On the side of the road, where the wind was blew coldly, someone blew a tinder twice, and a spark of fire lit up a little. It was dark all around, with no stars or moon. Every once in a while, the person on the side of the road blew twice, carefully protecting the tinder. He had a lantern at hand, but he didn't light it. The person blowing the tinder was Zhao San. Standing alone here, he gradually felt very scared. It was as if there were ghosts in the gusts of cold wind. He couldn't help but shrink his neck. What scared him even more was a big event that was going to happen tonight.
Every time he starts something, he gets scared and wants to regret it, but before he does it, he gets excited and can't help himself. It's always like this, but every time he finds it difficult to control himself in advance.
Zhao San still remembers the ecstatic and nervous pleasure he felt when he was planning. The thrill of taking risks with a heartbeat was enough to drive him crazy.
It is not always possible to find this kind of obsession. First of all, he needs to succeed in getting something he desperately desires. This thing does not have to be of great value. As long as he instinctively wants to get it, even destroying it is a kind of pleasure in itself. But not everything can make him passionate.
Secondly, he must have a feasible path that he thinks is feasible. A goal that has no possibility at all obviously will not interest him. The feeling of planning and anticipation is a kind of enjoyment in itself, which makes him feel like secretly mocking others for being superior to others, and no one can guess what he has done.
Even if sometimes, at first glance, the thing does not belong to him at all and is very difficult to obtain, he still can't help but want to try. His appetite is getting bigger and bigger. At first, it was just some wealth, then women, and maybe one day it will be a city or a state, or even several states, such as the Youzhou area, a place full of a sense of achievement.
But the only thing that annoyed him was that he was always too scared when the critical moment came, like now. He was still too young and felt that he had not experienced enough.
Now he began to worry about failure. If he failed and was exposed, the consequences would be serious. However, everything he did would also be serious if it was exposed.
Zhao San wanted to leave this hellhole very much now. He regretted it very much and felt that he shouldn't have done this. It was not the first time that he was scared to death by himself. He was so scared that he wanted to pee. He quickly lifted up his robe on the side of the road.
Why did my father do this? A few days ago, I fantasized about how to get Madam Li and torture her until she became skinny and mentally ill, and how to humiliate her. When he thought of that woman cheating on him, he was angry and longed for revenge. But when he thought of his perfect plan, he was so impatient to try it.
But in the blink of an eye, he is now extremely regretful. It is too late to regret.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves frightened him so much that he peed on his robe. He quickly turned around and hid behind a horse on the side of the road. Although he knew it was useless, he still made the move subconsciously.
Zhao Yanei, the sturdy man holding the lantern called out.
Zhao San walked out from behind the horse calmly, but his tone was somewhat urgent:
His heart was in his throat as he waited for an answer.
It didn't work. The strong man Li Xiaer said frustratedly. Zhao San's face immediately turned pale, and he looked back at the way he came and said: Let's go.
Zhao San jumped on his horse and pointed to the road to the southwest: Don’t go back to Tokyo, go to Ruzhou.
The two hurriedly took a fork in the road, and Zhao San asked coldly: What went wrong
Li Xiaer said: The gunpowder was useless. It collapsed the roof and set the house on fire, but it didn't kill the guy. Zhao San said: How could that be? I saw the recipe clearly from my second brother and memorized it. It could blow up the walls of Shouzhou. Even if there wasn't that much gunpowder, it would have killed a few people. You didn't mix it wrong.
Li Xiaer said: "There are only three things, how can they be matched wrongly? He was not killed by the explosion. I saw him running out of the house with my own eyes, but my cousin Li Mazi shot him with an arrow and injured him."
Zhao Sandao: You didn't kill anyone, there are still people left there, there are still people alive
Li Xiaer said: Two were caught, and Li Mazi had a leg injury but didn't run away.
Zhao San called him a fool and said, "I arranged the whole thing clearly and asked you to repeat it twice. How could it be like this? You didn't listen to me and do what I said. What did you do?"
Li Xiaer said: "We have to do what Zhao Yanei said. There were two counties in Xuzhou that were hit by locusts last summer and autumn, and there was no harvest. The bark of trees in several remote villages was all peeled off. Li Mazi and I got some food to distribute porridge there, selected a dozen young and strong people, let them eat their fill, and promised each of them 500 kilograms of wheat, and let them follow and work hard for a few days; many people were willing, saying that they would do anything as long as they were full. I gradually released a few who were unwilling. Li Mazi was the one who handled everything, and I didn't show up.
Li Xiaer continued: Li Mazi came forward to do this, and I promised to give him the deed to the brothel and gambling house next to the East Market. I gave it to him yesterday, and he couldn't get rid of it within a day to cash it out. If he didn't do it, the brothel would still be there. But Li Mazi agreed readily. That guy was a whore and gambler, and he had wanted that brothel for a long time, and he was willing to risk his life. Everything was done properly. We are ready, Li Mazi will take those young men and send out the crossbows. I was waiting in the inn, knowing that Guo Shao would also come to the inn.
