Aspirations

Chapter 23 Meeting in a narrow road

People are like wind, horses are like dragons, and in the blink of an eye, the three of them kicked over the fruit stand and cold drink stand by the roadside, and also knocked down a vendor who was carrying a load, and rushed to Shi'er like a storm.

Shi'er bit the candied haws in her mouth, widened her innocent and frightened eyes, she was stunned, motionless, letting the high hooves of the current white horse toss over her head, seeing that the thick hooves were about to fall on top of her head.

"Shi'er, be careful!" Zhang Hou was shocked. He wanted to save him, but he was too far away. Even if he could fly, it was too late.

Xia Xiang was also shocked. The incident happened suddenly. Even if he ordered Xiao Wu to help, it would be a step too late.Shen Baoren was on the horse, and he was instantly sober, stunned, and didn't even have time to scream.

Only Xiao Wu responded. His footsteps moved like a rabbit, and he was only one step away from Shier in an instant, but the distance within reach was as far away as the world. fall!

Everyone thought that Shi'er would surely die under the horse's hoof, but Shi'er smiled, with the candied gourd still in his mouth, his figure flickered, like a dragonfly on the water, and turned around lightly - the horse's hoof slammed to the ground, close to Shi'er's shoulder. But a few feet away.

"Hey hey hey, horses are beasts, they don't look at the road and don't know how to let them go. Are you a beast too? Do you know that you almost ran into me just now!" Shi'er narrowly escaped death, not knowing what to do, pointing at the man on the horse with candied haws in his hand, angrily He said, "Quickly get off your horse and apologize to me and admit your mistakes. Also, you knocked down three stalls and one person just now. Those who should admit their mistakes should admit their mistakes, and those who should lose money should pay for their mistakes. Do you hear me?"

The three of them on the horse, the leader is young and weak, with big eyes and long eyebrows, a face like a crown jade, big ears and round eyes, slightly narrowed eyes, and a proud expression.Dressed in Chinese clothes, with a cloud-patterned robe on the right, a sword on his waist, a hilt made of ivory, and inlaid with red and green gems, which complement each other and are dazzling.

The strange thing is that this person has his head in a bun with an ebony hairpin inserted across it.

It is rare to see such nondescript outfits.Daxia Confucianism is an orthodox doctrine, and today's sages respect Taoism, so the style of learning Taoism in the court is prevalent.However, people who believe in Buddhism are far better than those who learn Taoism. The reason is that Taoism has a lot of alchemy, and alchemy requires a lot of money, and the people have no spare money.Believing in Buddhism is much simpler and easier, just burn incense and worship Buddha and read the scriptures.There is a folk saying that the rich learn the Tao but the poor believe in Buddhism, but in this life you learn morality, and in the next life you will recite Amitabha.

Xia Xiang secretly looked at the person who came. Although this person put his head in a bun to show his sincerity to the Dao, his whole body was completely undifferentiated, and he was not even more free and easy than Cao Shujun.It can be seen that whether one wants to learn Taoism or believe in Buddhism does not depend on whether one is wearing a Taoist robe and reciting Buddhist scriptures, but whether one is sincere.

When Xia Xiang's eyes fell on the two riding behind him, he couldn't help being shocked and almost screamed!

The two are none other than the arrest of Li Dingshan in Zhongshan Village and Gao Jianyuan and Yan Hao who met by chance at the gate of the Three Princes Palace!
It's really the enemy's road is narrow, Li Dingshan and Xiao Jia are missing, Xia Laixia's life and death are unknown, all thanks to the two, if you say that there is no malice towards the two, Xia Xiang believes that he is not a saint and can't do it.

As soon as Xiao Wu saw Yan Hao, he immediately straightened his body as if seeing a ferocious beast, his eyes were fixed on Yan Hao, as if he was facing an enemy, he took half a step back slightly, his left leg slightly Leaning forward, the right leg is bowed, like an arrow that can be fired at any time, ready for battle.

Gao Jianyuan and Yan Hao also found Xia Xiang and Xiao Wu, and they looked at each other, slightly surprised.

"Get out of the way!" The man on the horse lifted the reins, and the horse's hooves flew into the air again, and the man stood up. He looked up at the sky indifferently, and didn't even look at Shi'er, "If you delay this king's important affairs, you can't afford ten cheap lives. If you don't let it go, a sword will make your head fall."

With a sound of "Zheng", the man on the horse drew his sword in his hand, and the tip of the sword pointed to the hour.

Zhang Hou was furious, and he always cherished his childhood like a jewel in his palm.Although Shi Er grew up in Jianning, which is not comparable to the prosperous places of Quanzhou, Lin'an, and Shangjing, he was also born in a family of officials, dressed in fine clothes and food, and followed a group like a group. How could he ever suffer any grievances?He didn't want to come to Beijing for the first time, and he met such an invincible person. He was also straightforward and had an attack immediately.

