Chapter 16 Danger Songjiang Town
After passing Huaitingkou and heading north for about twenty miles, you will find Songjiang Town, which is under the jurisdiction of Jingwei Prefecture.
The exile team will arrive at the Songjiang border tonight when the lights are on.
Songjiang Town is neither big nor small, but it is a necessary place for the intersection of north and south. Therefore, the market and commerce are relatively prosperous, and the geographical location is not too far from the capital. During the trip, most of the time you will find a comfortable and clean inn to stay in the town.
Firstly, I will inquire about what is popular among the dignitaries in the capital recently; secondly, I will also exchange news from various places in Songjiang Town, a thoroughfare, with merchants from all over the world. .
Therefore, in Songjiang City, the identities of people from three religions and nine schools are complex, and many things are not surprising to everyone here. Many people in strange clothes and even mysterious looks occasionally pass by the city, and everyone does not pay much attention to them.
We are all people running for a living, who still pays attention to those complicated etiquette.
After the guests who had been busy during the day, as soon as it got dark, many people rested in the open street shops on the roadside, had a bowl of tea and listened to a book, just to comfort themselves after a long day.
The small bowl tea shop is located on Laiyun Street between the north and south city gates. Four bamboo poles lift up the oilcloth to cover the roof. There are five or six tables under the canopy, and long wooden benches are placed on the left and right for customers. Rest.
In the first place, there is a long case. On the case, there are the storyteller's teapot and wake wood.
The time for the next storytelling session has not yet come, and the storyteller has not yet arrived.
People came into the shop in twos and threes. Some sat for a while, drank a bowl of water and then left. Some had tea to satisfy their stomachs and asked the shopkeeper about the content of today's story.
"What the storyteller said today is still the same as before?"
The shopkeeper smiled mysteriously: "Sir, you are lucky this time. What the storyteller said today is... It's fresh and hot. It seems to be related to the strange things that happened in the capital a while ago. People will be here soon. How about some food for you first? "
The merchant listened and became interested.
He directly greeted other companions to sit down together, and handed over a few pieces of silver from the store, "I'd like to ask the shopkeeper to order some good tea and delicious food."
It wasn't a big meeting, and several tables around were full. Guests.
At the beginning of the Youshi period, the sky is getting dark, and lanterns are hung on the four corners of the tea shop.
A gray figure slowly walked out of the shop and stood in front of the storytelling desk.
Under the dim light, the storyteller has a bearded face with thin cheeks. He is silent and silent, but he is actually a bit legendary.
"Sir, what are you talking about today?" A guest in the hall shouted impatiently.
The storyteller smiled and raised his arms and clasped his fists when he heard this, bowed from left to right, and said loudly: "Don't be in a hurry, book, I wish you peace first!"
The opening is a one-stop process, first of all To warm up the place, the shopkeeper and his waiters would make tea and water for everyone while they shuttled around. When the old gentleman lifted his robe and sunk his face, everyone knew that a good show was about to begin!
As soon as I woke up and knocked on the wood, the storyteller opened his voice and started talking about the rain that fell out of thin air in the capital a few days ago...
"The Xie family in the northwest was defeated, and everyone in the house could not escape. However, on the day of the raid, the Xie Family Ancestral Hall was accidentally flooded. When the fire was raging, heavy rain fell over the Xie Family Ancestral Hall in the clear sky! The dark clouds were very strange, covering the Xie Family Ancestral Hall. The fire in the palace was extinguished by the rain, but the ancestral hall was intact. The judges were wondering, why did the Xie family have such a good life? "
The old gentleman stroked his beard and smiled, and said calmly: "Don't think that I am talking nonsense here. It is not surprising that such a strange thing happened to the Xie family, because there is a family god tablet in the Xie family ancestral hall. It has been passed down from generation to generation, and it has been more than a hundred years now.”
“I know that the government has posted notices about the Xie family’s gods. Isn’t the Xie family’s gods fake? Spirit!" someone laughed.
