It is said that Shu Road is difficult, and it is difficult to go to the blue sky.

For Gu Jialuo, the difficult road in the world is not only in Shu, but also in Yunnan.

Especially in those remote lower counties, even serious official roads are useless, either uneven dirt paths or rugged mountain roads.

The carriage drove on a crooked path, potholed and bumpy. The carriage that Rao is Gu Jia Luo is riding in is specially designed, and the seats and the walls of the carriage are wrapped with thick cotton to absorb shocks, but walking on such a road, it is still enough to toss a few female dependents.

What's even worse is that as the itinerary progresses, the traces of the imperial court are getting shallower and shallower, and post stations are becoming more and more rare.

At noon, the carriage convoy drove for half a day, and slowly said along the way that it was looking for a post station, but it was not a decent place to stay.

In the end, there was no way, Qi Jinzhi simply ordered someone to find an open space near the water source, and asked the guards to go and clean up briefly, spread felt blankets, surround the tent curtains, and then the cooks and slaves made fires to cook.

Gu Jialuo bumped all the way in the carriage, his spirit was a little tired, and he had no appetite. originally wanted to stay in the carriage for a rest, but Qi Jinzhi persuaded her, "The carriage is narrow, people will inevitably be uncomfortable after sitting for a long time, the grass and trees in front of you are lush, and there is a waterhole, you can take a turn there, and your spirit may be better." ”

Gu Jialuo felt that it was reasonable, helped Ziwei's hand down, walked around the waterhole, took a breath of fresh air, and the feeling of chaos was really much better.

The cooks knew that their masters had little appetite, so they made some light and appetizing meals, and also prepared some sweet and sour fruits.

It is said that when he arrived in Yizhou, the capital city of Sichuan, the shopkeeper Xie of Xie's firm said goodbye to Qi Jinzhi and his wife. The southwest branch of Xie's firm is located in Yizhou.

Although Shopkeeper Xie left, he still left a caravan to follow Qi Jinzhi to Yunnan. Shopkeeper Xie arranged this way, not to appease Gu Jialuo, but for his own business.

Yunnan is rich in real estate, and medicinal herbs, camellias, tea, silverware and other items are very popular in the capital.

Before, the southwest was not very peaceful, the post road was not passable, and there were often Xiaoliang Wang, Liukou and other merchants who plundered and came and went, even if the Xie family was rich and powerful, it could not stand the toss of those people in turn.

Every year, the Southwest Branch will send several caravans to Yunnan, Guizhou and other places to purchase goods, but in the end only one or two can return safely, and the others, it is fortunate to be able to save the lives of the caravans, as for the goods...... Oh, break the wealth and avoid disasters!

Now that Qi Jinzhi led hundreds of elite guards into Yunnan together, the shrewd shopkeeper Xie suddenly felt that this was an opportunity. He deliberately left a caravan to follow Qi Jinzhi, and he was also frank, not saying anything 'serving Lord Qi and Grandma Gu', but directly stated his purpose.

Qi Jinzhi has a good impression of Shopkeeper Xie, and he has received a lot of care from others along the way, so he will not refuse this point.

In addition, Qi Jinzhi went to Wusa in order to seek political achievements and development, and as a local parent official, it was the right thing to open up wasteland, increase the population, and increase taxes.

Yunnan has so many good natural resources, if it can be fully utilized, why don't the people worry? Taxes and other things are even more worrying.

And this work needs to be led by 'professional' people.

Hsieh's firm is the best candidate in Qi Jin's heart.

In his opinion, leading the people of the merchant to Wumeng is definitely a win-win thing - Qi Jinzhi ensures the safety of the caravan, and the caravan is responsible for stimulating the economy and prospering material needs.

Subsequent facts proved that Qi Jinzhi's idea was very reliable, not to mention far away, just to say that on the rest of the way, with this caravan, the food standard of Qi Jinzhi and his party has always been very high.

In the same inhospitable wilderness, the people of the caravan can always find good quality ingredients.

In the same way, they bought things in the bazaar, but the caravan people were able to buy the best quality goods at the lowest prices, and they were happy with the sellers.

What's more, when inquiring about local gossip and road conditions, the caravan people can always easily get the information they want.

When Qi Jinzhi chatted with Gu Jialuo in private, he praised more than once: "No wonder the Xie family has been rich for decades, but a small steward under his command can be so exquisite and glassy, not to mention those big shopkeepers." ”

With the 'support' of the caravan, even if Qi Jinzhi and the others were in the wilderness, they had the same food at all.

The ingredients are abundant and fresh, and the chef cooks them skillfully, and in a short time, the meal is ready.

Because it was in the wild, there was not so much attention, and the guards gathered together in seven or eight people, holding bowls and surrounding vegetable pots, talking while eating.

Qi Jinzhi, Meng Fu and others sat on the felt carpet and ate quietly.

"Garo, eat some."

Qi Jinzhi and Gu Jialuo sat cross-legged opposite each other, he saw that his wife didn't seem to have any desire to eat, so he personally sandwiched some cold silver sprout cucumber chicken shreds and sent them to the small plate in front of Gu Jialuo, and persuaded softly.

"Thank you, uncle,"

After a bumpy morning, his stomach was very uncomfortable, and Gu Jialuo had no appetite at all. But she couldn't stop Qi Jinzhi's attentive care, so she reluctantly used some cold dishes.

