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Chapter 405 Encounter at Zhuangshang
The autumn wind is rustling, bringing a bit of coolness, and the red sun hangs high above the sky. Although it is the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, the sun is still warm, but it just dispels the chill brought by the north wind.

On the spacious official road, there is a long line of long snakes. Several spacious black-covered carriages are walking in the middle of the line. In front of the front carriage, there is a man in a narrow-sleeved arrow robe, with a blue scarf and hair tied up. Dressed in men's clothes, with soft armor inside, a long knife hanging from his waist, a specially customized carved and recurved compound longbow on one side of the horse's back, and a pot full of feathered arrows tied on the other side, as String tied.

There are also several guards riding horses beside them, two of them are also disguised as men, they are slightly older than the first woman, about early twenties, guarding the young lady, and the rest There were several riders, two in front, and the rest were scattered on both sides of the carriage, guarding the convoy.

The curtain of the first carriage was lifted suddenly, revealing a beautiful face: "Xian'er, how long will it take to arrive in Runzhou?"

The crisp voice was like an oriole leaving the valley. The girl in the arrow robe and tied hair in front of the carriage rode her horse to the side of the carriage. Then she turned the horse's head and said: "There are still more than 20 miles to go. At our current speed, it won't take an hour." You can get there.”

"Auntie is tired? It's still early anyway, why don't we find a shady place to rest for a while?"

The girl with the arrow robe and hair tied was none other than Wang Qian'er who was ordered by Wang Zhong to escort Ming Lan and Old Madam Sheng back to the capital.

"No, wait until Runzhou, it's only an hour's journey."

After walking for half an hour, the number of pedestrians on the official road gradually increased. Between the criss-crossing rice paddies on both sides of the official road, busy farmers can be seen everywhere.

Just after the autumn harvest this year, the farmers are busy clearing the fields and burning the stalks to kill the insect eggs left in the fields. At the same time, they are also trying to fertilize the fields in order to have a good harvest in the coming year.

From Runzhou to the north, you have to cross the Yangtze River. Shi Keng and his wife who accompanied him had already made arrangements. As soon as they arrived in Runzhou, they drove horses and carts and loaded their bags on the big boat.

Early the next morning, in Yangzhou City, Minglan and Mrs. Sheng not only went to inspect the many properties of the Wang family, but also took Wang Qian'er back to Baishui Village to pay homage to the ancestral hall of the Wang family.

Although there are only a few tablets in the Wang Family Ancestral Hall and few names on the genealogy, there is still a lot to go through.

After paying homage to her ancestors, Wang Qian'er went straight to Baishui Academy and delivered a letter. The next morning, the group left Yangzhou and continued northward.

Kaifeng in October is already a bit chilly, and the cold wind has also crossed the North China Plain, blown across the Yellow River, and began to spread to the south bank.

The journey to the north was not smooth, and I encountered three groups of thieves on the way. The biggest doubt among them was that the leader was carrying seven No. The gun pierced a transparent hole, and his head was cut off, and he was brought to the nearby county government office to exchange for rewards.

Even the old lady Sheng saw it with her own eyes, and she couldn't help but be overwhelmed by Wang Qian'er's momentum of taking the lead and capturing the flag.

Along the way, no fewer than ten strong men died under Wang Qianer's steel point gun.

"Hey! I don't know what your family's plan is. Sister Qian is a girl, and she was taught to be a female general by him!" In the carriage, looking out of the carriage window, Wang Qian'er was riding a horse with a long knife hanging from her waist. , Mrs. Sheng couldn't help sighing, and became worried about Wang Qian'er's lifelong event.

Minglan smiled and said: "The official told me about this, in the future when it's time to say goodbye to Sister Qian, you don't have to look for someone with a good family background, as long as the other party is honest and honest, self-motivated, it's better than anything else. .”

"That's what you say!" Mrs. Sheng is not that pedantic and stubborn, but: "It's just that men like women to make small concessions to them and express their wishes. Who would want to find a wife who is stronger than themselves!"

As he spoke, a strange light flashed in Old Madam Sheng's eyes.

"Hey!" Ming Lan also sighed, and was about to say something when the carriage stopped suddenly, so she could only suppress her words first, and opened the curtain to ask what was going on.

Xiao Tao, who was sitting on the shaft of the car, said, "Miss Qian has already gone to the front to check."

After a while, Wang Qian'er rode back to the side of the carriage, and said loudly: "Auntie, old ancestor, there are two caravans heading towards Bianjing. It is closed, no entry or exit is allowed, and there are soldiers guarding it, saying that there are thieves in the city, and the officials have issued an order to make the city defense battalion close the gates and search for thieves."

"Looking for thieves behind closed doors in broad daylight?" Minglan and Mrs. Sheng exchanged glances, and got out of the carriage one after another.

