The cold north wind swept through the heavy snow and became the dominant force in the vast white sky and earth. Looking around, the whole world was hazy white. The ruts that had just been pressed on the ground were covered with white snow in the blink of an eye and recovered. As is.
"With this damn weather, can't you wait until the snow stops before going?" Zhang Jianzhi was riding on the horse, paddling the snow from the horse's eyes from time to time. His whole body felt frozen to the horse. On my back, I had no choice but to move my body as much as possible.
"Just be patient, Bazhou is already in sight." Xue Rengui now lost the anger he had when he was in Broken Leaves. His gray beard was wet, his face was red from the cold, and he took the lead in riding ahead.
"It seems like the snow won't stop in the next few days. There will be a snowstorm this year." Hei Te Changzhi looked hopelessly at the vast white fields, and said helplessly.
The howling north wind continued to carry the heavy snowflakes falling from the sky. The snowflakes that had just flown to the ground but had not yet settled were also picked up by the north wind, forming whirlpools that swirled around each other, causing the three people's loud conversations to become indistinct. But only the three of them could hear it.
Xue Rengui looked at the snow-covered city wall that was already looming in the distance. He stretched out his hand and touched the cold arms for a long time. Then he called his guards and said, "Take my token and let them open the city gate directly. Don't wait until Let’s negotiate at the city gate, where we have plenty of wine and meat.”
Zhang Jianzhi and Hei Te Changzhi, who were leaning on the horse, stretched their necks to hear Xue Rengui's words clearly. They couldn't help but raise their frozen thumbs to Xue Rengui, praising him for his understanding and consideration for his subordinates.
About a quarter of an hour later, the large city gate made a dry creaking sound in winter, and then slowly opened. Xue Rengui, Zhang Jianzhi, and Hei Te Changzhi quickly rode in, until the last soldier also After walking into the city gate, the city gate slowly closed again.
The city of Anxi Bazhou, where heavy snow is falling, is a quiet scene at the moment. Except for the goose-feather-like snow that is flying majestically in the cold wind, there is nothing else.
In the simple barracks, Xue Rengui and the others drank large bowls of wine as if they were plain water. A burning sensation suddenly came from their throats and flowed down their throats into their stomachs.
"It's so comfortable!" Xue Rengui put down the wine bowl, picked up a piece of meat, put it into his mouth and chewed it. The charcoal stove was already burning brightly, and there was a warm feeling in the room.
Xue Rengui stood up, still worried about his bodyguards. After greeting Zhang Jianzhi and Hei Te Changzhi, he went to check out the room where the bodyguards rested.
The chief of Bazhou City stood up and watched Xue Rengui leave, then sat down again and continued drinking with Zhang Jianzhi and Hei Te Changzhi, who were still shivering from the cold.
"Has anyone frozen to death in Bazhou City?" Zhang Jianzhi rubbed his hands vigorously and shrank his neck. The window behind him was leaking too much, and the knife-like cold wind only penetrated into the back of his neck.
"Master Zhang, this year's carbon dioxide was distributed to the people before the snow fell. Although each household has a little less, it shouldn't be a problem to survive this heavy snow." Governor Bazhou replied hurriedly.
"Over there, have you sent more?" Zhang Jianzhi continued to ask.
"Over there?" The governor of Bazhou was stunned for a moment, then he came over and said hurriedly: "The amount given per head should be enough."
As soon as the governor of Bazhou finished speaking, he heard a trembling voice at the door: "Sir, Wang Bo, who came from exile, wants to see you."
The governor of Bazhou felt nervous and his expression became a little flustered, but he quickly regained his composure. He looked at the wooden door and shouted: "I have something to do now, so let him go back. If there is anything else, wait until the snow stops." "
Zhang Jianzhi and Hei Te Changzhi looked at each other calmly, and then Zhang Jianzhi said: "Let them come in. Wang Bo met me several times in Chang'an City. He is here today. It’s not appropriate not to meet.”
"This... Sir, he is just a refugee. Why do you see him? His Highness the Crown Prince personally exiled this person. Don't tarnish your reputation when the time comes." The Governor of Bazhou glanced at the subordinate behind him and signaled him to quickly send Wang Bo to Drive away.
Does anyone use carbon like this? People come here every three days to ask for carbon or firewood. There is only so much carbon in Bazhou, and it is all given to you. What should we do
"It doesn't matter. As the saying goes, you are not afraid of slanting shadows when you are upright. What's more, when I came, His Highness told me that if you pass by Bazhou, you might as well go and have a look. I am passing by here today and I will meet you." Zhang Jianzhi chewed the food in his mouth. Meat, he said vaguely when applying for food.
"This..." Governor Bazhou had no idea for a moment and was hesitating when he saw Hei Te Changzhi next to him. He put the wine bowl heavily on the table. He immediately trembled in his heart and hurriedly signaled to his subordinates behind him. Let Wang Bo come in.
With a "swish" sound, the wooden door was opened again, and a cold wind and snowflakes flew in like a robber. At the same time as the snowflakes and cold wind, there was a trembling figure hugging his shoulders.
