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”I don't know, but he wants us to back him up. Currently, the court officials were all criticizing the eunuchs, and there were even more who wanted to exterminate them. I think Zhang Jean is considering a path of retreat for himself. Although Xin Ping had met Zhang Ci a few times, he still could not figure out what Zhang Ci's heart was thinking.
”Fine, we'll go see this eunuch tomorrow.” Yang Lin agreed with a smile. In any case, he had no conflicts with these eunuchs, and those ministers did not do any proper business, but liked to speak nonsense. Rather than befriending them, it was better to deal with the Eunuch.
Early morning of the second day, Yang Lin took Dian Wei and Xu Zhu along as they strolled along the street wearing casual clothes.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Luoyang was renowned throughout the world. The Luoyang was the center of the nation's politics, economy, and culture. It was also the nation's largest industrial and commercial city. With a population of over a million, it was the largest and most prosperous city in the entire country at that time, and even in the entire world.
There were many shops on the street, and all kinds of snacks and snacks filled the air. Even the pedestrians were busy as well. Laughter and yells rang out one after another, creating a bustling scene. There were cloth sellers, food sellers, blacksmiths, weavers, everything. Even the fortune-telling and writing business was exceptionally good.
It was unknown where these people had come from. ”Dang Dang Dang …” After knocking a few times on a bronze gong, a young man shouted loudly, ”We rely on our parents and friends at home, and our friends will go out on our own. Come on, the good show is about to begin. Various old men, aunties, uncles, Big Auntie, take out your money bag, give us your love, we work hard, and you give us both money to eat. ” Then he held the gong in his hand, and the people around him begged for it.
The onlookers took out their money one by one, some for one, some for another, some for another. They threw it all into the copper gong. The youngster circled around the crowd a few times, and in a short while, he had collected a dozen or so coins.
Another gong sounded, and a strong man walked up onto the stage. His upper body was bare, revealing all his muscles. His hands danced quickly with the tridentate fork, and with just one swing, it had enveloped him completely.
”Sure …” Great … ”Great …” The crowd cheered, and the man danced even more vigorously.
Just when everyone was feeling happy about it, the pedestrians on the street suddenly started running as if they had gone mad. They started running and shouted, ”Hurry and run...” The horse was startled … Run... The horse was startled … ”
Yang Lin, Dian Wei and the rest all turned their heads at the same time, following the direction of the running crowd, they saw a carriage coming their way.
It was a carriage with a carriage. The carriage looked very luxurious, probably belonging to the rich and powerful family. However, there was no driver on top. It was obvious that the driver had already been dismounted by a horse. He saw that the horse was not just any tall horse. Its body was sturdy and its tendons were full. It was unknown what had stimulated it, but it continued to madly charge forward.
The stalls on the side of the street, which had not been able to dodge in time, were scraped to the ground in rows. A few pedestrians who had been scared witless were knocked into the air by the horses, leaving behind a trail of terror.
Behind the horse carriage, there were a few people riding on horses. It seemed like they were the servants of a rich family. They were quickly chasing, but they were getting further and further away from the horse carriage.
The people who were watching the show on the street also ran away. Even those who were watching the show also ran away quickly, so it was impossible for them to care about the people who were watching them. The tridentate fork was also thrown onto the ground, copper gongs, flags, swords and sabers were all thrown everywhere.
Dian Wei stood in front of Yang Lin and quickly protected him. At the same time, he extended his arms out as if to stop the horse.
In that moment of crisis, Xu Zhu pulled Yang Lin from the side: ”Lord General, quickly leave.”
Yang Lin shook off Xu Zhu's hands, parted with the passersby, and said loudly: ”You guys hurry up, I'm going to stop the horse.”
”Lord General is in danger.” Xu Zhu shouted loudly.
”Milord, you can't risk your life so easily.” Xin Ping anxiously said.
Without waiting for Xin Ping to finish speaking, the frightened horses had already rushed to the side of Yang Lin and the others.
Just as the horse carriage passed by Yang Lin, Yang Lin quickly flew out and followed closely behind the horse carriage. After taking three steps in a row, he suddenly leaped and jumped onto the back of the horse.
The instant he landed on the horse's back, he quickly crouched down and wrapped his arms around the horse's neck.
The horse immediately noticed that someone had jumped onto its back. Almost at the same time when Yang Lin hugged it, it suddenly raised its head and whinnied, ”Hui …” He suddenly raised his front hooves, almost standing up straight, wanting to throw Yang Lin off his body.