Scumbag's love robbery

Chapter 25

All the way road festival

All the way road festival

Twenty people and a horse-drawn coffin support team traveled day and night across the state and across the government. Walking on the official road, it will naturally attract the attention of many officials. It is not uncommon for them to be stopped for questioning.

Except for reporting to Yuan Kai for the first time for interrogation by the government, which allowed him to increase his knowledge and experience, Guanshi Li took the initiative to solve the matter afterwards.

Li Guanshi came to report at this time and was blocked, so it must not be an ordinary road block.Shi Qing knew that Guanshi Li called "Young Master Qing", but he was actually reporting to Xiao Shizi.

Shi Qing hurriedly went to look at Sui Li, but in the blink of an eye, Sui Li's figure had disappeared out of thin air in the carriage. At the same time, Yuan Kai sat up from the floor of the car as if he had just woken up from a dream. Looking at Shi Qing: "Why doesn't the carriage leave?"

Manager Li outside the car reported the matter of someone blocking the way again.

In the car, Yuan Kai sat on the seat and asked who was blocking the way for interrogation.Along the way, he learned quickly, knowing that since Guanshi Li came to report to him.

Instead of making decisions on his own, he guessed that the person blocking the way must be unusual, so he didn't open his mouth casually and let Guanshi Li dismiss it on his own.

Shi Qing bent down to put away the quilt spread on the floor of the car.

Li Guanshi reported: "The people blocking the road didn't want to investigate anything. They set up a coffin and said they wanted a road sacrifice."

Only the dead with high status or high morals can receive the mourning honor of the Road Sacrifice.

"Road Sacrifice? Whose family is it?" Yuan Kai asked in disbelief.

Li Guanshi replied: "It's the magistrate of this place, named Cai Liqun. He said that he had received the teaching and favor of Mr. Chai before, and now the coffin of Chai's widow passed by his county governor. .”

This reason is impeccable.

Yuan Kai asked: "We created fake names and fake identities. How did the county magistrate surnamed Ji know our real identities?" Citation, so not afraid of government inspection.

The reason for using a false name and false identity is because although Shi Qing was saved by Anruo Palace, but he was not pardoned, the imperial decree of copying and beheading by Emperor Jingning still counts.If Shi Qing's identity is found out, he will be arrested and imprisoned by the government, and will be executed after reporting to the Holy Spirit.

This is also one of the reasons why Chu Yingrui poured out firewood when he dared to put it out.Leaving the palace, without the protection of King An Ruo, Shi Qing is a fugitive. Once his identity is exposed, he will be beheaded.If you want to survive, live comfortably, and don't want to go to the end of the world, you can only go back to the palace. The palace is Chai Shiqing's paradise.

He had only been on the road for four or five days, and his identity was found out so quickly by the government?The county magistrate leads people to the road festival?I'm afraid that the criminals will run away, so I use the road sacrifice as an excuse to arrest them when they are not on guard.

In the carriage, Yuan Kai looked at Shi Qing, only to see that Shi Qing's face was slightly pale, and he was sitting stiffly with his back straight.

The young man was full of passion and courage, and was not afraid of death, but he did not bury his mother, did not prevent the palace from plotting rebellion, and did not allow his mother to die a worthy death.He is not reconciled to dying before leaving school!

With his father's guidance, Yuan Kai has gradually been able to handle common affairs.Shi Qing had no one to teach him. When he heard such sudden news, he had no idea at all, his mind was in a mess, and he only thought: "It's over, I'm going to die before things start."

Yuan Kai thought for a while and asked, "That Mr. Cai, what official uniform is he wearing?"

"No, it's casual clothes."

"Where is the person he brought?"

"They're all in casual clothes." They were all in casual clothes, and they didn't look like they were going to do business with them. It seemed that there was still room for change.Speaking of this, Guanshi Li also had some hope in his heart, and said: "Don't panic, let's go to find out first."

Yuan Kai nodded: "Tell that Mr. Cai that you have identified the wrong person. Our surname is not Chai, but Zhuo. If he doesn't believe it, you can show him our identity documents and see their reaction."

When Guan Li went to negotiate, Yuan Kai ordered the soldiers driving the chariot: "Get out of the chariot and go down secretly, tell our people to get ready. If necessary, abandon the chariot and flee on horseback."

Shi Qing said: "Abandoned the car, what about my mother's coffin?"

"Don't worry, your Chai family has not committed any heinous crimes. With your grandfather's reputation, the government will not easily open the coffin and offend the deceased. Besides, the officials will not leave the coffin by the side of the road and leave it alone. In this case, it is usually sent to a nearby Yizhuang to be temporarily parked, and after a year or so, no family members claim it, and then it is dragged to a mass grave for burial."

During the short time that Guan Li went to negotiate, both Yuan Kai and Shi Qing felt anxious and tormented like years. This was the first time they were in charge of their own affairs after leaving the protection of their elders.

