Chapter 11: The Zheng Family Caravan
Zhang Baohong, as a foreign manager who has worked in the Zheng family in Yongzhou for nearly 10 years, can be regarded as having seen the world from south to north, but Zhang Baohong saw a thin young man in ragged clothes, with 2 burly men in iron armor and a rainbow standing behind him, and a girl who was also in tattered clothes next to him. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
As soon as the caravan entered the village, one of the burly men in armor appeared, and with Zhang Baohong's many years of experience in martial arts, he knew that this strong man had very good martial arts, and he might not be an opponent.
Zhang Baohong immediately stepped forward to talk, and learned that the strong man and the lord stayed in this village, Zhang Baohong thought that the lord of the strong man must be a dignitary, and immediately took the initiative to ask for a visit, but he did not expect that after meeting, the lord of the strong man was a little unexpected, it turned out to be a teenager, and the boy was also wearing a very shabby cotton clothes, which was a little big from Zhang Baohong's imagination.
However, Zhang Baohong did not dare to slack off, maybe it was the son of a family in distress, otherwise there would not be 2 generals who were good at a glance at martial arts to protect, after all, there is some chaos on the boundaries of Anhui now, bandits and rogues are almost all over Wanzhou, and Qianzhou, which is adjacent to Wanzhou, has been plagued by the Hu cavalry of the nomadic tribe, and it is normal to have a fallen family.
"This ...... Childe is polite, I am Zhang Baohong, the foreign manager of the Zheng family in Yongzhou, this time I led the Zheng family caravan to pass by this deserted village, I didn't expect to meet Childe, I don't know where Childe is from? And I saw blood stains everywhere in the village, could it be that something happened to this village? ”
As soon as Liu Ji heard that it was the caravan of the Zheng family in Yongzhou, you must know that the Zheng family in Yongzhou is a big family with a history of hundreds of years, even before the establishment of the Great Jin Dynasty, the Zheng family in Yongzhou already existed, and the henchmen under Liu Hui, the founding emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty, had several people from the Zheng family in Yongzhou, and the head of the Zheng family is still in the name of hereditary marquis.
The titles of the Great Jin Dynasty are barons, viscounts, earls, marquis and dukes from low to high, and above the duke is the king, but the Great Jin Dynasty is not the descendants of the Liu family of the royal family, and is not qualified to be crowned king, the Great Jin Dynasty has been established for more than 400 years, and there has not been a king with a foreign surname.
After more than 400 years of operation in the Great Jin Dynasty, the Yongzhou Zheng family has been influential all over the government and the opposition, and has become one of the top thirteen families in the Great Jin Dynasty.
Liu Ji scanned Zhang Baohong's three-dimensional value with the system, and found that Zhang Baohong's force value was okay, reaching 41 points, the intelligence value also reached 47 points, and the commander value was 52 points, and the comprehensive ability was very good.
"Steward Zhang is polite, I am Liu Ji from Pingyuan County, Dongchang County, Anhui Prefecture, yesterday we passed by this village, and found that more than 100 people up and down this village were killed, but there was no young woman among the dead, it is likely that this village was slaughtered by bandits or rogues, we were busy for a day and a night, and then the corpse in the village was buried!"
Zhang Baohong recalled for a while, and he didn't remember that there was a family surnamed Liu in Pingyuan County, Dongchang County, Anhui Prefecture, but as soon as he heard Liu Ji speak neither humble nor arrogant, Zhang Baohong was even more convinced that this thin young man must be the son of a family, a teenager from an ordinary family, how could he have such a bearing!
So Zhang Baohong spoke more politely, although behind him is the behemoth Yongzhou Zheng family, but the Zheng family has at least dozens of foreign stewards of his level, if he offends the son of a family, maybe people can make themselves unable to eat and walk around, because of the marriage between the family and the family for many years, the relationship is complicated!
"I mean, how come there are so many new graves outside the village, these damned rogues and bandits! However, those villagers were lucky to meet the bodhisattva-hearted Liu Gongzi, who also accumulated virtue in their previous life, otherwise their corpses would be eaten up by wild dogs if they didn't get it right! ”
Liu Ji smiled, and felt a little funny that the steward of the Zheng family in Yongzhou in front of him called himself a son, what kind of son is he! However, Liu Ji could guess that the steward must have misunderstood when he saw that he had Liu Bi and Gong Du, the two generals, but Liu Ji was not idle and bored to explain clearly.
