The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 46

"why are you laughing?"

The sun was shining on the old tree in the backyard, and the sound of cicadas was annoying. The two people sitting under the tree, the heat curled around the mouth of the cup, and the dagger thrown in the hand of the person was then snatched away by An Jingsi on the opposite side.

"...Our soldiers hope that the city will be peaceful for ten and a half months, but Brother Geng is lucky, hoping that something will happen."

"That way, you don't have to run here all day with nothing to do."

"Speaking of which, you are also working in the Yamen and squatting in your own blacksmith's shop all day, is it a bit unreasonable?"

The two were silent for a while, and then they laughed tacitly. What Geng Qing said just now naturally meant something, but he couldn't say it clearly. After all, asymptomatic infection like tetanus is not easy to distinguish, and he couldn't guarantee it. The attitude of giving it a try, after the incubation period, if there is news, it can basically be confirmed.

Geng Qing inserted the dagger back, looked at the handle protruding from the scabbard, and slowly raised his face, "Before you were quite indifferent to Captain Gao and the Golden Knife Gang."

Hearing this, the smile on An Jingsi's face became colder, he clenched his fists and pressed them on his knees without a trace, turning his face away.

"Brother Geng wants to say, I have complaints about the two of them? Not only that, I wish I could beat them to death in the street. Don't say you don't know why?"

"Why?" Geng Qing didn't show any expression on his face.

"you!"

An Jingsi was choked up, stunned for a moment, got up from the ground, suppressed his voice, "That Gao Jun said that he is a county captain, he is not even worthy of a man, his appearance looks cold and solemn, but in fact he is lustful, greedy for money and fame, and takes everything Quan, just pretending to be like this in front of outsiders?"

Geng Qing wiped the handle, and this time it was completely stuffed back into the sleeves. He wanted to laugh but felt that the atmosphere was not suitable, so he looked over seriously: "Did he give you a woman in the middle of the night?"

"How do you know?" An Jingsi on the opposite side was somewhat startled, and after thinking about it, although Brother Geng has never read a book and can't read a few words, he has the ability to calculate, and his expression is somewhat respectful. , nodded.

"Two years ago, when I first came to Feihu County to serve as a soldier, he sent someone to send a bound woman late at night. Brother Geng didn't know, but I took a second look at the woman on the street. I found out after slowly inquiring. , This person likes to bully good families, and he often pretends to be a horse bandit and robs the merchants outside Feihu County. If he finds that there is a slightly better-looking woman in the other party's caravan, he will be arrested directly, and others who dare to stop him will kill them."

"Nobody reported to the state or county?" The young man frowned, then stretched it out, and stopped talking. He could probably guess that the books of these reports couldn't get out of Feihu's territory. If it was ordinary people or traders, even When I arrived in Junzhi, I was afraid that I would not be able to meet the big officials such as the governor and Zhizhou.

Ha ha.

An Jingsi smiled, and his eyes were a little cold: "Report? There is no solid evidence, who can do it? He did that, and the members of the Golden Knife Gang followed suit. They blatantly kidnapped outsiders and put them in the gang to prostitute themselves. I almost wanted to kill him, and when I went to his mansion, I originally planned to do it, but I ran into an assassin who called me without saying a word."

When he said this, his tone paused, and just as he was about to continue, Dachun came back in a hurry from outside.

"problem occurs."

Passing through the shop and passing the threshold of the back hall, he started gesticulating with his hands, pointing to the outside and shouting: "Dazhu, there are rumors outside that the leader of the Golden Knife Gang suddenly fell ill."

An Jingsi looked at the young man in front of him in astonishment, opened his mouth and wanted to say, 'Have you opened your mouth? ’ The words came to his lips and he seemed unable to utter them, so he subconsciously asked Qu Dachun: “Really?”

"Then there are fakes. Da Zhu, what are you going to do?"

While talking, in the eyes of the two, Geng Qing who was sitting there suddenly got up, patted the dust on the robe with both hands, walked into the room with a smile, found a money bag, and threw it to Dachun, "Acquaintances get sick, Gotta go and visit, go out with me to buy some presents."

Saying that, he bowed his hands to An Jingsi, and they went out together, but the former was not familiar with the leader of the Golden Knife Gang, so he had no intention of going, so he got on his horse and left and went back to the Yamen.

At this time, the news about Gao Sheng's sudden illness had already spread rapidly in the city, and the quiet county town gradually became noisy, but due to the deterrence of the county captain, he dared not upload it publicly.

"I'm afraid it's retribution for doing too many evil things."

"That's right, the two brothers are so majestic and bully people everywhere, God probably couldn't see them for a long time."

"Keep your voice down, don't let the members of the Golden Knife Gang hear you."

The waiter at the tea shop brought the tea and put it on the table, reminded the two literati who were talking in a low voice, turned around and went to the next table, begging them to be more careful in their words.

"Hmph, you guys are afraid, but I'm not afraid of those who go to the solo gang. How can a generation who bullies men and women have the loyalty of the world."

