Chapter 175: The Eve of Departure
Everyone feasted in Wei Liangqing's farm, and after tasting the rare dishes made by Gao Jie's guidance, the sky darkened, because they had made an appointment with Luo Sigong to meet at Gao Jie's house in the evening, so everyone did not stay longer, and hurriedly began to rush back to the capital.
On the way back to the city, Gao Jie deliberately fell behind, and rode to the end with Wei Liangqing's brother and sister.
Although he and the Wei brothers and sisters have not known each other for a long time, they are the first friends Gao Jie met after arriving in the capital, and they are also very close friends, so before parting, Gao Jie was a little reluctant, and specially created more time for the two brothers and sisters to stay longer.
The three of them chatted and laughed while riding their horses, although the sorrow of parting lingered in their hearts, but no one wanted to mention the touch, and they all pretended to talk and laugh easily.
Gao Jie suddenly asked: "Brother Wei, although you now have an official position as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, you are not a real position, I don't know what your plans are in the future?"
Wei Liangqing was stunned for a moment when asked, and then smiled for a while: "I'm a rough person, I can't read, I like to tinker with crops and dance with guns, in the future, I really don't know!"
Wei Liangyue snorted and said: "My brother is like this, he has no heart and lungs, he doesn't want anything, he looks like he's eating and waiting for death!"
Gao Jie smiled: "I don't think Brother Wei is like what you said, as the saying goes, three hundred and sixty lines, the line is the champion." As long as a person is willing to work hard, there will always be a stage suitable for his development!"
Wei Liangqing said with a smile: "It's still Xiaojie who can speak, I'm a person from the mountains and wilderness, and I'm definitely not a reading material, why do I have to pretend to be Sven like Liu Xuanze!
Gao Jie naturally knew that Wei Zhongxian couldn't rely on him for a lifetime, but he couldn't say it, so he thought about it and said: "That's it, this time we go far away, it is estimated that it will take at least a month or two to return, Brother Wei will take care of your farm first, and when I come back, we may be able to cooperate in a deal!"
"Trading?" When Wei Liangqing heard this, he was still surprised, and then smiled bitterly: "Doing business, I'm afraid that my brain is not good!"
Gao Jie smiled and said: "Don't worry, this deal is definitely tailor-made for you, and you can handle it!"
"Really?!" Wei Liangqing became interested now: "What kind of deal?"
Gao Jie smiled and said: "The secret of heaven must not be leaked, everything will be said when I come back!By the way, do you have any thoughts about Brother Wei on the way to martial arts?"
Wei Liangqing scratched his head and said: "I like dancing guns and sticks very much, but I was too old when I practiced martial arts, and the martial artists who taught me said that I had passed the best time to practice martial arts, so I had a brute force, and when I met a master, I stopped cooking!"
Gao Jie pondered for a moment and said seriously: "Brother Wei, Sister Xiaoyue, do you believe me?"
"Of course I believe it!" Wei Liangqing replied without hesitation.
Wei Liangyue thought for a while, and then said in a low voice: "Xiaojie, although you are eccentric, you are still sincere, and you can be regarded as someone I trust more!"
Gao Jie smiled and said, "If you believe me, you will wait for me at home tonight." My master has a special method that can help you improve your qualifications and understanding, and in the future, whether you study or practice martial arts, you will get twice the result with half the effort, how about it?!"
Wei Liangqing readily agreed without thinking about it. And Wei Liangyue said in a skeptical tone: "Is there really such a method?!Xiaojie, you don't want to trick me!"
Gao Jie laughed and said, "How dare I make fun of Sister Xiaoyue, isn't that asking for trouble?! Believe it or not, there is a successful model in front of me!"
"What is typical?" Wei Liangyue asked.
Gao Jie said to Nunu in front of him: "My junior brother Xiong Zhaoqi is the best proof of this!
Wei Liangyue said in amazement: "This young master Xiong, who was originally timid as a mouse, was reborn and became a blockbuster because of you?!"
Gao Jie said mysteriously: "Believe it or not!"
