Chapter 200: Sleepless Night
Mr. Gao said that this route came to Jiaohe County, and he first saw that there was no Datang town along the way. Even on Jinshaling, there is not a single soldier guarding an important position like the Jiji Inn, what does it mean?
Everyone asked, "What's the problem?" Lirong ate very carefully, not letting those greasy lips get to her lips, and after listening to everyone's questions, even she stopped eating and listened to what Master Gao said.
Master Gao said, "There are 10,000 people in Futu City, which is much more than the people in Xizhou. Xizhou City can't pass thousands of people. Under normal circumstances, Xizhou would have to set up a few guards between Jiaohe County and Futu City to make sense, but there is none. ”
He analyzed that there is only one reason for this situation, and that is that it is not necessary.
Because the establishment of troops requires the supply of food and equipment, and the cost of this is not a small amount, no one will set up guards in the market towns and downtown areas of the interior, but only set them up in those necessary places. And with Guo Xiaoke's knowledge, there is a reason for not setting up troops here.
Master Gao said, "There are so many people in Futu City, but it has not posed a threat to Xizhou for several years, not because of how strong Xizhou is, but because of the Tang Dynasty behind Xizhou." I think that it took less than two seasons for the Tang Dynasty to take Gaochang, and Gaochang at that time was much larger than Futu City in terms of strength and volume. Looking at it this way, what are the tens of thousands of people and centaurs in Futu City! ”
People listened and nodded again and again, this place dominated by Futu City has been safe and sound for several years, and it is also trying to protect itself, how dare you make trouble without anything and provoke the iron cavalry of the Tang Dynasty?
Feng Zheng said, "But Lord Gao, we just provoked the young master of Futu City, if he doesn't have a temper anymore, can he swallow this breath?" Besides, you killed one of them again. ”
Gao Dadao, "That man almost killed my brothers, shouldn't he pay for his life?" Besides, I didn't know whether my subordinates were alive or dead at the time, and killing him was just because he had bad intentions at the time, so how could I blame me. ”
Lirong knew what Feng Zheng meant by throwing and killing, which was a new term. However, from Master Gao's words, she also knew that from Jinshaling all the way to Futu City, in Master Gao's head, she had not been idle for a while, and had been thinking about this matter, and his analysis was also reasonable.
Ashina Thin Cloth is not a good name for this khan, he used to be just a leaf protector. After Gao Chang was pacified, except for a few small cities scattered in the west, Futu City had no strong support, how dare he make a mistake!
However, Master Gao was able to let go of Pheasant Lin decisively, firstly, he could see that he was bolder than ordinary people and thoughtful, and secondly, he did not want to have a stalemate with Futu City. After all, he was just a shepherd, and it was best to clear up these things, which was something that Guo Dudu had to consider.
People eat and talk at the same time, but there is no alcohol, otherwise the atmosphere will be better.
After dinner, the tall man assigned the tents. There were only five tents in total, four of which were large tents, and the tall man asked his subordinates to live there, and each tent could accommodate more than 20 people. This time, there were about 100 people, and excluding those who were on patrol, it was just enough.
In the middle of the four large tents, a very small tent seemed to be tall. While Lirong was wondering where she was going to sleep, Master Gao pointed to the small tent and said to her, "That is your residence, you can go now." ”
When she got up, she was still thinking, did she live with Master Gao? I couldn't help but feel my heart pounding. When she entered the tent, she saw that there was only a thick blanket spread on the ground, and a thin piece was thrown on top to cover it, obviously only enough for one person to cover, so how could she sleep?
She lay down there with her clothes folded, her eyes looking at the top of the tent, listening to Feng Zheng outside arranging for people to take turns to patrol the night, led by him and many others, and only heard two words from Master Gao in the middle.
Not far outside the tent were the four hundred horses, which were well fed and quiet. Slowly, the rest of the people rested in their tents, save for the low chatter of the night watchmen and the footsteps that passed every once in a while. Lirong was also tired this day, and at first she turned her ears to listen to the movements of the tall man, and then she fell asleep first.
When he first arrived in a strange realm, Master Gao didn't dare to go to sleep at ease, and besides, he had no place to go, so the small tent he had prepared was occupied by Lirong, so he had to ask for a blanket from the steward and quietly walked out of the camp.
He went to the hillside not far away, found a large tree with three branches, and went up to him, and used his knife to make a small place around the branch. It is also a good place to sleep by making a small nest of fine branches between the branches, and finally spreading the blanket on top of it, and then covering the other half of the blanket on the body after lying down.
He hugged the oolong knife, and the branches and leaves on his head were so dense that he couldn't see through it, even if it rained a little, he wouldn't get wet. It was quiet all around, but the tall man couldn't sleep.
Ever since he saw Lirong at the Wentang Hostel last time, Master Gao noticed that there was something strange in her eyes when she looked at him, how could he guess that this woman was thinking about him, but he didn't think about it at all.
There are enough people in the family who are good enough, and everyone seems to owe them too much. Now another one has appeared in plain air, but he doesn't owe her anything, so he doesn't dare to pull those who don't need it.
But when he calmed down and thought about it, he remembered some of the deeds of the previous brother, if it was discussed from her sister Lilan, Gao Jun could not be said to have nothing to do with her, but what did these things have to do with him?
Because of the real Gao Jun before, he finally sorted out the bad things between Li Wanqing and Cui Yan. These women are like fairies, but their hearts and eyes are dead.
He has seen how powerful they are, and he complains like you owe them a huge debt, and you dare to neglect and neglect them in the slightest, and they always have a way to make you sleep and eat restlessly. If a man is entangled with several such women, there will be no more peaceful days.
What's more, he has also seen too many families and families snubbing their own flesh and blood because they married a bride, and what changes will happen to the young hearts of those children, Gao Daren can't say clearly, and he can't say comprehensively. However, Gao Daren himself has his own experience.
Lying on a tree, he remembered the damp, cold little room in the northernmost corner of the courtyard of Chen Guogong's mansion. From the age of five to the age of thirteen, how many lonely and lonely nights are there in eight years, and it takes a child to survive it moment by moment?
If it is set against the bustling fire from the front yard from afar, this taste is even more unforgettable, and it has been deeply rooted in Gao Jun's mind. He felt that sleeping on the tree at this time was quieter than sleeping there.
He suddenly remembered Liu Yurulai again, and his heart couldn't help but tighten. What to do with this tricky woman in the future? She seems to have forgotten all the past events in the Chen Guogong Mansion, and now she is just single-mindedly starting a new life in Xizhou.
But what about himself? He remembered what Master had said to him the last time he returned to Zhongnanshan, "You have the Dragon Slaying Treasure Knife in your hand, but you can't cut off the past." (To be continued.) )