Chapter Ninety-Two: Encountering Bandits on the Road
The Shangyuan Festival has passed, and the New Year's holiday is over!
The emperor's edict has arrived, and Lin Zhao has to go to Hangzhou to take up his post, and the Meng family is inevitably a little sad.
Gu Qi has always disapproved of his nephew getting too involved in his career, but the emperor's edict has been issued, and he can't disobey the order, so he must obey the order.
Although the officials of the Song Dynasty had the habit of being modest, there were many resignations for canonization. At that time, the imperial court transferred Wang Anshi to Beijing and served in the pavilion, but he resigned for various reasons. Song Shenzong appointed Sima Guang as a scholar of Hanlin, and he also wrote many times in a row, but he did not accept it.
However, they are all important officials, and it is modest to think that they are not capable enough to resign. But a small lifting city boss does not accept it, that is, stealing and playing slippery, and giving shame to him.
The saddest ones are Meng Ruoying and Gu Yuelun, Lin Zhao went to Hangzhou, but the two of them had to go back to Bianjing to preside over Jiangnanju's business. To separate the two places, it is inevitable to be a little sad!
Especially Gu Yuelun, who is a little younger, has a more simple mind, and is more dependent on his cousin, his little eyes are a little red and swollen, and he is pitiful!
Lin Zhao comforted: "It's okay, I will write to Wang Yuanze, Cao Jian and them take care of you, Jiangnanju's business is also on the right track, don't worry about ......"
"Yuelun, when Bianjing takes care of it, we can consider going to Hangzhou and opening a branch on the edge of the West Lake!" Meng Ruoying came up with a way, in addition to comforting Gu Yuelun, it was also her own wish.
"Really?" Gu Yuelun was suddenly excited!
"That's nature!" Lin Zhao agreed, but he smiled in his heart, how long can he stay in Hangzhou? Next time I am transferred to another place, won't Jiangnan Ju have another branch?
"Cousin, then you take care of yourself in Hangzhou!" Gu Yuelun didn't forget to advise!
"Don't worry, I'm fine!" It's still a good feeling that someone cares.
That being said, Lin Zhao also has troubles, he goes to Hangzhou alone, and he doesn't even have a helper by his side! I don't know what the situation in Hangzhou is, will it be tricky...... Alas!
Fortunately, there is no need to worry about life, the Meng family has a business in Hangzhou, and Meng Ruoying has already made arrangements, so naturally someone will take care of everything when the time comes.
On the twentieth day of the first month, Lin Zhao set off for Hangzhou, and Meng Ruoying and Gu Yuelun also set off for Bianjing. There are a few more elderly people left in the family, but this time there are two more children, Yan Gu and Gu Dongping...... Lin Zhao couldn't help but sigh that in ancient times, there were also problems of left-behind children and empty nesters...... When will I be able to settle down and bring my uncle's family to my side...... Gu Qi was in a low mood again, full of concern for sending his nephew and daughter away, and did not forget to tell him again and again before leaving. She doesn't worry about her daughter, Meng Ruoying will take care of it, the key is her nephew, she goes to Hangzhou, and she doesn't know what twists and turns will happen...... This kid is really unsettling...... From Jiangning to Hangzhou, take the waterway through Zhenjiang, and go straight down to Hangzhou along the Jiangnan section of the canal, which is very convenient. However, it is too circuitous and time-consuming. The distance itself is not too far, not to mention that with the white dragon in hand, it is not difficult to ride a horse.
Since it is a land route, it is natural to choose the most convenient road. Lin Zhao went directly south from Jiangning, and went south by the line of Liyang, Yixing, and Huzhou, and went directly to Hangzhou.
More than 900 years ago, the water town in the south of the Yangtze River has not undergone too much destruction and pollution, and has maintained a relatively primitive and natural, fresh and pleasant scenery, which is more agile and charming than later generations.
Green mountains and green waters, rippling lakes, clear water and blue sky, small bridges and flowing water. On the plains outside the town, there are rivers and lakes, and large areas of fertile fields are cultivated after the beginning of spring, and in autumn, the rice fields are endless and the mulberry forests are lush.
The land in the south of the Yangtze River is fertile, warm and moist, and it is an absolutely rich land, a land of fish and rice. When it came to the Southern Song Dynasty, there was also a saying that Suhu was ripe and the world was full. The large amount of money and grain produced would be transported north through the river, which was closely linked to the rise and fall of the empire...... Along the way, Lin Zhao better saw the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty, as well as the customs and customs, and fell in love with this era even more...... This said that after Huzhou, he galloped south, and saw that Hangzhou was already in sight. Although it was not early, Lin Zhao didn't want to delay too much, and went all out to take a shortcut, hoping to enter Hangzhou City before dark.
Many times, when you are in a hurry, it is easy to have an accident when you are in a hurry!
After noon, it was getting late, and when I passed by a wood, someone suddenly jumped out to block the way.
These people are all armed with whistle sticks, and they are all fierce and vicious, and they don't look like good people!
Roadblock robbery?
You must know that the Song Dynasty had strict restrictions on weapons, and the people were not allowed to hide and use weapons privately. In this era, there will be no legendary stories of scholars or rangers traveling with swords...... Therefore, the most common weapon of the people is the whistle stick, and such a scene is very common in the Water Margin. Nominally, he followed Emperor Taizu to beat the world with a stick of Qi Mei, but in fact he was forced to be helpless.
