Chapter 683 Welcome and mutation
The little monkey was inconspicuous. He was a little stupid back then, but after dating from Jinling to Beiyan for so long, his ability to observe words and expressions was developed, and even his ability to inquire about information was top-notch. Therefore, Yue Qianqiu believed what he said very much. After asking Zhou Jiyue to help him catch the car, he did not ride a horse, but relied on his body to move around the carriage in front.
When he finally arrived in front of the level, he saw that there were already a lot of people around him.
Obviously, the guarding of the roads in this way made the merchants complain, especially the leaders of several famous large businesses in the north, and their leaders came forward to negotiate in person. But Yue Qianqiu saw with his own eyes that a strong lieutenant blocked the people back without hesitation.
"General Liu has an order. He found someone who violated the ban on trading copper and iron with Beiyan. He found someone who smuggled sulfur and saltpeter three days ago. Those heads are now still hanging on the Bazhou city gate. But instead of beheading them after the incident, it is better to prevent the problem now. He brought the banned thing with luck, and it is still time to return. If we check it out, we must go to the prison for a while!"
When Yue Qianqiu heard about smuggling saltpeter, he took a breath. Not only has gunpowder now available, but it has been put into actual combat. However, the quality of firearms is different from the north and south. Moreover, sulfur saltpeter is now mainly a specialty in the south. Dawu has always strictly prohibited trading, so it is conceivable that the development of firearms in Beiyan is slow.
Therefore, Liu Jingxuan used this card to check merchants, and found quite sufficient reasons.
Sure enough, after the lieutenant said something unprecedentedly tough, many caravans finally chose to undergo the inspection. Yue Qianqiu watched coldly and saw a few soldiers skillfully checking and checking, but none of them tried to take advantage of the situation. Although the speed was a little slow, it was still acceptable. However, the road signs held by some of them were not inspected, which immediately aroused complaints.
Faced with the doubts, the captain who had just spoken said expressionlessly: "Those merchants who have never had bad records in Bazhou Quechang and paid good taxes, and at the same time, ten people were insured, also opened roads to Bazhou for them to avoid inspection. But it is easy to pass my level, but the level in Bazhou City cannot be avoided, so they still need to be inspected, not to mention that there is no chance to go home there. If you catch it, it is not jail, but kill, so you don't have to envy them."
Liu Jingxuan has not been in charge of Bazhou for a long time, so there are very few merchants who have had head-on dealings with him. At this time, the lieutenant of a mere low-level military officer spoke firmly and murderously, and many people felt very uncomfortable. Even the previous few who were stalking with their heads raised their heads and passed by the special approval road, their spirits of aura disappeared a little.
And Yue Qianqiu would not really treat himself as a businessman. He took a moment to turn his attention away from those businessmen, and instead deliberately looked at the lieutenant with a tough tone, and then quietly observed the soldiers under the other party one by one. At this time, he, hiding in the caravan, found some unusual clues.
I saw that the captain who was clearly responsible for checking the caravan's wealth and goods, his eyes swept around the crowd like an eagle. If he hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, he would have almost bumped into the eyes of the people several times. Not only this person, but several of the soldiers also seemed to be inspecting the goods, but actually their eyes were searching back and forth in the crowd.
To use a less appropriate example, these people's eyes were almost like searchlights, cross-searching, and looking at everyone passing through the test without any blind spots.
Just as Yue Qianqiu frowned and wondered whether he wanted to retreat, and then asked others to change paths or throw away the carriage, he suddenly saw a burly sergeant strode to the captain, lowered his head and said a few words.
Although the sound was extremely low and the surroundings were very noisy, even though he could not hear what others were saying, he could not see what the burly soldier was. However, he felt that the person was very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere. However, he was clearly and unfamiliar with his skin, dark skin, his moustaches and his eyes narrowed into a slit, and he could not see clearly what his eyes looked like.
However, just as Yue Qianqiu carefully changed directions and repeatedly looked at the strange and burly soldier, the other party had already finished speaking with the Serious Captain, took two steps back without hesitation, and hid again in the shadow behind the Serious Captain. But the next moment, he felt as if he had a sense of emotion, and his gaze suddenly shot towards Yue Qianqiu.
Yue Qianqiu was about to avoid it, but he found that the other party's narrowed eyes suddenly opened. In an instant, two gazes with him had a quick meeting. He let out a sigh of relief, and the nerves that had been tense just now suddenly relaxed. Even if he knew that there must be many people following him or her, whether in front of or behind these six people, it was not as good as recognizing that person.
