Tongguan County is the northernmost county of Jingzhao Prefecture, and it is also the first county to enter Guanzhong from Juluo Road, with many business and travel exchanges, and Tongguan County is also prosperous, with developed commerce and many warehouses.

In the evening of that day, a man came on the official road outside the northern city of Tongguan County, riding an unusually majestic war horse, wearing a horizontal sword at his waist, a bow and quiver hanging from the saddle, wearing a half-worn light cyan samurai uniform, and a black cloak on the back.

The person who came was Guo Song, he traveled east along the Yellow River, went to the city of Dongshou and turned south, entered Guannei Road, entered Yanzhou from Suizhou, and went south to Guanzhong along the Dunluo Road, walked for half a month, slept all the way, and finally arrived at Tongguan County, and entering Tongguan County also means entering Guanzhong.

Guo Song saw that it was getting late, so he whistled and asked Mengzi to find a place to stay, and he saw a lantern lit on the side of the official road not far away, with the word 'wine' written on it, so he gently urged the horse to walk over.

The bartender, who had just lit the lantern, also saw Guo Song from a distance, he looked at it for a while, and saw that the samurai on horseback was walking towards this side, he hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Is the guest officer sharp, or is he staying in the hotel?" ”

Guo Song listened to a strong northern Shaanxi accent all the way, and when he arrived in Tongguan County, he suddenly became a completely different Beijing accent, which was very pleasant, with a slight tongue curling sound, which was a bit like the Mandarin of later generations, giving him a very familiar feeling.

"Can you still stay here?"

"Of course you can, the small shop occupies a large area, the front is a tavern, and the back is an inn, if the son lives in the store, the wine can be cheaper by 20%."

Guo Song turned over and dismounted, put the horse bag on his shoulder, put the bow and quiver behind his back, and threw the reins to the bartender, "I'll eat first, then stay in the hotel, feed the horses with high-quality black beans, and there will be a reward when I turn back!" ”

"Great! Childe's horse is so strong, it's the first time I've seen it. ”

The bartender was not a compliment, it was the first time he had seen such a tall and majestic war horse, not only the war horse was strong, but this young man was also so tall, almost seven feet!

Seven feet in the Tang Dynasty is two meters, although Guo Song is not two meters tall, but a full one meter nine, not as fat and strong as a bear, but a well-proportioned body, strong muscles, a pair of shoulders are extraordinarily broad, which is also a relatively rare figure in the Tang Dynasty, where men are generally tall and fat.

Guo Song walked into the tavern, the tavern was brightly lit, there were seven or eight tables, only half of them were sitting, basically all of them were high chairs, and the guests were all in groups of three or five, and they all seemed to be merchants.

Guo Song sat down at an empty table against the wall and put his things on the chair next to him, and another bartender greeted him and smiled: "What do you want to eat?" ”

"I don't know what you have to eat here, you arrange it yourself, let me eat first."

The tavern didn't deceive customers, the bartender thought for a while and said: "Our cold spring mutton in the same state is the most famous, I will bring you a pot of braised lamb's trotters, and then give you ten hu cakes, and then a pot of rice wine, and a few dishes of side dishes, two hundred yuan, what do you think?" ”

Guo Song heard Liu Ji say in Lingzhou that the cold spring mutton in Tongzhou is the most famous, but only the big stores in the capital or dignitaries can eat it, and other places are ordinary mutton pretending, this shop is obviously not exempt from vulgarity, but for the sake of the price, Guo Song is too lazy to bother with him.

He nodded, "That's it!" Serve me the wine first. ”

"Great! Childe waits, he'll be right away. ”

The bartender rushed away, and in a moment he brought a pot of hot wine and a cup, and brought a few plates of cold dishes with wine, "Childe drink first, I'll help you heat the wine when it's cold!" ”

Guo Song poured himself a glass of wine and drank it in small sips, compared to the milk wine on the grassland, this wine is really a bit light, but it has a little taste of wine brewed in later generations, which Guo Song likes very much.

"San Lang, I heard that the flying rat escaped from prison and ran away, and I am afraid that Yan Luodao will not be at peace in the future."

Speaking was a few businessmen at a table next to him, and one businessman punched his fist on the table and said: "The Tongzhou government is really useless, and even a thief can't be locked up, I think it's the prison head who was bribed and deliberately created a chance for him to escape from prison." ”

"I heard that the government is offering a reward of 300 yuan, I don't know who will be cheaper?"

