Zhuoying

Zhong You's face was pale, and the desire to retch accumulated in his chest.He looked up and saw an unfamiliar face.

"Why is there no sound?" Another person leaned over and stretched his neck to look, "Why does this look half-dead?"

"This is not right." The man knocked on the edge with his fist, and shouted: "Squeak!"

Zhong You drooped his eyelids and didn't even move his eyes.His hair and shirt were still wet, and they clung to his body. His hands and feet were tightly bound, but he was shivering from the cold.

"He's really going to die, right?" Another person said anxiously, "He hasn't reached Jiangtang yet, so we can't let him die on the boat. Laizi, go down and have a look!"

Lai Zi complained: "He died and was just thrown into the river, saving the need to deal with it."

"There are boats that come and go, where do you throw them? No one can see them! Once a person dies, he can only lay them down, and the stench on the road can't stop the smell." The man urged: "Go and have a look."

Lai Zi had no choice but to turn over and climb down the stairs. He didn't use his hands, he only raised his foot and kicked Zhong You on the back shoulder, "Master Zhong, wait a little longer, brother will naturally send you on your way." Zhong You didn't answer. Then, Lai Zi squatted down to inspect, and randomly grabbed Zhong You's shoulder.He raised his head and said humanely to the superior, "Put down the mattress, and it looks like nothing is wrong. It's enough to just walk around, it's about seven or eight days away."

The people above searched the cabin, and were not willing to use the mattress for themselves, so they rolled up the thin and torn mattress of the backing board and threw it down.Lai Zi then shook it off and took a look, then laughed and scolded a few times: "You stingy bastard, you don't even want to part with the whole bed." He threw the things on Zhong You and said, "Stay on your own, you can get by as long as you can." , It’s okay, it’s okay, the two brothers can still clean up with the kitchen knife, but it’s too shameful. When you get to the place, you can still leave a whole body.”

As he said that, people climbed up and closed the splints, and the bottom fell into darkness.

Zhong You's forehead was hot, and his fingers rubbed against each other, gradually bringing back the temperature.

"Shi Yu."

Shi Yu opened his eyes suddenly, and stared at the person leaning over.Startled by his gaze, Zhou Pu hesitantly raised the water bag in his hand, signaling that he was harmless.Shi Yu lowered his eyes, took the water, and thanked him.

Only then did Zhou Pu sit down on the waste rock beside him, and he said, "Luckily you came yesterday... Do you think Xu Hang can still hold on?"

Shi Yu drank the water, raised his hand to wipe the blood on his cheek, and said, "deliver the letter to Jingli."

"Really... really can't do it?" Zhou Pu said sadly, "Where can we retreat? Jiangtang is impossible, and Jiangtang government soldiers are not counted. Nowadays, there are many people living there. If we retreat, isn't it a gift?" Are the barbarians ruining it?"

Shi Yu pressed the back of the pouch and said, "The remaining [-] Qingping troops are powerless."

The key is that the barbarian wall has been built, and it is as solid as gold, which is really difficult to attack.The Qingping army had neither heavy weapons nor heavy armor. The barbarians built walls for military defense, with beds and crossbows on top to deter them, and barbed caltrops on the bottom to prevent sneak attacks.Unless the Vietnamese soldiers took them out from behind, they had to rely on siege engines to break through the wall.However, Meng Chen dared to smuggle gunpowder, but he absolutely did not dare to touch the siege weapon, which was all supervised by the central government.Now it takes at least half a month to wait for things to be delivered here from Kyoto, and it is already too late.

"Tell the Jiangtang government soldiers as soon as possible, there is still a chance to escape." Shi Yu returned the water bag to Zhou Pu and stood up.The wood thorns and stones on his back had just been picked out, and they were roughly wrapped in gauze, and now he was all up, and there were bloodstains under his clothes.

"Where are you going?" Zhou Pu stood up, "Ruchen will be here soon."

"Looking for Mr.." Shi Yu turned his head, "I want to find Zhong You."

"You..." Zhou Pu was stunned: "Where are you going to find it? Now that the situation is critical and the surroundings are chaotic, you are going alone. It is very difficult to find the white gull." Chen must know some reasons. It's better for us to work together than to be blinded by one."

Zhong Xie continuously sent letters to various places in Dalan, among which the letter to Kyoto was extremely urgent.Haiyi's reinforcements have arrived, and there is no one to stop the rear ships, which can not only pass supplies, but also carry heavy equipment.He was very busy, and when he saw Shi Yu again, it was almost the end of the night.

