The spring breeze is so proud and the horses' hooves are so anxious that I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day.
This poem by Meng Jiao vividly describes the mood of a new Jinshi. For many people, this is the most glorious moment in their lives.
The team marched very slowly. After a long time, the people along the way may still feel it was new, but Xiao Jue next to them was already a little impatient.
Further ahead is the Ping An County Government Office. Xiao Ru Xiaoyi will be there to watch, and she cannot embarrass herself in front of Fairy Tang. Tang Ning braced herself when she suddenly heard a commotion beside her.
A beggar was trying his best to squeeze in, but two guards blocked him from outside.
Tang Ning recognized that the beggar was Liu Laoer's subordinate, pulled the horse's head, walked to the left, and said to the two guards, "Stop it first."
After the two guards stopped, he looked at the beggar and asked, "What happened?"
"Help" the beggar gasped, and in an emergency he changed his words and said, "We found the little beggar you asked us to find."
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment, then jumped off the horse, grabbed his wrist, and asked, "Where is it?"
"Hey, what happened?" Xiao Jue looked at him in confusion. Before he could finish his sentence, he watched in shock as he and the beggar rushed out of the crowd and disappeared in an instant.
The onlookers on the street were already in an uproar.
"Why did the champion run away?"
"What happened?"
"Where has the No. 1 Scholar gone? What's going on?"
Several guards responsible for maintaining order were also stunned on the spot, unable to recover for a while.
At this critical moment, the champion, the champion actually ran away
After several people reacted, they immediately said, "Hurry up!"
At the Qionglin banquet in the evening, Your Majesty will personally confer an official to the Number One Scholar. If he runs away, who will your Majesty confer?
A guard came to the front and asked an official, "Sir, what should we do?"
The official also looked shocked and confused. He reacted the next moment and said, "There aren't many left anyway. Keep moving forward."
The guard nodded, turned around and said, "Keep moving forward."
After he said this, his expression was startled again.
Because there were only two horses left in the rear, and all the people on the horses were missing.
Capital City, North District.
Although the capital is a prosperous place in the capital, it is not filled with dignitaries. The capital is full of rich businessmen, but ordinary people still make up the majority. There is also no shortage of poor people who are struggling to survive.
The North District of the capital is where the poor gather. There are no tall mansions here, but only a large number of low and dilapidated houses. The people living there are also poor people. Because of the remoteness of the place, the public security is extremely chaotic. Even the government officials
They don't want to get involved too much.
In the North District, deep in the criss-crossing streets, there is a house that is dilapidated but occupies a vast area.
A beggar held a wooden stick in his hand, pointed at a figure huddled in the corner, and sneered, "Hey, aren't you very good at running? Just keep running."
The figure retreated to the corner, with no way out.
In this courtyard, there are more than ten figures, all of whom are young children. They are both male and female. They are in ragged clothes and have sallow faces. They are leaning against the wall with no sparkle in their eyes.
"You ran away as soon as I arrived in the capital, causing me to be scolded by my elder brother." The beggar clenched the wooden stick in his hand, pointed at the little beggar, walked forward, and said loudly, "I will do it this time."
Broken leg, let’s see if you can still run.”
He cursed a few words angrily, walked to the corner, raised the wooden stick in his hand, and dropped it hard.
The little beggar raised his head, and his bright eyes lost their light for the first time.
boom
Just when the wooden stick in the beggar's hand was about to fall, the courtyard door was kicked open. His movements stagnated, he looked back, immediately dropped the wooden stick in his hand, ran to the door with a flattering look on his face, and said, "Sir,
, why are you here in person? Brother is inside, I will call him right now."
The young man stood in the courtyard. After a while, a strong man with a sinewy face and a scar on his forehead strode out from inside.
The big man looked extremely ferocious, but the expression on his face was extremely flattering. He walked up to the young man and said, "Master, if you have any errands, just let the servants tell you. Why are you here in person?"
"I'm bored, come here and take a look." The young man looked at the man and asked, "Are you ready for this month's filial piety?"
Hearing this, the big man looked slightly embarrassed and said, "Sir, some minor problems have occurred this month. Please give me a few days of grace. It only takes a few days."
