Chapter 399: Mist Coercion (Third Update, Asking for Monthly Pass Recommendation Tickets!!) )
Yumen Pass.
Early in the morning, there is fog in Yumen Pass, the night is still cold, the sky is just white, then I see the fog in Yumen Pass, although I hear the laughter and the voice of people are close at hand, but I don't see the human figure, I am in the streets and alleys of Guannei, as if I am in a fairyland.
Tian Renhui got up as soon as it was dawn, and after the servants reported the dense fog at Yumen Pass today, Tian Renhui took his heart.
Others may think that being in a thick fog is a fun and poetic thing, but Tian Renhui does not like foggy weather.
As the general of the Yumen Pass, guarding the second pass defense line in the west of the Tang Dynasty for His Majesty the Emperor, Tian Renhui knows that the responsibility is heavy, and the fog and snow are the weather he hates the most, just because the visibility in the fog and snow is extremely low, and often there is still no figure in the distance, and sometimes if the foreign enemy takes advantage of the weakness and touches the city, the Yumen Pass is dangerous!
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Gaozu and His Majesty today two generations of emperors are ambitious, conquering from all sides, greatly expanding the territory of the land, these years the Tang Dynasty shocked neighbors, everyone panicked, the lords of all countries sat in the palace every day to burn incense and pray, hoping that God would bless the damned emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the damned invincible male soldiers not to aim at themselves, especially Zhenguan four years, after His Majesty now suppressed the Dong * Turks, the prestige of the Tang Dynasty has spread more and more to the world, and the reputation and combat power of the Tang Wansheng Wang Division has also reached its peak, as the so-called "draw the sword and look around at a loss." Today's Tang Dynasty is in such a state.
Therefore, since Tian Renhui went to serve as the general of Yumen Pass, in the past two years, he has never seen a neighboring country's army dare to take the initiative to violate Yumen Pass, and the Tang Emperor will burn high incense if he does not take the initiative to provoke them.
It's just that although it shows that he knows that foreign enemies don't dare to commit offenses, Tian Renhui is a meticulous person, and he can put pen to paper...... Well, Wen can put pen to paper and take the Jinshi exam, and Wu can be a general on the horse, and he can be both civil and military. The top-notch realm shows that Tian Renhui still has some real skills.
Inspecting the city defense every day is what Tian Renhui must do rain or shine, from the morale, military posture, spirit, etc. of the soldiers guarding the pass, to every brick and stone on the wall of Yumen Pass. Tian Renhui knows it by heart.
Today, Tian Renhui was not in a good mood when he went out, the fog was early in the morning, and it was a thick fog, and he couldn't see his five fingers, which meant that today's workload was not small, not only to make the soldiers more and more strictly stationed at the head of the city, and pay close attention to the people and traders who entered and exited the gate, but also to send out many scouts and release dozens of miles away. Monitor the movement of grass and trees within a radius of dozens of miles from Yumen Pass.
Yumen Pass is the last pass of the Tang Dynasty, out of the Yumen Pass is a desolate hill and desert, this desert starts from Yumen Pass, all the way to Xizhou, and more distant countries in the Western Regions, the so-called "spring breeze does not pass Yumen Pass", not that the spring breeze does not want to live, but that there are deserts outside Yumen Pass. Sparsely populated, birds and beasts are nowhere to be found. The spring breeze wanted to find someone to spend it for, but it was impossible to get it.
It's just that the Yumen Pass is extraordinarily prosperous, and a small town has been formed in the pass, and there are not many people living in the town, about 2,000 households, but the most is a variety of large and small markets, and the merchants and caravans from all over the world who travel through the endless stream.
As the last pass of Datang. Its geographical location is very important, and the merchants who come and go from east to west are full of goods, and the Yumen Pass is an important turning point in their long journey, from prosperity to desolation. Therefore, the merchants had many choices after arriving at Yumen Pass, and there were also exquisite porcelain and silk from the Tang Dynasty. It's just that the price is much more expensive, and the Hu merchants who don't want to spend time and energy to go to Chang'an choose to trade goods here, and vice versa, the merchants of the Tang Dynasty do the same.
In the early morning, Yumen Pass was shrouded in a thick fog, and the large and small markets were full of people, but they didn't see each other, and they all laughed and scolded this morning's fog for being evil.
Tian Renhui led more than 20 guards and slowly walked through the dense fog, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
The fog is indeed evil, but everything is as usual in the Yumen Pass under his control, the scouts are released fifty miles away, and the merchants in the pass are coming and going, and it is still peaceful and prosperous.
Guarding the Yumen Pass is bitter and lonely for Tian Renhui, the so-called "Shubian", the so-called "Glory of the Tang Dynasty", these are not to be talked about, because His Majesty and the children of Guanzhong are too powerful, it can be said that they swept through the United States, so this Yumen Pass, which should be the frontier of the battlefield, has not been seen for many years, and it is said to be the last pass of the Tang Dynasty, but in fact, it is just an ordinary pass in the Tang Dynasty, and it is no different from any city in the Tang Dynasty.
The first rays of sunlight in the early morning were weak and weak from the dense fog revealing a little white light, the naked eye could see that the fog was rolling up like a dragon, Tian Renhui patrolled the city walls and moats, meticulously checked the city bricks near the left side of the gate one by one, confirmed that the city bricks were still tightly fitted, and there was no sign of loosening, and then went to the camp of Zhichong Mansion in the Guannai, inspected the drills of the soldiers, and finally walked back with slow steps.
