Chapter 3 Knowing what you can't do
"Da Lang, you want bad things." Xia Lai pulled Xia Xiang's sleeve, and his heart was terrified, "What did you say to Xia Xiaoxian just now?" ”
Xia Xiang whispered: "It is inevitable that the villagers will recognize Mr., if Xiao Xian can buy us enough time, it will be a blessing." ”
"Li Dingshan, he is the teacher Li Dingshan who came to Zhongshan Village three years ago." Xia Laocheng didn't care about Li Dingshan's love for teaching him and his daughter Xia Xiang to read and write, and immediately confided, "Li Dingshan also has a daughter named Xiao Jia, they call themselves father and daughter, but they don't have the same surname. ”
"Where is Li Dingshan now?" The eyes of the national character face jumped, and a subtle sneer flashed at the corner of his mouth.
Xia Laocheng turned around and looked at Xia Xiang, the muscles on his face trembled a few times, and he hesitated for a moment, the silver defeated the nostalgia, and he was about to speak......
"Two hours ago, I saw his father and daughter heading to the west of the village, and they should have left." Xia Xiaoxian took the first step to speak, and he stretched out his hands, "The little one is willing to take the head to chase Li Dingshan's father and daughter in the mountains west of the village, as long as one or two silver." ”
Seeing that someone was robbing him of his reward, Xia Laocheng suddenly became anxious: "I'll go, all the heads, the small ones are willing to lead the way, the small ones often graze sheep in the west of the village, and the big roads and small roads in the west of the village are all familiar." ”
"Don't say it sooner!" Guozi's face was extremely angry, he bent down and stretched out his hand, grabbed Xia Laocheng by the waist, put it horizontally on the horse's back, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and waved his big hand, "Chase!" ”
Xia Laocheng was so frightened that his soul flew away: "All heads spare their lives, all heads spare their lives, I don't want to reward money, okay?" ”
"Less nonsense." The national character face did not allow Xia Laocheng to say more than half a sentence, and slapped him in the face, "If you dare to talk more, I will kill you with a knife." ”
Xia Laocheng's face was suddenly half swollen, and he knew that he was greedy and had caused trouble, but he couldn't regret it, and he didn't dare to say another word, and he didn't even dare to snort when he was out of breath on horseback.
When five horses and five people came, five horses and six people left, and as soon as the official left, the crowd was like a fryer, and there were many discussions.
"How could it be Teach Li?" Xia Qu was so shocked that he was almost speechless, "Li Dingshan is actually a prisoner, I can't believe it." How's that good? ”
Xia Xiang saw that the villagers noticed a few of them, and hurriedly pulled Xia Lai and Xia Go aside, and said in a low voice: "Shh, speak quietly, who in Zhongshan Village doesn't know that the three of us are the ones who have the closest relationship with Mr. If it weren't for Xia Laocheng's strong appearance, if I hadn't asked Xia Xiaoxian to intervene horizontally, Xia Laocheng would have said us, and we would have been arrested. ”
Xia Xiang's heart stirred up turbulent waves.
When Li Dingshan and Xiao Jia first came to Zhongshan Village three years ago, his mother mentioned to him that Li Dingshan and Xiao Jia were afraid that they had a great background, but he didn't think much about it at the time, but Li Dingshan was just a frustrated literati who came to Zhongshan Village just to escape the world. But in any case, he never thought that Li Dingshan was actually a criminal of the imperial court!
If it is traced further, he is a student of the imperial court, and he will not escape his crime.
What to do? Xia Xiang only thought about it for a moment, and then quickly had an idea.
"If the gentleman leaves two hours ago, even if the other party is quick and wants to catch up, it will take more than half an hour. If you don't catch up, it will take about an hour to return. An hour and a half is enough for us to fly away. Xia Xiang made up his mind, thirty-six plans, and taking it was the best policy.
"Da Lang, you go to the capital to take the exam, and Thirteen Lang will also go with you, where can I go?" Xia Lai also felt that Xia Xiang's move was the best way, but he was terrified and didn't know where to settle down after walking out of the mountain village.
"You go to join the army." Xia Go is a little more certain than Xia Lai, anyway, he has decided to leave Zhongshan Village, there is no difference between leaving early and leaving late, sudden changes, he can still laugh, it is not simple, "In the future, you and my brother, Yiwu and Yiwen, will assist Da Lang and become his right-hand man, wouldn't it be happy?" ”
Xia Lai listened, hesitated for a moment and then made up his mind: "The matter has come to this, it's useless to be afraid, okay, it's decided." When to go? ”
Xia Xiang looked up at the sun in the west, pursed his lips, and was extremely firm: "Half an hour later, the willow trees in the pond east of the village converged. ”
"The west of the village is the main road out of the village...... Xia Lai was stunned, thinking that Xia Xiang was stupid.
