Chapter Forty-Nine: The Taiping Cultists (Seeking Recommendation Collection)
As soon as the sky dawned, Cai Yong's carriage and horse slowly drove out of Yingchuan.
When Xun Shuang and the others learned the news, Cai Yong had already left Yingchuan, which made Xun Shuang and He Hao beat their chests.
The sun rises over the horizon and the sky is cloudless.
The chariots and horses traveled along the official road of Yingshui, and at about noon, they left the boundary of Yingchuan and turned into the territory of Yin, Henan. From this, traveling to the southeast, it takes about a day to reach Guancheng, and then continue to advance, and you can reach the state of Chen in three or five days, which can be regarded as entering the boundary of Chenliu.
Cai Yong did not stop in Yin, Henan, let alone visit Yin Wangyun in Henan, but directly crossed Yingshui by boat.
When the burly boy passed by Henan Yin, he couldn't help but ask, "Teacher, aren't we going to visit Lord Wang?" ”
Cai Yong was in the car with his eyes closed, and when he heard the young man's words, he shook his head after thinking for a moment.
"Zishi is indeed talented, but he is narrow-minded and accustomed to conspiracy. And this person is a Qingliu party, so we'd better not get too close to him. Yuan sighed, it was not because the teacher was timid and afraid, the ten permanent servants are now in the limelight, and they are disconnected from the general. Although the prince's intention to follow the general was good, it was probably difficult to achieve great things, and finally made wedding dresses for others. We are now taking refuge, so we must not be contaminated with right and wrong, and it is better to return to Chen and stay in my hometown as soon as possible. ”
"Students understand!"
The burly boy nodded, and immediately urged the carriage and horses to hurry up.
After passing Yingshui, the group rested in the post station, and after lunch, they immediately set off and headed for Chenliu. The journey was fine, and in the evening, the chariots and horses came to a place called Mt. Fuki, which belonged to the branch of Mt. Song.
To get to Guancheng, you have to pass through the gorge of Mt. Fuki.
At this time, it was not early, and the burly young man asked Cai Yong again for instructions: "Teacher, it looks dark this day, why don't we rest outside the mountain tonight and hurry up early tomorrow morning?" ”
Cai Yong stepped out of the car and looked up at the sky.
"It's the height of summer, and it's getting dark. I think we'd better have another ride...... After Fuxi Mountain, there is a Guancheng Station. If you stay here tonight, you'll have to sleep in the wilderness. Yuan sigh, let's take another ride. ”
The burly young man thought about it, nodded in agreement, and urged the carriage and horse to speed up.
Mt. Fukiyama is not very large, and the mountain roads are not particularly rugged. If you follow the normal speed, you can pass in an hour.
Unexpectedly, when I was in a hurry, the wheel suddenly broke.
Although it was not Cai Yong's car, in Cai Yong's opinion, the items in the car were more precious than his life.
The cars are full of books, which are collected by Cai Yong all his life.
The wheels broke, causing the ox cart to fall on the road and the books scattered all over the place. Cai Yong was so distressed that he immediately jumped out of the car and shouted loudly: "Stop, stop...... Yuan sighed, hurry up and find someone and pick up the book. ”
The burly young man knew the teacher's preferences very well, and seeing this situation, he knew that if he didn't pack up his books, he was afraid that Cai Yong would not leave. He ordered someone to clean up, walked up to Cai Yong and said, "Teacher, where is this book?" The car is clearly unusable. ”
"Put it in my car, in my car!"
Cai Yong squatted on the ground, picked up the book and brushed the dust off it with his sleeve, looking distressed. The burly young man nodded, and asked people to carry the books from the car to Cai Yong's car. Instead of picking up the book, he walked over to the broken ox cart and crouched down to check the breakage. At this glance, I was shocked in my heart.
At least two-thirds of the broken ruts of the arm-thick wheels were flat, apparently secretly chopped by someone.
The part that breaks naturally is only one-third.
It is caused by the driving force, especially when passing through the bumps in the mountain road.
The burly boy clearly remembered that he had carefully inspected the vehicle before setting off from Yingchuan. At that time, the wheels were intact and there were no scars. If so, it could only be that someone had tampered with the wheel on the way.
