In the courtyard of the Yang Mansion, the servant Cao Ling, whose hands were tied, was having a heated but restrained argument with his uncle, Cao Paishi, who had lost an ear.
Yi Cong, who was born in a sect, stood aside and listened to the father and son with a serious look on his face, which could be regarded as monitoring and controlling.
As for Gongsun Xun? At this time, he was looking at the pair of noble mother and daughter in front of him with great interest and quite speechless, who were trembling and even hugging each other!
By the way, not only are the mother and daughter dressed in gorgeous clothes, which is unusual, but both mother and daughter are extremely beautiful... The mother is probably in her early thirties, so the so-called charm is true, and the other is only fourteen.
The five-year-old girl's appearance is even more outstanding. Not only is her skin delicate and her eyes are starry, but more importantly, she is frightened at this time, but she does not have a lovable attitude.
Of course, it is understandable that this mother and daughter are beautiful... because these two people are none other than the daughter and granddaughter of Cao Jie, and the wife and daughter of Feng Fang, Gongsun Xun's colleague at Shangshutai. So Cao Poshi is a person.
Needless to say, the appearance of the woman in his house is lustful, so it is normal for the daughter to have some color. As for this little one, not only is her mother outstanding, but her father Feng Fang is also recognized as a handsome man in Luozhong, otherwise he would not be dismissed by Cao Jie
I hired a son-in-law seriously.
"So Madam Sister-in-law." After carefully looking at the two people for a while, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but laugh and asked. "Brother Feng was summoned by Cao Gong temporarily, and then he was worried that your uncle was mean and something would go wrong if he didn't come here for the date, so he
Send your mother and daughter to deal with one or two?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Cao immediately knelt down on her daughter's side and begged for mercy: "That's right. Please forgive us, mother and daughter, for the sake of my husband being an official at the Chancellery with you!"
"Sister-in-law, please get up." Gongsun Xun quickly waved his hand and said, "I'm not a scumbag like your uncle... Why would I embarrass two weak women?"
Mrs. Cao was immediately overjoyed.
"But it's getting dark now, and I'm about to leave the city, so I can't let you go immediately." After the other party stood up, Gongsun Xun suddenly changed his words. "After all, I can't leave the lives of hundreds of people in the hands of you two.
Okay, I'll give you my grievances first, Mrs. Sister-in-law. When I get to Fengshi tomorrow, or when I leave the customs the day after tomorrow, I will naturally have a detailed discussion with Mr. Cao, and then I will release you mother and daughter directly no matter what... How about that?
?”
Her own father's ears were still under her feet. Although Mrs. Cao was complaining in her heart, how could she dare to say no? She immediately nodded in agreement.
"Okay!" Gongsun Xun suddenly stood up and ordered everyone to set off. "Will..."
"How can there be a father in the world who cheats on his children like you?!" As he was about to be taken out of the city, at this moment, the servant Cao Ling, who was arguing with his father, couldn't bear it anymore and immediately shouted
He started scolding. "Originally, it was just a matter for you. My father could still handle it calmly. But now it's better. All the close relatives in the family have been coaxed by you. How dare my father do it so easily?"
"I am your biological father. To take the blame for your father is..."
"Gag!" Gongsun Xun didn't bother to pay attention to these two people. "Gag all the sergeants in the Yueqi camp, tie them tightly, and lock them into the room. Gag and tie all four of them behind their backs, and send them to the two cars outside.
Here, let someone go in and take care of it, let’s go out of the city to Goushi in a big way! As for the servants in the mansion, leave a few decent escorts to accompany them... Don’t worry about the rest, let them escape with the dusk. "
The righteous people did not say much, but followed the orders one after another... However, this made Gongsun Xun feel a little ashamed. The other people left their hometown with him because they wanted to have a better family background, but in the end they were implicated by him and had to flee the world.
Even if the world changes drastically in seven or eight years, I can repay them this kindness, but as the saying goes, the dead are like this, how can I repay them in these seven or eight years?
So, for a while, Gongsun Xun was also full of worries.
However, not to mention that Gongsun Xun carefully hijacked the Cao family and headed out of the city. On the other side, Cao Jie, who was sitting on the porch in his backyard, finally stopped crying and managed to maintain his posture.
"Zixian and I have the same affection as father and son. Since there is no one else in his family and the clan has been divided, seven days after the funeral, he will be buried in the name of my heir, Cao Hanfeng, at the place I selected before in Beimang Mountain.
