Jiayan City belonged to the Middle Zhou Empire, which was an important military place between the Eastern Xia Empire and the Middle Zhou Empire, and also an important checkpoint between the two countries. The Yanling Pass, located outside Jiayan City, is being built at the boundary between the two countries. The checkpoint has walls and the houses of the border garrison, and from a distance it looks like a small city.

The rulers of the Central Zhou Empire and the Eastern Xia Empire secretly fought fiercely, and the people of the two countries continued to communicate, trade, and even intermarry with each other, regardless of the thoughts of those in power. The days of peace have been long, and the residents have long thought that the difference between the two countries is only the color and name of the customs clearance plate. Every day, the foreign trade businessmen and people of the two countries passing through the checkpoint are in an endless stream, and the atmosphere is peaceful and harmonious, as if they are visiting a neighbor's house.

But insiders know that the inspection of the checkpoint is actually loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and from time to time in secret, people who are suspected of being meticulous will be quietly taken away.

At dusk, the three men were stopped by the brigade commander guarding the gates of the outer city. The brigade commander, who was dressed in a bright armor uniform, wearing a yellow battle robe, with a horizontal sword hanging from his waist, and a short and green beard with his lips and cheeks, looked at the three people in front of him quietly.

All three of them were holding tall horses, and their hair was covered with dust on their heads, and their coats and saddles were covered in dust, which made them look dusty. The man with the head was tall and strange, covered with a green lake, wearing a jade-white arrow-sleeved robe, a black belt around his waist, a black horizontal knife hanging from his crotch, and no scarf on his head, only a green belt was used to tie the thick black hair behind his head. The clothes and knives are extremely ordinary, and they are covered with fine dust, which gives people the feeling of running around and tired, and looks very much like a warrior walking on a dart. However, the delicate eyebrows and eyes give people a special sense of majesty. This majesty is hidden in an easy-going demeanor, and if it weren't for the brigade commander's countless poisonous eyes, he would never have found it.

The other two were coarse-faced young men, one slender and moderately built, the other stronger and taller, both wearing fat robes with wide sleeves and missing crotch and heads. The brigade commander didn't pay much attention to it, he glanced at the customs clearance disc, and his sharp eyes looked at the person who hit the head and asked, "Who is Bai Yan?" ”

The tall man arched his hand, and said in a loud voice: "Someone is." ”

The slender young man behind Bai Yan stretched out his head and glanced at the brigade commander timidly, and quickly lowered his head. The brigade marshal caught that gaze, and couldn't help but move in his heart, the young man looked at the rough black face, a pair of phoenix eyes were rippling, and then looked at the faintly undulating delicate body under the young man's fat robe, the brigade marshal immediately recognized that this was a girl dressed as a man. Nowadays, it is fashionable for women to dress up as men when they go out. The brigade commander was not surprised.

The brigade commander glanced at the customs clearance text again, looked at the other teenager and said, "There are only two people on the customs clearance text, Bai Yan and his younger brother, how can there be one more person?" "This young man can't tell that he is a woman disguised as a man, it must be his younger brother Bai Wei. What's the matter with the girl? This Bai Yan is dignified, and he doesn't look like a shameful person who abducts a woman from a good family, but the brigade commander also knows that people can't be good-looking, and they can't be deceived by good-looking appearances.

Bai Yan smiled gently, pointed to the girl in men's clothes and said, "This is my brother Bai Wei." Another refers to another teenager, "This is the Yahuan we bought in Dongxia, and we wore men's clothes for the convenience of traveling." As he spoke, he took out a handful of documents from his arms and handed them to the brigade commander.

The brigade marshal carefully checked the deed of sale and other relevant documents, and learned that this maid who couldn't see that the woman was disguised as a man turned out to be Pan Zi, and was sold by her husband's family, so he couldn't help but glance at Pan Zi sympathetically, and then handed all the documents to Bai Yan, and said gently: "Bai Gongzi, there are still some things that are unknown, please go to the official room with this brigade marshal." ”

Bai Yan was slightly stunned, then smiled: "Okay." Brigade Marshal, please. ”

However, the look in the eyes of the men's girl known as Bai Wei behind him was slightly worried, but he did not panic, and Pan Zi took the mount and followed Bai Yan to the official room.

There was a horse tethering stake in the courtyard of the official room, and the three of them tied the horses, and Bai Wei was black and white, like Qiushui's eyes, looking at Bai Yan with questions. Bai Yan smiled back at him and said in a low voice, "It's okay." He was the first to go into the office.

