[Yi Tian] A match made in heaven

According to common sense, even if there is a big event, Fan Yao doesn't have to leave overnight.But the person who wrote the letter this time was different. There were only a few words on the letter paper, but it was Yang Xiao who was far away in Jiangxi.He didn't even have a signature, and he didn't say anything about the details.

But just for these four words, Fan Yao left Suzhou overnight, bought a good horse and rushed to Jiangxi all the way.Except for the necessary rest and eating, there was not even a moment's delay.If someone else, Fan Yao would choose to plan first and then make a decision, analyze the situation before getting up.But he and Yang Xiao are close friends and trust each other.From this, I didn't even think about it, I rushed to Jiangxi first and then made plans.

This place in Jiangxi has a mild climate in four seasons, undulating mountains and many waters.Yuanzhou is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the scenery is beautiful and beautiful.It seems that a natural screen stands upright with all things in the mountains and rivers, separating one side of the beautiful scenery.And the Yuan River runs from west to east and flows straight into the Gan River.

Fan Yao entered the territory of De Yuanzhou, rested for a while, and then contacted the Mingjiao believers here, and learned that Yang Xiao and others were stationed on the city wall. Although the battle was urgent, everyone's emotions were high. Although the two sides had confronted several times, they were all tentative. host.Fan Yao probably understood the situation, he came all the way starry night, and when he arrived, he was not in a hurry to see Yang Xiao, he just sent someone to send a message to Yang Xiao.

This time he acted first and then planned, he found an inn to live in by himself, and began to understand the surrounding situation.He was surprised to find that the leader of the team this time was not a famous general, but the Mongolian Huai Jun King, named Qiyati Batur. Batur means a warrior among the Mongolians.

Also going with him is Ruyang King Chahantemuer, who is shrewd and should not be underestimated.But according to the intelligence, Batur and Chahantemuer had conflicts with each other, neither of them was willing to charge forward in the suspicion, and they both guarded against the other party's oriole.

And there is another strange thing, although Batur himself is brave and good at fighting, he is a rare brave man, but he is not a general who can command thousands of troops.Now the Holy Majesty ordered him to be in command, Batur was straightforward, and said: "Please forgive me, I feel uncomfortable wearing this red tasseled hat. I would rather go to battle in person than sit in the tent of the Chinese army." .”

Hearing this, the Holy Majesty smiled gently and said: "Batuer is my Mongolian warrior. Why do you say these words that belittle yourself? How can there be any reason for the current King Huaijun to fight? Everything needs experience. Batur this time You are not allowed to refuse me. I will send King Ruyang to go with you, and you two should discuss more about everything."

Having said that, Batur is just straight-hearted, but he is not unintelligent.I had no choice but to agree to retreat, the Holy Majesty also saw clearly the undercurrents in the court, both Batur and Muhante Moore were gradually growing in power, and using him to fight stalemate, the Holy Majesty planned to be a fisherman. Lee's mind.

According to common sense, Batur's cleverness and energy are mostly used in practicing martial arts and archery, and he is really not very proficient in fighting against law.What's more, although the two princes came in person this time, the soldiers they brought with them were really not in line with the style of the princes, and there were only about 1 soldiers in total.If so, standing on the top of the city and looking down, there is also a dense layer of blackness, which looks like the peeling black sesame that rises and falls in the oil pan when the sesame balls are fried.

But Yang Xiao has a lot of theory, and he has always practiced the art of war under his subordinates. Although his side has a smaller number of people, it will not be a stalemate after half a year. Gao Gao, it was really unusual for him to be able to delay coming to this place to call Fan Yao.

Fan Yao flipped through the documents in his hand and threw them aside.He has always been casual, and sometimes the table and case are neatly done, and he has to put every pen and ink in the most suitable place before he will stop.Sometimes the table is piled up in a mess, and it looks messy at first glance, and they refuse to clean it up a little bit.

Seeing the evening fall, someone knocked lightly on the door three times. Fan Yao casually leaned back in the chair, not bothering to speak, and reached out and knocked twice on the table to signal the other party to come in.The other party also understood what he meant, and pushed the door open.

