Chaos in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 115 This Road Is My Drive
Seeing that Guan Ziyang seemed to be very dissatisfied with his progress, Gu Kaizhi took a look and said, "This painting is about smooth flow and flowing water, and it comes out naturally. I have only observed you for a day, and I haven't entered nature yet."

Guan Ziyang didn't know anything about painting, so he didn't bother to listen to his advice.

"Okay, let's draw another day, and I'll take my leave first."

I have already done what I promised, if you didn't finish the painting yourself, you are useless!
When I go to Jingkou tomorrow, you won't be able to find it either.

After leaving Gu's mansion, he went straight to Jiaofang Division.

Order Qi Luo Ding, Qin Kuan, and Li Bin, let them choose a dozen or so good fighters from the Zhongyong Army, and let him go to Jingkou tomorrow.

The three of them had long been impatient with the Jiaofang Secretary in Jiankang. They were very happy to hear that they would be able to go to Jingkou with Guan Ziyang tomorrow, so they took their orders and went.

Now there are only three big Buddhas left in the house.

Qing Chan would definitely take them with her. As for Wei Yiqing and Shi Qi, he thought it would be better to stay in Jiankang.

One is that it is more troublesome to bring them in the army, and the other is that in the eyes of the Queen Mother, these are all his family members. When ministers leave Beijing, it is an unspoken rule not to bring family members with them, and it means staying in Beijing as hostages.

But Wei Yiqing was very upset when he heard that Guan Ziyang would not take her with him this time!
"Brother Smelly, you despicable villain who crossed rivers and demolished bridges!" Wei Yiqing cursed angrily.

Guan Ziyang was stunned: "How did I save and demolish the bridge..."

Wei Yiqing did not answer.Just crying sadly.

So Guan Ziyang lied to him that it was the Queen Mother's order that the ministers of the imperial court and the central government were not allowed to bring their family members with them when they left Beijing.

After hearing the family members, Wei Yiqing gradually stopped crying: "Why! Why can Sister Qingchan accompany you?"

Shi Qi said with a smile: "I'm afraid that your Guan Langjun will never come back..."

Hearing Shi Qi making fun of her, Wei Yiqing burst into tears and laughed, and the three girls immediately quarreled and sat together.

Originally, I wanted to go to Zijin Bieyuan, to give Xie Daoyun a special one, but after thinking about it, forget it.

Ever since she came back from Lu's house in Wu County that day, she inadvertently revealed about her master, she has been hiding from Guan Ziyang, as if afraid of him asking questions.

Although Guan Ziyang really wanted to know, but Xie Daoyun didn't say anything, and he didn't have time to dig deeper, anyway, it wasn't aimed at himself.

The next day, Guan Ziyang took Qing Chan with him and set off for Jingkou.

Tiewei was driving an ox cart, and a scepter was stuck on the roof of the cart, and people who saw it from a distance gave way to a road.

Guan Ziyang was full of ambition.

The holiday car is still very imposing...

At this moment in Jingkou, on a muddy path, a few lean, middle-aged men with bare upper body were struggling to push a trolley forward. The trolley contained only a thin-skinned coffin.

The leader's clothes were slightly clean, and he rode a short and thin donkey in front.

There was a steel knife hanging from his waist, and he looked around vigilantly from time to time. He had heard that this road was not safe.

It stands to reason that even bandits wouldn't be able to target the coffin delivery team, but this group of bandits really did.

The path is not wide, and if five men stand in line, the path will be completely blocked.

"What's in the coffin?" Among the five men blocking the way, a man with a black cloth over his left eye said first.

"Brother, the coffin is naturally used to hold the dead." The leader of the team pressed the steel knife on his waist and replied calmly.

"These days, it's a big deal to die, and you're still being transported in a coffin. I don't know which gentry you are!"

"It's not a gentry, but I'm in Xirong, the Jinxiang of Xia Gaoping! I don't know how the brothers are called..."

"It turned out to be Xi's family in Jin Township, Gaoping. I heard that this area in Jingkou belongs to your Xi's family, and none of us dare to offend you.

So it’s easy to say, when I open the museum and check that the coffin is really pretending to be a dead person, you can leave on your own. "

After speaking, he greeted the people behind him and walked towards the coffin on the cart.

During the troubled times, there were many merchants who pretended to be the names of aristocratic families, or deliberately pretended to deliver goods. It is no wonder that these bandits have their eyes on this coffin.

Unexpectedly, Xi Rong of the Xi family didn't seem to be afraid of them. He rolled over the donkey, raised his hand to stop him, and said, "Wait a minute, brothers, this coffin contains the body of my nephew.
There is no property in it, and please brothers do not disturb the cleanliness of my nephew. There are thirty copper plates below, can you make it convenient. "

The one-eyed man saw that he had taken out the purse in his arms and had already handed over his belongings. It was indeed a bit wrong to insist on opening the coffin. After all, their Qinggang village has always been famous, and seeking money does not kill them...

