Hope for luck

Chapter 85
Yu Chao Tianfeng 15 years, October [-]th.

Early in the morning, the people of Dantang County heard that their Lord Qingtian, the county magistrate, was going to personally lead troops to exterminate the bandits on Zhongli Mountain.

Many people heard about it and hurriedly came to the regiment training camp to check, first to see if the news was accurate, and second, to give encouragement to the Qingtian masters in their eyes at the moment.

Many people hoped that this young magistrate could wipe out the bandits on Zhongli Mountain in one fell swoop.

And the village warriors in the Dantang County regiment training camp are all ready to go, standing neatly outside the camp, with uniform clothes and weapons, they still look a bit like that.

This made many people a little excited. If they could really get rid of the bandits on Zhongli Mountain, it would be the same as getting rid of their heart problems.

After hearing that Sanfen Village in Qingzhuang Town was looted by bandits, the people of Dantang County were a little worried and panicked.

To this day, watching Gao Pan lead many village braves to exterminate the bandits, many people feel safe and at the same time naturally hope that this time this young county magistrate can really be invincible!
"set off!"

Following Gao Pan's order, the five hundred Xiangyongs hurried towards the west, while Gao Pan led the way, riding a short and thin donkey.

At this moment, Gao Pan himself felt a little blushing, because he couldn't ride a horse, and he didn't want to sit in the official sedan chair, which made people look down on him.

Therefore, Gao Pan temporarily asked someone to pull a donkey, and rode in front, pointing directly at Zhongli Mountain.

The people didn't think much of it, they were just looking forward to the good news that Gao Pan would bring back. As for what Gao Pan was riding, they didn't pay much attention.

Zhou Zhengxin and Geng Gengchen, who came to see them off, looked at each other and smiled when they saw this scene, only to hear Geng Gengchen say:
"Master Zhou, why do you think this is so ridiculous?"

After Zhou Zhengxin smiled knowingly, he immediately put away his smile and said calmly:

"Is it ridiculous? In ancient times, there were generals who rode horses and led troops to fight, but now we have the magistrate of Dantang County, who rides donkeys and leads the village to suppress bandits. This is an anecdote!"

Although on the surface, Gao Pan was 'flattering', but in fact, it was a joke about Gao Pan.

"So, Master Zhou still hopes that he will fail in suppressing the bandits?"

Geng Gengchen heard a little implication, and asked with a smile.

Zhou Zhengxin looked into the distance. At this moment, Gao Pan was struggling to beat the donkey under him, looking very funny. He held back the smile in his heart and said softly:

"Of course the bandits will be wiped out, but he... it's better to stay in Zhongli Mountain forever..."

Hearing the words, Geng Gengchen's expression flickered, and then he returned to his smiling expression:

"Master Zhou has an idea?"

Zhou Zhengxin turned his head and glanced at Geng Gengchen, knowing that he was thinking wrong, so he snorted softly:
"Hmph, does Mr. Geng think that I am the same as you? Whether he will be left on Zhongli Mountain or not is up to the bandits, so it has nothing to do with me!"

Hearing this, Geng Gengchen looked at Zhou Zhengxin suspiciously, unable to guess what Zhou Zhengxin was thinking.

It seems that he hoped that Gao Pan would succeed in suppressing the bandits, but hoped that he would fail and be killed by the bandits. It was very entangled.

"I don't know about the two adults, but Zhou Xiancheng and Geng Zhuzhu?"

At this moment, a figure came behind the two of them and said something abruptly.

Zhou Zhengxin and Geng Gengchen were so frightened that they trembled all over. The last time they were saving Wei Yan'an, they were the same way. They were frightened half to death by Gao Pan.

At this point, both of them have shadows in their hearts. When they suddenly heard someone questioning behind them, they all subconsciously thought that it was Gao Pan who was questioning them!

When they turned around to see the appearance of the person coming, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Gao Pan had obviously been riding a donkey and leading the villagers to suppress the bandits, and they had seen it with their own eyes.

Why do you think that Gao Pan will appear behind them and talk?
Maybe it's because of a guilty conscience, after all, the two of them were still talking about Gao Pan behind their backs just now!
And the person who asked the question was none other than Gao Nan who had come from the Gao family in the capital under the orders of Gao Qiyuan. He was looking at Zhou Zhengxin and Geng Gengchen with serious expressions.

Zhou Zhengxin and Geng Gengchen were also a little surprised when they saw him dressed as a servant of a wealthy family. Zhou Zhengxin took the lead and said:
"My official is the magistrate of Dantang County, who is this?"

Geng Gengchen didn't speak, in order to cover up his inner fear just now, he was stroking his long beard and squinting at Gao Nan.

"Gao Nan, the servant of the Gao family, has met the two adults. I want to ask you something about the matter of the fifth young master of our family. I have prepared a banquet in a restaurant in the city for the two adults. Can an adult honor me?"

Gao Nan bowed and said neither humble nor overbearing.

Although he is only a servant of the Gao family, the Gao family is a noble family after all, not to mention just an eighth-rank and ninth-rank sesame official, even if he is a first-rank elder in Ziyi Pavilion and a second-rank Zhuyi Jiuqing, the servants of the Gao family will not will bend easily.

After Zhou Zhengxin and Geng Gengchen heard this, they both looked at each other in horror. Didn't expect another person from the Gao family to come at this moment?
The two of them thought about it, and felt that it would be better to be more cautious. After all, the Gao family is the Duke's mansion, how could they offend them?

"Since I sincerely invite you, if you dare not obey, I invite you first!"

Youdao is the third-rank official in front of the prime minister's door. When they didn't know why Gao Nan came here, both of them respected him, as if Gao Nan was the upper official.

"My lords, please be polite!"

Gao Nan didn't hold back, and kept his posture very low, letting the two walk in front, while he walked behind complimentingly, giving them enough face.

Immediately, Zhou Zhengxin and Geng Gengchen were led by Gao Nanzhi to a private room in Xiangmanlou and began to chat.

……

On the official road from Dantang County to Fuyang Mansion in the Central Plains, Gao Pan was riding a donkey, walking slowly, and the many Xiangyongs behind him also slowed down at this moment.

"Your Excellency, you really shouldn't be riding a donkey, I'm an official... I want to laugh..."

And Deng Wenshan, who was following Gao Pan, couldn't help but said, his face was blushing, as if he wanted to laugh and tried his best to hold back his smile.

This made Gao Panjun blushed, gritted his teeth and said:
"Laugh as much as you want, why hold back? What about donkeys? You can't fight if you ride a donkey? It's ridiculous!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Deng Wenshan couldn't help laughing out loud, which made Gao Pan, who was originally serious, turn black in an instant.

"My lord, Mr. Deng has no other intentions. The subordinates feel that it is fine even if your lord sits in an official sedan chair. Your lord is not a general leading an army. There is nothing wrong with a civilian official sitting in a sedan chair!"

Yin Wei'an, who followed closely beside him, quickly smoothed things over, for fear that Gao Pan would be angry.

After Gao Pan heard this, he thought in his heart that he must learn how to ride a horse when he has time, otherwise, he would really be laughed to death.

Although Gao Pan's predecessor came from a distinguished family, he had never ridden a horse or shot an arrow, and Gao Pan's soul was naturally the same.

(End of this chapter)