Chapter 22
As the sun sets in the west, five richly decorated carriages creak through the bustling flow of people, and the horsemen skillfully drive the carriages to stop in front of a large mansion with carved railings.
As soon as the carriage stopped, a group of people rushed out of the door of the house, and immediately took out five horse stools and placed them on the left side of the carriage under the leadership of a chubby man.
At the head of the carriage, the man stood respectfully aside, and when the curtain was lifted, the man immediately bent down on his legs, as if to let the people in the carriage step on his back and get out of the carriage. The other people with the horse stools showed disdain and cursed a dog.
Ignoring the man's dedication, the man of the carriage kicked the man on the right waist, which threw him to the ground.
Then he landed steadily, and as the leader got out of the carriage, the other people in the carriage came out one by one.
"Dog minion, shoot you. ”
After kicking a kick, the young boy who got out of the carriage ran over and kicked again against the man who had been lying on his stomach for a long time and didn't get up, and the man on the ground screamed again and again, begging again and again, Childe, I was wrong, let me go.
The others outside the door were silent, and they couldn't help but feel like a rabbit was dead and a dog was cooking. Although he dislikes the appearance of the man's dog legs, he also has a lot of affection.
It wasn't until the man on the ground was bleeding from his mouth and nose that the young man couldn't stop kicking.
"Drag it down, heal the good life, and reward a hundred gold. ”
The young boy waved his hand, and seemed to be full of anger, and he was arrogant.
The three of them walked out, took the stool, and the two of them familiarly lifted the man on the ground and walked away, and the man on the ground did not forget to thank him weakly, and thanked the son.
The other sons who came back in the carriage with the young boy also seemed to be familiar with this scene, their expressions were indifferent, indifferent, and did not advise. In fact, this kind of thing has become even more serious in their own house, and it is still excessive. If it weren't for someone else's servant, they would all want to do it themselves. Because they were just as angry as their lungs, as long as they recalled the scene when they bowed in public in the morning and confessed their mistakes, they were furious, and now they couldn't help but tremble with anger.
Then everyone entered the house in a swarm under the leadership of the young brother who led them.
The gate of the house was then closed by the guards guarding the door, and they returned to their original positions, continuing to watch closely the wind and grass outside the gate.
Entering the house, the young man took everyone to enjoy a sumptuous dinner. After that, he led everyone back to his living room.
A room larger than the ordinary house is presented in front of you, the room is elegantly decorated, the golden silk nanmu is made of columns, all kinds of precious wood are embellished among them, the famous calligraphy and paintings are hung all over the wall, and a whole window is full of rare antiques. is so rich, compared with him, his own family is ashamed of himself, this is the voice of everyone.
"We can't bear Childe's tone, when we were in Luoyang City, that Emperor Han Qing was still playing in the mud in the countryside, and he dared to let us make a fool of ourselves in public, and if he didn't give him a little bit of power, he really regarded him as a bullshit man with a false name and no real job. ”
Some people are still angry, and as soon as they have eaten, they can't help but scold Emperor Han Qing.
It's just that someone agrees.
The young boy sat in the middle, not saying a word, and his face was pale.
I have my own decisions, and you can just look at them.
In the end, everyone had their own opinions, and they didn't come up with a reason, and they broke up unhappily. Only the young boy sitting in the center, under the calm heart lake, wisps of murderous machine overflowed the water.
In the dark of night, a strange guest came to the Zuixiang Building. Dressed in black, armed with a long sword and a hat, the long curtain hung down to obscure the entire face. lived in the room next to Emperor Han Qing impartially, didn't eat, didn't go downstairs, and even Xiao Er muttered.
On this day, when the sun was about to set, a scalper carrying a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy slowly wandered slowly on the streets of the east of the city, walking in the direction of Zuixianglou.
Until this time, Emperor Han Qing still had a bad mood, and originally wanted to take advantage of the east wind of the spring outing, there were many people out of the city, and the demand was greater than the supply, so he could write a few letters to increase some income. Who knew that he was beaten by a group of people who had nothing to do with him for no reason, and the mud bodhisattva still had three points of earthiness. It was a helpless move to fight back and compose poetry on the spot. He believes that studying in the academy has never been for the sake of competitiveness, and he is showing off his knowledge in front of others. There has always been only one reason, that is, through reading books to understand the world more intuitively, not because of their own ignorance, do something out of place, if you can learn to do something beneficial to the world, and have honor, you will be very happy. But first, he thinks that what he has learned is not enough to provide a change for the progress of the world, and second, he does not think that he can do anything for the world on his own. But if you need to, you will definitely do it!
