Chapter 544: Leave Qingshan again
Shao Xi looked at Fu Biao with a confused expression.
Didn't he have already arranged for him to return to Daliang City with Long Qitai and the others? What is he doing here? Could it be that they had just left Qingshan City and encountered some trouble?
I don't think so!
There are many people in the entourage, and they are accompanied by two hundred and twenty Xuanjia guards, so even if there is anything, there is no need to run back to Qingshan City to ask for help, right?
Besides, how long has it been since you walked? It's not out of the boundaries of Qingshan County yet! What could happen?
Looking at Fu Biao, who was panting, Shao Xi felt funny for a while, what kind of person has to be in a hurry, and he can breathe like this when he rides a horse?
"Didn't you let you return to Daliang City with Brother Long and them? What are you doing running back again for some reason? Could it be that something important has fallen in this Qingshan City? ”
Who knew that when Fu Biao heard this, he turned over and jumped off the horse.
came to Shao Xi and knelt down on one knee, arched his hand and said to Shao Xi: "The little one is the personal guard of the head of the family, and the last time the head of the family sent Nan Zhao Xiao, he was not able to accompany him.
"Now that the head of the family has decided to travel to the Western Regions, but he has sent the little one home, if he can't accompany the head of the family as a guard, what is the use of the little guard?
"Therefore, the small one will not return to the big beam on his own initiative, and the small one will accompany the head of the family to the Western Regions together, no matter how difficult the road is, he will not want to leave the head of the house for half a step."
Shao Xi listened to Fu Biao's words, and his heart was both helpless and moved.
Helplessly, he left Fu Biao at home in the hope that he could take care of those people in the family for him, after all, he had Wu Qiuer and Lao Wu by his side.
No matter how bad these two people are, they are also a five-grade and a fourth-grade, to be honest, it is really not bad for Fu Biao to follow such a five-grade by his side.
But this guy is so stubborn that he feels useless to stay at home.
What touches me is that it is really commendable that Fu Biao has such a mind, and it is rare for a family guard to be so loyal to him.
Speaking of which, Fu Biao is not an ordinary person, he and his brothers were all people who fought on the battlefield back then.
Now that he is a guard at home, not only does he not feel wronged, but he is so conscientious, which shows that Shao Xi did not misunderstand them at the beginning.
Looking at Fu Biao in front of him, Shao Xi really didn't want to chill his heart, if he pushed him back now, it would indeed seem that he was a little unkind.
"Fu Biao, it's not that I let you stay at home because you're useless, but because we're all out, we need someone to take care of us at home, and you've always been the most trusted person for me, so you don't feel useless.
"Now that you've returned, follow me! But the horses I asked you to bring home, do you have any arrangements? ”
When Fu Biao saw that Shao Xi agreed to take him with him, his face immediately turned happy.
Seeing that Shao Xi asked about the mount, he hurriedly replied: "Go home, this matter has already been entrusted to Lord Long, and after returning to Daliang City, Lord Long will return a few mounts to his home."
"Lord Long will also take good care of this way, although Daqing is short-tempered, he bows his head to the head of the family, I believe that there will be no trouble on the way back, please rest assured!"
Speaking of which, in fact, what Shao Xi was most worried about before was Daqing, the bull king, and I don't know if it will lose its temper when it leaves Wuqiuer?
Now listening to Fu Biao, it seems that Daqing has worshiped "Tingxue" as a big brother, which is very interesting, and I didn't expect that several mounts were also young and orderly, which also made Shao Xi feel a lot more at ease.
In this way, the three people who originally planned to go to the Western Regions have become the four people now, and there are more people who can take care of each other along the way.
In this way, Shao Xi is going to Taihe Commercial Bank again, and he only ordered three camels before, and now he has to order another one.
However, this is all secondary, and the most important thing is that they should go to Wanxian before the caravan departs.
The caravan going to the Western Regions had to rush to Wanxian to pick up the four of them, and this matter had to be explained clearly to the Taihe Trading House, so as not to become very troublesome once the caravan was missed.
After returning to the city, the group began to prepare for the Western Regions.
In fact, it has been almost prepared before, but Fu Biao has been temporarily added, so the dry food, water bladders and blankets needed along the way need to add another person.
Especially the mounts, now that several people have been sent back to Kyoto Daliang, Fu Biao's mount must also be replaced with a camel, although the horse can be taken with him, but no one dares to guarantee whether this horse can survive to the end of this trip to the Western Regions.
After all, their trip to the Western Regions was not like a caravan that was simply going back and forth, and the time they stayed in the desert was relatively short.
This time I went to find out the news everywhere and find Guan Yucheng's bones, and no one could guarantee how long they would stay in the desert of the Western Regions for this matter alone.
Shao Xi went to Taihe Commercial Bank again, in addition to ordering an extra camel, he also confirmed the itinerary with Taihe Commercial Bank again.
The shopkeeper of the trading house promised Shao Xi that after the caravan set off, he would rush to Wanxian first, and only after receiving a few of them would he go to the Western Regions together.
