The prince is seriously ill

The sunrise was in the capital, and it was already late.The leading guard Yang waved his hand and said: "There is an inn in front, I will rest here tonight. If you miss this one, you will have to walk dozens of miles before you can rest." Said to Xun Yu in the carriage, "It's bumpy One day, the second prince must be tired too, the villain suggested staying at the inn in front tonight, what does the second prince think?"

"Guard Yang can be the master." Xun Yu lifted the curtain of the car with a cane and stood up.

Guard Yang nodded in agreement, and helped the crippled master down.He never thought that such a hard job would fall on him!Wuxiang Temple is thousands of miles away, why did the emperor send his own son so far away?If you become a monk, you can become a monk. There are so many temples in the world, why can't you find a closer one?If it doesn't work, it's better to go to the land of Qilu and go to the Nine Yi Mountains in South Chu!

According to the schedule of the carriage, there may be no telling how long it will take.On the way, we have to trek through mountains and rivers. At that time, it is not convenient to walk in a horse-drawn carriage.In addition, the world is not peaceful now, so I hope nothing goes wrong.

As soon as the group reached the entrance of the inn, a yellow and emaciated beggar crawled over, lay limply in the middle of the road, and then struggled to kneel on the ground, "My lord, please give me something to eat!" It was actually a child's voice.The child's whole body was dirty, his hair was messed up like knotted dry grass, and he looked about eleven or twelve years old. His nails hadn't been trimmed for a long time, and they became thick and long. They were full of black and gray dirt. One of the nails Also abruptly snapped off in the middle.

Guard Yang frowned, with obvious impatience on his face, "Go away!"

The little beggar didn't have much eyesight, and maybe he was so hungry that he couldn't figure it out. He crawled and grabbed another guard's trouser leg, looking at him longingly with his sallow eyes, and was about to say something when the guard kicked him away. "roll!"

The little beggar fell to the ground, his skinny body gradually twisted into a bow, with a pained look on his face.

Guard Yang walked over and kicked again. This kick seemed to use internal strength, and the beggar on the ground floated away like paper, and fell heavily again.Guard Yang patted the dust off his hands, and said to Xun Yu: "This year's harvest is not good, there are hungry people everywhere, the second prince will take care of you!"

Xun Yu neither nodded nor shook his head, and watched silently as the beggar wriggled on the ground, groaning miserably, with blood all over his nose and mouth, and was finally kicked to the corner of the wall by passers-by, and never moved again. .

Xun Yu walked into the inn and sat facing the door. Out of the corner of his eye, he happened to catch a glimpse of the dead beggar in the corner.When the dishes were ready and the meal was almost finished, he saw two officers and soldiers walking in a hurry.The officers and soldiers rolled up the corpse with a broken mat, and the two worked together to lift it onto the wooden cart.He didn't know where they were going to drag him, too many people were starving to death, maybe they would collect the corpses and burn them, maybe they just dug a random hole and buried them.If the corpses are left to rot, the plague will cause serious trouble.He tried his best to send the rice to his mouth, human life is really cheap!Maybe one day, he will end up like that person.

The farther you go from the capital, the more serious the famine will be.Looking at the river, there are several pale and swollen corpses floating from time to time.Although it was early winter and the north wind was starting to pick up, I could still smell the pungent and disgusting smell of rotting flesh.The price of food has become extraordinarily expensive, even a small steamed bun has increased several times, not to mention meat.

Probably because they saw a lot of hungry ghosts along the way, the diet of Xun Yu and his group changed from rice and side dishes to the current white steamed buns and pickles.The guards all gnawed tacitly and complained occasionally, but they didn't complain too much.

Only half the distance left.It was still daylight, and the men and horses started to set off again.None of them wanted to send this plague god away and return to the capital as soon as possible.

Suddenly, a big mountain lay in front of me.

Guard Yang signaled everyone to stop, looked up at the towering peak, frowned and said: "This mountain is high and dangerous, and the famine is raging right now, I'm worried that there may be bandits lying on the side of the road. How about it, everyone Wait for a while to see if anyone who knows the way passes by, so you can ask clearly before you go, even if a stranger comes, it is good to go across the mountain with him."

