Chapter 104
There are buildings in Kyoto, about 100 feet high, and its top can rub the sun and the moon. In the past, I often wanted to come here, because of the tedious official business, I had no leisure. Now the great prince is here, and he will talk to me about this. So the two of them were in the same building, looking down at Dongduo, and Gongsun Zan was in Wangjing, condescending. You are well aware of civil engineering, and you often want to see every good structure, so why not come here to see it? And my mother has nothing to do, so she can come with my children and talk about reunion.
Child: Hundred worships
Chang Xi read the letter, did not show any abnormality on the surface, and after returning to the back hall, he immediately found his third son Chang Qing: "Your brother has sent a letter." With that, he pushed the letter to Chang Qing.
Chang Qing picked up the letter, read it, and asked puzzledly: "One person is enough to watch the building, why bring your family with you?" Even if it's a reunion, it's okay to take your sister-in-law and two children, let's go, what's the point"?
Chang Xi stroked his beard and smiled, and said, "Do you think your brother really wants us to go to see the building?"
"Or else? Does it mean anything else"? Chang Qing picked up the letter again, read it carefully, and still didn't see any difference.
"If people don't learn, that's it"! Chang Xi snorted from his nose very dissatisfied, looked at him with slanted eyes, and said, "You can see the hundred-foot building"?
Chang Qing thought about it carefully and said, "No."
"So, there's no such thing as a tall building in the world." Chang Xi said.
"Then what does it mean that my brother let us go"? He still couldn't understand it.
Chang Xi sighed and said: "Gongsun Zhan stayed in Wangjing, and was finally besieged by Yuan Shao, so that he died and laughed for the world. Therefore, compared with the two, a hundred feet is high, and the taller one is also dangerous. The building with the prince is in danger, which means that he is in danger and cannot get out. Therefore, let our whole family go, firstly, for the sake of protecting the chief, and in addition, there may be other schemes, and I am afraid that we will be in Dadu, and we will not be able to take care of it in a hurry, and it will be difficult for the country. ――Now, do you understand"?
Although Chang Qing didn't fully understand, he also knew the idea, so he asked his father, "Then what should we do?"
"Of course I have to go." Chang Xi still stroked his beard and said thoughtfully: "But you can't let others know." To-morrow you will hire some wagons and wait at the fisherman's inn outside the west gate, and after five days, if we do not arrive, you will come back."
Chang Qing agreed. Chang Xi called his second son again and instructed: "Three days later, our whole family will go to Sanqingguan outside the south gate to enter the incense, you go and prepare, don't miss the itinerary when the time comes."
Changde promised to go too. Chang Xi sat in the living room by himself, thought carefully for a long time, and then came to the inner house. After seeing the lady, she immediately asked her to inform the people in the family that except for the old lady, all the people can only bring a personal girl, and three days later, go to Sanqingguan to make incense.
Although the family didn't know why they were here, it was great for them to be able to go outside for a while. So everyone was happy and prepared early. On this day, more than a dozen carriages headed in the direction of Sanqingguan.
Sanqing Guan Guan Yu Shiyou is an old friend of Changxi, and the two have always had a close relationship, so he brought his family and mouth, and he didn't particularly attract the attention of others, even Chu Yuxing, who has always been suspicious, didn't pay much attention.
After Chang Xi finished the incense in Sanqingguan, he rested in the view. That night, he called the whole family up, put on the carriage, and came to the yoga inn outside the west gate in the starry night. Before dawn, they arrived at the inn. After Chang Xi calculated the car money, he gave them another sum of money, so that they could still go to Sanqingguan to wait, and three days later, he would take their carriage back.
After Chang Qing picked up his family, he immediately asked them to change to his own carriage and set off for Dongduo. Along the way, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and within a few days, he came to the territory of Dongduo. Chang Xi breathed a sigh of relief. also explained the real purpose of this trip to his family who had been kept in the dark. Although the family has some complaints, they are helpless to get out of danger.
More than 300 miles away from Kyoto, the family invested in the store for the first time. However, out of an abundance of caution, they found a very small inn and used a pseudonym and a false identity.
"The guest officer is a native of Dadu"? The shopkeeper began to look at them intently as soon as they entered the store. When I was free, I came over to talk.
