Aristocratic family's career in the Red Chamber

When he received the message from Han Yan, Tu Youhao was lying on the bed and asked his servants to change his dressing.The burnt place on the back arm is suppurating, and now I need to change the dressing every day, because it is a burn, the skin becomes very fragile and sensitive, even if I use the best muslin cloth to wrap it on the wound, the pus will be absorbed quickly The water sticks to the skin, and every time the dressing is changed and the cotton cloths are removed, it feels like torture.

This kind of pain comes again every day.

Even if Tu Youhao was not favored, he grew up amidst the wealth and wealth. How has he ever suffered such pain?At the beginning, the pain was dripping with cold sweat, and I gritted my teeth to resist it. Later, the wound festered more and more, and I started to have a fever. My whole body was weak and weak, and I could no longer hold on. I lay on the bed, panting heavily. He was breathing hard, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his face was flushed—it was the flush caused by the persistent high fever, which made people not only feel uneasy, but even more frightened.

The waiter, Wang Tong, scolded the doctor countless times for this: "What are you eating? Why did you not get better after drinking the medicine? If your highness is not good, be careful of your heads!"

The doctor wanted to cry without tears: "You guys have tried your best, but His Highness's wound is inflamed and festered. This, this, this little one is not skilled in medicine, so there is nothing he can do!"

Wang Tong didn't care about these things. After listening to the doctor's words, the long knife came out of its sheath, and the blade glowing with cold silver light touched the doctor's neck. ? Quack doctors misleading people? It’s better to cut it off with a knife!”

The doctor was so frightened that his legs went limp, he knelt on the ground and begged bitterly: "My lord, spare my life, my lord, my lord, please forgive me. For the young, there are old and young, so please be merciful."

But Wang Tong can't take care of him. If Tu Youhao is not good, all of their servants will be killed. At the moment of life and death, he can't control the life and death of the little doctor: "Give me a way, no matter what, I must To heal Your Highness."

The Suzhou government office is full of people at the moment. Ever since Tu Youhao finally arrived in Suzhou under the desperate escort of a group of subordinates, he passed out as soon as he entered the office. Circle, the officials from various yamen offices in Suzhou who came to visit heard that Tu Youhao was recovering from his injuries, so they all behaved themselves and asked if Tu Youhao was willing to see them. They, they dare not say anything more—just kidding, what if Tu Youhao is not in good spirits?If they bothered him without opening their eyes, wouldn't they be looking for death?

In the beginning, Tu Youhao was recovering from his injuries, but later on, he heard that his wounds had deteriorated and pus flowed out, and he had a high fever. He was completely confused. All the officials in Suzhou were like dead parents, and there would never be another day of joy.

Regardless of whether Tu Youhao found evidence of the corruption case, whether it would implicate them, only one prince died in Suzhou, and the emperor Longyan was furious and pursued it. None of them could escape!

The current situation is that when Tu Youhao lives, they live, when Tu Youhao dies, they die!Many administrators burn incense and pray for blessings at home every day, hoping that Tu Youhao will recover soon, he will recover from his injuries, and go back to Beijing as soon as possible, so as not to be here, and a heart that hangs on them is also hanging in the air-this is the self-confessed The thoughts of people whose corruption is not serious.

Of course, those who know that once the evidence in Tu Youhao's hands is exposed, they will never escape death are also thinking in their hearts, whether it is better to die while staring at the crimes that everyone scolds, or to be ashamed of this. Would it be more cost-effective to end his official career on the charge of "unfortunately, a prince in the territory was assassinated and died and was relegated to anger"?After thinking about it for a long time, I made a decision in my heart.

Therefore, during this period of time, outside the mansion where Tu Youhao was recuperating, it was very lively.Every day, there are people who sneak up and try to do something. Either there is a problem in the water or there is a problem in the food. The trees outside will suddenly think of many places. There may be problems with the clothes worn by the servants, and there may even be something wrong The snakes, insects, rats and ants in the house got out, and it was disgusting to watch.

And these methods were quickly resolved.

In Suzhou, the guards around Tu Youhao are more than just a few people on the road, not counting the hidden guards, all the Ouchi guards in the imperial envoy are sent to guard him - in this line, there is no one who needs more protection than him There are so many people around Tu Youhao inside and out, it feels like guarding the prisoner layer by layer, that is, I wish I could catch every fly that flies by to check whether it is poisonous, for Those who have a heart in their calculations are even more on guard. Often, as soon as someone poisons and poisons someone here, someone comes and takes the stolen goods over there.If you dare to look at the poisonous snake sent into the small building, someone will catch the snake at the other end, remove the poisonous sac, chop it up and throw it into the nest to make a bowl of soup... As for those dead soldiers who blatantly rushed to kill the enemy , and under the strict guard of many guards, one will die and one will die, and two will die and one pair will die.

