In the winter of the 30th year of Changlong, the people of Jin Dynasty were immersed in joy. Their Dajin and Jin Poguo next door have not been pleasing to each other for a long time. This time, the general protector of the country not only beat Jin Poguo to the point of crying, but also captured their brave and good prince alive on the battlefield and let Jin Poguo cry. To cut the city and pay the land, bowing to the court, almost made the whole Jin Dynasty look up and down, and walk with wind.
For a time, the general protector of the country became the star of martial arts in the mouth of the common people. His three sons are also reincarnations of heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals. Because today's His Majesty is wise and wise, he is a rare monarch who is rare in a century. , from all directions.
In any case, in short, Your Majesty is so wise, and the Great General Protector of the Country has worked hard to come down to earth.
At this time, the post station was a few hundred miles away from the capital. In order to celebrate the victory of the Jin Kingdom, the courier specially hung two red lanterns at the gate of the post station. However, it has been snowing heavily in the past few days, and there are no officials passing through here, so no one can see his intentions.
Holding a plate of fried beans, the postmaster squatted at the door and stared at the snow in the yard. The cold wind shaved his messy beard to and fro.
"Alas." The inspector walked over to Yicheng and said with a bitter face, "I don't know when the wave of people living here will leave."
The criminals who were escorted this time are said to be high-ranking officials in the capital who have committed crimes. Before they were escorted here, someone had already come to say hello, saying that they should not be neglected. As an inspector of the post station, he can only stay here every day to prevent this high official from having an accident.
These high-ranking officials were exiled this year and resumed next year. Someone here wants to step on it, someone over there wants to protect it, and the unlucky ones are the little guys below them, and no one can afford to offend them.
"They are already prisoners, and they still like to show off. I don't like to serve you." Yi Cheng took a sip and spit the bean shells in his mouth into the snow, "No one stops."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a carriage coming at the end of the official road from a distance.
The postman shoved the fried beans in his hand into the inspector's hand, patted the half-worn jacket, and greeted him with a smile on his face.
The inspector rolled his eyes, said that he would not serve, and turned into a dog when he saw the powerful.
I don't know what kind of horse is pulling the cart. Even if it walks in the snow, it has steady hooves and is really mighty. The guards in armor were around the carriage, with burning eyes, completely different from the soldiers stationed in the city, as if they had seen blood on the battlefield.
The inspector realized that the identity of this pedestrian is not simple, and quickly put the fried beans in his hand on the window sill, and also leaned up, showing a flattering smile similar to Yicheng.
On the second floor, Mu Lou slowly pushed open a crack, revealing a pair of eyes hidden in the dark.
"The flower family is here."
"Okay... let's start."
Just as the carriage stopped outside the inn, the courier stepped forward with a smile on his face and said, "Xiaguan is the courier here. I don't know where the noble people come from?"
"I'm waiting to come from Qinghan Province." The leading general took out a customs clearance document, "escort the general's family back to Beijing first."
"It turned out to be the family of the general?!" The postman respectfully handed the document back to the general, "Hurry up, nobles, please come in."
The curtain of the carriage at the front moved, and the Yicheng bowed his head, not daring to look directly at the nobleman's face.
I saw the corners of the curtain lifted, a pair of deer boots that were almost dust-free stepped out, and the bright red cloak swayed on the carriage, faintly revealing the snow-colored red plum brocade skirt inside the cloak.
Hua Liuli stepped out of the carriage, looked at the dilapidated post in front of her, was silent for a moment, turned her head and sat back: "I think it's better to continue on the road."
The grandmother, who had long been accustomed to her critical attitude, persuaded her as usual: "County Lord, the next station is still nearly a hundred miles away. The snow on the road will not melt, and there is no place to bathe. You should think twice before doing it."
Hua Liuli frowned, and she wanted to cover the curtain and leave. She turned her head and saw that the noses of the soldiers were red from the snow, and said with a sullen face: "Stay here for a night, and then leave tomorrow."
Mammy threw a few pieces of silver to the postmaster: "Prepare more hot water."
"Good." Yi Cheng responded with a smile. He liked this kind of generous person, and he was much more worry-free than the prisoner who was imprisoned upstairs.
"Sister, be careful." Hua Changkong, who had just got off the horse, saw that little sister was about to jump off the carriage with a sullen face, and quickly stepped forward to support her, "Slow down, the snow on the ground is so thick, or my brother will carry you on your back. go in?"
Mammy looked at this scene indifferently. Behind every dude, there were countless bear parents who spoiled their children. The general's family was fine, but they spoiled the only girl in the family.
I was afraid of getting tired after walking two steps, afraid of freezing after a few gusts of wind, and even reluctant to say a heavy word, afraid of scaring my daughter. The daughter of a good family of military generals is actually squeamish and picky.
"No." Hua Liuli shook her head, straightened her cloak, and walked into the gate of the inn with Hua Changkong's arm. The place is not rich, so there is not much money to be squeezed out to repair the inn, and the light in the house is very dim.
"Please take a seat, noble." Yicheng wiped the stool with his sleeve, raised his head to please the two nobles, and was stunned.
It turns out that the people of the General's family are so good-looking, especially this little girl who looks so delicate, she looks like a fairy in the sky.
Hua Liuli glanced at the dim color, didn't know what kind of wooden stool, and didn't sit down. She reached down to take off her cape and hat and looked up at the stairs.
