Saying goodbye to Cao Xue, Liu Bang rode his horse out of the city and followed Zhou Bo and others. Fifty prisoners were not a small number. Liu Bang was restless. If anything went wrong along the way, he would really die in Xianyang this time.
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After leaving Pei County and crossing Sishui Township, Liu Bang embarked on a wide galloping road. Not far away, Zhou Bo and others were slowly advancing. The prisoners lined up in a long queue and marched slowly. Soon, Liu Bang chased
When we came up, three government officials were chatting. Liu Bang waved to them and continued to move forward on his horse.
At the front of the team, Liu Bang caught up with Zhou Bo. This was his first business trip. He was nervous and very cautious. Liu Bang was very satisfied with Zhou Bo. However, after all, Zhou Bo accompanied him to Xianyang out of friendship. Liu Bang felt a little bit confused.
Feeling guilty, it was almost afternoon. Liu Bang jumped off his horse, took out the bean sprouts from his baggage, threw it to Zhou Bo, and said with a smile: "You are hungry, eat something."
Zhou Bo turned around and saw that Liu Bang was already in front of him. He couldn't help but smile, took the beans, opened his cloth bag, grabbed a handful and threw it into his mouth, chewed it for a while, and his mouth was filled with the aroma of beans. Zhou Bo's nervousness was relieved a lot, and he grabbed it again
He picked up a handful and threw it into his mouth. Then he returned the cloth bag to Liu Bang and said with a smile: "Brother Bang, you can eat some too."
Liu Bang was not in a hurry to eat the beans, but took off the flask on the saddle and took a big sip. He was full of energy. Liu Bang took out a few beans from his pocket and ate a few mouthfuls. He felt so happy that he smiled and said: "Go out."
You can't go out without wine."
Liu Bang was a well-known drinker in Fengxiang. Zhou Bo couldn't help but laugh heartily when he heard Liu Bang praising his wine. Zhou Bo couldn't help but laugh heartily. Over the years, since he met Liu Bang, Zhou Bo had been very close to Liu Bang, and he also indirectly understood Liu Bang's personality.
As a person, I feel that Liu Bang is a man who can be deeply friends with.
Moreover, since he was not married, had no family, and was bored, he decided to go out with Liu Bang to see the world outside.
Maybe, due to his fate, he can meet the right family during this trip, find a matchmaker, and talk about marriage. Maybe, his life-long affairs can be solved. However, Zhou Bo only thinks about this kind of extravagant hope.
It would really be an eye-opener for God to have such a strange fate.
Zhou Bo couldn't help but laugh at himself, his thoughts were going too far. At this time, Liu Bang was still tasting the wine and eating beans. Zhou Bo was still a little hungry, so he reached out and grabbed a handful of beans and popped them into his mouth one by one.
He threw it in and asked Liu Bang to drink less. Liu Bang agreed, but the wine bottle in his hand was not idle. He poured a few sips into his mouth from time to time. In this way, the two of them watched the prisoner and marched on the road.
I don't know how much time passed, but Zhou Bo felt the loneliness on the road and said with a smile: "Brother Bang, have you been escorting prisoners by yourself all these years? How did Brother Bang survive this lonely road?"
When Zhou Bo asked, Liu Bang put the lid on the wine pot and said with a smile: "Sometimes, when there are many prisoners, Cao Shen will go with me. However, he is the prison guard, and I am usually busy on the way."
Liu Bang laughed and cursed. Thinking of today, Xiao He still wanted Cao Shen to accompany him. What else could he do with this unlucky job? Then he would have to tire himself to death. Besides, walking with Cao Shen, he couldn't drink so freely!
Thinking of drinking, Cao Xue's graceful figure fluttered in front of Liu Bang's eyes. This woman actually gave birth to a son silently. At this time, Liu Bang was already the father of three children. This sudden joy,
Liu Bang was still a little excited. He opened the wine bottle again and took a big sip. At this time, he was already a little tipsy.
Zhou Bo didn't pay attention to Liu Bang. He carried his sword and walked quickly in front. After a while, he raised his eyes and looked at the endless road. He couldn't help but sigh: "How far do you have to go to get to Xianyang?
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When Liu Bang heard Zhou Bo's complaint, he couldn't help but smile and said: "The fastest, I can get back in one and a half months. Sometimes, if I can't catch up, I can't get to Xianyang in a month."
"Oh my God, if you can't reach Xianyang in a month, you will be beheaded!" Zhou Bo couldn't help but be surprised, but Liu Bang laughed and said: "In this industry, we can only leave it to fate. If the idea is not good, we can only go to Xianyang to drink.
Knife."
Liu Bang sighed lightly, and Zhou Bo said in surprise: "Doesn't that mean we can't celebrate the New Year at home?"
"Celebrating the New Year at home?" Liu Bang couldn't help but sneered and said angrily: "I haven't been home for several years, and I don't even know what my wife's body smell is anymore!"
This sentence aroused laughter from all the prisoners, and Liu Bang scratched his head in embarrassment. Suddenly, not far away, a commotion broke out behind the team. A government officer shouted anxiously: "Oh no, someone has escaped!"
Liu Bang's originally good mood suddenly sank, as if someone had suddenly pushed him to the bottom of the valley. He hurriedly handed the horse to Zhou Bo and ran quickly to the rear of the team.
A government official met Liu Bang and said, "Pavilion chief, it's not good, two people escaped quietly!"
