Zhan Peng said: "My father has taught me since I was a child, I was blessed with dripping water, when the spring reciprocated, Hu Gongzi was kind to me, he saved my father first, and relieved me in the back, and now he is in trouble, if I don't care, what face does I have to live in this world." ” Yuan Shiqing nodded slowly: "Hu Gongzi is a genius in the world, his medical skills are unparalleled, I have practiced medicine for so many years, and I have never seen a young man as talented as him."
Let's hope he doesn't get into any trouble.
Speaking of this, he shook his head again: "Why does Hu Gongzi want to be an official, in fact, with his medical skills, he will not have so much trouble when he is a langzhong." ” Hu Xiaotian secretly laughed at Yuan Shiqing's pedantic when he heard this, even if he was a man, he would not be spared when this political storm came, the emperor was targeting the Hu family, and politically treating enemies with different political views was ruthless, and even cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, only in this way could he avoid future troubles.
Although Zhanpeng drank a good amount of wine, he was not greedy for a cup, and after drinking three bowls of wine, he began to eat, and said goodbye to Yuan Shiqing after eating.
Carrying his bags, taking his knives and arrows, and walking down the stairs, Yuan Shiqing sent him all the way outside the restaurant, and after breaking up with Zhanpeng, he walked straight to Yi Yuantang not far away.
Hu Xiaotian saw Zhan Peng untie the yellow horse tied to the tree, and after thinking about it, he finally walked over.
Zhan Peng was vigilant, as early as when he was drinking with Yuan Shiqing, he had found that the middle-aged man at the next table seemed to be very concerned about them, and when he saw the other party following him, he was immediately alert, but he did not look at Hu Xiaotian, but turned over and got on the horse.
It should be easy for the other party to get up on their own on foot and shake off the other party's tracking.
Hu Xiaotian saw that he was leaving, and raised his voice: "Brother Zhan, please stay" Zhan Peng was slightly stunned.
He had no impression of this strange man, but he didn't know how the other party knew his name, Zhan Peng grabbed the reins of the horse, a pair of sword eyebrows twisted together, and looked at Hu Xiaotian with a bright and vigilant gaze: "Is this brother calling me?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Exactly" Zhan Peng said: "It seems that we have never met." ” Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "Although Brother Zhan has never seen me, I have seen Brother Zhan, and I still remember the archery technique of killing two birds with one stone." ” Zhanpeng heard Hu Xiaotian mention this matter.
After carefully distinguishing his voice, he vaguely guessed Hu Xiaotian's identity from the voice, but the face in front of him was extremely unfamiliar.
He couldn't determine for a moment, and the expression on his face became more and more confused.
Hu Xiaotian looked around and said, "There are many people here, it's not a place to talk, let's talk in another place."
With that, he walked briskly into the distance.
Zhan Peng looked at Hu Xiaotian's back.
It soon became clear that this back was somewhat familiar.
Thinking of Hu Xiaotian's voice just now, the expression on his face suddenly became excited.
Hu Xiaotian came to the bank of the Xiaoshang River and walked slowly down the embankment, and Zhanpeng then arrived, turned over and dismounted, and tied the yellow horse to the weeping willow.
Hu Xiaotian turned to him and smiled at him: "Brother Zhan, don't come unharmed" He had already removed his mask and appeared in front of Zhanpeng in his true face.
When Zhan Peng saw his true face, he dared to conclude that the person in front of him was indeed Hu Xiaotian.
He couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart, and quickly came to Hu Xiaotian and hugged his fists and saluted: "Engong."
Sure enough, it's you, it's just how you became like that just now."
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "The eyes and ears of the imperial court are all over the capital, if it weren't for the change of description, I'm afraid that I would have been arrested." ” Zhan Peng was surprised and delighted, he really couldn't imagine that Hu Xiaotian's disguise technique was so sophisticated, he said in a low voice: "Engong, I heard that the Hu family had an accident and Xichuan rebelled, and I was about to go to Xichuan to find you." ” Hu Xiaotian nodded gratefully and said, "Brother Zhan, I heard it in Yanyun Tower just now. ” Zhan Peng said: "If it weren't for the coincidence, I would almost miss it in person."
He asked why Hu Xiaotian went to Yanyun Tower.
Hu Xiaotian told Zhan Peng how he got there, Zhan Peng couldn't help but sigh for his fate after listening to Hu Xiaotian, there were a lot of rumors in the capital in the past two days, but he couldn't get in touch with more of the interior as Zhan Peng, and the reason why he said goodbye to Yuan Shiqing just now was that he wanted to understand the recent situation of the Hu family through Yuan Shiqing.
Zhan Peng said: "At this time, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is responsible for the investigation, and in the past three days, seven officials above the third grade have been arrested, among which Lord Hu is the most serious, and he is the only one among these seven people who has been detained for colluding with traitors and plotting to subvert Dakang's hat."
Zhanpeng was full of sympathy when he said this, he didn't know about the things in the officialdom, and he didn't pay attention to it, it didn't matter to him whether Hu Buwei was loyal or traitorous, but Hu Xiaotian was his benefactor, and Hu's fall made Hu Xiaotian fall into a predicament.
Hu Xiaotian sat on the embankment, broke off a section of grass, gently tore it in his hand, and stared at the Xiaoshang River flowing slowly eastward, his expression looked confused.
