On a hot summer day, Gongsun Xundong left Hulao Pass.
However, after leaving the customs and joining the rest of the troops, he did not directly cross the river to "delivery goods" to Wei County. Instead, he temporarily abandoned the brigade, taking only Lou Gui, Han Dang, and a few others with him.
The white horse guards went straight to the country of Pei, which was slightly south.
In fact, it's not that Gongsun Xun is careless, but it comes from Gongsun Fan's suggestion... This guy suggested that Wei County is Cao Jie's hometown after all, and it is the 'delivery location' proposed by the other party, so maybe there will be
It's dangerous, so it's better to let him do it, and the 'brother' can go around it first and avoid the risk.
This is of course nonsense. Gongsun Xun did not think that Cao Jie, who was in the state of Taichung, that day, would be so crazy. But how to say it? Considering that Gongsun Fan is now an adult, he was still praised by Liu Kuan when he left Luoyang.
It wasn't easy to dampen this guy's enthusiasm even if he read the word "Wen Dian", so he just pinched his nose and admitted it.
As for why we came to Peiguo to make a detour?
According to Gongsun Xun's personal statement, it was of course because of Cao Mengde. He stole the cat that day and left without saying goodbye. Of course he would have come to investigate the crime! Otherwise, Gongsun Wenqi would not have been east of Hulao Pass and south of the Yellow River.
How many people do you know?
Moreover, although Peiguo is located very far to the south, Qiao County, where Cao Cao's home is located, is actually at the northernmost corner of Peiguo. Gongsun Xun and his party were only a few people, and they were just passing through at a gallop.
Only one Chenliu County and one Liang Kingdom can reach here... And these two counties in the Central Plains are typically densely populated but small in area, so it really won't waste much time.
After a while in Qiao County, he turned around and headed north.
As a result, even Zhao Yun was speechless... Her husband insisted on visiting friends and promised not to delay his schedule. What could she do?
However, after they actually set out on the road, Gongsun Xun and others realized that they had thought that traveling was too simple.
"Young Master, it's too hot. Please sit down in the pavilion in front of me!" The scorching sun was beating down on his head. Lou Gui was sweating profusely and his whole body was soaked. After saying this, he didn't care and just picked up the water bottle.
A random flow of water.
Gongsun Xun reined in the horse and couldn't help sighing... He had just left Junyi City (later Kaifeng) in the morning and was about to rest within thirty miles. He had a lot of work to do on this journey, but he looked at Lou Zibo, whose face was red and he was only filling water.
But there is nothing you can do.
"Young Master." Han Dang was also soaked with sweat all over his body, but his reason was a little more solid. "You really have to be careful when traveling in such weather. Even if people can hold it, our mounts can't hold it, right? We still have to.
Go slowly and slowly, and after a certain distance, you will have to give the animals a drink."
Gongsun Xun nodded slightly, and everyone then gently drove their horses forward, and dismounted to rest next to a pavilion on the official road ahead.
Speaking of which, thanks to the fact that this is the hinterland of the Central Plains and has a dense population, there is no shortage of pavilions on the road for pedestrians to rest and drink water. Otherwise, rushing in this weather might be really fatal.
"Fortunately, from Junyi County to Chenliu County (Chenliu County), there are bustling places, and there is no shortage of pavilions on the official road." Lou Guifu couldn't help but sigh loudly as soon as he got off the horse. "Otherwise, I would be really hot.
dead."
"A few nobles please sit here, it's cool here!"
"Please invite some gentlemen to get some cold water from deep wells!"
The people in the pavilions in such a prosperous place naturally know how to observe what is happening. As soon as Gongsun Xun and others got off their horses, the chief of the pavilion took the initiative to clear a shade tree for them, and brought in a few horses and two small cases to serve them.
They sat down. Then, the father of the pavilion personally fetched a bucket of cold water from a deep well from the backyard and delivered it to them.
Correspondingly, other people of all kinds, such as those who summered in the shade of the trees in front of the pavilion...especially the villagers in the nearby fields, could only use the public bowl to take turns to fetch water from a large well in front of the pavilion.
.
"You don't have to be like this, chief of the pavilion." Han Dang responded with a familiarity. "Just give this bucket of water to everyone over there. I brought my own water bag for reference. I just want everyone in the pavilion to help us take care of our mounts and talk to us again."
All you need to do is boil a vat of water...this is a lot of hard work!"
As Han Dang finished speaking, another small ingot of Amway reward silver was stuffed into the hand of the pavilion chief, and a handful of five baht coins was also given to the pavilion father, Qiu Pi and others by an attendant... these
I'm used to it on the road.