Familiar with Pianran in white clothes, it looks like snow in winter and soft catkins in summer. The man has peach blossoms in his eyes, and his pupils seem to have spring water when he smiles.

This person is none other than Yang Xiao. After half a year of separation, they are two people of outstanding demeanor. One sits and the other stands.The eyebrows are handsome and slightly cold, and it looks reminiscent of the condensed frost in early autumn or the slightly cold rain in spring.And his pupils are half closed, black bright eyelashes cover the look in the dark pupils, only a little brilliance shines out from the bottom of the pupils, Ye Ye shines brightly.It is so bright that it is impossible to look at it.

Yang Xiao knew Fan Yao's character. Seeing that he didn't care at all, he smiled to himself: "Brother Fan came quickly, but it was just right. There are some things on my side that I can't handle personally, so I can only trouble brother to do it for me." Divorce and solve problems.”

Fan Yao was surprised, he and Yang Xiao's life-long friendship, he had always seen Yang Xiao strategizing, but he had never seen him look like this.As if recalling something, there was a slight smile on his lips, but he was really happy.Fan Yao was not polite, he nodded and agreed: "If Fan Yao can do it, he will naturally do it for Brother Yang."

He didn't ask why, this was their way of getting along, if the other party wanted to explain, he would naturally explain, if he didn't want to explain, then forget about it.They don't ask each other anything.Yang Xiao laughed, clapped his hands and said: "Brothers are indeed straightforward, we exchanged battle invitations with Yuan Bing, and we agreed to fight in three days. But Brother Wei has to get away tonight, I'm afraid I need to ask Brother to be more troublesome."

He pondered for a moment: "Zhou Ziwang, in my opinion, is not a person who can achieve great things. However, with my brother's knowledge and wit, some things can be handled properly even if I don't say anything. This time, I owe my brother a favor. , I will return it later.”

Fan Yao is naturally very clear about Zhou Ziwang's affairs.Zhou Ziwang originally studied under Peng Yingyu, who was known as Monk Peng in Jianghu, but he did not worship Buddhism himself.Instead, it belongs to the White Lotus Sect, which originally belonged to a branch of Buddhism in the Southern Song Dynasty. It worships Maitreya Buddha, so it is also called Maitreya Sect.

When Zhou Ziwang rebelled, there were about 5000 people who followed him. In order to show their identity, they wrote Buddha characters on their vests, thinking that they would be invulnerable and protected by gods.Peng Yingyu was among them, so she couldn't help calling the name of the Buddha, and she simply shaved her hair, so she got the nickname Monk Peng.

And Mingjiao has some origins with Maitreya Sect, and Maitreya Sect can be regarded as a branch of Mingjiao.

It is said that it is a branch, but it is just an alliance among the various sects. When something happens, they can gather together to form a powerful force.Otherwise, in terms of relationship, Mingjiao originated from the Persian Sasanian Dynasty, and believed in Mani, who claimed to be the last envoy of God.It has nothing to do with Maitreya Buddha. I have never heard of the Indian Buddha and the Persian envoy being related.

Zhou Ziwang was like this this time, when he saw the opponent with [-] soldiers and two princes attacking Yuanzhou, he asked Mingjiao for help.Mingjiao read the word "branch", and sent Yang Xiao to help.In fact, Zhou Ziwang has long wanted to claim his own king, and dared to stand up and resist in troubled times, so of course he also had the courage to follow the example of the beauty of the Sangong Sixth Courtyard who piled up gold and silver.

In the final analysis, most uprisings were only forced to fight for their own sake, and they were willing to resist bravely when their lives were in danger.As long as there is room to breathe, most people would rather take this breath and continue to suffer than put their heads on the belt of their trousers to resist.

Now that Zhou Ziwang has power, he plans to become king.

Yang Xiao had a clear view of things, and he looked ridiculous. When he was parting, he also mentioned a few words to Fan Yao.How could Fan Yao not be clear?Fan Yao was the most scheming, and originally planned to help Zhou Ziwang beat back the Yuan soldiers and then leave.In any case, this muddy water will not contaminate himself.If Zhou Ziwang just continued to serve the country and the people under the banner of serving the country and the people, he might be able to achieve a great career as a reckless general with no salary.Such impatience has lost people's hearts.

