() Zhong Jinwei took the lead, slowly increasing the speed of his horse, and felt the wind blowing by his ears getting stronger and stronger. Even though he was wearing a velvet hat, he could still feel the cold wind getting in, making it cool.
As the horse runs, it rises and falls regularly. It's a bit cold, but Zhong Jinwei is enjoying this feeling.
Gu Baichuan caught up with Zhong Jinwei from behind and ran side by side with him. Then he turned to Zhong Jinwei and said loudly: "Young Master is extremely talented and has completely mastered the essentials of riding a horse." I don't know how true this is, but Zhong Jinwei
The progress is still obvious.
Zhong Jinwei felt a little distracted when he heard this. He turned his head and shouted to Gu Baichuan: "At this speed, how long will it take to get to the capital?"
Gu Baichuan made a rough estimate and replied: "It will probably be about two hours earlier than the time to arrive in Tongzhou."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he realized that these were the three riders who had not yet gone to Tongzhou to convey the decree. It seemed that he was not riding fast enough.
Zhong Jinwei wanted to see what his limit was, so he put his feet on the horse's belly and stepped on the accelerator. The BMW started running, leaving Gu Baichuan behind.
Gu Baichuan shook his head from behind and had no intention of competing with Zhong Jinwei. He maintained a certain speed and followed Zhong Jinwei's horse.
Wang Peng and Yan Yingyuan were already running side by side, just two horse lengths behind Gu Baichuan. Neither of them spoke. It was very cold today, and if they wanted to chat on a running horse, they were mentally ill.
Zhong Jinwei could not hold on for less than a quarter of an hour, and the saddle began to spank his buttocks. He had to control the horse under his crotch to slow down slowly, and finally broke into a trot.
The horse's nose kept exhaling white air. Zhong Jinwei used the method taught by Gu Baichuan to stroke the horse's neck and praise it.
Yan Yingyuan chased after him from behind and walked side by side with Zhong Jinwei. He smiled and joked at Zhong Jinwei: "Brother-in-law, with your equestrian skills, if you are on the battlefield, you will not be able to escape, nor will you be able to catch up with the enemy. You still have to work hard!"
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"Brother-in-law, this is my third day riding a horse. You can't ask too much of me. Besides, I won't go to the battlefield. Chasing or escaping has nothing to do with me." Zhong Jinwei listened and said unconvinced.
Gu Baichuan, on the other side of Zhong Jinwei, objected to Yan Yingyuan's conclusion: "Young Master's level is already very good. Among the noble people I have seen, no one understands it faster than Young Master. Now all that is left is to practice more."
Wang Peng was following behind them, listening to their words and laughing, not sure whether he agreed or laughed at Gu Baichuan's words.
Yan Yingyuan didn't want to irritate Zhong Jinwei too much, so he stopped hitting him. Unexpectedly, Zhong Jinwei became fierce and said, "Then let's compete and see how much better you are than me."
Yan Yingyuan didn't care. Since his brother-in-law wanted to play, just play with him. How fast he rode was not in his own hands.
So Yan Yingyuan and Zhong Jinwei started racing, with Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng following behind.
This time Zhong Jinwei got angry and tried hard to control his body, rising and falling in line with the horse's leaps. He kept chasing Yan Yingyuan not far behind.
Time passed unknowingly, and when he saw the ruined shed where he rested when he came to Tongzhou in the distance, Zhong Jinwei slowed down his horse and started jogging instead.
When Yan Yingyuan saw that Zhong Jinwei was no longer chasing him, he reined in his horse and stopped in front, waiting for Zhong Jinwei to come over. Then he asked, "Why, you can't run anymore?" After running for such a long time, his brother-in-law probably couldn't hold on any longer.
Zhong Jinwei was still stubborn and pointed at the horse under his crotch and said: "Look at this horse, which is panting from exhaustion. That horse's nose is like a steam locomotive. I'm not tired, I just feel sorry for the horse." As he spoke, he stabilized his breathing.
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Yan Yingyuan paid no attention to the horse, but asked with some confusion: "Steam locomotive?"
"Ah, there is a shed in front." Zhong Jinwei wanted to divert his attention.
Unexpectedly, Yan Yingyuan would not listen to this, so he still looked at him and said, "I've seen that shed a long time ago. What is the steam locomotive that my brother-in-law is talking about?"
Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Zhong Jinwei had no choice but to explain: "Have you ever seen the phenomenon when the water vapor lifts the lid of the kettle and releases hot steam when boiling water?"