I saw that this person's hair was a little messy, covered with snowflakes and snow water, and his face was blue and dark. There was a huge difference from the red cheeks of others who had just ran into the house from the snow.
What made Zhang Jianzhi and Hei Te Changzhi look most suspiciously was that this man was not wearing thick cotton clothes, but rather thin cotton clothes. The black and blue robe clung to his body. It could be seen at a glance that this man was wearing thin cotton clothes. Apart from a long robe, there is probably nothing inside to keep out the cold.
Looking further down, a pair of thin cloth shoes are completely soaked from walking in the thick snow. You can even see that the man's feet are wearing thin shoes due to the cold. There are activities inside.
"Wang Bo, a small citizen, has met the adults. Now the auspicious snow has fallen. This is the great fortune of the Tang Dynasty and the merits of the adults. Therefore, the small people ask the adults if you can give some carbon to the small people, even if it is firewood." The man's eyes He was distracted, his eyes were all blue and black, as if he didn't see Zhang Jianzhi and Hei Te Changzhi, he saluted the Governor of Naba and said.
"This... didn't Xue Qian give you carbon per head? Why do you come here to ask for carbon? This carbon cannot be just for you. What will happen to the other people?" The governor of Bazhou saw Zhang Jianzhi and Hei Te Changzhi not talking. He just looked at Wang Bo with a somewhat shocked expression, so he had no choice but to speak on his own.
"Sir, I have a large family. I just ask you to distribute some carbon to us half of the people in Bazhou. We don't want all of them, just half. Please show your support." Wang Bo gradually warmed up in the room. When he came over, his originally stiff eyes noticed that there were other people in the warm room.
His nose, which had temporarily lost its sense of smell because of the cold, gradually recovered at this moment. The aroma of wine and meat filling the room, as well as the warm spring-like temperature of the room, made him feel as if he was in a fairyland on earth, and felt comfortable all over.
His stomach couldn't withstand the temptation at this time, and began to grumble. The sound was so loud that Wang Bo, who had always been proud of his literary character, suddenly turned his dark blue face into red.
"You are Wang Bo." Zhang Jianzhi stood up unconsciously, looked at the homeless man in front of him in disbelief, and asked.
"Zhang... Master Zhang?" Wang Bo's distracted eyes gradually gained a glimmer of light. He didn't know whether it was because of the warm spring-like temperature in the room, or because after seeing Zhang Jian, he felt that there was hope for the future, and he said tremblingly.
"Yes, I am Zhang Jianzhi." Zhang Jianzhi walked out of the table and came to Wang Bo. He looked at the ragged Wang Bo and said in shock.
The two hands were tightly held together in the air. Zhang Jianzhi felt as if he was holding a cold piece of iron. He immediately lowered his head and looked at the trembling hands.
The hands that were as dry as tree branches were like picking up an iron block after it was abandoned on the ground in a snowy day. The cold feeling went straight into the bone marrow!
"How could this happen? Is there no carbon in Bazhou? Why are you like this? How is King Pei? Are they..." Zhang Jianzhi looked at Hei Te Changzhi who stood up with him, and then turned to look at Wang Bo again. I saw two lines of clear tears streaming down from Wang Bo's eyes instantly.
"What's going on? Just tell me, Black Teeth! You don't have to avoid anyone!" Heite Chang glanced at the Governor of Bazhou with a knife-like gaze, and then said in a deep voice.
Wang Bo's throat moved, but he didn't know whether to say it or not. But looking at the sad eyes of Zhang Jianzhi and Hei Te Changzhi, he lowered his head helplessly, withdrew his hands, wiped the tears on his face, and swelled. Courage suddenly said: "I dare you, humble citizen, to ask two adults to go to the residence of common man Li Xian! What the two experts saw with their own eyes is more credible than what the civilians say. I wonder if you two adults dare to go!" "
"Bold! Since you know that you are a commoner, why do you have the dignity to invite two adults over? Li Xian, a commoner, has been exiled a long time ago. What do you, Wang Bo, want to do now?" The governor of Bazhou rolled his eyes and immediately pointed at Wang Bo and scolded.
Wang Bo closed his eyes and ignored the reprimand of the governor of Bazhou. He straightened up his thin chest and said in a deep voice like a tough-minded man in the army: "Sir, all the money of common people Li Xian has been deducted by him. He just gave us a piece of carbon per head, so what can we do? All the firewood that the people in the house worked so hard to cut was confiscated by him. So, how can we stay warm in such a snowy day? Xiaomin knows that he will not escape death today, but even if he dies, he still asks the two adults to bring a message to His Highness on behalf of the common people Li Xian. If His Highness cares about the brotherhood between him and the common people Li Xian, he should give the common people Li Xian A pleasure instead of tormenting him so undignified!"
The governor of Bazhou was about to speak, but Zhang Jianzhi reached out to stop him. Zhang Jianzhi turned around heavily, looked at Hei Te Changzhi, then looked at the governor of Bazhou, and said in a deep voice: "It seems We are still late..."
"It's not too late, take him with you to confront Li Xian!" The wooden door was pushed open again, and the wind and snow swept in again, making everyone in the room shiver involuntarily, and saw Xue Rengui standing with an angry face. door.
(End of chapter)