Chapter 20: The Hunt

"You idiot!"

Yang Zhong slapped Zhao Yong's face and roared angrily.

"If you hadn't found out anything and rushed to encourage me to clean up that Zhang Hao, how could you have caused me to be so embarrassed in front of the assassin history.

I was humiliated several times by this little brute, and I was really angry that I had read the sage books for so many years in vain. ”

Zhao Yong knelt on the ground, covered his red face with his hands, and said aggrievedly: "I don't know either." ”

Yang was so angry that he smoked, pointed at his nose and scolded: "Shaft, you still dare to say that you don't know." "I want to fight again.

Zhao Yongyi hugged Yang Zhong's thigh and begged for mercy: "Uncle, I know it's wrong, just spare me, don't fight, it hurts." ”

"You waste, you dare to cry out in pain."

Yang finally pushed him away and sat back in his seat.

Zhao Yong stood up, came to Yang Sheng's side and said cautiously: "Actually, this is to blame Liu Yu and Guo Xun for these two assassins, if they hadn't protected Zhang Hao, he would have been a prisoner at this moment, and he would have been a ghost under the knife." ”

"It's because you didn't do things well that you dragged me into the water, and now it's to blame others."

"Uncle, you don't think you should talk to Lord Zhao like before, and change this Guo Xun too."

Before that, it was the relationship between Zhao Zhong, who was a regular servant in Yangzhong, and asked him to speak to Emperor Ling, saying that Liu Yu's prestige in Youzhou was too high, and he was quite popular with the people, and even the Hu people respected him very much and paid tribute to him several times. Therefore, Liu Yu was transferred back to the imperial court to serve as an idle position as Zongzheng.

Yang Zhong was really angry, and slapped Zhao Yong in the face again.

"You idiot is hopeless, another one? Do you think this world is your home? Do you know how much it cost me last time? Do you think Lord Zhao's fluttering words are enough? ”

This hit made Zhao Yong speechless, just like he said before that his face was too painful.

Yang Zhong was not only angry with Zhao Yong, but also annoyed with Zhang Hao's humiliation of himself. He has lived for more than 50 years, and he is actually compared to someone who is more than 30 years younger than himself, and this breath is really unbearable.

Slowly calming the anger in his heart, Yang finally said calmly: "The most important thing now is Zhang Hao, this little brute, we offended him twice, but we couldn't do anything to him, and now this grudge can't be resolved, and we won't die." We're going to find an opportunity to never suffer again. ”

"No, I know what to do, uncle."

……

At this moment, Zhang Hao was also extremely angry in his heart, he originally had no grievances with Zhao Yong and Yang.

But they are thorns in their own flesh and keep making trouble for themselves.

First, Zhao Yong pushed himself down to the river and killed the original Zhang Hao, and then Yang finally wanted to trouble himself in his position, and still wanted to frame himself unrelentingly, causing himself to die.

People are good at being bullied, and horses are good at being ridden. Zhang Hao has already understood that it is not that if he does not provoke others, he will not offend people.

There are thousands of reasons why others can hate you, even if it's just that they're in a bad mood and don't like you.

Zhang Hao thought to himself: Since they are so aggressive, then don't blame me for repaying my grievances. It is always a curse to keep it, and it should be eliminated as soon as possible, so that I will always worry about what they will come up with against me.

Fang County still has a lot of things waiting for Zhang Hao to go back to preside, so after the things here are completed, Zhang Hao did not stay at home for a long time, packed his bags and said goodbye to his parents and rushed back to Fang County.

And just after Zhang Hao and his group left Jixian County, a passer-by standing on the edge of the city gate hurriedly ran back to the Zhao family's mansion.

"My lord, Zhang Hao has left Jixian County with ten guards at the moment, and he should be going back to Fang County."

"Okay." Yang Zhong put down the tea bowl in his hand and said to the man, "You take fifty soldiers and ride on fast horses, be sure to intercept and kill them on the way, and then disguise yourself as a bandit and robber to kill people and rob money." ”

Zhao Yong stood aside and said excitedly: "Uncle, why don't you let me take someone to chase after me, when the time comes, I will personally kill Zhang Hao to vent my uncle's anger." ”

Yang finally thought about it and felt that Zhao Yong had fifty people, and Zhang Hao was only ten people, even if he was right, he would have the upper hand, and there would be no mistakes, so he nodded and agreed.

"You remember, once you catch up with Zhang Hao, you must kill them all, and you can't leave a single living mouth."

"No, the little nephew knows, this time he will definitely bring Zhang Hao's head back to vent his anger to his uncle."

Zhao Yong looked like he was winning, and thought: Zhang Hao, Zhang Hao, this time I won't let you escape death like last time, I must cut off your head with my own hands, and torture you and humiliate you before you die. I want you to know that compared to me Zhao Yong, you Zhang Hao are not worthy of lifting my shoes.

……

After Zhang Hao left Jixian County and walked fifty miles east along the official road, he saw a forest.

So he turned his horse and headed north, leaving only one man to keep watch before leaving, and instructed: "Watch this place for two days, and see if there is a procession of more than twenty men galloping eastward."

If so, tell me at once thirty miles north to a small village; If there is no such team in two days, you can go back to Fang County by yourself, and we will set off by ourselves. Clear?"

"No." Then the guard disappeared into the woods.

