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Two fast horses galloped out of the camp and galloped all the way to the east gate of Jincheng.

As the sun set, the golden city turned into a dark shadow creeping between heaven and earth, and under the east city gate, night had come.

Two forbidden army captains with helmets and armor rode on horseback and shouted towards the city tower: "The emperor is personally on the expedition!" The officials of Jincheng went out of the city to pick up! ”

The city gate was wide open, the city gate hole was empty, and on the city tower, several crows were startled by the captain's shout, and soared in the air, making a wow noise.

"Jincheng officials take over!" The captain's face was agitated, and their shouts echoed through the gates, but no one answered.

The whole golden city is empty.

The captain was about to turn his horse's head and leave, but in the shadow of the city gate, an old man in a white robe walked out, the old man was in rags, his hair was white, his body was rickety, and he was holding a black cloth bag, trembling, and walked slowly towards the captain.

"What people!" The lieutenant shouted.

The old man walked to the horse's head, knelt on his knees, and raised the burden in his hand above his head: "Cao Min Guo Congjin takes over!" ”

The captain shouted: "A grass people, what qualifications do you have to take over, get out of the way for Lao Tzu, and call your county order out!" ”

The old man bowed his head and said, "Official, the county order has already run away." ”

"The county order has run away, what about the county officer?"

"The county also ran away!"

"Who else is there in the county office? Damn, no matter what, it's not your turn to be an old country thing! ”

"Official, the county government has long been empty, the people in the city have also fled, and the grass people are old and frail and can't travel far, so they have to stay in the city and take over on behalf of the county order!"

The captain's face turned the color of pig liver, and he pointed at the old man and scolded: "Old thing, the emperor drove the expedition in person, the army did not enter the water and rice for a day and a night, but the officials of the people of Jincheng escaped completely, there is no good thing in this Jincheng!" ”

The six armies of the Praetorian Guard, escorting the emperor's chariot, ran out of Chang'an City, and had been running for a day and a night.

The emperor ran away, but he still couldn't forget to put gold on his face, and the beautiful name was called the royal driving pro-conquest, which was really a big joke in the world, the rebels were in the east of Chang'an, but the emperor was pro-conquest to the west. Clear-eyed people can see that Chang'an can't hold it, and the emperor is fleeing for his life, so when the news of the emperor's personal expedition spreads, the magistrates and people west of Chang'an fled when they heard the news - the emperor wants to flee for his life, and everyone must also flee for his life!

The first stop of the emperor's car was Xianyang, and all the officials in Xianyang County had already fled, and even the eunuchs sent by the emperor himself and the eunuchs who were responsible for fighting the front station also fled without a trace. As a result, when the emperor and his entourage arrived in Xianyang, they could not find food, and the princes and grandsons and the accompanying princes and ministers were so hungry that their chests were close to their backs. I had no choice but to move on, hoping that when I arrived in Jincheng, I could find something to eat. But when I got here, I found that Jincheng had also become an empty city, and the one who came out to greet him turned out to be an old man from the countryside.

The lieutenant was anxious and shouted, "Old thing, what is in your hand?" ”

The old man bowed his head and said, "It's a chaff cake made by the grass people, and I plan to present it to the emperor......"

"Fart, you old immortal actually wants the emperor to eat chaff cakes!" The lieutenant sat on horseback, flew up and kicked the old man in the chest, the old man was already old and frail, and he was kicked by the cold, and his body was kicked and rolled on the ground several times, his mouth spat blood, the burden in his hand flew out, and the chaff cake spilled to the ground.

Suddenly, in the ditch on the side of the road, there was a loud shout, and a big man rushed out, pulled onions on a dry land, jumped up a foot high, and a knife in his hand flashed on the neck of the captain, and before the captain had time to snort, he was in a different place, and half of the corpse was planted on horseback. The big man did a somersault and landed firmly on the ground.

Seeing that his companion had been killed, another lieutenant urged his horse, waved his sword, and rushed towards the big man, whose hooves flew like a gallop of lightning, and crashed straight into the big man. The big man couldn't dodge, and saw the horse's hooves about to step on his body.

The old man who rolled to the ground didn't care about the pain, panting and shouting: "Run, good man!" ”

But seeing that the big man did not dodge or dodge, he shouted, stepped off the horse, faced the war horse, punched with one hand, and heard a muffled sound of "bang", the big man punched under the neck of the war horse, and the war horse neighed, and actually retreated a few steps, turned the horse's head, carried the captain, and galloped east along the road.

The big man didn't chase after him, walked up to the old man, helped the old man up with both hands, and saw that the old man's clothes were full of spit blood, and the big man said angrily: "Old man, you are also troublesome!" The emperor ignored the country, left the people to flee for his life, and fell into such a field, all because he was a traitor, brutalized Zhongliang, and reaped the consequences. What kind of chaff cake do you offer him, it's good, those dogs treat your kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs! ”

"Hero, the little old man is a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor is in trouble, and the little old man should share the emperor's worries!" The old man gasped and sighed: "It's just that the hero killed the captain of the forbidden army, and the forbidden army will never let you go, so you better run quickly!" ”

The big man sneered: "Damn! These dogs can't help the rebels, they will only bully the people. Okay, I'll carry the old man on my back and go with me! ”

"I can't help it," the old man said, "the forbidden army is about to chase and kill, how can a good man run away with the little old man on his back!" If a good man leaves a name, the little old man will be content! ”

"In Xia Zhangxing!" Dahan said: "The old man has a big name? ”

"Could it be Mr. Zhang Xingzhang, the catcher of the Chang'an County Ya?"

