The next day, the Empress Dowager issued an edict pardoning Dong Jin, Lu Zhen, and Guo Shu, allowing them to return to Chengdu while demoting them to commoners.

Ju Wenzhen then ordered Zuo Yintai to revoke the surveillance of the three of them's family members, and allowed them to leave Chengdu with them and go to Chang'an, and Hun Ying's family members were also pardoned and allowed to leave Chengdu.

Clear-eyed people know at a glance that this is the result of the transaction, as for who reached the deal with Beiya, many people have guessed that there will be no one else except Guo Song, the king of Jin.

These three people can be said to be the last group of good ministers among the senior officials of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and their departure means that there is no backbone among the senior officials of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and they are completely subordinated to the obscenity of the eunuchs.

Time in a blink of an eye to the beginning of December, the weather is gradually getting colder, the autumn harvest in Qinghe County has ended, the street has become very lively, this morning, Zhou Fei came to the cabinet as usual, Yang shopkeeper smiled and said: "There is a job that requires you to run to Chang'an." ”

Transporting valuables for guests is also one of the basic businesses of Baoju Cabinet Fang, Zhou Fei has already made two trips, one to Youzhou, one to Zhaozhou, both of which are Hebei boundaries, but Chang'an has never been there.

However, the benefits of the field service are very good, and they are paid according to double the salary, and everyone is willing to go to the field.

Zhou Fei nodded, "Is it a big piece or a small piece this time?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled: "This time it's not an item, it's a person." ”

Zhou Fei was stunned, and actually asked him to escort one person to Chang'an.

At this time, there was a heavy cough from the back room, and I saw a tall and fat middle-aged man walking out of it, and said impatiently: "I have to leave early tomorrow morning, is there a suitable guard?" ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly pointed at Zhou Fei and said with a smile: "Proprietor Zhang, this is the Zhou guard with the highest martial arts in our store, and the warriors invited outside are not as good as him." ”

This Zhang proprietor is naturally the owner of the Baoju cabinet shop, the Baoju cabinet shop in Youzhou, Hebei Province opened, Zhang Lei came to preside over the ceremony, and by the way came to the Baoju cabinet shop in Qinghe County to inspect.

At present, Baoju Cabinet Fang has a total of four branches in Hebei, Xindu County, Yuancheng County, Ji County and Qinghe County, the reason why a branch is opened in Qinghe County is mainly because Qinghe County is the two largest trade centers in Jin and Wei, not only Baoju Cabinet Workshop, but also several large cabinet shops have opened branches here.

Zhang Lei came with the Youzhou transport fleet, but seeing that it was about to freeze, the fleet stopped returning to Chang'an and would not return until after the beginning of spring next year.

Zhang Lei couldn't wait, so he wanted to find a warrior from a martial arts hall to escort him back to Chang'an, but he asked several of them, but because of the Chinese New Year, they stopped doing business in other places, either they didn't take orders, or they waited for next year.

If it really doesn't work, I can only obey the arrangement of the shopkeeper of the cabinet shop, and the samurai of the cabinet shop will escort him back to Chang'an.

Zhang Lei quickly glanced at Zhou Fei and punched him violently, this punch was extremely fast, and hit Zhou Fei's shoulder hard, but Zhou Fei didn't move, as if hitting a big tree.

"Good boy, the bones are so hard!"

Zhang Lei's fist hurts, he has been pampered for the past 20 years, and the martial arts he learned when he was young have long been returned to his master, if his master Mu Zhenren knows, he will have to vomit blood, and his apprentice will actually find bodyguards to protect him.

"So be it! The other guards in the store also followed me, and each of them paid fifty yuan for the annual fee. ”

Zhang Lei pointed at Zhou Fei again, "This kid will give a hundred!" ”

...........

Zhang Lei took two tents, along with Zhou Fei and six other guards, on the road.

The group was riding horses, marching from Qinghe County to Fukou.

Although they are all the territory of the Jin Kingdom, they are not very peaceful along the way, especially in the Taihang Mountain area, there are many small thieves, and if you are unlucky, you will encounter a large number of mountain bandits.

Of course, the current mountain bandits also know the truth of fishing with all their might, so they generally only rob money, and as long as they don't resist, they can basically break their wealth and avoid disasters.

This is true for ordinary businessmen, but for a rich man like Zhang Lei, it is not as simple as breaking the fortune and avoiding disasters, once he is recognized, he does not have more than 100,000 yuan to redeem people.

Zhang Lei also knew this, so he simply dressed up as a small businessman, kept a low profile all the way, and basically stayed in a small inn.

On this morning, they arrived at Fukou, and Zhang Lei smiled and asked, "Xiao Zhou, do you know how to use other weapons besides the sword?" ”

Everyone is familiar with it along the way, and Zhou Fei also knows that this tall and fat man is the proprietor of their cabinet shop, and he is also a famous rich man in Chang'an.

