Chapter 243: Wine Shed Horse Theft
Although the number of applicants on the official side is not large, the procedures are very lengthy, and it takes almost two hours to confirm the official position one by one, and finally registered, and it is almost noon, and there are more people who come to sign up, which makes the scene a little chaotic.
Everyone left the southern military camp as soon as possible, and Pei Xingyan proposed: "It is estimated that there are no seats in the restaurant in the city, so we might as well have lunch outside the city." ”
Everyone has experience, Luoyang City is overcrowded, not the warriors who participated in the Heroes' Meeting, but the scholars who participated in the imperial examination, at noon and night, almost every wine shop was full, and now there is no place to enter the city, the key is that everyone is a little hungry, so they unanimously agreed with Pei Xingyan's suggestion.
There are a lot of restaurants and inns outside the south city of Luoyang, but they are also full, they walked for almost two miles, and they saw a tea shed not far from the city gate, which seemed to have a bit of a seat.
Luo Shixin shouted in surprise, "There is a seat in the tea shed in front, I'll go and occupy a seat first!" ”
He urged the horse to run towards the tea shed, and Qin Yong hurriedly followed, shouting: "Lao Luo, wait for me!" ”
Qin Qiong was a little surprised, how could Qiao Lang suddenly become so arrogant, not only shouted loudly, but also actually called Luo Shixin Lao Luo, this was the first time he had heard it.
Zhang Xuan smiled and said nothing, it seems that last night's words had worked.
Although the name of the tea shed has a tea word, it actually mainly sells wine and food, and compared with the restaurant, it is equivalent to the food stalls of later generations, and the grade is slightly lower.
In the open air, a large oilcloth shed was set up, full of tables and chairs, and the chairs were also Hu chairs, that is, rope benches, not kneeling and sitting, but sitting on rope stools with their legs apart, which belonged to the inferior sitting posture in the early Sui and Tang dynasties.
Although the grade was relatively low, everyone was already hungry and grunting, and they didn't care about it, so they tied their horses to the stakes outside and sat down one after another.
At this time, Qin Qiong frowned when she saw that Qin Yong was actually riding the BMW. "How do you get out on this horse?"
Qin Yong's face flushed, and he quickly explained: "The child and this horse have been together for too short a time, and they don't have a tacit understanding, so they have to ride more." This is how Brother Wu teaches his children. ”
Qin Qiong didn't say anything more, just ordered: "There are many complicated people here, take care of yourself, don't be stolen." ”
"The child understands and will be careful to watch the war horse!"
Not much. The teahouse was crowded with more and more guests, and soon it was full, and the two bartenders served them a large plate of lamb and venison, which was so golden and fragrant that they were so hungry that they bowed their heads and ate violently.
At this time, Qin Qiong lightly touched Zhang Xuan's elbow, and Zhang Xuan followed his gaze. I saw a group of people sitting not far from the upper right corner, all of them burly, with fierce eyes, and many of them had scars on their bodies, and it could be seen that they were all battle-hardened bandits.
The first three people, one with a square face, more than 50 years old, with a big beard, a lion nose and a wide mouth, and a majestic style.
One person next to him. Zhang Xuan thought it was a child, but after a closer look, it turned out to be a thin man, and he looked like he was only in his early twenties. There was a scorched mustache under his chin, a pair of small eyes that were dripping and straight, and he squatted on a stool like a monkey.
The other person sitting on the left had a pale gold face, about thirty years old, with a full forehead and a slender and tall nose. The eyebrows are like arrows, straight into the temples, and he looks dignified, and he looks quite unsociable in this group of bandits, but this person's eyes are very melancholy, and he seems to have something on his mind.
"You know them?" Jang Hyun asked in a low voice.
Qin Qiong nodded, "That bearded man is Li Zitong." ”
It turned out that he was known as Li Zitong, the king of the East China Sea, and the general thief capital would not come to Luoyang, like Zhai Rang, Dou Jiande, Sun Xuanya and others would not come, Li Zitong actually appeared, Zhang Xuan felt a little strange in his heart, in fact, this is a good opportunity to wipe out the bandits, the court actually acquiesced to them coming to Luoyang, is it pedantic or a bureaucratic style, so Zhang Xuan is really a little puzzled.
"Who are the two next to him?" Zhang Xuan asked again.
Qin Qiong said with a smile: "Since Li Zitong has appeared, the two people next to him should know who it is, it seems that the virtuous brother doesn't know much about banditry!" ”
After that, Qin Qiong said in a low voice: "The two people next to him are his right-hand men, that monkey-like little thin man is called Shang Huaizhu, he is also from our Qi County, he is a famous thief in the world, he is very light and skillful, especially good at assassination, ruthless, Yang Yichen almost died in his hands last year, he is Li Zitong's righteous son." ”
"What about the one on the right?" Zhang Xuan is more interested in the man with a pale golden face, who looks dignified, but is accompanied by a group of bandits, which is really regrettable.
"That is the famous Wu Yunzhao, known as the Golden Gun General of the East China Sea, with excellent marksmanship, he is Li Zitong's son-in-law, and he is also a famous Sui general, but it's a pity." Qin Qiong sighed softly.
