Chapter 2: King Liang meets Xu Wen

The leader was a rather vicious-looking man, with eyes like bull's eyes, big shoulders and round waist, holding a three-plate axe, far away from three zhang, all of which made people feel a coldness, he suddenly opened his mouth and said, "I didn't want to hurt people's lives, if you still know each other, leave money!" Gone away"

The other two men with fierce looks also spoke, "Did you hear that?!" If we don't know each other, don't blame us for being ruthless."

Hearing this, the groom was so frightened that he hurriedly dismounted, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to beg for mercy, and said, "Uncle is above, we are a family of ordinary people, and we are busy all year round, and it is only enough to support my family.

Before the eldest brother could speak, a man next to him shouted, "Bah! What an old man who doesn't know how to lift, believe it or not, grandpa killed you today? ”

The groom was so frightened that he didn't even dare to raise his head, and kowtowed vigorously to beg for mercy

At this moment, the henchmen arranged by the Protector had already drawn their swords in the woods, staring at every move of several people, and as long as they made the slightest movement, they would jump out.

The man opened his mouth, as if he was about to argue and scold, but the man in charge waved his hand and said, "Brother, I have to wait for the grass to fall into the grass, don't really treat yourself as a bandit, I look at this old man's appearance, he didn't tell a lie, listen to my brother's words, let him go"

When the man heard this, he hurriedly said, "Since my brother said it, I won't bother with you, so you can go."

"Thank you uncle for not killing!"

When King Liang heard this, he was immediately relieved.

The groom jumped on and drove the carriage away without looking back

After walking about four or five miles, everyone was relieved

King Liang then said, "Now bandits are rampant, which is really frightening, but I don't know how far we have to go to Jianghuai?" ”

When the horseman heard this, he hurriedly said, "Don't worry, the prince, now that we have entered the Huainan territory, we will be able to reach Jianghuai in less than three days."

King Liang nodded and said, "That's very good, you should hurry."

In this way, after traveling for half a day, the sky gradually darkened, the world was chaotic, and the night was much more dangerous than the day, and it was really not suitable to hurry, so a few people finally found a dilapidated inn, which was regarded as a foothold.

After a simple meal, King Liang and the others rested.

In the second half of the night, King Liang and the others were awakened by a sound of breaking the door.

Then dozens of people rushed into the compound, all armed with torches and weapons, and the inn was red.

"The world is falling, and the country is ruined!" King Liang snooped through the window and couldn't help but sigh in a low voice, but unfortunately Liang's centuries-old foundation collapsed in an instant.

At this time, the shopkeeper appeared, an old man with gray hair and an old woman with a wrinkled face.

The two hurriedly brought two jars of wine and asked everyone to sit down.

"Adult, please use it slowly, and the villain will heat up a few more dishes"

The old man and the old woman hurriedly retreated, and in a short time the wine and food were already on the table.

"Shopkeeper, give me a few more dishes, and the silver will be given to you in a while," a leader shouted with Erlang's legs crossed and a little drunk

"Yes, yes, yes"

The two old men hurriedly heated up a few more dishes

The old man looked at the back in the distance, and sighed in the air, but fortunately the gang did not make a fuss, and the old man turned off the lights and fell asleep, as if everything was commonplace

King Liang looked carefully on the windowsill on the second floor, and felt melancholy in his heart, now in the troubled times, the people will be displaced again, and I don't know how many people will suffer from the catastrophe.

Although she is the king of Liang, she can't help the people cry out for grievances, and she has mixed feelings in her heart, so she can only turn into a sigh.

On the other hand, he wondered why these bandits didn't mess around like usual, robbing homes and houses, and even taking food and take, just for a full meal?

By the second day, the two old men had already prepared breakfast for everyone

"Old man, when I was lying on the couch last night, I seemed to hear that someone was here, isn't it a strong man who is haunting you and making things difficult for you?"

At the dinner table, King Liang couldn't help but mention the scene of last night.

When the old man heard this, he shook his head and said, "Don't you wait, I advise you not to inquire."

