Gao pragmatic was surprised: "Thieves? Horse bandits?"
"Yes, Master Biao, come back to the carriage!" Zhang Jin didn't have time to say anything, and hurriedly pulled Gao Pangshi towards the direction of the carriage. As he ran, he loudly greeted the guards who had just finished setting up camp: "Everyone, listen, there is something wrong. There are a lot of messy horse footsteps, it's probably the thieves running towards us, so all the guys get on their horses!"
While he was talking, Gao Pragmatic had been forced back into the carriage by Zhang Jin. Before he could open the curtains to see his group of guards making arrangements, two little girls, Shang Yue and Ting Qin, were already grabbing his two breasts, one on the left and the other on the right. arm.
My sister looked at the moon and said nervously: "Young master, what should I do? The thieves are coming." My sister Tingqin didn't say anything, but Gao pragmatically took a look at her face, which was paler than her sister's, and knew that she was even more frightened.
In fact, Gao Pragmatic himself was very nervous at the moment - he hadn't traveled through time to become a peerless warrior, so how could he not panic when he encountered horse bandits in the wilderness? Besides, even if you travel through time and become a peerless warrior, the eight-year-old warrior brother is of no use!
But Gao pragmatically comforted him subconsciously: "Don't panic, it's not a big problem." Although he seemed to be just an eight-year-old child, after all, he was already in his thirties before he traveled through time. He was working with a leader and being a leader. He has long developed the habit of not panicking when things happen, so when he said these words, at least in the eyes of others, his expression was still very calm.
Shangyue asked again hurriedly, "How did the thieves know that we are here? Are they here to steal money?"
"How do I..." Before Gao Pingshi could finish his sentence of "How do I know?", he suddenly paused and felt something in his heart.
Yes, why did we happen to run into this group of thieves? And the location is right at the intersection of this three-way road?
silver? Yes, his uncle unexpectedly rewarded him with a huge sum of five thousand taels. In addition to the three thousand taels that were returned to Gaofu, he also brought two thousand taels of cash with the motorcade. But the question is how did the thieves know?
Are there traitors among the people I'm leading?
Gao pragmatic thought for a while and ruled out this suspicion: This group of people has been following the big team. Even if they become traitors, they have no chance to pass on the news. Is it possible that they still have mobile phones? Besides, they didn’t even know where I was going in the first place, and they didn’t know if I would bring cash with me, so the possibility of a traitor in the team can be ruled out for the time being.
That is, being followed? This is quite possible.
However, Gao Pragmatic could not guess when he was being followed: he had been sitting in the carriage. Although he opened the curtains from time to time to look at the snow scene, he did not pay much attention to the surrounding situation. After all, in his mind, the Ming Dynasty No matter how bad the security situation is, the capital should still be very safe. He even said that it was useless even if he cared about it. If there really were thieves stalking him, they wouldn't be stupid enough to let Gao Pangshi, an unprepared and inexperienced person, see it.
Thinking of this, he suddenly stretched out his hand to open the front curtain of the carriage and said to Gao Mo, the coachman who had followed him to Beijing from Gao's house in Xinzheng: "Gao Mo, when we left the capital just now, did you notice that we might be captured?" Who is following you?"
Gao Mo, who was in his forties and lean but did not look old at all, shook his head and said: "Young master, if there is a person who wants to follow a convoy like ours at a place like the city gate, he will never be discovered, and this group of people will never be discovered. The thief and us must have met by chance."
Gao Jingshi rarely communicated with Gao Mo, so when he suddenly heard him reply like this, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and subconsciously asked: "Why?"
Gao Mo replied: "Because the sound of the horse's hooves is too messy and too rapid. Even if the thieves are not as well-trained as the army, they will not rush their horses in the middle of winter just to rob us of two thousand taels of silver. Because of this, First, the cavalry will be scattered. Secondly, it is the twelfth month of winter. Running like this is very bad for the mounts... A big reason why it is difficult to suppress the thieves is because they move too fast. Running like this without any effort must be There are bigger things.”
Gao Qingshi was startled for a moment, secretly thinking that this analysis was reasonable, but then he felt a little strange. How could Gao Mo, a horseman, have such insight?
Gao Pragmatic naturally wouldn't hide any doubts he had about his groom, and asked directly: "I didn't realize you were so knowledgeable before. You have always been my groom?"
Gao Mo bowed slightly and replied calmly: "Young Master Mingjian, Mo was originally a personal soldier of Ling Bocun'an when he was the admiral of Cao Jiang. In his early years, he fought some battles with Japanese pirates and suppressed some rogue bandits. Later, Duke Cun'an offended Yan Song and his son because of his lax remarks, and returned home from official duties. Some of our old brothers volunteered to accompany Cun'an back home... In the second year of Longqing, before Cun'an passed away, he arranged for Mo to work in the sixth room. .”
