In the evening of that day, the huge team camped as usual seven or eight miles away from the outer edge of the flat pine forest. Specifically, it was on the other side of a shallow tributary of the Xiaohuangshui River. There were just a few simple floating bridges on the river, which made it convenient to take pine cones from the pine forest and start a fire... There was a reason for camping like this. Setting up camp near the water was for the convenience of getting water, and camping a little away from the pine forest and on the other side of the river was because the pine forest in autumn must be strictly prevented from fire. In case of a fire, the small river can effectively prevent the spread of the fire.
This was common sense for the Jurchens, who came from a fishing and hunting background.
It can only be said that it is not only Emperor Zhao who pays attention to environmental protection these days. The Wanyan clan is also at the forefront of the times.
Let's not talk about others, just say that Qin Hui, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, had dinner in the king's tent that evening and returned to his camp. He just personally expressed his condolences to the twenty soldiers who had just been awarded by the King of Wei a few days ago, and then went into the tent early to rest his eyes... Ever since he got these twenty soldiers, this Prime Minister Qin has been like this, and he no longer has the problem of running around late at night.
As usual, the sun sets and darkness falls, but there is constant noise in the camp. If you go out for a walk, although it cannot be said to be brightly lit, it is still dotted with stars.
However, today seemed different from the past. After another half an hour, there was a faint sound of wind outside the tent. This wind was not an ordinary wind. It was the autumn wind that swept the thousands of miles of forest several miles away. The forest rolled into waves, and there was a whistling sound, occasionally mixed with the howling of wild beasts, which was truly breathtaking.
Sitting cross-legged on the couch, Qin Huizhi opened his eyes without even taking off his clothes, and listened carefully to the whistling of the wind. For some reason, he was so absorbed in listening that he thought of countless strange things.
After a long while, the wind died down and there seemed to be no other noise in the camp. Qin Hui sighed and prepared to sleep in his clothes.
But at this moment, suddenly, a barely perceptible shouting sound came from the east... It sounded like the howling of a wild beast, or the sound of wind passing through a gap, and it also sounded like a human voice.
After hearing the sound for just a moment, Qin Hui turned over and sat up.
However, the sound only flashed for a moment and then disappeared. Then there was only a slight breeze and everything was as quiet as before.
Qin Huizhi sighed, then smiled bitterly, feeling that he had been too cautious. Perhaps the King of Wei had given him twenty armored soldiers that day just because he disliked him for pretending to be a coward in the court and not giving him any work, in order to warn and monitor him. It was not what he thought... Thinking of this, Prime Minister Qin turned over and fell asleep, closing his eyes.
Then, he was so startled by the sudden shouting and screaming that he fell off the simple wooden couch!
The shouts and sounds came from the east. Qin Huizhi, who was sleeping with his clothes on, fell to the ground. He hurriedly picked up a pair of boots that were originally placed next to the tent door and ran out of the tent barefoot. Then he turned around and saw flames in the east. There were people shouting loudly... Some were shouting to avenge the Marshal, some were shouting to clear the court and kill Wuzhu, some were shouting "Long live the Great Khitan", and some were even shouting that some commander under Emperor Zhao was leading his entire group here... I don't know if he has read "Water Margin"?
The shouting was very lively, and the chaotic camp was even more lively, but Qin Hui only listened for a few seconds, put on his boots, and turned around to meet the twenty soldiers who were also in a hurry:
"Everyone! The King of Wei sent you here for today's matter. Take me across the river to the west!"
The leader of this group of soldiers was startled when he heard this, and then frowned: "Don't we need to see the king and the King of Wei?"
Qin Hui finally became furious and said, "If you know where the king and the King of Wei are, you can take me there!"
The leader of the armored soldiers looked at the brightly lit tent of the king and became more and more confused, but since the King of Wei had given instructions in advance, he did not delay any longer. Instead, he pushed aside the attendants and servants of the Han official and escorted the Han official directly to the west.
Qin Hui ignored his servants, but took the initiative to point out the location of the pontoon bridge and urged the soldiers to hurry over.
When they arrived at the floating bridge, there were indeed soldiers waiting in a serious and well-prepared state. They took Qin Hui and his entourage over, and then asked the soldiers and his followers to stay on the east bank to fight the enemy. Then they led Qin Huizhi alone to an inconspicuous hill on the west side of the creek.
There weren't many fires on the small slope, but Qin Huizhi was born with sharp eyes and saw from afar the King of the Great Jin wearing a cloak and the King of Wei in full armor. The two were standing on the slope, watching the chaos in the opposite camp...but he couldn't see their expressions.
Qin Hui composed himself and was about to go over to greet them, but when he reached the bottom of the slope, he was taken to the ground by armored soldiers, as if he was not allowed to disturb them easily... This would not be a problem, but what made Qin Huizhi speechless was that in the dim light, two acquaintances were actually waiting here early - it was Hong Ya!
And there is his relative Zheng Xiunian hiding behind Hong Ya!
These two bastards actually ran faster than me, nicknamed Qin Changjiao? !
However, at this point, there was nothing more to say, and the three of them bowed slightly in greeting in the light of the fire at the foot of the hill, then huddled in the shadows, staring at the uncle and nephew just a few dozen steps away on the hill, and pricked up their ears.
After waiting for a while, a voice finally came from the slope, breaking the silence.
It was none other than the young ruler Wanyan Hela, but his tone sounded a little bad:
"Fourth uncle, which family is causing the riot? Or were all these rioters arranged by you and the uncles?"
After all, the king was fifteen years old. At the foot of the hill, Qin Hui and Hong Ya looked at each other, and what they wanted to say was unspoken.
"There is only one person who led the troops to cause trouble tonight, and that is your cousin, Puluhu (Wuqimai's eldest son)..." Wanyan Wushu's voice was equally cold. "This man is always a nuisance. You will not be at peace if he is alive, and neither will the three of us. That's why I and your two uncles played along and deliberately lured him here."
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