The sun was setting, the breeze was gentle, and the cool night breeze brought a hint of coolness to the stuffy air.

A clear stream is running happily on one side of the road. The stream flows among the rocks, stirring up small flowers. Under the reflection of the sunset, they emit colorful rays of light. It is full of glory and very pleasant.

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On a small hillside on the other side of the road, there is a small pavilion, with a plaque hanging across it and three characters written on it: "Liangyi Pavilion". About ten miles further is a small county town called Chenpi

city.

Under the rays of the setting sun, the sound of rolling wheels could be heard on the official road not far away, and a prison car slowly came forward escorted by a hundred fully armed soldiers.

An elderly prisoner in the prison car was dizzy from the sun, his lips were chapped, and he kept moaning: "Water...water..."

This person was none other than Left General Huang Pubiao, who was replaced in command and removed from his official post and escorted back to Beijing.

The captain who escorted the prison car was named Kan De. He was a Confucian general with a gentle temperament, neither impatient nor impetuous. At the same time, he was courageous and loyal. He was a man of great wisdom and foolishness.

Kan De heard Huang Pubiao's groan from the front, slowly turned his horse's head, rode his horse to the side of the prison car, took out a water-filled skin bag from the horse's shoulder bag, and poured out the water in the bag first.

Half of it was placed on Huangpu Biao's head to cool him down, and the other half was fed to him.

Seeing Huangpu Biao drinking water in large gulps, Kan De's eyes flashed with helplessness, and he said respectfully: "General Huangpu, you have been wronged. I have no choice but to accept the emperor's order. I hope you will be able to do it."

A lot, please bear with me, not far ahead is Chenpi City, we will stay there tonight, just be patient, we will be there soon."

Huangpu Biao looked unwilling and said with hatred: "God has no eyes! Is there no loyal person in the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty? Just let those eunuchs and eunuchs be unscrupulous and tyrannical? The spirit of the Lingyue Dynasty is about to be exhausted!"

Kan De also had a look of resentment on his face and said with righteous indignation: "Everyone in the camp knows that you have suffered an unjust injustice. For their own selfish interests, those eunuchs ignored the safety of the court and framed the general! The morale of the big guy

I feel depressed and demoralized, so I might as well not fight this battle!"

"Kande! We have to fight! The emperor is deceived right now, but my grievances will eventually come to light one day. Whether it is for the country, the people, or for our family and relatives, we must do our best to wipe out the rebels of the Anle Sect. We cannot do it because of my

One person has lost the fighting spirit of the entire army!"

Kan De was so moved that his eyes were slightly red, and he sighed deeply: "The general is so loyal to the imperial court, heaven can express it! But such an experience is really chilling. I hope that after returning to Beijing, the injustice can be avenged, and the official can be reinstated and lead again."

us!"

As soon as Kan De finished speaking, he heard the sound of horse hooves on the fork in the left rear, followed by two loud shouts: "Get out of the way! Get out of my way! Everyone, please move to the side of the road! Disobey the order."

Those who stand in the way will be killed without mercy!"

Kan De frowned and looked out, and saw two fast horses galloping on the fork in the road. The two people on the horses were all wearing captain-level military uniforms. The spears in their hands kept moving back and forth, driving them on the road.

The pedestrians looked very arrogant.

Kan De's official rank was captain, one level lower than captain, so he quickly ordered the soldiers to dismount and move to the side of the road together with the prison car.

The two captains galloped past on horseback and stopped in front of the pavilion. They dismounted and quickly ran into the pavilion. They took out a folded square yellow brocade from their arms and spread it on the pavilion.

On the stone tables and chairs in the pavilion.

Kan De was puzzled when he saw it: "Yellow brocade? Could it be that the emperor is traveling? Want to go to the front line to boost morale?"

He whispered: "General Huangpu, look at this formation, the coming force is quite strong. I will go and inquire about it, and I will be back soon."

After saying that, he grabbed the horse's belly, rode for a while and trotted to the pavilion, and started talking quietly with the two captains.

In a short time, Kan De rode back to the prison car. He looked gloomy and said in a cold voice, "General, the two captains were hesitant and refused to say anything. They only said that a eunuch passed by here. I

Bah! I wonder which dog eunuch is coming to take advantage of the governor! Let's be patient and wait until they pass before we leave. We will definitely spend the night in Chenpi City, and then the general will go to investigate again!"

Not long after, I saw a mighty group of people turning around on the left side of the road. There were two hundred heavy armored cavalry in front of them clearing the way, and two hundred cavalry behind them pressing down. In the middle was a half-yellow and half-red car, inlaid with gold and silver.

, a huge and luxuriously decorated carriage, with ten captain-level officers on each side riding horses back and forth. The formation was just a bit worse than the emperor's visit in person.

The convoy passed slowly beside the prison car. Although Kan De didn't know who it was, Huang Pubiao recognized it at a glance and couldn't help blurting out: "It's the guard of honor of Guo Bin, the general manager of the palace! This dog eunuch usually lives in seclusion.

I haven’t been out in the palace for nearly ten years. I didn’t expect to meet you in this remote place. Could it be that something important has happened?”

"I'll go! It's him?!"

Kan De's heart trembled. Although he had never seen Guo Bin before, his reputation as a vicious and vicious person who could cover the sky with one hand was very popular among his ears.

However, as soon as the carriage passed by less than ten meters, the curtains were rolled up, and a child's childish and curious voice came from inside: "Damn! The outside world is really wonderful! There is actually a person locked in the iron cage?"

Isn’t it used to imprison tigers?”

Then there was another girl's sweet cry: "Haha, little lord, you don't know, that is called a prison cage, and it is used to imprison the most heinous criminals."

Then the curtains came down and nothing could be heard.

Huangpu Biao and Kan De looked at each other and were both stunned: "The people sitting in the Luan car are actually a child and a girl! What background do they have that they actually use Guo Bin's Luan car?"

Watching the motorcade go away, when passing by Liangyi Pavilion, the two captains stood in front of the pavilion and nodded and bowed, with flattering expressions on their faces. Unexpectedly, the motorcade did not stop at all and continued to move forward. The two were stunned at first.

After a while, he quickly collected the yellow brocade and chased away on horseback.

Just when it was getting dark, Kande's prison convoy entered Chenpi City and checked into an inn.

After everyone was settled, Kande placed a table of steaming sumptuous dishes in the bedroom, ordered the soldiers to push the prison car into his bedroom, removed the seal with his own hands, opened the iron lock, and helped Huang Pubiao out.

People drank happily.

After three rounds of drinking, a soldier suddenly said outside the door: "For the record, Captain Kan, there is someone outside who claims to be Sun Miao, the lord of Hongyuan City, and there is also a man named Sun Yi. They said they have something to ask for, but my subordinates don't know.

Whether it is true or false, I dare not let it go, please make your decision!"

"Lord Sun Miao, Lord of Hongyuan City? I don't know him, what is he doing here?" Kan De was stunned when he heard this.

Huang Pubiao's eyes lit up and he smiled and said: "Sun Yi and Gongsun Miao are both my favorite disciples. One of them is in the government and the other is in the opposition. They are both young talents with both ability and political integrity. Please invite them in quickly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone heard angrily shouting from outside: "Hurry up and ask your captain to come out and speak. If you stop us, the city lord immediately ordered the two hundred soldiers and horses guarding outside to come in. What a fucking dog-eye."

Inferior person!"
Chapter completed!