On the eighth day of October, Yunliu and Xi'er rode fast horses to Juyong Pass. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, no more news has been transmitted back from the northwest, but in the land of Juyongguan, the situation about Xuanfu is further clear:

A steady stream of refugees had told the story that Xuanfu was being besieged by a large number of Tatar soldiers and horses, but the officials of the military department and the governor's office of the five armies sent by the imperial court to collect intelligence at Juyongguan did not believe this, and they were always waiting for the exact military report from Xuanfu and Zhangjiakou Fort.

But the military report of Xuanfu has not been delivered for more than half a month, and even so, from the emperor downwards, the entire court has regarded the Tatar invasion of Xuanfu as a joke.

Yunliu and Xi'er are both dressed in men's clothes, and the Dongchang waist card they carried, after entering the city, they went directly to the direction of the guard commander's yamen, but they were stopped by the guards at the gate of the official office: "Military land, idlers are not allowed to enter!" ”

Recently, Juyongguan has often come and gone with some imperial court envoys, and the inquiries are basically about the war in the northwest, because Long Qingwei has not received more accurate information, so these messengers have basically returned in vain.

This time Yunliu and Xi'er came, the guards did not deliberately set up a score, but Long Qingwei commanded Li Pin to let people know that he was a loyal general, and anyone who came could maintain a "clear distinction between public and private".

"Can't you see what that is?"

Xi'er was furious, and the two of them came to see Li Pin on the instructions of Yu Niang, but they didn't expect to be stopped by a few guards at the gate, and they were angry for a while.

"No matter what words you write, you can send the worship post by yourself, if my general is willing to see it, he will naturally go to the post house to spread it!" The guards were unceremonious.

Xi'er still wanted to argue a few words, but was stopped by Yunliu, and then the two could only go back to the official post first to wait.

Both of them are women, there is no official product on their bodies, and there is no customs clearance document and official seal, the only token is the token given to them by Yu Niang, they are a little less confident in the official post of resting, afraid that there will be someone to come to the door to interrogate.

Entering the room, Yun Liu reminded: "Xi'er, everything is focused on completing the errand assigned by Yu Niang, and you must not be rash, this is a border gate, and we cannot be presumptuous!" ”

While they were talking, the two were tidying up their beds when they saw a fire coming from the backyard.

The two of them immediately raised their vigilance, and when they came to the window, they saw a general in military uniform, with more than a dozen guards, into the backyard, and then went to the back hall.

Xi'er and Yunliu glanced at each other, and Xi'er asked suspiciously, "Could it be Li Pin?" ”

Yun Liu stiffened his face: "Don't be rude, you'll know when you go down and see it later!" ”

Neither of them had ever seen Li Pin, so naturally they didn't know each other, and when they went downstairs to the back hall, and after saluting, the general reported to his home, it was Long Qingwei who commanded Li Pin.

"The two of you are envoys of the East Factory? Fortunately, I will be honored...... The last general is Long Qingwei commanded Li Pin, now the war in the northwest is turbulent, the news is blocked, the following officials know that there must be a war in the land of Xuanfu, even in front of my pass is not peaceful, there are often scattered Tatar cavalry passing by! ”

Li Pin looked very humble in front of Xi'er and Yunliu, not that he intended to do so, but that Juyong Pass was located in the northern pass of Jingshi, and any person who came had an identity and background, and he couldn't afford to offend at all, and over time, the whole person became very good at talking. Although Xi'er and Yunliu are not in the stream, they hold the Dongchang waist card, and the power of the Dongchang is still above Jinyiwei, and they are only responsible to the emperor.

Xi'er and Yunliu didn't expect that before they could speak, Li Pin would tell the general content, they had never had the experience of showing off their might in front of officials before.

Just when Xi'er didn't know how to answer, Yun Liu had already opened her mouth and asked, "Lord Shen...... What's going on? ”

The most important thing for the two of them to receive is to inquire about Shen Xi's situation, in the eyes of the two, this matter is very important, after all, Yu Niang gave them to Shen Xi, although Shen Xi repeatedly did not accept it, but they seem to have no other way out, only with Shen Xi's approval, they can live the stable life they dream of in the future.

