Chapter 33: Horses
Xue Chongxun thought that Pan Haoli was a breakthrough and could conspire with Li Shouli through him. However, it was just a matter of guessing who he was by "lying on his back and admonishing Li Yuanjun", Xue Chongxun thought that he was not cautious at all, and he was ready to take the opportunity to contact this bearded man again.
The method has been thought of, this time to Youzhou he brought a good horse, called "fish eye", full of spirituality, to meet friends with horses is a good entry point, horses are one of the common hobbies of the scholar class...... Living in a kind of circle, there will always be some basic insight to be gregarious, just as many people in the upper class of the world like golf in later times.
The plan was decided, but an accident happened at this time. When Xue Chongxun called someone to go to the inn stable to pick up the horse, he found that his "fish eyes" were missing, and an ordinary horse was tied to the original position!
There was a guard named Ma Idiot, who was anxious and said restlessly: "I scrubbed it last night, why is it missing today, and the fish never run around......
Sanniang said coldly: "It must be the hands and feet of the people in the inn who are greedy for profit, otherwise the stable has always been guarded, and it is impossible for the horses inside to get out." â
Another guard also said: "I guess they think we are outsiders, and we have no place to reason, and we are obviously eating in the dark!" â
At this time, they heard two "pop" sounds, and everyone turned their heads to look, and saw that the horse idiot was slapping himself, and he said with a guilty face: "It's all because I didn't take a good look at the fish eyes, it's my dereliction ......of duty."
"Stop!" Xue Chongxun shouted, "I don't blame you. There are only a few of us, and we have other things to do, and we can't keep you on a horse all the time. Even if it's a famous horse, it's just a horse. â
A guard hated and scolded: "Opening the door to do business is not faithful, this profiteer is too hateful!" Let's go to him for a theory. â
Xue Chongxun raised his hand to stop the guard, and said calmly: "This is Youzhou, not Chang'an, where can you still be at home without suffering a loss?" The purpose of our trip is to accomplish great things, not to make extraneous branches, to endure this breath first, and then to clean up this profiteer. â
Sanniang said: "Now that we don't have a horse, what should we do about the original plan?" â
Xue Chongxun paced two steps and said, "I can only cancel the plan first and find another way." That's it for today, each of you will continue with the arrangements made in the previous days to find out what I need. Wait for Shun LĂŹ to do a good job in Youzhou, and everyone will remember it after returning home. â
After hearing this, everyone hugged their fists and said, "Yes, Lang Jun." â
After the arrangement, the other guards went their own way, Sanniang stayed by Xue Chongxun's side, and her task was to protect Xue Chongxun's safety.
Xue Chongxun began to re-conceive the plan, because there were no interested strategists around him, and it was indeed a bit troublesome to conceive everything by himself, at this time he suddenly remembered that Yuwen Ji's master Li Guishou had come, this person's brain was very good, but unfortunately he couldn't receive it...... Sixian is thirsty, probably like this.
However, it turns out that even a premeditation does not necessarily work, and the world is always full of all kinds of accidents. Before Xue Chongxun could come up with a plan, another accidental incident occurred.
When his guard horse idiot went out to run errands, because he liked horses too much, and because the very spiritual horse of "Yumu" suddenly disappeared, he missed the horse for a while, so he blew a whistle.
Coincidentally, a horse neighing suddenly came from within a nearby wall, as if answering the whistle of a horse idiot. The voice was very familiar, much like the horse he cared for, "Fish Eye", and the horse didn't think much about it, and blew another whistle. At this time, the fish eye jumped out of the wall!
Shenjun, probably such a horse! The horse idiot was overjoyed, and hurriedly rushed forward, stroking Yume's head. Yumu was also very happy, his front hooves were gently scraping on the ground, as if he was coquettish to the horse, and the horse's mouth was also mischievously spitting two breaths on his face, very well-behaved.
At this moment, several family members suddenly rushed out of the gate of the courtyard and shouted, "Catch that horse thief!" â
The horse idiot was furious and shouted angrily: "Mother, the thief can still be so justified when he shouts to catch the thief!" But the servants rushed forward without saying anything, still holding wooden sticks and sticks in their hands.
Seeing this, the horse idiot said that the hero did not eat the loss in front of him, and hurriedly shouted "Yumu" and turned around and ran, climbed on the horse's back while running, and fled along the alley. Unexpectedly, a few people rushed to the entrance of the alley, one at both ends, and the horse idiot had no way to go, he was anxious and angry, reached into his arms, and touched the weapon.
But at this time, he thought: He can't affect Lang Jun's major affairs because of himself, otherwise how will he gain a foothold in the Xue family in the future? He swallowed a breath of evil breath when he thought about it.
The people at both ends blocked up, and one of them sneered: "Who do you say is the thief?" â
The horse idiot said depressedly: "I'm not a thief, this horse ran out by itself!" â
Who of those slaves still listens to his defense? The horse idiot himself is also a slave, full of experience, and he knows that he will be unlucky, so he hurriedly covers his head with his arm, and sure enough, a stick hit him after a while, and the horse idiot screams in pain and falls to the ground, he holds his head with all his thoughts, and does not resist...... At this time, it is useless to resist, unless you kill and injure two people regardless of the consequences, you will be beaten more fiercely.
was beaten and kicked, but those family members still didn't let him go, and tied him up and sent him to the government for questioning. Ma Idiot shouted in his heart that he was unlucky, he was a foreigner here, and the government must believe the words of the local wealthy, what reason is there to talk about?