Zhang Xuan nodded secretly, it turned out that he was Wu Yunzhao, and he had indeed heard of a great name for a long time, Luo Shixin stepped forward and said with a smile: "Since it is Li Zitong, it is better for us to take him down and make a military achievement." ”
"Don't be too troubled!"
Qin Qiong reprimanded him in a low voice, "They must have been guaranteed by the imperial court before they dare to show up in public, if you mess around, you will only make yourself the target of public criticism." ”
"Cut!"
Luo Shixin muttered: "The bandits actually dare to appear at the foot of the world, what kind of world is this." ”
He muttered and sat back in his seat, but his eyes lit up, only to see that Su Dingfang, whom he met in the morning, also came with two family members, they found a table outside and sat down, Luo Shixin liked Su Dingfang's temperament very much, and hurriedly jumped over like a monkey, grinning and clasping his fists and saluting, "Brother Su is also here!" ”
Su Dingfang didn't know him, and hesitated and asked, "Are you—"
Luo Shixin pointed at Zhang Xuan, "Have you forgotten?" That General Zhang is my second brother. ”
At this time, Zhang Xuan also saw Su Dingfang, smiled and waved his hand to him, Su Dingfang also laughed, "It turns out that the elder brother is General Zhang's companion, may I ask the elder brother's surname?" ”
"I'm Qijun Luo Shixin, have you heard of it?"
"Oh! Overlord gun, long admiration. ”
Luo Shixin saw that he had heard of him, and said very happily: "Why don't you sit with us with Brother Su!" ”
Su Dingfang smiled slightly, "I'll have two companions coming later, next time!" I invited Brother Luo to drink. ”
Seeing that he refused to go over, Luo Shixin had to return in a huff, and Zhang Xuan asked with a smile: "Does he refuse to come?" ”
"He said he would wait for two companions and drink with us next time." Luo Shixin said dejectedly.
"If someone has something, let's not force it."
At this time, the bartender came up with a plate of roast suckling pig, and the seven of them could eat it one by one, and Zhang Xuan paid a tael of gold in advance, so all kinds of game and meat were sent up like flowing water, so that everyone ate happily, but unfortunately the wine was not very good, which made them feel a little regretful.
"Where's my horse?" Qin Yong suddenly exclaimed.
Everyone looked at the tethered horse stake outside, and saw more than a dozen horses tied to the tethered horse stake, but the white horse used by Qin was gone.
At this time, Zhang Xuan seemed to think of something, and suddenly turned back to Li Zitong's table, only to see that they had already left, and Zhang Xuan suddenly understood that ten ** were stolen by this group of people.
Qin Qiong whispered outside the greenhouse that Qin Yong didn't understand the truth that wealth was not revealed, Qin Yong squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, so anxious that he was about to cry, the shopkeeper of the tea shed apologized again and again, and the bartender desperately explained that the loss of the horse had nothing to do with them, they all knew that BMW was difficult to buy, and they couldn't afford to sell them.
At this time, Su Dingfang stepped forward and said to Zhang Xuan: "General Zhang, is it a white horse, very strong, with a ring of black hair on its ears." ”
Qin Yong jumped up and shouted urgently: "It's that horse, do you see it?" ”
"Just now I saw a little thin man riding on that white horse, very uncoordinated, I thought it was a little strange, it turned out that he stole your horse."
Luo Shixin was furious, "Look for them!" ”
He turned over and was about to leave, Qin Qiong grabbed the reins of his horse and shouted, "Don't be reckless!" ”
Qin Qiong asked Zhang Xuan in a low voice, "Yuan Ding, what do you say?" ”
Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment and said: "As long as they are in Luoyang, the horses can't be lost, first find their residence, and then come to the door to ask for it, if not, kill them directly!" ”
Su Dingfang next to him was a little apologetic, and he hurriedly said, "Why don't I also help you inquire about their residence, where do you live?" I'll let you know as soon as there's news. ”
Zhang Xuan handed him a note, "This is our residence, so it's troublesome Brother Su Xian." ”
"Good! I'll ask when I get back. ”
Everyone had no intention of eating, and they all got on the horse and returned to their residences, so they could only go back first and then think about it in the long run, Luo Shixin blushed and didn't say a word, although Qin Qiong complained that his son didn't understand the way of the rivers and lakes, but when he saw his son wilting like frost hitting a leaf, he was also really distressed.
Qin Qiong slowed down his horse and walked side by side with Zhang Xuan, he knew that Zhang Xuan was originally a guard of the Yan Palace, maybe he had something to do with it in the capital, unlike them who smeared him in the capital and didn't know anything.
"How is Yuan Ding going to do this?"
Zhang Xuan was also thinking about where to start, he glanced at Qin Yong with a pitiful face, he was also very sorry in his heart, he also had a little responsibility in this matter, after all, he persuaded Qin Yong to dare last night.
Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment and said: "The biggest problem for the other party is their identity, we can use this to pressure them and force them to return the horse, if it really doesn't work, then we can only fight hard, now the key is to find their residence." ”
"Why don't I try it with a friend from Shandong."
Zhang Xuan nodded, "Let's go our separate ways!" I took Wei Chi and Yuan Qing to find a relationship, and we met in the evening. ”
The two discussed the details again, and Zhang Xuan took Yu Chigong and Pei Xingyan to leave first.
[Thank you for your support to Lao Gao, thank you very much! ] (To be continued.) )