Wei Liangqing couldn't wait to say: "I don't care if there are any successful examples and proofs, anyway, I absolutely trust Xiaojie, and I will definitely wait for you at night!"
Wei Liangyue neither said he believed it nor agreed, he lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking.
After arriving at the imperial city, Gao Jie and the other five waved goodbye to the Wei brothers and sisters, and went straight back to their mansion.
After they stayed at home for about half an hour, Luo Sigong came with Luo Yangxing, and Gao Jie and the others hurriedly welcomed them into the living room.
As soon as Luo Sigong sat down, he didn't talk nonsense, and said directly: "I have discussed with the Mongolian envoy in the afternoon, don't leave early tomorrow morning! However, in order not to attract people's attention and expose the hidden treasures, we will separate from them first, and then go to Shenyang before we meet." Seeing that Gao Jie and the others were listening carefully, Luo Sigong smiled and continued: "This time, our group will enter Houjin's territory as Shanxi merchants, so we have to rely on Xiaojie, a rich man!"
When everyone heard this, they all looked at Gao Jie in surprise. Gao Jie himself was inexplicable, and said hurriedly: "Uncle Shi, what are you kidding, I haven't been to Shenyang, relying on me to be useful!"
Luo Sigong stroked his white beard, and said with a narrow smile on his face: "The banner of our merchant is Pang Ji from Puzhou, Shanxi!"
When Gao Jie heard this, he suddenly realized, laughed, and Ji Longfeng also clapped his hands and said: "This name is well borrowed!
Xiong Zhaoqi and Wang Rui didn't know why, but after Luo Yangxing explained to them in a low voice, they understood, and immediately laughed, Wang Rui also deliberately said to Gao Jie: "Please take care of Boss Gao along the way!"
Gao Jie shook his head helplessly and said, "Brother Wang, along the way, we all want to ask you to take care of you." Without you as a guide, we wouldn't be able to move an inch!"
Wang Rui nodded and said: "I will naturally do my best, but you don't have to worry too much, although the war between Daming and Houjin is continuous, but Houjin attaches great importance to and welcomes merchants, especially big merchants from Shanxi." When you meet Jin Bing, you don't need to be nervous, I'll deal with everything, you just need to stay calm!"
Luo Sigong also said again and again: "The most important thing in this trip is to be calm and calm, and you must not act rashly or act excessively!
As soon as Luo Sigong finished saying this, everyone involuntarily turned their eyes to Xiong Zhaoqi, Xiong Zhaoqi's face suddenly turned slightly red, and he said crampedly: "I'm ...... I'm definitely not going to drop the chain, trust me!"
Everyone looked at each other and smiled, in fact, everyone has seen the changes in Xiong Zhaoqi, and the only thing they are worried about is whether he can remain calm in a crisis situation. However, with so many masters, even if there is a little trouble, it can be completely settled.
Luo Sigong coughed lightly, and said: "This time, in addition to the seven of us here, there are two more people in our team who will go together!" Seeing that everyone was looking at him with inquiring eyes, Luo Sigong smiled faintly and said: "One is Gao Jie, you know, Sun Chengzong's grandson, Sun Qianguang!"
When Gao Jie and Ji Longfeng heard that it was Sun Qianguang, they looked at each other and smiled. When they competed with the Mongolian envoys, the two of them had already shook hands with Sun Qianguang, and they were quite agreeable, knowing that he was a promising young man who could cooperate and take risks together, but they had no opinion.
It's just that Xiong Zhaoqi and Wang Rui's faces changed greatly, and their faces were not angry.
Xiong Tingbi was imprisoned for questioning, in addition to the Donglin Party, the other main promoter was Sun Chengzong. Although Xiong Tingbi did not have a grudge against Sun Chengzong because of this, it did not mean that his son Xiong Zhaoqi and his personal guard Wang Rui could think about it.
