The scorching sun is in the sky, there is no shelter on the official road, and the neat team just now has already appeared. The first to be sunburned was a little maid, I don't know what she was responsible for, the burden on her body was much larger than her small body, and it was very difficult to walk at the back of the servant line.

As soon as the maid fell, and was not comforted by a cordial comfort, a whip was drawn on her like a poisonous snake. The little maid didn't say a word, and struggled to get up, but unfortunately tried several times without success. The beating was even more angry, and after three or five pumps in a row, it was obvious that the blood was already exposed on the outside of the shirt on the back, and then it stopped. And the maid lay motionless on the ground.

Huang Shisan glared angrily, and his hand pressed on the hilt of the sword. Su Ren stretched out his hand to stop: "Don't make trouble, we are guests." Huang Shisan sighed helplessly, loosened the hilt of his sword, and his two eyes were still staring at the guy who beat people viciously.

The little maid was carried down, and her life and death were unknown. So many things have happened, the whole team is still advancing, there is no intention of stopping, someone originally wanted to find some excuse to be lazy, seeing the scene of the little maid just now, the lazy mind was immediately dispelled, and obediently followed the team to continue to move forward.

Su Ren looked up at the sky, the sun had just shifted slightly to the west, and guessed that it should be a little past three o'clock in the afternoon, which was the hottest time of the day. With a sigh, he drove the white horse towards Liu An's carriage.

Liu An's car is extremely luxurious, tightly wrapped in linen cloth on all sides, and covered with a layer of tulle on the outside, where there is wood, it has been exquisitely decorated, cloud patterns, dragon patterns, birds and beasts, wolves, insects, tigers and leopards are lifelike. The roof is made of cornices, and the ancient beasts on it are not bad, and from a distance, they are no different from a small house.

Such carriages walked on the potholed official road, occupying almost the entire road, and the guards and servants on both sides could only stick to the edge of the road, one foot deep and one foot shallow. Six horses were used, all of them were good horses, and a few of them still had imprints, which should be military horses for private use. The rider was very skillful, holding the reins of a horse in one hand and a whip in the other, and he walked neither fast nor slowly, nor did he sink into the pit.

Su Ren was still ten zhang away from the carriage when he was stopped by two cavalrymen, and after asking clearly, he reported to Liu An. The person who reported back soon said that Liu An invited Su Ren in, and he was released.

Liu An didn't invite Su Ren to get in the car, and first opened the curtain to show his head: "What is Mr. Su looking for this king?" ”

Su Ren wiped the sweat from his head: "King, can we rest?" After walking all morning, the sun is the most poisonous now, and if you go any further, you will die. ”

"Oh, hehehe! It's the king's negligence, come, give the order to rest for a while! ”

The horsemen who gave the order galloped wildly, shouting loudly. I guess he couldn't stand it either, and he ran fast on horseback. Watching the herald rush away, Liu An smiled and said to Su Ren: "Sir, why don't you get on this king's car, there is good wine here, you and I can drink a few glasses." ”

Su Ren was not polite, and he agreed to sit on the horse and arch his hand. turned over and got off the horse and jumped into Liu An's carriage. The moment the curtain was opened, a cool air greeted him, and Su Ren opened his mouth wide in surprise and looked around. From the outside, this carriage is not much different from the general carriage, except for the luxurious decoration and fine workmanship, there is nothing special, I didn't expect that there is a hole inside.

"Is it cooler?" Liu An was very satisfied with Su Ren's expression, waved his hand, and asked the two maids to make way for Su Ren.

The space layout in the carriage is very good, basically the same as the current RV, there are cushions, low tables, beds, and even the net bucket is cleverly hidden in a corner. Liu An was lying on the lap of a maid on all fours, his robe was taken off, his crown was taken off, his cloak was put on a middle coat, and he was holding a wine glass in his hand, tasting the orange petals peeled by the maid.

"Mr. Su, is he surprised that the king is so cool in his car?"

Su Ren nodded.

Liu An said with a smile: "I spent a lot of money to build this car, and there is a square groove at the bottom of the carriage, which is filled with ice, so it is naturally cool." ”

"Ice?"

"Hmmm! All of them were transported from Jibei last winter and hidden in the ice cellar, but they didn't bring much, and they ran out when they arrived in Lu'an, and the rest of the road was difficult! ”

Cellar ice is not an uncommon thing, the north has always been cold in winter, hot in summer, very early has begun to cellar ice, the winter ice is stored and put down for summer use, there is a record in the "Book of Songs". However, it is only limited to ice-producing places in the north, such as Huainan, the coldest time is only minus one or two degrees, not to mention the cellar ice, I don't know if the ice can be frozen. Like the King of Huainan, it sounds very extravagant to transport ice from Jibei.

Su Ren sighed: "The king still has ice available, but the sun is scorching outside, and if you go any further, it will melt." ”

"Hahaha......" Liu An laughed: "If Mr. is really transformed, this king wants to see it, this is a wonder in the world." ”

Su Ren picked up his wine glass and drank a glass with Liu An: "Shouchun is not far from Lu'an, why is the king in such a hurry?" ”

"Is this king in a hurry?"

