Compared to the bustling east and south sides, the west city of Bianjing, which is farther away from the inner city, is much more deserted, at least in terms of the flow of people, and there are far fewer shops on the other side. But even so, Xicheng, especially the boundary near Kaiyuanmen, is still an area that merchants of all sizes attach great importance to, and it is only because of this that there are many carriages and warehouses, which has also become a distribution place for bulk goods in and out.

As one of the leading trading houses in Tokyo, the Gujia trading house naturally has its own warehouse and carriage and horse shop, which are connected to each other, covering an area of several acres, which is much more majestic than other merchants.

At this time, in front of the warehouse with the sign of the Gu family firm, there were already more than twenty mule carts full of goods waiting to be shipped, and only the shopkeeper in charge of the affairs here was still looking ahead, waiting for the final order to be delivered.

With the frequency of the Gu family's business in the world, almost every three or five days, a batch of goods will be shipped, as few as more than ten cars, and as many as hundreds of cars, but no matter how many goods are to be transported, they must be approved by Gu Hui, the son who is now in charge of the family's major affairs, and he can only make the trip after he gives an order. But things are a little strange today, it's almost an hour late, it's getting dark, and no one is coming to deliver orders, isn't something wrong?

Just when the shopkeeper was a little hesitant and wanted to send someone to ask a few more questions, a man with a meaty face came over quite impatiently: "Shopkeeper, it's not a matter to drag it out like this." If things are delayed for a long time, none of us can afford to take this responsibility, so let's let the convoy set off quickly. ”

"This ...... Boss Li, you don't know anything, my family firm has rules, and you can't start without the order of the son......" Without waiting for the shopkeeper to finish speaking, Boss Li had already glared at him, and said half threateningly: "This thing is something that your Gu family firm promised me to send out of the city today, you see when it is now?" If it is delayed, can you afford it? It's just a greeting, what can you do, hurry up! ”

The other party has a tough attitude, and he is a guest who is extremely valued by his son-in-law, and the shopkeeper suddenly feels even more embarrassed. At this time, a young man on the side also spoke: "Xie shopkeeper, you better do what the guest wants, if something happens, I will be responsible." We had already made arrangements with the city gate, and if we didn't leave the city today, the previous expenses would be in vain. ”

This young man is also a child of the Gu family, although he does not have as much business power in the family as Gu Hui, but he is really in charge of the warehouse, carriage and horse shop here. As soon as he opened his mouth at this moment, an old man like Shopkeeper Xie could only obey orders: "Okay, let's go now!" As he spoke, he turned around and shouted, and at the same time took the long horsewhip beside him, shook it in the air, and made three crisp snaps.

As the whip sounded to symbolize departure, the handlebar men who had been prepared in advance also stepped forward, shouting again and again, and drove the sturdy mules out of the warehouse with the full cart of goods, and walked out of the alley along the bluestone road that had been laid earlier, and then stepped into the wider long street royal road, and walked slowly towards the Kaiyuan Gate not far from here.

After only one meal, the convoy was already in front of the city gate. At this time, it was almost time to close the city gate, which made the people and vehicles entering and leaving the city gate a little more, but after seeing the banner of the Gu family firm in front of the head of the convoy, the guards over there still smiled and stepped forward to say hello, and quickly cleared a passage for them.

In order to encourage commerce, the Great Song Dynasty collected very low taxes on entering and leaving the city gates, so that the gray income of the guards was less, and their lives were miserable. Only when you encounter someone with a lot of money like the Gu family firm, will you make a point in advance and give them enough benefits. And for such a God of Wealth, these guards naturally have to cooperate with each other, after all, this is a long-term deal.

Seeing this, the Boss Li who followed the convoy also showed a satisfied smile, so he had to cooperate with such a big commercial bank, which was not only safe and secure, but also much more efficient than the ordinary, and he didn't see any spot checks by the guards, which was a treatment that other caravans did not have at all.

The procession moved slowly, and soon passed through the long castle gate, and it seemed that even the last few mule carts were about to leave Tokyo. But at this moment, there was the sound of fast horses trampling hooves from the rear, accompanied by a few loud shouts: "On the order of General Sisun in front of the palace, detain the convoy of the Gu family firm in front of you, and you must not let them leave!" With the shouting, dozens of men and horses accelerated and galloped, and in the blink of an eye they had rushed to the city gate.

This can frighten the surrounding caravan people, everyone screamed and flashed to the side, in the uproar, a lot of burdens overturned, firewood, vegetables and other goods fell to the ground, those guards were even more helpless, stunned on the spot.

