Chapter 021: The Road to Death
Xiao Tang, Xiao Yi, and Xue Yong sneaked out of the Xiao Mansion while it was dark, but fortunately, there were only more than ten officers and soldiers who stayed in Xiao Jiaji to guard them at this time, so they quickly sneaked to the mouth of Xiaojiaji. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Shhhh Be careful! Xiao Tang and the others looked at the official road from afar, and they hurriedly lurked in the mountains and forests at the entrance of the market town, and after a while, they saw that the official who rushed to QH County to arrest Wu Song led the army back to Xiaojiaji.
"Fucking bad luck! Na Wu Er was so fine that he brought forty people over to take him, but he ran away! The officer scolded loudly, and Xiao Tang and the others, who were not far from the mountainside, faintly understood the words of the officer, and couldn't help but be happy: it turned out that Second Brother Wu was not caught by them.
In fact, compared to Lu Zhishen in the Water Margin, judging from many deeds, although Wu Song is strong, he is also a figure who is good at calculating and planning, coupled with his clever skills, it is not easy for dozens of officials to hold him Wu Erlang.
"Oh no! Xiao Tang's thief didn't know how to escape! Even Liu Erguan was killed by that thief! The officers and soldiers stationed in Xiaojiaji had also discovered Liu Lin, who had already died, and when they saw that the detainees led the army back, they hurriedly came to report.
"What!?" The detainee was so angry that he couldn't help but scold even more: "A bunch of rubbish!! A few thieves couldn't watch it, so they let them run away! The thief didn't catch any of them, and he also folded Liu Guanren, which... How can this be good!! ”
"Search! It is expected that Xiao Tang's thief has not escaped far, and he will dig three feet into the ground of the Xiao family, and he will not let them escape after searching the nearby mountains and forests!! Listening to the angry scolding of the detained official, Xiao Tang and the others listened to it, and hurriedly sneaked into the mountains and forests with Xiao Yi and Xue Yong.
And before he could go far, there was a rush of information ahead, and a figure flashed out from behind the mountain forest, and Xiao Tang and the others held their breath and were on guard.
"Xiao Tang, is that you?" The figure suddenly asked, and Xiao Tang couldn't help but be surprised when he heard it, because it was Wu Song Wujilang who came. Wu Song ran to Xiao Tang and the others, and scolded angrily in a low voice: "The nine-headed worm in the Daimyo's Mansion, and those dog officials are vicious!" I expected that those dog thieves would inevitably seek out our bad luck, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly! Fortunately, I was alert and escaped. ”
Xiao Tang also colluded with Lei Ben in the Xiao Mansion with the nine-headed insect Li Shaohua, the officials and soldiers of the Daimyo Mansion came to take him, and Xiao An secretly released him, Xiao Yi and Xue Yong, Wu Song pondered for a moment and said: "Now that you and I have been framed by traitors, where is the place to go?" ”
"Second Brother Wu, we have to hurry up to Qingsongpo Shushui Stream." Xiao Tang hurriedly said to Wu Song that at that time, Zhao Shen, the head of the horse soldiers in Zongcheng County, had promised Xiao Tang that if he found that Zongcheng County was intimidated by Li Shaohua's obscenity, he would find an opportunity to smuggle Su Jinniang out, and now he was very concerned about the safety of the poor girl.
Wu Song's thick eyebrows twisted, and said: "That Zhao Shen is also a person in the official family, and he is a person who knows people and faces, but he doesn't know his heart, if he ignores his conscience, he is only afraid of ......" Wu Song didn't say the next words, and Xiao Tang understood what Wu Song meant, and now Su Jinniang is very likely to have fallen into the clutches of Li Shaohua.
"If there is a glimmer of hope, we must never give up!" Xiao Tang said in a deep voice: "This matter is also because of Miss Su, how can we abandon her now?" ”
When Xiao Tang and Wu Song and the others wore the stars and the moon and sneaked all the way to the pavilion of the Qingsong Slope, Xiao Tang saw a young girl in the pavilion from afar, and the boulder in his heart was finally put down.
And when Xiao Tang, Wu Song, Xiao Yi, and Xue Yong came to the pavilion, they found that Zhao Shen, the head of the Yadu of Zongcheng County, was seriously injured behind him and fell to the ground.