"Since it is fate, putting these villagers into the soil for peace can be regarded as accumulating a yin virtue! Why did Steward Zhang come to this village late at night with a caravan? ”
Zhang Baohong smiled bitterly and said: "Liu Gongzi, don't mention it, originally our caravan from Qinhuai City, the capital of Suzhou, escorted the goods all the way to be safe, but it was almost at the door of Yongzhou's house, but it was occupied by a cloud Yin Biao's house, fortunately, the caravan sent a horse to find the trace of a cloud, the whole caravan returned from the original road in time, in order to ensure safety, the caravan also walked for most of the night before preparing to rest in this village." ”
"A cloud Yin Biao? What does he do? Could it be that he still dared to attack the Zheng family's caravan in Yongzhou? ”
"Hasn't Liu Gongzi heard a cloud? Yiyun Yin Biao is one of the many leaders of the Wanzhou Liukou, there are more than 3,000 soldiers under his command, especially more than 400 of the cavalry, which is the elite of the elite, even more brave than the cavalry of the imperial court border army, the face of our Yongzhou Zheng family, it is not easy to make a cloud, although my caravan has more than 200 guards, and can only retreat from a cloud like a rogue. ”
Hearing Zhang Baohong's description of a piece of cloud, Liu Ji can be sure that the bandits he and his father Liu Hao and others encountered must be a piece of cloud Yin Biao's subordinates.
Liu Ji asked Zhang Baohong again: "Steward Zhang, I am going to Qi County in Changping County, Yongzhou to join relatives, I don't know if there is any other road to enter Yongzhou besides the road occupied by a cloud?" ”
Zhang Baohong said: "Liu Gongzi, from here to the west about 3 days away, bypassing the front of the mountains and mountains can also enter Yongzhou, our caravan is ready to take this road, if Liu Gongzi doesn't mind, you can go with our caravan, you can also have a care for each other, in addition to a cloud, Yongzhou and Wanzhou This mountainous area of bandits, will give our Zheng family some thin noodles." ”
"Of course, it's best to go with Steward Zhang's caravan, but I don't know if it will cause trouble to Steward Zhang?"
"No trouble! No hassle! Liu Gongzi, let's rest in this village tonight, and we will go on the road early tomorrow, Liu Gongzi has no problem, right? ”
"Then thank you Steward Zhang, we will get up early tomorrow and will not delay the caravan's departure."
After Zhang Baohong left, Liu Ji pondered for a moment and said to Liu Bi and Gong Du: "Although the Zheng family in Yongzhou has a prominent reputation, it is indispensable to guard against people, and everyone should be vigilant in the second half of the night. ”
Liu Bi and Gong both nodded, and decided to continue to take turns keeping vigil in the second half of the night to prevent accidents.
After Zhang Baohong returned to the caravan, his deputy Li Yuan asked, "Master Zhang, who is the lord of the strong man just now?" How did it end up here? ”
Zhang Baohong immediately said: "A son of a family in distress, surnamed Liu Mingji, as for which family, I didn't inquire about it, in addition to the strong man just now, that Liu Gongzi also has 1 general, it seems that the martial arts are not weak, follow us on the road early tomorrow morning, and make a detour to Yongzhou." ”
Li Yuan frowned and said: "Master Zhang, in addition to escorting a batch of fabrics on our trip, the most important thing is that the two women, they are more special, they were bought by the third master from Qinhuai City for a huge amount of money, and they are ready to do big things, and there must be no mistakes, and that Liu Gongzi's identity is unknown, is it a little inappropriate to enter our caravan like this?" ”
Zhang Baohong smiled bitterly and said, "Lao Li, don't you feel that a cloud Yin Biao has occupied the mountain road leading to Yongzhou, which is very weird?" A cloud is a rogue, and he is not a bandit who occupies the mountain as the king, what does he want to do when he occupies the mountain road to Yongzhou? It seems that there will be some twists and turns in this errand, and the 2 warriors under the command of Liu Gongzi, who are extraordinary in martial arts, follow our caravan together, which is equivalent to adding 2 strong guards to our caravan. ”