Wind and Rain Empire

The entrance of a cave in Mian County, Xingyuan Prefecture

Lan Xueyi and the old man were surveying the rocks blocking the cave, while Ji Xiang and Xiao Si were chatting not far away

Xiao Si whispered to Ji Xiang

"Oh, you don't know, what the general said to that family today is so amazing, I can laugh for a year"

Auspicious put Xiao Si's shoulders

"The general has done too many fun things, it's not just a year of laughing."

Lan Xueyi and the old man looked at the bottom of the cave, Lan Xueyi couldn't help asking

"Old man, how much explosives are needed to blow up this cave?"

old man shook his head

"The stones blocking the entrance of this cave have been closed over the years. It seems that it needs a lot, about 100 kilograms. It is estimated that it can barely blow out a hole, and the rest will have to be dug manually."

"That's it... manual digging is no problem, we have a lot of people in the camp"

The old man looked at Lan Xueyi

"In that case, I'll go back tonight and prepare for the bombing tomorrow, but you have to bring a carriage to transport the explosives."

Lan Xueyi nods

"Okay, this is fine (turning to Xiaosi and Jixiang) Xiaosi, Jixiang, you take the old man home now, and take a carriage to the old man's house to pull explosives tomorrow morning"

Small four, auspicious hands, in unison

"Yes, General!"

Xingyuan Mansion Barracks early the next morning

Ji Xiang and Xiao Si got off the carriage and walked towards Lan Xueyi, seeing Lan Xueyi digging a trench with the soldiers with a shovel, they clasped their hands together and shouted in unison

"General!"

Lan Xueyi raised his head, handed the shovel to the person next to him, and asked

"Is everything done?"

Little Four replied

"It's done, the old man packed all the explosives, pulled the fuse, and waited to go to the scene to blow it up."

Lan Xueyi is auspicious

"Auspicious, you go to the magistrate and call Zhang Tianyu and his party and tell them that they are ready to leave. I informed them last night."

Auspicious hand in hand

"Yes, General, this subordinate will go now"

Lan Xueyi asked Xiaosi again

"Is the old man in the car?"

"In the car, I've been waiting"

"Okay, bring your luggage, we're leaving now"

At the entrance of the cave, Lan Xueyi, the old man, and Xiao Si led a group of soldiers to dig the soil at the entrance of the cave and stuff the explosives into it

Zhang Tiancheng, Zhang Tianyu, Li Siqin, Li Xiaoliang, Mu Lashi and others arrived in a carriage with their luggage

After the explosives were plugged, the old man set aside a two-meter-long fuse and ignited it, and then a group of soldiers who ignited covered their ears and started running to a safe place

With a loud bang, the stones at the entrance of the cave were blasted and splashed everywhere.

After the smoke cleared away, the old man and Lan Xueyi saw that the entrance of the cave had completely exploded.

"General, this effect is much better than I imagined, and it doesn't take so many people to dig. And wow, the two military masters told me last night that I need to make five more explosive packs, and I have done them all." , put it on the carriage, if you still need it, take it with you.”

Lan Xueyi nodded quickly

"I need to use it, thank you, old man (gives the old man another coin) I don't know if this money is enough, but you take it first"

The old man looked at the heavy silver in his hand

"Look, what are you doing for me? The ingot of silver is enough. These things are not worth anything. Why do you think you are so polite?

The two started shoving again

"Speaking of which you put it away first, the general still has something to ask you, old man, if we still need to use this explosive along the way, do you have any tricks?"

The old man said seriously

"General, remember, if you still encounter a hole that needs to be blasted, even if there is a gap but the surrounding area is strong, you can stuff it in. After it is tightly stuffed, you can detonate it. The farther the detonation safety distance, the better. "

Lan Xueyi hands up

"Thank you, old man (to Zhang Tianyu), General Zhang, you can send the old man back, we should disguise ourselves and walk through the cave so we won't be found, so you can defend the city with General Xie on my behalf."

