Chapter 16: Attacked
Helping the people?!
Four words instantly made Qin Ze fall from the clouds to the bottom, and he didn't even know if this was a lifting stone and shooting himself in the foot. These four words are extremely high-sounding, even if Qin Ze wants to refuse, it is impossible.
Not to mention anything else, just look at the talented people who have been encouraged by the eldest grandson, and they all can't wait to raise their hands and feet in agreement. Of course, they would agree that there are not many opportunities to be praised by the people, let alone that these twenty guan are not theirs in the first place.
Everyone praised Changsun Chong for having the heart of the people, and as for Qin Ze, he was forgotten again.
"Say goodbye to my mansion, don't let me have my lovely maid, don't have my beautiful little sister." After saying goodbye to these in his heart, Qin Ze raised his head and replied with a righteous face: "The righteousness of the eldest grandson is really admired. But there is another request below, I don't know if I should talk about it or not? ”
A hint of cunning flashed in Qin Ze's eyes, but he was also seen by the eldest grandson, as the head of Chang'an's sons. He must show absolute leadership, even if this time the poetry club Qin Ze broke and disrupted the poetry club several times. He also wants to show them that he is the real leader.
The poetry meeting is just a face, and his real purpose is to let Li Er see it, and it is to show Li Er his eldest grandson's determination to share the worries of the monarch. Therefore, this poetry meeting can only have one center of gravity for him.
"Tell me about it?" Eldest Sun Chong's face did not change, but his tone revealed a hint of coldness.
"I want to send it myself." Qin Ze stared at Eldest Sun Chong and said slowly. He can't get used to these princes and grandsons, and he can't get used to seeing a good poetry meeting being rushed by the eldest grandson and put on a political cloak.
The most important thing is that taking people's money is tantamount to killing their parents. I've been busy for so long, and I have failed all my efforts with just one word from you. Qin Ze only felt the restless dick in his heart, and he couldn't be silent anymore.
"Haha." To Qin Ze's surprise, Eldest Sun Chong suddenly burst out laughing, laughing inexplicably at Qin Ze.
"Since Brother Qin is willing to go, I naturally have no opinion, and I still bother Brother Qin." The eldest grandson Chong said that he did not let his subordinates move the twenty copper coins to Qin Ze.
The two men looked at each other, then turned their eyes away as if nothing had happened.
On the way back from the poetry meeting, Qin Ze has been in a haunted spirit. This poetry meeting made him really realize this era, this era in which he seemed to be in absolute advantage.
As a philosopher once said, "If you want to change the world, you must first integrate into the world."
Wang Fu's interest was quite high, and he originally wanted to pull Qin Ze to talk about the brush he gave to his sister, but when he found Qin Ze like this, he had to give up.
When I came out, it was still the beginning of the morning, but now when I go back, the sun is already shining. Qin Ze simply said to Wang Fu that the carriage was too stuffy, so he sat on the wheel with Erhu.
There is no shock absorbing device, especially outside Chang'an City, where the road here is all wasteland, so it is very bumpy to sit up.
Qin Ze just sat like this, looking at Wang Yuxi's carriage on the other side boredly, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Erhu tell me about my current situation." Qin Ze leaned his body on the carriage, but his eyes were looking at the clear blue sky.
Erhu also didn't expect Qin Ze to suddenly ask such a question, and after being stunned for a moment, he said: "Your current situation is very dangerous, although the master has let you go, but the people behind it don't want to be like this." The master is in the dark, and I am in the light. But if that's the case, we can't be sure you're absolutely safe. ”
"You mean I could lose my life?" Qin Ze was still staring at the sky and said nonchalantly. It's as if the things they're discussing have nothing to do with him.
Erhu couldn't help but look at Qin Ze sideways, this was the first time he had seen Qin Ze so serious.
"Yes." Erhu asked affirmatively.
This is a mess that can't be sorted out, just based on the situation that Qin Ze has now, he can only know that he has no other choice but to believe in Erhu. After thinking about it, Qin Ze suddenly smiled, sighed deeply and said, "Then I really want to see who wants to put me to death."
If you come here, you will be safe, and you will not be able to go back for a while. Qin Ze suddenly felt that there was such a thing that was not bad for him to pass the time.
It was bumpy, and the two tigers were not in a hurry, so they rushed slowly. There is another half an hour to travel, and you can come to the gate of Chang'an City. But Qin Ze suddenly stopped the carriage.
"What's going on?" Wang Fu was the first to poke his head out, looked around, and asked with some confusion.
On the other side, Wang Yuxi's maid Chunxiang also came over to ask what was wrong.
The place where they were staying now, on the leeward side of a small hill, grew some birch trees that were common in Guanzhong, and completely surrounded the place.
Qin Ze squinted his eyes and squatted on the ground, carefully looked at the traces on the ground, and walked back and forth for dozens of steps, making Erhu and his party inexplicable.
