Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 261
Just when Cao Yong and the others saw the funeral procession in front and pulled the reins, thinking about going around, a pair of eyes full of haze in the funeral procession in front were also looking at Cao Yong and the others.He was in his forties, wearing filial piety clothes, with blue eye circles, against the background of his red and purple wine-stained nose, he inadvertently revealed a stern look.

He turned his head and asked a middle-aged man dressed in charge beside him, "But did you find out clearly? There are seven people coming from the second child?"

The steward stared at the mouse eyes, almost slapped his chest, and replied: "Master, I have inquired about it properly, there are seven of them, the second master invited to help me punch, I heard it is the master of which martial arts school!"

"Hmph!" The middle-aged man showed some sarcasm, and said, "The second child is quite reasonable, knowing that the official has two mouths, and he didn't play those crooked tricks!"

The steward flattered: "Hey, isn't it? Even if the second master wants to rely on the relationship, he has to weigh his own weight, right? Our son-in-law is the yamen of Yizhou City, how can they provoke him?"

The man smiled complacently, with a trace of solemnity on his face, and said: "Don't underestimate him. When the soldiers from the Anton Guard came to station in Mengyin in spring, the second child was always flattering, not to mention wine and meat, but money." It's been a lot. If there is a trouble in the end, even if I beg my uncle, I will lose face in the end!"

The steward looked back at the pedestrian who was getting closer, and asked, "Master, what about these boys?"

The man sneered and said, "Teach me a good lesson! If you make a few disabled, let the second one open your eyes! We'll run into the funeral procession, we'll stick to the 'righteous indignation', it's just spending some money to pay for it!"

The steward knows the way of it, if the time comes to move from it, naturally there will be a lot of oil and water, and he will call people to prepare to go.

Cao Yong was in a hurry to go home, but the funeral procession in front of him gradually slowed down, and when he caught up with this section of mountain road, he had to hold the rein behind and walk slowly behind his temper.The dead are the greatest, so let's delay for a while!
In addition to Wei Hei and Xiao Man, Zhang Yi, Zhao Tong and two other long-term followers who were slightly stronger and had better fists and feet followed, and Cao Yong happened to be seven people.These were the few people he often took with him on trips, but he didn't expect to be confused because of the number of people.

Wei Hei is the oldest among the crowd, has experience in the world, and is the most vigilant in his actions.Even though it was only the afternoon and he was on a serious official road, he could still see that something was wrong with the funeral procession ahead.

When we reached a fork, the front team had split into two sections, the coffin guard of honor in the front was still moving forward, and dozens of strong men in filial piety clothes behind us deliberately dragged on, blocking the road tightly.

Wei Hei's heart was agitated, and he called Cao Yong in a low voice: "Young master, slow down! Something is wrong!"

When Cao Yong heard the words, he reined in his horse and looked at Wei Hei puzzled.Wei Hei gestured to the front with his eyes, and said, "They are a little sneaky, as if they are staring at us, but they don't know what their intentions are."

Cao Yong narrowed his eyes and looked carefully, didn't he?Among the people who fell at the end of the funeral procession in front, some people looked back with their heads probed, and some whispered to each other, pointing and not knowing what to say.

Cao Yong couldn't help but look up at the sky. Although the sky was cloudy and there were scattered small snowflakes, it was still broad daylight after all, and it was on the official road. Bystanders, do you dare to commit murder in public because of this?Furthermore, even if you want to commit murder, you have to give a reason.Although his official position is not high, he is also an official appointed by the imperial court. Even if it is not a capital crime for a plain attack, he is also a living crime.

Only feel surprised and funny, Cao Yong did not worry and fear.It's only two or thirty people. There are Wei Hei and the two strong long-term followers here, that is, Zhang Yi and Zhao Tong.

When those people in front saw Cao Yong and the others reined in their horses and stood there, they also stopped, turned their heads, and confronted Cao Yong and the others across an open space of five or six feet.

Wei Hei and the others urged their horses forward to protect Cao Yong.Seeing a skinny man with a roe-headed mouse coming out from the opposing team, Wei Hei asked loudly, "Who are you waiting for? What do you mean?"

