Chapter 189 Chang Tianlei is going back to Beijing
In a small town twenty or thirty miles away from the capital, Chang's mother and Chang Tianlei lived in a private house in the town. They rented it temporarily in order to wait for General Chang to send someone to take them back.
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Chang Shi and Chang's mother thought it would be safer to contact General Chang first and then return to the capital. Although General Chang's case has been tried, they only captured a staff general under the general's account, and the evidence found could only prove that
It was he who had embezzled a large amount of military pay and framed the blame on General Chang. The others have not been found yet. Therefore, Chang Tianlei cannot be allowed to enter Beijing rashly.
Chang Shi first went out to deliver the secret message to the general's mansion. Then he returned to the temporary private house to wait for the news. However, he was not in the same house as Chang's mother and Chang Tianlei. Instead, he found a place where he could see
I rented the house of someone from the official road.
In the general's mansion, General Chang excitedly held the secret message from Chang Shi that his men had received.
"Lei'er is really fine, everything is fine." Chang Tianlei's whereabouts have always been what General Chang is most concerned about. He has always seen no one alive or dead, which often makes General Chang feel desperate. But he has never found Chang Shi.
news, and felt that things were not that bad, so he was always suffering from conflicts. Now that he finally had the news that Chang Tianlei was still alive, and he was still not far away from him, how could he not be excited.
"General, my subordinate will send someone to bring the young master back immediately." Chang Yi, like Chang Shi, was an orphan adopted by the general, but unlike Chang Shi, he joined the army and had a military rank, because Chang Yi
Something happened to the general, so he lost his official position. Fortunately, he was not implicated. Ever since he lost his official position, he has been following General Chang. Even though General Chang was sent to the frontier, he has been following him. Now that General Chang is back, his official position
He also recovered, but he refused to go back and resolutely returned to the General's Mansion and became General Chang's housekeeper.
"Well, I want to bring him back, but you don't want to be too conspicuous. It's best to have a cover." General Chang calmed down his excitement and began to arrange the tasks in an orderly manner.
"Yes. I understand." Chang Yi accepted the order and immediately gathered more than 20 people. They divided into four groups and left the capital in four directions. Each group brought two carriages with them in order to cover up others' eyes.
"Old lady, Lei'er has finally been found. Your spirit in heaven keeps our grandson safe and sound." General Chang came to the Buddhist hall in the mansion, where the tablets of his wife, son and daughter-in-law were enshrined. All the belongings of the Chang family have been
They disappeared in the fire, and the memorial tablets of the three people were carved by General Chang himself after he returned.
Looking at the three cold memorial tablets in front of him, General Chang couldn't help but burst into tears. All his relatives were gone. When he heard the news, his heartbeat almost stopped with fear, and he couldn't relax for a long time.
He came and sat in a daze for two days and two nights. Finally, he came to his senses when he heard the news that Chang Tianlei was not burned to death in the fire. But he was powerless at the time. Fortunately, Chang Shi appeared in time.
.and went to find Chang Tianlei regardless of the danger.
Now that he has really brought Chang Tianlei back, how can General Chang not be grateful to him?
The ten orphans adopted by General Chang back then. Chang Er, Chang San, Chang Si, Chang Qi and Chang Ba have all died for the country. Of the remaining five, only Chang Shi has no official position, but they all returned to General Chang's family.
Around him, this made him very happy, and he lamented repeatedly that his original kindness was not in vain, and that all children have a conscience.
The movements in General Chang's palace naturally attracted the attention of many interested people. Even the emperor was alarmed. Before the four people came back, he asked the palace officials several times if there was any good news. Of course, Concubine Lan was there.
Someone was also sent to notify.
"You mean, the general's palace sent someone out and brought a carriage?" Concubine Lan stared closely at the palace servant who came to report the news, and clenched her hands nervously.
"Reporting to Concubine Lan, the news is absolutely true. The Emperor specially ordered his servants to report this news to you." The palace man knelt on the ground and answered carefully.
"Get up. Someone come and show this father-in-law a reward." Concubine Lan was in a good mood and ordered the people waiting around her to take twenty taels of silver and give it to the palace servant who delivered the message.
"Young man, I thank you, Concubine Lan, for the reward." The palace attendant immediately knelt down and kowtowed after receiving the silver reward.
"You go down." Concubine Lan couldn't hide her joy. After the palace man went down, he couldn't sit still. He kept walking around in the palace room and looked at the door from time to time, hoping for something good.
The news came in again.
"My Lady, you'd better rest for a while first." The maid next to her comforted her softly.
"Okay," Concubine Lan was a little tired from walking around. She walked inside and leaned on the couch. "Send someone to watch at the door. If there is any news, come and tell me immediately." She was still worried and hurriedly ordered.
Go down.
"Yes." Someone answered immediately and went out after a while.
Chang Yi, Chang Wu, Chang Liu, and Chang Jiu each led a group of people and horses to the four directions outside the capital, and Chang Yi was heading in the direction of Chang Shi. They galloped and quickly entered the town.
