Chapter 10: Seeing the Stars in the Daylight [I]
I don't know if this Gao Ren is accurate, or it just happened.
Until Liu Ruiying drank the last glass of wine.
I also happened to hear the last drop of accumulated rain on the eaves smashing to the ground.
The rain stopped.
It's time for him to go, too.
Liu Ruiying stood up.
Quietly looked at Gao Ren.
But there were no words.
With Hua Nong, he walked out of the temple.
"Twenty miles to the north, there's a good show to see!"
Gao Ren's voice came from behind.
But Liu Ruiying's footsteps did not stop at all.
But he knew it in his heart.
Twenty miles to the north.
Isn't it the town where Jing Yao robbed the silver before?
Fun?
Even if the town was deserted or littered with corpses, he wanted to go back.
After Liu Ruiying came out of the Central Capital Investigation Division, he was granted the authority to be a special investigation envoy from the Northwest.
This west is naturally the Dingxi Domain.
At that time, Liu Ruiying had not been able to understand this northern character.
Now it seems that behind every cicada mantis, there must be a yellow finch.
Four million taels of silver were robbed of the Zhenbei Royal Domain, and the province was also killed.
These are all reasons for Liu Ruiying to walk twenty miles north and then return to that town.
"Can't we go back to the capital?"
Hua Nong asked.
"It may take some time, but eventually I'll go back. ”
Liu Ruiying said.
Hua Nong nodded.
He knew that his uncle had misinterpreted him, but he didn't say anything more.
Hua Nong said that he couldn't go back, not asking when he would be able to go back.
It's really about whether they can go back or not.
Can you go back alive?
The rain stopped.
It's not quite clear yet.
Counting the time, it should be daytime.
However, a few large stars can still be vaguely seen above the canopy.
Liu Ruiying looked up.
But it didn't dig deeper.
He doesn't understand the stars.
Nor does he have the ability to foresee like Xiao Jinkan or Gao Ren.
Liu Ruiying is the most passive.
Just as passive as Jing Yao.
Jing Yao's revenge was exploited by Gao Ren.
But what about Liu Ruiying?
Although he has no grudges to take revenge on, he wants to make a difference.
Only by making a lot of contributions to the Central Capital Investigation Division can he be promoted as soon as possible.
Step by step, approaching the position of the master.
Therefore, he must go back for both public and private purposes.
They hadn't come close to the town yet.
I found that the soldiers of the Zhenbei King Domain had blocked all the surrounding mountain roads.
Liu Ruiying took Hua Nong to make a detour from the side and climbed to a high ground.
I saw that the sergeant of the Zhenbei Royal Domain was digging a pit.
Next to the pit, there were at least hundreds of corpses.
There are sergeants in armor.
There are also ordinary people in cloth clothes.
"How did those people die?"
Hua Nong asked.
"Who do you think killed them?"
Liu Ruiying asked rhetorically.
"Jing Yao?"
Hua Nong thought for a moment and said.
Liu Ruiying frowned and shook his head.
"Isn't it? Jing Yao should have emptied this town a long time ago in order to rob the silver. ”
Hua Nong said.
His words are the most logical, though.
But he still doesn't know people well enough.
Or maybe I don't know enough about the style of the Five Great Kings.
In the Five Kings.
Shangguan Xuyao has always been known as the king of gentlemen.
Because he treats people peacefully, Corporal Lixian.
Xiwen is better than Aiwu.
Whether it's Bogu Lou or Tongjin Pavilion.
He also sang many poems and songs with the literati and scholars of the world.
Over time, people will always have a delusion.
thinks that Shangguan Xuyao is such an amiable elder.
But he forgot that he is also one of the five kings of the world.
It is also the world that has been fought from the sea of corpses and blood.
"Jing Yao doesn't have time...... What's more, he only brought a few people with him. It is not easy to rob the silver. How can you spare the effort to slaughter the town?"
Liu Ruiying said.
That's it.
But there is no need to go on.
Presumably, Hua Nong also understands in his heart.
These residents of the Zhenbei Kingdom were all killed at the hands of the soldiers of the Zhenbei Kingdom.