Chang Xi originally wanted to admit it, but the accent of most people could not be changed, so he had to nod and admit: "We are mostly here to visit relatives, we will spend the night tonight and leave tomorrow."
The boss looked a little surprised, and said with a little excitement: "The old man is surnamed Chang"?
Chang Xi was taken aback, judging from this person's expression, he probably recognized himself. Although his face remained calm, his heart had already begun to turn upside down.
Seeing that he didn't answer, the shopkeeper was even more sure of his guess, but in order not to make a mistake, he continued to ask: "The old man is Chang Lin's father?"
Chang Xi couldn't hide it anymore, so he had to nod calmly and said, "Yes, I am your constant father, I don't know how you recognize me, boss?"
When the shopkeeper heard him admit it himself, he immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed like pounding garlic, and kept saying: "The villain failed to meet the driver, and the villain is guilty!" Please forgive the villain's sin of neglect!"
Chang Xi was at a loss for a while, hurriedly bent down to help, and said: "Boss, please get up quickly, you can torture the old man."
Only then did the boss get up from the ground, and asked the old lady for peace, and then said: "The boss doesn't know anything, and the villain is also a big man." The villain's surname is Jiang and his name is Jiang Peng. Since he was a child, he studied in the same school as Chang Shou, and later he joined the army, and the villain is still doing business, so he is a little estranged. Recently, I heard that he was a garrison in Kyoto, and the villain also wanted to come and get wet, so he opened a small inn here."
The name Jiang Peng, Chang Xi is not unfamiliar, just like he said himself, he and Chang Lin are playmates since childhood, and they are friends who are not rebellious, and then the two of them don't know why they don't get along.
"This is really a fate to meet thousands of miles away, I can't imagine that our uncle and nephew can meet here."
The Chang family was happy, and Jiang Peng was even more happy, he immediately ordered the kitchen to kill chickens and pigs, prepare a banquet, and do everything he could to entertain their family.
Chang Xi was naturally moved, and forcibly pulled him to sit with him, and even the guys borrowed light.
During the banquet, Chang Xi asked about Jiang Peng's recent situation, and knew that he was also very unsatisfactory, so he moved his heart of compassion, and with the strength of wine, he said: "If you talk about the talent of the virtuous nephew, it is more than enough to be a captain, but it is a pity that I missed the opportunity."
Jiang Peng also covered his face with wine, so he boasted to himself: "Uncle's words, although it is a false praise, my nephew does not dare to be too humble. If you talk about military talent, there are still some little nephews, and it's hard to say whether they are all lieutenants or not, and it's still okay to be a little captain."
He couldn't help but laugh, and the whole family laughed too.
"Uncle is going to Kyoto, but he has to take the old road of Mingsha Mountain"? Jiang Peng asked.
Chang Xi saw that he asked a profound question, so he replied casually: "I don't know if it's the old road of Mingsha Mountain, I heard that it is a road that people often walk."
Jiang Peng was taken aback, and said again and again: "It's so dangerous, if the old man hadn't met his little nephew, I'm afraid there would have been some slight inconvenience."
Chang Xi heard what he said, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "How do you say this?"
"The old man didn't know that in recent days, some Mingsha Mountain people have set up several hills on that road, and they occupy the mountain as the king, and they specialize in robbing pedestrians passing by. This road is now impassable."
Chang Xi also said a few good dangers in his heart, and secretly rejoiced that God blessed him, if it wasn't for his whim and chose this inn, I am afraid that tomorrow will be really auspicious.
"Since this road is impossible, can the virtuous nephew know other ways"? Chang Xi knew that Jiang Peng had just arrived and was not necessarily very familiar with the local situation, but he still had a glimmer of hope for him, so he asked.
Jiang Peng thought for a while and said, "Yes, yes, it's a little far."
Chang Xi doesn't care about the distance now, for him, when he arrives in Dongduo, it is to his son's territory, which is equivalent to arriving home, and there is no difference between walking a few more days and walking a few days less. Therefore, it is said: "It doesn't matter how far or near you are, as long as there is a road."
Jiang Peng was overjoyed when he heard this, and then said: "Then, there is only one way to go."