Chapter 419: Sending Off
Then she saw the silent crowd on both sides of the long street, high and low.
I don't know when, the people of Huzhou have already got the news, and on this snowy night, they quietly got up and gathered on both sides of the long street of the Thorn Mansion to say their final goodbye to her.
The sky was dark, the dome pressed the city, the people on both sides of the long street were silent, and their faces were blurred in the wind and snow, only silence was like a mountain, covering the city heavily.
This is the city for which she shed blood and tears, and who has exhausted her soul, but finally has to say goodbye decisively.
At a glance, the officials of the Ministry of Rites saw that the long street was full of people, and they couldn't see their heads, and they looked at each other with a shocked expression.
It's not that I haven't seen officials who have won the hearts of the people, some are just posturing, and even if they are, they can't reach such a scene, it's late at night, snowing, countless people crawling out of the hot quilt, waiting on the side of the street, and the houses in the distance, the lights are still on, and more people are coming.
Xu was instructed, and the farewell of the people did not cry angrily, nor did they make any noise, but only silently stared with tears, but the more this happened, the more the escorts were suffocated.
The official of the Ministry of Rites secretly rejoiced in his heart, he was originally worried that Wen Zhen's martial arts were not weak and had many means, so he wanted to ban her, but because she was all her people in the Assassin's Mansion, he was afraid of provoking a mutiny, so he wanted to wait until he left the city.
Wen Zhen saw that there were more and more people, and the murderous aura in the wind and snow on the long street forced the flag bearers and guards to turn pale, sighed, sat up straight in the prisoner car, arched his hand to the people, and said, "Fathers and fellow villagers, thank you for sending me off." Please don't worry, but for some small things, just go to Beijing and talk about it. In Huzhou for three years, all the fathers and elders helped each other, and Wen Zhen thanked him here. It's windy, snowy, and cold, so let's go back early. ”
Still silent, after a while, an old man walked out, with a young man, holding a large piece of oilcloth, and covered Wen Zhen's prisoner car.
Wen Zhen nodded in acknowledgment.
The old man pulled the young man to kowtow to her and said, "Jinglang, kowtow a few times." If there are no adults, let alone entering the state to study, your life will be long gone. ”
Wen Zhen took a closer look, and only then did she vaguely recognize that it was the young man who was rescued by artificial respiration on the construction site of the Thorn Mansion when she arrived in Huzhou.
The old scholar who scolded her for being immoral, and when her son finished kowtowing, he also stepped forward to kowtow, and said to her sincerely when he got up, "My lord, back then, you said that life is important, honor is light, and everything is light." But I hope you always remember. ”
Wen Zhen stared at him, smiled and nodded: "I remember." ”
While she was talking to the old scholar, a stout man stepped forward silently, took out a hammer and nail, and nailed the oilcloth neatly to the prisoner car, so that it formed a cover that could not be blown away from the wind and rain.
Seeing Wen Zhen looking at him, he grinned: "My lord, I am the craftsman you saved on the flower tower at the gate of Huzhou City back then. I have no other ability to thank my lord, so I can only wish my lord this trip and not be affected by wind and rain. ”
When Wen Zhen first entered Huzhou, Huang Qingsong ordered the craftsman to tie the flower building to greet him, but the craftsman was plotted to fall off the flower building, forcing Wen Zhen to rescue and expose his identity.
Wen Zhen didn't want to remember this little thing, touched the oilcloth cover, and said with a smile: "Your craftsmanship is very good, with this craftsmanship, you must be comfortable for a lifetime." ”
"Thank you, Lord Jiyan." The craftsman smiled and stepped back.
An old man in his fifties came in a hurry with an older woman, the woman was old, and her feet were small, and she walked very slowly. ”
Someone rushed to carry the old woman, the old man panted and helped, and said: "My lord, Xiaomin is Li Laogua, the old lady almost died of illness when he was working on the construction site of the Assassin Mansion, after you came, please ask the doctor to treat the old lady, and then the medical center opened by the Assassin Mansion is a free clinic every quarter, these years my old lady is not only alive, but also living more vigorous, today I heard that you are leaving, I must come to send you ......"
The old woman wept, groped, took out a talisman from her bosom, which was hot from the body, and said inarticulately, "...... Good girl, good girl, this is what the eldest mother asked for in the Guanyin Temple, the light opened by the very spiritual master Miaoshan, and the eldest lady has been carrying it with her for so many years, and now it is given to you, you are good, good ......"