Zhao San frowned and said: "Crossbows are not for you to kill people. Even if those bandits and common people are taught to use crossbows, who can they kill? I gave you crossbows. Those crossbows were seized from Huainan, and they are different from those used by the Great Zhou. Shoot a few arrows and throw them at the scene. Once checked, it will be the people from Huainan."
Li Xiaer muttered: Zhao Yanei didn't tell me before why he bothered to leave the crossbow and arrows in the inn.
Zhao San said coldly: Guo Shao and Li Chongjin have a grudge. Everyone knows that they fought in Huainan. Later, Guo Shao even humiliated Li Chongjin and made him serve fried fish in public. After the Battle of Huainan, Li Chongjin still held the military post of the commander of the cavalry and infantry, but he was appointed as the governor of Huainan. When Guo Shao returned to the Tokyo Guards, he was eager to add insult to injury and kicked Li Chongjin's people to the Huaide Army formed by the surrendered soldiers of Huainan. It is said that the matter is not over yet and he wants to clear Li Chongjin's people from the imperial army.
If a high-ranking general like Guo Shao was assassinated, who do you think did it? Li Chongjin is the most likely suspect, but he can't even explain it clearly. Is there anyone who would suspect that it was us? Why did we kill Guo Shao
Li Xiaer was also stunned and said: Yes, why do we want to kill Guo Shao
Zhao San was so excited that he said, "Guo Shao is dead, and his general Li Chuyun has no one to take charge. How could Li Chuyun be promoted to the commander of the imperial army in just a few months? There are many people who want to kick him out and replace him with their own brothers. Now we can try to win him over. Li Chuyun is not stupid. He used to be Guo Shao's man, and he will soon become my second brother's man. In this situation, if we ask his daughter to marry him, he will be so happy that he will kowtow and thank us."
But Li Xiaer touched his head, still seeming a little confused.
Zhao San sighed, looking worried: But it didn't work, this is terrible
Li Xiaer said hurriedly: "We stayed at that inn a few days before the incident. The beds were next to the back windows. The wood of the back windows was nailed from the outside with rivets, so it could be pried open. The wooden barrels for gunpowder were also found according to the measurements. The preparations were very thorough. Even if the barrel of gunpowder didn't blow up the whole room, it would explode next to the bed, and if it didn't blow him up, he would be burned to death. It was unexpected that the incident was accomplished, but no one was killed."
Zhao San scolded: "Those things were not wrong, but you did one thing wrong. You should have gotten away after blowing up the guest room and firing a few arrows. You shouldn't have stayed there longer. If there were no survivors, it would be fine. That's what I told you."
Li Xiaer said: I wanted to see if the person was dead, but unexpectedly the guy came out of the room alive and kicking. Li Mazi was proud of his excellent archery skills, and seeing that he failed, he was reluctant to leave the brothel and the gambling house, so he refused to leave. This led to this.
Zhao San heard this and sighed: "It's mainly because I lack capable and loyal men who are willing to die for my country. There is no one available. Otherwise, I would ambush and attack the inn and kill Guo Shao. But you are the only one I can use."
Zhao Yanei, rest assured, Li Mazi is someone I met in the gambling house, and he is also from the same family, so we recognize each other as brothers. But he doesn't know my background, he only knows that I am the owner of the gambling house. By the way, I also told him that my hometown is in Huainan. Li Xiaer said, although Li Mazi and I have been stalking Li Chuyun's house, he doesn't know who has taken a fancy to Li Niangzi, and he thought it was me.
Zhao San said: After all, this is a life-threatening business. I'm afraid he has secretly learned about your background and seen you going in and out of the Zhao family. He sighed, took a bag from his waist, shook it with a clanging sound, reined in his horse and handed it over.
Li Xiaer took over and said: This is
You should leave Ruzhou early tomorrow morning and go to Shanzhou in the south of Jing. Find the owner of a gold and silver shop called Li's. Hide there for a while. I will send someone to look for you when the storm has passed. Zhao San said.
Li Xiaer could not help but open the bag and see that it was gold and silver, not copper coins. He was delighted and asked: "What is the relationship between the boss surnamed Li and Zhao Yanei?"
This is a long story, let me drink some water first. Zhao San picked up the water bag and put it to his mouth. His throat moved and he sighed. Then he handed the water bag over and said, "Drink it too. I'll tell you something."
Li Xiaer took the water bag, took a sip, and handed it back to Zhao San.
Zhao San looked at him silently. At this moment, Li Xiaer's face changed, he grabbed his throat with his hands, and fell off the horse. He tossed on the ground for a while, and said angrily and fearfully: Zhao Yanei, there is arsenic in your water
Zhao San's face fell, he dismounted and shone the lantern, cursing: "You idiot ruined my business, it's not a pity to die. The dead have the strictest mouths. Why don't you die? Die soon."
Li Xiaer kicked around on the ground but refused to die.
Zhao San took an axe from the horse's back and turned around and walked over.
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