Chapter 9: The Way Out

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Zhai Tang has not been in high esteem since Da Shengkui's return, Zhai Tang was about to retire after dinner, Zhai Tang said: "Don't go yet!" Did you meet Fan Dong's sister in Dashengkui today? ”

"Exactly!"

"Fan Dongjia mentioned to me that he wants to marry his sister to you."

Zhai Zhe opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer, he is just over nineteen years old now, and he has never thought about getting married subconsciously, but he forgot that in this era, it is really normal for him to marry a wife and have children at this age. He has not yet decided on a marriage, that is because his elderly father has always hoped that he can be admitted to the examination and climb into a decent family. Fortunately, after the crossing, Zhai Zhe's previous abilities in his body were still retained, and he would not write ghost-like calligraphy, but when it came to participating in the imperial examination, Zhai Zhe broke off such thoughts from the beginning.

"I have to tell my father about this matter to make a decision, at this time, there are pros and cons to the Fan family and the Zhai family marrying!" Zhai Tang seemed to be talking to himself.

"Little brother hasn't thought about getting married!" Zhai Zhe also wanted to open his mouth to shirk. Zhai Tang didn't give him a chance to speak, waved his hand and said, "Go down!" Let me think about it again. ”

Zhai Zhe recalled today's scene, it must have been premeditated by both parties, he didn't expect that his marriage contract would become a means of cooperation between Zhai Fan and the two families.

"You must leave the family as soon as possible!" Zhai Zhe only felt an invisible pressure enveloping him, and only strength could win respect. Like him, he was born in a wealthy businessman's family, but as a concubine, he has no power in his hands, and he can't intervene in the marriage himself.

Turning out of the courtyard, Zhai Zhe's mind buzzed back to his residence, and he didn't even see Xiao Zhiyan standing at the door.

"What's wrong with you! Lost souls! Xiao Zhiyan asked with a smile.

Zhai Zhe was taken aback, and carefully looked at Xiao Zhiyan's words, which was not abnormal, before he said with confidence: "Why did you go so long and come back." Then he opened the door and said, "It's windy outside, come in and talk!" ”

"Ge Feng has taken refuge in horse thieves!" Xiao Zhiyan shrugged his shoulders and his expression was relaxed, "They wanted to keep me, but I didn't agree." ”

"What's going on in the Duoyan Grassland?"

Xiao Zhiyan leaned back in his chair and said, "Even the Mongols and Jurchens are in a famine, how good can the situation of the horse thieves be, of course it is miserable!" ”

Zhai Zhe had already made up his mind, stood opposite Xiao Zhiyan and said, "I want to go out of the fortress to organize a horse thief, and ask Brother Xiao to help me!" ”

"Has the Zhai family finally come this far?" Xiao Zhiyan's tone was full of mockery, "If I am willing to be a horse thief, why do I need to come to Zhangjiakou!" These days, he has seen a lot of deceit in the collection, and he knows that these businesses are more vicious than horse thieves.

"A horse thief with the support of a business name is different!"

"Of course it's different, the news will be better, it will be more convenient to rob other caravans, and there will be people to keep it in times of hardship, but in the end it's just a bandit! Bandit! The mocking meaning in Xiao Zhi's tone was even stronger, "Depending on your background, why do you need to wade into this troubled water, once you get it for a lifetime, you can't wash it off!" ”

"It's not my eldest brother's idea, it's my own idea?" Zhai Zhe couldn't explain too much.

There was a deathly silence in the room, and Xiao Zhiyan said after a while: "When I entered the set to sell horses to survive, and when my clothes were in tatters, you invited me to eat meat and drink wine, and I mixed in the Zhai family for a few years, only taking money and not working, I also know that it is your face, these years, you have treated me as a brother, and I have not treated you as an outsider." In fact, it doesn't make much difference whether someone like me is a horse thief or a guard, I just hope you think it clearly and don't regret it one day. ”

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Xiao Zhiyan curled the corners of his mouth to reveal a symbolic smile, and shook his head slightly, he was tired of the life of swords and swords, and the life of sleeping in the open, so he entered Zhangjiakou, but he didn't expect that he would not be able to escape that fate after all.

"Dry horse thief, it looks simple, but it's hard to do! Now as long as you have food, a thousand horse thieves can be summoned in the grassland. But those people eat you and drink yours, and it is impossible for them to fight for you. Horse thieves who can survive in the grassland for more than three years are extremely slippery, and they will flee immediately if there is a slight mistake in their shape. Xiao Zhiyan explained to Zhai Zhe in detail, "But if you call all the novices, those people are angry and desperate, but it is very easy to expose their whereabouts and find no trace of their prey." Therefore, a powerful horse thief must mix the old and the new. ”

In Zhangjiakou for three years, Xiao Zhiyan has never said so many things at one time like today, and finally he summed up: "The best horse thief is in Xikou!" ”

Xikou refers to the killing of Hukou, echoing Zhangjiakou, located at the junction of Shanxi and Shaanxi, which is another road for the Jin merchants to go out of the fortress, leading directly to the only city of the Mongols in the steppe, the Naturalized City, and is also the station of the Ombu Khan of the Tumut tribe. Every year of famine, the number of poor people who go out of the west mouth to make a living is innumerable, the mountains and forests of the west mouth are dense, so there are many bandits, and the people in the northwest have always been fierce, and the horse thieves left behind in the waves are of course powerful.

