Chapter 11: The First Entry into Tokyo
After the soul of Chao Yong wears a thousand years, every time he learns boxing and kicking, he also practices equestrianism diligently, although he cannot say that he is skilled in bowing and horseback, but it is not a problem to ride a horse and gallop.
Jeju said goodbye to Duan Jingzhu, the two of them hurried up, and the third said, outside the city of Tokyo that arrived early.
Tokyo's Bianliang Castle was arguably the largest city in the world at the time, and a few miles away, Chao Yong and his wife saw the towering city walls.
To the near, more than ten zhang wide "dragon river", is to protect the city tightly, if the suspension bridge is put away, I don't know how many corpses can fill the more than ten zhang wide dragon river.
The ten-zhang high city wall, if there is no sufficient siege equipment, even if you arrive at the city, you may only be able to look at the city and sigh.
Among the twelve city gates, except for the four main gates such as the Nanxun Gate, which belong to the two straight gates because of the royal road, the rest are the three layers of the urn city, and the doors are bent to open. And the city wall is also divided into three layers.
When the Jin soldiers besieged the city, if it weren't for Song Huizong's hope that the unwarranted "divine soldiers" would break the enemy, the Jin soldiers would have wanted to capture this Bianjing, but they were afraid that it would be a dream in vain.
When the two entered the city, they saw the prosperity of Bianjing, with vendors on both sides of the street, shouting and selling in various dialects.
After walking a few steps, Xiao Er stepped forward and said, "The two guest officers can stay in the house, the small shop has a good room, and the horses are also taken care of by a groom." If the two guest officers don't go to take a look, if they are not satisfied, they can slap the small ones. ”
Chao Yong saw that this little two was clever, and this inn was at the gate of the city, so he also nodded and asked him to lead the way.
Seeing Chao Yong nodding, Xiao Er hurriedly took the reins of the horse and took the two to the inn.
The inn was also clean, Chao Yong looked at it, and settled down here.
Chao Yong inquired carefully about the address of the Lin Mansion with Xiao Er at the inn, and then walked out of the inn with Chao San and went separately.
Chao Yong followed the path that Xiao Er said, asked two more people, and then came to the entrance of the alley, and saw two idlers wandering left and right in the alley, and after a little look, he returned to the inn. Chao San also rented a car and came back, and the two of them recuperated at the inn, and even Chao Yong felt a little tired when he was in a hurry.
The night falls early, but the lights in Bianjing City are dotted, and the sound of the lights can be faintly heard, and many literati have come out to look for flowers and ask willows.
Since the Song Dynasty, scholars have not been ashamed of being remembered, but thought that they were famous and romantic, so there was no shortage of celebrities in the land of fireworks.
Of course, most people can only yearn for this kind of life, they need to think more about how to make a living, there is no other entertainment that does not cost money at night, they all rest early, and burn less lights. Therefore, it is more about night and tranquility.
In the Lin Mansion, since Lin Chong was stabbed, Zhang's whole day was to wash his face with tears, although Lin Chong wrote a letter of resignation, but she did not go back to her parents' house to live.
Lin Chong also had no brothers and sisters, so no one came to chase her.
The female envoy Jin'er looked at the lady who was getting thinner and persuaded, "Madam, go to bed early." The master is strong in martial arts, and he will definitely not be poisoned by Gao Ya. ”
"The official is strong in martial arts, but Lu Yuhou is extremely deceitful, and he is afraid that the official will accidentally suffer an accident, otherwise the guy in Gao Yanei will not say that the official has already been killed by him. Seeing that the time limit within the high government is coming, there has been no official letter, and I am afraid that I have really suffered misfortune. If in a few days, there is no official news, Gao Yanei will come to forcibly marry. After I failed to stay for the officials, I was already unfilial, so how could I be sorry for the officials. At that time, only by going to Jiuquan with the officials can we protect our innocence. ”
When Jin'er heard this, she cried: "If Mrs. goes, how can Jin'er live alone in this world." ”
Speaking of the desolation, the master and servant couldn't help but hold their heads and cry.
was crying, but I heard someone outside the window whispering: "Sister-in-law opens the door, and the little brother has a letter from the head of the Lin sect." ”
Since Lin Chong's match, there has been no man in the Lin Mansion, and the two of them heard a man's voice suddenly in the courtyard, and they were startled at first. When he heard Lin Chong's letter, he suddenly couldn't be afraid and ran to open the door.
