This was the first time Su Ren heard such words. The people he met were either outsiders or too young. Naturally, they didn’t know too much about the situation in Wenshui County. People like Hou Jian, in this world,
Having been in Wenshui for generations, Su Ren knew all about Wenshui. But Su Ren never thought that this Wenshui had hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and there was such a reason.
"With the intelligence of Su Xianzuo, he naturally understands who I am talking about. I just remind Su Xianzuo that it is not that the county magistrate and our captain are unwilling to mediate, but that they cannot mediate."
"Why?"
"I'm still scared to say it! The respected great ancestor is already respected by everyone in Wenshui. Even in Chang'an, many people admire him. Even the late emperor praised him endlessly. It can be said that he and his descendants were exiled to
Here, if something happens far away from the emperor in this high mountain, the court will not pursue it for the sake of the old gentleman. But we are different. To the court, we are outsiders. If we are not good, we will destroy the nine tribes.
It is a serious crime and no one can bear such a punishment."
"Since you know you can't carry it, why bother saying these things? If you don't dare, what can I do?"
A rare smile appeared on Hou Si's face, and he pushed his plate of meat forward and placed it where Su Ren could easily reach it: "What I said is also a hypothesis. If there is an accident, the nine tribes will be wiped out.
Of course, if there are no accidents, that will be a different matter."
"Let me tell you what I want to say. After being spared such a big deal, don't you just want me to have a fight with Liu Wen? Since I have already lost my skin with Liu Wen, a fight is not out of the question."
"That's great! Don't worry, County Commander Su, my county lieutenant will be your greatest help."
"Really?" Su Ren smiled contemptuously. Hou Jian almost had someone kill him a few months ago, but now he claims to be his biggest helper. This sounds like a lie no matter how hard it sounds.
Hou Si also knew that Su Ren didn't believe it, and said: "Currently in Wenshui County, the only one who can be trusted by Su County Assistant is my county captain, so Su County Assistant has no other choice but to believe my words. Su County Assistant today
Isn’t that why you came here?”
"I don't even believe in myself, how can I believe in you? If by that time, the county lieutenant is the same as today, then I will be miserable."
"What Su Xian Zuo said, with Su Xian Zuo's intelligence, how miserable can it be? Can it be as miserable as when you came to Wenshui County?"
"Well……!"
Su Ren was speechless for a moment. As the saying goes, bare feet are not afraid of wearing shoes. He came to the Han Dynasty alone. It was already miserable to be alone. Even if he had nothing in the end, what would happen? The worst he could do was to start over in another place. Su Ren couldn't
I believe that if the Han Dynasty had any detecting methods for tracking thousands of miles, it would be very easy to hide them anonymously.
Hou Si looked at Su Ren: "The county magistrate can consider this matter. Defeating Liu Wen is not something that can happen in a short period of time. It must be considered in the long run."
When Hou Si left, Su Ren was still in a daze. He was thinking about Hou Si's words. The reason why he has been unable to make up his mind is that he still looks at the current world from the perspective of future generations, and has not yet risen from the feeling of an ant to overlooking the world.
From a visual point of view. Not to mention anything else, the experience of these thousands of years has been enough to put him above everyone. It is like an adult watching a child playing house, with that kind of inner superiority and contempt,
It has always been hidden deep in Su Ren's heart.
After not sleeping all night, Su Ren left the military camp early the next morning, and Su Ren returned to Laojun Temple before noon. Leng Jun, Huo Laosi and others also stayed up all night. When they saw Su Ren coming back, Huo Jin immediately came back from
He came out of the door and greeted Su Ren with a smile.
When Su Ren entered the room and before he could sit down, Huo Laosi couldn't wait to ask: "Brother Ren, how are you? Have the county magistrate and county lieutenant promised to help us?"
Su Ren didn't say anything. He grabbed the teapot and put it in his mouth and kept pouring water. Everyone scratched their heads and scratched their heads anxiously, but they didn't dare to take away Su Ren's teapot. After a long time, Su Ren put down the teapot and before others could say anything, Su Ren said to Leng Yue
Said: "I'm hungry, get some food!"
"Yes, yes, yes, let's eat first, and then we'll talk when we're full!" Huo Laosi is older and naturally knows that there's no point in rushing about this kind of thing.
After eating, Su Ren returned to the room without saying a word amidst the eager eyes of everyone. Leng Jun's lungs were about to explode with anger. He wanted to go up and slap Su Ren twice. He hated this kind of thing when others are anxious but the boss is in charge of everything.
Not saying anything made him feel like he had no idea what he was doing.
Huo Laosi quickly grabbed Leng Jun and said, "Forget it, forget it, if Brother Ren doesn't say anything, he will naturally have his own plans. We just wait and we will naturally say it when the time comes."
The whole day and night, Su Ren stayed in his room. Huo Jin stood upright outside the door holding his spear, not letting anyone get close, even if he came coldly. Although he called Master with a smile on his face, he still couldn't.
Don't let him in. This kid is obsessed now. Ever since he followed Su Ren to a brine spring and saw Su Ren's behavior among a group of bandits, Huo Jin decided that he would never suffer any disadvantage if he followed this big brother for the rest of his life.
