Chapter 43 Making a Request
Seeing that the bandit was slaughtering the people in the caravan as if he was slaughtering it sideways, He Xiaoyi was also young and vigorous, where was he willing to go back, but he couldn't earn the warrior, so he had to scold, "You are greedy for life and afraid of death, if you want to report that you can go back alone, you let me go back and kill the enemy with my cousin." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info”
The warrior was dragging He Xiaoyi hard, "My little son, your cousin handed you over, how can I let you go to death, while they haven't found out, let's go together, it's useless for you to go back, escape one by one." ”
The difference in strength between the two is not very big, and when they were in a stalemate, they were still discovered by the bandits besieging the convoy, and a middle-aged little leader opened his mouth, and three bandits ran towards him. In a blink of an eye, the warrior secretly screamed badly, and dragged He Xiaoyi behind him with all his strength, and shouted with a strong push, "Hurry up." He drew his sword and charged at him.
After He Xiaoyi was pushed out, he found that three bandits had come, and he stayed there for a while, and seemed to be hesitating. But I saw that the samurai was besieged by three people, and after a few strokes, he was not an opponent, and he was cut off a few swords, and he was still supported by himself, and finally he couldn't support it, and was cut to the ground, but he fell to the ground, but found that He Xiaoyi was still in a daze not far away, and the samurai hurriedly shouted, "Hurry up, go back and report to the master's house." When the three bandits saw the sword-bearer fall, they left it alone and ran towards the young man in a daze. The samurai was also tough and loyal, and he knew that the limit was not far away, so he suddenly used his last strength before he died, rushed up two steps and hugged a bandit, still shouting, "Hurry up, go away." ”
He Xiaoyi was impulsive, he saw the blood flashing in front of him, and the bandits ran towards him after finishing off the samurai who were with him, and then heard the samurai's cry before he died, so he reacted suddenly, turned around and ran away.
After running a few steps, I heard the voice of the warrior behind him smaller than the other, and finally it was gone, presumably dead, and there was a sudden big sadness in my heart, and when I was about to look back, I heard the footsteps not far behind me, and the sound of the chasing bandit shouting and killing seemed to sound in my ears, and I was startled, and I was busy and sped up and ran up.
This run only ran a few miles, but fortunately, He Xiaoyi ran empty-handed and fast, so he got rid of the pursuers. Looking back, there was no trace of them, and there were scattered pedestrians on the mountain road, and He Xiaoyi finally couldn't help but lie on the ground and cry. After crying for a while, He Xiaoyi got up and patted his clothes, remembering the guard's instructions before the temporary, and he had an idea in his heart, yes, my cousin, they can't die in vain, I must go back to report to the main family, and let the main family bring someone to avenge my cousin. Thinking of this, the young man staggered to the west, ignoring the surprised expressions of the passers-by, even if he did not notice it himself, and his face was already resolute.
Not to mention that He Xiaoyi endured hunger along the way, slept in the open air, and returned to Luoyang in a few days. It is said that at this time, in the White Mansion of Luoyang City, there is a person who comes to visit. If Zhou Bian saw this person, he would be surprised, it turned out to be Wang Sunman.
Bai Gui invited Wang Sun Man into the room, and then shouted angrily, "Doctor Man took good words to me a few months ago, and wanted Bai to be loyal to the king of your family. If it weren't for the sake of the fellowship between you and me, you would not be allowed to enter the gate of my White Mansion today. ”
"Brother Bai is angry, don't look at the king is only nine years old, but what he does is very childlike, even an eight-foot man like me, who is willing to bow down. When I returned to Luoyang yesterday, I went to the king's newly opened natural residence, and a table of good food and wine was said to be made by the king. Although the king is young, he does have the atmosphere of a king, and the ministers in my royal family all say that the revival of the Zhou family is on the king. A certain did not deceive each other, did Brother Bai have any misunderstanding? Wang Sunman hurriedly argued.
"Eating and drinking is a kitsch and lewd skill, which can only show that the king can be a good businessman, not anything else." Bai Gui smiled slightly.
"On the day the king ascends the throne, he can stop the ministers, so that the ministers dare not look up to the king, doesn't this show that the king was born with the spirit of a king?" Wang Sunman continued.
"If you use it in the right way, you can command the ministers, if you use it crookedly, the ministers will inevitably leave their hearts and will not want to do things for the king anymore."
"No, if you want to do the way of the king at a young age, you naturally have to do some extraordinary means. On the first day of the king's ascension to the throne, he respectfully invited me and other important ministers to gather together and inquire about the law of strengthening the country. The king is thirsty for talent, and the revival of my heart of the Great Zhou can be seen by the sun and the moon. Wang Sun Man Chong Dong said.
Bai Gui still smiled lightly, took a sip of tea, and said slowly, "This point is worthy of Bai's recognition, but this alone is not enough to impress Bai, so that Bai will do his best to the king." ”
Hearing this, Wang Sunman's face softened slightly, "The king is brave and strategic, when he was eight years old, he led more than 100 warriors to go out of the city to the east to intercept the invading soldiers of Gongyi, and won the first battle, and won a complete victory. ”
"If that's the case, you can impress Bai. Only those with strong martial arts can gain a foothold on one side and even achieve the cause of hegemony. Bai Gui said rightly.
"That being the case, what is Brother Bai hesitating about, the last time I told you, you only said that you still need to investigate, this time I will go to Chengzhou with a certain person to meet the king, and the king will be waiting for him." Wang Sunman arched his hand.
