Chapter One Hundred and Twenty An Poor and Happy Dao is Interesting
The new emperor ascended the throne in Linzhou. Although the guards from various places were ordered not to escort him, countless people still flocked to Linzhou.
There is an emperor, a court, and hundreds of thousands of troops there. The once remote little place is now a peaceful place in everyone's hearts.
Because of this thought, Weishui City was unusually prosperous in this troubled time. There were people inside and outside, and the streets were full of shops selling goods.
"Xiang Qiubeard!"
Shouts fell from overhead.
When they arrived at the city gate, Xiang Qiu, who was sitting on the roadside without raising his head, stretched out his hand and caught a small bundle thrown towards him.
The small baggage was bulging as if it contained stones.
Xiang Qiu's beard opened and he took out a black stone about the size of his fist and bit it. Although this stone-like dried meat didn't look good, it was indeed meat.
Xiang Qiubeard bit off a piece of meat and chewed it, then raised his head and said, "Is there any wine?"
Standing on the side of the road was an older man with a knife hanging from his waist. Hearing this, he threw a wine bottle over and said, "It's indispensable for you."
Xiang Qiubeard raised his head to catch it and took a big sip. The wine flowed all over his body. He took another bite of the meat and chewed it. He laughed and said, "It's very satisfying."
The beggar and homeless man sitting next to him looked envious and drooled. Although he had a good-looking beard, he was tall and had a knife, so no one dared to grab it.
Xiang Qiu beard raised his hand and threw the small bundle over: "Eat."
The refugees and beggars immediately scrambled for it, causing a commotion outside the city gate.
"You guy," the middle-aged guard shouted, "this is our family's special bacon."
Xiang Qiubearded, holding up the flagon and drinking wine: "What's special about it, it's just to satisfy my hunger."
This ranger is drunk now and hungry now without meat. He doesn't talk about oral desires. The middle-aged guard shook his head and stopped chatting to get down to business: "My master invites you to come over."
Xiang Qiubeard also threw the remaining wine to the homeless beggars, and followed the middle-aged guard to the motorcade not far away as everyone cheered and thanked him.
The people in the motorcade were getting ready and resting, and the female relatives also got out of the car, and were protected by a group of guards holding a curtain. When they saw Xiang Qiubeard approaching, they pointed and pointed happily behind the curtain, and Xiang Qiubeard whistled at them, attracting the women.
They laughed for a while, and the old man who was drinking tea at a small table on the ground also laughed, and did not blame Xiang Qiu's wild wave.
"Brother Xiang, sit down and drink tea." He said, and then watched this young man in simple clothes with stains of wine and meat dripping from his body sit down opposite him. He divided the tea, brewed the tea, and poured it smoothly and skillfully without him having to do anything.
Tea.
This knight-errant was vulgar yet elegant, elegant yet uninhibited. The old man smiled slightly.
"Why don't you go to the city?" Xiang Qiubeard took the initiative to open the topic, "Are your relatives not taking you in?"
He stretched out his palms and lowered his voice as he spoke.
"If you seek provocation and retaliate, if no one is killed, you only need three pieces of meat."
The old man laughed and pressed his palm down: "I hid it from my brother before, but I am not here to visit my relatives. This is my property."
Of course he stayed at home if he wanted to. He made a noise to Qiubeard, picked up the tea and drank it in one gulp. He was neither amazed, envious nor angry because of the disdain of the other party's deception.
"I changed my mind, I plan to go to Linzhou." The old man said proactively, "The turmoil will not end in a day or two, and I didn't make preparations in advance. I can't find peace at all by relying on these family properties, so I can only go looking for
A place where you can stay safe.”
He said this and sighed.
"Who would have thought of preparing for troubled times."
After he said this, he saw the ranger sitting across from him showing a beautiful smile, which seemed happy and proud, and also had a touch of tenderness, as if he was thinking of spring flowers blooming in the dark winter.
The old man saw through the young man's heart and asked curiously: "Brother, have you seen or know such a person? Where is he from? How is he doing now?"
Xiang Qiubeard did not deny it, and simply said: "I won't tell you."
The old man was stunned and laughed again.
Xiang Qiubeard took the initiative to pick up the previous topic: "If you want to go to Linzhou, you don't need to ask me to escort you. I don't plan to go there, I only do business here."
The old man stopped laughing and said solemnly: "Brother Xiang, I invite you to go to Linzhou with me. Of course, I will also pay for the escort. I think I am a very good person and should go to Linzhou to have a try."
Xiang Qiubeard seemed to be thinking: "Linzhou?"
"Linzhou is now full of waste and waiting for prosperity, and the new emperor is eager for talents." The old man said, "Brother Xiang has worked hard and has a noble temperament. He will definitely make a difference there. The world over there is much bigger than here."
Xiang Qiubeard said nothing.
