Prime Minister dare not be

Chapter 9

What is her image? Back then, she was so hungry that she went to steal food, and was chased for five miles without breathing heavily, let alone running for her life now.

It's a pity that eight years of extravagant life and etiquette education have turned her from a wild girl into a handsome prime minister, and her escape speed has also been greatly reduced.

Xie Shu really wanted to commemorate his once passionate childhood.

Mubai knows martial arts, but he usually dresses up as a book boy, so he can't tell.After he made a decision for Xie Shu, he knocked down several people in a row, and did not run for his life until he saw the other servants raising weapons in their hands.

It's over, I forgot to bring my weapon, I'm too used to being a book boy!
Xie Shu shouted loudly, but did not attract the defenders.

This place is the territory of the Wang family, and no thieves dare to make trouble. They guarded it year after year, and every year they are bored and can only play with butterflies. They have long since lost their vigilance.What's more, in order not to disturb the gathering of the aristocratic family, they all stood far away from the periphery, never thinking that someone in the aristocratic family would engage in internal strife.

And the group of so-called ambush soldiers was just a cover, once the servants succeeded, they would show up to attract the attention of the defenders and facilitate their actions.

Xie Shu was not familiar with the terrain, and gradually lost his strength. Finally, the group of servants came to him.

Mubai was chopped down with one knife, and several big knives were placed across her neck.

The aristocratic families came in high spirits and returned in disappointment, no one cared where the prime minister was now.

Halfway down the road, shouts suddenly sounded from all around. It seemed that a large group of people were making trouble. Everyone was startled and stopped to look around one after another. The timid ones even sneaked into the crowd.

Wang Jingzhi ordered people to go to check, not long after, the leader of the defenders came to report that it was a group of refugees who had fled indiscriminately and had been expelled.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they suddenly saw a person running over covered in blood.

Mubai tried his best to pretend to be dead, and when the group of servants left, he endured the pain and came to rescue soldiers, and shouted from afar: "Lord Inspector, save my young master quickly!"

Wang Jingzhi was shocked when he heard the words, and supported him with his own hands to ask for details.

It's fine that something happened to the prime minister in the Wang family's territory, but he was taken away by a group of people dressed as Wang's servants. This is clearly a frame-up.Wang Jingzhi didn't have time to study carefully, so he quickly summoned soldiers to search and rescue.

Wei Yizhi's chariot and horse hadn't gone far, when he heard the yelling, he pressed the chariot and horse.

It doesn't seem right, if Lu Xihuan's goal is all the aristocratic families present, he shouldn't be so fanfare.

"Fu Xuan, go and see the situation over there, and then see if Lu Xihuan is still there."

"Yes."

When Fu Xuan left, Wang Jingzhi personally led people to search along the road, saw Wei Yizhi's carriage still parked in the road, and hurried forward and said, "King Wuling should go back quickly, the prime minister was taken away by thieves. It's not advisable to stay long."

Wei Yizhi was a little surprised, he never thought that Xie Shu was the only target of Lu Xihuan.But he remained calm on the surface: "Thank you for reminding the governor, the king will go back."

Wang Jingzhi wanted to send troops to escort him, but he waved his hand and refused: "This king can still protect himself, but the governor should go and find Xie Xiang."

"That's right, so please be more careful, King Wuling himself." Wang Jingzhi reined in his horse and turned around, quickly leading the crowd away.

Fu Xuan came back and reported: "My lords have been taken back by the governor Wang sent someone to take a shortcut, and Lu Xihuan was among them."

Wei Yizhi nodded, went back into the carriage, put on a narrow-sleeved mustache jacket and boots, found a good bow and long whip, jumped out of the carriage and ordered the driver to unload a horse for him.

Fu Xuan hurriedly asked: "Where is the county king going?"

"When others asked, they said that I went hunting." Wei Yizhi straightened his cuffs and wrapped a long whip around his waist: "This matter should not be publicized. You can calculate the time. If the king has not returned in two hours, I will go Please help Wang Jingzhi, I will leave a mark along the way."

"Yes."

Wei Yizhi got on his horse and galloped towards Lanting.

To put it bluntly, everyone knows that he and Xie Shu are enemies, not to mention that he left early in public without giving face, he is the most suspicious.

To put it more deeply, Xie Shu had an accident, the Wang family was damaged, and he was the only one who ruled alone. Sooner or later, the emperor would be afraid, and eventually he would be removed.

