Chapter 100: The Guillotine
Luo Wushuang thought about it again and again, and still planned to follow this group of people to see the so-called Qizhu secret, if this group of people planned to kill themselves, they could do it now, and they didn't have to bother.
The group of people seemed to have expected Luo Wushuang to follow, and the sparrow even ran back from the front to hold Luo Wushuang's hand, with a kind and lovely face.
Luo Wushuang looked at such a familiar little girl, and was speechless in his heart, the long-bearded old man really didn't say anything wrong, this little girl was simple-minded, and she was easy to deceive at a glance.
The sparrow whispered to Luo Wushuang: "Brother Turtledove, don't be afraid, there are a lot of delicious foods at home, and the sparrow will share half of you when the time comes." ”
Luo Wushuang felt that there was a mouthful of old blood in his throat, this little girl, who told you that the master came with him to eat?
The sun and the moon rotate.
After seeing that he had thrown off a string of small tails, the man in purple turned around and returned to the post station. When he entered the house, he casually threw the Gu book on the table, as if it were a discarded thing.
Like a woman drawing yellow flowers in the mirror, he sat in front of the mirror and revealed the human skin mask little by little, and what was reflected in the mirror was Jun Mubai's jade-like and gentle face.
He took the human skin mask in his hand, as if remembering something interesting, and said: "It's been a long time, Gongzi Wushuang." ”
Jun Mubai put down the human skin mask and planned to bathe and change clothes. There was a knock on the door: "Prime Minister Jun, breakfast has been prepared, can you prepare to eat in the room?"
"Just take it downstairs, and I'll dine with a few adults." Jun Mubai's thick voice sounded.
"Yes, the minion will let the little guy carry the water in." The sharp male voice speaking outside the door was the righteous son of the palace eunuch Lianqi. Called Xiao Chenzi.
This time, Jun Mubai went to Wucheng on the border of Northern Yan as a minister, and Emperor Helan Jingheng hand-picked Xiao Chenzi to follow, Ming to take care of Jun Mubai's food, clothing, and daily life. Dark for surveillance.
But Jun Mubai is also a seven-trick and exquisite, where would he not know the emperor's intentions, so Bai Ri never took a step away from Xiao Chenzi, and he was all kinds of arrogant. After a while, I felt that the sun was warm and I wanted to get out of the car and hike. If you want to eat the persimmons on the tree for a while, you must pick them as soon as you want to send them over, don't be too hard. Don't be too soft.
Poor Xiao Chenzi, every day before the sun sets, he is tired and tired. Jun Mubai still adds a little 'material' to Xiao Chenzi's food every day. Xiao Chenzi has always slept until dawn, and at first he felt ashamed of his godfather's explanation, and Jun Mubai never had a heavy word to Xiao Chenzi except for a little more daytime calls. The night has never been difficult for Xiao Chenzi.
Xiao Chenzi felt that over time, he felt that he was compared to some of the little masters in the palace. Jun Mubai is generous. Of course, if it comes to scheming, who can match our king? This kind of partiality makes you unable to find the slightest mistake, and sometimes you will greet Xiao Chenzi hypocritically: "If you are tired, you don't have to be by your side during the day." ”
Xiao Chenzi was of course flattered and shook his head, and since then he has been more diligent in running for Jun Mubai.
After Jun Mubai bathed and changed clothes, he picked a white robe and put it on at random and went downstairs. Downstairs, except for Li Feng, a general who escorted Jun Mubai. Song Qi, the general of the city guard stationed in Wucheng, and Zhang Su, the newly appointed county lord, were all downstairs waiting for Jun Mubai to come downstairs.
In every city of Beiyan, except for the particularly rich Jiangnan, Jiangbei and the prince's fiefdom. It has always been the county that handles the complicated internal affairs of the city. The general of the city guard is responsible for the military affairs in the city and the security of the entire city.
When several people saw Jun Mubai going downstairs, they hurriedly saluted Jun Mubai according to their job grades, and Jun Mubai also returned the salute to everyone: "You adults don't have to be polite. ”
Everyone was even more frightened when they saw that Jun Mu was a dignified prime minister but gave him a gift in return, but the two generals didn't think much about it, but Zhang Su said with a servile face and a very flattering face: "I learned that Prime Minister Jun came to this poor border city as a special envoy, and there are many things that are not well taken care of in his humble position, I hope that Prime Minister Jun will forgive me." ”
Jun Mubai waved his hand, sat down as if he didn't care, and beckoned these people to sit together, saying that it was together, but in fact, it was Jun Mubai's single table, and the other three people had a table.
After Jun Mubai sat down, he didn't rush to move the chopsticks, but Xiao Chenzi waited to clean his hands with hot water, and then Xiao Chenzi tried the cloth vegetables for him. In this way, it took a lot of time, Jun Mubai did not move his chopsticks, and several people had to look at the delicacies in front of them in a daze.
