Chapter 178: Gathering Momentum on the Road
The female disciple's strength was so great, Gu Qing couldn't beat her, so she decisively decided to change back into a well-behaved state, and obediently followed the female disciple to Li Shiniang's mansion.
Entering the front hall of the house, there were many acquaintances in the hall, Li Twelve Niang sat in the main seat and stared at him coldly, and there were Li Guangbi and Chen Fufeng next to him.
Gu Qing sighed secretly, he actually wanted to leave Chang'an quietly, but looking at the posture in front of him, it seemed that Li Twelve Niang and they all knew something.
"Aunt Li......" Gu Qing saluted obediently.
Li Twelve Niang said lightly: "I heard that you want to go back to Qingcheng County?" ”
Gu Qing said curiously: "I just came out of the Jiwang Mansion, and Aunt Li found out so quickly?" ”
Li Twelve Niang smiled: "Don't underestimate my ability to inquire about the news, I also know that you are going to Qingcheng County to die for a lifetime, and you are going to die." ”
Gu Qing smiled bitterly: "My skills ...... In fact, it's not weak, if you fight for your life, you can still earn two thieves. ”
Li Twelve Niang laughed, stretched out a finger, and said, "The kid is very arrogant, if you can defeat my finger, I will believe you." ”
Gu Qing's face turned dark, it was too insulting, and he felt hurt.
At this time, Gu Qing suddenly regretted that he didn't listen to Zhang Huaiyu's words, if he insisted on squatting all the time, even if he couldn't see progress in terms of skills, he could at least exercise his waist and kidneys, in short, there were no disadvantages.
The other party is an elder, Gu Qing decided to endure this breath, this is the case, in terms of skill, Gu Qing is indeed not as good as a finger of Li Twelve Niang.
Turning his head to look at the sky, Gu Qing smiled bitterly: "Aunt Li, if there is nothing wrong, the little nephew wants to say goodbye first, and then explain to my aunt when I come back from Qingcheng County......"
Li Twelve Niang said leisurely: "If you go, I'm afraid you won't be able to come back." ”
"After you left King Ji's Mansion, do you know how many men and horses King Ji sent to leave Chang'an? A total of more than 100 people, coming out in batches, should be the dead soldiers raised by the palace," Li Twelve Niang stared at him and said: "The dead soldiers who can be raised by the palace are extraordinary, the cavalry of more than 100 people, gather in a formation and charge, the copper wall and iron wall can be smashed by them, what do you rely on to stop them?" Does it depend on you and Zhang Huaiyu? ”
Gu Qing sighed: "Of course I won't be so stupid to fight against them face to face, I will run away with my life first." ”
Li Guangbi snorted coldly on the side: "It's stupid for you to go to Qingcheng County alone, Gu Qing, I always thought you were a calm and wise, brave and resourceful young man, why do you look like a brave and resourceful horseman this time?" What's the use of you going back to Qingcheng County alone? ”
Gu Qing smiled bitterly: "Who told me to have a friend who is dragging his feet, it's just that a friend who is dragging his feet is also a friend, besides, Zhang Huaiyu is also in Qingcheng County, I am worried that she will lose." ”
Li Twelve Niang shook her head and sighed: "You, you, you have made another trouble, but you are just a long-term historian of the left guard, a mere six-grade official, but you dare to provoke the land and land that the Tang magnates value the most, the last time you talked to me about it, I knew that it was not good." ”
"Your parents and I are determined to be chivalrous all our lives, and all kinds of injustices among the people that we have seen and heard in the world are mostly ...... because of the land" Li Twelve Niang said with a gloomy expression: "There are too many such things, so many that we are disheartened, and those powerful people who enclose the land are all powerful and powerful, we have no other way but to secretly collect illegal evidence of the powerful, and use force or evidence to coerce the powerful to compromise and retreat, but we have never clashed with the powerful head-on, we know the stakes." ”
"Land is the lifeblood of the powerful, whoever dares to move them will retaliate wildly, Gu Qing, you and that Qingcheng County Commander are too reckless this time, now that the dead soldiers of the Jiwang Mansion have left Chang'an, this matter is difficult to settle."
Gu Qing lowered his head and said: "Yes, I know that it is difficult to be good, whether it is good or evil, I finally want to do this, I will go to Qingcheng County today, whether it is to escape or to fight hard, I want to take Song Gensheng and Zhang Huaiyu to break out of a way to live." ”
Li Twelve Niang stared at him amusedly: "How do you three break out of your life?" ”
Gu Qing smiled bitterly: "The little nephew has no clue at this time, let's rush to Qingcheng County first." ”
Li Twelve Niang glared at him and said, "I have told you more than once that I am your only relative in the world, and when such a big thing happens, you don't even say a word to your relatives, and you plan to be that lonely hero who goes into Longtan Tiger's Den alone?" Do you think this is the time when a hero becomes a hero? ”
"The little nephew doesn't want to involve Aunt Li......"
