Rui Hegui

Chapter 30

Twelve miles to the west of Kyoto City, there is a dense bamboo forest, and few people pass by it on weekdays.

Deep in the forest, there is a cave covered by vines, which is the hiding place of 11 people who came to Beijing from Ningzhou.

Not long after the wind and rain stopped, all the people escaped for their lives day and night, and it was rare for them to have a chance to rest. The root string collapsed.

"It's Nan Shaoxia who is back!"

The sentry outside ran in very excitedly, and everyone immediately opened their eyes and got up, and went to the entrance of the cave to greet them.

I saw Nan Xing being supported by someone, with injuries all over his body, and less than half of the people who followed him before came back.

"Come on, Nan Shaoxia has been wounded by an arrow!"

"I still have half a bottle of golden sore medicine!" The person who spoke was a skinny man about forty years old, Xu Guangchuan, a master of Tang County in Ningzhou, who knew a little about Qihuang.

Nan Xing was helped into the hole, Xu Guangchuan took out the dagger he was carrying, cut the flesh on Nan Xing's shoulder, and took out the arrowhead inside.

Nan Xing gritted his teeth the whole time without saying a word, veins stood out on his forehead, and beads of sweat dripped down his neck.

After the processing was finished, Nan Xing put on his robe and leaned against the stone wall, licking it for a while.

Looking at Nan Xing's appearance, one person couldn't help crying.

"Why are you crying?" Nan Xing asked.

The man gritted his teeth and said, "We've been walking for so long, Nan Shaoxia gave up his life to protect each other, but we are so close to the capital, we can't get in no matter what, obviously they are the soldiers of the imperial court, they are the imperial court's people, but we are the common people. He is a wanted criminal and wants to kill us!"

Others also became emotionally fluctuated, and the resentment and panic accumulated all the way finally broke out.

"If you want me to say, it's better to go directly to the gate of the city and shout your grievances, so that everyone in the capital can hear what those dog officials in Xuzhou are doing. It will be a death sentence at that time!"

"No, I will definitely die. I still have a wife and children at home."

"You are greedy for life and afraid of death, so what are you doing here? Don't you know what's going on in Ningzhou? If you delay it for a day, hundreds of people will die!"

"Is that going to die in vain? There are only so many of us, and we are all just jugglers. If it weren't for Nan Shaoxia and the others, we would have died on the way."

"Then sit and wait to die?"

"What's the noise?!" Xu Guangchuan shouted out, and everyone fell silent.

Xu Guangchuan stood up and faced the crowd, bowed his hands, and said: "Natural disasters and man-made disasters in Xuzhou, the people are in danger, we will bring Wanmin's book to Beijing, not for ourselves, not for living, we want the court to return peace and tranquility to the people of Ningzhou, everyone A man of benevolence and righteousness, willing to go here with Xu, Xu is very grateful! I am also grateful for the people of Ningzhou!"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, with shame on their faces.

With tears streaming down his face, Xu Guangchuan turned and faced the direction of Ningzhou, knelt straight down, and said in a loud voice: "The traitor is doomed to be dangerous, but we will never give up. We should work together to achieve great things. For the common people of Ningzhou!"

Everyone followed Xu Guangchuan to kneel in the direction of Ningzhou, and said together: "Work together to achieve great things, only for the people of Ningzhou!"

Nan Xing nodded to Xu Guangchuan, asked someone to help him up, and said to everyone, "Don't worry, there will never be a shortage of loyal ministers and generals in the court. As long as you persevere, there will be someone to take care of you when you go to Beijing, and the disaster in Ningzhou will be revealed to the world." !"

Everyone also bowed to Nan Xing, and everything seemed to return to Ningzhou again. Under the eager eyes of the people, they knelt farewell with the Wanmin Book and embarked on the road to Beijing.

"Here comes the messenger pigeon!"

When everyone heard the sound, they saw a pigeon with light blue tail feathers fly into the cave and land on Nan Xing's arm.

Nan Xing quickly removed the pigeon's leg ring, took out the letterhead and opened it, then said with a smile: "There is news from the capital, let's set off to the west of the city!"

On the main street in the south of the city, Wang Zhen and Wang Yuncheng came at full speed with their soldiers and horses.

Wang Zhen said with a smile: "Cousin, fortunately you saw through Jin Luanwei's secret actions in time, otherwise I would have really put those troublemakers in Ningzhou into the Sanju Department."