Zhang Tianyu looked at Li Siqin, then handed over to Lan Xueyi

"General Lan, I don't know how dangerous this trip is. You really don't need me to go with you?"

Lan Xueyi shook his head

"If we go with one more person, the possibility of being exposed will increase, so the staff will be kept simple, and the seven of us will be taken care of when we walk together. If Jin Bing finds out, all of us can protect ourselves except your brother and the queen. From this point of view, if you are willing to replace your brother in women's clothing, then you can replace your brother."

Zhang Tiancheng glanced at Lan Xueyi, then flirted with Zhang Tianyu, saying,

"Brother, this is for my brother's happiness!"

Zhang Tianyu finds it funny

"Well, since that's the case, if you are so persistent, I won't go, goodbye"

Lan Xueyi took out a small birdcage from the cloth pocket on the horse's back, opened the cage and released a carrier pigeon inside.

After an unknown period of time, the pigeon landed on the terrace of Ziyun Pavilion, and Hong Wan picked it up. She carried the pigeon into the house and said to Zi Linglong:

"Ma'am, the pigeon is back"

Zi Linglong didn't expect it, she came over with surprise on her face

"Let me see"

She took out the letter from under the pigeon's feet and began to read, as if Lan Xueyi's voice could be heard in her ear

"Linglong, I will escort the prince and princess back to Xixia, everything is fine, don't worry about it"

Zi Linglong raised her eyes and smiled lightly

"It's about half a month and a month. Her life goes by so fast, but mine goes by so slowly."

She looked from the letter to the distance, her eyes full of melancholy

Hong Wan stepped forward to comfort her

"Your Majesty, don't say that. You live a life of grace and wealth, rich clothes and good food. No matter how many people look forward to it, you can't envy it. Wouldn't it be better to live this life slowly?"

Zi Linglong looks at Hong Wan

"But what they don't know is that Ben Gong is envious of Sister Xueyi's life. She has relatives, friends, and brothers. She can see all kinds of things in the world, taste all the ups and downs, live a comfortable and unrestrained life, and go wherever she wants. After all This palace was born in such a world..."

Hong Wan patted Zi Linglong on the shoulder

"That's right. General Lan's life is like licking blood on the tip of a knife. There are many examples where today is not tomorrow. Madam, you are a woman, you can't compare with them!"

Hong Wan felt that what she had said was wrong, so she paused for a while.

"...Well, General Lan is also a woman, but everyone has a different way of living."

Zi Linglong took out the fire pocket that was always in her sleeve, blew on it, and burned the letter

"So do you know why Ben Gong likes Sister Xueyi? Just like a bird in a cage envies an eagle soaring in the sky, she can do everything that Ben Gong wants to do but can't. From now on, Xiao Lang is a passer-by."

"Hahaha, why didn't I know you had Xiao Lang outside?"

The emperor laughed and walked into the house

Zi Linglong rushed to meet her, muttering

"These maids are really annoying. The officials never report when they come, and the officials listen to the little things about the concubines."

The emperor pulls over Zi Linglong

"Don't blame them, I told them not to report (looks at Hongwan) Hey, when did you have such a beautiful little girl here? Why didn't I notice?"

Hong Wan hastily saluted

"Slave Hong Wan, pay homage to the official family"

After thinking of an excuse for a long time, Zi Linglong smiled and said

"One is because the official family hasn't come to this Ziyun Pavilion for a long time, and the other is that when the official family came, it happened that Hong Wan was arranged by the concubine to do other things, so the official family never saw her (to Hong Wan ) Hong Wan, pour some tea."

"Yes, ma'am"

The emperor looked at Hong Wan's back

"Oh, so (turning eyes back to Zi Linglong) Linglong, you haven't heard, right? When King Xia was assassinated, all the Xia people who accompanied him also rebelled and assassinated Xueyi and his party. Later, they met a couple surnamed Chen. , the magic hand rejuvenated to cure them."

