Longyou Road, Weizhou, Xiangwu County.

This city is located at the junction of Longyou Road and Guannei Road, with three Qin, but because the road is rugged, the land is barren, and there are the remaining veins of the Qinling Mountains to cover, it is a shady slope that is destined to not bear fruit, it is not conducive to the transshipment of the trade road, there are few caravans to come here, mainly agricultural mulberry, business is not prosperous, and the pedestrians are scarce.

There are no rich merchants, there is little entertainment in the city, let alone singing and dancing, the whole city is gray-faced, even if it is the Spring Festival, there are only two big red lanterns hanging at the city gate, looking a little tattered, revealing the bamboo skeleton inside, I don't know how many years it has been used.

Today is fresh, Xiangwu County came to a small caravan, only a dozen mules and horses of goods, there are more than 30 people to protect.

In the eyes of the city gate guard, it was a great caravan, as if it had hit a big luck, and rushed down from the city gate tower.

"But the Ministry of International Trade appointed to deliver the relief materials?" The knight who was at the head of the caravan looked at him with a straight face, his face full of wrinkles, and a mouthful of yellow teeth exposed.

The knight at the head was a middle-aged man, wearing a satin blue shirt, this dress may only be an inferior person in the gods, but in this gray place and small county, it is particularly bright and conspicuous, pursed his lips and scolded, "Duh, Hugh is nonsense, we are a foreign trade caravan, there is a brand of the trade government, but it is for trade in the Western Regions, not for you, you pickled poor men, don't make a mistake, we are offering His Royal Highness the Prime Minister of Shendu, be careful of your heads"

Shouzheng's smile froze on his face, the strength of his body was gone in an instant, his momentum was depressed, and the urn voice was angry, "Xiangwang or something, we don't recognize it, under the big year, what kind of business, and still take this road, suspicious, all open the box for inspection"

The middle-aged man in the lead was not afraid at all, and said coldly, "The inspection is arbitrary, the goods are all silk and fine porcelain, if it is damaged, I am afraid that if it is sold to your broken county, I will not be able to compensate."

Hearing this, Shouzheng's sad face was even darker, and he didn't have the strength to confront him, so he ordered his subordinates to wear torn cotton jackets, "Flip through at will, don't touch his things, we can't afford to mess with him"

A younger shopkeeper muttered as he looked through it, "It's easy to look forward to a caravan, and I thought it was the merchant government who sent money...... If the prefectural magistrate is a magistrate, he doesn't know if he can do it accurately......"

"Don't fart, get out of the house when you're done with your work" Shouzheng seemed to hear a few words, and scolded repeatedly.

A strange smile escaped from the corner of the middle-aged knight's mouth, and he glanced at them meaningfully, and let out a cloudy breath from his nostrils.

"No problem, let's go into the city, we are in this poor country, there is no good place to live, there are two big inns on the street, pay attention to a night" The shou is an honest character, seeing that there is no problem with the goods, he waved his hand to let him go, and kindly mentioned a few words.

"Hmph" The leading middle-aged man did not appreciate it, rode his horse and left, more than 30 people shouted and embraced, rampant in the middle of the road, shouting five and drinking six, obviously a businessman, but out of the style of a royal slave.

"Phew" The young shopkeeper just now spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm, and his mouth was more upright and sharp, "Dog and human power, businessman, ruthless and unrighteous slut, carrying a few pieces of money, as a big man for his mother, what kind of thing is it......"

"Close your beak and carefully get into trouble," Shou Zheng scolded, and did not go up to the city gatehouse, kicked his hands in the sleeve cage, leaned against the base of the city wall, bent down and squatted, looking up at the somewhat dazzling winter sun, the dark and dirty on his face was even more conspicuous.

"Shouzheng, didn't the county order say, there is news from Qinzhou, Qinzhou's trade government wants to buy a batch of materials and send them to the poor county? In this Longyou Dao, where is there anyone poorer than us? Why is there no movement? I said it a few years ago, but now it's over the New Year, and I haven't even seen a single hair" The young shopkeeper couldn't stabilize his temperament, so he came over again and asked for news.