At this time, King Liang didn't ask any more, and motioned for the groom to take out a few taels of silver from the package and give it to the old man

Looking at this white silver, the old man and the old woman were already dazzled, he had never seen so much silver in his life, and hurriedly pushed his hand and refused, "How can this old decay be unbearable, Miss, please don't break the bank"

King Liang sighed in a low voice and said, "Now that the world has changed, you can disperse this inn and find another way to make a living."

The old man and the old woman have been oppressed by bandits for many years, if they didn't have any money on them, they would have left long ago, and only relied on this inn to support themselves, and after several excuses, they accepted it

"Miss, great grace!" The old man hurriedly bowed

"Miss Lao Guan is a virtuous and wise person, if you want to go away, you can avoid Cangnan Road and go to Xujia Village, where it is a detour, but it is quite peaceful, old and old, I hope to help Miss"

"Thank you" King Liang and the others said goodbye and drove away

After walking for nearly three days, he hadn't reached Jianghuai yet, and the groom was a little anxious, and said angrily, "Lord Wang, isn't this old man deceiving me?" I was supposed to arrive at noon today, but now it's nearly dusk but I haven't arrived."

Liang Wang said, "You can hurry with peace of mind, the old man is also out of good intentions, I am afraid that we will encounter bandits, if you can really avoid bandits here, it will not hurt to walk for a little longer."

"Huh!" The groom sighed, and had to continue on his journey, and walked for a long time, and when he saw that the sky was darkening again, the groom exclaimed, "I wonder when we will arrive after going on like this?" ”

King Liang didn't answer, and asked, "There are some lights ahead, you go down and ask, stop here tonight, and set off early tomorrow morning."

The groom dismounted, and after a short time, he returned again, and said, "Lord Wang, this place is Xujia Village"

King Liang smiled and said, "What the old man said is true"

The maid helped King Liang out of the car, and several people walked to the door of a house, and the groom knocked softly on the door

After a while, there was a response inside, and a young man in plain clothes walked out slowly with a codex in his hand, looking like a literati.

"How many..."

Before the man finished speaking, the groom said, "The villain travels far away with my young lady, the sky is not beautiful, the sky is dark here, I am afraid of strong people haunting, I dare not go far, and I hope that the dealer will wait here to rest for one night, and I will leave early tomorrow morning, and I hope that Haihan"

"What should I do, let me come in," the young man was not ambiguous, and invited everyone in, instructed his servants to clean the room, and brought a few side dishes

"Thank you"

Since breakfast, everyone has not eaten for a day, at this time looking at the table full of dishes, the stomach is already hungry, after King Liang thanked him, he began to eat.

The young man with the temperament of a weak scholar held a book in his hand and laughed, "I see that your face is not comparable to ordinary people, why are you so devouring?" ”

"The dealer doesn't know, I came from Ganlan, where the officials and bandits are rampant, it is really not suitable to stay for a long time, so my young lady and I are about to go to the Jianghuai territory to find relatives and ask for a place to live."

"Originally, according to the distance, we can reach Jianghuai at noon today, but there are many strong people, so we can only come by detour, so we will miss the time to eat, do not hide from the dealer, we have not eaten a full meal for a day" The groom devoured and said vaguely

"From Ganlan? Go to Jianghuai, aren't you a nobleman? The dealer was suspicious

"Sort of," the maid said casually as she ate

This statement made the dealer interested, and he hurriedly asked, "Dare to ask a few noble surnames?"

The groom was stunned for a moment, his hand suddenly stopped, he stopped eating, and said with a fist, "The dealer forgives me, forgive me for my own hardships, and never tell each other."

Looking at this appearance, the dealer smiled faintly and said, "It's okay, if you don't want to tell you, then you won't talk about it anymore, but I was entrusted by someone to wait for a few nobles from Ganlan here, I don't know if it?" ”

"Noble? What does the dealer say? King Liang was taken aback

"Oh, forget it, I think you guys are not the nobles I said, so let's use it slowly, let's start tomorrow as soon as possible."

"This—" The groom seemed to say something, but stopped again

King Liang was thinking in his heart, could it be that he was sent by Jianghuai An Lehou? If not, how could he be so clear? Thinking about it, it must not be bad, so she said, "The dealer forgives me, we are here from Ganlan and went to Jianghuai to join a Hou Ye, are you..."

