Chapter 22: Distressed
Zhao Junsheng turned around and walked to the side of the horse and turned over the horse, sat on the horseback and looked at Xie Changfa and said indifferently: "It's just a little trick, if the Xie gang leader honestly sends someone to find out the news and tell me truthfully, you can ensure that the Xie gang leader is fine, if the Xie gang leader dares to play tricks with him, he will not survive tonight, and he will wait here at night, drive!" β
Xie Changfa was hunched on his waist and chest, his face was in cold sweat, and after watching Zhao Junsheng go away, he couldn't help scolding: "Why are you still stunned, quickly find a carriage to take Lao Tzu back!" β
"Yes, yes!"
Zhao Junsheng rushed all the way to the Xie family market, although this Xie family market is just a market, but its scale is not less than a county town, he came to the door of an inn, standing at the door of the shop Xiao Er immediately greeted him and said with a smile: "Is the guest officer a tip or a store?" β
Zhao Junsheng said: "Find me an upper room, and feed my two horses again!" After speaking, he handed over a stack of copper coins.
The shopkeeper smiled, took the copper coin and promised: "Okay!" Who, groom, come and take the two horses of this guest officer to the stables and feed them! β
Zhao Junsheng handed over the two horses to the groom and followed the shopkeeper into the inn.
The shopkeeper led Zhao Junsheng to a clean room on the second floor by the street, Zhao Junsheng went in to take a look, felt quite satisfied, and said: "Let's just this one, first get a basin of water, my son wants to wash up, and then go to the kitchen to get three side dishes, a few buns, and a pot of wine to send over!" β
"Guest officer, wait a minute, the little one will come!"
The washing water was quickly delivered, Zhao Junsheng washed his face comfortably, and after a while, the shopkeeper brought side dishes, buns, wine pots and wine glasses.
"Guest officer, the wine and food are ready, you can use it slowly!" After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he was about to turn around and leave.
"Wait a minute!" Zhao Junsheng called Xiao Er, threw a few copper plates over and asked, "Xiao Er, I heard that someone was smuggling a large horse smuggling transaction in the pine forest not long ago, and was sent by the government to serve a pot, do you know about this?" β
When the shopkeeper saw that the other party threw the money over, he hurriedly caught it and said with a smile: "Guest officer, you can ask the right person, it is said that the one who was arrested was Hua Mulan from Huajiabao and more than a dozen of his burgers, who were selling horses; Another group of people were also arrested a lot, they were buying horses, it is said that these people who bought horses were people from the Southern Dynasty, and they wanted to smuggle them to the Southern Dynasty, but they didn't expect to be served by the government this time, and Huajiabao was only afraid that it would be miserable this time! β
Zhao Junsheng asked knowingly: "Why did the government send troops to take people?" The black market trade in this pine forest is already an open secret, and the government has always turned a blind eye, so why is it so serious this time? They get a soft hand every year when they take money, isn't it authentic? β
The shopkeeper shook his head and said: "The guest officer doesn't know, this dispatch is not a local officer and soldier, but a soldier and horse from the county town of Suiyang, it is said that it is the soldiers and horses directly ordered by Wan Dugui, the town guard general of Taishou Mansion!" The local government is in collusion with the Little Snake Gang, how can they send troops to take people? Isn't that cutting off one's own financial route? β
"Soldiers sent by the Taishou Mansion? So the prisoner will be escorted to Suiyang City? β
"Of course, that team has only been out of the Xie family set for a short time, and they are rushing to Suiyang City at this time!"
Zhao Junsheng nodded, and immediately waved to the shopkeeper to let him out, he picked up the bamboo chopsticks and immediately began to devour them, and soon ate the dishes and pancakes, and drank a few sips of wine, after drinking the bowl, he took a spear, hung the knife on his waist and walked downstairs.
The shopkeeper stepped forward and asked, "Guest officer, who are you?" β
"Go out, keep the room!"
"Okay, okay, you go slowly!"
Zhao Junsheng took two horses from the groom's hand, stepped on one of the horses and galloped quickly to the east, he whipped all the way, changed horses once, and finally caught up with the team escorting Mulan and others after an hour, at this time the team was resting on the side of the road.
"Dare to ask which general is leading the team, Zhao Junsheng has something to ask to see in Xiasuiyang!" Zhao Junsheng shouted loudly behind him as he rode his horse.
The officer and soldier who led the team turned his head to look at Zhao Junsheng, who was riding a horse to catch up, and instructed the hundred generals around him: "You bring a few people over to stop this person and ask him what is the matter?" β
"Yes, lord!"
