The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 66

Chief Gongye escorted more than 100 fleeing civilians, drilled through the woods, walked along trails, and only traveled more than ten miles when Yang Yong rode up from behind on horseback.

Seeing Yang Yong chasing up safe and sound, not only Gongye was happy, but these people felt relieved and felt more secure.Of course, the happiest one was the womb of sick beauty Xiao Mei.Yang Yong let her get on the horse, still with one horse and two hips, and Gongye Chang followed closely by his side, walking forward aimlessly.

The weather in early winter is still very cold, the wind is biting, and the sky is gloomy.

Because these people walked too slowly, they walked for a long time and did not walk a hundred miles. Seeing that it was getting dark, many people were too tired to walk.

Fortunately, there was a village in front of him. Yang Yong discussed with Chang Gongye that he should stay in the village at night and find a doctor to see Xiao Meiniang.

After dark, they arrived near the entrance of the village.Yang Yong ordered a commoner to inquire about the situation. When the commoner came back, they told him that this was Lijiazhuang. The village was not small, with about two to three thousand people. There were no soldiers from the Sui Dynasty in the village, and the richest household was Li Waiyuan's family. , there are more than ten floors of yards, we can stay at his house.

Yang Yong nodded, and asked Chief Gongye to protect Xiao Meiniang and the people to stay at the entrance of the village. He jumped off the horse to enter the village by himself, so he had to meet Li Waiyuan first, so as not to be too abrupt.

Some time later, Chang Gongye stopped him and said, "My lord, I don't worry about you going alone. What if something goes wrong? Let me go with you."

"Brother, both of us can't go. There are so many people, and Meiniang is there. Don't worry, little brother will be fine." Yang Yong said, going by himself without even a follower, it was indeed a bit lonely.

At this time, a person came from among these ordinary people, he clasped his fists in front of Yang Yong and Gong Yechang and said, "My lord, general, the villain Du Yi is not talented, I would like to protect my lord and go with me."

Yang Yong and Gongye took a look, isn't this a child?But it's not too young. Although the face is immature, but the hair has been bundled up. He looks about fifteen or sixteen years old. He is covered in ragged clothes. He walks on the street like a little beggar. Take a hatchet.But the size and physique are not bad, thick eyebrows, big eyes, thick-headed, dark skin, healthy and strong.

"Your name is Du Yi? How old are you, can you know martial arts?" Chang Gongye asked, admiring the kid's courage and temperament.

"Back to the general, after this year, the villain will be 16 years old. I have never learned martial arts, but I will use this hatchet to defend the prince to the death." Du Yi clasped his fists, his tone was firm, and his eyes were firm.

Yang Yong and Gong Yechang looked at it, but did not express their opinion. Anyway, he is still a minor child, and he was afraid that if something happened, he would not be able to explain it to his parents.

While Yang Yong and Gong Yechang were still hesitating, the common people surrounded them one after another.

The young woman holding the baby said: "My lord, let him go. This is an orphan in our village. Regardless of his young age, he is very courageous. He is agile and strong. He is chopping firewood in the mountains alone. Hungry wolf died! Just take him with you, and if something happens, you can run errands with the prince to send a letter as a helper or something, no problem."

"Yes, my lord, he will definitely go with you..." Other common people also followed suit.

Yang Yong was in awe when he heard this. The children of the poor have long been in charge of the family. It is not easy to fight and kill hungry wolves at the age of 15. When I was 15, I was still an ignorant prodigal son!However, I just need a hunk like this!Du Yi?I haven't heard of it?If I remember correctly such a character, it should be someone like Luo Shixin or Liu Heita!

Thinking about it again, there were too many talented people in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, how many will be remembered in history?How many people will you know?
Yang Yong was very happy: "Okay. Thank you for this brave little brother, just go with me. Also, folks, from today on, don't call me prince. In fact, I am just like you. For those who are homeless, we have the same fate.”

"My lord is too polite. You have a body of gold and jade, so it's not as cheap as us. Your lord is right to worry about revealing your identity, so what do we call you?" someone asked among the people.

"My lord looks so chic and handsome, I think he should be called a young master." The young woman holding the baby said with flashing eyes.

"Yes, yes, the young master is good, he should be called the young master..." They all echoed.

Yang Yong acquiesced, tidied up Du Yi's clothes, and flicked the dust off his body.At this time, Chang Gongye handed over the saber on his body and said, "That knife is too blunt. It is good for chopping firewood, but not for self-defense in fighting. Will you use this?"

Du Yi hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you General for your kindness. The villain is stupid. He can't dance with a sword. He can enjoy himself without a hatchet. The general should keep this good sword."

Seeing that he couldn't use a sword, the chief Gongye put the sword away and said, "Little brother, my surname is Gongye again, so why not call me big brother from now on."

"The villain obeys. Brother Gongye, the villain will leave." After Xiao Du Yi finished speaking, he happily followed Yang Yong into Lijia Village.

From the back view, Du Yi and Yang Yong are almost the same height, walking together, they look like Yang Yong's bodyguards.

Yang Yong felt that there were a few ingots of gold on his body, which were brought by the two of them as coils when they left the manor of Yang Lin, the backer king, with Brother Gongye. Come in handy.

