Han Dynasty Achievements

Chapter 35 People Coming and Going

After getting He Jin's consent, Chen Lin quickly packed up his belongings, fearing that He Jin might go back on his word, and hurriedly prepared to leave.

After leaving the courtyard where the guest officials lived, I saw Feng Ji, Xun You and others walking towards the back hall not far ahead.

Chen Lin didn't care. He left the general's mansion and got on the carriage. Only then did he feel relieved.

The carriage moved slowly, and Chen Lin, who was sitting in it, couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Like countless other talented men, he had a heart to serve his country and traveled thousands of miles to come to the Eastern Capital in search of an opportunity to serve as an official.

With his reputation and connections, he easily entered the General's Mansion and became a guest staff member.

Who would have thought that it happened during a time when Emperor Lingdi was in poor health and the court struggles were at their most intense.

Then, a series of unexpected and unexpected events occurred.

Thinking about all these, Chen Lin's mind was in turmoil. He lifted the curtain and looked outside, which happened to be the direction of the imperial palace. He said to himself, "I haven't met the new emperor yet. It's a pity that he left like this..."

Before he finished speaking, a large group of people came out from a corner, wearing mourning clothes and white sails, carrying coffins, one or two, there were more than a hundred people, and seven or eight coffins, and then cries of grief were heard.

Chen Lin's expression was slightly solemn and he sighed silently.

Then, groups of officers appeared and wrote on the walls.

Chen Lin stared at it for a while and saw the words "Eunuch Party".

The carriage moved slowly. Not far away, three or five civilians appeared, beating gongs and shouting loudly to all around: "The general is obeying the will of heaven to eliminate the thieves and bring peace to the country and benefit the people!"

"The eunuch party bullies the people and the world hates them!"

"The general is loyal and upright, while the eunuch party is a disaster for the country and the people!"

After shaking, Chen Lin lowered the car curtain.

He thought again of the conversation he had just had with He Jin. He Jin didn't say much, but he still had a clear premonition that if He Jin continued to be inflexible, there would be disaster!

Listening to the continuous and sorrowful cries outside, Chen Lin said softly: "Forget it, the water in the capital is too muddy and too deep. I'd better wait and see for a while."

"Huangfu, don't follow me. I really have no money. Even if I had money, where would I get 50,000 strings of cash for you..."

"As much as you can get, just go a few times less often and I'll pay you back after that..."

"If you owe me only ten or eight strings of cash, I won't ask you to pay it back. But you owe me fifty thousand strings of cash. It's not that I won't help you..."

Chen Lin listened to the conversation very close to him, but ignored it and let the carriage speed out of the city at different speeds.

Huangfu Jian was leaning on a crutch, supported by two servants. Seeing that he could not catch up with his former good brother, he looked up at the sky and muttered, "At least give me a few taels of silver before you leave..."

The servant who was supporting him looked embarrassed and asked, "Second Master, do you really want to collect 50,000 strings of cash?"

There is still a gap of 49,850 to reach 50,000.

Huangfu Jianchang leaned hard on his crutches and said, "Okay, you don't have to follow me. Second Father is coming back soon. You can go and serve him."

The two servants had stiff expressions, because the 'second father' that Huangfu Jianchang was referring to was actually his eldest brother, Huangfu Jianshou.

"Second Young Master, you..."

Before the servant finished speaking, Huangfu Jianchang had already limped forward and said, "Hurry back."

The two servants looked at each other and watched Huangfu Jianchang turn the corner.

As soon as Huangfu Jianchang turned the corner, he stopped, turned his head and looked back quietly.

Seeing the two servants leave, he changed direction again.

Leaning on crutches, he moved with difficulty. Every step he took was painful and the pain kept getting worse. Huangfu Jian said nothing and endured it with gritted teeth.

After many twists and turns, he came to the back wall of a large house, pushed aside the vines, and came to a dog hole.

He supported himself with crutches and the wall and sat down very slowly. This action took him a long time. After he sat down, he let out a long sigh and cold sweat broke out on his head.

As soon as he sat down, a charming and pretty woman appeared across the dog hole. When she saw Huangfu Jianchang, she angrily said, "You dead man, why didn't you come yesterday? Do you know how long I waited for you?"

Huangfu Jian grimaced in pain and said angrily: "In the past, I had my period eight times a day. Now I am like this. If your man finds out, I won't know how to die!"

The woman looked at him like this, feeling a little distressed, and said, "Your father is really cruel."

Huangfu Jianchang was a little uneasy. He looked around and said, "Stop talking nonsense. If you don't want me to die here, tell me what's going on."

The woman snorted and said, "No conscience!"

Even so, the woman still took out a package from the ground, stuffed it in her hand, and said, "I know you're short of money, so I've collected some for you."

Huangfu Jianchang was about to stand up with his crutches, and angrily said, "Would I, Huangfu Jianchang, ask for money from a woman?"

Seeing that Huangfu Jianchang was about to leave, the woman became anxious and whispered, "He stole it, it would be a waste if you don't use it!"

Hearing the word "rob", Huangfu Jianchang's expression changed slightly. He reached out to take the package, looked at the woman and said, "I remember that he was in the Yulin Army. Did he also kill people and rob last night?"

Last night, the Yulin Army did not just kill people. They also took away money, gold, silver, jewelry, jade, and anything valuable, even the door.

The woman said coldly: "He came back this morning with several large boxes, and also snatched back a few women!"

Huangfu Jianchang opened the package and saw all the good stuff. He was a knowledgeable man and roughly estimated that it was worth at least 5,000 strings of cash. He was stunned for a moment and said, "He is just a Yulin Lang. How can he steal so much?"

The woman glanced behind her and said, "When he was drunk, he said that some of it was a reward from above because he killed a lot of people."

Huangfu Jianchang was a little puzzled as to why there was a reward for killing so many people. This was not like going out to fight the enemy.

After taking another look at the things in the package, Huangfu Jianchang always felt that something was wrong.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard from somewhere.

The woman's face changed drastically, and she whispered, "Go away!"

Huangfu Jian quickly picked up his crutches, looked at the woman and said, "Don't worry, when I have made great achievements, I will ask his family for the person immediately!"

"You'd better leave quickly!" The woman panicked. Seeing the footsteps approaching, she was anxious and at a loss.

Huangfu Jianchang picked up the package, leaned on his crutches, and left the dog hole.

When the woman saw him leave, she picked up her skirt and ran away.

Huangfu Jianchang looked back at the dog hole again, and seeing that she had left safely, he limped back step by step.

Feeling the heavy bag, he became more and more confused, thinking to himself: A few large boxes, I'm afraid there must be tens of thousands of strings of cash, or even more, there will be rewards for killing more people...

Huangfu Jianchang was puzzled. He suddenly stopped and opened his eyes wide - in a dark corner not far away, there was a group of more than ten men in black hiding, covered with guns, with sharp blades behind them, staring at the opposite side.

Huangfu Jian was startled and quickly pursed his lips, not daring to make a sound, and stepped back step by step.

"What are you doing in broad daylight?"

Huangfu Jianchang was terrified. In his current situation, if he was discovered, he would be killed with a knife. There was no way he could escape!

Before he could retreat behind the wall, he saw a man in black suddenly turn around and stare at him.

Huangfu Jianchang's soul left his body, he turned around and ran, then stumbled and fell to the ground, using both his legs and feet to desperately crawl forward.

The men in black heard the news and quickly chased after him and surrounded Captain Huangfu Jian.

Huangfu Jianchang turned his head with difficulty, pushed the bundle away, and said in a hurry: "My fellow heroes, I didn't see anything, and I don't know you. Here are some gold and silver, which I will give to you. Please spare your lives..."

The leader held a long sword in his hand, staring at Huangfu Jian for a long moment with sharp eyes, and said, "He is just a disabled man, don't make trouble, let's go!"

The group of men in black didn't say a word, turned around and disappeared quickly.

Huangfu Jian breathed a sigh of relief, then lay on the ground, gasping for breath.

Soon, he wiped the cold sweat from his head, stood up with difficulty using crutches, and muttered to himself with a strange look on his face: "This person's voice sounds familiar to me..."

But he didn't think much about it and left here as quickly as possible.