After more than ten days of saddle horse fatigue, Guan Yan and his party finally came to the outside of Xiapi City of Chongyong Hundred Pheasants! The three-zhang city wall stands majestically. The towering castle tower looks so spectacular against the backdrop of a clear sky. Guan Yan saw this kind of city wall on a horse, and felt that the city wall in the TV series in later generations was really like a toy. This situation also made Guan Yan's heart full of pride, Guan Yan raised his right hand high, threw the horse in his hand forward, and said loudly: "Brothers, enter the city!" All the people waved their whips, and the horses were in pain, and they all rushed to the gate of the city.

Gupeng Xuzhou has a long history and outstanding people. The land where the dragon flies, the hometown of the general. Warriors are like the wind, and strategists are like clouds. Nowadays, Xiapi is the seat of Xuzhou, and it is extremely rich. In the land of abundance, the city guards will naturally multiply.

The guard of the north gate of Xiapi had already noticed Guan Yan and his party, and seeing that the group of people was less than a hundred steps away from the city gate, the guard raised his hand high, signaled the surrounding soldiers to be on guard, and then said loudly to Guan Yan: "The city gate is heavy, and those who come are stationed on horses!" "Guan Yan naturally didn't want to clash with the defenders of the city gate.

So, when he heard the shouts of the city gate guard, he raised his left hand and signaled the crowd to slow down. Guan Yan and his party rode forward on horseback and walked to the gate of the North City, Guan Yan turned over and landed steadily. Zhou Cang ordered loudly: "Dismount!" Fifty Yellow Turban wrestlers turned over and dismounted in unison when they heard the order. The guard general looked at Guan Yan's dress, and then looked at the momentum of the people behind him, and secretly said in his heart: It must be the son of the big clan who is traveling.

When the guard was in a daze, Guan Yanyi arched his hand and spoke first: "This general is invited, I don't know what?" The city gate keeper hurriedly replied: "I am the lord of the north gate of Pi, just because the law stipulates that the city gate shall not gallop on horseback, so I dare to shout it." The guard raised his head and looked at Guan Yan and whispered: "I look at the face of the son, I don't know who it is?" Guan Yan replied: "I am from Yanzhou, and the elders of the family sent me to Xuzhou to do business. ”

"Oh~ I see." The guard said: It turned out that he was not a native of Xuzhou. His eyes purred and he said to Guan Yan, "I don't know how many people there are in Gongzi's party?" Guan Yan asked, "Why do you ask?" The guard said: "Your Excellency ordered that one person entering the city must pay a tax of one hundred yuan." ”

Guan Yan didn't reply, and Zhou Cang became angry first: "We came from Yanzhou, and the city on the road either didn't pay taxes, or paid more than ten yuan." Thou hast collected a hundred dollars for one person, and thou hast deceived people too much! ”

The city guard's face instantly darkened, and he said coldly: "Do you want to resist the order of the state pastor?" Zhou Cang and a dry yellow turban wrestler stepped forward and said, "I'm afraid you won't make it?" ”

At this time, Guan Yan stretched out his hand in front of Zhou Cang and said to the captain of the city guard: "Lord Captain has been ordered to collect taxes, and we should also abide by the law and pay taxes." Guan Yan turned his head slightly to Zhou Cang and said, "Steward Zhou, take 6,000 yuan and hand it over to the school captain, and the extra 800 yuan should be invited to the school captain's tea." After speaking, Guan Yan arched his hand towards the city gate guard.

After Zhou Cang glared and handed the money into the hands of the guard, Guan Yan arched his hand again: "Master Menbo, we will go first." With that, he pulled the reins with his left hand, and motioned with his right hand for Zhou Cang and the others to follow.

When Guan Yan passed by with the city gate guard, the city gate guard said in a muffled voice: "Slow! Guan Yan was taken aback, thinking that he had seen something, and said to the guard: "What else is the matter with Master Menbo?" The city gate guard gouged out his ears with his little thumb, flicked his fingernails, and said "carelessly": "The state shepherd still has an order, and now the Taiping thieves are in turmoil, and the court is suppressing thieves and requisitioning horses." You and the others can enter, but the horses stay. ”

Guan Yan was too surprised, too surprised by the appetite of this protégé. You know, a horse now can basically reach a car in the future, which is equivalent to you passing through a toll booth on the highway, and people don't want your toll, they want you to leave the car! Even if Guan Yan has a good temper, he can't stand the greed of this uncle.

Guan Yan crossed his hands and ten fingers behind his back, which was a signal that Guan Yan and Zhou Cang and other Yellow Turban soldiers had made an appointment on the way, which was a reminder for them to prepare for battle. When the Yellow Turban Army saw Guan Yan's gesture, their right hands were gently placed on the hilt of the knife, and they waited for Guan Yan's order to start fighting.

