"My lord, ahead is the land of the state capital. A spy came on horseback to report it, covered in blood.

Zuo Tianzong nodded to indicate that he knew, thought about it, returned to his horse and galloped backwards, coming to a prisoner car. The steel cable chains on the prisoner cart were shackled in all directions, and in the middle was a gray-haired old man, dressed in prison clothes, with his hair disheveled and his eyes wide open.

Zuo Tianzong came to the prisoner car, signaled for the convoy to stop, then turned over and dismounted, reached out and took the water bladder handed over by a subordinate, and handed it to the old man, "Master Fu, the grievances in the court are beyond my ability to intervene as a martial artist. Usually the truth is not clear, and the lower officials are only acting on orders. All the way to the north, there are many people who want to kill adults, and hundreds of brothers under the lower officials have been fighting for days in order to protect adults, and now there are less than 40 people left. But don't worry, the lower officials will keep you safe all the way. When he arrived in the capital, how the emperor dealt with the adults was not a matter for the lower officials. ”

Fu Tianqiu's face was full of stains, a pair of round eyes stared at Zuo Tianzong, took the water bladder handed over by Zuo Tianzong, took a few sips, moistened his lips that had long dried up, and poured the remaining water in the water bladder on his head, his brain was a little drowsy by the scorching sun, and then he woke up, his eyes stared at Zuo Tianzong without saying a word.

Zuo Tianzong took the empty water bladder and handed it to his subordinates, "Master Fu, we have been traveling for days, and we have been stabbed continuously, and we are tired of driving. This is the state city in charge of Lord Gao Honggao, this day comes, the thieves are clear, and the murderer is nowhere to be seen, presumably the security here is excellent. Let's rest in this city for a while, straighten out the carriages and horses, and then set off, Master Fu, you see that it is good. ”

Fu Tianqiu spat at the ground and said in a low voice, "Lord Zuo has worked hard all the way, and he decides for himself, why bother to ask me?"

Fu Tianqiu's exit was not inferior, and Zuo Tianzong didn't care, nodded, turned around and got on the horse, ordered the road to open, and went all the way to the city gate.

Just a few hundred meters, but it is a prosperous peace that cannot be seen elsewhere, there are hawkers and merchants carrying burdens and driving in an endless stream, both sides of the road are wine shops and livestock circles, and pedestrians are bustling and not hot. Although this group of people are prisoners of officers and soldiers, some curious people just stop and look at it from a distance, and do not make any comments, this folk custom is really not ordinary. Fu Tianqiu saw it in his heart and nodded secretly, this Gao Honggao is indeed a capable and good official.

At the city gate, there were already officials and masters waiting, and when they saw the officers and soldiers coming to the city gate, they hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.

A middle-aged scholar stepped forward to stop the line and asked, "But Zuo Tianzong and Zuo Qianhu and his party?"

Zuo Tianzong lifted the reins and moved a few steps forward, "It's Zuo, dare to ask who is in front?"

The middle-aged scholar hurriedly bowed to Zuo Tianzong, "The lord of my family is the prefect of the city, Gao Honggao, and the villain is the master of his house." My family heard that Lord Zuo and his party came to the north, and the carriage and horses were tired, so he set up a banquet in the government to entertain Lord Zuo and his party, and invited Lord Zuo to lead his subordinates to the government to freshen up and rest, and there was wine and food in the evening to reward all the soldiers for the country. ”

Zuo Tianzong frowned, "What do you mean, what do you mean? What I escorted is a felony in the imperial court, don't your lords know?"

The middle-aged scholar bowed again, "My family heard that Fu Tianqiu Fu was also in the team, and I have long heard that Fu is loyal to the liver and courage, not afraid of villains, covering the southeast, and threatening the government and the opposition. ”

Zuo Tianzong said, "Master Fu is now a criminal of the imperial court, and your family still dares to contact him, but think about it, don't attract criticism for yourself." ”

The middle-aged man said, "The emperor did not remove Master Fu from his official position, and sent Lord Zuo to escort Master Fu back to Beijing in the starry night and interrogate him personally, so it can be seen that there must have been a misunderstanding during this period." My family guards the pastoral side, the government is harmonious, loyal to the monarch and loyal to his duties, why are you afraid of the opinions of others?"

