Chapter 11: Encounter with Robbers (1)
Wei Qinian stood outside for a long time, couldn't bear to interrupt their conversation, and turned back into his father's room.
"Has Qin'er drunk the medicine? In two or three days, we will enter the city, will Qin'er's body be able to hold it? Wei Ying asked when he saw his son go in.
"I've already sent someone in, so I should drink it, right? What is my father's health? I'm about to enter the city, and I'm going to enter the palace to thank you, can you afford it? Wei Qinian asked worriedly.
"When thanking you, the weaker your father is, the more relieved the emperor is, that is, you have to work hard, and when you go home, your aunts will definitely ask about you and Qin'er, and the two of them will rely on you to protect them in the house!" Wei Ying smiled bitterly and shook his head after speaking, "And your younger brothers and sisters, Qin'er is weak, Yue'er is still young, they live in the mansion, and they need you to support them!" Also, if there is any accident for the father, only you know their identity, and you must treat them well, so as to repay the fact that Helanhou once took care of our Wei family. There are a few words that my father has never told you, I think that in the battlefield of the Western Regions, if there was no Marquis Helan, there would be no status of your father today! He is not only my lifesaver on the battlefield, but also my mentor and friend in the officialdom! Now that he is in trouble, only Qin'er and Yue'er are left, our father and son must spend their lives to protect them, do you know? After Wei Ying finished speaking, he sighed to the sky with embarrassment!
The closer they got to the Imperial City, the more they missed their old friends, remembering the friendship they had with Herlanche on the battlefield and the decades they had been stationed together in a barbaric place far from the Imperial City.
"Father, don't worry, you have been in love with the Marquis of Herlan for decades, and your son is also a good friend with the Herlan brothers! Now that they have suffered such a catastrophe, their sons of blood will definitely find a way to protect them. After Wei Qinian finished speaking, he stood silently with his hands, and his thoughts were as heavy as his father!
Yang Qing came over to report secretly, saying that a secret guard saw the proprietress in the backyard of the inn arranging a guy to go out of the village, although he was far away and couldn't hear what they said, but for safety reasons, Yang Qing had already sent someone to follow him!
"I was suspicious of the proprietress just now, and we were not allowed to go in and out of the back kitchen, and we were not allowed to enter the backyard. General, I'm worried that they are colluding with the bandits, will they secretly try to kill them for money? Yang Qing followed Wei Qinian to the frontier for more than ten years, on the surface, he looked like five big and three coarse, but he was calm and thoughtful, he shouldered the mission of the safety of two generations of generals, and he did not dare to relax his vigilance for a moment. As soon as I saw that this inn was different from other inns, I secretly sent guards to carefully inspect the backyard and kitchen, and found this problem!
hurriedly ran to report to Wei Qinian.
"Really? Increase the secret guards, and send more remote sentinels, and report back immediately if there is any movement! Wei Qinian knew that bandits were rampant in this area, and when he heard Yang Qingyu's report, he didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly ordered them to strengthen their precautions, and he knocked on the door again to report to his father.
"I've long felt that this road is quiet and a little unpleasant, so it turned out that this inn was used to attack us when we relaxed our vigilance? These bandits are really smart...... Well, let's put it aside for the time being, and see what they do next, and if they are ordinary mountain bandits, we will send them away at once with our attendants, and if so, ...... Those who are specifically targeting us are probably also prepared, and we can only do our best to deal with them! It is...... Qin'er and Yue'er, they can't stand this toss, you must send the most effective guards to protect them from leaving! After Wei Ying finished speaking, he was completely sleepy, thinking about the accuracy of this news and the next way to deal with it.
Someone knocked on the door, it was the proprietress who was quite beautiful and eloquent, "The official master opened the door, and the slave family sent the master some supper with the characteristics of this inn......"
"My father was tired from traveling, so he rested early, and asked the proprietress not to disturb him." Wei Qinian opened the door gently and whispered.
"The slave family doesn't know that the official master has rested, and the slave family has retired." After the proprietress finished speaking, she hurriedly retreated and returned.
Wei Qinian turned around and went into the house and extinguished the lights.
waited until there was no movement in the courtyard, Yang Qing flashed into the house and said: "General, there is really something wrong with this inn, the proprietress sent someone to send a supper to the family, and after investigation, there are drugs in it." I just sent supper to the old general again, and I must have done something too, I have already sent a secret guard to keep an eye on the boss lady, general, what should I do next? ”
"Don't disturb them with rash action for the time being, and you can't disturb the lady and son...... Their intentions have not yet been clarified, and making a change in advance may startle the snake. It's better to wait for them to do it before they have the opportunity to act. You ordered someone to prepare a carriage, and if something happens, you personally escort the lord and his wife to escape from here, and I will deal with them. Remember, no matter what, you must protect them from leaving safely, you know? After Wei Qinian finished speaking, he glanced back at his father who was sitting on the bed and meditating, and it seemed that his father had handed over his safety to him!
Yang Qing nodded silently and left quickly!
Sure enough, in the middle of the night, a secret message came from the far sentry that a team of unknown men and horses had entered the village and was approaching the inn.
The Sentinel soon brought the news that the man did not look like a government or a soldier, much less a well-trained Assassin, and had no other characteristics than to carry weapons.
Listening to their conversation, it seems that they are bandits on the mountain, ready to rob at night and evacuate before dawn!
Wei Qinian completely trusted the judgment of his outpost and secret guard, because they followed him on the battlefield all the year round, and also infiltrated the enemy country at any time to conduct various investigations, this kind of thing was not difficult for them.
"Father, it may be a real mountain bandit, there are more than 20 people, plus the few people who pretend to be men in the inn, the total is less than 30 people, our attendants can deal with it, my father will rest first, and I will deal with everything." After Wei Qinian received the news, he was going not to tell Helanqin, who was already asleep, and let them continue to sleep. And his father is old and frail, so he should not be bothered by such trivial things.
Wei Ying nodded to his son, "Don't kill as much as possible, but it's best to solve it without blood...... Ay! If it weren't for the emperor's listening to slander, he was bent on levying taxes from other countries, making the people miserable, and there would be no such mountain bandits and robbers! They are all the people of Lan Zhaoguo, and they were forced to be outlaws. ”
"Knowing my father, I will send an order down so that they don't hurt the lives of the bandits, and my father can rest in peace! I'll take a look. Wei Qinian finished speaking and walked out of the room.
The inn is quiet, next to the father's guest room is the room of Helan Qin and Helan Wanyue, I hope they can sleep until dawn, and don't be disturbed by the upcoming fight here!
Wei Qinian sighed deeply, picked up his sword and jumped onto the roof!