A knight from the green forest slapped the table and spit on the ground. Someone from the Golden Knife Gang came down from the upstairs, instinctively went to get the weapon leaning on the table, and looked at each other. Soon, they started fighting , The table was thrown and the chairs were thrown, tea and pastries were splashed, and it was a mess.

The streets and alleys, teahouses, and restaurants are mostly circles like this. Geng Qing bought some wine and blood-enriching medicinal materials, and after listening to the market's gossip for a while, he let the donkey cart speed up Speed ​​to the Golden Knife Gang station.

"Dachun, stop by."

More than ten feet away from the courtyard gate, Geng Qing suddenly called Dachun to stop the car, under the suspicious eyes of the other party, got out of the car, ran back and forth dozens of steps, tired and began to pant, When there was a layer of sweat stains, he quickly smeared the corners of his eyes with his saliva, and swiftly took out the gifts he bought from the cart and ran to the gate over there in a hurry.

"Da Zhu, why are you running?"

"Don't hurry up, the saliva is going to dry up." When Geng Qing turned his head and said something to him, he had already walked up the stone steps, and the gatekeepers of the Golden Knife Gang looked more serious than usual, but they knew that they ran away in a panic Who came here clasped their fists together: "I've seen Mr. Geng."

"Where is my brother?"

"Return to Mr. Geng, rest in the backyard, and the county lieutenant is also there." This is the sworn brother of the gang leader, and naturally they will not stop them. Some of them will go in first to lead the way. On the way, they meet the housekeeper and bring gifts together gave it to the other party.

"I heard that my elder brother was bedridden suddenly and came here in a hurry. I didn't have time to pick up some gifts on the way. I hope you don't dislike him."

Over there, the steward looked at the presents in his hands, most of them were blood-enriching and stasis-removing, and even drinks. He probably understood that the people in the village hadn't seen much in the world and bought them all. thank.

"What does Mr. Geng say, please come inside quickly, and someone will lead the way."

"I'm tired. When I was picking up the medicine, I heard from the doctor that the sudden illness is mostly due to lack of energy and blood, or fatigue. I hope that the steward will prepare some medicines for nourishing blood and vitalizing the muscles and bones for my brother. It would be good to add some wine to the meal. "

Geng Qing's words were sincere, without the slightest bit of falsehood, and the panting and sweat stains on his face moved the steward greatly, and he was not suspicious, so he called the maid who accompanied him: "Lead Mr. Geng to the backyard!"

Far away from the front yard, the waterside pavilion, behind the promenade built on the water, in the heavily guarded backyard, in a certain room, the sun was shining through the window, and the bitter smell of medicine filled the air. Gao Jun stood in front of the couch with his fists clenched, He looked more serious than ever.

"Has the doctor checked?"

"Checked, no poison in the body"

The porcelain bowl containing the bitter medicine was put into the bedside cabinet by the maid, and the limbs of the figure leaning on the bed were stiff, and the maid kept kneading and speaking weakly, a stream of saliva slipped down the corner of his mouth, with a wry smile on his face , "The wounds have healed, why are there signs of poisoning, and the wine I drank was also at home, and I have tested it all, and there is no poison."

"Where are the servants at home?"

"I haven't changed it, it shouldn't be Geng Qing." Thinking of his elder brother Gao Jun being assassinated at home for a while, Gao Sheng became agitated, turned his neck stiffly, and growled with gritted teeth:

"It may be the previous group of assassins. They failed to assassinate my brother, so they focused their attention on me. It must be like this, but I don't know what method they used."

In front of the bed, Gao Jun frowned his thick eyebrows, walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, saw his younger brother's excited appearance, and reprimanded him: "What are you doing so excitedly, I will send more people to find out about this matter, and find a better doctor along the way." Look at the illness, with your martial arts and iron body, it is impossible that you can't even deal with this little poison. Hey, you are still laughing, it seems that you are not seriously ill."

"Brother!"

Gao Sheng asked the maid to wipe the drool off his mouth, and shook his head with a wry smile, "I don't want to laugh, but I really can't control it. For some reason, when I talk, I get agitated easily, and sometimes, breathing is very difficult." Difficult, I slept yesterday and almost suffocated without breathing in."

"Your illness is really a bit evil."

While saying these words in a doubtful tone, a soft female voice sounded outside: "Report to the county captain, Mr. Geng is here to visit the master's house."

The two people in front of the bed looked at each other, Gao Jun turned his head towards the closed door and said, "Let him in."

After a while, the servant girl pushed open the door and retreated to one side. Geng Qing came in panting with her robes in hand. Her eyes were reddish with wet marks. She bowed to Gao Jun who was at the side, then walked quickly to the couch and squatted down. After shaking Gao Sheng's hand, his voice was slightly choked, and he called out.

"Brother!"

"Hehe. Brother, why are you crying? I'm sick because I'm a brother. There is no one who is not sick." Gao Sheng was holding hands by him, and seeing the young man's hair sticking to his cheeks with sweat, he could see that he had come all the way. I was also a little moved in my heart, and stretched out my other hand stiffly to pat the back of Geng Qing's hand a few times.