Xia Xiang smiled quietly: "The road in the east of the village, no one outside the village knows, and they can't cross the horse." ”
Xia Lai praised: "It's still Da Lang who thinks about it thoroughly." ”
Xia Xiang and his mother's farewell was quite smooth, leaving early tomorrow morning and leaving now, but there was a gap of a few hours, Song Dingniang also heard the noise outside, but pretended not to know, and helped Xia Xiang pack his luggage after being busy, and told him again, so he only sent it to the door.
Leaning against the door, Song Dingniang stared at Xia Xiang's resolute back and disappeared at the entrance of the village, only to retract her reluctant gaze, quietly wiped a handful of tears, and sighed: "Xiang'er, if there is no way to serve the country, even if you study medicine, your mother will not blame you." Your father used to say that a man studies for two things, not for good looks, but for good doctors. ”
Xia Lai and Xia went to say goodbye to their father and mother a little more tortuous, Xia Deshui suddenly heard that the two sons were going out to seek fame, one went to Beijing to take the exam, and the other joined the army, where would they be allowed to go. After arguing for a long time, Xia Lai and Xia went to make up their minds, one wanted to hang himself, the other wanted to jump into the well, and finally Xia Deshui had to give in.
In Xia Deshui's repeated advice and his mother's tears, Xia Lai and Xia Qu only carried a burden and embarked on the journey. When the east of the village and Xia Xiang converged, the sun was setting, reflecting the golden color in all directions, and there was more meaning of depression and parting. Xia Xiang and the others had no intention of appreciating the beautiful scenery of the red glow in the sky, and the three of them were excited and seven points of anticipation, separated from the dense jungle, plunged into the mountains, and soon disappeared in the mountains and forests.
At the same time, in the mountains more than ten miles west of the village, five tall horses were gathered together, and a headless corpse lay on the ground. The head rolled to the side, and the face with a frightened expression was Xia Laocheng!
Guozi's face was still incomprehensible, and a sword stabbed on Xia Laocheng's corpse again, and snorted: "Old thing, you want to go crazy for money, right?" Where is the shadow of Li Dingshan? caused Lao Tzu to be delayed for two full hours. ”
The short man in the entourage said: "Captain Gao, the lower officials think that Xia Laocheng is not lying, Li Dingshan must be hidden in the mountains and forests, but the mountains are high and the forests are deep, and it is not easy to find." ”
Gao Jianyuan snorted angrily and coldly: "There is more than innocent death, and a thousand cuts are not worth his fault." Glancing at a few more people, "At the moment, we don't have enough manpower, and the Taihang Mountain stretches for thousands of miles, even if there are thousands of troops, it is difficult to find Li Dingshan's whereabouts." Yan Hao, what do you think? ”
Yan Hao is not only Gao Jianyuan's entourage, but also his military advisor, Gao Jianyuan has always trusted Yan Hao and regarded him as a confidant. Yan Hao is not only brilliant in scheming, but also outstanding in martial arts, don't look at the height of the tall, he is one of the top masters in Daxia who can be among the top ten!
Yan Hao replied respectfully: "The mountains are high and the forests are deep, and searching the mountains is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack. Since Li Dingshan escaped from Zhongshan Village, he must have a place to stay, he will either go north to the capital, and there will be a group of old people in the capital who can shelter him; Either go south to Quanzhou, so that you can go to sea from Quanzhou and go directly to the countries of the South China Sea via Qiongzhou......"
Gao Jianyuan was silent for a long time before he nodded slowly: "One north and one south, it is also in line with Li Dingshan's character of either putting him to death and then being born, or simply going away and flying high, so tell me, is he going north or south?" ”
"Li Dingshan has endured for three years in a small Zhongshan village, Lingshou is only more than 300 miles away from the capital, he is in the mountains, his ambition is in the court, where is the escape from the world, it is clearly waiting for the opportunity." Yan Hao's eyes flashed, and his eyes looked in the direction of the capital, "According to the lower officials, he probably went to the capital, so he ......"
"So we just have to go back to Beijing and lay a net in the capital, and wait for him to throw himself into the net?" Gao Jianyuan showed a slightly happy look, Yan Hao's words made his heart settle, and the previous irritability was swept away. If you don't get anything here, after returning to Beijing, it will be light to be scolded by the prince, and you will have to blame dozens of boards.
Li Dingshan is the prince's confidant, and if he doesn't get rid of it for a day, the prince will have trouble sleeping and eating.
"The captain is wise." Yan Hao knows his position, no matter how clever his idea is and how decisive it is, he will retreat to the back, and the credit will always belong to Gao Jianyuan.
Gao Jianyuan was very satisfied with Yan Hao's performance, laughed, and clamped his legs between the horse's belly: "Drive, go back to Beijing overnight." ”
A group of five people and five horses, like a whirlwind, stirred up a puff of dust on the mountain road, and disappeared into the vast mountains in a short time.
After a few people left, a man and a woman emerged from behind a boulder with a radius of dozens of zhang in the mountain forest. It was Li Dingshan and Xiao Jia.