Wen Zhen closed his eyes, held the old man's bruised hand, took the talisman that had been blackened and curled at the edge, and cherished it in his heart.
There was a faint choking sound around him.
Wen Zhen instructed the people of the Assassin Mansion, "Add a piece of clothing to the old lady and carry it back quickly." Watching the back of the mother and son disappear into the wind and snow, as soon as he turned his head, a child was under the prisoner car, tiptoeing, holding a silver lock in both hands, and said in a milky voice: "Adult, adult, my mother said that I was born because of you, this is my longevity lock, give it to you, you also have to live a long life." ”
Wen Zhen looked at the child, slightly older than casually, his heart was soft, touched his little red face, took the silver lock in his hand, turned his head to look at Cai Sang, Cai Sang understood, she has always carried some gold and silver gadgets, and immediately took out a small gold collar, Wen Zhen reached out from the prisoner car, put the collar on the child, and said: "Grow up healthy, worry-free for a lifetime." ”
The child's parents stood behind the child, kowtowing to her with red eyes, Wen Zhen waved his hand and said, "Go, don't freeze the child." ”
is still on the construction site of the Assassin Mansion, and the child of Saburo who was saved has grown so big.
The blessings given to him are also given to casual children.
Everything in the world has cause and effect, and everything the people of Huzhou have done today proves that she has come.
The crowd stepped forward silently, and retreated silently, someone sent a pancake that was made overnight in his arms and took out a hot pancake, someone took out a brand-new sheepskin mattress for marriage, a widow, with seven children, carrying a large basket of brine cooked food, tearfully and she said that she learned to make braised and boiled vegetables during the Spring Festival, and set up a small stall with this skill, and one person fed seven children, today I heard that the history of the assassin is leaving, and all the ingredients at home have been marinated overnight, and Wen Zhen must take them all, Someone brought all the eggs in the house......
After a while, the prisoner car was full and couldn't be put down, and Wen Zhen politely declined all the ones that were to be sent later. The prisoner truck only traveled three feet in the past half a day, almost stopping at a time.
The officials have been secretly instructed by Zhang Yue, in order to ensure the stability of Huzhou, and do not come forward, but the local gentry are waiting at the street under the leadership of Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Zhang no longer takes a cigarette stick, but has developed the habit of chewing snacks at any time, but tonight she did not chew snacks, and waited with a large number of people with solemn faces, next to a carriage with an ordinary appearance. And a couple of tough coachmen.
Seeing Wen Zhen's prisoner car arrive, she didn't say much, only bent down and said, "Huzhou Chamber of Commerce, send off Lord Wen." Adults have traveled all the way, the wind and frost have worked hard, and I would like to send you off with this car, and I am willing to talk about the bitter cold of the journey. ”
Huzhou already has a chamber of commerce, Mrs. Zhang is the president, Li Liancheng is the vice president, Wen Zhen did not care about Li Liancheng's semi-betrayal, she has always been businesslike.
As soon as the official of the Ministry of Rites wanted to speak, the people around him stepped forward, and he hurriedly shut up, looking at the carriage, which seemed to be nothing unusual, and thought that everything would wait until he left the city.
Wen Zhen knew that the things sent by Mrs. Zhang were extraordinary, her eyes drooped, and she saw that Mrs. Zhang's two shoes were worn wrong, so she must have come out in a hurry, but the carriage was even equipped with the coachman, and she wanted to laugh a little, but her eyes were hot and swollen, and she only smiled for a while: "If I settle down, I will always repay Mrs. and you favors." ”
If there was no Mrs. Zhang, she and casually were afraid that they might not be able to get through that hurdle, this kindness was too heavy, but they couldn't repay it well, but as long as they lived, there would always be a day of reward.
Mrs. Zhang said: "The old woman just looks at the previous sentence." ”
The two smiled goodbye.
Wen Zhen thought abruptly, Mo Xiao was still in Dingzhou, so it must be too late to come.
I don't know when I'll see you next time.
