Chapter 146 Exile to Lingnan
Six hundred miles after leaving Chang'an, Yang Wei told Xu Zheng that they had eaten up a carriage of food, and now there was a carriage available. They could let the elderly, women and children with limited mobility sit on it, so that they could also walk. A little faster.
Xu Zheng asked the remaining four officers, "What do you say?"
The officers looked at each other, good guys! The prisoners even got on the carriage!
"Boss, you make the decision, whatever you say will be done, we don't have any objections!" Ask them what they are doing, but they don't dare to have any objections!
"Okay, then I'll make the decision." So Xu Zheng waved his hand, and the women and children of the Qin family all got on the carriage.
Next, without the burden of children and female dependents, Xu Zheng and other guards and officers took the three brothers of the Qin family and traveled hundreds of miles a day.
At noon that day, they had lunch outside. Steamed and soft white flour buns, paired with a bowl of hot broth, is really satisfying.
After eating and resting for a while, everyone was ready to go.
Lu Songli was a little full after eating and didn't want to ride in the carriage for fear of being upset, so she went for a walk with them. Everyone walked on the official road in twos and threes.
Qin Zhao looked at someone's back and sighed meaningfully, "A Sheng, I heard that pigeon soup is also very nourishing."
Qin Sheng was busy on his way, too lazy to pay attention to him, hum.
Two days ago, he said that fish soup is very nourishing, especially for the elderly and women.
He got interested, and when he was passing by a frozen river, he picked a spot and made a hole. The fish inside jumped out one by one, and he picked up a basketful of fish in a short time.
There were more than fifty people in their group, and they all drank the fragrant and delicious fish soup. There was also some frozen tofu in the fish soup, and it tasted really delicious.
His mother and daughter-in-law didn't say anything, but his third brother was full of praise and kept praising the deliciousness of the fish soup.
If he believed him again, he would be——Qin Sheng heard his wife speak before he finished muttering in his heart.
"Pigeon soup is indeed very tonic." Lu Songli nodded in agreement.
Qin Sheng turned to look at her, are you serious? "Is it really that complementary?"
Lu Songli nodded, "Yes, it nourishes yin and kidneys, replenishes qi and blood. It is especially good for pregnant women and those with weak and hot constitutions. It can speed up wound healing."
Got it! So Qin Sheng raised his head and looked at the sky.
Lu Songde also looked up and saw two white doves flying in the sky with fluttering wings.
Qin Zhao quickly raised his head, and then his eyes widened. He was shocked. Wouldn't these two white pigeons fall down?
While he was looking at the sky in shock, Qin Sheng was already running after the pigeons in the sky with the bows and arrows borrowed from his companion Zhou Da.
Everyone thought that he shouldn't be able to catch up. After all, nothing running on the ground can compare to something flying in the sky.
But not long after, Qin Sheng came back with two white pigeons that had been pierced by an arrow.
Qin Zhao:......
"Wait a minute, this pigeon seems to have something tied to its leg." Lu Songli pointed to the letter.
Qin Heng took it off, looked at it, and handed it to Lu Songli, "Sixth brother and sister, take a look."
When Lu Songli was reading the note, Qin Sheng came up and touched her shoulder.
Lu Songli glanced at him and moved the note between the two of them so that he could read it together.
After Lu Songli read it, he handed it to his third uncle Qin Zhao.
After Qin Zhao read it, he handed it to Qin Sheng.
Qin Sheng didn't answer and turned around, "I've seen it." He just looked at it with his wife's hand, there was no need to read it a second time!
The note in Qin Zhao's hand moved with him.
Qin Sheng frowned, "What to do?"
Qin Zhao made a swallowing motion.
"Let's go! Eat it yourself!" Qin Sheng gave him a look of contempt and walked away.
Qin Zhao shouted at him, "Xiao Liu, I wouldn't have treated you like this. When you were in Dali Prison, you could eat without changing your expression."
Qin Sheng only left him the back of his head. Who would like to eat something that has been done? Do you think you are her? How dare you ask for the same treatment as her!
In the end, Qin Zhao could only eat it into his stomach and destroy the corpse.
Nie Yunniang looked at the pair of dead pigeons and said, "These are homing pigeons, right? Is it okay to eat them?" She was a little worried.
"What does it matter? Ah Sheng shot it down." Qin Zhao stepped forward and picked up the pigeon.
Qin Heng also said, "Yes, feel free to eat."
These two carrier pigeons were flying to the north. The letters on the carrier pigeons were not urgent, and losing them would have a certain impact. Besides, this is the territory of his Song family, and it does not belong to the Qin family. He is not in his position and does not seek to govern.
