Chapter Ninety-Nine: Going to Beijing III

The streets were messy and silent, and strolling through them, Shen Jia felt countless pairs of eyes secretly observing him. Shen Jia was full of curiosity www.biquge.info looked around at the small town economy of the Ming Dynasty. And You Shigong's mouth was not idle, he gnawed a few bites of radish, and found a stone to smash walnuts to eat. After eating a few walnuts, You Shigong walked to the tofu stall, pulled a piece of tofu with his right hand, put it in his mouth and chewed it, and at the same time did not forget to shout: "This tofu is tender and delicious!" ”

Shen Jia was shocked by You Shigong's shamelessness, and he hurriedly said: "Uncle You, this place is very prosperous, let's settle here for lunch today, how about we wait for the team to come over?" ”

You Shigong blew off the walnut shell in his left hand, and replied without raising his head: "Okay, you can arrange these trivial things, don't you see that I'm doing business!" ”

Do a fart business, Shen Jia was slandered, and said in his heart Since you entered the market, it was like a devil touching into the village, seeing radishes gnawing radishes, seeing walnuts smashing walnuts, seeing tofu eating tofu, can't you have a little grade? Anyway, you can catch a chicken or a pig for everyone to satisfy their hunger.

Just as Shen Jia was complaining, there was a sudden roar behind him.

"Oh, who is the demon, dare to make waves here, Liaoyang Dao catcher Xing Sen is here, quickly report his name!"

Shen Jia turned around and saw a clothed catcher pressing the handle of his knife, glaring at him with horizontal eyebrows.

"Demon, report your name quickly, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless!"

With a sudden, Xing Sen pulled out a bright big knife, his face was fearless, and he seemed to have put life and death out of the way. However, the four or five servants behind him didn't seem to be so easy. The servant pressed his hand to the hilt of the knife, trembling, unsure whether to pull the knife out or put it in. The officials are all thinking about it, if the other party is a demon, this big knife will not work.

You Shigong continued to gnaw on the white radish and kept shouting: "Shen Shinephew, this radish is white, the water is big, and the taste is good, do you want to have one too." ”

You Shigong's attitude made Shen Jia calm down, and the panic gradually disappeared. It seems that Uncle You should know how to deal with it.

You Shen's indifferent attitude made Xing Sen furious, and he was about to rush up when suddenly a servant flashed behind him and grabbed him. Xing Sen looked back, but saw Dong Minghe holding a statue of Master Guan in his hand.

"Xing Zhutou, deal with the demons, use Master Guan, it's better than your big blade, try it!"

"Okay, you take Master Guan and go first, and I'll cover you by the side."

Dong Minghe looked constipated, and couldn't help but want to slap himself. But seeing Xing Zhutou's burning gaze, he had to move forward cautiously.

Shen Jiaqiang held back a smile, pointed to the head catcher and said to You Shigong: "Uncle You, people have come to visit you, you also express it, don't gnaw on the radish." ”

The thirsty You Shigong finally regained his vigor under the filling of radish. He stood up and laughed, and the dirt on the roof tiles was shaken and fell. No, when did Uncle You have the ability to roar a lion. Shen Jia looked around and found some bold young men throwing lumps at them.

"That catch, you stop, I'm...

As soon as he was halfway through his words, You Shigong had to shut up. Because he saw countless villagers carrying hoes, wooden sticks, grass rakes, machetes and other weapons, surrounding them from all directions. The villagers were silent, their eyes fixed on the four people in the bazaar.

Seeing the arrival of reinforcements, the officials breathed a sigh of relief. A few sharp-eyed officials pushed through the crowd, discussed with a few old men for a while, and left in a hurry.

Xing Sen had a reserve force, and his voice suddenly increased by dozens of decibels, and he sternly asked the demons to be arrested. People were talking about what to do with these demons. Shen Jiamo vaguely heard bloody terms such as getting off the oil pot and dividing the corpses of five horses.

Shen Jia looked at You Shigong with a bitter face, hoping that he would deal with this scene. You Shigong cleared his throat and was about to speak, when suddenly a servant brought a basin and shouted: "Xing Zhutou, the black dog's blood is coming!" ”

The crowd cheered, as if they had found the artifact of Zhenguo. Shen Jia's face was like ashes, and he hurriedly said: "Uncle You, you should hurry up, I don't want to be splashed with dog blood." ”

"Hey, folks, I am the general soldier of the Ming Dynasty, stationed in Fushun, I am passing by here today."

A sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked official glared at him, and turned sideways to Xing Sen and said: "Xing Zhutou, this demon is cheating, how can the general army of the Ming Dynasty travel without the escort of his own soldiers, this demon must be afraid, so he confuses us, Xing Zhutou, let's do it quickly." ”

The surrounding villagers clamored for Xing Sen to do it, and some of them even said that they wanted to use demons to refine medicine.

