Defend the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2 Can't Lie Flat Anymore

The boy in gray wanted to speak very much, but he could never speak.

Han Pingan really wanted to avoid his blood splattering like a blowout, but because he was bound like a rice dumpling, he couldn't avoid it, so he just looked at him quietly, with a contemptuous and playful smile on his face.

The woman in black suddenly remembered that the young master had an obsession with cleanliness, and hurriedly pushed the young man in gray to the side. She didn't even bother to wipe the blood off the knife, and hurried over to help cut the rope.

Han Ping'an asked with concern: "Yinniang, are you not injured?"

The woman in black was startled, and a warm feeling surged in her heart, and said in a low voice, "No."

"It's fine if you don't have one." Han Pingan thought about it and asked again: "Where's Li Er, what about Li Er and Sannier?"

The woman named Yinniang untied the rope and helped him stand up, hesitated for a moment and said, "Dead, all dead."

It had been expected that the servants would be in danger, but Han Ping'an still felt sad when he heard it with his own ears.

With a gloomy face, he took a few deep breaths of the bloody air, rubbed his wrists, raised his legs and kicked the boy in gray who was lying in a pool of blood, and roared: "You little bastard, you are even more stupid than Li Er!" You don't need to think about it, the young master is just crazy but not stupid, because he was tied up once because he came out to play, how can he be unprepared when he comes out again? Anyone who dares to kill the young master, the young master will tear you into pieces!"

Yinniang knew very well that he did not regard Li Er and the others as real people, but as relatives, so she could understand his mood at this moment.

But she didn't know how to comfort him, so she could only pick up a piece of clothing, hold him, and silently wipe the blood stains on the fur for him.

Thinking of these bastards who came out of nowhere, not only killed his loyal servants, but also wanted to kill his father, Han Pingan quickly calmed down and asked in a low voice: "Yin Niang, you are too impatient , why are you in a hurry to kill him?"

"He's going to kill you."

"Those who want to kill me deserve to die, but now they are all dead, and the dead can't speak. How can you ask me to interrogate you and find out where they came from?"

"There's someone alive outside." Yinniang threw away the blood-stained clothes, took out a handkerchief from her bosom, leaned over to pick up the water bag, pulled out the stopper, poured water to wet the handkerchief, and helped him wipe it carefully.

"That's good," Han Pingan looked sideways at the gray-clothed boy who was no longer moving, and muttered, "Even if you kill him, you don't need to cut your throat so bloody, it's too cruel."

Yinniang raised her head, with dissatisfaction in her eyes.

Han Pingan scratched his head and said resentfully: "Well, my requirements are a bit high. But it's all for your own good. You girl, you should be gentle no matter what you do. You are always so rough. What will happen in the future? get married."

"..."

She served and protected him for four years, Yinniang knew him too well, she was used to him always saying some inexplicable words, she picked up the hat and handed it to him as if she didn't hear her, then knelt down and picked up the boy in gray and the bearded boy. people stuff.

"Fortunately, my favorite cowboy hat is not stained with blood." Han Ping'an took the hat, dusted it, and put it on the flat-cut head.

"Master, you have money." Yinniang took out a money bag and handed it over.

Han Pingan took the money bag and opened it to see that it was full of Sasanian silver coins of the strongest value. He subconsciously weighed it and estimated that there were more than 400 silver coins, and said sadly: "If Li Er and San Ni'er are alive, this money can Give it to them and let them buy more rice, our family is almost out of rice."

Not only does he have a cleanliness habit, but he is also very particular about eating.

I don't like to eat corn, and I don't like to eat highland barley noodles. I don't even like to eat white noodles. I only eat rice.

However, rice is not grown in the Western Regions, and even if it is grown, the harvest is not good, so rice is extremely expensive.Even the eminent monks of Baiyun Temple and King Yele are not willing to eat it on weekdays, they only use it for entertaining guests.

He is so lucky that he eats white rice as three meals a day, and also drinks the same expensive and high-quality grapes as tea on weekdays. This family is almost destitute by him.

But what he is thinking about now is obviously not about eating, but about Li Er, his loyal servant who raised him since he was a child, and Sannier, the Hu girl who served him.

Yinniang sighed secretly, dried her hands on the gray-clothed boy, stood up and said, "There is only a knife, a few clothes and a little dry food, nothing to do, nothing else."

The so-called "Guo Suo" is the customs clearance document issued by Datang to Hu merchants.

Hu merchants from Dashi or other places want to enter the territory of Datang, they must first go to the frontier army to apply for a post.

How many people, how many pack horses, how many goods were transported, and how many slaves and maidservants brought for sale must be registered one by one, and commercial taxes must be paid.

No one dares to evade taxes, and no one dares not to apply for income.

Because from Yele City to Guishu City, the prefecture of Anxi Dufu, from Qiuci City to Beiting Dufu, and then to Gua, Su, Gan, Liang and other prefectures to Chang'an, Datang was at the pass. There are countless shouzhu cities, forts, beacons and post houses in the land, and every place must be inspected, and the months and days of arrival will be indicated on it.

"I haven't been there, how can I check their origins." Han Ping'an frowned slightly.

Yinniang raised her head and said, "Young Master, I'll go outside and take a look."

"By the way, bring the living one in."

"Oh.

Yinniang responded, opened the door and walked out.

