Chapter Seventy-Four: Replacement of Hostages
On the morning of the second day, Daqin, twenty miles outside Chang'an.
The flamboyantly dressed procession had just been identified and could continue their march towards the capital of the summers' desires, but there was no trace of joy on their expressions.
Especially the few people in the middle of the team, their mood can be said to be quite low, because this time they are not the messengers of the scenery, but the hostages of replacement!
The man dressed as a Chinese man sighed and saluted: "Dudu, in front of us is Chang'an of the Qin State, as long as we step in and want to come out again." ”
The middle-aged man who was called the governor reined in his horse and was silent for a while before he spoke: "No way, this trip must be changed back to my brother, and now only he can stabilize the overall situation!" ”
That's right, this person who volunteered to be a hostage is the son of Sima Yi and Zhang Chunhua, the younger brother of Sima Shi, the governor of Huaibei of the Great Wei Dynasty, and everyone knows - Sima Zhao!
Saying that, Sima Zhao turned his head to look at the carriage behind him, and said worriedly: "Don't think too much, see King Qin first, my brother's life is more useful than mine." ”
After speaking, he urged the horse forward, shouting as he went: "The whole team accelerates, and it is extremely important to arrive in Chang'an before noon, Dawei and my brother will definitely remember everyone's hard work, and everyone will be rewarded." ”
Although Sima Zhao was unwilling in his heart, he still shouted a few encouraging words, so the speed of the team was also a lot faster, and he finally caught up with the goal he set.
Outside Chang'an City, Sima Zhao and the others were stopped again for inspection, but Sima Zhao was knowledgeable and knew that this was not because Qin Guo deliberately embarrassed himself, after all, when Chang'an was still the capital of the Han Dynasty, the control was even stricter than this.
Coincidentally, it was the five hundred lords of the lieutenant army who were on duty today, and he felt that Sima Zhao and the others were very popular from a distance, so he didn't have any presumptuousness, but just followed the standard process.
It's just that when he checked the carriage, as soon as the soldiers lifted the curtain of the carriage, Wang Lin felt that Sima Zhao's face was pale, and his eyes were wide as if he was going to eat people.
Wang Lin hurriedly stepped forward to stop the soldiers, turned to his own, and asked with standard aristocratic etiquette: "I don't know which nobleman of Wei is in the car, can he get out of the car and see him?" ”
However, there was no answer in the car, and Wang Lin's face was a little unbearable, but the task of inspection must be done, otherwise it would be a dereliction of duty.
However, Qin Zheng also ordered that officers and soldiers should not be allowed to be arrogant, especially for those who are high-ranking officials, even if they are enemies, they must be treated with corresponding respect.
He could only copy the banner of the Wang family and said: "Under the Great Qin General Wang Li's cousin, the lieutenant army of five hundred lords Wang Lin, ask to see the nobles in the car." ”
When the people in the car heard this, their bodies shook and they hesitated slightly, but they still slowly opened the roller shutter and got out of the car with the help of the maid.
At this time, Wang Lin knew that there was a noble lady in the carriage! I saw that this woman was petite, fair-skinned, with black sideburns and soft to the calves, and a green dress with white gauze to cover her face, giving people a hazy fairy beauty.
Wang Lin has seen a lot of beauties, but there are really not many people who blushed and heartbeat when he can't even see his face, especially her temperament that does not eat fireworks in the world.
At this time, Sima Zhao had already come on horseback, and looking at Wang Lin's appearance, there was a trace of anger on his face, and he put on an expression that was not what I expected.
Then he spoke: "This is Sima Rou, the daughter of my brother's eldest general, Sima Shi, and I am here to pick up my brother." ”
Wang Lin is not a fool, no matter how much her daughter feels sorry for her father, there is no reason to go to the enemy camp to pick up people, and such a weak woman came all the way from Jinyang, is it just to take care of her father.
So Wang Lin guessed almost immediately that this Sima Rou was the Sima family's "beauty plan", and it was estimated that he was going to dedicate it to His Majesty or the three covenants of that family as his in-laws!
Thinking of this Wang Lin, he couldn't help but shudder, if this is the case, he will be looking for trouble if he is staring at people in this "thief", and it is not good if he is hated by others.
So Wang Lin just wanted to command the soldiers to quickly check the carriage so that Sima Rou could go back, but he heard a childish cry: "Wow...... Wow..."
Originally, Sima Rou only saluted slightly in the face of interrogation, looking weak, but she immediately panicked when she cried, and she didn't want anyone to help, so she got back into the carriage in three or two clicks.
After a while, he cautiously came out, holding a cylindrical object in his arms, and it was from this that the cry came - a toddler in swaddling clothes!
Wang Linhu looked at it suspiciously, thinking that this is still a buy one get one free? Are they here to ease relations or to smash the scene?
Sima Zhao seemed to see Wang Lin's speculation, his face was blue and purple, and he immediately defended: "This is the adopted son of my brother Sima Shi, and also my youngest son, Sima You." This time I'm here to ...... It's coming..."
Speaking of this, Sima Zhao couldn't help but stand up, he really couldn't open his mouth and said that he was here to replace Sima Shi as a hostage, which was simply humiliating the Sima family.
Wang Lin watched the girl and the maid hurriedly deal with the child, and thought to himself that he could not match a wet nurse, and then he couldn't stand it anymore, and said: "If the girl can trust Wang, you can give it to the next to try." ”
Sima Rou frowned and exchanged colors with his uncle, but Sima Zhao felt that Wang Lin would not deliberately provoke trouble, so he nodded secretly.
Sima Rou gently handed his younger brother into Wang Lin's arms, don't look at Wang Lin wearing leather armor, but the movements should be gentle first.
It's strange to say that the child couldn't stop crying and making trouble in the arms of his sister and the maid, but when he arrived in Wang Lin's arms, he just shook it lightly a few times, and then he stopped crying, and even began to yawn.
Wang Lin looked at the little cutie in his arms, smiled slightly, and hummed a meaningless ballad softly, and the child really fell asleep after a while!
Sima Rou saw all this, just like magic, and then thought about it, he had no way to deal with him, and couldn't help but admire him sincerely: "The general is really powerful!" ”
Wang Lin listened to the girl's sweet voice, and laughed while continuing to shake it: "My little ancestor is much more difficult to deal with than this, why don't you invite a wet nurse?" ”
Sima Zhao saw that his son was stable, and his sense of Wang Lin in his heart was much better, and he sighed slightly: "Please, I was injured on the road and couldn't catch the road, because I was in a hurry to see His Majesty and couldn't find it temporarily, so I could only wronged him for a few days." ”
At this time, Sima Rou, who seemed to be introverted and shy, suddenly interjected: "The general is so skilled, what about Mrs. Zun?" ”
Wang Lin's body was suddenly stunned, he lowered his head a little unnaturally, and said sadly: "My family didn't resist when he was young, and he was gone. ”
When Sima Rou heard this, she was shocked, she didn't expect that her unintentional move would touch Wang Lin's wound, looking at his instantly depressed application, Sima Rou felt guilty.
The girl also lowered her head deeply, and finally squeezed out a sentence: "I'm sorry......"
Wang Lin raised his head, and said with a sunny smile: "It's okay, this may be her fate, let's not talk about this." ”
At this time, the inspection had just ended, and Sima Zhao also saluted and said a few words such as "festival mourning" and "hard work", so that Sima Rou took back his youngest son, and the group continued to march to the palace.
It's just that at this time, Sima Rou, who is holding her younger brother, always has a tall and gentle image lingering in her heart......