Only balance is the way to survive.

But even if Wei Yizhi wanted to save Xie Shu, he could only do it secretly. Although the southern gentry were discriminated against, their power should not be underestimated.The Kuaiji area is where the old Lu family is located, and the forces are even more intertwined, not to mention that there are three families of Gu, Zhang and Zhu around, and he has no position to mobilize people to demand people.

At this time, Lu Xihuan was rushing back with the other aristocratic families, pretending to be frightened.

The northern gentry next to him laughed at him for being timid and fearful. He turned his head and met the gaze of Young Master Gu's.

You bastards, let's see how many days you can survive!
Xie Shu was also on his way at this time, being escorted by a group of tall and strong men, the route was hidden, and he only picked trails.

Probably that group of people really looked down on her and didn't tie her up, they just squeezed her in the middle.Xie Shu also behaved very well-behaved, not noisy, walking quietly, without resistance.

After walking for about four or five miles, everyone saw her pale and obedient, knew that she was afraid, laughed constantly in their hearts, and gradually relaxed.

Xie Shu quietly looked around and saw a scarecrow erected in the field in front of him, and he was secretly concerned.

After walking for a while, a big river appeared in his sight. With a thought, Xie Shu flexed his thumb and pressed his throat hard, and immediately bent over to vomit in disgust.

"What's the matter?" The slack-eyed man who was the leader in front came over and saw her bending over and throwing up, he covered his nose and scolded: "It really is a scum who eats big fish and meat all day long, and he vomited after eating it!"

Xie Shu gave him a weak look, and said pitifully, "This good man, can you let me wash?"

Seeing that her vomit stained her clothes, Diao Shao scolded again: "Damn, it's so disgusting!"

Xie Shu shrank his neck and frowned, pretending to bear it.

He couldn't continue cursing, his face was carefully crafted, his eyes seemed to hold back a thousand words, and his brows were frowned as if he was holding back all kinds of pain. He was obviously a boy, but he was actually prettier than any girl he had ever seen. .He could no longer yell in his original loud voice, coughed dryly and swallowed it back, waved his hands and said, "Go, go, go, come back!"

Xie Shu was surprised and thanked again and again, his smile bloomed and became more dazzling.Diao Shaoyan cursed secretly, assigned two people to take her to the river, and repeatedly told her to look after her.

The two sent Xie Shu to the river, only a few steps away from her, but they obviously didn't take her seriously and were not too vigilant.

Xie Shu saw the right time, suddenly rushed into Hanoi, and quickly swam downstream.

Only then did the two come back to their senses, and they were in turmoil. They never thought that the children of this aristocratic family could swim in water and swim so fast!

"Come on! The prime minister has escaped!"

Diao Shaoyan hurried over with someone, scolded everyone to chase after him, and scolded the two of them angrily: "Stop talking nonsense! Do you want the people around you to know who we have arrested? Are you tired of work!"

There are a lot of people in the south of the Yangtze River with good water quality. A few big men rushed into the river to chase them. Although they went downstream quickly, there were many of them. Don't worry about not being caught.

Sure enough, after turning a few turns and swimming to a gentle place, he saw the prime minister's figure floating on the water.Everyone speeded up and rushed over like a hungry tiger rushing for food, and suddenly felt something was wrong.

One person picked up the prime minister and immediately cursed at him.That was not a prime minister at all, but a scarecrow in a prime minister's clothes. No wonder it was half dead floating on the water.

"Damn, I was cheated! Quickly search!"

Xie Shu huddled under the ridge on the bank, and heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the voices of people leaving.She wrung the water stains on her shirt and ran towards the opposite side of the village.

The sun was setting and the smoke was rising from the village. Xie Shu ran to the entrance of the village to take a look. Although the village was small, it was well connected. I'm afraid that the group of people would find it soon.

She changed her plan to seek refuge with the residents, and went straight to the back of the village, so that she could find out the direction when she got to a high place, so as not to hit by mistake.

The mountain is gentle and not steep, but it is not like the Lanting Pavilion, which is full of thorns.The boots on Xie Shu's feet were already torn, and the thorn stabbed his ankle hard, making him hiss in pain.She looked around, picked up a handful of dried thatch, and continued to walk up with a limp.

As expected, when they reached the mountainside, the group of people went back and forth, and went straight to search the mountain.