The last one to come up was Shen Quanqi, with a large group of students from the state school and Suiyun Academy. He was originally a representative figure among the students of state studies, but he was beaten by Yan Sui during the Spring Festival, and he was first a "dirty" and was embarrassed. Then a couplet and a poem are forced to walk around the state school square to this day. After that, he studied diligently, and vowed not to be able to match couplets for a day, not to write a better poem than the spring night and rain, and not to participate in the imperial examination for a day. Later, because of the fame of the article, he became more and more prestigious in Huzhou.
Wen Zhen was quite apologetic about this, but he didn't expect to miss the future of a man with a backbone, and thought that the inspection system of this dynasty had not been completely canceled, and he planned to recommend him to the imperial court at the end of this year.
Naturally, it doesn't work out now.
Shen Quanqi led a group of scholars to bow to her, presented a book with both hands, and said: "We are all disciples of the adult, and it is unfilial piety to not be able to serve the adult to travel far." I will use the article homework to present it to the adult, and ask the adult to review it on behalf of the adult and continue to teach. ”
The officials of the Ministry of Rites were shocked.
The pomp and circumstance of the people seeing him off had never been heard of before, and he was extremely uneasy, but now the meaning of this gift was even more shocking.
These are all outstanding students in Huzhou, all of whom have to participate in the imperial examination, with the famous teacher of Yunshu Academy, Huzhou has been quite good in recent years, and there are many people on the list of scientific examinations every year, these people will be the pillars of the country in the future, such a group of people, at this time, openly stated, no paper where Zhen fell, and permanently recognized Wen Zhen as a teacher!
Aren't they afraid of influencing their future careers?
When such news is transmitted back to Tianjing, what will the Huzhou officials who have already entered the government think? Those old ministers have something to say again.
The official of the Ministry of Rites lowered his head, if he was nervous and uneasy at the beginning, he was also deeply impressed at this moment, and did not dare to make a mistake.
The people's popularity and public opinion, can't be faked, a woman, can do this, Dongtang officialdom, so far unheard.
Ahead, the city gates are in sight.
A line of old men waited at the door.
The first person with white hair and white beard fluttered in the wind and snow, and said loudly: "Today, we are waiting to see off Lord Assassin Shi, and we should have taken off our boots, but the Lord is a woman, which is disrespectful." Please leave a thing around you and give the people of Huzhou a little thought! ”
Officialdom rules, when an official is transferred, the local respected villager will take off the official's boots and raise them high to show reluctance and respect, Wen Zhen is a woman, naturally can not practice this etiquette, but the people of Huzhou do not want to save this courtesy, can not give her what she deserves.
Wen Zhen was a little surprised, thought about it, and said, "No need. The reunion of Jianghu fishing and the three-question book house are all things that I left behind. If you remember me, check it out once in a while. From today on, all the people in Huzhou will be 20% off when they meet and eat in the rivers and lakes. At the end of the year, there are all the medical halls, academies, Mengxue, good halls, Confucian temples, and granaries that have been newly built in Huzhou within three years...... You can see things and think about people. ”
She is reluctant to leave personal things to worship the temple, and the meaning of this sentence is, firstly, to remind the dynasty of her own merits and increase the pressure on the latecomers, and secondly, to entrust the people of Huzhou to the people of Huzhou.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites lowered their eyes and smiled bitterly, thinking that in the future, in Huzhou, I am afraid that no one will dare to come.
The group of old men respectfully accepted it, and one of them served the tray first, and a glass of send-off wine was served on the tray.
Wen Zhen took it, took a picture of the Quartet, and drank it all.
The old man knelt down and retreated, and the prisoner cart rolled out of the city gate.
The city gate has already been opened, and the prisoner car has never gone through the main gate, and no one has given orders, so the city gate leader has made a special exception for Wen Zhen. The guards all stood up, put on their helmets and armor, and stood silently in the city and under the city, as if they were being reviewed, and silently sent the prisoner car of Lord Shi out of the city.
The moment the prisoner car drove out of the tall shadow of the newly repaired city gate, Wen Zhen heard a deep voice behind him, "Send off the adults——"
The flag on the head of the city fluttered silently with snowflakes, and Zhang Yue led all the officials of Huzhou City under the banner for a long time.
At the front of the city gate, there were all the professors of the Yun Academy and the State Academy, and the old masters who came in a hurry and never bent down for the five buckets of rice wore their hats crookedly, wore their boots diagonally, and bowed to the ground.
