Chapter 220: Transit (2nd Watch)
Li Si stood in the middle of the big tent and glanced at Lu Ming deeply, the journey was still long, and convincing Lu Ming was only one of the many to-do items.
He didn't expect Lu Ming to be so stubborn, after thinking about it, Li Si shook his head with some regret, opened the curtain and walked out, and the mountain bandits guarding the door on both sides were startled: when they went in just now, they obviously didn't see anyone else, why did this guest appear mysteriously again after his mysterious disappearance?
Hell, hell?
It's just that Li Si took one step at a time, but he didn't show any difference from the others, he walked to the door, someone handed him the prepared horses, he turned over and got on the horse, took one last look at the cottage, and ran out.
Lu Ming, who was sitting in the big tent, seemed to be really tired, he lay motionless on the chair, his breathing gradually dispersed, the candles gradually burned out, and the sky completely darkened, and the whole big tent was shrouded in unfathomable darkness.
"Master. At this time, there was a sudden call outside the door.
followed a person in, and he didn't ask for instructions, which shows his status in the cottage.
And Lu Ming didn't know when he had opened his eyes, and in the dark, his eyes were like jewels in the dark, shining slightly.
"Master. The person who came said softly: "Lao Yao has news from there, they have basically determined that the thing is in Ding'an City, the capital of Tang Guoguo, our people have caught the thread, and it only takes time to uproot it." ”
"When?"
"Perhaps...... It will take several months. ”
Lu Ming sat up slowly and shook his head: "It's been too long, take your people, let's go to Tang Kingdom." ”
"Yes. The man thought for a while, and then whispered, "Master, according to your instructions in advance, let the fifth child follow that ...... Guest, but the guest's whereabouts are secretive, and by the time we find the fifth child, he has already fainted in the woods, and the fifth is really trying his best, please don't punish him. ”
Lu Ming shook his head and said: "It's just a temptation, it's normal to fail, and there's no punishment to talk about." ”
"Master, who the hell is this person?"
"A madman. Lu Ming looked at the darkness at the top of the tent, "but he's just one of a bunch of crazy people......"
The caravan went all the way to the north, from the border of Jingwu all the way to the Tang Kingdom, and the caravan also encountered a lot of troubles along the way, but most of them were just small things such as horses getting sick, wheels stuck in rock crevices, excessive wear and tear of horseshoes, etc., although it was not that I had never seen mountain bandits on the road, but fortunately, there were a few remaining dart brothers who dredged up, and there was no obstacle along the way.
It's just that Gao Yishui also took advantage of the situation to inquire about the situation of the mountain bandits, only to hear that there was a stream of mountain bandits, killing people like hemp, and everywhere they went, even many famous mountain kings were beheaded.
Qin Ke and Gao Yishui glanced at each other, knowing that this was probably the mountain bandit they met, but if they continued to ask, the other party's mountain bandit had already shown bad behavior, so it was not good to continue.
No matter how vast the territory of Jingwu is, there will be an end after all, and soon the caravan will also arrive at the border, and the clerical caravan that clears the customs will naturally be prepared, but the king of Hades is better, and the little ghost is difficult, but he spent a lot of money to deal with the soldiers stationed at the border.
However, these soldiers are not necessarily because of greed, a large part of the reason is that they feel that the grudge between Tang and Jing Wu is deep, so aren't these businessmen who travel back and forth between Tang and Jing Wu just "grass on the wall"?
Ignoring the hatred of the country and the family, and only thinking about profit-seeking, it is natural to make things difficult if they can.
But for all the caravan owners, this kind of thing has long been commonplace, and there are no complaints.
What made Jiao Yang a little worried was that the caravan's speed was a little slow along the way, so when he left the customs, he repeatedly urged the craftsmen to repair the caravan's carriage, and he was shouting and drinking, which caused a lot of dissatisfaction.
Qin Ke looked at Jiao Yang standing tall on the carriage alone, shouting at everyone, and asked, "What is he in a hurry?"
Abu shook his head, he really didn't know much about the little Jiujiu in the merchant's stomach: "I don't know, maybe I hope to go to the Tang Kingdom one day earlier and sell the goods one day earlier, right?"
Gao Yishui interjected and said with a smile: "They're in a hurry to catch up with the Lantern Festival in Ding'an City......"
