Chapter 38: Whether the Temple Is High or Not (7)
Wang Mu's heart was horrified. When he went out, he thought that Han Zhuo had been with the two of them, but he didn't notice it, but he didn't expect that the teacher didn't take Han Zhuo with him.
Thankfully nothing happened, otherwise...... Wang Mu didn't dare to think about it anymore.
However, what is the reason why the teacher called out Han Zhuo at this time?
"Ride out of the city, to the east, and find a student on the way to Nanyang. He was wearing my white fox fur, maybe Zhao Cheng, maybe Liu Xiu, maybe ...... What other name will be reported......" Wang Mang took a deep breath, his chest rose and fell, and after a while, he finally spit out gently: "That's it, don't worry about the name." In any case, only the fox fur prevails. Then, kill him, and come to me with his head. Fast. ”
"Yes, Lord." Han Zhuo didn't ask any more questions, only nodded slightly, and then dodged towards the door. In an instant, it was gone.
"Teacher......?!" Wang Mu's heart was shocked, and he looked at the teacher in disbelief.
Clearly...... After so many years, he finally met a second young man with such good qualifications who gave birth to the idea of giving birth to his ideals, why did he want Han Zhuo to kill him now?
Just...... Because a name, a surname? But in this world, so many descendants of the Liu clan have never seen the teacher attach so much importance to one of them.
It's ...... It's like you're facing a great enemy.
"Don't ask." Wang Mang turned around and waved his hand lightly at Wang Mu, his face was full of tiredness: "Zihe, don't ask." ”
“…… Yes, Teacher. Even though they were full of doubts, Wang Mu could only press them in his chest.
"Right here...... Wait with me. Waiting for Han Zhuo...... Bring his head. ”
Wang Mang staggered to the side of the case step by step, helped a few cases and sat down slowly, his eyes lost focus, and he didn't speak again.
……
Although the wind and snow have stopped, the snow on the road is still knee-deep. The horse Liu Xiu was riding was just ordinary, the horse's hooves were one foot deep and one foot shallow in the snow, and he walked out of the city to the east for half a day, and he had only traveled more than twenty miles, and he was already out of breath.
And from Nanyang, there are still thousands of miles away.
Liu Xiu raised his head and looked at the sky. Although the clouds were still thick, it was still vaguely obvious that it was almost evening.
Liu Xiu smiled bitterly and shook his head. Today, I have been delayed for so long by this snowstorm, but I am afraid that I will not be able to go far.
Fortunately, there is a small market in front of the road at this moment. It's better to find an inn to rest and hurry up tomorrow.
Now that he had decided, Liu Xiu rode his horse towards the small market in front of him.
This bazaar is only more than 20 miles away from Chang'an, so the scale is quite acceptable. In addition to the residential vendors, there is actually an inn.
But on top of this small bazaar, it will naturally not be a decent place. Although it is an inn, it is just a small courtyard, surrounded by a few houses, and it doesn't even have a name. A shed was erected in half of the courtyard, and a dozen tables and chairs were set up, and some crude food and wine were served. And those few houses are the so-called guest rooms.
Liu Xiu, wearing the white fox fur, dismounted at the door of the inn, and immediately attracted a lot of attention.
The fox fur is pure white, and even a single miscellaneous hair can't be found, even people who don't know the goods can see that it is worth more than a thousand gold. However, Liu Xiu was wearing such a precious fox fur, but he didn't even have an entourage by his side, which was really strange.
Although this small market is too close to Chang'an, it is not clear which dignitaries and nobles are interested in coming, and it is possible to travel at will. But which dignitary goes out, but only himself? Besides, Liu Xiu's appearance looked really weak, and he immediately attracted a bunch of fiery eyes with envy and doubt.
Liu Xiu hurriedly got off the horse, walked into the shed and sat down, and asked the store for some simple food. In such a small place, naturally there is no decent food. Not long after, Liu Xiu had already placed a bowl of wheat rice and a plate of boiled winter amaranth in front of him.
Before Liu Xiu could lift the chopstick, he suddenly felt a glimmer of gaze. He raised his head and glanced around, and out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly swept to a figure outside the inn door, on the side of the road.
A ragged, dirty, ageless man, crouched in the corner of the road. At the moment, the ground was full of snow, and he could only hold his whole body tightly, clump his body into a ball, lean against a tree and shiver.
But only his eyes were amazingly bright, staring at the food in front of Liu Xiu. Even though I walked through the streets and courtyards, it still shimmered.
It was already the simplest and crutterest meal. However, the man looked at him as if it was the most delicious delicacy in the world.
Is it a beggar?
Liu Xiu thought so in her heart.
"Shopkeeper, you can serve that person a meal. Same as me. Liu Xiu's heart moved, and he raised his head and called the store: "Count it on my account." ”
Looking at his appearance, it seems that he hasn't eaten in days. Although Liu Xiu is just a student, his brother is already a hegemon in Wancheng, and he naturally has a lot of money on weekdays, Liu Xiu never likes to spend money indiscriminately, and he naturally has a lot of savings. Now it's just a simple meal, so naturally.
The shopkeeper looked at Liu Xiu with a frown, and after confirming it repeatedly, he reluctantly brought a meal, walked out of the courtyard gate, and put it in front of the man.
Liu Xiu looked at the person in the corner and looked at the food in front of him in surprise, but he didn't move his chopsticks, but raised his head to look at Liu Xiu. In his eyes, it turned out to be ......
Fury!
Then, he left the food where it was, did not move, stood up, and staggered towards the shed.
"Your Excellency...... Why is it so humiliating! He stood in front of Liu Xiu, trembled and bowed, and spoke. His voice was low and slight, obviously due to hunger, but even though his voice was low, the tone of his words was full of anger.
"Humiliating ......?" Liu Xiu looked at him blankly, puzzled in his heart: "I...... When did I humiliate you? ”
"Even if he is down, he is also a Confucian student! The beggars of the Qi Kingdom still know that if they don't eat the food that comes from them, in the eyes of Your Excellency, they are not as good as even a beggar! ”
The man walked in front of Liu Xiu, and Liu Xiu saw his face clearly. Although his face was covered with dirt, he was actually not very old, and he was almost like himself.
What's more, his conversation doesn't look like a beggar at all. Not only is the wording elegant, but also knows the allusion to the food in the "Book of Rites".
"Looking at Your Excellency's appearance, it should be a dignitary. However, in spite of the disparity in status, is it not worth sharing a table with you, so that you can only eat on the ground by the roadside? If such mercy is giving, then don't do it below! ”
The man clenched his fists, his chest heaving angrily, and his eyes almost erupted with fire.