Chapter 42: The Hung Gate
I was really afraid of something, and the next morning, more than ten horsemen chased after him, hunting under the banner, and it was Er Zhu Zhao's personal soldiers.
Sure enough, it was Erzhu Zhaode who reminded him that it was Gao Huan who had kidnapped more than 100,000 people, which was simply bold and punishable.
If you want to say that Er Zhu Zhao has his own heart, in fact, he doesn't care much about this matter--- the remnants of the six towns have rebelled all day long, and they have never stopped, Er Zhu Zhao also has a headache, plus the recent war, the money and food under his rule have long been stretched, and it is not a good thing that there are more than 100,000 mouths to eat.
However, Er Zhu Zhao thought about it again, and felt that Gao Huan had indeed passed, didn't he ride on his head Er Zhu Zhao? At the moment, he sent someone to chase Gao Huan and asked Gao Huan to come to Jinyang to explain. If the explanation is not good, he will simply take him hostage on the spot, and he will not return the remnants of the six towns that have been plundered.
Here Er Zhu Zhao also left a careful thought: as long as Gao Huan is detained in Jinyang, the big deal is that the hundreds of thousands of people will go to Hebei to eat first, and then return to Jin or not, and then save a lot of grain.
Thinking like this, Er Zhu Zhao suddenly felt extremely wise, and his face was as bright as a flower. Because of this, he just called people to chase Gao Huan, and he had no intention of leading his troops north.
"King!" There are honest subordinates who are anxious: "Only send a few messengers to chase... If Gao Huan refuses to come, won't he let hundreds of thousands of people run away in vain? ”
Er Zhu Zhao glared: "Jinyang has just recovered, and his eyes are full of devastation, so don't you toss when you send troops at this time?" That Gao Huan is just an eagle dog raised by my Erzhu family, since I summoned him, how dare he not come? ”
There are always those who like to figure out the master's mind, and at this time hurriedly interjected: "How can hundreds of thousands of people walk fast?" And tell the messenger to catch up with Gao Huan quickly, if Gao Huan really doesn't obey, you can teach the messenger to turn to Pingcheng, so that the defenders of Hengzhou block the flying fox and the natural danger, where else can Gao Huan go? When the time comes, it will not be too late for the king to send troops again. ”
"Good!" Er Zhuzhao's eyes lit up, and he nodded again and again: "That's it!" ”
Let's say that Er Zhu Zhao's more than a dozen cavalry soldiers chased after him, shouting that Gao Huan would go back to Jinyang with him, it was really not a good idea, just learned the arrogance of his master Er Zhu Zhao.
Xue Guyan was already glaring, and lowered his voice and said: "Envoy, there are just a dozen or so thieves, why don't I send them together, so as not to make noise in front of the envoy." Mo Duolou was silent, but one hand touched the handle of the knife.
didn't want Gao Huan to be unheard, but laughed and said: "Gao Mou obeys the king's order, so I will go to Jinyang with you." ”
Gao Huan agreed very simply, Mo Duo Lou and Xue Guyan were certainly surprised, and Er Zhu Zhao's envoys were even more surprised, and the words that they had prepared were completely empty. The leading messenger sneered twice, but he didn't know what to do, and said, "That... That's a good idea. ”
"Envoy, this is not appropriate... Mo Duo Lou frowned, but seeing Gao Huan's resolute expression, he had to say again: "Otherwise... Pick up two thousand elites, and I'll go with you? ”
"No!" Gao Huan shook his head: "Just teach Gu Yan to accompany me alone." It's really going to turn his face, and two thousand people can't stop the many thieves in Jinyang. There are many people, and Zhu Zhao, the anti-churchman, is suspicious. ”
Mo Duolou was not at ease, Gao Huan smiled again: "Don't panic, when I get to Jinyang, I have my own way to get out." All you have to do is speed up your journey and escort the townsfolk east. ”
"Whoa!" Mo Duolou knows that Gao Huan is good at scheming, and since he is so determined, then most of the time it will be fine. Xue Guyan patted the scabbard on his waist: "Don't worry, go to Jinyang, I will fight for my life, and I will not hurt half a hair of the envoy." ”
Gao Huan laughed: "This is going to Jinyang, but I don't want you to work hard and do your old job." ”
Xue Guyan was confused...