The officials in Suzhou City who were concerned about Tu Youhao's life and death also helped a lot. The local snake's clear understanding of its own territory and the quick collection of information gave Tu Youhao the direction, and made things more effective with half the effort.After many days in a row, Tu Youhao finally got rid of his fever and regained his energy. The hidden guard sent him a letter from Han Yan. Tu Youhao lay on the bed and turned on the candle. In the middle of his worried greeting, he said that he had discussed with Jia Hu and sent all the remaining hidden guards in Beijing to protect him, and told him to take care of himself before people arrived.In the end, I wrote about Jia Hu's reaction to his injury in a few strokes.

"Frightened and angry, I wish I could cut the culprit into pieces and eat him alive!"

Every time Tu Youhao thinks of these few words, tenderness flashes in his eyes. Maybe Jia Hu has not yet reached the kind of love between lovers for him, but he definitely cares about himself like a relative general.

Once you have a relationship foundation, you can work harder later on. Who says you can't change from friends and relatives to lovers?

If you say, after experiencing this life and death, what is Tu Youhao's greatest realization, that is, when you have a chance, no matter how bumpy the future is, as long as you want it, you must go for it as soon as possible.

Life is so impermanent, no one knows what your life will be like in the next moment.When the fire burned up, thick smoke choked into his throat, and breathing became extremely difficult, Tu Youhao really thought that he was going to be burned to death by the fire. At that moment, he regretted so much, and he clearly loved him so deeply. Love another person and regard it as the treasure of his life, but until his death, this person doesn't know his heart...

Such remorse almost crushed Tu Youhao's emotions. For this unwillingness, he tried his best to save himself. At that time, he had only one belief in his mind, that he must go out, and return to the capital alive, to tell that People, he loves him, it is the love between a man and a woman, and I hope that in this life, I will know and stay with him—even if he doesn't accept it, at least at least, I want him to know my own heart.

Life is too impermanent, Tu Youhao only hoped that even if something happened to him one day, the person in his heart would know his own mind.The love that was buried deep in his heart, hesitated many times, but still did not speak out.

I love you, Jia Zifang!I love you……

The guard knocked on the door, Tu Youhao calmed down and said loudly, "Come in."

The guard walked into the door and said respectfully: "Master, it's getting dark and the mountain road ahead is not easy to walk. Why don't we stop and have a rest?"

Tu Youhao nodded: "It's good to take a break for a while, take care of the horses, and we have to go on the road tomorrow, so nothing happens to the horses."

That's right, just when the doctor announced that Tu Youhao's injury was almost healed, Tu Youhao ignored the recovery after the injury, secretly kept the guards who were seriously injured trying to save him, and picked out one of them to pretend to be him Lying in the yamen to fool those who have ulterior motives, I took the secret guards and trusted people, one person and two horses, and quietly left Suzhou. .

Tu Youhao knew that the combination of the books of bribes received between officials and between officials and businessmen in his hands would be a sharp knife for murder. It is not impossible for officials with large sums of money, even if the court is in turmoil.Before these ledgers are sent to the imperial court, in order to save their lives, countless people will want to kill him and take back these ledgers.

As for those people in Suzhou, Tu Youhao didn't know which one he could trust and which one was sent by the enemy.Tu Youhao's safety has never been as full of changes as it is now.

No one wants to die, and Tu Youhao doesn't want to die, so he must hand over these hot potatoes in his hand as soon as possible, and present them to the imperial court. At that time, he can breathe a sigh of relief, but now, he has to keep a low profile and be careful. Putting on a puppet, he took people with him, and ran all the way to the capital all the way through the starry night.Except for his confidant, he didn't even discuss this plan with anyone. The person who pretended to be him made up to look like him, and he lay in bed every day to recover from his injuries. Tu Youhao also kept a few familiar faces. Now Tu Youhao Hao only hoped that the sooner those people found out the wrong time, the better.

In order to hurry, Tu Youhao and the others would hurry up even at night unless they really couldn't go. Sometimes when the night was good, as long as the horses could bear it, they would not stop all the way.When you arrive at a place, you can exchange a horse's wine for a horse, and replenish the food and grass without any delay.

After eight full days on the road, Tu Youhao never ate a whole meal, but only dry steamed buns, sauce, meat and water for three meals a day.

But just like that, the pursuers behind quickly caught up.

That night, Tu Youhao and the others were packing up and about to fall asleep, when the guards on guard made a noise, calling everyone up, and said anxiously to the crowd: "There is a team galloping on horseback in the distance, I don't know, is it An enemy is a friend."

Everyone's faces were ugly and scary.

Has the enemy discovered the tampering in Suzhou so quickly?How many people did the opponent catch up with?Are they all mortals?