"Young Master, what did you find?" The second tiger saw Qin Ze's strange behavior, but he also found a trace of abnormality keenly.
Qin Ze nodded, and said with a somewhat gloomy face, "I hope I guessed wrong." As he spoke, he pointed to the horseshoe prints on the ground and said, "If you look at the marks on the ground, there are clearly traces of five or six horses walking past. And these horseshoe prints are all new, and there are no traces of wheel travel. Crucially, these horseshoe prints stop here. But if you look at this place, it's just a wasteland, how can there be so many horses. ”
"Young Master means that we are being targeted?"
When Erhu heard Qin Ze say this, he also hid and looked at it at the moment, and found that it was indeed the same as what Qin Ze said.
Qin Ze didn't answer Erhu's question, but looked in the direction of the hill and said, "Didn't you notice that Young Master Cheng hadn't appeared since we got close here?"
The horseshoe prints on the ground were not very obvious, and what really made Qin Ze suspicious was Cheng Huailiang's whereabouts. He had been riding ahead of them, but every once in a while he would turn around and come back to catch up with them. But now Qin Ze made a rough estimate that there was almost a pillar of incense, and he didn't see Cheng Huailiang.
Hearing Qin Ze say this, Erhu also reacted. But he still wondered why Qin Ze was so sure that he was being followed.
Wang Fu on the other side saw two people squatting on the side, not knowing what they were talking about. I also came up curiously.
"Brother Qin, did you find something? Why don't you stop and don't continue to move forward, you can return to Chang'an City in half an hour. If it weren't for Qin Ze's serious face, Wang Fu probably wouldn't have asked.
"Something happened and it was directed at me. You go first, if you can meet Brother Cheng and speak for him in my ward, I will say that the house is not a ghost, but a person with a ghost heart. Qin Ze said with a frown.
He wasn't sure what the other party's origin was, and if Wang Fu was left here, something would inevitably happen. And there are some things that still can't be seen by Wang Fu.
"Brother Qin~"
Wang Fu just wanted to say something, but was directly interrupted by Qin Ze: "Don't worry, it's okay." They don't dare to commit murder here. ”
After saying this, Qin Ze glanced directly at Erhu. The two men returned to the carriage and walked to the side of the path with the carriage in hand.
Wang Fu behind him wanted to say something, but Qin Ze didn't give him a chance at all. He had no choice but to return to Wang Yuxi's carriage, thinking that it was important to find Cheng Huailiang as soon as possible.
Seeing the doubts on his sister's face, Wang Fu simply explained the matter. The two of them also found out that something was wrong, and hurriedly drove towards Chang'an City.
On the other side, Qin Ze returned to Wang Fu's carriage and carefully took out a wooden box that he had prepared before he came from under the seat cushion of the carriage.
After checking it all over, everything is in good condition in the box. Qin Ze poked his head out and said to Erhu: "Okay, stop here and wait for them to come."
They were referring to those who wanted to kill Qin Ze, Qin Ze didn't believe that such a good opportunity would give up.
The two of them sat quietly in the carriage, and the second tiger pulled out a long sword out of nowhere, held it in his hand and looked around vigilantly.
Time passed minute by minute, but nothing happened around me, everything was so normal.
Just when the two of them were about to get impatient, Erhu's body suddenly stiffened, and then he lay on the ground and listened with his head sideways.
"Here we are, at least five horses." Erhu leaned on the ground and listened for a moment, and said with a somewhat solemn face.
Hearing this, Qin Ze couldn't help but tighten the wooden box in his hand, and then asked, "There are probably many other places that will be close to here?"
"Fifteen or so breaths." Erhu frowned and said, but he involuntarily clenched the long sword in his hand, straightened up, and looked in the direction behind the carriage, with an indescribable solemnity on his face.
In ancient times, a cup of tea lasted about ten minutes, a pillar of incense lasted five minutes, and a breath lasted three seconds. The fifteen breaths in the mouth of the second tiger are about one minute.
Qin Ze carefully opened the wooden box, while silently remembering the time in his heart.
"Erhu saw that there was no boulder over there, wait for me to run, we will run like that place. Don't ask why, I'll tell you later when I have time. ”
As he spoke, Qin Ze put the wooden box on the ground of the carriage, took out a thin cotton thread soaked in lamp oil, and carefully lit it. Then he rushed out of the carriage and yelled at the two tigers: "Run!"
With Qin Ze's order, the two of them were like wild horses on the loose, galloping towards the boulder.
Qin Ze had done countless experiments and knew that he still had ten breaths to spare. The boulder was only two hundred meters away, and although the ground was a little uneven, there was enough time.
Although the second tiger was confused, when he saw his young master running wildly, he was also running with his life at the moment.
When he came to the boulder, Qin Ze knocked down the two tigers, and the two of them rolled over, completely hiding their bodies behind the boulder.