In order to thank and comfort Xiaofeng, the king of Chu set up a wine conference in the palace to entertain Xiaofeng, and personally toasted to Xiaofeng during the banquet, and said to Xiaofeng: "Chu has a young man like Xu Haojie, so why should the widow be afraid of Qin?" ”

Xiaofeng became a prominent figure at the table that day, and the ministers of Chu ordered Yin Zilan, Shangguan Dafu, Le Shang and other ministers to see that the king of Chu loved Xiaofeng so much, and they were very jealous in their hearts, but they were only empty and angry, and they were helpless at this time.

After the banquet dispersed, Xiao Feng replied to the King of Chu: "The Qin army has entered the Shiniu Road today, and it will take more than ten days to go to Hanzhong, and the waterway will take more than ten days. ”

King Huai comforted Xiaofeng and asked him how many men and horses he needed, and Xiaofeng said: "There is no need to make a big show, the king only needs to transport the gold silk to the riverside, send a few people to assist in transporting it, and when he arrives at the boundary of Yunxian County, he can hire a civilian ship to go to Hanzhong." It is not necessary for the king to send a sergeant to escort him. ”

The king of Chu followed Xiaofeng's words and did not send a sergeant to escort him. Only four or five people were used to send the gold silk and wealth freight to the riverside, put it on the ship, and when it was transported to Yun County, all the official officials of the Chu State were withdrawn, and they were all handed over to Xiaofeng to handle.

In the evening, the king of Chu ordered Xiaofeng to be sent to the upper class hall in the city to rest, and assigned servants to wait, which was very generous.

When King Huai's favored minister, Shangguan Doctor, quietly said to King Huai's favorite concubine Zheng Sleeve: "The king used a mountain and a wild river and lake person as an envoy to escort Jin Silk to Hanzhong to bribe the Qin army, and did not send anyone to follow, this person walked the rivers and lakes and specialized in treachery. If you see that you want to make money, and swallow the gold and silk treasures halfway, will you not deceive the king? The king was deceived by it for a while, and if he was deceived by it, it would damage the king's reputation. ”

Zheng Sleeve said to King Huai in the pillow: "When the concubine hears that the virtuous lord uses people, she must be a person who is trusted by the loyal monarch." Now I know that the people in the rivers and lakes, when they see the king, do not worship, and transport gold and silk for the king and do not let the king send people to follow, so that people deceive the king, isn't the king losing the voice of wisdom? ”

Although King Huai loves Zheng Sleeve and usually listens to his pillow wind, this time he has a clear opinion. Hearing Zheng Sleeve's slander, he said: "You are a woman, you know the way of employing people?" Someone else must have instigated you to come. The people recommended by Chen Zi must be true. Even if the widow doesn't trust Xu Xiaofeng, he can't distrust Chen Zi. ”

Zheng Sleeve begged for a while, and he didn't dare to say anything more, but when Doctor Shangguan and the others heard about it, they were even more jealous of Xiaofeng in their hearts.

The next morning, Xiaofeng got up from the pavilion, finished washing, and the attendants reported that the gold and silk belongings had been prepared to stop, the boats and boats were all packed, and the sergeant was waiting for Xu Haojie by the river.

Xiaofeng was about to go out to the riverside wharf, and suddenly the envoy of the king of Chu arrived, holding the sword worn by the king of Chu and handing it to Xiaofeng, and ordered Xu Haojie to deal with the matter with full authority. Go to Hanzhong, if necessary, you can also use this sword to control the Hanzhong guard Zhao Rat.

Xiaofeng took the sword of the king of Chu, drew the sword out of the sheath, the cold light was dignified, the sword qi was like frost, and when he looked at the sword and the sword, there was a seal script engraved with the word "Zhanlu".

Xiao Feng was surprised: "I know that the Zhan Lu sword is one of the famous swords in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Panying sword is in the Chu State, the Zhan Lu one, the sword worn by the King of Chu, the one who Panying, the treasure of the Chu State Zhenguo." Now the king of Chu paid me with the sword of Zhanlu, which is really a great trust. ”

So he thanked the king of Chu for his intentions, and replied to the messenger: "Set off at this moment, if you can't complete the mission, you should use this sword to cut yourself!" Return the head of the next step to the king of Chu together with the sword of Zhanlu. ”

After that, he put his sword into the scabbard, bid farewell to the messenger, turned over his horse, and ran to the river.

