Chapter 3 Ming Zheng just broke Jing Zhaoyin to arrest people, penniless, Loulan girl looking for relatives
In the fifth year of the first century, in the first month of spring, the atmosphere in Chang'an suddenly became tense. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
It was just after noon that day, and the soldiers defending the city had eaten lunch, and they were sleepy. Suddenly, a rumbling sound was heard in the distance. When they looked into the distance, they saw dust flying in front of them, and it seemed that a carriage was galloping towards them.
And when the carriage drove into the city gate, they saw that there was no coachman in it. Could it be that the lassock in the car was frightened?
Two soldiers hurriedly stepped forward, trying to restrain the startled horse. But who knows, the horse ran to the gate of the city, and stopped. Everyone was wondering, and suddenly, the curtain moved slightly, and a man with a magnificent instrument and luxurious clothes walked down.
"Who are you?" One of the officers and soldiers asked.
The man's eyebrows were full of majesty and disdain, and he snorted coldly, but did not answer, and swaggered into the city.
"Who are you? If you don't confess honestly, I will arrest you and go to the Tingwei Mansion! The officer's eyes widened in rage, and his blade was pointed at the man.
The man pulled out the long sword at his waist, claiming to be the late Prince Wei, and insisted on entering the city to see the current emperor. Seeing this, the soldiers guarding the gate hurriedly reported to the captain of the city. The lieutenant immediately sent someone to send the situation to the general Huo Guang's mansion, Huo Guang was shocked, and immediately summoned hundreds of officials to discuss countermeasures.
As a result, a strange scene that has never been seen since the founding of the Han Dynasty appeared on the streets of Chang'an. Hundreds of officials who had seen Prince Wei rushed out and went to the city gate to identify them. The people of the capital also gathered at the city gate, and exchanged heads and ears, and talked about it.
Huo Guang got out of the car and saw that the man who claimed to be Prince Wei was making an impassioned speech, accusing the current emperor of stealing his position. Huo Guang was afraid that the situation would get out of control, so he hurriedly sent troops to control the situation.
Hundreds of officials stepped forward, but no one dared to identify the person, some said yes, others said no. Huo Guang was shocked and uncertain, and he was in trouble.
You must know that Prince Wei died unjustly, and the people sympathized with him very much, and if it was not handled properly, it was likely to cause a mutiny. Just when he was in a dilemma, one of them suddenly broke off and shouted: "Arrest this liar who dares to pretend to be the first prince." ”
Everyone followed the sound and looked, and it turned out to be Jingzhao Yin Jun, who did not doubt it.
Huo Guang saw that he was undoubted, and his heart was a lot more condensed. Jun Budo has always been harsh and decisive, and it is better for him to come forward to solve this troublesome matter.
Jun Budo stepped forward to question the man, who had been speaking eloquently before, but was quickly frightened by Jun Budo's harsh momentum. Jun Budo was very puzzled in his heart, but at this moment he guessed eight or nine points. Jun Budo caught that person to the Tingwei Mansion, and the man couldn't survive the torture, and soon confessed that he was definitely not Prince Wei, but a warlock Cheng Fangsui. Because I heard that he looked like Prince Wei, he became greedy and wanted to seek glory and wealth.
With years of experience in handling cases, this man did not tell the truth, and it was likely that there was a bigger conspiracy behind him.
He hurriedly informed Huo Guang that the whole city was under martial law, and sent officers and soldiers to closely search for Cheng Fangsui's henchmen.
When the girl in red arrived in Chang'an, the turmoil of Prince Wei had not yet passed. The city gate is closely checked, and she is pretending to be a man at the moment, which causes her even more inconvenience. The soldiers guarding the city interrogated her for more than half an hour before she was able to enter the city without any problems.
It was dusk when she entered the city, and she was already tired and thirsty after a long day's journey. Although the night in the city was depressed at this time, there were still several large inns open.
She tied her horse and entered a restaurant called Cui Dexuan.
It's time for dinner, but there are hardly any guests inside. She chose a quiet place to sit, and the shopkeeper listlessly poured water for her.
She wondered in her heart, ordered food, and asked the guy what had happened and why all industries in the city were depressed.
The shopkeeper glanced at her lazily, "Childe is from out of town." No wonder I don't know about this big deal. It's not Prince Wei's business that caused trouble. ”
"Prince Wei?" She is from Loulan and knows nothing about the Central Plains.
The shopkeeper saw that there were no customers around, so he told Prince Wei about it.
The girl shook her head when she heard this, she had long heard that the late emperor of the Han Dynasty was in a coma in his old age, and she couldn't imagine that she would even kill her own son.
After some casual meals, the girl asked for another room, and then rested.
