Reading guide: The sentry officer broke through the mystery with one word, and the officers and soldiers frantically rushed to the General Office.

Tazib was closely related to the deputy general's office, and the old man took the opportunity to go to the street to do his own business.

The four horses were brutally killed, and one horse jumped out of the reins, and the troublemakers were stunned.

The ghost made the gods worse, and Xietai suddenly had unbearable abdominal pain, and he struggled to the vegetable garden.

A war horse came in a whirlwind, looking up to the sky in the office of the adjutant general's office, and screaming.

The sick person was inexplicable, got up and looked at it......

When the old officer saw the sentry commander move, he immediately covered his face with his hands and said, "Who am I?" Master Zeng went out to explain to me? You are looking for Master Zeng to reason, I provoked you? I'm in my sixties, and I've seen four generations, should you do it? ”

After the old errand finished speaking, he threw himself on the sentry chief and took out a desperate posture.

The sentry commander grabbed the old officer's braid and threw it to the side, saying, "Old pig and dog, you are obviously lying!" The surname Zeng will not be in the playground, he must have gone to see the tower Xietai! Taxietai suffered from heat stroke, and he couldn't help but visit! Walk! Go to the General Office! The surname Zeng must be with Ta Xietai! ”

After the whistle finished speaking, the leader generally strode out, very confident. Other officers and men followed, squeezing and shouting at each other, and in a noisy manner rushed to the gate of the Bureau of Examinations and Officers and Officers.

As soon as the troublesome officers and soldiers guarding Li Chendian and other pro-soldiers saw the brigade coming out, they did not ask for any reason, and left the gatehouse and crowded into the team. These officers and men were as happy as they had won the battle, and they were very proud of it.

Seeing that the officers and soldiers were making a fuss, Li Chendian pushed open the door and ran towards the courtyard.

Li Chendian entered the yamen, and saw the blood-stained old errand officer being helped up by two copywriters.

Li Chendian didn't care about etiquette, so he asked, "How is the adult?" Is it hurt? ”

The old officer hurriedly said, "Your Excellency has gone out through the side door." Hurry up and pass on the Bao camp officer to save the adults! Just go! They went to the General's Office, and they saw that they were crazy! ,, they want to kill adults! ”

As soon as Li Chendian heard this, he turned around and ran out.

By this time the soldiers had all come out of the porter's room.

As soon as Li Chendian arrived, he first sent a clever soldier to ride a horse to pass Bao Chao, and then left four people to guard the gate. He himself took the rest of the people and went out through the side gate of the yamen, climbed over the wall, and looked for Zeng Guofan everywhere. Looking for Zeng Guofan, he didn't dare to make a big fanfare, and he had to prevent the people from the green camp from coming over.

Zeng Guofan climbed over the wall, first walked into a house of scavengers, and met a mother-in-law. At the age of seventy, his hair was snow-white and covered with a layer of dust; The face is purple-black, covered with sweat and dirt. The old woman was bending down to clean up the yard.

Zeng Guofan walked in in with trepidation.

Hearing the footsteps, the old woman raised her head, straightened her waist, looked at Zeng Guofan's eyes very indifferently, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you looking for someone?" ”

Zeng Guofan calmly replied: "I was passing by, and I wanted to beg for a drink." ”

The old woman nodded, pointed into the room with her hand, and bent down again to do her work.

Zeng Guofan hurriedly walked into the house, and when he looked at it, his heart was half cold.

The floor was full of rags and pots and pots and jars, and there was no place to hide.

Zeng Guofan didn't dare to delay here, walked out quickly, nodded at the old woman, and hurried out of the courtyard. Zeng Guofan was already sweating and dizzy at this time, and he began to stumble when he walked.

He looked into the distance, and suddenly saw a haystack not far away.

He didn't have time to think about it, so he raised his legs and walked towards the haystack one foot deep and one foot shallow.

When I got closer, I realized that this was not a haystack at all, but a rockery made of stones. The top of the rockery is covered with a thick layer of weeds, and from a distance, it looks like a haystack.

Looking at this rockery that could not be accommodated at all, Zeng Guofan's eyes suddenly became sore, and he burst into tears.

He sighed in his heart: "This is the heavens that want to destroy my Zeng Guofan!" ”

He reluctantly left the rockery and walked towards a house not far from the rockery.