He stopped hiding his body and nodded to the other party with a smile. Sure enough, the next moment, the burly soldier was obviously relieved. He saw the man step forward again and talk to the Yan Su Captain, and then quietly retreated.
Yue Qianqiu also tiptoed out of the crowd, then stood beside the official road and stood with his hands in his arms, like a young man watching the fun. Soon, he noticed someone quietly coming behind him, and immediately whispered without looking back: "Sir Liu, I really didn't expect you to come here in person."
"Who made your master very brave? I was almost scared by him?" Liu Jingxuan sighed helplessly. At this time, he was no longer the dress of a soldier just now. He looked like those merchants at first glance. He heard Yue Qianqiu laughing secretly, and he coughed and asked, "A Yuan, are you here with the head?"
Even though Yue Qianqiu was as old as his son, Liu Jingxuan's call for the sect at this time had no intention of joking.
"Master did such a good thing, of course, the people in our Xuandao Hall could only be left behind to attract attention. A Yuan and Aning were afraid that they would scold their master to death behind their backs! With the prince, there were only six of us."
Yue Qianqiu did not take the sect's call to heart. He shrugged gloatingly, and then took a step back and stood side by side with Liu Jingxuan: "Sir Liu, you are here in person, how can we go next?"
"I have already arranged it. Just take the inspection-free guide and go straight there."
Liu Jingxuan said, then he kept stuffing a piece of paper over. Seeing Yue Qianqiu holding two fingers and gently picking up the things and putting them into his sleeves, he said in a deep voice: "When you pass the checkpoint and go west to the first fork, it is a small road leading to other places. The caravans going to Bazhou will not go there, but I will take people there to meet you. On this one-acre and three-point land in Bazhou, you can rest assured that there will be no safety issues."
Yue Qianqiu agreed, and immediately felt as if he was watching the fun, and turned around and walked back slowly while yawning. Liu Jingxuan saw that the person disappeared from his sight and immediately retreated quickly.
When Yue Qianqiu met with everyone again, returned to the coachman's seat, he explained what he had just seen and heard in a concise manner. The little fat man said nothing, but Xiao Jingxian said meaningfully: "I didn't expect that Liu Jingxuan would come out to answer him personally. He was cautious. However, it is said that once he was bitten by a snake for ten years, he was afraid of the ropes, and he was not afraid of others taking advantage of him and not being able to do anything, and he was not planning to do anything?"
Yue Qianqiu shook the reins gently and moved forward again, but said angrily: "I think you have been in the north for a long time, and your heart is dark. I just think that all the places in the world are as unruly as those in the north? Besides, how do you know that there is no capable person in Bazhou City? I remember that General Zhu was transferred to the end of the year."
Before Xiao Jing could speak first, the fat man rushed to interrupt and said, "Okay, okay, what's the point of fighting for this? After all, I have arrived in the border town, so be cautious. After all, there are only six of us. The business is crowded on the road, which is already messy. General Liu personally takes over. Uncle, you are thinking too much!"
Along the way, the fat man called Xiao Jingxian uncle many times, so everyone has become accustomed to it, especially those who are careless like little monkeys, who are not very flirting with the good times, and those who do not like to be stubborn will not think that the two of them are not only confused about the public, but also confusing the public, are there any other tricks.
But Zhou Jiyue was not as simple as those two, and she even knew a lot of extraordinary inside stories from Yue Qianqiu. When she heard the little fat man being able to refute Xiao Jingxian outside the car, she couldn't help but look at Yue Qianqiu who was pretending to drive the car, and she finally got a grimace from the other party. She didn't have to think about it, and it made him very happy that the little fat man could support Liu Jingxuan.
With the road guide personally provided by Liu Jingxuan, the group passed the level with ease. If it weren't for the previous explanation from the serious lieutenant, there might be people who said strange things because of their special treatment. But since they knew that they could not pass the next level after passing this level, and the officers and soldiers were also cold-hearted towards the so-called road guide. From passing the level to leaving the level, they did not encounter any trouble.
After passing the test, Yue Qianqiu turned his head and asked Zhou Jiyue. He learned that there seemed to be a dispute at the checkpoint at the end, and he did not continue to let go. He knew that this was to avoid someone catching up from behind, so he had to wave a whip. With the sharp sound of breaking through the air, the well-trained horse-drawn horse immediately accelerated, and in a short while he arrived at the fork in the road.
