Xiao Han touched his chin and asked thoughtfully: "How did you know to ask him about Lian Nu?"
Uncle Lunzi looked around nervously, then leaned into Xiao Han's ear and whispered: "It's not that I went to find him, but that we were searching for the assassin and saw him. He recognized him at a glance.
He got this repeating crossbow, so I brought him to see you, Mr. Marquis, otherwise..."
Uncle Fool said, making a chopping motion with his hand. How could he not see that this man has some connection with that assassin?!
"Don't..." Xiao Han quickly waved his hand, he knew that this old man could really say it and do it!
"Just pay more attention to him. I think this guy is a bit bookish. I'll arrange a job for him later. You and Butler Lu find a few smarter people to join him. Don't let him notice. Let's take a look at his character first.
While I was making a conclusion, I had a feeling that maybe this was a big fish!"
"Well, then, Lord Marquis!" Although Uncle Lunzi was a little hesitant, he finally nodded and agreed.
After settling the matter, Xiao Han touched his chin, slowly raised his legs and walked back, with Lengzi and Xiaodong following closely behind...
Seeing this, Xiao Han suddenly wanted to laugh. Now even when I go to the toilet, someone has to follow me. Who am I provoking?
After taking just two steps, Xiao Han seemed to remember something again, turned his head and asked Uncle Lunzi: "By the way, does this person have any family members?"
"have!"
Uncle Lunzi was very sure about this, because it was he and Butler Lu who came to receive these people and distribute accommodation to them, so they remember it very clearly.
"He has an old wife and a grandson behind him."
"Oh, that's good, that's good..."
Xiao Han nodded in agreement, but didn't know what he was thinking about.
A few people returned to the tent. The man might have been a little impatient. He was sitting cross-legged on a piece of broken leather. Xiao Han noticed that the man's way of sitting cross-legged was very neat, and his body was more like a javelin.
It seems like no one can bend it.
"This is a proud person..." Xiao Han suddenly said this in his heart.
"Mr. Cao, can I call you this?"
The footsteps of Xiao Han and others coming back startled the thin old man. When Xiao Han saw this, he walked over with a smile. He felt something was wrong standing there, as if he was condescending, so he patted his butt and sat down casually.
Opposite him.
Of course, Xiaodong quickly pulled out a mat from the side and spread it on the ground while Xiao Han was patting his butt. Now, he is more and more integrated into the identity of a soldier. In comparison, it seems that the fool can only use
Come and block the gun...
Xiao Han Shiran sat down, but did not cross his legs, because the cross-legged technique he had specially practiced for going to his mother-in-law's house for dinner in the future was really not good in front of this person.
The thin old man was not surprised, but nodded calmly, as if he was not Xiao Han's subordinate, but Xiao Han's superior.
Xiao Han was not ashamed when he saw this, but smiled happily, and said to the thin old man: "Mr. Cao, I just thought about the assassin or the ranger. If we don't understand it, we shouldn't make random guesses. Save
I scare myself all day long. I can see that Mr. Cao must have great talents. Mr. Cao also sees the situation here. There is a lack of talents like Mr. Cao. If I don’t give up, I would like to ask Mr. Cao to add more first.
Be the chief clerk of the house and help me coordinate some things in the house."
The thin old man listened to Xiao Han quietly. He seemed relieved when he heard that the assassin was not being held accountable. However, he did not express his position on Xiao Han asking him to be the chief clerk, but there seemed to be some excitement on his face, like
It was because of feelings that I didn't agree directly.
When Xiao Han saw that there was a door, he immediately became more enthusiastic. He took the thin old man's hand and continued: "Mr. Cao, why don't our family talk about two families? You have also seen that our family is full of things.
There are so many things to do, I have a headache just thinking about them! It would be great if you could help me coordinate these things first. Oh, I almost forgot, sir, I will follow the butler’s standard for one month.
How about five guans of money?"
"this……"
The thin old man had no expression on his face when he heard that he was asked to be the chief clerk, but when he was given the last five ounces of money, he was finally moved, and his hand unconsciously touched the straw sandals under his feet that were half open to the toes.
Five guans of money, that is, five thousand qian, five thousand rich men! This was already a very high salary in the Tang Dynasty. At this time, the prime minister only received ten guan of money a month!
Thinking about my whole life, my old wife is still busy all day long, and has never enjoyed a single day of happiness. My grandson couldn't move when he saw the date cake seller on the street, but he said: "Grandpa, I'm not greedy..."
"
Every time the thin old man thought about this, he seemed to want to cry. His heart felt like it was being pressed down by a huge boulder. He felt terribly uncomfortable. But he chose his own path and he asked for the hardships he suffered. He couldn't blame others, but it was a pity for his family.
Why bother to suffer with this bad old man like yourself?
After a long time, the thin old man seemed to have figured it out. He sighed deeply and said simply: "Okay! Thanks to the young marquis, I think highly of this old man, and I am willing to take the responsibility."