With the shopkeeper's words, Shao Xi was relieved, so he asked the shopkeeper to send someone to send the four camels to the county guard mansion as soon as possible, and the shopkeeper promised that the camels would be sent according to Shao Xi's request before dark.
In this way, Shao Xi and the others can set off for Wanxian County in the early morning of tomorrow, and they don't need to be in a hurry, and they can arrive smoothly before dark.
After Shao Xi returned to the county guard's mansion, he returned to his room and began to sort out the items he brought with him when he went out this time.
The spare things for the hidden weapons that the seven sons of the Tang Sect gave themselves were all packed in the wooden box, and Wu Qiu'er was carrying them for himself all the way.
Since he had to pass through many small countries on his way to the Western Regions this time, Shao Xi had to carry everything he needed to prove his identity.
This time, Shao Xi also brought out the Yingxue sword, but it was always in the sword holster, although others knew that it was the weapon he carried, but no one knew what kind of weapon it was.
On this trip, Shao Xi brought almost all his belongings, because he didn't know how long this trip would take and what conditions would he encounter along the way?
In short, he adheres to the principle of being prepared, and carries everything he can with him, but fortunately, now it is not only himself and Lao Wu, but finally someone can share some of it for himself.
Shao Xi was cleaning up, and someone from the county guard came to inform Shao Xi that Xing Wenxin had prepared a banquet in the front hall and invited Shao Xi to go.
The reason why Xing Wenxin held a banquet was that Ye Ziyuan's cemetery was finally completed and successfully sealed, although this matter was not something worth celebrating, but Xing Wenxin still wanted to express his heart.
The second is that Xing Wenxin has learned that Shao Xi and others will leave Qingshan City early tomorrow morning and rush to Wanxian, although the two places are not far apart, it is only a day's journey, but Shao Xi and others are going to leave after all, Xing Wenxin and the county officials set up this banquet for Shao Xi and others.
Since Shao Xi came to Qingshan County, Xing Wenxin and others have been trembling and walking on thin ice, but Shao Xi feels that it has caused them a lot of trouble.
Now that the other party has this intention, Shao Xi naturally wants to appreciate it, so he came to the front hall of the county guard mansion with his subordinates.
I saw that Lao Wu and Fu Biao had already arrived, and as for Wu Qiu'er, he had already sat in the courtyard and started the meal alone.
During the banquet, Shao Xi casually asked Xing Wenxin: "This ten thousand counties are under the jurisdiction of Lord Xing, I don't know how the newly appointed county commander and county chief are doing?" Can Wanxian County be peaceful this year? ”
Xing Wenxin had already heard that the county magistrate and the county chief of Wanxian County were all classmates and friends of Lord Shao in Daliang City, Kyoto, so he naturally paid special attention to the two of them.
Now seeing Shao Xi asking, he replied respectfully: "This county commander Han Shaoguang and county Cheng Zheng Yuanxiu have been conscientious since they took office, although they are a little rusty in government affairs, but these two people are still working hard.
"Since Lord Shao found out the fake county order Han Song a year ago, he has been very stable so far, and there has never been a case of bandits attacking and harassing, plus now the bandits in the county have almost been wiped out, and now Wanxian County is much more peaceful."
Shao Xi nodded with satisfaction after hearing this, whether they did well or not in Wanxian County, Shao Xi didn't particularly care, and it was really difficult to make any eye-catching achievements as an official in such a small county under the jurisdiction of such a remote county.
Shao Xi only hopes that this place can be peaceful, they can be this official here, and if there is a chance in the future, he will find a way to transfer the two of them to Kyoto Daliang, and then find a way to be promoted.
"I think Lord Xing also knows my relationship with these two people, and the official doesn't want to use this favoritism to let Lord Xing take care of the two of them, but I still have lingering palpitations when I think about what happened back then, and I just hope that the two of them can be safe."
Xing Wenxin was very confident in this, and said to Shao Xiyi: "Lord Shao can rest assured in this matter, now this Qingshan County is not the same as before, and it is said that it is a murder of officials, even if someone hurts the people, the lower officials will never agree."
"After the Shangyuan Festival, the lower officials will conduct an inventory of the county again, in order to catch all the fish that slipped through the net before, and it is bound to ensure the stability of the county."
With Xing Wenxin's assurance, Shao Xi can be regarded as relieved.
During the banquet, the camels sent by the Taihe Trading House also arrived and were placed in the stables.
A wine banquet ended in everyone's chatting and laughing, and Shao Xi, Lao Wu and others also went back to their rooms to rest.
Early in the morning of the second day, the rooster crowed all over the place, and before dawn, several people had already packed their bags and were ready to go, but they didn't expect Xing Wenxin and the others to get up earlier than them.
I don't know if I didn't sleep at all the night before? Anyway, as soon as a few people arrived in the courtyard, they already saw Xing Wenxin waiting here with the county officials.
When Shao Xi and the four of them were sent to the city gate all the way, the sky was just bright, and the city gate had just opened.
The officials of Qingshan County, led by Xing Wenxin, sent Shao Xi and others outside the city to say goodbye.
In the end, after Shao Xi and the others said goodbye to the officials, they rode straight to Wanxian on a camel.