"Have you asked clearly?" Minglan asked.

Wang Qianer said: "Ask clearly, both caravans say that!"

The grandparents and grandchildren looked at each other, and they all remembered the last time Changbai mentioned in his heart that on the night of the Lantern Festival at the beginning of the new year, Rong Feiyan of Fuchanghou's family, the first sister of Concubine Rong's mother and compatriot, was kidnapped. matter.

In an instant, the two of them simultaneously thought of the struggle for the heir apparent.

"Oops!" Old Madam Sheng's expression darkened in an instant.

The first thing Minglan thought of was her mother and younger brother who were still in the city.

"Are all the doors really closed?" Minglan looked at Wang Qier and asked.

Wang Qian'er said: "Second Uncle Wang has already sent someone to check it out. I mean, how about we go back to Zhuangzi and wait for the news while resting? What does Auntie think?"

Minglan nodded and said: "This is the end of the matter, we can only go to Zhuangzi first!"

With a hundred and ten people at home, there are so many car boxes and goods, so it is natural to find a place to stay first.

Ming Lan returned to the car with the old lady Sheng, Wang Qian'er commanded the convoy, and turned to the village that Wang reset.

The Zhuangzi of the Wang family is in the southeast of Bianjing, not far from the Bianhe River. It was originally a small Zhuangzi with only more than 400 mu of land. After that, he used his own money to buy the two small villages next to Wang Zhongzhuangzi and gave them to Ming Lan as dowry. The original small Zhuangzi became a large Zhuangzi covering an area of ​​nearly [-] mu. .

There are also several farms in the Zhuangzi, selling live pigs, chickens, ducks, and fish. There is also a raw meat shop in the city. After a few years of work, it has become a well-known big Zhuangzi in Tokyo. In restaurants and restaurants, some of the ingredients are purchased from Wangjiazhuangzi.

There are several hundred households of tenant farmers and hired laborers who live on Wangjiazhuangzi. There are nearly [-] people, men, women and children. Today's Wangjiazhuangzi is almost developing into a small market town.

Even though a big Zhuangzi like this is at the foot of the imperial city, Zhuang Ding who guards Zhuangzi is also indispensable. After all, there are quite a lot of rascals in Tokyo who make trouble everywhere.

As soon as Ming Lan and the others entered the Zhuangzi, Wang Erxi hurried over to see her before their buttocks warmed up.

"My lady, the brothers who went to Nancheng and Dongcheng are all back. Nanxunmen, Caiheshuimen, Chenzhoumen, Dongshuimen, Xinsongmen, Xincaomen, and Dongbeishuimen are all closed. Many boats are parked along the Bianhe River. , were all stopped outside the city.”

"Is there any news from the city?" Minglan asked immediately.

Wang Erxi shook his head and said: "It is only said that there are thieves and bandits in the city making trouble, and there is a lot of commotion, but no one can tell what happened in the city." With a solemn face, he said: "This matter is not trivial."

"Where's the Cao Gang?" Wang Qian'er, who was sitting next to her, suddenly asked.

Wang Erxi said: "Brother Shi and his wife have already contacted each other, but there is no news yet!"

Minglan and Mrs. Sheng looked at each other, and they both saw the seriousness in each other's eyes, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "It seems that the sky is about to change!"

Wang Qian'er's eyes narrowed slightly, and she ordered in a deep voice: "Second Uncle Wang, go and gather all the trained Zhuang Ding in the village, go to the warehouse to get the weapons and distribute them, and inform everyone that there may be chaos in the near future. In a state of war readiness, all farm households are not allowed to leave the village if there is nothing to do, and they send people to guard the main roads in and out of the village. They run three shifts day and night, let the slaughterhouse kill more pigs, and send ten catties of meat and ten catties of rice to each household... "..."

"Auntie, is there anything else you want to add?" After finishing speaking, Wang Qian'er cupped her hands at Minglan and asked.

Minglan smiled and shook her head, "You've already considered everything thoroughly!"

Wang Erxi immediately took orders and went down to make arrangements.

Wang Qian'er grabbed Ming Lan's hand and said Anwei: "Auntie, old ancestor, don't worry too much, third uncle has long expected that this situation will happen today, and has left behind in the city for a long time."

Old Madam Sheng was stunned for a moment, and asked in surprise, "Zi Hou actually expected today's situation?"

Minglan recalled Wang Zhong's words the night before his departure, and recalled the current situation in Bianjing City, and couldn't help feeling surprised. If nothing unexpected happened, Wang Zhong should have guessed it right, and now there must be something wrong in the city. Big mess, maybe even the officials...

Ming Lan didn't dare to think any further.

Wang Qian'er nodded calmly and said: "Third uncle said that the throne has been vacant for many years, and King Yan and King Yong have become unstoppable. There may be trouble in the future, so we have made preparations early. Unfortunately, our family has no power. If you are powerless, even if you are prepared, you cannot change the overall situation, you can only protect yourself."