A guest next to him answered: "Who said there was no magic? Didn't the gentleman say that the fire was extinguished by the heavy rain on the day the house was ransacked?" "Real or false?"
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"I just came out of the capital. Some people in the city said that they saw the wonders of the palace that day."
Everyone's curiosity was aroused, and they all asked the gentleman to tell more.
“To say whether the Xie family has worshiped gods for hundreds of years or not, we have to look at how the ancestors of the Xie family unexpectedly received mercy from the gods before they died and came back to life. The strange story of moving troops eight hundred miles to rescue Taizu was mentioned. "
In the tea shop, the guests heard about Mr. Shu's legendary story about the Xie family with great interest, and occasionally someone interrupted and mentioned the Xie family. The matter of being down and out aroused everyone's curiosity.
Since the family god has protected him, how could such a large palace fall?
The storyteller smiled and preached: "There is a way in heaven and earth, and there is a law in the world. Everything depends on chance. Gods do not care about mortal affairs, and mortals should not talk about gods. Back then, the Xie family was protected by gods, and Taizu was grateful. With the help of his son, the army marched from west to east, conquering the city and sweeping across the Central Plains, laying the foundation for the great success. Since then, the Xie family gods have returned to practice in the Heavenly Palace and have not appeared again for a hundred years."
"Someone wants to ask. , so why did the gods show up again now? "
"Yes, why?"
"Because the Xie family's bloodline has reached the point of life and death! Appearing in the world again, saving the Xie family elders from danger, the Holy Spirit was generous and commuted to death penalty and was exiled. Counting the days, I am afraid that this exiled team will soon pass by our Songjiang Town. "
What the old gentleman said. As soon as the tail landed, everyone heard someone outside the shop talking about the exiled prisoner who had just come in from Nanchengkou.
Everyone had just heard the strange story about the Xie family, and now they all turned to look south. After waiting for a long time, they finally saw a group of officers and soldiers with sabers coming in from the opposite street, pressing down the prisoners who were being sent to exile.
Xie Yuchuan had seen You Zhan since noon. He spent the whole afternoon repeatedly recalling everything that happened when the war in the northwest was intense, especially about Xie Yuheng’s reaction. After repeated deliberation, he found nothing wrong with the third brother. I didn't notice any wandering women around him.
You Zhan’s words are conclusive, not like lying.
But the bodies of his father and brother have been carried back to the countryside for burial in coffins. No matter how unhappy Xiahou Jie is with his family, he will not make a fuss about such posthumous matters.
He was seriously injured and fell into coma, and was escorted all the way back to Beijing. You Zhan was right about one thing, except that he did not see the third brother's body with his own eyes.
Xie Yuchuan's thoughts were completely immersed in the news brought by You Zhan. Other family members saw that he was silent and seemed to be thinking about something, so they did not dare to disturb him. Occasionally, they would give him some food and drink during a short break on the way. .
After running all the way, everyone was exhausted and weak. By the time he realized that it was getting late, the exile team had already entered Songjiang City.
A mighty group of special men and horses passed through Songjiang Town. Xie Yuchuan's eyes flashed around, and a dark light inadvertently hid in his eyes.
He slowed down and looked carefully at the floating shadows. There were many unexplained sights around him.
Xie Wuying has been practicing martial arts since he was a child and has always had some inexplicable intuition about abnormalities. As soon as he entered Songjiang Town, he always felt that something was not right. As he was walking, he bumped into Xie Yuchuan who was slowing down in front of him.
"Brother Six, why do I feel like something is not right? Maybe I'm overthinking."
Xie Yuchuan said, "You haven't thought about it too much. Let Huaizhang and the others be more alert."
< br>Xie Wuying instantly alerted: "Okay!"
The team walked past a small tea shop. Xie Yuchuan walked forward in shackles. When he raised his eyes, he met a pair of familiar eyes.
Save, save, and strive for more on a stable basis.
(End of this chapter)