Now, although they felt strange and troublesome, everyone in the pavilion was also happy and hurriedly followed his words.
"Old man!" Seeing that the freshly dug well water was carried to the rest of the people who were enjoying the summer vacation, an older man stood up first and took some in a big bowl to enjoy, which was then divided up, but Gongsun Xun was carrying
He took the initiative to pick up an empty maza and walked over. "Sit down!"
"It doesn't matter." The old man in cloth clothes who was squatting on the ground drinking water didn't care at all. "It doesn't matter. It's cooler to sit on the ground. The pavilion originally gave me a low stool when I saw that I was older, but I just pushed it away.
Your Excellency, you don’t need to pay attention to me."
Gongsun Xun was speechless for a moment, so he had to put down the maza and continue to persuade: "Although the well water is cold, it is not good for the stomach. It's just that the weather is too hot today. I might as well drink more hot water in the future..."
"What did the noble man say?" The commoner old man couldn't help but look at the other person while holding the big pottery bowl. "Don't you need firewood to boil water? Doesn't it take effort to chop firewood? It's not like you need hot soup to warm yourself up in winter... What kind of hot water should you drink?
?Now that the summer is hot and the crops in the fields are browned, wouldn't it be better to have the energy to carry some water for irrigation?"
Gongsun Xun followed the direction of the other party's mouth and looked at the almost yellow fields on the other side of the road, and was speechless for a moment... In fact, he wanted to say that drinking hot water can avoid immune diseases, but he was restrained by the firewood and the drought.
I was speechless.
Thinking about it carefully, even though my mother, Aunt Gongsun, spent twenty years and experienced several epidemics personally, she could only make the Liaoxi Banjun and Amway gradually accept the truth that drinking hot water can reduce the risk of getting sick, and
This is also because after the popularization of the heated kang, the demand for firewood in the northern region was huge, and there was no shortage of heat sources after it became large-scale.
But at this time, I was in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and in such weather, I forced others to say something like drinking hot water... Isn't it a bit like what my mother said about the mentally retarded emperor's "Why not eat minced meat"?
Well, speaking of it, is this mentally retarded emperor the great-grandson or great-great-grandson of Sima Fang?
"I've been taught a lesson!" After Gongsun Xun had some random thoughts, he resigned honestly.
Then, he returned to his side and sat down under the shade of a tree. He quickly untied his water bag and took a swig of the cold water inside... I have to say that this weather is indeed uncomfortable. I just hope it doesn't last too long.
It would be better if it lasts for a long time to avoid causing a severe drought!
In this way, Gongsun Xun and others drank some water, blew some wind, and after feeling refreshed, they chatted some more, but still did not move... The boiling water has been boiled, but it still needs to be cooled down before filling the water.
Bag. Even the water bag cannot store water for a long time in this kind of weather and needs to be washed.
"So Uncle Zi's surname Lou actually comes from the surname Cao?" Gongsun Xun gained insight. "No wonder you and Cao Mengde have known each other since they were young..."
"Young Master, you are thinking too much." Lou Gui immediately laughed and said, "This is just a reason for our friendship that day. Lou came from Cao, which is an old thing in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, there was a Zhu Lou state on the south side of Mount Tai, and he came from Ji's surname.
After the enfeoffment, the king took Cao as his surname. Later, the country was destroyed, and the descendants took Guo as their surname, so we have the surname Lou... It has been more than 500 years. How can there be relatives in the world who have been surnamed for 500 years?"
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard this.
At this moment, Lou Gui, who was chatting, suddenly frowned. Gongsun Xun and others were puzzled. They followed each other's eyes and saw a commoner riding a rogue horse coming up the official road... or rather
He is a young commoner scholar.
By the way, if you take a closer look, this person's appearance is not bad, but his whole body is wet with sweat, and the sun is shining like fire on his head, and he is also in a miserable state.
"Uncle Zi recognizes this person." Gongsun Xun couldn't help but be curious.
"Yes and no." Lou Zibo responded in a low voice. "This person doesn't know me, but I know him. And then I don't know his name or origin. I only know that he is probably from Qingzhou."
"This is strange." Seeing this man riding a horse and carrying a package on his back, he was all wet. Although he stopped in front of the pavilion, he still walked past the pavilion with a little hesitation. Han
Dang immediately couldn't help but ask. "I've never heard of such a familiar saying!"