It turned out that Chao Yong waited until late at night, then jumped out of the hotel, avoided the night patrol all the way, and arrived in the alley behind Lin Chong's house.
Since Lin rushed to match, Gao Yanei sent people to keep an eye on the Lin Mansion in case the Zhang family and the others escaped, but after staring for a few months, seeing that the Zhang family had no signs of escaping, the people who were watching had no sense of prevention, and every time they just came to go through the motions, they all hid and went to sleep at night. Therefore, Chao Yong had to sneak into the Lin Mansion with ease.
Chao Yong could hear the panicked footsteps of the people in the house, and he also knew how eager the Zhang family was for Lin Chong.
When Zhang opened the door, he couldn't wait to say, "Where is the official's letter?" ”
Cheng Zhu Lixue was gradually accepted and respected by the rulers in the late Southern Song Dynasty, at this time the Song Dynasty clothing also continued the style of the Tang Dynasty, women mostly wore skirts and skirts, the collar was low, and the bandeau was exposed.
Zhang said that he was wearing a red shirt on his upper body, a pink skirt on his lower body, and a white bandeau was very conspicuous.
Chao Yong is also an adult, and he can't help but swallow saliva when he looks at the turbulent waves in front of him. However, when he remembered that the person in front of him was Lin Chong's wife, he also put away the thoughts in his heart.
For the haggard woman in front of him, Chao Yong is also very admired, if he didn't come to the rescue, I'm afraid that Zhang's would be like a water margin, was coerced by Gao Taiwei to hang himself to death, such a loyal woman is also rare, Chao Yong came here for Lin Chong's righteousness, and secondly, he couldn't bear Zhang's death in his heart.
Chao Yong saw Zhang's expectant eyes, and hurriedly took out the letter and handed it to Zhang.
Zhang took the letter, and saw that the cover was in his father-in-law's handwriting by the light in the room, and then he said to Chao Yongyingying, "It's rude, please come inside." ”
In the room, Zhang let Chao Yong sit, and he couldn't wait to open the letter and look at it, and when he saw that Lin Chong was chased and killed after being matched with Cangzhou, two lines of tears flowed down.
After reading the letter, he knelt down and kowtowed to Chao Yong and said, "Thank you to the benefactor for sending the message and letting the little woman know the news." ”
Chao Yong hurriedly helped Zhang up and said, "I have always admired the martial arts of Sect Leader Lin, and he should be a servant, not worthy of his sister-in-law." The elder brother wanted to make it clear in the letter that the younger brother came this time to escort his sister-in-law to reunite with his brother. ”
When Zhang heard this, he said without hesitation: "There is nothing important in this family, I can go with my benefactor at any time." It's just that Gao Yanei sent people to keep watch at night, afraid that it would be difficult to get out. ”
Chao Yong said: "Now Gao Yan's internal precautions should be relaxed, when I came before, I didn't see anyone watching. My sister-in-law cleaned up some softness tonight, and early tomorrow morning, I brought a carriage to pick up my sister-in-law, and then I inserted the door from the inside, and by the time they found out, we were already far away. ”
Seeing that Chao Yong had already thought about it very thoroughly, Zhang couldn't help but be overjoyed, but he said again: "My father is still in Tokyo, if we leave, I'm afraid that Gao Yu won't let him go." ”
When Chao Yong heard this, he said: "Sister-in-law wrote a letter to my uncle to ask him to go out of the city to meet, early in the morning, I asked the family to send a letter to my uncle, we will meet ten miles outside the city, and then we will go to find the head of the Lin sect together." ”
"The benefactor is virtuous, and the little woman is unforgettable."
At that moment, Zhang's letter was written, and Chao Yong took it and sneaked back to the hotel at night.
