Chapter 27: The Long-Forgotten Grudge (Part II)
It is already ten miles away from the city, and the lively grass market in the east of the city has already become a dark shadow in the distance. Han Gang stood quietly in the pavilion by the official road, looking east. He was still dressed in a slightly thin green cloth shirt, and his tall and straight body seemed to be unable to feel the cold around him. The condensed water vapor of the breath forms a white mist in front of the eyes, and the earth is silent on a cold winter morning. Wang Hou and Wang Sunchen also seemed to be infected by this quiet atmosphere, and they only dared to rub their hands and sigh, and did not speak for a long time.
I don't know how long later, in the snow-white in the distance to the east, a small black dot suddenly appeared. The black dot is getting closer and closer, and it has separated into two bikes and a bicycle in everyone's sight. The rider in front of him was as strong as a bull, and his thick winter coat could not cover the muscles on his body, and the old horse under him was almost crushed at the waist, dragging step by step, and there was a wail every few steps, as if he was crying out so tired and tired. Behind the rider was a two-wheeled carriage pulled by two horses, driven by a veteran who was familiar with the road, steadily driving the carriage in the middle of the official road. And behind the car, they followed closely and rode closely, following in unison.
As soon as he saw them, Han Gang's face was happy, and he hurriedly went down from the pavilion and stood on the side of the road to wait, Wang Hou and Wang Sunchen were relieved and followed to the side of the road.
Seeing Han Gang appear, the rider in front of him suddenly accelerated, and the snow splashed behind him flew like broken jade, and he rushed to the front in a blink of an eye. At Han Gang's side, he pulled the reins and flew off his horse. The old horse was about to neigh, but was violently pressed by a big hand, and could not move, and his four hooves dug four more pits in the snow. The rider held his mount arrogantly, turned around and knelt down on one knee in front of Han Gang, "Han Guanren, Zhao Long is fortunate not to be dishonored." The lord, the lady, and the lady Xiaoyun have all invited me back, and the second house of the official's uncle's house [Note 1] also came with them. ”
Hearing that Li Xin, the second cousin of his uncle's family, was also here, Han Gang was taken aback, and raised his eyes to look at the rider who was following the car, it should be Li Xin. But I'm going to be an official, and it's reasonable for my relatives to vote. He hurriedly helped Zhao Long up, and thanked him warmly: "There is Brother Lao Zhao." ”
"Don't dare to call it hard! Don't dare to call it hard! Zhao Long thanked him repeatedly. He regarded Han Gang as a nobleman and was grateful from the bottom of his heart. Ever since he got to know Han Gang, he has had good luck. Not to mention getting out of the hellish errand of guarding the city gate, he was also transferred to the Economic Strategy Division to listen to the call. Although the rules are too heavy and a little aggrieved to follow the senior officials such as the Minister of Economic Strategy and Ji Yi, thinking of the joy of letting out the troops in the future, some stuffy places are nothing. Therefore, when Han Gang asked him to take leave to go to Fengxiang Mansion to help pick up his parents back, Zhao Long, who knew how to report his kindness, agreed without the slightest hesitation.
The carriage was approaching, and the handlebar pulled it to a stop. A small figure jumped out of the car and helped Han Ah Li out of the carriage. Han Qianliu got out of the car after him, and Han Gang's cousin Li Xin also dismounted.
It's only been a month since we said goodbye, but it's like a lifetime. looked like he was dressed as before, but he had become the son of an official. Han Qianliu and Han Ah Li were in tears, Han Yunniang covered her mouth with her small hands, not letting herself cry, but tears overflowed her eyes.
Han Gang pushed the golden mountain, poured the jade pillar, and knelt down in the snow: "Daddy, mother, the child is not filial, so you are worried!" ”
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In the secret room, a light is like a bean.
The dim light on the table flickered as everyone in the room breathed and spoke. The shadows cast on the wall twisted with teeth and claws, like a fierce ghost, trying to choose people to devour.
Chen Ju's eldest son, Chen Ji, sat around the table, inheriting Chen Ju's gentle face, but now it is hideous and distorted, and the expression on his face is not much different from that of a ghost, "Han Thief's parents are back?" …… Huang Da! Huang Er! You guys just watched the garbage and chased it all the way?! Although his voice was full of anger, the volume was still kept low by Chen Ji's best efforts.
Huang Deyong's two sons looked a little ugly, Chen Ju was going to die, and the Chen family was finished, Chen Ji still called their two brothers and drank them, and they were treated as a person. You must know that although their father-killing enemy is Han Gang, it is true that they directly forced Huang Deyong to death, but it is still Chen Ju who does not miss the old love. It's just that now they are all grasshoppers tied to a rope, and they are both wanted criminals who have been caught by the Painted Shadow Sea, so they have to take care of each other, and it is not good to turn their faces directly.
He defended himself, "The companion sent by Han San to pick up his parents is the eldest brother of the Zhao family in the south of the city!" A good martial arts! Before he joined the army, the ruffians in the south of the city beat him all over the place, who dared to provoke him? ”
"Don't I know who Zhao Long's guy is? Want you to take more mouths? No matter how high his martial arts are, he is only one person! ”
Huang Er helped his brother speak: "Not only Zhao Long, but also another relative, is a relative of the Han family." That guy was very vigilant, not an easy one to provoke. We followed all the way, but we didn't find a chance, and we were almost seen through by him a few times. Zhao Long has dealt with us a lot in the past, and he will see the flaws for him as soon as he comes forward. These two people escorted the car, and they lived in a post house at night, and they couldn't do it in a hurry. ”
Huang Da followed: "Forcefully, we are also afraid of startling the snake." If you lose the wind, let the Han thief be on guard, how to do it in the future? ”
"............" Chen Ji fell silent.
