Yulin, an important town in northern Shaanxi, at the gate of the Yansui Governor's Mansion, rode to the door with dust, rolled the saddle and fell off the horse, untied a long tube from his body and raised it above his head, and shouted loudly: "Eight hundred miles to hurry!" ”

The lieutenant at the governor's door had already seen it, greeted him, took the long barrel in his hand, and hurried in.

It didn't take long for the long barrel to reach the hands of Yue Buqun, the chief steward of the governor's mansion.

He first waved his hand to let the lieutenant stand down, but he was not in a hurry to move. Just frowned, looked at the long tube, and found that it was sent by Jiazhou.

He was a little annoyed in his heart, what could happen in the place, at most a few thieves robbed, so he screamed and screamed to alarm the master!

Remembering that the master's condition had just improved a little, if he handed it over indiscriminately, it would ruin the master's mood and affect his old man's recovery, then it would be a big sin.

Thinking of this, Yue Buqun suddenly opened the seal, and directly took out the letter inside and looked at it.

It's okay not to look at it, but when he looks at it, he will be worried.

If ordinary thieves harass the people, they can make the decision to block it back and let the magistrate deal with it himself.

The matter of the credible confession is a bit serious, and this is no longer an ordinary thief making trouble. not only captured Qingshui Fort, but even captured Fugu County, defeating the official army that went to suppress it.

This matter must be known to the master, but the master is already in his seventies, and this disease is difficult to cure in the first place. What if I know this bad news and my condition worsens?

Yue Buqun was very worried when he thought about it, and after thinking about it, he hid the letter on his body and went to the old man's room to say hello.

Yue Hesheng, the governor of Yansui, is said to be a descendant of Yue Fei, and in the twentieth year of Wanli (1592), he was promoted to Jinshi. Usually interested, love to talk about literary affairs, once built Zhongtian Academy and Settown Academy. But he didn't know anything about his ancestors' ability to fight.

He is a native of Jiaxing, Zhejiang, but he has worked in the border of northern Shaanxi, and he can't stand the climate here and often gets sick. This time, he was even more sick, and he couldn't get out of bed for many days.

On this day, as soon as I got up from the bed with the help of the maid, I saw my chief steward sneaking in.

He was a little curious, leaned back on the bed and asked, "But is there something?" ”

is worthy of being a master and servant who have been together for decades, and I guessed a rough idea at once.

"Master, it's okay." Yue Buqun hurriedly bent down and replied in a low voice, thinking that it was not right, so he added, "There is an urgent delivery from Jiazhou, saying that there is a civil uprising. ”

"Oh." Yue Hesheng didn't care, waved his hand and said, "Don't bother with this kind of thing, let them handle it themselves!" ”

Yue Buqun peeked at the old man's face, as if he was still ruddy, hesitated, and added again: "It's an eight-hundred-mile express delivery." ”

"Oh?" Yue Hesheng looked at him a little puzzled, what could Jiazhou do, and it was necessary to use eight hundred miles of express delivery?

Curious, he stretched out his hand and gestured, "Show it to the old man." ”

Yue Buqun reached out and took out the letter from his arms, and the hand that handed it over trembled slightly. He really couldn't be sure if the lord would be okay after reading this letter.

I saw Yue Hesheng holding the letter paper in both hands, frowning and looking at it. For a while, there was no response.

When Yue Buqun saw it, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. For such a long time, the master must have finished reading it. Looks like it's going to be fine, and I'm thinking about how to deal with it.

Who knew that before he could finish thinking about it, he heard a "poof", and a mouthful of old blood from Yue Hesheng spurted out and fainted on the bed.

After a few days of chaos, Yue Hesheng's spirit finally recovered, lying on the hospital bed, and gave instructions weakly: order the generals of each fort to strictly restrain their subordinates and not to participate in the popular uprising.

As for what to do with Fugu, he didn't say it, and Yue Buqun also understood. Let's deal with it as an ordinary people's rebellion first, and wait for this cold winter to see how much the chaotic people can survive. When the time comes, we will raise food and pay and send troops to the army, and we will get twice the result with half the effort.

After about ten days, the weather is getting colder and colder, and the largest river in the Yulin area, the Wuding River, has also frozen.

The north wind was blowing, and there were almost no human figures on the official road by the Wuding River. There are only more than ten riders, and they are still in a hurry.

"Third brother, how far is it?" One of the knights suddenly asked, listening to the voice, he was not very old.

When a knight beside him heard the question, he turned his head and replied in a loud voice: "Turn left at that intersection, and drive about twenty miles, and you will probably reach the county seat of Mizhi." ”

Speaking of this, he reminded a little gratefully: "Son, the third brother doesn't dare to be the third brother, just call me the third brother." Otherwise, if someone else hears it, it will be suspected. ”

Childe, that is, Hu Guang, smiled after hearing this and said: "I know this, isn't it no one, someone is changing my mind at my own time." ”

He was disguised as the son of an official eunuch visiting relatives, and the escort was selected from the eldest brother's subordinates. Led by Liu Daneng, Hu Kuan was also relieved. And the reason why Hu Hansan followed was that he knew the road and went to Yan'an Mansion.

Although Hu Hansan didn't want Hu Guang to call him the third brother, he was actually quite useful in his heart. He was worried that Hu Guang's body was thin and weak, and he would not be able to bear it after driving for a long time, so he pointed to the intersection in front of him and said: "Turn right at the intersection in front, there is an abandoned mountain temple not far away, we can go over and rest our feet, so that the horse can also recover its strength." ”

They were all wearing cotton clothes and felt hats, and the warmth measures were in place. But this cold wind is really a bit cold, and it is also a good idea to pour it straight into the neck, and there is a place to rest, eat something and then hit the road.

Therefore, Hu Guang turned his head and asked Liu Daneng on the other side of him: "Brother Liu, then let's go over and rest!" ”

This team was originally headed by Hu Guang, and he wanted to get Liu Daneng's consent, which was more of a sign of respect.

While Liu Daneng was used in his heart, he naturally had no opinions. The group urged the horses, and under the leadership of Hu Hansan, they went to the mountain temple.

When you get closer, you can see that the walls of the mountain temple are in ruins, but it is not so easy to climb over them.

After Hu Hansan dismounted at the door, he took the reins and went up to push the temple door, but he didn't push it open.

He was a little strange, and said to Hu Guang, who came up: "Strange, why can't the door of this temple be opened, it seems to be blocked." ”

"Maybe it's a passerby who came before us to rest inside, right?" Hu Guang guessed.

Liu Daneng had also approached, and when he pushed hard, the temple door was immediately pushed open. He walked inside first, and said with a smile: "The people here are selfish, and this mountain temple is not his family, so they actually blocked the door and prevented others from entering." ”

"That's it, could it be that there is a mother-in-law in it?" Wang Jiayin's confidant Wang Heizi responded with a smile. He was sent by Wang Jiayin as a matchmaker between Hu Guang and Gao Yingxiang.

This is possible, but when Hu Guang entered the door, he saw that there were a few small stones blocking the door. I had a little doubt in my heart, if there were women and children inside, wouldn't there be a man to protect him, otherwise since he had to block the door, he wouldn't have moved such a small stone, right?