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At that moment, Gao Huan and Xue Guyan returned to the south and followed the envoys to Jinyang.
This road is more than 700 miles, and when the envoys come, they all desperately urge the horses, and they will arrive in three or four days; When it was his turn to return, Gao Huan dragged on all the way, sometimes falling asleep, and shouting that he would not wake up for a long time. When I arrived in Jinyang, it was already a full eleven days. The envoys were also anxious, but it was not good to have a --- attack, before leaving, Er Zhuzhao just asked him to wait for Gao Huan to go back, and did not specifically care that he would rush back to Jinyang Yunyun in a few days, and now that Gao Huan has been summoned, it seems that there is no reason to blindly urge; The two of them, laughing and laughing all the way, are even more generous, and the messengers have all gained a lot of benefits, the so-called short hands of eating people, how can they be embarrassed to reach out and hit the smiling man?
On July 19, Gao Huan and Xue Guyan entered Jinyang, and were immediately summoned to the Fenyang Palace, saying that Er Zhu Zhao was the marquis in the mansion.
The sun is scorching, when Xue Guyan raised his head, it can be seen that this Fenyang palace is still expanding, inlaid with gold and jade everywhere, good life and luxury, and the door is also called raised a few feet, which can be on par with the old Taiyuan King (Er Zhurong) Mansion not far away.
After Er Zhurong's death, Er Zhuzhao took over the power alone, and it was not that he didn't think of encroaching on the old mansion left by Er Zhurong. It's just that he once went in for a night under the pretext of an excuse, and he felt cold all over his body, and there always seemed to be a pair of eyes staring at him in the dark, which scared him into a cold sweat, knelt down on the spot, and shouted "Tianzhu spares his life". Early the next morning, Erzhu Zhao fled back to his house in embarrassment, and no longer had the idea of the dove occupying the magpie's nest. However, after a while, he secretly felt unhappy, so he ordered a large-scale expansion of his mansion, and even specially explained that when the door of the Fenyang Royal Mansion was compared with the old Taiyuan Royal Mansion, it was not allowed to be high, but it could not be low.
"Tsk, that's so magnificent!" Xue Guyan sneered: "With this mansion alone, I don't know how much silk it will cost." Er Zhu Zhao is not only reckless, but also extravagant and lascivious, as far as Er Zhurong's old foundation is concerned, I am afraid it is not enough for him to toss. ”
Gao Huan was a little silent at this time, his eyes fluttering, all in front of the gate of the old Taiyuan Palace, which was closed and lonely not far away. There were three or four halberd-wielding warriors in front of the door, standing still and not allowing anyone to approach.
In the past, when the pillar of heaven was there, this door must have been a door. . . Gao Huan thought like this, his eyes wandered, and he saw a long courtyard wall in his eyes, which was already covered with moss, and he didn't feel a tight feeling in his heart: now behind the high wall, she is the only one who lives alone, hey, I don't know how to spend this endless loneliness... Oh yes, how old is a doll with her? It's good, it's good...
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After entering the Fenyang Palace, there were waiters to lead the main hall, and along the way, there were many elite warriors around, everyone with halberds and hard bows, looking at Gao Huan and Xue Guyan's eyes, it was really a little unkind.
Xue Guyan sighed in his heart, and couldn't help muttering: "This battle... It looks like a Hongmen banquet set up by the overlord of Chu? ”
"Then dare to please!" Gao Huan laughed, and didn't forget to lower his voice: "Gu Yan said this, then I won't become Han Gaozu?" With that, his face was fearless, and he strode in.
