Chapter 44: Parting
Two chapters in one)
Your Prince's Mansion, Yin'an Palace.
Wu Zhi took a sip of tea slowly, looked at the Kaifeng Mansion in front of him, and felt helpless, he had wasted all his time here for a few days. Especially since he was appointed to join the army in the northwest, his own noble palace can be said to be like a city, and people who can look at the direction of the wind can of course see that the king is clearly going to be reused. Wu Zhi hasn't done anything else in the past few days, but the court officials have gotten to know a lot.
Not only flattering people came to see him, but some upright ministers also came to visit, these people were worried that Wu Zhi would occupy the magpie's nest after going to the northwest, although the position of joining the army is now equivalent to idleness, but Wu Zhi is the prince, and he does have the right to participate in military affairs in name of joining the army, once he arrives in the northwest, Wu Zhi is pointing fingers, Wang Hou, the strategic envoy, is afraid that he will not be able to suppress him, the noble king, so these people are faintly persuading Wu Zhi to just wait for military merits, and the others should not participate too much. Wu Zhi smiled bitterly in his heart, and said in his heart, I don't have this self-knowledge? On the surface, he still vaguely said that he would not interfere in military affairs, you just have to rest assured.
This Kaifeng Mansion is even funnier, he said that he and Long Wu are brothers in life and death, the ink has been almost a morning, and it is annoying to death, but it is a pity that there is no custom of serving tea to guests in this era, no, he has served tea a few times and signaled him to leave after drinking, he just can't see it, so no eyesight, it's really strange how he was promoted to Kaifeng Mansion......
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In the middle of the bluestone avenue at the east gate of Bianliang City, one hundred and ten guards with bright armor stood in a circle in the middle of the road, and the big swords and axes in their hands were shining in the spring sun, looking very powerful and majestic. Inside was a team of ornate carriages, and pedestrians walked around on both sides of this group of arrogant-looking guards, and at first there were idlers who wanted to see the excitement, but all of them were smashed by the guards with the handle of their knives, and after ordering one of them to kneel down beside them to show the public, no one dared to stop again, and they all hurried by. However, everyone couldn't help but cover their mouths and chuckle when they saw the kneeling idler's headbag.
The idler is a dead heart, he is also a figure with a head and a face in the eastern suburbs, today I went into the city to visit friends, I saw the convoy and looked at it a few more times, and it ended up like this, there are many pedestrians who come and go here who know themselves, how can they look up and see people in the future? Especially seeing the sarcastic smile on the face of Chen Dahu, who has always been at odds with him, the idler can't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into.
The idler was desperately bowing his head and depressed, and he heard someone cry "ouch" a few times in his ears, and then the voice of the guard: "You also kneel next to you!" The frame of your king Chitose is also what you can laugh at? Then he felt that there was one more person next to him, and the idler secretly turned his eyes to see that Chen Dahu was looking at himself with a sad face! If the idler hadn't been afraid of being stabbed a few more times, he would have jumped up and shouted long live, and the guard, who was still a bandit bully in his eyes, became the cutest person in a blink of an eye!
"Xianggong, this is not good!" Jin Lian also saw the pedestrian who was beaten with a headbag. Although Wu Zhi is now the noble king and Jin Lian is the noble princess, the two are still called the same as before, one is called Jin Lian, and the other is called Xianggong.
Wu Zhi smiled and said, "You don't care, I have my own intentions." ”
Jin Lian nodded, looking at Wu Zhi, but her eyes were a little red.
"Eldest sister, are you just staying in the capital for a few days and still not coming to see off your brother-in-law? Then wait alone in the palace, it is better to call your brother-in-law to see you off now, so that he can also taste the taste of being alone in the empty room! The little tangram squeezed in and leaned on Jin Lian's shoulder.
Xuan Jing reluctantly pulled her away from behind and said, "Eldest sister said goodbye to the teacher, what are you doing to make a fuss?" ”
"What's the fun? I'm saying goodbye to my brother-in-law, too! You don't want to say a few words to your teacher? I saw you cry last night, don't tell me that you are reluctant to sister, but yesterday afternoon I said that the eldest sister will go with us! Tangram said loudly.
Xuan Jing's face turned red, glared at Qiqiao fiercely, and turned into the carriage.
Qiqiao grinned, looked at the teary-eyed bamboo next to her, and said with a smile: "Why did my cute little fourth sister shed tears?" Can't you bear your master? Although Zhu'er didn't worship them, the three daughters all called Zhu'er the fourth sister.
Zhu'er lowered her head and said, "Zhu'er is worried that the master will have no one to take care of!" Seeing her pitiful appearance, Qiqiao couldn't bear to tease her anymore, gently hugged her in his arms, and sighed.
