Verse 17 After packing up your things, you have to leave the plate.

Although the time spent in this central and western city is not very long, there are so many things that have happened in just a few days. When he really wanted to leave the provincial capital of Chengzhou, Wu Ming felt an indescribable melancholy in his heart.

There was still a sporadic drizzle in the sky, and the roads in the city were not very good, with potholes. Dozens of pro-soldiers surrounded Wu Ming, galloping all the way to the outside of the city. The imperial court had occupied the city for some time, and with the arrival of successive officials, the management of Yiqiē gradually got on the right track, although it was raining, but there were more pedestrians on the road than some time before, and the city began to gradually recover. The hooves of the horses fell on the road, the sewage splashed high, and the pedestrians on the road took refuge. Wu Ming reined in his horse and said to Yang Yi: "Let's not miss such a little time, let everyone slow down, so as not to disturb passers-by." ”

Immediately arrived at the city gate, Yang Yi looked at the city wall in the distance, nodded and said, "Obey." ”

As soon as the order was delivered, there was a sudden commotion on the street ahead, and more than a dozen soldiers with spears surrounded a private house, and there was a faint sound of shouting and scolding from inside.

Most of the houses in Panguicheng are very old civil engineering houses, and after Tao Ziqian arrived, the follow-up personnel of the imperial court came one after another. These soldiers were dressed in the costumes of Southern Han soldiers, but they were not from the Guards Battalion, they must have been garrison personnel who came with Tao Ziqian. Although Zuo Yingren was leaving, his stern methods did not weaken at all. Recently, some soldiers of the imperial court can be seen going in and out of Pangui City every day, searching the remnants of Liao Shi all over the city to crack down on the rebellious party.

The Guards Battalion is about to go on an expedition, and these people are a little carried away in Pangui.

There were bursts of women's cries in the room, mixed with the cries of children. Wu Ming shook his head, urged Nanwang, and walked forward. Perhaps, there is someone in front of him who is related to Liao Shi.

When dozens of people rode past the house, a person squeezed out of the house and shouted, "Lord Wu, you wait." The voice was very hurried, and a little overjoyed.

Hearing someone call him, he grabbed the horse. When he looked up, he saw Shang Yukun pull out the spears of several soldiers and run out of the house out of breath. Wu Ming was stunned and asked, "Mr. Shang, what are you doing here?" ”

Shang Yukun said a little angrily: "Lord Wu, please open a golden mouth and let these people let this family go." ”

This guy is so nosy. Some time ago, he led people to block in front of the Governor's Mansion to petition for Kong Fang, and today he pleaded for others. But because of this, Wu Ming feels more cordial. He smiled, and was about to accept it. At this time, there was a ** voice in the house: "It's useless for you to call whoever comes, the family is dead today." ”

As soon as the words fell, a thin man swaggered out of the room, this guy walked with a figure-eight step, nostrils facing the sky, when he saw Wu Ming riding on a horse, his face changed, and he hurriedly trotted forward and said: "Oh, it's Lord Wu." The villain Huai Ying has seen Lord Wu. ”

"Huaiying?" Wu Ming was stunned, Huai Ying saw that he was a little dazed, and hurriedly added: "I am Huai Ying, a subordinate of Tao Da, have you forgotten Lord Wu?" As soon as he said this, Wu Ming patted his head and immediately remembered. When Xuanyuan actually conquered the Southern Barbarians, this guy was Tao Ziqian's subordinate, and later the Southern Army was defeated and he was also captured. After the victory in Guangyang three years ago, Nanban sued the imperial court for peace, and this guy was released by Nanban. I remember that at that time, Tao Ziqian and himself took this guy from Zuo Ying's hands.

Wu Ming and Tao Ziqian have had little contact in recent years, let alone his subordinate. Three years have passed since this happened, and he still remembers it for a while, and he almost forgot about this person. Wu Ming didn't have a good impression of this Huaiying, but the other party greeted him warmly. It's impossible to ignore it. He got off the horse, nodded and said: "Lord Huai, what crime has this family committed, let it go if there is no big evil, this Mr. Shang is the young master of the merchant, Lord Tao is doing it in Panguiyun, and Mr. Shang is indispensable to support it." ”

Huai Ying's face was embarrassed, "Lord Wu, I naturally know the identity of Mr. Shang, but this family is a distant relative of Wei Lin, the former puppet governor of China and the West, if you let it go like this, I am afraid that the court will not be able to explain it." ”

This family is actually Wei Lin's relatives? Wu Ming couldn't help but look at the earthen wall house at the bottom of this floor, and secretly shook his head in his heart. Wei Lin is one of the governors of the Twelve Roads in China and the West, but this family is so shabby, I am afraid that even if they are a little related by blood, they usually don't get along with each other, but on this basis, this family is still in trouble, and the court is really too much. However, he is now a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and it is difficult to protect himself. In the words of the Holy Decree, it is "to make meritorious deeds." Since Huai Ying said so, it is not good for him to intervene again, otherwise, even if he is the son-in-law of the prime minister, he may really fall out with the prime minister if he repeatedly disobeys him.

