Chapter 8: Parting
After Li Zhe completed the work, calmly analyzed the problems he was facing, and immediately realized the seriousness of the problems. The person he killed was the sixth prince of the Great Zhou Empire, not a common man, and if no one reported to the official, he would be gone. The prince was lost on his own ground, which was a great disaster for the magistrate. In order to have an explanation from above, the magistrate will definitely send someone out to find out, and it won't be long before he can investigate the incident that happened at the Izumo Inn. We have clashed with the Six Princes and their group, and suspicions will soon focus on us. Even if there is no evidence, the magistrate will definitely blame Li Zhe for this black pot in order to be able to make a difference. If they are found by the people of the government, the two of them will definitely be more than lucky.
How to avoid the pursuit of the government is Li Zhe's primary consideration, Li Zhe's ancestral Fang Tian painting halberd is too eye-catching, obviously can no longer be carried on his body. This iron halberd Li Zhe has played since he was a child, and he is naturally reluctant to accept it, but there is no other way. Li Zhe had no choice but to dig a pit more than 100 steps away from the pit where the body was buried and bury the iron halberd. Fortunately, I also brought a waist knife with me when I came out of the house, which was just right for use. After doing all this, Li Zhe pulled the carriage to the official road, and jerked hard on his buttocks, so that the empty carriage continued to run down the official road, so he was suspicious, hoping to buy more time for the two to escape.
Continuing to take the official road is simply throwing themselves into a net, and the two can only go over the mountains and find some uninhabited paths. Li Zhe discussed the current situation with Liu Ruyan, Liu Ruyan is not an ordinary woman, knowing that this matter is a matter of life and death, he only said one sentence, everything is arranged by Brother Li. In this way, Li Zhe took Liu Ruyan, crossed the mountains and mountains, picked a small road without people, and continued to advance towards Zhongjing.
Needless to say, Li Zhe is strong and strong, but unexpectedly Liu Ruyan, a delicate woman who usually does not go out of the door and does not step out of the door, can actually grit her teeth, sleep with Li Zhe, and endure hunger and hardship. It's strange to say, after this turmoil, the journey was smooth and smooth, and after walking for more than a month, the two finally arrived at the outskirts of Zhongjing.
The two agreed on the road that their uncle, who saw Liu Ruyan in Zhongjing, would never mention what happened on the road. After all, killing the prince is a heinous crime, and once the incident happens, not only will he die, but also the nine clans, and the less one person knows, there will be less danger of leaking out.
Before entering the city, Li Zhe had a little more heart, and first went to the city gate in disguise to observe the situation. Sure enough, the portraits of the two were pasted at the city gate, but fortunately, Liu Ruyan was still dressed as a man in the portrait. It seems that the shopkeeper of Yunlai Inn is grateful to himself, and he did not drag him into this incident, and secretly helped a little. Li Zhe asked Liu Ruyan to change back into women's clothes, so that no one could connect this big case to this delicate girl.
Li Zhe himself also changed into a cloak, wore a face towel, and wrapped himself up to minimize the chance of being recognized. Li Zhe will definitely not be able to enter the city. Liu Ruyan is a weak woman who has never gone far away, and Li Zhe is not very relieved to let her enter the unfamiliar Zhongjing City alone. The two decided to stay at the roadside inn first, and then find an opportunity to go to the city to send a letter to Liu Ruyan's uncle and ask him to come out of the city to pick him up.
At this moment, Li Zhe found a group of people around the roadside, not knowing what he was looking at. So, he stepped forward and saw a girl about the same age as Liu Ruyan, dressed in tattered white clothes, with a stick of grass stuck in her head, kneeling on the ground. In front of the girl lay a broken straw mat, on which lay the body of a man, who was only about thirty years old and died young. Li Zhe understood at a glance that this was to sell his body to bury his father. Li Zhe is also a filial person, and when he sees a filial daughter, there is no reason not to help.
Li Zhe stepped forward and asked, "Girl, how much silver do you want to sell?"
The girl raised her head, looked at Li Zhe timidly, and replied softly: "Hui Gongzi, ten taels of silver." The crowd of onlookers immediately burst into laughter.
"This girl wants to be crazy for silver, it's good that a girl in this world can sell it for five taels of silver. A passer-by said.
The girl hurriedly explained to Li Zhe: "Five taels of silver is only enough for me to bury my father." But I also have an elderly grandfather at home, and I am all dependent on him to support him. If I go away with my son, he will lose his livelihood and leave some money for his old man, and he will be able to live. I beg Gongzi to have mercy on us, I will definitely work hard when I go to Gongzi's house. Li Zhe didn't say much, took out ten taels of silver, and handed it to the little girl.
Li Zhe pointed to the inn on the side of the road and said, "Girl, handle your incident well, come to the inn tomorrow to find me." My surname is Mu. In the girl's thousand thanks, Li Zhe turned around and returned to the inn.
In the early morning of the second day, the girl really came to Li Zhe. When she came to Li Zhe's room, the girl bowed her head and bowed.
Li Zhe hurriedly helped her up and asked, "Girl, has Ling Zun's funeral been done?"
The girl replied respectfully, "Back to Mu Gongzi, my father's funeral has been handed over to my grandfather." From now on, I'll be Childe's man. ”
Li Zhe pondered for a moment and continued to ask, "Girl, are you a native of Zhongjing?"
