Chapter 4: Snowy Night
The vast snow reflected the cold moonlight, making the night as if it were day. Only the shining lights on the palace walls remind people that it was night.
In the main hall of Changle Palace, the pine wood in the fireplace made a crackling sound, and the smell of rosin permeated the entire hall. Liu Qizheng was holding Liu Xiaozhu and enjoying the snow scene outside the window.
"Father, my son heard that you killed someone yesterday. And you have killed a lot of people, father, why do you still kill people if you are so loving? ”
Liu Xiaozhu hugged Liu Qi's neck, greasy with his small body in Liu Qi's arms, and his big clear eyes were full of virgin doubts.
"Hello, my father is the Son of Heaven and the master of the whole world. The Son of Heaven must kill and kill those who do not obey. The so-called, the dragon is angry, the fish and turtle are panicked, and the spring thunder strikes and shocks the four fields."
"After that, whoever doesn't listen to Biao'er, Biao'er will kill him."
"Hahaha. You can't kill them all, because not all those who listen to you are good people, and those who don't listen to you are not necessarily bad people. The Son of Heaven holds the prince in his hand, holds the heavenly constitution in his mouth, holds the sword and axe, and holds the heart of the Bodhisattva. What the father has to do is to distinguish between those who are obedient and those who are disobedient. If a good person who is disobedient really makes him obedient, he cannot be killed by an obedient bad person. The truth here is very profound, let your teacher teach you later. ”
Liu Qi touched Liu Xiaozhu's head dotingly and looked at the snow scene outside the window.
"My mother is now with a sister named Longqing all day long, and she also asked Yu'er to call her sister. But Sister Nangong said that the princess was born, not taught. She's a fake sister, not a real sister. Father, why do I have a fake sister? ”
Liu Qi's face darkened, and his expression was a little lonely. After being silent for a long time, Liu Qi looked down at Liu Xiaozhu's clear eyes.
"If you don't have this fake sister, your real sister will marry Xiongnu Shan Yu."
"Then why do you have to let my sister marry Xiongnu Shan Yu?"
Liu Qi's fist clenched tightly, and the joints between his fingers were a little white, and then he let go weakly.
"Father will tell you a story.
Once upon a time there was a farmer who lived a prosperous life. He has several dogs at home, which he uses to herd sheep. One day, a wolf suddenly came to his door. The farmer wanted to go out to fight the wolf, but the family dog suddenly went crazy and bit the farmer, and the farmer was likely to be killed by the dog and the wolf together.
The farmer had no choice but to throw out a lamb to feed the hungry wolf outside the door. Then, do your best to kill the evil dogs. Then I can deal with the hungry wolf outside the door, and I am the farmer. That false sister was the lamb that my father threw out. ”
Also on this night, a pair of shining green eyes were staring at the Yun family Zhuangzi.
A blue wolf with snow-white wolf hair licked its tongue, this Zhuangzi has been here before. There is nothing to eat in the Zhuangzi, and if it weren't for the fact that there was really nothing to eat in the snowy mountains, I would never come to this place again.
It was amazed by this place, there was nothing to eat here a year ago. I can only secretly take one or two children out to eat, and now I have such a large flock of sheep. Although the walls of the sheepfold are a little high, the bleating of the lambs in the wind and snow is still blown by the wind.
The brightly lit mansion in the distance was bustling with activity, and from time to time there was the sound of singing. Apparently the people there are partying, and this is the best time to lay down.
The blue wolf glanced back at its companions, and this time it brought six companions. With their help, the seemingly tall courtyard wall was not an obstacle at all. As for the dogs that watch the house, when did the dog deserve to be the opponent of the wolf.
A wolf, as strong as a calf, ran quickly outside the wall of the sheepfold, his legs standing upright and his two front paws against the wall. A smaller wolf behind him accelerated and jumped into the sheepfold by stepping on the wolf's body.
In the air, it saw a whole circle of bleating sheep. It even smelled the peculiar smell of sheep, and it opened its mouth and rushed in to feast on it as soon as it hit the ground. It hasn't had much to eat since the beginning of winter, and it looks like it's going to have a full meal today.
No, how can there be a pair of aqua blue eyes in the flock. Those eyes were full of predator's killing intent, what was that? Oh my God, that's a white leopard.
It's a pity that it's too late, and the blue wolf's reaction is still half a beat slower. A pair of powerful jaws had bitten its neck, and sharp claws had cut through its chest. The wolf didn't even have time to whimper before he fell to the ground, and the leopard shook its head vigorously. The cracking of a neck bone was barely audible in the chaotic bleating of the flock.
Xiaobai stubbornly divided the Yunjia Zhuangzi into his own territory, and he always took the trouble to pour some of his own urine near the Zhuangzi to show his own storage. All the children in the village are its friends, and all the dogs see Xiaobai walking with their tails between their legs. Xiaobai likes this feeling very much, and patrolling his territory every night is a must-do homework.
The white wolf stood outside the sheepfold, its expression a little puzzled. Five of his companions had entered, and he could clearly smell the smell of blood, and hear the frightened cry of the lamb. Why didn't the companion call himself with a wolf howl? Do they want to eat alone?