Xie Shu gritted his teeth and continued to run forward, but the group of people was very fast, and it didn't take long for them to feel the sound was close at hand.

Xie Shu knew that he couldn't run away, so he decided to break up his hair bun, covering most of his face, took off his boots and threw them far away, wearing only socks, deliberately rubbing the mud on his feet to cover them. blood.

When the big guys reached the top of the mountain cursing, they saw a woman with disheveled hair squatting on the ground picking up firewood, humming a little tune.

Not many people came, so it should be one of them.He was not in the mood to listen to the music, and shouted: "Have you ever seen a man with a wet body and a handsome face running past?"

"Ah!" The woman suddenly screamed, stood up suddenly, and pointed down the mountain, as if she was frightened.

The man looked in the direction she pointed, and saw that one of the prime minister's boots was dangling from a tree branch.

"Sure enough, I ran from here!" The big men were heartbroken, regardless of the steepness of the mountain road and the thorns, they opened up all the way with their knives sideways, and several of them almost fell into the mud.

Xie Shu watched them go down, dropped the firewood and walked elsewhere.

There is a shallow pond in the valley, which is probably formed by rainwater, so it is not very clear, but there is no need to worry about it at this time.She sat down, took off her socks, and cleaned the wound.

The clothes are still wet, but they can only be half-covered and half-dried like this.The group of people didn't notice this just now, and they don't know if they will react later. If they go and come back, then they can only blame her for their bad luck.

She sighed, washed herself with water, and tied her hair up again.

Wang Jingzhi might bring someone to find her, but she has to be wary not only of the chasing soldiers.

The shoes were gone, so she wove straw sandals with thatched grass that she picked up earlier.

Her mother taught her when she was a child, but it has been a long time and she is already unfamiliar.She braided one, loose and out of shape, put it on her feet, glanced at the water, and said with a low laugh: "I will live well, mother."

Before a pair of shoes warmed up the feet, footsteps were already heard in the ears.Xie Shu was startled, and then squeezed the space between his brows, this time he couldn't escape.

However, only one person came.

Wei Yizhi stood in front of her and smiled slightly: "It took a long time to find you with that group of people, and so many people couldn't catch you alone, so I don't need to waste my time walking."

As soon as Xie Shu saw him, he immediately tried his best to express his emotion: "Ah, Zhongqing, it would be great if you came, I can't stand it anymore."

Wei Yizhi smiled and said: "Where is it, you are already worth one hundred."

Xie Shu understood Wei Yizhi's thoughts, so he was sure that he was safe, and he breathed a sigh of relief.She stopped joking, asked about the situation of Mubai and other aristocratic families, and learned that Wang Jingzhi should come over soon, she crossed her legs calmly and hid her feet under her legs.

There's no way, I'm only wearing a middle coat now, and there's no hem to cover it up.

Seeing that it was getting late, Wei Yizhi took flints and lit a fire, and asked her to take off her clothes and roast them.

Xie Shu didn't agree, he just said that the clothes were already dry and there was no need for them.

"You have quite a lot of rules." Wei Yizhi didn't know that she was a woman, so he didn't feel sorry for her, otherwise he would at least take off his coat to shield her from the wind.

Xie Shu obviously didn't think of himself as a woman, and he didn't hold back. He looked around and said to him, "I don't know if there is any game in this mountain. I'm already hungry."

Wei Yizhi shook his head: "Even if there is, you can't roast it. Do you want to attract those people again? If Wang Jingzhi doesn't come at night, this fire must be extinguished."

"That's right." Xie Shu sighed in disappointment.

Wei Yizhi stood up and said, "I'll go and see if there is anything else to eat."

In the barren hills of a small village, where is there anything to eat.When Wei Yizhi returned, he took two lotus roots in his hand, and said to Xie Shu: "There is an old man at the foot of the mountain who planted it himself. Dry lotus roots are better than none."

Xie Shu accepted it in surprise, and said with a smile, "This food is delicious."

Wei Yizhi sat down beside her: "Have you tried it?"

"Of course, when I was in Jingzhou, I used to rely on this for half a year. I ate everything, and even the skin can make a few dishes."

Wei Yizhi couldn't help laughing at what she said, and suddenly he was taken aback: "Jingzhou? I remember the locust plague after the severe drought in Jingzhou eight years ago. There was no harvest, and hungry people were everywhere. You came back to Xie's family at that time?"

Xie Shu was startled, and twitched the corner of his mouth: "You even know this?"