"In the past two days, I sent people to search in Xuhang. Some people saw him going to the pier in the rain. Few people know about Baiou's pursuit of Nei Ying. I only suspect that he was noticed by the other party and aimed at the chaos in front of him, intending to hinder him. Investigate." Zhong Xie sat on the other side of Shi Yu's bench, propped his knees up and said, "We should go to the hinterland. There are a lot of boats at the pier in the past two days. If... If the barbarians did not move yesterday, we will Maybe you can still stop it. You want to chase alone? Shi Yu, the other party is an internal response and careful thinking. Even if he wants to attack, he will not do it nearby. If you chase alone, if you go the wrong way, you may miss the time to save your life " He was stunned: "I knew it was dangerous, but I didn't ask him to be more careful. It's nothing more than a friend."

Shi Yu has been sitting for a long time, he has not closed his eyes for the past two days, at this time, he is not sleepy at all, he cannot fall asleep.After listening for a while, the man said, "Have you mentioned your name, sir?"

"No." Zhong Xie recalled, and said, "He only said that there is no evidence yet, and the person may be around. Thinking about it now, he probably already has someone in mind."

If you think about it any longer, it will make you feel restless.Zhong You should be afraid of Zhong You, the only way to be safe is to kill people and silence them.After killing Zhong Baiou, his guesses and the clues he has explored will be interrupted, at least in the short term, there will be nowhere to investigate.

Shi Yu does not move.He and Zhong Xie sat on the bench facing each other, the darkness accumulated in their chests, and the dawn that was clearly approaching was infinitely postponed.He closed his eyes, touched for about half an hour, and then said: "The long river is the only way out. Lu Xingren has many eyes, and it is not easy to hide. If you want to stay away from Xu Hang, you will definitely not pick Jiangtang, and you can only continue to travel northward. After the long river, it leads to Shanyin, Qingping, and Wuhan. Shanyin has the elite hands of the king of Pingding, and the inside should not crash into the palace of the king of hell. Wuhan is to the north, and the crossing is time-consuming and prone to accidents. Only Qingping is vacant, the most suitable Do it."

Shi Yu paused, with dense sweat in his palms, he was by no means as calm as he seemed.He said, "The Qingping army wants to retreat. It's not a hasty escape to the north. It must be a deliberate temptation. Lead the barbarians to the junction of Qingping and Shanyin, and flank the Shanyin army. Even if they can't attack quickly, they can still trap them." It was difficult for the barbarians to retreat. At that time, the barbarians were swimming in the cauldron, panting for a while. Since the Qingping army is going to retreat, please retreat directly to Qingping." He looked sideways and opened up to Zhong Xie: "But this matter To do it, you must plan carefully with the Shanyin Army in advance. You need time to deploy, and the Mengguan can delay the barbarians from chasing speed in the rear."

Zhong Xie also looked sideways, and looked at Shi Yu, he frowned: "What do you want me to do?"

"Retreat the troops immediately, block the Changhe River, and send letters to all the prefectures. All ships entering the border must be strictly inspected and reported." Shi Yu's eyes were dark and hiding a beast, Zhong Xie clearly saw the fangs licking, listening to Shi Yu said, "Don't let any ship go. You must check clearly on the plywood and under the plywood. If there is any resistance, it is an emergency. It doesn't matter if you kill it."

Zhong Xie gasped: "How can this be done! There are so many ships passing by, there is always—"

"If you can't find Zhong You." Shi Yu said with cold eyes, "I will never help, how to stop the barbarian soldiers from chasing after you is up to you."

Zhong Xie stared at him, leaned forward suddenly, pulled up Shi Yu's collar, and said angrily, "Are you crazy? You took the lives of the three families of Xuhang, Jiangtang, Qingping and Qingping to pay for Zhong You! You have no family and country in your heart, why? Dare to call him Mr.!"

Shi Yu was silent, and said indifferently after a while, "To do or not to do."

Zhong Xie threw his fist at it, and when Shi Yu rubbed the corner of his lips with his thumb, he said irritably, "Do it!"

Zhong You had a severe fever, his face was flushed, and his coughing became more and more intense.Lai Zi only cared about the money of the ticket, he didn't care about the person's life or death, anyway, when he got to the place, he would hand over the corpse.Only another man named Liu Sanlai was very cautious, for fear that Zhong You would die too early and the price would be discounted when he handed it over, so he often came down to look at it and occasionally handed him a bowl of water.

