Chapter 128: Ghost Village Meets People
This letterhead was stolen by Zhang Jingmo and Li Qingqing from Commander Xue. γLatest chapter reading. Commander Xue was ordered by King Sheng and was also quite under the orders of the emperor, so this letter was actually written by the emperor himself. No matter how stubborn Li Qingqing and Zhang Jingmo are, the fear of the emperor is deep-rooted in their bones.
So I struggled for a long time, but I didn't dare to open it, and I didn't know what the letter said.
Zhang Taiyi relied on Commander Xue's attitude towards Mo Fei and figured out one or two, which reminded Mo Fei to be careful.
Mo Fei directly tore open the letterhead, read all the words in the letter, and was stunned for a long time with the letter.
"Master, Master, what's wrong with you?" Li Qingqing was startled when she saw Mo Fei's stunned appearance.
"It's fine. Just thinking about what we should do when we arrive in Cloud City? Mo Fei smiled, quietly folded the letterhead, and threw it into the fire.
Li Qingqing and Zhang Jingmo didn't care, and said with a smile: "Of course, I went to find the third uncle." β
The third uncle in Li Qingqing's mouth is Ye Huaiwu, who is also the general guarding the sixteen counties of Yanyun.
Zhang Jingmo took a bite of pheasant meat and chewed it heavily: "Yes, yes, yes!" With his protection, we'll be fine. When the time comes, we can also ask Zi'an to take us to play. β
Zhang Taiyi saw Mo Fei's small actions just now, but in line with the principle of not contaminating right and wrong, he pretended not to see it. Knowing that Mo Fei was prevaricating Li Qingqing, Zhang Taiyi didn't expect that Zhang Jingmo, an elm pimple, not only couldn't see this clue, but also echoed it.
Why is the gap so big between two people who are almost the same age?
After the five of them finished eating, the bonfire was extinguished, Zhang Taiyi and the three of them slept under the tree, and Yaya and Mo Fei slept on the tree just in case.
After a long journey, Zhang Taiyi and the others were already exhausted, their eyes were closed, and before they could count a few counts, the three of them had already fallen asleep. The girl in the tree suddenly turned over, and in the dark night, I don't know where she was looking, and asked, "What's wrong?" β
"The emperor is going to prune the branches and leaves of the Ye family." Mo Fei's eyes were still closed, and after he finished speaking, he added: "Maybe I think that the Ye family is flourishing and has become a towering tree." β
After finishing speaking, Mo Fei stopped talking, and Yaya didn't ask any more. Although it was a dumb riddle-style dialogue, the two tacitly agreed.
There are a total of 15 prefectures and 76 counties in Hexi, and among the 15 prefectures, Chuzhou, Bazhou, and Wuzhou are the three most important prefectures. These three states are either military powerhouses or rich lands. In particular, Bazhou, occupying the main transportation routes, holding the throat of the Tang Dynasty, once breached, occupying the entire Hexi is like taking a bag.
The sixteen counties of Yanyun, which belong to Bazhou, are the only way to attack Bazhou.
A few people didn't want to cause trouble in Bazhou City, so they directly bypassed Bazhou City and rushed to Cloud City.
Cloud City is where Ye Huaiwu is stationed, and it is also the most important county town in the sixteen counties of Yanyun, and this plague started in Cloud City.
The plague came quickly, but also strangely, in just one month, it spread from Cloud City, and instantly spread to the sixteen counties of Yanyun.
Seeing that the epidemic could not be contained, but accelerated its spread, forced by this situation, General Zhou Chutian of Bazhou City blocked all the main roads of the sixteen counties of Yanyun, and strictly forbade the people of the sixteen counties of Yanyun to march to Bazhou. For a time, the people complained and were displaced.
For these people, there are five million Qin troops outside, and there is a blockade of the escape route behind, which makes the sixteen counties of Yanyun mourn all over the wilderness.
Mo Fei and the five of them rode horses for half a day, and on this day, several people passed through a remote village. Because he was sleepy and tired, he wanted to go into the village to rest.
When the five entered the village, they found it empty. In the village, every household originally had the habit of raising chickens and pigs, but in this village, not only did there be no people, but there was not even a single animal, but it seemed like a **.
The village was not very large, and the five of them looked from house to house and found that many of the houses had been abandoned for a long time. Mo Fei was standing on the village road, thinking about whether to leave or rest for the night, when suddenly he saw smoke coming from a house in the far corner.
Zhang Jingmo and the others also found the wisp of cooking smoke, and said happily: "There are people over there, let's go ask for something to eat!" β
"Be careful, it's unusual here." Hearing Mo Fei's voice, Zhang Jingmo shrank his head in fright and quickly hid behind Mo Fei.
Mo Fei and Yaya walked in front, Zhang Jingmo and Li Qingqing followed suit, and the five of them walked towards the house like walking on thin ice.
After walking for a quarter of an hour, I saw the courtyard of the house surrounded by a bamboo fence from a distance, and there seemed to be many people gathering together in the yard, making a loud noise. Mo Fei and the others were walking a few steps forward, and the group suddenly stopped sounding. They all turned their heads and looked at them intently.
After a while, one of them, who seemed to be the leader, said with a blank face, "Where are you from?" β
Mo Fei didn't answer the man's words, looked at the hooked nose, and asked, "Where did you come from?" β
The man with the hooked nose was obviously stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and then said, "From the east." "The east side of here is the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and when the eagle hook nose said this, it showed that he was a Tang person, and Zhang Jingmo, Li Qingqing and others immediately slacked off.
"What a coincidence! We also came from the east. β
The words were said by Zhang Jingmo.
After hearing this, the faces of the group remained unchanged, and it seemed as if they were indeed Tang people.
However, Mo Fei found it strange. There were about fifteen people in this group, dressed like ordinary peasant men, but their behavior was neat and neat. The fifteen people, sitting in the chairs in a regular manner, and the hands holding the wine glasses were also very decent, like trained soldiers.
Mo Fei, who was accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves, did not panic, smiled and nodded. It's better to think that more is better than less, and it's better to leave. However, Zhang Jingmo took the lead in pushing open the bamboo fence and walked in.
It's dog days, Hexi is extremely hot here, Zhang Jingmo fanned with his hand, and said: "It's hot master, come in and beg for saliva to drink." β
When the group saw Zhang Jingmo coming in, their expressions froze, and they all looked at Zhang Jingmo cautiously. Zhang Jingmo didn't seem to be aware of it, and directly picked up the wine on the wooden table and poured it.
The hooked nose saw that Zhang Jingmo was not a little guarded, thinking that everyone was out of the house, who was not cautious. This young man poured wine like this, thinking that he was purely passing by, and there was no hostility. So, the hooked nose rolled his eyes and laughed again: "Haha! This brother is a good drinker. β
"Haha, come on! The brothers drank together. β
Seeing that Zhang Jingmo called him brother as soon as he entered the courtyard, he was quite helpless. originally planned to leave, but now he is forced to leave, which makes the other party suspicious.
At that moment, several people walked in. Li Qingqing and Zhang Taiyi followed Mo Fei closely, never going first and taking a step first, never staying away, and only after Mo Fei drank the wine, they took a sip.
After drinking the wine, Mo Fei wanted to leave, but Li Qingqing suddenly heard a muttering sound from the house. This sound is obviously that someone has been kidnapped. To be continued.
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