His subordinates have been tired for many days, and if they encounter another fight, they will definitely suffer more damage, which is not conducive to escorting. I heard that this Gao Hongnai is a good official, and when he came this day, what he heard and saw was indeed the case, and the government in the city would not come to assassinate Master Fu, so it must be much safer. The subordinate brothers take turns to rest, Master Fu's food and grooming are all taken care of by his subordinates, and there will be no problem if he thinks about it, thinking of this, Zuo Tianzong said, "You lead the way in front and go to the mansion, we will follow you." ”

The middle-aged man nodded, and hurriedly sat in a small sedan chair to lead the way in front, and a group of officials hurriedly stepped forward to deliver water and food to the officers and soldiers, and sent moist cloth towels to wipe the dust on their heads and faces.

At noon that day, Zuo Qianhu led dozens of people and horses to live in the government office, repair the whole horse and clean the body. Gao Hong also took this opportunity to meet Fu Tianqiu under the guard of Zuo Tianzong. The two loyal ministers sympathized with each other, and Fu Tianqiu was meritorious in appeasing the people in the southeast, but he was framed for colluding with the rebellious people to rebel. Gao Hong has his own channels in the court, and informed Zuo Tianzong and Fu Tianqiu, saying that the national teacher Pudu Cihang has already gone south, sacrificed in the southeast, and appeased the rebellious people, and will return to Beijing in the near future, but I don't know if it will pass here. If Zuo Tianzong was on the way to escort Master Fu back to Beijing, he could meet the national teacher and his party, and Master Fu would tell the national teacher about the strangeness of this popular uprising, and the national teacher would be sympathetic to the people, and he would definitely speak for the country in the court and persuade the emperor to avoid the disaster of Lord Fu, even if the official was reinstated.

After hearing this, Zuo and Fu were relieved that people had hope, they had spirit, and the wine banquet in the house continued that night, and the night was safe and sound. Zuo Tianzong worked hard to reward his subordinates, and stayed in the state city for two days, but he still didn't wait for the news of the national teacher and his party. The return trip was urgent, and Zuo Tianzong had to arrange for people to set off.

Gao Hong saw that Zuo Tianzong had lost troops all the way, and the prisoner car was also in difficult conditions, so he proposed to arrange for two masters in the house to accompany him to jointly protect Master Fu, and gave a carriage so that he could arrange for Master Fu to rest in the car. Zuo Tianzong refused at first, proposing that the master could accompany him, but the carriage could not accept it, and Master Fu was still a prisoner, sitting in the carriage, just afraid that it would be inappropriate.

Gao Hong had no choice but to invite Zuo Tianzong to the carriage for a detailed investigation, and proposed that the chain lock could be fixed in the carriage and handcuffed to Master Fu to avoid accidents, and the carriage was strong and easy to navigate, which could improve the safety of Lord Fu all the way. With the officers and soldiers guarding Master Fu in the car, the road to the north must be much smoother. If you are afraid of criticism from the DPRK and China, you can change into a prisoner's car on the outskirts of Beijing and enter the capital, and there is no other obstacle.

When Zuo Tianzong heard this, he felt that this method was very good, so he nodded in agreement, so Master Fu sat in the carriage, two subordinates sat in the car to take care of him, and the others accompanied him on horseback, one of them had a full face and beard, his roots were like iron, and his voice was loud;

Lu Xihua used Gao Hong's hand to arrange the carriage he made into the escort team, and under the pretext of being a master of the rivers and lakes recruited by the government, he mixed Yan Chixia and himself into the escort team on the pretext of taking care of Master Fu to go north safely. First, Yan Chixia's wish to visit her old boss, and second, she wanted to meet the legendary national teacher Pudu Cihang, who has boundless Buddhism.