The hour was coming to an end, and the sky was just white, but the dart masters and executioners in the Longmen Dart Game were already busy early.

More than 20 young men dressed in strong suits, with swords and long knives hanging from their waists, and strong bows and spears on their backs, each riding a tall horse and waiting in front of the main gate of Tong Mansion.

In addition to this, the three wide carriages were quietly parked at the edge of the road.

Two of the carriages carried several huge paulownia boxes, which were the two truckloads of goods escorted by the Longmen Dart Bureau to Taiyuan Mansion in Shanxi Province.

As for the carriage in the middle, it is not a board car used to pull goods, but a passenger car with a compartment.

The Tong family sisters and brothers also knew that Zhou Chen was preparing to leave for the exam today, although they did not come to see him off in person, but they all helped Zhou Chen prepare for everything.

This carriage was prepared by the Tong family sisters and brothers for Zhou Chen to ride, and even the driver of the carriage was specially selected by Tong Shi from among the old coachmen in the dart bureau, in order to avoid Zhou Chen being hit by too many bumps on the way.

In the carriage, there were also a lot of snacks and drinks prepared by Tong Xiangyu, which could be said to have prepared all the things that Zhou Chen needed.

Whether it is a wagon or a coach, there is a flag on the left and right sides of each carriage.

All the flags are all in bright red as the background, and they are embroidered with black characters with iron paintings and silver hooks, on the left is a Tong character, and on the right is the four characters of Longmen Dart Bureau.

When Zhou Chen walked out of the gate of Tong's Mansion, he saw these six flags waving in the wind at first glance.

At this time, the dart masters who were gathering together to chat also found Zhou Chen carrying parcels of luggage at the same time.

Zhao Darttou, the person in charge of this dart, hurriedly rode his horse to Zhou Chen's side, he turned over and bowed his hand and said: "Little Xianggong, all the matters have been prepared, just wait for you to get in the carriage, you will be able to leave for Taiyuan Mansion." ”

Not only this Zhao Dart Leader, but the other dart masters and executioners in the field also respectfully clasped their fists and saluted Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen's predecessor's father was the previous chief dart head of this Longmen dart game before his death, and the current head of the dart Tong Boda is the same as his predecessor and his parents, so the predecessor naturally has a high status in this Longmen dart game.

The most important thing is that Zhou Chen went to Taiyuan Mansion this time to participate in the Qiufu Township Examination, and as long as he passes the examination, he will immediately gain the fame of lifting people.

The old man of the county is a person who has to give three points of politeness when he sees it, how dare they, ordinary people in the rivers and lakes, slack off.

The etiquette of these dart masters and executioners is very thorough, and Zhou Chen is also not proud of this, he first arched his hand and saluted everyone back, and then smiled and helped up Zhao Dart in front of him: "There is a lot of trouble for Zhao Dart in this trip." ”

Zhao Darttou responded humbly: "The little minister is serious, and it is an honor for the brothers to be able to send you to participate in the imperial examination, and you should do your best." ”

chuckling and shaking his head, Zhou Chen continued: "Okay, don't be humble Zhao Darttou, let's get on the road as soon as possible!" ”

"Please board the carriage, and let's go!"

Zhao Darttou took the parcel and luggage that Zhou Chen was carrying, and he respectfully sent Zhou Chen to the carriage with a carriage in the middle.

Immediately afterwards, I saw Zhao Dart's head neatly turned over and rode onto the horse, the whip in his hand was raised high, and he shouted loudly: "Bright Dart!" ”

"Hewu...... Hehewu ......"

The other dart masters also let out a long, loud shout in unison.

"Crackle!"

Zhao Darthead slapped his horsewhip in the air and gave the order: "Go!" Go to Thai Nguyen! ”

Then, everyone rode away from Hanzhong Mansion and walked in the direction of Taiyuan, Shanxi.

Although it was only early autumn, the official road of Xiao Se had already been paved with a layer of withered yellow leaves.

The wheels of the carriage rolled over it, producing a rhythmic and crisp loud rustling sound, which also added a few sounds of fun to the boring journey.

Even on the way, Zhou Chen did not waste time, still as usual, continued to deepen his memory of the Four Books and Five Classics during the day, and diligently condensed his skills at night, every day.

Feeling the increasing purple qi in the dantian, Zhou Chen's entire spirit was growing.

"Tick! Tick! ”

I don't know when it started, and suddenly raindrops began to fall in the sky, making the already slightly cooler climate even cooler.

Raising his hand to lift the curtain covering the car window, Zhou Chen looked at the scene outside the carriage.

At this moment, Zhao Darthead and his dart masters seemed to be all dressed in robes and hats, and the two trucks were also covered with a thick layer of rainproof tarpaulin.

However, they did not plan to find a place to shelter from the rain, but continued to gallop along the spacious official road towards Taiyuan City.

At present, their group is not far from Taiyuan City, and according to the current speed, at most, around the evening, they will be able to enter Taiyuan City to rest.

However, if they delay something on the road, then they are afraid that they will not be able to enter Taiyuan City today, and they can only continue to sleep outside the city for one night.

Because according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, as soon as the time comes, the dusk drum will be sounded on time, prohibiting the people from continuing to move on the streets, and the city gate will be directly closed and blocked.

It will not be closed until the next day, when the morning bell rings.

If you don't want to be locked outside the Taiyuan City Gate, then the dart team can only brave the rain.

And with the current drizzle, it won't be much of an obstacle to the dart team's rush.

Unfortunately, the sky did not fulfill people's wishes, and after the dart team galloped in the rain for more than an hour, the rain became heavier and heavier, and finally even turned into a pouring rain.

The torrential rain fell on the roof of the carriage, and even erupted into a dull sound, dense and continuous.

The rain is so violent, it is unrealistic to continue to hurry, or take advantage of the rain to continue to expand, it is best to find a place to take shelter from the rain and rest, it is impossible to enter Taiyuan City today.

Fortunately, there was a deserted mountain temple not far ahead, which could be used as a shelter from the wind and rain, so Zhao Darttou decided to stay in that mountain temple tonight.

Immediately, Zhao Darttou turned his horse and came to Zhou Chen's carriage, he knocked on the window and shouted: "Little Xianggong, this rain is getting more and more violent, I know that there is an abandoned temple not far ahead, let's go there to take shelter from the rain." ”

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