The rebellious Qiang people plundered the county town like a swarm of locusts, then passed through the city and disappeared without a trace. The county town finally returned to peace.
Li Zhiyun helped Liu Yinglian walk back. They didn't go far when they met Liu Hong. Zhang Zheng and his people had already found them. Liu Hong came over with the help of two nurses. When Liu Yinglian saw it, she quickly ran up, grabbed her father's arm, and asked eagerly: "Dad, are you okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay, what about you?"
"I'm fine too."
Zhang Zheng walked up to Li Zhiyun and said, "Your Majesty, what should we do next?" Li Zhiyun frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Many people were killed, and our casualties will not be small. Let's go back to the inn first. .
On the way back to the inn, Liu Yinglian held his arm tightly with both hands and whispered: "What do you think will happen to Miss Wang?" Li Zhiyun looked heavy and said nothing. What will happen to a beautiful woman if she falls into the hands of a strong man? He simply couldn't bear to think about it.
On the way, they met Magistrate Wang. Wang Zhucheng was covered in dust, and his face and eyebrows were stained with black ash, probably from the smoke while fighting the fire. As soon as he saw Li Zhiyun, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, are you okay?" Li Zhiyun nodded and said, "I'm fine. However, your sister was taken away by a stranger."
"She was trying to save me..." Liu Yinglian couldn't help crying.
Wang Zhucheng stared at them blankly, and after a while, he nodded and said, "I understand." After that, he turned around slowly and walked away with heavy steps. Looking at Magistrate Wang's leaving figure, Li Zhiyun felt extremely sad.
Wang Zhujun followed the Qiang people's team out of the county. They walked forty or fifty miles before it got dark, and the team had to camp in the wild. The Qiang people set up tents, lit bonfires, and started cooking pots. On the wilderness, here and there, little bonfires pierced the darkness, as if the earth and the night sky were twinkling with stars.
Someone brought a jar of wine from the side and said to her with a smile: "Sister, this is the Double Ninth Festival wine of our Qiang people. It was brewed on the Double Ninth Festival the year before last. It has been stored for more than a year. The wine is mellow and fragrant. I have been reluctant to part with it." Drink, you are happy today, let’s drink some together.” Wang Zhujun said coyly: “Master, little girls are not good at drinking.”
"It doesn't matter if you're not good at drinking, just drink less." Bian Qi said, pulling her to sit down by the campfire, and the two of them picked up the porcelain bowl and started drinking.
Most Qiang people are addicted to alcohol and cannot live without alcohol for a day. There is a Qiang proverb: It is difficult to sing without wine, but there are many songs with wine; there is no feast without wine, and it is difficult to entertain guests without songs. When they were stationed in Longwan Village, they brewed a lot of wine and carried it on mules and horses. The Qiang soldiers on the side brought wine jars, sat around the bonfire, and started drinking noisily.
After drinking several bowls of wine, he looked at Wang Zhujun with a leering look. Her crystal-like jade face looked even more charming and charming under the light of the bonfire. Standing next to me, I felt itchy and unbearable for a moment, and said with a smile, "Sister, let's not drink anymore. Let's go into the tent and have a rest."
"No," Wang Zhujun said coquettishly, "This Double Ninth Festival wine is quite delicious. Let's drink some more."
Hearing this, Qi Di burst out laughing and said, "Okay, let's drink some more." Wang Zhujun deliberately poured wine into him and offered him bowl after bowl. After drinking, Pang Qidi became confused. He loosened his grip and dropped the wine bowl to the ground. He tilted his body and fell asleep on the ground.
Wang Zhujun stood up and found that the Qiang people next to him were all drunk. She walked to Bian Qidi and squatted down, took out his saber, and muttered: "Sorry, I can lend you your head." After saying that, she raised the knife and cut off Bian Qidi's head, and then Cut a piece of cloth off his body, wrapped the head, and stood up with the package.
A Qiang man came over leading a horse and saw that she was holding a cloth bag in her hand, which was still dripping with blood. He pointed his finger at her in horror: "You, you..." Before he could say the second "you" in his mouth, Wang Zhujun waved his hand, and the sharp blade flew out like an arrow, piercing the Qiang man's chest. , he suddenly fell down like a piece of rotten wood.
Wang Zhujun rushed forward, grabbed the reins, stepped on the horse, kicked the horse's belly with the spurs on his feet, and galloped into the vast night...
After Li Zhiyun returned to the inn, he counted the number of people and found that his guards suffered more than 20 casualties. He ordered the dead brothers to be buried and the injured brothers to be sent to the King of Chu Inn to recuperate. He also asked his men to assist the county government in carrying away the bodies of the people killed on the street.
After a busy day and a night's rest at the inn, Li Zhiyun no longer wanted to stay here. After saying goodbye to Magistrate Wang, he led the remaining troops to leave Gaoling County and headed straight for Pizhou.
The team left the north gate of the county seat and walked less than two miles when a man and a horse came rushing towards them. Li Zhiyun looked up and couldn't believe his eyes. Isn't this Miss Wang? He wiped his eyes hard and looked again, yes, it was her.
