golden scales

"Brother Lin, you will arrive at Hejin after half a day's walk south?" The bearded man followed closely behind Lin Tao, panting a bit.He didn't know where this big brother Lin got his strength, but he was stronger than this "old" hunter.

Lin Tao walked in front, turned back and said, "Don't talk while walking, keep your head empty, just follow along, it's easier to get tired when you think about things."

The bearded man finally couldn't take it anymore, he caught up and shouted: "Brother, wait for me, my leggings are loose."

"It's loose again?" Lin Tao stopped in his tracks, playing with his taste: "Your leggings have been loose many times, do you want me to beat you?"

The bearded man had already sat down on the ground, lifted his outer pants to reveal the tightly tied leggings, and smiled embarrassedly: "So it's not loose, maybe my legs are numb and I can't feel it."

Only then did Lin Tao stop, took off the water bag on his waist, and brought it to his mouth to take a sip.The bearded man also hastily drank his saliva, sat down, and asked, "Brother Lin, you've been worrying so much all this time, what's the matter? If you tell me, the brothers will naturally help you."

"I am a foreigner, and I am able to survive until today, all thanks to you, your father, and fellow villagers." Lin Tao sighed and said: "The most fearful thing in life for a man is that he cannot repay his kindness."

"Brother, what nonsense are you talking about!" The bearded man said urgently, "We have a long life, so there is nothing we can't report!"

Lin Tao was silent.

The bearded man became anxious: "Brother, we two share life and death together, you still don't trust me?"

"I'm going back to look for the officers and soldiers. I'm afraid I won't be able to go back to the village." Lin Tao finally said, "So I asked you to come with me, so I can go back with some thoughts."

"Brother!" Standing up with a beard and beard: "Did you carry the lawsuit? Don't say anything else, brother, I believe you will not be a villain! If you really carry the lawsuit, let's turn around. In the future, the world will be surnamed." It's hard to tell if your surname is not Zhu!"

"No." Lin Tao said categorically: "Killing Kong Youde is a major matter and must be reported. If the merit is not worth it, I am willing to accept military law."

"Brother! What does the emperor's father's surname have anything to do with us? Let's go back to the village, no one in the world can stop us from drinking and eating meat!" The bearded beard said anxiously.

Lin Tao shook his head: "It's not that you haven't seen it, those Jian slaves are not doing human affairs! If it's not our business, you can just ignore it, then when they kill us, who will take the lead for us? Now the old man Brother, I finally understand. What is the rise and fall of the world, everyone is responsible, what is the meaning of a nest with no eggs. If you want to be alone... well, no matter how well the village is hidden, it is useless."

The bearded beard was stunned, and after a long time, he said: "The world will rise and fall, and there will be no shortage of you and me... If it is not possible, let me hand over the head of Kong thief, and the eldest brother will hide in the mountains. When I get the reward, we will go back. "

Lin Tao still shook his head: "I still have to go. You have to carry a head in the past rashly, and you have to verify your identity. It's too late."

"Brother." The bearded Hu figured out something. "Is there something else you're hiding from me?"

Lin Tao was silent for a while, then said, "Yes."

"Our own brother, my father has already seen that you have not met a bandit, so what else can you not say?" The bearded man asked angrily.

Lin Tao looked at this bloody man who was as close as a brother.Finally unable to hold back the secret in his heart, he said slowly, "I am an officer and soldier."

Under the bearded beard and suspicion, his eyes almost lost sight.

"You might as well call yourself a bandit." The bearded man smiled wryly.

The reason why Zhaojia Village moved to such an isolated canyon was precisely because it could not be plundered by the government army.

Long before Sun Chuanting became the governor of Shaanxi, the two governors Fu Zonglong and Wang Qiaonian recruited many trespassers and surrendered their soldiers and generals.These troops naturally have no military discipline at all.The two governors did not have the ability to reform their minds, and they were even more afraid of forcing these thieves who had just surrendered. They didn't want to do this, but let them tarnish the reputation of "officers and soldiers".

Unbearable to be looted by these officers and soldiers, Zhaojia Village hid in the mountains.Even so, the bearded mother and aunt were taken away by "officers and soldiers".Whereabouts are unknown.It can be said that the entire village of Zhaojia Village has a sworn feud with the officers and soldiers.So Lin Tao wants to lead people to kill the Tartars, and clearly stated that the purpose is to rob property, so naturally there are people who are determined to follow.If he said he was looking for thieves for the country, I am afraid that few people would be interested in doing this beheading business with him.