"This is what happened." Lou Gui twirled his beard, which was not very long, and said as he looked at the other person's retreating figure. "That day in Luozhong, Shaojun assisted Yang Qiu in expelling brothers Zhang Feng and Zhang Hao.
Lieutenant Zhang Hao returned to his hometown in Changshan, but Zhang Feng, the sergeant in charge, just lived in Wancheng. For this reason, Shaojun once asked me to pay attention to something to prevent this person from counterattack..."
"It is true." Gongsun Xun also remembered this matter. "Is this scholar actually related to the eunuch? Why did he ride such a rogue horse?"
"I don't know." Lou Gui was also puzzled. "Logically speaking, he should not be short of money and material, because this person is highly trusted by Zhang Feng..."
"Really?" Gongsun Xun's heart moved, but he thought of Luo Muluo Zixian next to Cao Jie. He didn't know what the bearded man was doing now, or whether he was killed by Cao Jie in anger... Anyway, it was true.
A person with excellent intelligence, but what if you don’t know this person?
"Exactly." Lou Zibo naturally didn't know what Gongsun Xun was thinking, so he explained to himself. "Young Master doesn't know something. According to the information I went to investigate that day, Zhang Feng was probably injured after returning home.
Due to this setback, he couldn't afford to fall ill. Then, while he was ill, he actually entrusted almost all the things in his family to this person! In addition, the situation was not right at that time. Outsiders rarely entered and left Zhang Feng's house, and the Zhang family members may have been restrained from tampering with it.
Therefore, this person is often the only one who goes in and out alone every day, just buying medicine and food for Zhang Feng... I was still a little unconvinced when I heard the report that day, so I went to investigate in person, so I had a meeting on Wancheng Street.
edge."
Everyone suddenly realized, and at this moment, they saw the pavilion in the pavilion, and the pavilion servants had already begun to help several attendants fill up the cold boiled water. Everyone no longer thought about it, got up to help... and prepared to continue on their way.
However, at this moment, the soaked scholar actually rode back on his horse... It seemed that he was too hot and was going to go back here to rest for a while and drink some water to quench his thirst.
But what's interesting is that after Gongsun Xun couldn't help but look at this person a few more times, he discovered that he had brought a wooden bowl by himself instead of taking the common pottery bowl in the pavilion. What happened next was even more interesting.
He got up... This man first begged several villagers to fetch water for him, and then after fetching the water, he continued to hold the bowl and begged several villagers to help him pour water, instead of directly taking the bowl to the bucket.
Hold water.
Just when Gongsun Xun was secretly speechless and felt that this scholar was too squeamish, the man holding the water actually avoided the helping villagers like the plague, retreated far away, and then stood on the edge of the shade of the tree, bowing his head and drinking.
water.
And, again and again, after drinking several bowls of water, I quickly hit the road again, as if this place is so filthy!
To be honest, if this had happened in the past when he was young, Gongsun Xun would have given a good look to this poor scholar who looked down on the villagers but went to the eunuchs on the spot. But today, the sun was too bright and he was in a hurry, so he was too lazy to say anything.
...I just deliberately gave this person some smoke and dust shortly after I started on the road again.
However, they could only travel more than ten miles, and they were still far away from today's destination, Chenliu County and Chenliu City. Gongsun Xun and his party were forced to stop again... This time it was not forced by the sun, but by the sudden Xia Dynasty.
Blocked by thunderstorms!
By the way, the weather in summer changes all the time. Before, the sun was high in the sky and the heat was oppressive, but with the gusts of wind and clouds coming over, and then there were a few muffled thunders... This time, I just had a full stomach.
Shui's group of people changed their colors one after another and turned their horses' heads to head towards another pavilion just past behind them!
You know, if you get caught in the rain in this kind of weather, no matter whether you drink boiled water or well water, you are probably going to get sick... And if you get sick these days, it will be hard to say whether you are the emperor or the common people.
And sure enough, when everyone came to the not-so-decent pavilion behind them, and just as they tied up their horses and hid in the house, they heard a burst of muffled thunder rolling past again, followed by huge raindrops falling directly.
Gongsun Xun and others looked at each other, not knowing what to do!
The rain was pouring down, and more and more people were taking shelter...and most of the newcomers were farmers working nearby. Almost all of them were soaked to the skin. As soon as they came in, they took off their clothes and shirtless on the porch. I don't know if they have good intentions or don't want to.
This made Gongsun Xun and others standing in the corridor angry, but the pavilion chief was easy to talk to. Instead of scolding him, he made these shirtless villagers go into the next door house to take shelter.
