The carriage stopped at a teahouse on the roadside. The curtain of the carriage in front was opened by a slender white hand, and a pretty girl jumped out of the carriage.
The driver jumped out of the carriage and said hurriedly: "Hey, slow down, slow down, my aunt, don't fall..."
"Brother, come down quickly..." The little girl landed firmly on the ground and turned back to wave to the carriage.
The young man got out of the car, held her hand and said: "I have only learned Kung Fu for a few days, and I am already jumping up and down like this. If I learn it for a few more years, I will not be the same as your sister Ruyi..."
"What is the same as me?"
A woman wearing a white corset and holding a long sword jumped out of the carriage, looked at him and asked.
"Same - excellent!" the young man said, pointing to the teahouse in front of him, and said: "Go sit there for a while, drink a cup of tea, and then set off again. If everything goes well, we can reach Yongxian County today."
Several more figures came down from the carriage behind. Li Yi walked over and explained to Ruyi and the others: "We have been on the road all morning. Let's go ahead and rest before we go."
This journey was full of travel and dust, and it took two months to travel from Kyoto to Shuzhou.
In the following days, riding in the carriage was really boring, so whenever they had the chance, they would find a place to rest.
A middle-aged man came from behind and asked, "Brother Li, what's wrong, are you tired?"
Li Yi smiled and said, "I'm a little tired after traveling for several hours. Why don't we just take a break in front and I'll treat some brothers to a cup of tea?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "I happen to be thirsty too, let's go."
After saying that, he waved his hand behind him and said: "Leave two people to look at the goods. The others have a rest first, and we will replace them later."
The middle-aged man in front of them, surnamed Wang, was in the business of escorting escorts and transporting goods. They met him on the road two days ago.
When there were still two days' journey from Shuzhou, Li Yi asked Liu Meng to escort the caravan and other members of the team to Shuzhou first. Their family packed lightly and traveled leisurely.
Unexpectedly, he met a group of more than a dozen bandits that morning. Although he could deal with these people by himself, he happened to meet Brother Wang. He drew his sword to help when there was an injustice, and beat those people away before he could take action...
…
After some small talk, they learned that the place they were going to was also Yongxian County, so they went together. Of course, the more reason was that Brother Wang could not bear to worry about them traveling alone.
They were also kind-hearted, and Li Yi could not refuse. After chatting for the past two days, he had become very familiar with them.
The middle-aged man patted him on the shoulder and said: "If you ask me, Brother Li is really brave enough. The whole family dares to go out for fun without any guards. This place in Shuzhou is chaotic, so be careful. Don't do it again in the future.
So done..."
Naturally, Li Yi couldn't say that the guards his family brought with them on their trip were enough to rush into the palace of any country, kill everyone in and out, and take down the emperor...
In the past two days, he had gotten a feel for Brother Wang's "old ways and warm heart", and he nodded sincerely, looking very teachable.
Otherwise, you will have to accept his endless preaching.
There were not many people in the teahouse. Ruyi and the other female family members were sitting at the very back, while Li Yi, the old man, the sloppy old man, and others were sitting outside.
It is said to be a teahouse, but it is actually a simple tea shed. The furnishings inside are neat, and the tables, chairs and benches are also wiped extremely clean. Xiaocui and Xiaozhu brought their own utensils from the carriage. Along the way, things like cups, bowls and chopsticks,
They all carry it with them.
Li Yi, Lao Fang and the slovenly old man were not so particular. They sat together with the man named Wang and chatted casually.
After the man surnamed Wang drank a cup of tea, he started chatting and asked: "Brother Li, Kyoto is thousands of miles away from here. Why do you think of coming to Shuzhou when you are out for fun?"
Li Yi smiled and said, "That's just wandering around..."
The man surnamed Wang shook his head and said: "To be honest, these days, even those of us escorts have to be nervous when walking outside, with our heads pinned to the waistband of our trousers, and we accidentally lose them. You have been walking all the way from Kyoto
Coming here, especially to Shuzhou, we can still live peacefully and peacefully, it’s really…, it’s incredible.”
Li Yi looked at him and said in surprise: "Is this Shuzhou really so chaotic?"
"It's more than just chaos..." The man surnamed Wang shook his head and said: "When we go on a escort trip, we will encounter several waves of bandits, big and small. If it weren't for the skills of these dozen brothers, we wouldn't be able to survive in Shuzhou.
Some famous people will never be able to eat this bowl of rice..."
Li Yi looked at him and asked: "There are so many bandits, but the imperial court has never taken care of them before?"
The man surnamed Wang shook his head and said: "Brother Li, you don't know, it's not just the bandits, Shuzhou is remote, the court is completely laissez-faire, the officials and bandits collude, and the bandits who block the road and rob may have relatives in the government, the whole of Shu
The state—is rotten from the roots.”
Speaking of the current situation in Shuzhou, the man surnamed Wang was a little angry, probably because he had not suffered any losses at the hands of bandits who were roaming Shuzhou in the past few years.
He sighed and said: "I heard that His Highness King Jing is coming to Shuzhou. I hope that Shuzhou will be better under his governance..."
Li Yi looked at him and asked: "Brother Wang has also heard of King Jing?"
"How come you haven't heard of it..." The man surnamed Wang looked at him and said: "A few days ago, I also went to Kyoto. I had heard that His Highness King Jing and His Majesty are close friends. He is also a great man of his generation. He created Heaven's Punishment.
He started studying, fought back enemy envoys, and did many good deeds that benefited the country and the people..."
"What else?" Li Yi looked at him and continued to ask.
"It is said that the current great situation of Jingguo is inseparable from His Highness Prince Jing..."
"What else?"
"Many people in Shuzhou who have heard about His Highness Prince Jing's deeds are looking forward to his coming soon. No matter what kind of person he is, having a prince to shock him will always be better than the current situation."
"Any more?"
The man surnamed Wang looked at him and said in surprise: "What else..."
"For example, King Jing is handsome, elegant and has unparalleled martial arts skills..."
The man surnamed Wang was startled, shook his head and said: "That's not true..."
Li Yi also shook his head and said: "Your intelligence collection is still not complete..."
"Let's not talk about this anymore." The man surnamed Wang shook his head and said: "I'm afraid we have to part ways today. If Brother Li goes forward, he must be more careful and hire some guards to avoid danger..."
Lao Fang had only been to Shuzhou once. Hearing this, he asked in surprise: "Are there really so many bandits in this place? Why did we encounter that one time..."
The man surnamed Wang shook his head and said: "Don't say that, no one expects to meet bandits..."
Lao Fang shook his head with regret and said: "Maybe we are unlucky..."
Before he finished speaking, the tea cup on the table suddenly vibrated, and there were ripples in the tea.
"Not good!" The man surnamed Wang's expression changed, he suddenly stood up from his seat and looked behind him.
Above the official road, a burst of smoke and dust rose up. Dozens of men with weapons and fierce faces quickly dismounted from their horses. The leader walked quickly to the tea house, pulled a chair over and blocked the door, holding a large golden sword.
He sat down and said loudly: "During the robbery, the men stand on the right, the women stand on the left, and the money is placed in the middle. We only seek wealth and not life..." 8)
