Chapter 134 Yang Wei Escort Agency
Yang Wei Escort Agency
Since receiving that strange order, their people would often pass by Yang Wei Tavern in Xinghua Hutong.
Well, actually Yang Wei Escort Agency has nothing to do with Yang Wei Tavern. The owner of Yang Wei Tavern is a local of Chang'an. He originally bought the tavern from a relative. At that time, the relative had been running the business for 20 to 30 years and was quite famous in the surrounding area. They did not change the name after buying it.
The first generation of escort head of Yang Wei Escort Agency was named Yang Wei. He was an outsider. After his hometown suffered a disaster, he came to Beijing to make a living. He knew some martial arts, so he opened such an escort agency under his own name. After opening, he found that it had the same name as someone else's tavern.
This is embarrassing. Those who don't know would think that the two families are relatives. But when outsiders asked, they got negative answers from both sides.
For the owner of Yang Wei Tavern, Yang Wei Escort Agency used their family's name, and they were not upset.
But for the escort agency, they felt very wronged. They had already chosen the name and opened the business. Wouldn't it be unlucky to change it? And why not name it after themselves?
For the tavern, they were a little angry at first. But when they saw that the other party was running an escort agency, the tavern was discouraged. Forget it. The other party was running an escort agency, which was not compatible with their own tavern. Harmony brings wealth. Harmony brings wealth. The owner of the tavern, who had been passed down for three generations, refused to admit that he was afraid.
In other words, a few days ago, the door of Yang Wei's tavern was tied with red cloth, and the people of Yang Wei's escort agency knew that they were going to set off, and began to prepare for the departure according to the previous agreement.
Then a few days ago, someone sent two baskets of prepared sugar and rice cakes to the escort agency, saying that they were asked to take them on the road. When Chief Escort Yang asked, he found out that these were prepared for the people they were escorting, and the other party was not convenient to take them now, so they were asked to take them on the road. Later, some more things were delivered, such as quilts, mattresses, cotton clothes, rice, flour, grain, oil, charcoal, etc., and even two sets of pots and pans were prepared.
Chief Escort Yang immediately had a bad feeling.
But the other party knew how to behave. When they first sent sugar and cakes, they also took another basket and gave it to their escort agency, saying that they would give it to them to taste. Later, when more things were sent, the other party would keep saying that they were troubled and asked them to bear more.
This is a case of taking a debt from someone and being soft-hearted. What can Chief Escort Yang say?
"This sesame milk peanut candy and rice cake are really delicious. But the peanuts seem to be a little broken, so it's not satisfying to chew."
"I don't like sweet candy, but I like the glutinous rice cakes they sent. They are solid, slightly sweet, and very filling. Eating two or three can last for an entire afternoon. They are much better than the dry food we brought on the road before."
"Yes, yes, boss, let's prepare these two things when we go out on the escort in the future. They are better than the dry food we prepared ourselves."
A group of young men ate the candy cakes and commented on them.
Chief Escort Yang said unhappily, "You guys only know how to eat all day long. I don't know how worried I am about you, the chief escort."
Others ignored him.
"I say, don't you feel something is wrong? Who would take a escort like this? Look, how many things have been moved?" It looked like the luggage was delivered to their escort agency. Could it be that the other party was naked and asked them to escort without luggage? Thinking about what happened in Chang'an City recently, he thought of a possibility, and his scalp was numb.
"You!" The young man said in unison.
"What do you mean?"
"Didn't you ask who took a escort like this? You."
Chief Escort Yang choked.
Chief Escort Yang began to sigh and groan. He was so upset. The key point was that these old guys were still laughing and eating and drinking heartlessly.
"Eat quickly, otherwise the food will be snatched away by them. Things will work out when the time comes. There is no point in worrying so much."
"Uncle Zhang." Chief Escort Yang looked at the old uncle who picked up a piece of dried vegetables for him with chopsticks.
Uncle Zhang picked up a piece of meat for him, "You worry too much, that's why you look like you're in your forties when you're in your twenties."
Chief Escort Yang: ... I feel like he can't eat this meal anymore.
He was about to say something when he found a woman wearing a veil hat being led up by the boy who was guarding the house in their escort agency.
The woman saw him and took out the token they had given when they received the escort.
After taking it, Chief Escort Yang asked cautiously, "Who do you want us to escort, where are we going, and when are we going?"
"Escort the Qin family of the former Pingxi Marquis Mansion to Pingzhou. If possible, you should leave as soon as possible and wait for someone on the road from Chang'an to Pingzhou."
Chief Escort Yang: Sure enough! His premonition was true!
"Miss Mo Bing, is that you?" Uncle Zhang Shilin suddenly asked.
At this time, the person took off the veil hat, revealing a girl's face. Bing Mo nodded to Zhang Shilin, "It's me, Escort Master Zhang."
Chief Escort Yang: Do you know this person? Could it be that this girl named Mo Bing chose to let their Yang Wei Escort Agency go on this trip because of Uncle Zhang?
"Boss Yang, I need to confirm with you now, will your Yang Wei Escort Agency accept this escort?"
When the others heard this, they looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect that the strange order they had accepted before was to escort the Qin family's exiles to Pingzhou.