Finally, the two pigeons were stewed together with ginger, wine, wolfberry, angelica, and red dates. The soup was brought to a boil over high heat and then simmered over low heat. Finally, there were only three bowls of soup, one for each of Qin's mother, Nie Yunniang, and Lu Songli.
While the Qin family happily went to the place of exile, the Xie and Zhao families in Chang'an City were not doing well.
Zhao Bin was dead. He had difficulty moving. On his seventh night in prison, someone covered his mouth and nose and killed him. And he didn't resist. It is said that he died with a smile on his face, and his appearance was pretty good-looking.
All valuable things on his body were taken away, including thick clothes, leaving only a single garment to wrap himself around.
Zhao Bin was carried out by the jailer.
The Zhao family looked on indifferently.
Because there was no one to take care of it, the jailers had no choice but to carry it on a torn mat and throw it to the mass grave!
The jailers were cursing and cursing at their work. It was unlucky to have to carry a dead person during the Chinese New Year! The key is that you don’t even get a red envelope to get rid of bad luck!
Then, under Xie Zhan's operation, the Xie and Zhao families were eventually exiled to Lingnan.
On New Year's Eve, when thousands of houses were lit with lights, the Xie family and the Zhao family slowly walked out of Chang'an City with staggering steps, under whippings from time to time by the prison officials and officers.
In fact, the Xie Zhao family also lost a lot of people during their time in prison. Because of the torture, the cold, the lack of food, and the lack of warm clothing, dead people were carried out almost every day. Most of the people carried out were old people or children. Young people were better, and not so many died.
Nowadays, there are not many old people and children in their team.
Because there were so many prisoners in this group, there were four guards and twenty officers. In order to avoid trouble, all adult men of the Zhao and Xie families must wear shackles.
During the Chinese New Year, the guards and officers had to escort the prisoners to Lingnan, and they were in a bad mood.
This group of servants is not a good one. Unlike those who escorted the Qin family, they were all secretly moved and screened by Xu Zheng.
Many of the officers who escorted the prisoners from the Xie and Zhao families were not originally allowed to go on this mission, but they were all forced to do so by their superiors. Forced to work overtime without overtime pay. It's obvious. Judging from the looks of the Xie and Zhao families, they probably don't have much to gain. It's surprising that they are in a good mood.
"Master, why did we choose Nanliu instead of Beiliu?"
Ahem, Xie Zhan has lost a lot of weight these days. He wrapped his worn rat fur coat tightly and answered the clan brother's question in a low voice, "Dunhuang County, Ximei County, and Liangzhou area belong to the northern border, and the Qin family is stationed there. We have been exiled to the North for many years, and we can’t get any benefits.” It is difficult to conquer those forces for our own use.
Xie Zhan paused and said, "The Qin family has already gone to Pingzhou and Lelang County."
During his time in prison, he had been reflecting on his failure. He was too arrogant and thought that no one could see his plan, but he was attacked by Lu Songli when he was halfway up and down. He was attacked by her when he was neither up nor down, and he had no power to fight back.
After falling heavily, he was shocked to realize that she had been waiting for an opportunity to make a move, which was why she chose the right moment to take action. It was he who underestimated the heroes of the world.
Therefore, during his time in prison, he learned a painful lesson. It was decided to continue the previous attitude towards Lu Songli and even the Qin family, and not to provoke their respective development strategies. Dali is so big, they can separate the north and the south and develop independently.
Therefore, the Xie family will not go to Pingzhou or even Lelang County!
If they also go there, they will be like two tigers in one mountain. The land over there is only so big. For the sake of development and resources, both sides will definitely fight overtly and covertly.
Anyone who has the ability is strong. The Qin family was sent to Pingzhou, and Lu Songli may have regarded the Pingzhou area as his own. Anyone who lags behind will be regarded as a predator by the other party and will not stop until they are killed.
He found that he didn't understand his opponent Lu Songli very well, and it would be dangerous to fight like this.
For the Xie clan, the most important thing now is to survive.
Therefore, he chose to avoid its edge. Use time and space to develop and strengthen yourself. Just use the time to see what kind of approach the other party is in. Let’s compete again in the future.
"The southwest area has many ethnic minorities and many mountains, which is not conducive to future development."
"The southeastern area will be better, whether it is economic development or the terrain and people's customs." Although there are many clan forces there, he is confident that these problems can be solved.
"Moreover, we have very little food and clothing. If we go north, we don't know how many people will have to die before we can reach the exile. In the south, it will be relatively warm and more people from the human race can survive."
After Xie Zhan said this, he raised his eyes and looked into the distance, his eyes far away.