Xiaofeng retreated from the scoundrels at the Beijin Shu Ferry, and continued to prepare to sail west. Du Wei said to Xiao Feng: "Since the thieves are afraid of Xu Haojie, the extorted 5,000 yuan can be returned." ”

Xiaofeng said: "Since it has been given, you can't ask for it back." And he ordered the ships to go unhurriedly.

Du Wei was puzzled and said: "Look at the thieves and boats on both sides of the river, and the thieves are afraid to gather again, we should quickly sail out of this place of right and wrong." Why didn't Xu Haojie panic? ”

Xiaofeng said: "No, he displayed the boat on the riverside, which is to see me off, not to gather the crowd to come again." ”

The lieutenant and the accompanying sergeant were all surprised, and asked Xiaofeng: "As soon as the thieves heard Xu Haojie's name, they all automatically retreated and lined up to show their respect, why is this?" ”

Xiaofeng said with a smile: "You military masters don't know, these idle people, etc., are all eating rivers and lakes, and most of them know the rules. Although he offended me, he didn't know who I was, so my subordinates showed mercy and spared him, and he naturally didn't dare to stop the trouble. The ship sent each other as a sign of respect, but also to apologize for the unwarranted offense. This is the rule of the rivers and lakes, and you have never seen it, so you don't know. ”

When all the sergeants heard this, they admired Xiao Feng very much. So he continued to hurry, and within two days, he arrived at Yun County by the Han River. Here it entered the boundary of Hanzhong County of Chu State.

Yundi was originally the fief of Yunguo, the viscount, and later merged by the Chu State, and now Yunxian is set up, and it is also a ferry port on the Han River.

Entering the territory of Yunxian County, it is Xiaofeng's sphere of influence, hundreds of miles of ground in the Hanshui River west of Yunxian County, where there are riverside docks, town markets, etc., there are Liangzhou Haojie rangers and others who follow Xiaofeng, scattered everywhere, all to the real scripture sales business. Xiaofeng forbade his subordinates to extort and other bandits, so the heroes in the Hanshui area of Liangzhou have a good reputation.

Arriving in Yun County, Xiao Feng's subordinates came to pick up the boat at the riverside wharf, and Xiao Feng said to the lieutenant of Chu State: "I have already told the King of Chu that as long as the military masters escort this boat to Yun County, you can go back to resume your life." The rest of the matters will be handled by the subordinates, so as not to make Qin Jun suspicious. ”

Seeing that the King of Chu handed over the Zhan Lu sword to Xiaofeng, Du Wei naturally obeyed the order. So the gold silk was unloaded on the edge of the wharf, covered with a cloth curtain, handed over to Xiaofeng, and led the five sergeants to sail back to Yingdu to resume his life.

Xiao Feng ordered his subordinates to guard the goods. Then he went ashore, sat in a hotel by the river, and ordered another person under his command to summon the three heroes in Yunxian County to come, these three heroes of Yunxian County, named Ding Hu, Qin Ying, and Mo Fei, were in the prime of their thirties, and they were all older than Xiaofeng, each of whom had a martial arts and was well-informed. In his early years, he was trafficked in the Hanshui area, accumulated family property, and was a wealthy family in Yun County. The three of them admired and admired Xiaofeng as a person, and they all recommended Xiaofeng as the leader of Liangzhou's heroes, and when something happened, they were willing to be ordered to drive.

In the evening, the three heroes of Yunxian County all gathered and came to the riverside wharf hotel to meet Xiaofeng, and after their respective greetings, Xiaofeng said to the three heroes: "In the next time, I will transport gold silk for the king of Chu and go to Hanzhong to bribe the Qin army." In order to cover people's eyes, I have asked the soldiers sent by the king of Chu to escort me, and I need to use three virtuous brothers to ensure that this trip can be completed. I also asked the three virtuous brothers to help, and I went to Hanzhong with my brother without hard work. to defend the homeland. ”

Ding Hu said: "What Xiaofeng ordered, naturally followed." It's just that Xiaofeng has never been in contact with the government, why is he willing to do things for the king of Chu now? ”

Xiaofeng said in a low voice: "The Qin army will covet Hanzhong when it collects Bashu." Although he was in the rivers and lakes, he couldn't bear to sit back and watch his homeland Sangzi invade by the Qin State. Therefore, he is willing to obey the order of the king of Chu, and he is also doing his best to protect his family. The king of Chu trusted his brother very much, and gave Zhan Lu the sword and his brother, and this trip was bound to be successful. Otherwise, the younger brother should use this sword to punish himself and apologize to the king of Chu. ”

The three of them couldn't help but be amazed, this Zhan Lu sword is a national treasure of Chu Town, how can ordinary people see it, now I heard that the king of Chu will pretend to be a sword of Zhan Lu Xiaofeng, and they haven't believed it for a while.

Xiao Feng untied the Zhan Lu sword from his waist and placed it on the table for the three of them to look at.

The three heroes saw that there was nothing special outside the scabbard, so Ding Hu picked up the sword, intuitively felt that the sword box was heavy, and gently pulled it out, only to see the cold light of the sword body slightly exposed, like frost and snow, the sword body was more than two feet long, and there was the word "Zhanlu" in the seal book.

The three of them watched it for a long time, and they were amazed, and they all opened their eyes. Mo Fei said to Xiao Feng: "Since Chu Jun values Xiao Feng so much, and uses the Zhan Lu Sword to use it, this kind of face is really my Liangzhou hero's honor." We are Chu people, and we should also contribute to the country. Fly and listen to the sent. ”

Xiao Feng was very happy when he heard this, and he must know that this Mo Fei is a descendant of Mozi and is of the same clan, and it can also be said that he is a descendant of Mozi.