Then he looked back at the other person behind him.

This man was also dressed in coarse linen, but his body was muscular, his face was expressionless but not angry, it was obvious that he was the leader of this group of bandits.

He said indifferently: "The Xi family can be regarded as a prestigious family in Jingkou, with a very good reputation and reputation. We won't make it difficult for you too much. If it is really your nephew's body in the coffin, we should apologize and leave."

After finishing speaking, he waved his hands: "San'er, go to open the museum."

The one-eyed man was ordered, glanced at the steel knife on Xi Rong's waist, and walked straight to the coffin.

Xi Rong's face was full of anger, when the one-eyed man passed by him, he suddenly took out the steel knife, and saw a flash of cold light, the steel knife was already lying in front of the one-eyed man.

"Hugh is rude! I dare you!"

The one-eyed man sneered, and looked at Xi Rong contemptuously: "I have long wanted to ask for advice, what kind of ability does this famous Xi family in Jingkou rely on!"

After speaking, he jumped back and landed silently, his hands were clawed, and he shook his finger at Xi Rong.

The four lean men who were pulling the cart just now were just the labor hired by Xi Rong. Seeing that the two sides were about to fight, they ran away in a hurry.

The one-eyed man was not at all afraid of the steel knife with his bare hands, but instead took the initiative to attack, with a pair of tiger claws and a tiger like a tiger, he attacked Xi Rong.

Xi Rong's steel knife crossed his chest, and sent it forward, resisting the pair of claws that looked like steel and iron bones. When the claws and swords struck each other, there was a sound of metal collision, and only a loud "ding" sound was heard.

Xi Rong frowned. This one-eyed man's martial arts seemed to be far beyond his expectations, and he felt uneasy. This is probably not an ordinary bandit!

The one-eyed man in front of him should already be in the second-rank realm!
This one-eyed man himself is not necessarily his opponent, not to mention there are still four people on the other side who have not made a move.
From the looks of them, they seemed to have confidence in the one-eyed man, and they had no plans to rush forward.

The one-eyed man's moves are light and nimble, although Xi Rong's steel knife is sharp, compared to the opponent's claw skills, it is obviously much clumsy, and he can only parry.

After the one-eyed man attacked more than a dozen moves in a row, he couldn't help but smile, and said: "Back when Xi Jian was brought back to the refugees, how powerful were the Beikang Hu people, I thought that the descendants of the Xi family still had some skills, but it seems that they can't. in this way……"

After speaking, he launched a few quick attacks, which made Xi Rong back again and again.

Hearing the other party's mocking words, Xi Rong was furious. He drew his knife and retreated, and roared to the sky: "Break!"

Following the exit of the word 'po', the steel knife in his hand shone coldly and slashed towards Cyclops. This was the first time Xi Rong made an offensive move, but the momentum was completely different from before.

The man in sackcloth behind One Eye yelled, "San'er, don't catch it with your hands, stay away!"

Unexpectedly, he was still a step too late, Cyclops couldn't dodge it, he could only move his claws together, hoping to grab the blade and block the blow before the blade got close.

Although the one-eyed claw grabbed the blade, it couldn't stop the momentum of the steel knife at all. The tip of the blade just slashed across his chest, cutting a big hole in his clothes.

The one-eyed man glanced at his chest. Apart from the cuts on his clothes, there was also a faint bloodstain on his chest. The other party only scratched his skin a little. He thought that he would definitely die under this knife. It seems It was the other party who showed mercy.

The one-eyed man was not ignorant of current affairs, he clasped his hands together and said, "Thank you Brother Xi for not killing me."

Xi Rong steeled his sword on the ground, supporting his body and panting endlessly. The knife just now seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and now he couldn't even stand still.

The one-eyed man hurried forward to support him...

The burly man in sackcloth just now saw that although One Eye was defeated, the opponent was merciful, and sighed: "The Xi family is worthy of being the descendant of Mr. Xi Jian, the Xi family's blood-piercing saber technique is indeed powerful, thank you Brother Guan for your mercy."

Xi Rong's attack could have taken the one-eyed man's life, but if he really killed him, then the two sides would never die.

After he used the esoteric method, it took more than two hours to recover his health and strength. During these two hours, even if a half-grown child tried to take his life, he would have no strength to fight back.

Therefore, it can be said that this is the best ending, at least the two sides have stopped fighting, and there is a tendency to shake hands and make peace.

These five bandits belonged to the famous bandits in the northern region - Qinggangzhai. The one-eyed man Bao San'er was the third leader of the village, the sackclothed man Erhu was the second leader, and the other three were also good hands in the village.

Xi Rong praised his name for a long time, and Bao San'er was very useful, and he just saved his life, and it was also 'Brother Xi' who kept shouting.

On the coffin mentioned last, it was indeed Xi Rong's nephew, Xi Seng Shi, who was inside the coffin.

