After Xie Wenzai heard the news, he was both happy and helpless.

Strictly speaking, Zhuang Shitong only has a friendship with him, and he is only a lack of friendship with Cao Gengyun and Lu Bainian. When he had an accident, Zhuang Shitong, as one of Wu Shangshu's protégés, also suffered a lot, but because of his wealthy family, he was lucky to get out, but he was also far away from home and has been ruining in the local area. But after he settled down, he also asked someone to go to Chang'an to bring Xie Wenzai silver, relief one or two, and brought him follow-up news from relatives, friends, teachers and fellow disciples, and Cao Gengyun and other exiled officials were also benefited, and Xie Wenzai has always been very grateful.

Although Zhuang Shitong's career was not smooth, he managed to keep his official position, and his luck was much better than Xie Wenzai's. However, there is a limit to such good fortune. After Wu Shangshu's death, he also couldn't avoid being implicated. Fortunately, he was financially strong, and he was witty and far away from the center, and he only served in a place far away from the capital, and he never made any mistakes as an official, so he saved himself. Four years ago, Emperor Deguang posthumously gave Wu Shangshu the nickname of "Wen'an", and the suppression of Wumen's former life was reduced, and Zhuang Shitong was able to be transferred to Shuzhong and went to a relatively wealthy and stable place as an official.

Unexpectedly, he had only served one term in Shuzhong, so he immediately sought a transfer, not to climb up, but just to get closer to his old friends, so he came to Chang'an to make a general judgment of the six products, so that people really didn't know what to say.

He seems to be not idle at all in Chang'an, and he even has a wide range of friends, and even the military attachés of Wugong County have made friends. Just by seeing that these old friends can confidently say that Zhuang Shitong will be happy to welcome him out of the city when he learns the news of Xie Wenzai's return to Chang'an, we can know that they are very familiar with each other, and they are familiar to the point that everyone knows Zhuang Shi's temperament.

After returning to the post station, when Xie Wenzai talked about these things with Haixi Cliff, Cao Gengyun and Lu Bainian, he couldn't help but sigh: "Brother Zhuang's temper has really remained unchanged for decades. It's hard for him to be able to maintain this optimistic temperament after years of career waste, which is really admirable. ”

Cao Gengyun laughed and said, "If he doesn't have this character, how can he have a relationship with us?" I haven't seen each other for decades, but we're still good friends. It is a blessing in life for such a true gentleman to meet one, not to mention that we know more than one. ”

How could Tao Yue not be such a true gentleman?

Lu Bainian's mood is also very good: "Chang'an is more than 100 miles away from Wugong County, so send the letter quickly, it is estimated that Zhuang Shitong will know that we are coming soon tomorrow." I wonder if we'll be able to see him when we go into town? ”

Haixi Cliff also said: "Let's take the most common road to enter Chang'an from the west, Lord Zhuang only needs to find someone to inquire, and he can find the right place, and he won't go wrong in two clicks." ”

Xie Wenzai discussed with him: "Cousin, shouldn't you send someone into Chang'an?" Not only to send letters to relatives, but also to ask them to help clean the house in advance and boil water and warm the kang, so as to save the mess after we arrived, and we couldn't settle down for half a day. ”

Hai Xiya said with a smile: "Then I will send Da Zhuang to go first tomorrow, and after entering the city, I can also send a letter to Lord Zhuang by the way, so as not to go to the wrong place." ”

Cui Dazhuang set off for Chang'an early the next morning. Although there was one young man missing from the team, because of the ten guards borrowed from Wugong County, the Hai family was safe and sound on the road, and they arrived at the Chang'an boundary smoothly all the way.

When there were still more than ten miles away from Chang'an City, the sky was already dark. Haixiya was quite familiar with Chang'an, and knew that they would not be able to enter the city before the city gate was closed anyway, and they had to find another place to stay, so they went to their wife and cousin to discuss.