The brigade marshal sat firmly in the wooden chair behind the table, and as soon as he saw Bai Yan coming in, he stared at Bai Yan's eyes majestically, and reprimanded: "Bai Gongzi, it is clearly written in the document that you are accompanied by a young man, how can this man become a female now?" ”

A trace of unhappiness flashed through Bai Yan's bright eyes. The brigade commander's language was a little vulgar. Bai Yan put away his smile and walked quickly to the table, his feet were like the wind, his clothes were like clouds, and the eagle was fluttering and the crane was flying, and the momentum was a little pressing. The brigade commander was startled, and involuntarily jumped up from the chair, and as soon as he held down the handle of the knife with one hand, he saw Bai Yan take out a sign and put it on the table, and gently pushed it over.

When the brigade commander saw the words "Yu Linwei" on the gold medal, he was stunned, but he still asked vigilantly: "Dare to ask the son's honorable name?" "Yu Linwei is a child of a family, but I haven't heard of any family with the surname Bai.

Bai Yan motioned to the brigade marshal to come over with his ear, and whispered a word in his ear, the brigade marshal was surprised and hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said politely: "The lower official didn't know that the adult had arrived, and he forgot to forgive the adult." ”

Bai Yan smiled and said gently: "If you are defenseless, those who don't know are not guilty." My lord, look at this woman's business......"

The brigade commander glanced at Bai Wei with extreme alertness, smiled calmly, and said, "Presumably, the adults have their own reasons, and this reason is not something that the lower officials can know. The lower official misunderstood. There will be no fine work around the adults. ”

Bai Yan was polite in his mouth, but he couldn't help but praise it in his heart. It's just a small city gate brigade commander, his attitude is neither humble nor arrogant, and his wit is not comparable to ordinary people. Knowing his identity, he didn't forget to turn around to find suspicious people. With such subordinates, it is no wonder that the good king who governs this place is famous, and even the prince is a little afraid of his prestige.

Bai Yan didn't have to explain anything to the city gate brigade marshal, but only smiled lightly: "My lord, don't worry, this girl is not a suspicious person, she is a contemptible sister." The contemptible person has a reluctant request. Yimei has traveled all the way, and it is very inconvenient for a woman to dress up as a man, can you ask an adult to reopen a customs clearance document? ”

The brigade commander nodded in agreement, but he was not busy writing articles, but called the small army with him and ordered: "Go and feed the horses in the yard, and then wash and scrub." Prepare some more food for the three of Bai Gongzi. He turned his head and explained to Bai Yan: "It's almost dusk now, presumably the adults and the two girls have been running around for a day, although the city has its own post station, but there is still a distance from here, not to mention that it will not be possible to find a suitable one for a while now, and it is inevitable that the hour will be delayed." Even if the adult is the spirit of Ryoma, the two girls are delicate bodies, and the lower officials are afraid that the two girls will not be able to wait, so they will advocate without authorization, and hope that the adults will not blame, I hope that the adults' affairs have not been delayed. ”

Bai Yan was puzzled. Although it is common for a subordinate to be a subordinate and a superior, he is only a higher rank than this brigade commander, but the system to which he belongs cannot be beaten with eight poles, and he is now only in name and not in post, so it seems that the performance of this brigade commander is too diligent. Thinking of his identity and the family behind him, a trace of alarm immediately rose in his heart, and he wanted to leave immediately. But looking at the tired faces of the two girls, Pan Zi couldn't take his eyes off the food that Xiaojun put on the table, so he decided to stay and rest for a while.

At this time, the boy girl named Bai Wei said, "Big brother doesn't have to take care of us. Isn't there something important for the eldest brother? It's important that we're on the road. Although he deliberately lowered his voice, the delicate glutinous voice was still clearly brought out.

The brigade commander couldn't help but glance at the girl, and finally immediately looked away because her face was too dark and ugly, and she thought with regret that such a beautiful voice and such a beautiful eye wave, but her face was like this, and it really made people.

Bai Yan comforted the girl and said, "I'm not in a hurry, Brother Wei and Miss Pan Zi are also tired, and the effort of a meal can't delay anything." Then he smiled freely and said: "I'm tired of the brigade handsome, Bai and the two girls are grateful." ”

Since the decision was delayed, Bai Yan didn't think much about it, and finished the meal with peace of mind, and when Xiaojun pulled the freshly washed horses over, the brigade commander's paperwork was also written, stamped, and put into the envelope.

The brigade commander respectfully raised the document with both hands and sent it to Bai Yan, and said: "Out of this pass, there are two roads, the road on the right leads directly to the inner city, and the one on the left hand side will eventually reach the inner city, but it will pass through the village and make many detours in vain. ”

Bai Yan thanked the brigade commander again, and rewarded the small army that set up the meal and brushed the horses, and the group of three went on the road again.