Chapter 21 The Old Horse Knows the Way
Duan Qianqiu picked up a few small branches from the ground, squeezed through the crowd to the nearest position to the carriage, and then shot all the small branches into the ears of the two horses!
Originally, the driver of the carriage drove the carriage to the corners on both sides of the gate, and then got out of the carriage to rest for a while.
At this time, the two horses tied to the carriage suddenly went berserk, shook their heads desperately, kicked their hooves frantically forward, and the driver saw that the horses were crazy, and wanted to go forward to pull the bridles, but the two horses had severe pain in their ears, and they were already mad, and they galloped back the same way as they pulled the carriage.
Where can the handlebar type still be pulled, and quickly let go, and the carriage will run away without a trace after a while!
Duan Qianqiu followed the carriage all the way, and after a long time, the carriage entered the side alley of the Caodu's Mansion, the speed of the carriage was still unabated, and when he was about to rush out of the alley, a child suddenly staggered out of the roadside, galloping like the wind, and was about to trample the child to death under the hooves.
Seeing this, Duan Qianqiu flew over, blocking in front of the carriage, grabbing the bridles of the horse with both hands, sinking thousands of catties, pulling down his luck, the two galloping horses couldn't move in his hands, and the momentum of the forward rush came to an abrupt halt, and the hard bluestone slab under Duan Qianqiu's feet was shattered inch by inch due to the force!
At this time, a woman came running from a distance, hurriedly picked up the scared and crying child, and thanked Duan Qianqiu while comforting him.
The carriage rushed suddenly, making a lot of noise, and it was next to the Cao Governor's Mansion, Duan Qianqiu didn't have time to leave, and there was already a man wearing the armor of a lieutenant general, with a medium stature and dark skin, walking over, followed by two Cao soldiers.
The man walked over and looked Duan Qianqiu up and down, and said, "I see that you are not strong, you can actually stop the horse with your hands, brother, your kung fu is good." Duan Qianqiu knew that he was in a hurry, so he showed his skills, and saw that the other party was from the government, so he said cautiously: "I was originally from the nursing hospital, so I practiced some superficial kung fu. ”
The man smiled heartily: "I can't do it if I do it, brother, you are humble! That child is my son, saved his life, brother, you are equivalent to saving my life." ”
Duan Qianqiu thought to himself: "If you knew who made these two horses crazy, I'm afraid you won't be grateful to me." But he responded: "The general is polite, it is a blessing for the grass people to save the life of Ling Gongzi, there is no need to thank you, I still have some things to do, so I will leave first." After that, he was about to leave, but was pulled by the man.
The man said: "Brother, go slowly, I am Zhang Pu, the light car general of the Caodu Mansion, and I am responsible for guarding the surrounding courtyard, and I still have something to ask you." With that, he told the two sergeants beside him to lead the carriage back to the stable.
Duan Qianqiu thought to himself: "The carriage turned out to be from the Cao Governor's Mansion." Bi Baicao may have followed the official of the court to live in the Caodu Mansion, so he used the carriage of the Caodu Mansion. Duan Qianqiu was thinking about how to infiltrate the Cao Governor's Mansion, but he heard Zhang Pu say, "Brother, have you ever seen where the carriage came from in this alley?"
"It looks like it's over the street. Today I was wandering around the area, and just as I entered the alley, I saw a carriage running by. Duan Qianqiu pointed to the other end of the alley.
Most of what he said was true, but it must have been all nonsense, since the horse could run into the alley, it must have come in from the other end of the alley, could it be that it fell from the sky?
"Didn't you see it before you ran into the alley?" Zhang Pu continued.
Duan Qianqiu shook his head sincerely.
Zhang Pu looked at the carriage lane that was taken away: "It may be that the horse was frightened for a while, and it's okay." Brother, I see that you are good-looking, extraordinary, you and I are very close to each other, you saved my son again, I Zhang Pu invited you to drink. ”
Duan Qianqiu saw that this person was wearing the armor of a high-ranking officer, and he should have some status in the Cao Governor's Mansion, and thought that if he could hear some news from him, it would be good, so he agreed.
