Since his debut, Chang Yu has faced either Li Zicheng's regular bandit army or the powerful Tatar army. How could he take such a mob seriously? In fact, since Wang Jiayan sent out troops, he has been invincible. The officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp faced off against those regular thieves. The army may be defeated, and there is no pressure to sweep such a small character. According to the information fed back by the Jinyiwei, after Wang Jiayan led the army out of Beijing, the troops divided into two groups, all the way to the Shandong border, and one road was like the Hebei border. Each of these two groups had branches. , some hundreds and some thousands went to put out fires and suppress bandits everywhere. They were so powerful that they were sure to win every battle, but this old boy was broken.
The carriage stopped at the roadside at the entrance of the village, and everyone rested on the spot, boiled some hot water and ate dry food. Since there was no restaurant or inn in the village, they could only buy some egg buns and the like. However, everyone was from the military and were accustomed to this condition, and it was near them. There are also many caravans taking a rest, eating dry food. What kind of family conditions do you need to eat everywhere these days? And if you have such conditions, there must be restaurants for you along the way.
Obviously Chang Yu has this condition, but he is not a particular person by nature. He can sleep anywhere, eat anything, and the people around him are used to it. Anyway, only outsiders do not believe that the eunuch of Dongchang will Such casualness, in their impression, none of the powerful officials were extravagant and extravagant.
Not to mention outsiders, even Zheng Zhilong in front of him found it unbelievable. He could not imagine that he could only classify Chang Yu as an alien! What makes Zheng Zhilong even more incredible is that Chang Yu walked to a caravan not far away to chat with people while chewing the buns. He knew clearly that Li Xingtian's people were probably nearby and preparing to assassinate him, but he still did this ?
Are you bold and confident, or ignorant and fearless?
Of course, Chang Yu was not ignorant, but he knew too much, because the caravan belonged to Octopus, and there were several Dongchang eyes and ears in it. Chang Yu seemed to be chatting with them in the past, but in fact, he had inadvertently passed on the orders that should be conveyed. Go out and receive the information that should be received.
While Chang Yu was still wandering around the caravan, Gu Youma quietly walked up to Zheng Zhilong and whispered: "Sir, when I was selling food in the village workshop just now, I found a few suspicious people."
Zheng Zhilong was startled: "What's so suspicious?"
"Although they are disguised, their eyes are sharp, and although they are disguised, they are still very imposing. They are definitely not ordinary people." Gu Youma's eyes were very sure: "If they are not soldiers, they are people in the world, and these two types of people pretend to be business travelers. There must be a plan."
Zheng Zhilong frowned and said nothing. Gu Youma glanced at Chang Yu in the distance: "Do you want to give that big... young master a warning?" Zheng Zhilong licked his lips and looked at Tu Yuan, who was feeding the horse not far away, and suddenly thought of He shook his head and said, "If you can discover it, how could they not have discovered it? Now that they have discovered it, how could they not be prepared?"
Gu Youma was startled: "What the Lord said is that all the capable people and strangers around the young master's family are extraordinary. It's just a small mistake to worry too much."
Zheng Zhilong smiled: "How does it compare to you?"
"My lord is making fun of me. I'm not worthy to be compared with them." Gu Youma smiled bitterly and shook his head. Zheng Zhilong chuckled: "Hey, Mad Tuo, who traveled across the sea and land back then..." Then he looked towards the village: "If necessary Don't hold anything back, the safety of the young master's family comes first."
After eating and drinking, Chang Yu and his party were not in a hurry, because it was the scorching sun at noon and everyone was a little tired. They rested in the shade of the village, lying down, leaning, squinting, or chatting.
Chang Yu returned to the carriage and lay down to take a nap. Zheng Zhilong came over and gently knocked on the window and told Gu Youma's discovery. If he didn't tell him, he would feel uneasy. After hearing this, Chang Yu just said: "Let's see early." Your followers are no ordinary people."
Zheng Zhilong was startled, and it took him a while to react. He slapped his forehead and returned to his car. Gu Youma approached and asked, "My lord, what do the young masters say?"
Zheng Zhilong smiled bitterly: "That's his person."
Well……
Half an hour later, Chang Yu woke up and got off the car, climbed on the horse, raised his hand and whipped his horse and galloped away, leaving a trail of dust behind. Seeing this, Tu Yuan and others quickly chased after him. Zheng Zhilong saw this for the first time. Chang Yu rode the horse, and was secretly surprised. This eunuch really lived up to his reputation, and his riding skills were so superb. It was rumored that his army always rode horses instead of riding cars during battles, and even often charged into battle. It seemed to be true.
Dozens of horses were galloping on the official road, attracting the attention of business travelers. Some people frowned, some cursed them for running rampant, and they looked like bandits. Some people murmured about the origins of these people.
"My lord, is this... young master a low-key person or a flamboyant person?" Gu Youma muttered next to Zheng Zhilong's carriage.
Zheng Zhilong in the car stuck his head out and looked into the distance, chuckled for a while and shook his head: "He is a young man."
