped up their offensive. Some even uttered obscenities. Although they didn't insult Mrs. Lu, their words were hateful, which made everyone in the Lu family frown. Duan Yue groaned in his heart, these people were not ordinary bandits, nor were they members of General Lu's side, they must be the assassins who intercepted and killed Lu's family. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel the same hatred against the enemy, and turned his head to beg Mrs. Lu: "Madam, these gangsters must have malicious intentions. Can Madam order the generals in the mansion to help the young general?" 陆夫人闻言，想了一想道：“这些人绝不是先夫故旧，如果将军落败，我等的遭遇恐怕更加难堪，确实是并肩作战的好，将军不如将前面的防卫交给陆康指挥，将军专心后面的战事如何？” 段约心中大喜，连忙同意，分了一些兵器给陆氏的家将，陆康留下五个家将保护陆夫人等妇孺，自己率着二十多个家将到了前面，这些家将都是善战猛士，再加上陆康指挥得当，不到片刻就稳住了前面的危局。 可是虽然如此，那些攻击的黑衣人都是武艺精熟的悍匪，兵器又十分精良，虽然不善于战阵，但是因为山路隘口狭窄，所以武力便成了关键，他们一人几乎可以抵上数个军士，所以双方实力此消彼长，不到一个时辰，禁军已经死伤叠籍，若没有陆氏家将的战力，只怕已经被攻破了隘口了。 陆康心中焦急，心道这些悍匪在此地动手，定是看准了此地易守难攻，虽然他们不容易攻进来，可是我们也不容易攻出去，这是要将我们一网打尽啊，可是虽然想通了这一点，却也无可奈何，陆氏的家将虽然武艺精熟，可是比起那些悍匪来说，近身搏斗并非所长，若非仗着力量和配合，只怕早就被这些黑衣人攻进来了。 正在陆康心焦之时，突然听见侍女陆慧高声喊道：“康叔，上面有人下来了。” 陆康闻言抬头望去，只见从山崖之上，放下五六条长索，正有些黑衣蒙面人援绳而下，心中大惊，正欲令人用弩弓射杀，只见其中一人手一举，却是一块玉牌，然后轻轻掷来，陆康下意识的伸手接住，却是陆灿令牌，凭此可以出入大将军府邸，陆康仔细瞧去，只是片刻已经看出这人身形宛似韦膺。可是他心中犹豫，韦膺虽然是大将军心腹之人，可是毕竟也是凤仪门中人，凤仪门勾结尚相，谗言加害大将军已经不是什么秘密，韦膺此来到底如何他也不敢确定。只是陆康心中一犹豫，已经有十余个黑衣人落在地上，抛出玉牌那人也不解去面纱，只是向臂上一指，却是一方血色丝巾。然后便拿着兵器向前面走去，那些禁军本想分出人来厮杀，却被陆康阻住，那人也不管众人疑虑，走到前面，一剑便刺死了一个趁隙闯进来的黑衣悍匪。 陆康见状大喜，高声道：“这是自己人，大家不必担心，说着又示意众人留心臂上红巾。”众人这才放下心来，全力迎敌。而这些黑衣人已经全部下来，分头向两侧支援。这些黑衣红巾的蒙面人个个武艺高超，悍不畏死，有了他们相助，那些蒙面悍匪攻势渐渐被遏制，只是这些人皆是江湖人手段，厮杀起来旗鼓相当，损失也是越发惨重，双方都是狠辣非常，就是被刀剑所伤，也是没有丝毫惊惧，只是舍命攻杀，不过片刻，两边隘口都已经尽是鲜血，只是道路狭窄，若有重伤者或是战死者往往立足不住，跌落山道，要不然只怕已经被伏尸阻住道路了。 只是被困在山道上的众人虽得援军，但是两侧敌人也是人多势众，苦战了许久，众人都是渐渐力竭，反而是敌人轮换来攻，仍然龙精虎猛。陆康拭去面上鲜血，目光落到那已经退了下来，站在自己身边调息的蒙面人首领，低声道：“韦先生前来救援，大将军泉下有知定然感激不尽。” 韦膺觉得浮动的气息渐渐平稳，也没有回答陆康的话，只是淡淡看了一眼山道对面的山岭云霭，道：“我不过是来赴死的。” 陆康心中一震，正要说些什么，只见后面传来吼声如雷，更有一个清朗的声音直入耳中，却是有人运气高呼道：“丁铭在此，陆夫人、陆公子不必忧心。”然后耳边便传来书生惨叫，却是强援到了，陆康大喜，连忙对韦膺道：“韦先生，能否请你迎接丁大侠，里应外合，定可除去后面的敌人。” 韦膺目中闪过寒芒，道：“你放心。” 说罢连声厉喝，那些黑衣红巾的蒙面人如今还有十六人幸存，九人在前面隘口，七人在后面隘口，听见韦膺厉喝之声，前面便又分了四人过来，随着韦膺冲到后面隘口，那些残余的禁军都依着段约之命退下，只留下陆氏家将配合韦膺等人，两面夹攻，那些悍匪前后遇敌，不过两刻时间，已经纷纷死伤殆尽。韦膺一剑刺倒一个蒙面悍匪，那人拼死一刀还击，却只是削落了韦膺面巾，在他英俊的容貌上留下一道刀痕。那人心中早已存有的疑虑在看见韦膺容貌之后终于得到答案，指着韦膺厉声道：“你——”话音未落，已经被韦膺一剑封喉，踢落山道。这时，韦膺眼前一花，只见一道剑芒划破长空，等韦膺定睛一瞧，却是一个布衣儒士转过隘口，手中长剑光芒四射，两个悍匪正掩住双目痛呼，跌跌撞撞地向山崖坠落。 丁铭瞧见韦膺，便是一惊，虽然知道此人和陆灿的关系，却也想不到这人竟然有勇气前来护送陆氏赴闽，就在他一愕之间，韦膺已经扯了一块衣衫，将面孔蒙住，转身带着剩下的九个血卫奔向前面隘口，陆康却过来高声道：“是丁大侠么，那些臂上戴着红巾的是自己人。”丁铭心中豁然，举步跟着韦膺等人向前面走去，在他身后，数十名风尘仆仆的汉子随着苦竹子走来，留下数人守住隘口，还有些人负责监视禁军，提防他们动手，毕竟他们在尚维钧心目中已经是敌人了。 丁铭和韦膺也曾相识，只是他看不起韦膺昔日叛国之事，所以两人并没有什么深厚的交往，如今他却紧赶几步，走到韦膺身边，和他并肩而行，感慨地道：“韦兄不畏奸相权势，当真是大将军知交，丁某素来多有得罪，还请韦兄见谅。”岂料韦膺没有作声，只是淡淡瞥了他一眼，便仗剑前行，丁铭一愣，却非是奇怪韦膺的无礼，而是他分明望见韦膺一双寒光四射的眸子中，竟然有着绝决之意。 只是数步之间，两人赶到前面隘口，形势已经岌岌可危，留下的五个血卫只有一人还在浴血苦战，禁军更是死伤殆尽，陆氏家将也是死伤惨重，韦膺和丁铭同时冲入敌群，剑光闪闪，连杀数人，才遏制住局面。这时，在那些黑衣蒙面人后面指挥攻打隘口的崔庠心中越发惊疑，他方才听到韦膺事先约定的喝声，知道是让他趁机猛攻，他便派上了手下最精锐的高手，如今却又被首座阻住，首座这般做法究竟是想做什么？ 还没有等到崔庠心中想明白，山崖之上突然飞起焰火，继而传来银铃一般的笑声，崔庠心中惊疑，抬头望去，只见山道绝壁之上不知何时已经站了八九十个女子，其中有荆钗布裙的老妇，也有仪容华贵的中年美妇，更有许多三十岁左右年纪的雪衣女子，还有些十八九岁年纪的娇美少女，却都是相貌冰冷，腰悬利剑，被众女如同众星捧月一般簇拥着立在绝壁之上的是一个霓裳女子，天姿国色，宛若仙子。 崔庠心中立刻明白，自己等人是让那些来援救陆氏的人相信并非陷阱的诱饵，虽然还不明白为何首座要这般冒险，不仅牺牲自己率领的辰堂下属，还要牺牲他心腹的血卫，更是连自己也舍命厮杀，但是崔庠已经知道若想活命，此刻就该逃了，连忙下令撤退。