Chapter 39: Get out of Zhonggo
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"Xiang Clan Genealogy" contains: "After Xiang Yi, the tenth grandson, there is a famous Peng. His father's name is Hong, Zhong Wuling, known as a virtuous name. In the 30th year of King Xiang of Chuqing, a thief entered Zhongwu City at night, killed more than 300 people in Hong's family, and only Peng was able to survive with the help of nobles. In the 15th year of King Chu Kaolie, Peng returned to Chu to recognize his ancestors and returned to his ancestors, and he was reinstated as a member of the Xiang clan. ”
Zhao Jie hid in the alley, not daring to make a sound, maybe God blessed the Xiang family and the Miao descendants endlessly, although the little baby in Zhao Jie's arms looked at Zhao Jie with his eyes open, but he never cried. I don't know how long it took, but a person's voice came from not far away: "Second brother, people are here." "A man in black found the body of the man who entrusted the baby to Zhao Jie.
"Second brother, the person is out of breath and is already dead." As soon as the words fell, Zhao Jie heard another person's sigh, which seemed to be made by the leader of the man in black.
"Second brother, that baby is missing, do you want to continue looking for it." Another voice came again: "Second brother, you must know that cutting grass does not remove the roots, and the spring breeze blows and grows again!" ”
"It's too late, we sneaked into the city at midnight, killed all the way to the county guard's mansion, destroyed the whole family of the old thief, and avenged the destruction of the village, although we killed people on the way to ensure that the news would not be leaked, but now that the sky is almost dawning, there will be more and more people soon, and you won't be able to go if you don't go." The leader of the men in black said.
"Second brother, didn't that Xiang Hu promise to let us die? Why should we worry about not being able to go. A voice rang out.
"Xiang Hu is treacherous and cunning, he can even betray his brother for the sake of power, how can he not lose his trust in us with his character. By seizing us, he will be more able to take all of his brother's things for himself. The leader of the men in black continued, "Listen to my orders, and everyone will immediately exit Zhongwu City. ”
As soon as the leader of the man in black finished speaking, Zhao Jie heard the chaotic footsteps of the man in black running away, and at this time, his hanging heart also fell back into place. Although the chaotic footsteps indicated that the thief had left, Zhao Jie was afraid that it was the thief's trick to lure the enemy, so he still didn't dare to move and continued to hide in the alley. I don't know how long it took, until he could no longer hear the footsteps, Zhao Jie walked out of the alley with the baby in his arms.
At this time, some colorful morning glows have appeared in the east of the sky, and some people are gradually walking on the avenue. "Emergency military situation, pedestrian evasion." A soldier rode his horse and galloped down the avenue, and all the pedestrians quickly got out of the way of Ruth.
"It's an eventful season, and I don't know where to lose the battle again." An old man beside Zhao Jie muttered, "The huge Chu State always loses battles, and sooner or later the Chu State will be corrupted by those unscrupulous descendants." The old man continued to mutter, "Fortunately, God has given us Zhongwu a good guard, and I hope that God will bless him with no illness and no disaster, and a long life." "Obviously, the old man didn't know that the county guard had been washed in blood.
Zhao Jie walked quickly to the inn with the baby in his arms, and I don't know if it was because the huge sound of horses' hooves scared the baby, or because Zhao Jie held him in the wrong position, when Zhao Jie was about to reach the door of the inn, the little baby who had not been crying suddenly cried, and Zhao Jie became even more helpless.
"Stinky beggar, this is an inn, not a place you should be." As soon as Zhao Jie stepped into the door of the inn, he was stopped by the innkeeper. The white clothes on his body had become dirty because he was hiding in the alley, and with a baby wrapped in rags in his arms, Zhao Jie looked like a beggar asking for food at this time.
When Zhao Jie heard this, he raised his head and said, "You don't know me so soon, Xiaoer, you are too forgetful, you only took the same money from me yesterday." ”
Xiao Er took a closer look, and immediately found that he had recognized the wrong person, so he was busy explaining, and kept offering courtesy: "I'm sorry, guest officer, I didn't recognize you for a while." You see that your whole body is dirty, and the small one will give you bath water to take a comfortable bath. Zhao Jie didn't continue to pay attention to Xiao Er, he quickly returned to his room with the baby in his arms, put the baby on the bed, and then kept Xingyi, Xu Yang, Gao Le, and Tianjin awake from sleep.
Xingyi was the first to walk into Zhao Jie's room, and Zhao Jie was dealing with a crying baby. Looking at Zhao Jie, who was about to collapse, Xingyi couldn't help laughing. As soon as he heard the laughter, Zhao Jie immediately turned his head. Seeing Xingyi, Zhao Jie was like seeing a savior, so under Zhao Jie's soft grinding and hard bubbles, Xingyi, who had never been in contact with a baby, reluctantly became a person who took care of the baby. Perhaps women are born with a sense of maternal love, and when Xingyi picked up the baby, the little baby immediately stopped crying, and after a while, the baby fell asleep. This made Zhao Jie, who was anxious by him, speechless.