When Su Jinniang saw Xiao Tang, she burst into tears and said, "Young Master Xiao, Zhao Dutou he... He can't. ”
Zhao Shen's face was as pale as paper, and after seeing Xiao Tang with his misty eyes, he smiled miserably and said, "Gong Zhixian is still afraid of that nine-headed insect...... I wanted to send Miss Su out quietly... But he was bumped into ...... 'gutless boy' and 'heart-piercing gun'... What a fast knife... So fast gun...... Five or six officials close to me fought for their lives... I just got away with it......"
Su Jinniang cried and said, "Brother Zhao, I'm sorry! I'm the one who hurt you! I'm the one who has caused you guys!! ”
Zhao Shen waved his hand effortlessly and said, "The matter has come to this... I've never complained about you... It's just that it's ridiculous for me to laugh at this world... I, Zhao, never believe in what is good and what is rewarded... I just want to eat a public meal...... This official position... The higher you climb, the better... But I didn't expect to do a good deed... Picture a peace of mind... But the future and life... But it's gone..."
Xiao Tang was in a heavy mood, and just said to Zhao Shen in a deep voice: "Zhao Dutou, you are a good man and a good official!" This matter is also my Xiao Tang who has affected you! ”
"Good man? ... Good officer... Hehe..."Zhao Shen knew that his limit was approaching, but his expression calmed down, and he said intermittently: "I, Zhao Shen, have been in the government for more than ten years, and I can fight for the position of the head of the capital... In fact, there are a few things that have to be done against the conscience... I'm afraid this is the underworld..... The real black and white impermanence will not think that I am a good person......
But even if I live against my will... I also know that there are some things that hurt nature...... I can't do it... This is alive...... Think about it... Secretly colluding... Too tired...... He's dead... It's a hundred... Now... Finally a relaxing ......"
After saying that, Zhao Shen's head tilted, and the only remaining look in his eyes gradually dimmed, Su Jinniang saw this, and covered her mouth with her hand, but the tears of the bean were still crackling and falling.
Wu Song looked solemn, bowed heavily to Zhao Shen's corpse, and said: "Zhao Dutou, I have a lot of conflicts with your words, I really don't know a hero!" I'm here to confess to you! ”
"You can't let Zhao Dutou expose his corpse to the wilderness." Xiao Tang's eyes were also red, and he said abruptly: "The mountains and rivers are beautiful here, so bury Zhao Dutou here and put it in the ground." ”
Xiao Tang, Wu Song, Xiao Yi, and Xue Yong found a place to go, or digging with a whistle stick, or digging with their hands, during which the four of them were silent, and everyone's mood was very heavy and sad, they were all framed for their righteous actions, and this head Zhao Shen moved his heart of compassion for a while, but he ended up like this, the people's hearts are like iron, and the official law is like a furnace, but this chaotic world seems to have burned all the axioms and avenues clean!
Xiao Tang dug the soil and grave for Zhao Shen without saying a word, and suddenly Su Jinniang also appeared beside him, Su Jinniang's eyes were still red, her sideburns were messy, she pursed her lips, she knelt down and quietly dug the semi-hard soil on the ground with her beautiful fingers, not too dirty at all.
Xiao Tang's lips moved slightly, and he stopped talking, he knew that Zhao Dutou's death because of Su Jinniang made her feel guilty, and she, a lonely and helpless girl, could only repay Zhao Shen by doing this.
After half an hour, Xiao Tang and Wu Song finished burying Zhao Shen's body, everyone picked up soil and burned incense, and kowtowed respectfully to Zhao Shen's grave, Xiao Tang said heavily: "What should I do next?" ”
"Then you need to say!?" Wu Song's face was full of murderous aura, and his expression was hideous: "Of course, I am looking for an opportunity to cut Li Shaohua and his minions with a thousand knives, so as to vent the hatred in my heart!" ”
Xiao Tang looked at Wu Song's expression and knew that he had completely moved his murderous intentions, and he would never give up if he didn't kill the nine-headed insect Li Shaohua, but even if he could stage a blood-spattered mandarin duck tower in the water margin with Wu Song, but the world was so big, they could only fall into the grass and become enemies of the huge empire of the Great Song Dynasty.
