Chapter 12 The Flesh is on the Table
I remember that my sister Mi Xuan mentioned once in the past that King Xiansheng was killed by thieves. Xiong Jing only thought it was incredible, how could the king of a country be killed by thieves. Now, however, he was completely convincedβthe bronze sword that was lying across his neck was still bloodstained, and it had just slashed someone.
"All we ask is to stay out of the city. If Lao Su can help, he will not kill your little master. The elder said. There are not a thousand but hundreds of Chu soldiers on the shore, but he has Xiong Jing in his hands and completely grasps the initiative on the Qinghan boat.
"Is that true?" Yu wanted to step forward again, but Ge stopped him. He knew that although the ranger was dead, he still kept his promise.
"You have finally heard the name of good going to evil." The man who wanted to kill at the beginning didn't care about reporting his name.
Ge has heard the name of good and evil, but he never knew that it was two people. He glanced at Xiong Jing, who could only smile bitterly and nod at him, and there was no sense of superiority at this time.
"It's a deal." Ge Shensheng agreed, and then turned his head to the two of Yu and said, "Put away the sword." β
"Your Royal Highness...... "The four swords are facing each other, and there are Chu army armor soldiers outside, and the feather and the bird are eager to kill them, but it is a pity to throw a mouse bogey.
"Collect your sword!" Ge's voice became stern for the first time, and Yu and Yu had to put away their swords.
"That's what hospitality is all about." The older man called Shango, and his sword was taken, but his brother's evil sword was still in front of Xiong Jing. "What do you call Lao Suo?" Shango smiled, as if it was not him who threatened with the sword just now.
"A lowly person, without a name or a surname." Ge looked at the uncollected sword, and his heart hung all the time. "It's better for you to collect your sword, if the city guard sees someone flashing his sword in the boat, I am afraid that something will happen."
"Collect your sword." Shan went and instructed his brother. The two dragged the township master from the market to the south of the city, and saw the mobilization of the military flag at the head of the city, knowing that the city gate was on guard and could not go out, so they chose a Qinghan boat - as long as the car and the boat were not used for traders, the people sitting in it were all powerful people, and the powerful people always had privileges, and the hope of going out of the city was much greater than that of ordinary people. Xiong Jing was also relatively unlucky, and he happened to be bumped into by them, but fortunately, the matter of going out of the school palace to the Purple Mountain was extremely secret, and he changed his clothes when he came out.
"Oops...... this... Whence? Why am I here? The village teacher, who was knocked unconscious when he escaped, finally woke up, and when he opened his eyes and saw the hot market with different scenes, he asked.
"This boat out of the city is also." Shango said with a smile, he was drinking Xiongjing's cup of tea, and he felt a little bitter at first, but it quenched his thirst and had some tea. "When you get out of the city, the city officials won't be able to find you. Let's go home. β
"However, I have stolen, according to Chu Lu's ......" The township teacher was still a little dazed when he saw that the people in the boat were still at a loss, and he confessed himself.
"What is Chu Lu?" Good did not speak, and evil did not speak. "In addition to the Qin law in the world, the laws are all the laws of the poor and the laws of the commoners, so the crime is not as good as the doctor and the rich, only the common people are punished, why do you want to nag the Chu law. This is hardware, you can take it home and live a good life. β
A piece of gold cake was thrown out and landed on the mat with a thud. The boat was dark, but the golden cake was more and more dazzling.
During the Warring States period, the countries continued to conquer, and in order to become strong, they tried their best to exploit the people. There is a land tax, a city tax, a mouth tax, a household tax, and a field rent, a military tax, a salt tax, and even iron tools have a heavy taxβ'the weight of the needle is added to one, and the thirty needles are the nationality of one person; The weight of the knife is added to six, five, six, thirty, and five knives and one person's nationality; The weight of the iron is added to seven, and the nationality of the three irons is also. The rest is allowed to do so. However, they will raise their arms to win things, and there are no disobedience. β
Taxes are extremely heavy, and as the population grows, not every household may have a hundred acres of land, and the result is that the average farmer earns less than 1,000 yuan a year, and has no money to spare. Hardware is five catties of gold, worth 30,000 or 40,000 yuan, and many families can't save so much money in their lifetime, and the township teacher was stunned all of a sudden. But what surprised him was not only that, Evil Lai reached out and grabbed Xiong Jing's belt, and in the clanging sound, the left and right strings of ornaments were torn off.
"This is worth three pieces of gold, let's use it to feed my mother and wife." Evil came loudly, and he didn't mind robbing young children.
"Rude!" The feather was terrified, and the sword was drawn again, and under its influence, the bird's sword was also unsheathed.
"What if?" Evil didn't draw his sword, a dagger was already on the Xiong Jing vest, and his tone was very reasonable: "What you wear, eat, adorn, and use are all the people's corn, and now I return it, why not?" β
"Yes!" Xiong Jing, who had calmed down, was indifferent, and Ge held back his anger and had to agree.
"Haha." Seeing Ge agreeing like this, the evil came to laugh, pointed to the two strings of ornaments on the mat and said to the village teacher: "Put it away!" The useless ornaments of the nobles, the food of the poor for a year, what can not be taken, what is the use? β
"He will repay his disgrace today." Yu once again retracted his sword, his eyes burning, as if he wanted to engrave the appearance of evil coming and good coming in his heart.
