Volume 1 The Hidden Dragon in the Abyss Chapter 68 Rushing to Huangsha County
The next day, Gu Xuan got up early in the morning, after waking up from the warm bed, with the warmth of the fire that was still burning on the side, he slowly got dressed one by one, accidentally pulled the wound on his shoulder, and there was a slight pain, but it was already much better.
After washing his face with the hot water in the house, rinsing his mouth with salt water, and finally putting on the old coat brought out of the capital, and then putting on a thick felt hat to protect his ears, he pushed open the door of the house, and a cold wind suddenly ran through the entrance, hitting his face like a knife, and instantly dispelled the remaining bit of sleepiness from him.
At this time, the guards outside the door saw Gu Xuan coming out, and hurriedly moved his frozen body, which was a little stiff, and stepped forward to clasp his fists and salute.
"Lord Wang!"
Gu Xuan nodded, stepped forward, gently brushed the snow off their shoulders for them, and said in a very guilty tone: "It's hard work for the two of you." β
The eyes of the two ordinary soldiers instantly turned red, and they almost cried, they were two young people, standing guard in the army, that was the most difficult work, spring and summer are good to say, this winter is very cold, standing here and can't move, one station is several hours, the weather in Youzhou is colder than other places, no matter how thick this is to be frozen into a popsicle, you have to drink a whole jar of ginger soup to ease up after guarding a post, especially they are the last shift in the middle of the night, and they have to stay outside until dawn, it is really cold and sleepy, and it is the most hardγ
But this is also something that the two of them are accustomed to, this is their daily task, there is a punishment for not doing well, it is natural to do it well, and no one cares, and now there is a prince who dusts off the snow on their shoulders for them and makes a hard work, how can this make them not moved.
In the eyes of the people below, as long as the people above do a little thing, it is a great favor, if their colleagues care about two sentences, they will not be so excited, in the end, or the gap between the identities of the two sides is too big, so a little thing can make these two ordinary soldiers very excited.
The lips of the two squirmed, and just as they were about to speak, Gu Xuan stretched out his hand to stop the two of them, and said: "I know what the two of you want to say, but what I want to say to the two of you is that you are guarding the territory for my Gu family, how can I thank you, you two will go to warm up your body later, don't fall ill It's not good, but today I am leaving, if you are free in the future, you can come to Huangsha County to find me, okay, go and drink a bowl of hot soup, and then if your general asks, it will be my order." β
The two soldiers hurriedly said yes, their hearts were extremely excited, they were just ordinary soldiers, there were not so many flowers, and a prince actually took the initiative to show favor to the two of them, so there was no reason to refuse.
This kind of unscrupulous prince, with a good temper, is willing to fight against the ferocious horse bandits for the sake of the people, is seriously injured but does not blame outsiders, and is sympathetic to the corporal and cares about the lowest soldiers, these two soldiers think of this, and even have a heart of admiration for him in their hearts, and even look at Gu Xuan with different eyes, which are full of admiration and gratitude.
Gu Xuan didn't care about this, but said goodbye to the two with a smile, turned around and walked to the other side.
Jinglong, who lived in an adjacent tent on the other side, had already gotten up, finished washing, and was exercising in the morning, which was a habit he had not been able to shake in the past few decades.
Seeing Gu Xuan coming over, Jing Long hurriedly put down the stone burden in his hand and stepped forward to hug his fist.
"Lord Wang!"
Gu Xuan bowed his head slightly, and said, "Uncle Jinglong, clean up, it's time to go." β
After Jing Long grabbed a thick-haired coat from the shelf next to him and put it on, he said a little angrily: "The injuries on the prince's body have not healed yet, and the one surnamed Lan dares to come and drive the prince away, and I don't know where he came from, it's really ridiculous!"
Gu Xuan just waved his hand and said lightly: "It's okay, don't be angry, if we want to gain a foothold in Huangsha County in the future, we will inevitably have to rely on the strength of the Youzhou Army, it is not appropriate to make it difficult for people to do it now, not to mention that Uncle Jinglong, your affairs are also urgent, you can't delay, you have to go quickly, otherwise it will change later, there are still a lot of things, I also want to leave early, this is not to look at their faces." β
"Uncle Jinglong will take the horse to the gate of the camp to wait for a while, or catch up with the people in the Tiger Ben army first, I will go to the young man first, and then we can meet directly at the door." β
Gu Xuan said and got up directly and went to the direction of the tent where the people of Majia Village were, after Majia Village was destroyed, the remnants of the young women and children who were rescued by Gu Xuan that night and the young man Ma Mingze had no place to go, but then they were stained, so they came to the garrison to live temporarily, until yesterday After talking with Ma Mingze, the young man nodded and agreed to go to Huangsha County with him, and today is the time to set off.
At this time, everyone in Majia Village had already packed up, all carrying bags and packages, standing in a row and waiting at the door, seeing Gu Xuan coming, they all took the initiative to greet him.
"Lord Wang. β
Several villagers all saluted in a decent manner, but after all, they were just ordinary people who had never read a book, and the etiquette was naturally not so rigorous and thoughtful, but the sense of respect was undiminished.
is still the same truth, if the two chivalrous men who met in Pingshui sacrificed their lives to save them, then the gratitude of these villagers would be so little, but a powerful person in a high position can sacrifice his life to save them, it is a great favor.
