Chapter 279: Strangled out
Tianheng hurriedly said pervertedly: "My subordinates understand!" The subordinates will definitely do their best to teach the newcomers and contribute to the adults! ”
"Hmm!"
Li Ke nodded with satisfaction, and then suddenly thought of the previous question and asked, "Do you want to get married tomorrow?" ”
Tianheng said embarrassedly: "Jian Lan said too fast, you need to test my ......"
"Uh~ Okay! Take your liking! After Li Ke finished speaking, he walked out, thinking that he should leave tomorrow and clean up himself!
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On the second day, the entire Li Mansion was lit up with lights, and the sound of gongs and drums was endless! A couple of newcomers are a good match, the man is handsome, the woman is beautiful! Because early in the morning, Li Ke will take out a lot of cosmetics from his bracelet!
Luo Chang didn't agree at first, saying that there was no need for a man to clean up like this! Take a closer look, this Luo long hair is all on the edges, this is the hairspray sprayed by Li Ke!
My face is also much cleaner and whiter! This is Li Ke took an electric razor and shaved his beard, and this was only shaved off after Li Ke used four guards to forcibly suppress it!
"Worship heaven and earth!"
"Two Worship High ......"
"Husband and wife...... Feed ......"
After the whole process is down, the next step is the feast! All the people who have a good relationship with Li Ke or are not familiar with it have come, including many officials who Li Ke does not know!
Time passed quietly, and soon it was night, and Qu Tushou hid his eyes and ears in the Li Mansion according to the plan! Two teams of men and horses came out of the Li Mansion, and these horses were going out to capture Nangong Jin's guards! And in a team of people, it was Li Ke's own guards!
"Let's go! Go to the city gates! ”
Li Ke gave an order, and everyone rode to the Luoyang City Gate! After arriving at the Luoyang City Gate, Shi Quanhai was waiting there! I saw him wave his hand, and some people and two carriages came out behind him, one carrying goods and the other was a carriage for travel!
Shi Quanhai was dressed in black, and bowed to Li Ke and said, "Shi Quanhai greets your lordship, I wish you a smooth sailing trip!" ”
"Why are you here?! It's not that you don't want to come, you just need to hand over your things to the people who defend the city! Da Zhuang, hurry up and get on the horse and return to the team! Li Ke heard the voice and could tell that this was Shi Quanhai, and he didn't mean to blame him! And let the people of Da Zhuang and the king blacksmith return to the team!
Shi Quanhai said: "This farewell, I don't know if I can return to Luoyang, so my subordinates are very reluctant!" ”
Li Ke scolded with a smile: "Okay! Between the big men, don't talk like a woman! After finishing speaking, Li Ke looked at the carriage behind him and saw that it had been tied, and Pear Blossom and the others had also gotten into the carriage! Turning his head and said: "There will be opportunities in the future, when the official is not in Luoyang!" If you have any difficulties, you can go to Qu Guogong, and he will definitely help you in the face of this official! Okay, I'm leaving......"
After Li Ke finished speaking, he didn't stop at all, and drove the horse away! A group of people drove towards the city gate! Looking at the vague backs of the group, Shi Quanhai muttered, "Take care, my lord......"
Out of the city gate, Li Ke led the team to Chang'an! The group is in a U-shape, and in the middle is a carriage! Riding a fast horse with a carriage is very fast, and the mats in the carriage are also thick and soft! It shouldn't be called to sit, it should be called to be trapped!
There were no problems along this stretch of the road, and everyone was a little relieved! After all, they were concentrating all night, and it was very unbearable for them!
In order to know the exact time, Li Ke wore a watch on his arm! Li Ke looked at his watch, and now he has been walking for almost two hours, his stomach is numb, and his whole leg is sore!
Suddenly!
Two figures emerged from the mound on the side, and before Li Ke could speak! These two people ran towards Li Ke, this situation made Li Ke stunned at first, and then suddenly thought that he still had guards in ambush!
I think so, but who knows if this is his own guard, in case it is Nangong Jin himself, it will be over! Cao Yang and Da Zhuang hurriedly pulled out the knife in their hands, and the rest of the guards also drew their knives!
