Those years when I climbed the wall

The chaotic clouds hang low, and the rapid snow dances back.

On the empty official road, a man and a horse came galloping.Suddenly, or the horse lost its front hoof when stepping on the snow hole, accompanied by a sharp neighing sound, the horseman was thrown out violently, rolled several times on the spot, and fell into the dry ditch beside the road.

After a long while, after another long horse cry, the person under the ditch moved, and seemed to be all right, got up and looked around, and let out a long sigh of relief: Fortunately, there is no one!Thinking that he, the majestic Marquis of the Forbidden Army, and the ever-victorious general who was about to make meritorious deeds, was in such a state of embarrassment. If it was passed on, wouldn't it be a laughing stock for others? ?

Ignoring his dizzy head and buzzing ears for a while, Guo Kai stepped forward to carefully examine the culprit who nearly ruined his fame in his life: Fortunately, he was like him, only slightly frightened and not injured.

Looking up, the city tower in front of him is only one or two miles away at most, so there is no need to rush if it is just a day before noon.These few days of running around day and night, not to mention people, but the horse was exhausted. Fortunately, this fall made him wake up: although the matter is urgent, we must first save our lives before we can plan for the future!

Since the horses were tired and Xingzhou City was just around the corner, Guo Kai had no intention of rushing, and led the horses slowly towards the city gate ahead.Two quarters of an hour later, one person and one horse arrived.Either he was too tired, or he was stunned by a fall just now, after Guo Kai entered the city, he always felt that there were many pairs of eyes staring at him in the dark.

No wonder he was overthinking: it took three or four days to travel north, and the situation in Beijing is no longer known, but no matter whether Guo Jian escaped or not, Gao Shiju should know that he left. If he controls it, then the secret information about being in Xingzhou today will inevitably be leaked. In this way, his whereabouts will not be suspicious to Gao Shiju. If the interception and killing order is passed to Xingzhou before him, then he is now close to death!

Touching the freshly glued beard, Guo Kai prayed in secret: I hope this businessman's attire can fool Gao Shiju's eyes and ears, and help him reach the state government safely, and meet the only trustworthy person here.

Although the snow was a little lighter than before, it didn't intend to stop.Passers-by are all in a hurry.Guo Kai got on his horse and walked slowly, all the way to the north. About two quarters of an hour later, two patches of vermilion appeared in the white light in front of him.When he got close, Guo Kai didn't stop his horse, but went straight to the side door on the west side, and then got off his horse to ask the guards.

Hearing that he was looking for Xun Tong to judge, the guard looked a little weird and looked him up and down.

Guo Kai hurriedly said, "I'm Xun Tongpan's cousin. I came back to the north to do business and passed through Xingzhou. I'm here to visit him."

"It's really a coincidence that you came here. Xun Tongpan went out of the city on business. He is not in the Yamen right now, and he might not return for a while." The guard's face softened a little.

Such a coincidence, he actually left the city?Disappointed, Guo Kai reported a sliver of luck: "The family he brought from the south also knows me, maybe I will meet him later?"

The guard shook his head: "Xun Tongban and those two families have also left the city. At this moment, there is no one else in the official residence except the servants."

For some reason, Guo Kai suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart, but he couldn't explain the source, but in any case, his thought of asking Xun Miao about the official's whereabouts had come to nothing, so he had to make a quick decision and find another way out.

Get on the horse and walk slowly, thinking about countermeasures.

The situation was urgent, and he obviously couldn't wait until Xun Miao returned to the city to make any further plans, so he could only guess at the official's whereabouts: he hadn't asked Zhao Yude the purpose of the official's coming north, knowing that he might not be willing to answer. Secondly, Guo Kai also has his own guesses - but guesses are guesses after all, if there is any deviation, if he goes here, he may have nowhere to go...

Raising his hand to press on his chest, he sighed lightly: Could this golden pill really be useful?However, this medicine is ferocious, life and death are unpredictable after taking it, and the purple pill that Gao Shiju forced him to take before, the poisonous one-month period is approaching, the combination of the two may be even more life-threatening!Because if it is not a last resort, you still can't take this risk.