Just as they wanted to be opponents against Zhang Hao, Zhang Hao also wanted to settle them.

It's just that Zhang Hao thought about it a little more, and he felt that with the characters of the two of them, he hadn't offended them before, and they still had to design a frame-up. This time I came back and humiliated both of them, and it is unlikely that I will endure it for a while and then take revenge on myself.

Zhang Hao was sure that even if Yang could endure it in the end, Zhao Yong would definitely not be able to bear it, which could be inferred from the fact that he almost killed himself once before.

So for the sake of insurance, Zhang Hao wanted to wait on the road for two days to see if anyone chased and killed him. If there is, it will be replaced by yourself to catch up from behind, if not, it will be regarded as your own care, and there will be no loss.

Just after noon, less than two hours before Zhang Hao left, the guards saw a group of fifty people passing through the woods and speeding eastward.

"If someone really came over, it seems that Zhao Yong is the leader, these people are fully equipped, it seems that they are going to the lord, I have to hurry up and report to the lord."

……

Zhang Hao and the other guards rested at Lizheng's house in the village, preparing to stay at his house for two nights.

"Childe, please drink water." Li Zheng brought a bowl of water and handed it to Zhang Hao.

"Thank you, sir."

This bowl of underwater belly, the whole person is a lot more energetic. After riding a horse all morning, Zhang Hao and the others were a little tired, and Zheng Meng, a fool, has always been alive and well.

At this time, a person walked in quickly, and it was the guard Zhang Hao who stayed on the same road to monitor.

"Lord Qiqi, an hour ago, there was indeed a team of fifty people, led by Zhao Yong, all of them were fully armed, heading east."

Zhang Hao took out a string of money from his arms, about two hundred, and handed it to Li Zheng's hand: "Thank you for your hospitality, but it looks like we can't stay here for the night, you take the money." ”

"Thank you, Childe."

Zheng Meng looked at Zhang Hao with excitement on his face: "Brother, what do you say?" ”

"What to do, of course, is to catch up."

……

Zhao Yong led the people to Gushui after chasing a hundred miles, but he didn't even see a figure on the way, and the sun was about to set.

In front of it is the Gushui Ferry, which is the only ferry within a radius of 100 miles, and there are several families who make a living by fishing and ferrying.

Zhao Yong casually called a guard: "You go up to find the boatman, and ask if anyone has made a ferry to the other side during this time." ”

After a while, the guard came back and reported: "Childe, the boatman said that no one had been on the boat for a day today. ”

"Childe, in the opinion of his subordinates, Zhang Hao and the others should have left the official road halfway to find a place to rest, so that we didn't meet all the way." One of the guards stepped forward and said.

"I know that, I don't need you to remind me."

The guard was spewed by Zhao Yong's sudden nameless fire, and immediately closed his mouth.

Zhao Yong was very annoyed, chased for a day, and rode a horse to make the two strands hurt, but he didn't expect to pounce.

"Childe, we've been chasing for a day, if it's late today, people are sleepy and tired, how about we rest here for a night?" Another guard said cautiously, for fear of angering Zhao Yong.

Zhao Yong thought for a while and said: "Well, it's okay, this is the only ferry port nearby, Zhang Hao will definitely pass by here, we will wait here, and wait for work." ”

"Childe is wise."

After being praised by his subordinates, Zhao Yong felt a little better and ordered everyone to get off the horse and rest.

After Zhao Yong left, the inexplicable guard spat on his back.

"Phew, a straw bale is just a family, what's so spirited."

The people next to him persuaded him; "Don't be angry, no matter what he says, he is also the eldest son of the Zhao family, our future lord."

"Hmph, if the Zhao family is in his hands, sooner or later they will be defeated."

Soon several bonfires were lit by the river.

The guard gave the dry food to Zhao Yong, but after he tasted it, he threw it away.

"You bastard actually give me this kind of thing, and this thing that doesn't even eat dogs is for people to eat?"

After hearing Zhao Yong's words, everyone silently lowered their heads and looked at the dry food in their hands a little undecided, but after a burst of protest from their stomachs, they still finished eating the dry food.

It's just that the eyes they looked at Zhao Yong became a little subtle.

No one can bear the feeling of hunger, let alone Zhao Yong, the boy who grew up in a honey pot, but the dry food was thrown away by himself, and there is nothing to eat at the moment.

So Zhao Yong instructed the guard who had just brought him dry food: "You go to the river to catch a few fish for Ben Gongzi." ”

How to catch fish on this big night, but because of Zhao Yong's identity, the guards still went.

It's just that before leaving, he picked up the dry food that was thrown away by Zhao Yong and put it in his arms. He came from a poor family, and he went hungry as a child, but he knew what this little piece of dry food meant at certain times.

Zhao Yong saw this scene and scolded: "Cheap slave." ”

At this moment, the severe pain between the thighs and the hunger from the stomach made Zhao Yong regret it very much, obviously he could stay at home and hug the beautiful maid, drink fine wine, eat delicious food and wait for his subordinates to bring Zhang Hao's head to himself, why should he run out to suffer this crime when he is full.

This also made Zhao Yong even more resentful of Zhang Hao, if it weren't for the fact that he himself wouldn't have to suffer.

Yes, it's all Zhang Hao's fault.

Zhao Yong clenched his fists and swore that when Zhang Hao was caught, he would be tortured enough and cut off his head with a knife.