"Commander-in-Chief! Commander in chief! ”
Before the person arrived, the voice had already reached Li Ke's ears, and Li Ke knew that it was his own person, so let everyone put away the knife in their hands!
The two came to Li Ke's side, bowed and said, "My subordinates meet the commander-in-chief!" ”
One of the guards lit a candle and walked over and shone it by the candlelight! Li Ke nodded and said, "Get up, you've worked hard!" Li Ke was telling the truth, through the illumination of the candlelight, Li Ke saw that they were already wearing summer robes, which was a measure to prevent mosquito bites!
As you can imagine, they must have had a hard and anxious past few days! But they can still stick to their posts, which is a kind of responsibility, but also a kind of loyalty to Li Ke, as well as a yearning for a better life in the future!
The two shouted in unison: "Do things for adults, and your subordinates will die without regrets!" ”
Li Ke nodded and said, "Okay! Sure enough, it's Li's henchman, and he hasn't eaten yet, right? Seeing that the two shook their heads, Li Ke said, "Is there a post station ahead?" ”
One of the guards said, "Go back to your lordship, there is a post station ahead!" But...... It takes more than half an hour to ride a horse! ”
"More than half an hour, about an hour!" Li Ke muttered for a while, and then said, "Okay! You two get on your horse, and we're on our way to the station! When you get there, the official will reward you well and let you have a good night's rest! ”
The two were overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Thank you, sir!" When the two of them were on their horses, the team continued to set off!
Because of the fast speed, Li Ke and his party arrived at the post station in less than half an hour! However, after arriving at the post station, he was immediately recognized by the hidden guards in the post station, and hurried out to greet him!
At night, Li Ke paid out of his pocket to let the people at the post station cook a good meal for the guards, and he and Lihua and others went to the small room on the second floor! After all, there are children, so you need to be extra careful!
Nothing happened at night, and Li Ke was very satisfied with what he did! In this way, it does reduce a lot of unnecessary trouble, and my group can pass through Chang'an smoothly!
Early in the morning of the second day, Li Ke and his entourage set off early after eating snacks! Li Qing, a fetal obsessed ghost, woke up like a robot in the morning, and her brain was completely empty and didn't wake up!
Xiao Ke is taken care of by Bai Yurou, I really don't know if this child will be like this when he grows up! Li Ke can only be helpless about this, but there is no way! To be honest, this really got up very early, even Li Ke was kicked awake by Pear Blossom, what reason did he have to complain about Li Qing?!
Along the way, Li Ke's team turned out to grow stronger and stronger, like a greedy snake! Li Ke's heart has also slowly relaxed from the previous tension, until it is completely relaxed now! This state of relaxation was broken until there were no guards to join it......
"My lord! Do you think it's a little weird?! Cao Yang came to Li Ke's side, his face was a little solemn and frowned! Squint your eyes into a line and wander around carefully!
Li Ke looked at his solemn expression, his heart suddenly sudden, and he hurriedly said, "Strange?!" What's weird? As soon as Li Ke's voice fell, Da Zhuang on the side said: "My lord, my subordinates also feel a little strange!" Our guards haven't been assembled yet, and now that we've been gone for so long, there are no more guards! There must be something hidden in this! ”
"Hiss~"
Li Ke gasped and said in a deep voice: "Could it be that they have no food to eat and go looking for prey?!" ”
"It's possible, but it's not possible to go to them all! You have to leave a guard to guard this place, otherwise it's easy to pass by the team! Cao Yang muttered his opinion, and after he finished speaking, Li Ke fell into deep thought!
"My lord! Do you want to send two people to find it?! After Da Zhuang finished speaking, Li Ke asked suspiciously: "Do you know the place where they think they can hide their figures!?" "What Li Ke means by this is that can the position chosen by others be the same as you think?!
When Li Ke said this, he must have this idea! Da Zhuang nodded, and said confidently: "Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will let people look for such terrain to take a look!" ”
"Uh-huh, good! Bring some people with you! This official is following behind you, and as soon as there is danger, you will immediately retreat, don't fight hard to understand?! Li Ke was still thinking about what had happened, how could there be no one!
