Chapter 362: Before leaving
The news that Guhou was going back to his hometown quietly spread, and the day of his departure was set on August 17, and people from the outside world did not know, and they also felt that the entire Shanggu County was frequently moved, and the itinerary team would not be too much, but in terms of Yangqu County, the deployment of baggage was not so important, and the government discussed it for a few days, Li Ru suggested sending a general to escort Dongfang Sheng back to his hometown, Gongsun Zhi waved his hand and refused, and still had to personally send the scholar back.
There are many road caravans from Shanggu County to Yanmen County, and there are many road caravans stationed in Yanmen to maintain, so there will be no bandits and road tyrants blocking the road and looting and the like, but once Yanmen arrives at Gao Gan's merger, things become difficult to say, since Gao Gan sat in the merger of the state, he has suffered a lot in the hands of Xu Rong, and not long ago he even suffered a defeat in the hands of poison, if he knew that Gongsun Zhi appeared in the merger, he would naturally not let go of this opportunity.
"Wen You is right to worry, but I still have to insist on this matter, the scholar worked hard for me and became ill, and that arm was also broken for me, if I can't even send him back, in front of the world, wouldn't my grandson be said to be a person who is unkind."
Li Ru is still persuading that after Dongfang Sheng retired, he had already received the position of Juncheng, and also served as a sacrificial wine in the army, and he had more and more of the demeanor when he was under Dong Zhuo. Gongsun Zhi sat in the first place and talked with him with his eyes closed for a while, and finally persuaded the other party, as for the pressure from other aspects, he was also "I sent my brother home, who dares to say anything!" "I took a bite and pressed it down.
At home, Cai Yan naturally understands her husband, she originally wanted to go, but once her husband leaves, Shanggu County needs someone to guard it, and it is obviously not enough to rely on one Li Ru alone, after all, Zheng'er is the future successor, and she needs to stay to take care of this inheritor who is still babbling, and after communicating with her husband, they can understand each other.
In addition to the trivial things before leaving, Cao Ang, Lu Bu and his party also came to Shanggu County together, and the day before departure, Gongsun Zhi deliberately took the time to meet them, especially Cao Ang, who was also quite surprised that he could escape.
"Ang was able to escape the scourge of the sword soldiers, in fact, thanks to the kind words and reminders of the governor that day, so that Ang had a vigilance in his heart, if it weren't for this, I was afraid that he would have died now, how could he still talk and laugh with the governor here."
In the main hall, the young man who had returned to Shanggu County to rest for a few days had faded away from his fatigue, and he was much more energetic, standing in the middle and arching his hand, and then pulled over a person next to him, and introduced: "Thanks to this eldest brother who rescued Ang from the water, otherwise even if he escaped the military disaster, he would inevitably die in the belly of fish and shrimp." ”
The figure of the upper position nodded, looked at the strong man next to Cao Ang, and then his eyes fell on the other party's severed wrist, and half-sounded, Gongsun Zhi frowned: "Wu Anguo? ”
"Has the Governor heard of my name?" The strong man over there raised his arm, looked at Qi Gen's severed wrist, sighed, and said in a low voice, "...... I think what the governor heard was also the stigma of Wu Anguo who broke his wrist and fled. ”
Gongsun Zhi has been sour for a lot of things recently, and his mood has fluctuated, and listening to his words at this time, he also has some sympathy: "It's just bad luck, when I meet Lu Bu, I can live, it's better than other people who are sent to death." Who can avoid being uninjured on the battlefield? Some people are dead, some people are dying, and you are still alive, which is the greatest blessing. ”
"I ...... After all, I am still unwilling to ......" Wu Anguo raised his arm, looked down and gritted his teeth, "I practice martial arts hard, just to make meritorious contributions and glorify the lintel...... But at the end of the day, his wrist was cut off, and he was alive and well, and Lu Bu was just relying on the fast and long weapons that day, if it was a comparison of moves and strength, how could I lose to him?! ”
Gongsun Zhi tilted his head, glanced at the weapon he put at the door, and suddenly raised his hand to compare: "Since you lost in length, then why don't you re-forge an iron hammer before and lengthen the handle by a few inches......"
"Uh...... How could I not have thought of ......" Wu Anguo looked back at the long-handled hammer leaning against the wall, and then shook his head: "Forget it, even if it is lengthened, I can't swing it anymore." ”
"Perhaps, I have an idea......"
The depressed figure was about to say goodbye and leave, when the voice of the first Shanggong Sun Zhi suddenly came, he raised his head and smiled: "Don't make fun of me, even Hua Tuo may not be able to let me be reborn with a broken limb." ”
On the other side, Gongsun Zhi waved his hand, interrupted him, and then beckoned Li Ke to approach, and whispered a command in his ear, the latter looked at Wu Anguo's broken wrist, nodded and left to the warehouse, and after a while, he came back with a servant holding something and put it on the table.
"It's ...... Hook-setting? For a military general to be familiar with weapons, Wu Anguo called out the name after just a glance.