The two came to the wine shop by the canal and sat down, and after three rounds of drinking, Duan Qianqiu knew that Zhang Pu was still in charge of the Cao Bing Left Battalion, the deputy general of the fourth grade, and was one of Wei Wenting's main forces, and was now mainly responsible for the guard and escort on the periphery of the Cao Governor's Mansion.
Zhang Pu asked about Duan Qianqiu's situation, and Duan Qianqiu didn't hide it from him, because he had nothing to hide in Jiangning Mansion, and he planned to live in Jiangning Mansion for a long time, so he also reported and registered his household registration in the local government, and he was considered a good citizen. It's just that the purpose of coming to Huaiyin Mansion this time is to think of breaking through everywhere and finding a way.
Zhang Pu listened to Duan Qianqiu's words, then took over the conversation and said: "Brother Duan's martial arts are strong, have you ever thought of joining the army and creating a meritorious career? ”
After hearing this, Duan Qianqiu shook his head and said: "Now joining the army is the same as being an official in the examination, if there is no one in the court, it is just a lifetime of doing nothing and being an errand runner." ”
Zhang Pu listened to it and said with a smile: "Now there are so many soldiers who eat food, and not everyone is a person in the court, and there are many people who are promoted to generals by merit, I am one, there is no one in the court, and now it is not the same as the four-rank general." ”
"General Zhang is in the Cao Governor's Mansion, he just has a good boss, no one knows in Huaiyin, Wei Zongcao is famous for knowing how to make good use of people, and caring for his subordinates!" Duan Qianqiu began to talk nonsense, he didn't know the situation in the General Cao Mansion, but he still knew the name of Lord General Cao. He just wanted to bring the topic to the Cao Governor's Mansion.
As soon as Zhang Pu heard Wei Wenting's name, his body began to stand up, and the expression on his face became grateful and respectful. He said: "Yes, Lord Cao is a rare good boss, I became a general from a small soldier, I didn't send a penny of bribes, I relied on my own ability, all the way up, but the important thing is loyalty, follow the right person, just die, don't go all the way." Of course, the most important thing is the grace of Master Wei's support. Zhang Pu's face was full of energy, and he taught Duan Qianqiu his experience like teaching a junior brother.
Duan Qianqiu saw that his expression was sincere, and knew that he was not a hypocrisy, and thought that this Lord Caodu's ability and means to win people's hearts were really clever. But he said: "Then General Zhang must be very capable, such an important government office in the General Cao Mansion, the escort work is very important, and the burden on the general is not light!"
Zhang Pu listened, but he smiled, he said: "Brother Duan, you don't know the situation, I am not responsible for the security work of the General Cao Mansion, how can I have that ability...... " As he was talking, he stopped talking again, probably because he felt that he had talked too much about the General Cao Mansion to Duan Qianqiu, an unfamiliar person, so he began to persuade Duan Qianqiu to drink.
Seeing this, Duan Qianqiu did not refuse, and exchanged cups with Zhang Pu, and drank more than a dozen cups one after another, Zhang Pu was drunk, and Duan Qianqiu took the opportunity to mention the matter of the Governor's Mansion again.
Only then did I learn that the Cao Wei Left Battalion was mainly responsible for the outer guard work of the Cao Governor's Mansion, that is, standing guard, lining up the human wall, etc., and the main personal guards were responsible for the pro-military battalion under the command of the Cao Governor, and those were the real forces at the bottom of Wei Wenting's box.
The two drank until they were drunk, but they saw that many people were gathered by the canal, pointing and pointing, Zhang Pu saw this and asked the guards to go and check.
After a while, the guards ran upstairs and reported to Zhang Pu: "General, there is an accident over there in the water barracks!"