Li Twelve Niang said: "I don't understand the affairs of officialdom, I just ask you, it is impossible to solve this matter from the court officialdom, right?" ”
Gu Qing thought for a while and said, "Yes, the court officialdom is full of powerful courtiers, as Aunt Li said, land is their lifeblood, they will definitely not help me, and they will even fall into the ground." It is not possible to ask the concubine for help, and the Yang family will only occupy more land in the Tang Dynasty now...... In short, all the roads that Chang'an Chaotang could walk were broken, and I had to go back to Qingcheng County alone. ”
Li Twelve Niang stood up and said: "Our bags have been packed, since there is no way out of Chang'an, let's go to Qingcheng County together to see how skilled the dead soldiers of the palace are." ”
Gu Qing was stunned for a moment, and then said hurriedly: "Aunt Li must not be in danger......
Li Twelve Niang's expression was flat, and she glanced at him and said, "You can be dangerous, why can't I be dangerous?" Not only will I go with you, but they will go too. ”
Saying that, Li Twelve Niang pointed to Chen Fufeng and the others.
Chen Fufeng and the three of them stood up and laughed: "Although your county commander friend is a little straightforward, but he is finally a good official who asks for the people's life, let's walk the rivers and lakes, isn't what we want is to let the good people live a long life and help the bad people to reach Bliss as soon as possible, I will wait for the three of you to go with you, regardless of life or death." ”
Li Guangbi said ashamedly: "I can't go, I'm Zuo Lang General, and I'm from the Li family in Liucheng, I ......"
Li Twelve Niang glanced at him and said, "Okay, I understand your hardships, friends have hearts, and there is no reason to force them." ”
Gu Qing still shook his head and said, "Aunt Li, you really can't go, you know, this trip is a life ...... death."
Li Twelve Niang sighed: "Don't say it, I have made up my mind, your parents also left without saying a word, and died in that vicious battle, this matter is the most hated thing in my life, this time, I don't want to miss it again." ”
Li Guangbi looked at Gu Qing and said, "Although I can't go to life and death with you, I will try my best to help you in Chang'an." ”
Gu Qing said cautiously: "Can you help me transfer troops?" Ten thousand children, all the way to the past, everything is solved. ”
Li Guangbi smiled: "And then you and I and your county order friend are waiting to be beheaded?" If this matter is transferred to the imperial court, the nature will be different, especially if the troops are transferred without seeing the official document of the Ministry of War and without getting the tiger talisman, it is like complicity in rebellion, the crime of great rebellion, no one can save us, you still die of this heart. ”
Gu Qing said disappointedly: "Uncle Li, you should help your little nephew in Chang'an and invite a few Taoist priests to do blessing rituals." ”
"Well, you can have that."
Li Guangbi smiled and said: "Although I can't help you transfer troops, I still have more than a dozen guards by my side, all of them are my children who came out of Liucheng, I ordered them to stand by outside the door, stop you and take them away, I have given an order, and they will not be ambiguous when it comes to desperately." ”
As he was talking, a black shadow quickly passed in front of the hall, Zhang Huaijin rushed in like a cheerful little mouse, and was surprised to see Gu Qing, and subconsciously blurted out with his hands in fists: "Second brother......"
reacted immediately, Zhang Huaijin hurriedly changed his words: "No, Brother Gu ......"
After speaking, Zhang Huaijin changed his appearance and bowed his head to Gu Qing gently, and the picture was very terrifying.
Gu Qing sighed helplessly: "Third brother, are you normal?" ”
Zhang Huaijin covered his mouth and chuckled: "Brother Gu said that he laughed, Huaijin has always been so gentle and generous, and his temperament is also quiet and lovely, IKEA and IKEA are ...... Yes!! Who? Who bullets me with beans? ”
Zhang Huaijin covered his forehead and cried out in pain, his forehead was already a small piece red.
Li Twelve Niang sat on the main seat, and said calmly: "I played it, Gu Qing is not wrong, Huaijin, can you be normal?" If you do this again, I'm going to help you get a doctor to take a look. ”
Zhang Huaijin pouted aggrievedly, ran to Li Twelve Niang's side and shook her arm coquettishly: "Aunt Li, people are already very normal, recently I have been locked up at home and honestly reading and embroidering." ”
Li Twelve Niang sneered: "Don't lie to me, you were obviously confined by your second ancestor, and you only stole the opportunity to run out today, right?" It's just in time, Gu Qing and I are about to leave Chang'an, so you can say goodbye. ”
Zhang Huaijin was stunned for a moment, then looked at Gu Qing and hurriedly said, "Farewell?" Why did you leave Chang'an? How long is it going to be away? ”
Gu Qingwen smiled gently: "I'll go back in a few days, you obediently study and embroider at home, and wait for me to come back." ”
The dead soldiers of the palace were already on the road, Gu Qing was anxious, and he didn't have time to say anything to Zhang Huaijin, so after a few perfunctory words, he hurried on the road with Li Twelve Niang, Chen Fufeng, and more than a dozen Li Guangbi's personal guards.