The hook inlay is a composite weapon that combines hooks and shields evolved from shields, with hooks up and down, and a small iron shield with a handle in the middle. The hooks are cylindrical long iron axelas, all slightly bent back. The top of the upper hook is sharp, the end of the lower hook is a small ball, and the handle behind the shield is connected between the two hooks, that is, the nose. The shield is a thin iron plate with rounded corners and a round lid nailed to the hook frame.
The hook is made of iron for stabbing and hooking, and the shield is used for resistance and defense.
“.…… Wouldn't it be possible to go to war again by changing the hook into your weapon, removing the handle of the inlay, and tying it to your arm with a belt? ”
After hearing this, the sturdy body walked a few steps excitedly, couldn't stand anymore, and hurriedly hugged the weapon on the table in his arms, "Xie Dudu reminds me...... I'll go to the city and try it out with a blacksmith...... Leave! The moment he finished speaking, he turned around and ran outside, Cao Ang hurriedly arched his hand: "This brother Ang is not familiar with the place when he first came to Shanggu County, and he is afraid that he will get lost, so Ang will go to find him all the way, and then come to talk to the governor at night." ”
After he finished speaking, he grabbed the hammer that was placed there and hurriedly chased it out. Gongsun Zhi just smiled, didn't care too much, now the matter is almost done, he got up and walked out of the hall, and before he went to the backyard, on the way, he heard Wu Anguo, who had just left, seemed to be arguing with someone.
“.…… Lu Bu! How are you here...... I didn't die in Xuzhou, it's good, it's good, we've fought again...... Do you see my hand?! It's all thanks to you—"
"Oh? My hand is here, and if you have the guts, you can come and get it. ”
“.…… Don't be reckless, don't be angry, don't be angry now, don't use the sword soldiers in the Governor's Mansion right now. ”
"Okay, just listen to you, let him go, and when I find a blacksmith and rebuild the weapon, I will come to you for revenge!"
When Gongsun stopped passing, the mighty and tall figure over there was holding up a hand in the air to talk to the strong man opposite, and the latter, who had broken his wrist, then said loudly angrily, then turned around and strode out of the mansion, and Cao Ang chased after him again: "I know that there is a blacksmith in the city who is very skilled, and the eldest brother will come with me." ”
The words went out of the gate of the mansion, and Lu Bu, who was standing there, realized that someone was looking at this side not far away, turned around, and arched his hand towards Gongsun Zhi: "I heard that the governor is leaving, I came here and asked to go all the way." ”
"Wen Hou wants to go with me to Bingzhou?" Gongsun Zhi frowned.
Lu Bu shook his head, looked at Tianyun, and sighed: "When we get to Yanmen and then separate, I want to go to Wuyuan, sweep Uncle Zhi's tomb, and toast a bowl of wine." ”
There was silence in the courtyard for a long time, and the figure with the hand over there finally nodded in agreement. Life is like a chess game, and there is no way back, now that he has come to this point, Lu Bu is naturally still clear, and his temperament will not do anything again.
Everything has been arranged.
That night, Gongsun Zhi and Cai Yan kept warm for a long time, and the team that was leaving had begun to gather and prepare in the early hours of the morning, and on the fifth watch, his wife also got up early to put on ordinary people's robes for him, and sent him to the door with Zheng'er who was still asleep, and waved goodbye.
On the outskirts of the north of the city, in the middle of a team of hundreds of horses, on the only carriage, the trembling scholar had already gone up, looked back at the quiet city behind him, bowed, and then walked into the car.
The accompanying Lu Bu rode on the red rabbit horse, and also said goodbye to Yan and Lu Lingqi, and the woman took her husband's hand on the car to see him off and whispered: "Husband goes to Wuyuan, the road is far away, remember to take care of your body, and you must come back safely." ”
Holding Lu Bu's hand and gently moving it to her lower abdomen, she whispered softly to Lu Bu's ear, her face was red, and she whispered, "....... Not only our mother and daughter hope that our husbands are safe, but so will the children in our wombs. ”
Lu Bu was stunned, pinched the woman's shoulders, and his eyes widened: "....... But really? Then seeing Yan nodding, he immediately laughed, and hugged his wife on horseback and hugged him in his arms, next to Lu Lingqi blinked, looking at his parents in a daze, not knowing what happened.
Far away, hearing the laughter, Sima Yi looked at the master, and in front of the carriage not far from him, Li Ru, who had said goodbye to the scholar, stepped out of the carriage, glanced at the young man, and turned his head and walked forward. The back of the former's neck suddenly tingled, as if he had been bitten by a poisonous snake, and when he turned around, he saw only people walking around and making noise, and there were no strange people.
Soon after, Gongsun Zhi led Dian Wei, Li Ke and Hua Tuo out of the city gate, came to this side, and retreated one by one, Jueying walked to the carriage and said a few words to the scholar behind the curtain, the wheel slowly rolled up, and Dian Wei ran to the front and tore his voice.
"Let's go—"