"If you can come, brother will be satisfied. It's fine. It will be fine in a few days. Then there will be a banquet at home, and you can still eat and drink as happily as two days ago! Come on, get up quickly."

Over there, Gao Jun didn't like to cry, but he didn't like to reprimand him, so he pursed his lips: "Get up."

Geng Qing sniffed, raised his sleeves to wipe the corners of his eyes, and then stood up from the ground.

"Today in the shop, I heard rumors that my brother had suddenly fallen ill, so I hurried over here. Otherwise, I wouldn't even know about it. Why did my brother hide it from me? It makes me worry."

After saying that, Geng Qing sat on the edge of the bed, took the porcelain bowl on the cabinet, scooped up a spoonful of decoction and blew on it.

"Today, I won't leave, I will stay here to serve my brother."

"Hehe. Hahaha." Gao Sheng leaned on the head of the bed and looked at the sad young man, laughed softly, and shook his head for a while, "Enough, enough, I am content with my brother's words. , I have been wandering around the rivers and lakes for a long time, I never expected to meet a sincere brother who is sincere and sincere. In the past few days, I am afraid that my brother is ill and I can’t deal with the affairs of the gang. You are smart and capable, so why not help me more these few days.”

Gao Sheng is not a naive person. The longer he spends in the world, the less he will easily trust someone.To be able to do this right now is to pull the other party in to make some moves, take advantage of it, and see the other party's ability to do things along the way.

"I'm afraid I won't. My brother knows that. I don't even know two big characters. I just learned to write my own name in the yamen recently."

"It's okay, you just need to come up with an idea, or take my order to do things."

"Then I will share my worries for my brother."

Geng Qing hesitated for a moment, then nodded in response, chatted for a while, finished feeding the soup, and then left. Gao Jun and his brother on the couch looked at each other, and the latter nodded weakly.

"Brother, go and beat it, so that you don't have to worry about doing things."

Gao Jun turned around and walked out, looked at Geng Qing who was waiting outside, nodded in satisfaction, threw off his cloak and walked to the front.

"Let's go together."

Gao Jun is tall and burly, with a stalwart figure, walking a little in front, and Geng Qing is thin and slender beside him, who looks like an accompanying military adviser at the side, chatting casually with some homely words.

Facing them, the steward of the house brought two maidservants over. The trays in their hands were full of tonics such as medicinal soup. , there are some things that need to be seen more."

From the corner of her eye, Geng Qing glanced at the steward and the maidservants who were leaving, and bowed her head: "Yes."

"Things in the gang, don't panic when you see anything, follow the orders of me and the gang leader Gao"

In the voice of the narrator, in the house that walked through the corridor and opened the door, the maid put the tray on the table, scooped a bowl of lotus seed and red date soup with a spoon, and blew the heat away.

Immediately, he sat on the edge of the bed, and when another maid helped Gao Sheng to sit up, the old steward bowed his body and walked forward in small steps, and said with a smile: "Master, you should drink some tonic, maybe you are caused by the loss of qi and blood, drink it Enough."

"Ah."

Gao Sheng opened his mouth to drink the soup in the spoon, smacked his lips, and frowned: "It tastes so weird."

"It's wine."

The steward smiled all over his face, and pointed to the bowl in the servant girl's hand, "Add some wine into it, to activate the muscles and blood."

"So that's how it is." Gao Sheng didn't doubt it, the steward had followed him for more than ten years, and was the most reassuring person in the family, but he liked to make some folk remedies.

'The folk remedies are the folk remedies. After you get sick, you will know the warmth and coldness of human relationships. '

Thinking about it, he drank a few more sips, wiped his mouth after drinking, and leaned against the head of the bed, his complexion suddenly changed, his hands and feet convulsed uncontrollably
"Soup...soup, what's in it?! Ugh—"

Outside, among the two who were still talking, Gao Jun said: "Just follow the orders of Gang Leader Gao and me, and don't think too much."

As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden thud of a porcelain bowl shattering behind him, and Gao Jun turned his head with a tacit understanding. In the distance, at the door of the room, a servant girl rushed out in panic, knelt down on the ground feebly, and cried out.

"It's not enough to help the Lord."

next moment.

In the room, there was a scream of "Ah--", it resounded through the backyard, and then stopped abruptly. In an instant, it seemed like the old steward was wailing loudly.

"Gaosheng!"

Gao Jun was stunned for a moment, and when he came to his senses, he suddenly drank violently and ran towards that side.Geng Qing, who stayed where he was, twitched the corners of his lips, then calmed down again, with panic on his face, and hurriedly followed behind.

The two entered the door one after the other, and saw the man in obscene clothes lying crookedly on the edge of the bed, with one hand hanging on the ground, and there was an overturned medicine bowl beside him, Gao Jun rushed to turn him up, and put his fingers to his nose and mouth , People have already lost their breath.

Geng Qing narrowed his eyes, glanced at the ashen face, and then rushed over with 'sadness', beating his chest and crying out loudly.

"Brother, why did you go!!"

　Just one big chapter!I heard a reader asking about Jia Geng. Well, the leader is just at the fifth watch, please be considerate of the old man.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)