"It is here, how did the old man learn Zhang's name?" Zhang Xing asked.

"The little old man's name is Guo Congjin." The old man said: "The year before last, I went to Chang'an to visit relatives, and I heard my relatives talk about Mr. Zhang's name, which is the first good man in Chang'an City, and he can subdue the fierce horse empty-handed. ”

On the road in the distance, horses' hooves were bursting, smoke and dust were blowing, and a large group of people and horses came.

Zhang Xing hurriedly said: "The official army is here, Zhang is carrying Uncle Guo away!" ”

Guo Congjin said anxiously: "Mr. Zhang, thank you!" If you carry the little old man on your back, you will definitely not be able to go. If Mr. Zhang is really willing to take care of Xiao Lao'er, Xiao Lao'er has something to ask for, and he asks Mr. Zhang to agree. ”

"Uncle Guo, please speak."

"The little old man is sixty years old, but his life is hard, there is only one son in the family, a few days ago, he was recruited by the imperial court, and went out with Feng Changqing to fight against An Lushan, but he died under Luoyang City. The bad news came, the daughter-in-law was sad, she was seriously ill, and she soon returned to the West! There is only one granddaughter left, named Guo Xiu, who is only sixteen years old, and she lives with Xiao Lao'er. I originally hoped that the emperor could defeat the rebels and avenge the little old man, but he never thought that the emperor abandoned the capital, and when the news came, the people of Jincheng said that the Tang Dynasty was defeated, and the rebels were coming soon, and everyone fled for their lives. The little old man is old, and the granddaughter is young, and he wants to escape, but he has nowhere to go. Therefore, my grandfather and grandson had to stay in the city, the little old man's family was poor, so he could only pour everything he had, made some chaff cakes, and presented them to the emperor, but he also had some selfish intentions, the little old man thought, if he could persuade the emperor to return to Chang'an, lead the official army to retreat An Lushan, and keep the peace for the people, the little old man and his granddaughter would be worry-free! If the emperor insists on fleeing, regardless of us and the people, the little old man and grandson, he can only let the traitors kill! ”

Zhang Xing heard Guo Congjin say this, his heart was sad, Guo Congjin's words actually represent the hearts of the people in the world, the people are afraid of war, and expect the emperor to repel the rebels. Originally, the people's hearts were available, but the emperor was cowardly and incompetent, and actually gave up Chang'an without a fight, which is to send the people of the world into the tiger's mouth!

"Uncle Guo, the emperor won't listen to you!" Zhang Xing sighed.

Guo Congjin nodded and sighed: "The little old man is powerless to persuade the emperor, and now he has offended the forbidden army, which is a dead end, but pity my granddaughter Guo Xiu, who is young and lonely, how can she live?" If Mr. Zhang is poor little old man, please ask Mr. Zhang to pick her up quickly, run away from the city, if Mr. Guo can see her, accept her as his wife, if not, let her be a slave for you, it can be regarded as finding a way for her to live! The little old man is polite! ”

Guo Congjin burst into tears, struggling to kowtow to Zhang Xing, Zhang Xing held Guo Congjin and said: "Uncle Guo, Zhang is a reckless man, floating alone in the world, with no whereabouts, so that his granddaughter follows Zhang, I am afraid that I will have to endure hardship!" ”

Guo Congjin had tears in his eyes: "Little Lao'er only asks Mr. Zhang to find a way for my granddaughter to make a living!" ”

Zhang Xing saw that Guo Congjin was pitiful, so he had to say: "Zhang is not married yet, since Uncle Guo has this good intention, Zhang does not dare to refuse, Zhang should give Uncle Guo the gift of son-in-law!" ”

Zhang Xing said, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed three times to Guo Congjin.

Zhang Xingnai is a good man, he has always regarded himself very highly, he is almost thirty years old, but he is not married yet, just because he wants to find a gentle, virtuous and beautiful girl as a wife. If it was a peaceful season, he didn't even know what that girl looked like, and he would never agree to this marriage. But now it's troubled times, marrying a girl is saving a life! Zhang Xing had no choice but to accept it.

On the main road, there were shouts of killing, and the officers and soldiers rushed to kill.

Zhang Xing got up and said to Guo Congjin: "Grandpa, if your son-in-law wants to take care of grandpa, you can't take care of Guo Xiu, and if you want to take care of Guo Xiu, you can't take care of grandpa!" Sun Xu is in a dilemma, please forgive me! ”

The official army has already been killed, if Zhang Xing flees with Guo Congjin on his back, he will inevitably be besieged by the official army, and it will be difficult for both of them to survive, leaving Guo Xiu alone, and there is only one way to die!

Guo Congjin nodded: "Mr. Zhang doesn't have to blame himself, this is the wish of the little old man." Xiao Lao'er's house is in the alley in the west of the city, and there is a big locust tree in front of the door. As he spoke, he took out a big coin from his arms and stuffed it into Zhang Xing's hand: "This is a Taiping coin, Guo Xiu will naturally go with Mr. Zhang when he sees the Taiping coin!" ”

Zhang Xing took the Taiping money, and saw that the official army was about to be killed, so he had to rush away.

After a while, a group of cavalry roared in, surrounding Guo Congjin in the core, and the first person, the captain who escaped from Zhang Xing's men, pointed at Guo Congjin and scolded: "Old thief, you are still alive!" Someone, chop him up for me! ”