Chapter 78: Wuyang has an inner ghost
Su Ren suddenly proposed that he wanted to go back to warm water, and he left overnight. The people in Wuyang were caught off guard one by one.
Huo Laosi asked: "Why did Brother Ren suddenly have this thought, our business is doing well, and we suddenly want to go back?" Is something big going on? ”
"It's a big deal, this time the imperial court's big order is coming, it won't be as simple as just talking to King Yelang, if I guess correctly, the disposal of Liu Wen will also come down, and this time I will go back to see if there will be any changes."
Huo Laosi nodded: "There is really such a possibility, I almost forgot about this big event, only when the Liu family is moved down by us, can we completely let go of our hands and feet." ”
Su Ren said: "During the time I left, this place will be handed over to Gou Team Rate and the fourth brother, everything will be in accordance with our previous rules, no matter what happens, I will talk about it when I come back, in addition, the craftsmen of those workshops have to take care of it, especially Shi Manzhu, you can't be careless for a moment, I will hand over this matter to Gou Team Rate, after I leave, the matter here will be handed over to the two." ”
"Sir, don't worry, I will definitely cooperate well with the fourth brother and don't let any problems happen here."
"Brother Ren be careful all the way, we will take care of it here!" Huo Laosi turned around and grabbed Hawking: "You kid listen to me, take care of Brother Ren along the way, lose a hair, and don't come back!" ”
"Ahh Hawking's eyes widened: "Ah Da, is he your son or am I your son?" ”
One sentence eased the atmosphere in the room a lot, and everyone laughed along. After a brief tidying up, Su Ren and Hawking left the company on horseback with ten guards.
It was already the second half of the night, Wuyang was quiet, and there was not even a ghost on the street. Houses are closed, and the lights are dark. Only a dozen of them galloped through the streets. For this trip, Gou Tianming transferred the entire company's horses, barely enough to get seven. In addition to Suzhin's white horse, Hawking rode a dark horse. The other ten were all one-horse pairs.
The torches swayed in the wind, and they ran out of Wuyang for seven or eight miles in one go. Only then did Su Ren stop the team: "Okay, take a rest, the mountain road ahead is difficult to walk, and it is dangerous to walk at night, wait until dawn." ”
Although they are all men who rob houses and houses, they don't know much about horseback riding. When I got off the horse, I spread my legs one by one, and I couldn't walk. Without Su Ren's orders, Hawking has already begun to command everyone to collect firewood and make a fire.
The air in the mountains is relatively cold, and after running all night, I came out of a man, and I was blown by the wind, and my whole body was cold. Su Ren tightened his clothes and moved towards the fire.
Hawking handed the hot water to Su Ren: "Big brother, drink some, there is still a while before dawn, I'll go get a blanket, and you will sleep by this fire." ”
Su Ren shook his head: "Forget it, take out the dry food, let the brothers eat some, let's set off as soon as it is dawn, and try to go back tomorrow night." ”
"There's no need to be in such a hurry, is there? I inquired, it will take more than ten days for the big order to arrive, and I am afraid that I will not even enter Chengdu at this time. ”
"It's a trivial matter whether the big order comes or not, what I'm worried about is Liu Wen's side, what will the imperial court will come down, Liu Wengou jumped over the wall in a hurry, our old monarch will inevitably bear the brunt, and your second brother can't stand it alone."
"He dares, if the surnamed Liu dares to touch Lao Junguan, I will kill his whole family when I go back!"
"Stop selling your mouth, go get dry food."
Su Ren is a person who can enjoy, and the average dry food is at most a piece of bread. He had a wide variety of dry food, including jerky, preserved fruits, and nuts of all kinds. These were all made by Su Ren in Laojunguan last year. Now it has become a commodity, and the people of Yoro like it very much, and even buy it better than silk. Some Yelang nobles will only take out these foods that are more expensive than gold when entertaining distinguished guests.
Hawking grabbed a large handful and stuffed it all into his mouth, puffing out his cheeks and chewing. I ate it quickly, swallowed it all in three or two clicks, and grabbed another handful.
The white belly of the fish has already appeared in the east, and it will not be long before the sky will be completely bright. Eating and drinking to the fullest, and roasting the fire, this time is the hardest time to endure. Su Ren shook his head vigorously to keep himself awake. Hawking on the side was already snoring like thunder, with saliva hanging from the corners of his mouth, and he was sleeping soundly.
Su Ren got up and gently covered Hawking's body with the coat he was wearing. This is the Hawking he knows, Little Gold. When I carried him back to Laojunguan, the little guy slept like this, and his saliva made him all over.
Stand up, move your hands and feet, the morning air is exceptionally fresh. This is Wuyang's territory, and since they killed the Wuyang garrison, Su Ren's guards have all walked sideways on the streets. The people didn't dare to provoke, and the nearby mountain bandits hid far away.
Come out of the woods and practice your tai chi facing the sun while watching the beautiful sunrise.
"Drive!" The sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from the south, the sound became louder and louder, and it quickly moved towards Su Ren's side.