Various thoughts flashed in my mind one by one, and the shadow of death enveloped everyone's heart. The captain shouted: "Cheer up, we have traveled eight hundred miles day and night, and now we have arrived in Shandong. We can reach the capital, no matter what, we must protect His Highness well."

All the guards nodded together: "Yes!"

Everyone hurriedly wiped away all traces of equipment sleeping in the open, wrapped the horse's four hooves with cotton cloth, put them in the forest for cover, and the team scattered everywhere. Tu Youhao wrapped the collected books with oilcloth, and packed them in three layers inside and outside three layers When everyone was not paying attention, he quietly threw the thing into a hollow tree hole, and pressed a few stones on it, sprinkled some moss and sawdust as a cover: for this ledger, he He has suffered enough, and if this thing is about to be lost, isn't all the suffering he has suffered in vain? !

He doesn't know what the road ahead is, but as long as he still has breath, he will never admit defeat!

In the dark mountain forest, the brilliance of the crescent moon in the night sky is cut off when it meets the top of the canopy, and when it reaches the forest, it is pitch black, and you can't see your fingers.After the flames went away, there was no light at all. If you were not careful, you might even stumble over dead branches on the ground.

Tu Youhao and the others held their breath and concentrated, the guards' ears were pressed to the ground, feeling the vibration of the ground getting stronger and stronger: "They are coming!"

After a while, as expected, I heard the noise coming from afar, and then...

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Dog barking!

Everyone's expressions were out of place, and the other party actually brought a dog!This is to kill them all!

Wang Tong gritted his teeth, and quickly took out a small porcelain bottle from his parcel and handed it to Tu Youhao: "Master, this is the anti-snake, insect, rat and ant medicine that I brought from the doctor when I was young. It smells pungent. , What animals are impatient to smell, you pour the medicine on your body, just to cover up the smell."

Tu Youhao pinched the medicine bottle and gritted his teeth: "You gave me this medicine, what about you?"

Wang Tong led the guards and said with a smile: "When we are on a mission for the master, we naturally want to fight the enemy to the end. How can the master's body be as valuable as we can compare it to? Naturally, the master's safety is the most important thing."

Under the dim light, Tu Youhao could only see the slight outline of Wang Tong's face, the arc of his jaw shaking when he spoke, and with a sneer, Tu Youhao threw the medicine back into Wang Tong's hand, with a deep voice. Said: "You go through life and death for me, am I the one who doesn't care about the life and death of my subordinates? The enemy's situation is unknown, why should we be timid first? They are just animals. I don't believe it if I kill them. My men are so brave, and they can't deal with them." That traitor!"

Wang Tong held the porcelain bottle, feeling mixed feelings, and was still trying to persuade him, but Tu Youhao already said, "I've made up my mind, so there's no need to say any more. Everyone, get ready, Wang Tong, your bow and crossbow are the best, and there are small crossbows here." , with poison on it, remember, you must take the life of that beast first."

In the dark night, without the dog's sense of touch, the enemy will inevitably have a lot of trouble.

Wang Tong held the crossbow and nodded solemnly: "The master values ​​it, and the little one will definitely live up to your expectations."

Everyone is ready, the noise is getting closer and closer, the people in ambush in the tree are condescending, you can see a group of people holding torches, galloping on horseback, two big black dogs with their mouths wide open, leading the team road.Slowly approaching them, the two dogs barked more fiercely.

Riders covering their faces, hiding their heads and showing their faces, are obviously not good people at a glance.Tu Youhao's last sliver of hope that he wasn't an enemy also dissipated in the movement of the leader signaling to stop, only to hear the leader shouting in a deep voice: "There is movement here, people must not be far away, get off my horse , everyone search carefully, we must find people, we can't tell them to run away!"

"Yes!" The rest of the people answered and got off their horses one after another. The leader sat on the horse and looked around. Unfortunately, it was too dark to see anything. The two dogs barked wildly and rushed towards the woods. Leaving the string suddenly, with a "woo", a big dog wailed to the end, and the assassination team was shocked instantly. The leader looked at Wang Tong's hiding place with sharp eyes, and shouted: "There."

While speaking, Wang Tong pulled the trigger, another arrow flew out, and shot into the eyes of another dog. The big dog fell to the ground instantly, with its huge body pressed to the ground. died.Wang Tong didn't dare to be negligent, he jumped off the tree as soon as he succeeded, and ran to the deeper forest with a few steps.The enemy rushed in with torches.

The trees in the forest were lush, and the enemy could not ride horses at all. Everyone walked in the forest with knives and torches, as if they were targets. In an instant, many people were shot and killed by the crossbow arrows.A fierce light flashed between the leader's brows and eyes: "Everyone is in threes and fives, and each is on guard. If you find someone, kill me!"

Wang Tong gestured to his subordinates to guard Tu Youhao, keeping his eyes fixed on the enemy. Everyone knew that tonight's battle was going to be a tough one.

Either you die or I die!