Xi Rongyan told what happened.

Three days ago, his nephew was infected with a cold. He took Xi Sengshi away from Xijiabao for dozens of miles to seek medical treatment from Dao Rong, one of the Four Sages of Shimen, and arrived at the village at the foot of the mountain at dark yesterday. They stayed overnight and prepared to go to the mountain this morning.

Unexpectedly, when Xi Rong went to wake up his nephew Xi Sengshi early this morning, he found that he had passed away, so he hired a few villagers in the village, bought a thin-skinned coffin, and prepared to send it back to Xijiabao. I met people from Qinggangzhai.

Qinggangzhai seeks money without killing, and he has heard it for a long time. The wealth of the Xi family can be said to be unmatched in this land of Jingkou. Xi Rong has already promised to give money, and they probably will not do it again. There are too many embarrassments, and the two sides are not acquainted with each other.

Bao San and the others frightened away the labor of the villagers hired by others. Xi Rong could not transport his nephew's body in a place where there was no village in front of him or a shop in the back. He sent his nephew's body home.

The foot strength of the Qinggangzhai people is naturally much faster than that of the villagers. They were sent to Xijiabao before it was dark, but they also knew the rules and did not send them into the fort, but not far away. After putting down the coffin, he turned and said goodbye.

Xi Rong also generously gave a hundred taels of gold, expressing his willingness to make friends in Qinggang Village. The people in Qinggang Village accepted the money, smiled lightly, and drifted away.

……

"Second Brother, Young Master Xi Seng Shi is not dead!" Bao San said.

Erhu nodded: "Well, it should be Xi Rong's method of making the turtle breathe."

Leopard San looked excited: "Then let's go back and inform the eldest brother, and we will rescue the young master tonight!"

"Don't worry, let's observe for a few more days, don't rush for a while."

"Observation? How to observe?"

"Xi's family has a wide range of diners, and there are tens of thousands of diners in the family. Now that we have gotten to know Xi Rong, we will use the methods of Xi's family to do things.
I believe that it won't be long before they will come to our Qinggang village to recruit security, and then we will take the opportunity to sneak into the Xi family and take the young master away safely. "

Leopard San was a reckless person at first, and Erhu was very smart, he could be said to be the brain of their entire Qinggang Village. Leopard San had always admired him as his second elder brother who was extremely smart.

Hearing that the second brother said that Xi's family would go to Qinggangzhai to seek security, he had no doubt that the second brother would be wrong.

"Okay, listen to the second brother, let's go back to Qinggangzhai, and then fly to the elder brother who is far away in Jingzhou."

Erhu said again: "This matter is actually not urgent, we still have one big thing to do right now!"

Bao San scratched his head: "What do you mean, the commander-in-chief of the Beifu army from Jiankang?"

Erhu smiled menacingly and said: "Brother asked us to treat him well, so naturally we can't let him go to Jingkou properly."

Leopard San is very familiar with himself as the second brother, when the second brother shows this creepy smile, it is the time to kill.

"Second brother, haven't our Qinggang villages always supported the West Mansion? I heard that Grand Sima likes Guan Ziyang very much. Wouldn't it be very unhappy if Grand Sima found out about our actions?"

Erhu patted Leopard on the back of the head: "How many times have I told you that the reason we follow Da Sima is because our elder brother works under Da Sima's tent, and anyone who is unfavorable to elder brother is our enemy in Qinggangzhai!"

"I remind you again!"

"We are from Qinggangzhai, we belong to our elder brother Dalong, not Da Sima!"

"Understood?"

Leopard San nodded half-understood, covered the back of the head that was just slapped by the second brother, and raised his mouth: "I know the second brother, we are from Qinggangzhai, not Xifu!"

The two of them brought the three masters from Qinggangzhai to Shi Caishi Ferry, which is the only place Jiankang passes through when entering Beijing.

A few people pretended to be fishermen, boatmen, and travelers mixed in the ferry, a place where people come and go, and then kept inquiring about the boats crossing the river from the south bank.

At this time, Guan Ziyang and his party were preparing to cross the river...

A group of 20 people can cross the river in one boat.

It's just that the river surface of this quarrying ferry is too wide, even the old boatman who eats on this river all the year round, it takes less than half an hour to cross the river.

The reason why this place was chosen as the ferry is naturally not because the river is wide, but because the water flow is very gentle, and there are few eddies and reefs.

Guan Ziyang was lying on the boat, thinking about what he could do after arriving at Jingkou and meeting the refugees...

Seeing that Guan Ziyang frowned again, Qingchan hurried forward to press his temples and massage him gently.

"Ever since Mr. Xiao Lang stepped on the road to Jingkou, he hasn't laughed anymore. It seems that Mr. Xiao Lang is under a lot of pressure this trip..." Qing Chan was massaging, while caring about Guan Ziyang. .

(End of this chapter)