Chapter 118: Assassination I
The time of the first month of the fourteenth year of Xiantong (873) was fleeting, and Li Bao had passed before he had time to miss the first month.
In this New Year, what is really noteworthy is the sand mound in Daibei, Li Guochang and Li Keyong, who couldn't bear the loneliness and began to make trouble.
To say that this pair of Shatuo father and son is really strange, the two of them who have just been rewarded for suppressing Pang Xun's uprising are still a little restless at this time. Of course, in the face of this fledgling Hu father and son, Li Luo's instructions were very simple, just one word, play.
Immediately, the Tang Dynasty court sharpened its knives against the Hu father and son, but at this time, the father and son were both lucky people, and they could hold out for a while, and Li Bao didn't need to pay too much attention to them.
Another more noteworthy is that when the Famen Temple, which is 300 miles away from Chang'an, was rebuilt due to a fire, the underground palace was discovered. The news that has just been transmitted is that a Buddha bone relic has been found in the underground palace.
To say that this Buddha bone relics are really nonsense, eight generations of emperors in the Tang Dynasty have worshiped Buddha bones, several of them died because of this relic, Yizong Li Yi is about to follow in the footsteps of his ancestors.
If the Buddha had a spirit, he would know how to feel when he knew that his relics had killed several emperors.
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Li Bao didn't have the heart to care about these things at this time, he wanted to go out of the city to the first village. Sitting in a special carriage, Li Bao looked at the green bamboo forests on both sides of the road, and his heart was full of thoughts.
Today, the first step of the infrastructure project has been completed - the complete fence project.
The project was costly, and now it is not possible to recruit a large number of displaced people. In addition, there are not enough materials, after all, with an area of more than 2,000 acres, the masonry wall is also a big project.
It took a few months to fence off a large piece of land. Everyone was puzzled, and Li Bao didn't want to explain.
But Li Bao's next order was even more incomprehensible, piling up the barn to prepare for the new grain market at the end of May, and then go all out to buy grain.
When Li Bao told Liang Hongmei and others his idea, everyone's first thought was that Lang Jun planned to do a grain business. But Chang'an is not a grain production area, and if you want to do a grain business, you have to go to Jiangnan to find a big grain merchant.
When the news that Li Bao planned to harvest enough grain reached the first village, Wang Daste was very excited. Since Prince Ji became the master of Zhuangzi, his spiritual head and authority have risen sharply.
All the homeless people and tenants in the first manor saw him every day, and the respectful and humble man who had been pretending to be a grandson for half his life was greatly satisfied and enjoyed.
It was because the Wang Steward was full of enthusiasm and actively inquired about the nearest family with the most sufficient food, so that he could report to Liulangjun as soon as possible. In order to make a good impression on Rokuro-kun, he feels that he is a good manager.
is different from the blind obedience of Wang Da's steward, Liang Hongmei Ling'er and Hu Sanbao, who are close friends, feel that Li Bao's matter is not very reliable, but they don't dare to ask, and in the end they can't hold it back, so they ask Ling'er to ask.
Ling'er relied on Li Bao's usual favoring of her, so she had the courage to ask him why. Li Bao smiled at her, keep it a secret.
For Li Bao's pretense of profoundness, everyone was even more itchy, but Li Bao was so angry that the people below were talking about it.
Wei Yangzi was also very curious, but he also knew that since Lang Jun didn't say it, he must have a reason, but Li Bao told him the reason.
When Li Bao told Wei Yangzi his reason, Wei Yangzi only felt that this Liulangjun was really unfathomable. It is definitely not his wisdom that can speculate, and the worship of him in his heart is like a mountain.
Li Bao had nothing to reserve about Wei Yangzi, he instructed Wei Yangzi to tell Liang Hongmei and them, after all, this matter was just a guess for him, and now it is unknown whether next year's famine and locust plague will happen on time.
After knowing the reason, Liang Hongmei and the others now look at Li Bao's eyes, and finally let him understand the feeling he often feels when he looks at Weiyangzi. The meaning is obvious, you fool!
But Li Bao must take a gamble, the number of displaced people has increased greatly in the disaster year, coupled with this chaotic season, the Tang government has already lost its inherent functions, he wants to accumulate strength, and next year is a good opportunity.
In addition, the food is different from others, and even if there is no famine next year, he can handle it easily. That's why he asked people to harvest enough food in May, of course, he won't buy it from Chang'an, which will only increase panic and reduce Chang'an's ability to resist disasters.
Li Bao had already contacted the big grain merchants in Jiangnan through the two major consortia of the Liu family and the Qin family, and he would only act when the new grain was on the market, so in the past few months, he had to prepare the granary for storage.
The carriage runs very smoothly, this carriage is equipped with shockproof steel plates, although the development of today's ironmaking process is very low, but a small amount of steel plates can still be made, of course, the price and effort are also a lot.
In the next step, Li Bao plans to promote this kind of carriage equipped with shock absorption and stable movement in Chang'an City, and it is more comfortable for dignitaries and nobles to go out on weekdays or a stable carriage.
Moreover, such a carriage is also a symbol of status, all of Li Bao's industries are taking the upper route and the boutique route, and it has also made a reputation, and Chang'an City, with a population of one million, consumes a certain amount of luxury goods every year It is still very easy.
Li Bao said these business experiences, and now Liang Hongmei and others are very convinced, after all, Meiya and Qianjinlou are the best examples.
When Li Bao was still thinking about trivial matters, Ling'er shouted beside him, "Lang Jun, look, it's time for the first village." ”
Ling'er was depressed in the Sixteen Princes' Mansion, and when she heard that she could get out of the palace, she jumped excitedly, and the first village was very idyllic, she was born in a farmer's family, and it was much more comfortable to come here than the Ji Wang's Mansion.