The sound of the clash of armor was crisp, and the city and the city, thousands of troops knelt, and the iron-black armor was covered with frost and snow, and it was mottled white.
And inside the city gate, on the long street, the black oppressive people knelt down hand in hand, and pressed their foreheads against the cold snowy ground.
Like the tide, wave after wave stretches to the deepest part of Huzhou City.
After a moment of silence, Wen Zhen knelt up straight in the prison car, and then slowly bent over, his forehead pressed against his hands.
Repay it with a big gift.
Across a city gate, people knocking at each other's distances.
The snow fell silently, the wind roared and killed, and Huzhou was silent in parting.
A horse galloped from outside the city, stepping on the snow, and the weak young man who was immediately dressed in a big coat watched this scene, and stood on the horse far away, with tears in his eyes.
He is Mao Zhiyi.
At the head of the city, the banner whipped the leader's cheek coldly, but he was numb and unaware of the pain, and his fingers clung tightly to the bricks until his nails turned up.
He is Zhang Yue.
Under the city, someone squatted by the city gate, and inserted a new early plum that he had carefully cultivated this year into a place where Lord Thorn Shi could see it at a glance, and wanted to tell her in this way that she would thank her for relieving the siege at the beginning, and soon, she would marry a good husband.
She is Bai Lin's daughter Bai Fangfei.
Farther away, someone walked out of the path, draped in a thick cotton jacket and holding a black tablet in his hand. She stroked the icy tablet, carefully wiping the snow off the tablet.
She's a big girl.
……
Wen Zhen straightened up, and saw the person under the banner, the person who stayed on the horse, the person holding the tablet, and the gorgeous early plum.
Very good, the one who should come...... It's all coming.
She glanced in the direction of the Assassin's Mansion for the last time, and was about to turn around.
Huzhou, who had been silent behind him, suddenly whimpered.
Cai Sang, who had been crying for a long time, suddenly whispered.
Wen Zhen looked up and saw a pulley speeding out of the city gate.
This car is familiar, she ordered someone to make it for them to play, in order to facilitate the children to play together, it is made quite big, the car can slide, can turn, can twist.
Her heart jumped.
Didn't you just listen to her and go out of the city!
Although he was raised among orphans, if he appeared in the standard-bearer guard at this moment, it was very likely that he would still be discovered, after all, he was very good-looking.
But she didn't dare to show too worried looks at the moment, and everyone stared at her.
In rainy and snowy weather, the twisting car came faster, and in order to avoid people, the horn was blown from afar, which caused people to get up one after another, and the solemn atmosphere was swept away.
The twisting car left the city in the blink of an eye and went straight to the front of Wen Zhen's prisoner car.
Then there was a rattle, and the next pair of short legs kicked hard, and the car stopped.
Wen Zhen and the elders of the city all widened their eyes.
What's that in the car?
Seven tall and short guys, the tallest of which was no more than a man's waist. Both wear the big heads of animal dolls and wear doll clothes. One dressed as a tiger, one as a rabbit, one as a cat, one as a snake, one as a monkey, one as a turtle, and one as the shortest, black, white, and white...... Giant panda.
The people's tears turned into laughter...... Isn't this the seven living treasures of the Assassin's Mansion?
Isn't that shortest black-and-white iron-eating beast the little monster of the Assassin's Mansion?
No need to ask, it must have been his bad idea.
Wen Zhen almost rolled his eyes.
When I was two years old, I heard her talk about some things in the modern world, stage plays, doll costumes, or something, and she didn't pester her to make one, and named a giant panda, saying that only a national treasure was worthy of him. Wen Zhen has always had a bowl of water flat on the surface, so he made one for the children alone. Later, I heard that they really rehearsed a play, but it is said that the director has always been dissatisfied with the dramatic effect and the actors' acting skills, and always said that they still need to polish and polish, and this polishing has been polished to the point that I don't know where.
And then, today, she saw it.
The children didn't speak, and they started to perform directly, and she knew why the director was always dissatisfied with this performance.
The rabbit squats down and cries at every turn, the tiger likes to pull the monkey's tail, the monkey's heel always rolls over to the tortoise, the tortoise carries a big burden and can't figure out the culprit, and hits the cat's body, and the cat drags the snake's tail and sweeps towards the fool.
It wasn't until the giant panda gave a kick that it was quiet.