Xun Yu jumped out of the carriage when he heard the words, the mountain road is rugged, if he climbs uphill in the carriage, he will surely knock everything he eats out.

Everyone chose a leeward place to sit down in a group. After traveling for many days, they felt exhausted, so no one cared about the disabled boy beside the carriage.

The guards were secretly holding back a resentment.If it wasn't for this cripple, they wouldn't have left the bustling capital to come to this ghostly place.In the beginning, these people were quite respectful to him, but over time, resentment took over.The sky is high and the emperor is far away. For this disabled prince who doesn't love his father or mother, the little pitiful fear of the guards has long been defeated and turned into ashes.

"It's really unlucky, why did such a mess happen!" One person touched the other with his knee and muttered in a low voice.

"Who says it's not, hey, admit it!"

Xun Yu stood leaning on the carriage, thinking about something, suddenly felt a few unkind eyes staring at him from behind, and when he turned his head, the crowd all looked away with flickering eyes.He knew that these people also hated him, but he didn't ask them to follow, why didn't they hate the emperor who caused the crime?

Xun Yu came over with a cane, facing them against the light, he will never let himself become a lost dog that everyone can bully!

"I know what you are thinking in your heart. You don't have to take me seriously. I am just a cripple who has been ordered to become a monk." Xun Yu sneered, "But it's a pity that I am also from Yuluan Palace. What does the empress do? So you all know that she has no children of her own and treats me as her own son! You can figure out what to do or not to do!" Then he turned and got into the carriage, and if necessary, he didn't mind being pretentious.

It was quiet outside for a while, and the voice of Guard Yang rang out: "Are you all full and are you still chewing your tongue? Escorting the second prince is an imperial edict. If this matter is not done well, everyone will be unable to eat and walk around."

The guards were silent.

At noon, the sun hangs high.After waiting for a long time, there was still no one on the road.

Someone couldn't hold back anymore, "My lord, after waiting for so long, no one came. There is no way for us to wait like this. What if there is no one?"

Guard Yang looked up at the direction of the sun, then turned around and stared at the mountain in front of him, hesitated for a moment, seemed to think that what he said was reasonable, and gritted his teeth: "Go up the mountain!"

The forest is quiet, except for the sound of the wind blowing the trees, there are only the sounds of people and horses.Xun Yu's legs were inconvenient to ride a horse, and the mountain road was not suitable for riding a horse-drawn carriage, so he had to share a ride with Guard Yang.When going downhill, the horse seemed to be a little out of control, neighing and refusing to move forward, and the guards urged them with whips, and then reluctantly continued to move forward.

Everyone seemed to sense the weirdness of the atmosphere, and they all automatically silenced their voices, forcibly suppressing the uneasiness in their hearts. Is it impossible to go back after the coming?

Halfway down the mountain, the horse suddenly exclaimed and raised its forelegs without warning.One of the guards couldn't sit still, fell straight down, and was stepped on by the restless horse's hooves one after another, bleeding to death on the spot.

It was too late to care about the guard who fell from the horse, only to hear a bang, and stones of different sizes came one after another, smashing down from the high ground on both sides, and the screams of people and animals suddenly echoed in the valley.The rain of stones came overwhelmingly, knocking down several guards head-on, blood and brains puddled together.The carriage was also broken into pieces.There is also a dying horse with blood spurting from its mouth, and it is dying to hit a large stone with its horse's head.

"Run!" Guard Yang yelled, and kicked the horse's back hard, causing the horse to gallop.

A horse ran in front, and the dozen or so horses behind suddenly had direction, and they all ran desperately.I don't know how long I ran, but I finally ran to an open space.Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a burst of fierce laughter came, and then a strong man in tiger skin led a hundred or so people from a distance to approach.

The strong man licked the cold knife in his hand, excited as if seeing a group of prey that had thrown themselves into the net, "Tsk tsk, how long has this forest been empty? Today finally came a big deal."