Wang Yuncheng proudly said: "At noon, I saw that Jin Luanwei's whereabouts were abnormal, and he was waiting to report it. Zhao Liangyue, who had always been at odds with me, suddenly wanted to invite me to the west of the city for a drink, and even provoked me with sarcasm. Oh, sure enough, as soon as I left the Meridian Gate, my subordinates came to report to Jin Luanwei that he had brought two coffins into the city. How could the coffins be brought into the city? Their master is still alive in prison.”

"It's just a trick of the eye. I must have known that General Wang was not in Beijing for business today, so I took the opportunity to transport people in in coffins." Wang Zhen said, "I have sent people to surround the abandoned house area at the junction of the south and west of the city. Jinluanwei is there. There."

"Okay!" Wang Yuncheng sneered, and said, "Zhao Liangyue's appearance is bright and bright, who doesn't know that he rides in the same carriage with Chu Bandit every day, maybe some dirty things happened long ago, and he deserves to be there. Do you overwhelm me at the poetry meeting? Really think that Bandit Chu has checked Feixialou and Luming now, Wang Han will fall, can he follow suit and show off?"

Wang Zhen smiled and said: "Of course not, what powerful Wang and Han families are, they are just mayflies shaking a big tree."

"Let's go! Come with me and kill Jin Luanwei and those troublemakers. After the matter is over, I will ask my brother to give you an official position!"

Wang Zhen was ecstatic and said, "Then thank my cousin in advance!"

The two whipped their whips hard again, and the horse galloped fast.

When approaching the west junction of the city, suddenly a group of people and horses appeared far ahead blocking the way, and the leader rushed towards them.

"Who? You don't have eyes, do you?" Wang Zhen yelled, waving his tassel spear and rushed forward.

Then, almost instantly, Wang Zhen saw the comer clearly, and it was too late to rein in the rein. He was snatched off the horse by the comer, and fell into the mud like a dog.

Wang Yuncheng also drove his horse closer, only to find that the person who came was his elder brother Wang Yunming, who was wearing casual clothes and had not had time to change into armor, looking at them with a livid face.

Wang Yuncheng got off his horse, stepped on Wang Zhen's chest, leaned over and asked, "Why don't you guard the western suburbs of the city?"

Wang Zhen trembled and said: "General... General, Jin Luanwei used a blindfold to bring those troublemakers from Ningzhou into the city in a coffin. They are in the abandoned residential area over there. I am going to arrest them, and Jin Luanwei also over there!"

"Who told you that people from Ningzhou came in?"

"It's... Second Young Master."

Wang Yunming raised his head and glared at Wang Yuncheng, cursing: "Trash! What else can you do besides acting like a joke and reciting those useless poems?"

Wang Yuncheng was in a bad mood, but he still insisted: "Jin Luanwei made such a big move this time, and made Zhao Liang hold me back..."

"Stupid!" Wang Yunming said angrily, "What weight are you? What's the use of Zhao Liangyue holding you back? He wants to use your donkey brains to distract Wang Zhen and the guards in the western suburbs of the city! A fugitive from Ningzhou has really entered the city!"

"elder brother!"

"Don't call me, father will take care of you when you go back." Wang Yunming got on his horse and pointed the gun at Wang Zhen, making him tremble in fright. Wang Yunming shouted, "Take your people and search the west of the city for me. , I will accept the heads of your whole family!"

"Yes yes yes! This subordinate will do it now!"

Outside the sky, the rain has stopped, the sky is shining through the remnant clouds, and the red clouds are dyed all over the sky of Kyoto, like a crimson crown.

Dali Temple.

After a day of interrogation and a day of quarreling among the three courts, they finally calmed down. The three adults each had a bowl of tea to recuperate, and the principals were busy taking records.

Shen Mingwei looked at the leisurely bandit Chu, and couldn't help asking: "Master Chu seems to be in a good mood?"

Bandit Chu took a sip of his tea, and said slowly, "Is Chu unhappy after drinking tea from Dali Temple for a day?"

Shen Mingwei smiled and said: "Then I have to remind Mr. Chu, Mr. Chu has made such a big commotion, but in the end nothing has been found out. This is not something to be happy about."

