Datang Nongwang

Chapter 487 Departure
The morning of the third day.

Li Chongyuan was bidding farewell to Li Yuan.

"Yuan'er, it's a long way to go, and the road is difficult, so uncle won't see you off." Li Yuan patted Li Chongyuan's chest, and then patted Li Chongzhen.

Li Chongyuan took a step back, bowed to Li Yuan, and said, "Uncle, my nephew and grandson will go away for at least two months, and as long as three months. If my nephew and grandson are not around to pay my respects, please don't blame my uncle. When my nephew and grandson come back, I will be filial to my uncle."

Li Yuan waved his hand, "Let's go, if you don't go, the sun will be high."

Li Chongzhen also hurriedly saluted.

immediately.

Li Yuan turned around and went to the big house.

Seeing this, Li Chongyuan could only turn around and leave the courtyard.

But at this moment, Wan'er ran over and pulled Li Chongyuan by the corner of his clothes, "Fourth brother, I also want to go to Xixiang, so you can take me with you."

"Uncle is here. I'm leaving, and you are leaving too. Who will accompany Uncle? Stay here, and you can't go anywhere." Li Chongyuan gave the girl a blank look.

As soon as the words fell behind, Li Chongyuan pulled the hem of his clothes from Wan'er's hand, and walked away.

Seeing this, Li Chongzhen quickly followed.

Following the two of them walking, Xingba and the others followed with their burdens on their backs.

Wan'er leaned against the courtyard gate, watching Li Chongyuan and the others leave, tears streaming down her face.

I feel sad.

yesterday.

This girl has been pestering Li Chongyuan about going to Xixiang.

But Li Chongyuan did not agree from the beginning to the end.

Even after Li Chongyuan returned to Chang'an yesterday to bid farewell to the old lady, Wan'er pleaded in front of the old lady, Li Chongyuan did not nod.

This girl wants to go to Xixiang.

I guess I just want to go there to have a look, or even want to go outside and take a good look at the outside world.

After staying in Chang'an and its vicinity for a long time, I naturally want to see the outside world.

Plus.

Li Chongyuan always chatted with her about the outside world, which made the girl even more curious about the outside world.

And today.

As soon as Li Chongyuan set off, the girl was very sad, she could only look at the back of Li Chongyuan and the others leaving, and shed tears alone.

If it wasn't for Qiao Hui and others watching.

It is estimated that this girl chased after her in a blink of an eye.

It was yesterday.

Li Chongyuan ordered Qian, Wan ordered Qiao Hui to keep an eye on this girl all day long, just to prevent this girl from following Li Chongyuan's footsteps.

When Li Chongyuan and the others entered the Meridian Road, it began.

Qiao Hui also followed Wan'er closely.

now.

Li Chongyuan and his party, who entered Ziwu Road, were very helpless.

"Xiao Langjun, no one has passed the Meridian Road for many years. There are thorns and weeds everywhere on the plank road. You should ride a horse, Xiao Lang. If a snake comes out and bites Xiao Lang, it will be a big one." Trouble." Seeing Li Chongyuan walking with the crowd, Xing Ba felt worried.

Li Chongyuan looked back at Li Chongzhen who was riding on horseback, and shook his head gently, "It's nothing, I've taken protection, there are only a few snakes, there is no need to be so nervous. Besides, they are opening the way ahead, even if they are If there is a snake, I would have been frightened away a long time ago.”

Meridian Road at this time.

It has been abandoned for an unknown number of years.

This Meridian Road.

It was first formed in the late Qin and early Han Dynasties.

It was not until the Han Dynasty that it was rebuilt and became a plank road.

In the period of Wang Mang, its name was changed to Ziwu Road.

The most popular period of this way was the Han Dynasty.

At that time, Ziwu Road was regarded as a national post road.

As the times changed, more and more plank roads appeared and were rebuilt, or because of some wars.

Gradually, Meridian Road also began to decline.

At this time, the Meridian Road that Li Chongyuan was walking on became more and more like a small mountain road, which was already covered by luxuriant thorns and weeds.

And the present belongs to the beginning of Tang Dynasty.

The world is settled, and Ziwu Road has long been forgotten in the corner.

but.

With the passage of time, in a few decades, Meridian Road will usher in his prosperity again.

even.

After Li Shimin's death, when it was in the hands of Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, Ziwu Road officially began to be on the desk of the court, and several post stations began to be added.

