The dream of a lonely hero

Zhao Guangmei turned back and pointed at his subordinates and said loudly:"You are such a loyal and loyal man, who among you can compare with me! I am not as good as Zhao Guangyi!"

Zhao Guangmei's subordinates were speechless with shame.

Yan Yun walked out of the two company camps with a Jun sign in hand, taking out food and eating as he walked. The moon is cold, the stars are cold, and the wind is howling. He walked along the mountain road to the foot of Jueyang Ridge in the moonlight. After walking for more than ten miles on the mountain road, he came down to Jueyang Ridge. He saw the faint light in front of him, guessing it was a family. He thought it would be a good place to stay, so he walked quickly and knocked on the door.. Half a day later, an old man came out holding a lantern. Yan Yun explained that he was staying the night. The old man let Yan Yun into the courtyard. There were several thatched huts in the courtyard and arranged for him to live in the thatched hut in the east wing. The old man made a fire for Yan Yun to cook, and the food was delivered to the thatched cottage in the east wing. Yanyun was hungry and cold, so he ate voraciously. The old man asked:"My guest, it's freezing cold. There must be something important in Wengjiazhuang, right?"

Yan Yun said perfunctorily:"Ah! Looking for relatives."

The old man said:"This Wengjiazhuang is located in Song Dynasty. On the border of Liao, even the battles between the Song and Liao armies in the past few months were not as lively as these days. Many waves of strangers came to this remote place."

Yan Yun was surprised:"Oh! Who are they? They are Khitan people. Or Han?"

The old man said:"Looking at the hair and hair accessories, he does not look like a Khitan."

Yan Yun said:"What are you doing here?"

The old man said:"It seems that you are here to find someone. I asked the old man if he has ever seen a young man riding a white horse. A man in his forties."

Yan Yun said:"They must have said something about the appearance of a man riding a white horse. What does he look like?"

The old man thought for a while and said:"Six feet five six feet tall, round face slightly dark, and eyebrows with a red and phoenix triangle. , thin lips, short beard."

Yan Yun thought to himself that the man on the white horse was not the King of Jin, and that the groups of people must have been sent by Prince Fang to disguise themselves and look for the King of Jin, so he hurriedly asked:"Old man! Have you seen the man riding the white horse?"

The old man said:"No."

Yan Yun said:"The road from Jueyang Ridge to Wengjiazhuang should be in front of your house. You have never seen it. Right?"

The old man said:"My guest has good eyesight. There is only one road from Jueyang Ridge to Xiaojiazhuang. I have never seen it before."

Yan Yun's heart tightened. King Jin was defeated and could not enter Wengjiazhuang alone? On reaching the top of Jueyang Ridge, there is a cliff of tens of thousands of feet below Jueyang Peak. If you go up to Jueyang Peak, you will either be captured by the soldiers or you will fall to the bottom of the valley. I don’t dare to think about it any further. I thought for a long time and said,"Old man! Maybe I’m riding a white horse." Didn't you see a man pass by your door?"

The old man said:"This will happen too. The two armies of the enemy are at war, and the people on the village are hiding in their homes. At this age, I am not afraid of death, and I don't know how to hide. I can't go out. Maybe the old man went out to chop wood and was not at home. The man on the white horse entered the village."

Yan Yun calmed down a little and said,"How big is Xiaojiazhuang?"

The old man said,"Xiaojiazhuang is not small. There are seven to eight hundred households in ten miles, except for dozens of households on the hillside, the rest live in the Iron Valley at the foot of the hillside. The terrain there is flat and a good place to go. The Iron Valley is surrounded by cliffs of 100 feet on three sides, and the only way in and out is the old rotten gate. This is the road ahead."

Early the next morning, Yan Yun paid silver and went down the hillside to Xiaojiazhuang to look for King Jin.

It is said that the"golden lion" Zhang Baoyang Jueyangfeng died for his master Jin Wang Zhao Guangyi. The White Rabbit and Horse were galloping along the right path of the hillside carrying Jin Wang Zhao Guangyiwang. The Liao army's shouts of killing were getting farther and farther away. After running for more than ten miles on the mountain road, the Liao army's shouts of killing could no longer be heard. The night was dark, Zhao Guangyi believed in Ma Yurein, thinking about abandoning Youzhou and going to Tanzhou to be defeated like a mountain. Thirteen states of Yanyun were gained and lost in just a few days. Thousands of Song troops led by him were killed by the Liao army, leaving no trace of them behind. , fleeing alone in the wilderness; think about the heroic words of being a teacher in the Sixteenth Province of Yanyun, and then look at the current situation in such a mess, how can you talk about a showdown with Fangjun Wang! Can he still return to Bianjing alive? Even if he returns to Beijing by chance, can the emperor's brother Zhao Kuangyin spare his life? The more he thought about it, the sadder he became, he couldn't help but burst into tears, until the sky was dark and the earth was dark. After a long time, the white horse carried him into Xiaojiazhuang, Iron Valley, and stayed with a farmer's house. He stayed there for more than ten days, listening to the confrontation between the Song and Liao armies. Ling was guarded by the troops and horses of Zhao Guangmei, the king of Fangjun, who was deployed in Yingzhou during the Great Song Dynasty. Although Zhao Guangmei and he were fighting for power and profit, they were brothers after all, and he was at the end of his rope. He would not kill himself like the Liao army. There was hope, so I paid the rent and went to Jueyang Ridge before dinner.

The road from Iron Valley to Jueyang Ridge was mostly rugged and winding. Zhao Guangyi rode a white horse for more than ten miles. He was worried and the horse was walking slowly. He moved the saddle and dismounted, and sat on the side of the mountain to rest. The white horse was eating dead grass on the side of the road. Zhao Guangyi thought about how embarrassing it was to meet Zhao Guangmei, the king of Fangjun. He would definitely laugh at himself unkindly: The 100,000 troops your second brother gave you were wiped out by the enemy soldiers, you lost power and humiliated the country, and the royal family's face was lost to you. What's the matter? Keep your face alive in this world! Shame on those who are greedy for life and afraid of death! shame! The shame of Song Dynasty! You shameful piece of trash deserves to die! -"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" A horse's neigh broke his thoughts. In his despair, he didn't pay attention to the white horse beside him. The white horse was mounted by a passing horse thief and ran away in the direction of Yangling. Zhao Guangyi got up and chased after him. The horse thief couldn't run fast along the mountain road, and Zhao Guangyi couldn't catch up even if he ran fast. He was more than ten feet away, and he saw Zhao Guangyi falling further and further behind. The horse thief ran to the mountain temple on the roadside. Two sharp arrows were driven into his chest, and his body rolled towards the ravine on the side of the mountain road. Zhao Guangyi ran over and approached the white horse when he suddenly saw two men in black running towards the white horse holding weapons. Zhao Guangyi thought they were strong thieves and did not dare to provoke them, so he quickly hid in the mountain temple before they saw him.

After a while, the two men in black ran to the white horse. One of them said:"Haha! I read that right. This is the white rabbit and galloping horse that King Zhao Guangyi of Jin rides. This time it is really an eye-opener for God. We have been working hard day and night, enduring cold and hunger. We can always give him something." Your Highness, Dushuai, has delivered!" Another said:"Don't be happy yet. Who knows whether it was Zhao Guangyi who was shot to death? If not, Wang Fei of Fang County will skin both of us!"

"ah! Let's find the body quickly! God, please open your eyes again, and the one who was shot to death was Zhao Guangyi."

As they spoke, the two of them climbed up and ran towards the ravine. The ravine was more than ten feet deep and there was grass and grass. They climbed up and talked for more than an hour. Zhao Guangyi hid in the temple and listened carefully. He was so distracted that the two men in black were listening. After walking far, he hid for a while, looked around, carefully mounted his horse, and quietly returned to the Iron Valley. When he reached the end of the Iron Valley, he knocked on the door of a farmer's house. An old man wearing nothing but silk came out. Zhao Guangyi Putting away his panic, he said cautiously:"Old man! Xiao Ke, a businessman from Tokyo who sells dates, has a surname of Jin. Now the armies of Song and Liao are at war, and Xiaoke has been looted by the enemy soldiers and cannot return home for the time being. Let Xiaoke bother you in your mansion for a few days and give him some silver.

The old man said kindly:"Why are you from your noble family, nagging!" Stop talking, stop talking! People in this world are walking with their houses on their backs. All the high-ranking officials of Jin Dynasty, please come in. Please come in!"Welcome him into the courtyard.

Zhao Guangyi said:"Dare I ask my father-in-law Gao's surname?

The old man said:"I dare not take it!" The little old man's surname is Tao.

Zhao Guangyi said:"Who is in Mr. Tao's family?" Tao

Gong said:"The little old man's wife also has two incompetent scoundrels. They can't come back even once for ten days and a half. They all say that they have a son in middle age, but I don't know which life caused the little old man to do this." Two beasts, alas! Mrs. Tao, who was wearing a cloth skirt and Jing Chai, came out of the house and said,"

Old man, how can any father insult his son like this in front of an honored guest?""Immediately he saluted Zhao Guangyi.

Tao Gong scolded:"Raising children without education is like raising pigs. You are the one who spoils me!"