However, Fan Yao already vaguely had the idea of ​​being at ease with Liu Dan in the mountains and rivers, and he didn't bother to explore Zhou Ziwang's heart carefully.It's just that he was a little surprised by the Yuan soldiers in Yang Xiao's words.At that time, in order to show that they hated Yuan soldiers deeply, the rebels often called them Tartars.Yang Xiao also called him that way, but now he changed it suddenly.

Fan Yao raised his eyebrows, slightly puzzled and teasing: "Yuan Bing? When did Brother Yang become so called?" In addition, it was not Yang Xiao's character to give up halfway and run away, but it made Fan Yao quite curious.Yang Xiao rubbed his nose and said helplessly, "Brother, don't make fun of me, I'm afraid I will bother you to call me that in the future, otherwise your sister-in-law will definitely not let me go."

"Sister-in-law?" Fan Yao was stunned when he heard this. He sized Yang Xiao up and down, and Yang Xiao followed him up and down, smiling wryly, "Brother Fan, why are you so surprised? Should you be alone for the rest of your life?"

Fan Yao really didn't expect it, he changed his mind quickly, thinking of Yang Xiao's appointment with someone tonight, and instantly thought of something: "Then tonight..."

Yang Xiao had nothing to hide from Fan Yao, so he sat down to pour tea, and said with a smile, "Your sister-in-law is the beloved daughter of King Huaijun, titled Princess Shuoyang. It's tricky. The six-month delay was also for this reason. Since the two of us have made up our minds, there is no reason to kill each other's siblings. But we are bound by our identities, so we simply left together."

Fan Yao had also heard about this Princess Shuoyang.Prince Huaijun has no heirs, and he took several concubines. In total, there are only one son and one daughter born to his deceased original wife. His elder brother, Qiyati Geriletu, means light in Mongolian.The name of Shuoyue Princess is Qiyati Narentoya.

Fan Yao had heard about these things before, but he didn't pay much attention to them after all.If someone else heard the news, they would naturally object immediately.From national righteousness to different identities.But Fan Yao didn't say much, just smiled lightly: "Congratulations, brother."

He didn't seem to express anything in particular, but it was a sincere blessing.Yang Xiao looked at him and smiled, the two brothers had a few drinks together as farewell, and then separated.After agreeing to contact Feige, the two bid farewell and left.

Although the affairs in Jiangxi were messy, it was a bit busy for Fan Yaochu to take over at the beginning, and Zhou Ziwang and others were used to Yang Xiao's style, so it's not surprising that there was some friction between the two sides.

Compared with Yang Xiao, Fan Yao's use of troops is more cunning, the so-called soldiers are cunning, but Yuanzhou is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the high mountains are natural barriers and good terrain for defense.There is enough food and grass in the city, presumably it will not be a problem to last for several months.

Fan Yao would definitely not let the ready-made geographical advantages go to the plains to fight instead. In addition, there have been several torrential rains in a row recently, and the mountain torrents have accumulated too much, forming several waterfalls, which look spectacular.After much deliberation, Fan Yao ordered people to dig up the earth and put it into a bag, move it to the mountain to stop the flowing water, and lead the soldiers down the mountain. Everyone on the mountain shouted and moved the bag of earth away, and the mountain torrent immediately poured down.

That's true, but war is something he can't control. He can do it by strategizing, but the specific time cannot be determined.Fan Yao put all his heart and soul into it, and only got news from his subordinates, saying that Liu Dan sent people to Guangmingding to deliver a letter to Hu Qingniu with the Iron Flame Order, but he never used it again.

He just realized the feeling of being in love with each other, and then the two separated. When thinking of Liu Dan in his spare time, he often couldn't help laughing.I just feel that Liu Dan is very good, but I can't say how good it is.I just want to see her, hug her, and even gossip about trivial matters.

But that's all I can think of.

