Chapter 25: A Thief
Just as Xu Zhengze and Wu Yong would not believe the promise of this giant bandit, none of these people who stayed behind would believe it, and they did not dare to believe it. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info so in the end, Li Tianwang relied on his reputation for benevolence and righteousness, and with just a wave of his hand, he subdued a group of horses, and everyone strongly demanded to follow the king, and they couldn't follow him.
Because they want to move away today, so everyone has something to pack, yesterday they just defeated a group of thieves, there are dozens of swords seized, all of them are iron weapons, iron weapons in troubled times are very precious, these things naturally have to be taken away, and there are four horses seized, at this time in the eyes of many big people, horses are more expensive than people, these things naturally can not be thrown away, and they are also taken away.
Xu Zhengze and Wu Yong also went back to pack their things, and when they entered the alley, they turned their heads and couldn't see the figure, Wu Yong grabbed his hand and shouted angrily: "Brother Xu, why do you call him an adult, is the adult called casually?" ”
Seeing Wu Yong's angry appearance, Xu Zhengze didn't know why, what's wrong, isn't the lord the honorific title for Shangguan in ancient times? Although this middle-aged man is not an official, but a standard thief - or a giant thief, but begging for a living under the hands of others, there is nothing dessert in his mouth, Xu Zhengze does not want to die young.
After listening to Xu Zhengze's explanation, Wu Yong was stunned, his eyes widened and he said: "Which dynasty and which generation of officials dare to call Shangguan an adult, and he still has to be shameless?" Do you know what it means to be an adult? You call your father, your mother, your elder, that is called an adult, which dynasty and which generation of officials are so shameless, dare to call the officials father? ”
Looking at Xu Zhengze's stunned appearance, Wu Yong was also suspicious, Xu Zhengze's whole body was weird, no one could see it, but he didn't say it, but don't this kid really don't know, right? But, anyway, the person has been thrown to grandma's house. Wu Yong looked at Xu Zhengze's purple face, his eyes were full of sympathy, thinking that he understood the truth, Xu Zhengze must have felt that he was really embarrassed.
If you want to blame, you can only blame the unscrupulous screenwriter - don't all the officials in the TV report call adults when they see their bosses? He was also poisoned, in fact, the scholars and doctors in ancient times were arrogant, how could they call their bosses father? They are still ashamed, such a title has only become popular since the middle of the Qing Dynasty, and it was used to be some commonly used titles or abbreviations, how can there be a direct call for adults?
"Hey, be careful in the future, just don't scream." Seeing Xu Zhengze's embarrassed face and thick neck, Wu Yong also felt that he really didn't know, so he reminded him and stopped talking.
After packing up the things, the remaining twenty or so people began to set off with the team, and the two people who were injured and lying on the kang were also carried away by everyone, and the middle-aged man saw it and did not stop it. These people who stayed behind either didn't dare to run out, the world was so chaotic, they were afraid that they would suffer more when they went out, but there were also people who seemed to be eager to try, Xu Zhengze saw it, and he also knew that this kind of person was not a person who kept to himself, probably wanted to follow Boss Li, so as to grab money, food, and women.
There are not many horses, everyone can only follow the walk, the two wounded got on the horse, Wu Yong also helped his mother on the horse, the old man is old, although the body is tough, in the end it is not as good as the young man, where to endure the long journey, but the reality is forced, and it can only be settled, although the few horses they captured are weak and unbearable to drive, it is better than nothing.
At the moment of walking out of the village, Xu Zhengze felt lost and sad to the extreme, and at that moment even had a feeling of his own redundancy, he stayed in this village for three months, very stable, very comfortable, very lazy, and there was nothing to do, one hour of busy work every day was enough to eat for two days, and no one called himself to drink, and he didn't know how easy it was to live every day. Here he also got acquainted with a good friend who had the ability to harm well, and created a community of dozens of people, so it was a good one, how beautiful it was, but I didn't expect that in just one day, I had to become a thief, or kill officials and rebel, and I had to work hard to make a living under the hands of others, and now he doesn't care if he is a little angry, I just hope that my life can be saved.
Seeing Xu Zhengze's expression when he left the village, the woman drove her horse over again, and squeezed all the people around Xu Zhengze away if no one was around, and she was not afraid of stepping on people, she sneered: "You are reluctant to leave, you are really in Cao Ying's heart in Han." ”
Xu Zhengze's face changed greatly, and what he hated most in his life was that someone bullied him and insulted him.
"Wanniang, shut up!" The middle-aged man led the horse in front and walked slowly, and after listening to the woman's words, he turned around and scolded, "Everyone is a family, when you help each other, how can you humiliate Brother Xu again and again on trumped-up charges?" Also, get off the horse and walk on your own! ”
After reprimanding the woman, the middle-aged man turned his head and apologized to Xu Zhengze: "Brother Xu, bear with me, I am such a daughter, I am spoiled on weekdays, and my temperament is very arrogant, don't take it to heart." ”
Xu Zhengze hurriedly waved his hand, grinned a few times at the corner of his mouth, and signaled that it was okay, although he was still sad, he was still very grateful. The girl over there had obediently dismounted, leading her jujube foal on foot, looking extremely aggrieved. When he left home, the new people in the team all looked miserable, this is human nature, but who wants to join the thief army if they have a normal mind? To be a thief is to constantly fight, constantly wander, constantly be surrounded and suppressed, constantly being hunted down, there is no tomorrow today, even if you are born single, there are people who are willing to do business without capital, how many people will really like it?
