Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 56 Encountering a Ringing Horse ([-])
Gao Wushi was taken aback: "Thieves? Horse bandits?"

"Yes, Master Biao, hurry back to the carriage!" Zhang Jin didn't have time to respond, and hurriedly pulled Gao Yushi towards the direction of the carriage. A lot of messy horse footsteps, most likely thieves are running towards us, all fuckers get on their horses!"

While speaking, Gao Wushi had been forced back into the carriage by Zhang Jin, and before he had time to open the curtains to see his group of guards making arrangements, the two little girls, Shangyue and Tingqin, were already holding his two arms, left and right. arm.

Elder sister Shangyue said nervously: "Eldest young master, what should I do? The thieves are coming." The younger sister listened to the piano but did not speak, but Gao Wushi took a look at her face paler than her elder sister, and knew that she was even more frightened.

In fact, Gao Yushi himself is also very nervous at the moment - he has not transmigrated into some peerless warrior, how can he not panic when he encounters horse bandits in the wilderness?Besides, even if you become a peerless warrior, an eight-year-old warrior brother is useless!
But Gao Wushi subconsciously comforted him: "Don't panic, it's not a big problem." Although he seemed to be only an eight-year-old child, after all, he was already in his 30s before crossing over, and he was with the leader and was the leader at the same time. He has developed the habit of not panicking when things happen, so when he said these words, at least in the eyes of others, his expression was still very calm.

Shangyue hurriedly asked again, "How did the thieves know we are here? Are they here to grab money?"

"How do I..." Before Gao Wushi could finish his sentence "How do I know", he suddenly stopped, and his heart moved.

That's right, why did we just run into this group of thieves?And the location is just at the intersection of this three-way road?
silver?Yes, my uncle unexpectedly rewarded me with 5000 taels of money before. In addition to the 3000 taels that were sent back to the Gaofu, I also brought 2000 taels of cash with the convoy, but the question is how would the thieves know?

Is there a traitor among the group I'm leading?
Gao Wushi thought about it, and ruled out this suspicion: This group of people has been following the big team, even if they are traitors, they have no chance to pass on the news. Could it be that they still have mobile phones?Besides, they didn't even know where I was going at first, and they didn't know if I would bring cash, so the possibility of traitors and collaborators in the team can be ruled out for the time being.

That is, being stalked?This is quite possible.

However, Gao Yushi couldn't guess when he was followed: he was sitting in the carriage, and although he opened the curtains from time to time to see the snow scene, he didn't pay much attention to the surrounding situation. After all, in his mind, Ming Dynasty No matter how bad the law and order are, the capital should still be very safe.It is even said that even if you care about it, it is useless. If there are thieves stalking him, he will not be so stupid as Gao Yushi, who is defenseless and inexperienced, can see it.

Thinking of this, he suddenly stretched out his hand to open the front curtain of the carriage, and said to Gao Mo, the groom who had followed him to Beijing from Gao's house in Xinzheng, "Gao Mo, when we left the capital just now, did you notice that we might be killed?" Who is following?"

In his forties, Gao Mo, who was lean but not aged at all, shook his head and said, "Master, if someone wants to follow a convoy like ours in a place like the gate of the city, it is absolutely impossible for them to be discovered, and this group of people The thieves and us should have met by chance."

In fact, Gao Yushi seldom communicated with Gao Mo, so he couldn't help being a little surprised when he suddenly heard such a reply, and subconsciously asked, "Why?"

Gao Mo replied: "Because the sound of the horse's hooves is too messy and too fast, even if the thieves are not as well-trained as the officers and soldiers, they still wouldn't be running wildly in the middle of winter just to rob us of 2000 taels of silver. It will scatter the horse team, and secondly, it is the twelfth lunar month of winter, and it is very bad for the mounts after running like this... The reason why the thieves are difficult to suppress is that they move too fast, so there must be someone who runs wild like this without hesitation. bigger things."

Gao Wushi was taken aback for a moment, secretly thought that this analysis was reasonable, but then he was a little strange, how could Gao Mo, a groom, have such insights?

Gao Wushi naturally didn't hide any doubts about his groom, and asked directly: "I didn't realize that you are so knowledgeable before. You have always been my groom?"

Gao Mo bowed slightly, and replied calmly: "Young Master Mingjian, Mo was originally a soldier of Ling Bo Cun'an when he was the admiral in commanding the river. He fought some battles with Japanese pirates in his early years, and also suppressed some rogue bandits. Later, Mr. Cun'an offended Yan Song and his son because of his sloppy words, and he returned home. Some of our old brothers voluntarily returned to their hometown with Mr. Cun'an... In the second year of Longqing, before Mr. Cun'an passed away, he arranged Mo to work in the sixth room. .”

