Chapter 43 Chapter 43 Intercepted: Zhang Zuolin hid in a wine basket to collect adopted son Gao Zhanshan and rescued Yuting

There were pursuers behind and interceptions in front. Seeing that there was no way to escape, Zhang Zuolin looked up and saw another big wall blocking the way.Zhang Zuolin was so desperate to play, he jumped up with a "whoosh", grabbed the top of the wall with both hands, stretched his waist and eyes, and swayed his legs. Because the wall was too high, his movements were too fast, and his figure was not stable. He fell down, and the pistol fell to the ground. Zhang Zuolin fell so that the stars in front of his eyes dangled.Putting his hands on the ground, just thinking about it, his wrist was stepped on by a big foot, and only one person said: "Don't move." Zhang Zuolin said in his heart: "Ah! It's broken, who is this?" Turning his face to look Look, the one who stepped on him was an old man. This old man weighed over two hundred catties, white and fat, with a red face.The old man's eyes were shining brightly, and he stretched out his big feet to step on Zhang Zuolin's hand. No matter how hard Zhang Zuolin tried, he couldn't pull his hand back.

The old man's face was as heavy as water, his eyes were on Zhang Zuolin, he bent down, and picked up the revolver.A sneer: "Hey, where did you come from? Huh? You are such a coward, look at it, there is blood all over your face, did you kill someone? Say, what do you do?" At this point, Zhang Zuolin saw that it was impossible to run away, and thought that I would be dead if I pretended to be a bear, and I would be dead if I didn't pretend to be a bear. What am I afraid of?Feeling hot, Zhang Zuolin sneered, "I said old man, did you ask me? Yes, I am the murderer."

"Who did you kill?" "The commander of the third battalion, Wang Fengting." "Wang Fengting was killed by you?" "I just killed him, don't believe me, his head is wrapped in an oilcloth, look behind me." Hearing this, the old man gasped, only to realize that Zhang Zuolin's waist was bulging.Xin said: "Huh? Wang Fengting really killed him?" Then he asked, "What's your name?" "Me? Zhang Yuting." "Ah? Zhang Yuting? Are you the bandit who cut off the head of the former on a big business trip?" "That's right, it was me. Grandpa was lucky. He didn't die. He was saved by my friend."

"Haha, good job, dare to be brave, get up." The old man raised his feet, and Zhang Zuolin stood up straight up, almost half shorter than the old man, dazed in a daze. The old man returned the pistol to Zhang Zuolin: "Here, there may be a few bullets in it." Zhang Zuolin took the gun over, and was even more confused. He didn't know what the old man was thinking about. Judging from what the old man meant, he seemed to be an official, with a different temperament from others, at least he was a big businessman.The yard was not small. He saw an open hood next to it. Under the hood were countless wine crates and wine jars, piled up as high as a mountain, with red strips pasted on them, and it was unclear what was written on them.When he was in a daze, the old man grabbed his wrist: "Zhang Yuting, why are you still in a daze, follow me."

"Where am I going?" "Shut up and come with me." After walking a few steps, I heard a mess at the door: "Here it is! It's here! Open the door! Open the door! I saw it. Those who jumped in from this big wall jumped into this courtyard." Accompanied by the hurried "Boom "Bang bang" knocking on the door.Just as Zhang Zuolin was about to raise his wrist with the gun, the old man waved his hand: "Don't shoot, it will destroy both of us. Now condescending, you go to the wine basket to avoid it, and wait until they leave." " The old man led Zhang Zuolin to the front of the wine basket, and pointed with his finger. Zhang Zuolin saw that there was still half a basket of wine in the wine basket, but he couldn't control that much, so he got in, and the old man put the lid on .

Zhang Zuolin got into the wine basket, only to feel the smell of wine pungent.I thought this is great, I can do anything in my life, and I took a bath with wine.But Zhang Zuolin thought, who is this old man?Oops, broken!I fell into his trick of stabilizing the army, and this time I was caught honestly. If he told the officers and soldiers that I was in the wine basket, I would be told not to respond every day, and I would be silent.I... oh, why am I so unlucky!But Zhang Zuolin thought again: No!I am too skeptical, the old man stomped on my wrist, and took away the pistol. If it really wanted my life, I would have died a long time ago, why bother?You still put me in the wine basket, and then let the officers and soldiers arrest me, it doesn't matter, what's going on?