The old man looked at the beard carefully and said: "I don't think you are a small fish who wants to live in the shallows."
Xiang Qiubeard laughed: "Of course a real man should seek to leap over the dragon's gate and become famous all over the world."
The old man nodded: "So you should go to Linzhou. I know that Linzhou is far away. Brother Xiang, you don't have money. I am willing to hire you as a guard."
I'm touched. I met him by chance and helped him so much. He didn't care about anything. I just thought he was a talent. The next step is to thank him gratefully. The middle-aged guard standing next to him looked at the curly beard, but he didn't start from this.
Excitement and brilliance were seen on the young ranger's face.
Xiang Qiu's beard picked out a piece of dried meat from between his teeth and shook his head: "I told you, I will be a guard on this road, and I will not go further."
"Brother Xiang, there is such a situation in Linzhou now." The old man moved forward with his legs crossed and poured tea for Xiang Qiubeard, "When I left the capital, many officials did not follow me. His Majesty issued a new order. The chief is not here.
, the official position was postponed."
Xiang Qiubeard said: "That's right. People who have followed you thousands of miles away deserve to be reused."
The old man said: "My eldest son is among them. I originally thought there was no hope of promotion, but I didn't expect this opportunity."
Xiang Qiu’s beard bowed his hands to the old man: “Congratulations, my father-in-law. As expected, blessings and misfortunes have always depended on each other since ancient times.”
The old man looked at him and made his intention clear: "I will ask my son to recommend you. Nowadays, there are many generals and righteous soldiers who have joined the army. Following the new emperor, he defeated the An thieves and brought peace to the world. This can be said to be the merit of following the dragon." He took the picture.
Patting Xiang's bearded hand, "Brother Xiang, don't you want to do some great work? Just like your name."
Xiang Qiu's beard looked a bit yearning: "Of course I want to do some meritorious deeds." He smiled arrogantly again, "That's wrong, of course I will do some meritorious deeds!"
The old man laughed loudly before shaking hands with Xiang Qiubeard and congratulating him. Xiang Qiubeard retracted his hand and put down the teacup and stood up.
"But I have one thing that I haven't finished yet, so I can't go to Linzhou." He said, "Thank you very much for your kindness."
The old man was stunned. He could see that the young man was either trying to welcome him or rejecting him. His eyes were clear and bright, and he was telling the truth.
"You, what can't you let go of? Build your merits first, and everything will be easy to do." The old man said again.
Xiang Qiu beard shook his head: "This can't be done. I am entrusted by others to be loyal to others."
So that’s it. You Xiaer believes in a promise worth a thousand pieces of gold, but isn’t that in ancient times? You Xiaer is almost extinct, and now it’s easy for you Xiaer to have the opportunity to make contributions...
"Is this difficult to do?" the old man asked.
Xiang Qiubeard thought about it and realized that this was the second time he assassinated Xiang Yun. Xiang Yun was very vigilant after the first assassination, and it can be imagined after the second time.
It is difficult to kill a person who is always on guard and has enough ability to guard against him.
"What if you can't do it in your lifetime?" the old man asked again.
Xiang Qiuhao laughed and said, "Then I'll do this for the rest of my life." He bowed his hands and saluted the old man, raised his eyebrows and whistled at the women who had been looking at him, then turned around and strode away, throwing away the old man's suspicion and the women's laughter.
Behind you.
Seeing Xiang Qiubeard walking back, the beggar and refugee occupying the city gate greeted him warmly and gave him the warmest place in the sun, with a pile of hay on the ground.
"Master, has someone asked you to be a guard again?" A beggar asked curiously, looking at Xiang Xiang's empty hands and feeling a little regretful that he didn't bring back any food or wine.
Xiang Qiu, who had just followed the old man to drink ancient tea under the tree, sat crookedly among the beggars without any manners, and touched the handsome chin: "I am so good. There are always people crying and shouting to help me. It's really annoying.
trouble."
The beggars and refugees laughed and cheered and complimented each other, and the noise of people and cars and horses was getting louder and louder in front of the city gate.
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There are always people coming and going at the city gate of Jiannan Road, and soldiers and horses are constantly coming, so when a group of soldiers and horses rush towards the city, the people are just accustomed to avoid it and don't pay much attention. However, after this group of soldiers and horses, a melodious and melodious chant can be heard.
cry.
The shout came from a horse's hooves, and a man wearing a white robe and a jade belt fluttering on his head came running.
The corners of his narrow eyes were smeared with crimson, like peach blossoms falling in spring, and the peach blossoms shimmering like falling rain: "Third Master, you can't go!"
This cry made the horse under Li Fengyao in front shiver, and it neighed and rushed out of the city gate.
Li Fengyao was startled and hurriedly reined in his horse.
What's going on with this horse? Why are you running so fast! He's just showing off! He's not really going to lead his troops to conquer it himself!
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