Li Zhiyun ordered the team to stop, got off his horse, and faced them. Wang Zhujun galloped up to him on horseback, dismounted, walked over with a smile and said, "What, do you want to leave?"
"Miss Wang, are you okay?"
"It's okay, am I fine?"
Zhang Zheng, Cai Hu and several guards who were present yesterday all gathered around Wang Zhujun, asking questions like stars holding the moon. After Liu Yinglian heard about it, she quickly ran down from the carriage. She pushed aside the crowd and when she saw Wang Zhujun, she immediately ran forward to hug her and cried, "Sister, you saved me. I will never forget your kindness in my life!" The two girls hugged her tightly. Hugging each other, one crying and the other laughing.
After a period of joy and sorrow, everyone calmed down. Zhang Zheng looked at the horse next to him and said, "Miss Wang, what's in the bloody bag on your horse?" Wang Zhujun turned around and walked over, took off the bag from the saddle, then turned back and said: "It's that guy's head." After saying that, he threw the baggage at everyone's feet.
As soon as the baggage fell to the ground, a bloody human head rolled out. Liu Yinglian screamed in fright and quickly hugged Li Zhiyun beside her. Li Zhiyun's eyes widened and he said, "Why, you killed Pang Qidi?"
"yes."
"Oh," Zhang Zheng praised, "Miss Wang, you are truly a heroine!"
When the Qiang people woke up early in the morning, they found that their leader had lost his head, so they were leaderless. As a result, the Qiang people dispersed and fled for their lives. A rebel force that could not be defeated by an army of several thousand people was easily defeated by Wang Zhujun. The news reached Chang'an, and Abba issued an order to designate Wang Zhujun as "Mrs. Chongyi."
After the team left Gaoling County, they continued to move forward. Everyone traveled overnight and arrived at Pizhou City a few days later. Pizhou City is a big city with bustling markets and bustling people. There are many shops on the streets, cars and horses, and pedestrians.
They entered the city at noon, just in time for lunch, and everyone was very hungry. Li Zhiyun decided to let everyone fill their stomachs first and then find a place to stay. There were several restaurants on this street, so the team was divided into several groups and everyone went to find a place to go.
Li Zhiyun dismounted in front of a restaurant, tied the reins to the stone slab, and walked in. The lobby of this restaurant is quite large, with more than a dozen tables set up, but there were so many people that they occupied all the empty tables in the lobby at once. When the shopkeeper saw so many guests coming, he immediately smiled and greeted the diners warmly.
Li Zhiyun saw Liu Yinglian waving to him, so he led Zhang Zheng and Cai Hu over. There were only Liu Yinglian, Liu Hong, a maid and two guards at this table. The three of them sat down at the table, forming a perfect table. When the waiter saw the customers gathered, he came over and asked them what they wanted to eat. Li Zhiyun asked Liu Hong to order, and Liu Hong said to the waiter: "Just bring all the signature dishes in your store."
"Okay, do you want another pot to burn the knife?"
"Okay, let's drink some to relieve our fatigue."
After a while, the food and wine were served, and everyone started eating and drinking. There are many guests in the lobby and it is noisy. The diners at the next table were probably locals. They were drinking and talking loudly. One of them said, "Hey, have you heard? There was a murder in Loujiazhuang the night before yesterday. The whole family of the building staff was killed. The treasures were looted..."
"Oh, is there such a thing?"
"Yes, I heard about it too. Early yesterday morning, Magistrate Wang took people to Loujiazhuang, and my son's uncle also went with him. I heard from him that there were more than a dozen people, and not a single person was left alive. What a tragedy!..."
"Who is so bold as to commit such a murder?"
"Who else could it be? They must be those bandits who kill without blinking an eye. They may have been eyeing the gold and silver treasures of the floor member's wife. It seems that being too rich is not necessarily a good thing..."
Liu Hong, who was drinking, was stunned for a moment when he heard the words of the guests next to him. He quickly stood up and walked over. With a smile on his face, he cupped his hands and said, "Excuse me, everyone, I'd like to ask if the floor member you just mentioned is the same person." Living outside the building in Loujiazhuang outside the city?" An old man in a green cloth shirt nodded and said: "You are right, it is him."
"You just said that the whole family outside the building was killed and all the property was looted?"
"Yes."
When Liu Hong came back, his face was very ugly. He did not sit back in his seat, but switched seats with his daughter who was sitting next to Li Zhiyun. Then he put his mouth close to Li Zhiyun's ear and whispered: "King Chu, something bad has happened. The building clerk we are looking for is dead. .”
Of course, Li Zhiyun also heard the discussion of the guests at the table next to him. Now that Liu Hong said that the building member whose whole family was killed and whose property was robbed was the one they came from afar to discuss cooperation with, he was dumbfounded. : According to this, then their trip was not in vain?
After having enough wine and food, everyone walked out of the wine shop. The rumors he just heard made Li Zhiyun feel a little depressed. Alas, no matter what, let's find a place to live and settle everyone down first. He came to Pizhou for private business, so of course it was inconvenient to stay at the inn. Fortunately, there was also the King of Chu Inn in the city. Pizhou City is a state government with a population of nearly 100,000, so he opened two Chu King Inns here.