"What preparations did the officials make?" Ming Lan asked curiously.

Wang Qian'er shook her head and said, "Actually, I don't know the details. I only know that the third uncle has kept a lot of eyeliners in the city through the Cao Gang and arranged some manpower for emergencies."

Minutes and seconds passed, Ming Lan and the old lady sat in the room, feeling that the days seemed like years, when suddenly the envoy from the second gate rushed in to report.

"Eldest lady, Second Young Master Gu has brought a group of people to the village. Second Young Master Gu heard that the eldest lady and the old lady are also there, and said that he wants to see him."

Ming Lan looked at Old Madam Sheng: "Grandmother!"

Old Madam Sheng said: "You take Miss Qian and go, I won't go!"

But Ming Lan said: "Grandmother, the officials have always praised Gu Ergege very highly, saying that he is literary and military strategist, and has outstanding wisdom. Now that all the gates in Bianjing are closed, we are helpless, but Gu Ergege was born in Ningyuan Hou's Mansion, and He is the leading general, maybe there is something he can do!"

The old lady Sheng was a little moved, and immediately changed her mind, and followed Ming Lan to the front hall with Wang Qian'er.

"Second Uncle Gu!" Wang Qian'er shouted impatiently before entering the front hall.

"Sister Qian?" Gu Er was very surprised: "Why are you also in Tokyo, little girl?"

As soon as the words were finished, the old lady Sheng and the three of them walked into the front hall with some female envoys. Gu Er hurriedly greeted the old lady and Ming Lan who came in: "Gu Er pays respects to the old lady and the younger siblings!"

"No need to be too polite!" Ming Lan supported Old Madam Sheng to sit on the first seat, and Old Madam Sheng raised her hand to support her.

"Second Brother Gu!" Ming Lan saluted Gu Erfu.

Only then did Wang Qian'er explain: "The third uncle asked me to escort my ancestor and aunt back to Beijing! The third uncle also said that the second uncle Gu has made great achievements this time, and the officials will definitely issue a decree to announce that the second uncle Gu will return to Beijing and receive the title , and let me say hello to Second Uncle Gu for him!"

Gu Er smiled and said: "Your third uncle has always been full of plans! He got it right again."

"Who are these friends?" Unlike Wang Qian'er who was busy reminiscing with Gu Er, Ming Lan noticed the three people sitting in the hall with Gu Er.

Gu Er immediately introduced to everyone: "This is Zhao Zongquan, the envoy of Yuzhou regiment, this is Zhao Ceying, son of Zhao Tuanlian, and this is Shen Congxing, wife and younger brother of Zhao Tuanlian."

"I've seen Zhao Tuanlian..."

Knowing the doubts in the hearts of the three people, Gu Er told Minglan and the others all about Yuzhou.

"Prince Yan?" Ming Lan frowned and said, "I heard that at the beginning of the year, King Yong offered sacrifices to Chengtian for the officials and prayed for blessings. Standing as the crown prince! King Yan feels that he has no chance to reserve the position, and jumping over the wall in a hurry is not impossible!"

Wang Qian'er's eyes lit up, and she immediately said, "So, the current changes in the city are likely to be related to King Yan?"

"It must be King Yan!" Zhao Ceying slapped the table and said excitedly, "This fellow is ambitious and ruthless, but an imperial edict to entrust my father would kill my father. Something insane is coming."

"Ying'er!" Zhao Zongquan turned his head and glared at his son, "Don't be rude!"

Old Madam Sheng waved her hand and said, "No problem! No problem!"

Ming Lan looked at Gu Er: "Second Brother Gu also came to the village to take refuge because he was blocked from outside the city?"

Gu Er nodded and said: "That's right! In fact, the best choice is the Western Suburb Day Camp. Unfortunately, we can't get in the Western Suburb Day Camp. After thinking about it, only your Zhuangzi is the safest, but I didn't expect that you and the old lady would also be safe. exist."

Wang Qian'er stood up and said confidently: "If Second Uncle Gu is worried about those assassins coming to the door, then there is no need. Second Uncle Wang has ordered strong men to guard the main roads in and out of Zhuangzi, and arranged for people to patrol day and night. It's not easy to get into Zhuangzi."

The eyes of Zhao Zongquan, father and son, and Shen Congxing all focused on Gu Er. Tokyo is Gu Er's land, and they are not familiar with the place where they were born. Now their wealth and life are hanging on Gu Er.

Gu Er's face turned sharply, but in fact, he already had the intention of leaving, Minglan and Mrs. Sheng, old and weak women and children, were all there, and what they were doing was hanging their heads on their belts. If it failed, wouldn't it be Minglan and the others were implicated.

(End of this chapter)