Xue Li was overjoyed, but immediately disappointed. He thought to himself: This brick sandwich rammed earth wall is nearly three feet thick, and it is extremely strong, how will it be dug through in a while and a half? When the hole was dug out, the people were burned to death!

The boy sensed his hesitation, and touched his hand to the ground at the base of the wall, and actually touched the wet mud, and then there was a small hole!

Xue Li knew that this was a water leak, and nowadays people build houses, often opening a small hole in the house to facilitate water leakage. Medium and large households generally use perforated Han bricks as grooves to make dark ditches, but small households do not pay attention to this.

Although this young man is timid, he is familiar with the structure of the house, and under the strong drive of survival, he is in a hurry to find wisdom and come up with a way to dig a hole. He struggled for a long time, and finally spoke, and the very low and thick northwest accent was like a young duckling chirping, "The soil below here should be extremely soft due to the long-term pouring of water." In addition, in order to build a floor drain, bricks were paved here......"

Xue Li was taken aback, and before the young man finished speaking, he picked up a brick with a sword, and another sword was actually inserted very deeply, there is a door! It's so door-to-door!

He immediately asked the little soldier to cover up, first scolding, then fighting with a knife, and even making a scene of beating the young man! He and Ying Tao also bluffed and acted hysterically in a frenzy, all in order to make noise and cover up the nervous digging sounds. As the boy had expected, he quickly dug a big hole. Before escaping, Xue Li and the others also stacked a few tables and other utensils, and set up a few couches to lean on. In this way, as soon as the fire burns down, it will collapse, making a movement, making Wang Mo and others think that there are still people struggling.

In this way, because of this cowardly boy, they escaped in a hurry, how can they not thank him?

After settling down, Xue Li knew that this young man's name was Ma Ji, a person who helped the wind. His father, uncle and his father's disciples traveled thousands of miles from Fufeng to Tan County, Donghai, Xuzhou, to do a secret project for Shi Taoqian. This project took them half a year, for which they received a huge reward from Tao Qian. As for what secret project, they promised Tao Qian to keep it secret and would not say it.

As for Wang Mo, the commander of the East China Sea who robbed and killed them today, claiming to be the enemy of his family's life and death, he had never even heard of it. Fufeng Ma clan is a big family, there are many branches in the clan, his family is a side branch, the last few generations have made a living from masonry and carpentry, and they are also good at doing kitkat organs, it stands to reason that there will not be any strong enemies, is it their reward?

After Xue Li heard this, he had a faint feeling that the robbery and killing of the horse machine this time was very likely to be related to Tao Qian's project. Tao Qian's reward, he has already seen it, there are as much as twenty gold, this amount of money is enough for a county lieutenant to run long distances and kill more than a dozen people? This really doesn't make sense. Although the horse machine is small, he is also an honest person, since he is unwilling to tell the truth of the project, he is not easy to force.

Because he was very grateful to this young man, Xue Li helped him bury his relatives. And I thought that this young man was terrified and grieving, and that it was very insecure for him to carry so much gold. So, I persuaded him to follow him back to Pengcheng and stay for a few days. Who knew that Ma Ji was very afraid of this place, and he was in a hurry to return to his hometown, saying that he had an old mother in the hall and did not dare to stay for a long time.

Xue Li couldn't stay hard, so he had no choice but to help him buy two servants locally, and send two soldiers who knew the roots to escort him. Of course, if a master like Wang Mo attacked and killed him again, there would be no way.

On the day the horse machine left, Xue Li sent him a long way and said to him: "If you come to Kanto one day, it will be convenient to meet." Ma Ji bowed to Xue Li a few times and said, "It must be!" Then he walked away.

Looking at the back of the horse machine leaving, Xue Li was melancholy for a long time and sighed.

He remembered that he was also young and miserable, remembered the sad feeling of losing his relatives at that time, and remembered the loneliness, loneliness, sadness and helplessness of a person on the road, and couldn't help but feel sad and shed tears.

Although he still has his father, younger brother and many relatives, no one can replace his mother's meticulous and loving and loving eyes. Years of career as a county magistrate have made him feel bleak and warm in life, and he has a maturity beyond his peers, but it is very bitter in the middle, who knows?

Ying Tao persuaded on the side: "This son is a coward, he will leave when he leaves, why should the young monarch mind it?" ”

Xue Li sighed: "A young man is at the end of the world, and he has encountered such misery. If I were him, maybe I wouldn't be as good as him, maybe I wouldn't be able to support it for a long time, and this son is better than me! ”

A gust of wind blew and it was cool. Xue Li turned around, his expression had returned to normal, and asked Ying Tao, "Zhong Qi, did you say that the end of the world is far away?" ”

“…… Sky...... Shore? Ying Tao was a little confused, scratched his head and said, "That should be far, far away, right?" ”

"Not far! Not far at all! Xue Li smiled and said, "As long as we are not at home, we are at the end of the world, do you think it will be far away?" ”

"Home?" Ying Tao seemed to understand, but he didn't seem to understand, and smiled. He also has a family, but now Xue Li's family is his family.

Family? Isn't that the most beautiful place in the world?