It turns out that this Zhan Lu sword was cast by Ou Yezi, a sword master of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period, Ou Yezi cast countless swords in his life, six of which were the most famous, and the top ten famous swords in the Spring and Autumn Period, Ou Yezi cast six of them.

Which top ten famous swords in the Spring and Autumn Period? In turn, it is Ganjiang, Mo Ye, Zhan Lu, Yu Gu, Panying, Shengxie, Chunjun, Juque, Longyuan, and Gongbu.

Among them, fish intestines, Zhanlu, Panying, Juque, Longyuan, and Shengxie are all from Ou Yezi's hands.

Ou Yezi cast six top famous swords, by the late Warring States period, most of them have disappeared. Now there are only two people in the world, Zhan Lu and Panying, and they are both in Chu State.

Zhan Lu and Panying Sword, the country where they are located, their country will be prosperous.

In that year, the state of Wu broke through the state of Chu, and the king of Chu Zhao suddenly got the sword of Zhan Lu at night, and he revitalized the state of Chu.

The Zhanlu sword is also as famous as the Panying sword, and the two swords are attributed to the Chu State, passed down to the Chu kings in the past dynasties, and become the treasure of the Chu State.

When King Chu Huai saw Xiaofeng, he was very happy in his heart, and saw that he was a hero of Liangzhou, and did not accept the official position, and praised him for his loyalty to the country, so he regained his trust.

The two swords of Zhan Lu and Panying are both national treasures of Chu Town. The king of Chu usually wears the sword of Zhanlu, and will worship Panying in the temple. In the past, whenever the generals of Chu went on an expedition, the king of Chu often gave the sword of Zhanlu to him, one was to lend the general the right to arbitrary, and the other was to protect the king of Chu with this sword.

And this time bribed the generals of the Qin army to protect Hanzhong, the king of Chu went smoothly for this trip, so he handed over the Zhan Lu sword he wore to Xiaofeng, on the one hand, it was the intention to protect the Chu State, and on the other hand, it was also accepted by this kindness, and its intention was to make Xiaofeng lead the heroes of Liangzhou to submit to himself for the use of the Chu State.

Xiao Feng pondered all the way, and also guessed the intention of King Chu, and sighed in his heart. After a while, when they arrived at the riverside wharf in Yingdu, the boat was ready, and there was a captain, leading more than ten sergeants to wait for Xiaofeng by the river.

Xiaofeng came to the dock, everyone saw Xiaofeng wearing the sword of King Zhan Lu of Chu, they were all surprised, so they all came to see Xiaofeng, Xiaofeng didn't have to be polite, and said to Du Wei: "I have already told the King of Chu, you only need to help transport the golden silk to Yun County, and the rest will be handled by me." ”

The lieutenant should claim that it was, and Xiaofeng ordered him to get on the boat, row the boat and set off. The lieutenant led ten sergeants to escort him. Escort Jin Bao, want to go from the Yangtze River to Ezhou, and then turn into the Han River, go upstream, and go to Hanzhong.

It turns out that this Hanzhong is between the mountains and mountains, between the Bashan and the Han River, the mountain road is rugged, and the traffic is very inconvenient. From Chu to Hanzhong, if you take the land route, it will be very laborious to transport more than 1,000 catties of goods, and there is a risk of being robbed by thieves in the mountains. It is much easier to take the waterway, and it takes only more than ten days to reach Hanzhong from Yingdu.

Just like if you don't usually bring goods, if you take the land route, you can reach it in 10 days, except for horseback riding. Otherwise, it will take at least half a month.

Dayu set Kyushu, Chu occupied Jingzhou, and Qin occupied Yongzhou.

The land of Liangzhou was occupied by Ba, Shu, Yong, and other countries, and later the Chu State sent troops to annex the Yong State and set up Hanzhong County, so the Bashan Hanshui area was returned to the Chu State.