As soon as the next day dawned, Chao Yong came to the alley of Linfu with a carriage, and sure enough, the two people who were watching yesterday had not come out. The Zhang family had already cleaned up, the two got into the carriage, and Chao Yong climbed over the wall into the courtyard again, and inserted the door from the inside.
A few people walked not far out of the city, and Chao San came on horseback with Zhang Jiaotou.
Chao Yong met Zhang Jiaotou, and Zhang Jiaotou said: "The little girl's letter didn't make it clear where my virtuous son-in-law was, and the little brother can tell the old man to understand." ”
Chao Yong knew that this matter could not be concealed from Zhang Jiaotou, and the Zhang family was loyal, so he also bluntly said: "Lin Jiaotou lives temporarily in Liangshan, and there are many eyes and ears in the city, so he is afraid of leaving the news, so he does not dare to say it, and Zhang Jiaotou is not to blame." ”
Zhang already knew the whereabouts of his father-in-law from the letter last night, and he was also a little worried that his father would not want to fall into the grass, so he only asked his father in the letter to go out of the city to meet today.
Seeing him ask, Zhang looked at his father and said resolutely: "Father, my daughter is born as a person of Xianggong, and death is a ghost of Xianggong, and she would rather die than marry that Gao Yanei." ”
Zhang Jiaotou looked at his stubborn daughter since she was a child, knowing that she could do it, sighed, and said: "I have already guessed that he can save his surname from Gao Yu's minions, and he will kill someone again, and commit a mortal crime again, where can he be tolerated." I only have you as a daughter, how can I force you to a dead end, and now I have to fall into the grass with you. ”
After speaking, he hugged his fists to Chao Yong and said: "There is little brother Lao, let's go, Gao Yu will not arrest the little girl with great fanfare, most of them will arrest me in the name of desertion." Fortunately, there are many deserters now, and the state capitals will not make great efforts to arrest them. Let's take an extra trip today, and we should be fine when we get out of Tokyo. ”
Chao Yong saw that Zhang Jiaotou Lisuo agreed to go to Liangshan, and he also saved some words that he had already thought of.
When the next group of people hurried up, they didn't stop at noon, and walked all the way to Liangshan.
The helpers sent to the Lin Mansion to keep an eye on the Lin Mansion in Tokyo City came to the alley when they were three poles, and saw that the Lin Mansion was still inserting the door from the inside, so they sat at the alley for a while. After Lin Chong was stabbed, Zhang's rarely went out in order to prevent entanglement in Gao Ya, and when he only needed to buy something, Jin'er went out, and it was not uncommon for him not to go out for one or two. But it was Zhang Jiaotou who didn't go to answer for two consecutive days, which made Gao Yu feel that something was wrong, and when he sent someone to check, he found that the father and daughter were gone.
After Lin Chong was assassinated, Gao Yanei wanted to rob the Zhang family as a concubine.
It's just that Gao Yu's road to promotion is a shortcut to the south, and his prestige in the army is insufficient, and only a few generals worship under him, but he is not as powerful as the eunuch Tong Guan. And Zhang Jiaotou has been in the army for decades and has friendships with many generals, so Gao Yu really wants to be a family member with Zhang Jiaotou in order to enhance his voice in the army. This is only half a year's appointment, and Gao Yanei will not disturb the Zhang family within half a year, but after half a year, there is no news from Lin Chong, and then he will marry Zhang as a concubine.
Zhang Jiaotou couldn't resist, so he could only come down first, and it was a while to survive.
Although Huahua Tai Sui Gao Yanei has been looking for flowers and asking willows for half a year, the Zhang family is like a cat hidden in his heart, and he has been scratching him. The more you can't get it, the more you feel excited, and it takes a lot of heart, but you are looking forward to it, and you see that the half-year period is coming, and you don't have the intention to look for flowers and willows again, just waiting for a kiss when the time comes.
Suddenly, I heard that the women of the Zhang family had run away, and suddenly ran to Gao Yu to cry as if they had lost their parents, blaming Gao Yu for making an appointment for the second half of the year.
was troubled by Gao Yanei, Gao Yu was also a good student and had no face, so he immediately took down the documents and asked the state capitals to arrest the deserter Zhang Jiaotou.