In the twelfth year of Dayu's constitution, Yunge Mansion Qing Yunlanchang.

In the endless grassland of the past, flags fluttered and soldiers and horses neighed.

Hundreds of tents were set up on the grass, and soldiers in various armors patrolled the tents.

They were all drawn from the armies of the Yu Dynasty in order to participate in this autumn ceremony.

In the middle of the handsome tent, a five or six-year-old boy was dancing a sword there.

An old man with a white frost on his head sat on a chair draped in tiger skin, looking at the boy lovingly.

He is the ruler of the twenty-two mansions in the world and the saint of the Yu Dynasty.

"Imperial ancestor, how is your grandson?" The young boy put away his sword and said to the emperor.

When the emperor heard this, he smiled and said, "He is really worthy of being my grandson, and he is very good at a young age. Well, what do you want me to give you as a reward? ”

"Imperial ancestor, grandson is still short of a sword, grandson must use a sword to protect imperial ancestor." The young boy puffed out his chest and spoke loudly.

The emperor did not speak, walked to the young child, picked the young child up, then sat back on the dragon chair, and glanced at the eunuch on the side, and the eunuch who was waiting next to him hurriedly handed over a dagger.

The emperor handed the dagger to the young boy and said to the young child: "This dragon shadow sword was left by Emperor Taizu Gao, and now you hold it, not only to protect me, but also to protect the people of the world, and protect these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, do you know?" ”

The young boy did not answer, but pulled out the dagger curiously, only to see the cold light of the short sword flickering, and the smooth body of the sword was like a mirror, reflecting the little face of the young child's pink and jade carving.

At this time, the eunuch on the side smiled and said: "Sage, I love Yaodi too much, and several other highnesses always complain, the same grandson, why do saints only pamper Yaodi." ”

When the emperor heard this, he casually said, "If they can give birth to such a shrewd grandson, I will naturally love it." Jiusi, has Ping Guogong arrived? ”

"Enlightened saint, the prince of the country is waiting outside, waiting for the announcement."

"Then Xuan."

"Xuanping Guo Gong Visit...... Xuanping Guo Gong Audience. ”

After a while, a middle-aged man wearing a python dragon suit, a purple ribbon, and a golden turtle entered the tent, bowed to the emperor three times and bowed nine times, and said: "Minister Yang Jihe has seen a saint, long live my emperor, long live long live." ”

"Flat. This time you are summoned to come, it is also for the sake of Xirong's intentions, Jihe, do you think Xijon will knock on the gate? ”

"In the opinion of the minister, according to the intelligence of the Four Holy Divisions, Xirong is dominated by Zuoxian Wangwang, with 200,000 entangled troops, and the soldiers are afraid that they are in Tianshan Pass, such as today's Shanguan only 10,000 defenders, plus 20,000 ministers' army, I am afraid that there is a danger of stone eggs. The minister implored the saint to increase his troops. ”

When the emperor heard this, he lightly tapped his hand on the chair and did not answer.

At this time, Yaodi opened his mouth and said: "Imperial Ancestor, if Xirong wants to beat us, then we don't have to be polite, fight back against them well, and let them know how powerful we are." ”

When Jiusi heard this, he hurriedly said: "Little prince, the saint has his own thoughts, and he must not talk nonsense. ”

The emperor shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter, this time I picked out 50,000 from the forbidden army, 100,000 from the government army, and 100,000 from the box army, a total of 250,000, all of which are stationed near the paddock. But my only concern is who should lead the army? ”

When Ping Guogong heard this, he said: "This time, I heard that there are nine princes participating in the Autumn Festival, so you might as well let one of these nine princes lead the troops, what does the sage think?" ”

The emperor looked at Jiusi, Jiusi hurriedly withdrew from the camp, and soon the nine princes walked in.

"I know that Pingguo Gong has never seen you, so let's talk about it."

The first one on the left has a fleshy face, a stout physique, and a pair of eyes full of ferocity, if it weren't for the purple and gold crown on his head and the rolling dragon robe, he would be like a market butcher. Jiusi said: "This is the second prince Wensu. The second prince clasped his fists and saluted to Ping Guogong, and Ping Guogong hurriedly returned the salute and said that he didn't dare

The second one on the left is sick, his face is yellow, as if he is seriously ill, and the only thing that has God is that pair of eyes. Jiusi said: "This is the third prince Wenlan." The third prince Wen Wen said weakly: "The third prince Wen Lan has seen his uncle. Ping Guogong's eyes showed affection, and he said to Wen Lan: "Third Highness, you're polite." ”

The third one on the left is very handsome, with a rich and bright eye, and the crown jade is hanging, the only deficiency is that he is a little short compared to his brothers, and his voice is like hitting the jade, and he does not wait for nine thoughts to be introduced, and he said: "Old Si Wenyuan, I have seen Pingguo Gong." ”

The fourth one on the left is also more handsome, the most eye-catching thing is the smile on his mouth, which makes people feel good, he also opened his own mouth to introduce it, and respectfully said to Ping Guogong: "Old Wu Wenxun, I have seen Ping Guogong." ”

The fifth body was thin and weak, and he couldn't help but be weak, like a quiet woman, Jiusi hurriedly said: "This is the sixth prince Wenlu." The sixth prince said with some lack of anger: "I have seen the Duke of Pingguo." "Ping Guogong will also return the gift.