"Did you forget that Jingzhou relies on Wuling County?"

"Ah, that's right." Xie Shu lowered his head to wash the lotus root and remained silent.

That is already too long a memory, the cracked earth, the migratory locusts all over the sky, the groans of hunger...

She and a group of friends went far away to steal food, and every time it was like going to an army to fight a war, it was the most noble mission at that time, because everyone shouldered the burden of family survival.

Later, the partners disappeared one by one, some starved to death, some were sold, and one was caught and beat up when he ran away after stealing food, got injured, and died of illness after a few months delay.

Human life is not valuable, what is valuable is food.

That memory was so tragic that she no longer wanted to remember it.

It can only be said that the Xie family showed up at the right time. When she and her mother were desperate, they brought a glimmer of life.

"Ruyi, I don't think I've ever heard you talk about your mother." Seeing that she hadn't finished washing after a long time, Wei Yizhi couldn't help pulling her back from her thoughts.

"My mother..." She sat up straight and smiled at him: "She passed away eight years ago."

Wei Yizhi was taken aback by her smile, it was not her usual smile.

"I was rude, sorry."

"It's okay, it's been so long."

Although Wei Yizhi had never seen the locust plague with his own eyes, he had heard about it, and looking at Xie Shu, it was somewhat different.

"People say that if you survive a catastrophe, you will have good fortune. Everything will go well in the future."

Xie Shu handed him a lotus root, laughed and said, "I just want this matter to pass smoothly."

Wei Yizhi took it and took a bite, chewed it carefully, it was crisp and sweet, this thing actually fed the current prime minister.

He glanced at Xie Shu, and suddenly realized that he seemed to have never known this person before.

Before Wang Jingzhi came, the pursuers turned back.

The people I found before might be stupid, but the slack eye is not easy to fool. After searching for a few rounds to no avail, I guessed that I was cheated, so I led someone to kill the carbine again.

Xie Shu heard people's voices, and hurriedly put out the fire with a bucket of water, the sun was about to disappear, and the surroundings fell into darkness.Wei Yizhi was still tasting the lotus root in a leisurely manner. He seemed to have just discovered the beauty of this thing, and it was quite delicious.

The mountain is too gentle, and it is very fast to rush up, and in a short time, Diao Shaoyan is in front of him.

"Sure enough, it's here, catch it quickly!"

The crowd rushed forward, and as soon as they got to the front, there was a sudden burst of wind, and the two big men fell on their backs, a big hole was cut in the front of their clothes, and blood gushed out.

With a shake of Wei Yi's hand, he withdrew his whip like a snake.

Diao Shaoyan was taken aback by his skill, but he couldn't care less to save his life, so he waved his big hand and said, "Let's go together!"

Wei Yizhi dropped the lotus root, got up suddenly, held Xie Shu in one hand, and whipped the whip in the other. Dozens of big men fell to the ground after being whipped by him. He was like lightning, easily opened up the road, and rushed down the mountain .

Hang Shaoyan covered his swollen cheek and thumped the ground, shouting: "Hurry up!!!"

Xie Shu was sent to the horse before he came back to his senses, held up his chin that almost fell, and said with a dry smile: "Zhongqing is really good at martial arts, I don't want to see here the martial arts that I didn't have the chance to see in Lanting."

Wei Yizhi turned over and sat behind her, "You still have time to joke around." After speaking, he gave the horse a hard slap, and galloped away like an arrow off the string.

Xie Shu was almost completely carried in his arms, and he moved his body unnaturally.

The pursuers in the rear didn't dare to show off, so they didn't use chariots and horses, and their footsteps could not keep up with Wei Yizhi, but Lu Xihuan brought people here himself.

After he went back, he didn't get any news for a long time, so he knew that something had changed. He joined the Gu family to come to rescue him, and when he learned that Xie Shu had just been rescued, he was so angry that he ordered people to chase him immediately.

This time, the people were not those reckless men who pretended to be writers before. They were well-trained and resolute. They rode a strong horse, split into two legs and flanked the two wings, and soon surrounded Xie Shu and Wei Yizhi.

"Go all the way, don't stop." Wei Yizhi whispered in Xie Shu's ear, handed the reins in her hand, and then pointed forward with arrows, firing three arrows in succession, killing three people in a row.

Xie Shu was not good at riding, so he rushed across the gap with lingering fear.

(End of this chapter)