55. Suspicious old man

"Oh. However, please ask the gentleman to walk along Luoshui with the poor monk. ”

"Okay, and according to the king's will, I haven't walked on the Luoshui bank for many years. It's even better if it's summer. ”

"Luoshui is indeed magnificent. ”

"More than that, it's hot in the summer. There will be many richly decorated boats, carrying wine and singers on the river, princes, nobles, rangers and inkmen have come to the boat, while indulging in singing and drinking, while enjoying the cool time. The two sides of the strait are even more lively, the willows are still around, the talented and beautiful women are endless, and the merchants along the way carry the ice drink to sell along the street, which is very pleasant. ”

Sanada Keixuna said as he closed his eyes slightly, and couldn't help but recall the prosperous scene of the former Shendu.

"Haha, hearing you say this, even the poor monks can't help but yearn for it. By the way, Fang Cai unintentionally diverted the topic, and Mr. said that he lost interest in Confucianism later, and then how did he become obsessed with the art of war?"

"When I was in Fuso, I got a copy of The Art of War, and I liked it very much, and I used to exchange its secrets with others. However, at that time, Sun Tzu's doctrine was not valued by everyone. Hehe, young and frivolous people always like to get into the crowd, so they start to learn Confucianism. But I am also grateful for this opportunity, otherwise, I would not have had the opportunity to come to Datang, let alone meet the famous Peacock King. ”

"Hahahaha, Mr. is overrated. So, sir, has another adventure in the Western Regions?"

"yes. Chang'an City is prosperous and peaceful, how can there be a place for soldiers. When he arrived in the Western Regions, it was different, and in order to protect the passing caravans, the Lord of the Metropolitan Protector often had to lead his soldiers to patrol along the way. It is very common to fight with horse bandits, and in order to eradicate the scourge, sometimes they have to kill the horse bandits' lair, and then the art of war and the art of vertical and horizontal are greatly useful. At first, I learned from the Metropolitan Protector and the generals about desert marching and other practical combat skills, and then gradually I was able to apply the art of war I had learned in actual combat, and I was deeply valued by the Metropolitan Protector and the Imperial Court. ”

"Hahahaha, I got what I wanted. ”

As the two spoke, they suddenly saw a gray-haired old man coming in front of them, the old man was already staggering, and there was a person on his shoulder, and it was even more difficult to walk.

It seemed that when the old man looked up, he also saw the Peacock Dharma King and Sanada Jingzuna, who were slowly coming.

The old man stopped, boldly raised his head and looked at the two of them, and then looked left and right. It seems to be hesitant to continue moving forward, or to take a different path, but the distance is so close, if it dodges suddenly, it will arouse suspicion. These two people are extraordinary, and they are brazenly walking on the shore of Luoshui in the early morning, they must not be ordinary people, what can I do?

The Peacock King and Sanada Jinggang were both clear-eyed and attentive people, and they could see from a distance that the old man was panicked, and he walked a few steps faster before he knew it.

When the old man hesitated, the Peacock King and Sanada Jingzuna walked closer, and the powerful aura forced the old man to hurriedly support the person on his shoulder, flashed to the side of the road, and buried his face deep in his neckline.

"Amitabha. This old man, looking at your outfit, could it be that you are from the palace?"

The two of them came to the old man. The Peacock King clasped his palms together and asked respectfully.

"......" The old man's eyes widened, he looked at the two of them with some horror, opened his mouth wide, let out a few hot breaths, and was stunned.

"Don't be afraid, I'm just a passerby, and I'm just curious to see you walking here in the early morning with a person on your back in palace clothes. ”

Sanada Jingzuna changed his accent and stepped forward to talk to the old man.

"Oh-oh-oh-oh, two adults, two adults. The old man was so stumbling that he couldn't say anything complete.

Listening to the old man's speech, the accent is roughly similar to that of Sanada Jinggang. The Peacock King couldn't help but cast an approving glance at Sanada Keizuna.

"We're not adults, we're just curious, so we're just asking a few more questions. The old man is from the Luoyang Imperial Palace?" asked Sanada Keixuna as he continued.

"Yes, yes," the old man said, took out a polished iron waist card, and handed it to the two of them to take a look, "Little Lao'er is the Ling person in the Ice Administration, everyone calls us ice pickers on weekdays, and we are only responsible for ice picking in winter, and we will have the opportunity to enter and leave the palace in summer to deliver ice to the emperor and queen." ”

Sanada Jinggang has lived in Chang'an and Luoyang for a long time, and knows that there is indeed such an institution in the palace, and there are such people. He took the iron waist card and looked at it, the inscription and emblem on it were still from the Xuanzong era, and it could probably be seen that the old man belonged to a Ling man in the Bing Zheng Department under the jurisdiction of Taifu Temple, named Wang Shun'er.

"What's the matter? Your waist card and the clothes in and out of the palace are all old things from the time of Emperor Xuanzong, is this okay?"

"Huh?" As soon as the old man heard this, he hurriedly put the person on his shoulder aside, and knelt down with a puff, "Long live Emperor Dayan, long live Emperor Dayan, two adults, two adults don't know, this waist card and clothes are indeed accurate from above, and they are accurate from above." ”

Seeing his panicked appearance, the Peacock King hurriedly helped the general up, and helped the old man to pick up the person he was carrying.

