Regarding the old lady's trip to Youyang this time, Li Hao was really not optimistic about the safety. After thinking about it, he still advised her: "But after all, there are still many risks, so it is better to stay in Bianjing temporarily. Since it is a scabies disease, it won't cause trouble for long. It won’t be too late to set off after things are calmed down over there.”
After hearing this, the old lady replied: "This trip to Youyang is for the wedding of the eldest son of Sheng's family, so we can't delay it. But brother Hao, don't worry, we will be more careful along the way."
Seeing that the dissuasion failed, Li Hao suggested: "If you must go, it is better not to go through Sishui, but to go to Yangzhou via the Bianhe River. This section of the Bianhe River is responsible for transporting grain, and there are heavy guards along the way. It will be safer.
When you arrive in Yangzhou, you can take the land route to Youyang, and my family can still provide some manpower in Yangzhou. This way, although it takes a bit of a detour, it will be much safer. "
After hearing what Li Hao said, the old lady quite agreed, so she agreed: "That makes sense. Safety is more important than running farther away, so let's go as you say."
Seeing that the old lady listened, Li Hao felt a little relieved, so he asked about the departure time and said goodbye to the old lady.
After leaving Sheng Mansion, Li Hao went to find Gu Tingye. Although he might avoid danger by taking a detour, Li Hao still wanted to insure the safety of Minglan and the old lady.
After all, once the detour failed, it would be better to find some military support for Minglan, but Li Hao also knew that he only had a few housekeepers and guards. It was okay to catch the thieves, but he really didn't have the ability to go to the battlefield to fight. .
But the Li family didn't have them. There were many noble families, and many of them were old soldiers who had fought on the battlefield, so they could be borrowed now.
So Li Hao went to the polo field next to Jinming Pool and found Gu Tingye. Gu Tingye was surprised to see Li Hao coming.
However, Li Hao did not beat around the bush and said directly: "I just came back from Sheng Mansion. I heard that the old lady and Minglan were going to Youyang, but now the journey to Huainan is not peaceful, and there is no one in Sheng Mansion to protect them. It is really unsafe for women, children, the elderly and the weak.
And you also know the situation in my family. It's okay to find some boys to do chores, but it won't work if we really encounter thieves, so I have to ask you for help. "
After hearing this, Gu Tingye said: "You are right. The Lord's family is full of servants who can fight and kill, but you are looking for the wrong one when you look for me. I can't move the servants of the Gu family."
After hearing this, Li Hao said: "Of course I know this. I'm just borrowing Shitou from you. As for the others, our lord has so many people. Isn't it difficult to just borrow a few brave people?"
Gu Tingye said: "If you want Shitou to lead the people to protect, that's fine. Besides, Shitou's brother and sister-in-law are now the leaders of the Cao Gang and have some ability on the river."
Then he thought about it and said, "It just so happens that I don't need the stone at the moment, so I'll lend it to you first."
Li Hao answered immediately, fearing that Gu Tingye would regret it: "Okay, let's go talk to them about borrowing people and confirm the matter."
After hearing this, Gu Tingye felt something was wrong and asked, "If you want to borrow someone, just go yourself. Why are you holding me back?"
Li Hao smiled apologetically and said, "Isn't it because we are not familiar with them after all? It's because you have a lot of face." After saying that, he didn't care about anything else and walked out.
When you walk to the stadium, you can see that the venue has been divided into a polo field and three football fields.
Moreover, there are already people competing on the field, and at the same time, there are many people gathering together outside the field to watch the game. But those people didn't look like spectators, because they didn't react to the changes on the field. Instead, they seemed to be studying the technical characteristics of the two pairs on the field.
In addition, there are many new faces here that Li Hao had never seen before.
Li Hao asked Gu Tingye where these people came from.
After hearing this, Gu Tingye said angrily: "These are all here to sign up for the competition. You said that as the initiator and organizer, you don't even know how many people are participating, and you can't recognize them all. How dare you ask me."
Li Hao smiled and said, "I haven't been here for the past few days. Who would have thought that there would be so many people here all of a sudden."
Gu Tingye responded: "There are a lot of things that are not here. Ever since they learned that this competition has attracted the attention of the officials, the nobles in Bianjing have actively participated. Now, the number of people participating in the competition accounts for the total number of nobles in Bianjing." 70% to 80%.
So looking at it now, our venue is still small, and many people find places to train on their own when they can't get a place.
But fortunately, they originally said that they would train some referees, so a group of more referees were trained. Otherwise, they would not even be able to find anyone who knew the formal rules during training.
Now it seems that everyone who can come to participate has basically come, and there are too many teams now, and it will take a long time to decide the winner, so I plan to wait for some time and everyone is familiar with the rules, and then start the qualifiers Get it out and start the official competition. "
Li Hao also agreed on this point, so he said: "Then do what you want. If you want me to do anything, just tell me."
After hearing this, Gu Tingye said: "Others are fine, but the plaque and lottery you mentioned should be implemented as soon as possible so that everyone can see it during the official competition and feel at ease."
After hearing this, Li Hao thought that he had been busy for a long time and almost forgot this most important thing. He hurriedly said: "Okay, I have actually told Mr. Ouyang about this matter and asked Mr. Ouyang to report it to the officials.
Maybe Mr. Ouyang was too busy and forgot about it. I will remind him tomorrow so that he can get the gift from the emperor as soon as possible. "
After hearing this, Gu Tingye always felt that there was something wrong, so he kept looking at Li Hao with a scrutinizing look.
Li Hao felt a little uncomfortable being looked at, so he said: "Why are you looking at me? Let me lend you someone now, hurry up."
After Gu Tingye heard this, he turned his head, and then called the five people present today, Yang Wenyuan, Li Yixing, Cao Shiji, Zhu Liangzu, and Sun Yan, and explained the reason, saying that he wanted to borrow some good hands to protect people.
Yang Wenyuan and the others agreed readily, and even asked if they wanted to borrow more. Li Hao thought that he would not encounter a large group of gangsters this time, so he said that it would be enough to borrow three people from each family, plus stones, for a total of sixteen good men.
After hearing this, Yang Wenyuan and the others immediately agreed and said: "I will select the people when I go back today. I guarantee that they will all be as good as ten. Then I will directly let them go to your house."
Seeing this, Li Hao quickly thanked everyone, told them the location of his mansion, and asked them to arrange for people to go directly there.
Afterwards, seeing that the matter was resolved, Yang Wenyuan and the others continued training with their men.
Li Hao originally felt at ease after borrowing people. When everyone arrives, Shitou will lead them to get acquainted with them, and then they can follow Minglan and the others as guards.
But Li Hao didn't expect that what happened next was completely beyond Li Hao's expectation and almost brought a disaster to himself.