Several government officials were counting the number of people. Liu Bang was sitting on the ground in confusion. If one person escaped, he would be derelict in his duty. Moreover, two people escaped at once. Liu Bang felt uneasy. At this time, Zhou Bo suppressed the front team and hurried over.
, three government officials also came over one after another. One of them was dejected and complained: "I always feel like my eyelids are twitching. Something happened!"
"Yeah, how are we going to do business now?" Another yamen servant complained with a bitter face, and there was a brief silence in the team.
Soon, Liu Bang stood up resolutely, pointed at the prisoners in front of him, and said helplessly: "Tie them all up to prevent anyone from escaping."
The crowd was at a loss, tying the hands of the prisoners one after another, complaining and cursing loudly, but Liu Bang and others ignored everyone's dissatisfaction and led the team to march westward again.
In order to prevent more prisoners from escaping, Liu Bang and Zhou Bo followed the team this time, with the government officials in front. The team marched slowly. Liu Bang did not dare to drink, and stared ahead with vigilant eyes. But even so, after half a stick of incense,
There was another commotion ahead.
Liu Bang's heart skipped a beat. He drove his horse and hurried over. Several government officials sat on the ground in distress, with several cut ropes in front of them. It was obvious that another prisoner had escaped.
"How many ran away?" Liu Bang asked hoarsely. One of the yamen servants smiled bitterly and shook his head, sighing: "Ten... ten."
Liu Bang sighed in despair, pointed to the pavilion in the middle of the lake in front of him, and ordered: "Go there and rest for the night, and we will decide where to go tomorrow."
In Daze, the place where he once drank with Xiang Zhuang and Gongsun Tai, Liu Bang sat in his original position again with a grimace. At this time, his heart was bitter and his tears were on the verge of falling, as if,
In an instant, the world became extremely dark, and there was no longer any light.
Time seemed to have gone back in time, and Gongsun Tai's words echoed in my ears: 'Since Brother Liu Bang hates the errands at hand, why don't you do some business?'
At that time, I had refuted Gongsun Tai just for the meager salary. Now I think about it, maybe he was right.
Moreover, now that more than ten people have escaped, how should he explain to the court? Even if he enlists in the army to pay off the debt, Liu Bang is distressed and calls the old woman and asks for five pots of wine for everyone to drink together. But at this time,
No one could drink it, so Liu Bang had to pick up the jug himself and drink it in big gulps.
One pot...two pots...until Liu Bang drank the third pot, a bold idea flashed in Liu Bang's mind. At this time, he was already drunk, staggered up, picked up the fourth pot of wine, and drank a gulp.
DaKou shouted: "Bring me all the people!"
The three government officials and Zhou Bo drove the remaining thirty or so people to the vicinity of the wine shop. Liu Bang narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at each prisoner. He said in a hoarse voice: "Let them go!"
Everyone seemed not to understand and stared at Liu Bang silently. Soon, Liu Bang saw that no one was taking action and shouted vaguely again: "Let everyone go."
This time, everyone was shocked. The three government officials hurriedly drew out their bronze swords and glared at Liu Bang. Seeing that the situation had changed, Zhou Bo roared and waved his sword in front of Liu Bang. The two sides were in a stalemate. At this time,
Liu Bang sighed softly, took a step forward, and said helplessly: "How can the tyrannical rule of the Qin Dynasty survive for a long time? Now more than ten people have escaped. Even if we go to Xianyang, we are just asking for death. Instead of going to Xianyang and dying, it is better for all of us to just do this.
Say goodbye, go your separate ways, and still survive in this world without dying."
Everyone bowed their heads and said nothing, and the prisoners looked at Liu Bang gratefully. Soon, everyone was busy untying the ropes from the prisoners' hands. The prisoners knelt in front of Liu Bang and kowtowed: "Thank you, Chief, for your life."
kindness."
Liu Bang put down the wine bottle in his hand, bowed to everyone and said goodbye to each other. At this time, a middle-aged man asked loudly: "If you let us go, where will the master of the pavilion go?"
When the man asked, Liu Bang sighed softly: "Wandering in the mountains and forests, wandering all over the world, with no fixed place to live, as long as the Qin State is not destroyed, I will be on the run forever."
Liu Bang's words were desolate, and everyone couldn't help but bow their heads after listening to them. At this time, the middle-aged man just bowed his hands and prostrated: "If Lord Pavilion does not give up, I, Ji Xin, am willing to follow you and run away to the end of the world together, and never let you down!"
About twenty people came forward, knelt down one after another, and shouted in front of Liu Bang: "Yes, we are also willing to follow the leader of the pavilion. We do not seek wealth, but just survive."
Liu Bang was overjoyed when he saw that everyone was willing to escape with him. He hurriedly took out two jugs of wine from the tavern and asked for a few bowls from the old woman. Everyone drank the same wine one by one, and then broke the wine bowl in their hands.
The old woman yelled anxiously.
Leaving some half a tael of money behind and paying the old woman for the bowl, Liu Bang packed up his luggage with everyone else, said goodbye to those who didn't want to leave, and hurriedly left Daze and headed for the mountains in the distance.
Fearing that the government would get the news and rob them along the way, Liu Bang and others slept during the day and drove at night, leaving in a hurry.
At this moment, Liu Bang knew that there was no way back for him. Leaving this vast swamp, he could only hold up a banner in the mountains to save his life. Otherwise, wandering around for a lifetime would not be a long-term solution after all.
Thinking back to his family, his elderly father, his wife who was busy at home, and his three weak children, Liu Bang sighed softly, led the horse, quickened his pace, and walked quickly into the mountains.
