Wenpu led more than a thousand soldiers, led by Zhang Xian, and headed south.

It was cold and the snow was deep, and the Qin soldiers had already exhausted their food. Although the Guards were well-trained and had good physical fitness, the five and thick men, who didn't eat for two days, rushed on their way one after another, and their physical strength was exhausted. Most of them were exhausted. Many people even wanted to fall down on the spot and sleep before talking about it.

Wenpu saw it and felt helpless in his heart. He asked Zhang Xian: "Mr. Zhang, the soldiers have run out of food. Is there no place to replenish food along the way? Even if people can barely hold on, these horses will be really hard to support if they don't have horse materials."

Zhang Xian smiled and said, "General Wen, there is a county town less than fifty miles further. I will tell you that when I came, I was worried that you would not be able to keep up with the food, so I sent someone to the city and told that when we arrived, we must prepare food. At the current speed, we will be able to arrive tomorrow morning. At that time, not only will the horses have horse feed, but people can also eat well."

Wenpu said "Oh", but Zhang Xian looked up at the sky and said, "General Wen, it's already late. Looking at the weather, I'm afraid it will snow tonight, and there is no place to settle down, but everyone is exhausted. If you force yourself to walk like this, I'm afraid someone can't support it. Do you think you can find a place to rest for a night, and wait until everyone recovers some energy first. When the sky is bright, we will set off again."

"There is no place to keep the cold everywhere." Wenpu frowned and said, "It's windy at night. Lord Zhang, what good place do you have to rest?"

Zhang Xian looked around, then frowned and thought for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he clapped his hands and said, "I almost forgot that less than ten miles away from here, there is a valley called Hukou. It is surrounded by mountains and only a small path that can be accessed. There are mountain walls there that block the cold wind and it will not be too cold. It is a good place to go."

"Tiger's mouth?" Wenpu frowned and said, "This name is really unlucky!"

Zhang Xianxiao said, "Actually, that place was originally called Zhangshu Valley, and there were many camphor trees. Later, hunters often hunted there and often caught tigers. Over time, people here called it the tiger mouth. The original intention was to hit the tiger mouth. Later, somehow it was called tiger mouth again. Well, there is only that place nearby that can avoid the cold and wind. If General Wen doesn't feel it, he will walk west less than twenty miles away. There is also a temple that accommodates these soldiers and can barely move in, but he has to take some roads!"

Wenpu thought for a while and said, "The journey is farther west, and everyone is really exhausted. Lord Zhang, where is the tiger's mouth? Take us there for a night!"

Under Zhang Xian's leadership, the group continued to walk southward for less than six or seven miles, and turned to the southeast. The road became narrower and narrower. After walking along the winding path for only two or three miles, he saw a steep cliff in front of him, rising up from the ground, but there was a path in the middle, like a giant axe that split the cliff.

"General Wen, this is here." Zhang Xian raised his hand and pointed at the front, "Back to the mountains on all sides to block the wind and cold!"

Wenpu saw it, but was secretly frightened and frowned: "Mr. Zhang, she is sheltering from the wind, but this place is too dangerous. According to the military tactics, it is definitely not a place to station troops."

"General Wen said very much." Zhang Xian smiled and said, "If you fight with the enemy and retreat to this valley, although one man should be blocked and the enemy cannot enter, the enemy cannot attack, but the enemy blocks the exit, it will be difficult to get out." Then he smiled and said, "But there are no thieves in this place. Even if there are, they will never dare to make things difficult for our guards. We just find a shelter, rest for a night, and set off tomorrow morning!" Seeing that Wen Pu seemed worried, he hurriedly said, "General Wen, if you think this place is not suitable, we can turn around and go to the other side and find that temple!"

Wenpu turned around and saw that his soldiers were exhausted. It was obvious that most of them were already exhausted, cold and hungry, so he could only rely on perseverance to hold on to this place.

"Forget it, since we have arrived here, we will be at peace since we are here." Wenpu turned over and got off the horse. "Although we are in Hujin and there is no enemy army, we still have to be careful." He waved his hand and called for a general to arrange a post outside the tiger's mouth.

The troops were connected to each other and entered the mouth of the tiger. The valley was really airtight, with mountain walls around them blocking them, and the cold wind could not invade them.

The troops entered the valley, and seven or eight sentries were arranged outside. The soldiers put down the tents they brought, asked to sweep the snow in the valley, and first built a slightly larger tent for Wenpu.

Due to the small number of tents, Zhang Xian and his several entourages could only be assigned to one tent.