At this moment, I heard footsteps in the courtyard, and Qing soldiers entered the courtyard.The leader is Wang Yukun, who is the leader of the patrol battalion. This Wang Yukun was nicknamed Fatty Wang. After he got the report today, he quickly put on his clothes, got on his horse, and started to catch the murderer.After all, the commander of the third battalion was killed. If the murderer could not be caught and the superior blamed him, he would not be able to explain it.When chasing Zhang Zuolin just now, some soldiers said that they saw him jump over the wall and jump into the yard. Wang Yukun immediately ordered the yard to be surrounded.Then start banging on the door.When he opened the door and saw the old man, Wang Guandai filed half of it: "Oh, old man, I'm really sorry! Oh, what do you think should be done? A murderer took the head of the commander of the third battalion away. Seriously, the humble official is arresting him, so he ran to this courtyard, but I didn't expect it to be your house."

"Really? Did you see clearly?" "No mistake, how many eyes have seen it." "That's weird. I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night tonight. I was just sitting on the easy chair. I was doing Tai Chi just now. Why didn't I look at people? Well, I wouldn't believe it if I said it wasn't for you, yes Isn’t it right? Do a search.” "Old man, forgive us for the crime of inferiority. We dare not search for it even if we are frightened to death, but in terms of public and private, I have no choice but to do so. Old man, you must forgive me."

"What are you talking about? Who are you for, aren't you? I don't have any hatred against me. Could it be that you are still planting on me? Search!" This old man is really qualified. Just one step forward, Fatty Wang filed half of it. He didn't have the confidence to talk to others. He nodded and bowed, almost as small as a pug. Zhang Zuolin heard it clearly in the wine basket, and thought to himself who is this old man?Why did he save me, why did he tell lies?not understand!Maybe I'm really lucky.He was thinking wildly, the soldiers looked around hastily, and came over to report: "Master, no!" Wang Yukun said: "If there is no, then it is not here." Turning around, came to the old man, Bowing and saluting: "Old man, I'm sorry, no! Haha, this kid probably ran away and disturbed you. I deserve death. I'm leaving."

"Ah, no, have you searched?" "Searched, nothing." "Okay, then I won't send it away, come to drink tea another day." "You always rest!" The officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion withdrew.At this time, the watchmen also came out and locked the gate. As soon as they came, the old man waved at them: "Go to sleep, it's none of your business." After walking around the yard for a couple of times, I heard the sound of people shouting and neighing outside. Then I went to the wine basket and lifted the lid: "Come out!"

