49. To save or not to save
In just an instant, the Xiong family brothers who stopped Zhou Quan were hit hard!
Xiong Da was killed directly, and Xiong Er could still roll and howl on the ground.
But the pursuers have also arrived, and they are only less than twenty zhang away from Zhou Quan!
Zhou Quan ran quickly, and when Xiong Er started with him, he rolled over, hugged his legs, and made him fall again. Zhou Quan stabbed back, but the dagger was caught by Xiong Er's bones, and he didn't pull it back for a while.
Fortunately, this blow made Xiong Er no longer have the strength to stop him, and when he got up and ran again, the pursuers were ten feet away from him.
I don't know if it's because of nervousness or because of the fatigue of running, Zhou Quan snorted and panted, and his muscles were a little sore. He only glanced at his pursuers, gritted his teeth and rushed to the edge of the Bianhe River.
There are people by the river, and those thieves may not dare to chase them.
The pursuers did hesitate, before they were all in the sparse forest, pedestrians were sparse, and they could be unscrupulous, but on the Bianhe River, there were boats coming and going, and there were a lot of slender men pulling fiber along the river, and there were also Cao Ding patrols, abducting people in front of so many people, they had some scruples.
The man who pretended to be honest also chased after him at this time, and when he saw Xiong Da's stiffened corpse on the ground, and then saw Xiong Er's only a faint breath, his face changed.
If Zhou Quan didn't meet Xiong Da Xiong Er, he would have withdrawn immediately, but since he saw Xiong Da Xiong Er, he would definitely be able to guess that it was Jia Yi who had this layout.
For the sake of 5,000 guan, you can do anything to kill officials and rebel, not to mention capturing a half-old kid in broad daylight!
"Chase!" He snapped.
Those who were found by him were all outlaws, and they all believed in him. Hearing this order, he immediately rushed forward again and surrounded Zhou Quan.
Zhou Quan had already run to the embankment of the Bianhe River at this time, and there were six slender men in front of him, pulling a boat, Zhou Quan ran towards them without hesitation, shouting while running: "The river bandits have robbed the boat, the river bandits have robbed the boat!" ”
When the slender men saw someone suddenly running out of the forest by the river, they didn't care at first, but when they heard Zhou Quan's shout, they simply laughed.
"Nonsense, Lang Lang Qiankun, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, where did the river bandits come from...... Hey? ”
When a slender man was laughing and scolding, Zhou Quan had already passed between them, and then the more than ten bandits also chased out.
Seeing that Zhou Quan stabbed Xiong Da to death and severely injured Xiong Er, these bandits also held short blades in their hands, and when they rushed out, those slender men were stunned for a moment, and then fled with a shout.
Zhou Quan glanced back, and then shouted again: "The river bandits are coming, the river bandits are coming!" ”
On the Bianhe River, boats came and went, and what happened here immediately attracted the attention of the boats in the river.
A passenger boat was going down the river, and the window of the cabin was open, and Li Qingzhao stuck his head out of it to look at the banks of the river. When she heard Zhou Quan's voice, she felt a little familiar, and when she saw that it was Zhou Quan, her face was shocked at first, and then she couldn't help laughing.
This kid is eccentric, and he and the little girl beside him will inevitably cause trouble whenever they appear.
When he saw that there were really more than ten people holding swords and chasing after Zhou Quan in the back, Li Qingzhao suddenly raised his eyebrows.
Although she is a woman, she has a feminine spirit: "Lean on the shore and save people!" ”
"Don't be reckless!" Li Qingzhao's order was issued, and Mrs. Guo shouted behind her.
Li Qingzhao looked back in surprise, but saw that Mrs. Guo, who was born in a famous family, had a fierce face: "Li, don't mess around!" ”
"There are thieves ...... on the riverbank"
"Although I am old and dizzy, I have also seen that more than ten thieves are chasing a young man, and there are no more than five of us on the ship, and three are servants, can we save him with these people?"
"But ......"
"There is nothing, the old body is not dead, and the affairs of the family have not yet been decided by you!" Mrs. Guo said this sentence very seriously, and Li Qingzhao's eyes were a little moist, and it took a while to hold back.
Mrs. Guo glanced at her, this time she entered Beijing, and the original thing was nine out of ten, but it turned out to be invalid, and the reason was this daughter-in-law. She was noticed by the Cai family on the street, and Cai You, the son of a traitor, actually slandered in front of the Son of Heaven!
Li Qingzhao didn't know about it, because Zhao Mingcheng couldn't have children, Mrs. Guo always felt a little indebted to Li Qingzhao, so she connived at Li Qingzhao. This time, she was really angry.
Although Li Qingzhao did not approve in his heart, he couldn't resist in the face of Jungu (mother-in-law).
The struggle between her hearts made her grit her teeth and look towards the riverbank.
On the riverbank, Zhou Quan was running along the embankment, but the speed was slowing down. Fang Cai's Xiao Yi and Xiong Da Xiong Er both injured him, although it was not serious, it still consumed a lot of his physical strength.
The slender men by the river also saw at this time that the group of gangsters were only chasing Zhou Quan, and everyone was out and did not want to cause trouble, so no one stepped forward to help.
Seeing that the other party was approaching again, Zhou Quan had no choice but to jump into the Bianhe River.
The Bianhe River is actually a canal to communicate with the natural water system, and the river is not too urgent, and now Zhou Quan, even if he is not proficient in water, can swim in the water for two or three hundred zhang. He jumped into the water and swam towards the side of the Bianhe, where the gangsters chased him along the river bank for some distance, and saw that he was getting farther and farther away from the river bank, so he could only stop.