In the cemetery of the Cao family... it will be placed next to my tomb, so that when I get to Youdu, I can also talk to him about the relationship between father and son!" At this point, under the setting sun, his hair was gray and his eyes were red.
, Cao Jie, who had a hoarse voice, suddenly raised his head and scanned the group of people in front of him like a hawk. "Do you understand everything?"
All the guests quickly bowed their heads and agreed, but only one tall, middle-aged man with outstanding appearance looked a little uneasy and anxious while bowing his head.
"The rest of us will wait in the front yard for now." Cao Jie waved his hand upon seeing this, but then gave a slight signal to the middle-aged man. "Xiao Feng, do you have something to say?"
"Sir!" As soon as the others left, this middle-aged man with outstanding appearance leaned to the ground. "The situation in front of us is clearly that our whole family has fallen into the hands of that Gongsun thief. Please..."
"Why are you panicking?" Cao Jie scolded expressionlessly. "Gongsun Xun is also from an aristocratic family. He is a son of a famous family. How can he still rape your wife and daughter? Even if he really wants to defeat Zhi'er and her daughter this time, he will kill Zhi'er and her daughter first.
Sent back. And in my opinion, he may not have forced your uncle to write those two letters..."
Feng Zhi, the eldest daughter of Feng Fang, was also the girl who was thrown into the fire pit by her grandfather, father and mother in a daze. She was deeply loved by Cao Jie.
"My lord, that's what you said." Feng Fang quickly replied. "Actually, I also know this truth, but it is really difficult for me to calm down in this situation! My lord, let alone the risk of accidental injury when the fish dies and the net is broken, I just want to say that if this matter is
Someone who has a heart knows that if someone comes up with a plan to attack and kill Gongsun Xun, his uncle, Lingdi, and Zhi'er mother and daughter, then wouldn't we... wouldn't we be reduced to a single family?"
"It doesn't matter." Cao Jie immediately waved his hand and replied... For some reason, perhaps because Luo Zixian's body was behind him, his mind was particularly clear at this time. "Yuan Feng is paralyzed and is about to die. Qiao Xuan
And I have received great favor from Gongsun Xun to save his son, so I will definitely not do this. But apart from these two people, there is no one in Luo who has such determination and ability!"
"Really?" Feng Fang was doubtful.
"Yes." Cao Jie replied affirmatively. "Xiao Feng, I only have one thing to ask you at this time. Do you want to save your wife and daughter first, or do you want to kill Gongsun Xun to vent your hatred?"
"What did you say, sir?" Feng Fang immediately raised her hands and asked. "Gongsun Xun certainly deserves to die, but what if we can save his family first and let him be free for a few days?"
"In that case, I already have a plan in mind." Cao Jie replied calmly. "What he wants is only two things. One is to save the four families of Erqiu and Erliu, and the other is for him to escape unscathed...
...may he be!"
"That's the truth, but we have to do something, right?" Feng Fang was confused for a moment. "Who will contact us, who will deal with the aftermath, and who will take care of the situation?"
"Tomorrow I will go to the Chancellery to talk to Lu Zhi. There is no need to contact Gongsun Xun directly." Cao Jie remained expressionless. "And with Lu Ziqian in the middle, he will definitely not go back on his words. There is no need for anyone to respond.
A group of living people, as long as Gongsun Xun receives the letter and releases them, won't they be able to return to Luoyang? As for the aftermath...there is something that needs you, Xiao Feng, to do!"
"Please give me your orders!" Feng Fang listened clearly and was already somewhat convinced. At this time, she quickly bowed her head.
"What I'm most worried about is that things will be exposed... If I encounter someone who is stupid and doesn't know how to cover up, it will be difficult to deal with it." Cao Jie pointed to the sunset in the distance. "It's getting late now.
I guess Gongsun Xun has already started to flee, so you should immediately take people to Yang Qiu’s mansion... Yang Qiu’s mansion, right?”
"yes!"
"Take enough men and go there to find the soldiers of your uncle's Yueqi camp." Cao Jie ordered. "If they are alive, keep them under close supervision with me. If they are dead, bury them properly!"
"Understood." Feng Fang had a backbone and became much more efficient immediately. After receiving the order, she immediately got up.
However, after walking a few steps outside, he suddenly reacted and turned around in the courtyard to salute: "Father-in-law, please express my condolences!"
Cao Jie's face darkened, and he did not agree to the other party. Instead, he stood up directly holding on to the eaves pillar of the corridor, and walked slowly to the room behind him where the body was parked... He also had a suicide note that he didn't have time to read carefully!
