Zheng Anping returned to his hometown, talked with Zhang Lu and discussed for a long time, but he didn't realize that the East was white. Zhang Lu said: "The son is in a difficult position, and the minister goes inside to ask for Qi Yuanke." ”

Zheng Anping said: "Since the king has a gift, why should he report it to the township?" ”

Zhang Lu said: "If you don't tell the township, how can you know the merits of the son!" ”

Zheng Anping hurried back to the post house. Everyone made breakfast together in the post, and gave Ma Sangong a bowl, vegetables, jams and fruits, a lot.

Mr. Zhong Yue's medicine is very effective, and their wounds have shown a tendency to heal. I heard from Zhang Lu that General Mang Mao was going to murder Xinlingjun, although he didn't dare to believe it, he always felt a little angry in his heart, and felt that his injury seemed to be a little worthless. But he also knew that this matter could not be said explicitly, and could only rot in the stomach, so it was even more uncomfortable. Everyone didn't sleep well at night, so everyone took a nap outside the mourning hall all morning.

The white cloth that Zhang Lu bought in the city was personally driven by the lieutenant chief. Also in the car was the quilt and some fruits that Zhang Lu brought from home. All the post guards greeted them outside the door, thanked them one by one, and put them on. The chief then went to the outside of the mourning hall, rushed to pay respects, and offered a funeral ceremony: a jar of dates. After the worship, he sat in the cubicle, and talked to everyone to express his deep condolences.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Mr. Zhong Yue's voice sang loudly: "Xinling Jun Wuji is careful and dedicated to the Ma family!" ”

This voice scared out the soul of the chief, and Zhang Huang said: "Xinling Junzhi, where will I go!" ”

Zheng Anping took him out, opened a room that had not been occupied for a long time, pushed him in, and said, "Quietly! The lieutenant hurriedly ran in, Zheng Anping closed the door, and went out with the three of them, kneeling on both sides. Zheng Anping said: "How dare you go to Lao Jun in person!" The other three just bowed their heads and said nothing.

Xinling Jun gave a deep salute and said, "Brother Ma died in the country, and he should be sacrificed!" ”

Mr. Zhongyue sang again: "Xinling-kun sacrifices! ”

Under the guidance of Mr. Zhongyue, Xinlingjun crossed the gate and went straight to the back hall, followed by ten retainers, each holding a sacrifice, and lined up on both sides. When they were done, the four postmen stood up and followed.

Mr. Nakagaku led Shin Lingjun to the compartment of the mourning hall in the back hall and straightened out the offerings. The four guards entered the mourning hall and knelt down again by the door. Mr. Zhong Yue took out four sets of mourning clothes from the cubicle, which were much more delicate than the white cloth he had put on temporarily. The four of them took off their bloody clothes, hid in the corner, and changed into this mourning dress. Although it was a little cold, it was stronger than the original clothes.

After they had changed into mourning clothes and removed the tribute on the case, Mr. Zhongyue entered the compartment, and the four postmen knelt down in front of the door. Xinlingjun was the first, followed by Mr. Zhongyue, and all the retainers each carried the offerings, supported them with a small table, and lined up in the compartment in turn.

Xinlingjun came to the door of the mourning hall and gave a salute first, and Mr. Zhongyue sang praise: "Xinlingjun respectfully worships!" He took the first sacrifice from his retainers: a pig's head, handed it to Xinlingjun, and sang again: "Sacrifice!" ”

Xin Lingjun took the pig's head and held it in his hand, and Zheng Anping hurriedly took it with both hands in the door and placed it on the confession. The following are millet, millet, and clear water, all of which are placed on the table one by one. Then the silk, cloth, clothes, and crowns were spread on the ground in front of the desk. Finally, there was a string of money and a jug of wine, which was pressed on the garment and spilled on the ground in front of the door. Each dedication was sung by Mr. Zhongyue one by one.

After the ten gifts were completed, the four post guards bowed and thanked them. In the end, Xinling Jun beat his chest and shouted: "Ma's go!" Mr. Zhongyue said in a timely manner: "Licheng!" "Xinlingjun stepped back. A group of retainers also gathered in front of the door as if they were in a lively manner, and they saluted one by one, and the four of them bowed back one by one, and their heads were a little dizzy.

Finally, Mr. Zhongyue sang: "Send a letter to Lingjun!" The four of them hurriedly stood up, followed the retainers, and sent them straight out of the door. The retainer took down a clay pot from the car, and Mr. Zhongyue explained: "I am afraid that the lamp oil will not run out, so I will offer a pot of castor oil to help it." The four thanked them and knelt down to see Xinlingjun board the car.

When the gang finally lost sight, the four of them fell to the ground with an "ouch" sound, their bodies aching, and their wounds aching for a while. It took a long break to recover.

The lieutenant saw Xin Lingjun and his party leave, and he came out of the darkness. Took the initiative to carry oil in for the four of them and filled the lamp with oil. Together with the four of them, they put back the door panel that was removed yesterday, and they were attentive and thoughtful. The four of them were a little uneasy, and said, "The elders have nothing to do, and the boys come by themselves." ”

Li Chang said: "The gentlemen can get the son of Wei Xinling Jun to come in person, and the immortal merit will be established, and he will be rewarded supremely." Zheng Gongzi lives in Huili, and there will be many refuge in the future! ”

Zheng Anping said: "I think I am lowly and noble, and I have a lot of favors, and I dare not forget it!" The lieutenant repeatedly greeted and drove away reluctantly. Zheng Anping asked him to tell Zhang Lu that he was keeping vigil at the post house today and would not go home.

After the lieutenant left, the four of them sat in front of the lobby door and discussed how to handle it next.