Zhai Zhe listened to Xiao Zhiyan's words for half an hour, and then realized that he was indeed still a chick. The two arrived late that day to talk and discussed until midnight before agreeing on a plan.

In the early morning of the next day, Xiao Zhiyan quietly left Zhangjiakouji, as if he had never returned, he was named in the Zhai family, and no one would really assign him a task.

The collection of caravans became more and more intense, and the merchants on both sides of Zhangjiakou seemed to be competing in secret, and the men were busy every day, and a small amount of supplies began to be mobilized from Xuanfu into the market town.

Zhai Zhe had another secret discussion with his brother, and two days later he picked two good men from the guards and left Zhangjiakou.

Less than ten miles north from the Zhangjiakou market, the grass on the Zhangba grassland is like a yellow-green blanket, and it can \u77o at a glance

1netbsp; b to the edge of the sky. Once standing here, you could see the herds of Mongol cattle and hear the melodious songs of the Tumuts, but now there was only a deathly silence, and everything was caused by war. The cavalry of the Chahars had already entered the Tumer River and confronted the Tumer tribe in the city of Naturalization.

The three of them rode their horses along the continuous mountains to the east for thirty or forty miles, and when they arrived at a valley where gravel was piled up, Zhai Zhe put his finger to his mouth and whistled loudly, and more than a dozen cavalrymen ran out of the valley, all wearing Mongolian robes, and Xiao Zhiyan was among them.

"Brother Zhai!" Without waiting for Xiao Zhiyan to speak, a big man rode out from behind him and spread his arms.

"Meng Kang!" Zhai Zhe stretched out his fist and touched him.

Meng Kang is Zhai Tang's friend among the bandits. Meng Kang was also a guard in the collection, more than a year ago, his parents in Xinkou's hometown failed to compete with the squire for the land, and they both hanged themselves in anger, Meng Kang was angry and led people to kill the squire's family cleanly, and there was no way out of the plug to become a horse thief. Meng Kang was friendly with Zhai Zhe, and it was hiding in the goods of the Zhai family that he escaped from the gate of Xuanfu.

Between the two horses, Meng Kang lowered his voice and said, "I have told the big boss about cooperation!" He couldn't ask for it! ”

"Take me to meet the boss!" Zhai Zhe and Xiao Zhiyan greeted each other with their eyes.

The border between the Duoyan grassland and the Ming Dynasty is full of dense jungle mountains, which is a strong barrier of the Ming Dynasty, and the defense line of the Great Wall appears and disappears in the mountains. Its location and shape make it a natural nest for horse thieves. There are now more than a dozen large and small horse thieves in the Duoyan grassland, and Meng Kang's big pole is nicknamed Drill Sky Eagle, and he is also a Han from Shanxi.

Meng Kang led the three of them to circle left and right in the mountains and forests, and finally pointed to a valley and said, "That's the old nest!" ”

He whistled three loud whistles, one short and one long, and a few responses came from the valley, and then several knights ran out of it, one man, thin in stature, with two beards, and it looked like he was almost fifty years old.

"Big pole! The guests are coming! Meng Kang opened his voice to greet him.

Zhai Zhe knew that the person who came was the Diamond Sky Eagle, and bowed his hand on the horse.

Drill Sky Eagle looked at Zhai Zhe carefully, probably not expecting this person to be so young.

The group entered the valley, where some earthen houses were built sparsely and sparsely on the mountain.

Drill Sky Eagle led Xiao Zhiyan, Zhai Zhe and Meng Kang into one of the largest earthen houses.

Xiao Zhe sat unceremoniously on the main seat in the middle and said, "My identity, the big boss must have been clear!" ”

Drill Sky Eagle raised his eyebrows, looking a little dissatisfied, but he couldn't help it, sat opposite Zhai Zhe, and said, "I heard Meng Kang say that you are his benefactor!" ”

Zhai Zhe's expression became more and more arrogant, and he said: "Yes, I came to find the big boss this time to talk about cooperation!" ”

"Speak!"

"I will provide you with some news of the caravan, and the goods you have obtained from the robbery can be sold to us at a low price!"

"Good!" A scorching glint appeared in the eyes of the Diamond Aquila.

"Also, in winter, I have a batch of goods to pass through the Duoyan Grassland, you have to ensure my safety!"

There was a moment of hesitation in the eyes of the Drill Sky Eagle, and he asked, "Isn't there a guard in the caravan?" ”

"We are not familiar with the shape of the Duoyan Grassland, we need you to show us the way, and after the deed is completed, we will pay a reward!"

"Deal!" Diamond Aquila stretched out her right hand.