In such a harsh environment, it is naturally difficult to find food. The soldiers set up a temporary stove in the valley, threw the snow into an iron pot and made boiling water. Let’s drink some hot water to warm up the body. Because the driving is in a hurry, the number of iron pots brought out is very small. It takes a lot of time to drink a bowl of hot water.

More soldiers were looking for a place, and several people were crowded together. Although it was in this cold weather, the unbearable feeling of fatigue still made many people fall asleep early, and they were too lazy to wait for a sip of hot water.

Although Wenpu was also very tired, he was not sleepy at this time.

Standing in front of the tent and hearing the originally noisy valley begin to calm down, Wenpu looked up at the sky, and the darkness was everywhere, and he couldn't see anything clearly, just like his way forward, confused.

"General Wen is not asleep yet?" Zhang Xian's voice came from behind. Wen Pu turned his head and looked at him. Seeing Zhang Xian coming over, he forced a smile and said, "Mr. Zhang hasn't rest yet?"

"I guess General Wen is in the same mood as me." Zhang Xian walked to Wen Pu and sighed: "It's not easy to have a stable sleep in the midst of trouble."

Wen Pu said: "When the late emperor was still the marquis of Qin, he was only a corner of the land. In the end, he still unified the world and lived in the mountains and rivers. Now, with the emperor leading us, we can always revive the Qin Dynasty."

"I think so too." Zhang Xian smiled and said, "The priests, who are both civil and military, can take us out of the predicament. With powerful generals like General Wen, they can slowly recover their lost ground."

Wen Pu opened his mouth, wanted to speak but stopped, and finally said, "I have to hurry to go tomorrow, Lord Zhang will take a break soon." He stepped forward and was about to leave. Zhang Xian asked, "Where is General Wen going?"

Wen Pu said: "I went to inspect the post, which is my habit forever!"

"General Wen, you are tired from the journey, I can go patrol." Zhang Xian said solemnly: "After arriving in Zhengcheng, there are still many things to wait for General Wen. At that time, I'm afraid there will be no time to rest. General Wen, you rest first, I'll go out for a walk."

Wen Pu wanted to say something again, but Zhang Xian sighed softly: "General Wen, say something that should not be said, to revive the Qin Dynasty, there will be many wars in the future. General Wen will be the pillar of my Qin Dynasty in the future, and you must take care of it." With a wry smile, he went toward the valley entrance.

The cold wind is like a knife, but the room is as warm as spring. In the warm room of the Hujin Governor's Office, there are not many wines and dishes on the table, but they are very exquisite.

"General Xuanyuan, I'm asking you to drink today. Actually, there is a secret matter to tell you." In the warm warm room, there were only the Governor of Hujin Meilong and Xuanyuan Shao. Meilong held a wine pot and poured wine for Xuanyuan Shao himself.

Even when he came to drink for a while, Xuanyuan Shao was still armed with armor. Even the extremely fearful Sky Bow was placed at his feet and could be obtained with his hands.

Xuanyuan Shao had no expression on his face, "Oh" and asked, "Confidential matters?"

Mei Long nodded and smiled, "Can Commander Xuanyuan guess what kind of secret matter is?"

"I have never liked to guess riddles." Xuanyuan Shao was cold and calm as always, "Since Governor Mei came to me, I guess things won't be simple!"

Mei Long nodded slightly and clapped his hands. Soon, two Hujin armored guards came in from outside the door. The man was tied up tightly all over his body, and two big knives were placed on his shoulders left and right.

Xuanyuan Shao was stunned, but Mei Long had already stood up, raised his hand and pointed at the man, and asked Xuanyuan Shao: "Master Xuanyuan, do you know this man?"

Xuanyuan Shao also stood up and looked up and down. Seeing that the man was disheveled and hair was tied with ropes, he could see that the man had only one arm. He was quite puzzled. However, he saw that the man was full of eyes wide open and cursed: "Meilong, you villain, you dare to betray me. I want to cut you into pieces."

Meilong ignored it at all, but a guard next to him punched the man in the waist. The force was not light. The man shook his body, but he still stood firmly.

"General Xuanyuan, this person is called Qiu Ruxue." Mei Long sneered: "He is an extremely famous person in the world."

Xuanyuan Shao obviously didn't know much about such people in the world, and he was still expressionless. Mei Long continued: "He had become Chu Huan's lackey many years ago, but now he is helping Chu Huan win over people in the world. As an eyewitness, Chu Huan is very clear about the news from all over the world, and the source is these people."

Xuanyuan Shao finally changed color slightly and said, "Is he Chu Huan's person?"