"The dog of the powerful, how can he have ambitions." Evil came to disdain the threat of feathers, and good went to laugh and said: "It's just two strings of ornaments, your master really cares?" He said and looked at Xiong Jing, but Xiong Jing did not answer, and his eyes did not dodge. The sword used by the two is Zhao Jian, but Zhao Ren? Shanlai asked again.
"What is Zhao Renruo?" Ge answered. What he is most worried about is that Xiong Jing's identity is exposed, but fortunately, he has changed his accessories when he goes out, otherwise......
"Qi Zhao is a swordsman, and my friend is also a Zhao person." Shango probably just wants to get closer to each other, and has no other intentions. "Since I am a Zhao person, I will treat myself with courtesy. Come on, brother, put it away. β
Evil has a fierce and vicious face, but he still obeys his brother. As soon as he put away his dagger, the atmosphere in the cabin relaxed again, until the boat reached the water gate, and the shouts of the sergeant came from the shore, and the atmosphere in the cabin was tense again.
"The search of the water gate is very strict, and now everyone is standing outside the cabin, and the three of them are afraid that they will not be able to get out of the city." Just now, the sergeant shouted Cheng Yin's order, and everyone in the cabin heard it clearly, so Ge had this remark. "Why don't you go ashore here......"
"There are all armor soldiers on the shore, how can there be a way to survive here?" Shanlai still smiled, not worried about the search at all.
"Catch thieves in the city, all the guests of the boat are standing outside the cabin......" Qing Hanzhou kept moving forward, the louder the sergeant's voice became, and the more depressed the atmosphere in the cabin became. Although Evil Lai took the dagger, he was closer to Xiong Jing's position than before, and Ge Heyu's breathing was even heavier, and his eyes were firmly fixed on the two, for fear that they would do something.
"You wait out!" Good to drink, the tone is unquestionable.
"Nope." Ge shook his head and took a small step forward, but when the dagger reappeared, he had to retreat with someone.
There were four people left in the cabin, and the knights were not afraid, but the village teacher was restless. Shanshan glanced at Xiong Jing and said with a smile: "You're not afraid?" β
"What's the use of the meat on the figurines?" Xiong Jing is actually afraid, but after all, he is an adult, and when he encounters robbers, calmness and not pretending to be smart is the first thing, as for money, he is the prince of Chu, how can he have no money.
"Good." The good comes to laugh even more happily, the rich people he robbed are a lot more noble, and the name of good and evil is reported, and no one is not afraid. "You're also from Zhao?"
"My mother is Zhao." Xiong Jing didn't want to answer, but he didn't dare to refuse so as not to upset the robbers, and he didn't dare to lie and make them unhappy.
"Zhong Ming Ding Food House, it is difficult to have smart and wise people." Shankan looked at Xiong Jing with some regret, "Even if there is, it will be envied by everyone." β
"Is it possible to choose where you were born?" Xiong Jing smiled bitterly, "Will you really let me go after you two go out of the city?" β
"Gentleman, are you a rebel when we are?" Evil is unhappy, he was born poor, and after learning swords from his teacher, he promised himself to be a gentleman, and now he is questioned by a child, and he is suddenly unhappy.
"The sergeant searched all over the city, how did you get out of the city......"
"We have our own way of getting out." Shan went to understand Xiong Jing's worries, this little boy was afraid that he would be used as a shield again - the servant would care about him, and the sergeant of the Chu army might not care about him.
After saying it, he closed his eyes and recuperated until the crowd in front of him became more and more noisy, and the boat swung and a sergeant boarded the boat.
"Where's the rumor?" The sergeant's urn sounded angrily, and then he said, "Is there anyone in the boat?" β
"Is there anyone in the boat?" Ge outside couldn't answer, and the sergeant who saw hesitation asked again, and his hand was already pressed on the hilt of the sword.
"Ahem......" Shanlai spoke, he raised the curtain and saluted the sergeant first, and then said: "I am ordered by Yin Zhi to go out of the city, it is a matter of confidentiality, and it is inconvenient to go out of the cabin." β
"Is there a warrant?" The sergeant on the deck wanted to draw his sword and swing it, but when he heard this, Ling Yin suddenly stopped.
"There's an arrow here." Shanlai really took out an arrow from his arms, leaving Xiong Jing and Ge dumbfounded.
The sergeant did not dare to slack off when he took the arrow, he looked at it and went ashore to ask the officer to take a closer look, and after some tossing, the officer personally boarded the boat to return the arrow, and finally made an empty salute before leaving with the sergeant. Ge, Yu and the others entered the cabin again, their eyes were not all hostile as before, and they began to have some doubts. No one would have thought that the outlaw ranger would actually have Ling Yin's arrows, could it be that Ling Yin and the ranger were colluded?
"Since you are a Zhao person, why don't you leave with us. The world is so big, how fast is the righteous hero, how can he be the dog of the powerful? Shanlai read the doubts in the eyes of several people, and planned to take the opportunity to pull people. When he broke in just now, he was almost killed by Yu Yijian.
Seeing that the two of them were indifferent, they smiled again: "Even if you want to be rich, you don't have to be in Chu State?" If they come, they will be rich. β
Concubine Zhao was married into the Chu State when Xinling Jun stole the talisman to save Zhao, and Ge, Yu, Fowl and others were all ministers who accompanied the marriage; Even if there is no such relationship, as Xiong Jing guards, they will inevitably be rich and noble in the future, and the 'good ones will get rich' has no effect.
"If so, then ask for mercy." Shanlai said regretfully, at this time, when the boat arrived outside Guo, he made a fool of everyone and went ashore directly.