Aspirations

Chapter 176 Heaven made the grass

"Xia Shishi, Xia Shisan..." Han Meng's urging voice came, "Why are you so slow?"

Xia Lai Xia Qu had no choice but to stop, Xia Lai said: "The moon is dusk, the water is clear and shallow, the two of you should settle Sister Zhu first, and Eleven and I will go out with Lady Lian first."

Yue Dusk had a look of determination on his face: "On the [-]th and [-]th, you can go to accompany Lady Lian, as long as I and Shui Qingqian are here. You can handle your affairs well, and Shui Qingqian and I will not let you down. Remember, we are in the same boat."

Xia Lai felt a chill in his heart, Yue Duowan's implication was to remind him and Xia Qu not to forget them, otherwise they would not give up.

Xia Lai and Xia Qu hurried back to the front yard, Lian Ruohan had already packed up and stepped down the steps, the two hurriedly escorted Lian Ruohan out.There were two carriages parked at the door, Han Meng lifted the curtains himself, and Lian Ruohan bent over to get into the carriage.

"What about the moon and the clear water?" Han Meng was taken aback when he turned around and saw the two of them.

"The two of them..." Xia Lai didn't know how to smooth things over.

"Hurry up and let the two of them get in the car together, otherwise Wu Yidong will definitely die when he finds out that even the lady is gone." Han Meng urged anxiously, "Thirteen, go and call the two of you."

Xia Qu hesitated and refused to take a step forward, and when Xia Lai didn't know how to prevaricate, Yue Dusk and Shui Qingqian ran over one after the other, and the two got into the carriage panting, Yue Dusk turned pale Xia Lai Xia Qu With a glance, he reproached and said: "I said the carriage is coming soon, you two must ask me to pack something. Fortunately, I heard what Deputy Commander Han said, and ran out without packing up. What time is it, Still thinking about Xiruan, is money more important or people more important?"

Han Meng chuckled: "Xia Shishi and Xia Shisan, why don't you two have as much knowledge as Shui Qingqian? Alright, get in the car."

Lian Ruohan sat in the carriage with a calm face and calm eyes. Although he didn't speak, he knew the ins and outs of the matter in his heart.

Xia Lai and Xia Qu took the same car with Han Meng, and a group of people divided into two cars and drove towards the gate of the barracks.

Inside the car, Lian Ruohan glanced at Yue Duwan and Shui Qingqian as if nothing had happened, then his eyes fell on Yue Duwan's still immature face, and asked, "What's wrong with Sister Zhu?"

A flash of panic flashed in Yue Dusk's eyes, and then he calmed down: "Miss Lian, the servant tied her up in the woodshed and gagged her again..."

"Really?" Lian Ruohan's eyes were like lightning. She had seen too many maids with deep scheming minds, but this was the first time she had seen someone who acted so decisively like a moon dusk, "The water is clear and shallow, tell me!"

Shui Qingqian stammered: "Miss Lian, I, I dare not say..."

"Let me tell the story." Yue Dusk said solemnly, "First Sister Zhu is the secret work of someone who placed next to Deputy Commander Han. Deputy Commander Han has been obsessed with sex since she had First Sister Zhu, and obeyed First Sister Zhu's words in everything. As a The deputy commander of the imperial army of [-] cavalry, if Deputy Commander Han mistaken himself because of a woman, it would be fine, if it harms the country and the people, it would be the misfortune of the court. Today, Sister Zhu insisted on killing herself, Shui Qingqian and I simply killed each other She silenced her, so she won't be allowed to harm the world again."

"I am the one who decides everything. Shui Qingqian was only forced to be a helper, and I am the main culprit." Yue Dusk gritted his teeth and resisted all on himself, "If even the lady blames it, I will take it all by myself. gone."

Lian Ruohan's expression was calm: "Where is Miss Zhu First?"

"There is a well in the backyard..." Yue Dusk recalled the moment when she kicked Miss Zhu into the well, and her heart was still pounding. "The water is very deep, and she is probably drowned now."

"Sister Zhu deserves to die." Lian Ruohan was shocked by Yue Duo's cruelty and calmness, and admired her decisiveness in the face of danger, "Moon dusk, clear water, you two will always be by my side from now on, how about it?"

Yue Dusk thought that Lian Ruohan would despise her because of this, but unexpectedly accepted her as a personal maid, and was immediately overjoyed: "I will follow Lady Lian to the death."

Lian Ruohan nodded and said, "In the future, I will teach you martial arts. With martial arts, you can better punish evil and promote good."

"Yes." Yue Dusk and Shui Qingqian said in unison, they were secretly delighted, with Lian Niangzi's daughter's promise, not only their lives were saved, but they would also have no worries about food and clothing in the future.

The two carriages traveled smoothly all the way, but when they reached the gate of the barracks, they were stopped.Seeing that it was Han Meng, the soldiers guarding the gate refused to let him go, although they were respectful, saying that no one could leave the camp without Wu Yidong's order.

