Chapter Twenty-Six: The Attack at Dusk
When he slept until dawn, Mo Li was suddenly awakened by a dream, and he dreamed that Yuan Chonghuan was executed by Ling Chi, and countless people in Beijing bought a piece of meat cut from Yuan Chonghuan's body from the executioner, bit it hard and spit it on the ground, and scolded angrily: "Phew! Dog traitor! ”
What an ignorant people! Inspector Yuan, who was dedicated to defending the country, was framed as a traitor and traitor who colluded with the Tartars! Sadly, the deceived people believed him and hated him to the core.
Mo Li couldn't imagine how Yuan Chonghuan felt when he looked at the countless people of Jingshi who he had been full of enthusiasm and dedicated to preserving him one by one while eating the meat on his body and scolding him for being a traitor.
Should they laugh at their ignorance and shamelessness? Or is it the pathetic and lamentable pity for them? Nothing is known.
"General Moshen, what are you thinking?" Suddenly, a voice sounded behind itself.
Mo Li looked back, but Yun Han also sat up.
"Sister Yunhan, why haven't you fallen asleep?" Mo Li smiled at her and smiled.
Yun Han said lightly: "I was in a panic, and I just fell asleep and heard General Mo Shen sigh, did General Mo Shen have any nightmares?" ”
Mo Li said gloomily: "Mo Li dreamed of the tragic death of the superintendent...... Mo Li felt that the ignorant and shameless people were more hated than the traitors who brought disaster to the country and the people! Even more terrible than a rape and plundering Tartar! ”
Yun Han was also silent for a while, and said, "But they are also very pathetic and pitiful. ”
"You're right, so the awakening of the people is very important, and people who don't know the truth and don't distinguish between right and wrong are more harmful to the country."
"Well, don't talk about it, these are all things that the princes in the court should consider, and it's useless for us to say it." Yun Han said.
"Well, I just think the Inspector died too unjustly."
Yun Han lowered his head, and after a while, said: "I believe that one day, the grievances of the superintendent will be revealed, and the sky will return the superintendent to an innocent and fair person!" ”
"That's right! It will definitely be revealed to the world in the future! Oh, by the way, Sister Yunhan, can you ask where your husband is? Moli said.
Yun Han shook his head and said gloomily: "I didn't get married, how did I come from." ”
Damn, you look almost thirty years old, and you haven't married yet? Mo Li couldn't help but sneer, didn't they all get married early in ancient times? Could it be that you are the king of leftover women in this era? "Sister Yunhan, why don't you find someone to marry?"
Yun Han shook his head and said, "Don't talk about this, it's not too early, rest early, you have to hurry later." ”
Mo Li lay down again, but he didn't fall asleep for a long time. Of course, it's not because of Yun Han, Yun Han doesn't look very beautiful, and he's a little older, although Mo Li is a little bohemian, and he hasn't teased little girls before, but in this situation, even if he is lustful, he can't afford to have a beautiful thought.
Su Su slept quite deeply, this little girl, maybe she was too tired from being frightened during the day.
Mo Li looked at the two women who were sleeping not far away, and Lin Guo, who was sleeping soundly beside him, thinking of the dream he had just had, he sighed, and the next road had to be planned well.
Originally, in Jinzhou, if he hadn't killed Liu Tianlu in a moment of anger, with his previous achievements, he would have been promoted, and if he could grasp the military power in Liaodong and vigorously train the army, he was afraid that it would not be difficult to reject the enemy from the country.
However, Liaodong is remote and cold, and there are Tartars eyeing the side, I am afraid it will be difficult to make a big difference, so leaving Jinzhou is not necessarily a bad thing. After receiving Inspector Yuan's family, he had to make another plan.
Listening to the even breathing of others around him, Mo Li secretly sighed and tried to fall asleep. It was less than an hour before dawn.
In his sleep, Mo Li vaguely heard Su Su's girl whispering in her dream: "...... Brother-in-law, you have to protect yourself......"
Early the next morning, Mo Li and the others set off to continue their journey.
