Chapter 7 A Night in the County
Pingyang City can be said to be the most remote place on the border. In summer and autumn, business people will pass by here and stay for a while, which seems to be better.
In winter and spring, if there are no caravans coming and going, you will see that the number of local people is actually not large, and the population is decreasing year by year.
Many people cannot support their children, and they will not be able to survive until they are thirty or forty years old. People die but their houses remain. Therefore, many houses in this city are now empty.
The imperial court liked to exile prisoners to these remote places, firstly to punish the prisoners, and secondly, to fill these places with as many people as possible.
Going east, you have to cross several county towns, pass by small towns and villages, and walk through large tracts of wild river valleys.
Only in this way can we see Gaohe County, the most prosperous city that the people in the border areas have seen and heard.
There is a big market every month, and merchants come in and out of the city every three to five days. There are dozens of people in the county government including officials and policemen.
It is said that the county magistrate often invites the nearby "General Commander" who commands more than 400 soldiers and horses to come to the county government office as a guest.
Tonight, the Gaohe County government office is also brightly lit.
The county magistrate and the commander-in-chief were both here, but they had no seats. They stood tremblingly at the foot of the hall, carefully looking at the person in the hall.
Cao Wubo, the governor of the East Factory, was sitting behind the court case. He was sitting on the imperial chair that the county magistrate cherished the most. However, he removed the original cushions and added silk cushions. A layer of brocade.
“Ever since the bastards of the Yu family left the capital, the manpower we sent has been constantly blocked, and we will still be blocked when we send additional manpower.”
Shaotang, the scalper of Dongchang’s big stall , stood beside Cao Wubo holding his sword, and said in a low voice, "That's all, but recently a large number of our troops left Beijing, and those people actually dared to attack us. A team of more than a thousand people is slowing down our progress. I really don’t know how many forces are hidden behind them.”
Qianhu Bai Qi, the Jin Yiwei standing on the other side, said: “If it weren’t for it. There are so many people who are still evil, so why should the governor bother to use the three baits at home to bring them out? "
Cao Wubo is in his forties this year, but his silver hair is thick and shiny, his face is like that of a young man, his whole face is rosy and radiant, he is a strange man with a strange appearance, he is full of vitality and blood, and he is not angry or powerful.
He looked at the secret letters on the table and said calmly: "These people who have appeared clearly are nothing to worry about. They are pedantic and just like the old man. We can catch them with our conspiracy this time. Come out and kill them with real swords and guns."
"Those who are still hiding in the court and secretly providing them with information and convenience are more troublesome."
"This one is more troublesome. Things we encountered on the road, piles and piles You all need to write down the information and sort it out clearly. When we return to the capital, we will compare it day by day with the latest news recorded in the capital, so as not to be able to find out what lies behind them. "
Shao Tang showed sincere admiration on his face and praised highly: "The governor is wise and far-sighted, strategizing, inspecting temples, and exploring rivers and lakes. These people who oppose the governor are seeking their own death and will never be able to change the world."
Qianhu Bai Qi also said quickly: "This Gaohe River is barren, and the county government is also shabby. But I have sent people to resettle the Governor's residence, using the things we brought from the palace. We have worked hard on the journey, please Governor Just one night, sir.”
The magistrate’s bedroom was not noticed, but the study was extensively renovated and all the original contents were cleared out.
Jin Yiwei picked out the things he had brought and put them in. The cabinets against the wall were filled with unique ancient books and jade articles for appreciation. The respectful barrels and chamber pots in the corners were all made of gold and silver. The texture has been laid with dry spices in advance, so even when you get up at night, you can't smell any odor.
There is an incense burner placed on the table. It was a high-quality incense burner made in the third year of Xuande's reign. It was made of twelve gold, silver, and copper smeltings, and the emperor personally inspected it.
The furnace is burning tribute spices for sleeping and rejuvenating the mind. It mixes with the aroma of these tables, chairs, brocade quilts, and ancient books, forming an atmosphere that is completely different from the outside world. It is like two worlds separated by a door. .
Uncle Cao Wu came in, stretched out his arms, and nodded secretly. Sure enough, he used familiar things.
The subordinates undressed him and took off his belt. After he went to bed, they all retreated and closed the door gently.
After lying on the bed and closing his eyes for a moment, Cao Wubo remembered that something was missing in the room.
Missing beauty!