Li Bao looked at the cheering bell, and his heart was also happy. He thinks about a lot of things now, no matter where he goes. ignored Ling'er's feelings, and now that she finally came out, let her have a good time.
Through the window of the carriage, the gate of the first village, in the distance, Li Bao can basically see the gatehouse of the village. Suddenly, there was a whistle in the dense forest on both sides of the road.
Li Bao looked outside blankly, only to see a ticket of people rushing out of the dense forest outside the car window, he was thinking about it, and hurriedly shouted: "San'er, hurry up, there are assassins!" ”
Hu Sanbao is now sitting next to the handlebar, and he also saw the thieves on both sides, so he ordered the coachman to hurry up as soon as possible. But the men and horses on both sides of the jungle were fast horses. They were much faster than the horses that had pulled the carriage, and they were about to catch up with the carriage.
Li Bao hid in the carriage, holding Ling'er, but he was thinking in his heart, who would kill him? Yang Fuguang? Guo Shufei or Liu Xingshen?
Hu Sanbao looked back at the chasing thief, his heart was panicked, and then climbed into the carriage from the carriage, he shouted: "Lang Jun, get off the car quickly, the thief is about to catch up." The slave maid and the yellow donkey first put the carriage across the road and stopped them. ”
Li Bao looked at the thieves behind him, they were all riding horses, even if the carriage was crossed on the road, it couldn't stop it for long, and they could only die faster when they got off the horse and ran in the open space.
Li Bao said to Hu Sanbao: "You can't get out of the car, let the coachman hurry up, we are not far from the first village, and after holding on for a while, we will definitely be able to get to the first village." There are Zhuang Ding trained by Weiyangzi in Zhuangzi, although the training is not long, it can also be of some use. ”
Hu Sanbao turned around and shouted at the yellow donkey: "Don't stop, don't stop, hurry up, you won't be afraid of thieves when you get to the first village." ”
The yellow donkey responded loudly, and beat the horse vigorously, and now they never thought that there would be thieves who wanted to rob them when they went out of the city so ordinarily.
The thieves who pursued them were all masked, and they were all armed with bows and arrows. Seeing that he was about to catch up, he immediately opened his bow and shot at the carriage, and Li Bao hurriedly pulled Ling'er and Hu Sanbao to lie in the carriage. I am afraid that the arrow will not grow long and my eyes will accidentally hurt my master and servant.
Li Bao's carriage opened the door in the front, but fortunately it was not the back door, otherwise the arrows behind would have shot them through, Ling'er was so frightened that her face was pale, and she muttered in a low voice: "Guanyin Bodhisattva bless Langjun a lot!" Buddha bless Langjun a lot! ”
Li Bao looked at her at this time, thinking about himself, his heart warmed, and he pinched her soft hard. Ling'er couldn't feel Li Bao's affection at this time, but her heart was beating in fright.
Hu Sanbao was observing the situation outside, the thieves outside had already caught up with the carriage, and they were still shooting arrows, and they could still hear the sound of arrows breaking through the air and shooting into the carriage in the carriage, Li Bao and others were lying under the carriage, and the arrows had not yet reached them.
But the yellow donkey who was driving in front of him was screaming miserably, but he was still gritting his teeth and struggling to catch the car. Li Bao thought that this person from the Children's Palace was appreciated by himself for the first time because he stuck to his post, and today he was still able to stick to his post in this situation.
Li Bao shouted outside: "Yellow donkey, are you okay?" Hu Sanbao also burst into tears, and choked up: "Donkey, are you still there?" ”
After waiting for a while, the voice of the yellow donkey came, "Lang Jun take care, I'm afraid the donkey won't be able to serve you anymore." After the yellow donkey finished speaking, there was an immediate sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, and the carriage lost the driver's control, and immediately jolted.
Listening to the voice of the yellow donkey, Hu Sanbao immediately stretched out his hand, opened the curtain, jumped on the wheel, grabbed the pack horse running around, and pulled it effortlessly on the main road.
When the thieves outside saw that it was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child who came out to drive, they immediately burst into laughter, and one of them stopped his horse and shot at Hu Sanbao with his bow.
Li Bao saw that Hu Sanbao had already gone out, thinking that if he went out at this time, he would definitely be sent to death, and he had to think of something to save him. Immediately let go of Ling'er's hand, came to the door curtain, pulled off the curtain forcefully, and squatted on the wheel.
Pulling the corner of the door curtain to the wind, the door curtain was scattered, and as soon as it was opened, only to hear the sound of "doo", Li Bao only felt a pain in his arm, and immediately half of his body was numb.
Li Bao snorted, Hu Sanbao looked back and saw that Li Bao blocked an arrow for him, he regretted it in his heart, and shouted with hatred: "Lang Jun, you, how are you?" ”
Ling'er was so frightened just now that she closed her eyes and lowered her head and cowered in the carriage, and when she heard Hu Sanbao's shout, she hurriedly looked up and saw the blood on Li Bao's arm, and immediately trembled with fright, and cried: "Lang Jun, you don't want to die!" ”
After Li Bao was hit by the arrow, he only felt that his arm was weak, the pain was unbearable, and his arm was a little numb, he looked down at the outflow of Xue, with a little black, he came to his senses and said in a low voice: "This arrow is poisonous." ”
After speaking, I felt dizzy and fainted.
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ps: Today I was going to stop changing for one day, and there are rules in the vertical and horizontal, and you can take one day off every month. But thinking that I still have a few chapters in arrears, I have no choice but to change it, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and make up the arrears this week. Word!