Chapter 16 Beating the Stick

After the Battle of Julu, in order to sympathize with public opinion, Emperor Chongzhen specially ordered the curfew to be suspended for a few days, so as to celebrate with the people. The so-called curfew, also known as night curfew, refers to the beating of the dusk drum at three o'clock and the prohibition of travel; The morning bell rang at three o'clock on the fifth watch before the ban on traffic. Whoever walks on the street on the second, third, and fourth watches shall be flogged fifty times; Anyone who commits a night offense after the first watch is closed and shortly before the fifth watch is opened, will be given 40 lashes. However, in case of illness, childbirth, death and bereavement, it can be passed.

Zhou Kui's banquet did not end until one watch, and it was not appropriate to stay in another courtyard, you must know that the Ming Dynasty's official imperial history was a group of mad dogs who picked the wrong place, and they were bitten by them, and they had to peel off the skin if they didn't die. Therefore, everyone also said goodbye and left, and Zhou Kui's other courtyard prepared tickets for the Soldiers and Horses, which were enough to go unimpeded.

Wu Sangui brought ten personal entourage, all of them were personal guards, each covered with light armor, and the head of the leader of the family held a lantern with the words "Liaodong General Soldier Wu", which was also the official position of his father Wu Xiang, and Wu Sangui lived in Beijing was also his father's mansion.

When the patrol of the Terracotta Division saw this group of men and horses from a distance, they obediently hid in the alley beside the road. The soldiers and horses in the border towns are arrogant, which is famous in the Beijing division, and no one will eat the gall of the ambitious leopard to brush their tiger whiskers.

Wu Sangui was riding on a horse, but his eyes were not glancing at the carriage behind him. Although Zhou Kui is the national abbot, he is also a smart person, and he naturally laughs at the olive branch handed by Wu Sangui. reciprocated the favor, and sent Chen Yuanyuan, who Wu Sangui had already been in love with.

Thinking of Chen Yuanyuan's charming face, Wu Sangui suddenly felt hot all over, and he did drink a lot of wine this evening, and at this time, there was a fire in his chest that rushed left and right, which could not be contained.

Chen Yuanyuan in the carriage was sad and sad, and the two lines of tears never disappeared from his cheeks. Since he sang on stage, Zhu Ping'an had never looked at himself directly, so he had indeed thrown her Chen Yuanyuan out of the clouds. Think about it, people are now less than twenty years old, they are already the deputy commander-in-chief of a government, and they are also the military attachΓ©s of the Ming Dynasty, and they were also married by the emperor.

In the quiet night, the horse's hooves landed on the stone slabs of the long street, making a crisp sound, but this sound, in Chen Yuanyuan's view, was clearly the beginning of his youth finally going to the grave.

However, at this moment, she suddenly heard the family outside shouting, "There are assassins, protect the general!" ”

Chen Yuanyuan was stunned for a moment, subconsciously grabbed the wooden frame of the car window next to him, and looked out through the analysis of the car curtain, but saw that in the night, countless white powder fell from the sky.

Even Wu Sangui's mount let out a long hiss, which was very striking in the silent night.

"It's lime!" The white powder that drifted down gave off a pungent smell. Wu Sangui's first reaction was like this. At that moment, everyone hurriedly covered their mouths and noses with their sleeves, but suddenly, many people's eyes had been blown into the lime powder.

Wu Sangui was the same, his eyes hurt fiercely in a moment, and he was shocked for a while, and hurriedly closed his eyes.

Everyone was in a hurry for a while, and there were still some houses with lights on the streets on both sides, but at this time they were busy blowing out the lights, lest they cause trouble.

Finally the lime powder dissipated, but most of Wu Sangui's men, including himself, had been blinded by the lime, waving their hands blindly, and only a few alert family members escaped the catastrophe, and finally helped Wu Sangui off the horse and was about to carry him into the carriage.

Caught off guard, more than a dozen black shadows came out of the alleys on both sides, and even more than a dozen people jumped down from the trees. For a while, several family members were covered with a sturdy one, but it turned out to be sacks for loading and unloading grain on the dock. Originally, there were still a few family members who could still see with their eyes, but they were knocked to the ground by black shadows surging up from both sides and a burst of sticks.

Wu Sangui's eyes were red and swollen, and he couldn't see anything, but he could only hear a series of miserable screams from everyone in his ears, and his heart was even more horrified, so he pulled out his saber, waved it indiscriminately, and shouted in his mouth: "This official is the chief soldier of Ning Yuan, and when you are young, do you dare to attack the imperial court officials?" ”

These black shadows didn't answer, two people went down, one person and one stick, and swept Wu Sangui to the ground, and before he could get up, a sack was put in, no matter how he struggled, but he couldn't get out. The black shadows punched and kicked again, until Wu Sangui was knocked unconscious.

The black shadows exchanged glances, and suddenly two people flew into the carriage, and directly carried out Chen Yuanyuan, who had been frightened, Chen Yuanyuan was about to shout, but his mouth was stuffed into a cloth ball, and the voice could no longer come out, so he could only open his two big eyes and plead bitterly.

Before the patrol of the Terracotta Division arrived, the black shadows had disappeared without a trace, leaving only Wu Sangui and a group of family members who were firmly covered by sacks and wailing.