Early the next morning, after eating breakfast and dinner, she walked out for a stroll and bought some clothes and supplies by the way.
When she was in Loulan, she often heard A-Niang talk about the liveliness of Chang'an City, and she longed for it for a long time. On this day, although the aftermath of Prince Wei's turmoil has not yet ended, many shops have opened one after another.
She went in and bought a lot of things, regardless of the price, but bought what she loved. By the time she got back from shopping, it was already noon.
When the shopkeeper saw her return, he hurried up to help carry the things. She asked for good wine and food, and ate to her heart's content. The rules of the inn are to pay every day, and when she pays for the room, she finds that she has little gold leaf left in her pocket.
She paid, and there were only a few copper plates left in her pocket. The shopkeeper saw her generous a few days ago, thinking that he had met the God of Wealth and was very attentive to her, but now when he saw her like this, even his eyes turned to the sky.
She didn't have enough money, so she had to move from the best house to the worst.
Although she was unhappy in her heart, she didn't care much. She knew that as long as she found her father, everything would be solved.
When she was leaving, her grandfather told her that when she was doing business in Chang'an in her early years, she had a close friend, who owed her 5,000 yuan, and told her to go to that person if she encountered any difficulties.
The girl felt that if this person knew her grandfather, she must also know her biological father. Now, she is at the end of her rope, so it is better to try.
She cleaned up and followed the address told by her grandfather, looking all the way. It had been twenty years since her grandfather came to Chang'an, and the girl had asked many people in Xishi, but no one knew a Loulan merchant named Wu Chan, and no one knew where Rui Yuxuan was in her mouth.
The girl felt inexplicably frustrated and sour, if she could, she just wanted to hide in A-Niang's arms and cry at the moment. The jade pendant is lost, the money is spent, looking at the huge Chang'an City, where should I go? She thought of going back to Loulan, but finding Daddy was Auntie's only wish on her deathbed, and she couldn't give up.
She glanced up at the pale sun, took a deep breath of cold air, and felt a lot of relief in her heart, so she mustered up the courage to continue looking. But seeing that it was almost noon, the girl turned around, and did not hear any news.
At this time, two strange men walked up, one was thin, with white skin, a pair of mouse eyes, and a shrewd face, and the other was a big man, looking stupid and stupid. The two people glanced at the girl, and the thin man stepped forward and asked earnestly, "Childe is looking for a person named Wuchan?" ”
When the girl heard this, she hurriedly said, "Do you know Wuchan?" ”
The two of them looked at each other with bad intentions, and one of them smiled with a white face: "Of course." This person is a well-known Hu merchant in this area. ”
After all, the girl has little experience, and she didn't think about it carefully, so she hurriedly asked: "Do the two eldest brothers know where he is now?" “
"No problem. We're going to go to the store to buy something, too. I think Childe is a Sven, so let's take you there. The thin man said.
The girl was overjoyed, thanked the two, and left the West Market with them. The two men took the girl around several streets, and then turned into a very secluded alley. The girl had been carried away by the joy before, but now she calmed down and realized that something was wrong. She silently observed the two of them for a while, and pretended to thank them:
"The two of you are really warm-hearted people, and when I find Uncle Wuchan, I will thank you again. I don't know what the two big brothers call them? How did you know Uncle Wuchan? “
"My name is Ah Da, and his name is Qin Chu... The big man was talking about his pleasure, and the thin man stabbed him and glared at Ah Da fiercely. Ah Da felt bored and quickly shut up.
The man named Qin Chu turned around and said with a smile: "What's the point of worrying about trivial matters. Childe must be from outside. We Chang'an people like to help people the most. Besides, the boss of Wuchan knows us very well, and his friends are naturally our friends. ”
The girl's alert eyes wandered over the faces of the two men, and suddenly she screamed. Both scammers are busy asking what's wrong?
The girl frowned and said, "I remember, I originally wanted to bring something to Uncle Wuchan today, but I forgot the thing at home." No, I'll have to go back and find it. Thanks to the two big brothers, it seems that I can only bother another day. ”
"Forgot something?" Ah Da looked regretful and instructed: "Then you hurry back and get it, we will wait for you here... Oops! “
Qin Chu saw that this stupid accomplice wanted something bad, so he hurriedly stepped on him. He couldn't see the fat sheep that was about to slip away, so he hurried over to dissuade him, and said good things in his mouth, intending to continue to deceive people. But the girl had a plan in her heart, and knew that she had probably met a scoundrel on the street, and they must have seen that she was richly dressed, and she had a bad heart. The girl ignored them and went straight back.
