Text Chapter 352 Journey Turmoil
(Thank you for the Thief's Eye Buddha Heart and all the book friends for their serious reading, this is the greatest support for me.) There has been a mistake in the last few chapters.,I took Lu Liangzhen, the assassin of the state, as the history of the Huazhou assassin.,Now it has been corrected to the history of the Huazhou assassin Ren Jingchen.,The state system was changed from Zhang Shantong to Wu Sidu.,Forgive me)
After the state is Huazhou, the last time Jiang Anyi from the Western Regions through Huazhou into the state, along the way the caravan is endless, the official road on the flow of people is continuous, this evolution of the state, the official road is scarce, walked for most of the morning, did not see a few caravans at all.
The car was boring, Xin Fei (because she was appointed as the Secret Guard Supervisor, Lingwei's original name still can't be used) and Siyu had already changed to horseback riding, and only Fan Shiben wanted to take the car in the group. Seeing Jiang Anyi and them riding on horses in a heroic and chic manner, Fan Shiben was of course also moved, and after nearly half a month, he can now leap on his horse and whip.
"Anyi, you once said that Huazhou's commerce and trade are prosperous, and there are as many caravans as wool in the Western Regions, alas, this war has greatly damaged Huazhou's vitality, and I don't know how long it will take to recover." Fan Shiben rode on a Qingzhou horse, this kind of horse has a docile temperament and a steady step, but the speed is not fast, which is suitable for a young man like Fan Shiben to ride.
Charcoal didn't have a good face for the Qingzhou horse that came over, and snorted to warn, the Qingzhou horse was more than a foot shorter than Charcoal, and walked beside Charcoal like a little follower. Jiang Anyi gently patted Charcoal's neck and smiled to appease it, Fan Shiben sighed: "It is said that good horses are human, and this guy is about to become fine." ”
As if he understood Fan Shiben's words, Charcoal responded with a long smug hiss. Jiang Anyong said enviously: "Brother, you let me be the captain of the personal army, I can't do it without a good horse, you have to find a way to find a good horse for me to go to the army, as long as you can put half of the charcoal on it." ”
Jiang Anyong's old red horse was too old to use, and he stayed at home in Pingshan Town, and the new horse he bought when he entered Beijing was not very good. This time I went to Huazhou and spent 500 taels to buy a good horse in the Northern Desert, but when I arrived in Huazhou, I was a little unaccustomed to the water and soil, and I couldn't lift my spirits.
Fan Shiben's words made Jiang Anyi feel heavy, as the highest governor of a government, protecting the territory and the people is the minimum requirement. Governor Yang has forced the Western Regions Alliance Army out of the Huazhou realm, and is waiting in the Huazhou Huiye Mansion, and when he goes to take office, he will lead the troops back to the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate. I learned from Xin Fei that after this rebellion, the people of the eleven counties in Huazhou that were captured fled and the city was destroyed, and Hecheng County, where Senior Brother Fan was going to take office, was one of the counties that were destroyed. He consulted with Fan Shiben and decided to recall the people in the register after he took office, re-clear the fields, and distribute the lands that were lost to the people who returned; Encourage displaced people to come to cultivate new fields, and the seeds and equipment of government funds will not be taxed within five years; Reducing commercial taxes, resuming commerce, quelling local bandits, and so on.
Jiang Anyong obviously doesn't have the sorrow of his brother, he is full of how to lead his three hundred personal guards to make contributions and become a general, so that he can match his wife Siyu, otherwise Siyu is the history of the six products of the secret guard, and he can't raise his head in front of his wife.
Looking at the weeds that gradually grew on both sides of the official road, Jiang Anyong waved the horse whip in his hand, made a "whoosh" sound in the air, and smiled with the stones beside him: "Don't always blow the archery, your archery can only shoot hares and pheasants, brother, I have been a soldier in the Anyang Palace, and I have been to suppress bandits with General Wei of the palace, and there are countless souls under the arrows, but unfortunately, this road is too peaceful, and it would be good if a few robbers came out." ”
Siyu and Xinfei walked side by side, and when they heard her husband bragging, they sneered: "Just because you have countless souls under the arrow, if you don't have two tricks with me, let me learn it." ”
Jiang Anyong was a defeated general under Siyu, and muttered softly: "Good men don't fight with women." ”
In the laughter of the stone, Jiang Anyong shouted "Ride" softly, and the white horse under the seat surged forward, avoiding the whip behind him, and galloped ahead. Not to be outdone, the stone urged the horse to chase after him, raising a cloud of smoke and dust, which caused several coquettish scoldings.
It's April, and the dandelions on the side of the road are blooming, and the galloping horses are swaying and flying in the air with small umbrellas of dandelions. The delicate and delicate seeds, with infinite vitality, float into the distance, take root wherever they go, waiting for the bloom of next spring.
Although Huazhou is Xiazhou, its area is the widest of the 27 states, and the Gobi desert is common along the way, and there are places with no people in a radius of hundreds of miles. After walking for three days in a row, there were still more than 130 miles away from Huazhou Huiye Mansion, and seeing that it was getting late, Jiang Anyi turned around and asked Xinfei: "There is a place to stay in front, rest for one night, and arrive at Huiye Mansion tomorrow." ”
Jiang Anyi took Jiang Anyong and Shi to the post, Fan Shiben brought two entourages, and the team with the most people was Xin Fei, as the supervisor of the dark guard, in addition to Si Yu, there were more than 30 good players drawn from the dragon guard and the dark guard, these people were ready to go to Huazhou to deal with the remnants of the Yuantian Sect.