Gu Xuan said in a somewhat low tone: "You have caused this trouble, it is my Liang Guo who is ashamed of you, please accept the next bow first!"
As he spoke, he bowed down and bowed, and several villagers were shocked and said, "Lord Wang, don't dare." β
"Yes, Lord Wang, how can you worship us?"
Several villagers hurriedly wanted to step forward to help, but because of the big difference in status, they didn't dare to touch Gu Xuan at all, so they could only stand in place, helpless, and didn't know what to do.
Gu Xuan didn't care, he finished the salute by himself, bared his teeth and grinned: "I almost forgot that I still have a wound on my back, but it hurts me to death." β
At this mention, several people were immediately moved, after all, the other party was seriously injured in order to save them, and because they didn't know the identity of the other party before, they dared not want to risk reporting for Gu Xuan because they spared their lives, but now that they know the other party's noble identity, they are only left with gratitude and respect, and people are sometimes so strange.
Gu Xuan didn't want to delay any longer, and said directly: "Okay, this king is about to leave for Huangsha County, I think Ming Ze also told you yesterday, now, if you are willing to come with me, pack up your things, you can set off with this king, if you don't want to, this king is not reluctant." β
The young man Ma Mingze immediately stood up, walked all the way to Gu Xuan's side, looked firm, and clenched his fists and said: "Brothers and sisters-in-law, I have decided to follow the prince, and I made it clear yesterday, and now if you want to be with me, stand up." β
Gu Xuan glanced at Ma Mingze approvingly, and immediately one of the strongest men in the crowd stood up, and also learned to hug his fists and said: "My name is Ma Erhu, and I am also willing to follow the prince." β
As he spoke, he fell to his knees and kowtowed three times to Gu Xuan.
Gu Xuan shook his head a little helplessly.
Then he looked at the other villagers in front of him, smiled and said: "This kind of thing is not forced, everyone has their own choice, this king will not be difficult, and I respect your choice, but if you have something to ask for in the future, you can also come to Huangsha County to find this king, and you are in a hurry to hurry, then don't go over." β
Ma Mingze stepped forward to help the strong man Ma Erhu, and the two stood behind Gu Xuan together.
"Don't you have to pack anything more?"
Gu Xuan suddenly turned his head and asked.
Ma Mingze and Ma Erhu shook their heads together, Ma Erhu gently shook a small bag on his back, and said, "Back to the prince, all the useful things are packed here, and there is nothing to clean up." β
Ma Mingze himself was carrying a small bag, standing in place and not moving.
"Okay, then you better say goodbye to your relatives, okay, just go directly to the gate of the camp to find me. β
Gu Xuan said, then turned around and left, walked out for more than ten meters, and suddenly looked back, several villagers from Majia Village were hugging each other, saying some encouragement, encouragement, goodbye in the future, the women even cried quietly.
Gu Xuan looked at this situation and couldn't help but sigh slightly.
This trip is dangerous, I don't know which is the better choice to stay or follow me, if it weren't for the unusable soldiers at hand, Gu Xuan didn't want to pull these two simple villagers to Huangsha County like this, so he could only say that he tried his best to ensure their safety.
So they walked all the way to the gate of the camp, and a group of elite cavalry had been waiting outside for a long time.
The leader is a young general, with a national face, resolute and fierce eyes, with a murderous aura all over his body, obviously a fierce general who often goes to the battlefield to fight, wearing a full set of hideous armor, and a lifelike tiger head carved in the middle, which adds a bit of fierceness to it, at the moment holding a tiger head knife, is chatting with Jinglong.
It seems that Jinglong's identity as a former soldier of the Youzhou Army is somewhat useful, at least it is easy to get in touch.
Seeing Gu Xuan walking towards this side, the two people who were talking hurriedly stepped forward and saluted.
"Lord Wang!"
Gu Xuan waved his hand slightly, signaling that he didn't need to be polite, and then asked with a smile: "I don't know what the general is called." β
This young general's body is strong, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, perhaps because he has been honed in the border pass with too much wind and sand all the year round, his skin is dark, very rough, and his voice is also very rough at this time, and when he heard Gu Xuan ask, he immediately knelt down on one knee, and replied loudly with one hand on his knee.
"Lu Dengyun in the hundred households of the Xiahu Ben Army, see the prince!"
It was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, so powerful, that Gu Xuandu lightly bowed his forehead, and praised without hesitation: "What a tiger general! Youzhou has you, it is a blessing for the country!"
Lu Dengyun, who had been praised so much, stood up, Xu was a little shy, reached out and gently touched the hard helmet, hehe smirked, not knowing how to answer.
Looking at the carriage prepared for himself next to him, Gu Xuan said.
"I'm tired of the general, wait a little longer, I still have two retinues. β
Lu Dengyun hurriedly waved his hand and said loudly: "Don't get in the way, don't get in the way, in order to escort the prince, the general gave us five days off, it doesn't hurt to slow down." β
Looking at Lu Dengyun, a somewhat stupid young man in front of him, Gu Xuan and Jinglong looked at each other and smiled, not knowing what they were thinking.
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