Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 57 Encountering a Ringing Horse ([-])
At this time, there are a lot of woods near the capital, far from the appearance of the imperial capital of later generations, and the scenery around this three-way intersection does not have too many traces of artificial carvings. The forest is covered with snow, and the houses are sparse, only the occasional sound of beasts and birds. came.

Northwest of here is the Yongding River, and there is a spring trail by the river. Walking along this road can lead to the Qianhusuo along the mouth of the Great Wall on the inner line; to the north is the post road branch line to Huailai Mayi , which can lead to the town border city, Changyu city and Baiyangkou, which are very close to each other. This is a key pass for defending against the Tartars, and the imperial court has abundant troops here; Going to Changping, there are not only imperial envoys guarding the local eunuchs in Changping, but also a general officer guarding Changping, and a member of the Inspectorate to rectify Changping's military equipment. With this luxurious configuration, there is no doubt that there will be a large army in Changping.

Although Gao Yushi was a little nervous at this time, and even felt that his hands and feet were a little weak, his brain was not scared to death. He subconsciously thought that the thieves were unlikely to come from the direction of Changping or Huailai Mayi, because there were people on both sides. It is not easy for the imperial army and thieves to survive in those places.

But the facts were beyond Gao Yushi's expectations. When the horse thieves rushed out from the branch line of the forest post road leading to Huailai Mayi, Gao Yushi couldn't help being a little surprised.As a former secretary who likes to estimate and arrange everything in advance, this unexpected thing makes him very uncomfortable.

Gao Wushi glanced at Zhang Jin, who was a little far away, with a worried expression. He saw Zhang Jin riding on the horse, with a stern face and sharp eyes, and there was no sign of nervousness.The thirty or so guards who escorted Gao Yushi had already mounted their horses, none of them held a knife in their hands, but each held a horse bow in their left hand and a wild goose feather arrow in their right hand.To Gao Yushi's surprise, they did not gather together, but scattered in twos and threes.Gao Wushi took a quick look and found that the point where they were standing was basically the front half of the carriage circle, probably some kind of scattered formation protecting the carriage.

The horse Gao Xiaozhuang was riding seemed to be in good shape, but I am afraid it was not a military horse. He was a little impatient in this situation, turning around and refusing to be quiet, but Gao Xiaozhuang was not in a hurry. Only then did he calm down.

Gao Mo's performance was probably the most relaxed. He was originally sitting in front of the carriage, but now he had jumped out of the carriage, holding the Yanling knife in his hand, his face was calm, and he didn't even make any defensive gestures.But even if he just casually stood by the car, he still had an awe-inspiring and inviolable aura.

People who fight old battles really don't even have the same momentum.

Surprisingly, the thieves didn't seem to expect that there would be a convoy at the intersection of the three forks, and it was an armed convoy. After they rushed out of the post road in the forest, they hesitated a little, and then immediately separated their wings, forming a half outflanking posture.

Zhang Jin squeezed the horse's belly slightly, and rode forward, saying loudly: "Who is in front, you know that we are the servants of Zhang Shilang, the official department of the court, what are you trying to do by blocking our way?"

At this time, the thieves brigade all rushed out, there were more than two or three hundred riders, and the momentum was not small.After Zhang Jin finished speaking, a bald man with eyes like copper bells rode out from the team of thieves not long after, and asked loudly: "Master, I don't know your servant Zhang, and I didn't plan to do anything, but what?" ……hey-hey!"

The big man smiled grimly: "Master, I see that the carriage among you is so beautiful, I want to ask if the person sitting in it is the daughter of your Shaozuzai, if so, I want to be your son-in-law cheaply, sir." !"

Shaozuka Zai is another name for the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Zhang Jin's complexion changed, and he said coldly: "Do you know what will happen if you offend my master? Even if you escape to the ends of the earth, as long as you are still alive, my master can dig you out by digging three feet and peeling off your skin."

The big man laughed: "When I become the son-in-law of your young master, your master will be reluctant to kill me for his daughter's sake." When he said this, all the thieves burst out laughing.

Gao Wushi was thinking a lot, and suddenly he lifted the curtain of the car, revealing his small body, and said loudly: "Man Wu, your plan may come to nothing. There is only Zhang Shilang's nephew here, not Zhang Shilang's daughter."

The bald man didn't expect such a result, but his eyes were very venomous. Looking at Gao Yushi's delicate body, he knew that the boy in front of him was telling the truth—just with such clothes, no one Ten taels of silver is simply not enough, no matter how rich Zhang Shilang is, he wouldn't dress up the servant boy at home like this.

But Zhang Jin on the other side was in a hurry, and shouted: "Master Biao, get back into the car!"

Gao Mo, on the other hand, looked back at Gao Yushi in surprise, hesitated a little, but then said, "Young master is so courageous."

The bald man also seemed to feel that his "dignity" was being contemptuous, and snorted coldly: "I heard that those high-ranking officials and relatives are so masculine, sir, I see that you are handsome and handsome, I will try something new today." , look at the difference between a baby and a woman when playing!"

The guards of the Zhang family were furious when they heard the words, and they all cursed angrily.Gao Xiaozhuang was at a loss, as if he didn't understand what the big man meant, but when he saw the thieves on the other side showing obscene or mocking smiles, he knew it was definitely not a good thing, his face gradually became ugly, and the goose feather saber in his hand tightened He was so tight, it seemed that he was going to cut off the dog's head of the bald man opposite before Zhang Jin gave an order to relieve his hatred.

Gao Mo glanced slightly towards the road leading to Changping on the right, but he didn't speak or move.

After the bald man finished speaking, he didn't seem to want to waste any more time. He raised his right hand, pressed forward, and said in a low voice, "Kill them!"

"Wait a minute!" Gao Wushi suddenly shouted: "Man Wu, I have something to ask you!"

The bald man seemed to have heard something interesting, and stopped the thieves who were about to attack. He just made a hand gesture to get them ready, and then smiled: "What's the matter, young man, do you still want to persuade me to change my mind?" That’s not okay, sir, I can’t easily go back on what I said in front of so many brothers. If you have anything to ask, you might as well wait until I feel better later, sir. I told you."

Gao Yushi can still laugh, and he can't stop laughing hahahaha.

The bald man was furious: "Little bastard, why are you laughing so hard? I will let you laugh enough later!"

Gao Wushi shook his head, stopped laughing, and said loudly: "I laugh at you, you don't know when you are about to die."

The bald man's complexion changed, he glanced left and right, and shouted: "You boy, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm so good, why is your death imminent? I think it's your imminent death!"

Gao Yushi didn't answer, but folded his hands on his chest, with a smiling expression on his face waiting to watch the show.

The bald man's eyes wandered, and he asked again: "Are you with that group of people?" Then he didn't care too much, and ordered: "Scatter and search for me!"

(End of this chapter)