Chapter 11 The Death of Wang Yuan
In the late night of Jiuyou, there was silence, with the sounds of snoring, talking in sleep, and grinding teeth coming and going.

Yuan Gao sat up and leaned on the wooden wall, slowly spread his hands covered with blood blisters, shed tears, cried softly, and fell into memories.

In a small courtyard in the gorgeous courtyard, a gentle woman sat in front of a round table, looking kindly at the little boy showing off a bow and arrow in front of her.

"Auntie, look, this is the bow and arrow that my grandfather gave to Gao'er. Gao'er shot an arrow to show to auntie." Yuan Gao happily showed off his treasure and then said.

Yuan Gao's little hand pulled the bow string, and only heard a "hiss" sound coming from Yuan Gao's mouth.

"Gao'er, show me to my aunt quickly."The aunt worriedly picked up Yuan Gao's hand and saw a bloodstain where the young hand was cut.

The aunt turned around worriedly and walked to her dressing table and took out a beautiful gold box.

He walked to Yuan Gao, opened the gold box, applied the ointment on Yuan Gao's scratched area, and said softly, "This is the best gold wound ointment your father gave to his aunt. If you put it on Gao'er's wound, it will definitely not become scarred. Is it silk?" It feels cool."

"Well, the wound is no longer hot, but slightly cool," Yuan Gao said.

"But there is no aunt here who always thinks about herself, and there is no golden sore medicine."

"Auntie, Gao'er's hand hurts so much. Gao'er misses you" Yuan Gao cried suppressedly.

The old man who woke up after hearing Yuan Gao's cry sat beside Yuan Gao and comforted him: "It will take a few days for the blood to soak and it will be fine. It will be fine when calluses grow on it. Just bear with it."

"Looking at your young age, thin skin and tender flesh, you are also a young master from a wealthy family. How did you end up like this?"The old man asked as he wanted to divert Yuan Gao's attention.

"My grandfather was Gao Lie, the imperial censor."Yuan Gao said proudly.

"I was beheaded for impeaching the dog thief Zhu Chong. My family was not spared. I was alive because I was young and was born to my aunt."Yuan Gao said sadly.

"Zhu Chong is in power, why do you think your grandfather insisted on provoking him, and ended up like this?"The old man said.

"I don't allow you to talk about my grandfather like that. My grandfather is also the censor. Seeing Zhu Chong, a worm in the Sunset Dynasty, forming cliques for personal gain and practicing favoritism, step by step, the officialdom of the Sunset Dynasty is in chaos. How can my grandfather just stand by and watch, be alone, and live in an ignoble way?"Yuan Gaoyi said solemnly.

"Yes, yes, your grandfather did not live alone and lived quietly, but as a result, your entire family was wiped out, turning you from a pampered young man to a person who can only do hard work here and wait to die."

"So what, my grandfather said that a true man must stand upright and die. Death may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather, and he will eventually return to dust. But a true man must leave his name in history."

"Your grandfather was able to leave his name in the history books, but you, just like me, have been working hard until the day you can no longer do it, and your whole life has passed like this."The old man said.

Yuan Gao stopped talking. After the silence, he only said, "I don't allow you to talk about my grandfather. My grandfather knew that it would harm his family. He impeached Zhu Chong for the sake of justice and the sunset. He is the great hero in my heart."

"My child, the names left in history are not written by historians. Who knows whether they are good or evil, and who cares?

He died just to leave his name in history, and it's all over. Have you ever thought about the torture you will suffer here? If you ask me, these false names are just bullshit. It is better to hold power, endless wealth, and control everything like Zhu Chong. What will happen to him after his death? At least he will enjoy himself in this life." The old man said.

Yuan Gao pointed at the old man and didn't know how to refute for a long time, so he said: "I can't explain to you, I'm asleep."

"Ha, ha, you will know later that what I said is right." The old man lay down.

The next day

After everyone finished their hard work, they squatted aside and had lunch.

"Today's lunch turned out to be chicken legs."Yuan Gao said to the old man excitedly.

"That's great".The old man said.

The two were so excited about having chicken legs to eat that they didn't notice at all that a group of three men came towards Yuan Gao and the old man.