"Subordinates obey!" Da Zhuang bowed, and hurriedly called a few guards to the front to act as a vanguard while looking for people! Here, Li Ke waved his hand and let everyone continue to hurry, but it slowed down!
After walking for about half an hour, the big strong man in front quickly turned his horse's head and ran towards Li Ke! came to a distance away from Li Ke and stopped, and then heard Da Zhuang say: "My lord! Oh no, there's a corpse in front of you with a scratched face! I can't tell who it is, but judging from the robe, it's our own ......"
"What?!" Li Ke was taken aback, slapped the horse's buttocks and hurriedly ran away! After seeing the corpse, Li Ke was shocked! These are two corpses, one of a human and one of a horse!
"How long has he been dead?!" Li Ke muttered, Da Zhuang beside him was stunned, how could he know, he could only turn his head and look at Cao Yang! Cao Yang nodded, walked over and looked at the corpse, touched the corpse and said, "It should be almost a day......
Li Ke muttered, "One day, one day!?" Well?! Fast! See if there is anything on him that proves his identity, and we will recognize who he is! As soon as the words fell, Da Zhuang and the others on the side began to pull up on the corpse!
The stench of the corpse made everyone retch! Suddenly, I heard one of the guards say, "Huh?! This ...... This is Xiao Jing's jade pendant! This...... Big things are not good! ”
Cao Yang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked while sighing secretly: "What's wrong?!" Say it! Li Ke and the others were immediately attracted by the guard's words, and looked at him in unison!
The guard said, "My lord, this Xiao Jing ...... yesterday."
At the same time, in the carriage behind, the three girls of Pear Blossom were chatting! Originally, it was Pear Blossom and Bai Yurou chatting, and Li Qing was sleeping! Now that Li Qing woke up, she joined their chat, and she didn't know what she was talking about, and she would never get tired!
Li Qing said suspiciously: "Huh? The carriage hasn't moved for a long time?! After that, Pear Blossom and Bai Yurou also felt different when they heard Li Qing say this! The three of them opened the curtains on both sides and looked out! Because this carriage is specially made and has a layer of barbed wire on the outside, it can only be seen through the slit!
"Husband, what are they doing together?! Well?! Eldest sister, second sister! Do you smell anything?! Is it the child pulling?! It stinks~" Bai Yurou suddenly pinched her nose, and while lowering the door curtain, she fanned the air in front of her with her hands! frowned and looked at Pear Blossom and Li Qing behind him!
Lihua and Li Qing were stunned, and hurriedly took the child out to look at it and said, "No?" ”
Li Qing also said: "No...... Hey? Pee! After that, Li Qing said again: "But it doesn't stink...... Not? It stinks! How can it stink so much today? ”
"Wait! This tastes ......."
Rika slowly let go of the hand that was pinching her nose, and then her face changed, pinching her nose and saying, "This is the smell of rotting corpses!" ”
Bai Yurou trembled, and her body unconsciously moved closer to the pear blossom! Li Qing was shocked and said, "What?!" The smell of rotting corpses? How can there be corpses here?! Could it be that there are fights here, and no one to clean up the corpses? ”
"It's hard to say, it could be the carcass of livestock!" After Pear Blossom finished speaking, she looked at Bai Yurou's scared appearance and comforted: "You don't have to be afraid, my husband is there!" ”
Bai Yurou was stunned for a moment, and immediately showed a calm appearance and said: "Who said I was scared~ I ...... I'm not afraid! Bai Yurou said in her heart: I am older than both of them, but I am so timid than the two of them, what a shame!
Bai Yurou can't compare to the other two! Li Qing is a member of the royal family, and she has seen a lot of dead people! Some subordinates made big mistakes, they were directly killed, and some were beaten to death, Li Qing naturally would not be afraid of the dead!
As for Pear Blossom, it was already a killing ring! When he was still in Chang'an, the assassin entered the Li Mansion to assassinate Li Ke, and Pear Blossom was as simple as killing the assassin as killing a chicken and taking the eggs!
Seeing Bai Yurou say this, that calm appearance is really cute! Pear Blossom and Li Qing glanced at each other, smiled and didn't speak! I can only wait in the carriage!
