Section 11: Mountain bandits
Frozen for thousands of miles, snow falling all over the sky. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoIt was early autumn, but the northern Xinjiang was as cold as winter.
On the endless snowy field, a horse-drawn carriage sped forward. The carriage was understated and luxurious, with four tall and sturdy guards in front and rear.
In the carriage, there was a young man sitting in the carriage with his eyes down, it was Qin Chuan, the king of Zhi'en. Beside him was Fu Zhong, the head of the palace. There were also two beautiful women beside the car door, kneeling and waiting, who were the maids of the palace.
Qin Chuan was dressed in a snow-white snow fox fur, holding a brocade box in one hand and a piece of letter paper in the other. This letter of paper is the letter of introduction for admission to Tianshu Academy. He silently stared at his father's signature at the sign of the letter of introduction, and for a moment fell into a deep nostalgia for his father. In his memory, his father was tall, handsome, mighty, omniscient, and a genius of the world. His father never said anything uncertain, and since his father had asked him to go to the Tianshu Academy, there must be a way to solve the problem of his meridians and allow him to cultivate the Dao.
"Tianshu Academy, Tianshu Academy......" Qin Chuan kowtowed with his hand, "Tianshu Academy's original name is Huangdu Academy, and it was built in Liangjing, that is, the capital of the previous dynasty. In the previous dynasties, this college was the first college in the mainland, supported by the royal family, and was the first choice for the royal children to study. Today, unlike in the past, the status of the Cardinal College is embarrassing, and I am afraid that it has already declined. ”
"Now, the dean of this Tianshu Academy is named Changsun Ming, who was the Taoist master of the old prince when he was a young man. Fu Zhong on Qin Chuan's side said, "I think that Dean Eldest Sun will definitely take more care of the prince, so that the prince will be more comfortable in the academy." ”
"Isn't it almost time to Yong'an Town?" Qin Chuan asked as he counted the time.
"Yes, at our current pace, if nothing else, we can enter the town this evening. ”
The master and servant were talking, but the carriage suddenly stopped.
"What's going on?" Qin Chuan frowned lightly and asked Xiang Fuzhong.
In this carriage, in order to allow the people in the car to rest quietly, a soundproof board was specially added, so Qin Chuan couldn't hear the sound outside the car, and he didn't know what was going on. And Fu Zhong's cultivation is profound, his ears are deaf and his eyes are clear, and such a soundproof board is not enough for him to close his eyes and listen.
"The prince doesn't have to worry too much, it's just a group of mountain bandits. Fuzhong said.
"Knock knock knock" There was a knock on the carriage door.
"Come in. Qin Chuan said.
In a short time, the carriage door opened from the outside.
A maid, dressed in a cloak and hat, said respectfully: "Lord Wang, passing through the mountain, there are forty-three mountain bandits ambushing here, blocking our way. ”
The maid was the one who drove outside the carriage, and in addition to her, there was also a maid who was driving. The two men alternated in turn, allowing the carriage to move day and night. A maid who can drive in the ice and snow must not be an ordinary maid. Qin Chuan's trip this time was light and simple, and there were not many people with him, there were four maids and eight guards, from guards to maids, each of them was a good hand. After all, it is the prince's trip, which is not trivial, and there are several dead soldiers, hidden and escorted, although it is inconvenient to come forward from time to time, but it is also on call at any time.
"Leaving the mountains and mountain bandits?" Qin Chuan chuckled, came to the interest, and said: "I went out this time, in addition to going to Liangjing to study, I also have the meaning of going out to experience and increase my knowledge. ”
With that, Qin Chuan stepped out of the carriage. Outside the carriage, there is a board with a roof to cover some snow and wind, and a series of chairs covered with animal skins on which the driver can sit comfortably. Qin Chuan sat on this chair.
Qin Chuan looked over and saw a group of yellow-skinned, ragged people, armed with kitchen knives, wooden sticks, hoes and other "weapons", with dull eyes and fierce expressions tightly surrounding their convoy.
"It's really a miscellaneous army, like a group of beggars," Qin Chuan muttered, his face disappointed, "This is the so-called mountain bandits?"
"Lord Wang, many of the people who have been left to the mountains to become bandits, because of famine, have to come out of their homes and wander, and they have no choice but to start robbing their homes. After all, they are all poor people. Fu Zhong said by the carriage door.
"I see. Qin Chuan said pityingly, "It's also a poor person." ”
Among this group of mountain bandits, one person was neatly dressed and clean, standing out from the crowd. Take a closer look, there are still some fragments of pearls and jade on the rope that binds the hair in the world, and the temperament is extraordinary, although he is dressed plainly, but anyone who looks at it can see that he is a son and brother who lives a rich life.
The man was masked, revealing only a pair of sparkling eyes.
At this point, the man spoke.
"Brother, I see that you have luxurious chariots and horses, and you wear gold and silver, and you must be rich people. You see, we have no food or drink, and our lives are really difficult. Take it as a good deed, and give us some money!" The man's voice was hoarse, as if he had deliberately lowered his voice, and his words were frivolous, like a thug on the street.
"Yes, give us money to spend!"
"Get the money out quickly, or none of you will be able to leave!"
The crowd shouted and shouted.
Qin Chuan glanced at the first person who spoke, then laughed and said, "Since this is the case, I will be a good person and do a good deed." ”
The man was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect Qin Chuan and his party to let them succeed so easily, and said suspiciously: "Don't lie to us, quickly take out the money!"
Qin Chuan lazily leaned back to the back of the chair and said casually: "Shiqin, take some silver money for these mountain bandits." ”
Moments later, a maid got out of the carriage with a tray in hand. As soon as she lifted the red cloth that covered the tray, she saw that the tray was full of silver peanuts, piled up like a hill, and it was dazzling.
"That's a lot of silver!" exclaimed.
Qin Chuan saw that the eyes of these mountain bandits were glued to those silver peanuts, and he could barely pull them out, he smiled faintly and said, "Throw!"
As Qin Chuan spoke, the maid holding the tray suddenly threw the tray upward.
"Wow-" Silver peanuts were thrown into the sky like a goddess scattering flowers.
"Silver, silver!"
"Mine, it's all mine!"
"Don't rob me, that's my silver!"
The mountain bandits scattered the encirclement of the chariots and horses, and they were all busy grabbing the silver like crazy, and even pushed each other and fought for the silver.
"You, don't rob, stay safe. At this time, among the mountain bandits, the man who looked like a boy and brother screamed in a daze, obviously not yet reacting, why things had become like this.
Qin Chuan looked at the boy and smiled, and said, "Jiang Ziliang, you are so bold, you dare to bring someone to rob my car! If Uncle Jiang knows, see if he will break your leg!"
When the boy heard Qin Chuan's words, his face changed, and he said: "What do you mean 'Jiang Ziliang', who is Jiang Ziliang? I will not change my name, I will not change my surname, the famous Huang Tianba Huang Ye is me!"
"Huang Tianba?" Qin Chuan frowned, "What kind of broken name is this!Whether you are Huang Tianba or Jiang Tianba, hurry up and get me into the carriage!"