Zhang Zuolin had already choked on his nose and tears in the wine crate.After he came out, the old man took him by the hand and led him into the house, which was a counting house.Only then did Zhang Zuolin realize that his body was covered with wine and blood, and he was no longer human.With a plop, he knelt down: "Old man, I kowtow to you for the grace of saving my life." Zhang Zuolin kowtowed on the ground, and the old man stretched out his hand to help him: "Get up. Zhang Yuting, you are really good, you are a hero and everyone respects you, and you are notorious for being a traitor. I said why are you so brave? Maybe It's different from ordinary people, just lend me courage, I don't dare to do this, don't you think of the word 'death'?" Zhang Zuolin smiled: "Old man, I am also a human being, there is not much difference between people, I was also forced to take risks." "Well, it makes sense." "Old man, I... I dare to ask, what is your name, old man?" "Haha, I am old Gao, my name is Gao Zhanshan. The one who cooks the pot in my house is Zhanshan's pot, also known as Gao's pot." Zhang Zuolin was taken aback. He had heard Hu Laoga tell him that in Xinmin Mansion, Lao Gao's cooking pot is still good!It is registered even in the provincial capital, and the wine made by people in a pot is famous inside and outside the pass. I heard that the wine made in a pot is specially sent to the Fengtian General's Mansion, and some of the good wine is specially made to be sent to Beijing.The old man is rich and powerful, why does he want to save me? Zhang Zuolin was puzzled.So why?Gao Zhanshan and his wife have six daughters, all of whom are out of the court now, and there is an old sister who was betrothed to Zeng Yun, the prefect of Xinmin Mansion. Zeng Yun is still his brother-in-law, and is related to the government. But there is one thing, be it Zengyun or Gao Zhanshan, the one who is dead wrong is the commander of the third battalion, Wang Fengting.Wang Fengting has a family, there are people in the general's mansion, and there are people in Beijing, so Zeng Yun, the magistrate of Xinmin Mansion, is not taken seriously at all. The two of them usually argue when they meet each other.Sometimes when they were drinking at Gao Zhanshan's house, the two of them talked about it and made Zengyun so angry that he cried: "It's a pity that I came from two ranks of Jinshi, and the majestic fourth-rank imperial hall is not as good as a military officer leading soldiers. What kind of thing is Wang Fengting? How many cars can he recognize in Dou Da's characters? Now he is riding on my head, running amok in Xinmin Mansion! The two of them are working hand in hand, I, the magistrate, dare not do anything to him, it is really a bully Too many people!" At this time, Gao Zhanshan persuaded Zengyun: "Brother-in-law, harmony is the most important thing, and patience is the most important thing. You just listen to me. Hehe, I have this experience. The rafters of the first-year-old will rot first. Remember, sooner or later he, Wang Fengting If you can’t get a good result, let him make trouble, the more he does, the better.” So by killing Wang Fengting, Zhang Zuolin actually vented his anger on Gao Zhanshan and Zengyun.Not to mention what Zengyun thought, Gao Zhanshan was very happy, and said that as long as Wang Fengting died and pulled out the nail in our eyes, this would be my benefactor, and my brother-in-law would be very happy too.This is why he rescued Zhang Zuolin.However, if Zhang Zuolin killed Wang Fengting, that would have caused a catastrophe, and he couldn't stay here for long.Gao Zhanshan told Zhang Zuolin to change his clothes quickly and run away quickly.Thank you very much Zhang Zuolin.When they spoke, Gao Zhanshan's wife was startled.Gao Zhanshan's wife's surname is Yu, and her natal family is from Qingmakan.The old lady led the two maidservants to the front accountant and was startled when she saw Zhang Zuolin: "Ah, who is this?" "Don't make noise!" Suddenly woke up: "Amitabha! I said old man, what are you going to do?" "I'm going to tell him to wash it, change his clothes and leave." "No way! You heard that the pot is boiling outside, can he leave? As soon as he leaves our house, he will be caught by the officers and soldiers immediately. Old man, you can't let him go like this." "Then what do you mean?" "I mean hide him somewhere first, listen to the wind, and it's not too late to leave after the wind and waves calm down." "Well, this method is good. I said Zhang Yuting, come, come with me to the back." Just when Gao Zhanshan was about to take Zhang Zuolin to the backyard, he heard someone knocking on the door: "Open the door! Open the door!" Who was knocking on the door outside?He was still from the patrol battalion just now.The old man's face changed when he heard it.I wondered why these people came back again?Immediately told Zhang Zuolin: "Yuting, you are still drilling into the wine basket, get in quickly!" Although the taste of drilling into the wine basket was really uncomfortable, in order to avoid the search, Zhang Zuolin had no choice but to go in again.Gao Zhanshan