Tong Guan took Xin Xingzong over the mountains and fled. Because they were worried about the pursuit of horse thieves, the two did not dare to flee along the official road. Wuma Mountain is the remnant of Taihang Mountain, which runs north and south. Although the mountain is not high, these two people have been pampering for a long time and have not yet walked out of four or five miles. Their clothes were made of big holes by rocks and thorns, and their hands and feet were grinding blood bubbles, and their calves seemed to be filled with lead. "These unlucky people, when they return to Bianjing, they will definitely send troops to clear them." Tong Guan said angrily.

"What the lord said!" Xin Xingzong agreed weakly, but a murmur sound came from his stomach. It had been a long time since the rice was leaked. Tong Guan was the lucky minister of the emperor, and he was also a general. For a long time, he had done all the idle things such as exploring the way, camping, and even preparing horses and dressing up. The two masters didn't even think about it. At this moment, they fled in a hurry and forgot to carry dry food and water.

The two of them trekked in the mountains for three hours. On the way, they found wild fruits hanging on a small tree, as if there were signs of wild animals such as deer and sheep eating. The two of them picked several of them in a happy mood. Unexpectedly, when they bite them, the fruit was so sour and astringent, so regretful that Tong Guan almost spit out his tongue. Xin Xingzong ate two fruits, but he was still not hungry. Seeing that it was getting late, Xin Xingzong's eyes lit up and pointed to a thatched house at the foot of the mountain and said, "Sir, there is someone else there!"

Tong Guan also leaned over and hesitated, "Can it be a loud nest again?" The two looked at each other, and their faces opposite were covered with dust and vicissitudes. Finally, they made up their minds to make a breakthrough in order to fill their stomachs, even if they were in the dragon's and tiger's den.

After climbing to the bottom of the mountain, the two of them lay in the grass for a long time and finally found that there seemed to be only an old farmer and a couple in the thatched house. Then they came out with peace of mind. This time they lost their power and bowed to ask for food and water. The old man was kind and saw the two in distress, so he asked his wife to cook more millet and scoop out a scoop of water from the stove for the two of them.

Tong Guan poured water into his stomach with big mouthfuls. Xin Xingzong looked at him, until the adult stroked his stomach and handed over the empty gourd ladle. Then the old man took it over and asked his wife to scoop another ladle of water out.

"Looking at the appearance of the two, you came from outside the mountain, right?" the old man said with a kind look and smile.

"Yes, I met a horse thief on the official road, and I went through a lot of hardships to escape my life." As Tong Guan said, his eyes turned red, as if he was really a businessman who had encountered a strong man.

"Oh! This world is not easy!" The old man sighed, "A year ago, there were not so many bandits." He paused, suddenly changed his tone and cursed: "It was all the damn traitor Tong Guan, which made everyone outside the mountain no longer have a way out, and he had to run into the mountain." After that, he slapped the table. The old man's hand was very strong, and with a bang, it scared Tong Guan's eyelids to jump. The old man hurriedly smiled, "The country people are used to being rude, don't blame the guest officials." Then he began to curse Tong Guan. The news of the mountain people was very closed and often despised by people outside the mountain. Therefore, the old man knew that the most topics of people outside the mountain were scolding Tong Guan, so in order to avoid the guests being bored, he started to curse him in front of the two of them with enthusiasm.

Tong Guan didn't dare to reveal his identity anymore. Weiwei listened, his face was gloomy and sunny. Xin Xingzong also had a bitter face and said to himself: "When I find the local government, I will definitely put the old couple in jail. If I have children, I will have to cut off my son and grandson so that I can relieve my father-in-law's hatred."

The old man cursed for a long time, and the two guests did not speak. He felt a little embarrassed and smiled and said, "The country people don't know how to entertain guests. Two officials will sit first. I'll go to the stove to see. The old woman will be slow to cook dinner." After that, she got up and went out. At this time, the farmhouse was mostly made of thatch and branches. In order to prevent fire, the stove was built separately and separated from other houses.

Xin Xingzong was about to start comforting him, but Tong Guan first winked at him and whispered: "Go out and take a look and beware of this old thief."

Xin Xingzong nodded immediately and tiptoed to the old man. When he saw him walking into the kitchen, he squatted outside the door and eavesdropped. He heard the old man say in a muffled voice: "Old woman, where are the arsenic placed in our medicine rat? Find it out quickly!"

Xin Xingzong was shocked when he heard this and almost fell down.

He did not dare to stop, and tiptoed back to the house and said this to Tong Guan. When Tong Guan heard this, he gritted his teeth and said, "What a vicious old bandit." Xin Xingzong said, "Sir, these two old guys have no strength and only dare to poison them. Let the generals kill them."

Tong Guan cursed: "Reckless! Killing these two will make the thieves even more angry." His face changed and he said in a deep voice: "It's better to escape from the thief's nest while it's dark."