"What did you say? It's only been noon, and we've walked almost thirty miles, even if it's just a march, right? ”

"Hehehe, Mr. Su saw it?" Liu An looked at Su Ren with a smile: "Isn't this going to meet you?" The king was happy, and he went a little faster, and if the gentleman thought it was fast, the king ordered him to go slower. ”

"I don't care, I wish I could fly back to Chang'an immediately, the king wants to think about his attachés, I just saw a maid tired and collapsed, I don't know whether she is alive or dead."

"Oh? With such a thing, these dog minions did not even report it to this king! Liu An was about to get up.

Su Ren hurriedly reassured: "Don't be angry, the king doesn't mean anything else when I say this, I just hope that the king will take care of the attaché." ”

Liu An nodded: "Okay, this king knows." ”

In Liu An's car, he drank two glasses of wine and ate some fruits, and the heat in his whole body finally did not get rid of. Su Ren actually didn't want to leave, but Liu An teased the two maids in front of him, and Su Ren was really embarrassed to stay, so he had to quit. As soon as he opened the car curtain, a heat wave hit him, and the two completely different worlds made Su Ren tremble.

Glancing back at Liu An's carriage, Su Ren sighed: "It's better to be a big official!" ”

Huang 13 and Manniu were waiting outside the guards, and when they saw Su Ren coming out, Huang 13 immediately ran over, glared at Liu An's carriage, and said viciously: "That girl is dead!" ”

"Who died?"

"It's the girl who just fainted, and she said she had a fever, so she ......"

Su Yiyi raised his hand to stop Huang Shisan from continuing, took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and didn't speak for a long time. The so-called fever is just a fever, in the current view of fever is not a serious disease, but at that time, it was a terrible disease, because there are many types of fever, infection, heat stroke, plague, etc. may all lead to fever, but there is no corresponding treatment, the result can only be two, their own resistance is good to survive, but the resistance is only death.

In Su Ren's mind, the maid should have suffered from heat stroke, so she had a good rest and a good chance of surviving by drinking more water. But it is regarded as a burden, or a burden, which makes people feel sad.

After a long time, Su Ren calmed down his mood: "Let's go, it's still the same sentence, don't get involved, it's all Liu An's people, they are the kings, and there is no place for us to talk here." ”

Huang Shisan and Manniu nodded, and followed Su Ren's ass towards the place where his family was resting. As soon as I came back, before my butt sat down, I heard the shout of departure. Han Qing was stunned for a moment and frowned: "What is King Huainan doing here?" Why do you have to go again? ”

Su Ren shook his head: "I don't know, it seems that there is something urgent, I tried it just now, and he said that he was going to see him." ”

"Do you believe that?"

The team set off again, and the people shouted and the horses neighed, and continued to hurry. No one wants to go out in such weather, and they are the only ones on the wide official road. I walked all afternoon, and when it was dark and I couldn't see anything, I let the camp rest. Everyone was tired enough, and the camp had no energy, and no one would want to work anymore unless someone was watching from behind with a whip.

By the time the camp was set up, the copper tripod was erected, and the cooking began, it was already dark. Su Ren and the others did not live with the king of Huainan, and built a simple camp to the east of the camp. A fire was set up in the middle, and everyone sat in front of their tents, enjoying the night breeze. Although the day is very hot, it will cool down as soon as it gets dark, and the sweat of the day will be cold at this time.

Putting on a piece of clothing, Su Ren shrunk his neck and thought about things. Han Qing was beside him: "Sir, why do you think King Huainan is so anxious?" ”

Su Ren shook his head: "I didn't figure it out." ”

"It stands to reason that King Huainan's visit this time was completely forced, if it weren't for the little son Liu Jian going to Chang'an, he would never go, would something happen in Chang'an that would be unfavorable to King Huainan?"

"It's just a possibility." Su Ren suddenly turned around and looked at Han Qing: "I should ask you this, the people under me who inquired about the news have all been handed over to you, why are you asking me the other way around now?" ”

Han Qing said embarrassedly: "Tiangang Disha has already gone to Lu'an in advance, and there are only two leopard heads and Hua Fangshi left, they are secretly protecting Mr., and nothing is as important as Mr.'s safety." ”

"Excuses, all excuses! I now order you to investigate, you must find the reason, I feel very bad, there must be something wrong. ”

Han Qing hurriedly nodded: "No, my subordinates will go!" ”

The next day was still the same, before dawn, the camp next door was already shouting horses, and the person sent to contact said that Liu An meant to take advantage of the cool weather in the morning to travel more distance, so that everyone could set off. After another day of walking, I calculated carefully, and in two days, I ran almost 150 miles, and more than a dozen people were exhausted, and three of them died. The ominous feeling in Su Ren's mind became more and more obvious, and he wanted to know what was wrong.