The Duke Cun'an mentioned by Gao Mo was Gao Jie, Gao Jie's pragmatic uncle. His name was Jianqing and his name was Cun'an.No. 13 in the Jiawu National Examination in Jiajing 12, No. 14 in the Yiwei National Examination in Jiajing 220, and 190 in the top three in the Palace Examination.At the beginning, he served as the head of the Department of Cleaning Officials in Guizhou, Ministry of Household Affairs.In November of the 23rd year of Jiajing, he was transferred to the Ministry of War to serve as the head of the Fang Qingli Department.In August of the 24th year of Jiajing, he was promoted to the Ministry of War as a member of the Fang Qingli Division.Later, he served as the magistrate of Yanzhou Prefecture in Shandong, the Deputy Envoy of the Inspection Department in Shanxi, and the right participation in politics of the Chief Secretary of Jiangxi.In June of the 35th year of Jiajing, Jiangxi Youshenzheng Gaojie was ordered to serve as the admiral of the Youqin capital of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, Cao Jiang, and also in charge of patrolling the river. He led the army to repel Japanese invaders many times.In leap July of the 37th year of Jiajing, because he offended the powerful ruler Yan Song and his son, Yan Shifan sent Nanjing to Chen Qing to impeach Gao Jie, so he was demoted to the deputy envoy of Cao Pu, but not long after, Gao Jie was promoted to the right to participate in politics in Shaanxi because of his meritorious service. .But Yan's father and son were still angry, and once again made the official to frame him, Gao Jie was so angry that he abandoned his official and returned to his hometown.

Gao Jie has always been upright and forthright, he is proud of being a chivalrous man; he is an official who benefits the poor and destroys the strong;After returning home, he stayed at the Dumen to thank guests, did not talk about world affairs, and did not act in court.Reassuringly teach farmers and teach children, and guide the village.When Gao Wu went to study in his hometown, he was first taught by Gao Jie and taught by Gao Jie himself. To a certain extent, Gao Jie is not only his uncle, but also a mentor.

In the second year of Longqing, Gao Jie died at the age of 67. In the same year, Gao Gong was expelled back to his hometown and taught Gao Yushi himself.

As for why Gao Mo was placed in the sixth room before Gao Jie died, although Gao Mo didn't say it himself, Gao Wushi could guess: his uncle Gao Jie had only one parent and one adopted son.The adopted son's name is the same as Gao Gong's nephew Zhang Mengnan, Gao Mengnan, the son of an old friend of Gao Jie, who is in poor health, has been married for more than ten years and has no children.Gao Jie's son is named Gao Wuzi, he can be regarded as the eldest brother of the Gao family in Gao Yushi's generation. This person was idle in the early years, although he has no major faults, he has no talent.After Gao Jie became an official and returned to his hometown, he was strictly supervised. In the past few years, he has become a bit of a character.

Gao Wuzi was more than twenty years older than Gao Yushi, so his eldest son Gao Ruichu was ten years older than Gao Yushi. According to the decree, Yin's son went to prison to study.Since Gao Gong had no children, he could randomly arrange one person in the family as a rule. Gao Gong considered that Gao Wuzi looked a bit "rotten and uncarvable" at that time, and feared that the future prospects of the eldest brother's family would be worrying, so he called his nephew and grandson Gao Ruichu to inherit the family. Yin, went to the Imperial Academy to study.This person is now in the capital, but the Guozijian has been stricter since Gao Gong was appointed as the sacrificial wine. Gao Wuzi lived in school to study, and after Gao Yushi came to Beijing, he only met this nephew who was ten years older than himself once.

The Changfang family doesn't have any pillars now, so Gao Jie is naturally worried about letting Gao Wuzi take care of his old subordinates, so he disperses them in various houses. Naturally, Gao Mo was transferred to the sixth house for this reason.

"I see." Gao Wushi sighed, and was about to say something when he saw Gao Xiaozhuang running over on a horse, holding two knives in his hand, and shouting loudly: "Uncle Mo! The guards of the Zhang family called us Keep guard near the carriage, don't let the thieves startle the young master!"

As he approached the horse, he threw a knife over and asked, "Uncle Mo, do you know how to use a knife? Do you want me to teach you how to do it temporarily?" This kid may be a little nervous, when he heard the thieves approaching Not only did he show no fear, but Gao Yushi even felt that he was a little eager to try, and there was an unusual excitement all over his body.

Gao Mo stretched out his hand to casually catch the Yanling Saber thrown by Gao Xiaozhuang, and smiled, "You kid, you only learned how to use a sword for a few days, and you dare to speak out? You must know that Gao Jing, who taught you how to use a sword, can't do more than twenty moves under my hands. "

(End of this chapter)