When the two scoundrels saw that the young man did not comply, they became angry in their hearts, revealed their true colors, and pulled out the bright knives from their arms.
"Little girl, I think you should give us the money obediently. Otherwise, Uncle doesn't recognize people. Look at your fine skin and tender meat, if your face is cut, how will you marry in the future? Qin Chu smiled evilly and raised the short knife in his hand.
The girl's heart moved, it turned out that this guy had already seen through his daughter's body, no wonder he dared to be so unreasonable. She sneered and stared at the two men with disdain.
"I don't have it, but there are many other things. Do you want to come and pick it up? ”
Ah Da was overjoyed, thinking that he had met a big fat sheep today, and he was going to come over at that time. Qin Chu grabbed him, "Little girl, uncle advises you not to try to play any tricks, otherwise you know what will happen." “
"I'm scared to death." The girl shook her money bag, "Don't you want it?" Do you have the ability to take it? How? Could it be that you two are still afraid of me, a little woman? “
Qin Chu smiled contemptuously, stuck the knife into his waist, and was about to step forward, but was grabbed by his partner behind him, thrown back fiercely, and fell on his back.
"The money is mine." Ah Da ran over first.
Sure enough, they were all rabble, and there was infighting, and the girl sneered in her heart. Qin Chuwan didn't expect that he had suffered a fool's loss, and he was angry and annoyed. He got up and punched Ah Da. Ah Datou tilted his head and avoided it, and the scoundrel named Qin Chu who was slapped with a slap appeared in his eyes.
While the two scoundrels were fighting, the girl hooked her foot and knocked both of them to the ground at the same time. Then, at a glance, he saw that he picked up one of these broken bamboo poles next to him, and beat the two splashes severely, so painful that the two ghosts cried wolf as if they were screaming.
She patted the soil on her hands and thought to herself: Fortunately, when she was in Loulan before, she learned some martial arts from her grandfather, otherwise she would have suffered a big loss today.
"Do you dare?" The girl asked.
"No, the little people don't dare anymore... Oops, beg the hero to spare his life. ”
"Good!" The girl smiled slightly, "I'll let you go for the time being, and the next time I do it again, I will definitely skin you." ”
After packing up the two scoundrels, the girl saw that it was not early, and planned to go back and make another calculation. As soon as she turned around, a big knife slashed at her. The girl was taken aback, and hurriedly dodged, only to hear a pop, and a cut in her right arm. Soon, red blood seeped out of his thin clothes. She turned her head to look, and saw a big bearded man standing in front of the two splashers, staring at her fiercely.
"Who are you? What do you want to do? The girl asked.
The big man laughed and said, "Boy! You don't even know who your uncle is, so you dare to bully my brothers? I really don't know whether to live or die! Little ones, tell this one who doesn't have long eyes. “
"Stinky! You listen to Lao Tzu, this is our eldest brother, known as the bearded swordsman Wu Wei, Uncle Wu. If you dare to make trouble on his turf, I don't think you want to live. Qin Chu shouted, Ah Da held a long knife in his hand, and blocked the way to the future.
The girl covered her wound and frowned. It seems that he has a bad year this year, and he actually met these three scoundrels.
"Then try it!" The girl said no more, and pulled out her waist knife.
Seeing that this little woman was so ignorant, the three splashes shouted and attacked. But they obviously did not know the strength of their opponents, and the girl did not pay attention to these rabbles at all, and she was not very alarmed when she saw them surrounding her.
Those few people, except for the bearded man who has a bit of martial arts foundation, the other two are just strong. As a result, the splashy skin named Qin Chu and Ah Da was quickly kicked to the ground by the girl. The bearded man saw that the three of them didn't take advantage of anything, how could he not be angry? He shouted, picked up the big knife, and slashed at the girl fiercely.
His knife technique is not in order, it is completely indiscriminate to relieve qi, coupled with his great strength, the girl resisted for a while, and felt a little overwhelmed. She subconsciously touched the wound, she didn't feel any pain just now, but now she feels hot. This distraction, the big man has forced her into a corner, and the two minions are also coming up. Her two fists were invincible to her four hands, and she stared at the three people with a majestic gaze, without the slightest intention of giving in.
"Boy! Lao Tzu will send you to the west today. The big man smiled sinisterly. The shadow of the knife flashed, and the girl closed her eyes.
Suddenly, only three loud noises were heard, followed by three screams. The girl opened her eyes and saw a stout man standing in front of him. The three splashes had been knocked to the ground, and one accidentally inserted a knife into his thigh when he fell, and he called Daddy in pain.
"Little brother, are you alright?" The man asked.