"Scoop him up, scoop up that boy!"
Li Qingzhao saw that Zhou Quan was swimming towards her by boat, and she couldn't help but say again.
Mrs. Guo frowned, and said sharply: "Don't mess around, don't make trouble anymore!" ”
This time, Li Qingzhao disagreed: "Aunt Jun, it is risky for us to save people when we are on the shore, but there is no risk to save people in the water, why don't we save them when we die?" ”
"This young man was chased and killed, An Zhi is not a villain, and the strong man on the shore is in hot pursuit, if he sees us fishing up, how do you know that he will not go down the river and follow our traces?" Mrs. Guo said in a deep voice.
"I ...... I only think about saving people and accumulating blessings, maybe it is me and Defu Fubo, at least I don't have children......"
When Li Qingzhao said this, his voice was slightly sad, and Mrs. Guo was stunned.
The feeling of guilt in her heart swelled up again.
Zhao Mingcheng was in poor health for some reason when he was young, so after marrying Li Qingzhao, he did not have an heir. Li Qingzhao didn't know the reason for this matter, but Mrs. Guo, who was a mother, was very clear. Li Qingzhao always thought that this was his own reason, so he could only endure the pain of taking a concubine for Zhao Mingcheng, but now he has been taking concubines for several years, and several concubines have come out of nothing.
After all, this is the daughter-in-law who wronged the original name of the Jingshi......
Thinking of this, Mrs. Guo's heart softened a little, maybe it was really as Qingzhao said, she saved this young man, and was able to accumulate blessings for her husband and wife, in exchange for God opening her eyes and giving them both children and daughters.
"But what if the one who is saved is a bad man?"
"This young man is not a villain, does Jun Gu remember the person who guessed the riddle and broke through the world, it was him, and he later became a masterpiece for that life, and he also heard it from his mouth."
It's okay if you don't mention this matter, but when you mention it, Mrs. Guo will be angry.
"It turned out to be a child who sold popsicles...... It's him, who has caused us to fail in this trip, so don't care about him! Mrs. Guo's face changed again.
"What?" Li Qingzhao was at a loss.
She was so smart that she immediately realized what Mrs. Guo was referring to, and an incredible look suddenly appeared in her bright eyes: "How is this possible, he is just a child of the market, how can he influence Tainei's decision-making?" ”
"It was you who went to the street and heard the poem he copied from nowhere, and the result was seen by the Cai family, and Cai You's little traitor mentioned this person in front of His Majesty, and he also slandered him!"
Zhao Tingzhi's relatives still have a lot of officials in Beijing, although the specific details are not known, but there is no problem in inquiring about the general process of the matter, if it is said that Mrs. Guo's blame for Li Qingzhao is just anger, and her disgust with Zhou Quan is from the heart.
"But ......"
"Nothing, Lee, remember your duty!"
The old lady's stern voice made Li Qingzhao silent for a moment, but it was only for a moment, and the summer quatrain that Zhou Quan chanted kept circling in her heart. Li Qingzhao was conceited and righteous all her life, even in her old age, she had a strong temperament, and with the resonance caused by the summer quatrain, after a moment of silence, she got up and bowed to Mrs. Guo.
"What are you going to do?" Mrs. Guo's brows furrowed.
"Aunt Jun, although the matter is related to him, but our enemy is a thief Cai, blaming him for the matter, it seems inappropriate, Qingzhao should not have disobeyed Aunt Jun, but I am afraid that Aunt Jun will make a mistake because of anger, so I have to solemnly tell him. Besides, since this person's name can reach the Great Interior, he will know his day, and the injustice of the ancestors will not be washed away by this person? ”
"He is a child in the market, even if he is valued by the officials, he is just a courtier, how can he have the ability to wash away the grievances of your ancestors?" Mrs. Guo disagreed.
"The regret of the ancestors is solved by Tong Guan, and the ban of Su Zizhan is opened from the beginning of the teacher. is cunning, even better than Tong Guan and Liang Shicheng! ”
Li Qingzhao's response made Mrs. Guo finally speechless.
Li Qingzhao's maternal grandfather, that is, Wang Qi, the prince of the Three Decrees, was trapped by the punishment and forgiveness, and he was demoted, and his children and grandchildren were also stripped of their official status, and the situation was similar to that of Zhao Tingzhi. Before and after Wang Jue's death, he encountered this difficulty twice, but he was solved by the power of Tong Guan. As for Su Zizhan is Su Shi, the big bell Liang Shicheng pretended to be the son of Su Shi, when the world banned Su Shi's poetry, he wept and worshiped Zhao Ji, asking "what is the crime of the ancestors", so the ban on Su Shi's poetry was slightly solved.
Li Qingzhao is Wang Qi's granddaughter, and she likes Su Shi and Huang Tingjian's articles and calligraphy, so she learned about these two secrets. When she opened this mouth, Mrs. Guo had no reason to refuse.
"Even so, Aunt Jun is right to be worried, you must be cautious when saving people, and you must not be discovered by the gangsters on the shore!" Li Qingzhao commanded again.
The servant on the ship, seeing that Mrs. Guo no longer objected, ordered the shipman to move the ship over. At this time, the boats on the Bianhe River came and went, but no one dared to cause trouble to save Zhou Quan, Zhou Quan had just run and had a fever all over his body, and suddenly entered the water, even if he was well versed in water after the soul penetrated, he couldn't stand the cramps and was in crisis.
The Zhao family's passenger boat approached Zhou Quan, and Mrs. Guo sighed: "It's okay to save people, but don't let people on the shore find out!" ”