"Haha, yes" The dealer suddenly laughed when he heard this, and said, "It seems that it is really King Liang, I just hit me blindly, and please don't blame King Liang."

"This..."

A few people were dazed.

The maid was the first to react, and said angrily, "What a weak scholar, your mind is so deep, if you weren't sent by the Hou Ye, how would you know our whereabouts?" ”

"Haha, King Liang's trip is already well known, I just live here for a long time, and occasionally meet people, so I just ask casually, who wants to ask this question, so I asked the right person"

The groom frowned, "Now that you already know who we are, what are you going to do?" ”

"I'm just reminding King Liang, let's find another way out as soon as possible, this rebellion, An Lehou is probably among them."

"Shut up!" King Liang was angry for the first time, and said, "An Lehou is my father's brother, how can he collude with thieves?" ”

The dealer waved his hand, revealing a faint look, and said, "If King Liang doesn't believe it, he can go to Jianghuai, but I'm afraid it will never return."

The groom frowned, his hand reached his waist, ready to strike.

Liang Wang said: "Dealer, who are you?" Who knows our whereabouts except my father and uncle An Lehou? ”

"Under Xu Wen, just a cloth cloth, it's just that I had a good encounter with your father Liang Gong, that day, your father was afraid that the news would leak and let people know that you were going to Jianghuai, while deliberately spreading the news, and specially asked me to wait here, to prevent you from going, the abyss ahead, countless people are waiting for you, you and it seems" Xu Wen was afraid that a few people would not believe it, and took out a piece of jade pendant in his arms and gave it to everyone.

"It's .... My father's jade pendant! King Liang suddenly brought rain to pear blossoms

"This..."

The groom and the maid were speechless and speechless in shock

"Don't make a noise, just stay here first, and after a while, I'm sending you there, I don't know what King Liang wants?"

"That's it" Although King Liang didn't believe that his uncle An Lehou would rebel, but the dealer had her father's personal jade pendant as evidence, so she had to nod and stay temporarily.

This stay is half a month, and a few people don't know that the world has been turned upside down outside.

An Lehou sent countless people to look for the king of Liang, all in vain, and the princes of Bailu would have made up their minds to support Liang and began to recruit troops on a large scale.

In the past few days, King Liang learned through getting along with Xu Wen that although this person is not very old, he is a well-known wise man in the neighborhood.

Although the king of Liang is a woman, but he wants to restore Liang, he talked to Xu Wen several times about the general trend of the world, Xu Wen gave one or two pointers, and now, An Lehou occupies Jianghuai, eighteen states, a total of 200,000 soldiers and horses, and is quite powerful.

Wang Taigong occupied a hundred miles of the national capital, with about 20 states, with a total of more than 200,000 soldiers and horses

Liao King Liang Mu occupies the area of Wuzhejiang, the power is greater, this place has been known as the land of fish and rice throughout the ages, the population is large, there are about 25 states, 400,000 soldiers and horses, look at its power, it is possible to wave the army to the south at any time.

In addition, there are Baishi Hou Wang Chong, Zhongjin Hou Liang Qun, Dan King Liang He... and so on, all of which occupy favorable geographical conditions and support their own troops.

In addition, the Hedong region, served by Li Zhen, the king of Chu, occupies the geographical advantages of Hebei, with a total of more than 30 prefectures and 500,000 soldiers and horses

The local armed forces are not mentioned, but there are a few people who have made a lot of achievements, among which the soldiers and horses led by Zhang Hu are like the sun and the sky, and the momentum is like a bamboo, and now they occupy the northern Liaodong boundary, about five states, and 80,000 soldiers and horses.

There is another person, named Fu Yu, his fierce generals are like clouds, when the army is raised, the local people have responded, countless good generals have voted, and the days are not long, so they captured the eight states of Xijiang, 150,000 soldiers and horses.

There are countless armed uprisings like this, some people rise in an instant, and some people are wiped out in an instant, at this moment, it is really in the troubled times, a hundred schools of thought contend, the slightest carelessness, will be a river of blood, millions of miles of corpses.