Chapter 124 Shadows in the Moonlight
Li Xin thought that he could not ride a horse and would be ridiculed by these inner guards, but in fact, it was not. Wang Mo and others did not even show a surprised expression, so they began to teach Li Xin to ride a horse.
In fact, not all ancient people would ride horses. Horses were very expensive in any era. Not to mention that ordinary families could not afford them, well-off families might not be able to support them. Even many people in the two guards did not have the opportunity to ride horses.
However, as the emperor's guards, Wang Mo and others can ride horses, and they are all expert experts. This tall lieutenant first helped Li Xin to the big dark horse, and then handed the reins in his hand.
The big dark horse is not very gentle. Even Princess Qinghe, who often rides horses, can't control him. At this time, Li Xin sat up and began to get restless.
Wang Mo reached out to pat the big dark horse that was tall and could not help but exclaim.
"Good horse!"
The horses of this era are roughly the same as those of cars in later generations. A good horse is no different from the supercars in later generations, and it is even more eye-catching.
The horse that the Ninth Princess led by her was from the Wei Palace. It was one of His Royal Highness the most beloved horses. It has Dayuan horse blood, and is black all over without any trace of variegation.
It has a name called Dark Cloud.
Good horses often have bad tempers because even-tempered horses cannot run fast.
Under the guidance of Wang Mo and others, it took Li Xin half an hour to barely control this big dark horse, but when he sat on the horse, he was still a little shaking and not particularly skillful.
The Marquis of Pingnan Li Shen and the generals of Pingnan Hou Mansion naturally did not have the patience to wait for Li Xin to learn to ride horses. In fact, when they saw Li Xin start practicing horses, they sneered on their faces and headed all the way to the southwest.
When Li Xin learned to ride a horse, he found that Li Shen and his more than a hundred generals had long disappeared.
Wang Mo, who was standing beside him, saw that Li Xin had almost learned it, turned over and said in a deep voice: "Personnel Li, don't panic. I have asked a brother to follow Marquis Li. He will mark along the way, so let's keep up."
Only then did Li Xin realize that there were only four of the five inner guards left.
Li Xin immediately sat up straight, clasped his fists at Wang Mo and said, "It's a burden to Brother Wang."
Wang Mo shook his head slightly: "When Wang first entered the imperial guards, he didn't know how to use horse racing. He suffered a lot in order to learn horse riding. It was already amazing that Li Zhengwei was able to learn how to control horses in such a short time."
He said this, glanced at the southwest direction and said in a deep voice: "Marty Li is surrounded by good horsemen who are good at equestrians. At this time, it is probably not close. Let's follow us quickly and don't get separated."
Li Xin nodded slightly.
His purpose to the southern Xinjiang was very complicated. The general of the Zhu Kingdom must not want him to follow him. If he couldn't keep up with the team and got lost, Li Shen would never be able to wait for him.
As for the emperor's imperial edict, it can be revealed in just one sentence.
The remnants of southern Xinjiang are in chaos and the military situation is urgent. This marquis is in a hurry to rush and has no time to wait for a young man who is not good at equestrians.
With just this sentence, Li Xin didn't even have the chance to say it back.
At that moment, Wang Mo led the team first, and the other three protected Li Xin and the rear. Four people surrounded Li Xin in the middle and chased towards the southwest.
This pursuit lasted all day.
When the sun sets and it is completely dark, Wang Mo stopped in front of an inn. He went to see the marks left at the entrance of the inn, turned around and clasped his fists at Li Xin and said, "Prince Li, Marquis Li and the others should be staying at this inn tonight, so let's go in too."
Li Xin nodded reluctantly and jumped off the dark horse.
After running all day, the big dark horse was still energetic, but Li Xin was a little depressed. Anyone who had just learned to ride a horse would not be able to stand it.
As soon as he jumped off the big dark horse, he felt his legs weak and the inner side of his thighs were sore.
This is made of horse riding.
People who ride horses all year round will have a layer of calluses on their thighs, but Li Xin obviously did not. He rode all day long, and the skin on his thighs had been worn out.
The big man Wang Mo reached out to support Li Xin so that the young captain would not fall to the ground.
Li Xin smiled bitterly: "I'm embarrassing Yu Linwei, Brother Wang, don't laugh."
Wang Mo lowered his head and whispered: "Marty Li has walked at least 200 miles during the day. At such a long distance, a person who rides a horse for many years may not be able to bear it. Captain Li is so normal."
Two hundred miles away is probably the physical limit of ordinary horses carrying people. If you want to run further, you have to change your horse to complete it.
When we got off the horse just now, except for Li Xin's big dark horse, Wang Mo and others were all spitting white air. If we ran down, we would hurt the horse.
Wang Mo helped Li Xin, walked to the door of the post station, and whispered: "Even if things in southern Xinjiang are very urgent, it is not like this way of running. Moreover, after running for such a day today, the horse will not be able to run far tomorrow. Marquis Li... wants to get rid of Li Captain Li."
Wang Mo is a martial artist, and he can see things that Li Xin naturally won’t see them.
In fact, Li Xin wanted to be left behind by this Marquis of Pingnan so that he could return to the capital to live a comfortable life, but Captain Li knew very well that if he could not even chase Li Shen, after returning to the capital, the seventh prince might still use him, but Emperor Chengde would not have any holy favors to him.
Emperor Chengde is only forty-five years old this year, and God knows how long he can live.
Li Xin didn't want to wait for 10 or 20 years, and only when the seventh prince ascended the throne could he have the ability to deal with the Pingnan Marquis' Mansion.
Moreover, it is still unknown whether the seventh prince can ascend the throne.
Therefore, he must grasp Emperor Chengde.
Thinking of this, Li Xin took a deep breath and said softly: "No matter what he wants to do, let's follow him. No matter what, since Your Majesty has given the order, we must go to southern Xinjiang."
A smile appeared on Wang Mo's face.
"Of course we won't have any problems, just because we are afraid that Captain Li will not be able to withstand it."
"All of them are big men, what can you not stand the hardships?"
Li Xin gritted his teeth: "Brother Wang looked down on us Yulin Guard?"
The conflict between the two guards has lasted for more than 30 years, but the two guards are both emperor guards, and the contradiction is not sharp. At most, it is a small fight between brothers. At this time, Li Xin said this, which made the big Wang Mo laugh.
"Person Li is a good person, worthy of being our guardian. You will have a rest early tonight and it will be the time for you to suffer tomorrow."
The suffering he mentioned was the injury on Li Xin's thigh. He was injured just now and it wouldn't hurt even more, but when he woke up tomorrow morning, it was the most sour and refreshing time.
Accompanied by Wang Mo, Li Xin barely ate a few bites of food and then went into a room at the inn to rest.
The environment of this station is very bad. Not only does it contain mosquitoes, but it also has some bad taste.
Li Xin slept until midnight and was woken up by mosquitoes. After waking up, a scorching pain came from his thighs.
As Wang Mo said, the pain was more than ten times more painful than before going to bed.
Li Xin took a breath of cold air and could no longer sleep.
He walked out of his room and wanted to breathe in the yard.
The moonlight spread down, illuminating the yard of the inn to the moon white, and at the same time, it also shone with a thin shadow.
Li Xin raised his head and looked at the owner of the shadow.
Li Shen, Marquis of Pingnan.
Under the moonlight, Li Shen stood quietly in the yard, as if he had been waiting for Li Xin for a long time.
Chapter completed!