"Why?"
Hua Nong asked.
Although he knew the real cause of death of these people.
But I can't figure out what is really inside.
"The robbery of four million taels of silver is a great thing. Even if it is the richest king in the world to raise it, it will take some time. Therefore, this matter must not be revealed at all. If the soldiers of the border army knew about it, it would definitely be rumors spreading and the morale of the army would be shaken. ”
Liu Ruiying said.
"But the money has been taken away, but it can't reach the border army in any way. ”
Hua Nong said.
"Drag. ”
Liu Ruiying said.
"How do you drag it?"
Hua Nong asked.
"It's dragged like that. ”
Liu Ruiying said with a pouting in front of him.
Hua Nong was silent.
It turned out that so many people were killed just so that something that had already happened was made known later.
But didn't the sergeant who came to kill also know about it?
Will another group of sergeants be sent to kill these sergeants as well?
When will it be the end of killing in batches like this?
"Then it depends on how long he Shangguan Xuyao wants to delay. ”
Liu Ruiying said.
After getting along for so much time, he can roughly guess Hua Nong's thoughts.
"Besides, there are many ways to delay. These sergeants may not even know about the robbery of the silver, but they only need to say that someone in the town has secretly penetrated the grassland and killed them all. If the sergeants had known that the money had been robbed, they would have been stationed here to cordon it off. It's okay to solve it quickly, but if it is solved slowly, they have to die. ”
Liu Ruiying said.
"And for what reason will they die?"
Hua Nong asked.
"There is no need for a cause to die. But Shangguan Xuyao will definitely give a reason. He could say that these sergeants were rebels, and then send sergeants to exterminate them. So that everything will be covered up. Dust to dust, dust to dust. Twenty years from now, the town will be as prosperous as it was when we first arrived. ”
Liu Ruiying said.
A smile appeared on Hua Nong's face.
"Why are you laughing?"
Liu Ruiying asked.
"I just thought, it's fun. Constantly falsifying reality to cover up for something that has already happened. In the end, isn't Shangguan Xuyao the only one who knows and bears it?"
Hua Nong said.
"Just as I just said to that Gao Ren that God is not good, it is even more difficult for the king to be. ”
Liu Ruiying said.
"King, above ten thousand people, what is so difficult? ”
Hua Nong said disapprerovingly.
"God can't do anything, and no one will scold him. I just feel that I am not sincere. The next time I come, I will definitely bring more precious sacrifices and a more devout heart. But if the king can't do too many things, he will not only be scolded, but also killed. ”
Liu Ruiying said.
Hua Nong didn't understand it again.
So he was silent as well.
Liu Ruiying can actually walk over openly.
As long as he shows his identity as the provincial flag of the Central Investigation Division.
But he didn't do that.
For he could not figure out what kind of orders the sergeants had received.
If it is for the sake of the overall situation of the border pass.
A provincial flag, even if it is a provincial flag directly under the Central Metropolitan Investigation Division.
If you say kill, you will also kill.
Even if Liu Jinghao, the king of Qingzhong, personally investigates it.
As long as Shangguan Yao Xu comes forward to prevaricate, he will definitely not be able to do it.
So he can't take that risk.
Especially now that his body has not fully recovered.
Self-defense is very difficult.
Not to mention the camp.
"I didn't expect to meet two such handsome little guys in this wilderness!"
A woman's voice came into Liu Ruiying's ears.
He looked back.
A woman was standing not far behind him.
The woman was dressed as a farmer's sister-in-law.
But it is difficult to hide the coquettishness revealed in his bones.
Although he is not young.
But this kind of charm and temperament is extremely attractive.
She saw Liu Ruiying turn around.
He also twisted his waist and walked forward.
The woman was empty-handed, but barefoot.
There were mud spots on the instep of the rain.
But these filths are even more white and sexy for her feet.
"What do you have to say?"
Liu Ruiying asked.
Desolate place outside a town.
Thin sun.
This woman was so abrupt, Shi Shiran appeared.
How can it not make people suspicious?
"Yo! Brother Jun's mouth is so sweet...... Just call someone else's lady when you open your mouth...... We're all so old, and I don't know how many more we'll hear!"