It was an unexpected joy to get a gold ingot for no reason, although Emperor Han Qing has been busy for a living recently, and he has never relaxed. But he doesn't collect all kinds of money, so he really can't shirk it. The gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way, and the teachers have taught him all on the first day of class. He has done the same all these years, and he has never dared to cross this threshold. There is a reason for composing poetry, and I never thought that I would rely on him to get this unexpected benefit. It's not that you can't sell what you've learned, but you don't want to do it in this way.
In fact, Emperor Han Qing was really thinking about the operability of this matter, but he had stayed in Luoyang City long enough that he could only save it for next time. The harvest of his recent letter writing was enough for him to travel to the next place. So he prepared to leave the city, leave Luoyang City, and go to the next place.
On the willow tops on the moon, thousands of households have had dinner, light up the kerosene lamp, and the lights in the city are lit for a while, and it is very warm to be in it.
A cow slowly stopped in front of the door of the drunken fragrance building, and Emperor Han Qing bared his teeth and rubbed his aching buttocks. It's really sour, it looks like he's going to find a workshop to make a seat, otherwise he can't stand it like this, he secretly planned.
The second child of Zuixianglou stood outside the door, stretched out his hand to greet the guests, and suddenly looked up to see Emperor Han Qing jumping from the back of the ox. He raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, looking dull.
Hey, Han Gongzi, your look is too unusual. After all, he is a great Confucian who reads poetry and books, as for practicing himself like this?
Although he thinks so, Xiao Er also feels that the young Confucianism does not follow the ordinary path, which is not ordinary. I can't figure it out!
"Han Gongzi is back?
"In order to save money, I bought a ox and rode it temporarily, but the money in my hand was not enough in these years, and I didn't do that pretending to be generous. ”
Emperor Han Qing replied with a serious face.
When all the items on the cow were unloaded, Xiao Er called the groom who was in charge of feeding the horses, and the groom led the oxen to the stable.
Xiao Er helped carry the items and walked to the inn, Han Qingdi smiled dumbly, he has been busy writing letters from a small vendor recently, and every time Xiao Er is familiar with the road to help carry the items in, which makes him very embarrassed.
After a simple meal downstairs, Emperor Han Qing finally went out and sold the folding tables and chairs at a low price to the old man who also wrote letters for a living, and then found a carpenter's workshop to customize a scalper seat. The family was just about to close the door, and finally under Emperor Han Qing's bitter pleading, they agreed to work overtime to help him make one. In the middle of the night, the seat tailor-made for his figure was finally made, and at his request, it was specially wrapped tightly with soft and thick fabric, and he really couldn't stand the bumps.
In the middle of the night, there are hardly many pedestrians on the street. Occasionally, a few drunks, leaning against the wall and vomiting, or some fireworks alley, women scratching their heads and posing, holding silk scarves and still soliciting guests. Emperor Han Qing avoided these places far away, unwilling to provoke right and wrong.
Back at the inn, the shopkeeper couldn't stand the fatigue and went to rest, only Xiao Er sat there alone and took a nap, waiting for the guests who had gone out to have fun and did not return.
Emperor Han Qing woke up the dozing Xiao Er apologetically: "I'm leaving Luoyang City tomorrow, please tell the shopkeeper tomorrow morning." ”
After speaking, he no longer disturbed Xiao Er's sleepiness, and took the lead in going upstairs to rest without waiting for Xiao Er's reply.
There was nothing to say all night, and the next day was not dawn, Emperor Han Qing got up early to open the window, sat on the bed and meditated routinely. Wait for the rising sun to hang in a thread, and take the opportunity to absorb that purple breath.
The sky is bright, and a ray of light rises on the horizon. Emperor Han Qing hurriedly sat up straight and stared at Dongfang with a focused expression. When the light rises completely, day and night alternate. Emperor Han Qing immediately seized the opportunity and mastered the method taught by the Dao Sutra in his mind. Suddenly, a wisp of purple gas, which was almost invisible to the naked eye, slowly approached him with the suction, until it was close to him, integrated into the body, and was completely contained by the dantian. It's just that there has been no improvement recently, and his physical sensations have not changed as before, and he has been mentally prepared, so he can't help but be a little disappointed. But there is no way, you can only quickly find a fairy gate to worship to alleviate it.