Not long after, Guanshi Li came back and said, "Lord Cai complained that I misheard, saying that he was talking about Mr. Zhuo, and that he was waiting here to pay homage to Mr. Zhuo."

Cai Xiancheng actually followed their tone and changed his mouth to offer sacrifices to "Mr. Zhuo". What's the meaning of this?

Yuan Kai said: "Why don't you try again and say that the person in the coffin is not the widow of the Zhuo family, let's see what Master Cai has to say."

Not long after, Guanshi Li came back and said, "Master Cai said that the dead in the coffin, no matter who they are, are relatives of Zhuo's family. They are expressing their respect and condolences to Mr. Zhuo by offering sacrifices to their relatives. Mr. Cai emphasized that It's just a road sacrifice, there is no other intention."

Following Li Guanshi, he said his observation: "I see that Master Cai brought a lot of people, twenty or thirty of them, but they were all wearing long gowns, without sticks, knives or guns in their hands, and they were all well-mannered. They didn't look like The government's quick catchers are like scholars."

It seems that Cai Xiancheng really brought the county students to the road sacrifice to express his admiration and condolences to Mr. Chai.

What they claimed to be surnames, Cai Xiancheng admitted what their surnames were, obviously he didn't want to expose Shi Qing's identity, and he didn't intend to pursue the question, as long as both parties knew each other well.

Cai Xiancheng had already shown enough sincerity, Yuan Kai couldn't refuse anymore, so he asked Li Guanshi to prepare some supplies for the road sacrifice.At the same time, he asked the soldiers in the government to cheer up and prepare to run away at any time.

Shi Qing listened to it, and gradually understood: the reason why Mrs. Cai made the road sacrifice was definitely not because of Chai Zhuo's family. She is a widow in refuge and doesn't have that much face. She is because of old Mr. Chai Daru here.

Because I didn't expect that there would be someone passing by, the palace was completely unprepared, and temporarily used a few wooden planks to build a precarious altar. The incense burner offerings, vegetarian wine mats and other things were all patchwork, which seemed very impolite.

Cai Liqun led a group of students in Confucian uniforms, standing in the middle of the road, waiting for the palace to hurriedly set up an altar table, set up sacrifices, and lay out mats. They looked silent, solemn, respectful, and seemed very patient, without the slightest intention of taking a joke.

After the palace set up the altar table and other things, and the left and right deacons were in place, Yuan Kai leaned over and sat at the left rear of the altar table while supporting him. After the filial son was in place, Cai Liqun and the group suddenly separated from each other, and one person, from the crowd, strode forward. Walking up to the sacrificial place, he bowed his hands and said in a loud voice: "Student Zou Fanchen, pay respects to Chaimen Zhuo."

His self-reported title shocked everyone in the palace.

Zou Fanchen, the elder son sent him letters several times, trying to lure him to the palace, but he ignored it.

At this time, he was supposed to be an idle official of his Ministry of Rites in Fengjing City, and no one in the palace could have imagined that he would travel such a long distance to sacrifice in this small place under the name of Cai Liqun.

When Shi Ting heard Zou Fanchen, he was also taken aback, and under the cover of the altar, he secretly raised his eyes to look at Zou Fanchen.

I saw Zou Fanchen was a middle-aged man in his forties with a thin face, clear eyebrows, and a thin figure. When he raised his hands and feet, he felt a bookish atmosphere rushing toward his face.

Although this was the first time Shi Qing saw Zou Fanchen, he felt close to him for no reason: this was his mother's last words, the person who asked him to visit and seek refuge, and the person who promised to take him as his apprentice not long after he was born.

Zou Fanchen didn't seem to notice the filial son who was kneeling behind the altar, strode forward, walked to the upper laying place, lifted his robe, and knelt down.Cai Liqun stood at the leading seat, and led a group of students who followed the altar, and they also knelt down together.

The left deacon handed over the plain incense, and Zou Fanchen took it. After toasting the incense, he inserted it into the censer. The right deacon handed over three cups of vegetarian wine, and Zou Fanchen picked them up one by one. Yishou.Cai Liqun, along with all the worshipers, kowtowed, rose, and bowed together.

Next, Zou Fanchen moved to the upper right corner, bowing, kneeling, bowing, rising, bowing...

Zou Fanchen made nine bows and bowed nine times. Among them, the first and third bows were toasted wine, and he made a nine bows with two wings of a phoenix. Cai Liqun and the others also bowed nine bows each.After the ceremony, Zou Fanchen burst into tears and choked up.

Shi Qing knew that Zou Fanchen worshiped not only his mother, but also his grandfather.

When Mr. Chai was killed, the students of Chaimen did not dare to express their views because of the unknown situation, and they did not dare to go to pay homage to Mr. Chai. This was somewhat a pity in their hearts.