"Who are you, in broad daylight, so arrogant and arrogant?" Zhang Hou didn't wear a sword. In a hurry, he waved the fan in his hand and blocked the sword of the man on the horse. He pointed at the man on the horse angrily. Nose, "Quickly dismount and apologize, don't blame me for ripping your skin to pieces."

Zhang Hou practiced martial arts since he was a child. Although he was not skilled in martial arts, he also practiced the strength and courage, so he dared to hang inscriptions in the air.

"I beat the king's skin to pieces? Haha, hahaha." The man on the horse seemed to have heard the most ridiculous joke in the world. His fan was cut into two, his laughter turned into a sneer, and a cold light flashed in his eyes, "I hear your accent is from the South? Haven't you been to Beijing? No wonder you are so ignorant and ridiculous, I'm afraid you don't. Do you know who this king is? Gao Jianyuan..."

"Yes." Gao Jianyuan responded, lifted the reins, took a step forward, and looked down at Zhang Hou, "Listen carefully, this is King Jing's heir, Jian Wang, who has been ordered to investigate the case of Yang Ting, a Hanlin scholar, for his favoritism. The case is serious, and anyone who hinders the investigation will be punished with the same crime."

What?Xia Xiang was horrified, Yang Ding was cheating for his own sake?how is this possible?Although he didn't know Yang Ting, he had heard of Yang Ting's behavior. He knew that Yang Ting was an upright man and an honest official. He had never reported anything illegal, and he had always been low-key and calm. Even the emperor asked him what year he was a scholar. , silently not answering, not being proud of being the champion, how could such a person practice favoritism?

No, this year Yang De is the chief examiner for Zhigong Ju. If he is investigated for favoritism, then there is no doubt that Zhigong Ju will be changed. Xia Xiang is stunned and thinks of Gao Jianyuan and Yan Hao going away. The arrest of Li Dingshan in Zhongshan Village, compared with the year of the big test this year, and the poor health of the holy dragon and the lack of children under his knees, etc., countless events are linked together, and it seems that someone is in full swing.

And it's a long-term situation.

Xia Xiang couldn't figure out what kind of game it was, and what ulterior purpose he wanted to achieve.It's just that he had a vague feeling that this year's big exam might have unexpected complications, and it wouldn't go on as smoothly as in previous years.As soon as I entered the capital, I felt the turbulent wind and the rushing sound of the strong wind.

And...Suddenly, Xia Xiang had a strange idea in his mind. Gao Jianyuan and Yan Hao belonged to the Third Prince. They went to Zhongshan Village to arrest Li Dingshan. It was not the emperor himself who ordered it.Among the four princes, only the third prince and the emperor belong to the same mother and compatriots, and belong to the Taizong clan, while the eldest prince, the fourth prince and the fifth prince are all from the Taizu clan.Gao Jianyuan followed King Jing's son Xia Cunxian to investigate the case of Yang Di's favoritism and fraud. Does it mean that the third prince and the great prince are the same person?

Jing Xing Qingyun, King Jing is the king.

"Same crime? It's ridiculous, extremely ridiculous." Zhang Hou laughed, although Xia Cunxian cut off the fan with a sword, and the other party was a young prince, he was not afraid at all, and threw the fan in his hand, "I am a commoner, No power or power, what qualifications do you have to cheat with Yang Xueshi, naive, ignorant, stupid!"

Half of the fan flew out, impartially, and landed on the belly of the horse.After the fan was cut into two pieces by Xia Cunxian's sword, the one in Zhang Hou's hand was extremely sharp and stabbed on the horse's belly.

Xia Cunxian held the sword in one hand and grabbed the reins in the other, and he slipped and fell off his horse. With a "thump", his butt fell to the ground. After landing, he couldn't hold back his momentum. He leaned back and fell abruptly on his back.

Gao Jianyuan and Yan Hao were shocked, they jumped off their horses, and they came to Xia Cunxian's side, one on the left and one on the right, and helped Xia Cunxian up.

"Giggle, hee hee, what little prince, you can't even ride a horse well, you're clearly a fool." Shi'er applauded, with a candied gourd in her mouth, playful and cute, she didn't forget to scrape her with her hands and blow the bullets. The pretty face said, "I don't know shame, if you say that you are a man of the Xia family, no one will laugh at you, but you say that you are the little prince, and then squatted, this person will be thrown home, if you let him When your grown-up sees it, maybe he will spank you again."

