Lin City is on the south bank of the Sichuan River, located at the confluence of the Sichuan River and Lixiang River, surrounded by mountains and water on three sides, and is named Lin City because of the surname of Lin. Because of the convenient water transportation and the convenience of transporting materials, it is said that as early as the Song Dynasty, traders gathered, and gradually prospered to form a grass market (bazaar).

Han Xiufeng and the others arrived in the middle of the night, and the mountain gate down the street was closed. After shouting for a long time, the postman who was sleeping in a daze poked his head out of the watchtower and asked who it was.

The reason why the mountain gate is closed as soon as it gets dark is to prevent fire and theft and prevent bandits.

Not only here, but also in Zoumagang.

Han Xiufeng knew that he would not open the door easily, so he did not ask him to open the door, but handed over the letter from his father-in-law, threw more than a dozen copper plates, and asked him to send the letter to the post station quickly. After waiting for two sticks of incense by the dock, the post clerk finally arrived, and as soon as he came, he asked the postman and the waiter to open the door.

I followed them to the post station to settle down, and I couldn't open my sleepy eyes, and I didn't even bother to wash and went to bed, and slept until dawn. The fast son-in-law of Chenglong who was inherited by the military room of the government could not be offended, and the post book had prepared breakfast early, with dudu rolls, oil mash, and dan dan noodles.

Du San was a person who couldn't sit still, and as soon as he finished eating, he dragged Han Xiufeng to the street.

I can't see anything clearly at night, until this moment Han Xiufeng found that this place is bigger and more prosperous than Zoumagang, the whole Lin City is built along the mountain, divided into lower, middle and upper three streets, the lower street is on the riverside, there are watchtowers, wharves, inns and inns. Zhongjie is the most prosperous, with inns, teahouses, restaurants, pharmacies and all kinds of shops selling goods from the north and south, including the Temple of Literature, the Wangye Temple, the Nanhua Palace, the Wanshou Palace, the Yuwang Palace, and even a academy. It is precisely because of the prosperous literary style and prosperous commerce and trade that it was named Junzi Town by the imperial court!

Wear beams and warped buckets, all kinds of window lattices, bungalows, two-story wooden buildings, three-story wooden buildings, scattered and unremarkable. The most amazing thing is that those stone bridges in the town, there are dragons, Ao, toads, stone lions, stone people, especially the stone dragon on one of the stone bridges is the most exquisite, one male and one female, head and tail, mouth with pearls, all adopt multi-layer hollow openwork, make its beard vivid, lifelike.

The streets are crowded with people and lively.

Han Xiufeng couldn't help but think of his hometown, and Pan Er hurriedly ran over with two men.

"Young master, you expected it, Zhou Zhixian really found out about our whereabouts, and really sent chasing soldiers! We can't stay here for long, so let's go! ”

Du San didn't think that the pursuers dared to sail in the middle of the night, so he turned around and said, "What's the hurry, if you have something to say, say it slowly." ”

Pan Er said eagerly: "Master Du, the two of them came from Shimen Post to report the news, worried that they would not be able to catch up, so they walked for half a day by water, and then went ashore and walked all night on the mountain road after dark. ”

Han Xiufeng relieved himself and asked as he walked towards the dock with everyone, "Two big brothers, when did the chasing soldiers arrive at Shimen Station?" ”

The tall and thin Shimen Yiding hurriedly said: "Master Han, two boats came yesterday afternoon, and a few Yunnan officials came up from the boats, and found the post station with sea fishing documents to inquire about your whereabouts. Li Shucheng saw that they were really coming for you, Master Han, and he was worried that he wouldn't be able to catch up, so he hurriedly asked us to take a boat to catch up here first, and when it got dark, we couldn't sail again and then take the dry road, but fortunately, we finally caught up in a hurry. ”

"How many of them are there?"

"We didn't dare get on their boat, but from the shore there were twenty or thirty people on two boats."

"Do you know who is in charge?"

"The leader is a team leader, but that team leader seems to have heard a person named Tuesday Ye."

"It's him again," Han Xiufeng couldn't help but smile, thinking about it and asking, "Did they find out about our whereabouts?" ”

Yi Ding said with a bitter face: "Master Han, we naturally won't and dare not reveal your whereabouts, but there are so many people in our Shimen, and there are many boatmen and slender men from other places on the dock, whether they chew their tongues or not, I really don't dare to guarantee the ticket." ”

Han Xiufeng asked: "This eldest brother, you just said that the official messenger in Yunnan chased them to Shimenyi yesterday afternoon, and the afternoon was long, when did they arrive?" ”

"The sun came when it was westerly, but they didn't set yet."

"So they're coming in less than three quarters."

"Almost."

"And then?" Han Xiufeng asked again.

The post man said nervously: "They didn't find anything in the station, so they went back to the dock to investigate." We rushed to report to you, but we didn't dare to wait any longer, and as soon as they got back to the docks, we got on the boat and rushed here. ”

Du San stared at him and asked, "I don't know if they live in your Shimen Station, or will they chase after you after you finish exploring?" ”

"Well, we are not immortals, so we don't know what will happen later."

"This big brother, I don't blame you, I walked all night in the mountains to deliver the letter, and you have already helped me a lot." Han Xiufeng stopped, reached out and took out a large handful of copper coins from Pan Er's coat, turned around and smiled: "Two big brothers, you have worked hard, take it to buy something to eat and a bowl of wine to drink." ”

"Master Xie Han appreciates the food and eats, and the Lord Xie Han appreciates the wine and drinks." After talking for a long time, he finally saw the reward, and the post finally smiled.

"No thanks, this is what you deserve, go first, and meet again when you have a fate."

……

No one knew where the pursuers had chased, Han Xiufeng didn't dare to delay for a moment, and together with Du San, he took Pan Er and Datou and ran to the dock in one go, and shouted from a distance to Qin Wu, who was sitting on the bow of the boat and looking upstream, to untie the cable and support the boat.

Pan Er's night patronized the torches, patronizing to see if there were any reefs and dangerous shoals on the river, but he didn't know that Han Xiufeng already had an idea, and as soon as he climbed into the boat, he asked breathlessly: "Young master, the transport officer of the dog day really sent chasing soldiers, what should I do next?" ”

"Run, the faster you escape, the better, you can't stay here and wait for them to clean up." Han Xiufeng spread out the futon, and after laying it out, he lay down comfortably like no one else.

Du San couldn't help but stir up Xuanxuan, took off his shoes and lay down beside Han Xiufeng, crossed his legs and said with a smile: "It's a blessing or a curse, it's a disaster that can't be avoided, it's so far, it's useless to be anxious, and the next thing can only look at the will of heaven." ”

Pan Er was anxious, and said with a sad face: "Master Du, you are a lifting master, and you haven't offended the Copper Heavenly King, if you really catch up with them, you won't be embarrassed, so you naturally don't need to worry." My young master is different from you, my young master has offended him, or he has offended him to death, you are not in a hurry, can we not be in a hurry? ”

Du San raised his leg and kicked him, and said angrily: "What do you mean by your turtle son saying this, this master has not offended the Copper Heavenly King, but your master is the sworn brother of this master, and your lord's business is the business of this lord, how can this master ignore it, how can he stay out of it!" ”

"But ......"

"But a hammer, get out of the way, and then be like a mother-in-law chirping crookedly, believe it or not, this master threw you into the river to feed the fish!"