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At noon in mid-March, at the foot of Qimen Mountain in the north of Wu State, the trees had just put on new green clothes, wild flowers swayed by the gully, and the breeze sent the fragrance of flowers and plants into people's noses.

A hare was squatting on the grass next to the path, gnawing young grass. Suddenly, the hare stopped, jumped into the bushes, and disappeared in a moment. It is a big wolfhound with dark brown back, black neck and gray limbs.

The big wolfhound sniffed the grass, raised its legs to soak in dog urine, left its own scent, and happily ran back to the path on the side of the grass to wait for its owner.

There was a group of pedestrians on horseback on the trail, there were twelve or three of them, they were all young and strong men, well-dressed, and the horses on their crotches looked pretty good, and there were three mule carts loaded with goods at the end of the group.The path at the foot of the mountain is a natural way for the mountain people to walk up the mountain. It is not wide enough to accommodate two horses walking side by side, and it can barely pass mule carts.

"Daniu, how far is it from here to Daxian's residence?" The young man at the front of the cavalry was very handsome, with a blue shirt lining his skin like jade and porcelain, riding a very vigorous white horse However, this person is Zheng Yuming who should stay in the capital of the Wu Kingdom.

Their team dressed up as vendors buying herbs, Zheng Yuming was the owner, Huang Zhong was the housekeeper, Daniel, Ma Ren, and the guards were disguised as feet and buddies.As for the big wolf dog Mu Mu, Chu Chaohui asked Zheng Yuming to take it with him. The Mu Mu has grown into a majestic appearance and can protect its master.

"It takes about a day to walk, and three to four hours to ride a horse." Hearing Zheng Yuming's question, Daniu hurriedly stepped forward to answer. Daniu is a resident at the foot of Qimen Mountain. He often went to the mountain when he was ten years old. He is too familiar with this area.One hour in Da Niu's mouth refers to two hours.

"So you might not be able to arrive before dark?" Zheng Yuming raised his head to look at the sky, his brows furrowed involuntarily.

When we went on the road in the morning, the sky was still cloudless, but at noon, the clouds were thick, blocking the sun, and the southeast wind was stronger, and the temperature at noon seemed to be colder than in the morning.

"It will be after Xu time at the earliest to reach Daxian's residence." Riding a horse on a mountain path is not much faster than walking on two legs, but it is much easier for people to walk on a horse.

"As the saying goes, when spring is cold, there must be rain." Zheng Yuming looked at the sky worriedly.It was seven o'clock in the evening at Xu time, and he was afraid that before he arrived at Daxian's residence, the people in the cavalry would be drenched like soaked rats.The temperature is not high now, and people and livestock can easily get sick if they are exposed to the rain. If a cold turns into pneumonia, it will be fatal.

"My lord, should we find a place to camp first, and then set off to visit Daxian tomorrow morning? This way we don't have to rush to walk." Huang Zhong suggested behind Zheng Yuming.

If it rains before dark, it will definitely block their way. At this time, no one dares to hike the mountain road at night. They have to find a suitable place to camp as soon as possible.There are dangers everywhere in the wilderness at night, so it is very important to choose the location of the camp.

"My lord! Go forward for an hour, there is an abandoned logging site, there are a few dilapidated houses, we can go there to camp overnight." Daniel used to log in Qimen Mountain, so he knew the surrounding terrain like the palm of his hand.

"That's just right. I guess it will rain when we settle down." Zheng Yuming looked up at the sky, it was already overcast.

After making the decision to set up camp for the night, the horse team stepped up and rushed forward, hoping to arrive at the campsite early and set up a tent to rest.They came to Qimen Mountain from the royal capital, and they have been on the road for three days. On the first night, there was a post station to rest. On the second night, they stayed in a small village. Today is the third day, and they can only camp in the wild.

Zheng Yuming was right to be concerned about the weather. In the evening, there was a drizzle in the sky. It was still fluttering at first, but it gradually became denser.Because the horse team found a campsite in advance, both people and horses avoided the rain.

On the trail that Zheng Yuming and his party passed more than two hours ago, another group of 12 horse-riding caravans came. Although this group of people wore rain capes to resist the drizzle, their clothes were still damp from the drizzle.

"My lord! The rain is getting heavier and heavier. We don't think it will stop. We have to find a place to shelter from the rain." A strong man in his twenties touched the drops of water on his face and suggested that even if he was wearing a coir raincoat Can live, but the mount can't stand it, the strong man regards his mount as his second life.

"Yes! Find out if there are any mountain people's residences nearby." A handsome man in the middle of the horse team, also 25 or [-] years old, wearing a rain cape, even though his forehead and hair were slightly wet from the drizzle, he still did not hide his inborn aristocratic atmosphere.The black horse he was riding was shiny and black, without any stray hairs, and it was better than Zheng Yuming's riding.This person is none other than Zhao Xuan, the Prince of Zhao, and that young and strong man is Zhao Wuzai Boyao.

