Chapter 248 I just want to die quickly!

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 248 I just want to die quickly!

In the Ming Dynasty, both waterways and post stations were accessible. There were waterways and land routes. Cars, horses and pedestrians took the land route, while boats naturally took the waterway, even if they were going to a destination. The routes of both waterways were different.

All the same.

At the beginning, Xia Yuan and his party followed the canal transport, entered Linqing, Shandong Province, disembarked from the ship, and then entered Puzhou.

However, Li Dongyang and others took the land route, entering Henan from Hebei and not passing through Shandong. After several days of driving, when they arrived at Handan, their carriages and horses also stopped.

There are mountains in Handan, and there is more than one, and all of them are large mountains extending from the Taihang Mountains.

When we arrived at Handan, it was only over 200 miles away from Puzhou. The two places were so close to each other, so the original landslide naturally affected Handan as well. Even the huge rocks on the mountain were shaken down.

Fortunately, there are no gathering places for people around these mountains, and there are only some farmlands at most. Otherwise, I don’t know how many people would have died.

The dilemma before them at this time is that the official road has been damaged and has not yet been repaired, making it impossible to drive, but the horses can be ridden.

After a few days of turbulence, Li Dongyang looked dejected, his buttocks were trembling, even his calves were twitching, and he couldn't speak.

Now faced with such a predicament, and hearing these people's suggestion of riding a horse, he wanted to die immediately.

"Mr. Ge, let me help you mount your horse."

Li Dongyang immediately became anxious and shouted flatly: "I would rather die than get on the horse!"

A powerful roar came from the mouth of an old man who was over fifty years old, especially with his red eyes and hoarse voice, which stunned everyone present.

Several people looked at each other, and after a long time Wang Hua then said: "Mr. Li is already very old. I'm afraid he won't be able to ride a horse, and it will be even harder to control the horses here."

"Not to mention Mr. Ge, even a young man like me doesn't know how to ride a horse. Sirs, who do you expect to know how to ride a horse?"

Everyone present shook their heads, we are all noble scholars, riding a horse? That is something only warriors do.

"How about we find some sedan chairs and we'll ride on them."

"That's appropriate. Even if we don't drive him out in a sedan, we still have to prepare one for Mr. Ge."

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Hearing this, Li Dongyang was suddenly moved and his eyes were moist. These days, he felt that these dogs didn't regard him as a human being. They just walked fast and walked fast all day long.

Even if I took a nap at a post station along the way, I had just laid down. It felt like I hadn't slept for long before someone came in and urged me to go on the road.

Who would have thought that these dog officials actually have a conscience, know how to care for the elderly, and know how to find a sedan chair for themselves.

Li Tingxiang looked to the south with sour and swollen eyes. As far as his eyes could see, there were continuous mountains, but he knew that behind these mountains was a large plain, and he could walk along the plain for more than a hundred miles.

That is my hometown.

The closer he got to his hometown, the more anxious he became, thinking that the sedan chair would be too slow, but he also felt that it would be slower to go slower. At this time, in addition to being eager, he was more hesitant and timid.

I don’t even dare to set foot in that homeland. Are the villagers and relatives, my mother, and my little sister alive today?

In other words, a few are still alive.

On the road these days, Li Tingxiang is most afraid of stopping. Once he stops, there is no sound of ruts and no bumps in the carriage.

Especially when I was sleeping at the inn, the surroundings became quiet, and when I closed my eyes, all I could see were the faces of my loved ones, and then tears started to flow down unknowingly.

Some guards brought several sedan chairs to chase them away. This is Yongnian County, a small county town. With the majesty of the Imperial Envoy, a few sedan chairs can still be found, but they are all very small.

It was a small, square sedan that could fit comfortably in. The largest one was only ten feet in diameter, and it was the county magistrate's car.

Now being temporarily requisitioned by Mr. Li Ge, Li Dongyang sat on it and leaned forward, trying not to touch the seat with his buttocks, and supporting the weight of his whole body with his thighs on his sides. The posture was weird, but no one cared about it.

Once the sedan curtain was drawn, no one could see it. Immediately, some of the guards acted as sedan bearers, carrying several officials, while the remaining guards followed on horseback.

Li Dongyang let out a long sigh of relief as he sat in the sedan. Although the sedan was too small and crude, it was much more comfortable than riding in a bumpy carriage.

Unfortunately, it only lasted more than a day of relaxation. When we entered the mountainous area, some of the mountain roads were cracked by earthquakes and some were blocked by huge rocks rolling down the mountain.

They were not allowed to ride in sedan chairs, and they were not even allowed to ride horses. They had to leave a few guards to look after the horses and sedan chairs, and everyone started walking.

This was the most difficult time. Li Dongyang's family was born in the military, but that was his ancestor, and he had never suffered such hardship since he was a child.

When I walked around, my buttocks rubbed against my ears and temples, and the pain was burning. I had to take a big step, but in this way, my feet also hurt.

Fortunately, more than twenty days had passed since the collapse of the earth, and there were no aftershocks along the way. A group of officials, ranging from fifty to sixty and fifteen to sixteen, took a deep dive into the mountain road with the support of their guards.