Men and old men are contempt for young men and old men.Although Shi'er was thirteen or fourteen years old, she was born petite, like eleven or twelve years old.If it is a generous person, it is nothing to be regarded as a childish speech, but Xia Cun heard it first, but he was very angry.He had already been greatly humiliated by the fall, and was ridiculed in public by Shi'er. He couldn't contain the anger in his chest, and immediately pushed Gao Jianyuan and Yan Hao away, and jumped up from the ground.

When I saw Xia Cun first rushed towards her, Hua Rong was so frightened that she threw away the candied haws, and hid behind Zhang Hou with an exclamation of "Yeah".Zhang Hou stepped forward and stood in front of Shi'er. With a push of his hands, he stopped Xia Cunxian.

When Xia Cunxian was furious, whoever blocked the kill, he flew and kicked Zhang Hou's abdomen. Although his posture was not very elegant, he had a bit of majesty. Obviously, he had also practiced basic skills.

Most of the literati in Daxia possessed some basic skills of warriors, such as horse riding, archery, and fencing.One is to keep fit, and the other is that once the country is in trouble, one can raise a sword and mount a horse and traverse the battlefield.

Zhang Hou also has basic skills, so Xia Cunxian kicked him first, he stepped aside, he didn't care what kind of little prince the opponent was, squatted halfway, and suddenly punched out his right fist, and went straight to Xia Cunxian's face.

Gao Jian Yuanzhi was so shocked that Xia Cunxian was the son of King Jing, who was going to inherit the throne. His status was honorable. Looking at Shangjing, there were few people who could compare with him. Even the third prince gave three points of courtesy.

Today, the sage is very fond of Xia Xiaowang. Among the dozens of little princes, the sage favors Xia Cunxian the most, and he personally decrees Xia Cunxian as the king of Jian, which is the first word of Jianxian Siqi.According to convention, the prince will only be crowned as the one-character king after he inherits the throne. If Xia Cunxian was named the second-character king of King Ning, it would make sense. The prince or the young prince of the same generation as Xia Cunxian would at most be named the king of the county, as the only one. The little prince who was named the king of the word before he succeeded to the throne, among the many little princes, was extremely glorious for a while.

There are even rumors that the sage regarded Xia Cunxian as his own, and intended to let Xia Cunxian succeed him as a prince.If the rumors come true, Xia Cunxian will be the Crown Prince of Xia!The prince was beaten violently in public, which was a crime of extermination. Even he and Yan Hao would be beheaded for their poor escort.

Gao Jianyuan didn't have time to think, he flew forward, swayed his body, blocked Xia Cunxian behind him, bent his knees, catapulted his right leg, and kicked Zhang Hou's stomach.

Gao Jianyuan was originally a martial artist, with strong martial arts, quick and ruthless shots, Zhang Hou was naturally not his opponent, and when he was kicked, Zhang Hou felt a burst of pain as if he was overturned, his body flew out more than ten feet, and fell to the ground. , After a few rolls, he stabilized his body.

Gao Jianyuan succeeded in one strike, but he couldn't stop it, bullied him, and flew straight to Zhang Hou's head.If this kick hit, Zhang Hou would have passed out on the spot.

"Go and save people." Shi'er grabbed Xia Xiang's arm, her fingers fell into Xia Xiang's flesh again because of the force, and she was so anxious that tears flowed out, "Xia Langjun, how can you not see death? Help, it's important to go and save people."

Shi'er was right. From the beginning to the end, Xia Xiang stood still and never took a step, as if he was out of the way. The conflict between Zhang Hou and Xia Cunxian had nothing to do with him.

Xia Xiang was forced by Shi'er, but he was still indifferent. He looked at what was happening in front of him with a calm and indifferent expression, and stood with his hands behind his back, without any action to stand up for Zhang Hou.

Seeing that Gao Jianyuan was about to hit Zhang Hou's head with one kick, a man suddenly burst out from the slash, his shoulders slammed into Gao Jianyuan's left side.Gao Jianyuan was caught off guard by being hit by him. He lost his balance and could no longer kick. He swayed three times to the right and took three or five steps sideways before barely stabilizing his body.

It was none other than Shen Bao who rescued Zhang Hou.

Shen Bao succeeded in the sneak attack, secretly said that he was lucky, and hurriedly helped Zhang Hou up, and the two stood side by side, glaring at Gao Jianyuan, as if they were fighting against each other.After Gao Jianyuan stabilized his figure, he stood three feet away from Xia Xiang. He didn't take Xia Xiang seriously, turned his back on Xia Xiang, and said angrily to Zhang Hou and Shen Bao: "Where are you two? You bastard who doesn't have eyes, dares to beat even the king, isn't he impatient to live? It doesn't matter if you don't want to live, don't bring your whole family to be ransacked!"

(End of this chapter)