The Cun'an Gong mentioned by Gao Mo is the pragmatic uncle Gao Jie. His courtesy name is Jianqing and his nickname is Cun'an. In the 13th year of Jiajing's reign, he ranked twelfth in the Jiawu Science and Technology Examination, ranked 220th in the Yiwei Science and Technology Examination in the 14th year of Jiajing, and ranked 191st in the top three in the Imperial Examination. He was first appointed as the head of Guizhou Qingli Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs. In November of the 23rd year of Jiajing's reign, he was transferred to the post of head of the Department of Cleaning and Officials of the Ministry of War. In August of the 24th year of Jiajing's reign, he was promoted to Yuan Wai Lang of the Ministry of War, Fang Qing Li Division. Later he served as the magistrate of Yanzhou Prefecture in Shandong, deputy envoy of the Shanxi Prosecution Department, and chief secretary of Jiangxi Province. In June of the 35th year of Jiajing's reign, Gao Jie was ordered to join the political affairs of Jiangxi Province and serve as the admiral of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate. In the seventh month of the thirty-seventh year of Jiajing, Yan Shifan ordered Chen Qing in Nanjing to impeach Gao Jie because he offended the powerful ministers Yan Song and his son, so he was demoted to Cao Pu and promoted to deputy envoy of military preparation. However, it didn't take long for Gao Jie to be promoted to Shaanxi Province due to his meritorious service. Right to participate in politics. However, Yan's father and son were still angry and once again sent officials to falsely impeach him. Gao Jie was so angry that he abandoned his official position and returned home.
Gao Jie has always been an upright and forthright man who takes pride in his integrity. He serves as an official to benefit the poor and destroy the strong, to support the weak and detect traitors. He is generally idle in martial arts and is not arrogant in his meritorious deeds. After returning home, he stayed at home to thank guests, did not talk about worldly affairs, and did not attend court. Peace of mind teaches farmers and educates children, and guides the countryside. When Gao Jingjing studied in his hometown, it was Gao Jie who gave him the first enlightenment and was also taught by Gao Jie himself. To a certain extent, Gao Jie was not only his uncle, but also his enlightenment teacher.
In the second year of Longqing, Gao Jie passed away at the age of sixty-seven. In the same year, Gao Gong was expelled back to his hometown and taught Gao Pragmatism himself.
As for why Gao Mo was assigned to the sixth room before Gao Jie's death, although Gao Mo himself didn't say it, Gao Pragmatic could guess: his uncle Gao Jie only had one biological son and one adopted son. The adopted son's name is the same as Gao Gong's nephew Zhang Mengnan. He is called Gao Mengnan. He is the son of an old friend of Gao Jie. He is in poor health and has been married for more than ten years but has no children. Gao Jie's son was named Gao Wuzi, and he was considered the eldest brother of the Gao family. He had been idle in his early years, and although he had no major faults, he had no great talents. After Gao Jiezhi returned to his hometown, he strictly supervised him, and he has become a bit better in recent years. However, although his character has changed greatly, his academic progress has not been great, so he is still studying in his hometown.
Gao Wuzi was more than twenty years older than Gao Jingshi, so his eldest son Gao Ruichun was ten years older than Gao Jingshi. In March of the 42nd year of Jiajing, Gao Gong, who was then the left minister of the Ministry of Rites and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, was three years old. After passing the exam, he was ordered to send his son to prison to study. As Gao Gong had no children, as a rule, he could randomly arrange one person in the family. Gao Gong considered that Gao Wuzi seemed to be a "rotten tree that cannot be carved" at that time, and was afraid that the future prospects of his eldest brother's family would be worrying, so he called his nephew Gao Ruichu to take over. Yin, went to study in the Imperial College. This person is in the capital now, but the Imperial College has tightened the grip after Gao Gong was appointed as the Jijiujiuer. Gao Wuzi lived on campus to study. After Gao pragmatic came to the capital, he only met this nephew who was ten years older than himself.
There is no backbone in the Changfang family, so Gao Jie is naturally worried about letting Gao Wuzi take care of his old subordinates, so he disperses them to different rooms. Gao Mo was naturally transferred to the sixth room for this reason.
"That's it." Gao pragmatic sighed, and just as he was about to say something, he saw Gao Xiaozhuang running over on his horse, holding two knives in his hands, and shouted loudly: "Uncle Mo! The Zhang family guards called us You two should guard the carriage, don't let the thieves scare the eldest young master!"
He approached the horse, threw a knife at it, and asked: "Uncle Mo, do you know how to use a knife? Do you want me to teach you a few tricks temporarily?" This kid may be a little nervous. He heard the thieves approaching. Gao Pragmatic not only showed no fear at the news, but Gao Pragmatic even felt that he was a little eager to try, and there was an unusual excitement all over his body.
Gao Mo stretched out his hand to catch the Yanling knife that Gao Xiaozhuang threw at him, and chuckled: "You have only learned swordsmanship for a few days, and you dare to speak so brazenly? You must know that Gao Jing, who taught you swordsmanship, can't even take twenty moves under my hands." "