The terrain of Hanzhong is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are lofty mountains and mountains, and the state of Chu has Hanzhong land and opens up an important stronghold in the west. On the one hand, the state of Chu also has the heart of receiving the two kingdoms of Bashu, but it is not enough for a while, on the other hand, in order to prevent the southern invasion of the Qin state, the state of Chu sent heavy troops to be stationed in Hanzhong, and now the general Zhao Rat is stationed in Hanzhong, with a total of 100,000 soldiers.

In three days, Xiaofeng and Chu Duwei and a group of more than 10 people escorted the golden silk ship from Yingdu to the Chu State Beijin Shu Ferry, which was the important town of Xiangyang and Fancheng in later generations. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the state of Chu annexed the small state of Jianghan and set up the Beijin garrison here.

When he was about to arrive at the ferry, Xiao Feng said to the commander of Chu State: "The Beijin Shu Ferry is a place where the east-west, north-south traffic is located, and I heard that there are many Qin people here. Today, the gold silk is transported, and I am afraid that the Qin people will be carefully explored. The lieutenant also ordered the accompanying sergeants to be subtracted from the number of escort sergeants, so as not to be carefully detected by the Qin people. ”

The lieutenant of Chu ordered the accompanying sergeants to be halved, all changed their clothes and armor, removed their flags, pretended to be ordinary merchants, and came from the Beijin Shu Ferry against the Han River and then west.

There are indeed more than ten Qin soldiers lurking at this Beijin crossing, who pretend to be boatmen and merchants on weekdays, and are here to listen to the news of the Chu State. And most of these meticulous works are also people in the rivers and lakes, or some scoundrels such as local snakes, etc., who work hard for the Qin State government and spy on intelligence in order to get rewards.

Xiaofeng knew the situation of the rivers and lakes well, so he prepared in advance and arrived at the Beijin Shu Ferry, which was no different from ordinary merchant ships.

At the time of the transition, those Qin State who were lurking here, although they felt that this ship was a little strange, but when they saw that the people on the boat were dressed in people's clothes, they did not expect that it was the ship of the envoy of the king of Chu.

It's just that these scoundrels and idlers make a living at the ferry, and they often extort silver taels from passing ships. Seeing Xiaofeng's ship pass by, one of the leaders ordered a person to board the ship to inspect it, so as to extort money.

The man was ordered to drive the boat close to the boat that Xiaofeng was on, motioned for Xiaofeng to stop the boat, and said with a fist on the boat: "The guest officer is from the east!" To cross this ferry, according to the practice of the rivers and lakes, you need to pay 5,000 yuan of filial piety. Otherwise, you will capsize in the middle of the river if you don't travel more than ten miles. ”

Xiaofeng stood at the bow of the boat and said, "It's okay, thank you for the usual money, and the delivery is it." So he ordered the sergeant to pay filial piety money, but the lieutenant was not angry, and Xiaofeng stopped him. So he put five thousand dollars in a cloth bag and threw them into the man's boat.

The leader saw Xiaofeng so happy on the shore, and his heart became more and more suspicious, and he saw that the goods on the ship were covered with a curtain, and he didn't know what it was. He wanted to blackmail, so he commanded a few of his subordinates to drive a fast boat to stop on the river, and the leader said to Xiaofeng: "The guest officer takes this waterway, I don't know what goods to transport?" This waterway, 5,000 wen is just an ordinary goods to buy. If the goods transported by the guest officer are extraordinary, I am afraid that these 5,000 wen are not enough. And after seeing it, let the guest ship pass. ”

Xiao Feng thought that these people were just using this to blackmail, but they must not be allowed to inspect the goods, so as not to alarm the Qin State. Then he said to the man, "I am worthy of it." It's just that the goods I am transporting have been sealed and tightly packaged, and they cannot be opened at will. How about adding another 5,000 to you? Convenient for each other! ”

The leader smiled: "If you don't let me check it, it must not be ordinary goods!" Can you send me away with just 5,000 words? ”

Xiaofeng said, "How much do you want?" ”

The leader sneered: "At this time, I have ten times, fifty thousand Wen." ”

When the lieutenant of Chu State heard this, he was furious, and stood at the bow of the ship and pointed at the leader and scolded: "How dare you be so bold when you wait for these thieves in the river? ”

The leader came to the rescue, and said, "If you are not bold, you can't do this job!" You guest officer, how dare you speak to me like this! Isn't it impatient to live! With a move on the shore, more than ten people came by boat and surrounded the boat that Xiaofeng was on.