Zhan Peng said: "Engong, Dakang is no longer a place to stay for a long time, I have a proposal, it is better for you to dress up, I will escort you to the north to Dayong, at least you can live a stable life there." ” Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "Brother Zhan, don't call me Engong in the future, just call me by my name." ” Zhanpeng was slightly stunned, Hu Xiaotian's words were a little unanswered, and he didn't answer his own question, he said in a low voice: "What do you think?"
Hu Xiaotian still didn't answer his question, and said softly: "Actually, when I left the capital to go to Qingyun to take office, I thought about asking Brother Zhan to go with me, but then I dispelled the idea.
He turned to Zhan Peng and said, "Do you know why?"
Zhan Peng pursed his lips, not knowing the true meaning of Hu Xiaotian saying this now.
"My parents are here, I don't travel far, Uncle Zhan is old and needs someone to take care of him."
Zhan Peng nodded.
Hu Xiaotian said: "If I want to save my life and spend the rest of my life in peace, I won't come back, but if that's the case, my parents are in trouble, I withdraw from the matter, and I steal my life, then what will others think of me Even if I find a no-man's corner to hide, my conscience I will spend my life in self-condemnation and guilt, so what is the meaning of my life, I am not a big hero, but I am not a bad seed, people live a lifetime, and some things have to be done." ” Zhan Peng's eyes lit up when he heard this, and there was a burst of reverence for this young boy in his heart, he had always thought that Hu Xiaotian was a pampered gentleman, but he didn't expect that Hu Xiaotian had a male blood that was not inferior to him, and he was brave and knowledgeable.
Zhanpeng no longer persuaded Hu Xiaotian to leave, and said in a low voice: "I will do my best to help you what you want to do." ” Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said: "You can't help me, no one can help me, the current situation of the Hu family, unless the emperor changes his mind, there is no possibility of a turnaround."
He stretched out his hand and patted Zhan Peng's shoulder and said: "The reason why I showed up today is because I don't want Brother Zhan to run the wrong way, Brother Zhan's deep friendship for me, Xiao Tian remembers it in his heart, if he has the opportunity in the future, he will report Brother Zhan's affection." ” Zhan Peng said excitedly: "I don't ask you to repay me, I have always owed you affection, Xiaotian, you have to let me do something for you." ” Hu Xiaotian said: "Brother Zhan, if Xiaotian is lucky not to die, you and my brother will have a day to meet, if Xiaotian is in trouble, if the eldest brother is thinking of our love today, then help our Hu family collect the body, bury me and my father and mother together, so that our body has a stable place." ” Zhan Peng's heart was full of sorrow, and he suddenly raised his fist and smashed it on the river embankment, the fist peak was deep in the mud, and he was full of grief and indignation: "It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, why don't you leave your life, leave this land of tigers and wolves, and make plans in the future" Hu Xiaotian said: "As long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will do it, Brother Zhan, you don't have to persuade me." ” Zhanpeng nodded and said: "Okay, since you have made up your mind, I won't stop you, Zhanpeng swore in front of his brother that if the Hu family is killed, I will collect the corpses of the Hu family and bury your family well." ” Hu Xiaotian smiled: "Thank you, Brother Zhan" Zhan Peng got up and came to the yellow horse, untied the wine gourd from the saddle, unscrewed the lid and handed it to Hu Xiaotian: "This is my brother's Zhuangxing bar."
Hu Xiaotian took it with both hands, raised his head and poured three mouthfuls in succession, shouting: "Happy" Dusk came unconsciously, after Hu Xiaotian said goodbye to Zhanpeng by the river, he put on his mask again, wandering alone in the capital, it may be the last time for him, he was worried that Zhanpeng would follow, and went around countless circles, until he was sure that no one was following, and then he returned to Cheng'en Mansion.
The little eunuch was still standing in front of the door, and when he saw Hu Xiaotian coming, he hurriedly stood up and took the initiative to greet him: "Uncle, you are here, Grandpa Quan has returned, and he is waiting for you in the mansion." ” When Hu Xiaotian heard that An Dequan had returned, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed, and now the old eunuch had become the only hope in his heart.
Follow the little eunuch into the Cheng'en Mansion, it is empty, not only can you not see the trees, not even a small grass can not be seen, the ground is covered with bluestone slabs, there are stone tables and chairs in the middle of the courtyard, the afterglow of the sunset is projected from the other side of the high wall, looking up at the high wall seems to be smeared with a layer of gold edges, walking into the second gate inside is a courtyard with a large area, there is still no vegetation, there is a rockery in the middle, bare, like a skinny old man standing naked in the light and shadow of the remnant sun.
The pillars of the corridor cut the light and shadow of the setting sun into sections, and Hu Xiaotian's face changed with the flickering light and shadow.
The little eunuch bowed down and stretched out his hands to guide him.
Entering the three gates, I finally saw five big trees, but all of them were dead, there were no leaves, there was not the slightest green, only the dry trunks stretched out in the gradually darkening skylight, the only interesting thing was an old eagle on the willow tree in the middle, its head was facing due west, the setting sun gradually sank in its eyes, the night quietly occupied the ground at a visible speed, after the night completely enveloped its eyes, the old eagle let out a terrible and piercing chirp, and then flew to the sky in fright.
Two more are sent, and the monthly pass is not finished to be continued: