Volume 1: Wind Rises in the Mountains and Lakes Chapter 4: Taiping Escort Agency
Xiao Yi heard that the voice sounded familiar, so he asked the driver to stop. He jumped out of the car and took a look. It was Yuan Fengming and Che Hai hurriedly coming from behind.
Feeling a little puzzled, Xiao Yi secretly thought, what's going on with these two people? He walked to the back of the car and reported to the master in the car.
Yuan Fengming looked apologetic and saluted Taoist Priest Qingyun in the car: "The people at the banquet just now were so talkative that it was hard to explain in detail, so I stopped the Taoist priest here and asked the Taoist priest to forgive me!"
Taoist Priest Qingyun glanced at Yuan Fengming, who had an eager face, and said gently: "It's okay. If you have anything to do, please tell me."
"Here... please forgive me for being presumptuous, little girl. I wonder if I can ask the Taoist priest to move to the Taiping Escort Bureau to speak?" Yuan Fengming looked a little uneasy, with hesitation in his tone.
Taoist Priest Qingyun looked at the other party, nodded and said, "Please lead the way."
Unexpectedly, Taoist priest Qingyun was so easy to talk to. Yuan Fengming immediately replied in surprise: "Okay! Thank you, Taoist priest! Please come with me."
Che Hai, who was behind Yuan Fengming, also had a happy face. He rubbed his hands vigorously and shouted to the coachman: "You know the Taiping Escort Bureau? Drive the car over."
"Haha! Even a three-year-old child in Taiping Town knows the gate of the escort agency. Don't worry, head escort," the coachman responded cheerfully.
Looking at all this, Xiao Yi became more and more curious. He sat at the front of the car again, drove the carriage with the driver to carry Master, and followed Yuan Fengming and Che Hai to the Taiping Escort Bureau.
The Taiping Escort Agency is located on the north side of Xitou Road on Cross Street.
On both sides of the door of the Escort Agency, a pair of stone lions glared angrily. Under the main building with overhanging beams and eaves, there were four golden characters of Taiping Escort Agency. In front of the door stood a flagpole three to four feet high. At the top of the flagpole, flying the Taiping dart flag with gold letters on a red background and black flame rims. There are two stone drums and horse-tethering posts next to the foot-high threshold. The entire escort office exudes power and grandeur.
When the car arrived at the door, Yuan Fengming and Che Hai stepped forward to help Taoist Qingyun get out of the car. Unexpectedly, Taoist Qingyun pushed them away with a flick of his hand and jumped out of the car at full speed. Xiao Yi was seen snickering behind him, Master would only let me support him alone. He was secretly proud again.
The door of the Escort Bureau opened, and a sturdy middle-aged man with a beard all over his face and an extraordinary imposing manner strode out.
Yuan Fengming and Che Hai came forward to salute.
"I've met my uncle! I've met the deputy head escort!"
It turns out that this is Yuan Fengming's uncle, the deputy chief of the escort agency, Yuan Wanwu.
When Yuan Wanwu saw the two Taoist priests Qingyun and Xiaoyi, he looked a little startled and turned his attention to Yuan Fengming. The latter quickly went over and whispered a few words.
Yuan Wanwu immediately looked as if he was in a daze, hurriedly clenched his fists and saluted, and said in a loud voice: "Taoist Master Qingyun is a rare guest, so Yuan was surprised and was afraid that he was not polite. Hearing Fengming's words, Yuan thanked the Taoist in advance. "
Listening to these words, it is obvious that although Yuan Wanwu is rude on the outside, he is also smart on the inside.
Taoist Master Qingyun shook his head slightly and said: "Vice-General Bodyguard, there is no need to be polite! The old Taoist was invited here by Miss Yuan, and he doesn't know why."
"It's easy to say! It's easy to say! Master Taoist, please bring some tea inside." Yuan Wanwu said hurriedly.
Xiao Yi, his master and Yuan Fengming came to the living room of the escort agency. The living room faces the courtyard, which is spacious and bright, but empty and empty. There are some weapons, stone locks and other things placed on both sides of the yard. It seems that this courtyard is also the training ground for the escort agency. Entering the escort agency for the first time, Xiao Yi's eyes were full of curiosity.