Rubbing the center of his brows, Guo Kai smiled wryly: in the current situation, is he living outside and waiting to be caught by the wolf, or is he throwing himself into the trap and rushing to the tiger's den?The pros and cons here really have to be weighed!

If King Jia and Gao Shiju had no accidents at the moment, they should have given him a death order. As for Shao Jingheng... After thinking hard, Guo Kai found that the old grudges did not seem to make him kill him. What's more, at the moment, he still holds evidence that can make him "redress his injustice", so he has an extra life-saving talisman; secondly, Shao Jingheng, apart from being narrow-minded at times, is quite upright for a long time. It can be called a loyal gentleman!Since this is the case... The corner of his mouth raised, Guo Kai resolutely rode his horse and turned around the street corner—then, he went to the Department of Economics and Appeasement!

After some running around, the sky became dark.Guo Kai turned up a narrow street and was concentrating on riding his horse when he suddenly felt the wind whistling past his ears. He raised his eyes and saw a black shadow approaching. Fly out and fall to the ground!

"You bastard, you want to run away when you're in debt? I'm afraid there will be no such good thing in the world!" A harsh scolding sound came into my ears.

Caressing his buzzing head, Guo Kai managed to get up, and saw a cold light flashing at a glance, and the next moment, his neck felt a chill!

"Follow me, there will be no problem!" The man with the dagger lowered his voice.

Putting his hand on his chest, Guo Kai coughed twice, looked around, and saw that he was surrounded by several men in black, and passers-by made a detour, turning a blind eye to it.

Seeming to have breathed a sigh of relief, Guo Kai panicked: "I'm new here, how can I be in debt? Are you waiting for the wrong person?"

There was a sneer on the corner of his mouth: "Whether you deny your mistake or not, you will know after a while." The dagger in his hand moved forward, and the word came out lightly, but it was indisputable: "Let's go!" He pulled it up from the ground and dragged it to the nearby carriage.

Stumbling to the front of the car, Guo Kai finally put down his hands on his chest, and before he could be urged, he crawled inside with hands and feet together, his posture was rather clumsy.

The carriage galloped all the way.It was dark in the car, Guo Kai was surrounded by men in black, and he didn't know where he was.After about an hour, the car stopped.

It was already dark when we got off the bus, and there was a dilapidated small temple in front of us. There was not even a lantern on the door, but the faint light inside could be seen through the gap in the door.As for the surroundings, it was pitch black: this place was obviously far away from the city, and it was nothing more than a wilderness.

Stepping through the gate, you can see that this place is not much different from ordinary temples, except that there are no monks inside, and only two old men with gray beards are in the hall. The believers and laymen who seem to guard the temple are just deceiving people.

The man in black didn't allow Guo Kai to stay in the hall, so he pushed him back and entered a narrow Buddhist hall, and saw the two move forward to move the heavy-looking Buddha statue, and found a small room!Several people pushed Guo Kai inside and closed the door behind them.

"General Guo, it's a pleasant surprise to meet you here!" A man stepped forward, staring at the corner of the person's mouth shaking with sarcasm.

"Wh... What general?" Guo Kai was confused, "I am a merchant, and I just went to the north to sell some furs. You have misidentified the person."

"Really?" The man shaved his light mustache with a finger: "Since you are a merchant, you don't go to the West Market to see the goods when you enter the city, and you are not in a hurry to stay and rest, but why do you go to the state government?"

Guo Kai held his head up with some momentum: "I have a fellow villager who works in the local state government. His family asked me to send him a message, so I went to the state government to find someone."

"Looking for someone?" The man sneered, "The one who was looking for it couldn't just happen to be Xun Tong's judge?"

It was hard to notice the movement between the brows, and Guo Kai didn't answer yet.

The man in black continued: "I am not very familiar with General Guo. I only met him a few times in Beijing, so it is not surprising that the general did not recognize me. But the general should know that I have good eyesight and memory, so I will definitely not Admit the wrong person!" Forced to take two steps forward, he changed his words: "The general may not know that King Jia is now in charge of the court, and I don't think I need to clarify the purpose of your coming north. At this point, the situation is over, Your Excellency must Weigh the pros and cons, and carefully choose good branches to live in!"

