Chapter 55: Standing under the city
The sound of horses' hooves rumbled in the vast land, and the black cavalry, although only fifty horsemen and exhausted, were still in high spirits, but the saber in their hands was not unsheathed for a long time, and all the black horsemen held their breath in their hearts.
Wang Xuanwei took the lead, his face was gloomy, and the heavy clouds suppressed his sight, and he repeated the picture of meeting Zhuge Wanling just now in his heart, and the ominous feeling in his heart became more and more intense.
It seems that from the very beginning of this matter, he was led by Zhuge Wanling. From spreading the news of the existence of the treasures of Daoxiang Village, to the source of the news he found out that the source of the news came from Jing Wu, everything in the mausoleum later......
"Zhuge Wanling...... You actually want to use my strength to help him break through the stone formation?" Wang Xuan frowned slightly and muttered, "If that's the case...... That ......"
"No......" I don't know how long it was on the horse, Wang Xuanwei's contemplation finally came to an end, he suddenly raised his head, grabbed the reins, and shouted loudly: "Wait!"
Although the Black Cavalry was well-trained, they were a little messy to stop in such a hurry, but soon, they regrouped and quietly stood in the rear, waiting for Wang Xuanwei's orders.
"General......" Ding Mo was just about to speak, but was blocked by Wang Xuanwei waving his hand.
And the expression on Wang Xuanwei's face changed repeatedly, and finally figured out some joints.
He originally thought that Zhuge Wanling wanted to ensure the safety of the scales, so he asked Gao Changgong to return to Jingwu with the bloodthirsty scales first.
But now that I think about it, that bloodthirsty scale is so close to him, and it's within easy reach!
He reined in his horse and looked back at the high mountain range, even if he turned back now, that piece of reverse scales had already been brought back to Jingwu by Zhuge Wolong, where was it possible to return to his hands? Thinking that he had been running for seven days, it was equivalent to sending a piece of reverse scales to Zhuge Wanling, he scolded: "Zhuge Wanling!"
His voice stopped abruptly, and then, his whole body was as weak as a catkins fluttering in the wind, and he fell to the ground with a "bang".
"General!" Ding Mo hurriedly jumped off the horse, and even fell because he came down too quickly and his footing was unstable, but he suddenly felt like a taste, stood up and ran towards Wang Xuanwei, the black rider of the Mo family hurriedly approached, and with the implementation of measures such as pinching people, feeding pills, etc., Wang Xuanwei finally woke up faintly.
It's just that he quietly looked at the sky, and finally just sighed and said, "Zhuge Wanling, sure enough, I'm not as good as him." ”
Ding Mo gritted his teeth, although he didn't understand why Wang Xuanwei suddenly said this, but he always remembered the truth of the lord's humiliation and death: "General, let's kill back, Jing Wu only defends the checkpoint with 5,000, but our army has 20,000, plus 2,000 black horsemen, I don't believe that I can't break through the broken door." ”
"Stupid!" Wang Xuan stared at him slightly, his gaze sharp, "Do you think I really lost to Zhuge Wanling?"
Being stared at like this, Ding Mo lowered his head a little uneasily: "General......"
"Help me get on the horse. Wang Xuanwei's face was pale, but he still stubbornly got up, Ding Mo hurriedly held him down, trying to stop him from messing around, but Wang Xuanwei waved his hand suddenly, slapped his hand away, and said, "Zhuge Wanling is not wrong, although my Mo family is known as a hundred schools of thought, but over the years, the royal road and the domineering have long been overwhelmed by the Ji school palace, and the decline of other schools and the annexation of those who have been annexed have long ceased to be as prosperous as the previous dynasty." ”
"But no matter whether the giant chooses the royal road or the domineering in the end, it is not a good thing for the country and the king, the world and the people. Although I was defeated at the hands of Zhuge Wanling today, I was actually defeated by the gradually decaying court of my Mo family. A piece of dragon scales is a small matter, if you make a mistake with Jing Wu because of this matter, once my Mo family opens the station, there will be no chance to deal with the hidden dangers in the country. ”
"Alas, after all, it is impossible for a dragon to change the general trend of the world......" he sighed, looking at the vast heaven and earth, only to feel that the weight on his shoulders almost overwhelmed him.
Even if he goes back, what is the chance of winning to ensure that the Mo family can regain its original grandeur?