A knight, carrying a tall horse, kept waving his whip and struck the red horse on the buttocks. The red horse was in pain, and stumbled as he ran.
Su Ren felt amused, and stood there quietly watching the man pass in front of him. The two looked at each other, Su Ren didn't know this person, he had never seen him. Dressed as a Han person, his appearance is also similar to that of a Han person. He is about twenty years old, and he is not good at riding, and he is wobbly when he runs.
The man also saw Su Ren, his eyes were obviously a little surprised, and he didn't speak, so he rode over on his horse. How far away, he still looked back at Su Ren from time to time.
The man ran out of the woods, and Hawking ran out of the woods with a red tassel gun, and looked around: "Where are the people?" Where are the people? Find me, that turtle son dares to follow us! ”
Su Ren snorted: "I've already left, the one riding in front of me is the one who asked you to arrange a sentry post last night, what about the people?" Not to mention that someone sneaks up, even if a few big animals come, we also have to be vigilant! ”
Hawking bowed his head and was taught: "I know, wherever I go in the future, I will arrange a sentry position, what is that person doing?" ”
As soon as Su Ren heard this, he knew that this guy didn't listen to it at all, and said angrily: "You ask!" It's dawn, hurry! ”
Get back on the road. Su Ren felt strange, there was no store in the village early in the morning. He must have been a person of status when he came out on horseback, but after thinking about it, he didn't have any impression of the knight. Suddenly, Su Ren was stunned for a moment. People don't have an impression, but the horse seems to have seen it somewhere. In particular, the crescent-shaped mark on the horse's buttocks is particularly noticeable.
Su Ren stopped the white horse and began to remember. Stephen Hawking came up: "What's wrong?" ”
"I think the knight seemed to have seen the horse somewhere, do you remember the horse we met when we came?"
"When? In what place? ”
"It's Dujiangyan, when we went down the mountain, the rider who ran down the mountain, I think the horse just now is the same as the horse that day."
"It can't be such a coincidence, right? Didn't that horse later be at the Stinky Woman's? It is said that it is Liu Hong's mount, how can it appear here? ”
Su Ren's eyes rolled a few times: "Go quickly, take someone to catch that guy, quick!" ”
"Oh!" Hawking agreed, hurriedly beckoned to the people, and rode towards the front.
Over the mountain in front, it is the Han realm. There are no passes, and there are no soldiers. On the bare hills, there is nothing but a mess of trees. Climb to the top of the mountain, where Hawking and people wait.
Su Ren hurriedly asked, "What about people?" Caught or not? ”
Hawking shook his head: "I didn't find it, I didn't find it after chasing all the way, and then even the horseshoe prints were gone, and I lost my trace here, big brother, are you sure you read it right?" ”
"Absolutely not!" Su Ren frowned: "If you don't find it, forget it, maybe go back again." ”
After another day's walk, Dujiangyan was in front. The Minjiang River flows rapidly southward, and a wooden bridge connects the two banks of the Minjiang River. When he first came, Gou Tianming built a pontoon bridge, and later the business became bigger and bigger, and more and more goods came from Laojunguan. Su Ren simply found someone to build a wooden bridge. The bridge is not wide, just big enough to cross an ox cart.
The horses' hooves squeaking on the wooden bridge always give a sense of insecurity. Su Ren didn't rush to cross the bridge, just on the south bank of the Minjiang River, and found a place to rest tonight. I had something in my head, so I didn't eat much for dinner.
That horse is too strange, Su Ren came, that horse followed, Su Ren went back, and the horse followed back, so people don't want to connect the two things together. At first, I thought it was a messenger sent by Liu Wen to Wuyang, but later Liu Hong was arrested, and the horse did not appear. But today, when you walk on your front foot, the horse immediately follows, who will it be?
The night breeze was really cool, looking at the stars in the sky, Su Ren couldn't sleep. Except for Liu Wen himself, he didn't offend anyone, why did he send someone to spy on him? For so long, where was that horse hiding after leaving the City Lord's Mansion?
Suddenly, a burst of fire rose into the sky. The sentry on duty shouted: "It's on fire, it's on fire, it's on bridge!" ”
The wooden bridge suddenly burst into flames, and the flames almost enveloped the entire deck. Hawking led people to hurriedly go up to put out the fire, but unfortunately the fire was too big, and it was useless for anyone to go. The fire lit up the entire Minjiang River, the wooden bridge crackled, and the railings and the like had burned off and fallen into the river. The fire burned a little strangely, and from a distance, the flames burned from both sides of the bridge, and the middle part did not catch fire until the entire bridge collapsed.
Tossed until the second half of the night, Hawking came back with a disgraced face, and his hair was burned: "Ge Laozi, why did it suddenly catch fire!" If there is no thunder or lightning, someone must have set it on fire, let me catch that turtle son, it must be peeled and cramped! ”
Su Ren shook his head and smiled bitterly. It's the rhythm that someone doesn't want to go back to. It seems that this time I went back to the right place. The more people try to stop it, the more it shows that there must be something big happening in Wenshui, and it is aimed at him Su Ren and his old monarch view.
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