Chapter 44: The Bloody Case of an Elk
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Li Chongjiu rode alone on the official road.
Li Chongjiu went to the Eastern Capital this time, but he heard that Li Hu, Su Su and the others had escorted the caravan out of the fortress and returned, and now they had all arrived in the Eastern Capital, so they wrote a letter to Li Chongjiu to go to a meeting.
I thought that soon, I would be able to meet Li Hu, Su Su, and the brothers of the Seven Thousand Villages. Li Chongjiu was a little longing, so he took leave from Pusheng and went to the Eastern Capital.
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Liaodong, making the world boiling, and the displaced people went everywhere, but the vicinity of the eastern capital was still a sign of peace and prosperity because it was at the foot of the Son of Heaven.
Li Chongjiu hurried for a moment, and when he was halfway there, he suddenly encountered heavy rain, and Li Chongjiu had to get off his horse and take shelter in the roadside pavilion.
After tethering the horse, Li Chongjiu took out the cake from the backpack and chewed it, then took out the water bladder and poured a few sips of water for the horse to drink, so he sat in the pavilion and watched the continuous rain.
Just as Li Chongjiu was chewing on a cake, he suddenly saw a group of hussar sergeants, riding horses and galloping in the rain.
Li Chongjiu looked carefully, these knights were all wearing green silk and bright light armor, iron equipment, green tassels, and holding a fierce flag. The war horse roared through the heavy rain, and the people on the horse did not squint, and they did not look at Li Chongjiu on the side.
When Li Chongjiu saw this iron horseman, he said in his heart that this is the honor guard that the Son of Heaven has forbidden the army, and this Emperor Yang of Sui is obviously in Liaodong at this moment.
Li Chongjiu wondered in his heart, but he sat on the side and watched, only to see this line of hussars for a long time before finishing off the official road. Outside the pavilion, the rain had already thinned out.
Li Chongjiu wanted to rush to Luoyang as soon as possible, so he put on a hat and rode a horse to hurry in the rain.
Halfway through the road, I suddenly saw an elk shuttling through the forest in the mountains on the side. Li Chongjiu couldn't help but move in his heart when he saw it, he was short of money right now, if he shot this elk, not to mention the antler musk, even this venison could be sold for at least a few hundred yuan in the bazaar, which could solve the urgent need to practice health preservation and buy medicinal materials.
Li Chongjiu was shy in his pocket, and he had already left the five precepts out of the clouds. When they were in Shaomu Mountain, Li Chongjiu and Tan Zong often went down the mountain to drink wine to satisfy their hunger.
At that moment, Li Chongjiu took out his two-stone bow from his backpack, the three-stone bow is a weapon made in the army, if he rashly carries it on the street, it will definitely be a trouble for a discerning person to find out, especially since he is still carrying a wanted warrant, and his identity is still a black household.
Li Chongjiu took out three arrows and bit them in his mouth, took one arrow first, and aimed and fired.
The elk was grazing, where did it know that the bad luck was coming, although it was shocked to run away, but Li Chongjiu's arrow had hit its hind buttocks.
Li Chongjiu pulled out another arrow, scratching the elk's fur, and when he was about to fire the third arrow, the elk went far away, and Li Chongjiu immediately urged the horse to chase after him.
At the moment in the middle of the forest.
Under a big tree, more than 10 people sheltered from the rain under this tree.
Seven or eight of the men, even though they were drenched, stood at a distance from the shelter of the tree, apparently showing enough respect for the women resting under the tree.
One of the women wore a fence on her head, and the other three were all dressed as maids.
The three maids all had bored looks on their faces, and they had been sheltering from the rain for a while.
A maid picked up a few pieces of charcoal made into the shape of a beast with charcoal and spices, lit them and put them into a copper basin with delicate patterns, placed them in front of the woman wearing the fence, and said: "Princess, this rainy day is wet and cold, you should be careful of your body." ”
The woman wearing the fence nodded, and said: "Whisk clothes, you said that this day is really strange, just now it is still cloudless, as blue as washing, and this suddenly, it is pouring rain, is it really an unforeseen storm." ”
The woman's speech was fresh and pleasant, and it was very pleasant.
The maid chuckled and said, "Princess, there are unforeseen circumstances on this day, and there is a sentence behind you that people have good fortune and misfortune, and the princess may have great luck this year, and you will meet a nobleman." ”
For the daughter's family, of course, there is only one meaning to meet the nobles, although this woman is a noble of the heavenly family, but when it comes to this matter, it is still the state of the youngest daughter's family.
Just as the master and servant were joking, suddenly there was a movement in the forest, and the guards on the side suddenly raised their vigilance.
I saw an elk that had been wounded and arrowed, suddenly burst out of the forest and came straight to their group.
The guard was about to step forward and make a move, when the woman with the fence shouted, "No! ”
At this moment, the elk was desperate and had lost too much blood, and when it saw someone in front of it to intercept it, it was no longer powerless and fell down.
