Chapter 173 Rescue
"Damn it, what kind of weather is this?!"
The door was kicked open hard, and a rugged-looking, dark-faced man wearing a large official robe, with an air of air and a wide open chest, came out.
"You untouchables, why don't you get out of the way for me..."
Seeing the fire that was already lit inside, the dark-faced man's eyes lit up. Just when he was about to speak, he noticed the middle-aged man staring at him and the brother behind him with an unkind expression. He couldn't help but swallow it back. The last half sentence.
There was strength in numbers, and it was in the wilderness. It was uncertain how effective his official skin would be, so it was better to be polite.
As for Lin Chen, who had fewer people and seemed easier to bully, he ignored him intentionally or unintentionally.
When this guy came in, Lin Chen directly used the psychological invisibility technique to infinitely reduce the presence of himself and the fire beside him.
Even if it sees it, it will be ignored subconsciously.
After encountering a tough fight, the black-faced man suddenly felt angry in his heart, and shouted to the back: "You losers, why don't you come in quickly and start the fire!"
Soon, the rest of the people entered one after another behind him. The already small temple became a bit crowded as two groups of people entered one after another.
The black-faced men looked like a team escorted by the government. Although there were only seven or eight people, they were all wearing official uniforms, and they also pushed in a prisoner wearing handcuffs and anklets.
The prisoner was quite unique. He was an old man with gray hair, but his back was straight and his face was calm. Even though he was reduced to the level of a prisoner, he still had an indescribable magnanimity.
"You care for you!" The black-faced man pointed at several pawns and shouted, "Hurry up and find firewood to make a fire!"
Seeing a young government servant holding clothes in front of the old man, the dark-faced man's expression suddenly darkened.
He walked up and kicked the younger yamen servant: "Boy, can't you hear my order?!"
"Old gentleman, your whole body is soaked. If you don't change into dry clothes, you will easily catch the cold." The younger yamen servant rubbed his kicked butt and said quickly.
"Hey, I don't see how kind you are. Why don't you usually give your rations and monthly money to those orphans and old people? Why are you pretending to be a good person here now!" the black-faced man sneered.
"I..." The younger Yamen servant was said like this and was speechless for a moment. His face turned red and he froze on the spot.
On the side, an older government servant saw this and quickly came over and grabbed the young man: "My nephew is a little ignorant and offended the adults. I hope you can forgive me."
Immediately afterwards, he handed over another piece of broken silver.
When the dark-faced man saw this, his eyes lit up slightly, he took it calmly and put it in his arms.
"Children make mistakes, it's okay, I won't care about it, just go to work!"
The younger Yamen servant wanted to say something more, but was forcibly pulled away by the older Yamen servant.
"Humph, if you don't discipline me, you still think you are really lawless!"
The black-faced man snorted coldly and turned to leave.
But after taking a look at the old man, he suddenly thought of his mother at home. After a moment of silence, he picked up the dry clothes that fell on the ground.
Then, he threw it over: "Old guy, change your clothes, lest something happens later, and those gentlemen have to blame me!"
"Thank you." The old man nodded slightly to express his gratitude.
The black-faced man didn't say anything, but turned around and left. These days, whether he is showing kindness or accepting gratitude, he is easily laughed at by the crowd.
Soon, another pile of flames rose again. Several people gathered around, roasting the flames, constantly driving away the moisture from their bodies. At the same time, they took out the dry food they carried with them and started to eat.
Suddenly, the dark-faced man moved his nose and smelled a strong fragrance. Looking sideways, he saw a group of people roasting golden and crispy roast ducks as he just entered the temple.
"This..." Several people couldn't help but swallow their saliva, and the black-faced man couldn't help swallowing, feeling that the grain cakes in his hands were suddenly tasteless.
"Sir, in this wilderness, the other party suddenly brought out the roast duck. I'm afraid, something is wrong..." At this time, the elderly yamen officer who had been escorting prisoners out all the time quickly reminded him.
When the black-faced man heard this, his whole body trembled. He realized something was wrong and immediately became alert: "I know, be careful and let everyone take care of this guy."
The aroma in the temple is getting stronger and stronger, but except for the sound of swallowing saliva and the sound of rain outside the temple, the place is getting more and more silent.
Bah~
The next moment, a sound broke the silence. It was a group of middle-aged men eating roast duck.