Guan Yan was very entangled in his heart: if he fought, the plan to buy grain this time would be considered a failure, and he had also exposed his goal, and it was a question of whether he could return safely. But if you do what the city gate guard said, it will be a big loss: a war horse costs nearly 100,000 yuan, that is, two catties of gold, and fifty good horses need 500 catties of gold! That's enough to buy 20,000 stone of grain. The most important thing is that I am afraid that I will not be able to buy a horse in time, and I will delay the date of returning to Qingzhou, but there are more than 6,000 people in Qingzhou waiting with their mouths open!

Guan Yan has already made up his mind: fight! It's a big deal to try your luck in a few more small counties and see if there is any food to sell. Just as Guan Yan was about to give the order to start the war, he saw a luxurious carriage in the city slowly moving towards the city gate. The carriage was wrapped in silk on all sides, and the gold-inlaid windows were obscured by a curtain of pale blue crepe, making it impossible to see the people seated inside.

In the blink of an eye, the carriage had reached the gate of the city, and the coachman saw a group of men and horses and the officers guarding the gate blocking the gate, and hurriedly turned around, opened the thick silk curtain door, and said something inside.

After a while, the coachman jumped out of the car, opened the curtain, and a middle-aged man with a slightly fat figure slowly got out of the carriage with the support of the coachman. I saw that this person had very fair skin, a wide nose and big eyes, and always had a faint smile on his face. Guan Yanxin said: What a rich image.

The city gate guard saw this person get out of the car, hurriedly walked over, and bowed his head with a smile on his face: "Lord Mi ......" Before he finished speaking, Lord Mi in the mouth of the school captain waved his hand to interrupt his words and asked, "What happened?" Menbo panicked: "This ......" Before he could make up his words, Zhou Cang turned on the hot mode again. This time, Guan Yan didn't stop him, only to see Zhou Cang rudely pointing at the city gate guard and saying loudly: "This dog official levies us a hundred yuan per person to enter the city, and vainly says that we can only enter the city if we leave horses, how can there be such lawless people in the world?" As soon as Zhou Cang finished speaking, he regretted it: his own rebellion is the biggest lawless person, and he also said that others are lawless. Thinking of this, Zhou Cang couldn't help but blush, but fortunately, no one else could guess what he was thinking, and thought he was indignant.

The Mi master turned his head and saw that the little official beside the guard was holding a big burden, and there were hidden coins exposed in it, so he counted it in his heart. He frowned and asked the city gate guard, "Is there such a thing?" The city gate guard was already sweating profusely at this time, and hurriedly said: "It is indeed the fault of the lower officials to levy a hundred yuan, but it is slanderous to levy horses." Now that the Yellow Turban Thieves are everywhere, the Governor Governor ordered us to guard the city gate and strictly prevent the Yellow Turban thieves from infiltrating. This son is not a person I am familiar with, and he has a sword, if he does not detain the war horse for the time being, the next official is afraid of accidents, I hope that my lord will know it! "This man is wise, admits small mistakes, and sets aside big mistakes, even if he wants to punish them, he will punish them lightly.

When Guan Yan heard these words, he secretly said in his heart: Today's words are unclear, so it is better to calm things down. Guan Yan arched his hand to the Mi lord and said, "This lord, I'm afraid I didn't hear it clearly, so there is this misunderstanding." Since it was a misunderstanding, the matter was not mentioned. I am Guan Yan, a native of Yanzhou, who came to Xiapi to buy grain on the orders of the elders of the family. "Oh?!" Hearing the purchase of grain, Lord Mi seemed to be very interested and said: "I am Xuzhou, don't drive to engage in Mi Zhu, the word Zizhong." If the son wants to buy grain, the two of us can still talk about it. ”

Mi Zhu! Guan Yan had a deep impression of Mi Zhu. Liu Bei's three major strategists in the early stage: Mi Zhu, Jian Yong, and Sun Qian. Mi Zhu not only contributed to Liu Bei in terms of strategy, but also made great contributions in terms of financial resources: when Lu Bu attacked and took Pi, he captured Liu Bei's wife, Liu Bei transferred to Guangling Haixi, Mi Zhu entered the sister of Liu Bei, and sent out 2,000 slaves, gold and silver currency to help military funds, and Liu Bei's army was revived; Moreover, Mi Zhu's accuracy of seeing people is also one of the best in the Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei is based on Cao*, Cao* represents Mi Zhu as the Taishou of Yingjun, and Mi Fang as Peng Chengxiang, but Mi Zhu resolutely does not accept it and follows Liu Bei; In the end, he was worshiped by Liu Bei as the general of Anhan, and his status was still above Zhuge Liang, and he was the highest-paid old courtier in Shu Han.

Guan Yan looked Mi Zhu up and down, but he didn't drool in a daze like before, but arched his hand and said: "I have admired the name of Lord Mi for a long time, and when we find a place to live temporarily, we will visit Lord Mi's mansion." Mi Zhu smiled back and said: "It's just a false name, Zhu is going to go out of the city to do some trivial things." Childe quickly entered the city, and tonight, Childe can come to my house to discuss. "In this case, Lord Mi please take care of yourself, and Yan and the others will enter the city first." After all, Guan Yan took a deep look, and Mi Zhu just bowed back slightly, after all, there is still a difference in the identities of the two, and Mi Zhu is already very polite.

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