Yuan Wanwu led Master Qingyun and his disciples to sit down at the guest seats. After Yuan Fengming served tea cups to them, he motioned Che Hai and Yuan Fengming to sit aside, then he clenched his fists and saluted the two masters and disciples: "The thing is Such……"
It turns out that although the Taiping Escort Bureau is located in the remote Taiping Town, it is the largest escort bureau in Siping County. It has many escorts and has outlets in various towns and villages in Siping County. Most of the valuable property and correspondence between people in various towns and villages in Siping County are handled by the bodyguard bureau. In other words, the escort agency is not only responsible for traveling escorts, but also acts as a carriage or post office. The business of the escort bureau is very prosperous, and it also has contacts with the escort bureaus in other prefectures, cities and counties. It can make goods and money spread all over the world. This is also a common operating method for escort agencies.
Last month, the escort agency received a business order from Qincheng Escort Agency in Zhoucheng City, which was to transfer a batch of goods through Siping County. As long as the Taiping Escort Bureau escorts the goods safely through Siping County, and then transfers them to the Longcheng Escort Bureau in Jincheng. What I didn't expect was. Three days ago, when the escort agency was escorting the goods through the Black Wind Pass, a hundred miles west of the Taiping Mountains, an accident occurred.
There is a group of bandits occupying Heifengkou, with about one to two hundred people. Led by their leader Liu Yidao, this group of thieves has been causing harm to everyone for decades. The government encircled and suppressed several times, but Liu Yidao was cunning and cunning. When the officers and soldiers came, he retreated into the Taiping Mountains to hide. When the officers and soldiers retreated, the group came out to occupy Heifengkou and continued to do evil.
Heifengkou is located at the junction of several towns in Siping County and is an important thoroughfare for merchants. The Taiping Escort Agency has never had any accidents during the escort service. Every time it was taken care of in time, the bandits would turn a blind eye and let the escort team pass by. Otherwise, both sides will suffer losses, which is something neither party wants to see.
Due to the prosperous business of the escort bureau, the escort staff were temporarily overwhelmed. Mr. Yuan, the escort chief, who had not been escorting for several years, personally took action and took his men on this escort trip. But I never expected that even though I was hunting geese all year round, I would still get pecked in the eye by the geese.
When the escort team passed through Heifengkou, and the escorts accompanying the team gave money to the bandits who blocked the road, hidden weapons and bows and arrows suddenly fired from the mountains and the grass on the roadside. The escort team was caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties.
Yuan Wanzhang, furious, fought forward with a machete on his back. Unexpectedly, a masked man suddenly jumped out and hit Yuan Wanzhang in the chest with a palm. At that time, Yuan Wanzhang vomited blood and fell to the ground, but he also used a swing knife before falling to the ground. The masked man underestimated the enemy a little after he succeeded in one attack. He did not expect that Yuan Wanzhang would let go of his big sword and was hit in the waist and abdomen by the heavy machete.
The accompanying escort saw that the chief escort's head was seriously injured, and the bandit was frightened by Yuan Wanzhang's swinging knife. He then took advantage of the chaos and abandoned the escort, snatched the chief escort's head Yuan Wanzhang and fled back.
When Yuan Wanzhang was carried back to the escort office covered in blood, the escort office was inevitably in a panic. Yuan Fengming hurriedly sent people to recall his uncle Yuan Wanwu and senior brother Che Hai, while asking the doctors of the escort agency to treat his father. Fortunately, the escort doctor was good at treating knife wounds. Yuan Wanzhang's life was saved, but he remained unconscious.
But when the house leaks, it rains continuously. As the saying goes, misfortunes never come singly. The owner of the cargo accompanying the escort also came to the door after escaping from the black wind outlet. And how should the Longcheng Escort Agency explain it? If this continues, the entire Escort Agency will be in chaos.
When Qianqiufu Winery sent an invitation to his granddaughter's Full Moon Wine, Yuan Fengming didn't want to go. It is not an option to be anxious when the whole family is gathered together. After being persuaded by his uncle Yuan Wanwu, Yuan Fengming asked Che Hai to accompany him for a trip, but he did not expect to meet Taoist Priest Qingyun at the banquet. Yuan Fengming saw that the other party seemed to know him, and it seemed that he had heard his father mention that there was a strange man, Taoist Priest Qingyun, in the Xuanyuan Temple thirty miles away. Later, she witnessed Taoist Priest's magical ghost-drawing talismans on the spot, and she had great hopes that Taoist Priest Qingyun could cure her father.