As long as this Li Yuanwai promises to let us stay for one night, it doesn't matter if we spend more money.

Thinking about this, Yang Yong came to the door of Li Yuanwai's house in the east of the village according to the guidance of the people who reported the letter.

Yang Yong stood in front of the door and took a look. The outline alone was impressive enough, with a tall gatehouse, a black painted gate, and a wind lamp hanging at the gate.There are two medium-sized stone lions standing on both sides, and the courtyard walls are tall. Although there are no buildings inside, there are dozens of houses in the courtyard on several floors, and there is not a single bad house in the middle of the earth. Even the courtyard walls are all bricks. The body wall compares with some thatched cottages and dirt houses in the village, it stands out from the crowd!
No need to ask, this must be Li Yuanwai's house, there is no second such mansion in the whole village.It seems that Li Yuanwai is either a big landlord or a big business owner.At this time, Xiao Duyi stepped forward and knocked gently on the door knocker.

After a while, the door opened, and a family member came out, wearing black coarse clothes and a black hat with a round mouth. Seeing Du Yi's appearance as a little beggar, he looked at Yang Yong, and was stunned for a while.

Yang Yong hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his fists and said, "Brother, I invite you. Is this the residence of Li Yuanwai?"

Now Yang Yong is still wearing armor. Although the blood on the battle robe has been dried and covered with dust, and his face has been washed clean, but it is full of dust, and he can tell at a glance that it is a soldier who came down from the battlefield.It's just that he didn't ride a horse, and he didn't have a sharp weapon for self-defense.

The family quickly saluted and said: "Exactly, dare to ask the general what's the matter?"

"Oh, we're passing by, it's getting late, and I want to take this treasure house to rest for a night, so I'm sorry to trouble my brother Tong Bing." Yang Yong clasped his fists and said.

The old family rolled their eyes when they heard this, and quickly saluted with a smile: "Oh, what a coincidence, our master has gone away, and we don't know when we will be back. The villain can't decide, I can only feel sorry for the general." , please take a step higher and go elsewhere." Saying that, he closed the door.

Not at home, such a coincidence?It's getting dark today, go to another house, one or two thatched houses are not enough for them to live in, how can we open our mouths?Besides, even the common people counted as one hundred and fourteen NO.50, so they couldn't go door to door to ask for it, or sleep on the street. In such a cold day, they must be frozen, not to mention Xiao Mei Niang is still sick.

To another village?No, there are too few villages here at this time, and I don’t know where the next village is. The common people can’t walk in the daytime, but in the dark, the people with one foot deep and one foot shallow, how to get there?I have left before seeing the owner of the house, how useless I am.

Little Du Yi looked at Yang Yong anxiously, and he was also very anxious, but he knew how to be polite, and he didn't dare to intervene when he didn't think of a countermeasure.

Suddenly, Yang Yong recalled the expression of that old family member just now, and his eyes rolled when he spoke. Is he lying to us?No, we have to knock on the door again, even if we pay more, as long as we can stay for one night and find a doctor to grab some medicine.

Oh, he called me General, probably because he was afraid of getting into trouble.So what are you afraid of? We live in at night and leave before dawn.At that time, you will not be able to keep us if you stay. This place is not far from the capital. If the pursuers come, it will be troublesome.It's only a few hours a night, and the sun is not visible at both ends, so no one should know.

Thinking of this, Yang Yong went up and knocked on the door himself. After knocking for a long time, little Du Yi became impatient. When he was about to knock on the door, the door opened a second time, but it only opened a palm-width crack. The old family member showed half of his face through the crack of the door. Seeing that it was the two of them, his face was a little unnatural and impatient, and said: "General, do you have anything else to do?"

"Brother, I'm really sorry. We are not alone. There are more than 100 men, women, children, and patients. There are no guest rooms nearby. It's so late. There is really nowhere to go. Please help me. , we will never live in vain, we must give more money..."

Yang Yong was sincere and begging with his fists on his face, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the old family: "General, didn't the villain just say that our master is not at home, and the villain is just a servant!" How can you be the master? I’m sorry, please do as you please.” After finishing speaking, before Yang Yong could speak again, he closed the door with a bang, and then there was a sound of the door being inserted inside.

Can't you give more money?Damn, isn't it said that money can turn ghosts around?What are you doing today?It is understandable that the landlord and the rich are unkind, but why are you, a servant, so unreasonable?You can give Tong Bing a shout, even if the owner of this house comes out to reject us, it won't be so irritating, it's really a low-minded thing with a dog's eyes!
Yang Yong wanted to get angry. At this time, a childish female voice came from inside: "Housekeeper, who is outside? My father is clearly at home. Amber is so old, why are you staring and talking nonsense?"

"Shh, my little aunt... people from outside are coming to stay overnight. Do you know who they are? Wearing armor, they seem to be from the former enemy... The king of Han rebelled, and this is only more than 100 miles away from the capital. In case If they are the traitors caught by the emperor, we will be in big trouble, it is better to make less trouble..." The old man was panicking, his voice was very low, but the two people outside still heard a few words.

"Really, it scares you, is it that serious? Let's see what's going on..." As he spoke, the door opened, and a little girl appeared from inside. Yang Yong was startled when he saw it: why is it her?

(End of this chapter)