All of those present are Chen Juyu's party, and he can be regarded as a figure with a head and face in Qinzhou, who would have thought that he would become a fugitive in the blink of an eye. finally escaped arrest and found this relatively safe place to stay outside Qinzhou City. If they still have any wishes, naturally only Han Gang is still alive!
Chen Ji was so tight-chested that he was ruthless, "...... After two days, the mountain wind came, and he destroyed the Korean thief in one go! ”
The Great Song Dynasty has not been peaceful since the founding of the country, and the generations of Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun have emerged in endlessly. Despite the great rebellion, it has not been seen since the rebellion of Wang Ze in Beizhou. The imperial court's policy of collecting the best and strongest soldiers from the victims of disasters and famines broke the rebellion that numbered tens of thousands and swept many states and roads from the root. However, since the war with Western Xia, the insane increase in military spending and the large increase in the number of officials have forced the government to collect more taxes. The heavy tax burden was too much for the peasants to bear, so the number of people who fled from their homes and the number of displaced people who fell into the grass became more and more numerous over the past 20 years.
Seven or eight people, more than a dozen people, a small group of robbers according to Ouyang Xiu's chapter is 'a gang as strong as a gang', and some even run rampant in broad daylight, looting people's homes, making local states and counties anxious. And the amateur robbers who wield hoes to farm and pick up knives* are countless. All the roads and states in the world, there is no longer a day of purity. Although Qinzhou is a military town, it is no exception.
The three holes of the cunning rabbit, although Chen Ju has all the family assets on the surface, there is still some accumulation in the secret. Now the people of Kansai are having a hard time, and it is very easy to find some outlaws. At the end of the year, robbers also have to wait for money for the New Year, if they can get a pen to have a fat year with wine, meat and new clothes, no one will say that they are unwilling.
The mountain wind is the name of a poisonous snake, and he is also the leader of a group of famous strongmen near Qinzhou, with more than a dozen small minions under his command. Chen Ji took the money and bribed them. Robbing the law field and saving Chen Ju definitely doesn't have that ability, but taking Han Gang's head as a ball kick and venting his anger for himself, Chen Ji feels that it's still no problem.
"Shiro will soon be escorted from Fengxiang to be tried together, do you want to save Shiro first?" The eldest of the Huang family put forward his opinion, and the second eldest of the Huang family also nodded again and again.
Since Huang De committed suicide in fear of crime, they were arranged by Chen Ju to go to Fengxiang Mansion to vote for their fourth son, Chen Luo. Fengxiang Mansion and Qinzhou are not all the way, and the word 'Feng' in the name of Qinfeng Road comes from Fengzhou, not Fengxiang Mansion. Although the two sons of the Huang family had a fishing document in front of the gate of Fengxiang Mansion, they covered the new official document within two days. The meager reward of one person and five times cannot attract the greed of others. And the old mother, wife and children were soon sent over by Chen Ju, and the two lived very comfortably under the protection of Chen Luo.
But the comfortable days were less than a month, and Chen Ju fell. An official letter from Qinzhou made Chen Luo directly tied up in the yamen, and although the Huang family brothers who sheltered Chen Luo were lucky to escape, their family members were arrested again. It's just that in the past month, the Huang family brothers have a much deeper friendship with Chen Luo, and compared to Chen Ji, they still feel more at ease to follow the third child of the Chen family.
"Kill Han Gang first, and then go back to save the fourth brother." Chen Ji didn't want Han Gang to be alert, "In one month, the foundation of my Chen family for decades was ruined, and the Han thief was cunning and clever, and he couldn't be more shrewd." If you save the fourth brother first, you will be alerted, and it will be difficult to do it then! ”
Relatively speaking, it is easier to kill Han Gang than to rob prisoners, and it will not cause many casualties, but if it is the other way around, it is not necessarily, and it will be difficult for the team with heavy casualties to pull in and kill.
Speaking of Han Gang, Chen Ji gritted his teeth with hatred. Although he is only the son of the Xu family, Chen Ji has been clothed and fed since he was a child, and although the family house does not dare to be built too big, so as not to arouse the jealousy of the officials, the interior furnishings are the most luxurious in Qinzhou City. It's like the secret room where he is hiding now, although the security is safe, but the dirty air is suffocating, Chen Jihe once lived in such a pickled house.
It's all because of Han Gang!
The trial of Chen Julitong's Xixia case only officially began today, but the result had already been predetermined, and Chen Ji didn't even have the heart to inquire. His son Chen Ju will definitely die, beheading the capital is light, most of them are still chopped alive, if he is smarter, he will commit suicide now.
The hundreds of thousands of family properties of the Chen family must not be divided, and even the servants and maids will be sold out. And Chen Ji's Hun family and two beloved concubines will be sent to the Jiaofang Division to pick up guests in two days. Chen Ji didn't need to look in the mirror, and he knew that the hood on his head had turned dark green, verdant.
Chen Ji clenched his teeth, and blood burst out on his gums: "Han Gang, that dog thief, if you don't destroy him, I swear not to be a man!" ”
Note 1: She is the abbreviation of Sheren. Ershe, that is, the second son, the meaning of the second young master, is the honorific title for the children of the official eunuchs.
ps: Although Chen Ju was captured, there was still a son who escaped outside, which was the aftermath of Chen Ju's strength.
The first update. This week, I hope that the brothers' red votes will be a little more powerful, and strive to push the world to the first page of the red vote list.