Now, the Chai Zhuo family who survived the catastrophe died in a foreign land, and his son returned home with his coffin. Zou Fanchen could not go to the palace to pay homage. Share the thoughts of worshiping Chai Daru.By paying homage to Chai Zhuo's family, he made up for the regret of not being able to pay homage to his teacher.

In other words, Zou Fanchen actually worshiped Chai Daru, and Chai Zhuo was receiving the ceremony for her father-in-law.

If it is to worship Chai Daru, naturally 24 salutes should be used, but Chai Zhuo is only the daughter-in-law of Chai Daru, who is unknown, and is the same generation as Zou Fanchen, so he can't afford 24 salutations, so Zou Fanchen adopted nine prostrations The most solemn phoenix in the ceremony spreads its wings.

After his mother passed away, Shi Qing just kept silent and hardly shed a single tear. At this time, his grandfather's most proud disciple, with a grand funeral ceremony, paid homage to his mother. Shi Qing felt like a lonely wanderer who finally saw his relatives. Sadness came from it, and tears rolled down.

After Zou Fanchen thanked the two deacons left and right with his hands choked up, he came to the left side of the altar, and when the dutiful son came out to answer the gift, Shi Qing was even more saddened, and wept bitterly, as if he hadn't recovered until then, It finally came to light: his mother was dead.Painful grief swept over the sky and covered the sky.

It was Yuan Kai who supported him, so Shi Qing thanked Zou Fanchen and knelt down.When she got up, a pair of tear-stained eyes met another pair of tear-stained eyes, and each of them saw a thousand words from each other's eyes, but neither said a single word.

After the road sacrifice, Zou Fanchen led Cai Liqun and a group of students out of the way to send off the coffin.The Wangfu packed up their things and continued on their way.

While commanding the team to enter the county seat, Li Guanshi sent people to buy plain fragrance and wine for the altar, in case someone else would come to offer sacrifices. At the same time, he also sent people to follow Zou Fanchen secretly and pay attention to his whereabouts.

After the team entered the city, Manager Li invited Yuan Kai to his car, avoided Shi Qing, and asked, "Mr. Zou is resting in the county inn. He heard that he was leaving for Beijing tomorrow. Do we want to follow him all the way?" When he passes through Heqizhou, "invite" him to the palace?Please young master decide. "

Jinchuan is in the southwest of Dachang Kingdom, and Heqizhou is in the southwest of Fengjing City. If Zou Fanchen wants to return to Fengjing City, he must pass near Heqizhou. practice.

Yuan Kai thought for a while, and after asking Manager Li about the manpower situation, he said, "Let's send people to follow and kidnap Mr. Zou to go to the palace. It will be difficult for us to do things.”

Li Guanshi was utterly loyal to the palace, and felt that it would be a pity to give up such an opportunity, so he advised Xiao Shizi to seize the opportunity.

Yuan Kai said: "I didn't say to give up this opportunity, but I can't act like you. Let's send three people to follow Mr. Zou back, and when we are sure that Mr. Zizhuo will pass by and around Qizhou, we will ask one person to rush to the palace to report the news. Let my father send other decent people to "greet" Mr. Zou on various roads, and the remaining two people, one will continue to follow, and the other will support and communicate with each other. "

After hearing this, Guanshi Li admired him a lot. He felt that Xiaoshizi, as the third generation heir of the palace, had only been studying with him for two or three months. When he thought about things, he was so considerate, and he was older than him. The people here are all thoughtful, the sky really has eyes, and there are successors in the palace!

The coffin support team did not rest in the county town, but passed through the city. They traveled day and night along the way, and everyone took turns driving and resting in the car.

After his mother left, Shi Qing finally cried a lot, and his depression was relieved a little. After the team left the city, he gradually stopped crying.

Yuan Kai stayed by Shi Qing's side all the time except for discussing with Li Guanshi. He could understand Shi Qing's grief, so he didn't speak out to persuade him, but just accompanied him silently.

When Shi Qing needed it, he offered water, tea, and handkerchiefs, and occasionally, he gently hugged Shi Qing's shoulders, conveying the care of "the fifth aunt is gone, you still have me".

After Shi Qing slowly recovered from his sadness, he quietly touched the red mole on his left wrist.

I don't know if it's because of mental preparation, or because I have experienced it many times, but the burning pain is not so severe, and it disappears in a flash.And in that pain, when Sui Li appeared, he had already cast a spell to make Yuan Kai fall asleep.

"Do me a favor..." Before Sui Li could ask, Shi Qing had already spoken first, but in the middle of speaking, he stopped again: Sui Li just said that one cannot cast spells casually.

Sui Li took the initiative to ask what he wanted to help, Shi Qingcai said: "I wanted you to help me deliver a letter to Mr. Zou... I forgot that you can't help me casually, forget it, just pretend I didn't say it."