Along the way, the car battle barely stopped.
The burly boy carefully recalled that when he crossed Yingshui, he had left the chariot battle; There is also the fact that when he was eating at the post station, he left the chariot battle. If someone is doing it, it can only be that there is a problem in these two places.
The post station, which was opened by the official family, is unlikely.
The only possibilities left are ......
The burly boy had a bad premonition in his heart. He hurriedly walked to Cai Yong's side, attached to Cai Yong's ear and whispered about the problems he had found. Cai Yong's face also changed, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "Yuan sigh, what should we do?" ”
"Teacher, we have two paths now. One is to abandon these cars, and we travel lightly, through the Fukisan Valley. When we got to the station, we were safe; The second way is to pack up our books and slip away, and find a safe place to rest. After dawn, we will find a few more people and pass through the canyon together. ”
The burly boy hesitated, "But the second method is not safe, exit the valley, we can only sleep in the wilderness." God knows what's going to happen...... After all, there is no village in front of the village and no store here, and it is easy to have accidents. ”
Cai Yong hesitated for a moment, looked at the books all over the ground, and couldn't make up his mind for a while.
It is undeniable that the first path that the burly teenager said was the safest. As long as you arrive at the post station, you can be guaranteed. But these books are all treasures that he has worked hard to collect. It would be a pity to abandon the wilderness like this.
The burly young man saw that Cai Yong didn't speak, and said softly: "Teacher, although the book is precious, it is a dead thing after all. The green mountains left are here, and I am not afraid of no firewood. As long as you are alive, you can collect and sort it out. But if you're gone, who cares about these books? Besides, isn't there a copy of her seal carved by the little junior sister? ”
Cai Yong thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said: "Yuan sighs are reasonable, throw away the car, and we will pass through the canyon quickly." ”
At the sound of the order, the entourage immediately went into action. The burly boy secretly observed, but did not notice anything unusual about these followers. A little uneasy in their hearts, the burly young man and others surrounded Cai Yong and marched towards the mountain, and the group kept going, before dark, they finally crossed the canyon, and not far away, found a post station.
This post station is not far from the Fuki Pass, and in addition to one post officer, there are twenty miscellaneous servants.
Although Cai Yong was dismissed, he was a generation of emperors after all, and he carried a gold medal from the emperor. What's more, he is a world-renowned celebrity, and the post officer did not dare to be the slightest slack, so he immediately ordered someone to clean the room and let Cai Yong and the others settle down.
This place is about 180 miles away from Guancheng.
Safety is safe, but Cai Yong still feels distressed by the books he discarded.
During the meal, he even begged the post officer to go and pack up the books after dawn. It's better to be able to pack up as much as you can than to throw it all away. Regarding Cai Yong's request, the post official agreed again and again, and asked Cai Yong to put his mind at ease.
After eating, Cai Yong lay on the couch and sighed.
One moment he blamed himself for being cowardly and afraid of death, and the other he was worried that those books would be destroyed, and he did not rest until late at night.
Cai Yong fell asleep, but the burly boy who was a student did not fall asleep.
Although he arrived at the station, he still didn't feel at ease. He had a gut feeling that something was wrong.
But what's wrong?
But the burly boy couldn't speak. Until the second half of the night, he couldn't sleep. When the sound of binding came from the fighting at the post station, it indicated that it was already a watchday. The burly boy sat up abruptly and listened with his ears sideways. He seemed to hear the voice of Si Si Suo. Someone walked back and forth, and every now and then someone lowered their voices and whispered conversations.
"Hurry, hurry...... Heap all the firewood here. ”
"Mr. Huang, don't rush, don't worry. We've drugged the wine, and everyone should be asleep by now, and there will be no problems. After a while, the fire will be a little bigger, and our task will be completed, don't worry. ”
"Don't worry, how can I rest assured?"
The voice was small, but the burly boy understood.
Drinks were indeed prepared for dinner, but it was useless because he was not sure. And Cai Yong was distressed by those books, and he didn't drink a drop of wine. But the entourage seems to have drunk a lot and rested early.
The burly boy got up and got up, walked to the window, and looked out through the crack in the window.