Originally, Zhang Su thought that Jun Mubai was an easy to handle, but looking at Jun Mubai's current behavior, he was a little uncertain about Jun Mubai in his heart.
After this effort, Jun Mubai finally picked up the chopsticks. He stretched out his chopsticks and flicked them in the bowl, as if casually asking, "Lord Zhang, I heard that the new prison in Wucheng has been built?"
When Zhang Su heard Jun Mubai call his name, he subconsciously stood up and bowed his hand and saluted back: "Returning to Prime Minister Jun, under the lowly supervision, the prison will be restored to its original appearance in less than ten days." ”
Jun Mubai sighed, and suddenly asked: "Lord Zhang is demanding of the people, the work that originally lasted for more than half a month was completed in less than ten days?"
Zhang Su originally wanted to invite a merit, but he didn't expect Jun Mubai to ask if he was too harsh, and hurriedly defended: "The lowly position is afraid, it is the lowly duty who takes his subordinates **** and sleeps night and night to soak in the construction of the prison, so it can be completed in less than ten days." ”
Jun Mubai put down his chopsticks and glanced at Li Feng, the general of the army, and Li Feng suddenly stood up and said: "In this case, when I finish breakfast, I want to go to the newly built prison to see if it is solid and whether it can lock up those bandits." ”
Zhang Su thought that Xie Lingyun and his party were still locked up in the prison, and he had just boasted that the prison had been completed, and it was difficult to ride a tiger, and there was a cold sweat behind his back.
Jun Mubai raised his eyebrows and said, "What's wrong?" What is so difficult to say, Lord Zhang?"
Zhang Suzheng looked straight, and said with a solemn face: "Welcome to the inspection of Prime Minister Jun at any time, it just so happens that there is a case in the hands of the lowly that is difficult to decide, and I want to ask a few adults to take the idea together." ”
Jun Mubai nodded, which was allowed. Zhang Su ate halfway through. I pretended to have a stomachache and wanted to go to the thatched house. Jun Mubai didn't break it down, nodded and let Zhang Su go.
Zhang Su walked out of the door. He hurriedly found his henchman and asked him to hurry to the Green Pavilion to get a message. I am afraid that after Jun Mubai hears the complaint of the Bailu student, he will not say anything, and he will be responsible for negligence at the lightest, and at worst he will be at risk of his life.
After waiting for half an hour, the henchman brought a carrier pigeon. Zhang Su hurriedly opened it. He almost dropped the tiny letter into the dung pit, but he snorted to himself before finally opening the secret letter.
The secret letter reads: "Ask for a cut at noon." ”
After Zhang Su read the first sentence. His face turned pale, and he almost collapsed to the ground. The content of the letter was very simple, and the meaning was to let him prepare it with both hands.
While taking Jun Mubai to the prison, he asked the master to behead the three of them as demon thieves in the vegetable market at noon. In order to attract Luo Wushuang and Hua Yunzheng. Clean sweep.
After a while, Zhang Su had already walked out of the hut, and his face had returned to normal. He has already gotten on the boat of Luwu, if he doesn't help her this time, it would be a big taboo for him to rashly break into the place of other forces to take Xie Lingyun and a few people, it is better to gamble, bet that Luo Wushuang's party has been beheaded before he can meet the envoy of the Qin Mission, Jun Mubai.
When the time comes, if it happens. Jun Mubai is responsible for negligence with himself, and he can't distinguish right from wrong in a small county, and black and white can't compare to Jun Mubai's careless life in the position of prime minister. After all, it was what happened under Jun Mubai's nose.
Thinking of this, Zhang Su was relieved, once the matter was revealed, he insisted that he had been instructed by Jun Mubai. In order to protect himself, Jun Mubai will naturally turn big things into small things.
Some people have made up their minds, while others are still hesitating.
"Young master, I think that Na Luo Gongzi has already left, why did you stay at the entrance to the city all night?" Dark Guard Ling persuaded bitterly.
Hua Yunzheng glanced at Ling coldly, he didn't know what it was like, he shouldn't have left Luo Wushuang with such a negative anger yesterday. Later, when he rushed back, the overall situation had been decided, and Luo Wushuang had already left, so Hua Yunzheng was very guilty and kept watch at the entrance to the city all night.
He looked into the distance at the entrance to the city and said, "She will definitely come back, I'll wait for her here." ”
The first time Ling saw Hua Yunzheng's appearance, he was hesitating in his heart, when he went back to tell Concubine Furong about Hua Yunzheng's abnormal situation these days.