"Boy, old man, hand over your chicken legs to me, or don't blame us for being rude," the man in the middle said.

"This is our lunch, we won't give it to you," Yuan Gao said.

"If you don't give it, don't blame us for taking action," the man in the middle said.

"Do you dare to take action? There are officers and soldiers around." Yuan Gaodao said.

The man in the middle laughed when he heard Yuan Gao's words, and then said: "This is a joke I haven't heard for a long time. You talk about officers and soldiers, it's really ridiculous.

"Why do you think our lunch today is chicken drumsticks? It's because these officials are too bored and want to see us fighting for chicken drumsticks to relieve their fatigue. They expect us to fight before it's too late and stop us." After that, he laughed. stand up.

Yuan Gao was extremely shocked by this person's words.

Seeing that Yuan Gao was stunned, the old man picked up the chicken drumsticks in Yuan Gao's bowl and handed them to the man in the middle together with his own drumsticks.

"Uncle, don't argue with us."The old man bowed his head and said.

The man in the middle said: "You are wise."He left without looking back.

Just as the three men walked not far away, they were stopped by a larger group of people.

The man, who looked honest, honest and strong, said, "Hand over the chicken legs you just snatched."

……

The chicken legs changed hands again.

"This chicken leg is like something that does not belong to us. If we don't have the strength to own it, owning it will be a disaster."The old man sighed to Yuan Gao.

Yuan Gao watched everything that happened silently.

But he saw the honest-looking man walking towards Yuan Gao holding two chicken legs.

"Children, here are your chicken legs. Here, eat them quickly," the man said.

"For us"?Yuan Gaodao.

"Look at this kid, he's so stupid. Of course he's for you."the man said.

Seeing that Yuan Gao was in a daze, the man put the chicken legs in Yuan Gao and the old man's bowls, and then left.

"Old man, have you seen that there are still good people in this world?"Yuan Gao was so excited.Then he grabbed the chicken legs and wolfed them down.

"I don't know if he means well, but let's eat first." The old man said and started to eat.

When Yuan Gao and the old man were eating chicken legs, the man's honest expression was replaced by a fierce look.

Late at night a few days later

Since the last time, Yuan Gao's chicken legs were sent back by a man, Yuan Gao, the old man, joined the men's group.The man's name was Ma Bian, and everyone called him Lao Ma.At this time, everyone did not fall asleep in the camp, chatting to relieve the fatigue of the day.

"Yuan Gao, I didn't expect that you were born into a wealthy family," Lao Ma said.

"Brother Ma, they are all old Huang Li, not worth mentioning," Yuan Gao said.

"Then do you want to leave here?"Lao Ma said.

"Leave" Yuan Gao said excitedly, his voice rising even in his dreams.

"Keep your voice down," Lao Ma said.

"But although I am willing to leave, it is impossible. This place is heavily guarded." Yuan Gao said in a moment of frustration.

"Yuan Gao, old man, I told you this because I thought you were brothers."Lao Ma said.

"The guards on the west side of our place are unattended during dinner at night. Going further there is the mountains and forests. As long as we enter the mountains and forests, we have escaped from this place."Lao Ma said.

"Really? Is it true?"Yuan Gaodao.

"Then why don't you run away?"The old man said.

"We have just discovered it, but we have been here for several years and are already used to this place. Even if we go out, what can we do? We have to work hard to eat. If we can't find a job, we will starve to death, but at least here we can I won’t starve to death,” Lao Ma said.

"But Yuan Gao is different. He is still so young and has to spend his whole life here. He may find a good job when he goes out, get a wife and have children, which is better than staying here."Lao Ma said sincerely.

The crowd was silent.

"Brother Ma, Yuan Gao won't dare to forget all the brothers' care for Yuan Gao." The excitement of being left filled Yuan Gao's body.

"Old man, why don't you leave with me?"Yuan Gao asked.

"Yuan Gao, I have been here all my life and I can never get out again. You are still young..." the old man said.

After everyone fell asleep, the old man said to Yuan Gao, "You have to think clearly about the consequences if you are caught. The more I think about this method of escape, the more unreliable it becomes. I will spend my whole life buried here, so don't run away." ".