When the baby fell asleep, Xu Yang and Gao Le also came to Zhao Jie's room together. After listening to Zhao Jie's ins and outs, Xu Yang rolled his eyes in frustration, while Gao Le was a straight man, and he complained: "Your Highness, you are too nosy, you have brought back such an extraordinary baby after going out, I am sure that this baby will definitely cause us trouble." ”
Zhao Jie was speechless, and changed the topic awkwardly: "Now is not the time to complain, the baby was brought back by me, it has become a fact, I invite everyone to come to think about how to take the baby out of the city, I estimate that Xiang Hu will definitely secretly look for this child, want to cut the grass and eradicate the roots." ”
At this moment, many people's shouts and cries came from far outside the window, and Zhao Jie, Xu Yang, and Gao Le hurriedly walked to the window and looked out.
Looking from afar, I saw groups of samurai dressed in filial piety clothes on the city avenue. One of the leaders shouted: "Strictly investigate the murderer, avenge the county guard, sacrifice his life to die, and become the will of the head of the family." "Every time the samurai pass through a street, two or three people join the procession.
"Where are they going?" Zhao Jie asked about Xiao Er, who had just gone upstairs.
"According to the usual rules, these people will go to the East Market today to gather people, and tomorrow they will go to the West Market to gather people, and the day after tomorrow they will set out to carry out family revenge for the head of the family." Xiao Er replied.
"I've got a way." After listening to what Xiao Er said, Zhao Jie was moved.
"Tell us what you can do and see if there's anything you need our help with." Xu Yang asked.
"Heaven must not be divulged." Zhao Jie said mysteriously. As soon as the words fell, Zhao Jie went downstairs and walked into the crowd.
As night fell, the sky was getting dark, and the people in the city lit candles at home one after another, or burned incense and bowed, or bathed and fasted, and everyone commemorated the whole family of Xiang Junshou in different ways, who gave everyone a stable life. However, under all the huts, there are two places where the scene under the lights is completely different.
The county guard's mansion is now occupied by Xiang Hu, and at this moment, the candle is blazing, and more than a dozen of Xiang Hu's cronies are celebrating Xiang Hu's success in becoming the county guard of Zhongwu. The doorman residence established by Xiang Hong in the west of the city was brightly lit, and at this moment a guest walked in, this person was Zhao Jie, who had a secret conversation with everyone here all night before leaving. Dark nights, brightly lit rooms, these two different gatherings have endless implications for the future.
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Two days later, a group of Xiang Hong's disciples claimed that they had heard that the thieves from Tianzhai had killed the whole family of the county guard, and were ready to avenge Xiang Junshou, so in the market of Zhongwu City, hundreds of people swore to go out in the market of Zhongwu City. The team passed by the inn where Zhao Jie lived, and Zhao Jie, Xu Yang Gaole and took the opportunity to disguise themselves as Xiang Hong's doormen and hide in the middle. When passing through the Zhongwu City Gate, the soldiers at the city gate were directly released because of the huge team, and Zhao Jie passed through the city gate smoothly and left Zhongwu City.
After the team marched 30 miles outside the city, Zhao Jie met the five leaders of the doormen. Zhao Jie untied the burden on his body, gently put the burden on the ground, and then slowly spread it out, and a little baby appeared in front of him. The doorman at the head stepped forward and rummaged for a while, then took a few steps back, knelt down on one knee and said, "Meet the young master." Several other doormen behind him also knelt down one after another. After the salute, the guest at the head said to Zhao Jie: "Gongzi saved our young master, and all of us are grateful." But now Zhongwu is no longer safe for the little master, yesterday a few of us discussed, we hope that the son can take the young master out of this place of right and wrong. ”
As soon as the words fell, several doormen knelt down and begged Zhao Jie, forcing Zhao Jie to agree. Zhao Jie nodded helplessly.
"This is something that we left for the young master, please give it to the young master when he grows up." The doorman continued: "In addition, please let the young master go to Pengcheng after tying his hair, we will wait for the young master in Pengcheng, we hope to let the young master recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors." ”
After speaking, the doormen took out some things from their arms and handed them to Zhao Jie, and then said goodbye to Zhao Jie: "I'm leaving." Zhao Jie also said goodbye, and then left the team with the baby in his arms.
Zhao Jie continued to walk for a short distance before he saw Xingyi and his party waiting for Zhao Jie, and everyone continued on the road to the next destination, Pengcheng.