The thin steward just saw Cao Yong's extraordinary clothes, and he was thinking about what kind of fur, why at first glance, he seemed to be more elegant than his master's usual clothes.Could it be the young master of some martial arts school?Qilu's folk customs are tough, if the second master really finds someone from the big martial arts hall, then he must be cautious in his actions to avoid sequelae.

Hearing Wei Hei's question, the thin steward just said threateningly: "One-eyed dragon, listen, my uncle said, as long as you turn around, it doesn't matter, otherwise don't blame my uncle for being hot!"

After hearing this endless and inexplicable threat, everyone just felt dumbfounded.Cao Yong was a little annoyed, Wei Hei lost his eyes, it was something he was very ashamed of, seeing the provocation of the other party, how could he bear it?So I want to urge the horse to come forward, and want to ask everyone to teach them a lesson.

But Wei Hei held the reins, and only listened to him persuading: "Young master, there are few people on the official road in the cloudy sky, and you don't know the details of these people, so don't act rashly." At this point, he said to the manager: "What are you? People? Hurry up and get out of the way, my son, how can you mess with me!"

The thin steward, who is used to pretending to be arrogant, couldn't help feeling a little annoyed when he heard the contempt in Wei Hei's words. He stretched out his dry little arm, pointed at Wei Hei and said, "Mother, don't you want to be ashamed? Don't even inquire about it." , this is the name of Master Chen in the Mengyin Realm! This is my grandfather’s housework, how can it be your turn to take the lead?" Speaking of this, he said to the servants next to him: "Boys, let them open their eyes!"

When Wei Hei and the others heard this, they all grasped the handle of their swords and were fully on guard.

The other party didn't intend to take out a knife or gun, but was sneaky, not knowing what to discuss.

Although Wei Hei was not afraid of fighting, he was afraid that Cao Yong would make a mistake in a panic, so he opened his mouth to reveal his identity: "What are you talking about, my lord is Dongyan Daotai..." Before he finished speaking, he saw many people running towards him. objects, followed by the sound of "crackling" firecrackers.

The steward only heard half of the sentence "What are you talking about", but didn't hear the rest clearly, clapping hands with those servants and guards, watching the excitement here.

More than a dozen curtains of firecrackers rang together, although the people were just stupefied with fright, how could they bear it when they sat down on the horses?Immediately neighing endlessly, he ran away in all directions.

Wei Hei tightened his grip on the horse's belly and reined in vigorously; Xiao Man's horse rushed into the crowd ahead.Some of those people in front couldn't dodge, their legs and feet were stepped on, and they were in a mess.

In the smog, Cao Yong did not know where he went with his men and horses.

Wei Hei felt that his mind was torn apart, and he shouted, "My lord!"

Xiao Man was the closest to Cao Yong, and when he was knocked off his horse, he didn't care about himself, pointing to the mountain road on the left and said to Wei Hei, "My lord's horse ran that way!"

With all his strength, Cao Yong, who didn't rein in the frightened horse, finally knew what it meant to capsize in the gutter.

His palms were hot, probably because the reins were worn out, his upper body was bent over the horse's back, his legs clamped the horse's belly, and he was yelling, hoping to stop the horse earlier.

Faintly, Cao Yong couldn't help but look back when he heard Wei Hei's shout in the wind...

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The skinny steward just wanted to scare these people with firecrackers first, and then lead them to beat them up, so that they would not dare to help the second master.Who would have thought that if he had time to avoid it in the future, he would be trampled on by a startled horse, and he would be very annoyed. He pointed at Xiao Man who was standing aside and said, "Hit me! Hit me hard!"

Wei Hei and Zhang Yi turned the mountain road to chase Cao Yong, Zhao Tong and the other two were also in a mess, because they were so angry.Seeing that this guy is still bluffing, how can he stand it?He ran up directly, picked up the skinny steward in the crowd, pointed the knife at his neck, and asked, "Who are you? Why did you attack my lord?"

The skinny steward was still commanding his subordinates proudly. When he woke up, he realized that his neck was cold. Seeing the man's expression on his face, he was trembling, his teeth chattered in fright, and he didn't hear Zhao Tong's question at all.

Hearing the sound of hoofbeats, he passed a few rides in the direction of the county seat, led by two young men in their 20s.One was in filial piety, and the other was in plain clothes.