The girl shook her head, "Thank you, big brother, for saving me." “
The big man smiled: "Brother, you don't have to thank me. If you want to thank me, you should thank my master. The man said and pointed to a carriage parked at the entrance of the alley.
"Your master?" The girl looked up at the car, and saw that the window was tightly covered, and the owner did not show up.
The girl was about to ask again, only to hear the voice of the big man reprimanding the three splashes behind her.
"You are so bold. Don't look at whose place this is? Do you dare to kill people and sell goods here? “
The three men obviously knew this big man, and they were all so frightened that they knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. I said that I wouldn't dare to do it again next time. The big man sneered: "Don't hurry up and get out of the way." Next time, you just wait to feed the wolves. If the three of them were amnesty, they ran away without a trace.
The big man glanced at the girl and said, "I don't think the little brother is a local, he is here to find relatives?" ”
"Big brother has good eyesight. In the next, I really came to find my loved ones. The girl thanked him for saving his life, and told the truth.
"Then I have to warn you. This Chang'an City is a deep lake, and there are no people in the three religions and nine streams, so be careful yourself in the future. ”
"Thank you, big brother, for reminding me. It's just that I don't know what to call the big brother's house? Thank you for coming to Japan. ”
The big man glanced at the carriage and replied, "You don't have to thank you for your efforts." We have something to do at the moment, so we'll take our leave. The big man did not wait for the girl to reply, but jumped into the carriage and disappeared into the alley.
The girl looked in a daze at the direction in which the carriage had disappeared, and was surprised in her heart. By this time, it was getting late, so she took a breath and walked slowly towards the inn.
The girl only has enough money in her pocket to pay for today's account, and her grandfather's acquaintance has not been found, and the money has run out, and she really does not know what tomorrow will bring. She looked at the empty money bag, and for the first time in her life, she understood that a penny can really stump a hero.
After thinking about it all night, she planned to sell her beloved Dawan horse for emergency relief. However, when she really pulled the horse to the horse market to sell, she really couldn't bear it.
She gritted her teeth and told the buyer not to sell the horse first, but to redeem it when she had the money. The owner of the horse paid, shook his head and sighed, thinking that he was another prodigal and lost money in betting, so he wanted to sell the horse.
The encounter in the past few days has not been very good, I lost the jade pendant, and now I can't even keep the horse. The girl's heart was sour, and she paced into a hotel, asked for a jar of good wine, and drank it herself. Probably because of something on her mind, she was a little drunk after not drinking a few glasses. The hotel was full of people, everyone had a satisfied and happy smile on their faces, and it seemed that she was the only one who was so desolate. The girl sighed, feeling that something was blocked. It seemed that this place was not her own, so she got up and paid for her drink, and stumbled out of the hotel.
When she came out, the night was low, and a few bright stars appeared in the sky. There were only a few people on the street, all of them as if they were hurrying home. Family? Since her aunt died, she didn't know what home was, although her grandfather was kind to her. She felt a pain in her heart, and at this time, the alcohol in her stomach finally attacked, and she fell on the corner of the street and vomited for a long time.
The cold wind of early spring was very strong, blowing into the girl's thin clothes, and she woke up most of her wine. She involuntarily inhaled, shivered all over, and then walked back.
She staggered to the door of the store, and was about to enter, when suddenly a teenager rushed out of the store, and the boy ran so fast that he almost knocked her to the ground.
"You don't have long eyes, do you?" The girl shouted angrily.
The boy glanced at her in a panic, said sorry, and ran away.
"Panicked, your mother can't wait for you to go back and eat steamed buns?" The girl muttered, and then entered the inn.
The girl was sleeping soundly when she suddenly heard a heavy knock on the door. She turned over and tried to ignore it, but the voice was so indifferent that the girl had to open the door.
"What for?" The girl leaned against the door and saw that the person who came was a shopkeeper.
"Childe, it's time to pay for today's house." The shopkeeper said.
The girl frowned, "Isn't the house money settled in the afternoon?" It's only morning. ”
The shopkeeper hesitated, "Childe still handed it over." It's the same all the time. ”
The girl was furious in her heart, obviously because she was afraid that she would not be able to pay the house money, so she deliberately came to urge. She snorted coldly, reached out to her waist and touched it, but she was shocked, her money bag disappeared at some point? She searched all over her body, but still couldn't find it. At this moment, the panicked face of the young man just now flashed, and the girl immediately understood what was going on.
When the man saw that she had no money, he pulled his face and pulled her to see the shopkeeper.
"A poor sour still wants to live in our inn? Blasted me out. The shopkeeper gave the girl a contemptuous look, and let the two men drive her out.
With no money and no familiarity, the girl is desolate with her own baggage, and she doesn't know where to go。。。。。。