The body of Zhu Cunshu, the king of Qin, had been parked in an empty house in Chijin City, guarded by more than a dozen guards given to the king of Qin by Hong Chengchou. Since the assassination of King Qin, the dozen or so guards who were originally not welcomed by the Liang army have been even less welcome. Moreover, since the Shazhou War for more than ten days, Xu Liang has been busy collecting and treating He Renlong and Wanwenshan, and then taking over the territory of Shazhou, and has not taken care of the dead Qin King Zhu Cunshu.

This was the first time Xu Liang came to worship the body of King Qin, and more than a dozen guards were shocked. Xu Liang put on three pillars of incense, then walked to the coffin, endured the disgusting stench and glanced at the body of King Qin, then looked away, and walked out while spreading the wind next to his nose.

Seeing that Xu Liang was gone, the captain of the guard hurriedly followed. Following behind Xu Liang, he said cautiously: "Lord Governor, King Qin has been dead for half a month, and now it is the summer high temperature season, so King Qin's body should be properly placed." ”

I can't help but guard the captain is not in a hurry, after the death of King Qin, the captain and a dozen subordinates have nothing to do, they can only guard the body of King Qin, as the captain said, it has now entered June, the weather is hot, although King Qin is noble, but the noble identity can not stop the laws of nature, the captain and a dozen subordinates guard this smelling house, it is really impossible to eat and sleep, and live like a year.

A few times ago, the captain also reported to Luo Rucai and Bayi in the Chijin City Lord's Mansion, but Luo Rucai and Bayi couldn't be the master, so they had to wait for Xu Liang to come back. Now that Lord Xu has finally come, how can the captain miss it.

"Hmm," Xu Liang stopped, squinted at the captain of the guard, and asked thoughtfully, "This official remembers that you are the captain of the guard of Prince Qin, what is your name?" ”

The captain suddenly felt that there was a play, and he hurriedly and respectfully smiled with him: "The adult has a really good memory, the little one is called Wang Wu, who was originally a soldier of Lord Hong, the governor of the three sides, and now he is with the prince of Qin." ”

Xu Liang nodded, glanced at the house, and said, "Xiao Wang, do you also think it's time to place Prince Qin?" ”

Wang Wu stomped his feet and shouted, "No, the little one is waiting for the governor to come and get an idea." ”

Xu Liang walked a few steps, pondered for a moment, and then looked at Wang Wu with an expectant face, and said, "This official is also thinking about it." The weather is so hot, Xiao Wang, you and your brother are staying here day and night, and it is not comfortable. ”

"Thank you, little one, Lord Governor, for your understanding!" When Wang Wu heard Xu Liang say this, he was so moved that he almost cried.

"It's just...... Prince Qin is the lord of the prince, and he can't do anything after his death, this Ming vassal king is buried, and there is also a set of strict regulations......" Xu Liang said embarrassedly, and then looked at Wang Wu, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Wang Wuxin said, the people of Qin are all dead, just dig a pit and bury it, where is the procedure in this Tulupan! Yet he dared to think so, but he did not dare to say so. He asked anxiously, "What about ...... How's that to be? Your Excellency, you need to get an idea? ”

Xu Liang patted Wang Wu's shoulder considerately, hesitated for a while, and then said to Wang Wu as if he had made a great determination: "In this way, it is not a matter for the body of King Qin to be placed here like this, but the burial of the King of the Ming Dynasty is not so hasty, the official has decided that you and your dozen brothers will escort Prince Qin back to Shaanxi as soon as possible!" Xiao Wang, your task is only to send Prince Qin back to Chang'an safely, and this official not only wants to ask for credit for you, but also wants to give you a generous reward, how about it? ”

When Wang Wu heard this, he was immediately grateful, and thanked Xu Liang again and again.

Two days later, Luo Rucai, the city lord of Chijin City, personally brought people to rush over, prepared a thick carriage for the prince of Qin, put the coffin of the king of Qin in the car, and put many baskets of salted fish around the carriage, and at the same time covered the carriage with black cloth around it.

The people who drove the carriage were all selected for Wang Wu.

Luo Rucai called Wang Wu to his side, took a bag of silver, handed it to Wang Wu, and then pointed to the special carriage, Luo Rucai said: "Captain Wang, these five hundred silver taels are the entanglement on your road. After being escorted to Chang'an, the governor Yamen had another heavy reward. ”

Wang Wuxi thanked him with a smile. Luo Rucai pointed to the carriage and said: "The carriage that transports the King of Qin was specially commissioned by the official, and the old wizard in the carriage was specially invited by the official, and he took care of the prince of Qin in the carriage along the way, cough cough, did you see the oil lamp in the carriage?" According to the old wizard, the oil lamp can't be extinguished along the way! Otherwise, Prince Qin will not be able to rest in peace. Captain Wang, you have to pay special attention. ”

Wang Wu nodded, he had already confirmed, this old wizard with a cloak and a chattering look had an ugly appearance, and his face was painted with colorful unknown runes, which looked very mysterious.