Zhou Fei joked: "The proprietor, let's tell you this!" Of all the weapons, my sword is the weakest. ”

"What a big breath, what did you kid do?"

"After a few years as a soldier, I offended my boss, so I quit."

"You kid turned out to be a deserter!"

Zhang Lei laughed, and took out a crossbow from the horse bag, "Will you use this thing?" ”

"Crossbow!"

Zhou Fei was taken aback, "This is a forbidden thing!" ”

"If you don't talk nonsense, I'll ask you if you can use it?"

Zhou Fei took the crossbow and quiver, he put the quiver behind his back, skillfully pulled the bow and wound it, drew a crossbow arrow with his hands, installed the crossbow groove, and he raised his hand to shoot an arrow.

There was a flutter on the top of the tree, and a pheasant fell from the tree, and the arrow pierced its chest.

Zhang Lei grinned and gave a thumbs up, "What a powerful archery, let you be a cabinet guard, it's really condescending." ”

Zhou Fei shook his head and said: "I can live with my wife and children now, the shopkeeper treats me well, and I can earn ten yuan a month, I am really satisfied." ”

Zhang Lei frowned, "How many years can the guards be?" Do you think you can continue to work as a bodyguard after the age of forty? ”

"After I was forty years old, I had saved up a sum of money and went to the countryside to buy a field and farm."

"Hey! I don't even know what to say about you, you kid, you don't have big ambitions. ”

"Proprietor, it should be said that everyone has their own ambitions!"

After passing the Fuyang Pass, the group entered the Taihang Mountain........

It will take at least three days to pass through Fukou, and if it is an army that passes through Fukou, nothing will happen, but if there is no army, only merchants, the situation is difficult to say.

There are countless passes and mountain roads in Fukou Mountain, climb along the mountain road, you can go to the depths of Taihang Mountain dozens of miles away, countless thieves are hiding in Taihang Mountain, it is difficult for the government to exterminate, they are very familiar with Jingcheng Road, often appear at night, intercept the merchants who come and go.

At the time of the first watch, everyone rested in a leeward col, the col is not long, that is, more than ten zhang deep, and the top is a cliff, which is the resting place of the merchants, and a lot of dry firewood and dry branches can be found inside.

Everyone put the horses in the col, they lit a bonfire at the mouth of the col, and roasted a few hares and a pheasant hunted by Zhou Fei on the fire, Zhang Lei smiled and said: "When I was young in Kongtong Mountain, I often caught some rabbits and fish to roast to eat, and now I feel like I have returned to my youth, I really miss it!" ”

"Dong Zhang, I heard that His Royal Highness the King of Jin is also from Kongtong Mountain, do you know him?" One of the guards asked.

Zhang Lei grinned, and was about to brag, when Zhou Fei suddenly stood up and stared at the darkness opposite, everyone was startled, I don't know what happened to him?

Zhou Fei raised his crossbow and said, "Come out, otherwise I'll release the arrow!" ”

There was a burst of laughter from the other side, "This kid has very poisonous eyes!" I actually found Lao Tzu, brothers, go out and have fun! ”

I saw countless black shadows appear from the opposite mountain rock, jumping down one after another, all of them were mountain bandits in tattered clothes, holding all kinds of weapons, all with yellow faces, thin muscles, and malnutrition.

At the head was a man with a strong physique, who walked out carrying an iron rod as thick as a bowl and a face as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Zhenyue Mountain God!" One of the guards shouted.

"Huh! Someone actually knows Grandpa Li, that's right, I am Li Bao, the god of Zhenyue Mountain, and it is rare to go down the mountain, I hope you are a fat sheep, not a thin monkey. ”

Zhou Fei waved his hand to show that everyone was escorting the proprietor in, and everyone surrounded Zhang Lei and quickly retreated, he didn't say a word, this is not the time for him to be reckless, if the other party knows his identity, it will be a big trouble.

Zhou Fei stepped on the fire a few times, and the mountain pass suddenly became dark.

Li Bao sneered, "Does it make sense?" Do you still want to resist? ”

Zhou Fei said loudly: "I can shoot you with one arrow, but I didn't do it, since you talk about the rules, let's follow the rules!" ”

Li Bao laughed, "Boy, you actually want to gamble with me?" ”

Zhou Fei nodded, "As long as I win, you will let us go, if you admit this rule, I am willing to give it a try, of course, if I lose, we will let you deal with it!" ”

Li Bao narrowed his eyes, no one dared to make this request in front of him for many years, he suddenly became a little interested, this kid thought he had won himself?

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if this kid is lucky enough to win his own trick and a half, they think they can get out? It's fucking interesting.

"Since you want to play, grandpa will play with you!"

He shook his shoulders slightly, stepped forward, and hooked Zhou Fei, "Boy, let grandpa see what you can do." ”

Zhou Fei suddenly rushed forward like a leopard, extremely fast, Li Bao roared, and the iron rod swept away........