But cultivation still can't be put down, worrying about drying up and fishing. Although the improvement is minimal, after all, compared with the previous cloth body, it is already considered a high-speed health.
When the sun rose, Emperor Han Qing let go of the rhythm of cultivation. Slowly finishing the work, I got up and changed into a thin cyan robe, washed up, cleaned up my personal belongings in the house, and put them in a bamboo box that had not been used for a long time. Carrying the bamboo box, he exited the room, closed the door and walked downstairs.
When I got to the first floor, I casually placed the bamboo box on an unused table. Xiao Er, the shopkeeper's bearer, said with a reluctant face: Is Han Gongzi really leaving? If it is inconvenient to walk the rivers and lakes, you can write a note and put it on the counter table, and I will know it at a glance. When the children of the rivers and lakes walk the rivers and lakes, it is inevitable that they will encounter difficulties, although they are not rich people, they are willing to be generous to the young man who travels far away.
Emperor Han Qing's face was moved, sincerely. Such a caring shopkeeper is the only one he feels warm on this trip except for Luo Chengcheng. He was clear about the shopkeeper's voice, probably because he was afraid that his young man would be ashamed of his face, his pocket would be empty, and it would be inconvenient to speak, so he checked out and continued to travel under the excuse of continuing to travel.
What Han Qingdi was really moved by was the shopkeeper's face in taking care of him, speaking euphemistically and comprehensively. Recently, he went out early and returned late, and the shopkeeper looked impassive, but he actually guessed his constraints. So the last time I changed rooms, the shopkeeper bluntly said that the business in the store has been booming recently, and he has made a lot of money and discounted it for all tenants. But how could Emperor Han Qing not understand that the shopkeeper was beating around the bush to reduce the burden of pressure for him.
So this is even more commendable, although he did not thank him in person, but he silently remembered all this. As the old saying goes: the grace of a drop of water is reciprocated by a spring. There is no ambition in the voice, the simple mind of the youth, I have no ability at present, there is no way to repay, if I succeed in the future, I will pay a special visit, and return today's fate.
Emperor Han Qing sincerely hugged his fists and thanked him: "Thank you again, I really want to travel in another place." Thank you to the shopkeeper and the little second brother for their recent care and help, I don't want to say thank you, I know everything, and I will repay it in the future. ”
Come to the second brother, go to the old three, and finally eat breakfast in Zuixianglou, and I will start my journey again. I don't know when we will meet next time, and I wish the shopkeeper's business a prosperous and prosperous business.
Emperor Han Qing pretended to be relaxed and said.
After living for so long, it was finally time to leave, looking at everything that was becoming more and more familiar, he was silent and laughed at himself, why was he still a little reluctant?
Seeing that Emperor Han Qing had made up his mind, it didn't seem to be a fake. The shopkeeper is only interested in the words of no more.
Han Gongzi is like this, this last breakfast, I invite you. I hope you will have time to come to Zuixiang House as a guest in the future!
Emperor Han Qing wanted to refuse, but the shopkeeper said again.
"I heard that Han Gongzi's ink treasure is first-class, I don't know if the small shop is lucky enough to ask for one? To tell the truth, we are full of copper smell, and our store has never had a Confucian ink treasure, so I implore Han Gongzi not to refuse. I'll invite you to dinner, you are out of Mobao, what do you think?"
Emperor Han Qing, who was reluctant to show it at will, heard this, and couldn't help but be arrogant: Okay.
When the shopkeeper heard that Emperor Han Qing agreed to this matter, he couldn't help but be happy.
The ink treasure of the Great Confucian, it's not easy to ask for, and it's still such a young Confucian. Very good, very good!
After eating the three things that Xiao Erduan usually eats, Emperor Han Qing was satisfied. In the interval of rest and eating, the shopkeeper has prepared a pen and paper and put it aside. In fact, Emperor Han Qing is also brewing silently, since he has agreed, he must be brilliant. Fooling around at will is not his criterion, so while eating, he thinks quickly, but it is only the first time he has written a couplet about the inn merchant's house, and he is also thinking closely about the words.