The woman walked two feet in front of Liu Ruiying and stopped.
Tilting his head, he smiled and looked ahead.
"Are you going to the town in front of you?"
The woman asked.
"yes...... My two brothers got up early to get on their errands, but they had to pass through the town. Unexpectedly, why was he surrounded by sergeants today...... I'm worried!"
Liu Ruiying said.
also pretended to be melancholy and buckled his head.
"Coincidentally, I do have to go through the town ahead. Why don't we go together?"
The woman said.
"It's beautiful to be able to walk with Miss...... It's just that those sergeants are full of swords and guns, which makes people scared......"
Liu Ruiying said.
"Don't you two have swords in your hands, and why am I not afraid?"
The woman pointed to the swords in the hands of Liu Ruiying and Hua Nong and said.
"Because the young lady has sharp eyes, she can see at a glance that we are here to hurry. But where can they compare to those sergeants who kill people without blinking?"
Liu Ruiying said with a smile.
"Flower shelves also have the use of flower shelves, you see that you are empty-handed, haven't you also walked a long way?"
The woman said with her hands outstretched.
"Dare to ask where Miss is from?"
Liu Ruiying asked.
"Coming from the front. ”
The woman said, pointing behind her.
It's obviously behind, but she doesn't say it's in front.
"Miss is so courageous!"
Liu Ruiying praised.
"Where is the spirit...... It's just that you can give it up. ”
The woman said with a chuckle.
Then he walked forward.
After taking a few steps, it seemed that he heard no movement behind him.
Then he looked back at Liu Ruiying and Hua Nong.
Liu Ruiying thought about it, carried the sword, and quickly chased after it.
"For a while, but you two don't speak. Whatever I say, I just need to make peace!"
The woman said.
Liu Ruiying nodded.
"Stop! Zhenbei King's military order, this place needs to be sealed for ten days. Unrelated people will be detoured. ”
The sergeant at the checkpoint saw the three men approaching from a distance and spoke sharply.
"This military master...... If we make a detour, we will have to delay the journey for at least three days! I don't know if my father will be able to make it to that time......."
The woman said.
And he began to sob.
The sergeant saw the woman crying.
For a while, I was a little at a loss.
"This is a military order! There is no way to do it, so the girl should go around!"
The sergeant said in a calm tone.
"What's going on?"
Just as the sergeant's voice fell.
A man who looked like an officer walked over.
"My father is seriously ill, and the little girl is taking her two younger brothers to the funeral at night. I didn't expect this road to be impassable, if I detoured, I'm afraid it would be there, and there would be no people......"
The woman said.
But the crying was even more sad.
Liu Ruiying watched all this coldly from behind.
He felt that sometimes women were really much better than men.
Especially this kind of woman who cries when she says she cries and laughs when she laughs.
It's just a no-brainer.
The officer took a closer look, but he was a little fascinated by the woman's coquettishness and countenance.
"Is it really going to the funeral?"
The officer asked.
"Yes, Master Jun! I've been on the road in the starry night for the past few days, but I haven't even lost my shoes, and I haven't had time to buy ......."
The woman suppressed her crying.
Squatting down, touching his feet, he said.
It looks pitiful.
"Alas...... There are not many children who can have such filial piety now! Since it is a funeral, go over quickly! But when you come back, remember that you can't take this road again!"
The officer said.
"Thank you, Master Jun! Thank you, Master Jun!"
When the woman heard this, she immediately stood up and kept bowing down to thank her.
The cloth she wore was extremely loose.
Such a bow made the officer's eyes full of spring.
I couldn't help but gasp.
Suddenly a different thought came to mind.
"But although this funeral rush is important, if you are barefoot, you must not be able to walk fast, right?"
The officer said sharply.
Liu Ruiying saw his expression.
I already know what he's thinking.
However, I also understood what the woman meant by 'willingness' earlier.
"That's true...... It's just that I didn't encounter any markets along the way. Moreover...... Besides......"
The woman stopped talking.
Not to say, but it is worth a thousand words.