Then seeing that Qi Jinzhi's eyes were full of worry, she drank half an appetizing red date and black plum soup.

In order to divert Qi Jinzhi's attention, Gu Jia Luo suddenly asked, "By the way, uncle, has that post man been recruited?" ”

Qi Jinzhi had a good appetite, used some of each dish, and ate two bowls of japonica rice.

wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and Qi Jinzhi replied in a low voice: "It's a move, but he's just like that 'tongue', he is a little minion and acts according to orders from above." They don't know who the real master is. ”

Qi Jinzhi said that it was instructed by 'that person', and it was only speculated based on some clues confessed by the captive.

Although he had identified it as 'the man', there was no tangible evidence, and the two people he caught could not be used as witnesses.

Gu Jialuo frowned, "You don't even have the slightest bit of useful information?" ”

Qi Jinzhi hesitated, "It's not nothing." Yi Cheng also said that our whereabouts were discovered by 'that person' from the capital. ”

Gu Jialuo's face changed slightly, and his voice was lowered, "Could it be that there is 'that person's eyeliner at home?" ”

As we said earlier, Gu Jialuo brought a carrier pigeon with him, which was specially used to contact the capital.

In order to reassure the elders of the Gu, Feng, and Qi families, every time the younger couple went to a larger county, they would send a letter to Beijing, in addition to informing them of their itinerary, they would also talk about some local experiences and customs.

'Yicheng' said that 'that person' got the whereabouts of one of Qi Jin's pedestrians from the capital, which means that the Qi family or the other two families were infiltrated by 'that person'.

Qi Jinzhi's face sank like water, "There is this possibility, I am going to write a letter to my father and ask him to pay more attention to the old man." ”

The Qi family used to be the emperor of the southwest, and between the southwest and the capital, they had their own special communication channels, which were secret and safe.

Gu Jialuo didn't know the specific communication channel, but he knew its existence, and nodded: "It's better to be safe." In order to prevent the uncle from going to Wumeng, 'that man' did not hesitate to dispatch so many people, which shows that his plot is not small. ”

Maybe it's a big deal like rebellion.

If the Qi family is inserted into the eyeliner by 'that person', then the Qi family will definitely be affected if the incident happens in the future.

Qi Jinzhi nodded.

Gu Jialuo saw that his expression was not very good, and forced a smile to soothe: "However, it is also possible that 'Yicheng' is talking nonsense, deliberately disturbing our line of sight, or even discord, and wants us to mess up first." ”

The eastern and western provinces of the Qi family are completely separated, and the existing manpower of the 'Western Qi' is basically confidants.

If this is really a ploy of the other party, then ...... The confidant has suspicion, and it is the rhythm of the backyard fire.

Qi Jinzhi bent the corners of his lips and said, "I don't rule out this possibility." It's just a little minion, not to be afraid. Even if it is 'that person', he only dares to hide his head and tail and order someone to assassinate him, and he does not dare to clash with us head-on. When I arrived in Umeng, I would first visit him and find out his truth. ”

Instead of racking your brains here to speculate, it's better to see for yourself.

"What the uncle said is," Gu Jialuo also smiled.

Although she was not injured in yesterday's assassination, she was somewhat affected in her heart.

Historically, Qi Jinzhi has indeed made great achievements and become the 'God of War' praised by the world, with unlimited scenery.

But before he succeeded, he also suffered a lot.

However, the history books on Qi Jinzhi's early experience is only a dozen words, Gu Jialuo as a bystander to read the "History of Qi", feel that although Qi Jinzhi has few tribulations, but after all, he has become a big winner in life, and the Qi family has also prospered to the extreme because of him.

But when Gu Jialuo, as a party concerned, experienced Qi Jinzhi's 'Ren Wusa Zhi County, met bandits on the way, and annihilated more than 70 enemies', and saw the bloody robbery scene with her own eyes, she couldn't help but be frightened and afraid.

Gu Jialuo couldn't help but smile bitterly, sure enough, 'it's none of my business, I don't have to worry about it'.

She was willing to return to Qi's house and follow Qi Jinzhi to the southwest to suffer, on the one hand, to whitewash her reputation and reshape her image, and on the other hand, she also took a fancy to Qi Jinzhi as the winner.

As for Qi Jinzhi's suffering in his early years, Gu Jialuo didn't think much about it, after all, the things he saw in the history books were too thin, and before he experienced it himself, Gu Jialuo could never imagine how bitter and dangerous it was.

From yesterday to now, Gu Jialuo has been wondering, was her original decision too hasty?

Before they reached Usa, they were robbed and killed, and when they reached their destination, there might be some hardships waiting for them.

Gu Jialuo had some worries in his heart.

When the team finally arrived at Wusa County, looking at the bleak, cold, and only a few streets of the small town, feeling the strange and searching eyes of the people around him, Gu Jialuo couldn't help but sigh secretly: As expected, it is a remote county town.

And when they came to the dilapidated county office, the villain in Gu Jialuo's heart had already covered his face: Woo, what a shabby county office......

PS: Xiao Luo is a normal girl, the first time she faces robbery and killing, she will be afraid, and she will hesitate in the face of unknown hardships. However, Xiao Luo will grow up soon, and please continue to pay attention. R1152