Powerful ministers are husbands

For a person with normal eyes, pretending to be blind is not an easy task. You need to have enough confidence and courage in yourself to face the unpredictable situation in the boundless darkness with only a rough branch in your hand. Dangerous, take more steps.

Pang Miao supported the tree by the roadside, panting from exhaustion.He didn't dare to stop in the past few days, and he rushed to Longmen Pass day and night, just now he heard the conversation of passers-by, and Longmen Pass was not far ahead.

He moved under the shade of the tree, turned his back to the road, and slightly lifted the cloth strips on his eyes. There were still countless double shadows intertwined into a blurry scene, but it seemed to be better than the day before.

Ten days ago, in order to get rid of Ce Changshu, he took off the cloth belt, and a lot of the ointment that Dr. Ye applied to him was wiped off. It basically had no effect, so he had to spend more energy and rush on the road non-stop to make up for the limited vision. the impact.

After walking for a while, Pang Miao stopped, and a kind person took him to the shade of a tree by the side of the road.There are many vendors inside and outside Longmen Pass, selling goods to passers-by, and there is also a simple tea room for passers-by to rest and drink tea.In addition, most of them are beggars squatting on the side of the road to beg for food. This is the most convenient road from south to north to the imperial capital and its surroundings. Because there are so many pedestrians, beggars can gain a lot from squatting for a day.

For Pang Miao, the beggars who are all over the country and have seen all kinds of people are the best sources for him to inquire about news.

No, he poked at the side of the road in a strange manner, and immediately the idle and bored beggars came up to talk.

"Hey, I haven't seen you before, where did you come from? We have rules here, you can't just stay here if you want to beg." Buduo lingered on his eyes for a while, thinking that a blind person could easily win people's sympathy and get more money, so it seemed that he couldn't make people stay for a long time.

Pang Miao had been wandering outside for a while, so he could guess what the beggar was thinking, and said politely: "I encountered difficulties on the way back to Beijing while studying abroad, so I made it like this. Don't worry, brother. I’m just resting here for a while.” He took out a dirty money bag from his pocket, there were eight copper coins in total, he kept three for himself, and gave the rest to beggars, “Brother, let me stay here Rest for a while, if someone misunderstands and gives me the money, I will definitely not covet half of it, and I will take it all for you."

He had made preparations before, and hid most of the money he took from Ce Changshu in his shoes, and put the few remaining copper coins in old money bags.To prevent anyone from looking at his shabby and tattered attire, but having money in his hand, from having bad thoughts.

The beggar has seen many people, and seeing that he speaks and behaves like a scholar from a scholarly family, he accepts the money and doesn't care about anything else.

Pang Miao took the initiative to talk to the beggar, and learned that Shengjia had passed for so many days, but the inspection at Longmen Pass did not relax at all, especially six days ago, it became more stringent.

According to the beggar, the sage left the capital, fearing that someone would take the opportunity to run into his lair and do evil.At that time, the emperor of a country was upset by others, but Sheng Jia was in the south, which was really something to watch.

Pang Miao was not interested in beggars' schadenfreude, thinking about it secretly.

At this time, the beggar greeted passers-by with a warm and flattering tone, "Hey, sir, where are you going? The little one picked up a good thing last night, and I'm going to show it to you."

"Go, go, put this matter aside for now," the man called "Grandpa" waved his hand in disgust and impatiently, and the two people behind him immediately stopped the beggar and did not let him come forward, "I I have a serious matter to ask you, have you seen any strange people today?"

"Hehe, look at what you said, Mr. Gao, the people who come and go are strangers to this little one." The beggar said in embarrassment. Speak well and don't hit people."

Gao Ye's subordinates still raised their hands, and asked in a more impatient tone: "You can watch closely, it will be to your benefit if you find it."

"Yes, yes, Gao Ye's words, carefully remember them in your heart."

Pang Miao sat there motionless until the beggars finished speaking and came back, then asked curiously, "Who is that?"

The beggar lost the slightest bit of flattery, and snorted coldly: "The little leader of the group of defenders who just came a few days ago, hey, the official with a bigger sesame seed, his score is bigger than his predecessor, As a result, I have to look for good things to pay tribute to.”

"What are they looking for?" Pang Miao asked again. Hearing that the beggar didn't answer for a while, he quickly explained: "I can't see, so I can't find it if I try to look for it? And I took a rest and started on my way."

Then the beggar replied: "It's just a man. He showed me a portrait, saying that he was a spy who sneaked in by the Southern Manzi. I think he looks pretty, so he doesn't look like a Southern Manzi. However, the head of the army explained it to me." I have to do my job seriously, and hope to get some reward later, so I can hang out here."