Young man frowns "little situation"
The man's heart trembled, and he immediately said, "A few days ago, there were some beggars from outside who ruined our good deeds several times. Don't worry, sir, I will summon my brothers to deal with them soon."
The young man stopped asking about this matter, glanced around the courtyard, and asked, "Are there any suitable seedlings recently?"
The strong man's expression immediately became solemn, and he said, "If I go back to the young master, there are a few who are in good health, and they all stayed behind."
The young man asked "how many"
The strong man immediately came to "four."
The young man shook his head and said, "Too little."
The strong man's body trembled, and he immediately said, "Please pay attention to me, and find some good seedlings as soon as possible and send them to the capital."
boom
Just as the young man was about to speak, there was another loud noise from the courtyard door, and the door latch snapped.
A beggar pointed to the courtyard and said loudly, "Gang leader, this is it."
Tang Ning walked in quickly from outside the courtyard and immediately saw a dozen beggars inside the courtyard, as well as Tang Zhao standing in the courtyard.
He looked at Tang Zhao and said in a deep voice, "It's you."
Tang Zhao's expression changed drastically, he pointed at him and said loudly, "Why are you here?"
Xiao Jue and several guards came in from the outside and said in surprise, "What did you run just now? What happened?"
Tangning saw the figure in the corner at a glance, her expression brightened, and she strode over.
"Stop." Two beggars stopped him in the courtyard. Tang Ning's face turned cold. After two muffled sounds, they fell to the ground.
"Stop," Tang Zhao strode over and said in a deep voice, "This is not the place you should be. If you dare to mess around here, you will never go back to the Tang family."
What he responded to was a kick to the chest.
Tang Zhao flew backwards, hit the opposite wall, and fell heavily again, and no one knew what was going on.
"You can't go back like this." Tangning glanced at him and continued walking towards the corner.
When the little beggar in the corner saw Tang Ning approaching, he subconsciously ran towards the door. Halfway there, his body suddenly went limp. Tang Ning hurriedly stepped forward and helped him up before he fell to the ground.
He looked at Xiao Jue and said, "I leave this place to you. Don't let anyone here go."
After saying that, he picked up the little beggar and ran quickly out the door.
"What's going on?" Xiao Jue watched in surprise as he disappeared outside the door. After a long time, he looked at the guards, waved his hands, and said, "Catch them first and interrogate them."
Ping'an County Government Office, Qing'er stood at the gate of the office, watching a group of people passing by on the street, and said in surprise, "Miss, where is my uncle? Didn't I say that my uncle would ride a big horse and pass here? I didn't see my uncle just now."
Zhong Yi also looked confused and murmured, "No, my husband should be at the front."
Qing'er stuck her head out and looked towards the street. At a certain moment, she suddenly pointed her finger forward and said happily, "I saw my uncle."
Tang Ning had already been to the hospital just now. The doctor said that the little beggar was fainting from hunger and that he would just need to eat something when he woke up.
He hugged the little beggar and walked quickly to the yamen gate. Zhong Yi looked at him and said in surprise, "Ms. sir, what are you doing?"
"I'll explain it to you in detail later." Tangning walked into the Yamen, looked back at Qing'er, and said, "Go prepare some hot water and bring it to my room."
"Oh" Qing'er nodded and quickly ran to the back house.
Zhong Yi looked at Tang Ning's back, and then looked at Su Ru Tang Yaoyao with surprise and confusion in their eyes.
In Tangning's room, Qing'er walked in with a copper basin and said, "Uncle, the hot water is ready."
Tangning took out a piece of his clothes from the cabinet. Although it was big, it was clean and she could make do with it first.
He took the hot water and said to Qing'er, "Okay, you go out and do your work first."
Qing'er looked at the little beggar lying on the bed and walked out doubtfully.
Tangning wet the towel, wiped his face, and then untied his tattered clothes.
After a while, he walked out of the room and said, "Qing'er"
Qing'er ran over quickly and asked, "Uncle, what's wrong?"
Tangning waved awkwardly and said, "You'd better come in."