"That's good! We will be a family from now on. Xiaodong, go and get Butler Lu up, distribute clothes to Mr., and give him two monthly allowances in advance, so hurry up!"
As soon as Xiao Han heard that he agreed, he felt happy. While scolding Xiaodong loudly, he helped Old Cao up diligently and secretly looked at the joy deep in the old man's eyes. Xiao Han smiled as if secretly
The fox who got the chicken...
The sky was already getting dark at this time. After Xiao Han ordered Butler Lu, who came in a hurry, to distribute things to Old Man Cao, he came to the river with his hands behind his back.
Xiao Han has always liked water. Looking at the slowly flowing river water can always calm his restless heart when he is upset.
He didn't know who the assassin's target was. He had been very careful since arriving here.
Until now, it should be said that he has not made a single enemy. Xiao Han always feels that it is impossible for an assassin to go to such great lengths for himself. However, he must be careful in everything. It seems that he needs to change his plan!
Xiaodong stood behind Xiao Han, watching Xiao Han's face gradually change from confusion to determination, and knew that his master had made a decision. After spending time together, Xiaodong gradually felt that his master was different.
Xiaodong didn't know what kind of heart was hidden under that cheerful smiling face...
The sun rises in the east, and the bright sunshine dispels the darkness completely. Due to the danger last night, when we set up camp again this morning, the atmosphere became more solemn.
Butler Lu was very happy that the team had such a big change. In his opinion, this was the right way for the Marquis to go on tour. He had dreamed of being a Marquis and prime minister all his life. When the dream was shattered, his biggest wish was to help a
The Marquis built a perfect Hou Mansion in his mind, although this dream will be shattered even more completely in the future...
The motorcade gradually moves forward. No matter how good the scenery is, there is a time when you have seen enough, let alone there is no scenery to see now...
In the shaking carriage, Xiao Han angrily threw the repeating crossbow that had been dismantled into a pile of parts into the corner of the carriage, stretched out, got out of the carriage, and stood next to the coachman to get some air.
Why does this damn repeating crossbow have so many parts? I don’t know who designed such a delicate thing as a weapon!
Don’t you know that things used in war must follow the two basic principles of simplicity and stability? A Gatling that will break after two shots is not even as good as a rusty butcher knife on the battlefield. After all, people don’t know how to use it.
bad!
However, Xiao Han did not gain nothing at all. He was surprised to find that this small repeating crossbow actually used a metal bow arm.
This discovery really surprised Xiao Han. He had always thought that metal bows were a product of later generations. Who knew that thousands of years ago, someone would invent and use them? The wisdom of the ancients cannot be underestimated!
In the long motorcade, there was a well-dressed young man standing on a somewhat luxurious carriage, climbing up and looking into the distance. It was indeed a bit strange.
But there is no way, Xiao Han doesn't like riding in a car, but he doesn't like riding a horse even more. Thinking of the peeling skin on his crotch, Xiao Han feels uncomfortable in his heart, but compared with the two, walking is the most terrible...
Even the best Majia leather boots in Chang'an City have only a few layers of cooked cowhide on the soles. There is no problem walking on flat roads, but this damn Tang Dynasty dirt road is full of pebbles...
When you step on it, it feels so sour...
Xiaodong and Lengzi actually dared to pout when they were walking together, "Have you grown up barefoot?" Xiao Han probably spent less time walking without shoes in his two lifetimes than they did in one day when they were children!
Maybe there are villages nearby. On both sides of the road there are no longer lush green grass, but patches of wheat fields that have begun to turn yellow. From time to time, farmers raise their heads to look at Xiao Han's huge motorcade, with envy in their eyes.
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Xiao Han's eyes swept across the wheat field. He felt that the wheat seemed to be much shorter than that of later generations. He didn't want to make any more jokes, so he shut up and looked forward. He saw a lonely pavilion standing by the road in front of him.
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Xiao Han pointed to the pavilion and asked the person next to him: "What is that?"
The honest groom followed Xiao Han's finger and looked forward, smiling honestly: "Master Hou, that is the Changting."
"Changting?" Xiao Han touched his head and felt something familiar. It seemed that he had sung a song when he was a child: Outside the Changting, beside the ancient road, the green grass stretches into the sky...
I still remember that the song is very nice, and the lyrics vividly express the melancholy and sadness of parting. A long pavilion, seeing each other off ten miles away...
Unfortunately, in the process of urbanization in later generations, this ancient thing has disappeared in the long river of history. Xiao Han did not expect that he would see the real thing in this life despite not having seen it in his previous life.
Xiao Han was looking at the Changting Pavilion getting closer and closer with interest, but Butler Lu's expression on the side was getting worse and worse.
After passing the long pavilion, five miles ahead, there was another pavilion. This time, without waiting for Xiao Han to ask, the horseman said to Xiao Han like offering a treasure: "Master Marquis, we have arrived at the short pavilion. If we walk five miles further, we will reach Sanyuan."