"As for the chariot driver, he is the servant of the old wizard, and he will control the carriage along the way." Luo Rucai said again.

Wang Wu thought for a while, hesitated and said, "That, General Luo, we have more than a dozen brothers, all of whom are good at driving cars, so there is no need to send a special coachman, right?" ”

Luo Rucai frowned slightly, and said, "Actually, General Ben originally wanted your people to drive the car, but the old wizard was thin and needed servants to take care of him along the way, so he let his servants be the coachmen." However, if Captain Wang insists on asking your people to catch the car...... Ahem, General Ben will talk to the old wizard again. ”

Luo Rucai said, and slowly walked to the black carriage, dispersing the smell with his hands as he walked, muttering: "Such a heavy smell, this is a chore......

When Wang Wu heard this, he couldn't help but follow the wind, and the guard next to him said to Wang Wu when he saw this: "Captain, our brothers are fed up, you change the coachman, who wants to catch the car?" ”

When Wang Wu heard this, he looked back at the more than a dozen guards around him with bitter faces, shook their heads one after another, and then thought of the smell, Wang Wu rushed out with an arrow, grabbed Luo Rucai, and said with a smile: "That General Luo, since it is the meaning of the old wizard, then forget it, whoever drives the car is the same." ”

Luo Rucai listened, raised his head and thought for a while, and nodded: "It's okay, then you can set off." ”

Wang Wu and more than a dozen guards, each riding a horse, escorted the body of King Qin back to Shaanxi all the way, starting from Chijin City, all the way to the direction of Suzhou Pass.

It took two days on the road, and when he was resting on the way, Wang Wu deliberately found an opportunity to test the old wizard and his servant a few times, only to find that the old wizard not only chattered, but also said something in which language he didn't know, and he didn't understand a word. As for the servant who drove the car, it seemed that he was also a stuffy gourd, except for the two portions that came over and served the old wizard during the meal, he didn't say a word along the way, and it is estimated that even if he did, Wang Wu would not understand.

The two of them were so weird, after Wang Wu tried two or three times, he had no interest in probing, and he didn't even want to get close to the carriage after letting his subordinates deliver food and drink on time along the way.

When the group arrived outside Suzhou Pass, Wang Wu was in a good mood.

It's just that the gate of Suzhou is closed, Wang Wu patted his horse and walked to the city gate, raised his head and explained loudly to the city tower, and stayed for nearly an hour, but there was no sign of the city gate opening. Moreover, the defenders of the Ming army on the city tower stared at their group vigilantly, as if they would attack at any time. This made Wang Wu feel confused and uneasy.

Suzhou Guannei Guard's Mansion, at this moment, Suzhou Guanguan General An is looking respectfully at the two people sitting in the lobby. These two people are great people, one is Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides, and the other is Yu Huatian, the director of the East Detective Factory.

Next to Yu Huatian, there was still a person standing, but it was Song Stall, the head of the East Factory.

Hong Chengchou frowned and said to Duke Yu: "Grandpa Yu, what the hell is the Liang army outside the gate doing?" At this time, the body of King Qin was sent back? Are our gates open or not? ”

Yu Huatian was also hesitating, "Lord Hong, although the King of Qin died in Shazhou, in the end, he was the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, and his body was going to return to Chang'an, so there was no reason for us to stop it." I was afraid that there would be fraud in this, and Liang Jun outside the gate took the opportunity to communicate with the people of the Shaanxi Governor's Yamen. ”

"That's what Ben Governor fears." Hong Chengchou was embarrassed, he looked at General An, and asked in a deep voice, "How many people are there escorting King Qin?" Is there anyone following behind? ”

General An thought about it for a moment and said affirmatively: "Your Excellency the Governor, the last general has taken a closer look, and there are a total of seventeen people escorting the King of Qin, all of whom are riding horses. In addition, there was a horse-drawn carriage and a coachman. As for whether there was anyone in the car, it was not clear to the general. ”

Yu Huatian smiled and said: "What is in the carriage is the body of the King of Qin, I heard that the King of Qin Zhu Cunshu has been out of breath for almost a month, in such a hot weather, the carriage should be stinky, where can I still stay human." ”

General An suddenly remembered something, and arched his hand: "By the way, the person who led the team is called Wang Wu, and he said that he is a person under Governor Hong." ”

"Wang Wu?!" Hong Chengchou shouted loudly, then got up and said to Yu Huatian: "Father-in-law Yu, there should be no mistake now. Before Xu Liang and the King of Qin left the customs, the governor specially placed Wang Wu and seventeen other people around the King of Qin as the guards of the King of Qin! ”

Yu Huatian stroked his palms and said: "Since it is my own person, I am sure." ”

So, Hong Chengchou, Yu Huatian and others rushed to the gate of Suzhou Pass, and ordered to open the city gate and let the people outside the pass enter the pass.