"My name is Wang Chunhua, son, you can call me Chunhua. Back to Gongzi, Chunhua is a native of Zhongjing. Haruka replied.
"Chunhua, the Liu Shilang Mansion in the city, do you recognize it?"
"Back to Gongzi, Liu Zhilangfu Chunhua recognizes. ”
Li Zhe smiled when he heard this: "It's good to recognize it, I have a letter here, you help me send it to Liufu, and the ten taels of silver will be regarded as the reward for you to help me deliver the letter, and you will be free after sending it." ”
Chunhua asked incredulously, "Childe, is what you said true?"
Li Zhe replied with a smile: "Naturally, it's true." When you're done delivering the letter, you can go home and take care of your grandfather. After hearing this, Chunhua happily went to the city to deliver the letter.
After about an hour, a carriage stopped in front of the small inn, and Chunhua led an old man down from the carriage.
This old man is about fifty years old, short and fat, ordinary in appearance, the only thing that catches the eye is a pair of bright eyes, the old man is the second-grade member of the Great Zhou Kingdom, the servant of the Ministry Liu Siren Liu.
Liu Siren left Chunhua at the door of the inn and came to Li Zhe's room alone, where Li Zhe and Liu Ruyan were already waiting. As soon as Liu Siren entered the room, Liu Ruyan called "uncle" and cried and bowed down. Liu Siren hurriedly helped Liu Ruyan up.
After the three sat down, Liu Ruyan cried and told her uncle about the tragedy at home. Liu Siren suddenly heard the news of his brother's tragic death, and also cried bitterly. Liu Ruyan was afraid that her uncle would be too sad and hurt her body, so she persuaded her again and again. Liu Ruyan persuaded for a while before Liu Siren stopped crying.
At this time, Li Zhecai and Liu Siren greeted him, and according to the previous discussion with Liu Ruyan, Li Zhe claimed that his surname was Mu Mingjin, and he pretended to be a neighbor of the Liu family. Because he knew how to do kung fu, Liu Yuanwai asked himself to escort Liu Ruyan to Zhongjing before he died.
The three of them sat for a while, Li Zhe got up and said goodbye to the two, and said, "Send Miss Liu safely to Lord Liu, and the villain has also unloaded the burden of thousands of catties on his shoulders." Miss Liu has adults to take care of her, and Liu Yuan knows about it, so she can rest assured. The villain still has important things to do, so he won't bother the adult. After speaking, Li Zhe lifted his waist knife, put his luggage on his back, and rushed out of the door.
Liu Ruyan hurriedly got up, followed closely behind Li Zhe, and said, "Let me send Brother Mu." ”
Finally, it's time to separate. At this moment, Li Zhe's heart is in turmoil, the two have come all the way from home, supporting each other on the road, taking care of each other, living and dying together, even if they are stone people, their hearts are warm. What's more, the gentle and lovely Liu Ruyan was originally extremely attractive to Li Zhe, and she was very reluctant in her heart. Li Zhe didn't dare to stay any longer, for fear that if he stayed for a while, he would really not be able to take a step. I'm even more afraid, if Liu Ruyan opens his mouth to keep himself, he really doesn't know what decision he will make when he arrives.
Liu Ruyan originally had a soft spot for Li Zhe, and along the way, what Li Zhe did on the road made Liu Ruyan's heart firmly tied to Li Zhe.
The two walked to the door, Li Zhe turned around and said goodbye to Liu Ruyan, looked at each other, and was speechless for a while. Li Zhe looked at Liu Ruyan's pitiful face, and a thousand words came to his heart, but he couldn't speak, and finally only said the word "take care", turned his head and left, for fear that Liu Ruyan would see his already moist eyes. Liu Ruyan silently looked at Li Zhe's distant back, without saying a word, letting two lines of tears flow.
"This nephew of Li Shi, at a young age, affectionate, responsible, thoughtful, and old-fashioned, is a good match for his niece. I see that he is also full of tenderness for your niece, why don't you open your mouth and beg him to stay? As the old man can see, if you open your mouth, he will probably stay. Liu Siren didn't know when he came behind Liu Ruyan. Hearing Li Shinephew's three words, Liu Ruyan's heart shook violently, and she looked at Liu Siren in surprise.
Uncle Liu said meaningfully to Liu Ruyan: "If you can't even understand this little thing, my uncle has been a Beijing official for the past twenty years. ”
Liu Ruyan asked cautiously, "Uncle must have known about that incident." ”
Uncle Liu glared at Liu Ruyan, and said, "That matter should never be mentioned again." ”
Liu Ruyan breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. That incident was not trivial, although it was a close relative, Liu Ruyan did not dare to take the initiative to tell it. Now, I understand my uncle's attitude, and I really feel at ease.
Liu Ruyan looked at Li Zhe's back and said softly: "Brother Li, I am determined to avenge my father, if I begged him to stay just now, he might stay for me." But with Brother Li's character, he will definitely regret today's decision in the future and spend the rest of his life in the rebuke of conscience. How could I be willing to put him in a dilemma. ”
"That's it, with the talent of my niece, the talent in the capital is not for you to choose. After your father's funeral, your uncle will make a good total. Uncle Liu said tentatively.
"My niece doesn't read much, loyal ministers don't care about the second king, and the truth that the martyr doesn't have a second husband still understands. Uncle doesn't have to bother with this. Liu Ruyan replied resolutely.
When Uncle Liu saw this scene, he could only sigh, "Creation has made people."