Xin Xingzong nodded immediately and said, "The two of them were rumbling around in the house, taking out the fine energy of plundering the place, finding some fruits and millet hidden by the farmers, wrapping a rag jacket, and then running away while the night is dark.

When the old man returned to his room, he was overturned everywhere, throwing a piece of clothing and food, and couldn't help but curse: "I said why are you sneaking? Two thieves fell to death in the mountains in the dark!" It turned out that because the rats were hiking at night, the old man couldn't sleep well, so he just asked his wife for rat poison to drive away the mice.

Tong Guan and Xin Xingzong did not dare to stay near the thief's nest, and did not know the direction at night. They staggered in the dark, staggering in the mountains, just wanting to escape as far as possible. For a long time, Lord Tong was so tired that he couldn't climb anymore, so Xin Xingzong carried him on his back. Tong Guan was grateful and sighed, "Xingzong, you are the only generals who are loyal and righteous. When I return to the official family, I will definitely cultivate you well. It is no problem to be a marquis." Xin Xingzong was exhausted, but he was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Then I will rely on Lord Tong to support him." He also had strength under his feet.

At this moment, a light lit up in the Xiu Pavilion in Gonglou, Bianjing. Chen Dongping raised his hands to the mirror. Li Shishi tied a wide belt behind him and smoothed the wrinkles of his clothes. Chen Dong often stayed in the Xiu Pavilion in Gonglou, which was an open secret. His family was wealthy and had made a fortune. Although his old man was restricted by his hands and was not as generous as before, one was that the girl was willing, and the other was that Li Mother was also holding on. He was the best of his deep affection. When he redeemed, he not only had to force out the girl's private savings, but also knocked a large amount of money from Chen Dong.

"Chen Lang goes out early and comes back late these days, and I am always a little scared." Li Shishi whispered behind him, holding his shoulders and pressing his body behind Chen Dong.

The graceful gentleness of Chen Dong was also a little addicted. He immediately calmed down and patted the soft horn on his shoulder, whispered: "A real man must do something. The old thief thinks he can cover the sky with one hand, but he doesn't know that the public's anger will be undeniable." He smiled slightly and said, "It's all because of Tong Guan, the dog thief. The new and old clear streams in the court are vaguely joining forces. After all, the court is a literati and the emperor to rule the world together. Even if the officials favor the old thief, it won't take long to stop the canal transportation, merchants will stop the market, and the capital is in turmoil. He should also recognize that the people in the world are in a desperate situation. Cai Jing's old thief finally has a miscalculation. The national fortune is gradually sinking, and this is a good opportunity to turn the world around in one fell swoop!"

Li Shishi had heard what he said several times. He lowered his body and climbed up to Chen Dong, tidied up his face for him, and whispered: "I can only chant and pray well every day, and hope that the gods in heaven will achieve great things." After saying that, he stood two steps away, looked at Chen Dong, who was well-behaved, and Xie Yi smiled and said: "It's all done. I respectfully send my husband out."

The so-called Qingliu in the court was not completely without its own power. The public exposement of the attack on Tong Guan for dozens of days, and the efforts under the table, some of the shops in Bianjing had been closed, and the transportation of the southeast was not smooth, and the reasons for the officials were varied. In private, it was said that there were treacherous slanders in the court and the market was not peaceful.

The situation seemed to slowly slip out of the expectations and control of Mr. Cai. What made him most angry was that Tong Guan clearly set off from Hejian a few days ago and then disappeared.

Although if Qingliu in the court made the matter big and angered the officials, the one who ended up suffering the loss was Crown Prince Zhao Ke. However, the out-of-control situation still made Cai Jing a little angry. As usual, in order to avoid the long nights and dreams, Tong Guan should have been working tirelessly and rushing back to Bianjing all the way.

There are not many bullets in the Qingliu that have been in trouble in Hebei, but there is already a storm in the court. Whoever jumps out first will be the target of party disputes and attacks. Tong Guan is nowhere to be seen now. Some officials in the court who were originally dependent on him are also waiting for the appearance of the deity. Several important officials in the court, including Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Li Bangyan, Liang Shizhong, etc., although they have both Tong Guan and others.

I also wanted to pull the prince off as soon as possible, but since Tong Guan exposed the leak in Hebei, he should have the awareness to return to Beijing to wipe his butt as soon as possible. My Cai family was not opened for your Tong family. Several important officials knew in their hearts that as long as Tong Guan appeared, with his wit and the official family, he would probably be able to settle the matter with his wit and his personal character. If others interfered too much in this matter, the official family would suspect that they would form a clique and make private interests.

As time passed day by day, Tong Guan was still missing, and Cai Jing was getting angry. He even secretly tested Shen Yun if he was the one who was the one who was doing it. Shen Yun used the stern face to pass it with the words "Nothing is wrong". With the message of Cai Jing's confidant in the Imperial City Division, the Imperial City Division Jinyan Mansion was also working hard to find Tong Guan.
Chapter completed!