"I have nothing to do with the world. I just want to enjoy life and be a quiet second-generation official. You guys are so good that you come to provoke me. You are really sitting at home, and things come from heaven. If you want to kill me, you can kill me. My servant even wants to kill my father. My father is a good man, but you even want to kill him."

Han Pingan picked up the gray-clothed boy's short knife, and said bitterly: "It's not that he died and no one made money for me to spend, but that the hatred of killing my father is irreconcilable! It seems that I can't lie down anymore. You made me.

It doesn't matter what your origins are, as long as I find out and see how I deal with you, even the emperor, I will be willing to pull you off the horse..."

As he spoke, his face was ferocious, with prominent veins on his forehead.

Yinniang went and came back again, she couldn't help being stunned, but she recovered quickly.As a person who survived nine deaths, she could understand Han Ping'an's emotions at the moment.

"Where are people?" Han Ping'an asked back.

Yinniang lowered her head as if she had made a big mistake, and said with a bitter face: "He's dead, I just broke his tendons and tendons at that time, I didn't intend to kill him, it looks like he took poison."

Although she is very good at killing, she is a woman who has not studied much and is not very good at playing with her mind.

What's more, at that time, she had to deal with four tough barbarians without alarming the boy in gray.Two of them could be seen as good warriors at a glance. She didn't have time to think about it, so Han Pingan naturally wouldn't blame her.

"If he dies, he will die. Anyway, he will die sooner or later. Have you found a place?"

"Have."

"It's good to have."

Han Pingan took it and took a look under the wind lantern, and couldn't help but sigh.

Yinniang asked nervously, "Master, what's wrong?"

Han Pingan said helplessly: "This is Guan Wen from Dashi, not our place. And it belongs to those three barbarian merchants. It doesn't mention this kid, nor the barbarian who tied me up. "

"what is it now?"

"Is there anything else?"

"There are money, spices, precious stones, and several large bags of goods that look like dyes."

Han Pingan recalled what had happened, and said decisively: "Yinniang, don't worry about it here, ride back to Yele quickly, and tell my father what happened today."

Yinniang asked worriedly: "I'm leaving, what are you going to do!"

"They said that my father won't survive tomorrow's sunset, which means that they are likely to kill my father tomorrow."

Han Ping'an paused, then analyzed in detail: "Where my father is going tomorrow and what business he will be handling, even my son doesn't know, how do they know? And I don't usually go out of the city, how do they know?" I'm going to Hanhai today, and set up an ambush on the way?"

Yinniang exclaimed, "There are spies in the city!"

"My father's situation is very dangerous. Hurry up and report the news. You must be fast. And quietly, don't let too many people see it."

"But what about you?"

"I'm not like you, no one pays attention. My goal is too big. Once I go back, I will alarm the ghosts in the city."

"Master, I'm worried..."

"What young master, if something happens to my father, I will not be able to do it as a young master!"

"But the master asked me to take good care of you. If you make a mistake, let me explain to the master."

She is very stubborn, otherwise she would not be able to practice killing.

Han Pingan realized that it would not be so easy for her to go back first, so he touched his chin and asked, "Where is this place, is it far from Baima Beach?"

Yinniang made some calculations, raised her head and said, "It's fifteen or six miles south of Baima Beach, not too far from Baima Beach."

"Then let's go to Baima Beach first to see if Su Dasushi has arrived. If he arrives, I will stay with him and you report back to the city."

Thinking that he came out this time to play with his friends from the west, and his wine and meat friend from the west is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and can indeed guarantee his safety, Yinniang agreed straight away: "Okay, there are horses outside, let's go quickly."

Sandstorms come and go quickly.

The two got on their horses, put on cloth scarves to cover their mouth and nose, looked up at the stars, confirmed the direction and galloped out of the abandoned beacon castle.

In the silent night, the sound of hooves is like drumsticks beating heavily on a war drum, breaking the pieces of the sand trampled on by the feet.

Yinniang held the reins tightly, and while vigilantly observing her surroundings, she rode the horse and shouted: "Young master, young master!"

"What's the matter again?" Han Pingan kicked the horse's belly and chased after him.

"I'll report it when I see the master."

"Tell him what happened just now, he knows what to do. Also, don't come back after you go back, you must protect my father."

"If... if the master has... already..."

"Don't worry, my father should be fine, and he can't be. If something happens to him, whoever makes money will spend it for us, and whoever makes money will support us."

"That's true." Yinniang felt that the young master's words were very reasonable, she thought about it and said: "Young master, there is one more thing."

"What's the matter?"

"Can you stop telling people about me and my father?"

"I'm sorry, I exposed your scars just now, but it was a last resort. You know, master, I'm not very good at deceiving people, and I'm not very good at telling stories. If I don't talk about you, how can I delay time and divert that little bastard? attention."

Yinniang really didn't want to mention the past, she muttered unhappily: "You can't lie, young master, you are the best at lying, even the emperor."

"Why is your head so stubborn, how many times have I told you, don't tell the truth when you see through everything!"

Han Pingan glared at her, thought about it and said confidently: "Besides, I'm not cheating, I'm just cheating money. If I don't cheat some money, with my father's salary, you can have delicious rice every day." Eat, can you have grapes to drink every day?"

Yinniang was stopped by the question, she lowered her head embarrassingly, not daring to confront her again.

Because the rice is really delicious, the stuffed grapes are really delicious, even the dishes he taught Li Er to cook are delicious.

(End of this chapter)