But no, how can a young man stay bored in the car all the time? Chang Yu ran for five or six miles in one breath until the horse under his crotch was panting heavily before he slowed down. Looking at the fields around him, he couldn't help but roar a few times. He suddenly felt relaxed and happy, and turned around He glanced at Tu Yuandu, who was chasing after him, and said, "I'm exhausted after a long winter, but I still like this lukewarm weather." Then he sighed again: "Winter is too cold, summer is too hot, but it's a pity that spring and autumn It’s too short again”.
"Shopkeeper, it's actually already summer, and it will be hot in a few days." Tu Yuan raised his head and looked at the scorching sun in the sky: "Actually, it's already hot."
Chang Yu hummed and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Then do you like winter or summer?"
Tu Yuan thought for a while: "Actually, as long as you have money, you can live comfortably in winter or summer. If you don't have money, even spring and autumn will be extremely difficult." Chang Yu was startled for a moment and chuckled: "You did say something. To be honest, I heard someone say before that it's the same wherever you have money, and it's the same wherever you don't have money, but I didn't expect that even you have the same thoughts, so you want to be a rich man?"
Tu Yuan shook his head: "I don't want to be a rich man. If this is what I want, the salary I have now is enough to go back to my hometown. What I want is a general who can shine on the lintel, just like those nobles in the capital, who have money." You are powerful, shopkeeper, do you think those uncles, marquises, princes, and dukes have ever suffered any crime no matter what spring, summer, autumn, or winter?"
Chang Yu was stunned and sighed: "If you have a dream, don't be bold. After all, none of us can leave this world alive."
"I'm very bold." Tu Yuan looked proud: "I have always attacked wherever the governor pointed me to. I have never been timid. I just want to follow the governor on the battlefield and charge into battle to kill the enemy and earn more battle merits. But I hope that I can gain more military merits one day." Officials and nobles..."
Chang Yu laughed: "Hey, I didn't know a word in the past, but now I can complete a word..."
While he was talking, two fast horses who were scouting the road came running towards him: "Shopkeeper, something is wrong up ahead."
Chang Yu raised his eyebrows: "What's wrong?"
When Tu Yuan heard this, he immediately whistled to warn his retinue. The twenty cavalrymen drew their swords and bows, and murderous intent spread in an instant. Fortunately, there were no pedestrians nearby, otherwise they wouldn't have wet their pants in fear, thinking they were being robbed by thieves.
The spies reported that there was a resting place next to the official road a few miles ahead. There was no village in front of it and no store in the back. However, because there was a small ditch next to it, passing businessmen would rest here to drink their horses. Gradually, people started to make a living here, such as taking rides. There are several tea sheds, and there are also people who specialize in washing horses and feeding them. Although it is not a market, it is as lively as a market.
But something was wrong. Although Tu Yuan's men were not professional spies like Dongchang and Jinyiwei, they were all warriors who had experienced the battlefield. Not only were they brave in battle, but they also had very sharp eyesight. After staying there for a while, they I noticed something was wrong with a group of people. There were six or seven people in this group looking around in the tea shed. There were horses tied next to them but no luggage.
Six or seven people are riding horses. It is not a business trip without luggage. This is strange. You must know that very few ordinary people have horses in their homes these days. It is definitely suspicious that you and a group of people are making a living riding horses.
And he looked left and right as if he was waiting for someone or observing something. Could it be that the horse bandits were stepping in? But the spies said that these people had no gangster spirit, were not soldiers, and did not look like Jianghu people.
Tu Yuan's heart tightened: "Li Xingtian's man!"
Chang Yu smiled: "If Li Xingtian was spotted so easily, he wouldn't have been hiding so deeply for so long. He would have been caught long ago."
Tu Yuan scratched his head: "Then they..."
"Go and meet them." Chang Yu clapped his horse forward and said, "I've been in the capital for a long winter and haven't moved my hands and feet for a long time. I wonder if the knife in my hand can kill people." Tu Yuan smacked his lips. He knew that Chang Yu wanted to kill. He was heartbroken. Li Xingtian's death made him very depressed and he had nowhere to vent. This was great. Someone came to his door.
The group of people galloped away, but Tu Yuan suddenly couldn't figure out something: "Shopkeeper, according to what you said, the peace talks with the intruders are already inseparable. Why would he want to assassinate you when he is looking at the whole family?" ?”
Chang Yu sneered: "As long as one day, no, even for a moment without shaking hands and making peace, he is an enemy. What's more, if he really kills our family, then it will not be the court that makes conditions for him, but he who makes peace with the court. Make conditions!"
Tu Yuan slapped his head: "The shopkeeper is the backbone of our court. One person can be inferior to thousands of troops. Without the shopkeeper, our court will collapse... Of course there will be intruders..."
"Don't be silly, this has reached the ears of outsiders... You don't have enough spit in our family?" Chang Yu scolded with a smile, and as he spoke, he saw the place the spies mentioned in the distance.
This place is right next to the official road. Although there is no village or shop in the back, it has water, woods and sheds. Business travelers can rest here, enjoy the cool air, drink tea and ride horses. It is more lively than the market. The small roadside stalls There were many cars, carriages, trucks and flatbeds parked in the forest, as well as many donkeys, horses and mules. Many passing business travelers were resting or drinking their horses here. Suddenly, a group of people rushed towards them on horseback, seemingly with weapons in their hands. There was chaos immediately. Some people exclaimed, horse bandits, horse bandits, horse bandits are coming...
