I want to embrace the moon for nine days

Chapter 7 A Night in the County

Pingyang City can be said to be the most remote place on the frontier. In summer and autumn, business people will pass by and stay here for a while, which seems to be better.

In winter and spring, if there are no caravans coming and going, you will see that the number of local people is actually not large, and the population is decreasing year by year.

Many people cannot support their children, and they will not be able to survive until they are 40 or [-] years old. People die but their houses remain. Therefore, many houses in this city are now empty.

The imperial court liked to exile prisoners to these remote places, firstly to punish the prisoners, and secondly, to fill these places with as many people as possible.

Going east, you have to cross several county towns, pass by small towns and villages, and walk through large tracts of wild river valleys.

Only then can we see Gaohe County, the most prosperous city that the people in the border areas have seen and heard.

There is a big market every month, and traveling merchants come in and out of the city every three to five days. The county government has dozens of yamen servants and police officers.

It is said that the county magistrate often invites the nearby "General Commander" who commands more than 400 soldiers and horses to come to the county government office as a guest.

Tonight, the Gaohe County government office is also brightly lit.

The county magistrate and the commander-in-chief were both here, but they had no seats. They stood tremblingly at the foot of the hall, carefully looking at the person in the hall.

Cao Wubo, the governor of the East Factory, was sitting behind the big case in the court. He was sitting on the imperial chair that the county magistrate cherished the most. However, he had removed the original cushions, added silk cushions, and covered it with a layer of brocade.

"Ever since the bastards from the Yu family left the capital, the manpower we sent has been constantly blocked, and we will still be blocked if we send additional manpower."

Shaotang, the boss of Dongchang, stood with his sword beside Cao Wubo and said in a low voice, "That's all, but recently our large team left Beijing, and those people dared to attack our team of more than 1000 people and delay us. With the speed they are traveling at, I really don’t know how many forces are hidden behind them.”

Standing on the other side, Qianhu Bai Qi, a member of the Jinyi Guards, spoke up and said, "If there weren't so many people who were still evil-minded, why would the Governor bother to use the three baits at home to bring them out?"

Cao Wubo is in his 40s this year, but his hair is silver, thick and shiny, and his face is like that of a young man. His whole face is rosy and radiant. He is a strange man with a strange appearance, full of vitality and blood, and he is not angry or powerful.

He looked at the secret letters on the table and said calmly: "These people who have appeared clearly are nothing to worry about. They are pedantic and just like the old man. We can catch them with our conspiracy this time. Real swords and real guns." They were all killed."

"Those who are still hiding in the court and secretly providing them with information and convenience are more troublesome."

"Everything we encountered along the way, you have to write it down and organize it clearly. When we return to the capital, we will compare it with the recent news recorded in the capital, day by day, and we are not afraid that we will not be able to find out anything. Their fox tails.”

Pi Shaotang showed sincere admiration on his face and praised highly: "The governor is wise and strategizing, strategizing, inspecting temples, and exploring rivers and lakes. These people who oppose the governor are seeking their own death and will never be able to change the world. .”

Qianhu Bai Qi also said quickly: "This Gaohe River is barren, and the county government is also shabby. But I have sent people to resettle the Governor's residence, using the things we brought from the palace. We have worked hard on the journey, please Governor Just one night, Lord."

The magistrate's bedroom was not taken seriously, but the study was extensively renovated and all the original contents were cleared out.

Jin Yiwei picked out the things he had brought and put them in. The cabinets against the wall were filled with unique ancient books and jade articles for appreciation. The respectful barrels and chamber pots in the corners were all decorated with gold and silver patterns, and there were also some pre-made decorations inside. It is covered with dry spices, so even when you get up at night, there is no smell at all.

There is an incense burner placed on the table. It was a high-quality incense burner made in the third year of Xuande's reign. It was made from twelve gold, silver, and copper smeltings, and the emperor personally inspected it.

Burning in the furnace are the tribute spices used to soothe and soothe the mind, which mix with the aroma of these tables, chairs, brocade quilts, and ancient books, forming an atmosphere completely different from the outside world. It is like two worlds separated by a door.

Uncle Cao Wu came in, stretched out his arms, and nodded secretly. Sure enough, he used familiar things.

His subordinates undressed him and took off his belt. After he went to bed, they all left and closed the door gently.

After lying on the bed and closing his eyes for a moment, Cao Wubo remembered that something was missing in the room.