"But I have never done anything wrong to the common people." Lin Tao defended.Feeling depressed, he got up and said, "Let's go, when I go to the city, you go back with the reward. Just tell everyone that I'm home..."

The bearded man didn't say anything more, he picked up the package and followed Lin Tao, step by step towards Hejin.He was still young when he lost his mother, and he didn't have much impression of her, so it wasn't very painful.However, he knew that there were many people in the village who hated officers and soldiers deeply. Now the elder brother he admired most turned out to be an officer and soldier, which undoubtedly subverted his cognition that "officers and soldiers are equal to villains".

——Fortunately, Big Brother never did anything to offend the common people...

The bearded man untied himself, and his mood was not as depressed as before.

The two just kept their heads on their way and didn't speak, apparently each had their own concerns.Until the sun was westward, I finally saw the village in front of me.However, the village is surrounded by high walls, there are still horses outside, officers and soldiers walking around on the wall, and two dark cannon barrels, which makes Lin Tao hesitate.

"Who is in front!" Someone on the village wall asked loudly when they saw Lin Tao and bearded approaching.

"We are on our way." Lin Tao said loudly, "Can it be convenient?"

If it's another village, you just need to go around, but this village is built on the road, and the whole road is tightly packed, with mountains and rocks on both sides, so there is no way to go around.

"Come forward, one by one." The village put down a hanging basket and did not intend to open the door.

Lin Tao stood in the basket first, and said to the bearded beard: "Do as they say, don't be rash."

The bearded man nodded, indicating that he knew.

The soldiers on the wall pulled Lin Tao up first.When Lin Tao reached the top of the wall, he realized that it was simply a small city wall.From the outside, it looks like a solid earth wall built with rammed earth, but there is still a layer of logs inside.Behind the log is another earthen wall, so three, even if the enemy hits it with a car, it may not be destroyed.

Not all those guarding the wall were soldiers, many of them were dressed in civilian clothes, but they also held spears and knives and were full of energy.Those officers and soldiers in red fat jackets were holding firecrackers in their hands.

Lin Tao has a human head on his body, so he will naturally be interrogated emphatically.He would not expose the news of Kong Youde's death arbitrarily, but only said that it was the head of a Tartar, which was used as a certificate of honor for joining the army.At this time, the bearded man was also taken to the other side. After some interrogation, the two confessed the same, and they were finally freed from the suspicion of spies, and they were put into the village.

It was only then that Lin Tao knew that this was not a village, but a military camp.The guards here are guarded by the Third Division of the Guards and nearby Xiangyong to prevent the Qing army from touching the Luliang Mountain trail.

"Sir, dare to ask..." Lin Tao cautiously said to a second lieutenant: "I have a brother in the Eastern Palace Guard Camp, and I lost the news..." He knew that the Eastern Palace Guard Camp followed His Royal Highness, so he asked about the Eastern Palace Guard Camp. The news is basically equivalent to inquiring about the crown prince's news, and it is easy to be caught as a spy, so I am frightened to ask.

Unexpectedly, the second lieutenant didn't have any doubts. He just heard that he had a brother who was a veteran of the guard battalion, so his attitude was much better.The second lieutenant said, "Do you know which battalion they belong to?"

"I know," Lin Tao said immediately, "It's from the Right Army."

"Oh, this is terrible." The second lieutenant's attitude was even more admirable, and he said: "You are right to vote for him. The soldiers of the old guard battalion, no matter how bad they are, are sergeants. If they are officers, they will be promoted faster. But the right army The Ministry is now the First Division of the Guards, and it is stationed in Beizhili, so you may not be able to find out."

"So that's the case, thank you for your guidance." Lin Tao looked suddenly enlightened, but when he turned his head, his brows frowned even tighter.

"You have to go quickly. You can't leave outsiders overnight in the village. There is a post station five miles to the south, where you can get food and shelter. You can still get there before dark." The second lieutenant reminded.

Lin Tao thanked the second lieutenant again, and walked out through the back door with the bearded man.The bearded man couldn't help turning his head when he left the stockade, and said, "It's strange, these officers and soldiers don't want money, and they don't arrest people... so let us go?"

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