It's outrageous.
Unheard of!
No wonder, the things sent to the escort agency in the past two days are all quilts, mattresses, food, cooking utensils, bowls and chopsticks and other things for food and clothing. It turns out that these things are prepared for the Qin family.
"Let us discuss it?"
"Okay, can you give me an answer in two-quarters of an hour?"
Mr. Yang thought for a moment and concluded that two quarters of an hour was enough.
So Mo Bing was invited to wait in the side hall.
After Mo Bing left, Uncle Zhang gave himself a gentle slap, the kind that made a loud sound but didn't actually hurt.
"Uncle Zhang, what are you doing?"
"I probably know why our escort agency received this escort."
"Why?" Is it really because of you?
"It's all my fault for talking too much. A few months ago, didn't I work privately in the Lu family for a while? You know how your Uncle Zhang can't help but talk too much when he's drunk. During that time, those nursing boys from the Lu family worked every night Invite me to have a drink." Uncle Zhang smacked his lips, as if he was quite nostalgic.
"Then what?"
"Well, I just told them about our heroic past."
Mr. Yang had already guessed what would happen next.
"Then, you know, after I finished speaking, I mentioned you, the chief escort..."
Mr. Yang, the escort chief, sneered, "Uncle Zhang, you took off all my pants." Now he understood why their escort agency received this single escort.
"Don't worry, Uncle Zhang has not ruined your reputation. In the eyes of the Lu family, you are a man of great strength, ability, love and righteousness."
Mr. Yang: I thank you?
Forget it, "Uncle Zhang, what do you think, should we take this escort?"
"Chief escort, what do you mean?"
What he meant was that he decided to take this escort. Think about it, before they received this escort, the Qin family and the Lu family were all fine. Everyone had expected something would happen before this, so they had planned a retreat early.
Furthermore, the Qin family has defended the northern border for many years, and the general Qin Yue died heroically when attacking the Qianghu tribe. The old, weak, women and children of the Qin family should be protected if they can.
And they still gave me money.
The most important thing is that this escort trip will probably be relatively easy, because we are not escorting property, and we don't have to worry about bandits or anything like that. Besides, no blind bandit would rob a group of exiled prisoners! There's no fuss at all, and the government will be offended if it's really a robbery.
The only thing I'm worried about now is the Qin family's enemies and political opponents.
At this time, Mr. Yang saw his little brother who was the gatekeeper hurriedly retreating into the yard, and then there was a burst of neat footsteps outside.
"What's wrong?"
"It's the Jinwu Guards who are taking action."
Hearing this, Mr. Yang and Uncle Zhang's hearts tightened.
Not long after, news came again that the Jinwu Guards surrounded the Xie and Zhao families. Like the Qin family, the Xie and Zhao families were sentenced to confiscation and exile!
Mr. Yang and Uncle Zhang looked at each other in confusion. Just now, he was thinking about preventing the Qin family's rivals from taking advantage of the opportunity to do evil. He also knew that the Qin and Lu families and the Xie and Zhao families were a bit difficult to deal with.
But before the Qin family was exiled, their mortal enemy was suddenly picked off. Why are you so scared all of a sudden?
Uncle Zhang patted Mr. Yang on the shoulder and said, "Awei, let's take this escort."
Such people will not be offended if they can, and they must have prepared other means. Don't think that without Butcher Zhang, people will have to eat pigs with hair on them?
Zhao Mansion
Faced with the decree of confiscation and exile read out by the deputy commander of the Jinwu Guards, the Zhao family could not bear it even more. They cried, begged, cursed and went crazy in all kinds of ways.
Zhao Wenkuan was trembling all over, and he felt a little dizzy. It was probably because a lot of things had happened recently, and his emotions were ups and downs, which made him a little unbearable.
The elder brother of the Zhao family realized something was wrong with him and quickly stepped forward to help him.
Because Zhao Yutan got married and the New Year was approaching, several of the legitimate sons of the Zhao family returned to Chang'an. Once the imperial edict of condemnation was announced, they would be caught in one fell swoop. There was no need to send people to various places to capture people.
Zhao Wenkuan raised his eyes and looked at his eldest son. Zhao Dalang understood the look in his eyes and shook his head, indicating that he was not the one who leaked the information. Looking at his second son, he also shook his head, and his third son also shook his head.
They were also puzzled and stunned.
They had all heard the charges that were read in the imperial edict just now, and they listened very carefully. However, some of the above crimes were very secret and secret, and when his father did it, he cleaned up very cleanly. For example, when he was serving as the Minister of Honglu Temple, he gave some conveniences to foreign envoys. Non-core members of the Zhao family would not know the truth about such a secret.
The Zhao brothers were young and had quick minds. Suddenly, they thought of one person, the fourth child!
The brothers looked at each other, and they will know if they meet someone and ask. This is a great disaster for the whole clan. If the fourth child is really responsible for it, he will not be able to escape!
Zhao Wenkuan saw the quarrel between the three brothers' faces, and then thought of this. When he thought about the hidden hatred in his eyes when he sent the fourth child away, he suddenly felt a chill all over his body.