‘There should be no problem, right? Am I overthinking it? ’ Seeing this scene, the black-faced man couldn’t help but swallow his saliva, and he couldn’t help but think of buying and selling.
"These brothers, I..."
The black-faced man just stood up and wanted to say something, but he felt his body suddenly became weak and he immediately became paralyzed.
W-what's going on? !
Not only that, he also saw the government servants who came with him falling down one after another.
"No, the aroma is poisonous!" The black-faced man wanted to take out the antidote pills, but he couldn't hold on and passed out.
"Haha! Just listen to me!" The young boy Xiao Wu jumped up and said proudly, "My methods are still powerful. They all fell down one after another without taking action!"
They did not work on the roast duck, but on the aroma. Take the antidote pills in advance, and then mix the sleeping pills into the roast duck, so as to avoid being noticed.
"Stop talking nonsense, save people!" The middle-aged man ignored him, but rushed forward and came to the old man, and the others tied up the yamen runners on the ground.
"Zhang Xiang, Zhang Xiang." The chains on the old man were opened, and the old man took the antidote pills and water, and then he slowly woke up in the call.
Looking at this scene, the middle-aged man couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
The person they rescued was Zhang Zhiping, the former prime minister who promoted the reform of the Daqian Dynasty!
"Well... who are you?" Zhang Zhiping, who woke up from a coma, looked at the people in front of him, touched his swollen head, and asked.
"We brothers are from the outlaws. We have long heard that Zhang Xiang is wise. This time he was framed by a villain and lived in the border. We are here to rescue him." The middle-aged man clasped his fists and said respectfully.
"Outlaw hero..." Zhang Zhiping's mind was a little fuzzy. He sat on the ground for a while and slowly woke up.
"Are you Zhang Xianggong?" Xiaowu, who was standing next to him, came over at this moment.
"Xiaowu, why don't you go back quickly? Don't offend Zhang Xianggong!" The middle-aged man saw this and his face darkened.
"Haha, it's okay. This child is smart. I like him very much." Zhang Zhiping looked at the smart child in front of him, as if he thought of something, and couldn't help but smile.
"I hope you don't offend Xianggong." Seeing this scene, the middle-aged man couldn't help but sigh helplessly and agreed.
"Brother, these officials have been tied up. Do we want to do it next?" At this time, a man in black came up.
"This..." The middle-aged man looked at Zhang Zhiping.
"Knock them out and put them in the side hall. They are all miserable people. They are just following orders." Zhang Zhiping shook his head and sighed softly.
"Everything is as Prime Minister Zhang said." The middle-aged man nodded and ordered immediately.
Soon, everything was handled in the field.
"Prime Minister Zhang, next, our brothers have arranged a safe place, you can..."
"If possible, I hope you can send me back to the court." Zhang Zhiping said in a deep voice.
"Okay... um?" The middle-aged man raised his head suddenly, "Prime Minister Zhang, the court is now in crisis. Those treacherous officials and flatterers wish you dead. If you go back at this time, I'm afraid there will be unexpected dangers!"
"I know, but if you want to promote reforms, you can only do this in the court!"
"But your reforms have failed. The old emperor... and those treacherous officials completely disagree with your reforms." The middle-aged man said with a serious face.
"I still have a chance. Once the reform succeeds, it will generate huge benefits. By then, not only will the people benefit, but these guys will also get greater benefits. I believe they will not refuse!" Zhang Zhiping said firmly.
"Old man, do you think that as long as the pie is big enough, no matter how it is divided, there will be a share for the lower-class people?" At this time, a voice suddenly came from beside them.
"Who?!" The middle-aged man's face changed drastically, and he turned his head suddenly, only to see a young man in white standing beside him and asked.
When did he come here? I didn't even notice it? And the drug is so useless to him? !
The middle-aged man and the black-clothed man next to him changed their faces, took a step back, and showed fear in their eyes.
Zhang Zhiping glanced at Lin Chen, and said calmly, "Yes, I think as long as the benefits are big enough and enough, no matter how much they are divided, they will remain in the hands of the people."
"The world is bustling, all for profit. The world is busy, all for profit. Only when the benefits continue to expand can the aristocratic families, landlords and tycoons take a step back, so that the lower-class people can survive and continue peace!"
"Really?" Lin Chen said with an inexplicable look in his eyes, "I think that continuing peace has nothing to do with benefits, but with people's hearts!"