Hua Yunzheng seemed to see through what Ling was thinking, and he said leisurely: "You pack your luggage and go back to Nanli now, Jun Mubai has already arrived in Wucheng the day before yesterday." If you follow me again, it is inevitable that his identity will not be seen through by him, and it will not be good for you and me. ”
Ling is also a reasonable person, and he originally didn't plan to stay in Beiyan for long, but because of Luo Wushuang, he put it off again and again. Hua Yunzheng saw that Ling listened, and then said coldly: "If you dare to say one more word in front of your mother, I dare to guarantee that you will die without a whole body, along with your family." ”
"Take care of your highness." Ling brought out all the hidden old names, and it could be seen that he attached great importance to them.
"After some time, I will start to install a liaison station in the territory of Beiyan, and then notify Your Highness." After Ling finished speaking, he stepped on the fast horse and whistled, and immediately people poured out from various hidden places and mounted their horses, galloping away fifty miles outside the city.
After Hua Yunzheng sent Ling away, he saw that the time was gradually approaching three o'clock in the afternoon. After Hua Yunzheng saw a familiar face, he stood out of the shadows, blocked the dazzling sunlight with his hand, and said lazily: "If you don't show up again, Xie Lingyun and the others will be beheaded, if there is no you among them, Yun Zheng will not be too lazy to rescue." ”
Luo Wushuang reined in the horse, jumped off the horse's back lightly, and learned from Hua Yunzheng to shade the sun with his hand and said: "Thanks to Brother Hua, you can afford to look down on Wushuang, can you blame yourself for the villain's behavior that escaped yesterday?"
Hua Yunzheng turned around, didn't look at Luo Wu, and said jokingly: "Yun Zheng will never regret it, let alone doing things that are beneficial and harmless to himself?" Looking at Brother Luo's relaxed appearance, he plans to burn incense for a few colleagues during Qingming next year. ”
Luo Wushuang knew that he couldn't hear any good words from Hua Yunzheng's mouth, and he wasn't angry, Luo Wushuang even teased with some wickedness: "Brother Hua doesn't plan to run away again when he will lose his fists to four hands, right?"
Hua Yunzheng stopped and said thoughtfully: "What Brother Luo said is so reasonable, it's better for Yun Zheng to stand here and show Brother Luo the way, and when he escapes, he will be a little more tired, Yun Zheng hasn't had a good rest for a long time." ”
Luo Wushuang walked in front of Hua Yunzheng and snorted: "It's late, if Brother Hua wants to run away now, Wushuang would rather take himself and drag Brother Hua to the guillotine together,"
Hua Yunzheng looked at the small back that only reached his chest when he walked in front, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously hooked, and the moment Luo Wushuang turned around, Hua Yunzheng instantly recovered his ice cube face.
"Brother Hua, you go ahead of me, Wushuang always thinks that you will sneak away from behind." Luo Wushuang turned around and drove Hua Yunzheng to the front.
As soon as the two entered the city, they were targeted, although Luo Wushuang and the two of them were easy to look at, and they also knew that they had attracted the attention of some people, but Luo Wushuang didn't care, her underestimation of the enemy this time directly led to the danger behind and threatened her own life.
The vegetable market was not far ahead, and at this time, there were three laps around the crowd, and Luo Wushuang and Hua Yunzheng finally squeezed into the crowd.
Xie Lingyun and the three of them were dressed in prison uniforms, their hands were tied behind their backs, their hair was messy, and their expressions were haggard. The body was full of scars, and it seemed that they had been deliberately retaliated by the cell boss last time, and the three of them had three wooden cards on their backs, with the word death outlined in red.
The people around him began to say: "These three people obviously look like scholars, how can they be thieves who fly on the eaves and walk on the wall?" This county official is getting more and more confused, and a few days ago, he cut down a lot of prisoners for a long time. ”
"But isn't it, I don't know when this day will be the end, I hope it won't implicate our people."
"It's three o'clock in the afternoon, and the execution begins!" The master with the goatee took out the life-and-death lottery that decided the three of them from the bamboo tube, and threw it on the ground very casually.
Luo Wushuang originally wanted to jump out, but Hua Yunzheng pressed his shoulder and whispered: "Wait and see, maybe this is a bitter ploy." ”
When Luo Wushuang heard this, he did not move. In the next second, the executioner pulled out the wooden card behind the three of them, spit two mouthfuls of spit on his palm, rubbed his hands, raised the big knife, and the three of them silently closed their eyes.
After all, Luo Wushuang couldn't hold back and flew onto the guillotine, and Hua Yunzheng also followed, and the two tacitly kicked the executioner off the guillotine.
When the master saw the two of them appear, he was not worried but happy, and beckoned as if he was greeting Luo Wushuang.
Luo Wushuang suddenly said, "Brother Hua, maybe you won't be able to run this time." ”
When Hua Yunzheng heard this, he looked around, all of them were densely packed with bows and crossbows facing a few people, and now even if he gave Luo Wushuang a pair of wings, it would be difficult to fly, and he could only end up being roasted. (To be continued.) )