On the 19th day of the winter month, the north wind blew and the snow raged in waves, and within a day, the entire Daqing Mountain was covered with a foot of snow, and from time to time the branches of the trees were crushed by the snow.

The weather was bad, and the Ming troops who blocked the road at the foot of Daqing Mountain hid in the camp tent to keep warm, and several wild birds dared to fly to the snow outside the camp tent to forage for food, looking for some fallen food residues to feed their stomachs.

In the woods deep in Daqing Mountain, dozens of horses are surrounded by simple fences, and a shed roof is built with branches to protect them from the wind and snow.

There was also a shed not far from the stable, and the shed was surrounded by branches and a layer of long thatch, which could barely block the cold and bone-eating north wind.

At this time, there were about fifty black-clothed men crowded into the shed, all of whom were Ma Jun under Xue Bingxin. It is said that after being ambushed by the officers and soldiers in Liubu Town that day, Xue Bingxin led the horse army to take charge of the palace, and more than half of the two hundred cavalry were lost, and in the process of retreating, more than a dozen people were killed by the Ming cavalry who were biting their tails and chasing after them, and more than a dozen people were hung up due to injuries and illnesses in the past few days, so there were only fifty people left.

The horse thieves were obviously in a very bad state, and one by one they looked listless, lying in a thatched pile and curled up in a ball, and the wounded ones on their bodies let out painful moans from time to time. Despite the wind walls, it was still very cold inside the shed, and the biting cold wind stubbornly crept through the cracks in the wind walls.

At this time, the simple door of the shed was opened, and the three of them bent down and came in, the leader was Xue Bingxin, and the other two were Lei Jun and the thin man Qiu Fu. Xue Bingxin was still wearing a black power suit, and her face looked a little haggard, but her light blue eyes were still bright.

"Commander Xue!" When the horse thieves saw Xue Bingxin, they all greeted each other weakly.

Xue Bingxin gestured to everyone not to move, and when she walked up to a wounded person, she stopped to check and asked in a low voice, "Qiu Wusi, can you still stand it?" ”

The horse thief named Qiu Wusi was about thirty years old, and he was hit by an arrow in the calf, although the arrow had been removed, the wound was inflamed, and the wound had begun to rot at this time, which was shocking to look at.

"It's okay, I can't die yet, thank you Commander Xue for your concern." Qiu Wusi endured the pain and pretended to be nothing.

Xue Bingxin reached out and stroked Qiu Wusi's forehead, finding that it was very hot, and couldn't help but sigh secretly. She stayed by Xu Jin's side for a month, and she also learned a set of theories such as "sterilization and disinfection", so she knew that inflammation of the wound would cause fever, and if she did not get effective treatment, Qiu Wusi would die.

Xue Bingxin walked up to another wounded man, who was lying motionless on his side, seemingly asleep. A horse thief next to him pushed him and shouted: "Zhang Daya, Commander Xue is here, Zhang ......"

The thief's voice stopped abruptly, for the wounded man named Zhang Daya was now turned and lying on his back, his blue face already covered with frost, and his two front teeth were already stiffened with his grinning mouth.

In the Yanbei area of Shanxi, Xue Bingxin has seen many people who have frozen to death, all of them have such a "smiling face", it is obvious that Zhang Daya was frozen to death last night, and the wounded are even more afraid of cold after losing blood, and people who freeze to death usually have such an expression.

After checking all the way, it was found that two more wounded people had died, and after disposing of the bodies and leaving the shed, Xue Bingxin's mood was extremely heavy. Since escaping into Daqingshan, everyone has been trapped for four days, and now that the snow is closing the mountain, there is no need to worry about the Ming army searching the mountain, but the bad weather has also made their situation even more difficult.

"Commander Xue, if the wounded are not treated, I am afraid they will not survive for a few days." Lei Jun is also in a heavy mood, he can kill the horse when he is hungry, but if the wounded are not treated, there is only one way to die, and now there are fifteen wounded, six of whom are seriously injured.

Xue Bingxin looked up at a tree in the distance that had been bent by heavy snow, and felt a deep sense of powerlessness in her heart.

Xue Bingxin's face is cold and warm-hearted, but she is actually a soft-hearted and kind girl, these days watching the people around her keep dying, she is already physically and mentally exhausted, and even begins to doubt the correctness of her choice of revenge, is the Ming Dynasty really so easy to overthrow? If revenge means the death of countless people and the catastrophe of hundreds of people, is it necessary to continue revenge?

"I'm going into the city to get medicine!" Xue Bingxin retracted her gaze and said firmly, whether it was as a commander or because of her own heart, she couldn't watch her brothers die in the torture of injuries and illness.

Lei Jun was shocked when he heard this: "No, that's too dangerous, now the government is looking for you everywhere, wouldn't it be self-defeating to enter the city!" ”

"You can't ignore the wounded brother, just make up my mind!" Xue Bingxin was categorical.