Mozi's real name is Zhai, and he founded the Mo family, which was a major school in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Mohist and Confucianism are among the leading scholars of the world. Mo Fei was taught by his family since he was a child, and was an authentic disciple of the Mo family. In the Hanzhong generation, there are many disciples.

The Mohists advocate the idea of "both love and non-aggression", and their members and disciples are well-organized and very united internally. The disciples of the Mo family are mostly peddlers and pawns, and there are few rich and noble, but they all have extraordinary skills. Xiaofeng is happy that if he helps, this trip will be much smoother.

Qin Ying also said: "Since we respect Xiaofeng as the leader, we should listen to the leader's orders." I can't help with anything else, but this time with the Qin army, it's exactly what I can do. ”

Qin Ying had been doing business in the Qin State in his early years, supplying the Qin army with ordnance, etc., and had a lot of dealings with the Qin army, and was familiar with the situation of the Qin army. Xiaofeng had never dealt with the Qin army, so he needed someone to introduce him.

Xiao Feng was overjoyed when he heard this, and said to the three of them: "If the three virtuous brothers help each other like this, this matter will definitely be done." "I received the Zhanlu sword at the moment, and agreed to set off early tomorrow morning and go to Hanzhong. The agreement was made, and they went back separately.

Xiaofeng ate a few glasses of wine, had some food, returned to the riverside dock, and instructed his subordinates and others to hire a fast boat with sails to come.

In a few moments, the ship was hired. Xiaofeng saw that this ship was a light boat with a leaf length of more than two zhang, set up with sails, and a cabin in the middle, which could be used to rest and sleep, and could also carry seven or eight people, which was suitable for transporting gold silk.

So Xiao Feng paid the boatman a higher price than usual, and carried the gold silk onto the wooden ship at night, and covered it with a cloth curtain. Tell the boatman that tomorrow morning when everyone gathers together, he can sail forward.

At dawn the next day, Ding Hu, Qin Ying, and Mo Fei came to the riverside wharf, and Xiaofeng had already gotten up from the guest house and went to the riverside to wait for the three of them. So they got on the boat together, and the three of them disguised themselves as boatmen and rowed for the man. Xiaofeng pretended to be the owner of the goods, and a group of six people went upstream, looking at Hanzhong.

The Hanzhong County of Chu was set up on the basis of conquering some territory of Ba after annexing Yong, while the real Hanzhong and Nanzheng were actually under the control of Qin and were no longer under the control of Chu. Therefore, the Hanzhong of the Chu State only refers to the area of Shangyong west of Yun County.

From Yunxian to Shangyong, there are about 500 miles of waterway. It is also swimming against the current, like a ship without sails, the speed is very slow, and it can only travel dozens of miles a day. The fast boat with sails and the boatman's rowing boat, you can walk a hundred miles in one day, and you can reach Hanzhong in Chu in four or five days.

Xiao Feng explained that he had to move forward day and night, so the boatman hired another helper to help row the boat. Starting from Yunxian County in the morning, day and night, looking at Shangyong to come.

Where the current is slow, the boat travels very fast. However, in places where the current is relatively fast, you still need to hire a shore porter to help tug the boat before you can move forward. Luckily, there was a southeast wind at this time, so the boat could use the wind to travel. The group waited until they encountered the pier, then stopped the boat and docked, and after having a meal, they continued to move forward. After doing this for three days, it was less than a hundred miles away from Shangyong City.

Along the way, Xiaofeng got news from his subordinates that the Qin army had entered Nanzheng and marched to the Sword Pavilion. Xiaofeng estimated that it would take ten days for the Qin army to return at the earliest, and he was already about to reach Shangyong, Shangyong to Nanzheng, and there were still five hundred miles of waterway, it would take five or six days, and before the Qin army returned, he should be able to reach Nanzheng.

What Xiao Feng was worried about was how to avoid the official sentry of the Qin State when he entered the junction of Shangyong and Nanzheng.

Therefore, Xiaofeng can't be escorted by the military division of the Chu State, and the area around Hanshui is his own sphere of influence, so there is nothing wrong with what he does. But when it came to the Nanzheng section, there was the official office of the Hanzhong officials of the Qin State, and the Qin State had a severe law since the Shang Dynasty changed the law. All people need to obtain official diplomas for travel, accommodation, etc., and foreigners must also have documents issued by the Qin State to come.

All the goods transported need to be inspected and inspected. If the unknown gold and silver are found, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of the Qin State. The officials of the Qin State were afraid of the law, so they all enforced the law very strictly.

Xiaofeng asked the three heroes of Yunxian County to help, first of all, this Mo Fei has a lot of disciples in the Hanzhong generation, and when he passes by Nanzheng, he can help secretly. And Ding Hu has the courage to use it in times of crisis. Finally, this Qin Ying was familiar with the Qin army, and he could get close to the Qin army generals in the name of pretending to be a merchant and trading with the Qin army.

I also heard that the leading generals of the Qin army this time were General Sima Cuo, Keqing Zhang Yi, Du Weimo and others, this Zhang Yi was a longitudinal and horizontal family, and he had a relationship with Xiaofeng in Xianyang, the capital of Qin, a few years ago. At that time, Zhang Yi had not been used by the King of Qin, poor and destitute, owed people and housekeepers, and had nothing to eat, so Xiaofeng paid the arrears for him, and gave him Qin Guohuan money of 2,000 Wen, Zhang Yi was very grateful. The oath will be repaid. Now that Zhang Yi has been used by Qin Jun, he can take this opportunity to talk about Zhang Yi, and this matter can be done.

When Xiaofeng thought of this, he couldn't help but worry about disappearing, and his mood became comfortable.

A day later, when they arrived in Shangyong, Xiaofeng and his party rested overnight in Shangyong City. Early the next morning, he set off from Shangyong again, all the way to Nanzheng.