Gongsun Xun's trip out of the city was almost too smooth... In fact, until he and his people met Lu Fan, Lou Gui, Han Dang, Shen Pei and others outside the city, he didn't meet any serious people.
The obstruction of the past.
It was obvious that his brother, son, daughter, and granddaughter had all been kidnapped. It was obvious that with Cao Jie's level, it would be easy for him to tell that something was wrong from Luo Mu, who was behaving strangely. It was obvious that Feng Fang only needed to go to his father-in-law to check the information.
It should have aroused vigilance and revealed the truth... However, Cao Hanfeng seemed to be too lazy to pay attention to him! He didn't make any reaction during the whole process!
"Where are Si Gong's family members?" In a forest under dusk, Gongsun Xun tried his best to suppress the surprise in his heart, but first asked about the situation outside the city. "How are they arranged?"
"Reply to Shaojun." Lou Gui was the first to answer with his hands raised. "I received a message from Kuai Ma and led people directly to meet him. I first gathered the family members of the Fourth Duke, and then asked Wei Yue to take my gathered family.
Some local people protected them and headed southwest overnight!"
"southwest?"
"Exactly." Lou Gui replied calmly. "The Yellow River blocks it in the north. Although the east and southeast passes are close to each other, there is no time to leave today. Moreover, if there are pursuers, they will have to pursue them from these two places.
As for the Gou family, it is not a secret place now. Everyone should be able to think of it and send troops to encircle and suppress it... Instead of doing this, it is better to let them drive overnight and take a long detour from Luhun Pass in the southwest to Nanyang. Although it is overnight
If you are in a hurry, you can leave the customs early tomorrow morning without wasting time. But once you reach Nanyang, there are many aristocratic families there, party members, and scholars are so numerous that even if the court has pursuers, they will not be able to capture you!"
"It makes sense." Gongsun Xun praised the other party for the rare time. "But I gave the order in a hurry and lost some control."
"Moreover, Zi Heng also sent people back to inform the young lady and Fan Shaojun." Han Dang added from the side. "It is said that they are all hiding in Liu Gong's house. Don't come out until the matter is explained!"
"That's right." Gongsun Xun nodded more and more. "Sure enough, when there are more people, he becomes more considerate, unlike me who messes around alone and then becomes more and more confused..."
At this point, he looked at Shen Pei who was standing aside again: "Brother Zhengnan, I won't hide it from you, or maybe you already know that I bumped into Cao Poshi in a hurry at Yang Gong's house. I had no choice but to
He kidnapped this person, and later this person also brought his own son and daughter... In other words, it is extremely difficult for Cao Jie and I to give up in this situation, and there may be a military disaster tomorrow. You are a scribe.
, staying here is just in vain, why not go after your mistress and take care of her along the way, and you can also show your loyalty."
Shen Pei listened to these words quietly, then stepped back half a step, and bowed to each other on the roadside: "The doctor's helping hand will be remembered in my heart! But I will leave a comment, and please don't say more, doctor. I
I’ve already had a plan in mind!”
Gongsun Xun nodded immediately.
By this time, the last glimmer of light in the west had disappeared, and the stars were shining and the moon was crescent. Logically speaking, Gongsun Xun should have been on his way overnight, taking the four hostages in his hands to go to the Feng clan in the southeast... On the one hand, he wanted to settle there.
On the one hand, it was also to provide cover for the family members fleeing from the southwest... But for some unknown reason, he did not leave and did not issue an order.
Shen Pei is an outsider, so naturally it is difficult to talk; although Han Dang gradually improved a lot because he was literate and practiced martial arts with Gongsun Xun, he is still a martial artist after all, and he does not understand; only Lou Gui and Lu Fan
, the two looked at each other repeatedly, as if they each had some opinions and conjectures.
"Young Master." Lou Gui was the first to be unable to restrain himself. "I have probably guessed a thing or two about your thoughts, but why should you insist on perfection at this time?"
Gongsun Xun couldn't help but laugh and shook his head.
"With all due respect," Lou Gui did not take it seriously and continued to persuade. "In the more than half a year I have been in Fengshi, I have had many contacts with desperadoes from all over the world, and this has further confirmed what I thought when I was young. This big man... no matter what
Well, this time Shaojun participated in the killing of Wang Fu and expelled Yuan She. He only knocked down four Zhongchang servants. In addition, he rescued the family members of the four princes this time. He was already freed from the shackles of the border county and became a
A model scholar! This trip to Luoyang is not in vain! In such a situation, we will be on the run, but within a few years, we can make a comeback from outside the Great Wall, and our reputation will be even stronger!"