Yuan Gao was overwhelmed by the joy of leaving at this time. He felt that the old man's edges had been smoothed by the years, and he could not listen to the old man's words at all. He said perfunctorily: "I will think about it."

In the next few days, Yuan Gao always paid attention to the west. Finally, Yuan Gao decided to leave this place tonight.

"I, Yuan Gao, would like to thank all of you brothers. Yuan Gao will never forget your kindness. Once Yuan Gao becomes prosperous in the future, he will definitely repay you."Yuan Gao Zhuangzhi said passionately.

"Brother Yuan Gao, we will cover for you."Lao Ma said.

"Take care of yourself".The old man said.

Saying goodbye to everyone, the night shrouded the sky, and the cold wind blew back and forth.

Yuan Gao took advantage of the fact that there was no one around, so he kept running towards the west, not daring to relax.

"My lord, officers and soldiers, my lord, some have escaped, some have escaped," Lao Ma shouted loudly.

When the old man saw Lao Ma shouting for the soldiers, he knew that this was Lao Ma's trick and couldn't help but worry about Yuan Gao.

When the officers and soldiers chased Yuan Gao, Lao Ma and his brothers scattered and fled while the guards were chasing Yuan Gao.

Yuan Gao, who was running non-stop, saw behind him the stars of fire, densely gathering toward him, and the rustling sounds mixed with the barking of dogs. Yuan Gao was so frightened at this moment that he couldn't help but speed up as fast as he could.The officers and soldiers were getting closer and closer, and the barking of the dogs was getting louder and louder. Yuan Gao felt a sharp pain in his leg, and he knew that he was caught.

"Still can't leave this place."Yuan Gao said frustrated.

Yuan Gao was restrained by two officers and soldiers. The leading officer and soldier slapped Yuan Gao on the head severely, saying, "You bastard, you dare to run away, I am tired of living."Another slap in the face. "Take it back," he said loudly.

Time passed and it was the next day. Yuan Gao was tied to the cross all night. The cold and whipping made Yuan Gao realize that he had a fever.

"So thirsty, so thirsty."Yuan Gao said vaguely.

"I still want to drink water," said the officer and soldier who came to whip him, and then he whipped him with the whip.

Another officer and soldier who came here said: "He is really miserable."

"No, it's miserable and stupid. Being used as a weapon by others is not stupid."

"These bastards used their brains to escape this time. They also knew how to attack in the east and west. Let this kid attract us first and then disperse and escape. It seems that we need to strengthen the guard in the future."

"This is nothing for us to worry about. I'll give you the whip. It's your turn to whip."

"Being a gunman, attacking in the east and west, I was deceived, Brother Ma, why, why, I trust you so much" Yuan Gao kept questioning in his heart.

"Yuan Gao, I always feel unreliable. Why don't you think about it carefully?" The old man's words appeared in his mind.

Yuan Gao's heart was in great pain, but he couldn't shed any tears. The scorching sun had evaporated the water in his body. "I'm so stupid, so stupid. Why are people in this world so bad and can be so insincere?" One, why did Brother Ma lie to me?"

In the end, Ma Ge and others were also captured and tied to the cross. The officers and soldiers gathered all the hard work: "This is the consequence of being caught. You will never leave this place alive. Give up your desire to escape as soon as possible, otherwise this will be yours." end".

Let's all disperse. "Put him back to his residence," the officer and soldier pointed at Yuan Gao and said.

Yuan Gao was dragged into the straw bed and fell into a coma.

"Hurry up and have something to drink. You haven't eaten for a long time." Yuan Gao, who was unconscious, heard the old man's voice.

"I shouldn't have listened to you," Yuan Gao said hoarsely and regretfully.

"It's all over. You should get well now," the old man comforted.

"I saw my grandfather, grandmother, father, and aunt. I miss them," Yuan Gaodao said.

The old man did not speak, but fed Yuan Gao food.

"Old man, my body feels so itchy," Yuan Gao said.

When the old man heard this, he took off Yuan Gao's clothes.

"How is that possible? Then he left in a panic without looking back."

(End of this chapter)

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