âŚâŚ Xue Chongxun soon learned about this. Fang Yuzhong and the others returned to the inn, and he said hurriedly: "I really didn't expect to make such a fuss, Lang Jun, what should I do now?" â
Xue Chongxun was also anxious, what he was most afraid of was that the horse idiot accidentally shook his identity out to the government, there were many people in the yamen, if it was spread that the people of the Xue family came to Youzhou, it would be a very strict consequence!
Xue Chongxun is the son of Princess Taiping, and there is no doubt that he is a core member of the Taiping Party, if the news of his coming to Youzhou reaches the officialdom, what will everyone think? Although Li Shouli and the Taiping family are relatives, they are now almost incompatible, but as soon as the relationship is involved, people have to think about it.
The temple and the yang plot can be known to you and me, and they are competing brightly; But the most taboo thing about a conspiracy coup is to leak the news!
Xue Chongxun's face turned pale, but he still forced himself to calm down: "The horse idiot has been with me for many years, I know his personality, there is no problem with loyalty, and it is impossible to talk nonsense." Now all we have to do is find a way to get him out of prison. â
Everyone's eyes were on Xue Chongxun, just waiting for him to give an order. At this time, Xue Chongxun once again realized the feeling of being the boss: you don't have to be good to everyone, but no matter what happens, you have to come up with a way, and everyone will trust you!
Xue Chongxun paced a few steps, pondered for a moment, and said, "Falling into the hands of others is a risk in itself. For the sake of today's plan, we can no longer seek stability, we must act now. â
Fang Yuzhong hugged his fists and said: "But listen to Lang Jun's dispatch!" â
"Contact Pan Haoli!" Xue Chongxun said, "Only the people in the government have a way to get people out of prison. Where is Pan Haoli today? â
Everyone looked at each other, and there were too few people to have all the useful information at all times. A guard said: "I followed Pan Haoli's residence yesterday and inquired about the place where he was on duty, but today I don't know if he is at home, or in the yamen, or if he went out to socialize." â
Xue Chongxun said: "Go your separate ways, immediately find out where Pan Haoli is, Fang Yuzhong, Sanniang, the two of you will follow me to wait near his house." Others, once they find out, will come to us immediately to report the news. â
Everyone clasped their fists and responded: "Obey Lang Jun's orders." â
At this moment, Sanniang suddenly said: "Lang Jun, there are many people around Yu Liben, and he is in the officialdom, he must know where Pan Haoli is, do you want to quietly ask Yu Liben?" â
Xue Chongxun thought for a while and said, "For the time being, I can't let people know the relationship between me and Yu Liben...... You go to investigate first, in case you can't find Pan Haoli, you have to find Yu Liben. â
So everyone went their separate ways, Xue Chongxun cleaned up, and also took Sanniang and Fang Yuzhong out of the inn. When he walked to the door, Xiao Er still greeted him warmly, but the smile in his eyes was very weird, and he probably wanted to test the attitude of Xue Chongxun and the others who lost their horses. Xue Chongxun didn't have time to worry about him, pretended not to know, and went out as if nothing happened.
They went out and hired a carriage and asked the groom to take them to the discovered location, which saved a lot of trouble, and the groom was a native who knew the way.
When the horseman heard the name of the place, he greeted: "Isn't this Pan Dabeard's mansion?" â
Xue Chongxun and the others all had Jingshi accents, so they couldn't pretend, so they had to pretend to be confused and said, "What does Pan have a beard for?" Ha, we came to Youzhou to visit relatives, and we don't know much about the people here. â
Ma Fu shook his head and said: "Pan Dabeard is the history of our governor Youyou, and he is so famous, you haven't heard anyone say it?" â
"Uncle, why don't you tell me about it?"
The horseman said while driving the car: "Pan Huzi is bold, not afraid of the powerful, dares to speak for our people, often speaks bluntly about the pros and cons, even in front of the assassin history, he does not give face...... A few days ago, there was an incident at the gate of the city, and everyone was saying that Pan Dabeard was lying in the middle of the road and was not allowed to go out to hunt, and it was rumored to be beautiful in Youzhou in a few days......"
Xue Chongxun casually replied while observing the surrounding environment, low houses, ragged pedestrians, and some strangely dressed Hu people...... Maybe it is born from the heart, and the color you see will always be affected by your own mood, at this time, Xue Chongxun has some resistance to the environment in Youzhou, as if these poor people will be unfavorable to him at any time, and the psychology of prevention is very strict.
That's probably the mentality of the rich, right? Xue Chongxun found that he was gradually assimilated by his Tang Dynasty identity.
This feeling reminded him of the crowded train station in his previous life, where he was always on guard against thieves, liars, and childcare. Anyway, it was a very bad feeling...... Familiar and safe environments, such as hometown, are always nostalgic.
When you go out, it is difficult to go out, and it is the same in ancient and modern times. G