The main hall Lille Zhu Zhao stood on the top, and the two were full of Qihu generals from all walks of life, all of whom were also unkind.
As soon as Er Zhuzhao saw Gao Huan coming in, he immediately stretched his face, coughed, and waited for a few words to roar and stand up. Unexpectedly, before he could speak, Xue Guyan in the hall roared violently, and opened his mouth before him: "King! This thing is a great gift carefully prepared by my high envoy, and I hope the king will accept it with a smile! With his hands outstretched, he was holding a square wooden box.
Xue Guyan's voice was like a huge thunder, and the ears of the people in the hall were buzzing. Er Zhu Zhao was caught off guard, and he was also startled, and swallowed all the words back into his stomach, and he was speechless for a while. Then what is the power of the horse, it will naturally be gone.
The square wooden box was presented, and when it was opened, the head of the handsome Xirong thief Douling Bufan was impressive, with bulging eyes and a long tongue, which was indescribably hideous and terrifying. The season was hot, and the skull was already rotten, and a burst of foul smell poured out of the box, and the Chinese wanted to vomit.
Rao Shier Zhu Zhao has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he has no calculation of killing people in his life, and he eats the stinking smell in his nose, and then looks at the dead and blind Douling Bufan, and he also feels that his scalp is numb, and there is a burst of discomfort in his chest, and he has no strength to speak.
Gao Huan opened his mouth at this time: "He Liuhun lived up to the trust and cut off the head of Douling Bufan here." This gift, can the Tuwaner brothers still be satisfied? ”
"This..."
When Gao Huan said this, Er Zhuzhao suddenly remembered that not long ago, he was still close to Gao Huan like brothers, and he was full of gratitude. Now Gao Huan not only summoned him, but also brought the head of Douling Bufan... Hey? Why do you feel a little embarrassed to be yourself?
As soon as he thought of this, Er Zhuzhao's face slowed down greatly, and he said with a smile: "This gift is very good, thank you Brother He Liuhun." ”
Before the words fell, a burly man with a cold face on the side coughed again and again, Er Zhuzhao heard it, suddenly came to his senses, his face sank, and he changed into a cold voice: "Brother He Liuhun, do you know... Why did I summon you to Jinyang in a hurry? ”
The coughing man Gao Huan recognized that it was Murong Shaozong, the confidant of Er Zhu Zhao and the son of Suolu County, who was a man of Wen Tao and Wu Strategy, and he was really a rare talent under Er Zhu Zhao's account. Gao Huan glanced at Murong Shaozong, and said unhurriedly: "He Liuhun doesn't know, he was about to ask Brother Tu Wan'er for advice." ”
"Let me ask you, when you obviously answered me, you just wanted to kill but Douling Bufan, and then returned to Jinyang to celebrate, why didn't you say goodbye?"
"It's really a lot of affairs, and at that time I was far away in Pingcheng, and I had no time to return south."
"Lots of business?" Er Zhu Zhao sneered more and more: "What kind of business is that?" What are the many methods? ”
Gao Huan said seriously: "He Liuhun is to send the rebellious people of the six towns to Hebei. There are more than ten thousand people, isn't it numerous? ”
"How daring!" Er Zhu Zhao suddenly changed color: "I was about to discuss this matter with you, but you said it first." Okay, let me ask you, how dare you be so bold and take more than 100,000 people captive? ”
"Huh?" Gao Huan pretended to be surprised: "Didn't the Tu Wan'er brothers personally promise to deal with this chaotic people, and it is all up to He Liuhun to make his own decisions?" ”
"You..." Er Zhu Zhao didn't expect Gao Huan to have such a play, so he was speechless, and his face turned into a pig's liver color.