That young man, not afraid of being attacked again, not afraid of traveling thousands of miles, isn't it just to go home?

Xue Li remembered that when he left home, his wife was sewing new clothes for him, and now it should be done, right? Also, the early chrysanthemum in the court, which was already budding when he left, should be in full bloom now, right?

"Shaojun, shall we go?" Ying Tao saw that Xue Li was stunned again, afraid that he would be enchanted.

"Let's go?" Xue Li muttered, "It's time to go!" ”

He fully understood the young man's feelings, and the young man still had his mother at home.

And what about him Xue Li? His family has **, the fetus in her womb, and the fragrant soup she cooked for him, as well as ......

Thinking of this, he hated to put on his wings and fly back to Pengcheng immediately.

"Young ......" Ying Tao still wanted to persuade Xue Li, but suddenly saw him holding his head high, and he had taken a big step and walked ahead of him!

"Immediately set off to Pengcheng!"

“……”

When Xue Li arrived in Pengcheng, Zuo Shangqin led officials to the city gate to greet him. After returning to the temple, the two talked for a long time, and they couldn't help but sigh. At the end, Zuo Shang also consulted Xue Li's opinion: "Liu Zhi's matter, what do you think is good?" ”

Gong Cao is in charge of the affairs of a country, and he is also a party concerned, so it is natural to listen to his opinions. He wanted to introduce Liu Zhi that day, but was interrupted by Zuo Shang, "I already know all this, tell me what you think."

Xue Li said in his heart, "Liu Zhi's crime is heinous, why do you have to say more?" He didn't look at Zuo Shang's expression, and said without thinking: "As a soldier, escaping and killing the three armies in battle is an unforgivable crime, and you should abandon the city according to the law!" ”

Zuo Shang didn't respond, only bowed his head slightly, but there was a slight disappointment on his face, and he bowed his head and muttered silently.

Xue Li realized that Zuo Shang didn't seem to have any intention of disposing of Liu Zhi, but hoped to let him go, and said in his heart: "Yes, the prince and the Liu family have a friendship by marriage, but the national law is intolerable, otherwise, how can you be worthy of those dead soldiers?" ”

He also cited several cases of the imperial court handling this incident in previous years, saying that Liu Zhi's behavior was really unpunishable,......

Zuo Shang interrupted him with a wave of his hand a little impatiently, "Renda, I heard some people below Liu Zhi say that they didn't run away at that time, but just went to protect the grain!" Liu Zhi himself also said that after he killed several thieves, he suddenly remembered that the grain truck might be robbed, which was a big deal, so he desperately chased after it! ”

Xue Li stood up and said excitedly: "This is ridiculous! It's so damnable! On the battlefield, I was always close to him, except before he fled, he did not come into contact with the enemy at all, and there were thousands of soldiers to testify. He is lying and confusing people's hearts, and the prince must not be deceived by him! ”

Zuo Shang signaled Xue Li not to get excited, and after a while, he frowned and said: "Renda, I regard you as a confidant, you should also be considerate of my difficulties, there are some things, it is better not to do too much." ”

Xue Li couldn't help but be stunned, and suddenly felt extremely indignant in his heart, and just wanted to make a generous statement, but Zuo Shang grabbed him in front of him and said slowly: "The crime of the clan is not easy to condemn!" There are eight discussions in Zhou, and there are eight discussions today, although they have not been included in the law, they still have to be considered. For clan relatives, it is better to be punished for the same crime. What about the son not seeing Li Degong? Now my name is not as good as the virtuous of the Duke of De, and Liu Zhi's sin is not as good as Liu Xu's evil, and the result is unpredictable! ”

Li Degong, that is, Li Xie, is the son of the famous minister Li Gu, who is loyal and honest. A few years ago, the clan relative Liu Xu surrendered to the Yellow Turban Thieves, and after the Yellow Turban was extinguished, Liu Xu was only designated as a prisoner and surrendered. That's not all, the clan relatives still want to reinstate Liu Xu, and Li Xie was convicted of slandering the clan because he strongly opposed this matter. Fortunately, Liu Xu was not angry not long after, and committed the big crime of "unrighteousness", and Li Xie was rehabilitated.

In the past, Xue Li might have had to argue with reason, but after a long time of getting along, he knew that Zuo Shang was a person, and he was silent at the moment.

The scene was a little embarrassing for a while, but after a while, Zuo Shang spoke, "Renda, if there is nothing else, we will disperse today." ”

Xue Li saw that it was useless to say more, so he got up and retreated. After taking two steps, he suddenly turned around and said, "I almost forgot!" The Ming Mansion can know that there is a soldier named Zhang Shi Cao Deputy Shi, a native of Shanyang, who has made great contributions to protecting grain this time. ”

Zuo Shang stood up early to leave, and when he heard this, he waved his hand and said, "Go!" I know all about this, and I will promote him, don't worry. ”

When Xue Li came out, the sun had set. Originally, he had just finished a great good deed for the benefit of the people, and he would be in a very relaxed mood in the next few days, but now he felt very panicked. All the way, when I was approaching the door of the house, I suddenly heard someone behind me: "Gong Cao, please stay!" ”