Mars has no opinion. She was still a little embarrassed. Originally, according to the plan, the family could have rushed to the city in the evening, but because she didn't arrange lunch, she slowed down the whole team's trip, and now she is annoyed.

Xie Wenzai believes that they will not be able to make it to the post station, and they need to find a safe place to spend the night. There are many people and many cars, and the small inns in ordinary villages are afraid that they can't fit it.

Ma Shi hurriedly said: "Sister E, there is a village in the south, the place is huge, and the family is prepared to go into the mountains to hunt all year round, why don't you go there to borrow a night?" ”

Haixi Cliff also knew that Beizhuang: "It happens to be quite close here, it used to be only seven or eight miles away, it should be there before dark, and it is convenient to enter the city tomorrow morning." ”

Xie Wenzai vaguely remembered that Ma's eldest sister Zhou Ma did have such a Zhuangzi to marry, not far from Qinling, the place is quite large, but the land is not very fertile, so it is better to let the family members who go into the mountains for hunting have a place to stay, and it is decent to say it. When they were still living in Chang'an with the Hai family, it was not easy to go around, Haixiya and the Ma family, together with their son Haidingcheng, went to Nabezhuang a few times, and told him after returning home.

The Hai family team then turned south and went to the Zhuangzi where Zhou Ma was married. Uncle Cui, as an old servant, was sent to Zhuangzi to greet him on horseback, so that the head of the village could make some preparations in advance, so as not to be caught off guard by the sudden arrival of the team.

Haixi Cliff has not been to the Zhuangzi for many years, when Ma recognized the road, there was also a sense of strangeness, the group of people made a few bends between the ravines, always wondered if they were taking the wrong road, but the sky had completely darkened, it was difficult to recognize the road, and there was no one nearby.

Hai Chang'an took the initiative to say that he was willing to ask for directions in a nearby place with lights, and the large army temporarily rested in place for a while, being in the ravine, with earth walls on the left and right, but not worried about the cold wind.

Hercynian Cliff agreed. Ma Shi felt uneasy: "Chang'an, you should be careful alone, if you don't see it well, come back quickly, there are many people." ”

Hai Changan smiled: "Mother, don't worry, this is not far from Chang'an, it is still a densely populated place, and there are several guards stationed, and the robbers dare not come here!" ”

He took a torch and turned his horse's head and walked away. Ma whispered to Aunt Cui in the car: "No one is gone, what kind of populated place is it?" Aunt Cui laughed dryly, but she was worried about Uncle Cui, who had gotten up earlier and went to report the news alone.

The torch held by Hai Changan disappeared around the ravine wall in front of him, and after a while, the sound of rapid horses' hooves came back, and then everyone in the Hai family saw Hai Changan's torch reappear. He hurried back to the procession, and shouted from a distance: "There are many dead chariots and horses ahead, as if they have encountered a robbery!" ”

There was a commotion in the Haijia team, and Haixi Cliff lifted the carriage curtain and asked loudly, "What's the matter?" Robbers are coming? The ten guards borrowed from Wugong County reacted immediately, and several of them ran behind Hai Chang'an to protect the front of the team, and some went around to the back of the team to prevent being outflanked.

Hai Changan replied loudly: "There are no robbers, only dead people and dead horses, the car is also broken, and the blood stains are all over the ground, I don't know if there are still survivors." I didn't dare to get closer, so I had to come back first. ”

Hai Xiya discussed with his wife and cousin, and went to talk to the borrowed guards, and everyone finally decided to take out four guards and escort Hai Chang'an to check the incident site again to see if there were any survivors.

In any case, there was a big case of murder and robbery so close to Chang'an City, and Haixi Cliff, as an official, could not ignore it.

Hai Changan rode away again with the people. Begonia checked the equipment in his carriage, then took the whip and got out of the carriage to his grandmother Ma's car.

Ma was comforting Aunt Cui: "It's okay, maybe didn't old Cui Xing take this road?" He's not a two-board five, when he encounters this kind of thing, of course he just turns his head and runs, can he stay and be stabbed......"

(End of chapter)