Several businessmen said, and secretly glanced at Guo Song's side, Guo Song's dress is a typical ranger, many rangers are specially for the government to arrest thieves and receive rewards, but Guo Song thought of another thing in his heart.

At this time, the bartender brought a pot of mutton, and Guo Song smiled and asked, "Where can I see the official text of the reward for arrest?" ”

The bartender smiled: "There is a big notice board next to the city gate, and all the notices of the government are posted on it, and there are any rewards for arrest." ”

Guo Song is actually worried about himself, Duan Xiushi promised to remove the arrest warrant issued by Yuanzhou for him, but I don't know if he did it? Although the portrait on the notice is completely different from his, he does not want his name to be famous all over the world because of the incident of Kongtong Mountain.

At this time, a person walked in outside the tavern, staggering, he shook his head and said: "Five-flowered horse, daughter Qiu, Hu'er will exchange for wine, Lao Tzu I am shy in my pocket, where to get a good horse to exchange wine?" ”

Guo Song quickly glanced at this person, and saw that he was about twenty years old, thin and small, with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks, only half of his left ear, and a long scar on his head.

Looking at the shopkeeper and the guys, they were all hiding aside in horror, Guo Song was vigilant, I was afraid that the person who came would not be good.

The man swept around the people in the store, and said with a smile: "Report Wan'er first, uncle, I am a flying mouse, ready to go to the Central Plains, but I lack a leg strength, just now I saw that there seems to be a good horse, brother, I will borrow it first, and then return it." ”

He was just about to turn around and go out, Guo Song said coldly: "If you can get out of this door alive, then the horse will send you." ”

The man struck a spirit, and the other party's tone was emotionless, as cold as ice and snow in winter, which made him hesitate a little.

"Huh! I'm just kidding, I'm really going to steal horses, will I still come here and say? The friend misunderstood. ”

He was about to go out when an arrow grazed half of his ear and nailed it to the door in front of him, and Guo Song used the arrow as a hidden weapon to warn him again.

The young man was immediately annoyed, turned around and glared at Guo Song, "This friend, what are you going to do?" ”

"Leave one hand and you'll be able to roll."

The young man was furious and pulled out his sword from his waist, "My flying rat also has a head and a face in Guanzhong, so let you be so humiliated, eat my sword!" ”

He took three steps and two steps, and slashed at Guo Song with a sword, his body was as fast as lightning, Guo Song did not draw the knife, but grabbed his wrist and dragged him in front of him.

"It hurts! Hurt! Hurt me too! ”

The young man felt that his bones were about to be crushed, and he screamed in pain, and as soon as his hand was released, the long sword said, "!" 'Landing.

The killing intent in Guo Song's heart was forcibly suppressed by him the moment it rose.

He asked coldly, "Where is the person who taught you this trick now?" ”

Guo Song suddenly recognized that the man had a head-on sword just now, which turned out to be the fourth senior brother Ganyu's 'wood-chopping move', and it was precisely because of this that the man rolled back from the ghost gate.

"I don't know what you're talking about? Kill me! The man suddenly hardened.

Guo Song stared at him for a moment, let go of his hand, and said lightly: "Since you know my old friend, I will spare your life this time, don't beat the idea of horses, otherwise I won't give you a second chance." ”

After speaking, he picked up the man's sword, and with a forceful fold, the sword 'collapsed!' The ground was broken in two, and the two severed swords were joined together, and with a strong blow again, the sword was broken into four parts, and with a flick of his hand, all the four broken swords were nailed to the opposite wall, and a gecko was cut into five pieces on the wall.

"Let's go!"

Guo Song no longer paid attention to him, just drank his own wine, the young man's face changed several times, he walked to the door, scratched his head again and said: "The person who taught me swordsmanship is my master, but I can't say where he is?" Is there anything you want me to bring to him? ”

"You tell him that Gan Yue has gone down the mountain."

The young man clasped his fists and saluted, and then glanced at the broken sword on the wall with palpitations, and then hurried away.

Guo Song's mood suddenly improved, and as soon as he arrived in Guanzhong, he actually got the news of the fourth senior brother.

He suddenly felt that something was wrong, and when he looked up, he saw that everyone was sitting there like clay statues, so frightened that he didn't even dare to take a breath.

Guo Song smiled slightly, "Bartender, send my wine and food to my room, I want to stay in the hotel!" ”

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[On the shelves on September 1, Lao Gao is desperately saving up manuscripts, and three changes a day after being put on the shelves]