Originally, there was something, and everyone listened to Ma San. Now that Ma San is dead, Zheng Anping is the oldest of the four, and he has "seen the world" and has become the backbone of everyone. Zheng Anping said: "Brother Ma's matter, although we are brothers, we are not family members. The funeral still needs his family, and we must not do it without permission. The crowd agreed.

Among the four, only Zheng Anping has been to Ma's house, and this task fell to Zheng Anping again. Zheng Anping said: "One person is private, and two people are public." I would like to invite a brother to accompany me. Everyone pushed Brother Su, who was the second oldest. Brother Su prevaricated: "There must be no one in the post, only two boys are afraid of turning the sky upside down." Or the little four go together. I take care of the inn with my brother dog. Seeing Brother Su say this, Xiao Si didn't dare to object, so he had to say: "It's all thanks to Brother Zheng all the way!" ”

Ma San's friends are all military pawns, and now in wartime, they can't report at all, and they don't even know where they are. Except for Xinlingjun, no one came to mourn. The four of them were idle, and the wound hurt for a while, so they decided to make fire, debridement, medicine, cook porridge, eat, and sleep. The order of the vigil was agreed, and the postmen went to sleep in a wing room in the backyard.

After breakfast the next day, Zheng Anping took the festival charm in the post, pretended to be public and private, and then went to Huayang. Liang Xiyi's festival is true, and the two of them don't dare to work too hard, and they hit the tip every time they meet the post station. I rested for a night in the post station, and then rested at the Great Wall post station, and then had breakfast before leaving the Great Wall, and the letter came to Huayang.

Out of the Great Wall, there is no post station to rest, so you can only eat and sleep in the open. When he walked to Xiaoyi, Zheng Anping called to open the city gate and showed the festival charm, indicating that it was Wei Zu, who was going to Huayang on business and stayed here. The people in Kaesong called an old man, and the old man said, "It's okay to rest and sleep, but there is no food." ”

Zheng Anping felt strange and said, "Such a big city, why is there no food?" ”

The old man said: "The Venerable came from Daliang, I am afraid that I don't know, the army of Yiyi Tun has been in place for several days, the grain is exhausted, the elite is captured by the army, and there are hundreds of people in the city, all of whom are old and weak, women and children, and they don't know how to live!" He introduced the two of them into the city lord's mansion, opened a side room, let the two of them in, and said, "Wei Bei is the elder, the temporary city lord, and the venerable will rest in the mansion for a while." If there is movement at night, may it not be with you! ”

The last sentence startled the two of them. What will happen in the evening, the old man obviously does not want to say, but it is obviously not a good thing. After the elder left, the two closed the door and whispered, "What? Both of them knew that the Wei army had forcibly conscripted the whole city as a prisoner, and they had lived in the city for many days, and although they did not directly clash with the people in the city, the relationship would certainly not be harmonious. If they knew they were involved in the assault on the town, would they ......

I was thinking cranky, but I couldn't make up my mind. In the end, Zheng Anping said: "If you don't want to sleep outside and live here, you may not be fine." Even if there is something, the two of us have two crossbows and two halberds, and we can fight to the death! Wake up at night! Before leaving, in order to make the trip smooth, Brother Su lent his halberd to Zheng Anping, so the two of them had two halberds.

The two of them put their crossbows and arrows in order, fixed their halberds again, and patrolled the room around the room, and there was no abnormality. Then they untied the grain bag, ate a meal of grain, and then rested in a corner of the wall, so that all movements could be heard, and they could take care of each other, and they would not be caught in a net.

In the haze, I heard a noisy human voice. Listening to the movement, everyone seemed to gather in the square outside the city, and there was a faint sound of cattle "chirping". Both of them woke up and listened attentively, and someone was talking, but they couldn't hear it clearly. It seems that someone said something like "there will be a retribution". After half a night, the group of people did not enter the city, and left directly. At this time, the sound of the wheeling car was more obvious, as if it was loaded with some heavy load, and there were two or three times. It wasn't until the sound of the car faded away that I heard the door of the city lord's mansion open and close with a "creak". The two of them were so nervous that their hands were sweating, and they didn't dare to fall asleep anymore...... But nothing else happened overnight.

At dawn the next day, the two did not dare to stay for a long time, so they hurried out of the gate of the mansion and saw the two guarding the city gate. Zheng Anping explained that he stayed overnight yesterday and is now going out of the city. Together, they opened the gates and let them out. The two vaguely felt that these two people had no beard on their lips and should be women. But he didn't dare to take a closer look, so he left quickly after leaving the city.

Coming out of the small town, the two quickened their pace, non-stop, and finally arrived at Masan's hometown outside Nanguan at dusk.

The arrival of the two attracted everyone's attention. Soon, someone recognized that Zheng Anping had come with Ma San, but at that time, he was dressed as a businessman, and now he has changed his military attire, so he stepped forward and asked, "But Ma San's friend?" ”

Zheng Anping bowed down and said, "It's Weishu!" ”

People hurriedly helped and said, "Since you are friends of Ma San, why do you have to do this?" ”

Zheng Anping said: "Third brother Ma...... Die for your country! ”……

Although everyone didn't understand what "dying for the country" was, it could be seen from Zheng Anping's sad expression that something bad must have happened, and he hurriedly said: "Please Taigong, please Taigong!" ”

Ma Taigong was called over tremblingly, and everyone said: "Taigong, Ma San has an accident!" ”

Ma Taigong said to Zheng Anping: "What is the matter with Ma San? ”

Zheng Anping said: "The third brother Ma has been killed by the thief, and his body is parked in the post, so he doesn't dare to do it without permission, so he will report to Taigong to make a decision!" ”