The puzzled white wolf stepped on the body of the big wolf and climbed the high wall. As soon as he poked his head into the wall, he saw a pair of aqua blue eyes. It seemed that the other party had just climbed up, and the sudden encounter startled both sides. Soon they all reacted, and they all raised one paw in unison and slapped at each other.
Xiao Bai's sharp claws popped out of the thick meat pad and gave the other party a hard blow, the white wolf screamed and fell down, Xiao Bai found that there was a somewhat green eyeball hanging on its paw, Xiao Bai didn't like this thing, and hurriedly shook it off a few times.
The white wolf's claws do not have the function of Xiaobai, and its claws also hit Xiaobai. But its harvest is nothing more than a few leopard hairs.
The white wolf, who had lost one eye, howled miserably and fell off the high wall, and the sturdy blue wolf below also saw Xiaobai jumping up the wall.
The blue wolf retreated, and even though it had a strong body, it still did not dare to confront the leopard. Although Xiaobai is only a one-year-old leopard, there is no chance of winning a wolf and a leopard alone.
Suddenly, a low horn sound came from the direction of Ganquan Palace. Xiao Bai glanced at the direction of Ganquan Palace suspiciously, and the two wolves took advantage of this opportunity to sneak into the forest in a hurry and disappeared.
Xiao Bai didn't chase after him, but just looked in the direction of Ganquan Palace suspiciously, where a large area of fireworks suddenly rose.
"What's going on?"
Liu Qi, who heard the sound of the horn, pushed Liu Xiaozhu to the chamberlain and asked outside the hall.
"Back to Your Majesty, wolf smoke is burning in the north to warn, as if a large group of men and horses are coming in the direction of Ganquan Palace."
"Check it out."
"No."
An hour later, Wei Wan walked in in armor and replied.
"Back to His Majesty, a group of deserters from the Bashang have just ransacked a Zhuangzi near Ganquan. In the dark, Yu Linwei didn't know the details, so he didn't go to the rescue. Now the thieves have fled to the Yun family Zhuangzi, and they have sent someone to Yunhou to warn. ”
"I don't know the details! Outside, it's brighter than daytime, and I see that you are greedy and afraid of war. Zhou Yafu counted the deserters, and there were only more than 500 people in total. Thousands of feathers in Ganquan Palace didn't dare to fight. Should I change to a lieutenant, to a real man with blood. ”
Wei Xuan's face turned red all of a sudden, he clenched the sword in his hand tightly, gave a military salute and went out.
Leaning slightly, a team of 500 Yulin guards rushed out of Ganquan Palace and chased in the direction of the deserter's escape.
When the alarm sounded, the Yunjia Zhuangzi was bustling.
In the hall in the front yard, there was a constant sound of shouting and fists. Sledgehammer and Batu were wrestling, and from a distance it looked like two bears wrestling. The Hun man and the disciples of the Mo family were frantically cheering on the side, and the sound almost knocked over the roof.
Yun Xiao sat on a tiger skin chair, which was a real tiger skin. It seems strange why there are no beasts near Yunjia Zhuangzi, and I want to find out with the strong curiosity of a feline. As a result, as soon as he showed his head, he encountered a goshawk who was fiddling with crossbow arrows, and now he was sitting under Yun Xiao's ass.
Lao Yu sneakily pulled the goshawk to stay in the house for a long time, and when they came out, the two hooked shoulders like brothers. What they were doing in the house, Yun Xiao didn't know, Yun Xiao only knew that he had been rummaging for a long time and the tiger whip was gone.
Xiaobai appeared in the hall with his mouth full of blood, lying on the ground and licking the fur on his body. Everyone knew that Xiaobai must have killed something again, but they didn't pay attention to it. What Xiaobai killed must be the miscellaneous pieces that are not conducive to the Yun family's Zhuangzi. The last time Xiaobai came back like this, the next day people found a wild boar that had been bitten to death in the field.
A feather forest guard with a red feather on his head was hurriedly brought in by Lao Yu, because the atmosphere just now was too enthusiastic, and no one heard the horn sound of Ganquan Palace.
"Yunhou, a group of deserters are on the way to Yunjia Zhuangzi. The number of people is unknown. ”
"Master Hou, let's fight. After practicing for more than two months, my brothers have itchy hands. ”
Batu touched his chest with one hand and saluted to Yun Xiao.
Yun Xiao walked out of the hall and looked at the snow and moonlight outside. With such good visibility, the wheat field outside the village was indeed a good battlefield for cavalry.
"Good. Batu, you and your people go and prepare. Canghu, you go and organize the men in the village to go to the village to guard the village. If there is an unknown person, they will be captured, and those who resist will be killed. ”
"No."
After a while, the dogs in the village barked, and every household lit up the oil lamp. The men were called up and gathered at the entrance of the village with sticks and dung forks.
A group of black dots in the distance are approaching the Yunjia Zhuangzi, which is very eye-catching against the white snow.
Yun Xiao climbed into a house, and Lao Yu moved a Taishi chair to his own Hou Ye very doggedly.