"There are car marks here, turn to the back of the woods, there must be a village there." The guard leading the caravan jumped off his horse suddenly, and turned over the thatch on the roadside side road, where there were several criss-crossed wheel marks.

"Follow the tracks of the wheels, find a house, reward him with a few more gold, and ask the mountain people to give up the room for the Lord to rest." Boyao ordered immediately.

"No!" The guard led the order to get on his horse and chase after the traces on the grass.

Bo Yao watched the guards go away, then reined in his horse and turned to the black horse, and said in a low voice: "My lord, could it be that You Shizhuang is exaggerating? I think the mountains here are ordinary, the roads are inconvenient, and the people are poor. How can a great sage live here willingly?" Nearly ten years?"

"Zhuang has real talent and learning, and a person with real talent and practical learning is full of praise for the great sage, how can he exaggerate?" Zhao Xuan shook his head. He personally tested the talent and learning of the scholar named Zhuang, and he was full of books and ink. Zhao Xuan admired him very much for his good conversation.

"Actually, my lord, as long as I order my ministers to invite the great sage, it is enough to express my sincerity. It is too dangerous for my lord to sneak into Qimen Mountain to invite you personally." Boyao believes that no matter how great the great sage's face is, it will not be greater than that of the prince of Zhao. He, an important minister of the state of Zhao, brought Zhao Xuan's handwritten letter and generous gifts to the door to invite him, and he has already given enough face to Daxian.

"Wizards are rare! It's not worth the risk to be a talent." Zhao Xuan sighed. From You Shizhuang's mouth, he could tell that the great sage of Qimen Mountain was a peerless genius, proficient in astronomy, meteorology and mechanism skills. He is very capable and has the same personality, quite arrogant.

"My lord is thirsty for talents, treat them with courtesy, and our country of Zhao will dominate the Central Plains in front of us!" Boyao looked at the future king whom he was loyal to with admiration.

Zhao Xuan smiled slightly. Zhao Guo's ambition to dominate the Great Qin was instilled in Zhao Xuan by Zhao Wang since he was a child. Now, under the governance of their father and son, Zhao Guo is walking on this road step by step.

Governing the country requires the assistance of talented ministers. Zhao Xuan is in the prince's mansion in the capital, and there are scholars who go to serve every day. His, Zhao Xuan felt quite lacking.

When Zhao Xuan heard that You Shizhuang was full of praise for the talents of the great sage he met in Qimen Mountain last year, he couldn't help thinking of inviting the great sage to come out of the mountain.However, at that time, there was a civil strife in the court of King Wu. Zhao Xuan wanted to take the opportunity to expand his territory, so he had to lead the army to fight.When Zhao and Wu countries signed a peace agreement, Zhao Guo withdrew his troops and returned to the capital, and Zhao Xuan made proper arrangements for the land he had fought for, and it was already March when he could spare time.

The larger the land area, the more Zhao Xuan felt that there were too few available people, and the more he wanted to ask the great sages of Qimen Mountain to help him.When he had free time in March, Zhao Xuan took Wuzai and ten guards, dressed as merchants who sold goods, through the throat city, turned to Qucheng, and entered the Qimen Mountains through the main road of Qucheng.

Zhao Xuan and his party walked along the wheel tracks for a while, and the guards who explored the road came back.

"My lord! There are no mountain houses in front of us."

"Ah? What's the matter with the wheel marks?" Boyao was depressed. There were no mountain dwellers living in front, which meant that they would have to continue to be exposed to the rain until they found a shelter.

"It's an abandoned lumber camp. There are five dilapidated houses, which have been occupied by dozens of traders. A vicious dog was placed at the intersection to guard against it." The guard rode to the entrance of the lumber camp and found that there was a car parked in front of the lumber camp. A dozen horses and three mule carts arrived. The guard wanted to approach him for questioning, but was stopped by a big wolf-like dog. The wolf dog was so vicious that the horses were frightened, and the guard managed to control the panic. The horse rushed back to report the news.

"Hu Ben, go and call the merchant to take shelter." Boyao waved his big hand back, and the ten guards who followed Zhao Xuan out were all selected one in a thousand. Under the force of force, the merchant would not give in.

"Don't be reckless!" Zhao Xuan stopped him. "You will lead the way ahead, and I will negotiate with their caravan owner. It is enough for everyone to squeeze together to avoid the rain, and there must be no disputes."

