After lunch, Chang Yu got into the carriage and said goodbye to Lao Zhangtou. Xiao Queer and several familiar neighbors stood at the entrance of the village to see him off.
He was living well and suddenly had to leave. Lao Zhangtou said he was leaving for the provincial capital in autumn soon.
The villagers also knew that this was just one of them. After all, if someone died in the family, no one could read a book calmly, not to mention it was so unlucky.
So Chang Yu left naturally at this time.
After a mile of driving, Chang Yu stood on the carriage shaft and looked back at the small riverside village whose name might soon be forgotten. He knew that from this moment on, the young man who touched bird's nests and caught fish with the children in the village had disappeared. The murderous Chang Donglai also disappeared, and the butcher and eunuch in the temple came back again.
This month of pastoral life can be regarded as the calmest day since he time traveled, because there was no interruption, he ignored military affairs and government affairs, and almost no one knew where he was, not even the emperor, nor Chunxiang, nor even Even Xuanwu's dead soldiers were sent away to Hanyang City by him.
When he enters the world again, it may be a day of peace for the world.
It's just that the world is at peace, so what's the point of Jianghu?
But, when will the world be at peace?
The sky was a little gloomy. It was a plum rainy day in the south of the Yangtze River. It rained every three days. Wang Zhengnan sat on the other side of the car and looked at the scenery on the roadside expressionlessly, then looked up at the sky: "It's going to rain soon, we have to get into the city quickly."
"It was so hot yesterday, but it's refreshing to be exposed to the rain today," Qing Yi said calmly in the carriage. What happened yesterday left her with a knot in her heart. Even if Chang Yu tried to enlighten her again and again, it would take time to fade away.
"You sit inside, it's raining and we're the ones getting wet." Chang Yu chuckled, and Qing Yi got out: "The shopkeeper, you go in and rest, I'll drive the car."
Chang Yu shook his head: "It's too ostentatious for a woman to drive the car."
"Okay, let me do it." Wang Zhengnan and Chang Yu changed positions and took over the reins. Qing Yi sat in his previous position, and Chang Yu got into the carriage.
It was more than twenty miles to go to Hanyang Fucheng. The carriage drove slowly and there was no rush. Anyway, we just had to get there before the city gate closed after dark. There were dark clouds in the sky. It seemed that the rain was indeed coming, but it was just that ... He didn't seem to be in a hurry, and he didn't get off until Hanyang City could be seen in the distance.
There are many villages outside Hanyang City, which are very prosperous and lively.
It's like this outside the city, so you can imagine it inside the city.
After a month of pastoral life, he suddenly yearned for the prosperity of the city. Chang Yu asked Wang Zhengnan to enter the city quickly, but at this moment, the thunder suddenly became louder, the earthquake shook the mountains, and all the passers-by looked at him. at.
It’s not thunder in the sky, but a march on the ground.
Nearly a thousand cavalry officers and soldiers came galloping on the northwest official road. The ground was really shaking and the mountains were shaking, which attracted the attention of the people outside the city and started talking. In the blink of an eye, the cavalry arrived, but due to the crowd outside the city, their speed slowed down. Ten horsemen came to maintain order and told pedestrians to give way. Their attitude was arrogant, but the people were obviously used to it and didn't take it seriously.
Wang Zhengnan's carriage was a little slow to get out of the way, and was scolded by the officers and soldiers. Qingyi was already in a bad mood, and when he saw this, he got angry and wanted to argue, but Wang Zhengnan pulled him away and shook his head slightly before giving up.
Chang Yu stuck his head out and watched the officers and soldiers enter the city. Their faces were dusty and they looked like they had come after a long journey. After a while, he saw several generals among the officers and soldiers. They were wearing helmets and armor and were sweating profusely on a hot day. , carefully looked at the good guys, each with a gangster and unruly look on his face, hey, why is there a civil servant... A passerby on the roadside whispered, Chang Yu looked at it, and said to himself, OK!
He probably knew who the officers and soldiers were. He didn't know who the generals were, but the civilian-looking man should be Xu Qiyuan.
It's just a coincidence that we met here.
It took a long time for the officers and soldiers to enter the city, and then the people could follow them in. However, after waiting for a while, there were many people waiting inside to come out and outside to come in. For a while, the traffic was jammed, and there were even frictions and quarrels. There are also direct fights. It seems that road rage syndrome has existed since ancient times.
Chang Yu was not in a hurry to go in, and just waited quietly, listening to the chats of several caravan guys nearby: "Have you heard about the cat demon? That person who does evil in the world is neither human nor ghost." The evil guy was killed and his head was chopped off..."
"Do you know who killed him? The ghost of impermanence often comes from the east..."
"He is a young martial artist who claims to be black and white. He specializes in fighting injustice, punishing traitors and eradicating evil... It is said that he also slaughtered a gangster's village. He is very powerful..."
Good guy, everyone was talking about it there, but Chang Yu couldn't hide the pride on his face. He didn't know if his deeds really spread so fast, or if his subordinates deliberately spread them to please him and help him become famous in the world, but no matter Why, listening to others brag about themselves in front of others, that feeling... is so sour!
"Chang Dong is considered powerful, but he is not the most powerful. Yesterday I heard something in the west town. It was said that a woman in white went up to the mountain and beheaded all the thirteen thieves in the mountain. Hanging tree... a woman, one person and one sword killed thirteen murderers in one breath. Isn't this more powerful than Chang Donglai? I heard that Chang Donglai has helpers."
