readx(); The squeaky carriage was hurrying south, and an honest man waved his whip, and it was a thin horse pulling the cart, but it was also very strong. Inside the car, two women sat quietly. The younger girl stretched out her jade hand and wanted to lift the curtain, but the older young woman said, "Little Peach, don't be naughty, don't let people see it." ”

Xiao Tao blinked and said, "But Seventh Sister, this is all in the wilderness, where can there be any people, stuffed in this car, and it is not breathable, it is really uncomfortable." ”

The seventh sister shook her head and said: "We deliberately gave up the shortcut to Shandong and made a detour from Henan, but Henan is also not peaceful, the mixed Yuan sect is in chaos, the people have fled, and there are strong people who rob houses everywhere. ”

Xiao Tao sighed and said helplessly: "Okay, I know." ”

Immediately, Xiao Tao said again: "If you used to say who raised troops against the imperial court, Seventh Sister, you must have said that they are heroes and heroes, and the people of the Mixed Yuan Sect are really powerful, sweeping Shanxi and Henan, making the soldiers of the imperial court exhausted, but Seventh Sister, you said that they were making trouble, so they are so disdainful?" ”

With compassion on her face, Seventh Sister Qiao said: "In the early years, I only knew that the court of the Tartars was bad, and anyone who wanted to oppose the Qing Dynasty was a bold hero. But now look at those anti-Qing 'heroes', I'm afraid that if they really win the world and become emperors, it is estimated that they will be even more hateful than the emperors of the Tartars. Uncle He is a good man like Uncle He in the Heaven and Earth Society, but most of them are villains and thieves, I can see it clearly. Yang Zhen led Zheng Ji to raise troops, under the banner of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, but most of Guangdong let them be harmed. Every time they passed, it was like locusts crossing the border, and the thieves of the Heaven and Earth Society burned and looted everywhere, coercing ordinary people. What's the difference with the dog officials we spurned before? Let's just say that the Mixed Yuan Sect in this vicinity, although it is also opening a warehouse to release grain, its behavior is not much different from that of the Heaven and Earth Society. Because of their rebellion, I don't know how many people in the two provinces have suffered. The wife is separated and the family is ruined, so it is not miserable. ”

Xiao Tao will grow up in heaven and earth, and there will be some partiality, she said: "However, Uncle Yang didn't say that with the blood of my generation, I will return to Huaxia clothes, although the road is bumpy." But will it always work? ”

The seventh sister shook her head and said: "Once the success is done, it is not these people who sacrifice, and it is not their blood that is shed." In the final analysis, they don't care how many lives they have to die in order to realize their so-called ambition and hegemony, and how cold the emperors have been since ancient times. ”

Xiao Tao's eyes rolled and said with a smile: "I understand, Seventh Sister, you are saying that we don't want the emperor anymore, just like the Tang people." Virtuous people, please take turns to be in charge. Seventh sister, I see you're obsessed. I think those Tang people are good everywhere, is it because I think about someone that I love the house and the Wu? ”

After all, the seventh sister is not a girl and a young lady, and her face is not so thin, she said: "We watched and listened in Zhili, the Tang people called, and did not kill a single person indiscriminately, but the local people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the villagers were even content with the Tang army stationed near them." This is the army of the royal road and the teacher of benevolence and righteousness, which is worthy of admiration. ”

The two of them after the Heaven and Earth Society uprising. left the Hong Kong Water Village. This also made Zheng Ji very angry and sent a large number of spies to find out their whereabouts. After all, the two daughters are women's families. It's not easy to move, and someone is tracking, so I'm cautious, and I've almost been caught a few times. They could only hide while hurrying, and later added that the Heaven and Earth Society would use troops in Guangdong, and the soldiers were chaotic, which added a lot of trouble to their journey to the north.

It took three months of hard work for the two women to leave Guangdong and go north, and the road was also quite bumpy and suffered a lot, but fortunately, the two women had some skills, and they were older than the rivers and lakes, so they did not suffer any losses. It's just that after they arrived all the way to the capital, although they met many Tang people, they learned that Bai Nan, the commander-in-chief of the Tang army, had left the capital and returned to China.

This made most of the two daughters' hard work for half a year in vain, and it also made the seventh sister feel stunned, but I learned from the mouth of the Tang people that Bai Nan would come back in a few months, but it was Songjiang Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River to establish a special zone for the Tang people in Shanghai County, and take up the post of governor. Unexpectedly, the man who was in a mess with her on the boat that day was already so noble, which made her feel even more ashamed.

But this woman is stubborn by nature, and she will not give up when she sees one thing, she and Xiao Tao stayed in the capital for a while, and then went south to Shanghai. She didn't dare to tell the Tang people that she was looking for their commander-in-chief, otherwise the Tang people might detain her, even if she had some good feelings for the Tang army, but she, a child of the rivers and lakes, was naturally disgusted by the restriction of freedom by the authorities.

In this way, she and Xiao Tao could not take the Tang people's sea ship to the south, and still had to take the land route. And that period of time was the most chaotic time in Shandong, the Wuwei Army had not yet fought over, Cathay was able to die in Shandong, and the seventh sister did not want to have a sideshow, so she chose to borrow from Henan, but she didn't expect that the mixed Yuan uprising had also expanded to northern Henan, and it was also not very peaceful.