"Oh, isn't this over yet? Master Shen, what's the hurry." Bandit Chu got up reluctantly, straightened his robes, and said, "We'll continue tomorrow, and Chu will go back today, and you adults can do whatever you want."

Chu Bandit really shook his sleeves and left after finishing speaking.

At the gate of Dali Temple, Jing Mo had been waiting outside, and when he saw Bandit Chu coming out, he immediately stepped forward.

Chu Bandit asked in a low voice: "How is the matter going?"

"Return to your lord, all the people have entered Beijing safely, and they have all been settled."

"Well done."

"It was Mr. Zhao who helped, and something happened according to the plan, so I asked Mr. Zhao for help."

Bandit Chu smiled when he heard the words, and said, "Xi Lin is indeed reliable, let's go, let's go find him and thank him."

"Hey, my lord, it's not the south of the city! Master Zhao is still in the household department at this time."

Bandit Chu stopped, looked up at the sky, and said, "It's almost dark today, aren't those old things from the household department still letting people go?"

Jing Mo was about to say that the coming of spring is related to farming, and it is common for the household department to be busy all night, but seeing the expression on the household department's expression, Jingmo chose to keep his mouth shut in a timely manner.

When Bandit Chu rushed to the household department, he did see that the entire household department was busy, so he went in without saying hello.

"Master Chu!" Mr. Cui Langzhong, who was on duty today, hurried up to greet him, feeling uneasy, and asked, "I don't know why Master Chu is here at the Ministry of Household Affairs?"

Bandit Chu was tall, so he looked directly over Cui Langzhong's head to look for Zhao Liangyue, and then saw Zhao Liangyue's exposed half of his head behind a pile of documents like a hill.

"Come to do something private, you don't have to follow me." Chu Bandit said, walked to Zhao Liangyue's side, and said, "We will continue to deal with it tomorrow, why don't we go back together today?"

Zhao Liangyue was engrossed in the document in his hand, without raising his head, he said calmly, "Master Chu, you can go back by yourself."

Chu Bandit lifted his robe and sat down opposite, and said, "How about I help you?"

Cui Langzhong, who was not far away, heard the words, and hurried over and said: "Master Chu, although you have both talents, but after all, it is a document from the Ministry of Households, and it is really inappropriate for you to handle it."

Zhao Liangyue also raised his head and glanced at him, saying: "This is against the rules."

So Bandit Chu nodded, and said to Cai Langzhong: "Okay, you go back, I will sit here and wait for Mr. Zhao, I won't look at anything, you are busy with your work."

Cai Langzhong retreated and asked someone to show Chu Bandit some tea.

I don't know if it's because of the presence of Raksha in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The entire household department was sitting on pins and needles this day, and the work efficiency was exceptionally high. Everyone hurriedly slipped away as soon as they finished dealing with the matters at hand.

After Zhao Liangyue finished processing the documents in his hand, it was already an hour later, Chu Bandit couldn't help but said: "I looked, how did you find that you processed twice as many as theirs?"

Zhao Liangyue stretched his sore neck, and said: "Xiang Mian has some private matters to do today, so I will do his for him."

Bandit Chu frowned when he heard the words, and his displeasure was written directly on his face. When he went out with Zhao Liangyue and passed by a young master, the young master shrank his neck in fright, wishing to roll himself into a quail.

On the long street, Jingmo walked ahead with a lantern, keeping a distance from the two of them.

Chu Bandit didn't speak for a long time, which made Zhao Liangyue a little uncomfortable.

But if you don’t say it, don’t say it.Zhao Liangyue didn't feel anything else, and even felt that it was fine for the person next to him not to speak.

In the end, Chu Bandit couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "Xilin, don't you care what I did today?"

Zhao Liangyue said: "Seeing that Mr. Chu is refreshed, the matter should be finished, otherwise he wouldn't have sat in the household department and drank Shichen tea."

Chu Bandit sighed softly, smiled helplessly, and when the two reached the fork in the road, he said, "Thank you for your help today."

"You're welcome, it's a matter of duty."

Bandit Chu smiled, and said, "I've been preparing for this for a long time, and maybe it would take longer if you didn't take action today."

Zhao Liangyue also smiled and said: "Don't take it too seriously, no matter who asks me for help today, I will do my best. After all, it is related to the people of Ningzhou, so it should not be too late."

"..."

Chu Bandit suddenly felt that the task was heavy and the road was long.