Chapter 12: Paradise
Taigu Pass, more than 50 miles away from the south of Luoyang City, 30 miles deep in the valley, both sides of the deep valley, the ravines are vertical and horizontal, the stream is murmuring, the peaks are cut and erected, the shrubs are thick, it is the gateway to Kyoto, since the founding of the Western Jin Dynasty, Chengping has been more than ten years, the extravagance of the imperial court prevails, this throat is now the military equipment is relaxed, and the city wall is decaying. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info a line of more than a dozen riding fresh clothes angry horses, from the direction of Luoyang to the dust, Xu Yu arrived in front of the pass, the leader of the people saw the sea fishing documents posted on the city gate from afar, hurriedly strangled the galloping horse, jumped down, this person was dressed in black, heroic and restrained, it was Yang Ke who had lost his trace. Another big man with a tiger on his back and a beard on his face followed, jumped off his horse, guarded Yang Ke's side, looked around vigilantly, and saw that there were no soldiers patrolling around, and even the soldiers guarding the door were nowhere to be seen.
Yang Ke looked at the sea capture documents, and said without looking back: "Brother Ziping, the arrest of our father and son's sea capture documents is really fast, it seems that the two Sima Wei brothers have taken power, and I don't know if my father and mother have arrived at this moment." ”
Dahan said in a low voice: "Son, don't worry, the Hou Ye and his wife went out of the house by secret and went down the Luoshui overnight, but at this moment, I am afraid that they have already arrived at the villa." ”
"Close relatives are more timid, my father is okay now?"
"Don't worry, there is an old lady to persuade you all the way, and the Hou Ye should also know about Sima Xuan's siege of the Hou Mansion at this time, and he will definitely understand the hard work of the son. We still hurry up and join Confucianism as soon as possible, and it is not advisable to stay here for a long time. ”
Yang Ke nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, my uncle once said to me Zhang Chang Zhang Ziping, Tang Bin and Tang Confucianism are all loyal and righteous people who can trust life and death, sure enough, this time my Yang family has to get rid of the big trouble, thanks to the driving skills of the two, I am Qingshan, Jun is the pine and cypress, this life is dependent on each other, wealth and nobility are shared, and Hugh Lie will never lose each other." ”
"My brothers and I have been recreated by Lord Yang, and my son treats each other as a countryman, even if he is broken, Zhang Chang will not give up."
Yang Kehao was dry: "You don't have to break your bones, you can stay useful, from today onwards, my brothers will return to the sea and the tiger will make a great difference." ”
Yang Ke and his entourage out of Taigu Pass, after passing through the canyon and turning to the east, the eyes suddenly opened up, the endless plain, backed by the undulating mountains, extended to the end of the handover of heaven and earth, the longitudinal and horizontal, the houses are scattered in the meantime, the chickens and dogs smell each other, in the golden autumn season, the wheat waves in the field are rolling, a piece of golden, Yang Ke slowed down the horse, and Zhang Chang walked side by side, while walking and said: "Brother Confucianism is really worthy of the people who know the soldiers, choose this shape to win the place of the anointment to hide the soldiers, by the mountains and near Luoshui, half a day to reach Kyoto, advance and retreat is well-founded. ”
"Yes, when it comes to training soldiers and fighting, Lao Tang is a veteran, not to mention that the Tang family has been in this place for generations, and the people and land are familiar, look at the son, Lao Tang is here to pick us up." Zhang Chang pointed from afar, and a group of more than a dozen people in the distance were like thunder, galloping, and in the smoke and dust, a middle-aged man with a long beard and a heroic man rolled the saddle and dismounted, and bowed to the ground: "Welcome to the son." ”
Yang Ke hurriedly dismounted and picked up the middle-aged man, holding his hand tightly: "Brother Confucianism has worked hard, and after a long time, he has lost a lot. ”
It turned out that this person was Tang Bin, the former leading general of Taigu Pass, who had talked about the two.