As Huai Ying and Shang Yukun walked out, those soldiers also moved out of the way. Wu Ming looked in through the human wall, and the scene in the room was suddenly in full view. It was a mess inside, with several corpses lying on the ground, dripping with blood. Presumably, the male of the family resisted arrest, so he was poisoned. A large group of old and young people knelt beside them, and one of them was a young woman with a child. Her appearance is quite upright, although her eyes are a little red and swollen from crying, her beautiful color has not diminished, but there is a feeling of pity and pity. Seeing Wu Ming looking over, she hurriedly pulled the child next to her, and the mother and son looked at it at the same time, their eyes full of pleading.

Wu Ming's heart was beaten by something, and he sighed and said, "Lord Huai, now that Wei Lin is dead, Liao Shi has been ambushed." The men of this family have also been killed by you, and they can't turn over any big Lang, so let them go if they can. ”

Huai Ying opened her mouth, wanting to say a few more words. But when he looked up, he saw that behind Wu Ming, dozens of soldiers of the Guards Battalion were standing together, all looking at him with murderous expressions. He was horrified in his heart, and he dared to insist, and said in a loud voice: "That is the case, according to what Lord Wu said." ”

Wu Ming nodded and said, "Thank you, Lord Huai." ”

Huai Ying hurriedly saluted and replied, "The lower officials don't dare." Lord Wu, I'll retire first if there's nothing to do. Xia Guan still has a lot to deal with. "Wu Ming's recent events, Huai Ying has heard a little bit. In his eyes, Wu Mingneng beat Changshi Zuoying for a waiter, which made people feel unreasonable. If you keep going, God knows what this guy will do. So I immediately retreated.

When Huai Ying walked away with a large group of soldiers, Shang Yukun saluted Wu Ming and said, "Lord Wu, it's a shame that you're here, otherwise it's really hard to deal with today's matter." ”

Wu Ming smiled and said: "Mr. Shang is an ancient Taoist man, and it seems that there is your shadow in this big and small affairs of your city." ”

Shang Yukun sighed and said, "It's just a little bit of personnel to make up for the guilt in my heart a little." He said very lonely, Wu Ming was secretly strange, and was about to ask again. Shang Yukun turned around again and walked into the room. Wu Ming thought about it and walked in.

The room full of children now knows that it is safe for the time being. Seeing Shang Yukun walk in, he quickly knelt down and thanked him. Shang Yukun hurriedly helped them up and said, "Thank you, I don't have to, if it weren't for Lord Wu just passing by this time." I'm afraid I won't be able to help you. ”

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention. Wu Ming's heart moved, the merchant didn't seem to be treated very well by Tao Ziqian, Huaiying's attitude towards Shang Yukun, compared to Zuo Ying, the gap between the two was comparable to cloud mud. Just thinking about it, Shang Yukun continued: "Today, Lord Wu said that you were lucky enough to escape, but next time I am afraid you will not be so lucky." There are some entanglements here, so take them and follow my caravan out of the city, and then find a place to live in seclusion. Don't come back. ”

There were already servants in the back who offered silver taels. One of the old men took it, tears suddenly flowed from his eyes, and he kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Shang, thank you, Mr. Shang." ”

Shang Yukun said: "Don't delay, you have changed your clothes, hurry up, as for your family, I will arrange for someone to bury you." ”

The old man hesitated a little, gritted his teeth, pulled one of the children and said, "Yes, yes, yes." It's all up to Mr. Shang's arrangement, Wu Shan, to kowtow to Mr. Shang. ”

The family was grateful, but they left sadly. Seeing them disappear outside the door under the leadership of several merchant servants. Shang Yukun said suddenly: "Lord Wu, are you wondering, how can you go against the imperial court everywhere?" ”

Wu Ming had already asked this just now, and hurriedly corrected it: "Wrong, Mr. Shang, it's not that you are right with the imperial court. It's just a little weird. ”

By this time, the minions had begun to gather the corpses. Shang Yukun seemed a little unbearable, and said to Wu Ming: "Lord Wu, the bloody atmosphere in this room is too heavy, let's go out and talk about it." ”

After the two of them went out, Shang Yukun looked at the gray sky and said slowly: "Lord Wu, it's not so much that I'm helping these Chengzhou orphans, it's better to compensate for the guilt in my heart." ”

Wu Ming was puzzled and said, "Why is this?" ”

"Lord Wu, although I have only had a few encounters with you, I have been friends with you for a long time, so I am not afraid to show my heart and lungs to you. Although our merchant is good in China and the West, it is a big Malaysian merchant in Chengdu, and it is the head of several major families in Pangui, but it is an authentic Han blood. Therefore, he has always been very supportive of the imperial court's recovery of China and the West. ”

What he said was right, Wu Ming nodded secretly. The war horses of the Guards Battalion have been transported to Jiangnan with the help of merchants in recent years. Another point is intelligence. Although Maggie has been dead for three years, her identity limits her access to information. In this western expedition, the prime minister was able to have such a detailed battle plan, which was inseparable from the information provided by the merchants.

"My father has long ignored the world, so almost all the affairs of the business, big and small, are taken care of by me. Long before the war, the prime minister had promised me that if he captured Chengzhou, he would treat China and the West equally, and would implement benevolent government and recuperate in the five provinces of China and the West, but ......" Speaking of this, a trace of tears appeared in the corner of his eyes. But he didn't say any more.