The woman with the fence on her head stepped forward with the three maids to observe the momentum of the elk.
The maid who had laughed before saw that the elk was seriously injured, and couldn't help but feel a sense of pity in her heart, and said, "Who is so cruel that even this little creature will not let go." ”
"Yes, this person is too much," said the woman with the fence on her head, "and we'll do our best to treat it first, hoping to do something." ”
Li Chongjiu knew that the prey was injured, so he immediately rode his horse into the forest to chase after him, but he didn't dare to go too fast all the way, for fear of breaking the horse's hooves.
Following the guidance of the bloodstains, Li Chongjiu twisted and turned around in the forest, seeing that the blood on the ground was flowing more and more, Li Chongjiu knew that the elk was seriously injured, and he deliberately was in front of him.
At this moment, Li Chongjiu turned around a forest and suddenly found more than a dozen people sheltering from the rain under a tree in front of him.
Hearing the sound of horses' hooves, the people around them all showed a look of vigilance, and seven or eight people who looked like domestic servants stood in a circle outside, all reaching for the hilt of their swords.
Li Chongjiu immediately reined in his horse, only to see that the elk he shot down was being supported by a woman in purple wearing a fence, and there were three maid-like people standing on the side.
Seeing this battle, Li Chongjiu would not rush into conflict, put his bow and arrow on the saddle, turned over and dismounted and hugged his fists and said: "It is a hunter below, and I have no intention of passing by, so please return the prey below, thank you." ”
After saying that, Li Chongjiu's arrowhead and the woman wearing the fence turned her head slightly, as if she glanced at it, but the other party's face was covered by a veil, but she couldn't see her face clearly.
Li Chongjiu knew that during the Sui and Tang dynasties, there were bold women who dared to wear a bodysuit and ride a horse outside, and there were also ladies who abided by etiquette and did not allow people to see their appearances clearly, and even their body curves were not allowed to peep, all of which were the result of the mutual impact of the two cultures of Hu and Han.
The woman didn't speak, but the maid on the side said menacingly: "Okay, you are the ruthless hunter, such a cute deer, you can bear to shoot it!" ”
Li Chongjiu smiled slightly, and asked rhetorically: "It's just a hunter below, may I ask if the hunter doesn't shoot the prey, but what does he do for a living?" ”
As soon as Li Chongjiu's words came out, the maid suddenly lost her righteous look, and she still wanted to quibble but didn't know how to speak.
The woman wearing the fence snorted softly, her voice was cold, and she only heard the other party's words: "What a sharp hunter, then I ask you what evidence you shot this prey?" ”
Li Chongjiu said: "This is easy, do you see that on the shaft of this arrow, is there the three words Li Chongjiu engraved?" ”
The other party carefully distinguished, nodded and said, "Yes, there is." ”
Li Chongjiu smiled and said, "No, it's Li Chongjiu." ”
At this time, the other party chuckled lightly and said: "This does not prove that the prey was shot by you, and I can also engrave the name of a cat and a dog on the arrow bar, is this prey shot by a cat and a dog?" ”
Li Chongjiu was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "This little lady, you don't want to return this prey, and you don't need to be so sarcastic!" ”
"What?" The other party seemed to be angered by Li Chongjiu's words, and only listened to her words, "Do you mean to say me...... Do I want to be greedy for elk? I lost a few hundred dollars in my clothes, and I bought this elk today. ”
The maid named Fu Yi looked embarrassed and said, "Your lord, where did we get the copper money when we traveled?" ”
Hearing this, Li Chongjiu couldn't help but smile and shook his head mockingly, as if he felt that he had the intention of slapping a swollen face and becoming fat.
The woman wearing the fence seemed to be really angry when she saw Li Chongjiu like this, and at that moment she took off the jade bracelet on her wrist and threw it on the grass in front of Li Chongjiu, saying, "This thing is enough to buy your elk!" ”
Before Li Chongjiu could react, the maid's clothes immediately changed color, and said, "Your lord can't, this thing is a holy ...... No, what you give is worth a lot of money, how to give this thief-like person. ”
Li Chongjiu has been in the Sui Dynasty for a long time, and unconsciously being called a thief is the most she is, Li Zhiwan is like this, and so is the maid in front of her.
Although he didn't mind, but after being called for a long time, he couldn't help but feel a little disgusted, he picked up the jade bracelet under his feet, and said deliberately: "It's so light that it will be thrown on the ground, and I'm not afraid of breaking it, I don't think it's a valuable thing, I heard that such a fake in Fengdu (Note 2) can buy ten for five dollars." ”
He glanced at it, deliberately revealing a somewhat suspicious look.
And at this moment, the maid and her master were almost angry.
Note 1: A wide-brimmed hat with a long veil hanging from the brim to cover the whole body from prying eyes.
Note 2: Fengdu is the largest market in Luoyang, the eastern capital.