Zhang Huaijin reluctantly sent it to the door, until the figures of everyone disappeared, and then squatted at the door aggrievedly and drew circles sullenly.
Li Guangbi walked up to her, squatted down as well, and sighed: "Say goodbye just now, you should have said a few more words......"
Zhang Huaijin looked up at him abruptly: "Why?" Brother Gu and Aunt Li, what did they do when they left Chang'an? ”
Li Guangbi was in a heavy mood and sighed.
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Honglu Temple Qing Zhang Jiuzhang Mansion.
Zhang Huaijin, who was in a hurry, kicked open the door of Zhang Jiuzhang's study, and Zhang Jiuzhang, who was practicing calligraphy in the study, shook his hands in fright, and a good picture of elegant and free words was suddenly destroyed.
Zhang Jiuzhang was distressed and angry, and said angrily: "Zhang Huaijin, you are becoming more and more disagreeable!" Do you want to force the old man to send you back to your hometown in Shaozhou to think about it behind closed doors? ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Jiuzhang was stunned, Zhang Huaijin stood at the door and cried profusely, a beautiful and lovely face was full of tears, Zhang Jiuzhang's angry mood disappeared, and he stepped forward and said distressedly: "What's wrong with Huaijin?" Who bullied you? ”
Zhang Huaijin sobbed and said: "Second ancestor Weng, it's not good, Brother Gu, he ......"
"What's wrong with him? Is there a trouble? ”
"He and Aunt Li have returned to Qingcheng County, Shuzhou, and I heard that they are going to fight with others, Erzu Weng, you should go and save him."
Zhang Jiuzhang's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked, "Li Twelve Niang also went?" Who are they fighting with? Who is Gu Qing messing with? ”
Zhang Huaijin sobbed and told Li Guangbi the inside story revealed, Zhang Jiuzhang's eyelids jumped after listening to it, and his expression suddenly became solemn.
"Second Ancestor, hurry up and tell Your Majesty about those bad guys! They teamed up to bully Brother Gu......" Zhang Huaijin said as he tugged at his sleeve.
Zhang Jiuzhang smiled bitterly and shook his head, how can this kind of thing be neglected? Once the Shang Shu is offended by the Manchu magnates, and the Son of Heaven does not necessarily take it seriously, the matter of the magnates encircling the people's land is a window paper, everyone knows that the Son of Heaven knows that the matter of encircling the farmland is becoming more and more difficult to control, but he can't come up with an effective way, because this is not a family of magnates doing, but almost all the magnates have a circle of land and property.
The law does not hold the public accountable, once a person is punished, the entire circle of elites will rebound violently, and the Son of Heaven has to be afraid of three points.
Zhang Jiuzhang is an old fox who has experienced ups and downs, and the Zhang family is also a big family, with many children in the clan, so he can't allow him to make decisions impulsively.
"Are you sure? Did Li Guangbi really say that it had something to do with King Ji? ”
Zhang Huaijin nodded and said aggrievedly: "I have asked several times, Uncle Li said that Brother Gu and King Ji had a direct conflict this morning, and the two sides broke up unhappily, and then more than 100 dead soldiers from King Ji's Mansion left Chang'an and went straight to Qingcheng County. Brother Gu and Aunt Li also went out of the city afterwards. ”
Zhang Jiuzhang smiled bitterly and sighed: "This Gu Qing, his ability to cause trouble is getting better and better, how can the prince's land be touched by a mere sixth-grade long history?" I don't know what crazy ...... he smoked."