Gongsun Xun still shook his head.
"Wen Qi." At this moment, Lu Fan suddenly stepped forward and asked seriously. "Tell me frankly, do you think that if you go to wander the rivers and seas here, for me, for Zi Bo, for Yigong, for these...
How unbearable it is to follow you all the way from Yanmen to Yi Cong? So I want to try my best to be frank with Cao Jie for a while, find a safe place, and leave everyone with a clear future?"
As soon as he said this, there was a commotion around him, and the judge turned his head slightly to look over.
Gongsun Xun took a deep look at Lu Fan, and then simply admitted: "I do have such concerns!"
"Then please forgive me, a writer, for my blunt words." Lu Ziheng immediately responded. "It's good that you have this intention, but is Cao Jie an easy person to get along with? Wang Fu and he have been comrades in power for many years.
, but he was thrown out by him without a burial place; Chen Gong, Yang Gong and others had plans for him, but they discovered him before they even started to care about him, and then immediately framed him for treason and sent him to prison to die.
...Such a vicious and lewd person is rare in this world. Even if we have some hostages in our hands, how can you expect such a person to be honest with you?"
Gongsun Xun lowered his head and thought for a moment, but still slowly shook his head: "Zi Heng, there is no need to say more. I have actually been thinking about it for a long time when I left the city... If I really end up in the rivers and lakes like this, the future from you to all the righteous followers is over.
, it’s another thing to say that the family members of the Four Dukes became fugitives, and it’s another thing to say that Cao Jie’s ferocious and lustful spirit is uncontrollable! In this way, doesn’t it mean that he has failed not only you, the Four Dukes, but also the whole world?!”
"What do you want, Dr. Gongsun?" Shen Pei suddenly asked loudly.
"I have decided to take advantage of the opportunity of having the hostage in hand to enter the city to meet Cao Hanfeng and catch him off guard." Gongsun Xun's expression remained unchanged and he spoke slowly. "Then I have to suppress his power in person and do my best.
, a situation with a clear conscience!”
Han Dang and all the followers changed their expressions one after another, Lou Gui couldn't help but sigh, and Lu Fan looked uncertain.
Speaking of which, it’s just other people. Lu Ziheng was involved in the whole process and was quite ashamed because of Luo Mu’s incident. He tried his best to think about it, but he already got something... In his opinion, if he really wants to say a word to comment
The situation in front of him is still what he said to Gongsun Xun before - Cao Hanfeng has done his best!
And if we take into account the rich bargaining chips that Cao Poshi brought to his side by seeking death, to be honest, Lu Fan really believed that it was feasible for Gongsun Xun to confront Cao Jie face to face this time, and there was not much risk. Moreover, in the past
Lu Ziheng has a character of being one-on-one, and he is indeed prepared to say such words... Before he was beating around the bush, he actually knew that his lord valued the trial match, and there were a group of righteous followers on the side, ready to take the opportunity to help his lord win the hearts of the people.
However, just when Lu Fan saw the right moment and was about to make the final decision, the judge directly faced Gongsun Xun and bowed his head again:
"When Pei was young and well-known, everyone said that I was generous and fierce, and had a habit that should not be violated. But today, Pei realized that a gentleman's generosity is not reflected in his appearance! If the doctor insists on doing it, then the man who is worthy of the death of his master has neither virtue nor talent."
Only one armed with one sword is willing to accompany the doctor into the city as a guard!"
"Brother Zhengnan, to be honest," Gongsun Xun's face moved slightly. "I am also missing a blade to give me courage!"
Lu Ziheng immediately fell silent.
——————————I am the dividing line that will wander the world even if I am trapped to death——————————
"Shen Pei, whose courtesy name is Zhengnan, was born in Fanyang, Wei County. In the past, Fanyang ordered Chen Qiu, an old official, to abandon his post and serve as his servant, which was praised by people at the time. In the middle of the Guanghe year... when he left the city, Taizu wanted to return to Jieqiu.
Li. At that time, Lou Zibo, Han Yigong and Lu Ziheng were all on the side, but they all said no, Taizu was determined to do it. Zhengnan, because of Taizu's generosity and the kindness of his family members all over the world, worshiped and followed him. In the next few years, he might be in danger.
When he blamed him, he said proudly: 'If you don't just follow the dangerous situation, you should focus on safety?'" - "New Yanshu". Volume 68. Biographies 18
PS: This roll of pills is gone, is there anyone in the farming community who can teach Hungou how to continue wandering until death?
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