"We've arrived at Jiangtang." Lai Zi squatted on the plywood to bargain with Liu San: "We must move quickly in the future. Let me tell you first, I tied him up, and I ran the risk of beheading. The original three-seven The price, third brother, must it go up?"

"You've been thinking about it since you arrived in Jiangtang?" Liu Sanlai was no stronger than Laizi, he was thin and short.He was wearing sleeves, huddled in a corner, close to the stove, "Let's talk after the shadow of the mountain. This time, both of us brothers are begging on the edge of a knife, even real brothers can't compare, can I treat you badly?" "

Lai Zi laughed, warming his hands against the stove, and said, "Isn't he afraid? This person is no better than those before, but this is..." He lowered his voice: "The person who has been in front of the emperor."

"Don't tell me." Liu Sanlai squeezed his body, rubbing his hands in his sleeves to keep warm, "It's a mess right now, if the barbarians come in, can the dignitaries continue to be dignitaries? Didn't you see the big men of the business alliance?" They are all running with their tails between their legs. Silver is the safest thing to do. When barbarians come in, so what? The job our brothers do can’t be erased even if the dynasty changes. Who in this world doesn’t We're messing with people, and those who are rich use money to eliminate disasters, we can also be called protecting people from disasters, and we will go down to see the King of Hades." He wiped his face and said with a smile, "The little devils have to run around."

"Yes, yes, that's true." Lai Zi laughed for a while, and then turned back to Zhong You, "He's so good-looking, it would be better if he was a woman."

Liu Sanlai snorted: "What's wrong with men, there are many rabbits in Beijing. Just this one, this one is still on good terms with the young master of the Zhong family in Jingdu." He clicked his tongue, shook his head and sighed Sheng Sheng: "Although they are all people who have shown their faces in Beijing, but if you ask me, this one is really not as good as that Zhong, Zhong, Zhong Ruchen!"

Lai Zi was curious: "Aren't the two brothers raised by you?"

"That's just looking at it, there are a lot of pickles inside." Liu Sanlai was able to take over this kind of work, that is, he ran from north to south, often with familiar faces, and he was the most inquisitive about this kind of family secrets.He said, "Here, it's flattering to call him young master. When he lived in Zhong's house, it wasn't a big deal. His mother was picked up from outside, her background was unclean, and she was kept by the owner of Zhong's family in a foreign house. At first That's a favorite, and the house I live in is also amazing. It's called "Following the River Garden". This garden was originally hand-picked by the Supreme Emperor. The Zhong family in Jingdu, eh, this is Zhong Ruchen's mother, and the princess of Pingxiang also lived in it. That woman Offended the leader of the Pingxiang group, causing the leader of the Pingxiang group to give birth prematurely. Zhong Ruchen was born, but the leader of the Pingxiang group died. The woman was also pregnant at the time. The cause of the premature birth is explained. It is said..." Liu Sanlai leaned over, his face was gloomy in the dark cabin, but his eyes flashed with malicious speculation, and he said, "This is not Zhong Liuqing's species, so how about taking him back to Beijing?" Young Master Zhong in the village..." He smiled meaningfully: "Do you think it's interesting? This guy in Jiangtang was allowed to be trampled by others. It's not easy to get in front of the emperor, but who knows what's wrong, he I have retreated again, and now I have offended someone, and my life will be gone. Are you pitiful?"

Lai Zi was startled, and suddenly became excited about finding out the truth. He leaned over and said in a low voice, "That means, this is..." He pointed in the direction of Kyoto, "The grandson of the Zhong family in Jingdu?"

Liu Sanlai leaned back, hummed while shaking his head, and said, "It's all heard, who knows. If it's true, is this Zhong Baiou a fool? Why don't you send a letter to the Zhong family in Jingdu, and go back to be the young master." "

"Interesting and interesting." Lai Zi clasped his hands together and breathed out, "If this is true, hey, then it must be a drama of 'old friends against enemies'."

"Then it's out of our control." Liu Sanlai curled his lips, "Oh, so this person, just because he has a good birth, doesn't necessarily mean that his fate is good, it depends on luck!"

The author has something to say: ①: "If a fish swims in a cauldron, it will catch your breath for a moment." —— "Book of the Later Han·Zhang Gang Biography"