Seeing that the villagers were stupid and loud, You Shigong began to panic a little. You Shigong hurriedly said to Xing Sen: "Xing Zhutou, this official is indeed the chief soldier of the Ming Dynasty, and I have a seal here." ”

After that, You Shigong groped for his body. After looking for a long time, You Shigong didn't find anything, but scared the villagers for a while, for fear that the demon would come up with a magic weapon and collect everyone's heads. The embarrassed You Shigong suddenly thought that in order to be comfortable in the car, he put all the seals on the carriage.

"Xing Zhutou, my seal letter is not on me, my personal soldiers will come over immediately, how about you wait for half a pillar of incense?"

A servant next to him was impatient to wait, and scolded loudly: "Bah, you are a demon, and you want to talk to the uncle about the conditions, folks, everyone go together, kill the demon, and the government will have a heavy reward." “

You Shigong is angry, anyone who has a demon on the left and a demon on the right will be angry when they are scolded and scolded. You Shigong stared at Xing Zhutou to see how he responded.

Xing Sen has been handling cases for many years, and he is obviously not as superstitious as others. He had already carefully observed these people, they were all dressed in Ming army armor, and they all spoke with an accent outside the gates. Xing Sen was basically sure that what these people said was not much different.

Xing Sen took a step forward, clenched his fists and said, "I don't know what to call an adult?" ”

"I am You Shigong, the deputy chief soldier of Fushun, this is Shen Jia, the garrison of Dongzhou Fort, and the last two are my personal soldiers."

"Oh, in that case, let's wait a while, if a stick of incense doesn't arrive, then Hugh will be merciless."

Shen Jia leaned over and said, "It's okay, Xing Zhutou, you let the villagers step down, everyone must be tired with sticks and hoes." I have some silver here, so please arrange some people to make us a lunch, and the team will come after half a pillar of incense. ”

After that, Shen Jia handed over the white swaying silver. The power of the silver is really extraordinary, and the crowd who shouted and shouted to kill a few minutes ago was firmly attracted by the silver at this time. People put down their hoes and put away their sticks, and some of the bold ones even crowded next to Xing Zhutou, muttering and deliberating.

Seeing that there was no danger in front of them, the people behind also rushed forward to listen to the news. The servants were squeezed around, and in anger they pushed and shoved the crowd. The elderly, children and women still stood from afar to watch the bustle.

Shen Jia frowned and said, "Xing Zhutou, can you arrange some people to prepare first?" I also gave the silver, I won't fool you, we do have urgent matters and need to hurry. ”

Xing Sen pulled away the heads of the group and said to Shen Jia: "Shen Shoubei, I'll go find someone now, you wait." ”

Get? Just kidding, aren't people right next to you? When it was too late, the people around shouted at the head of the torturer that they could cook. In the countryside, the transmission of news basically relies on roaring, and the people have practiced a loud voice since childhood. Xing Sen felt that thunder exploded in his ears from time to time, and soon, Xing Sen was a little dizzy.

"Shut up, don't say anything!"

Xing Sen pulled out the big knife suddenly, raised it high and shook it a few times, and the crowd suddenly quieted down. Xing Sen took the opportunity to shout: "If you dare to shout again, be careful of the big knife that catches the head!" ”

Xing Zhutou's performance shocked most of the crowd, and many people couldn't help but take a step back.

"Shen Shoubei, how many people are in the team, I have to calculate it before I can arrange it."

"Not much, a total of four hundred and thirty people, you just look at the arrangement. Meals must be clean, and if you eat cockroaches, mud or lumps, I won't pay! ”

The crowd burst into laughter, and some even shouted that Shen Shoubei was disgusted with country food, and Shen Jia had to explain that he had no such idea.

After paying the money, arranging lunch, the surrounding villagers slowly dispersed. Xing Sen cautiously stepped forward and talked to Shen Jia.

It turned out that the name of this place was Xinglong Town, and Xing Sen came here to handle the case the day before yesterday, and it happened that the scene before he stayed here. Xing Sen was very curious about the assault vehicle behind You Shigong, and kept asking what it was. You Shigong laughed, and then said to Xing Sen mysteriously: "This is a newly cast chariot of the imperial court, but it can travel hundreds of miles a day, you also saw it just now, he doesn't need livestock to walk on his own." ”

Xing Sen's eyes widened at the boss, and he asked after a while: "Lord You, can you let me touch it, I have spent half my life, and it is the first time I have seen such a thing." ”

You Shigong waved his hand generously and said, "Go, don't get in the car!" ”

After a stick of incense, Xinglong Town ushered in a large number of Ming troops. The clever guy took the initiative to come up and arrange lunch while asking. In an open space near the bazaar, a dozen long tables were placed, and the Ming army was divided into three groups, taking turns to be on guard, resting and eating.