Li Pin was stunned for a moment when he was asked, and then thought of something, and said: "Lord Shen led the army to Xuanfu, and he sent a letter back to the imperial court before, saying that it was ...... Encountering the main Tatar force near the Tumu Fort, didn't the imperial court know about it? ”

Li Pin has complete trust in Shen Xi, and he himself is very strange, why it has been more than ten days since Shen Xi's battle report was sent back to the capital, and there has been no movement until now, and in order to cooperate with the imperial court to send troops, he not only recruited the troops of the nearby county towns and guards as the chief military officer, but also directly pulled the young and strong among the refugees into the army, and made the illusion that the army was out of the fortress, so as to achieve the purpose of confusing the Tatars.

But until now, the imperial court has not reached any conclusion.

Li Pin's statement is basically consistent with the information obtained by Xi'er and Yunliu.

Obviously, Shen Xi has sent the emergency military information back to the capital, and now Emperor Hongzhi has also learned about it, but the emperor just did not follow Shen Xi's advice to send troops, but first investigated the truth of the matter, delaying a lot of time back and forth, not to mention, and because of the lag of intelligence, the imperial court was confused by more false news.

So much so that the imperial court has not been able to determine the situation of Xuanfu until now, and the military department and the governor's office of the five armies have continuously sent people out of Juyongguan, but they have disappeared as soon as they go, and the information obtained from other aspects is inconsistent, and there are different opinions about the situation in Shenxi, and Tumubao, Xuanfu and Zhangjiakou have become a black hole of the Ming intelligence system.

"General Li, the two of us are only here to inquire about the situation of the Xuan Mansion and Lord Shen, and it is too much of a ceremony for you to come in person. I'll leave tonight, so please make it easier to clear customs! ”

Yun Liu said in an official tone.

"Hurry up and prepare good refreshments for the two of them, and then change the room, and send the two of them out of the city early tomorrow morning!"

When Li Pin said this, he shook his head and said, "Please forgive me, the city will be under martial law after nightfall, and all carriages and horses will not be allowed to pass, please go out of the customs after dawn!" ”

Yun Liu saluted: "There is no need to change rooms, the one we lived in before was good, thank you for the general's kindness!" ”

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Seeing Li Pin away, Yunliu and Xi'er returned to the room.

The candle flame flickered, and they had no sleep, one sitting on a chair, the other sitting on the edge of the bed, waiting for the dawn.

"Sister, let's go rest first, I'll do the vigil!" Xi'er is very concerned about Yunliu, she knows that her mind is not smart enough, and she has to rely on Yunliu for many things.

Yun Liu shook his head with a worried face: "We don't know anything about Lord Shen's situation outside the gate, and our hearts are restless, how can we sleep?" ”

Xi'er disagreed: "What does his situation have to do with me?" Anyway, he didn't plan to ask us, let alone that Ming Media is getting married, I'm afraid he doesn't even mean to admit us into the door, and even we shamelessly begged him to be his outer house, which is not in line with his wishes......"

Yun Liu said: "My sister said something wrong, we met Lord Shen in Weimo, Lord Shen and I still have a little pity for you, but the identity of you and me is too different from him, Lord Shen will not accept a woman like us in the mansion, and his reputation will be greatly damaged." ”

"And Lord Shen doesn't want to raise a foreign house and affect the harmony of the family, so he hasn't taken the two of me by his side for a long time. But if you and I can do more things for Lord Shen and let Lord Shen know our role, then Lord Shen may be able to directly ask our godmother to be by his side, and in the future, he will no longer have to do the work of going south and north, working day and night. ”

"Sister takes it for granted......"

Xi'er looked incredulous, "Sister, I think you still don't have too much hope, didn't Lord Shen himself say it, he is now encountering the main Tatar force in the area around Tumu Fort, although I don't know where he has withdrawn, but if Lord Shen dies outside Juyong Pass, then we will not be widows before we pass the door?" ”

Yun Liu scolded: "Xi'er, how can you say such disobedient words? You can arrange and drop anyone, but Lord Shen, you don't have this qualification, he saved your life and mine at the beginning. ”

"No matter what, we have to help Lord Shen this time, even if we don't get anything done after trying our best, as long as we let Lord Shen see our determination and hard work, we will have no regrets!"

"What we should be thinking about is how to live and die with Lord Shen, and not have any complaints and disrespect to Lord Shen, understand?"

Xi'er pouted, disapproving, but she still nodded honestly: "Got it, sister!" ”

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PS: The third update is here! I feel that I am extremely diligent, and I ask for monthly ticket support after turning 360 degrees! (To be continued.) )