Nearly ten horsemen galloped from the direction of Jianxinzhai in the northwest corner of the capital, like the vanguard of a charge, kicking up the dust behind their horses and rushing straight to Xizhimen. Although these people are dressed like servants, if you look closely, they are all
He was dressed in brocade and mink fur, and he looked very wealthy and domineering. The soldiers guarding the Xizhimen gate were about to step forward to stop him and interrogate him, but instead, these knights shouted angrily.
"The servants of Duke Chengguo's Mansion have returned to Beijing to report urgently, please get out of the way!"
"The servants of the British government have returned to Beijing to report urgently, please get out of the way!"
"The servants of Duke Dingguo's Mansion have returned to Beijing to report urgently, please get out of the way!"
"The Marquis of Linhuai..."
"Marquis Zhenyuan..."
"Marquis Fengcheng..."
"..."
The soldiers guarding the city were too frightened to come forward. They turned around and asked the officer leading them in a low voice: "General Banner, look at this..."
The commander-in-chief was only in his thirties. At this time, his throat moved and he said with difficulty: "Let them go."
The guarding soldier nodded first, then hesitated for a moment, and asked for instructions: "But we haven't checked the customs defense and waist badges yet. If the superiors ask, is it a bit..."
"Pa!" The commander-in-chief snapped his flag, half-truthfully pretending to slap the soldier's hat, and said angrily: "Did you blind your mother's eyes? What are you checking? Among these people just now, that
Didn’t you fucking see who the first uncle is? That’s Mr. Zheng Wu who serves Young Master Ying Zhen at the Duke Chengguo’s residence!"
Another young soldier who was only 17 or 18 years old was a little unconvinced and asked: "I am just a servant of Duke Chengguo's house. I am not afraid of being caught by the censor patrolling the city and getting into trouble with Duke Chengguo."
Is it troublesome?"
"Huh? I'm talking about Li Shan'er, if I remember correctly, it was your brother who got the Scholarship Examination, but it wasn't your kid who got the Scholarship Examination, right? Huh? What's the matter, it's so great that there is a Scholar Scholar in the family? Speaking of which
Are you saying something that sounds like an old man?" The commander-in-chief glanced at the young soldier with squinted eyes and curled his lips and said: "The imperial censor is very powerful, but what kind of imperial censor can be regarded as the Duke of the country if he has nothing to do?
What's more, Duke Chengguo is an honorable leader and has always been responsible for the defense of the capital. His servants have urgent reports. Do you dare to say that it is not for urgent military affairs? If you delay important events, how many heads do you have? You will suffer a lot.
rise?"
This reason seems to be very reasonable, and the surrounding soldiers responded in succession. The commander-in-chief was even more proud, and said to Li Shan'er as if he was pointing the country: "Boy, if I hadn't done it for your father's sake, I didn't bother to do it.
Let me teach you: Although the censor of the city is big, he can't hit people like you and me in the butt, but the situation is different for Duke Chengguo, let alone the old man, even his grandson Ying Zhen Xiao
My father-in-law, I said that I want to skin you today, but you are so stinky that you will definitely not be able to survive!"
When he said this, he snorted coldly: "Do you know why? Because we are all damn people from the Beijing camp, and the Duke of China, the British Duke, and the Duke of Dingguo are the ones who have been in the Beijing camp for hundreds of years.
Changed leader! Damn, they are just copycat horse bandits. If the big boss wants to kill a small bandit, it is just a matter of words, not to mention those of us who have been serving as soldiers for generations? How dare you offend them? Haha
, Boy, it doesn’t matter if you are looking for death yourself, don’t ask so many of us to support you, we men, we have to point at Duke Chengguo and others to enjoy the food! "
The soldier who spoke first saw that the commander-in-chief was training him more and more, and he became more and more angry. He was afraid that Li Shan'er would suffer a loss, so he stood up and smoothed things over and said: "General commander, please calm down. Li Shan'er has only been here for two or three months to support his father. What?"