"Hehe, hehe, I'll talk about this later, Doctor Man came, Bai Mou will entertain himself, he didn't entertain Doctor Man when he came last time, and he made up for it this time." Bai Gui said and ordered the maid to set up a table of wine, and the Bai Mansion was dominated by meat, but it was mostly a popular way to eat at this time, either boiled or stewed, and a lot of ingredients were put in.
After filling the wine cup, Bai Gui raised his glass and said, "Come, please drink this cup, Doctor Man has been running around for months, and the foolish brother has washed the dust for you." "Let's take a sip first. Wang Sunman didn't take a closer look when he saw this, and then took a big sip, but unexpectedly choked on the strong wine and couldn't help coughing.
After his throat calmed down, Wang Sunman picked up the wine cup thoughtfully, and then saw Bai Guizheng looking at him with a smile, and suddenly realized that he scolded with a smile, "This wine is not made by the king, natural Curie has always been not sold out, it turns out that Brother Bai has long been with the king, but he is still here in front of Yu Zai to pretend to be crazy and stupid, so he will bluff people." ”
Bai Gui smiled, "I didn't serve your king." ”
Seeing that Bai Gui did not look like a lie, Wang Sunman couldn't help but wonder, "Then why do you have a fine wine here that can only be made by a king, this wine is still stronger than what is sold in the natural house, if someone else can make it, but a certain person does not believe it." ”
"Hehe, can't you taste such a good wine without serving your king? Bai and your king are friends of the year, and they are business partners, the royal family makes wine, Bai will distribute Han and Wei for it, each taking its own benefits, the king is trying to win me over, so I have a lot of wine in Baifu. ”
"It turns out that Brother Bai has long known the face of the king, but he has hidden it from me. How is the king and his person, is it okay? Brother Bai has to tell the truth! ”
"The spirit of the king really makes Zai Xia can't help but admire, so that I often wonder if the king is really only nine years old, acting and speaking with a sense of vicissitudes, every move shows a mature state, and often there are mountain dews, but a person with great wisdom, even I Bai, I have to sigh to myself." Bai Gui sighed.
"Then why hasn't Brother Bai been effective?"
"The king has no apparent identity, but claims to be a son, the king conceals his identity and does not speak, and Bai is not unwanted, but why do you want to paste it yourself?" Bai Gui's face changed and he said.
Wang Sunman hurriedly explained, "This is the fault of the younger brother, I didn't mention Brother Bai in front of the king, the king first came to Luoyang, and the situation in the market was complicated, so the king acted naturally cautiously, and did not dare to reveal his identity easily. ”
"It doesn't matter, in fact, Bai Mou's mind has already been decided, just waiting for an opportunity. When you and my brother meet today, we will not say anything else, but how about just talking about the love between you and my brother? Come, please drink again. Saying that, Bai Gui picked up the wine cup again, and Wang Sun smiled and had to raise his glass and drink it all.
Soon, the two of them each had a glass of wine and were chatting happily, but they suddenly heard the housekeeper of the Bai Mansion hurriedly barging in, Bai Gui was suddenly displeased, and slapped the wine cup in his hand on the table with a snap, and shouted, "Didn't you see that I was drinking with my friends, why are you so unruly." ”
The housekeeper hurriedly knelt down, "The main family, it's not that you are small and ignorant, but you really have something important to report to the master's family." "Saying that, he slanted his eyes, and Wang Sun Man. Wang Sunman didn't understand, and was about to get up when he saw this, but Bai Gui stretched out his hand and pressed it, only to hear Bai Gui say in a deep voice to the housekeeper, "This is a close friend of so-and-so, but it doesn't hurt for you to say it." ”
"Master, the group of caravans that just left a few days ago are Bai San'er who was transporting wine to Zhengdu, and they were intercepted by bandits in the ancient road south of Songshan, and all the guards below Bai San'er were killed or their whereabouts are unknown, only Bai San'er's wife and nephew He Xiaoyi escaped alone." The housekeeper said with a crying voice.
With a snap, Bai Gui's hand landed on the ground, and he shouted, "Isn't there still a samurai with my caravan?" It's really unreasonable, quickly bring that river Xiaoyi, and I want to ask in person. ”
After He Xiaoyi entered the house and knelt down, his body was still trembling, and after he finished telling the ins and outs of the matter, Bai Guicai waved his hand and asked him to retreat with the housekeeper, it turned out that the bandit had already been ambushed, and there were hundreds of people, and it seemed that it was not to blame the samurai who accompanied the caravan. After the two of them left, there was silence in the hall for a while, and Wang Sunman could feel that the air seemed to be filled with anger and unwillingness.
Seeing this, Wang Sunman hurriedly persuaded a few times, but Bai Gui ignored it, and the room was silent again, and after a long time, Bai Gui opened his mouth and said word by word, "Doctor Man, in today's world, not only the master chooses the minister, but the minister also chooses the master. If the king of your family can show his courage this time, get rid of this group of thieves, and avenge my Bai family, Bai will surrender to the king from now on and do his best to assist the king. ”
Seeing that Wang Sun Man was about to speak, Bai Gui hurriedly added, "Doctor Man is not allowed to mention the matter of meeting me here, and wants the king to take the initiative to go to Pingkou, instead of responding to my request, so I am convinced." Can Dr. Man do it? ”