Han Meng was furious, and slapped the gatekeeper twice. Even though his face was covered in blood, he still refused to let him go.Claiming that even if Han Meng killed him, he could not disobey the military order.What was even more infuriating was that more and more soldiers gathered at the gate, and finally formed a human wall, apparently desperate to prevent Han Meng from passing.

Han Meng finally couldn't bear it anymore, took the bow and arrow from the soldiers who followed him, and shot a loud arrow towards the sky.A moment later, a cavalry roared up.With a wave of Han Meng's hand, the cavalry rushed straight towards the infantry on the wall like unsheathed swords.

The infantry was no match for the cavalry at all. The wall of people spread out, and Han Meng surrounded the cavalry and walked away.

Not long after Han Meng left, Wu Yidong arrived on horseback.After learning of the situation, he flew into a rage.Another soldier came to report that Lian Ruohan, the two maids, and Xia Laixia went all disappeared, and found the body of First Sister Zhu in the well in the backyard. Wu Yidong was so furious that he led people to chase after him.

Wu Yidong led his men to chase into Zhending City, but Han Meng and the others were still missing, so he couldn't help but wonder if Han Meng and the others had diverted to another place.After thinking about it for a while, the soldiers divided into two groups, one went to Yuanjia Village, and the other went straight to the county government.

Wu Yidong personally brought people to the county yamen to have a look. The entrance of the county yamen was brightly lit, and the yamen servants were lined up on both sides, as if they were ready to welcome them.When he was in a daze, the front door opened, and Ma Zhanguo greeted him with a smile.

"It turns out that Commander Wu is here, and I'm not far away to welcome you." Ma Zhanguo chuckled and stretched out his right hand, "Congratulations to Commander Wu."

Wu Yidong was full of doubts, but he refused to show weakness. He dismounted and followed Ma Zhanguo into the county government office. He pretended to be polite and said, "I came here in a hurry and didn't notify you. I hope the magistrate will forgive me. I don't know where Mr. Xia is?"

Ma Zhanguo said with a smile: "Xiaxian Zun is out on business, and he will be back later. The officials have prepared some tea. The two of us can drink tea while waiting for Xia Xianzun to come back."

"This officer came to arrest Xia Laixia, a deserter from the army, and brought them to justice. Some people saw the two of them running into the county government office. If there is any disturbance or disrespect, I hope County Captain Ma will not blame you." Wu Yidong did not dare to say that he came To stop Han Meng and arrest Lian Ruohan, he had no choice but to arrest Xia Laixia Qu as an excuse. Now he is almost sure that several people must be hiding in the county government office. "I wonder if I can let the officer search it?"

In terms of official position, Wu Yidong was much higher than Ma Zhanguo, but it was no small matter for the garrison guard to lead troops into the county government. If it was a big one, he could be punished for the crime of disturbing the local government. If it was a small one, he could also be punished for a crime of disrespect.Wu Yidong always likes to keep things honest, that's why he didn't lead troops to break in, let alone search the county government office without permission.

"If there are deserters, the lower officials shouldn't have said anything, and just asked Commander Wu to search. It's just..." Ma Zhanguo looked embarrassed, "It's just that Xia Xianzun is not in the county government, and he will come later Come back. Why don’t you wait for Xia Xianzun to come back and let him make a decision? Anyway, the gate of the county government is guarded by the soldiers commanded by Wu, and no one can enter or leave.”

"That's good." Wu Yidong didn't want to press too hard, mainly because he felt that it was impossible for Han Meng and others to go out after entering the county government office. He just had people surround the county government office, and the people inside were hard to fly. After Xia Xiang came back, wouldn’t it be better to settle the old and new accounts together, he just laughed, "Know the people, know the world, the governor, watch the mountains, the waters, the sea and the wind...Okay, tonight I will accompany Ma County Wei, the magistrate, the governor to watch the sea Watch the wind."

Wu Yidong followed Ma Zhanguo to the main hall of the county government office. Someone had already served tea. After the two sat down, they chatted all over the world.

From the main hall, through the arch to the second hall, the east side of the second hall is Xia Xiang's study.Xia Xiang was not in the study at this time, but his study was full of guests.

On the main seat, Lian Ruohan was naturally.Next to Lian Ruohan were Xiao Jia, Man Tuo, and Han Meng. Xia Lai Xia Qu and Moon Dusk Shui Qingqian stood behind, and there was another person standing below, who was Qi He.

Qi Hezheng respectfully said to Lian Ruohan: "...Jiang Xiaoliu came to the county government to deliver the letter under the order of Xia Xianzun. If it were someone else, I would never dare to leave such a big deal to a fool. After Ma Xianwei received the letter, he immediately sent Ding Butou to lead people to Yuanjia Village to meet Xia Xianzun. At this time, Ding Butou should have arrived Yuan Family Village and Xia Xianzun have joined together. Not surprisingly, Xia Xianzun will bring someone back in an hour."