After pondering for a long time, after Emperor Han Qing brewed the charm of the wording, he got up and spread out the paper, picked up the brush and polished it a little, then picked up the pen and wrote.
"Get off the horse and park because of the good wine, delicious to attract guests from all over the world; pick the stars and the moon to praise the high building, the delicacies are fragrant in the courtyard of spring; ”
Good, wonderful.
As soon as Emperor Han Qing stopped writing, the shopkeeper applauded.
I secretly said in my heart, I deserve to be a great Confucian, I wrote such a rhyming pair in such a short time at a young age, and I wrote a brush with a hand. Not ordinary, real material!
The shopkeeper couldn't help but admire.
Emperor Han Qing was calm, just thinking that he had done what he should do. promised to do his best to do other people's things, since the shopkeeper likes it so much, it means that he does not live up to the trust. I breathed a sigh of relief and put my mind at ease. With the bamboo box on his back, a horseman had already led out the ox, put on the seat, and tied the bamboo box to the cow's neck.
Say goodbye to the shopkeeper and others.
Bidding farewell to the shopkeeper, and finally looking back at the drunken incense building, Emperor Han Qing rode on the ox and silently recited a goodbye in Luoyang City. When my strength allows, I will come again to find those who have hurt me, and I will let the blood debt be repaid. At present, there is no follow-up in the City Lord's Mansion, and with his own ability, it is estimated that it is useless, and the most important thing is that there are no clues. Therefore, it is the right way to let go of the desire for revenge and quickly improve your strength.
Drunken Xiang Building, Emperor Han Qing had just left the inn. A man in black who lived next door to him followed him downstairs, and soon a carrier pigeon flew into the sky near the drunken fragrance building. Not long after, another carrier pigeon landed next to the man in black, and the note on the pigeon's leg was removed, and there was only a picture on it, a bright red ghost head dripping with blood. The man in black just rubbed his fingers, and the pieces of paper fluttered and scattered in the air.
The man then disappeared from the crowd.
Out of the city, Emperor Han Qing was not in a hurry, and he sat on the ox and watched around with great interest. Thinking of this trip to Luoyang City, I can't help but sigh a little. Entering Luoyang City in the wax moon, leaving in March of Yangchun, nearly four months. almost lost his life in Luoyang City, and he didn't know whether to rejoice or regret it. But when he thought of Luo Qingcheng's sweet smile, the young man sitting on the back of a scalper seemed to have forgotten all his troubles, and laughed out loud. I suddenly remembered a sentence I saw in a book: life is capricious, we can't change anyone, but we can encourage ourselves to keep moving forward. Walk through the muddy swamp, walk through the lonely abyss, walk to the willows and flowers, and walk to the blooming flowers.
After this battle, Emperor Han Qingdi's view of the problem underwent a fundamental change. He himself felt that Shibei should be impressed for three days. Remember to be more vigilant and cautious in the future. This is not an era of happiness, there will be Mang invasions, accidents, and unpredictable natural and man-made disasters. And all we can do is to protect ourselves from others, and not to hurt others.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, gradually approaching the city gate, I went down halfway to buy a finger cake and soy milk to satisfy my hunger, and kept queuing up to go out of the city. After a simple investigation, Emperor Han Qing led the scalper out of the city. At this time, there are still many people going out of the city, and most of them are going on outings. It wasn't until the summer heat that the wind stopped. There is also a group of people pushing wheelbarrows, mostly residents from outside the city, who go to the city to sell some vegetables and fruits to make a living and supplement their families.
Today's weather is good, the sun is warm, the spring breeze is blowing, and there is a breath of fresh air wafting in the air. Emperor Han Qing took a deep breath, only feeling relaxed and comfortable, and his limbs were comfortable. In order to avoid delaying the trip, he didn't stop for a moment, stepped on the back of the scalper, chose a route, patted the cow's buttocks, and the scalper ran wildly, and the frightened Han Qingdi exclaimed again and again.
Behind him, a group of people laughed secretly, bull riding is strange enough, your old man is good, and he also learns to ride horses and whips. I hope you are safe and sound, and those with good hearts pray silently.
It's nice to be young......
An old man who had gone out of the city with his family sighed.
Young and energetic, dare to try all new things, dare to say no to authority, meet the girl you like can be cheeky to pursue, and don't care about the rules of your parents not traveling far away, because both parents are still young and have a lot of time for each other.