"Good guy, Baiyi, that Chang Donglai who is called Black and White Wuchang must not be the same person. Do you think this woman in white is actually Bai Wuchang?"
"What and what? That woman in white is known as the Witch in White."
"Isn't she the murderer? Why is she called a witch..."
"The method is too cruel..."
The waiters were chatting away, and Chang Yu was listening with interest. When he heard about the witch in white, he also became curious and went to talk to her to ask more about it. However, those waiters only heard what they heard, and the more they added fuel and jealousy, the more they became more and more evil. , then you know you can’t get anything out of the question.
After waiting for a long time, the city gate was finally open. Wang Zhengnan drove the carriage into the city. At this moment, it started to rain heavily. However, the three of them were still in a hurry to find an inn and drove the carriage back and forth in the city. , Wang Zhengnan and Chang Yu hid in the carriage, Qingyi wearing a bamboo hat and driving in the heavy rain, which attracted people taking shelter on both sides of the street to look sideways, wondering which family actually let a woman drive in the heavy rain.
Chang Yu didn't care. He knew that Qing Yi was feeling angry and needed to vent. He didn't have to worry about her getting caught in the rain, catching a cold or having a fever. After all, she was no longer the little Taoist nun who had a protective body but had no luck when she first came out of the mountain.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the sky was getting darker. The carriage finally stopped at the door of an inn in the east of the city. The inn was famous as Wangjiang Tower, two stories high, but everyone knew it was just a name. It was on the edge of the city wall that was nearly ten meters high. You can't see the fart even if it's covered.
As soon as the carriage stopped, the store clerk rushed over and took the reins: "Sir, are you going to eat or stay in the hotel?"
"Whether you want to eat or stay in a hotel, you want the best." Chang Yu got out of the car and threw out a piece of silver. The waiter's eyes immediately lit up: "Okay, please, young master."
The room was a superior one, and the food was of the finest delicacies from the mountains and rivers. The rain outside was very heavy, and Chang Yu and the three of them devoured the food.
"Shopkeeper, have you noticed that when greeting guests at the inns and restaurants here, they always ask if they want to stay in the hotel, but they don't ask the guests who are staying in the hotel?" Qing Yi asked curiously. It seemed that she had been caught in a heavy rain, and she felt much better. .
"Dingjian can only be found in the Gyeonggi area, and it was originally called "making fire". I don't know how it got passed around and became "dapjing". Chang Yu said as he ate, "But as businessmen traveled from north to south, people passed from person to person, and there were places in the south that started to serve the top people."
The three of them were eating and chatting when there was a knock on the door. Wang Zhengnan opened the door and saw a big man standing at the door: "Wang An has seen the young master's house."
Chang Yu nodded and signaled him to come in. Wang An was a stall owner in Dongchang, and he was the kind of person Chang Yu admired who was ruthless and didn't talk much.
Wang An took out a few secret letters from his arms and put them in front of Chang Yu and then stepped aside. Chang Yu opened them one by one and read them one by one, his face expressionless.
After a while, Chang Yu exhaled: "Tell me about what happened nearby."
Wang An bowed: "The Bear Camp is still in Xiaogan, the Wolf Camp and the Leopard Camp are stationed at Mo Lake in the south of Hanyang City, and the Tiger and Eagle crossed the river to Wuchang on the other side seven days ago." Chang Yu said oh, and Wang An continued: "Master Chen A few people are in the south of the city, and Daochang Li is in Guishan..."
"This old boy really knows how to stroll around," Chang Yu couldn't help laughing.
"Governor of Yunyang Xu Qiyuan and the commander-in-chief Wang Guangen have just entered the city..."
"I just saw this." Chang Yu raised his eyebrows: "How can he come to Wuchang with so many soldiers and horses, and he is not afraid that Yunyang's emptiness will be taken advantage of by others?"
"For the record, Shaodong. In order to prevent someone from causing trouble on the road, Governor Xu brought 300 soldiers and horses, and the rest were sent by soldiers from Wuchang to pick them up." Wang An said quickly, and Chang Yu said oh and smiled: " The old fox is really thoughtful in his work."
He also asked who would be sent to pick him up.
When he learned that it was Prime Minister Hui Deng, Chang Yu smiled again and sighed: "They are all good old prime ministers. The two old foxes are about to become sperms."
"Who is in charge of Hanyang now?"
"Go back to Shaodong's house, Ma Jinzhong."
Chang Yu was silent for a while and read the secret letters on the table: "A lot of things happened in Beijing, do you know more about it?"
"I heard something, saying that the civil servants in the court have been making trouble again recently, and the emperor can't resist it..." Wang An said, secretly glanced at Chang Yu and said with a sneer: "Li Chuang has sent troops there. We are almost reaching the Yellow River boundary."
Chang Yu picked up the teacup and walked to the window, looking at the pouring rain outside for a long time without saying a word. Wang An stood motionless behind him.
After a while: "Is there no movement from Li Chuang and Xian Thief?"
"Yes." Wang An's eyes narrowed: "There are some of our people around Jingzhou Pagoda Tianbao, and we found that a thief had been in contact with Pagoda Tianbao a few days ago."
"Finally, I heard something interesting." Chang Yu showed a smile on his face, while Wang An looked worried: "I still don't know what they are planning, but Jingzhou is so important that you need to be careful."
Chang Yu smiled: "What they are planning is definitely not just in Jingzhou." He said with a long breath: "Go and call Daozhang Li. By the way, I'm not used to living in this inn, so I need to find a courtyard."