The next morning, when Mr. Huo got up to clean the courtyard, he suddenly found that Su Ren's door was open. When he looked inside, he was gone. Not only was Su Ren missing, but his own son was also missing.
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Huo Laosi became anxious and shouted at everyone. When he asked, no one knew where these two people had gone. After searching for a long time in front of and behind the house, there was no trace of them. Now the next one
Everyone was panicked.
Huo Qianshi sat down on the ground and began to cry: "My son!"
Huo Laosi was upset by the yelling and shouted: "Why are you crying! Can Brother Ren still run away?"
Looking at Su Ren's room, Leng Jun saw Su Ren's strange-looking backpack quietly placed in the corner, and frowned: "Of course he didn't run away, his things are all there, he may have gone out, maybe he went to the county seat again, we'll wait
Come on!"
Although no one thought that Su Ren had run away, he still felt something was wrong when he left without even saying hello. It had only been half a year since Su Ren came to this Laojun Temple, and he was not related to them in any way.
Therefore, now that Liu Wenming is blatantly targeting them, even if Su Ren leaves, it is not impossible.
With a depressed look on her face, Leng Yue gently pulled over the bedding scattered on the bed and folded it neatly, trying hard to hold back her tears. She lowered her head and found a bamboo slip on the top of the bed, and grabbed it: "Brother, this is Su
The letter left by my eldest brother."
Several people suddenly became energetic and put their heads together. Su Ren's handwriting was the same as ghost painting, and only Leng Yue could understand it in the entire Laojun Temple. In fact, Su Ren wrote simplified Chinese characters, which were very different from seal characters.
The big difference is that Leng Yue thought it was fun when she saw it and studied with Su Ren for a while. There were only nine characters on that bamboo slip. If you have something to do, don’t read it when you come back in a few days!
Huo Laosi let out a long breath and looked at his wife coldly: "What's going on? Brother Ren will never leave us and run away. Just stay calm. Your son will be fine if he follows Brother Ren."
After leaving the house in the middle of the night, Su Ren and Huo Jin walked all the way south. According to Huo Jin, Shuangzui Mountain is in the south of Wenshui County, which is the only road from Wenshui to the Nanman. Although the imperial court explicitly prohibited trade with the Nanman, the merchants
It is not surprising to take desperate risks for the sake of huge profits. The animal skins, herbs, various ores and precious woods of the Southern Barbarians are absolutely hot commodities in the Central Plains. And the grain, linen and salt of the Central Plains are even more valuable than gold in the Southern Barbarians.
You will definitely make a lot of money once you do it. With such a profit, even if you have a narrow escape, it is still worth trying.
Shuangzui Mountain happened to be stuck at the throat of this trade road. If you wanted to go around it, you couldn't get around it. Wu Tuzi occupied a favorable terrain and robbed merchants, and his life was pretty good. But Wu Tuzi had too few people, and the merchants passed by.
After a few struggles, he learned the lesson. Every time he set out, he had to gather hundreds of people to act collectively, which made it difficult for Wu Bald to start. In addition, the court's blockade order has become more and more strict in recent years, and more and more people are taking this business route.
The fewer people there are, the harder it will be for these people in Shuangzui Mountain.
It was quite a long walk along the way, at least fifty miles according to a rough estimate. The sun was already turning to the west, and only then could we vaguely see the shadow of Shuangzui Mountain.
Hawking, who was walking in front, carried his spear and pointed at the two peaks in front of him, one tall and one short: "Brother, we're here! It's in front of us!"
Su Ren had almost reached his limit. He had never walked such a long distance since he was a child. His legs seemed not to be his own. He was panting and nodding. He was so tired that he couldn't even speak.
Before dark, we finally arrived at the foot of Shuangzui Mountain. Su Ren sat down on the ground, picked up his water bottle and drank a few sips: "Shuangzui Mountain, Shuangzui Mountain, they are nothing alike."
Hawking nodded: "It's just that I didn't see a mouth, and I don't know who the fool came up with this name."
A mountain road winds along the mountain range and passes between two peaks. The two peaks are tall and short. The taller one is not too high, only about a hundred feet, and the short one is only a few dozen feet. The mountain is so powerful.
It's quite steep, with a steep slope and overgrown trees. It would be very difficult for just one person to walk. Not to mention the soldiers wearing armors and holding weapons. Fighting here from a high position will definitely give you an advantage.
"call out……"
With a whistle, seven or eight big men suddenly emerged from the woods on both sides. Everyone was carrying weapons in their hands, including swords, wooden clubs, and homemade wooden bows. All of them were dressed in rags, and one guy's clothes were even missing his key parts.
It wasn't even covered, leaving the thing hanging outside.
Huo Jin got up, held his spear in front of Su Ren, and stared at the seven or eight people with wide eyes. Su Ren slowly stood up and looked at the people in front of him. They were completely different from the robbers he imagined.
, looked more like a farmer. There was no preamble saying that I drove this road and planted this tree. Those guys just looked at them and smiled.
One of the unshaven men looked at Su Ren and Huo Jin with a smile: "After such a long time, finally someone who is not afraid of death comes here, and I don't know how much good stuff I can get?"
The other one shook his head: "These are just two children. They probably don't have much, so I'd better kill them." (To be continued)