At this moment, Bian Zhang suddenly rushed up, holding a strange thing in his hand, and said loudly to the man: "If you move again, I will shoot you to death!"
Shopkeeper Cui was stunned by this sudden change, and he recovered for a long time, and hurriedly said: "This strong man, two little brothers, everyone has something to say well, and if you have something to say, if you want to go together, then You should treat each other frankly. Cui first introduce himself, in Xia Boring..."
The man didn’t wait for the Cui shopkeeper to finish, and he said repeatedly: “It turns out that you are the caravan of the Cui family. The Cui family and the Zhen family are both known as the two great families in Hebei. They are disrespectful and disrespectful! It’s just that someone heard that the current emperor confiscated all of Hebei It is hard to understand how the treasurer Cui was willing to donate five carts of grain for half of the land of the big family."
Liu Yu sneered, "Who said that their land was confiscated? It was distributed to the landless people after the court paid for it."
Shopkeeper Cui nodded and said, "This little brother is very knowledgeable. It's just that at that time we didn't want to sell the land. It's just that the Zhen family took the lead first. Others dare not disobey Your Majesty's intention. You don't know, this Zhen family. Following the emperor most closely, Zhen Yan gave her sisters to the emperor. Although she has not been accepted as a concubine, she often enters and exits the palace. It is said that for this little beauty, the emperor even his own son..."
Bian Zhang turned his wrist, and the object in his hand had been aimed at the shopkeeper Cui, angrily said: "You nonsense, Liu Bang is to blame, he is not worthy to be a prince!"
"Fourth brother, don't be reckless." Liu Yu didn't want to entangle too much, so as not to reveal his identity, he bowed his hand to the shopkeeper Cui, and said, "Listening to the shopkeeper, you have a lot of complaints about the sage today, but you are willing to donate food. Even I am a little puzzled."
Shopkeeper Cui hurriedly waved his hand and said: "You can't talk nonsense. At first, there must be some complaints. Our Cui family has a large population and half of the land. Although it will not make everyone hungry, the days are naturally tight. Later, the emperor. Encourage everyone to do business. Our family owner also organized two caravans to try to make a trip to the Western Regions. The profits were quite profitable and it was worth the harvest of the past year. Now, our Cui family has more than ten caravans. Fortune, although the Zhen family has the emperor's backing, there is no way to compare it with us. Now, our Cui family can sit firmly in the first family in Hebei, where can we complain about the emperor again, and it is too late to be grateful."
After a pause, the shopkeeper Cui continued: "We also have a caravan in the Cui family who was brutally attacked by the Daqin people. Your Majesty hangs the teacher and cuts the crime. Why don't we exert a little effort?"
Liu Yu nodded, then turned to the man and said, "As soon as the shopkeeper Cui said, I can't understand. It's just that you want to join the army. Why didn't you join the conscription the other day? This is a bit puzzled."
The man laughed aloud and said: "Mou also tells the truth, under the surname Gao Minglan, originally under Yuan Shao's hand, his majesty has pardoned Gao's death penalty. It was only because of Gao's identity that he went to apply for the application to no avail. I think. With a certain body of martial arts, I would rather die on the battlefield and serve the country than just bury the countryside like this!"
Shopkeeper Cui said in shock: "So you are General Gao, no wonder you are good at it!"
Gao Lan turned to Liu Yu and said, "Now it's up to you to talk about who you are and what's in that wooden box."
Liu Yuchao Bian Zhang winked and said, "Fourth brother, tell them."
Bian Zhang was able to pester Liu Yu and bring him out. He was definitely not the kind of reckless teenager. His little head was flexible. Seeing Liu Yu's wink, he immediately understood, arched his hands like an adult, and said, "Next The surname is Bian Mingzhang, this is my elder brother, and his single name is Yu. This time my brother is going to the west to join him."
The surname Bian is not a big name. Shopkeeper Cui and Gao Lan don't care much about their life experience, but are rather curious about the wooden box. Shopkeeper Cui frowned and said: "You don't explain what is in this box. I'm afraid it will be a bit troublesome when clearing the customs. You should open it and let us have a look, so you can rest assured that it is not."
Liu Yu smiled and said: "I don't want to hide it from you, I don't know what's in it. This is entrusted to us by a relative, who specifically stated that it cannot be taken apart along the way. Trusted by others to be loyal. Please forgive me for being difficult to follow. But please rest assured, two people, there is absolutely nothing prohibited in it."
In fact, what he said was wrong, not to mention Fang Tian painting a halberd. Even if ordinary people possess spears and broadswords, it would be considered a violation of Dahan's laws. Although Liu Xin did not confiscated civilian weapons like Qin Shihuang did, he also imposed strict restrictions. Ordinary people could only hold weapons with limited lethality such as swords, waist knives, and hunting bows. Other weapons were banned. So Gao Lan carried only a wooden stick and a waist knife, but he didn't have the spear he used to use.
However, Gao Lan is a bold person. Liu Yu said that "being loyal to others" is very appetizing for him, and he can't help but persuade him: "Treasurer Cui, don't you have more than a dozen carts of goods? It's not obvious that the wooden boxes are mixed inside."