ordered someone to open the door, and saw that Wang Yukun had returned.Wang Yukun bowed to Gao Zhanshan and said with a smile, "Hey, old man, I deserve death for my sins, I..." I saw Gao Zhanshan calmly, with a sullen expression on his face: "Wang Guandai, I said you have a festival with me, right? What do you mean when you come back?" Wang Yukun put on a smile: "That's what happened. No. Do you think this murderer will change? He won’t change. Why is he gone? I asked the brothers who were soldiers, and they all said in unison that they didn’t go out in your courtyard. That’s it, I Back again." "Fart! I said that when people are good, others bully, and when horses are good, people ride. Wang Guandai, is it possible that the pockets I gave you during the holidays are not rich enough? You are looking for trouble. If you haven't searched, I won't Saying this. But you have already searched it once. Did you say it yourself? Hey, why do you say that it is still in my courtyard? You search it, find it out, and I will file a lawsuit with you. I am the owner of the nest , I can’t find it, I can’t spare you!” "Hey, old man! Calm down! It's not easy for me to eat this bowl of rice. Think about it, the commander of the third battalion lost the head of such a big official. Can the province not ask? Beijing must never let it go. Once asked Let’s talk about it, we can’t explain it, my job will be smashed, and I will be lost if I miss my head. Old man, you will take care of it anyway. I searched, and I didn’t say that you are harboring fugitives. You and the prefect of Xinmin They are all relatives, can you hide him? Even if someone wants to plant this spoil, we can't plant it. We are also thinking about your safety. Damn this kid, he kills people without blinking an eye, and his methods are cruel. You say we are leaving, You closed the door and went to sleep, what if he came out of nowhere and hurt you or someone in the house? So..." "Okay, don't talk about it, don't you say you didn't go out in my courtyard? Search, just search." "Hey, even if I compensate you in two days, this is a business matter, and I can't help it. Come and search carefully!" The Qing soldiers searched for Zhang Zuolin at Gao's house. They searched the front and back yards but found no trace of Zhang Zuolin.Even the wine crates and wine jars are piled up like a mountain, row by row, all of which are pasted with red strips, which indicate the name of the wine and the date when it was released.Gao Zhanshan came over and stopped them: "Hey, I said Wang Guandai, let's make it clear. Wipe your eyes and see where this wine is delivered?" "Ah? The General's Mansion!" "Yes , The wine sent to General Zengqi, these wines are tribute wines sent to Beijing, if you get dirty or spilled, can you afford it?" "Yes, yes!" Then Wang Yukun shouted to the soldiers "Everyone be careful, pay attention, don't damage the wine baskets and wine jars." The soldiers went around twice without even lifting the lids, looking into the cracks, seeing that no one could get in here, and reported back : "No, no!" Seeing this, Wang Yukun stepped forward with a smile on his face: "Master, this time I'm sure that the murderer ran away and was not here with you. I'm really sorry for you. I'll plead guilty another day and take my leave." !" Wang Yukun left the Gaofu with people from the patrol battalion, Zhang Zuolin was again a false alarm.After the door was closed, Gao Zhanshan thought for a moment that he was afraid that they would come back, so he called up his confidants and asked them to stand guard on the ladder and monitor the actions of the officers and soldiers.Finding that no one was watching, Gao Zhanshan lifted the lid of the wine basket, released Zhang Zuolin for the second time, and went straight to the inner house. I went to the inner house to find a set of clothes for Zhang Zuolin to wear, and dug a hole for Zhang Zuolin's bloody suit and buried it.Gao Zhanshan found a big oilcloth bag, and Zhang Zuolin never let it go, so he asked, "I said here is the head of Wang Fengting you mentioned?" "Ah! Yes." Zhang Zuolin replied. "Let me take a look." "Don't look, it's not good!" "I have to look, I hate this kid." "In this case, if you are willing to look at it, then you can look at it." Zhang Zuolin Opening the big tarpaulin pocket, the old man took a look: "Pack it up, pack it up, it's him!" When the next day was about to dawn, the old couple had a discussion: No way, if we really wait for everything to be safe and sound, it will be uncertain how long it will be. It is not safe for Zhang Zuolin to stay in this pot shop.The old lady said: "How about this, don't you say that you will go to the provincial capital to deliver wine to the general's mansion recently? Why don't you just pack the car and let him get into the wine basket, and use this opportunity to send him out of the Xinmin mansion? I personally escort the car, and I don’t feel at ease if someone else escorts the car.” Gao Zhanshan immediately agreed: “It’s a good idea, let’s do it like this!” Zhang Zuolin was so grateful that tears came down: “Second old man, my father died