While Zi Linglong was shocked, she was thinking

"Husband and wife surnamed Chen? Rejuvenation? Could it be my parents? It can't be such a coincidence, right? (To the emperor) How did Xue Yi get hurt?"

the emperor sighed

"Xueyi was injured on her left shoulder. It was Zhang Tiancheng who sucked out all the arrow poison in her body and saved Xueyi's life."

Zi Linglong shook her head and answered with a smile

"Then Zhang Tiancheng will only do this kind of thing, and he can't do other things either."

The emperor suddenly had a plan

"Huh? If this momentum is good, the two of them will be able to form a marriage if they have a mutual affection, and they will protect our home and country together by the way."

Zi Linglong hugged the emperor's arm

"Officials, let me tell you, Xue Yi is 22 this year, and Zhang Tiancheng is [-] this year. Xue Yi and Zhang Tiancheng are old friends. If you want to have a relationship (pause), let me tell you, Xue It hasn't been a year or so since Yi disliked Zhang Tiancheng, and he hit him every time I saw him, and I don't know how to deal with Zhang Tiancheng when I go back to Daying."

the emperor suddenly realized

"So that's the way it is. It doesn't matter, it's okay to rectify it, train a man who is courageous and capable, get rid of his sissy taste, and bring him back to normal by the way, so that he can be my son-in-law!"

"Official, didn't the concubine say..."

The emperor touched Zi Linglong's face

"I'm not talking about Xueyi, and I'm not just a daughter of Xueyi, after training, can she be worthy of Yongping?"

Zi Linglong was awakened by a single word

"Ah~~ The official said Yongping, that's okay, and the ages are also very suitable."

"you do not say"

Zi Linglong pulled the emperor to sit at the table, Hong Wan poured tea for the two of them, the emperor saw the chessboard on the table, and asked Zi Linglong

"What, Linglong, are you playing chess again?"

Zi Linglong also looked at the chessboard

"Yeah, the official, I have nothing to do. I played chess with two people and tried it, and it became a stalemate."

The emperor sat down with great interest

"Okay, then let's crack it!"

Look back to the carriage galloping in the secret road

There are rails with sleepers in the secret road, and there is almost no vibration when the wheels are galloping on it. However, because no one comes and goes, the humidity is heavy and there is no vegetation, and even mosquitoes can't avoid it. The number is very small. Fortunately, the mountain is solid and there is no danger of landslides.

Lan Xueyi and his party drove two carriages through the secret road, and there were two rather large lamps fixed in front of the car, illuminating the front of the secret road brightly.

Li Siqin was about to fall asleep in the car, she yawned and asked

"Does anyone know if it's day or night?"

Li Xiaoliang who was sitting by the side asked

"What do you care what it does during the day and night? You can sleep if you want."

Li Siqin is strong

"I see that you will be tired from driving like this. Would you like to replace me later?"

Lan Xueyi is also sitting in the car

"Princess Siqin is right. We need to stop and rest for a while after we walk, and then change people to drive the car. Otherwise, horses and people can't bear it if we go on so hard."

Li Siqin pointed at the explosive pack in front of him

"That's right, we also brought so many explosives, how heavy are they?"

Lan Xueyi replied

"It doesn't matter. When we got to the exit, we threw all the explosives at the door and didn't bring them any more."

Zhang Tiancheng hurriedly stopped

"That can't be avoided, this is a good thing!"

Lan Xueyi gave him a white look

"You like this explosive so much, I'll give it to you, and tie it up for you, what do you think?"

Li Siqin cheered up and clapped her hands excitedly

"Ah! That's great, it must be spectacular when it explodes, I want to see it!"

Zhang Tiancheng looked at Lan Xueyi in confusion

"Why are you two so violent? Why don't you say that you can run faster if you tie a horse's butt and explode it?"

Ji Xiang and Xiao Si were driving the carriage, listening to the conversation of several people while driving the carriage and laughing