After all, this is the land of the Wu Kingdom, and besides, the Daxian is not far away, so we should be cautious in our actions, which may affect the Daxian. It is said that the Daxian hates to bully others and use the strong to bully the weak.

"No!" Boyao and Huben all bowed to accept the order.

"In front of merchants, everyone should not call you a prince, but a boss!" Zhao Xuan pretended to be a fur merchant, and when outsiders were around, Zhao Xuan was the head of the caravan.

Twelve people from Zhao Guo rushed to the logging camp, and it was getting dark, and Zheng Yuming and his party had just settled down.

Although the five houses in the logging camp are dilapidated, four-fifths of them can be sheltered from rainwater, and the frame of the house is solid, so there is no need to worry about landslides, and the walls made of rocks can also stop wild animals from descending the mountain.

Ma Ren commanded his men to clean up the five houses, set up field tents inside the dilapidated house, cut down some wrist-thick young trees outside the dilapidated house, built a canopy for the horses, and covered the canopy with branches and weeds for the purpose. Horses shelter from the rain.Taking advantage of the lack of rain outside, I collected a lot of dead branches and leaves as fuel, set up a fire, and prepared to heat water and cook dinner.

Hearing the sound of Mu Mu barking at Zhao Guo's road-exploring guards, Ma Ren immediately mounted his horse and went to the crossing to check the situation.

It takes a lot of manpower to tidy up a place that has been abandoned for two or three years so that it can stay overnight. The task of guarding is given to Wood, so that two more sentries can set up a stable.

"My lord, a man on horseback spied on our camp just now, and now he has returned to report to his companions. There are 12 of them in total. The horses are loaded with goods, and they look like big merchants." Ma Ren walked into the dilapidated house to report, and Zheng Yuming was sitting on a simple bench He changed his shoes to cloth shoes, and he wore boots for horseback riding, which were not as comfortable as cloth shoes.

"Ma Ren, look at how nervous you are. This is the country of Wu. The people who came here should be our own people. Why do you use the word peep?" Zheng Yuming smiled. "I guess I'm also a pedestrian who wants to take shelter from the rain. The cold rain this spring is very harmful to the body."

"Subordinates go ask." Ma Ren scratched his head, his hair was still short and straight.

It turned out that the soldiers in the valley were used to short hair and felt comfortable with short hair. In addition, Chu Chaohui had never had long hair. The slave soldiers followed suit and cut off the long hair with the scissors produced in Nanbu.The shape of this kind of scissors is different from the scissors in the shape of Daqin's tweezers. It has two interlaced blades that can be opened and closed, and it is very flexible to cut things.

"The thirteen of us plus a dog don't need so many houses, but we can give up one or two rooms to shelter them from the wind and rain."

Zheng Yuming changed his shoes and moved the simple stool in front of the fire.After the rain, the temperature became a few degrees colder, and people were more comfortable by the fire.

"promise!"

To be on the safe side, Ma Ren put on his bow and crossbow, and hung his waist knife before putting on his coir raincoat, and called two of his men to visit the intersection together.

Zhao Xuan and his party still let the wood block the main entrance of the logging camp.Seeing that one of them was scared away, Mu Mu attracted a large number of dogs, and his fighting spirit couldn't help being aroused. He arched his back, and the dog let out a threatening sound of "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

"Is this a wolf?"

Zhao Xuan couldn't help being startled when he saw Mu Mu, but after a while, he was relieved, because he heard Mu Mu's dog barking, and at the same time, Ma Ren in coir raincoat came out from the crossing.

Bo Yao dismounted from his horse, walked up to Ma Ren and clasped his fists: "This strong man! We are from the Chen Kingdom, and we came to Qimen Mountain to buy furry things. It was raining and we couldn't find the tip. The front is a noble house? Can we accommodate us?" Do you want to avoid the wind and rain for a night? If you are willing to tolerate it, we will reward you with a lot of money."

Seeing that these people spoke politely and did not act hostilely, Ma Ren let go of the bows and knives hanging from his waist, and clasped his fists in return.

"We are also passers-by. We just found the abandoned house in front of us to avoid the rain. My boss said that it is inconvenient for everyone to go out. It is reasonable to help each other in difficulties. There are five abandoned houses. We can give them up. Two rooms are for you, but the horse gallery needs to be built by you.”

After listening to Ma Ren's speech, Zhao Xuan suddenly had a good impression of Ma Ren's boss. He laughed, got off his horse, and walked in front of Ma Ren.

"Rudong's family is a true kind person. Liang would like to thank Rudong's family first." Zhao Xuan's mother's queen's surname was Liang, and Zhao Xuan always took his mother's surname when he went out.

Zhao Xuan threw the reins of the horse to the guards, and he led Boyao and Ma Ren to the log cabin in the lumber field to thank Zheng Yuming.