After a while, the hundred people will return to report to the officer who led the team: "Qi Qi Mansion Master, that person said that he is friends with Liang Peng and Liang Sima, and he wants to talk to the building owner about something!" β
"Sima Liang?" The leader of the team was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Let him come over!" β
"Yes, lord!"
Zhao Junsheng was brought to the leading officer, clasped his fists and saluted: "Zhao Junsheng has seen the general under him!" β
"I heard that you and Liang Sima are friends, I wonder if you want to see me for anything?" The leading officer looked at Zhao Junsheng and asked.
Zhao Junsheng said: "That's the case, the Hua Mulan who was locked up in the prison car is a friend of Xia, and the fact that Hua Mulan sold horses to merchants in the Southern Dynasty was framed, and there is already key evidence to prove Mulan's innocence, so I want to ask General Xing to let me meet Hua Mulan and say a few words to him!" β
"ThisΒ·Β·Β·Β·Β·Β· I'm afraid it's not very convenient! The officer leading the team was a little hesitant.
Zhao Junsheng immediately took out a gold cake from his arms and secretly stuffed it, "A few days ago, I went to visit General Taishou Wan and offered the textile and sewing method of breeches, General Wan was very happy, and ordered Zai Xia to be fully responsible for supplying breeches to the garrison, and also ordered Liang Sima to be the liaison between Taishou Mansion and Zaixia. Mulan's personality is very clear, he is a Xianbei person, if he is not unaware, how could he sell the horse to a merchant of the Southern Dynasty? Please also ask the general to be accommodating in this matter! β
The officer who led the team was surprised: "Oh? Are you the ones you made up? No wonder these few days the military lord is very happy. Okay, since you are the person that the military lord likes, you must be able to trust it, and give you a quarter of an hour! Come on, take Brother Zhao to see Mulan! β
"Yes, lord!"
Zhao Junsheng was led by the 100 generals to the side of the prisoner car, and the 100 generals waved their hands to let the soldiers guarding next to them back a little, and reminded Zhao Junsheng: "Remember, it's only a quarter of an hour!" β
"Thank you, thank you!"
Zhao Junsheng watched the hundred people go away, turned his head to look at Hua Mulan with an embarrassed face, and couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart, and reached over to hold her hand: "Mulan, it's all my fault, if I can get to Xie Jiaji earlier, nothing will happen!" β
Hua Mulan looked at Zhao Junsheng's worried and regretful face, her heart warmed, and she said, "Why are you here?" Didn't you prepare a dyeing workshop, a textile workshop and a garment workshop in Suiyang City? β
Zhao Junsheng said: "Yesterday afternoon, I passed by a wine shop and felt hungry in my stomach so I went in and asked for a few side dishes, I heard someone talking about you selling horses, and I heard the voice to know that it was Yao Desheng's two entourage, I learned from their discussions that you want to sell horses was Yao Desheng deliberately revealed to Tian Lang, he already knew that Tian Lang was actually a horse dealer in the Southern Dynasty, and wanted to frame you!" So I immediately rushed over to stop you from trading with Tian Lang, but I don't know how to ride a horse, and I have been bumped and delayed a lot of time along the way, if I had superb riding skills, I would have caught up with you a long time ago, it's all my fault! β
Hua Mulan smiled and comforted: "It's okay, you can practice riding well in the future!" β
Zhao Junsheng could see that the smile on Mulan's face was deliberately pretended, if such a big thing happened, he was not worried that it was fake, if the government couldn't find out, according to the laws of the Northern Wei Dynasty, he would kill his head and confiscate his family property.
Zhao Junsheng immediately comforted: "Mulan, don't worry, two of the brothers who asked you to stay in the store before I came have arrested Yao Desheng's two entourages, they are the insiders of this conspiracy, if they are allowed to testify, and then arrest Tian Lang, a horse dealer in the Southern Dynasty, the matter of you being framed will come to light, I have just found someone in Xie Jiaji to explore Na Tian Lang's hiding place, I believe that it will be found soon, and then the government will be notified to arrest him, and you and Huajiabao's brothers can be released!" β
Hua Mulan hurriedly said: "Brother Junsheng, don't do this, you have no power to restrain the chicken, Xie Jiaji is a mixed place, the government and the local snakes, smuggling merchants, bandits, Jiangyang thieves, etc., this Tian Lang can operate in this area for many years and is unscathed, it can be seen that he is powerful here, you are not his opponent, or return to Suiyang City quickly!" β