early, and I don’t have a father. Old man, you are my godfather, you are my old godmother." Zhang Zuolin kowtowed on the ground, making the old couple lean forward and backward with joy. In fact, Zhang Zuolin doesn't know how many godmothers and godfathers he has. As long as he has a kindness, he will recognize his godfather, and as long as he has the kindness of saving his life, he will recognize his godmother.The old man and the old lady said: "Okay, we accept what you are doing. Boy, condescend to send you out of the city, and don't do this kind of thing in the future." "I know it , don’t worry, you two elders, I’ll send you a letter when I get home, don’t worry about it.” "Son, where do you live now?" "I live in Zhaojiamiao now." Zhang Zuolin didn't hide anything, and told the old man all the communication locations.Isn't Zhang Zuolin afraid of accidents?Don't be afraid, because Zhang Zuolin found out that this old man is definitely not that kind of person. If he were, he would not be here now, and he would have been arrested by the government long ago.So Zhang Zuolin can't hide it, and can't tell lies in front of real people.In this way, the car was set outside, and wine jars and baskets were put on top of it. Zhang Zuolin was still hiding in the wine basket.The cover was fastened, the carts were fastened with ropes, and the five carts were all loaded.At about eight o'clock in the morning, the old man delivered it himself on a donkey.When we arrived at Xiguan, we found that martial law was in progress. After all, what happened last night was too great.There was not even a pedestrian on the street, the city gate was closed, and the gate was left open.Look at those Qing soldiers bowing their bows, drawing their knives out of their sheaths, swinging their knives and guns closely, and their eyes are as big as staring.The old man's convoy arrived, and the gatekeeper saw it, and hurried forward: "Oh, Mr. Gao!" Gao Zhanshan said calmly, "Oh, everyone, what are you doing here? What happened to the people who mobilized the army and used knives and guns? Is something wrong?" "Oh, my old man, don't you know? Didn't you hear the gunshot last night?" "But I heard it too, and I wondered where the fire went off." "Oh, what a misfire, Wang Fengting, the commander of the third battalion, was killed." "Oh? Is there such a thing? Did the murderer catch it?" "No, you said there is no evil door, but you didn't find it." "Then he can't run away, kill people to pay for his life, and pay off debts, not to mention such a big matter... Can you open the city gate and let me out?" "Well, you belong to a special situation. Others don't want to go out of the city and pick up the jack." The old man made preparations in advance, reached into the purse, and pulled out two pieces of silver: "I say everyone, it's strange." It’s hard work, for the sake of protecting the environment and the people, it’s really not easy for you, so go buy a pair of shoes to wear.” "Oh, old man, it's worth your money, look..." "Hey, put it away, I don't have much with me, if anyone has trouble, just go to the Shaoguo restaurant to find me." "Hey, old man, you go! Take care all the way." The car left Xinmin Mansion, passed Gaotai Mountain and came to Juliu River.The old man looked left and right, and when he reached a safe place, he stopped the convoy. He jumped off the donkey, went to the front of the wine basket, lifted the cover, and said to Zhang Zuolin, "Come out, my child." Zhang Zuolin jumped out of the wine basket Come out, prostrate on the ground: "Godfather, I thank you so much!" "Oh, what's the use of saying that, son, you can go ahead, hurry back to Zhao Family Temple, and take care of yourself along the way." "Godfather, go back and tell my godmother that I will send someone to deliver the letter when I get home. If there is anything in the future, you can just say hello to Gan'er. If you go through fire or water, you will die." "Good boy, I know you are a man, you mean what you say, and we men will get closer and closer in the future, let's go!" When Zhang Zuolin was about to leave, he saw the dust rising from the opposite side, and a cavalry came.When Gao Zhanshan saw it, his face changed color. "Boy, hurry up and get into the wine crate. You have to go in. The cavalry is coming." Zhang Zuolin thought, what is so unlucky? Don't be afraid, my brother is here." I saw that the head of the leader was shaking his head, it was Tang Erhu and Tang Yulin, followed by Zhang Shifei, Hai Kuan and others. It turned out that Zhang Zuolin left without saying goodbye, and when everyone got up the next day to look for him again, they found that the captain was gone.At first I thought that he had gone to check the post, but after waiting for a day without showing up, everyone understood—oh, Zhang Zuolin must have entered the Xinmin Mansion. Persuaded, he said he would not go.Sun Liechen stomped his feet anxiously: "This old lump really has a strong heart. It's too twisted. Isn't this courting death? What should I do?" So he quickly selected 30 brothers, led by Tang Erhu, Zhang Shifei, and Hai Kuan , went to Xinmin Mansion to