As the carriage walked and walked, it suddenly stopped, and the driver of the carriage said, "Madam, there is a girl who has fallen to the ground under the tree on the side of the road ahead, but you want to check it out?" ”

The seventh sister hurriedly opened the curtain to look, and saw a girl younger than Xiao Tao, with tattered clothes and fainting under the tree.

"It's important to save people." The seventh sister said that she and Xiao Tao got out of the carriage, took the girl into the car, scrubbed it carefully, changed her into Xiao Tao's clean clothes, and found that she was very good-looking and very handsome.

Xiao Tao was full of curiosity and asked: "This girl is so beautiful, but this dress is worn by an ordinary peasant girl, maybe she is in a hurry and tired here." ”

After half an hour's effort, the girl woke up, saw the seventh sister and others, and found that her clothes had changed, and she was obviously extremely frightened.

The seventh sister comforted her and said: "Don't be afraid, we are not bad people, we saw you faint on the side of the road, so we took you to the carriage, what about your family?" ”

The girl's expression darkened, and she said in a low voice: "It's all dead, let the government kill you." ”

The seventh sister and Xiao Tao couldn't help but feel sympathy, Xiao Tao took out some dry food from the salute and asked, "Are you hungry?" ”

Looking at the food, the girl's eyes couldn't leave, and she nodded quickly.

The seventh sister smiled slightly, Xiao Tao stuffed the dry food into her hand, and the girl couldn't care about being polite, she took a big bite and choked immediately.

The seventh sister took out the kettle and gave it to her, "Eat slowly, don't choke." ”

After taking a large sip of water, the girl seemed to regain some strength. The seventh sister asked her again, "What's your name?" ”

The girl hesitated for a moment, then said, "Apricot." ”

Xiao Tao smiled, took her hand and said, "It's good, my name is Xiao Tao, your name is Xing'er, we are a family." ”

It was just as they were talking, when suddenly the sound of horses' hooves outside came from far and near, and the coachman exclaimed, "This is the horse army; An army is coming. ”

Xiao Tao hurriedly asked, "What kind of cavalry is it?" ”

The coachman said: "It will never be from the Mixed Yuan Sect, either from the imperial court or from the Tang Army." ”

The seventh sister knew that the carriage could not compare to the cavalry of the brigade, and if it was the Tang Army, she would not be too worried, because the Tang Army would not embarrass the people, but if the cavalry of the imperial court saw their three girls like flowers and jade, it would be a big trouble.

"Abandon the carriage and hide for a while." The seventh sister resolutely decided.

Xing'er's face was also pale, but the seventh sister couldn't tell whether she was doing this because of her weak body, or because she was afraid of the cavalry who didn't know who it was.

As soon as they got out of the carriage, dozens of horsemen rushed out of the main road over there, obviously unable to escape. However, when the seventh sister saw those cavalrymen, she was also a little relieved, because the knights riding tall horses did not wear any armor, but were dressed in pine branch green Tang military uniforms, wearing riding helmets and holding carbines.

Xiao Tao also relaxed a little, and said, "It's Tang Jun, there should be nothing wrong." ”

It's just that Seventh Sister and Xiao Tao didn't notice it, but Xing'er's eyes were even more frightened, and even there was a hatred in them.

Dozens of cavalrymen came to the carriage and stopped, the officer headed by him turned over and dismounted, and saluted the people on the side of the carriage. The seventh sister noticed that these cavalrymen all had a murderous aura on their bodies, and some of them had blood stains on their uniforms, military boots and horses, and they had obviously experienced a battle.

The young officer at the head was about the same age as Little Peach, with a little exotic facial features, and he was actually an Indian, and he was none other than Pururi's younger brother Pigolo.

"Miss, that's a military salute, a etiquette used by our soldiers." Piglo said to her with a smile.

Xiao Tao stuck out her tongue and said, "I thought it was the same as kowtowing, anyone could use it." ”

Pi Glo nodded, not concerned, and asked again: "A few young ladies, we are chasing an armed force of the Mixed Yuan Sect, I don't know if you have seen them." ”

As soon as he said this, Xing'er's petite body seemed to tremble, and she faintly wanted to hide herself behind the seventh sister.

The seventh sister Yingying blessed Pi Geluo, with a lot of demeanor, and said: "This military master is polite, the concubine took her maid to the south to go to relatives, and she didn't meet anyone all the way. ”

Pi Glo nodded again, seeing that they did look like a lady with two young maidservants, and the coachman was also honest, and he was not a bad person at first glance, so he said: "Excuse me, let me tell you, our troops have just defeated an army of the Mixed Yuan Sect nearby, their chaotic army is running around, it may bring some danger, you had better rest in the town in front for a few days, and wait for the restoration of law and order before hurrying." ”

The seventh sister thanked Pi Geluo again, and Pi Geluo waved her hand, jumped on her war horse, and then disappeared on the other side of the road with a knight. At this time, Apricot seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Pigolow galloped on his horse, and the walkie-talkie on his waist came with a communication from a nearby colleague: "...... It is known that the defeated Mixed Yuan Sect forces are the troops ordered to protect their holy daughter, and their holy daughter has not been found now, according to the confession, she is about sixteen or seventeen years old, and her appearance cannot be determined, finished. ”

Piguero obviously didn't associate this information with anything, he just joked: "What danger can a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl have, what is the use of capturing her, or is it better to pursue those routs." (To be continued)

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