Treat people sincerely, the royal majesty should be generous, how to deal with the relationship with his subordinates, this middle-aged man can't say a few ways, but compare his heart to his heart, he always has to take care of other people's feelings, treat people a little more generously, a little more generous, a little more generous, what he gets is the hearts of the people, how can he be supported by everyone?
Good horses are rare, and because of this, the middle-aged man with his subordinates are all riding horses, except for Wu Yong and his mother, who are old and decrepit, and two wounded people are seriously injured and can only ride horses, and the woman is riding on a horse, but now she was scolded by a sentence, Xu Zhengze's eyes squinted, seeing her aggrieved appearance, his stomach was about to laugh, he was not a tolerant and generous person, on the contrary, he was a little cautious, seeing that this woman was scolded, he felt that his heart was crooked, and he forgot his sadness for a while.
The team went east along the avenue at the foot of the mountain, this is the official road of the Ming Dynasty, of course, the repair is relatively bad, and the asphalt road of later generations can not be compared at all, with the reference of the two coordinates of Wu surnamed Lake and Zhongtiao Mountain, Xu Zhengze knows that they are going east, and this road in later generations is also a high-grade highway connecting Yuncheng and Yongji, he went to school in Yuncheng City and Yongji City, this road does not know how many times it has been walked, through hundreds of years of time and space, the direction of this road has not changed much, but unfortunately things are not people, here, There are no more of his relatives and colleagues.
Xu Zhengze was immersed in his own memories, unable to extricate himself, after a long time, he was pushed, he woke up from his thoughts, but it was Pei Bei's little girl who pushed him, Xu Zhengze raised his eyes, and saw that over there, the middle-aged man had turned around and beckoned to him, but he wanted him to pass.
Xu Zhengze hurriedly stepped forward, and Li Tianwang asked, "Brother Xu, I heard that you just exterminated a group of thieves two days ago, yes or no?" I've heard that you've killed several thieves by yourself, yes or no? ”
Glancing at Wu Yong, Xu Zhengze replied: "Yes, but most of it is the credit of Brother Wu, he is strong in martial arts, and most of the thieves were shot by him." ”
"Can a scholar also go into battle and kill? I'm lonely and unheard, but I've never heard of them, I only see them reading some sour poems and rotten texts on weekdays, and I'm afraid I'm going to pee my pants when things happen, right? As soon as she didn't pay attention, the woman chased after her again, and interjected violently, but she still spoke politely.
Xu Zhengze grinned secretly, did not argue, and followed her words and said, "What the eldest lady said is very true. ”
Seeing that Xu Zhengze was soft, the woman snorted unhappily as if she had punched the air, but she didn't know what Xu Zhengze meant, everyone admitted that she was lonely and unheard, so what else did he have to say.
It's just that for Li Tianwang, Xu Zhengze can't be casual, seeing that the other party is looking at him curiously, he obviously wants to know the answer very much. After all, today is not as good as the ancients, in the pre-Qin, Han and Tang dynasties, Confucian scholars on the horse to fight thieves, dismount and chant poetry, one hand of poetry and books, one hand of swords, the real is both civil and military, out of the general into the phase, which is now the scribe, grease and powder, weak compared to women, let the good man see, then his heart despised. It's just that the fashion is extravagant, especially in the rich places in the south of the Yangtze River, weak men are more popular, like Xu Zhengze and Li Tianwang, who have read a few books and are also vulgar and savage.
"There's no reason, it's all forced." Xu Zhengze said calmly, "I want to live, I don't want to be killed by thieves, so I have to kill thieves." ”
This time, even the annoying eldest lady did not refute him, Li Tianwang sighed for a long time, and then said slowly: "Brother Xu said well, they are all forced, we are good people, if it were not for the government urging and the squire bullying, how could we embark on such a road?" But if you are given a little way to live, why is it like this? Why is that? ”
Seeing that this famous giant in Pu and Xie looked excited, Xu Zhengze and Wu Yong were all shocked, thinking that this thief also had an unbearable tragedy, so he was forced to fall into the grass. Although he is lonely and unheard, he has heard the name of this lord a lot, and I heard that this person loves to embarrass the government and the squire, and he is also very ruthless, but it is okay for the poor people. Whether it's sincere or fake, at least follow him and be less frightened.
Seeing that the king was sad, the two didn't dare to ask about the hidden situation, they both bowed their heads very tacitly, and tried to put on a sad expression, and the small team was instantly covered with a layer of tragedy.