It was not until the Tianbao period, that is, when Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty, that because Concubine Yang wanted to eat fresh lychees, many post stations were built on the Ziwu Road, which is nearly a thousand miles away.

From then on, Meridian Road was restored to its former prosperity.

but.

For the current Ziwu Road, it is really not called a plank road, it can only be called a mountain trail.

Right now, dozens of Li Chongyuan and the others stepped into the Meridian Road from Zikou, walking extremely slowly, and even needed guards to open the way in front with knives.

until noon.

Then everyone stopped somewhere and took a breath.

Standing in the middle of the road, Li Chongyuan looked at the thorn-covered Meridian Road in front of him, and sighed, "My head was caught by the door, so I have to choose this road to go to Xixiang. I really didn't go to the site to check, everything is useless."

"Cousin, I think we should go back and go directly to Shangluo and take a boat to Xixiang. You see, we walked for a whole morning, and we only walked [-] miles. The next road may be longer than ours. It's still difficult." Li Chongzhen walked over and said.

After Li Chongyuan looked back at him, he felt a little regretful.

but.

Li Chongyuan also wants face.

No matter what the path you choose, you have to finish it.

Moreover.

If it was really going by water, it would take so long that Li Chongyuan's plan would be broken.

It was agreed that it would be no more than three months.

By water, although it is possible to return in three months, it must be in a hurry, and there is no extra time to handle Xixiang's affairs well.

At this time, Li Chongyuan chose to take the Meridian Road. Apart from saving face, he wanted to save some time so that he could return to Chang'an as soon as possible.

Li Chongzhen rode the horse all morning, and he didn't seem to be tired, but for him, it was already a bit boring.

Therefore, he has such a rhetoric.

Li Chongyuan looked at Li Chongzhen, sighed again and said: "Since you have chosen, then finish this road, I don't believe it, and it will still look like this when you walk in."

Li Chongyuan was so persistent.

In addition to the above reasons.

In fact, there is another biggest reason.

That is, I want to see the great aunt I once saw in Zhongnan Mountain.

Oh, and that violent female master Chen Huan.

It has been more than half a year, and there is no news at all.

Li Chongyuan naturally misses something.

As for this miss, it is just that Li Chongyuan really wants to know who his so-called aunt is.

now.

Li Chongyuan is not afraid of hardships and chooses to take this meridian road. The biggest reason is probably derived from this.

Those who should drink water drink water.

It's time to eat something. Eat something.

And Xing Ba, who was not far from Li Chongyuan, was holding the firecracker wrapped in cloth tightly in his hand, and stared at the surroundings vigilantly.

As for Le Dao and the others, just like Xingba, they were scattered around Li Chongyuan and the others, and they were cautiously vigilant.

After eating and drinking.

The road has to go on.

And as Li Chongyuan predicted.

It was another whole afternoon, and the guards were opening up the mountain road.

until evening.

Only then did Zi Wudao seem to be able to walk a bit better.

"Haha, let me just say, Ziwu Road shouldn't be like this. It seems that Ziwu Road is only difficult to walk for a short distance ahead, and the road below will definitely be easier to walk." In the evening, I found a place. When the camp was set up in the open space, Li Chongyuan was very happy.

But at this time, everyone was busy with setting up camp, so they didn't have the heart to listen to what Li Chongyuan had to say.

Then Li Chongzhen ran over and said bitterly: "Cousin, you see what kind of way you have chosen. I think we will become savages when we arrive at Xixiang. Look, I'm fine. The clothes are all torn."

Li Chongyuan glanced over.

There are many thorns, and the clothes will naturally be torn under the thorns.

Li Chongyuan didn't care about it.

At the end of the day, he had only traveled fifty li.

This is a situation with a lot of people.

If only Li Chongyuan was alone, it is estimated that he could only travel thirty miles.

the next two days.

Although there are no more thorns and weeds on Meridian Road, the road has become more difficult and dangerous.

In the evening of the third day.

After finding a water source, Li Chongyuan ordered everyone to set up camp and prepare to spend the night here.

And right now.

In the mountains and forests, there was movement.

This made Xingba, who had been vigilant all the time, with his ears beating, approached Li Chongyuan, "Little Lang, be careful, there is movement."

"Huh? What happened?" Li Chongyuan was puzzled.

Xing Bayu explained, Xiang Ba arrived with a knife in his hand, approached and whispered: "Little Lang, the movement does not sound like an animal, but it sounds like a human being. Calculated according to the distance we have traveled, here It happens to be the place where bandits are hiding. Mr. Xiaolang, if you really encounter bandits in a while, remember to hide behind us."