What are you talking about? An old woman twisted the pig old man's ear, and as soon as she twisted it, the old man immediately whispered softly for mercy.
There was another burst of laughter around, but the old man's words finally entered the hearts of some people.
It's just that Emperor Han Qing didn't know all this, and it wasn't until he ran far away that the scalper slowed down his pace of running and laughing, and there was no one around him. During this time, Emperor Han Qing appeased him, and counted the rows of roads backwards. How did he know that Niu Qihuan was so fierce that he almost knocked him off the cow's back, only to feel that the bones in his body were about to fall apart. After resting for a long time, he climbed back on the back of the ox and walked forward under the guidance of the ox.
With nothing to do, the journey was boring, and Emperor Han Qing sat on the back of a cow and recited the text.
"The road is long, I will go up and down and seek......" In the wilderness in the afternoon, the willows are still around, the breeze is not dry, and the sound of reading is loud.
He memorized one article after another seriously, and since he left the school, although he relied on self-discipline, he still found time to read books every day. But the depth of learning cannot be compared with the school, and some homework has been left behind. Although he has no ambition to develop in the temple in this life, and only wants to cultivate immortals, reading is still what he really loves. Whether it's a hearty smile in the subtle part of the reading, or the other magnificent waves in the book, they all add color to his life. So I won't put it on hold, I will just study harder. The wonders of the book are endless, and it cannot be explained in a few words, and those who do not understand it will not understand.
Gradually, the sunset fell westward, and Emperor Han Qing stopped recalling, jumped off the back of the ox and found a high hillside, and looked at it from a high position. Luoyang City has become an almost invisible black spot in his eyes, although it is still on the official road, but it is overgrown with weeds and deserted, and the place to stay tonight makes Emperor Han Qing worried. I took out the map of Jiuzhou that I carried with me, but the content was too general, just an approximate range, and after looking for a long time, I only found a post station near Luoyang City, and the distance was even more difficult to estimate. I had to run back to the scalper and take out the map of Luoyang City, which was clearly recorded, but it was still 80 kilometers away from the populated place.
It looks like we'll have to sleep out in the wild tonight. Emperor Han Qing thought so.
Since it has been decided, it will not go again. Tie up the cattle that are grazing on the grass and unload the bamboo box. Emperor Han Qing was completely busy, and first went to pull a large bundle of long grass with his hands and spread it on the ground, leaving it for sleeping at night. Take out the blanket from the bamboo box and spread it on top of the grass. In the spring and summer, when the exposure was even deeper, he even took out a rain poncho that was waterproof and spread it under the blanket to avoid getting damp at night. As for the quilt, it can only be replaced by a fox fur made by his grandfather, and to do all this, Emperor Han Qing immediately found a water bladder and filled a large pot of water. On the way back, I picked up a large bundle of dry firewood, and when I passed by a dirt slope, I accidentally found some wild fruits. This was difficult for Emperor Han Qing, who had been fighting in the mountains all year round, and after carefully identifying it and confirming that it was non-toxic and edible, he picked a large handful, wrapped it in a robe and took it back to satisfy his hunger.
After all this, the sun had completely set. It was getting dark, and night was falling.
He took out the fire fold and lit a pile of dry wood, and after a while, the fire was raging, and this piece was illuminated as if it were day. By the light of the fire, I ate a few wild fruits, which was a little relieved of hunger.
The fire burned for only an hour and a half, leaving only a single carbon fire in one place. Emperor Han Qing put the things he used to sleep close to the fire, then lay down with his clothes and covered the fox fur tightly, and fell asleep soundly after a while.
In the middle of the night, the sky was getting darker and darker, and I couldn't see my fingers. A gust of wind blew, and Emperor Han Qing shrank back and wrapped his fox fur tightly, and continued to sleep.
A black figure hovered in the sky, silent, staring closely at the boy sleeping by the fire below. Gradually seemed to be impatient, slowly raised the long sword in his hand, drew the sword out of the sheath, and a touch of snow-white sword light revealed a rainbow light, slashing down towards the young man on the ground. A cold glow seemed to cut through the air, and even the air came with a roar, which seemed to be overwhelming. Judging by the power of his sword, if the young man on the ground is hit by the sword, he is afraid that he will be immediately split in half.
And this day was killed, and the young man didn't know it.