But is there only one way to go? Find a mountain and Wu Erlang to strengthen his prestige, and then after more than ten years, he may be adopted by Song Jiang as a younger brother, and he Xiao Tang is likely to become a member of Liangshan's heroes, but what about after that?
The situation framed by others has completely angered Wu Song, a celestial wounded star who regards killing people as a mustard, and Xiao Tang knows that no one can persuade him now, not even Wu Song's eldest brother Wu Zhi, who has always been respected.
Xiao Tang looked at Xiao Yi again, Xiao Yi was introverted and silent, although he had been obedient to him these days, Xiao Tang also knew that if Xiao Yi was allowed to abandon him and find a way out alone, Xiao Yi's temperament would rather die than die.
Xiao Tang looked at Xue Yong again, he sighed, and said: "Master Xue, my Xiao family has been framed by dog thieves this time, and the future is bleak. It is expected that as long as Li Shaohua's dog thief takes me, Second Brother Wu and Miss Su, Master Xue will find another place! In this way, we will not be involved in Master Xue. If he has a fate, you and I will meet on the rivers and lakes. ”
When Xue Yong, the sick worm, heard this, he was indignant and said, "Young master, you can't afford to look at me Xue Yong!" The young master treats me Xue Yong seriously, how can I, Xue Yong, be a thin and unrighteous person who abandoned the Lord at that time of crisis!? Don't talk about it! Only teach me Xue Yong's heart! ”
Hearing Xue Yong say this, Xiao Tang no longer persuaded him, but just hugged his fist to Xue Yong gratefully. And Wu Song twisted his thick eyebrows, pointed at Su Jinniang and said, "What about this girl?" ”
Su Jinniang said with a sad face: "I am an ominous person, my parents, family, Brother Qiu, and Brother Zhao all died because of me, how can I affect all of you......"
"No more nonsense!" Wu Song interrupted Su Jinniang impatiently and shouted, "Since we have already touched this matter, how can we abandon you at this time?" Patience with you to spit and spit and irritate me! ”
Wu Song is indeed a good man and a well-known hero, but because of this, he has the characteristics of a traditional hero: that is, he is a little machismo, and when he is beautiful, he will always show a sneering and incomprehensible and gentle attitude.
Therefore, although Wu Song knew that Su Jinniang's series of disasters aroused sympathy, he was already extremely angry, and when he heard Su Jinniang's words that made him very unhappy, he still couldn't help but scold.
Su Jinniang was stunned for a moment, and then she pursed her lips, but the tears were already rolling down uncontrollably.
Xiao Tang couldn't bear it even more when he saw Su Jinniang's sad and aggrieved expression, and he gently persuaded Su Jinniang: "Miss Su, you are relieved, we are all destined to fight on the rivers and lakes, and I dare not forget what Brother Qiu entrusted to me on his deathbed, and I will definitely find a place for Miss Su to live in." I just don't know if Miss Su's family has relatives to take refuge in? ”
Su Jinniang listened to Xiao Tang's gentle persuasion to her, and her painful expression gradually eased a lot, she looked at this young man who was full of care for herself, and there was a slight warmth in her heart, she calmed down and replied: "I...... There is also an uncle, who lives in Qingzhou and does a silk business. ”
Qingzhou?
Zongcheng County, the Daimyo's Mansion, is more than 120 miles away from Qingzhou on Jingdong East Road, not to mention that there must be layers of officials and officials chasing Xiao Tang and others along the way, how easy is it for the four of them to take such a delicate girl like Su Jinniang to travel so far?
Wu Song was even more impatient in his heart, he wanted to find an opportunity to cut down the culprit of the nine-headed insect as soon as possible, but then he couldn't settle Su Jinniang, and it would be too delaying for the Daimyo Mansion to come back and forth to Qingzhou.
Xiao Tang nodded firmly, and said to Su Jinniang: "I know, we will send Miss Su to Qingzhou." ”
Su Jinniang felt a sense of loss for no reason, she forced a little smile, and said: "The little girl will be a cow and a horse in the next life, and she will repay the great kindness of your father......
Seeing this, Wu Song had no choice but to stomp his feet and say: "That's it, you must see blood to kill people, and you must save people!" Let's send this girl to Qingzhou first and hand it over to her uncle for placement! ”