Qin Ziyan is in the team, he is Xin Fei's henchman, Xin Fei transferred to the dark guard, and he also came to Huazhou this time, preparing to let him take over the post of Huazhou state commander, Feng Zhong supported this, and tried his best to protect it in front of the Son of Heaven.
Knowing that he was going to come to Huazhou to serve as the governor of the state, Qin Ziyan had worked hard in advance, and urged him to step forward and said: "Lord Jiang, more than ten miles ahead, there is a Shihe Town, where there are hundreds of families, where you can eat and stay. ”
In the slanting sun, everyone came to Shihe Town. At the entrance to the town there is a fence, lined with two watchtowers, on which there are men with bows and arrows, and behind the fence are more than a dozen men with knives and guns. Seeing Jiang Anyi and the others, someone shouted loudly: "Don't go any further, if you go any further, you will release arrows." Who are you and what are you doing in Shihe Town? ”
It seems that due to the impact of the war, the usual villages and towns have begun to be fortified. Qin Zixiong urged him to respond immediately: "We are the official messenger who went to Huifuye, passing through here, and came to stay. ”
Qin Ziyan had the official documents of the government on his body, of course he would not write the identity of Long Wei, and he went to the errand of Huiye Mansion casually. Someone inside took it, looked at it, and then sent it to a hut not far away. After a while, a few people came out of the hut, and the old man led by asked the men to move the fence, handed the official document back to Qin Ziyan, and arched his hand: "This official, I'm sorry, people in chaos have to be guarded against, please come in." ”
Jiang Anyi and his entourage, both men and women, rode horses and streamed in through the gap in the fence. Jiang Anyi noticed that there were still bags of sand and soil behind the fence, and a trench was dug on the ground, which was four feet wide, making it difficult for horses to jump over.
Hundreds of households are considered to be a big town, and everyone looks at the buildings on both sides of the road with great interest, these houses are made of white stones, flat roofs, unpretentious, not hanging signboards in front of the shops but hanging wind lanterns, the front shop and the back residence, and the architectural style of the bucket ridge eaves column of Da Zheng is very different.
Qin Ziyan is an old horse, and said with a smile: "The wind and sand here are big, and the house is not afraid of wind and sand when it is built like this." ”
Pointing to the pedestrians on the street, Qin Ziyan said: "This is a mixed house, there are more foreigners than my Zheng people, these people are very fierce, they have to talk without saying anything, everyone be careful, don't make trouble." ”
There are many people riding horses on the streets, most of them have weapons with them, and they are all kinds of people from the costumes, and they can't tell which race they are. There is an inn in front of a signboard hanging, written "Rugui Inn" four words, the wind and sun, the gold paint on the signboard falls off, and it is smeared with ink again, and now the ink color is also faded, it seems to be an old shop.
The crowd dismounted in front of the door, and a few men smiled and stepped forward to lead the horses to the stable. Qin Zixiong led the store first, and said to the shopkeeper who gave up: "Is there a quiet courtyard, and I will pack three sets." ”
When the big business came to the door, the shopkeeper's eyebrows smiled, and he said continuously: "Yes, yes, the small shop is a century-old store, not a little old man boasting, the merchants who passed in the first two years rushed to live, isn't this a war, if the trade route is broken, we will have no business." ”
The shopkeeper's verbose led the way, there were four cross-courtyards behind the store, which were cleaned up quite cleanly, and the furnishings in the house were also in the style of Da Zheng, Qin Zixiong waved his hand and asked for it. The shopkeeper went to arrange the meal diligently, and the man fetched water for everyone to freshen up, and then everyone came to the front to eat together.
The business in the store was not good, in addition to Jiang Anyi's group, there was also a group of five people who sat around the table to eat. The dishes are very rich, large pieces of beef, roast lamb, large plates of chicken, spicy sheep's trotters, naan wrapped meat, as well as pilaf and naan, exotic food, so that everyone has a great appetite, and the mouth is full of oil.
The fly in the ointment is that the drinks in the store are average, Jiang Anyong rolled his eyes, took out a wine gourd from his waist, and poured a full glass into his cup. After the wine was poured out, the strong fragrance overflowed, attracting Qin Zixiong and others at the other table to look over, and when they saw Jiang Anyong's wine gourd, Qin Zixiong got up and said with a smile: "Brother An Yong, what kind of wine is this, give my brother a drink." ”
Jiang Anyong had to pour it full for Qin Zixiong, and then more than ten cups were raised in front of him, Jiang Anyong poured a cup for everyone with a painful expression, stuffed the gourd tightly and shook it, and only half of the gourd was left. Shi smiled and raised his cup and said, "Uncle Shi, bring me a cup too." ”
"What kind of wine do little boys drink, I'm not afraid that my brother will scold you." Jiang Anyong picked up the majesty of his uncle, did not slow down in his hand, and tucked the wine gourd back to his waist.
The five men eating in the corner smelled the aroma of wine, sniffled, and all set their eyes on Jiang Anyong, and the outermost man stood up and walked towards Jiang Anyong.
"Friend, your wine is good, can you give me a taste." The man said in a stiff Zheng language. Jiang Anyi saw that this person was thirty years old, with long hair and a shawl, a beard on his face, a well-defined face, exuding a sense of pride, and a leather suit on his body.
Jiang Anyong was sad that there was no self left in a gourd of wine, and said angrily: "I don't know you, why should I give you wine, come, don't bother me." ”
Jiang Anyi secretly said that it was not good, and sure enough, the man's eyes flashed, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and said: "It is said that Da Zheng is a state of etiquette, you are so rude, I Li Kezhi will teach you how to recognize etiquette today." ”
With that, he stretched out a big palm and grabbed Jiang Anyong's shoulder.