If you don’t understand anything, don’t be as knowledgeable as a young boy like him. Besides, General Qi, don’t you think the situation just now is a bit strange?”
The commander-in-chief originally wanted to reprimand him, but the soldier in front of him was always cunning and quite clever. When he asked this question, he successfully diverted the commander-in-chief's attention and subconsciously asked: "What's weird? Fan Laoer, you
Speak clearly."
Fan Laoer hurriedly said: "General Banner, have you ever noticed that these gentlemen just reported their families, but they reported almost all the honorable ministers and gentlemen in our Beijing Camp!"
"Oh?" The commander-in-chief turned his eyes and said in surprise: "It's true! But, what does this mean...?"
Fan Laoer said: "Do you still remember that in the morning, the attendant from Gao Ge's hometown also beat us out? And the young marquis of Linhuai Marquis from Nanjing also beat us.
Lived here?"
Zong Qi was a little confused: "So what?"
Fan Lao Er said: "I went to eat at noon, and I heard from people from Daxing Zuowei that Young Master Yingzhen, Young Master Yuangong and others left Deshengmen around that time."
The general flag waved his hand: "I am the Yongqing Zuowei. We only care about Xizhimen. I don't know anything about the Daxing Zuowei... But even if it is, so what?"
Fan Laoer quickly explained: "General Qi, please think about it, these two groups of people put together, weren't they brought out by the young men who were served by this group of old men just now? The only missing one is the young man who served as the student!
"
"Eh? Don't tell me, it's true." The general manager finally understood what Fan Laoer meant, but he still felt that there was still something missing, so he asked: "Did something happen to them? But
Then why didn’t Gao Shidu send anyone back?”
Fan Laoer lowered his eyebrows and said politely: "That's a good question from the general banner. It seems that the general banner master also thinks that this matter must be related to the young master who serves as the attendant, and it must be a big deal. Otherwise, this spring outing would only last for three people."
Why did you send someone back in such a hurry around 12:00?"
"Ah? Ah, yes, yes, I feel the same way..." Zong Qi pretended to ponder, and after being a little reserved, he couldn't help but ask: "But what big thing can happen to Gao Shidu? He is
The prince is accompanying you, and he is not a great Sima, so he should have nothing to do with the gentlemen above us."
Li Shan'er couldn't stand it anymore and said angrily: "That Gao Shidu is a civil servant, and he is the author of "Longwen Whip Shadow" which has been widely circulated in the capital recently, but he can't possibly follow these young princes.
, the young marquis can only talk about poetry and painting for other reasons. This high official has become very famous recently. In addition to paving the way for the prince's close ministers with the book "Longwen Whip Shadow", he is most famous for two
The first thing is to assist Mr. Liu in quelling the banditry in Bailixia, and the second thing is to present soap to Long Live Grandpa..."
After hearing this, the commander-in-chief nodded and said, "You are finally smart. It seems that Gao Shidu mentioned the matter of suppressing bandits to the young master and the others."
He naturally felt that Gao Pragmatic could only talk about war if he found a group of distinguished disciples.
Fan Laoer smiled bitterly in his heart, but he still squeezed out a smile and said: "What Zongqi said makes sense. But..." Everyone knows that after words like "but" and "but" are said, the real meaning is
The key point was that even the commander-in-chief understood it and knew that he must have guessed wrong, but after all, he could not lose face in front of his subordinates. He coughed dryly and said: "However, donating soap is also a big deal, and it may not be the same as what happened just now.
related?"
Fan Laoer breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "The General Banner Mingjian, that's exactly what happened."
***The author has something to say***
I've been driving long distance for a day and I'm exhausted. There's supposed to be another chapter tonight, but I'm very sleepy right now. I don't know if the second chapter will be finished after 12 o'clock. It's best not to wait and just read it tomorrow.