The dark shadows walked through the streets and alleys, a large part of them disappeared into the streets and alleys, and a few people got into the carriage parked on the side of the road, and the coachman made a whip, turned a few corners, and went straight into Zhu Ping'an's mansion.

Stopping in the courtyard, the men in black jumped out of the carriage and looked at each other, smiling bitterly for a while. And Wang Jinfa hurried over.

"Got it?" Wang Jinfa asked at the man in black led by him.

The man in black pulled down his scarf, revealing the face of a blind man.

"It's done, and people have brought it! What about adults? The blind man asked.

"I've fallen asleep, and I've been drinking and feasting for the past two days, and I'm a little too drunk!"

"You are by the side of adults, why don't you know how to persuade adults, for such a woman, take such a big risk, is it worth it?" The blind man complained about Wang Jinfa vigorously.

Wang Jinfa's eyes widened, and he looked full of grievances, "Do you think I didn't advise?" But the adult's face is boarded, the idea has already been decided, what do you want me to do! ”

The blind man suddenly lost his spirit, and muttered in his mouth: "How is this good, the adults don't know what the purpose is to snatch this woman, but seeing that the housemother is about to enter the door, if she knows, or is known by the in-laws, this is going to be a big thing!" ”

Wang Jinfa patted the blind man on the shoulder, "Brother Shen, it seems that you and I can't escape, and we are not qualified to deal with this woman, it is better to say hello to Mr. Yin and Cao Ye, so as not to eat and hang up in the future!" ”

The blind man thought about it and had to nod.

To say that Chen Yuanyuan's spiritual mentor is very tenacious, ordinary women may have fainted in fright when they encounter this situation, and they are unconscious, but she is afraid that she will be bullied if she faints, so she forced herself to breathe, bit the tip of her tongue hard, forced herself to cheer up, and stared intently at what these people who robbed her of her intentions.

They did not embarrass her, not even one of them took advantage of her, and when they entered a mansion, they shoved her into a vacant room in the middle of nowhere, and no one paid any attention to her since.

There were candles and flints on the table, but Chen Yuanyuan curled up in the corner and didn't dare to move, so he sat in a daze until the third watch, until he heard the sound of bangs in the distance, and the door was pushed open.

Yin Shigang and Cao Wuxian frowned as soon as they entered the door, and hurriedly ordered Wang Jinfa to light the lamp, only then did they see Chen Yuanyuan trembling in the corner.

Yin Shigang was suddenly a little embarrassed. To say that as the only staff member under Zhu Ping'an's current command, he is not suitable to get involved in the "private affairs" of the master's family. Tonight's situation, I also listened to Wang Jinfa tell me carefully, and Yin Shigang also figured out some reasons. After all, his own adult is young and vigorous, and he didn't deal with that Wu Sangui in the first place, so he must have been thinking about finding him unlucky, so he snatched this woman back. But in this matter, he is really not suitable to say or do anything.

Properly placed this woman, right? Seeing that Miss Mu was about to enter the door, there is no impermeable wall in this world, once she knows that she is helping the adult Jinwu to hide Jiaojiao, she will definitely not have a good face in the future.

Did you send this woman away? I don't know what Zhu Ping'an thinks about this woman, if it is really a concubine, wouldn't he be a villain in vain!

Rao is Yin Shigang prides himself on being witty, and when he encounters such a thing, he can only make a difference, and he sighs in vain.

Therefore, after entering the door, looking at Chen Yuanyuan curled up in the corner, Yin Shigang couldn't say a word for a long time.

It was Chen Yuanyuan, the lights in the room were a little angry, at first she hurriedly lowered her head deeply, but then she only heard the footsteps of a few people entering the door, but she didn't hear the sound of talking, so she couldn't help but raise her head again.

But at this glance, he suddenly found one of the familiar figures, it was Cao Wuxian, who often followed Zhu Ping'an's side when he was in Fengyang.

This discovery is not trivial, Chen Yuanyuan's heart suddenly jumped from the bottom of the valley to the peak, and the sudden sense of joy instantly filled the entire heart. "It's him! He snatched me from me, and he still didn't forget me! ”

"You, are you Cao Ye?" Chen Yuanyuan shouted tremblingly.

Seeing that Chen Yuanyuan recognized himself, Cao Wuxian had no choice but to walk out from behind Yin Shigang. Regarding what Zhu Ping'an did tonight, Cao Wuxian really didn't agree with it, although he also knew that his master would definitely take a concubine in the future after marrying a wife. But now at this time, it is indeed inappropriate, coupled with the affection and feelings that he grew up with Zhu Ping'an and Mu Yuling since he was a child, which also made Cao Wuxian more inclined to Mu Yuling's side.

After thinking about it for a while, Cao Wuxian didn't have a quasi-idea, and Yin Shigang made up his mind that he must not get involved in this matter, so the two of them looked at each other, and they were helpless.

Looking at Chen Yuanyuan's eager and hopeful eyes, Cao Wuxian could only sigh and say: "If you come, you will be safe, Miss Chen doesn't have to think about it, take a good rest first, and wait for the young master to wake up early tomorrow morning before making plans!" ”R1152