Du Wei was about to have a seizure, but Xiao Feng hurriedly stopped it. Xiaofeng originally wanted to calm things down, but at this time, he made things bigger. This Beijin Shu is not Xiaofeng's Jianghu sphere of influence, and there are no subordinates, so he has to endure his actions.

Seeing more than ten people driving a boat to surround him, Xiao Feng's face did not change, he stood at the bow of the boat, and pressed the sword in his hand: "You and others are all eating food in the rivers and lakes, and you need to abide by the rules of the rivers and lakes." The asking price is 50,000 Wen, and I am afraid that the rules will be broken if I am so open-fired. I'm waiting for you 5,000 wen today, so it's feasible. If not, I'm afraid you will regret it. ”

The leader didn't know where Xiaofeng came from, relying on the strength of the crowd, and laughed: "What do you regret!" There are two ways today, one is for me to inspect the goods, and the other is to give 50,000 Wen! Otherwise, you will return the way you came, and you will not have to cross this ferry!" ”

Xiao Feng beckoned to the leader, "In that case, you come and get on the boat for you to check." ”

The leader didn't know what the plan was, so he was not afraid at all, so he said: "Then you will offend the guest officer!" So he drove a boat, approached the Xiaofeng ship, hung his sword, and led three people to board the ship.

Xiaofeng waited for the leader and the three people to board the boat, and when the foothold was not stable, he suddenly pulled out the Zhan Lu sword on his waist, only to see the cold light, the leader and the three people were shocked when they saw it, Xiaofeng's sword had already shot, one of them hurriedly used the knife in his hand to meet him, and he was cut off by Xiaofeng's sword, and the other person didn't have time to draw the knife, that is, he was kicked off the boat by Xiaofeng and fell into the river.

Another person had not yet boarded the ship, and when he saw this, he hurried back to his own ship. The leader was about to jump back into his boat, but he was grabbed by Xiao Feng, pulled back to the boat, and hit his head with the hilt of his sword, the leader was dizzy, and then Xiao Feng was knocked down with three punches and two feet, and was subdued on the boat.

Xiao Feng held the sword in his hand, crossed the leader's neck, and said to everyone: "I have a sword today, and I haven't tried the frost blade yet." Today is a godsend, you can give it a try. ”

Everyone was shocked when they saw that the leader was in a plan, so they tightly surrounded Xiaofeng's boat, wanting to rescue the leader, and when they heard Xiaofeng's words, they were all surprised and frightened. The leader was held and fearful, so he said to Xiaofeng: "Dare to ask which heroic officer is the guest officer?" If you don't fight today, you don't know each other. Willing to make friends with the guest officer! ”

Xiaofeng said with a smile: "Like you, a scoundrel, you dare to make friends with my words?" ”

Then he said to the people, "If I kill this man, it will be like killing a dog and a chicken, but I am afraid that I will defile this sword!" I am none other than Liangzhou Xu Xiaofeng. It's a big joke that you're being blackmailed by thieves like you today. ”

All the thieves are from the rivers and lakes, of course, they know the Liangzhou hero Xu Xiaofeng, but they haven't seen it, so they don't recognize it.

Today, I saw Xiaofeng's methods, and I was shocked, so my momentum was three points lower, and the leader was put on the neck by the sword blade, and he was also frightened, and he repeatedly apologized and begged for mercy, saying that he had eyes and did not know Mount Tai, and was willing to apologize for his crimes.

Xiao Feng first said to everyone: "You don't need to wait for the apology and apologize, just don't make it difficult, and let go of the road and let me go." ”

Then he said to the leader, "Do you know what the consequences of offending and attacking me are?" If I spare your life now, I could have taken your head, but I will not kill anyone easily, so I will cut off my hair as a punishment for my death. ”

So he grabbed his hair, raised a sword in his hand, cut off his hair, threw it in the river, and said to the scoundrels: "If you meet again next time, take this as an example!" So he ordered the leader to dismount.

The leader thanked Xiaofeng again and again for sparing his life, and climbed off the boat, and everyone hurriedly gave way and lined up on the riverside to show their awe. So Xiaofeng ordered the sergeant to row quickly and successfully crossed the Beijin Shu River.