Tang Bin knew that Yang Ke's first concern at the moment must be the safety of his parents, and he first reported: "The Hou Ye and the old lady have abandoned the boat and landed on the shore, less than twenty miles away from here, everything is fine, because it is late, settle down in the courtyard near the dock for a night, and pick up tomorrow morning to meet with the son." ”
Yang Ke was very happy to hear that his parents had arrived safely: "This arrangement is very good. ”
Tang Bin respectfully took out a bag from his arms and presented it to Yang Ke: "Since Bin received the order, he has purchased a wide range of fields and manors in the name of his uncle, and has raised thousands of dead soldiers in the village, and has been practicing in the mountains day and night. ”
Yang Ke smiled slightly, took the bag, and put it back in Tang Bin's arms: "Today, you and my brother reunite after a long absence, only talk about separation, and don't discuss matters." ”
Zhang Chang also echoed at this time: "Old Tang, we came from afar, and we are hungry, so don't make noise, hurry up and lead the way." ”
"Childe has worked hard all the way, but he was negligent, ten miles ahead, bypassing this village, at the foot of the mountain is where the manor is located, please come with me."
A group of people did not hurry up and beat the horse, walked for about half an hour, saw a manor from afar, the high wall is by the mountain, the dark gate, the gatehouse is not conspicuous, the door plaque is not hung, it seems that there is no peculiarity, everyone entered the gate under the leadership of Tang Bin, bypassed the main hall, passed through a courtyard shaded by trees, faced with a tall wall, the wall was obviously built a secret door, at this time the secret door has been opened, everyone passed through the secret door, but it is a long road, the four walls of the road are inserted with lights and candles, through the road, There is actually a cave in the sky, a large number of houses are scattered and distributed in it, the lights are faint, there are several large and small martial arts arenas distributed around, there are hundreds of acres square, and surrounded by mountains, it is actually a natural deep valley, not to mention more than 1,000 people, I am afraid that there is no trace of tens of thousands of elite soldiers.
Tang Bin pointed to the distant terrain: "This valley is called the gourd valley by the locals, because it resembles a gourd and gets its name, there is a cave in the south that leads directly to the outside of the mountain, that is, the Yongdao where we came in just now, there was no road in the north, the tribesmen built a plank road along the mountain, one hour can reach the top of the mountain, the mountain is inaccessible, very secret, but through the path and another hour you can go directly to the front of Taigu Pass." This is one of the settlements of the Tang clan, scattered dozens of families, in the early years of the military disaster, the Tang clan have moved into this valley, closed the road, in order to avoid war, after the founding of Emperor Wu, most of the clansmen slowly moved back to the plain to live, only a small number of old and young lonely poor people still stayed, according to the instructions of the son, buy their land, rebuild their dwellings, and include them as tenant farmers and hired laborers, now the clansmen have enough food and clothing, the residents have their houses, all thank the kindness of the son. ”
Yang Ke nodded and thought: "The cost of demolition in this life is low, and the land circulation will be completed by building a tiled house and giving a job. ”
Tang Bin saw Yang Ke smiling, where could he guess the whimsy in his heart, and continued to lead them forward to a mansion, where the door of this courtyard was hung with the door plaque of "Yang Mansion", four guards with knives stood straight, and a white-bearded old man in front of the door greeted him, his appearance was not eye-catching, but a pair of eyes were shining, looking at Yang Ke.
Tang Bin introduced: "Second uncle, this is my master Yang Gongzi." The old man respectfully saluted: "The little old man Tang Zhong has seen Yang Gongzi. ”
Yang Ke observed his words and deeds, and knew that this old man must be the old man in the clan, so he returned the salute more respectfully: "Don't dare to be, I am a brother and sister of Confucianism, you are his second uncle, that is, my second uncle, and the second uncle will call me Xiu Lie in the future." ”
Tang Zhong smiled: "I have heard for a long time that Gongzi is a young and virtuous man, when I see it today, it is really worthy of the name, how dare the little old man dare to hold it up, I still call you Yang Gongzi." ”
Yang Ke smiled slightly, did not force it, and humbly entered the door with Tang Zhong, Tang Bin, and Zhang Chang, and several tables of banquets had been set up in the courtyard to entertain the entourage, and Yang Ke and the others were welcomed into the main hall. Yang Ke insisted that Tang Zhong sit in the first seat, and everyone sat down one by one and feasted and drank.