After turning into the western path, the carriage and horses walked about less than a mile and saw a group of officers and soldiers surrounding them from all directions. Although this was agreed in advance, Zhou Jiyue still pressed her hand on the hilt of the sword.
I saw a large number of people kneeling down on one knee to salute, but no one spoke. Yue Qianqiu immediately jumped out of the car without hesitation, then opened the car door and lifted the curtain to make the little fat man in the inner room look like a figure.
Just now, he saw a large number of officers and soldiers surrounding the carriage through the gap in the curtains. Although the little fat man had stopped Xiao Jingxian's too terrifying guess before, he couldn't help but shivering. But as he found everyone kneeling down on one knee through the gap in the curtains, Yue Qianqiu seemed to be opening the car door outside, he immediately threw down the curtains and sat upright, striving to make himself look more majestic.
However, when he saw Xiao Jingxian and Qing Fengnian exiting the carriage one after another, he saw that a group of people still remained in their original posture, he quickly shouted: "When you go out, don't need so much etiquette, please get up."
When everyone was together, he saw that everyone was in the same outfit, and he couldn't find where Liu Jingxuan was. While wondering, he couldn't help but feel a little confused. But at this moment, he heard Zhou Jiyue's slightly cold voice coming from his ears: "Dare you ask where General Liu is? Since he had seen the prince's Zuowei before, why don't he come to pay homage to the prince now?"
The little fat man only felt that Zhou Jiyue was extremely imposing in his question. He was thinking about whether Yue Qianqiu would help Liu Jingxuan if Yue Qianqiu spoke, but he heard Yue Qianqiu also echoed: "That's right, General Liu had agreed to meet here before, why didn't there be anyone?"
Hearing this, a young officer at the forefront took a step forward, bowed his head and said, "The general had already decided to welcome him here, but he didn't expect that just now, General Zhu sent someone to report that it was said that there were soldiers in Beiyan pretending to be a merchant regiment and sneaking into the court. Taking advantage of the situation, another Beiyan army suddenly attacked. Therefore, the general hurried back and ordered us to welcome His Royal Highness here. If there is any rudeness, the general will personally apologize."
When he heard that Beiyan had sent troops, the little anger that the fat man had just given birth disappeared without a trace, replaced by an indescribable panic. At this time, he was the only one sitting in the carriage. Although Yue Qianqiu and the others were next to the carriage, he felt that no one was leaning on him, and cold sweat broke out in his palms.
He wanted to look at Xiao Jingxian, Yue Qianqiu and even Zhou Jiyue, and seek some tips, but as soon as his neck turned, he found dozens of eyes staring at him at the bottom of his head, and his whole body seemed to be stiff. He had never dealt with the military in Jinling City, and under the momentum, he felt a little timid.
But at this moment, he heard Yue Qianqiu's chuckle. At that moment, he was shocked and glared at Yue Qianqiu with some anger: "Yue Qianqiu, General Liu rushed back because of this urgent military situation. Why are you laughing at?"
"I laughed at the one who led the troops from Beiyan, was so vigilant that his mind was full of shit. Beiyan went to Beijing and changed in a panic. Now the so-called imperial edicts are flying all over the sky, and the military towns in various places are already unable to take care of themselves. He still has time to attack the Bazhou court? He is not afraid that his recklessness will be torn to life by other friendly forces who hope that I, Dawu, will be restrained? I want me to say that there is no need for General Liu to rush back in a hurry. Don't turn around and complain that General Zhu is competing for me. It's right, how can I use a knives to kill a chicken?"
The little fat man was suddenly infected by Yue Qianqiu's relaxed tone, and immediately sneered: "Those who are good at fighting have no great achievements, because those who are good at fighting have taken advantage of the situation and are the ones who are good at fighting have achieved others, and the title of famous generals has also been given to others. How did you know that General Liu was leading troops to rush forward when he went back, instead of taking advantage of the situation and making the enemy no longer retreat?"
Seeing that the fat man understood his intention of throwing bricks and attracting jade, Yue Qianqiu laughed dryly and stopped talking. Sure enough, after talking back and forth, the fat man who had just been almost at a loss because of this sudden incident had already completely calmed down.
Chapter completed!