Chapter 502: The End of a Wealthy Family
"The head of the family, the mother of the third child is gone. "Early in the morning, Shi Zhenzhi hurriedly broke into Shi Daozhi's house, and said anxiously after driving away the maid who was waiting for him to wash.www.biquge.info
"What?" Shi Daozhi, who has always been calm, couldn't keep his previous calm when he heard the news, so he knocked over the copper basin that washed his face, and quickly turned around and asked, "Didn't you send someone to take care of it day and night, why did you let her run away?" When did you run? ”
Since Shi Hongzhi never returned, and the news that he was reused by Li You came again, Shi Daozhi hurriedly prepared to come as a female singer, while sending a messenger to Shi Hongzhi to ask the news and test his attitude towards the Shi family, on the other hand, Shi Hongzhi's mother was welcomed from the side courtyard to live in the inner courtyard, and several clever maids were side-by-side, which was called serving, but in fact it was surveillance, in case Shi Hongzhi thought of the past grievances to deal with them, so now that they heard that she had disappeared, these two people were so flustered.
"Little brother doesn't know." Shi Zhen was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, "I went to say hello to the old maid as usual this morning, but I waited at the door for a long time and didn't see her come out, I felt something was wrong right now, and immediately asked the maid to go in to check, but after I went in, I found that there was no one in the bedroom." In a hurry, Shi Zhenzhi resumed his previous current name for Shi Hongzhi, and he was responsible for the task of taking care of her, but now he had a leak.
"Immediately close the gates of the four cities in Yongzhou, and search strictly in the city, no matter which household it is, I have to go in and take a closer look, even the courtyard where you are waiting is no exception!" Shi Daozhi hurriedly sent an order, I hope they haven't left Yongzhou City yet, "Zhenzhi, you immediately lead a team of cavalry to chase out from the north gate, I think this old must be looking for his son." He hates it now, Shi Hongzhi's mother is one of the few useful chips in his hand, he wanted to use this to coerce Shi Hongzhi, if he can't catch her, then the Shi family doesn't have many cards to play.
"Yes, I'll go!" Shi Zhenzhi didn't dare to slack off, and immediately went out to chase after him; The entire Yongzhou City also immediately became chaotic, countless fierce and vicious families came out of the courtyard of the Shi family, closed the city gate, and then searched from house to house, those harassed people dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, but they would be beaten if they resisted, maybe they were worried about their lives, so they could only watch these families scourge their houses into shape.
A whole day passed, and until sunset, these people turned Yongzhou City upside down, and still no trace of Shi Hongzhi's mother was found; And Shi Zhenzhi, who went out of the city to pursue, led the cavalry to chase more than 100 miles, and also found nothing, the north gate of the road is the only way from Yongzhou to Shi Hongzhi's camp, where can they go if they don't go from here?
More than 20 miles outside the south gate of Yongzhou, a carriage is unhurriedly hiding in a small courtyard, and the man driving the car lifted the curtain and helped an old woman down and sent it to the house, "Old lady, don't worry, those people will definitely think that you are going to the north to find Lord Shi, but they will not guess that you are in the south, you only need to hide here for two or three days, Lord Shi should come with the army, and then your mother and son can be reunited." ”
"Thank you, sir." Shi Hongzhi's mother wiped her tears and said, "If it weren't for the old body's involvement, my son would have left the Shi family a long time ago, and now thanks to the appreciation of Lord Taiwei, my son can finally show his talent now, and when I see Lord Taiwei, the old body will personally thank you." "Knowing a son is like a mother, of course the old lady knows Shi Hongzhi's new thoughts, but she has a lot of regrets about dragging Shi Hongzhi down over the years, and now she is naturally happy to hear that her son has finally got the opportunity to display his ambitions.
"There is hot water in the house to eat, and the old lady can use a little bit and go and rest." Saying that, the man turned around and prepared to leave, "Keep an eye on the hill in front of you, and if anyone finds a trace, we'll quickly change to another place." So saying, the man went out and walked briskly up the hill ahead, hid himself in the woods, and stared closely at the avenue in the distance.
"Mr. Shi, Ling Ci has been picked up from Yongzhou City and is temporarily resettled in a safe place in the south of the city." Li You smiled and handed over a letter, but it was written by Shi Hongzhi's mother.
Yesterday, when he heard that the four gates of Yongzhou City were closed, Shi Hongzhi was really nervous for a while, and now he was relieved when he saw this letter, and hurriedly opened it and hurriedly browsed it, and saluted Li You, "Thank you Lord Taiwei for your help, and the officials are grateful." ”
"This matter is still Mr. Shi's own credit." Although the driver was a man from the Black Ice Terrace, being able to send Mrs. Shi outside from the courtyard was the result of Shi Hongzhi's many years of operation in the Shi family.
"In this way, the lower official will be completely relieved, and tomorrow the army will be able to reach the city of Yongzhou, and the lower official will ensure that the city gate will be opened smoothly." Without the last scruples in his heart, Shi Hongzhi can finally show his skills.
On the second day, the army arrived outside the city of Yongzhou, and Mrs. Shi was also taken to the barracks. Shi Daozhi, Shi Zhenzhi and others looked at the city from a distance, and they didn't know what they were thinking.
Shi Hong pulled his horse forward and persuaded him with good words, saying that as long as they went out of the city and surrendered, they could save their lives, of course, don't think about the land and wealth that the Shi family has embezzled over the years.
But Shi Daozhi and the others didn't believe it, secondly, they were reluctant, and thirdly, they thought that they had already agreed with other families in Lingnan Dao that as long as they could temporarily drag Li You's army, they would cause trouble in other places, making Li You uncomfortable, so although they were afraid, they still gritted their teeth and refused to admit defeat.
Yongzhou City has been operated by them for more than a hundred years, and the city defense is also one of the best in Lingnan Road, and countless grains and grasses have been accumulated in the city, which is enough to last for several years.
But Shi Hongzhi would not give them such a chance, he shook his head and took out a firework from his arms and lit it, and with a scream, the fireworks flew into the sky and bloomed beautiful flowers; Immediately, the soldiers at the gate of the city suddenly became chaotic, and the children of the Shi family, who had already defected to Shi Hongzhi, led their men and horses to open the city gate, and the army swarmed in.
Shi Daozhi, Shi Zhenzhi and others at the head of the city fell to the ground in front of their eyes, they knew that from this moment on, the Shi family, who had been operating in Lingnan Road for hundreds of years, was finally coming to an end. (To be continued.) )