At this moment, Murong Shaozong sneered and raised his voice: "Shaozong is not talented, but his memory is not bad. If I'm not mistaken, what the king said at the beginning was obviously 'If you want to kill and release, Brother He Liuhun will make up his own mind'. Now the high envoy neither kills nor releases people, but takes people captive, this... I'm afraid it doesn't make sense, right? ”
Er Zhu Zhao was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly shouted: "Exactly! Even if He Liuhun kills the thief embryo, I will never say anything. But you're taking people captive, that's really not right! ”
Gao Huan glanced at Murong Shaozong deeply, his face gradually became astringent, and he was stunned for a while. There was a lot of noise in the two times, and the generals of the Qihu army stared at Gao Huan and Xue Guyan with bad intentions, and many of them had already touched the handle of the knife on their waists.
After a long time, Gao Huan finally opened his mouth, and he barely squeezed out a smile: "This matter... It is indeed Gao Huan's thoughtfulness, hoping that the king will forgive his sins. The mistake has been made, and it should be remedied in time. Why don't Gao Huan set off here, hurry up, and definitely catch up with him, so that all the chaotic people will be handed over to the king to deal with, how about it? ”
Er Zhu Zhao was secretly funny: This is also pointing to being able to get out under the pretext, Gao Huan, this guy, it's ridiculous. Immediately, his face was straight, and he pretended to be heavy: "More than 100,000 people, and they are all dragging their families with their mouths, so it is unkind to ask him to wait to go back and forth." In this way, let him wait for the east for the time being, and when the autumn harvest comes, He Liuhun might as well send rations and send him back to Shanxi, how about it? ”
Murong Shaozong was in a hurry when he heard this, and shouted, "No! Never... ”
"Shut up! I've made up my mind, and I'm going to mention it again! "Er Zhu Zhao is scheming, how can he teach Murong Shaozong to ruin his own wise feats? Immediately shouted to stop. Murong Shaozong was helpless and stepped aside.
Gao Huan immediately showed a smile on his face, and shouted "King Yingming", then arched his hand, and said: "In this case, Gao Huan will rush back to Hebei to arrange." After the autumn harvest, this chaotic people will definitely be sent back, and no one will dare to be missing. ”
Er Zhu Zhao let out a long laugh, and tears came out of his eyes. He lazily half lay down, with a leisurely expression: "Don't worry, don't worry, you and my brother, it's time to get together for a long time." He Liuhun can live in this Jinyang, and accompany me every day to run horses and release eagles, wouldn't he be happy? ”
In Gao Huan's voice, there seemed to be a cry: "Dare to ask the king, Gao Huan... How long will Gao Huan live? ”
"When did the rebels return to Shanxi, hehe, that is the day when the He Liuhun brothers set off."
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This is located in the north of Jinyang City, Yongxiu Temple, occupies a very small area, the incense is not vigorous, and there are only a few old monks living in it. No matter how you look at it, this Yongxiu Temple is just the most ordinary small temple.
But today's Yongxiu Temple has suddenly become a lively place--- the original residents of the old monks were driven out, and they were replaced by Gao Huan and Xue Guyan.
But it was Gao Huan and Er Zhuzhao who said that if they want to live in Jinyang for a long time, they must always find a comfortable place. Recently, I have been restless, it is best to find a Buddhist temple to live, in order to feel at ease, and in my spare time, I have to worship the Buddha and recite the scriptures.
Erzhu Zhao asked where it was appropriate.
Gao Huan replied that when he ran away from Liuhan Chang before, he happened to pass by Yongxiu Temple in the north of the city. The scale of this temple is very small, and it is a remote corner, but it is quiet.
Er Zhu Zhao has already "pitted" Gao Huan a lot, this small condition, if he doesn't agree, it will inevitably seem stingy, and he will allow it at the moment.
So the temple cleaned up a little, and Gao Huan and Xue Guyan moved in.
If you want to say quiet, the temple is indeed quiet, but it is just two lonely figures, accompanied by the ancient Buddha of the green lantern. However, when I went to the outside of the temple, I suddenly made a world of difference--- there were three layers inside and three layers outside, densely packed with guards, even if it was a bird, how could it fly out?