Shen Jia handed over all the trivial military affairs to Yu Shi and He Chun, the political commissar of the company. He Chun knew some words, had a flexible mind, spoke wittily, and often mingled with fighters. When choosing the political commissar of the company, Shen Jia gave priority to the level of education. The soldiers of the first regiment were mainly from peasants, and their literacy level was limited, so Shen Jia had no choice but to relax the standards. Priority is given to people who have the ability to agitate, are good at unity, and are resolute in their thinking. He Chun performed well, so he was exceptionally promoted to the political commissar of the Fourth Company.

"Political Commissar He, the road behind is up to you, you have to help the soldiers arrange camping, food, and cope with daily difficulties in advance, just apply for funds from the company quartermaster."

He Chun smiled and saluted: "Guarantee to complete the task!"

Wen Qing and the others found a secluded shop, ordered a few snacks to taste one by one, and had a makeshift lunch. Shen Jia saw it and said: "Senior sister, the road to Jinzhou is still long, if you can't get it tonight, you have to stay in the suburbs overnight, you better eat more, otherwise you will be hungry at night and can only gnaw weeds." ”

Wen Qing raised the osmanthus cake in her hand angrily, and turned around to ignore Shen Jia. However, Qu Xiaoyi explained that when he left Liaoyang, Wen Qing deliberately found someone to buy some osmanthus cakes, and used them as snacks to satisfy his hunger on the road.

"Shihan, how are you? Osmanthus cake is delicious, but if you eat too much, you will get tired. ”

Wu Shihan didn't speak yet, but was grabbed by Xiao Tao on the side and said: "Son, when you go out to hurry, how can you pay so much attention, it's good to have food, when my lord went out to receive goods, he was hungry and full." ”

Xiao Tao was about to stir up the past for a while, but suddenly saw that her young lady was sad and quickly shut up. Shen Jia glanced at Wu Shihan and saw that she was frowning and remembering the past, Shen Jia hurriedly excused herself to leave.

After lunch and back on the road, You Shigong never mentioned taking the car again. Shen Jia reattached the assault vehicle to the trailer and dragged it with mules and horses to continue to Jinzhou. In the evening, they arrived at a village, and after consulting the village chief, they temporarily arranged the female dependents in a family, while the Ming army camped and rested in the open space in the village.

In the afternoon, when he was on the road, You Shigong was bored and hit a few hares and a yellow sheep. At night, the Ming army piled up a fire in the clearing, and You Shigong showed his stunt - barbecue. A few hundred people eat a few prey, which is not enough to stuff their teeth. But after each Ming soldier got a small piece of meat of his own, he actually ate it deliciously.

Five days later, at noon, You Shigong and his entourage arrived in Jinzhou. The assault vehicle was covered with a huge tarpaulin, the Ming army forbade any strangers to approach, and You Shigong did not deliberately show off, and the people of Jinzhou City thought that it was just another passing Ming army. After a day of rest in Jinzhou, the group hurriedly embarked on the journey, after which Shen Jia focused on cavalry training, while You Shigong became obsessed with hunting. However, between Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan, the flow of people is dense, merchants are continuous, and there are basically no prey on the official road, which makes You Shigong very distressed.

On another five days, after crossing the mountain pass, the fields were already green, which made Shen Jia think of Fushun's trial farming. When I arrived in the hinterland of Gyeonggi, there were more checks on the road. The captains at the checkpoint sentry all looked cold, which made Shen Jia very unhappy. The most excessive is the roadblock inspectors. They all came out suddenly, there were cavalry, there were infantry, all arrogant and domineering, Yao San just complained, and he was whipped. When he came to the capital, he was a grandson, as long as he met someone who claimed to be a certain guard, a certain official office, Shen Jia immediately ordered to stop advancing and accept inspection.

You Shigong, who was chanting on the horse in Fushun, was also like a frosted eggplant at this time. You Shigong and Shen Jia both understood that this was the capital garrison extorting money, but the two could only pretend to be grandsons at this time. The opening for the silver can't be opened, and once it is opened, there will be countless hungry wolves coming to beg for it, even if it is a millionaire, it can't withstand such a toss. Anyway, they were about to arrive in the capital, and the two made up their minds that even if they were little-known captains, they would greet each other with a smile and accept the inspection seriously.

The days of bowing their heads and bowing their waists lasted until June 20, and the group finally arrived at the Beijing suburb post house. According to the arrangement of the military department, the group will stay here for a few days, waiting for the summons. As for who summoned him, the military department did not say directly. Shen Jia was extremely angry about this, and he traveled for more than 20 days, just to meet with a certain big official, which was really difficult to resign. Shen Jia was not the only one who was depressed, but he saw the door of the house, but he was not allowed to enter the door, You Shigong was also angry, and the two brought a jar of sorghum wine at night and drank it drunk.