Chapter 062: Walking with a Thief
Que Laosan's real name is Que Yi, and when the city of Donghai City was broken, he was seriously injured and difficult to walk, so he ventured to stay in the city and live with the Qin family. After recuperating in the City God Temple for a month, his injuries were basically healed, and he took advantage of the lax garrison of the officers and soldiers to get out of the city.
After leaving the city, the third bird led the young man who called himself Qingmo and his Hu people's little companion to the small mountain in the north of the city, and walked around in the dense forest of the mountain for a day, and came to a deep canyon, the bottom of the valley is densely wooded, there is no road to pass, and the whole knife and axe can barely pass. The third finch has just recovered from his injury, his energy is low, and he can't use a knife, so he relies on the Hu boy to open the way with a knife.
The three of them tossed and scarred, and finally arrived at a stream, the stream is murmuring, both sides are high cliffs, there is a natural karst cave on the cliff by the stream, the cave is deep and tortuous, the bottom is not visible, the entrance of the cave is carefully disguised, if no one instructs, even if it is close at hand, it can not be detected.
That Hu boy obviously didn't expect that there would be such a cave hidden in this barren mountain and valley, and he didn't expect that there were hundreds of people hidden in the cave! Among these people, in addition to the confidants and cronies of the third child, there are also the family members of the local wealthy gentry who were taken hostage by him, and most of them are young women.
If it weren't for the terrifying scar on his black face, it would have looked like a weather-beaten old fisherman at first glance. Along the way, he talked and laughed with Qingmo and his little followers, and was affectionate, but as soon as he entered the Xiaoqishan Cave, his attitude suddenly became cold, and he left the two of them alone and went to the depths of the cave alone. Seeing that the leader was like this, a group of minions were not polite to Qingmo and the Hu people, not only confiscated their weapons, but also locked them in a wooden cage like thieves.
Qingmo was not in a hurry, took out an unsigned letter from his arms and handed it to the pawn to pass it to Qiyi.
Que Yi took the letter, flipped through it, tossed it for most of the day, and then handed it to his secretary - he was illiterate.
This letter was written by Zhao Jinglai, Zhao Jinglai stayed in the Qing Navy camp outside Donghai City as a hostage at the moment, and he didn't dare to play any tricks in the letter, because if he couldn't come back, Zhao Jinglai wouldn't want to get out of the Qing Navy camp.
After reading the letter, the secretary leaned into Que Yi's ear and said two words, Que Yi's black face finally bloomed, he rudely pushed away the favored concubines who were lying on his body and competed for favor, ordered to prepare wine, and stepped out of the "inner house" to personally welcome Qingmo.
"General Zhao means to let you go to sea to avoid the limelight, and wait for the wind and waves to calm down before making plans."
"If the general has something to say, Brother He Lao will run it personally?"
"Hehe, my brother Mao is worried about the difficult road, so he sent me to escort the head of the family."
Que Yi grinned and arched his hand: "Thank you brother for your kindness, please tell him: Haizhou is a place, and I won't come back if I invite me in the future." I'm going to float to Silla and do business there. ”
Qingmo asked, "When will the preparations for the head of the house start?" ”
Que Yi smiled: "You have also seen, I still have dozens of women and children here, I have to settle them before leaving." ”
Que Yi has a rough face, but when he speaks, he is crepe and reasonable. Qingmo didn't give an inch: "According to reliable information, the Qin family will soon marry Tian Xing's daughter, in order to ensure safety, Wei Bojun will unite the three armies of Pinglu, Zhenhai, and Qinghai to conduct a large-scale search and arrest in the whole territory of Donghai County. ”
"Huh. The ancestral tomb of the Qin family smoked, and Qin Su's little bastard married a famous girl, but he asked my brother and me to run away in disgrace. His Qin family is a good family, but it was dilapidated ten years ago, and this time he was able to revive the family business, relying on the help of your brother and me. Now that people have three gains in fame and fortune, I want to flee to the sea, this world is really fucking unfair. ”
Que Yi pretended to smile heartily, but his eyebrows were full of resentment, and he was silent for a while, and then he arched his hand to Qingmo and said: "What my brother said is right, Donghai County has become a place of right and wrong, I won't be here to be hypocritical, go, I'll leave tonight, please ask my brother to show me a way." ”
Qingmo responded: "This is nature. ”
Between the words, the wine and food came up, there was no good food, but the wine was authentic and good, and the bird Yi greeted: "The outlaw can't make good things to entertain, brother Haihan." While eating and drinking, I suddenly heard a whining cry outside, occasionally mixed with scolding. The finch is easy to throw into the case, and does not think about eating. He was actually ready to go to sea overnight, and after reading Zhao Jinglai's letter, he was even more determined, so he secretly ordered the dismissal of women and children.