Guard Yang's eyes tightened, he carried the second prince off the horse, pulled the reins and stepped forward, saying: "We are the guards of the capital, and we went to the Wuxiang Temple to pray for blessings according to the emperor's order. Why bother with the imperial court?"

The strong man laughed loudly when he heard this, and the forest trembled, "Since he is the lackey of the emperor, there must be a lot of things." After saying that, he waved his hand violently, and the robbers rushed forward, some with hoes and some with kitchen knives, ecstatically slashing at the guards go.

Guard Yang saw that the general situation was not good, and his clothes were completely wet with sweat.He knew that although the bandits were average in skill, they had an absolute advantage in number, and several guards with good martial arts were chopped out of white soybean milk by them.They're all going to die here today, at the hands of such a brood of savage brigands!No, he doesn't want to die in this ghost place, his wife and children are in the capital, how could he leave them behind!It must be possible to escape, this is just a bunch of stupid robbers!He suddenly thought of something, and suddenly unpacked the bundle, drove the horse to gallop, and spilled all the silver and dry food on the ground.

Sure enough, the thief's eyes lit up and he rushed for the money.Guard Yang took advantage of the chaos and ran away for a long time before turning around with lingering fear.As he expected, there was no one behind, and he was the only one who came out of the whole team.He was panting heavily, his mind was blank, the second prince was dead, and all the guards were sacrificed, he couldn't go back to the capital, he grabbed the reins and headed southwest.

The bandits won a complete victory and returned to Lianyunzhai with two surrendered bodyguards, a child, thirteen live horses and eight dead horses laughing.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the cottage, the burly man raised his voice and said, "Ma'am, I'm back! I'm so damn lucky today, I can eat fresh horse meat tonight!"

A beautiful woman in brocade was holding a child's hand, she let go of the child, walked towards the big man, and said with a smile: "It seems that the husband has gained a lot today."

Xun Yu saw the child first. At first glance, he seemed familiar, but upon closer inspection, he was very strange. It was impossible for him to be anyone he knew.The child also saw him, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, then he turned his head and stared gloomily at the woman who walked up to the big man.

Xun Yu looked at the woman silently. The woman looks very good. She looks like she is in her 30s. Her delicate facial features are distributed on the three courtyards. Her skin is well maintained without a single wrinkle. He didn't lose his grace when he moved.At first glance, one would think that she had a good upbringing and was born as a lady.

The woman was obviously taken aback when she saw the three people tied up. She looked at the three people from head to toe, a strange flash of light flashed in her eyes, and she said in a calm tone, "The guards of the palace are actually here."

The strong man wrapped his arms around her shoulders and said: "The guards of the palace are nothing more than that, even if the emperor himself comes, I will still be able to escape! Hahaha!"

The woman actually laughed too, "Husband is really amazing! It's useless to keep these two guards, they can be handed over to the boss. As for this child," the woman paused, staring at him for a while, her eyes It became extremely cold, "I look at him pleasing to the eye, can my husband reward him as a servant?"

"What's the use of madam wanting a cripple? If you want a servant, hurry up tomorrow and pick some good ones for madam."

The woman shook his arm, with an aggrieved expression on her face, tears in her eyes, and she was about to say something, when the child who had been silent all this time came up suddenly and said, "This cripple looks like a pancake. Da, Binger wants to keep him as a companion, and begs the boss to help Binger!"

"Since that's the case, I will obey you." The strong man said indifferently, he took off the wine gourd pinned to his waist, gulped down a big gulp, wiped his mouth indiscriminately, hiccupped twice in his throat, and his eyes instantly filled with Lust/lust, in front of everyone, he laughed, picked up the woman, put his big hand on her round buttocks, and hurried into the room.

The child who called himself Binger watched them enter the house, his eyes were about to burst into flames, and he clenched his fists tightly.

After a long time, Bing'er finally looked back at Xun Yu, without any emotion on his face, untied the rope for him without saying a word, and without raising his head, said: "Now, we are clear!"