Yan Yingyuan nodded and said: "I've seen it before, oh, indeed, it's a bit like the exhalation of a horse's nose." He automatically made some brainstorming and thought that the steam locomotive mentioned by Zhong Jinwei was a certain kind of kettle.
Zhong Jinwei was wandering in his mind at this time. He was thinking: Could this steam engine be built at the end of the Ming Dynasty? I read a lot of time travel novels. It can be built even before the Ming Dynasty. The principle is indeed very simple. You can try it when you go back.
If it really doesn't work, try it and tell it to someone with great skills, such as Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua, Song Yingxing, etc., and see if they can figure it out.
After Yan Yingyuan called Zhong Jinwei many times, Zhong Jinwei's soul returned to its place. It turned out that Yan Yingyuan saw that Zhong Jinwei was a little tired from running, so he suggested that he go to the shed in front to take a rest.
Of course Zhong Jinwei had no objection. As he walked, he introduced to Yan Yingyuan what he heard about the ruined shed that day.
Gu Baichuan and Wang Peng followed suit without interrupting.
When he was approaching the shed, Gu Baichuan suddenly said: "Sir, wait a minute, there may be something strange ahead."
Zhong Jinwei looked back at Gu Baichuan: "What's wrong?"
"Sir, when we passed by the day before yesterday, there were people doing business in several sheds here. Now you see, there is only one smoke."
Zhong Jinwei thought he had discovered something, but it turned out to be this. He said disapprovingly: "There is no business in this place. The other places may have closed down due to lack of business."
"Sir, be careful with the Wannian Ship." Gu Baichuan insisted.
"What are you being careful about, Tatars? Is it possible?" Zhong Jinwei didn't know what to be careful about. Is it possible that a few Tatars could bypass Tongzhou without being discovered and come here to rob a few small shops that don't even sell meat?
Gu Baichuan couldn't answer for a while, so Zhong Jinwei went to the smoking place. He could see clearly that that place was exactly where he stopped to have lunch. The boss and the waiter even praised him for eating his own meat.
There's food.
Yan Yingyuan and Wang Peng also felt that Gu Baichuan was being careful. What could happen here? The Tatars were far north of Tongzhou.
When they got closer, Zhong Jinwei also felt a little strange. There were many horses tied in front of the shed. It was obvious that there were many people in the store, and it was not possible that the Ming army would not stop them all night.
Yan Yingyuan and Wang Peng didn't care, but Gu Baichuan was more vigilant.
Zhong Jinwei led his troops to the shed, and sure enough he saw about ten young people sitting inside. However, these people were all dressed in ordinary people's clothes, not those of the Ming army.
These people were the same group of horse thieves who wanted to kill Zhong Jinwei. When they were looking for a place to kill along the road, they also took a fancy to this place.
There are several reasons. First, this is the official road. If Zhong Jinwei and the others return to the capital, they will definitely pass by here. Second, this is the middle of the journey between Tongzhou and the capital. Most people will be tired when they go here.
Bajiu will stop and rest before walking to make it easier to start.
Therefore, on Liang Biao's suggestion, they chose this place.
In order to have cover while waiting for Zhong Jinwei, and to ensure that they could meet Zhong Jinwei, they killed all the civilians doing business in this ruined shed. Then they left only one shed, pretending to light a fire to do business, and let
Passing travelers come here to rest.
To ensure nothing goes wrong, several plans have been made.
The first plan is to wait for Zhong Jinwei and others to come to the shed to rest, and then serve poisoned tea to poison Zhong Jinwei to death. This is the easiest way to avoid casualties among the brothers.
If it fails, there is a second plan, that is, if the poisoned tea plan fails, let the brothers pretending to be tourists to attack Zhong Jinwei. In this small space in the shed, several people suddenly attack the target, and the chance of success is very high.
Just in case, Zhong Jinwei was still alive and escaped from the shed. He sent out a signal to start plan three. There were ten brothers in ambush in the direction of the capital and five brothers in the ambush of Tongzhou. They all appeared on horseback to intercept.
If someone can still escape from the dragnet set up like this, it will only happen if a god comes down to earth.
Unexpectedly, after waiting for a day, Zhong Jinwei did not arrive. Many horse thieves could not help but feel resentful towards Zhong Jinwei. They thought that I would have to stay in these ruins with air leakage for a few days. When they waited to make their move, they would have to chop a few more times.
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At nearly noon that day, a group of people finally arrived, but I saw four people from a distance. I didn't know what to think. I didn't know if it was an idea, so I waited until they came over and took a look.
As soon as Zhong Jinwei arrived at the door of the shed, Liang Biao, who was hiding inside, thought it looked a bit like him. He quietly took out the portrait and checked it, and it turned out to be an idea!