These hundred and ten young women were originally hostages they had taken, and soon after they were imprisoned in the cave, they became the pirates' crushing wives, and when they came, they cried out for heaven and earth, and said that they would rather die than be in the company of thieves, and they sought death and life several times. Time has passed, and it is really time to dismiss them, but they cry and refuse to leave.
After a lot of commotion, it was quiet outside, and when the banquet was over, Qi Yi burned down the cave that had been entrenched for several years, and walked out of the valley along a sheep's intestine path, taking ninety percent less than when he came. Standing on the top of the mountain, looking at the faint light of the fire at the bottom of the valley, the third finch was stunned, and then by the faint light of the stars and the moon, he led the thirty-seven brothers to turn east and go.
The group of Que Yi is both pirates and salt lords, accustomed to walking at night, abandoning the tiredness of the family, everyone traveled lightly, walking in a hurry, and humming a relaxed tune along the way.
Twenty miles away from the sea, there is a fugang, densely covered with pine trees, and the sea breeze blows, making a rustling sound. There was a sudden commotion in the front team, and only the sound of the bowstring was heard several times, and five or six men pounced on a boulder like tigers.
Que Yi frowned, and his black face became even darker.
After a while, several subordinates rushed back, panting and handing a black wooden plaque to Qi Yi, and reported: "The mountain pass in front has been cut off by Wei Bo's army, and there is a hidden stake in the forest. When everyone heard this, they unsheathed their swords one after another, wanting to kill Qingmo and his Hu retinue.
Qingmo said calmly: "The road was originally unblocked, I really don't know when Wei Bojun cut it off." ”
Que Yi retreated from his subordinates, looked at the dark mountain road from afar, and said: "If I remember correctly, this place is called Qingnigang, which is the only passage to the seaside, since it can't be walked, we have to turn back." Qingmo said: "I'm afraid I won't be able to go back to the mountain, and the sky will be bright when I can't reach Xiaoqi Mountain." Everyone was shocked when they heard this, they only carried swords on their bodies, and if they encountered a large group of officers and soldiers during the day, it would undoubtedly be more than lucky. Dozens of pairs of eyes stared at Qi Yi together, asking him for advice.
Que Yi squinted his eyes and looked up at the starry sky, laughed for a long time, and said, "Qin Lao'er's family has married a famous girl, we should also beg for a bowl of wine!" "Que Yi is thin and small, and he hurt an arm, he seems to be embarrassed, but he is extremely majestic, he said that he was going, but no one dared to say anything.
Wei Bojun came to Haizhou this time to nominally help suppress, but in fact, he sent Tian Xing, the daughter of Tian Xing, the daughter of the soldiers and horses in the inner courtyard of the Ya Army, to marry the wealthy Qin family in the East China Sea. Qin Wen, the head of the Qin family, once served as Sima of Beizhou, married Tian Xing, and agreed to have children and daughters. Three years ago, Qin Su's mother died of illness, Qin Su kept filial piety for his mother for three years, delayed the marriage, this time the filial piety expired, the two families reconsidered the wedding, the wedding date was just set, and the third bird rebelled in Haizhou.