The wrinkles on the folded face of the upright were a little deeper, "Who knows about the affairs of the official family?" Don't count on it."

When the young shopkeeper heard this, his face twisted, and he wanted to say a few unpleasant words, but looking at the gloomy face of Shouzheng, he didn't say anything, stomped his feet, threw the horizontal knife on the ground, sat down with his buttocks, and lay on his back on the sandy ground, angry and stuffy.

In the city, the middle-aged man who led the leader didn't plan to listen to the turtle and find another place to live, but unfortunately he went around the small county town twice, and he had to load more than a dozen mule carts and more than 30 people, except for the inns next to each other, there was really no other place.

"Really fucking birds don't shit" After settling down, the leading middle-aged man in Tsing Yi and a middle-aged man in dark clothes shared the best upper room, and the middle-aged man in Tsing Yi was very indignant, "I said, Lao Liu, how good it is for us to go to Hezhou, moisturizing and moisturizing, you have to take a detour and suffer this crime"

The middle-aged man in the dark clothes is also the deacon Liu in the Xiangwang Mansion, with the help of Wu Chongmin, his son rescued him from prison, he settled him in the countryside, at the moment there is no obstacle, he poured himself tea and sipped, and shook his head when he heard the words, "I wait for private affairs, it is not good to be too ostentatious, endure it, here is Qinzhou, and it will not take a few days."

The middle-aged man in Tsing Yi looked a little disdainful, because the prime minister Li Dan valued this surnamed Liu, he didn't want to say much, so he changed the topic, "Speaking of which, His Royal Highness is wise, he chose Longyou Road here, although it is a remote side, but it is also easy to suppress, and when the word is passed down, they will accept it, and they will not dare to spend that batch of copper coins again......"

"When we arrive in Qinzhou, we have to put on a posture, there is a huge amount of wealth to share the profits, and there are the backers of the Prime Minister's Mansion to win them over and control them, when there is no difficulty, this errand is not very difficult"

The middle-aged man in Tsing Yi talked to himself, as if he saw a golden avenue in front of him.

He didn't notice that Deacon Liu's eyes flashed next to him, he was the first time he heard the real purpose of their outing.

took a deep breath, knowing the intention, there are some things, so there is no need to delay, and looked at the middle-aged man in Tsing Yi lightly, with a little pity on his face, "I'll pick a few people tonight and be on duty downstairs, you work hard today, and rest in peace."

The middle-aged man in Tsing Yi was disturbed by his dreams, and he was very displeased, so he nodded indiscriminately.

In the middle of the night, Xiangwu County was quiet, and the sound of chickens and dogs was heard.

"Wangwang......" Several mournful dog barks sounded.

In the inn on the lower street, a few screams suddenly sounded.

When Deacon Liu led everyone to check one by one, he saw that the leader of his own team, a middle-aged man in Tsing Yi, had fallen in a pool of blood, and in addition to him, six people died, all of whom were his usual henchmen.

Deacon Liu, who had the highest status among the people, opened his mouth and asked, "It is not advisable to stay here for a long time, I intend to turn south and go to Shannan Road to do the same errand, what do you think?" ”

"It seems to be inappropriate, the errand given by His Royal Highness, but it is clear that Longyou Dao is rerouted without authorization, I am afraid that it will be ......" Some people objected, and four people echoed the miscellaneous, and the rest were silent.

Deacon Liu glanced at the man and nodded, "It's okay, then don't change the route, let's set off overnight."

The group hurried overnight and walked to a mountain forest.

"Ahh......h

The screams rang out continuously, and when everyone gathered, they found that the five people who had just opposed the diversion were all dead.

Deacon Liu looked around, his smile was bloody, "Go to Shannan Road, do you still have objections?" ”

His close people were eyeing each other, and the people next to him were silent and agreed.

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