Although he is a eunuch, he likes to admire beauties and novelties. When he is in the capital, it is not difficult to satisfy this requirement. I think it is also in Gaohe County. There is really nothing that can catch my eye. Bai Qi and the others There are no arrangements.
Forget it, after this trip is completed, go back to the capital and make amends.
He was about to close his eyes again when his face suddenly changed slightly.
Wow! ! !
The tiles were shattered and the rafters were broken. Among the fragments was a human figure, which crashed down and shattered the entire bed into pieces.
The assassin's move was very powerful, but seeing that there was no one on the bed, he shook his hand without thinking.
The weapon in his hand, which looked like a thick iron rod, opened immediately and turned out to be a large black umbrella. The umbrella covered his entire upper body.
The teapot on the table was shattered by Cao Wubo’s palm. The broken porcelain pieces were like thousands of deadly hidden weapons, all hitting the umbrella, but not a single piece of porcelain could hit it. wear.
Amidst the sound of rain hitting banana trees, several tiles were bounced off and still managed to be nailed into the wall tiles.
Porcelain pieces are fragile, but they can behave like this.
It can only be because at the moment when Cao Wubo's palm came into contact with the teapot, he filled every corner of the teapot with his internal energy, so that the internal energy on the porcelain piece after the rebound has not dissipated.
The skill of the governor of Dongchang has reached the level of combining strength and softness, and his energy is not dispersed. Looking at today's martial arts world, there are good and evil in both the government and the public. There are only a handful of people who can achieve this level.
But the big black umbrella and the man holding the umbrella are also extraordinary things.
The big umbrella is like an epiphyllum in full bloom. After opening for an instant, it is pushed forward quickly and then closed again.
There was a crackling sound in the air, and the umbrella in the assassin's hand was like a big iron cone, rushing towards him with the force of a thousand troops trying to overcome difficulties.
When the umbrella was opened, Uncle Cao Wu could not see the specific movements of the person behind the umbrella, and it was closed too quickly, so that people's eyes had no time to accept this change.
The situation of the enemy was unclear, and Cao Wubo was unwilling to confront him head-on. He swayed and leaned against the wall, reaching out to grab the sword on the side of the bookcase.
He was not ready to draw the sword, because his Chakravartin Sword has a longer blade than ordinary swords and is harder in texture. Drawing the sword in a hurry will take longer and may cause damage to the enemy. Leave holes.
So when he grabbed it, he directly tore off the laces on the side of the scabbard, preparing to use the sword with the scabbard as a stick.
Unexpectedly, when Cao Wubo got his weapon, the assassin did not continue to attack him at all. He only changed his direction slightly, smashed the door directly, and rushed out in one go.
When Cao Wubo came to the door, the figure had jumped off the beam in the distance and disappeared.
There were only two guards left outside the door who had been knocked away by the assassin just now. They fell to the ground and vomited blood.
“If you miss a single hit, you will be able to escape thousands of miles away...”
Cao Wubo’s eyes narrowed, and his rosy face became even redder, “What an assassin!”
< br>Pi Shaotang and Bai Qi hurried over and were about to speak when they heard strange noises outside the city.
Pi Shaotang was shocked: "Explosion? These people can even get gunpowder?!"
Bai Qi listened attentively: "This little movement is nothing, it should be just a little gunpowder obtained by the people."
Cao Wubo's face turned a little gloomy, thoughtful.
Soon someone rushed to report.
Due to the large number of people, they set up camp outside the city during the day. Just now, someone attacked with random arrows, and there was fire on the arrows. When the Jin Yiwei moved, someone attacked the stables again and used gunpowder to scare away the horses.
Bai Qi's face was very ugly. This area was already a wilderness area. There were so many horses scattered in the wilderness. It would take no time to find them.
I'm afraid that if they just walk on two legs, the possibility of catching up with the exiled team is higher than retrieving the horses.
“These traitors are really unscrupulous and full of cunning schemes.”
Pi Shaotang sneered, “But they could never have imagined that when they were in the capital, except for me, the rest Four stalls, just They have all disguised themselves and sent out their men, blocking the front and chasing them, waiting for them to take the bait."
The people who had fought against those people before were at most ordinary Jin Yiwei, as well as the fifth-level leader Cao Tian and the third-level leader. Mao Zongxian led the troops respectively.
Jia Ting, the second gear driver, kept a longer tracking distance, and Xiaochuan, the fourth gear driver, went around to the front and waited, without being exposed.
"As long as they still want to save the people at home, they will be dragged to Pingyang City long enough for us to arrive."
(End of Chapter)