There were many people at the banquet, and Yuan Fengming couldn't say anything, so he followed Taoist Master Qingyun and his apprentice, and invited the two to the escort office. Seeing that his uncle didn't know anything, Yuan Fengming hurriedly explained the whole story. Yuan Wanwu understood everything immediately, and gave a rough description of what happened before and after.
After listening to Yuan Wanwu's explanation, Xiao Yi was very satisfied with the curiosity left at the banquet.
Yuan Wanwu said: "I didn't inform the Taoist priest beforehand, so I would like to ask the Taoist priest Haihan! I wonder if the chief can diagnose and treat my brother?"
Taoist priest Qingyun nodded, pondered for a moment, and said: "I can help the chief escort, and the old Taoist will not stand idly by. But the old Taoist has traveled all over the world all his life, and he has a lot of knowledge, and he also has some knowledge of Qihuang's art, but he has not personally I don’t dare to speak nonsense when I visit the chief escort’s head injury.”
Yuan Wanwu stood up in surprise and bowed deeply to Taoist Priest Qingyun.
"That's good! As long as the old Taoist priest is willing to help, it will be a great favor to the Yuan family and the Taiping Escort Bureau. Yuan has thanked the old Taoist priest first!"
Taoist Priest Qingyun stood up slowly, raised his hand to support him, and said in a deep voice: "You don't have to be like this, the deputy chief escort officer. Where is the chief escort chief? Can you take the old Taoist to visit?"
Yuan Fengming was pleasantly surprised first, and she said sweetly: "Old Taoist Master, please come with me."
Yuan Fengming led the way, followed by Taoist Priest Qingyun, Xiao Yi, Yuan Wanwu and Che Hai, who came to a courtyard in the second entrance. I saw that the yard was full of people, each of them tall and strong, with a strong look, but also an anxious look on their face. Seeing the arrival of Yuan Fengming and his entourage, the group hurriedly moved out of the way and made way for the passage in front of the door.
A group of people walked into the house and saw a stout middle-aged man lying on a bed, with a heavy beard, a red complexion, and his eyes closed. There was a middle-aged woman sitting at the head of the bed, lowering her head and sobbing softly. After hearing the movement, the woman raised her head and looked at everyone, with a look of surprise on her face. Among the people in front of her, in addition to those she was familiar with, there was also an old Taoist priest with gray hair and a shrunken little Taoist boy behind him.
Yuan Fengming stepped forward and gently held the woman's arm, and whispered: "Mother! Don't panic! This is Taoist Master Qingyun of Xuanyuan Temple, who is here to diagnose dad's injury."
Hearing this, Yuan Fengming's mother hurriedly wiped away the tears on her cheeks, stood up and bowed to Taoist Priest Qingyun, and said with a tearful voice: "It turns out to be Taoist Priest Qingyun. I haven't seen him for a long time. I blame the little lady for not recognizing her. Thank you for your help. The Taoist Master is here, the little lady will pay homage to the Taoist Master!”
Taoist Priest Qingyun nodded in greeting and looked at Yuan Wanzhang, who was unconscious on the bed. The old man pondered for a while, then sat on the chair in front of the bed, stretched out two fingers, touched Yuan Wanzhang's wrist veins, and closed his eyes without saying a word.
Xiao Yi, carrying a sword on his back, stood closely behind Taoist Priest Qingyun, watching all this with wide eyes. Everyone in the room was silent and held their breath, not daring to make a sound. After what seemed like a long time, Taoist Master Qingyun opened his eyes. Everyone stared at the old Taoist priest eagerly. Taoist Priest Qingyun looked around at the people standing around him, released his finger that was taking his pulse, and said, "No need to worry! The chief escort's head was injured by a strong palm force and his internal organs were injured. Fortunately, the treatment was timely and the medicine was administered properly, and his life is fine now!" "
After a pause, Taoist Priest Qingyun continued: "The chief escort's complexion is red and black, which is due to the stagnation of the lung meridian. The coma is caused by the accumulation of qi and blood in the chest, and the breathing is not smooth. If he is not treated in time, Mr. Ren will If you fall asleep, you will never wake up again."
"Ah! What should we do? Please ask the old Taoist priest to help!" Yuan Fengming's mother burst into tears when she heard this. Yuan Fengming's eyes were also red, and everyone around him looked anxious.
Taoist Master Qingyun smiled calmly and said: "It's okay! There is an experienced Taoist here, please be patient and don't be impatient!"