"Where are Yan Hao and Fang Shiniang now?" Lian Ruohan was very concerned about the whereabouts of Yan Hao and Fang Shiniang. The two of them had strong martial arts skills. If they escaped, there might be troubles.

"They're all in prison." Thinking of Yan Hao's tragic situation, Qi He couldn't help showing a knowing smile, "Fang Shiniang's injury is slightly minor, but it's impossible to escape, and she's locked up tightly. Yan Hao Taiwei Yan is still unconscious, so in order to prevent him from escaping, he is still in chains."

Lian Ruohan nodded towards Han Meng, Han Meng understood, and said, "Don't worry, Miss Lian, my subordinates have surrounded the prison, and no one will try to rescue the two of them."

Lu Dongdong opened the door and came in, and said respectfully: "Miss Lian, Ma Xianwei asked the villain to tell the villain that Wu Yidong is drinking tea in the main hall now, and his people have surrounded the county government. The county lord will come back and talk about it."

"Understood." Lian Ruohan frowned slightly, "Xia Xianzun entered the tiger's den alone, what is going on now?"

Man Tuo said: "You don't have to worry, even my lady, Yan Hao and Fang Shiniang are arrested, there are no more masters in Zhending City, Xia Xianzun has Ye Muping with him, everything will be fine."

Lian Ruohan nodded, but still asked uncomfortably: "As a monk, Ye Muping may know some Taoism, but not martial arts..."

Man Tuo said seriously: "Immortal art is far better than Taoism, and Taoism is higher than martial arts. People who practice martial arts, in addition to wanting to strengthen their bodies, also want to further improve their realm, so that one day they can see the way of heaven."

At this time, Xia Xiang and the others, accompanied by Liu Changting, opened the door of the underground bank.

Regarding Xia Xiang's question about whether Han Meng is the emperor's man, Liu Changting knew that Xia Xiang was tricking him, but he really didn't know whether Han Meng was the emperor's man, so he could only answer casually: "At present, apart from Apart from His Highness Xingwang, aren’t they all from the Emperor? Could it be possible that Han Meng will also be King Qing’s and King Yun’s pawns?”

Xia Xiang didn't answer, but Mr. Jin Jia laughed, slapped Liu Changting on his head and said, "Liu Changting, don't pretend to be smart in front of this old man, Han Meng was born in martial arts. The emperor hand-picked him, he is a student of the emperor, who else can he belong to if he is not the emperor? The whole world is the emperor's land and the emperor's subjects, except for some treacherous ministers and rebellious sons! I don't understand, the emperor's martial arts and martial arts , and you’re not a faint king, why do you insist on following Xing Wang to plot rebellion?”

There is a willow tree in the southeast corner of the wheat field, and more than ten feet away from the willow tree is an abandoned hut.Liu Changting opened the door and walked in. There was only a bed, a table and a chair in the room. The windows were shabby and the beams were crumbling.He came to the east wall, stretched out his hand and pushed it, and with a creaking sound, a small door appeared on the west wall.He came to the door, took out the key to open the door, and stretched out his hand to ask: "Please."

He also said: "Your Majesty is not a foolish emperor. Liu followed Xingwang to seek great things, and he followed the time of the day and followed the trend. As the saying goes, the sky makes grass ignorant, and it is suitable to build a marquis but not rest..."

"Haha." Xia Xiang laughed when he heard the words, "Everyone thinks about Jianhou, but unfortunately not everyone has the life of a prince and general. There is a person who has lived a very peaceful life. After death, the king of hell judged him to be a man in the world. Let him choose what kind of person to be. He said he hoped to be "thousand acres of fertile land, Qiuqiu water, ten wives and concubines, all beautiful. The father is the prime minister and the son is a marquis, and I will raise my legs in front of the hall." Smile, if there is such a beautiful thing in the world, you will be the king of Hades and I will be you. As long as a person wants to achieve something, he will spend his whole life in hard work. Liu Yuanwai can be safe and easy, why should he give up peace and easy in exchange for hard work and risk?"

While talking, several people entered the small door.The small door leads to the ground floor with stairs.Liu Changting is in front, Xia Xiang is behind, and behind are Jin Jia and Ye Muping.I went down the stairs a few times, the lights on both sides were dim, and the stairs creaked.

Liu Changting sighed: "Zhuangzi said, so before the end of his life, but the middle way dies like an axe, the trouble of this talent..."

Xia Xiang thought to himself, Liu Changting boasted that he was superior to others, and he was unwilling to be just an idle member. He thought that he was like a tall and straight tree. In fact, I made a mistake. He was not too talented, but too conceited.If he was really talented, he would have been entrusted with important tasks by the emperor long ago, how could he be just an outsider?He thinks too much of himself but has no ambitions, and eventually becomes a pawn of Xingwang, thinking that only Xingwang can be a wise king and have the knowledge of people.

(End of this chapter)