Tao Po said:"I won't argue with you because of your distinguished guest, you are an old fool! Why don't you clean the guest's room quickly?"

Tao Gong and his wife were busy cleaning the east wing of Zhao Guangyi. Zhao Guangyi walked into the courtyard and looked at the earthen steps of the hut. He thought this must be a poor family. Near the end of the iron valley, there were only two or three families besides Tao Gong's house. It was very quiet. Zhao Guangyi was very I was very satisfied. Three meals a day were prepared by Tao Gong and his wife. The room was simple and simple. Compared with the past, the prince's food and accommodation were completely different. How could I be picky in such a situation? I was thinking hard and anxious every day, worrying about how to escape from Fangjun. Wang Mozhao's strategy was to return to Bianjing safely. Whenever Tao Gong and his wife came back from an trip, he would carefully inquire about the news from the outside world. He heard that several groups of strangers came into Xiaojiazhuang to inquire about who they were looking for. He was inevitably frightened, but Pretending to be calm and collected,

Tao Gong said:"A high-ranking official of Jin Dynasty! Are those strangers looking for you? Zhao

Guangyi broke out in cold sweat and said calmly:"How can I, a merchant with no money, attract so many people?"

Tao Gong said:"Yes!" I thought they were looking for high-ranking officials from the Jin Dynasty. They traveled over the mountains and ridges to find a merchant with a lot of money on his bedside, but it was not worth it. Zhao

Guangyi tried his best to look as calm as possible and said,"Dad, no one asked you, right?""

Tao Gong said:"No one asked me, but even if I were asked, I would say 'I haven't seen it' as the official told me! Don't worry! Oh, since I'm not looking for you, why are you so cautious?"

Zhao Guangyi said:"Oh! Xiao Ke is afraid of the debt collectors. Tao

Gong said:"How much money have been borrowed by the high-ranking officials of Jin Dynasty, and the creditors have been chased here to press for them."

Zhao Guangyi said:"No more, no more, I just blame Xiao Ke for his random thoughts. As long as I don't tell anyone that Xiao Ke lives in your house." Tao

Gong said:"All the high officials of Jin can rest assured. I and my wife will keep it in mind and will never tell anyone.""

Zhao Guangyi took out a certain amount of ten taels of silver and gave it to Mr. Tao. Mr. Tao hurriedly knelt down and said in panic:"I can't bear it, I can't bear it! Zhao Guangyi said:"

Quan Dangxiao can worry about the expenses for food and accommodation these days. I will give you some money before I leave."

Tao Gong said:"That's a lot of use.""

Zhao Guangyi insisted on asking him to accept it, but he was too kind but had to take it in his hand. Zhao Guangyi hurried back to the thatched cottage, anxious. The strangers who entered the village must have been ordered by Prince Fang to come and take his life. Yes, according to what Mr. Tao said, the only way out of Xiaojiazhuang in the Iron Valley is to go to Jueyang Ridge. Prince Fangjun will definitely send heavy troops to guard this intersection. Soon, elite soldiers in disguise will enter Xiaojiazhuang in the Iron Valley and search every house. My life is at risk. That’s it! While he was thinking about it, he heard the noise of life outside the house. He hurriedly picked up his sword and approached the window to peek out.

Mr. Tao returned to his room with the silver in his hands and was very excited. Mrs. Tao was even more overjoyed and picked up the silver ingot in her husband’s hand and said :"Oh my god, grandma! There was really smoke coming out of the ancestral graves. The Tao family had never seen silver ingots with such big snowflakes in their lives."Suddenly, a thin man in his twenties with a sinister look came in, snatched the silver ingot from Mrs. Tao's hand, and shouted:"You old man! Every time I come back, I f**king coax the young master, crying that he is poor and has no money! Where did this money come from!"Looking to run out of the house. Tao Gong and Tao Po were angry and crying, and chased them out. This man with sinister features and rat-like eyes was Tao Erlu, the second son of Tao Gong. He just ran to the center of the yard. A man with a deer head and rat eyes came in from outside the gate and met Tao Erlu. With the silver in his hand, his eyes were red. He punched and kicked Tao Erlu and beat him violently. Tao Erlu was knocked to the ground unprepared, howling and clutching the silver ingot tightly. The man with the head of a deer and the eyes of a rat came in from outside the gate. He was Mr. Tao's. The eldest son, Tao Dali, saw that Tao Erlu was holding on to the silver hand tightly. He quickly picked up a wooden stick and smashed Tao Erlu's hand. He said angrily:"You little bastard, if you don't let go, I will find a kitchen knife and chop off your claws." Got it!"Bang bang" Tao Erlu's hand was about to be smashed and he had to let go. Tao Erlu snatched away the silver ingot and walked away.