Missing beauty!
Although he is a eunuch, he likes to admire beauties and novelties. When he is in the capital, it is not difficult to satisfy this requirement. I think it is also in Gaohe County. There is really nothing that catches his eye, so Bai Qi and the others have no arrangements.

Forget it, after this trip is done, go back to the capital and make amends.

He was about to close his eyes again when his face suddenly changed slightly.

Whoa! ! !

The tiles were shattered, the rafters were broken, and among the fragments was a human figure, which crashed down and shattered the entire bed into pieces.

The assassin's move was very powerful, but seeing that there was no one on the bed, he shook his hand without thinking.

The weapon in his hand, which looked like a thick iron rod, opened immediately and turned out to be a large black umbrella.The umbrella covered his entire upper body.

The teapot on the table was shattered by Uncle Cao Wu's palm. The broken porcelain pieces were like thousands of deadly hidden weapons, all hitting the umbrella, but not a single porcelain piece could penetrate it.

Amidst the sound of rain hitting banana trees, several tiles were bounced off and still managed to be nailed into the wall tiles.

Porcelain pieces are inherently fragile, but they can behave like this.

It can only be because at the moment when Cao Wubo's palm came into contact with the teapot, he filled every corner of the teapot with his internal energy, so that the internal energy on the porcelain piece after the rebound has not dissipated.

The skill of the governor of Dongchang has reached the level of combining strength and softness, and his energy is not dispersed. Looking at the current martial arts world, which is full of good and evil in both the government and the public, there are only a handful of people who can achieve this level.

But the big black umbrella and the man holding it were also extraordinary.

The big umbrella bloomed like an epiphyllum. After opening for a moment, it was pushed forward quickly and closed again.

There was a cracking sound in the air, and the umbrella in the assassin's hand was like a big iron cone, rushing towards him with the force of a thousand troops fighting against the enemy.

When the umbrella was opened, Uncle Cao Wu could not see the specific movements of the person behind the umbrella, and it was closed too quickly, so that people's eyes had no time to accept this change.

The situation of the enemy was unknown, so Cao Wubo was unwilling to confront him head-on. He swayed and leaned against the wall with his shoulder, and reached out to grab the sword on the side of the bookcase.

He was not ready to draw his sword, because his Chakravartin Sword has a longer blade than ordinary swords and is harder in texture. Drawing the sword in a hurry would take longer and might leave a loophole for the enemy.

Therefore, when he grabbed it, he directly tore off the laces on the side of the scabbard, preparing to use the sword with the scabbard as a stick.

Unexpectedly, when Cao Wubo got his weapon, the assassin did not continue to attack him at all. He only changed his direction slightly, smashed the door directly, and rushed out in one go.

When Cao Wubo came to the door, the figure had jumped off the beam in the distance and disappeared.

There were only two guards left outside the door who had been knocked away by the assassin just now. They fell to the ground and vomited blood.

"If you miss a hit, you will be able to escape thousands of miles away..."

Cao Wubo's eyes narrowed, and his rosy face turned even redder, "What an assassin!"

Pi Shaotang and Bai Qi hurried over and were about to speak when they heard strange noises outside the city.

Pi Shaotang was shocked: "Explosion? These people can even get gunpowder?!"

Bai Qi listened intently: "This little movement is nothing. It should just be a little gunpowder obtained by the people."

Cao Wubo's face turned a little gloomy, thoughtful.

Soon someone rushed to report.

During the day, because there were many people, they set up camp outside the city. Just now, someone attacked with random arrows, and there was fire on the arrows. When the Jin Yiwei moved, someone attacked the stables again, using gunpowder to scare away the horses.

Bai Qi's face was very ugly. This area was already a wilderness area. There were so many horses scattered in the wilderness. It would take no time to find them.

I'm afraid that the possibility of them simply walking on two legs and catching up with the exiled team is higher than retrieving the horses.

"These traitors are really unscrupulous and full of cunning schemes."

Pi Shaotang sneered, "But they could never have imagined that as early as in the capital, except for me, the other four stalls had already disguised themselves and sent out their men to block and chase them, waiting for them to take the bait. "

Those who had fought against those people before were at most ordinary Jin Yiwei, as well as the troops led by Cao Tian, ​​the fifth rank leader, and Mao Zongxian, the third rank leader respectively.

Jia Ting, the second gear driver, kept a longer tracking distance, and Xiaochuan, the fourth gear driver, went around to the front and waited, without being exposed.

"As long as they still want to save Yu Jia's people, they will definitely be dragged to Pingyang City, long enough for us to arrive."

(End of this chapter)