Wu Zhi knew that after he went back to the northwest, his first thought was to be separated from Jin Lian for a long time, and his promise to accompany Jin Lian more in the future was in vain a few days ago. But I also know that it is absolutely impossible not to go. Thinking that Qiqiao and Xuanjing were going back to Jiangnan again, there were only Jin Lian and Zhu'er left in the huge palace, which was too deserted. In a blink of an eye, I had an idea, it was better to let Jin Lian and Zhu'er accompany Qiqiao and Xuan Jing home, neither of them had been to the south, and they didn't go out of the gate on weekdays, and they didn't step out of the second door. This time it happened to let them relax and travel to the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River. At first, Jin Lian and Zhu'er disagreed, and it wasn't until he showed the prestige of the head of the family that the second daughter was forced to give in.
Qiqiao and Xuan Jing are very happy. In the words of Qiqiao, this time he atoned for his sins, and temporarily offset his sin of not getting the "guard with a sword in front of the emperor". In the past few days, Wu Zhi has been tired of dealing with all the senior officials in the DPRK and China, and how can he have time to ask Zhao Ji for this name to them. Even the eldest sister was there, and she also took a few girls to visit in the evening.
Wu Zhi looked at Jin Lian's reluctance, and felt uncomfortable in his heart, and gently hugged Jin Lian into his arms, and after a long time, he said in her ear: "Get in the car, if you don't leave, I'll go with you!" His cheeks felt cold, and when he reached out and touched it, he rubbed the tears on Jin Lian's face.
Wu Zhi was ruthless, reached out to pick up Jin Lian, and sent her into the car despite Jin Lian's exclamation. Fortunately, the guards around didn't dare to peek, and they all vigilated the surroundings energetically. Otherwise, the behavior of the prince and the princess hugging in public is really unseemly.
The luxurious carriage given by the cheap royal brother is extraordinary, the carriage is a little too spacious, the height of a person, the area is the size of a bedroom, the four walls are wrapped in crimson satin, and the three long soft chairs are covered with snow-white fur, which is said to be the skin of a rare white bear traded from overseas by the Great Song fleet.
Zhu'er and Xuanjing were both sitting silently on the chairs thinking about their thoughts, but Qiqiao was interested in the snow-white bear skin, and was pulling off a few long fluffs to study something. Seeing that Wu Zhi hugged Jin Lian directly, the three girls all stood up, and they all felt slightly shy when they saw this kind of intimate behavior between husband and wife. Wu Zhi put Jin Lian on a soft chair, his eyes swept over the three girls, and his heart was gloomy, especially when he saw Zhu'er's tearful eyes and the loneliness in Xuan Jing's eyes, his heart was sour, and he stretched out his hands and smiled: "Let's ...... Say goodbye one by one! The four girls looked at him with wide eyes, their expressions different. Wu Zhi then remembered that it seemed that this way of saying goodbye was too advanced in this era, and it was Wu Zhi's own opinion that he was ahead of the curve, and in the eyes of others, his actions could only be described as frivolous and inferior. Of course, I don't know what the four girls think.
Embarrassed and smiling, Wu Zhi turned around and fled, secretly screaming in his heart that heaven was unfair, and his image of a humble gentleman was ruined, but here are the relatives he cares about the most, the personal maid who admires him the most, the disciples who are attached to him, and the ghost spirit who loves to fight against him the most, I don't know what nickname this ghost spirit will give him next time I meet, it won't be the "wolf of the carriage", right???!!!
When the four girls saw his embarrassed appearance, they all laughed softly, and their sorrow was diluted a lot......
Wu Zhi called Hu Dehai and told him carefully, this time the safety of the princess was taken care of by Hu Dehai and thirty palace guards, because Jin Lian didn't like to be extravagant, and these guards were dressed as nurses. Wu Zhi didn't object, if he went to Jiangnan with great fanfare, it would be annoying enough for the officials to greet and see him off along the way, not to mention that when he arrived at the Ye family in Jiangnan, he was afraid that he would be even more closely protected, and where could he go to the mountains and rivers with Qiqiao and them.
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Wu Zhi rode a tall horse and walked slowly on the street of Bianhe, his heart was empty, alas, he was going to be a lonely man these days, Lonely King? has really become a lonely king!
Inadvertently glanced at the eyes, huh? Isn't that Rong Shun hugging? Thinking of the day that didn't seem to teach him much, I was depressed at this time, and I just went to have some fun and have a good time.
The door of the store that Rong Shun hugged was tightly closed, Wu Zhi had just frowned, and the guard, who had already seen it, stepped forward and kicked it, and the door of the store fell with a "bang", and there were several exclamations from inside.