I saw dozens of people in the courtyard outside the window. The leader was the post officer, but at this time he was wearing a scribe's attire and a high crown on his head, which was very different from his earlier appearance. Dozens of handymen also changed their clothes and wore yellow scarves on their heads, looking as if they were from some organization. Outside the courtyard, there were torches shaking, and there were obviously quite a few people.
Not good, really dangerous.
The young man turned around and woke Cai Yong up.
"Teacher, it's not good, someone is going to kill us!"
Cai Yong was sleeping in a daze, but when he heard the young man say this, his sleepiness disappeared immediately, "Who, who wants to kill us?" ”
"I don't know yet!"
Cai Yong came to his senses completely, walked to the window and glanced out through the gap. Outside the house, there was a lot of firewood. Seeing that everything was ready, the post officer nodded, and motioned to his subordinates to throw torches on top of the firewood, ready to burn Cai Yong and the others to death.
Bang, the door suddenly opened.
Cai Yong stood at the door of the room, and the young man beside him was guarding with a sword.
The people in the courtyard were obviously taken aback. But they soon calmed down, and the post officer, dressed as a scribe, stepped forward.
"Mr. Bo, student Huang Shao, I am here to greet you."
This is a name that has never been heard of, and Cai Yong is very unfamiliar.
However, he remained calm, reached out for the burly boy to stand behind him, and took a step forward.
"Huang Shao, who wants to kill me?"
Huang Shao seemed to have a lot of respect for Cai Yong, and bowed slightly, "Mr. Bo Jiao is a great Confucian in the world and is respected by the world. Although Shao is not talented, he also has great respect for Mr., if it weren't for ...... Shao Shi didn't want to hurt Mr. Since Mr. asked, Shao told the truth. The people who wanted to kill Mr. were the two adults, Feng Zhen and Xu Feng, and Shao was just following orders. ”
Cai Yong chuckled in his heart and smiled bitterly in his heart.
I thought that if I left Luoyang, I would be safe. Who knew that those eunuchs didn't want to let go of themselves, so they killed them all.
Glancing back at the burly young man, Cai Yong said, "Huang Shao, Yongguan, you are also a scholar." Since the Ten Standing Servants want my life, Yong has nothing to say. It's just that Yong has something to ask for...... Yuan Si is just a person who studied with me, and he has no grievances with the ten permanent servants, but he is tired by Yong. If you are still a scholar, please let me go. ”
"Teacher......" The burly young man was furious, "Gu Yong is not talented, but he also knows that the Heaven and Earth Monarch is the master of the Five Constants of Heaven and Earth, how can he abandon the teacher and live alone?" If Gu Yong escaped, how would he face the world, if he faced his younger brothers and sisters? Teacher, if you still regard Gu Yong as a student, don't say this again. Huang Shao, with Gu Yong here, don't want to harm half of my teacher's hair. ”
The long sword pointed at Huang Shao, and Gu Yong shouted loudly.
Huang Shao showed a look of shame and arched his hand towards Cai Yong, "Sir, if Shao doesn't agree, he really can't!" ”
As he spoke, he raised his hand and shouted, "Ignite the fire!" ”
Dozens of torches were thrown out, fell on the pyre, and immediately ignited a raging flame. Gu Yong pulled Cai Yong with one hand and rushed out of the room, "The thief doesn't want to harm my teacher's life, Gu Yong is here!" ”
The miscellaneous servants drew their swords and prepared to stop Gu Yong. Just then, there was the sound of horses' hooves in the distance.
Immediately after that, someone asked loudly: "The post station ahead, how did you go to the water?" What are you all standing there for? Why don't you go in and put out the fire? ”
The sound echoed through the night sky like a blast of thunder.
Cai Yong's body shook and grabbed Gu Yong, "Don't worry, we are saved, we are saved!" ”
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Do you think it's interesting to see some inexplicable people, and to see some people who have to compare "Wicked Man" with other books? Do you think it's fun to pick up the anger of the people below and scold other authors?
Since writing the book, I have never been willing to fight or quarrel with others. You can't stand it, scold there, I put up with it, I don't bother to pay attention to you. But you have ulterior motives to compare yourself with others, what do you mean? If you don't like to watch it, just get out of the way, the yin and yang weird provocation, what do you have in mind?