On the stairs, a thin man wearing shackles slowly walked down. He had gray beard and looked fifty or sixty years old, with bitterness and unwillingness on his face. Although the yacha behind him was watching over him, It was obvious that he had a lot of respect for the old man.
As the old man went downstairs, the chains on his feet made a crashing sound.
Noticing that there were more people in the inn, the old man paused, his eyes swept over them, and he slowly took it back.
Several yachai did not know the identity of the Hua family's siblings, but they still bowed their hands to them, so as not to offend the nobles.
"What crime did this gentleman commit to wear such heavy shackles?" Hua Liuli looked away from the old man and asked.
Seeing the noble lady's questioning attitude, the headed yacha was very natural, as if he didn't think about their refusal to answer, hesitated for a while, but still opened his mouth and said: "This criminal official is in the courtroom, impeaching the general for his use of military force, and the border general is addicted to military affairs. Bloody, angered the saint, and was sentenced to exile. Even if the noble opened his mouth, we can change him to a lighter shackle... "
"No need." Hua Liuli changed her words instantly, "I think it's good, it would be better if it could be replaced with a heavier shackle."
Ya Chai: "… "
The old man turned to look at the dazzling glaze, and said in a cold tone: "When I was young, my mind was so vicious. Today, this old man is in trouble. Finally, I have seen the warmth of human beings and the coldness of the world."
"It doesn't matter, you will not only see it all later, but you will also get used to it." Hua Liuli smiled, "After all, someone like you who sticks a knife in the back of a soldier will not end well."
The frontier generals poured blood on their heads in order to guard the Great Jin. If the words of this civil official reached their ears, wouldn't they chill their hearts
"As a minister, the old man should be loyal to the court and ask for the people's orders. Hua Yingting went to war everywhere and exhausted the people's money..."
"The general guards the frontier for the people of the world, and now he has won a great victory over Jin Po, giving me peace in the border of Dajin, but when you say it, it has become a military force." Hua Liuli raised her eyebrows, "You have nothing wrong with your brain, Jin Po has been provocative all the year round. We don't beat him at the border of our country, do we let them be arrogant? You live in the prosperous capital, and naturally you don't know the pain of being robbed and harassed by Jinpo thieves. Look, what's this called..."
"This is called being full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, loyal to the monarch and patriotism, but actually full of male thieves and female prostitutes, seeking pleasure." Hua Changkong continued with a smile, "Hypocrite."
"Old man, old man..." The old man's face was blackened by two young people in his teens, and he couldn't breathe for a long time, "You wait for the yellow-haired generation, full of nonsense."
"You wait for the white-haired people, their old eyes are dim, and they are completely confused." The guards who followed behind the Hua family brothers and sisters responded immediately. This kind of thing that needs to be scolded does not need to be spoken by the young master and the young lady.
The movement downstairs spread to the upstairs, and the people in the room showed a satisfied smile. He turned his head to look at the person who climbed in through the window: "Poisoned?"
"Go, colorless and odorless, see blood seal the throat, I guarantee that the cause of death cannot be found."
The man smiled: "I impeached the civil servants of the Hua family. After quarreling with the descendants of the Hua family, they died strangely. I wonder how the civil servants in Dajin would react?"
"The birds are gone, the good bows are hidden. The Hua family has made such great military exploits. I am afraid that it is not the civil servants of Dajin who want to deal with them the most, but..."
Throughout the ages, there have been many generals who have been suspicious of emperors like stars, and it is not too many to spend more than one family.
Although the literati's pen is powerful, compared with the ability to swear at people, it is still inferior to the soldiers who have been on the battlefield. After a few rounds, the old civil servants are so angry that they can only talk about ignorant and reckless men.
"Have you eaten?" The cook came out with the prepared food, and shrank back when he saw the tension in the lobby.
"Meal?" Hua Liuli glanced at the food the cook was serving. There was meat and vegetables. It seemed that the prisoner who had impeached her father was treated well, much better than the sons guarding the border.
Immediately, she took out a handkerchief to cover her mouth and nose, and took a step back in a pretentious manner: "God, my head hurts. Iris, I can't smell the fishy smell, so knock it over."
"Okay, county magistrate." A maid who followed Hua Liuli stood up, she didn't hesitate to kick over the food, her movements were smooth and heroic.
The food fell on the ground, and the whole house was filled with the smell of food.
"That's right." Hua Liuli showed satisfaction, and asked Iris to give the cook a piece of silver, "Re-cook the prisoner, remember, don't get any dirty."
"Okay, noble." The cook took the silver and ran to the back of the kitchen. The person who gave the silver said everything was right.
The Yicheng silently swept away the food that had fallen on the ground and fell into the snow outside, pretending not to see that this was a malicious revenge incident.
"What do you mean?" The old man was shaking with anger.
"To bully others, you will fall into the limelight." Hua Liuli smiled sweetly, "What kind of meat do you eat when you are guilty, the people in the frontier can't eat meat twice a month, adults serve the people and the country, and naturally they have to share weal and woe with the people. "
The poor old civil servant was finally fainted by Hua Liuli's aura.
The man upstairs didn't hear anything for a long time, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared: "What's the matter, Lin Huizhi isn't dead yet?"
"Then, that poisoned rice bowl was kicked over by the servants of the Hua family."
"What did you say?"
They worked hard, calculated the location of countless encounters, and deliberately arranged various roadblocks that seemed to be very coincidental, so that they could meet at this inn, and now tell him that everything they did before was in vain? !
The author has something to say: Hua Liuli: Don't reason with me, I have always been hypocritical and unreasonable.