"Lantern Festival?" The two looked at Gao Yishui, and they didn't understand what the Lantern Festival had to do with the caravan, could it be that Jiao Yang wanted to go to the Lantern Festival and would get along?
"I know you haven't seen the world. Gao Yishui pursed his lips, and was glared at by Qin Ke again, "The Lantern Festival of the Tang Kingdom is different from other places, Li Qiuhuang, the lord of the Tang Kingdom, is an elegant person, and his name is known to everyone in the group of people in the world. He is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and can even be regarded as everyone in the world...... From time to time, I can also write some dramas, like Ah Ke, what is the name of the one you have seen...... What Mala Mountain?"
"It's Malan Mountain!" Qin Ke said heavily.
"Just kidding, what are you doing so seriously. Gao Yishui said with a smile, "Of course, these are not Li Qiuhuang's most powerful skills." ”
"What's the most powerful ability?" both Abu and Qin Ke were intrigued.
"Write poetry. Gao Yishui said with a smile, "He is the number one poet in the world, known as the poet immortal." ”
"Poetry Immortal?" Hearing the writing of poems, Qin Ke was a lot less interested, he was not a sour person, and he didn't have much feeling for poetry, but Gao Yishui's quiet and long poems made him slightly stunned, "Listen, you don't see, the water of the big river comes up from the sky, and the sea does not return, you don't see it, Gao Tang Mingjing is sad and white-haired, and the morning is like green silk turning into snow at dusk......"
Although he didn't know how to appreciate it, he also felt that in these two poems, there was already a mighty aura surging, magnificent, and Gao Yishui deliberately didn't continue to read it, as if he was enjoying it with his eyes closed, Qin Ke was slightly surprised, just two lines of poetry can make people's hearts feel awe, what kind of mountains and rivers do people who write poems have in their chests?
"He writes poems and writes poems, why is it related to the Lantern Festival?" Qin Ke asked, touching his head.
Gao Yishui laughed: "If he writes poetry, he writes poetry? Then you will underestimate him." If he is just a poet, it would be fine, that is, he can win a smile from a beautiful woman, and the king's blue eyes will be blue-eyed, but he will ...... He himself is the lord of the country. A lord who likes elegance naturally has countless vassal and elegant people, the Tang Kingdom has a profound heritage, and has countless wealth inherited from the Ji Dynasty, so naturally it will not be petty when spending money. Today, Li Qiuhuang looked at the sunset and said that the dangerous building is 100 feet high, and he can pick the stars with his hands, and tomorrow there will be officials who will propose to build a 'star picking building' with money, just so that the lord of the country can visit it himself. Tomorrow, Li Qiuhuang will be full of peach, obviously it is autumn, but the weaver girl in Ding'an City can weave hundreds of thousands of peach blossoms with silk and satin in a few days, decorating those bare peach trees......"
Qin Ke and Abu looked at each other, and their eyes were shocked: "This ...... That's an exaggeration, isn't it?"
"I think it's good, haha. Gao Yishui sat on the horse, his eyes closed as if imagining, "If I am the lord of the country, I will definitely have to soak in the wine jar every day, and there are many beautiful women running over in tulle next to me...... I was playing the piano in the middle, drinking, and chic......"
Qin Ke saw that he was not serious again, and raised his leg to kick him, but the two were not close to each other, but they were just a little out of reach.
Gao Yishui opened his eyes, smiled, and said: "Of course, this is just a casual remark, but I understand that I am not suitable to be the lord of the country, if I am allowed to be, it is estimated that the country will have to be messed up by me." But...... Li Qiuhuang is a real lord of the country, which is very interesting. The annual lantern festival in the Tang Kingdom is extremely grand, and with the extravagant style of the Tang Kingdom, it is natural to buy a large number of goods to decorate the national capital, plus the squandering of the Lantern Festival for a day, these businessmen still don't make a lot of money?"
"I see. "Qin Ke has never been to the Tang Kingdom, so he can only listen and believe it.
Half an hour later, the caravan finally tossed the broken wheels, replaced the sick and weak livestock, and marched towards the capital of Tang in the cool wind.
Qin Ke squinted his eyes, looked at the long caravan procession, and then looked at the distant road ahead, maybe his journey to find his master would be like this caravan, not knowing how many mountains he had to climb and how many dangers he had to go through.