A shallow step of progress.

It's even worse when you go to bed at night. Just find a flat place to build a shack and sleep.

After two days of walking in the mountains, it rained heavily until late that night. The broken shack was unable to block the rain. The pebbles kept rolling down the slope, mixed with mud.

Flow down.

Everyone's clothes were soaked, and their faces and bodies were covered with mud. They didn't look like scholar-bureaucrats led by Gao Guanbo. They were clearly mud monkeys, worse than those mud-legged people digging in the fields.

Li Dongyang is an old man in his fifties. After these two days of hard trek in the mountains, he is already exhausted mentally and emotionally and is on the verge of collapse.

Being drenched by the heavy rain, I finally collapsed completely, looking up to the sky and crying loudly, the rain mixed with tears sliding down my face and into my clothes.

The others were also crying, perhaps for themselves, perhaps for their relatives whose lives were uncertain, or perhaps both.

It rained until dawn, and many guards in a panic formed a circle, surrounding several officials who were even more embarrassed, and several officials surrounded Li Dongyang.

Li Dongyang fell ill, lying on a mattress soaked in mud and water, his eyes tightly closed, his face visibly weak, but his pale lips kept moving.

Wang Hua knelt in the muddy water, grabbed Li Dongyang's hand and felt for his pulse. His pulse was also very weak. He put his ear to it and choked out: "Mr. Li, what do you want to order?"

"Pu, Puzhou."

The two intermittent words that came out of Li Dongyang's mouth were very weak and the voice was very small. But the officials present seemed to have heard it clearly, and after hearing it clearly, everyone burst into tears in an instant.

Mr. Li Ge was always saying no, no, no, please take a break, I need to catch my breath.

But now, all he thinks about is Puzhou, all the people in Puzhou, and all his Highness the Crown Prince is in Puzhou.

The people present pressed their lips tightly to prevent the sound of crying from coming out, and just shed tears silently.

Everyone understood that Mr. Li might not be able to walk anymore, and the reason why he was talking about Puzhou was to let them go there, to help the people there and to rescue His Royal Highness on behalf of Mr. Li.

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help crying and became more and more sad.

Wang Hua wiped his face with his sleeve full of muddy water, stood up and said: "Leave dozens of people here to guard Mr. Li, and then go to Handan with a few more guards to ask for the doctor. Please wait for the doctor."

After arriving, carry Mr. Li to Handan for treatment, and be quick!"

As he said that, he looked around at the officials around him, took a deep breath and said, "As for me, we will continue on to Puzhou. Don't let Mr. Li down!"

Everyone loudly promised, and some guards started running in the direction when they came. When Li Dongyang heard this, he suddenly opened his eyes, and then made a weak voice from his pale lips, "No, it can't be done."

Hearing this, Wang Hua hurriedly knelt down and said, "Mr. Ge, what's wrong? But the arrangement of the lower official is not appropriate?"

"I, I am going to Puzhou, help, help." Li Dongyang stretched out his hand weakly, wanting Wang Hua to help him up, but after his wrist was caught, Wang Hua had no intention of helping him up, and just said with great emotion:

"Mr. Pavilion, I know that you can't let go of the people of Puzhou, and that you care about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who is in Puzhou, but how can you go in such a state, so you should stay here to rest."

After hearing this, Li Dongyang struggled to get up, and then he gritted his teeth and took a breath and said: "I, I have to go. I am the imperial envoy for this disaster relief. I have the emperor's order, so I have to go.

If I die, I will die in Puzhou!"

Seeing him like this, everyone present cried even more sadly, and at the same time they also respected Mr. Li Ge even more. Especially his words that he would die in Puzhou even if he died, which made them feel deafening.

Everyone wiped their tears with their sleeves, but the sleeves were full of mud and water. Such a wipe made the face black and dirty. But no one asked Li Dongyang to stay here, waiting for the doctor, waiting

heal.

They respected Li Gong's wishes and made a simple stretcher out of wood and quilts. Several people carried Li Gong and continued to Puzhou.

It rained heavily, and the mountain road was full of mud, making it even more difficult to walk, but no one complained, everyone gritted their teeth and walked carefully.

In particular, the few people carrying Li Dongyang walked very slowly, carefully carrying Mr. Li Ge, and they must not let Mr. Li, whom they respected, fall.

Being carried by several people, Li Dongyang showed an extremely happy smile on his lips. Suddenly, he seemed to see the word "Wen Zheng" flashing in the dense forest above his head.

Wenzheng.

If you want to die, die in Puzhou. To die in Puzhou is to die in disaster relief or in state affairs.

If you die there, everyone from the king to the ministers will be grateful for your merits and you will definitely be given a flattering posthumous title. Even Wen Zheng is not impossible.

It doesn't matter if you die on the way.

If you can get the posthumous title of Wenzheng and the posthumous name of Li Wenzhenggong, it doesn't matter if you die. I just want to die quickly!

PS: I think the so-called turbulence makes sense. I will update it three times in the future. Moreover, these chapters are not delaying the plot, but burying the plot. Please wait a moment.
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