还未等崔庠率众退走，只见绝壁上那些雪衣女剑手都取出弩弓，同声齐喝，三道乌光射向对面的山崖，轻轻巧巧没入石壁，只隐隐听见响动，丁铭等人仔细看去，那些乌光却是一些特制的弩箭，一触到石壁箭矢便张开形成飞抓，稳稳地抓住了突出的岩石，铁抓削铁如泥，都是深深扎入石壁之中，而以丁铭的目力更是发觉那些飞抓之后都漂浮着一根几乎肉眼难以看见的丝线。还未等丁铭想明白，崖上那些雪衣女剑手已经顺着斜飞的丝线飘落到地面上，轻如落花，落地无声。 从崖上最先跃下的几人一到便是挥剑杀去，将一些瞠目结舌的禁军刺杀在地，不过丁铭不仅剑术精通，也知军略，连连下令，收拢防线，等到这些女子全部下崖之后，阻住道路之时，丁铭已经率众将陆氏众人护在山壁之下，而韦膺和他麾下的血卫都是苦战多时，筋疲力尽，也被护在后面。 凌羽飘下山崖，见状心中暗喜，却不露声色，上前道：“这位想必就是吴越第一剑丁铭丁大侠，当日在乔园，本座的二师姐和七师妹想必就是死在丁兄剑下的吧？” 丁铭闻言叹道：“卿本佳人，奈何作贼，这位想必就是凤仪门的凌门主，昔日梵门主虽行悖逆之事，却也不会为奸臣张目，残害忠良，门主这样做岂不是有辱师门。” 凌羽面色一寒，道：“只需将你们斩尽杀绝，今日之事还有何人知道？” 见凌羽面上杀机毕露，丁铭冷笑道：“若要人不知，除非己莫为，凌门主自欺欺人，却不知天下谁不知道凤仪门党附尚维钧，构陷忠良的丑事。” 凌羽大怒，传令道：“给我将他们全部杀了，本座要用他们的鲜血，祭祀姐妹亡灵。”话声未落，突然岩壁下传来陆夫人惊叫，丁铭等人都是大惊失色，回头望去，只见韦膺手中抱着陆霆，长剑横在陆霆颈上，他身边皆是黑衣人相护，正和陆氏家将对峙，陆夫人头发披散，舍命挣扎，便要扑过去夺还孩儿，却被两个侍女死死抱住。 丁铭也顾不得凌羽在前，剑指韦膺厉声道：“你要做什么？” 韦膺除去面巾，冷冷一笑道：“韦某舍生忘死，不过是为了诱使你们入伏，如今已经达到目的，自然不愿和你们并骨青山，你若放开道路，让我带了小公子出去，纵然是你们都死在这里，还可留得小公子性命，若是不然，韦某和门主内外夹攻，纵然本座死在此处，你们也别想活命。” 陆康见状大骂道：“韦膺，大将军对你器重亲厚，你却这样翻脸无情，方才我还感激你不顾生死救护夫人公子，想不到你竟是这般狠毒心肠，丁大侠，绝不能放他出去，公子落在他身上，必死无疑，若他留下公子，倒可放他出去。” 丁铭闻言深以为然，也道：“韦膺你乃是叛国逆伦之人，如今又辜负大将军厚爱，当真是死有余辜，本来以在下之见，纵然死了也要拖你上路，可是你若肯将小公子留下，我就暂时留你性命，放你出去。” 韦膺放声大笑，手中长剑轻轻颤动，陆霆颈上渗出血迹，虽然他病恹恹，神思昏昏，却也痛得大叫，陆夫人见状一声惨叫，螓首低垂，竟是昏迷过去，韦膺敛去笑容，冷冷道：“韦某乃是一片好意，不过想替大将军留下一脉香烟，你若想小公子陪死，还不如我现在就杀了他。” 丁铭众人面面相觑，难以决定，这时陆夫人悠悠醒来，一双明目便如清水也似，惨然道：“丁大侠，放他去吧，韦先生，你若念大将军半点好处，也不要伤了霆儿性命。” 韦膺望见那双满是悲伤恳切的眼睛，心中一颤，道：“夫人放心去吧，除非我死，否则绝不许任何人伤了小公子。”陆夫人微微点头，颜面而泣。丁铭见状黯然，终于令人让开道路。 韦膺也不理会众人仇恨鄙夷的目光，抱着陆霆走向凌羽，道：“韦某苦战许久，想先下去休息，不知门主可否允许？” 凌羽目光一闪，道：“你真的想救这个孽种么？” 韦膺目光一闪，低声道：“我在广陵见到江哲拜祭大将军，知他当真是伤痛彻骨，若能留得陆氏一子在手，必然有些用处，只是门主已经令人去杀陆风，我只好留下陆霆的性命。” 凌羽微微一笑，终于相信了韦膺的诚意，道：“好了，你去吧，辛苦了，等我将这些人都杀尽了，再来和你商量这件事情。” 韦膺微微一笑，抱着陆霆走向通往浦城方向的隘口，陆霆大哭起来，伸手向韦膺面上抓去，但是他此刻病弱无力，又是小小年纪，韦膺仿若不觉，转瞬之间，韦膺的身影已经消失在山路之后，只听见陆霆的哭声隐隐传来。 ————————————— 注1：鲍照《行路难》