Previously, He Kegang had told them that Yuan Chonghuan's family had been exiled for three thousand miles, and the destination was in the southwest border, and they had already set off two days ago, so they had to hurry up and catch up with the Yuan family as soon as possible, otherwise once they were far away from Jingshi, no one could say whether those Wei eunuchs would make a move.
Along the way, in addition to the necessary horses to rest and graze, they did not dare to delay, to the north of Baoding Mansion, this is already a very safe place, and it is not far from home, so Mo Li asked Su Su's two junior brothers to escort Su Su home first, and the others continued to rush non-stop.
Originally, I thought that something could happen on the road with Su Su, a little girl, but because everyone was around, there was a lot of inconvenience, and everyone was in a hurry, so I hardly said a few words to Su Su along the way, and Mo Li couldn't help but feel a pity in his heart. I wonder if I'll be able to see you again in the future? Mo Li looked back at Su Su's beautiful figure in the distance, and a wave of loss welled up in his heart.
Hurrying slowly, he finally rushed to the boundary of Zhending Mansion at dusk and caught up with the Yuan family.
Because Yuan Chonghuan's wife Huang was still in his hometown in Fujian and did not follow him in Beijing, only his concubine Ruan Rong and son Yuan Chengzhi were exiled, as well as Yuan Chonghuan's cousins, brothers-in-law, nephews and other people, a total of eleven people. In addition, there were more than ten officers and non-commissioned officers who escorted them.
Because they walked on their feet, and they dragged their families with their mouths, they naturally walked not fast, so they walked for three days before they reached the boundary of Zhending Mansion and were caught up by Mo Li and others.
Ruan's and others are taking the avenue, and Yuan Chonghuan has also been famous since he guarded Liaodong in recent years, especially last year, when the Tartars surrounded Beijing, Yuan Chonghuan traveled thousands of miles to help, but in the end he suddenly became a traitor who colluded with the Tartars to make peace, and was executed by the emperor Ling Chi a few days ago.
The people of Beijing were deeply affected by the siege of the Tartars, and they had a deep fear of the Tartars, and they naturally hated Yuan Chonghuan who colluded with the Tartars to make peace, so as soon as Ruan and others left the house, the people along the way have all scolded one after another, and all kinds of rotten vegetables and rotten eggs were thrown at the Ruan family, and many people pointed at their families and insulted them endlessly.
Ruan knows that her husband is a human being, and she knows that he will never do anything to betray the country and seek glory, and there is actually another hidden story behind her husband's death, but as a woman, she doesn't know how deep this water is.
Ruan, who heard the news of Yuan Chonghuan's death, was like a bolt from the blue, and he was locked in his room alone and cried all night.
At dawn in the early morning, Ruan was preparing to commit suicide by hanging a beam in the room and followed her husband, when suddenly, her 8-year-old son Yuan Chengzhi woke up from a nightmare and cried. It was Yuan Chengzhi's crying that made Ruan Shi dispel the idea of suicide, and he was relieved to die, but what about this young Chengzhi? She couldn't let him be without a father and a mother.
Along the way, Ruan Shi tightly protected Yuan Chengzhi in her arms, preventing those rotten vegetables from smashing on Yuan Chengzhi's body, she would rather be embarrassed than wronged her children.
Yuan Chengzhi was young, and when he saw that the people kept throwing rotten vegetables and rotten eggs, he also insulted his father as a traitor.
It was precisely because their group was so eye-catching, and because of the insults and obstructions of the people along the way, it was Emo who was able to quickly catch up with them and recognize them.
At this time, the sky was already dark, and the Ruan family and their team were slowly walking on a remote official road, with woods on both sides of the road, and there were no people in sight in front of and behind. After discussing with Du Geng, Mo Li and Du Geng decided to appear openly, and if those escorted soldiers stopped them, they had to salute first and then soldiers.
Mo Li and Du Geng followed Ruan Shi and them for about dozens of zhang, and were about to hit their horses and step forward, when they suddenly heard a whistle, and dozens of black-clothed masked men rushed out from both sides of the road, holding swords to kill Ruan Shi and the others.