In fact, I don’t know how many times the shopkeeper Cui has gone on this road. The inspection of the gate is not very strict. Otherwise, when there are so many caravans going north and south every day, when can they pass? He just used words to scare the little brothers. Now, even Gao Lan said so, and shopkeeper Cui was happy to push the boat forward, and said repeatedly: "That is, that is. Brother, you put the box away, let's go in for a drink."
Liu Yu and Bian Zhang are still children, so naturally they don’t know how to drink. Gao Lan wanted to get to the Western Regions early. Shopkeeper Cui also had so many goods to take care of. They only drank two or three cups. Hurry up all night.
Even in the world of Qingping, the thieves could not disappear. During the day, it might be better. At night, these monsters will emerge from various corners. Therefore, unless there is a relatively large caravan, under normal circumstances, merchants will wait until dawn before setting off. However, shopkeeper Cui drank some wine today, and Gao Lan was by his side, and the little brothers didn't look like they were waiting for a while. They were more courageous and decided to set off overnight. Merchants are highly profitable. If they arrive at the destination one day earlier, they can make a day's money earlier. If they run a few more times, the profits will roll in.
Leaving Maoling City, more than a dozen vehicles passed through the village, but the road was surprisingly quiet, not to mention the robber, not even a thief. After inquiring about it, I found out that there have been troops passing by in the past few days, and the thieves have heard the wind and escaped. Who would hit the knife at this time? Therefore, this time is the safest.
At dawn, the group had arrived in Long County, which was under the jurisdiction of Hanyang County, Liangzhou, and it was much deserted than Maoling. Shopkeeper Cui looked up at the trace of exposure from Dongfang, then turned and asked, "General Gao, two little brothers. Do you think you should go to the city to take a break or continue on your way?"
Gao Lan was anxious to show his skills in front of the army, and said without hesitation: "Let's take advantage of the cool morning, let's hurry up."
Liu Yu was also worried that the palace would send someone to chase him, so he echoed.
Although it is early summer, this year there is a severe drought in the north, and the weather is already very hot. If the sun rises, it will be even more hot and unbearable. For the caravans traveling far, they can only use the cooler time in the morning and evening to hurry. Now that brothers Gao Lan and Liu Yu join, there is no need to worry at night. Shopkeeper Cui listened to them naturally, nodded, and shouted to the guys: "Brothers, cheer up, work harder, rush Go to Pingxiang City for breakfast!"
The group walked forward more than ten miles, and suddenly there was a rush of horseshoes behind them. Shopkeeper Cui was very alert, got up hurriedly, and looked towards the east with the awning in his hand. I saw the smoke and dust in the distance, and it seemed that hundreds of horses were galloping in.
Today, unlike in the past, the Han Dynasty has completely controlled the entire grassland. The supply of horses is sufficient. A slightly wealthy family can raise three or five good horses. The caravans that go north and south are all replaced by carriages. This is the main business road, and large caravans with hundreds of horses can be seen everywhere. Take the Cui family as an example. The caravan he brought was the smallest, with the largest camel horse as many as six hundred.
Despite this, Shopkeeper Cui did not take it lightly and reminded him in a low voice: "General Gao, this group of people behind is not good, and you need to be more careful."
Although Liu Yu, the two brothers, have the strength, they are still children in the eyes of the shopkeeper Cui, and they still have to rely on a veteran like Gao Lan when encountering major events.
Gao Lan also felt that these hundreds of riders came too fast, unlike ordinary caravans. If they were not for the court army, they would most likely be a powerful bandit. Although the large stock of horse bandits have disappeared in the past few years, now the fighting in the west has resumed, it is inevitable that some people will return to their old professions and fish in troubled waters.
Before the shopkeeper Cui finished speaking, Gao Lan had already jumped out of the car, untied the reins, and pulled out a horse. Although this horse is not as good as the horse he used to ride, it is better than nothing, and it can let him show off immediately.
Those hundreds of riders came so fast, it became clear in a blink of an eye. At the beginning, a person wearing red armor and red robe, and a fiery red horse, looked like a fire from a distance. There were dozens of riders surrounded by him, all in white clothes and white armor, sitting on the white horse, and behind him were hundreds of knights in black clothes and black armor.
Gao Lan was eager to try with a wooden stick. Seeing this situation, he hurriedly said, "Treasurer Cui, quickly take everyone back to the side of the road."
Shopkeeper Cui asked in surprise: "Could it be that even General Gao can't reach the enemy?"
Gao Lan shook his head and said, "This is the court's army. If it's a horse bandit, how could it be so neatly equipped? If nothing else, it would be difficult to get together dozens of white horses."
Shopkeeper Cui suddenly realized that he quickly directed the guys to rush the carriage to the side of the road in a hurry.
At this time, the cavalry team had come close. The fire-like knight strangled the horse with a "call", his eyes were like torches, swept across the faces of everyone in the caravan, and then slapped, "Go!"
Shopkeeper Cui discovered that the red knight was actually a woman, but her expression was so cold that she did not dare to face it.
With the shout of the woman in red, everyone rushed past the caravan. Shopkeeper Cui couldn't help making even more amazing discoveries. The knights in white clothes were actually beautiful young women, while the knights in black clothes were all sturdy men, all eight feet away in height. This cavalry is definitely not an ordinary army.
At this moment, a white knight suddenly left the brigade and went straight to the caravan.