Chapter 18: Going to Beijing
As one of the 33 kingdoms in the world, Languo can also be ranked in terms of geographical area, with strong national strength and rich people's livelihood, which is one of the few among many countries.
The capital of Languo is located in the southeast of Languo, which is humid and rainy in summer, and warm winds in winter.
Every day, there are countless merchants and travelers passing by the capital of Languo, enjoying the scenery of the capital, and the number of people entering the city is as large as a cow's hair, and it reaches tens of thousands.
The wandering people are enjoying the beautiful scenery of the capital and sighing at the vastness of the capital, and there are even talented sons who compose poems and lyrics by virtue of the sunset scenery of the capital.
In the capital, there are tens of thousands of forbidden troops guarding it, and there is not a single thief in the mountains within a radius of 100 miles.
It was summer, the sky was just dawning, and a horse-drawn carriage was rattling towards the capital on the dirt road.
In addition to the groom who was driving outside, there were four men and one woman sitting in the carriage, one of whom was a brightly dressed man who displayed a patterned dagger in his hand.
This person's name is Zong Bo, he is the young master of a large family in Liuyun City, more than 20 years old, because he fell out with his family, he sneaked away at night, planning to rush to the capital and make a big career, so that the people who looked down on him in the family would be impressed by him.
The result is obvious, Zong Bo, who is the eldest young master, the lord who is pampered, just slipped out of Tianyi City a few days ago, the silver and gold that he secretly brought out from home were taken away by a group of robbers, and under Zong Bo's bitter pleading, the robbers finally did not want his life.
Afterwards, a basin of cold water extinguished the ambition that Zong Bo had ignited in his heart, and for the sake of face, he had no intention of returning to Liuyun City, so he could only wander in the forest.
The old man who was passing by saw that he was pitiful, so he called him to ride with him and rushed to the capital.
In the carriage, a plainly dressed teenager was holding his chin in one hand, turning his head to look out of the window, his consciousness completely wandering, like a breeze outside the window, and the scenery of green grass attracted him even more.
The remaining three were ragged and barely old, and they were all villagers in the poor countryside entrenched in nearby cities, and they were short-sighted.
But among them, there was a young man who looked like a thief and a mouse-eyed who happened to know Zong Bo's identity, and he knew how to observe his face since he was a child, and he soon took his two friends to flatter Zong Bo with flattery.
After all, he was a young master who had not been baptized by the world, and Zong Bo soon felt fluttering, and a group of people mingled.
However, there was a dark-skinned boy in the carriage who spoke little and never said a few words.
Zong Bo felt strange, and after glancing at the young man in the corner for a few moments, he deliberately coughed, and his voice was amplified.
"Young Master Zong, why didn't you follow your family's convoy?" The young man with the sharp-beaked monkey cheeks on the side came over.
"Ahem, my father is sick, this young master is going to go to the capital alone to do business this time, in line with the principle of not being arrogant or impatient, I didn't ask anyone to follow. ”
At the mention of this, Zong Bo's face was a little embarrassed.
"I see, Young Master Zong is very knowledgeable and humble, and he is really a model for the people like us. When the sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked young man heard this, he flattered.
As soon as the words fell, a man and a woman next to him also hurriedly came over, echoing what they had learned all their lives, and their words were all words of praise for Zong Bo.
"Haha, a few of you are not bad, you can speak well, when you return to Liuyun City, Young Master Ben will find a few of you a non-tired errand to do!" Zong Bo crossed his waist and raised his head and laughed, the corners of his mouth grinning to the root of his teeth.
Seeing this, Li Gou gave a look to the people nearby, squeezed out a smile, and followed suit.
In addition to being happy, Zong Bo suddenly caught a glimpse of the young man in the corner who was still expressionless, unmoved by his almsgiving, and his face suddenly drooped.
Li Gouyu followed Zong Bo's gaze and looked at the young man in the corner looking at the scenery, his face cloudy.
It seems that Young Master Zong is angry, if this person is ignorant and spoils his good deeds, it will be difficult to do!
"Wang Erniu, don't look at it, there's nothing to see outside, don't you thank Young Master Zong, with the support of Young Master Zong, a few of us can be said to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of our lives!" Li Gouyu hurriedly said, glancing at the dark-skinned boy as he spoke.
Hearing someone shouting his name, the dark-skinned young man slowly retracted his gaze, his expression changed, revealing a mouthful of big white teeth, and said with a smile: "Young Master Zong, I'm really sorry, you also know that we are going to the capital on this trip, and I have no interest in the errand of Liuyun City." ”
After hearing the answer, Zong Bo was unhappy, his face froze, he snorted coldly, and said no more.
"Oh no, I ...... for the rest of my life" Li Gouyu secretly screamed badly, but he didn't expect Wang Erniu not to give him face.
"It's really ambitious, Young Master Zong, don't be like him. Li Gouyu immediately said angrily and glared at the dark-skinned boy fiercely.
Although he was unhappy in his heart, he could only say a few words verbally, after all, he Li Gouyu had seen the power of this dark-skinned young man.
Just a few days ago, while they were walking in the mountains, they happened to encounter a tiger blocking the road, which frightened several of them so much that they thought they were dying.
But before the tiger could pounce on them, a figure sprang out of the grass, and the man with his sword in his hand stepped forward with an arrow, and stabbed the tiger to death.
When Li Gouyu reacted, the tiger was dead, and there was a dark-skinned boy standing in front of the corpse.
During the exchange, they learned that the dark-skinned boy was a hunter around the forest and was going to the capital.
Afraid of encountering another accident on the road, the clever Li Gou was clever and deceived the dark-skinned boy into the car.
He didn't have the ability to stab a tiger to death with a sword, so he didn't dare to provoke it, for fear that the black-skinned young man would be anxious, and a sword in the wilderness would stab him to death again.
The dark-skinned boy ignored it, and turned his head to look out of the curtain again, his brown eyes flashing with gold.
This person is Gu Xi who rushed all the way east from Tianyi City and went straight to the capital.
After more than a month of worldly turmoil, Gu Xi walked through rivers and lakes, walked through lofty mountains and mountains, and killed many bandits who blocked the road and robbed on the way, and his mood had long been calm, which was completely different from when he first came out of the great wilderness.
Two months ago, when Gu Xi was about to leave for the capital, he said goodbye to his second brother, and after several considerations, he finally chose to hide something about his eldest brother.
He chose to bear it himself, no matter what Yue Hai said right or not, it was not easy to fight against the behemoth Chen family, if the Chen family really killed the eldest brother, even if he Gu Xi died, he would definitely let the Chen family be destroyed.
In order to keep the second brother, the shrewd Yue Hai made up a lie, and specially purchased a house and a shop with a good location, saying that it was something to thank for this trip, and the honest second brother believed it, opened a store, and started business.
With the help of Yue Hai, who controls the real power of Tianyi City, as long as the second brother is not a fool, his future business will definitely be smooth sailing and break out of the Ming Hall.
And he also has to go to Beijing to go to the young military camp that the entire Lan country dreams of young people to inquire about the cause of his eldest brother's death.
Before leaving, Yue Hai specially stuffed him with a roll of bamboo slips, saying that he had obtained a secret technique by chance when he was a teenager, and that he could change his body and skin color after practice.
Gu Xi is also a thoughtful person, so he naturally understands that his identity is very sensitive in the eyes of the senior leaders of the Chen family, and it took a long time on the road, and he finally practiced this "Illusion Technique" to a small success, and became the appearance of a dark-skinned boy now.