"Daddy, the future is dangerous, let's go south to Quanzhou. Capital...... Don't go. Xiao Jia clearly heard the conversation between Gao Jianyuan and Li Dingshan, and thought that he could quietly return to the capital, but now it seems that the capital is already a big net.
Li Dingshan leaned against a big stone with his back and looked leisurely, shook the folding fan in his hand a few times, and smiled indifferently: "If you know that you can't do it, you can do it for the sake of a gentleman." The three princes can chase and kill to Zhongshan Village, and they can also chase and kill to Quanzhou, Qiongzhou or overseas, always fleeing, when is the end? The world is so big, is there no place for me Li Dingshan? I don't believe it, there is a constant way in the sky, not for Yaocun, not for the sake of death, no matter how powerful the three princes are, they will not cover the sky with one hand! ”
Xiao Jia knew that Li Dingshan had made up her mind, and it was useless to say more, but she was still worried that the road ahead was too dangerous, and she even suppressed her desire to see Xia Xiang, just wanting her father to be safe.
"The saint reused the traitor Hou Pingpan, Hou Pingpan and the three princes joined forces to control the government, and even Sima Ornament, Lianche and Qi Boshui were also degraded out of Beijing, and no one avoided its edge. Daddy is now clothed, how can he fight with Hou Pingpan and the three princes? Xiao Jia wanted to persuade Li Dingshan to give up the idea of entering Beijing, three years ago, Hou Pingpan just paid a visit to the prime minister and dismissed his father, in the past three years, Hou Pingpan's position in the DPRK and China is not only as stable as a rock, but also joined forces with the three princes, and the situation is more severe than three years ago.
The saint somehow reused Hou Pingpan so much, no matter who it was, as long as he wrote a letter to impeach Hou Pingpan, the saint ignored it. If he repeatedly reads the book, Long Yan will be furious, and he will severely punish the person who reads the book. For a while, no one in the court dared to mention that Hou Pingpan was not half a point.
"There are five holy brothers, in addition to the holy lord and the third prince, there are also the eldest prince, the fourth prince and the fifth prince." Li Dingshan smiled confidently, "I have been in seclusion in Zhongshan Village for three years, and in addition to accepting a good student Xia Xiang, I have also figured out many things. When I go back to the capital, I am no longer the Wuxia Ameng I was back then. ”
Xiao Jia was originally frowning, but when she heard this, she suddenly smiled, like the rising sun and the bright moon, bright and shining.
"That's right, no matter how much Daddy has Xia Xiang's help, he may not lose to Hou Pingpan again." Xiao Jia thought of Xia Xiang, her heartbeat accelerated inexplicably, and she was busy pulling her hair to hide her panic, but she didn't know that when night fell, Li Dingshan couldn't see her face flush clearly, "In the next three years, Jia'er is no longer the weak and helpless weak woman she was back then, in addition to self-preservation, she can also help her father." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jia jumped onto a boulder more than three feet high beside him, flipped his wrist, and had a small and exquisite crossbow in his hand. Aiming at the pine tree three feet away, there was a "whoosh" sound, and a small arrow about half a foot long flew out, and the arrow sank straight into the pine tree.
With the hardness of the pine wood, the arrow can be completely submerged in it, which shows the great strength.
The puppet was furious, and blood splattered five steps. Haha, if it is not a matter of life and death, you must not be brave. Li Dingshan's eyes showed kindness, motioned Xiao Jia to come down, put his hands behind his back, and strode forward in a car, "You and I, father and daughter, will enter Beijing alone, if you let the third prince know, will you be shocked by the big teeth?" ”
"The third prince is an elegant man, he will only pave the loess and splash the streets, open the gates, and descend to greet each other." Xiao Jia smiled, Hibiscus was like a willow like an eyebrow, if it weren't for the slight dust and dust atmosphere all the way, she would definitely be a dazzling beauty.
It's just that if you look closely, Xiao Jiamei is beautiful, her eyes are flowing, charming, more delicate, less dignified.
"Maybe I really have the opportunity to sit down with the third prince and talk about it, I heard that there is a new batch of good tea in his house, which is Changxi white tea." Li Dingshan laughed loudly, and the laughter echoed among the mountains and forests, startling a group of birds that stayed in the mountains and forests at night, and flew into the night sky in a daze.
Xiao Jia shook her head helplessly and smiled, and said to herself: "Daddy is sometimes melancholy and sometimes wild, he can deal with the court's tilt freely, what does Xia Xiang know?" He has just been weak, and as soon as he enters the capital, if he is caught in the whirlpool, he will die without a place to be buried. ”
Li Dingshan had sharp ears, heard Xiao Jia's words, and said with a smile: "Jia'er, you are too worried, Gao Jianyuan has the courage and no strategy, and killed Xia Laocheng with a sword, Xia Laocheng has not had time to say that Xia Xiang is my student, so no one knows the relationship between Xia Xiang and me, he entered the capital, as long as he doesn't get into trouble himself." ”
It's hard to say whether Xia Xiang will get into trouble when he arrives in the capital, but now, he has already caused trouble.