"What are you still doing in a daze, get out quickly!" Boss Li's face changed, and he hurriedly urged. But those handlebar types are all good people who work in the Gu family trading house, how can they have such courage, listening to the shouts from the rear, not only do not run, but tighten the reins and stop the mules.

During this period, these horses had quickly passed through the city gate cave and appeared behind them, and Sun Tu, who was in the lead, shouted even more: "Everyone holds their heads in their hands, squatting aside, and those who dare to move will be killed!" This sentence made these handlebar style even more frightened, and immediately obediently did so, squatting aside, and only those mules were screaming uneasily, kicking the ground, and raising a lot of dust.

Boss Li's heart sank to the bottom, who would have thought that he would already be out of Tokyo, and there would be branches? But in the end, he was determined, and even at this time, he remained calm, hurriedly turned around, clasped his fists and smiled: "You military masters don't know what to say?" We are all businessmen, and I don't know which law we have broken......"

"Have you broken the law so that you know in your heart what these are?" Sun Tu actually didn't know the bottom of his heart, he found a little clue in Nanshi, and after hurrying here, he learned that a group of convoys were in a hurry to leave the city, so he hurriedly chased after him - he didn't even know what was in these big carts, and whether there were any prohibited things.

However, judging from Gu Hui's reaction and the forced question on the way here, he asked people to temporarily store things back in the warehouse, this matter must be strange, and you can take the risk of investigating.

If it were a more mature official, even if more clues were really found, he would not dare to do such nonsense. The power of the Gu family firm in the capital is one thing, but more importantly, the impact caused by this practice is too great, and if it is not good, it will bring endless troubles to itself. And those who are officials, many times only talk about but seek no fault, and ten times the credit is not worth one mistake.

But Sun Tu is not a person who is bound by the unspoken rules of officialdom, and his current situation does not allow him to plan slowly, since he has discovered something, he must investigate it to the end. So he immediately chased after him, and so decisively stopped the convoy, and then ignored the strange eyes of countless people inside and outside the city gate, waved his hand and ordered: "Search for me, search carefully, don't let go of anything in a car." ”

He said so, and the people below naturally didn't dare to slack off, and after agreeing, they quickly pounced, untied the rope, and moved the goods down, and immediately became busy.

"You ...... What do you mean by that? My Gu family firm has always been in business, and this time I have already let the government check it and paid the business tax, how can you be so nonsense! Boss Li was even more panicked when he saw it, and scolded loudly, so he stepped forward to block the theory.

And his performance was even more suspicious in Sun Tu's eyes, just one look, people stopped him, Sun Tu just sneered: "If you say there is a problem with the goods, you don't count, you will know after checking." ”

At this time, another group of people hurried over, led by a young imperial historian, who was the imperial history of the city patrol everywhere. When he saw this, his expression became gloomy, and he reprimanded in a loud voice: "Who are you who dare to come so nonsense in front of the city gate and delay the trade route? Forbidden Army, when will they be allowed to search through merchants' goods? ”

Indeed, the forbidden army has never had such authority, and Sun Tu and they all wore military uniforms, so they were naturally questioned by this one. Sun Tu turned his head when he heard the sound and looked at the human: "This imperial history came just in time, this Hou Sun Tu, it was because he found out that this Gu family firm might have entrained important things and left Tokyo, so he came to inquire." ”

"Ridiculous! Gujia Commercial Bank has always been operating in its own right, and it has a good reputation, how can there be such a thing? Come on, quickly drag them away for me, this official will definitely participate in your misdeeds and mess with my Great Song Dynasty business! This person didn't believe Sun Tu's explanation at all, and immediately shouted with a tiger face. And as soon as he waved his hand, the soldiers of the Yushitai who patrolled the city with him also quickly surrounded him, wanting to make a move against Sun Tu and the others.

In the eyes of these Yushitai people, the forbidden army, especially the forbidden army that made mistakes, is really nothing. Not to mention these soldiers, even if the forbidden army is commanded in front of their own bosses, they can only bow down and obediently tie their hands, so they are so arrogant.

Then, with a few thuds, the man fell to the ground. These soldiers are similar to ordinary errand soldiers, how can they be the opponents of the veterans of the Shandong Army who have come out of a hundred battles? Sun Tu had already let them go just now, and when these people saw that the other party was so bold, they naturally wanted to give them something powerful.

"Anti-...... It's against you, and you dare to hurt my people in the Imperial Tower! This imperial historian was immediately furious, rolled up his sleeves and waited for himself to step forward.

And at this moment, in front of a car in front of him, a soldier had already exclaimed beside him: "What kind of ...... is this?"