Reborn for more than half a year, Lin Zhao still has this common sense. When it was almost dark, there were a few vicious people holding whistle sticks to block the way, what good would it be?
Lin Zhao felt that he had overestimated the security situation of the Song Dynasty, life in the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty was relatively stable and rich, and Jiangnan was the land of fish and rice. Under the "broad daylight", there will be bandits robbing the road? What an adventure!
"What do you have to do?"
If he can break the fortune and avoid disasters, Lin Zhao will not be stingy, and it is best not to do it. In his previous life, Lin Zhao was a nerd, his body was weak, and after more than half a year after his rebirth, he insisted on exercising, and his physique became stronger.
Although he has learned some martial arts from Su An, he is not yet proficient. There were seven or eight people on the opposite side, I don't know the depth, not to mention that they were holding whistle sticks and were unarmed, so they were obviously going to suffer. If spending money can solve the problem, it is naturally the best, and the bandits who rob homes and houses are not just for money!
If it really doesn't work, then you can only do it in thirty-six ways. Lin Zhao began to observe the terrain road, as long as he found a way, with the white dragon's divine steed, it would not be a problem to quickly get out of danger.
With a river on one side and a hillside on the other, the location leads to a good choice, it seems that this group of bandits is very smart!
Lin Zhao wanted to turn the horse's head, but as soon as he moved, he found that a few more people appeared behind him, and the retreat was blocked.
What exactly do these people want to do?
Lin Zhao suddenly found that these people didn't seem to be just robbing the Dao, they seemed to have another purpose...... Sure enough, a few people rushed up with whistle sticks without saying a word...... Nima, this is a human life! Lin Zhao finally realized that the comer was not good!
Looking at the other party's posture, I am afraid that these people's skills will not be weak, and they are alone and doomed to be outnumbered...... It happened that it was almost dark again, and this section of the road was a little deserted, and there was not even a pedestrian passing by...... Lin Zhao turned his heart sideways and looked at the small hillside on the left, to be precise, it should be just a hill...... Uphill horses are bound to lose speed, but if they can get past before these people stop them, four hooves are better than two legs...... But the other party obviously also thought of this, the reaction speed was not weak at all, as soon as the white dragon moved, a person ran over, and the whistle stick waved towards the horse's hooves, looking at the speed, the strength should be great...... If it hits it this time, the white dragon's horse legs will be wasted...... How could Lin Zhao love the horse to be injured, so he suddenly reined in his horse and turned, jumping up to dodge the heavy blow...... But at this moment, the opportunity to escape had been lost, and the two big men had already grabbed the slope, blocked the way, and besieged him in the middle.
Nima, this is going to kill people!
"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you want? Even if you die, you have to let me die to understand, who are you assigned? ”
The result can be imagined, and it is in vain to ask, but I really wonder in my heart, who is going to deal with me? I have offended a lot of people in Bianjing, but it hasn't reached the point where you have traveled thousands of miles to kill people, right?
Could it be that Chen Hong, he has the motive, but he is from an official family, so he dares to act on the officials of the court with such an open fire? What's more, as we all know, the two had a conflict by the Qinhuai River a few days ago, and if something happened to him, he would be the first to be suspected...... Impulse is the devil, but he can't be so stupid, right?
I don't have time to think so much, the biggest crisis since rebirth is approaching, even more than the escape in Liao...... At least for now, Lin Zhao didn't see a chance to escape...... Could it be that you are going to die here? What are you kidding, you haven't had time to enjoy your good years, how can you just die?
I have to say that Lin Zhao was lucky, and when his life hung by a thread twice, someone came to the rescue. At this critical moment, the sound of horses' hooves sounded in the distance...... You must know that the Song Dynasty was very short of horses, where could ordinary people use horses? I heard a fast horse running on the road, could it be an ordinary person?
There is a chance, at least a glimmer of life!
Someone really came to the rescue, and what Lin Zhao didn't expect was that the person who came turned out to be Su An and Su Bozhou.
The envoy to Liao and his comrades-in-arms when he went to Dengzhou had a friendship of fighting side by side and dying! Coincidentally, he came to the rescue in time at both critical moments. But shouldn't he be in Bianjing? Why did it suddenly appear here?
Su An is a good skill, quite skilled in martial arts, and more importantly, he has weapons in his hands. He is a captain of the forbidden army, and he can carry a sword.
It's just such a weapon, it can be used to save lives at this time...... "Childe, go quickly!" ”
Su An waved his long knife, and the bandit holding the whistle stick was naturally afraid, and when he dodged back, he was forced out of the way in an instant...... It was also in this gap that a road was vacated in the middle of the road...... Lin Zhao was highly nervous, and without the slightest hesitation, he immediately whipped his horse, and the two of them rushed over in an instant...... Although he has weapons in hand, after all, there is only Su An alone, and his two fists are difficult to defeat with four hands, and he may not be the opponent of the bandits, so he does not dare to fight...... After the two rushed over, they rode their horses all the way, and after running for twenty miles in a row, they didn't feel safe until nightfall...... "Lin Gongzi, are you okay?" When he stopped to rest, Su An asked softly.
Lin Zhao shook his head and said, "You came in time, it's okay!" By the way, how did you end up here? "That's the biggest doubt at the moment!
Of course, at the same time, I am also curious, who is going to kill him?
(To be continued)