Chang Shilao saw their arrival in the house, but he did not rush out to greet them directly. Instead, after they stayed at the inn in the town, he used a secret message to lure Chang Yi to his residence.
"Brother." Chang Shi knelt down on one knee and called out to Chang Yi.
"Good brother, you are finally back." Chang Yi patted Chang Shi's shoulder excitedly and helped him up. "Thank you for your hard work." They are both orphans. They have trained together with General Chang since they were young. Naturally, they are both
They are as close as brothers. Although they are all about the same age, no more than two or three years old at most, Chang Shi is the youngest among them. Although he is already in his forties, he is still a little brother to Chang Yi.
"Brother, you have worked hard too." Chang Shi asked Chang Yi to sit down, and then the two brothers talked about each other's experiences.
"Brother, it's a little late for me to find Master Lei, and he still suffered a lot." Chang Shi has always felt guilty for the suffering Chang Tianlei had suffered. And he made Chang Tianlei live next to a country girl.
The servant also made it difficult for him to face the people in the General's Mansion.
"Tenth brother, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid Master Lei would have suffered even more." Chang Yi comforted him, "I'm just a servant, it's nothing. The general won't blame you. Besides, according to your wishes
To put it another way, Master Lei has not done anything that a young boy should do. In ordinary peasant families, children as old as Master Lei would have gone to work in the fields long ago. This is not considered hard work."
"However, even though we came out in four groups, we still can't take you back in person. Later, we will split into two groups and go to other places. You can take Master Lei back to Beijing. This way the risk will be much less.
Come on." Chang Yi told Chang Shi his plan.
"Well, Master Lei has changed a lot now. You will probably be surprised even if you see him. If you don't look carefully, you will never recognize him as Master Lei." Chang Shi said with a smile. Chang Tianlei is already seventeen.
At the age of 10, he has begun to develop into a man. His Adam's apple has also appeared, his mustache is about to grow, and the edges and corners on his face are even more distinct. He no longer looks like a weak scholar. Besides, he still has a streak on his face.
The scar is probably not easily recognized by others.
"Later, Master Youlei will drive back to the capital. Brother, you can see if you can recognize him." Before coming, Lin Zhu specially taught Chang Shi and the others a lesson, if he didn't want Chang Tianlei to be too attracted.
To attract people's attention, not only does it need to change its appearance, but also its expression and demeanor. Now Chang Tianlei appears in a handlebar-like image.
"Oh, then I want to see what Master Lei has become." Chang Yi said with interest, "We will leave after noon. Before that, no matter whether we recognize Master Lei or not, we will not talk to you.
See you again."
"Then my eldest brother and I will meet in the capital." Chang Shi bowed his hand to Chang Yi.
"Okay, let's have a nice drink together then." Chang Yi nodded happily.
"It just so happens that I have good wine here. Let's get drunk with my brother and then rest." Chang Tianlei asked for ten jars of wine from Lin Zhu, half of which was with him. According to his habit, he would not return it.
Five brothers each had a jar, just in time to drink to their heart's content.
However, Chang Yi obviously didn't believe that Chang Shi could bring back any good wine when he returned from the countryside. But he didn't say anything. The two talked for a while, and Chang Yi left calmly.
Since Chang Yi had arrived, Chang Shi also returned to the private house where Chang Tianlei and Chang's mother were, and informed them that they were leaving immediately.
Chang Tianlei dressed up as a handlebar, and Chang's mother dressed up as an old country woman. I don't know how Lin Zhu did it, but it made many old wrinkles appear on Chang's mother's face, and she suddenly turned into
An old country lady in her fifties, the kind who comes to the city to visit relatives. Her hair has also been dyed a lot of white. Coupled with the dialect she learned in Linjia Village, she looks very much like her.
Chang Shi, who was used to hearing Mandarin, was also startled when he opened his mouth. He thought she was really an old lady from the countryside.
Chang Shi did not follow the two of them, but drove a donkey cart, walking fast and slowly.
When he passed by the only inn in the town, he found Chang Yi in the upper room of the inn, looking out through a crack in the window. He deliberately stopped at the noodle stall opposite the inn, ordered a bowl of noodles, and
While eating, he waited for Chang Tianlei and others to pass by.
When Chang Tianlei drove his car slowly past him, Chang Shi found that there was no movement at all at the window where Chang Yi was, so he knew that he must not have recognized Chang Tianlei. This also reassured him a lot.
People who are so close to him cannot recognize him, let alone those who have never met Chang Tianlei.
After Chang Tianlei and the others walked over, Chang Shi also finished eating his noodles and drove the donkey cart slowly behind them, heading towards the capital.
Chang Yi waited in the inn for a long time, his eyes were almost sore, and he didn't find Chang Tianlei's shadow. He knew that he really didn't recognize him, so he left the inn as planned and headed further away from the capital.
Let's go. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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