When Gongsun Xun saw this, he didn't say much. Instead, he gave up the vacant room behind him and asked the peasant women who were also fighting the drought in the fields to take shelter in this room... Yes, there are no women these days who don't work in the fields.
?Not to mention it is a severe drought season.
Of course, after this rain, the drought will be relieved a lot. This can be felt from the dirty jokes made by the male and female villagers in the houses on both sides across the house and the helpless expressions on the faces of the pavilion next to them.
"Young Master!" Just as Gongsun Xun was listening to dirty jokes from the Henan countryside with a smile on his face, Lou Gui suddenly nudged him in the ribs.
"I see." Gongsun Xun narrowed his eyes slightly, but then he raised his eyes and saw an "acquaintance" who had just entered the pavilion leading a horse. "The matter in Luozhong has been settled. We meet again on the road, so don't pay attention!"
Lou Gui and others nodded immediately.
"May I ask the director of the pavilion if there is a place to take shelter from the rain." This 'acquaintance' scholar tied up his horse and came to the porch. Then, regardless of the rain on his head, he actually stood far away in the courtyard.
He greeted the pavilion chief standing beside Gongsun Xun.
When the pavilion chief saw that the other party was a scholar, he didn't put on any airs. He just told the truth: "The house is gone. Our pavilion is originally small, with only two empty rooms, but thanks to the generosity of this noble man, we have two rooms."
The houses were given to the male and female villagers who were working in the fields outside. If you want to go into the house to take shelter from the rain, go to the room where the man is on the left. If you don't want to go in and smell the sweat, you can take shelter under the corridor... In short,
Come and take shelter from the rain quickly, don’t stand there getting wet!”
Hearing these words, the man hesitated again and again in the rain, and then he bowed slightly, turned around and walked away!
Even though Gongsun Xun didn't want to cause trouble, he couldn't help but feel angry at this moment. It took a lot of effort to suppress his anger and shouted coldly to this person: "That scholar with the Qingzhou accent, come back with me!"
You must know that although Gongsun Xun did not wear a seal and was too young, he was in the army after all. He had experience in the chancellery, and his demeanor and demeanor were also honed... plus his clothes, mounts, and attendants, everything
Anyone with some discerning eyes might be able to tell that he is a so-called 'noble man'!
Therefore, when he shouted like this and also mentioned the word "Qingzhou", the scholar immediately turned around obediently... However, this guy actually still stood in the courtyard under the rain, unwilling to come forward.
"Where are you going?" Gongsun Xun stood with his hands behind his hands and asked immediately with an unwavering expression on his face.
"Replying to this noble man, I am going to take shelter from the rain in the horse gallery..." The man couldn't help but wipe the rain off his face and replied awkwardly.
By the way, this man had repeatedly acted pretentiously before. Gongsun Xun only thought that this man had some weird mysophobia, or that he looked down on the villagers because he thought he was a scholar, so he just sneered in his heart, even because he didn't want to stand on the porch with him and others.
Somewhat angry.
But when he heard that the other party actually wanted to go to the horse gallery to take shelter, preparing to live with many animals and their excrement, and not being rude in the rain, Gongsun Xun couldn't help but doubt his own judgment...
Is it because this person is related to Zhongchang Shi Zhang Feng that he has a preconceived attitude?
Just when Gongsun Xun was hesitant, an unknown villager in the room behind him sneezed in an embarrassed manner, which caused a burst of laughter in the room, but it made him feel moved in his heart.
"Come up to the corridor to take shelter from the rain!" Gongsun Xun lowered his head to make way for an empty seat, and then immediately urged. "I am the new Xiangping Commandery Gongsun Xun. What is your name and where do you come from?"
Hearing this, the man couldn't help but look up in astonishment at the people on the porch, but still refused to come forward, and then he saluted in the rain and answered:
"Uncle Wang Xiu and Wang Xiu came from Yingling, Beihai, and met the man on the white horse! I really didn't expect that I would meet the man on the white horse, Dao Zuo!"
——————I am the dividing line in the noisy air——————
"Wang Xiuzhi, courtesy name Shuzhi, was born in Yingling, Beihai. He was twenty years old. He traveled to Nanyang to study and stopped at Yishe. Later he learned that Zhang Feng, a regular servant of Zhongchang, was setting up and was about to leave. Feng Feng was driven by Yang Qiu and returned to Wan, whereupon he raised his family. If you have a disease and don't look at each other, practice intimacy and show compassion, and the disease will go away." - "Shishuo Xinyu", Pinzao Chapter
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