The exile team rested for one night in Gaojia Village and continued on the road early the next morning.
If nothing else happened, this would have been the itinerary.
Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected situation. When Xiong Jiushan led the team to set off, there was a loud bang in the mountains to the west of Gaojia Village!
The sound was like thunder, and it rolled over, and everyone felt the ground beneath their feet shaking slightly.
“The earth dragon has turned over!”
Someone in the crowd exclaimed.
While panicking, I swayed lightly for a moment, then calmed down again, as if nothing happened just now.
Everyone present, whether it was the official prisoners or the villagers of Gaojia Village, all turned pale.
Something happened in Xishan! ! !
Seeing that the exile team was about to leave, Gao Shusheng was still thinking of a way to successfully keep them for another day, so as to give the villagers some time to invite Sister-in-law Huaihua to come down the mountain.
Xiong Jiushan seemed to be aware of their intentions. During the conversation, he only said that his errands were important and he could not waste time.
Within a certain period of time, the team must leave the customs as early as possible.
Otherwise, it will be very dangerous to go north again next month when the weather is freezing.
When the people of Gaojiacun were discussing the method in the ancestral hall last night, the worst way was to "forcibly" keep them. Several clan elders who spoke with weight asked the man: "What is the method of force?"
The man said: "They must drink the water from the well in the village."
The faces of the people present changed greatly, "This method is absolutely unacceptable. The government is on a business trip, and we cannot tamper with the food. This is against the law of nature."
"Then just ask the officials to be accommodating?"
"Didn't the exiled Xie family just be labeled as a liar by the public? They won’t agree. If it gets spread, they will lose their official clothes.”
We discussed it and found a way to do it.
Send people from the village to lead the way for the officials, passing between Xishan and Beishan. There is a shortcut that can go around and go directly to the official post station in front of Panlong Ridge.
If the team travels faster, it can shorten the time by nearly half a day, and at the same time, it can avoid the places where bandits in the mountains often cause trouble when they wander down the mountain.
From the west of Gaojia Village, walk not far to the foot of the West Mountain and turn north. It takes less than an hour. This time is enough for them to invite Sister-in-law Sophora Hua down to the bottom of the mountain. By then, the two parties will be within a radius of 500 miles of the West Mountain. Traveling within Gaojia Village can be counted as being within Gaojia Village.
It doesn’t count as leaving Gaojiacun.
Whether there is a "noble person" in the team, others are not sure. Sister-in-law Huaihua, who is blind in one eye, will definitely be able to see it!
After discussing with others, Gao Li was making two preparations.
It doesn’t matter if you give a good reception, say more good things, and take a day or two to rest. Besides, the gangsters in Panlongling have been making trouble in the past few months. It’s better to get over safely when the news is quiet.
The second is to tell Xiong Jiushan and other officials that there is a road in Xishan, which can be used by people, vehicles, cattle and horses, which can save physical energy.
Obviously, the first method does not work for Xiong Jiushan.
Their officers and soldiers were ordered to escort the prisoners. How many of them were brave enough to go down the mountain to stop and cause trouble?
After Gao Lizheng and others looked at each other, they could only come up with the second plan, bypassing the foot of Xishan Mountain. Within half a day, all they stepped on was the land of Gaojia Village.
It is much better than the long march directly to the official road after passing the village.
But Gao Shusheng did not expect that as soon as he told Xiong Jiushan about the shortcut to Xishan, something happened on the Xishan side!
The faces of the people in Gaojia Village turned pale.
Their unusual reaction attracted the attention of the guards.
Xiong Jiushan’s intuition told him to leave quickly!
So he immediately ordered everyone to set off immediately.
As for the route, Xiong Jiushan chose to go straight to the official road and make a big circle to the inn.
The people in Gaojia Village were also dumbfounded. Didn’t they just agree to go through from the west of the village?
Passing through the village from the eastern suburbs, that area soon no longer belongs to their village. Then wouldn’t Sister-in-law Huaihua’s prediction back then be in vain?
But they didn’t dare to persuade them any more. How could the adults’ decisions be changed so easily? Someone in the village snorted: “It’s better to just give the medicine and leave it for two or three days than what I suggested at the beginning. There’s no point in doing that. It takes a lot of effort." Everyone stared at him and said, "Shut up."
Unexpectedly, the team had just set off when the west mountain shook and their feet shook.
What the people in Gaojiacun are thinking at this moment: Is the disaster about to begin?
There was no sign at all, it came out of the blue.
Tu Hua felt the beauty of the colorful and exquisite treasure clothes today just like yesterday, and couldn't take them off.
At that moment, the earth was shaking. Although it was not obvious, she clearly felt that the skirt under her body was floating instantly. Even the color of her colorful clothes changed, from clear to thick, the colors were bright and radiant. shine.
Xie Yuchuan stood on the left side of the team, smelling the rich aroma between his nose and looking at the top of the west mountain.
The faces of the people around were full of panic. This time, they didn’t need to be urged by the officials. They wanted to run away and leave the village quickly.
The elder said calmly: "The earth dragon turned over and traveled thousands of miles in an instant. Can your feet fly?"
Invisible in the crowd, there was a certain family god who could indeed "fly" Tu Hua: "..."
After Tu Hua put on the treasure clothes, she found that her perception was much enhanced.
Just at this moment, outside Gaojia Village, there was the sound of horse hooves galloping towards Gaojia Village.
"Someone came on horseback from outside the village."
She mentioned it to Xie Yuchuan casually.
Hearing the voice of the family god, Xie Yuchuan, amidst the surprised eyes of others, bent his knees and leaned his ears to the ground, tapping his palms on the ground, silently feeling the subtle changes coming from the land.
Xiong Jiushan was far away and accidentally saw Xie Yuchuan's strange behavior.
Since escorting the Xie family on the road, he has discovered that with the Xie family around, the journey of exile is always prone to dangers and can catch people off guard.
I have never had such a puzzling tolerance.
Xiong Jiushan bent down and squatted down, pressing his palms flat on the ground like Xie Yuchuan.
Not long after, the two stood up almost at the same time.
The two looked at each other across dozens of heads.
The only advantage is that the two of them are tall and straight, and there is no obstruction to their line of sight.
Both saw the answer in each other's eyes.
A well-trained flying knight can only come from the government.
What kind of hornet's nest did you poke today?
“Hurry up and get on your way.” Xiong Jiushan said with a dark expression.
Before the team had completely walked out, a group of officers and soldiers came galloping over on horseback!
A famous soldier in the lead glanced at the exiled team with cold eyes, tightened his reins, and shouted loudly to the officers on his horse: "Is there a Major General Xie Jia, Xie Yuchuan in the team?"
The officers and soldiers looked over one after another, and they all said to themselves that escorting Xie's family in such a big battle was a matter of course.
Xiong Jiushan couldn't figure out the opponent's direction and stepped forward, "I have met the captain! My subordinate is Xiong Jiushan, the escort officer this time. I wonder if you have any important orders."
The visitor was riding a tall horse, turning in place, looking at Xiong Jiushan, and asked: "Is there Xie Yuchuan in the team?"
Of course there is.
But Xiong Jiushan didn't know the purpose of the other party's visit, so he hesitated for a moment, and when he saw that the captain didn't have any explanation at all, he had to tell the truth.
“Back to your lord, the exiled criminal minister Xie Yuchuan is currently in exile.”