Outside, Li Ke's face was blue and dark for a while! The other party is like a maggot attached to the bone, which makes Li Ke have a big headache! At the same time, Li Ke is also worried about his father! Now what he is most afraid of is that the other party will catch his father and mother and use it against himself!
Cao Yang looked at Li Ke's face was extremely ugly, and asked, "My lord!" What should we do now? ”
"Bury him first, and erect a monument! Anyway, he died because of his own official! Is his father still there? After Li Ke finished speaking, he asked Cao Yang, Cao Yang shook his head and said, "It's not there!" The guards are all hard-working people, and most of them are homeless people! ”
"Alas!"
Li Ke sighed and said, "Take some of his hair and wrap it up, follow us to Shanzhou, and this official will build a monument for him!" ”
"Subordinates obey ......"
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Li Ke came to the carriage and opened the curtain! The three girls looked at Li Ke in unison, and Lihua asked, "What happened to my husband?" "Yes! There was a stinky smell, and the eldest sister said it was the smell of rotting corpses! Li Qing pinched her nose with a disgusted expression!
Li Ke saw that Bai Yurou's face was a little pale, and after thinking about it for a while, he knew that she must be scared, so he said, "It's okay!" A horse died on the way, don't worry! Next, we will speed up to Chang'an, and it is estimated that we will arrive in Chang'an soon! ”
"Uh-huh, good! We got it! Pear Blossom smiled and nodded, and Li Qing beside her nodded "um", only Bai Yurou breathed a long sigh of relief!
Li Ke asked, "Do you want to go to the toilet?" We're going to hurry in a moment, so now you can hurry! ”
"Uh-huh, I'm going......" "I'm going too!" "Oops! Wait for me, don't leave me! Li Ke looked at the appearance of the three of them, shook his head and said with a smile: "Be careful! ”
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Cao Yang raised his hand, and the people behind him hurriedly stopped! Cao Yang dismounted and came to Li Ke's side and said, "My lord! We need to take a break from the front and give the horses a break to eat some grass! ”
I looked at the sky, and it had sunk! Li Ke nodded and said, "Hmm! Take a break! After that, Cao Yang said to the guards: "Rest!" ”
"Cao Yang! How far are we from Chang'an?! Li Ke dismounted and sat on the stone beside him, and asked suspiciously.
Cao Yang pondered for a moment and said, "My lord, we are still a hundred miles away from Chang'an!" After Cao Yang finished speaking, Li Ke was stunned for a moment and asked: "Last time, we could still see Huashan, why can't we see it now?" ”
"Huh! My lord, the place we are walking in is different from before, so we can't see Huashan! Cao Yang explained, and Li Ke nodded!
"Hiss~"
There was a neighing sound of horses, and Da Zhuang got off his horse with two guards, walked to Li Ke's side and arched his hand, saying, "Commander-in-chief, this is the hair of the dead guards......"
Because on the way here, Li Ke saw that the guards he arranged were all dead! So let Da Zhuang take people to collect their hair, and set up a monument for them to rest in peace!
Looking at the eleven hairs wrapped in cloth in front of him, Li Ke was very angry! However, he wanted to suppress the anger in his heart and muttered, "You can take it!" ”
Da Zhuang nodded and said, "Yes!" Then he put the things in the package and put them away, and asked suspiciously: "Commander-in-chief, since the letter has not been sent, why do we still go to Chang'an?" ”
"Ahem~"
Cao Yang coughed and was stunned, reminding Da Zhuang not to talk too much! Da Zhuang glanced up at Cao Yang, and when he saw Cao Yang staring at him, he immediately understood!
Before Da Zhuang could ask for guilt, Li Ke said: "This time I went to Chang'an, and the official plans to bring my father and mother back and go to Shanzhou with me!" ”
"Huh?! This ......"
Da Zhuang and Cao Yang were stunned, thinking how could this be brought out?! I couldn't get in and couldn't get in, and the letter was taken away by an unknown person! Chang'an will inevitably increase manpower to prevent Li Ke from entering the city!
"Hehe, you don't have to worry, this official is free!" Li Ke's appearance is clearly that he already has a plan in his heart, which makes Da Zhuang and Cao Yang feel a little at ease! The two of them were also very puzzled about the relationship between Li Ke and Li Shimin, how could they not let their horses enter the city? It's puzzling!