The thin man Qiu Fu stood next to him and kept talking, because of Xu Jin's matter, he had a great opinion of Xue Bingxin, but at this time, his eyes couldn't help showing a trace of appreciation, Senior Sister Xue was affectionate and righteous, and she didn't lose to a man, so she interjected: "Senior Sister Xue, I'll go into the city with you." ”

Xue Bingxin hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "It's okay, Lei Jun, the brothers will be handed over to you to lead, and we will rush back in three days at most, if it is more than three days, then it is estimated that you will not be able to come back, so you can find a way to survive." ”

Lei Jun's eyes turned red, and he said hurriedly: "Commander Xue, it's better for you to stay, and Qiu Fu and I will go to the city to get medicine." ”

Qiu Fu pouted and said: "Lei Jun, it's not that I underestimate you, you can ride and shoot, but your skills are ordinary, rather than taking you with this burden, it is better for Lao Tzu to go alone." ”

Lei Jun couldn't help but be furious: "Or let's fight it!" ”

Qiu Fu laughed and said: "If you pass your hand, you can pass it, and Lao Tzu will let you have one hand." ”

Xue Bingxin's pretty face sank and scolded: "They are all their own brothers, why don't hurt the harmony, Lei Jun, I am the commander, listen to me!" ”

Lei Jun glared at Qiu Fu angrily and said, "But Commander Xue's appearance is easy to see. ”

Xue Bingxin took out a mask as thin as a cicada's wings from her arms and put it on her face, and immediately turned into a middle-aged woman with a sallow complexion.

Lei Jun suddenly opened his mouth and stammered, and Qiu Fu smiled: "Dumbfounded!" After speaking, he also took out a mask and put it on, turning into an uncle with a weathered face.

As a backbone disciple of the White Lotus Sect, he has this delicate human skin mask on his body, which is the last means used to save his life.

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On the twentieth day of the winter month of the sixteenth year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, although the weather was cold, it was very lively outside the gate of Jinan, because today Xu Jin, who was ordered to supervise the military affairs of Shandong, was coming.

Since July, Xu Jin has served as the deputy envoy for disaster relief, responsible for repairing rivers and releasing grain for disaster relief; Immediately afterwards, he was appointed as the envoy of the Qincha to investigate the case of the shortage of the granary, arrested and killed a large number of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and almost turned the entire Yanzhou officialdom upside down; Then he was awarded a banner to supervise the military affairs of Shandong Province, exterminated tens of thousands of rebels in Shandong in one fell swoop, and recovered several counties.

Therefore, Xu Tanhua's reputation is now in full swing, and the name Xu Jin is even more well-known in the whole Shandong Province, and the people support and praise it. Of course, the officials in Shandong were both respectful and fearful of Xu's beheading, and some even hated and feared it, such as Luo Xiang, the eunuch who guarded the town.

Today, Xu Qincha is about to enter Jinan City, and the people are braving the cold to spontaneously run to the south of the city to welcome him, so that he can see with his own eyes this invincible, honest and honest Lord Qincha.

At this time, Jinan Chengnan Street was crowded, and the common people crowded both sides of the street, and the officials with water and fire sticks maintained order on the roadside. On the straight road at the gate of the city, all the officials in the Jinan officialdom have arrived, except for Luo Xiang, the eunuch who guards the town.

Hu Shining, the governor of Shandong Province, stood at the front in a scarlet robe, and behind him were An Huaqing, the political envoy of the left, Luo Hongtu, the political envoy of the right, Wang Gang, the envoy of the procurator, and Su Xingchang, the commander of the army.

Hu Shining, the governor of Shandong, was in his early fifties, with a thin face, a long beard under his chin, sparse eyebrows, but very bright eyes, and he looked very capable. It is said that a few years ago, Hu Shining was still Jiangxi's deputy envoy for punishment, and later because of Shangshu's denunciation of King Ning, he was imprisoned by King Ning in Jinyiwei's edict, and later Xu Kui, who was more stubborn, took over Hu Shining's position as deputy envoy of Jiangxi (concurrently serving as the great master of learning).

When King Ning rebelled, Xu Kui refused to follow, and poked King Ning's nose and scolded the thieves in troubled times, and then he was killed.

After King Ning's rebellion was extinguished, Hu Shining was also wronged and released from prison by Emperor Zhengde to serve as the envoy of Huguang. After Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne this year, he named Hu Shining as the deputy capital of the Imperial Court and transferred him to Shandong as the governor.

Therefore, Hu Shining only arrived in August this year, and came to Shandong later than Xu Jin.

Just as a group of officials were pacing around like dogs, a group of people finally appeared on the official road, and dozens of brocade-clothed guards galloped to the city, lining up on both sides of the straight road into the city.

"Look, Lord Qincha is coming, Lord Qincha is here!"

When the Xuanhuang Regiment Dragon Flag appeared in sight, the people on both sides of the street suddenly boiled, and a group of officials hurriedly stood solemnly, and the governor Hu Shining straightened his clothes and stepped forward with a straight face.

At this time, the Qincha honor guard finally came to the straight road, but when he saw the banner waving, in addition to the dragon flag and the handsome flag, there was also the flag awarded by the military department to open the way in front, and the battle was not ordinary.

Hu Shining raised his eyes and saw a young man wearing a six-grade official robe calmly riding on a horse, with red lips and white teeth, and an extraordinary appearance, he couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart, this should be Xu Jin, the new science detective.

Xu Jin turned over and dismounted, and walked towards the officials, Hu Shining bowed and said, "Hu Shining, the governor of Jiangxi, has seen Qincha. ”

Xu Jin hurriedly returned the salute and smiled: "Xu Jin has seen Governor Hu. ”

Hu Shining suddenly felt like a spring breeze, and couldn't help but look at Xu Jin a little higher. At this time, the political envoy An Huaqing and others also stepped forward to salute.