Chapter 47: Variables
It was supposed to be the end of spring and summer, and it was time to change clothes, but now there was a gust of wind, blowing the streets full of people dressed in random clothes.
The big people in the city who can talk on the surface are busy with their own important things today. And the people behind the use of this Tongcheng as a shackle and fiddling with chess pieces to set up a formation are sleeping soundly at the moment.
In order to send Taishou out of the city, the south gate began to control the entry and exit of idle people early in the morning. As a result, the nearest east gate became the most lively place among the city gates.
The people who entered the city lined up in a long line, and their identities were verified and recorded through public inspection in turn, and the city gate officials were busy from the beginning of the hour to the present, but the waiting line did not shorten at all, but became longer and longer.
This work that could not be seen made the city gate officials anxious, and they could not steal it for a moment. But he forgot to add a shirt when he went out this morning, and the wind beat him, making him shiver from the cold, and his mind became dull and numb.
Fortunately, the news of Dengyun Tower yesterday is now known to everyone, and Taishou will definitely not come to inspect the city gate again today, and the two Li masters, who are quite difficult to deal with, should not have time to take care of here. So, things still have to be done, but they are not done as carefully as usual.
Things are cumbersome, busy after the hour of eating, seeing that there is nothing special, the city gate officials are thinking about going to the alley closest to the city gate, looking for a stall to buy a bowl of soup cakes to warm the stomach. I could hear a sudden commotion at the back of the line entering the city.
The city gate official couldn't stop being irritable, and while shouting "don't make noise", he went to the place where the sound came from, and saw a group of homeless people gathered in the middle of the procession outside the city gate, obviously surrounding someone who didn't know something.
When he got closer, he saw someone squeezing in outside, squeezing and pulling out the pockets and basins he carried with him as he squeezed. The inside is drilled out, and the guy in his arms is filled to the brim.
Due to the restraint of Liu Zhu, the city gate officials were not able to draw their swords, so they had to shout and pull with the rest of the officials, trying to calm the crowd, but after all, the swords were not out of the sheath and there was a lot less deterrence, and they were busy for a while before the team returned to order.
When the crowd dispersed, all that was left was an overturned flathead cart with rice sprinkled on it and on the ground nearby. The man pushing the cart stood aside, seeing that his food was robbed by the homeless, but he forgot to cry and forgot to be anxious, and he was left at a loss.
The gatekeeper thought it strange to-day, for since the morning many of the people who had entered the city had either carried bags or pushed wooden carts, and were full of food under questioning.
Because there are too many people, this thing is strange and strange, and it is understandable to say that it is ordinary. After all, a lot of the food in the city came from the south, and the south gate could not be left today, so it was reasonable to enter the city from this side.
It is said that this bitter master was honestly queuing up to enter the city, but while waiting, I don't know why, the rice bag was suddenly cut by something, and the rice leaked out like flowing water. That's why there was such a mess.
Although this kind of thing is not big, it is very troublesome, and the city gate officials have no other way, scolding the bitter lord for being too careless, and beckoning the people who want to rob them a few times to return the food. Leaving aside whether it is effective or not, I am afraid that his soup cake will be delayed for a long time.
However, at the moment when there was a lot of trouble here, two men and one woman were three travelers, taking advantage of the moment when the city gate officials had no time to take care of the public inspection and verification, scribbled their names and identities and received vouchers, and quietly entered the city and disappeared.
Compared with what was happening everywhere in Tongcheng, the movement on the side of the East City Gate was really not worth mentioning, and it didn't attract much attention.
At this time, the matter at the Chengyi Inn in Nanshi had just stopped, and the "driving department Langzhong" on the side of the post house finally persuaded the people of Bibu Langzhong and others.
He thought the same as the leader of the E-shaped team who gave his life in a daze, but it didn't work over there, but it worked very well here.
"Driving Langzhong" itself has Tang Xianyao as a backer, and there is a rather shocking thing before entering Tongcheng, and his words are more confident. Although the process is not a little laborious, it is no longer bothered.
At this time, it was past noon, and it was time for Liu Zhu to set off. His subordinates came to report that Liu Zhu was reluctant in every way, but he still had to pack his bags and wait for the adults to go in the Taishou Mansion.
"Driving Langzhong" didn't care about eating, and told Bibu Langzhong that he would meet with Taishou at the south gate on time, so he led people to Taishou's mansion.
There was nothing to say all the way, and when he arrived at the Taishou Mansion, Liu Zhu had already prepared all the people and horses, and he looked like he was ready to set off at any time.
Liu went to Lianzhou because he didn't want to take his family with him, but after talking to Wen Gu, he secretly changed his mind and left the youngest son and daughter in Tongcheng, and the rest of the children went to Lianzhou with him and other family members.
"Driving Langzhong" took the opportunity of asking his subordinates to adjust the arrangement of the car for Taishou and drove a soft car, and examined the people and horses carried by Liu Zhu as a whole.
There was nothing unusual among them, except that the subordinates had mentioned that there was a coffin abruptly placed in the team, and there were even sixteen strong men, who took turns to carry the coffin in groups of eight.
"Driving Langzhong" quietly turned back to Liu Zhi's side and asked, "Is Liu Taishou's injury better?" ”
Liu Zhu still had a sad face: "Xiaguan's injury is not serious, and Lord Lao is worried." ”
Although he said this, Liu Zhu thought in his heart, it has only been two or three hours, how can the injury change, this hypocrisy is really too hypocritical.
"Driving Langzhong" didn't care about this, but said: "Liu Taishou is fully prepared." ”
Liu Shu was unaware of what he was referring to: "The lord has an order, and the subordinate officials will follow the order, only bring some important things, and do not make selections, so as not to delay the trip." ”
Seeing that he didn't answer, the "driving department Langzhong" wanted to say more clearly: "I heard that Taishou left his children in Tongcheng? ”
Liu Zhu replied: "Yes, the two children of Xiaguan are still young, so it is not easy to run around with me. I first raised some in Tongcheng, and then went to Lianzhou to find me. ”
"Driving Langzhong" laughed dryly twice and said: "The living are not willing to run, but how can the deceased travel such a long way? ”
Liu Shu obviously heard it, but he avoided answering, and only asked: "My lord, look at the gloomy sky this day, I'm afraid it's going to rain, do we still have to set off as usual?" ”
Seeing that he didn't answer, the "driving department Langzhong" stopped asking and snorted "yes". Then he asked his subordinates to arrange for Taishou and a cadre to wait for them to line up outside the house.
(End of chapter)