Li Ke naturally knew why Li Shimin didn't let him go back to Chang'an, he must be using himself! As for the ultimate goal, Li Ke still has a thought, but he must want to use himself to develop Datang's economy, which is certain!
"I don't know how Lao Liu is doing, and I haven't seen him reply to the letter......" Li Ke muttered for a while, and suddenly heard a commotion from the crowd! Li Ke looked up and saw that it was Blacksmith Wang and his party!
"What's wrong? Lao Wang?! ”
"Meet your lord!" Everyone saluted Li Ke, Li Ke waved his hand and said, "No need to be so polite!" ”
Blacksmith Wang looked up at Li Ke and muttered, "My lord, this is the first time my subordinates have ridden such a far horse, and my body is a little unbearable!" Hiss~" After speaking, his legs trembled unconsciously!
Looking at his predicament, Li Ke thought of the same way when he rode to Luoyang! Naturally, he knew that this was very uncomfortable, so he said: "There is a carriage pulling goods in the back, and there is no one to direct it, so it is all up to the horses to follow us!" That's right, you go and control it! ”
"Thank you, sir...... Hiss~Whew~" Blacksmith Wang was not polite, he knew that Li Ke was definitely not a duplicitous person, if he wanted to pit himself, he would have been pitted a long time ago!
Li Ke nodded, and said to the blacksmith's son Sledgehammer and the apprentices: "Your work will be difficult in the future!" But the day you succeed is when you are alone! "Under one person, what Li Ke said is under himself! And the blacksmith Wang thought it was Li Shimin, and immediately boiled with his heart!
The blacksmith Wang led a few people and said, "Thank you, sir! The subordinates must live up to the trust! ”
"Well, that's it! Get ready and go! After Li Ke finished speaking, he walked back, got on the horse and said to Cao Yang: "Let them all be masked, set off and hurry forward, and rest when they meet the post station!" Departure tomorrow! ”
"Yes!" Cao Yang answered, turned around and asked everyone to gather in masks and start on the road! The group worked hard again, and finally found a post station!
This post station is very large, and it can be said that it can be compared to the restaurant in Chang'an City! Li Ke was very puzzled why a post station would be so tall, this is money to burn?!
When Li Ke walked into the post station again, Li Ke felt that something was wrong! There are almost 100 people in my group, and these people are not afraid when they see their group?! Isn't that weird? Li Ke sat on the stool, called Cao Yang and whispered a few words in his ear, Cao Yang nodded and went out!
The people in the post station seemed to not see Li Ke, chatting and drinking wine by themselves! All of them look fierce and vicious, and at first glance, they are the masters of murder!
"My lord, my subordinates have already ordered them to cook and eat by themselves!" Cao Yang came back and whispered in Li Fu's ear, Li Ke nodded and said, "You sit here for a while, I'll go out!" With that, he got up and walked out!
Lifting the curtain of the carriage, Li Ke took out the body armor and said to the three girls: "Come, put it on!" "The third girl is very familiar with this dress, and every time there is danger, Li Ke always takes out this thing like a horse coat!
"Husband! Is there something going on outside?! Rika's face changed and asked solemnly. Li Qing and Bai Yurou stared at Li Ke carefully, waiting for Li Ke to explain!
Li Ke said: "It's okay, but I'm afraid that something will happen to you!" Come with me in your body armor, it's not safe here! After that, Li Ke lowered the curtain and waited outside the door!
After a while, the voices of Rika and the others came out, saying that they were already dressed! The three girls came out, Bai Yurou held the package, Li Qing held the two children, and Lihua held her spear!
It seems that the three of them have a clear division of labor, and Pear Blossom's martial arts are just right to deal with mutations! Li Ke nodded, no need to ask, this must be Ewha's idea!
"Let's go!"
The three girls followed behind Li Ke, Bai Yurou and Li Qing walked in the middle, and Pear Blossom was in charge of the broken queen! Da Zhuang had already paid the money at the counter and was waiting for Li Ke, and when he saw Li Ke, he walked upstairs with Li Ke directly!
