Chapter Ninety-Nine: On the Road

"Ladies and gentlemen, you don't have to send it far."

After Qin Jing gave a faint order, he took Su Zijin and the others and set off to the south, heading straight to the White Horse Mansion.

The deeper the winter, the more bleak the scenery becomes, and the sky and earth are gray, as if they want to snow.

The faces of the officials of Li County, who remained in place, were even colder than the midwinter sky.

Since a few days ago, the four princes had iron faces and wanted to check the women and gold and silver that were sent, and the people of Li County fell into a panic.

Li County is located in the northernmost part of Dong County, bordering Jiami Mansion of Jiyin County, which is a veritable poor place compared to the prosperous Jiami. But there are poor places where there are poor good, no matter where Li County is, it is inconspicuous, not to mention anything else, the local officials of Li County, from the founding of the country to the present, have not changed once, there is no hope of promotion, can only enjoy themselves. Before the four princes entered Li County, the officials of Li County were local, and they almost thought that they were the heavens of Li County, but they didn't expect that now Xiao Wang saw the king, and the king also looked like a "clear and high", and checked the "women and silver", which made the local officials panic At the same time, there was a trace of "shame" that was not easy to detect.

"Your Excellency, the four princes are leaving like this, are we going to finish? I heard that the four princes were sent to Kyoto yesterday, and it seems that our good days are just a few days. ”

The good days of the small place have been long, and everyone has settled down. I just feel that this is the case for the rest of my life, high up in this small place, and be an unspoken "soil emperor". Unexpectedly, the dream seemed to be about to be shattered, and everyone's faces looked as sad as mourning.

"Yesterday, the head of the Song Gate at the city gate reported to me the time when the subordinates of the four princes left the city, and I have already sent someone to intercept it."

The prefect said lightly, and the vermilion official mansion on his body seemed to be viscous and blood-colored in the dim sunlight.

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and looked at the prefect with wide eyes.

"It's a capital offense to block, block, block, and stop the messenger of the Qin, right?"

Tong Juan stammered.

He is an official appointed by His Majesty, and there is no need to die with these officials in this small place.

The prefect looked at Tong Ju with a faint expression, "Don't say anything else, the woman who went to seduce the four princes that day was a daughter from a good family at the beginning, who forced her to be a prostitute for prostitution, you forgot, the four princes have already sent the results of the investigation to Kyoto." Such a twist, you say, should I stop it? ”

The general judge immediately stopped talking and said no more.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I heard that the prince of the dynasty was amazing at the beginning, but he was killed by a secret arrow, he was really jealous of his talent, and His Majesty and Empress were grief-stricken but helpless. I hope that our four princes, the younger brother of the eldest prince, can have a smooth sail and peace for a lifetime. ”

The prefect pretentiously wiped away his tears, and the words he said made everyone present shudder.

"My lord, it's a big deal to lose your position, it's not a big deal. We have also saved some money and food over the years, and when the rumors pass, we will find an opportunity to recover, and we don't have to do it, right? ”

Tongzhi said tremblingly, looking at the prefect with a somewhat crazy face, I don't know why, there is a feeling that they have already been tied up by the prefect on the thief ship.

I heard that the prefect was once a minister of the former dynasty, is it...? Everyone didn't dare to think about it anymore, but their faces became more and more discouraged.

The prefect's big hand slapped the back of the Tongzhi and Tongju on both sides, and said with a grim smile, "Hey, where do you want to go, we have been good for more than ten years, and it is as good as wearing a pair of pants, you have long had me, and I have you." I didn't bother you less, and I willingly did it for you. Now it's just a cold winter, the people have nothing to eat, where are the hungry people still sensible? It is inevitable that they will do some roadblock robberies and secretly carry out tricks. This official has long heard that on the road from Li County to Baima Mansion, there are people who set up barricades to block the road and rob, and it is normal for accidents to occur under the conflict, isn't it? ”

Tongzhi, the general judgment was laughed under the hands of the prefect, and the rest of the officials were even more silent, not daring to say a word.

"This is the first decent mountain we have seen along the way, although it is not too high, it is heavy and heavy."

On the road from Li County to Baima Province, a rolling mountain appeared. The crowd rode into the hill following the marks on the road, and immediately slowed down.

Su Zijin sat on the horse, looking into the distance, only to feel that the mountain was heavy and endless.

Qin Jing was beside Su Zijin and looked at her with her, "This is the remaining vein of Taihang, if you detour the road, it will be too time-consuming and laborious, but fortunately, this mountain is gentle, the mountain road is not difficult, and after walking for more than ten miles, you will cross the mountain to the White Horse Mansion." ”

"In that case, let's go."

Qin Jing seemed to be a living map, and all the way through, he led the way, and everyone followed. The people below were convinced of Qin Jing, not just because he was the fourth prince, but also because he had outstanding ability and could lead everyone.

Qin Jing stretched out his hand to stop Su Zijin, "Didn't Wuhou tell you?" The mountain road is difficult to walk, and you need to explore the road while walking. You rode over so recklessly, in case you stepped on the air, you fell down and the little white foot was broken, you should be distressed again. ”

Qin Jing's words successfully provoked Su Zijin to have a big roll of his eyes.

"Fourth prince, let's hurry up." Su Zijin didn't have a good breath and said, "In this weather, it always feels like it's going to snow in the next second." ”

When Qin Jing heard this, he also said, "It's okay, it's not cold when it snows, it's cold when it snows." The mountain is heavy, and there will inevitably be condensed ice floes on the road, which are very slippery, and if it snows, it will be easier to walk. ”

The weather seemed to be sensed, and as soon as Qin Jing's words fell, heavy snow fell. Pieces of snowflakes are like goose feathers, light and dense, but in an instant, the world is quieter, and the ground is also covered with a layer of white blankets, which is very easy to step on, Su Zijin can even feel that when the horse's hooves step on, there will be a slight "creaking" sound, which is the sound of snowflakes being trampled flat.

"Let's go, more than ten miles of mountain roads, slow down for an hour and a half."

A thin layer of snow on the ground was stepped on by the pathfinders, and before Qin Jing and Su Zijin could pass, another thin layer fell, and the snow was a little unexpectedly large. The horses all lowered their heads, as if disturbed by the heavy snow, and carefully discerned the road conditions.

Su Zijin was impatient to wear a hood, feeling that it affected her vision, and after a while, she felt as if snowflakes were hanging on her eyebrows, casting a shadow on her eyes.

Snow is not the same as rain, others may say that this fool doesn't know how to hide from the rain, but it is a romantic thing to get in the snow. Su Zijin couldn't help but think of a sentence, "If he is drenched in snow together, he will be white-headed in this life." "A relationship, I don't care how heart-wrenching and worrying it is, just "sharing a white head" is the best ending, right?