"The town has been cordoned off. All the houses are centrally regulated, so you can choose a pair of shoes that fit with me!"
The officer said.
"Thank you for your love! It's just my two brothers......"
The woman pointed to Liu Ruiying and Hua Nong behind her.
Hua Nong felt a little embarrassed.
Keep your head down.
Liu Ruiying made a submissive look.
When the officer threw his eyes over, he didn't dare to make any eye contact.
The eyes couldn't stop, and they kept wandering.
"Let them come in with them, just wait a minute!"
The officer said.
Immediately, Liu Ruiying also nodded and thanked him again and again, and then passed the checkpoint.
He sighed as he watched the woman and the officer walk toward a tent.
"Are we really just waiting here?"
Hua Nong asked.
"If not, where can we go?"
Liu Ruiying asked rhetorically.
As far as the eye could see, there were sergeants all around.
And because the sky is dark.
Torches were lit everywhere.
But there is nowhere to hide.
"Is his father really dead?"
Hua Nong asked.
"Whether you are dead or not, from now on, you are dead. And we're going to go to the funeral!"
Liu Ruiying said.
He knew what was going to happen inside the tent.
Deliberately went a little farther away.
lest you hear the noise inside and embarrass yourself.
Perhaps the woman's father is dead.
But certainly not now.
It could be last year, or it could be last month.
The previous scene was nothing more than mobilizing the emotions of the past.
There are some things that can be used for a lifetime if you do them once.
This woman must be such a ruthless character.
"What did she give? ”
Hua Nong looked at the tent where the woman and the officer had entered, and muttered to herself.
"If it's a foreign thing, she really doesn't give anything. When she said she was willing, she was willing to give herself!"
Liu Ruiying said.
Hua Nong obviously didn't understand the meaning of Liu Ruiying's words.
Although he learned to cry and laugh, he also understood people in general.
But he didn't understand women.
Because he has never dealt with a woman.
Especially a woman who is so willing.
I'm afraid that a flower master like Tang Zhongsong will also avoid three points.
Because if a woman is willing to give up, then she dares to give up everything.
What is your body?
Lives can be left behind.
It's just that some women are willing to give up to themselves, and some women are willing for others to give up for her.
It's like an apple from the previous temple.
If you eat it with the skin, it will taste a little sour.
But if someone peels off the skin, it will be sweet in the mouth.
If a woman is pitiful and coy in front of you, then he will definitely want you to give up.
But if a woman is frank and has something to say.
That means she's willing to give it up for you.
It's just that the latter kind of woman is generally not likable.
On the contrary, those who are pretentious are more popular.
But only the smartest can grasp the balance of this.
When to be frank and when to be hypocritical.
Because there is nothing in this world that can be deeply rooted in people's hearts more than forgiveness and understanding.
However, such women are also generally reasonable.
Because she knew exactly what she wanted.
It's like this woman.
She helped Liu Ruiying and Hua Nong, maybe just out of a whim.
But isn't it like this when women do things, just about whether they are happy or not?
If you are happy, you are willing to do things that do not make sense.
If you are not happy, even if you put the whole truth in front of her, she will burn it and ignore it at all.
When Liu Ruiying was facing away from the camp tent, thinking about these questions.
Hua Nong patted him on the shoulder.
Liu Ruiying saw the woman walk out.
He really didn't expect it to be so fast.
But she was still barefoot.
And didn't wear shoes.
"I've brought you in. ”
The woman said.
But he put away his previous charm.
"Thank you, Miss!"
Liu Ruiying thanked him.
"But why are you still not wearing shoes?"
Liu Ruiying then asked.
"The shoes don't fit, and they don't fit the eyes. If it is in my eyes, even if it does not fit, I will give up my feet and stuff them into those shoes. ”
The woman said with a smile.
"Anyway, thank you very much!"
Liu Ruiying said.
"I'm just doing it for my own fun...... I don't really want to help you. However, since you have thanked me twice for such politeness, I will also give you another reminder, which is worthy of your two polite words!"
The woman said.
"Miss, please speak!"
Liu Ruiying said politely.
"Run!"
The woman's lips opened slightly, and she gently spit out two words.