The skinny steward was terrified, and didn't want to see the rules, so he called out, "Second Master, hurry up and save the little one!" As he said that, he knew what was wrong, so he opened his eyes wide and couldn't speak for a while. .

The young man in filial piety raised his eyebrows, looked at the red firecracker crumbs on the ground, and then at the angry Zhao Tong and others, he was not in a hurry to speak.

The person next to him looked at Zhao Tong, very surprised, and thought he had misunderstood the person; when he saw Xiaoman torn out of the crowd, he couldn't help but change his face, got off his horse and got on He said, "Master Zhao?"

Hearing this, Zhao Tong turned around and saw that he was an acquaintance, the eldest brother of Ren Shuyong and Ren Jiyong, Shaodong Ren Boyong from Huwei Martial Arts Hall.Because Ren Shuyong and the others are working in the Daotai Mansion, they are even acquainted with the people in the Daotai Mansion even at the Huwei Martial Arts Hall.

Zhao Tong saw that the people around Ren Boyong were familiar, and it seemed that they were the masters brought by Yizhou, so he didn't talk to him, and said directly: "Master Ren, these villains attacked my lord, his horse was startled, Master Wei looked Go, this kid, please ask Uncle Ren to take care of it first!" Then, with a knife in his hand, he chopped down the skinny steward and threw him in front of Ren Boyong.

Except for Cao Yong and the two who were chasing after him, Zhao Tong was the elder. Although he was very anxious, he knew that there were still things to take care of, so he took out the signboard of Daotai Mansion Officials from his arms, handed it to Ren Boyong, and said: "I Go look for my lord, there are not enough people here, Mr. Ren sent someone to go to the yamen of Mengyin County, these people..."

Having said that, he coldly swept away the servants and guards who had been frightened by the accident: "These people attacked the emperor's relatives and court officials, as if they were plotting treason!" Full of murderous intent.

Even the "second master" in filial piety clothes got off the horse. Although Zhao Tong didn't say much, he could hear the key point.How come there is an "adult" here, or does Boss Ren know it?
Zhao Tong's horse had just been slaughtered directly, and now his clothes are full of horse blood, so he stopped talking nonsense and pulled Xiao Man's horse to find Cao Yong.

When Xiaoman fell to the ground just now, he knocked his forehead and twisted his feet, but now he didn't care about it, and said to Ren Boyong in tears: "Brother Ren, borrow Xiaoman's horse, I'm going to find my master!"

Ren Boyong saw that his legs and feet were inconvenient, and his head was still bleeding, so he hurriedly persuaded him: "Brother Xiaoman, don't worry, Mr. Cao is blessed with great blessings, so he will be fine!" At any rate, he finally persuaded Xiaoman, and sent Zhao Tong The given sign was handed over to an attendant, and he was sent to the county government immediately.

Those servants in filial piety on the opposite side woke up and knew something was wrong, and wanted to run away, but the "Second Lord" stopped him.Although they all knew that the two masters in the family did not get along, but now that the elder is not around and the steward is on the ground, who knows whether it is life or death, they dare not act presumptuously.

But Wei Hei and Zhang Yi chased for several miles in one breath, and finally saw the horse parked by the roadside panting, where was Cao Yong's shadow?
Both Wei Hei and Zhang Yi were terrified, enduring panic and uneasiness, they turned around and searched along the road, it seems that Cao Yong got off his horse.Until they met Zhao Tong and the others who were chasing after him, they still couldn't find any shadow.

A few people were worried, afraid that they might miss something, they searched in the direction of the startled horse, calling loudly, "Young Master" and "Master" kept calling.

When everyone was almost desperate, they heard a faint response from the woods on the downhill slope of the road.Everyone looked together, seeing the figure shaking, they were very pleasantly surprised, and rushed over to check.

The one with the straw on his head, the dead branch in his hand, and a few bloody cuts on his face, isn't Cao Yong, or who?
Leaning against the tree, he saw Wei Hei and others approaching from a distance, his face softened, he couldn't help but smiled, and couldn't help saying a foul word: "Damn, what a joke..." Before he could finish speaking, but I couldn't hold it any longer, my eyes went dark, and I fainted to the ground.

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(End of this chapter)