The man was drooping his head, groggy, and his mouth and nose were full of the smell of smoky wine.

Seeing the appearance of that person, the Peacock Dharma King couldn't help but be stunned.

"I see. Sanada Jinggang made a look of sudden realization and returned the waist card to the old man.

"Yes, yes. Emperor Dayan has just been proclaimed emperor for a short time, how can he have time to care about us old, some of the old people who are responsible for running errands for the palace still use the old clothes waist card, saying that they are waiting to send new ones, and they are waiting to come and go. Originally, we Lingren only had the opportunity to enter the palace in the summer, and the military master who was not afraid of patrolling was also wrapped outside, which was convenient for traveling, convenient for traveling. ”

"What about the one next to him?" asked the Peacock King with a smile.

"He, yes, it's the new Lingren, the little old man is old, he can't do it anymore, and he is an apprentice. ”

"What's the matter? This Luoyang City has been besieged for so long, and there are new arrivals?"

The Peacock King's question frightened the old man and almost knelt down again, but the Peacock King hurriedly supported him.

"It's new, it's really new, it's just that he was born in Luoyang when he was a child, he is the nephew of the little old man, his parents died early, this is not easy to Lushan, sin, sin, it is the emperor who entered Luoyang, and arrested people everywhere to be soldiers, I am afraid, I am afraid that he will have a good man, so he will be pulled to follow me to pick ice, although the days are hard, there is finally a way to live. ”

"Oh, what's wrong with him? drunk?"

"Yes, yes, yes, this cold winter, you can't drink some wine when you pick ice on the glacier, it was too cold last night, so he drank a few more sips, and he got drunk like this, hey, no good boy, let the uncle laugh. ”

When the Peacock King heard the old man speak reasonably, he couldn't help laughing in his heart, took out a few pieces of broken silver from his arms, and put them into the old man's empty hand.

"How does this work, how does this make it. ”

As he spoke, the old man hurriedly handed the silver back to the Peacock King.

"The monks are compassionate, and the old man should accept it, hoping to help him. ”

When Sanada Jingzuna heard the words of the Peacock King say the words of compassion for the monks, his face turned red, and he almost didn't laugh out loud.

The old man finally accepted the silver taels.

"The poor monk has a little medical skills, so you might as well let the poor monk show this young man," said the Peacock King, and without waiting for the old man to agree, he stepped forward, raised the man's head, groped his forehead and cheeks, and said casually: "It is true that I am suffering from the wind and cold at night, and I am afraid that I am going to have a fever." ”

"Yes, yes, it was too cold last night. Thank you Buddha for the silver, thank you Buddha for the silver, go back, the little old man will find a way to grab a few pairs of medicine for him, thank you Buddha for the silver. ”

As the old man said this, the drunken and unconscious young man also hummed and chirped, as if he was also saying thank you or something.

"His face is hot, and he's very sick, he can't have fallen into the glacier, right?" asked the Peacock King with a mysterious smile and raised his eyebrows.

"Ahh ”

"Wang Lao Shun'er, what's the matter with you? Why don't you hurry home and talk to someone here?"

The Peacock King wanted to ask something more, but he saw a group of officers and soldiers coming from afar, led by a whip, scolding and beating horses and galloping over.

It seemed that they were used to seeing the old man.

"Let's go, let's go, these two little old men don't know each other, and they don't know each other. ”

The officer sat on his horse, looked at Wang Lao Shun'er, and then pulled the drunken man with his whip.

"Another drunk one?"

"Yes, yes, yes. The old man only replied.

"Who are the two of them? Do you know each other?" the officer asked fiercely, looking at the Peacock King and Sanada Keixuna again.

"Little old man—"

The old man just wanted to say something he didn't know, but he was stopped by Sanada Jinggang.

Sanada Jinggang took out his waist card from his bosom and shook it in front of the officer, it was a waist card made of pure gold, and under the morning light, it was inevitably a little dazzling.

"Yes, it's the second prince's person. ”

When the officer saw the waist card, he hurriedly rolled off his horse, nodded and shouted.

"We're still on our way, there's nothing going on here, so let's go first. ”

Sanada Jinggang said without being angry, and the man had to lead the person away in a gray manner.

"What about the old man?"

"It's gone, presumably when the team of men and horses passed by, he also walked away. Sanada Jinggang looked left and right, but he couldn't find the old man, so he was sure that he had left, "That old man and young man are very suspicious?"

"What do you see?" asked the Peacock King rhetorically.

"How can I have? You took the opportunity to observe the young man's face several times. ”

"I just looked at him pale, like he was sick. It's you, who checked the old man's waist card, obviously the waist card of the Tang Palace, but didn't explain the situation to the officer. ”

"Because of the construction period, it is normal that the waist card was not replaced in time, and looking at the appearance of the officer, he also trusts the old man very much, but you and me, if there is no waist card of His Royal Highness An Qingxu, I am afraid it will be very troublesome, maybe you and I will be arrested, or beheaded on the spot." ”

"Looking at the situation in Luoyang City these days, there is indeed this possibility. ”

"Is that old man really okay?" asked Sanada Keixuna.