"That's right." Mei Long said: "This person has been ordered by Chu Huan. This time he came to Hujin, he wanted to contact the governor secretly, wanting to buy the governor and make him become Chu Huan's lackey like him." Speaking of this, he smiled coldly, "It is precisely because of this person who helped the governor find out a big scum below. Wei Fan, the head of the Ministry of Revenue Department, actually colluded with him in private."

Xuanyuan Shao changed his color even more and frowned and said, "Are you saying true?"

"The person has already caught it. Commander Xuanyuan has a Divine Uniform Guard. You can take it over for detailed interrogation." Mei Long smiled and said, "But this governor has sent someone to interrogate. He wants to pry out whether Zheng Cheng has his accomplices from him. It is necessary to catch all his accomplices in one place."

Qiu Ruxue said sternly: "I am broken into your hands. I am unlucky. If I want to kill and cut it, even if I come over, it is impossible to pry something out of my mouth."

"You don't have to be stubborn. I have a way to let you explain it honestly." Mei Long waved his hand, "Take him down and serve him very well!" A cold smile.

The two guards pulled Qiu Ruxue and took him down, and then Xuanyuan Shao said: "Governor Mei, it seems that Chu Huan is ready to reach Hujin."

Mei Long said: "Master Xuanyuan, I know that you and I have different temperaments, but now in times of crisis, you and I must work together. In any case, Chu Huan cannot let Hujin's hand succeed."

Xuanyuan Shao nodded slightly, but Meilong had already sat down again. When Xuanyuan Shao sat down, Meilong raised his glass and said, "Master Xuanyuan, if there was something inappropriate before, don't bother with me. I am a rough man, and I can't help but be incomplete in speaking and doing things, but my loyalty to Daqin is definitely not under your commander Xuanyuan." After that, he raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.

Xuanyuan Shao picked up the wine glass, but did not hold it up, as if he was hesitant.

Meilong put down the wine glass, and saw that Xuanyuan Shao had not yet served the glass, a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes, and said, "Does Commander Xuanyuan think the wine here is not good, or do you want to drink with me?"

Xuanyuan Shao stared at Meilong's eyes and saw the unhappy look in Meilong's eyes, but he drank the wine in the glass in one go.

"Happy!" Mei Long smiled and poured the wine again, "Master Xuanyuan, from now on, we will work together to serve the Qin Dynasty!"

Xuanyuan Shao nodded slightly, Meilong looked around and lowered his voice: "Master Xuanyuan, I have something to show you. This is obtained from Qiu Ruxue. Please make sure it is true." After saying that, he walked towards the inner room. Xuanyuan Shao turned his head and looked at his own sky-breaking bow, but after all, he followed Meilong and entered the inner room.

"Governor Mei, what is there to be such a mysterious and mysterious thing?" Xuanyuan Shao asked.

Meilong walked to the lights in the inner room and took a small brocade bag and handed it to Xuanyuan Shao. Xuanyuan Shao was a little confused. As a result, he opened it carefully, but only saw a jade pendant inside. He took a closer look, and suddenly changed his expression and said in a lost voice: "This is the royal jade pendant!"

"There are also words from the East Palace on it." Mei Long whispered: "Master Xuanyuan, you know more about the things in the palace than me, and you have seen more treasures than me. Look, is this jade pendant true or false?"

Xuanyuan Shao looked cold and asked, "Where does this jade pendant come from?"

"Qiu Ruxue took out this jade pendant and told me the lord!" Mei Long looked solemn, "He told me that the lord had encountered an accident and said that Qin had perished. I don't need to be buried with Qin. This jade pendant is the physical evidence he used to prove the lord's murder."

Xuanyuan Shao's face turned pale, his pupils contracted, his body shook, and he almost stood unsteadily, but he reached out to put his hand on the table, stabilized his body, and shook his head and said, "It is impossible. Even if this jade pendant is real, the emperor will never encounter an unexpected situation. The emperor is extraordinary ingenious wisdom and magical powers, so how could he be harmed by a slut!"

"In this way, is this jade pendant real?" Mei Long changed color slightly, "Master Xuanyuan, are you sure this jade pendant is the lord's personal object?"

Xuanyuan Shao nodded slightly, and Mei Long was even more surprised: "If this was really the lord's personal object, how could it fall into Qiu Ruxue's hands?"

Xuanyuan Shao felt his chest stuffy and couldn't breathe for a moment, and said reluctantly: "This is their trick. The Lord and the Lord will never have any trouble!"
Chapter completed!