inquire about news, but ran into him in Juliu River. Zhang Zuolin waved his hand at Tang Erhu: "Brother, come here." "Oh, old lump, I said you are a human, are you a ghost?" "You're talking nonsense, come quickly." They threw their stirrups off their horses one after another and surrounded Zhang Zuolin. "Oh, what did you do?" "Let's go home if we have something to say. It's good news. Come on, let me introduce you first. This is my new godfather, the owner of Zhanshan Shaoguo. My godfather is Gao Zhanshan .” Tang Erhu, Zhang Shifei, and Haikuan all fell to their knees and called “godfather” one after another.The old man was amused, how high his beard was raised, and he kept saying "I dare not be that". Zhang Zuolin made introductions one by one, and the old man said: "This way I feel more at ease. Let's part ways. I really want to deliver wine. You guys hurry up. We will meet later." Zhang Zuolin said to Gao Zhanshan: "Godfather, if Xinmin Mansion has What's the situation, your old man can't get away, send someone to say hello to me." "Okay, it's a deal." Just like that, they broke up. Tang Erhu, Zhang Shifei and others protected Zhang Zuolin and returned to Zhaojiamiao. Everyone gathered around. Zhang Zuolin put the oilcloth bag on the table, and everyone opened it up and said, "Ah, this is Wang Fengting!" Pointing with one hand: "This bag is his heart and liver, come here, prepare the incense wax, and pay homage to my brother." After the notice was handed down, all the people came. The ceremony was solemn and solemn, and the leader Zhang Zuolin cried bitterly: "Brothers, rest in peace, my spirit in heaven. I have avenged you." Then he burned the spirit card, which is equivalent to being buried in the earth for It's settled.They fed Wang Fengting's head and heart to the dogs. Zhang Zuolin sent a message to congratulate grandly, Hongluoxian, Badaohao, and Zhaojiamiao, three places congratulated at the same time, all the brothers played finger-guessing orders, so happy.While Zhang Zuolin was drinking, he suddenly remembered something. The horse he was riding was still in Xinmin Mansion, and it was in Luo Cui's house.This horse must be retrieved, otherwise, it will cause trouble for Luo Cui.In addition, when he came back from Xinmin Mansion, he relied on his godfather Gao Zhanshan. The old man was so kind to him. Among the members of the insurance team, I found a shrewd and capable man named Xiao Lingzi, and told him to bring enough traveling expenses to get up and go to Xinmin to do two things after dinner. The first was to fetch a horse from Luo Cui's house, and the second was to meet my godfather Send a letter to say that I am safe and sound, please rest assured.Little Lingzi went. After this fight, Zhaojiamiao was safe and sound, and there was no news.Zhang Zuolin was quite puzzled, I slaughtered Wang Fengting, the commander of the third battalion, and caused a mess in the Xinmin Mansion, why didn't they take revenge?Could it be that this is the end?A few days later, Xiao Lingzi came back, took the horse back safely, and told Zhang Zuolin at the same time that he saw his godfather and mother, and the letter came.Zhang Zuolin was overjoyed, and asked Xiao Lingzi how the Xinmin Mansion was doing recently.Xiao Lingzi replied: "Captain, the Xinmin Mansion is terrifying. I noticed people from the civil and military yamen coming in and out, and meteor scouts galloping to Fengtian. They kept going back and forth. It seemed that something was brewing." "Oh. , well, you go down and rest." Zhang Zuolin can't sleep at night, people without long-term worries must have near-term worries.Zhang Zuolin thought, the government must not stop there, they must take revenge.There is no airtight wall, don't they know I did it?No, I have to make full preparations for the dam before the water comes.Therefore, Zhang Zuolin stepped up the training of insurance team members, recruited the best, and eliminated those who failed.In addition, Zhang Zuolin held a family meeting with his mother, wife, and sister.Zhang Zuolin first said to his mother: "Mother, my son is not filial and has caused your old man to worry about me, but the matter has reached this point, and we can only move forward, not backward. My son always feels that this Zhao family temple, the second Sooner or later there will be a catastrophe in the area of ​​Daogou, it is too dangerous for you to live here, what do you mean by my son, let the family move, go far away, and take shelter for a while, I don’t know what mother will do?" "Well, where can we go then?" "Yes, I will discuss with you, where do you think is suitable for you? I will find a way to arrange you there." "I've also thought about it. I heard your brother Sun Liechen say that in Jinxi Xiaolingzi, there is a distant elder brother of yours called Zhang Zuoxiang. I heard that he is kind and kind and has a relationship with our family. Should we go to Jinxi To escape for a while?" "Mother, you and I thought about being together, and I thought so too, I'm afraid you won't like it. Since you want to, we've made a decision, the sooner the better, we'll act right away."