"Bandit? No way? Where is it? Why didn't I see it?" Seeing that everyone was vigilant and nervous, Li Chongyuan was really curious about where the bandit was.

When Li Chongyuan's words fell.

In the distant mountains and forests, there was a sudden movement.

After a moment.

In the evening, in the gloomy forest without sunlight, hundreds of ragged bandits armed with various weapons appeared in Li Chongyuan's field of vision.

After hundreds of bandits appeared.

The guards were all holding their weapons nervously, standing in front of Li Chongyuan and the others.

On the other hand, Li Chongyuan at this time.

But he looked at the bandits with both eyes, looking for the person he wanted to find.

"I opened this road, and I planted this tree. If you want to live from now on, you can save money to buy roads!" Holding a very shiny big axe, a strong man came to Li Chongyuan and the others ten feet away with bare chest and bare arms. Shout out to Li Chongyuan and the others.

Li Chongyuan heard it.

Why is this line so familiar?

Looking back at Li Chongyuan, he confessed: "Young Lord, depending on the situation, this group of bandits seems to be from Heifengzhai in Zhongnan Mountain. This group of bandits does everything from murder to arson We will fight in a while, so you must not be careful."

When Xiang Baxiang confessed to Li Chongyuan.

Li Chongzhen suddenly stepped forward, staring at the bandits curiously. "You guys are bandits? I don't think so. Big man, your ax is pretty good, do you want to sell it?"

I rub.

As soon as Li Chongyuan heard Li Chongzhen's voice, his computer shut down immediately.

This is bandits.

Isn't this the common people who do business?

This isn't the West Market, is it?

But just when Li Chongyuan wanted to call Li Chongzhen back, the bandit leader gave Li Chongyuan a slap in the face.

"Do you want to buy an ax? My ax is very good, very bright, and it is very good at chopping trees and firewood. If you want it, I will sell it to you for a penny." The big man scratched his head, really Talked about business with Li Chongzhen.

Immediately.

Li Chongyuan was on the spot in a daze, looking at the bandits in the distance, he really didn't know what to think.

Is this bandits?
Didn't Xiang Ba just say that this group of bandits are bandits entrenched in Zhongnan Mountain?
Why did the situation take a turn for the worse and it became a deal?
When Li Chongyuan was dumbfounded, Li Chongzhen waved to the strong man, "Come here, let me see if the ax is good, if it is good, I will buy it."

The strong man stretched out his hand and scratched his head again, he raised his leg with a smile on his face and was about to walk over.

But right now.

A thin man beside him stopped him, "Master, we are here to rob, not to sell axes."

"Yeah, I forgot that I was here to rob, not to sell axes." The strong man immediately realized what the thin man said.

Instantaneous.

The brawny man swung his ax and said angrily, "I don't sell axes, I'm robbing. The second master, what did you say just now? Oh, yes, I almost forgot again. I opened this road, and this road is my own. The tree was planted by me, if you want to live from now on, keep it to buy road money!"

I rub.

Xiang Ba, you dick.

Is this the Heifengzhai thugs you said murdered and set fire to?

This is a second fool, okay?

Li Chongyuan approached Xiang Ba and threw a supercilious look at Xiang Ba.

Xiang Ba also looked at the bandits in front of him curiously, as if he couldn't figure it out.

"Rooting? Big man, robbing is not good, don't learn from others. If you sell an axe, I will buy it. If you really rob, you will be killed." Li Chongzhen is very good at the moment Persuaded that stupid big man to come.

At this time, Li Chongyuan also approached Li Chongzhen, looked at the group of bandits in the distance, and said: "My heroes, I don't know which cottage you are from. I also know what you mean during your trip. I guess it is It's hard to live in the cottage, so I came out to rob the way."

The big fool scratched his head and nodded fiercely, "Hey, you're right, we just had a hard time, that's why we came out to rob. We live in Fufeng Village, a hundred miles away. Copycat."

I rub.

Li Chongyuan was hit again by this stupid big man.

It is estimated that this is the first time that a robbery self-reported his real family name.

but.

Li Chongyuan saw it.

The stupid big man in front of him probably has mental problems.

In addition to being strong, this head is extremely stupid.

How can anyone go out to rob and report their real family name.

"Cousin, this big man seems a little stupid, since they are going to rob us. Or, let someone cut this group of people off, anyway, boring is boring." When the big stupid man said, Li Chongzhen To seem like a sensible person.

(End of this chapter)