Xiao Yi, who was behind Master, was also happy for everyone at Master's words. After following his master for so many years, he knew that his master's medical skills were not that he had a thorough understanding of Qihuang's way as he said, but that he was much better than ordinary doctors. The master taught Xiao Yi never to hide his secrets. Xiao Yi also studied medicine with the master for many years. Xiao Yi also has his own opinions on the chief escort's illness. He believes that the master can heal Yuan Wanzhang.
"Take off the chief escort's top and help him sit up." Taoist Qingyun ordered.
Che Hai and Yuan Wanwu hurried forward to help, took off Yuan Wanzhang's top, and helped him sit cross-legged on the bed according to Taoist Qingyun's order.
"Make room for the old Taoist to perform," Taoist Qingyun continued to order.
Everyone hurriedly stepped back a few steps, and Xiaoyi also hurriedly stepped back to stand with everyone.
Taoist Qingyun put his left hand behind his back, stretched out two fingers of his right hand to make a sword finger, held his breath and concentrated for a moment, and suddenly made a lightning-fast move, with the sword finger flying like a butterfly, quickly tapping the acupoints on Yuan Wanzhang's chest and back.
Xiaoyi widened his eyes and saw clearly that the acupoint-pressing technique performed by the master was clearly the Xuanyuan sword technique, which could be performed with the sword finger in a small space, as fast as lightning and as light as willow smoke. The acupoints pressed by the master were all the parts that Xiaoyi knew to dredge the meridians, and he had a little understanding in his heart.
As Taoist Qingyun's technique became faster, everyone saw Yuan Wanzhang's face getting redder.
Taoist Qingyun paused, and changed his right hand's sword finger into a palm, secretly using his internal energy, and gently patted the lung point on Yuan Wanzhang's back. Yuan Wanzhang's eyes suddenly opened and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
"Ah! My husband is awake!"
"Daddy!"
"Brother!"
"Master!"
Seeing Yuan Wanzhang wake up, everyone was surprised and surprised. They rushed over, helped Yuan Wanzhang lie down gently, and took clothes to cover Yuan Wanzhang.
"Ahem! Are you all here? I was unconscious for...how many days?"
Yuan Wanzhang looked at his relatives in front of him with a weak look, and asked in a broken voice.
Yuan Fengming answered with joy: "Daddy! You have been unconscious for three days, which made mother and the people in the escort agency worried. Fortunately, Taoist Qingyun treated you, and Daddy woke up." As she said this, she flashed around, allowing Yuan Wanzhang to see Taoist Qingyun and Xiaoyi standing in front of the bed.
Taoist Qingyun nodded slightly to Yuan Wanzhang who had just woken up and said:
"It's good that the chief escort has woken up. I have prescribed a tonic prescription for you. You will slowly recover after a period of rest."
"I haven't seen you for a long time! Ahem! This time, I am grateful to you for your treatment! Ahem! I received your kindness many years ago. You have been very kind to my Yuan family! If you have any orders in the future, I will do my best! Ahem... Ahem!"
After hearing this, Xiaoyi secretly guessed that Yuan Wanzhang must have been treated by the master many years ago. I will ask the master what happened later.
"The chief escort doesn't need to be like this. It's a blessing to be able to help the chief escort! Fortunately, the chief escort is fine. You should rest assured to recover."
After giving his instructions, Taoist Qingyun asked for paper and pen, prescribed a warm tonic prescription, and warned Mrs. Yuan not to take strong medicines. The internal injuries of warriors should be treated slowly to cure both the symptoms and the root causes. Then he took Xiaoyi and declined the invitation of the escort agency, got on the carriage, and rushed to Xuanyuan Temple.
It was past noon, Xiaoyi sat in the front of the carriage, thinking of the master and a pile of packages in the carriage, and his heart was full of joy. Wu, the shopkeeper of Qianqiufu Wine Shop, not only sent two jars of wine, but also a bag of polished rice and salt, plus a ham and half a piece of bacon. In the package sent by the escort agency, in addition to a few new clothes and new shoes, a hundred taels of silver were stuffed in it. The master is a person who does not ask for anything in return, but these are also necessary things for the master and apprentice to make a living.
Xiaoyi is happy that the master and apprentice will not have to worry about food and drink for a long time to come.
"Haha!" Thinking of this, Xiaoyi couldn't help laughing out loud...
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