Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 637
At the same time when Huang Zhiting and Gao Wushi arrived at Yaozhai, Gao Jiajiading's team led by Gao Zhang also found the mountain wall where Gao Yushi carved his poems.

It was a bit late, but there was no way around it. The training Gao Zhang had received was mainly aimed at the geographical features of the north, so he knew very little about the complex karst landforms of Guangxi. He and Huang Zhiting inevitably took some detours and lost time.

Right now, standing under the mountain wall of the poem left by Gao Yushi, Gao Zhang looked at the poem with frowning frowns.

A squadron leader couldn't help but asked: "Ying Zuo, what does the master mean by leaving this poem? You have to make up your mind quickly, we don't have much dry food, if you can't find the master again, you will be in trouble." big."

Because the members of the Gao family were dispatched temporarily, each of them only brought five days of dry food. Now two and a half days have passed. If no one can be found, they will be hungry when they go back. People's hands are different. These guards all carry muskets, wild goose swords, and even a dozen bows. They can definitely consider hunting some game.

However, this is an expedient measure after all, how much hunting is enough for three hundred people to eat wild game?Besides, although the Longqing Type [-] is currently the best firecracker in Ming Dynasty, it is only a front-loading smoothbore gun after all, and its accuracy is limited. It can barely make do with large prey, and it is basically a dream to shoot birds.

However, nature has its own "rules". There is usually only one large prey in a large forest, and those herbivores are highly alert. How can they not run away in advance when they find a large group of humans?

Therefore, Gao Zhang, as the "team leader" of Gao Jiajia Ding this time, had to consider what to do next.

Gao Zhang frowned deeply and asked, "Did you understand the master's order?"

The squadron leader shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Ying Zuo was joking, although we people can read a few words, but that's just what the master ordered us to learn so that we can understand general orders, so we have to read poetry... It is too difficult for us.”

Gao Zhang sighed and said, "Master let us go back."

The squadron leader was obviously taken aback for a moment, looked at the poems left by Gao Wushi, and asked in surprise, "How did you find out about the camp?"

Gao Zhang pointed to the mountain wall and said, "Read the first eight characters of each sentence once."

The squadron leader looked at the poem and wrote:

Do Cao Cao read the Five Classics,
Don't let Fu Jiu mess with my heart.

Chasing the wind and waves, life wish,
Hitting the water and lighting the lamp is full of wine.

Lifeng looks stunning from a distance,
It's hard to write wonderful fairy sounds carved on the wall.

Looking back on the eight thousand miles of the Central Plains,
Learn from the former sages and read Di Qing.

Following Gao Zhang's instructions, he thought of the first eight words: "Don't pursue, return to the teacher immediately..."

Then he suddenly opened his eyes wide and said in surprise: "Master is really amazing! The camp is also amazing, you can see it all."

Gao Zhang shook his head and said, "This is just a hidden acrostic poem. The identity of the master is naturally easy to find, but... this order is not easy to carry out. If we go back, what will happen to the safety of the master? Also, that According to the previous situation, the woman walking with the master should be a chieftain—or chieftain's daughter, where is she going to take the master? Why did the master agree?"

He didn't consider Huang Zhiting's ability to force Gao Yushi, which was a typical empiricist mistake, because in his opinion, how could a woman threaten a tall man like his master?No reason!

Of course, judging from the results, he guessed right by mistake. Gao Yushi did agree to go with Huang Zhiting on his own initiative.

The squadron leader's attitude was simpler than Gao Zhang's, and he said bluntly: "Master has no plans, since he let us go back, it must be under control. The subordinates think that we just need to follow through."

Well, it seems that the highly pragmatic brainwashing is still very successful, at least these low-level "officers" have been trained by him to think that "no matter whether it is reasonable or not, it is natural law to execute orders".And, by the way, maybe a bit of a personality cult.

Gao Zhang thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Of course the master's order must be carried out, but this time the situation is a bit special, I decided to leave a small team with me to continue searching for the master, and you will bring the rest back to Liuzhou, and notify the officials in Liuzhou by the way. The army withdraws its troops and returns to the city... just say it is the master's order."

The squadron leader felt that Gao Zhang's worries were justified. Although it was understandable to carry out the order, it really made people feel uneasy to ignore the master's life and death, so he immediately accepted the order.

So Gao Zhang selected a small team to continue tracking Gao Wushi and Huang Zhiting's whereabouts, while Gao Jiajiading's large team retreated to Liuzhou first without mentioning it.

It was only about half an hour after Gao Zhang and the others left here, and another two or three hundred wolf soldiers found here.

This time it was Cen Qigong who came.

Young Master Cen Qi had already changed his clothes at this time, but it was still the white clothes that boy chieftains were used to, but the shape was changed to Yisa, which was more convenient for movements.

"Cen Zhao, what's the matter, you may see the name of this poem?" Young Master Cen Qi looked at the poems on the mountain wall with a smile, with an expression of "as expected" on his face, quite complacent.