It went straight through March, and it was already November at this time. The seasons in Jiangxi are mild, and there is no snowflakes falling.The south of the Yangtze River is not considered an extremely cold place, but it probably also has the first snowfall.Fan Yao finally settled the matter here, he didn't like Zhou Ziwang's character, so he just followed Yang Xiao's lead and left without making a sound.

He was superb in lightness kung fu, although there were many night watchmen around, no one noticed when he left.It was still early in the morning after a long time since Fan Yao's figure pushed the door and entered, only then did he realize that he had long since disappeared.Not even a single word was left.

With such a fast horse and whip, only then did I understand what it means to return home like an arrow.He sent the message to Guangmingding, but there was nothing serious about it at Guangmingding, and he knew that Fan Yao had always been a measured person, so he was free to do whatever he wanted.When I came to Suzhou, it was December, and the wintersweet was in full bloom. A bright yellow branch protruded from the black eaves in the ice and snow, and a thin layer of snow was piled on the brown and slender branches.It looks elegant without losing its style.

Fan Yao has an excellent memory, and the journey he visited once is not easy to forget.He walked along the alley, and when he turned a corner, he saw the words Liu Zhai written on the plaque.There are no decorations such as stone lions at the door, just to clean up the snow.There was a sense of neatness and cleanliness, but Fan Yao didn't feel happy about it.

Lantern.

There are two lanterns hanging at the door, pure white with no embellishments.There are big founding characters written in ink and pen on it.This is clearly a sign that there is a new deceased in this family.And the domestic servant would definitely not treat it so seriously, it could only be the master.According to Fan Yao's knowledge, since Yu Li's death, Liu Dan and Liu Shicong have only two masters in the Liu residence.After Liu Shicong disappeared, there was no news for a long time, and the dark guard did not mention finding Liu Shicong, so...

Fan Yao only felt suffocated, and his fingers were instantly cold.He smiled wryly and shook his head, feeling that he was really thinking too much.But for some reason, the sense of uneasiness in my heart is getting bigger and bigger, and I can hardly control my emotions.He pursed his lips, his eyes darkened and he walked forward secretly.

As soon as he came to the gate, he saw a servant wearing plain clothes standing at the gate. Although Liu Dan had stayed with Fan Yao temporarily, the only person who had seen Fan Yao was Uncle Niu after all, and Fan Yao also left that night. Most people don't know him.

This is the one at the door. He glanced at Fan Yao and felt that this young man looked elegant and elegant, but he was a rare person who looked outstanding.But he couldn't remember when the owner knew such a person.Thinking of the sad look on the host's face, he only shouted: "A guest has arrived."

Fan Yao stepped in and saw spirit banners hanging high all around. It was almost the New Year's Day, but there was no trace of festive color in the mansion, and it was mournful.The white curtains drifted away with the wind, and an ebony coffin was parked in the lobby. It was approaching evening, and the mourning guests gradually dispersed.Only the butler stood outside the lobby and bowed to see him off. When Niu Bo even looked up, he knew Fan Yao.He just called out: "Mr. Fan." The old man's tears rolled down his face.

Seeing Uncle Niu like this, Fan Yao felt a chill in his heart.He has profound internal strength, he is not afraid of cold and heat, but at this moment he feels inexplicably cold.But he didn't show it on his face, he just smiled warmly and said, "Uncle Niu, where's Ran'er?"

Hearing this, Niu Bo suddenly choked up, let out a mournful voice, pointed to the coffin and cried: "Young Master Fan came late, Miss died of a sudden illness two nights ago, and now... has... passed away gone."

The author has something to say:

There are a lot of words in this chapter today.....

It means that Manichaeism, that is, Mingjiao, is actually somewhat related to Buddhism. Mani claimed to be the successor of Buddha, Zoroaster and Jesus, and the last prophet.Said that I was shocked when I saw this sentence... Well, Zoroaster said that the author is ignorant and has never heard of it, but the Buddha Sakyamuni and Jesus can be together... Well, let I'm kind of incredulous.

This mani looks very capable.

Well, about Yang Xiao, maybe the Fanwai will write about it, probably like this.And the time is relatively urgent, so there may be deviations in the history of the characters, and I will make serious revisions after I finish this period of work.