The empty rooms on the entire floor were all booked by Da Zhuang, Li Ke and the three daughters lived in two rooms with their children, and the rest of the guards were on both sides, and so on!
After Li Ke entered the house, he took out the Tang Heng knife directly from the bracelet and slashed at the wall next to him! The house made of wood couldn't withstand the sharpness of Tang Heng's knife, and it was directly cut out of a big gap, so that the two rooms became one!
The people on the first floor naturally heard the movement upstairs, and the shopkeeper wanted to go up and take a look, but was stopped by Li Ke's guards! I gave him some money and sent him away!
"Whew~ If you don't exercise, you can't do it, I'm panting so soon!" Li Ke put the knife on the table, walked to the room that had been opened, took out some food from the bracelet, and put it on the bed!
"Da Zhuang!"
As soon as Da Zhuang heard Li Ke call him, he hurriedly walked in and found Li Ke and arched his hand: "My subordinates are here!" ”
"Let the guards take turns guarding the first half of the night and the second half of the night! The first batch slept for three hours, and they were changing! By the way, I'll send it to you after cooking! Li Ke thought that these were martial arts practitioners, and it was enough to sleep for 6 hours, so that he could cheer up the next day!
"The subordinates obey the order, and the subordinates retire!" Da Zhuang nodded and retreated!
Pear Blossom walked over and said solemnly: "Husband, the people here are very strange!" Li Qing put the child on the bed, walked over and said, "What's strange?!" ”
"Well, it's weird, it's deliberately disguised!" Li Ke continued: "Seeing so many of us masked, no one looked at us! Isn't it strange that they were all chatting on their own, and I think they came prepared! And ......"
Rika didn't speak, but stood aside and pondered! Instead, Li Qing asked curiously, "And what?!" ”
Li Ke's eyes narrowed, and he said coldly: "I guess they are the murderers of Lao Tzu's guards, and it is also possible that after the letter was obtained by "that person", someone was sent over!" ”
"So what are they going to do?! Kill us?! Bai Yurou's eyes widened and asked nervously.
Rika twisted the spear in her hand and broke it into two! Then he sat on the stool and said, "Eight or nine is not far from ten, I'm afraid they just want to do this!" ”
Bai Yurou scratched her head and said, "I don't understand a little, my brain is a little messy!" Why don't they do it now?! Do you have to wait until the evening?! ”
Rika said, "It's possible, but I don't think it's that simple! If it was "that person", he would not let his subordinates behave so stupidly! I think they should mean something else, of course! Either way, it's not a good thing for us! ”
After listening to Pear Blossom's analysis, Li Ke especially wanted to know what to do next if it was Pear Blossom! Immediately, Li Ke asked, "Pear Blossom, if it's you, then what should we do?!" ”
Rika frowned suddenly, and the air became a little cold! I only heard Pear Blossom say coldly: "One word, kill!" For the safety of her husband and children, this is the only way to strangle the unknown danger! ”
"Huh!?"
The three of them, including Li Ke, were all frightened by Pear Blossom's words, but they didn't expect Pear Blossom to be so straightforward and have such a heavy killing intent!
"Wow~Wow~"
"Wow..."
The two children cried one after the other, but they didn't expect to cry in the carriage! But I was scared to cry by the momentum and killing intent of Pear Blossom, and it was the sound of this child crying! Pear Blossom instantly turned from a fierce tiger into a little sheep, smiling and running over to coax the child!
Li Ke's scalp was numb, and he didn't know that he thought that Pear Blossom was schizophrenic! Li Qing also hurriedly went to coax Xiao Ke, and said to Pear Blossom while coaxing Xiao Ke: "Eldest sister, you ...... In my husband's words, it's really "me!" ”
Rika smiled awkwardly and said, "Ahem...... I didn't hold back for a while, so pay attention next time! Hehe! ”
Li Ke was silent, originally he wanted to see what the other party was going to do! But by the momentum of pear blossoms, I was suddenly a little excited!
Bai Yurou looked at Li Ke's expression, knowing that Pear Blossom's words touched Li Ke! Then he muttered, "Husband...... Are you going to get rid of them according to the eldest sister's method? ”