Cen Zhao seemed to know a lot about poetry, so he looked at it and said: "The first two lines of this poem say that he studied hard, and he never slacked off when he was hot like three volts and cold like three nines; Literally, it’s a bit strange. I don’t know what it means to chase the wind and waves. Hitting the water and carrying the lamp probably refers to the army. Hehe, a scholar, what about the army?
As for the five or six sentences, the fifth sentence should be climbing high and looking far away, admiring the beautiful scenery of the mountains, but the sixth sentence is a bit strange..."

Young Master Cen Qi smiled lightly: "It's nothing surprising, I think Huang Zhiting is a famous beauty in Guangxi, and our inspector master is not blind, maybe... Huh." He said at the end, with a hint of sarcasm on his face .

Cen Zhao coughed lightly, and continued, "As for the last two sentences..."

"The key is the last sentence." Young Master Cen Qi interrupted: "Learning from Di Qing, the former sage, this poem has a moral. I don't know if Huang Zhiting, a stupid girl, can see it."

Cen Zhao was taken aback for a moment: "This... forgive me for being stupid, and I didn't see any meaning."

Young Master Cen Qi smiled coldly and said, "Who is Di Qing and what is his relationship with Guangxi? You should know about it, right?"

Who is Di Qing? Everyone in the Guangxi chieftain's family knows. Cen Zhao nodded naturally, and said, "Most of my native officials in Guangxi were entrusted to the Northern Song Dynasty. Nowadays, most of the chieftains in Guangxi have their ancestors follow Di Qing to conquer Nong Zhigao. The Han people who came, such as Cen, Huang, Zhao, Feng, Xu, Wang, Yang, Liang, Li, Zhang, Guan and other chieftains with [-] surnames, can clearly find out the family tree."

Young Master Cen Qi nodded coldly, and asked: "Then, Gao Xunyin said in this poem that he wants to learn from the former sages—that is, learn from Di Qing, what do you think it means?"

Cen Zhao thought for a while, then suddenly his expression changed, and he asked in surprise, "Is he going to conquer Guangxi and redistribute the chieftains?"

Young Master Cen Qi took the gold-painted black bone fan, paced around a few times, and said in a deep voice: "It's not sure yet, but this possibility cannot be ruled out. After all, this matter is related to the life and death of my Cen family, and we must not take it easy. Watch it!"

Cen Zhao nodded, approving Young Master Cen Qi's judgment, but after thinking about it, he was a little puzzled, and said, "But, although he is an inspector, he probably doesn't have such great power, right? Even though there are many factions of Guangxi chieftains, each The clans may not be united, but if he wants to conquer with a large army and then redistribute the fiefdoms, there is no guarantee that the chieftains will not be forced to join forces, and the situation in Guangxi may be corrupted... Is the imperial court willing to take such a big risk? Now there is no chieftain who has the intention of rebellion, why did the court do this?"

Young Master Cen Qi nodded and said: "Your analysis is very reasonable, and this is exactly what I am puzzled about. We don't know much about Gao Yushi, but judging from his identity and experience, this person has been in the past ten years. But it went very well, there is an uncle of the first assistant, there is a mentor of the first assistant, and maybe there will be an uncle of the first assistant soon. Not to mention, he is still the emperor's classmate, and he is the only six-scholar champion recognized by the Ming court ...

And the emperor's favor to him is also obvious. Even I, the chieftain of Guangxi, have heard of the phrase "the real leader for 200 years, and I have been writing and writing".In addition, although he was inexplicably demoted to three ranks before, he served as a provincial inspector as a new scholar. Such unprecedented things can happen. Who can guarantee how much his status in the emperor's mind is?Maybe other officials handed over millions of words to the palace, and it might not be as useful as his fluffy sentence! "

When Master Cen Qi said this, Cen Zhao also became nervous, and said, "Then shall we find a way to get rid of him first?"

"This..." Young Master Cen Qi hesitated. Since he knew the background of Gao Yushi, he also knew how serious the consequences would be if he took action against such a person.

Can Cen afford such a consequence?I'm afraid it can only depend on how much the court knows about the inside story. If the court can confirm that it was the Cen family who did it, once the emperor is furious, the Cen family will be doomed.

It's too dangerous.Young Master Cen Qi frowned, thought carefully, and then said cautiously: "You can make some preparations first, but you must remember not to do it casually, and it will not be too late until I find a way to understand his real thoughts. Remember, remember, I can't make anyone aware of it before I personally order it."

"Yes, Lord Seven, don't worry, the subordinates know the benefits!" Cen Zhao nodded vigorously.

Young Master Cen Qi looked at the poem again, and said again: "Since he ordered the officers and soldiers to withdraw their troops, it means that he will be defenseless until he returns to Liuzhou. During this period, if something happens to him , the first unlucky person must be the Huang family, but... first, if we can do something, it is best not to do it; second, if we want to do it, we must make sure that no clues are left. Forehead, help us carry this calamity over."

Cen Zhao nodded and said, "This subordinate will arrange the most reliable personnel to go to Siming Mansion to stand by."

Mr. Seventh Cen gave a "hmm", let out a breath, and said softly: "It seems that I have to go to Siming Mansion too."

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