Hula, the guards in front rushed in, and there was a burst of screams and tables and chairs colliding inside, Wu Zhi slowly walked in, and the guards behind him followed suit.
Rong Shun's position near the door of the lobby has been cleared out of a large open space by the guards, and the tables and chairs that were originally placed here have been thrown aside, and more than a dozen guards have unsheathed their swords, forcing several people in the store into a corner. The guards here were still cleaning the field with long knives and axes, and the tables and chairs flew to the wall, and after hitting the wall, they fell heavily to the ground, and seven or eight out of ten were thrown apart.
Wu Zhi coughed, and these guards hurriedly stopped, and quickly dispersed, making way for a path.
"Cheng Fatzi, the old acquaintance has come to see you again!" Wu Zhi smiled and walked to the corner of the wall.
"Huh? What about Cheng Fatzi? Wu Zhi was disappointed for a while, but among the few people who were stunned by the guard's sword, there was no little fat man Cheng shopkeeper.
Cheng ...... Cheng Fatty? It's the previous ...... Cheng shopkeeper, right? "It's been a long time before a guy stumbles back.
Wu Zhi nodded and said, "Yes, it's him!" What the? The former shopkeeper? He sold the shop? ”
"Who are you?" There was a clear drink at the door, followed by the sound of weapons colliding, from the moment Wu Zhi heard the shout to the moment he turned around, everyone at the door had already been added by swords, and he couldn't resist.
Wu Zhi turned his head and the first thing he saw was a weapon, it seems that the person who came is not a good stubble, Wu Zhi snickered for a while, and it seemed to be getting more and more interesting.
Seven or eight men at the door of the store, except for the first one, each of them had a weapon on the ground in front of him, thinking that he was shot down by the guards, two or three guards surrounded one person, and the sword was pointed directly at the other party's vital point. The man in the front was slender, and although the short sword in his hand was not taken off, four guards pointed firmly at it with their long swords, and one of the guards shouted: "Dare to disobey the people!" Put down your weapons! ”
The leader gritted his teeth and shouted, "Who are you?" Why smash the store and hurt people? The voice was crisp, it was the sound of Fang Cai drinking.
Wu Zhi looked at him a few times, and he couldn't help but smile dumbly, since he came to this era, it was the first time he saw a woman dressed as a man, and this one in front of him was not exactly a girl, although she was wearing men's clothes, her eyebrows seemed to be deliberately thickened, painted with two sword eyebrows, and a beard was glued to her lips, but it was not a little bit worse than the realism of the shape of a woman dressed as a man in the TV series, first of all, there was no Adam's apple, and her demeanor was also a daughter's demeanor, coupled with her fair skin and flowing eye waves, it can be seen that she is not only a woman, I'm afraid it's still a beautiful woman.
"What's your name? Do you know what the crime of gathering a crowd to carry weapons is? Wu Zhi said coldly. You must know that the Song Dynasty was very strict about the control of bladed weapons, not only prohibiting the private storage of weapons, but also the weapons of soldiers had to be stored in the military department, and they could only apply for removal when they went out on the expedition. And the folk brave and ruthless people mostly use the simple knife, which is the tool used by the villagers to open the mountains and farm, so in the Zhenzong period, the folk simple knife also began to implement control, and they must be registered.
The weapons or knives or swords in the hands of these people on the opposite side are very well-made, and they are obviously not ordinary reckless people. Of course, Wu Zhi is curious about their origins, not to mention that Wu Zhi still has a matter on his mind, that is, the "Lu Family Gang", listening to Zhao Ji, since the new Kaifeng Mansion Yin Tao Jiefu took office, the first thing is to search for the Lu Family Gang, and after catching some bits and pieces of peripheral splashing, no clues can be found, and the Lu Family Gang seems to have mysteriously disappeared from the capital overnight. After Wu Zhi entered Beijing, he also sent Long Wu to investigate, but most of the splashes in the capital only knew that the name of the Lu Family Gang was loud, but no one knew the details. also said that many splashes like to bluff people with the name of "Lu Jiabang". There are many such unlucky ghosts who were arrested and put in Kaifeng Prison. Wu Zhi saw that he really couldn't find out any news, so he had to put this aside in advance.
Seeing these men and women holding swords, Wu Zhi's heart became lively, a private gang like the Lu Family Gang may be the so-called rivers and lakes, after all, splashing skin is splashing, and the private gang is the existence of two worlds, how can you find out the news of others. Wu Zhi originally wanted to wait for the northwest to meet these gangs of smuggling salt and contraband with Qiqiao afterwards, and find traces of the Lu family gang from them.