Zhang Huaijin stared at the pear blossom with rainy apricot eyes and argued: "Brother Gu is not crazy!" Uncle Li said that he had to fight King Ji for the sake of his friends! He left Chang'an to protect his friends, he was affectionate and righteous, and he died generously, he was a hero! ”
Thinking of Gu Qing's next fate, Zhang Huaijin's heart was broken, tears flowed down again, and he cried: "Second Ancestor Weng, save him quickly, Brother Gu can't die!" His parents are the benefactors of our Zhang family, and the Zhang family can't be sorry for the benefactor. ”
Zhang Jiuzhang was so dizzy that Zhang Huaijin was shaken, and hurriedly held her down, and said with a wry smile: "The old man is trying to figure out a way, you don't shake, the old man is about to faint." ”
Brushing his beard and groaning, Zhang Jiuzhang sighed: "This child is really affectionate and righteous, after being heroic, he lives up to his chivalrous name, and the Gu family and his wife have a son, which is enough to comfort the soul in the sky." ”
"This matter cannot be neglected, the matter is too complicated and dangerous, if the old man neglects the court, I am afraid it will make Gu Qingxue worse...... There is not much that the Zhang family can do, there are more than 20 young and strong guards in the family, all of which were left by your eldest ancestor back then, so I can order them to set off immediately, catch up with Gu Qing and them, and talk about helping ......"
Zhang Huaijin cried for a while, turned his sorrow into joy and said: "Okay, okay, I will also go out of the city with the guards......"
Zhang Jiuzhang said angrily: "Nonsense! How dangerous this is, how can you be a girl! Go back to the room for the old man to read and embroider honestly, dare to run out, and the old man will break your legs. ”
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Just out of Chang'an City did not go far, more than 20 guards of the Zhang family rushed up, and after meeting with Gu Qing and others, an elderly guard led by him respectfully conveyed Zhang Jiuzhang's words, Gu Qing was quite moved, so he accepted Zhang Jiuzhang's kindness.
At this point, there are more than 30 people around Gu Qing, which is certainly not enough compared to the more than 100 cavalry teams sent by the Jiwang Mansion, but at least it has the strength to fight.
After traveling dozens of miles out of the city, the road became a little bumpy and difficult, and Gu Qing sat in the carriage, so bumpy that he almost threw up.
Li Twelve Niang sat cross-legged next to him with her eyes closed, her expression was calm and calm, there was a long sword beside her, the sword was not out of the sheath, but Gu Qing could still feel a wisp of cold air coming from the sharkskin scabbard, it was obviously a rare good sword.
"After Liangzhou, the carriage is about to be abandoned, we have to ride a horse to Shu Road, Gu Qing, you have to learn to ride a horse in this short journey of a few days......" Li Twelve Niang opened her eyes and said: "The mouth is so tragic and touching, the carriage has only run dozens of miles to be so virtuous, even if you arrive in Qingcheng County safely, all you can do is to kill your neck, is it possible that you really plan to run thousands of miles to die?" ”
Gu Qing was so upturned that he didn't have the strength to feel hurt, and raised his eyes and smiled at her listlessly.
It's not good to fight in the jungle, but I'm still quite good at guarding the tower, and the three enemies who came to Shiqiao Village to seek revenge last time, Gu Qing cleaned them up without even showing their faces.
Forget it, I'll brag about this great achievement in the future, and now I'm so uncomfortable that I want to vomit......
Li Twelve Niang said lightly: "There is one thing I have never asked you, that Qingcheng County Order was personally held by you in the name of 'raising filial piety', looking at his handling of this matter, it is very immature and ridiculous, such a person, why do you have to praise him to become an official?" Even if this crisis is over, what about the next one? How dangerous is officialdom, such a person will not live for ten years as an official. ”
Gu Qing sighed: "Song Gensheng is a very clean person, so clean that he can't mix half a cent of sand in his eyes, he told me that his ambition is to benefit one party." I think the most important essence of being an official is to do things in a down-to-earth manner, rather than looking at how he behaves in the officialdom, things are done well, the people have benefited under his rule, he is a good official, and the shortcomings of life can be slowly changed and adapted, if the officials in the world only think about how to meet the camp, and are not willing to do something practical for the people, the people under the rule are not in trouble? ”
Li Twelve Niang thought for a while and said with a smile: "Maybe there is some truth in your words, but your friend is too lacking in life, such a person is really not suitable to be an official." ”
"Being an official is the same as being a man, it will slowly change and grow slowly, I just planted a sapling, will this sapling grow into a towering tree, look at his creation, all I can do is to help him shelter him from the wind and rain, and the road in the future will eventually depend on him to walk on his own, if one day he feels that he can't go on, maybe he will resign himself."
In the evening, the carriage arrived in an unknown town, everyone decided to spend the night in the town, and the guards helped to find a place to stay, but Li Shiniang, Chen Fufeng and others got off the horse without saying a word, and quietly left the team, Gu Qing looked at their departing backs, and wondered in his heart.
In the middle of the night, Li Twelve Niang and they came back, not only did they come back, but also brought three strangers, all three of whom were burly figures with strong martial arts, wearing swords around their waists, obviously they were all chivalrous men who walked the rivers and lakes, and their faces that had experienced vicissitudes were clearly engraved with four words, "Don't suffer Lao Tzu".