Tao Erlu rolled on the ground and howled,"Silver, silver!" If you don't give me any money, I will die in front of you!"Tao Po tore off a piece of her dress and hurried forward to bandage him. Tao Gong was so angry that he fainted. Tao Po said:"My ancestors, how can I have any money?"

Tao Erlu pushed Po Tao down and cursed:"Fart! Cry the poor, cry the poor!

Mrs. Tao cried:"Ancestor!" I really don’t have one! Just sell your body and get some money. Tao

Erlu roared angrily:"Shameless old man, you think you are a young lady, how many copper coins can you be worth if sold!" If I don’t have money, I’ll die! I’ll die!""咴儿咴儿" a horse neighed. He suddenly became energetic, got up and looked around but could not see the shadow of the horse. He hurried to the backyard and saw a white horse tied under the tree. He was ecstatic,"Hahahaha!"After untying the reins, he climbed up on the horse's back and beat the horse away after a long time. Tao Po hurriedly stepped forward to stop it, but was kicked out of the courtyard by Tao Erlu. Tao Po fell to the ground and cried bitterly. Tao Gong also regained consciousness. He stood up tremblingly, hit his head on the door frame, and cried loudly:"A high-ranking official's horse, a high-ranking official's horse!" How to pay him back?"

Zhao Guangyi watched carefully in the room. He wanted to come out and teach the two scoundrels a lesson, but he was afraid of alerting Prince Fang's messengers. When he heard that the two scoundrels were walking away, he came out to help Mrs. Tao and comfort Mr. Tao,"Don't be scared, sir.! That white horse Xiaoke will never ask you to pay. Mrs. Tao hurriedly knelt down to thank her.

Mr. Tao said,"That's okay!" A high-ranking official's mount is worth at least dozens of taels of silver, so how can he not repay it! Zhao

Guangyi thought that the people in this mountain had never seen the world, and his mount would cost at least a thousand taels of silver. He didn't care about it, and said:"It doesn't matter!" Although Xiao Ke is not rich, there are more than a dozen horses like this in his family. If he doesn’t need them, he doesn’t need to pay them back! Just treat it as Xiao Ke’s payment for food and accommodation.

Tao Gong said with tears in his face:"How to do it!" How to make it!"

Tao Po said:"Even if you can't take out the silver, you will be lied to!

Tao Gong complained:"It's all the result of you, a bastard!""

Tao Po said:"It's all my fault! You have nothing to do with you!"

Tao Gong and his wife were arguing for a while, and Tao Po came into the house. Zhao Guangyi couldn't believe that those two rascals were Tao Gong's sons, and said:"Old man! Are those two scoundrels your sons?

Tao Gong cried and wiped his tears, saying:"Alas!" Two traitors!"

Zhao Guangyi comforted him and took out twelve ounces of silver and gave it to him. He declined for a long time before accepting it.

Zhao Guangyi hurriedly returned to his room, thinking hard about how to escape. After thinking for a long time, he had no idea. He sighed to himself: Could it be that I, Zhao Tingyi, was really going to be killed by Zhao Guangmei? After spending another day in fear, Tao Gong and his wife went out to visit relatives early the next morning. In the afternoon, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, circling around the room. Suddenly he heard a horse neighing outside the house, and the sound was so good. Familiar, it should be the sound of his own white rabbit and galloping horse, followed immediately by the sounds of several people talking, hurriedly approaching the window and looking outside the house.

Yan Yun searched for the whereabouts of Prince Jin everywhere in Xiaojiazhuang, Iron Valley. There was no trace of Prince Jin for seven or eight days in a row. This morning, he was wandering around the street distractedly when he suddenly saw an unattractive man riding a white horse from the city. As it passed by, I subconsciously wondered if it might be King Jin's mount. I quickly turned back and looked carefully. I concluded that the white horse was King Jin's white rabbit and galloping horse. I hurried forward to ask what happened. Suddenly, two men with swords hanging from their waists rushed out from the stab, one tall and one short. The tall man rushed forward and pulled down the unattractive man riding a white horse. The unattractive man was frightened out of his wits, and he calmed down and said:"Foreign men, don't act wild! You still don't know that I am Tao Erlu from the Iron Valley. Everyone in the Iron Valley, old and young, is not afraid of me. Get out of the way quickly. It’s a crime you don’t know!" The short man went up and slapped Tao Erlu on the face. Tao Erdonkey was beaten until his nose and mouth were bleeding, and he immediately became honest and begged:"Uncle, uncle! Spare your life, spare your life!" The short man said:"Your life is worthless. I don't want your life. I asked you where this horse came from. To be honest, even half a lie could break your bones and tendons!" He twisted Tao Erlu's arm.