Then began their performance.
The rabbit moves out of a toy wooden bridge with a hammer and hammers, and the cat holds a small rake to level the road. The giant pandas are helping them.
The monkey came and trampled on the wooden bridge, but was stopped, and the monkey stepped back and ran to the tiger and muttered.
The tiger drew a wooden knife and killed the rabbit and the cat, and the snake lit the fire, and the two laughed with their stomachs held together. Then the tiger put on a yellow coat, and the snake wore a golden belt.
The giant panda escaped with his life, jumped out of the twisting car and ran to the prisoner car.
Very simple plot.
But they saw the whole city up and down, and the crowd was silent.
Murder and arson of gold belts, repair bridges and repair roads without corpses.
The officials of the Ministry of Rites and the standard-bearers all turned blue.
Is that what it means? Is it yes?
This group of children, whose oldest is only about seven years old and whose youngest looks no more than three years old, will really play such a sinister play, instigating the anger of the people in public, and planting the seeds of chaos!
But it's impossible to think about it, everyone sneaks fast and comes as fast as possible, Huzhou is caught off guard, these children are so young, this kind of drama must be arranged for many talents, it is impossible to come to such a play temporarily.
But Rao was like this, and he broke out in a cold sweat again.
I only feel that tonight in Huzhou, I was shocked by this wave and lost my heart, and I haven't seen it in this life.
No wonder His Majesty must get rid of this female assassin.
No wonder that the ......
His mind was fluctuating, and he didn't notice the giant panda running towards Wen Zhen.
casually rushed to the prisoner car, and climbed up with a kick on his little short legs, Wen Zhen was afraid that he would go with him, who knew that he climbed on the prisoner car like a short-tailed monkey, and asked himself in a low voice: "Mother, which car will you sit in later?" ”
Wen Zhen said: "Naturally, it is the one given by Grandma Zhang." ”
casually nodded with satisfaction, it seems that my mother will not suffer, and I don't have to bother to help my mother change the car, "Then you have to be good." ”
Wen Zhen stretched out his hand, but found that he couldn't touch his face, the panda's head was very heavy, and only the same black eyes showed in the black eye sockets, flashing and flashing, like a colorful halo.
Suddenly remembered the moment when he was born in the water and lifted him up, the baby's full cheeks faced the sunset, and his eyes were crystal clear like glass.
It's so big in the blink of an eye.
Big enough to rush to see her off in such a situation.
Big enough to think of not being able to show up at the moment, using a doll costume to cover up.
It's so big that at such a time, you can use a stage play to stir up people's hearts.
Jue Hui is like this, she can leave with confidence.
casually stretched out the fat bear claws and put them into Wen Zhen's palm, the plot of the stage play was originally a rabbit escaping, after all, Niuniu loves to cry, if she doesn't let her live, she will flood the Seventh Army, but he temporarily tampered with the plot, otherwise how could he come over to send his mother.
Must come.
Otherwise, my mother's heart will definitely be like Niuniu, tears flowing.
"Mother, don't worry, I'll be fine."
Wen Zhen nodded with a smile.
The official of the Ministry of Rites approached cautiously, Wen Zhen knew that this was to urge, and she didn't want to appear in front of these people for too long, so she had to let go.
casually said suddenly: "That, mother, that, my cheap father, if you see him, tell him casually, as long as he is good to his mother, I will forgive him casually." ”
Wen Zhen shook his hand with a smile and said, "Okay." ”
The prisoner cart was moving.
Above and below the city, the city was full of soldiers and civilians, and they fell down in the snow again.
But the fat bear's paw refused to leave her palm.
Wen Zhen was ruthless, broke free from the bear's paws, and said loudly: "After all, it is the fate of mother and son halfway, don't worry about it anymore, go ahead!" ”
Casually silent, Wen Zhen turned his back to him, and heard the sound of popping, which was the sound of a fat bear paw running with the prisoner cart on the snow, and suddenly slipped and fell, but there was no exhalation of pain or screaming, and then a small body took advantage of this slip to simply slide over, slid over the prisoner cart, turned his head and beckoned to her, and the next moment with an ouch, he fell over in the bushes on the side of the road, revealing only a fat and white ass struggling for nothing.
Wen Zhen let out a "poof".
Before the laughter was over, tears finally flowed all over his face.
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