"Oh..." Pang Miao nodded in a very dull manner, and couldn't help reaching out to touch his face. His face was so dirty that he couldn't see the original color after being exposed to the sun and rain and rolling in the soil. look like.

Are the defenders here trying to catch the spies sent by the Southern Barbarians, or... him?

It was not so coincidental.After Ce Zhangshu woke up, he hurried to Longmen Pass, and then contacted him to replace the defenders. Four days was more than enough time.

It was really unexpected that he could guess why that person would do this. I don't know if Cao Lv would be on guard.

Thinking of this, he hastily opened the hem of his clothes and tore a strip from his inner jacket. There was a touch of red pattern on the corner of the dusty white cloth.This was prepared by them when they were in the imperial capital, and it was sewn on the edge of the inner garment.When in danger, leave a mark so that people can find him.When the kidnappers took him away, they changed their official clothes, but they didn't take off their inner clothes. Before leaving Dr. Ye's house, he especially asked for this clothes back.

I don't know if this thing can still come in handy now that it is far away from the imperial capital.

But obviously he couldn't trust the defenders of Longmen Pass. He could only hold on to this glimmer of hope, hoping that those who came looking for it would see it.

He got up and tied the strip of cloth to the tree behind him.

The beggar glanced at it and said with a smile, "What is this for?"

"Leave a mark to show that I have suffered here." Pang Miao prevaricated.

The beggar laughed loudly, thinking that he was sick, and turned around to beg for food with a few people dressed as rich businessmen.

Pang Miao rested for a while, calmed down and walked towards the closed door again.Waiting here is not an option, and if one accidentally reveals his identity, the defenders will see through his identity.It is most appropriate for him to leave marks along the road while rushing to the imperial capital.

The officers and soldiers in charge of inspection saw that he looked like a stinking beggar, covered his nose, glanced at him casually, and let him go.

Pang Miao secretly exhaled, and continued to imitate the blind man's walking, walking forward unhurriedly.After estimating how far it was, he tore off another one and tied it to a branch, then walked a dozen steps forward, and tied another one.

The sky was getting dark gradually, and the sunny day just now was shrouded in dark clouds, and soon the boundless rain fell from the sky, continuously, Pang Miao didn't have a bamboo hat or coir raincoat, so he could only huddle under the lush trees for the time being, listening to the comings and goings People shouted for shelter from the rain.

A carriage gradually slowed down and stopped in front of Pang Miao, remembering a woman's complaint, "This damn weather is really nasty, and should your carriage be repaired? Look, my new skirt is covered with water."

"Ma'am, I'll block you, go faster, there's a Zhuangzi ahead, let's rest there."

Pang Miao shuddered. Wasn't the woman who spoke last the same one who lied to him in the woods ten days ago?

Beads of water kept rolling across his face, he lowered his head and buried his face in the crook of his arms.

At the same time, outside Longmen Pass, two young men braved the wind and rain. One of them noticed the cloth belt on the tree, stopped the horse hurriedly, and walked forward to check it. When the familiar pattern fell into his eyes, he was delighted. looked at his companion.

His companion's eyes lit up, and the two split up to search nearby.

"Excuse me, have you ever seen the person who tied this cloth?" They asked the nearest beggar first.

The beggar was happily counting his companions, and was taken aback by someone grabbing his collar. He stammered and said, "No, no... eh? You won't be that mentally ill family member." Right? He told me to keep it as a souvenir... Hey, he was still here before, why didn't I disappear after I wandered around?"

As soon as the words fell, he was thrown away, staggered a few steps, and almost fell into the puddle. He wanted to trouble that person, but when he saw the sword hanging from his waist, and his handsome features, he shrank back in fright. He sighed and played with the copper plate in his hand, and sighed, "It's better to be sick, be a little polite, and know how to be filial."

The two young men did not dare to call out their names, so they could only search among the crowd outside Longmen Pass.Inside Longmen Pass, Pang Miao heard the coachman say cautiously and flatteringly, "Ma'am, look, the little one bought you an umbrella, can't it just be covered on the roof of the car?"

"It's so funny." The lady sneered, "It's stupid, let's do it like this. If my skirt is dirty, I won't be able to pay you if I sell you. Xia Lan, get out of the car and stare at him. .”

The middle-aged woman named Xia Lan got out of the car with the driver, and accidentally saw a beggar sheltering from the rain on the side of the road. She felt that his cane looked familiar, and when she looked closely, the pattern on the cuff was also familiar.

"Go over and bring me that beggar to have a look." She ordered in a low voice.

The coachman looked at her bitterly, "Farewell, the gate is not far from here, and it's hard to explain when I check on the way back later."

Xia Lan scolded: "What are you afraid of, it's none of your business, why don't you just do what I say?"

Pang Miao clenched his cane tightly, and from the sound of falling rain, he could tell that the coachman's footsteps were getting closer.