In the corridor of the towering city gate, when Tian Renhui walked down the city wall step by step, two thin figures appeared at this time.
In the rolling white mist, Xu Mingzhu wore a white skirt, no fat powder, her long hair was naturally draped over her shoulders, and she wore a pair of soft-soled white satin embroidered shoes on her feet.
Behind Xu Mingzhu, he also followed a middle-aged man with a slightly rickety body, the man kept a distance from Xu Mingzhu, and with Xu Mingzhu's every step, the man's feet happened to fall on her one step in front of her, and the two even maintained a very high tacit understanding of the rhythm of walking.
Rao is a well-informed Tian Renhui, and when he saw Xu Mingzhu and Fang Lao Wu not far away at this time, he couldn't help but be stunned.
The white fog was too thick, and she couldn't see her eyebrows clearly for a while, and when Xu Mingzhu took a few steps closer, Tian Renhui recognized her, and then couldn't help but show a little helplessness.
"It turned out to be Mrs. Li......" Tian Renhui greeted her, and then smiled very gracefully.
Xu Mingzhu smiled skillfully, compared with yesterday's sad and desperate appearance, as if she had changed a person, she seemed to be in a very good mood today, and yesterday's sadness was completely forgotten, Tian Renhui greeted her in a gap, Xu Mingzhu took a few steps closer to him, and when she was less than a foot away from Tian Renhui, the smile on Xu Mingzhu's face became more and more intense.
Tian Renhui felt a little strange in his heart, he couldn't figure out why yesterday was still pear blossoms with rain, kneeling and begging him to send troops to save her husband's wife, but today she has completely changed a person, and she can no longer find a trace of anxiety and despair for her husband's life on her face, but there is a strange ...... It tastes like relief.
She...... Don't you worry about your husband anymore?
"It turned out to be General Tian, and the woman has seen General Tian......" Xu Mingzhu walked to a position only one foot away from Tian Renhui, almost close enough to feel each other's breathing, and then Xu Mingzhu bowed down to Tian Renhui.
Tian Renhui frowned.
At this distance...... It seems that there is a suspicion of overstepping the courtesy, not to mention the defense of men and women, that is, the distance between ordinary men and men should not be so close.
So Tian Renhui couldn't help but take a step back, and sighed: "Madame, let's go back to Chang'an as soon as possible, the soldiers and horses at Yumen Pass have not been ordered by Your Majesty and the imperial court, and they must not mobilize a soldier without authorization, and I hope that Madame will understand Tian's distress......"
Tian Ren could speak, but Xu Mingzhu smiled and still took a step towards him, the two still maintained a distance of about a foot, of course, Fang Lao Wu, who followed behind, also grinned, laughing while following Xu Mingzhu's steps.
"Yesterday, the woman didn't know the importance and overstepped the rules, and the woman thought about it all night last night, comparing her heart to her heart, and she was very considerate of General Tian's hardships......
Tian Renhui's brows furrowed even deeper, what happened to this Lady of Destiny today? Why are you getting closer to him? This move is not even for a folk woman, and the behavior of a lady who is enshrined by His Majesty is already indecent.
As for the guards behind Tian Renhui, seeing that Tian Renhui and Xu Mingzhu were talking, they obviously knew each other, although Xu Mingzhu's move to get closer and closer to Tian Renhui made the guards feel quite inappropriate, but ...... It's just a woman.
Thinking that the other party was just a woman, and it was also a woman that General Tian knew, the guards relaxed their vigilance one after another, allowing the distance between the two to get closer and closer.
Tian Renhui didn't notice the danger, he only felt that Xu Mingzhu was a little rude, and was about to take a step back, and then reminded Xu Mingzhu to pay attention to his demeanor in euphemistic terms, but who knew that Xu Mingzhu suddenly lost his face and let out an exclamation of "ah".
Tian Renhui was startled and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with Madam?" ”
Xu Mingzhu frowned, and said in a pitiful tone: "The woman accidentally broke her foot......"
Tian Renhui paused, and then his eyes couldn't help but look towards Xu Mingzhu's feet, his eyes swept over Xu Mingzhu's face, and inadvertently swept over Fang Lao Wu behind her, but saw Fang Lao Wu grinning very kindly, but a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, and this coldness was immediately captured by Tian Renhui.
Tian Renhui chuckled violently in his heart, and immediately realized that the situation was not good, the alarm bell sounded in his mind, and he was about to raise his voice to call for personal guards, but taking advantage of his kung fu, Xu Mingzhu flew up, and a delicate and small dagger suddenly resisted Tian Renhui's throat, and at the same time, Fang Lao Wu took out a long knife from behind his back, which also resisted Tian Renhui's throat, and the two knives were one long and one short, one left and one right, and Tian Renhui's neck was stuck in the middle.
"The woman understands General Tian's distress, but ...... I also hope that General Tian will understand the distress of the wife. Xu Mingzhu sighed faintly.
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PS: I stayed up all night, more than 8,000 words in three watches, the old thief was so tired, and I hope that the brothers will give a few more monthly tickets for the sake of the old thief who is so diligent, and I am grateful for the condolences and rewards to the old thief.
By the way, there are also recommendation tickets, and the old thief asks for all tickets...... (To be continued......)