Luo Sigong naturally understood this truth, and said to Xiong Zhaoqi and Wang Rui gently: "Lord Sun Chengguang and Brother Xiong have different political views and different strategies, which has led to the current situation, but Brother Xiong once made it clear to me that he and Lord Sun are both dedicated to the country and have no selfish intentions, so I don't want Zhaoqi and Wang Rui to have resentment towards the Sun family." I also understand that it is difficult and unreasonable to ask you to do so. But this action is very important, it is related to the national affairs of my Ming Dynasty and Mongolia to cooperate against Jin, and we must not lose a big one because of a small one, so the old man hopes that at least in this operation, you can abandon your past suspicions and work together, and wait until you succeed, and then you will make a decision about grievances and hatreds, what do you two think?"
Xiong Zhaoqi heard the master's serious admonition, so he naturally didn't dare to say more, so he nodded. Wang Rui was a straightforward man, and said loudly: "I am a person in the army, so I naturally understand that I need to pay attention to the rules and strictly abide by discipline, my lord, rest assured, I will never destroy the plan and endanger your safety because of personal grudges! Everything will be calculated after the task is completed!"
Gao Jie said appreciatively: "Brother Wang and his junior brother are both people who understand the great righteousness, Xiao Jie sincerely admires it! That Sun Qianguang I have met with Datou before, he is actually a good person, what his grandfather has done, in fact, he does not necessarily have to bear it, I really hope that after this time in the same boat, you can turn enemies into friends!"
Luo Sigong also nodded and said: "What Xiaojie said is right, the relationship in officialdom is complex and tangled, and the situation is changing rapidly, not just who is right and who is wrong can be clearly explained, the higher the position, the more complicated and intertwined the interests are, and the more vulnerable it is to attack." The old man has been in the officialdom for decades, and he has long been tired of these so-called battles, and I can't say that one day I will resign and retire!"
Xiong Zhaoqi saw that the master's words were heavy, so he said loudly: "Master, the disciples have understood the truth, and this trip will definitely not violate the master's instructions!"
Luo Sigong said a few "yes" in a row, and then continued: "There is another person, it is the Venerable Zongqing from Shaolin Temple, I guess you have not heard of it!"
Gao Jie hesitated for a moment, and suddenly remembered the yellow-robed old monk who was with Zhu Youzhen on the day of the bow, so he asked, "Is it my martial arts teacher who believes in the king's younger brother?"
Luo Sigong nodded and said: "Yes, it's him! Venerable Zongqing has superb martial arts, he was a warrior monk of Shaolin Temple when he was young, and then he was ordered to go to the army with Venerable Pucong to learn martial arts with General Yu Dayou for three years, and he benefited a lot. After bringing back to Shaolin the martial arts taught by General Yu, he was summoned to the imperial city by the former emperor Wanli to teach martial arts to the princes and grandchildren. However, among the many princes and grandchildren, the only one who can really bear hardships and stand hard work and has been learning from him seriously is His Royal Highness King Xin, so His Royal Highness King Xin is also the only apprentice he recognizes. ”
"What about Venerable Napucong?" Ji Longfeng suddenly asked.
Luo Sigong sighed and said, "Soon after returning to the temple from Venerable Pucong, he died of illness, it's a pity!"
"Why did Venerable Zongqing go with us this time?!" Gao Jie was still puzzled.
Luo Sigong shook his head and said: "I don't know the specifics, since the emperor has arranged it like this, it has its own deep meaning, not to mention that there can be one more top master, why not do it!" Speaking of this, Luo Sigong took out some artillery-shaped objects from a backpack he brought and distributed them to everyone: "This is the fireworks used by my Jinyi Guard's contact, once everyone gets lost and encounters danger, they can be set off in the sky, and we will rush to the rescue as soon as we see it!"
By the time Luo Sigong had finished explaining all the precautions one by one, it had already passed. (The ancients regarded the time as a watch, which is equivalent to between 7 and 9 o'clock in the evening.) So he and Luo Yangxing left Gao Jie's house, and Ji Longfeng and the others also went back to their rooms to prepare for their packing.
Gao Jie went out and went straight to the courtyard where his parents lived not far away, to say goodbye to Gao Ting and his wife. By the time he left, it was close to the third watch, which was equivalent to twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, and Gao Jie did not go home to rest, because Wei Liangqing was still waiting for him.