When he got to the door, he didn't even think about pushing it open and walked in, but it turned out to be an empty house that was uninhabited.

There was no bed or belongings in the house, and there was only a ragged gown in the corner. The ragged coat was covered with dust, and no one had touched it for a long time.

He felt that his legs were sore, and it was difficult for him to take every step forward.

He finally walked up to the ragged coat, sat on it, and sat up with the boss's cloud of dust, which filled half the room, and choked him for a long time before he could catch his breath. He didn't care much, leaned against the wall, trying to take a breath and then go to find a place to hide. He had never been so tired.

But he was so tired, and it was hot, and after a moment of sitting down, his head became dizzy, and at last he tilted his body and fell into a deep sleep.

When the commander of the post led the officers and soldiers to rush into the General Office, Taqib's wife had not yet returned, and an old family member was sitting under a big tree in the courtyard and dozing, while another family member was waiting for Taqib in the office of the Deputy General's Office.

There was an earth-shattering sound of slamming the door outside.

The old family was awakened from their sleep, and when they heard the sound of a quick and chaotic knock on the door, they hurriedly got up and ran to open the door. The old family didn't think about it, thinking that the lady had returned.

But as soon as the bolt of the door was opened, the old family was knocked to the ground by the soldiers who rushed in, and they fainted. The officers and men ignored it, shouting and rushing to the upper room, almost entering one room and smashing another, and entering one room and smashing another. After searching all the houses, except for a few subordinates, Taqib and his wife were nowhere to be found, let alone Zeng Guofan.

Seeing this scene, not only the several sentry commanders who raised the bid were puzzled, but even the officers and soldiers of Yongshun Association were also strange.

Could it be that Taqib got the news in advance and hid the whole family?

A neighing of horses suddenly came in, and when the officers and men who were in a hurry heard about it, they all ran out, thinking that Tazib had returned.

I didn't know that when I arrived in the courtyard, I found that the horse neighed from the stable on the right side.

The head of the garrison who raised the standard shouted: "As long as you see the tower, you will be able to see Zeng shaved his head!" ”

When the guard was finished, he rushed to the stable. At this time, all the officers and soldiers were already involuntarily, as long as someone took the lead, everyone followed. It's like magic, and it's like a ghost.

There are a total of five war horses tied to the stable, all of them are red with spots, and their bodies are grown, which is very powerful.

The Manchurians are the rivers and mountains that come immediately, and the war horse is their favorite. Taqib is a martial arts family, and naturally it is no exception.

Seeing the officers and soldiers coming in, all five horses raised their manes and ears, followed by a long neighing. One of the horses, which Tazib often rids, inexplicably shook off the reins, suddenly stood up, and leaped out of the guard.

All the officers and men were frightened and fled for a moment, but the horse spread its hooves and rushed out like a whirlwind.

One of the sentry commanders was furious, drew his sword, and slashed at the remaining horses. The four horses were in pain, wailing incessantly, and it was very frightening. In an instant, four horses fell in a pool of blood.

The sentry commander ordered someone to knock down the stable, and said with a deep groan: "Xietai is not here, he must be in the deputy general's office, and he is drinking tea with Zeng shaved his head and calculating us!" We're already like this, how do we get it? ”

The soldiers who raised the standard said together: "If we can't find Xietai and the surname Zeng, we will never give up!" ,, go to the Adjutant General's Office! ”

When it really called for a hundred responses, all the officers and soldiers rushed to the adjutant general's office like mosquitoes and flies.

The old family who served Tazib in the adjutant general's office was not by Tazib's side at this time. Seeing Taqib sleeping on the kang, he couldn't bear the loneliness, so he quietly walked out of the office and wanted to go shopping in the market, and by the way buy some things for his family in Tianjin. The old family had told Tazib yesterday that they had taken a few days off and wanted to go home to have a look, but Tazib suddenly fell ill and he didn't make it.

Not long after the old family left, Tazib, who was asleep, was suddenly awakened by the neighing of a horse.

When he opened his eyes, Tazibqiang stood up and looked out the window, but found nothing unusual.

At this time, there was a sudden cramping pain in the stomach, which was clearly about to be excreted. He called out to his family twice, but when he didn't respond, he leaned against the wall and walked step by step to the thatched house in the corner of the vegetable garden two arrows away from the adjutant general's office. (End of chapter)