The sixth one was peculiar, with a scarf, wearing armor, a sword at his waist, heroic, standing there straight, like a green pine, without waiting for Jiusi to speak, he knelt down to Pingguo Gong and said: "The Seventh Prince Wenyuan has seen Pingguo Gong. ”

The seventh one also looks like a scholar, but his body is obviously much better, and standing with Wenyuan, he doesn't look so weak, he looked at Ping Guogong with a smile, and Jiusi introduced: "This is the Eighth Emperor Wenhui." The eighth prince clasped his fists and saluted: "I have seen Pingguo Gong, Pingguo Gong Jin'an." ”

The eighth is tall and mighty, with an extraordinary spirit, even if he does not wear armor and a helmet, he has a mighty aura, and the only thing that makes people feel not good is the hooked nose, which makes people feel disliked. He said arrogantly: "The Nine Emperor Sons, Wen Jun, have seen my uncle. ”

The ninth made Pingguo Gong's eyes shine, and the other eight princes all had some shortcomings to a greater or lesser extent, but this prince made people unable to find the slightest shortcoming, just like the creation of heaven and earth gathered on this person, Pingguo said openly: "This is the tenth prince Wenwei, it really looks like a saint when you were young." ”

When the emperor heard this, he stroked his beard with a smile, and looked at the ten princes, with a smug look in his eyes.

"Alas, the minister is guilty, the minister is guilty, the minister came this time, just brought a bow, ready to be offered to the saint. I didn't expect that the nine princes were here, I was really guilty. ”

When the emperor heard this, he thought for a while and said, "Since this is the case, let's draw lots, and whoever draws the shortest will have this bow." When the bow is drawn, the nine of you will go to find Chenghuang, and if anyone can bring Chenghuang back, then it will be the general of Pingxi, who will lead the 250,000 troops to Tianmen Pass and attack Xirong. ”

The nine princes knelt down and promised, and then the emperor said to the outside of the account: "Li Xingye, you can get this lottery." ”

Outside, an official wearing a unicorn complement walked in, said a promise respectfully, and then began to draw lots.

Soon the lottery was drawn, and the result was that the four princes drew the shortest one.

When the Duke of Pingguo handed the prepared strong bow to the four princes, the four princes saw the emperor walk up to the ten princes and said, "I will pay a good visit to your uncle in the future." ”

The eyes of the four princes narrowed slightly, and at this time, Yaodi walked to the side of the four princes and said to the four princes, "Father, congratulations." ”

Wen Yuan smiled bitterly, and waited until the emperor said to retreat, and then retreated with the other eight princes.

When he arrived outside the camp tent, Wen Yuan walked up to Wen Wei and said to Wen Wei: "Tenth brother, this bow is for you, with this strong bow, you can also shoot Chenghuang." ”

Wen Wei looked at Wen Yuan suspiciously and said, "Fourth brother, it's just that you won the lottery, why did you give it to me?" Fourth brother, you should know that this time you can lead the troops to the battle if you shoot Chenghuang, don't you want to be fourth brother? ”

"Ten years ago, I had already gone on an expedition with Concubine Peace, and the army was forced by a stroke, frost and sword, which was really not suitable for me. Tenth brother, if you have been to Liangzhou Mansion, you will know that the poem says that the Tianshan Mountains fly white snow in June, and there are no snowflakes only cold. ”

Wen Wei took the bow, pulled it away vigorously and said, "I'm not afraid, fourth brother, thank you very much." ”

"We're brothers, so there's no need to thank you."

Wen Wei left with a smile, and at this time Yaodi walked over, took Wen Yuan's hand, and said suspiciously, "Father, why did you give this bow to Uncle Ten?" ”

"Yaodi, you remember, fight tiger brothers, go into battle father and son soldiers."

Yaodi nodded as if he didn't understand, and then Wen Yuan went to prepare.

After the nine princes wore armor and helmets, they set off accompanied by the guards.

After Wen Yuan left the tent with the nine guards, he said to the guards: "You go to the other princes, and be smart with your hands and feet, so that they can't see that you have the intention to interfere." ”

"Are you going to the Ten Princes?"

"No, this fan is going to let Lao Shi shoot Chenghuang this time."

The nine guards nodded and rode away, while Wen Yuan did not go to the small hill, but went in the other direction.

A quarter of an hour later he saw a tent with a fence around it, where some cattle and sheep were kept, and where a shepherdessman was tending to the animals.

When the shepherdess heard the sound of horses' hooves, she turned around, first a little surprised, and then saw Wen Yuan coming, and there was a hint of surprise in her eyes.

The shepherdesss walked to the door and greeted Wen Yuan to dismount, and after Wen Yuan dismounted, he took out a money bag and said to the shepherdess: "You can accept this money for the time being, for emergency use." ”

"Your Highness Jin An, the slaves and maids dare not accept it, and the slaves and maids are enough to live in the paddock."

"There are unforeseen circumstances, and everything needs to be prepared in advance." After Wen Yuan finished speaking, he said to the shepherdess, "What about your brother-in-law?" ”

"They went on patrol, and now that the holy driver is here, he doesn't dare to slack off."

Wen Yuan smiled, looked at the shepherdesss and said, "Your mouth is still so good at talking, since he is not here, I don't want to stay long." ”

Wen Yuan said that he was about to get on the horse, and when the shepherdess saw this, she knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness, I hope Your Highness can take the slave and maid out of here and let the slave and maid serve by your side." ”

"Let's talk about that later."

"But the slave and maid have been waiting for four years, Your Highness, how long do you have to wait for the slave and maid."

Wen Yuan's original smiling face disappeared without a trace in an instant, he put on a straight face and said to the shepherdess: "It's only been four years, and some people in the palace have been waiting for a lifetime, so you should wait for it." ”

After Wen Yuan finished speaking, he turned over and got on the horse, no matter how sad the shepherdess cried.