With a shock in his heart, Guo Kai lowered his eyes and frowned lightly.

After a moment of deliberation with him, the man spoke again: "Those who know the current affairs care about heroes. If the general thinks it over, then answer me——Where is the official family?"

After pondering for a while, Guo Kai raised his eyes, and the corners of his mouth twitched into a sneer: "I...don't know!" Seeing the other man's eyes froze, he quickly raised his sleeve to cover his face, and said quickly: "Actually, I really don't know." What kind of businessman, but it is not Guo Kai, but... but..." While hesitating, he poked out his face carefully, and tore off the fake mustache on his lips with one hand, blushing: "I am Guo Kai's younger brother, the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom Husband, Guo Jian!"

"Guo——" the man in black was startled, "You said you were the son-in-law Guo Jian?" His brows froze: "What evidence do you have?"

Guo Kai was in a dilemma: "My elder brother and I have almost the same appearance, but there are some minor differences, and only family members know it. You may not believe it!"

Thinking about it makes sense!After a moment of silence, another man in black walked up from behind: "Even if you are Consort Guo, you wouldn't come north for no reason? What's the purpose of this visit?"

Guo Jie shook his head, with a bewildered expression: "I don't know either. A few days ago, I suddenly received a message from my elder brother, asking me to come to Xingzhou to meet him immediately. I rushed here day and night, and I was supposed to meet my elder brother at the state government office, but when I went, not only my elder brother hadn't arrived, but Xun Tongpan, who I knew well, had also gone out of the city. Halfway..." He stopped talking resentfully, it seemed to be resentment.

With an uncertain expression, the leader gave a look to the side, and the two turned around and left the secret room together, leaving Guo Kai to face the other man in black alone.

Seeing that this dry man is not going to take his life, Guo Kai hesitated for a while, and finally seemed to let go of his vigilance, moved to the room with small steps and was about to sit down, when he heard a strange sound coming from his clothes.Facing the disdainful look on the other side, Guo Kai scratched his face and smiled contemptuously: "I... I'm hungry. Is there... any food here?"

The other scoffed, noncommittal.

Guo Kai was annoyed: "If you starve me to death, it will be more difficult for you to get what you want? At that time, my elder brother..." Before he could finish his words, the door was pushed open, and the man in black at the head came back inside.

"That's not bad." The visitor's tone was contemptuous: "If the son-in-law dies, we will lose our only clue. Isn't it worthwhile?"

"Yes, yes!" Guo Kai was delighted when he heard this, and nodded repeatedly.

The man nodded his forehead: "So, I will wrong the son-in-law to rest here for a night, and tomorrow I will send you to the state government to wait for your brother, how about it?"

Seemingly relieved, Guo Kai looked depressed again: "Now that things have come to an end, can you still allow me to say no? If you want to use me, you must first make me fill your belly?"

The other smiled: "There is no shortage of food, and the son-in-law will go out with me now, and there will be unexpected joy!"

Although he didn't expect any surprises, he couldn't help himself if he left or not.Guo Kai curled his lips: "Lead the way."

Following him back to the Buddhist hall, he saw that the blue bricks on the ground were lifted to reveal a wooden board, and after pulling the board away, there were several earthen steps extending down, with lights flashing inside.

"My son-in-law, please go ahead." The man turned his head.

Guo Kai stepped down the steps as he said, and looked down roughly, and saw that the inside was an adobe prison cell, the length and width of which were no more than five or six steps.With the flickering lights, a person could be seen curled up in the corner.

"Akai?!" He had just descended to the bottom of the steps, and with a shout of joy, the person in the corner rushed towards him.

This voice... Guo Kai was taken aback for a moment, and the next moment he was rushed to the front and hugged him tightly.Staring at the face clearly, Guo Kai smiled bitterly, with mixed feelings: "Ah Miao..."