It's just doing his best and obeying the destiny of heaven. There was no one who could decide the destiny of heaven by his own will, and there is no one now.
But...... Maybe Zhuge Wanling can be counted as one?
Wang Xuan lowered his head slightly, thinking slightly distractedly, and suddenly his face was relaxed, and he said in a loud voice: "All the soldiers listen to the order!
Qin Ke stood in front of Jianye City in a daze, looking at the towering city wall like a mountain, only to feel that at this moment, the male cities in the book had become a reality at this moment, and his head was a little dizzy for a while.
Jingwu's national capital Jianye City, this is a big city inherited from the Wu State in that year, after the establishment of Jingwu, the economy and trade gradually recovered, the city has also undergone several expansions in order to need, only twelve door openings in the southeast, northwest and northwest, it is enough to highlight what kind of flow of people this Xiongcheng has.
And even if this had been done, the people and nobles who entered and left the city every day still blocked these caves, and long queues formed everywhere, and the guards were shouting everywhere, beating the walls with their scabbards, trying to maintain order, but they were almost hoarse because of the loud voices......
Qin Ke looked at the black crowd, like orderly worker ants in an ant nest, who had been pushing and shoving in the crowd, and finally managed to squeeze to the door when the sun was about to set.
"What are you doing?" Although Qin Ke got the county master's paperwork, it was really troublesome along the way, so he was still a little cramped. He spread out his baggage a little awkwardly, and there was still very little luggage in it, a piece of paperwork, a roll of bamboo slips, three brushes, a suit of clothes that were also a little dirty, two flatbreads, and a deerskin bag, and that was all he had on his journey of nearly two months.
And when he reluctantly put his purse, which had used a lot of silver along the way, on the table, the sergeant who was waiting a little impatiently finally couldn't help laughing: "A little silver, as for such a twist? Like a girl, we can't rob you?"
"A little silver?" Qin Ke looked at the sergeant blankly, thinking that there were a full eleven taels of silver in it, how could it be said that it was a little?
But soon, he reflected it again and smiled bitterly, this is Jianye City, not Daoxiang Village, for Daoxiang Village, eleven taels of silver are only afraid that several households will have to take out their family savings to make it up, but in a place like Jianye City, eleven taels of silver are nothing.
"Yo ho. is still a traveling bachelor of the Mo family, which is rare. The sergeant looked at him, touched him again, frowned, and took a dagger from him.
Qin Ke's heart tightened, and said, "Master...... This is what I used as a book knife to shovel typos. He didn't dare to say that this was a self-defense weapon left to him by his master, not to mention that when he was excited to write something along the way, he really used this dagger to shovel countless bamboo slips, after all, in terms of sharpness, this dagger is far better than a book knife.
"What the hell are you nervous about? The sergeant glanced at him and said helplessly, "What's so strange about you saying it's self-defense?" he stroked the blade and exclaimed, "But this dagger is really good." ”
Qin Ke hurriedly followed: "My family has been passed down for several generations. Of course, he didn't have such a good dagger at home, but he was always worried that the sergeant would take it away from him because he saw it, and came up with this saying, "My father said that the man is in the dagger, but the man is gone...... The dagger has to be there, too. ”
"I've heard you say this more than a dozen times a day, and I'm tired of it. The sergeant didn't bother either, and put the dagger back into its sheath, "But it's better not to use this thing indiscriminately in the city." ”
"Definitely, definitely. Qin Ke was overjoyed, stretched out his hand and took the dagger, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face, "Thank you, Master Jun." ”
For Qin Ke's humility and obedience, the sergeant was still a little happy, although the people said the same to them as a sergeant, but after all, Qin Ke's documents proved his identity as a "traveling bachelor", which was slightly different from those ordinary people.
In the past, those traveling scholars relied on a little ink in their stomachs, and they only felt that the world was full of idiots who were full of food all day long, pointing out the country at every turn, and looking at the soldiers who guarded the city gate like them, their eyes were even more arrogant.
It's not uncommon for a scholar like Qin Ke to be so respectful, but it's always rare.
"Alright. Let's go inside. The sergeant rolled up the bamboo slip that he couldn't understand most of the words, put it back into Qin Ke's baggage, and looked at Qin Ke, his face was also full of smiles.
Qin Ke thanked him again for a while, put his things away, took a deep breath, and slowly began to enter the city.