Chapter 52: The State City

After burying the little girl's mother, Chen An drove the carriage and took the little girl out of this heartbroken place, and learned about the world and her family identity from the little girl.

He is now in a feudal dynasty similar to ancient China, the dynasty is called Dali, the founding of the country has been more than 200 years, but the country is getting worse and worse, and there is no longer the prosperity of the past, and above the court, traitors and traitors are playing with power, causing chaos in the court, corrupt officials and corrupt officials, fish and meat people, the edge of the four fields, wars are rampant, and natural disasters are frequent, so that hunger is everywhere, bandits are numerous, and most states and counties have disaster victims have risen up one after another, causing riots.

The little girl's surname is Tang, nicknamed Yaoyao, her father is a member of the imperial court, half a year ago he served as the Jiangzhou Xuanfu envoy, was ordered to inspect the local officials, relief to the victims, and when the situation is stable, then sent someone to Beijing to pick up his wife and daughter to get together and share the family. Who would have expected that the area around Yandang Mountain in Xuanzhou was tragically attacked and killed by bandits, the accompanying guards were killed and injured, and the beloved wife was all lost.

After listening to the little girl's story, Chen An couldn't help but ponder for a long time.

Because he felt that the attack on the little girl's mother and daughter was likely to be more than just the surface.

A group of robbers dared to attack the wives and daughters of a court official, didn't they know the seriousness of the consequences? Once Tang's father found out that they had done this, they would be desperate to avenge his wife and daughter, and did they think they could withstand the wrath of a court official?

Although he still had many questions in his heart, seeing that the little girl Yaoyao was already exhausted and sleeping in the carriage, he couldn't continue to ask questions.

It was imperative that he immediately find the nearest town to help the little girl see a doctor.

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A few hours after Chen An and the little girl left, a group of masked men on fast horses came to the scene of the attack, looking at the abandoned carriage on the dirt road, the air was faintly wafting foul smell, these people immediately stopped their horses, and sent people to investigate the scene.

"Helper, things don't seem right, I remember that the target was riding in three carriages, but there were only two at the scene, could it be that the group of guys let them go?"

An emaciated masked man saw the mess in front of him and instantly noticed something unusual, and immediately said to the tall man beside him.

"Don't panic, wait for the results of the investigation. The tall man waved his hand and said in a calm voice.

After a while, the masked men who had dispersed to investigate returned one after another, and came to a shocking result.

The target is suspected to be rescued by a master, and the Qingfeng thieves are almost all wiped out.

"Where is the target now?"

The tall man said after a long silence.

"Returning to the gang leader, according to the wheel tracks found in front of you, the target is heading in the direction of Cheongju. "A masked man.

"Hall Master Lu, you take someone to search for the remnants of the Qingfeng thieves who have escaped nearby, catch them, ask about the cause and effect of the incident, and make peace with us in Qingzhou City after the incident, and the others will continue to track down the whereabouts of the target with me!"

The tall man gave the order immediately.

"Yes!

After Hall Master Lu left with his own people, the tall man and the others immediately galloped away in the direction of Cheongju.

Meanwhile.

Chen An drove the carriage and finally saw the outline of the town, but along the way, he saw a lot of people with families and mouths, yellow faces and thin muscles on both sides of the road, I heard that they all fled from the west, if it weren't for the fact that Chen An carried a steel knife with him, and the anger was pressing, I am afraid that some hungry people with green eyes planned to rush up and loot the carriage.

Arriving at the gate of the town without danger, more victims gathered around him, and when Chen An intended to enter the city, the soldiers guarding the city gate immediately blocked his way!

"Stop! Where are the people from? The county order has an order, and idle people are not allowed to enter the city!"

When Chen An heard this, he immediately understood why so many victims had gathered outside the city.

"I am the doorman of the Jiangzhou Xuanfu Envoy Tang, and I specially escorted his family to Jiangzhou on the order of the Lord. ”

Chen An arched his hand towards the other party expressionlessly, these words were thought up by him on the fly, pulling the tiger skin to pull the banner, the most important thing is to be able to bluff the other party to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"Is there a proof?"

The soldiers who stopped the carriage glanced at each other, and after a moment, an officer wearing armor and holding a knife on his waist walked out of the group, he frowned and looked at Chen An, and said in a cold tone.

"I have here the official document sent to us by Lord Tang. ”

With that, Chen An jumped out of the carriage, took out a piece of paper from the package in the carriage and handed it to the officer.

The officer glanced at Wen Mu, then at Chen An, and then waved his hand.

"Release. ”

After speaking, he returned the document to Chen An.

"I'm tired. ”

Chen An bowed his hand to the officer, returned to the carriage and prepared to drive towards the city.

"Have you been robbed?"

Just as Chen An was leaving, the officer suddenly asked.

"Yes. ”

Chen An suddenly looked at the officer with vigilance.

"The Qingzhou area may not be very peaceful recently, if you want to send Lord Tang's family to Jiangzhou safely, it is best to recruit a group of trustworthy guards on the road. The officer looked at Chen An deeply and said.

"Do you have a recommendation?" said Chen An quietly.

"There is a good dart shop in the east of the city. The officer said.

"Where's the best doctor in the city?" said Chen.

"Rejuvenation Pavilion, go straight into the city, and you can see it at the largest intersection. The officer said.

"I'm tired. ”

After speaking, Chen An drove the carriage directly into the city.

Not long after he left, a soldier on the side quietly approached the officer and said, "Commander Pang, we seem to have forgotten to search his carriage, no matter how you look at it, the other party feels very suspicious!"

"I smell a very strong smell of blood and murderous aura, more things are better than less things, let it go. The officer said as he looked at the back of the departing carriage. "At least the official letter he gave is genuine. ”

"Is the other party really a guest of Tang Xuanfu in Jiangzhou?" the soldier said in surprise.

"Who knows, I will truthfully report this matter to the county magistrate, and you can defend the city here with peace of mind. ”

With that, the officer patted the soldier and turned to leave.

Such an event was just a small episode in the daily life of the defenders, but when night fell and the gates were about to be closed, a team of horses and whips galloped to the gates of the city undoubtedly made the defenders feel like a great enemy.

"Stop, who dares to storm the city gates, do you want to rebel?"

"Chen Qing in Xiaxuanzhou, I have no intention of disturbing you in a hurry!"

It turned out to be the famous Chen gang leader in Xuanzhou, the city gate is about to be closed, please enter the city quickly. ”

"Chen Qing has thanked you all here!"

Is it him? What is he doing in Cheongju all of a sudden?

At this time, Commander Pang, who was standing at the city wall and silently observing, couldn't help but fall into deep thought when he looked at Chen Qing's horse team rushing in.