As soon as Wang Wu and his entourage entered the pass, they were surrounded by soldiers of the Ming army. Hong Chengchou stepped out and asked loudly, "Is it Wang Wu, the protector of King Qin?" ”

Wang Wu was anxious in his heart, and when he saw Governor Hong appear, he was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward to salute. Hong Chengchou carefully inquired about the escort team, and when he saw that the guards on horseback were all under Wang Wu's men, his heart was half relieved. When he heard that there was still a coachman and an old wizard, Governor Hong changed his face, waved his hand, and ordered the old wizard and the coachman to be driven out of the carriage and put them in charge.

"What's going on?!" Governor Hong stared at Wang Wu with gloomy eyes and asked.

Wang Wu was terrified in his heart, and trembled and told Luo Rucai what he had said to him.

"Wizard? Oil lamp?! Hong Chengchou stared at the old wizard and the coachman, scrutinizing.

The hideous and ugly old wizard was tied up by two Ming soldiers, screaming at Hong Chengchou, pointing in the direction of the carriage swinging his hands and feet, struggling! It's just a shout, but no one can understand it.

"What the hell is his name?" Hong Chengchou asked.

Although Wang Wu was frightened, he didn't dare to forget Luo Rucai's explanation, so he arched his hand and said, "Your Excellency, this old wizard stayed in the carriage all the way, taking care of an oil lamp on the carriage!" Judging by his expression, he should be worried about the oil lamp in the car! It is said that once the oil lamp is extinguished, the soul of the King of Qin will not be able to rest in peace......" Before Wang Wu could finish speaking, the old wizard suddenly broke free from the Ming soldiers who were holding him, and ran back to the carriage with a strange scream.

Seeing this, General An was about to order the Ming soldiers to arrest him again, when Hong Chengchou waved his hand and said, "Forget it." An old god stick is nothing to worry about. ”

General Ann stopped.

Suddenly, a miserable scream suddenly sounded, and everyone looked over, only to see Yu Huatian, the governor of Dongchang Factory, holding a knife in his hand, and stabbing it into the stomach of the coachman, smiling and twisting a few times, the coachman's eyes widened angrily, and he died.

Hong Chengchou looked at Yu Huatian in surprise.

Yu Huatian sneered: "Take care of the oil lamp, it's enough to have that old god stick, it's useless for this person to stay!" ”

Wang Wu and the others' faces changed slightly, and Hong Chengchou smiled at Yu Huatian and said, "It's still my father-in-law who is thoughtful." ”

Yu Huatian sneered and looked at the carriage, "Our family is still a little curious about this old wizard. With that, he walked towards the carriage step by step with the knife that was still dripping blood.

Seeing this, Hong Chengchou and the others had some questions, but they didn't say anything and followed. As soon as they got close to the carriage, the strange smell of salted fish made many people involuntarily cover their mouths.

Yu Huatian covered his mouth with one hand, held a knife in the other, lifted the black cloth at the door of the car with the tip of the knife, squinted his eyes and looked into the car, only to see a black coffin in the car, an oil lamp was placed at one end of the coffin, and the bean-sized lamp was burning. The old wizard was kneeling in front of the oil lamp, his whole body shaking irregularly, and his mouth was quickly chanting something that no one could understand. While reading, while worshipping, the cloak is scattered, and the image is scary.

Yu Huatian looked at it coldly, the knife in his hand poked inside, and said coldly: "Pretend to be a ghost!" ”

Hong Chengchou seemed to guess what Yu Huatian was going to do next, and said loudly: "Father-in-law Yu, the customs of foreign countries may be different from our Ming Dynasty, and this kind of thing would rather be believed than not. After all, Prince Qin is the king of the Ming Dynasty, and he died in battle, if his father-in-law kills this old wizard at this moment, the oil lamp will be extinguished. If this matter spreads, it will inevitably make people say that we are disrespectful to King Qin. ”

Yu Huatian paused, stared at the old wizard viciously with a cold gaze for a long time, and finally withdrew the knife, and the black cloth on the door fell, isolating everything in the carriage.

"Give me a good look at the carriage and the people in it!" Yu Huatian shouted coldly. Then a Dongchang fan stepped forward to lead the carriage and led it to a remote empty yard.

Hong Chengchou waited for the black carriage to leave, Hong Chengchou waved his hand and drank back the Ming soldiers who were surrounding him, and said to Wang Wu: "You come with this governor, what is the situation in Tulupan, this governor will listen to you in detail." ”

Wang Wu said yes.

Hong Chengchou and Yu Huatian and others returned to the Suzhou Guanshou General's Mansion, and in the lobby of the mansion, after Hong Chengchou, Yu Huatian, General An and others sat down, Hong Chengchou smiled and asked Wang Wu: "Wang Wu, tell me quickly, after Xu Liang died, what is the situation of the Liang army outside the Guan?" ”

Wang Wu was stunned for a long time before he said in surprise: "Is the governor dead?" Not really. Two days before his subordinates left Chijin City, they had seen the governor with their own eyes......"

"What? Xu Liang is not dead?! Hong Chengchou, Yu Huatian, General An, and the Song stall head of the East Factory screamed in unison. (To be continued.) )