153. Xiao Guan

Seeing Zhu Cheng come to hand over the order, Li Pojun didn't speak, just looked at Zhu Cheng didn't speak for a long time, and saw that everyone was inexplicable, and Zhu Cheng was stunned, in fact, Zhu Cheng was also taking risks in his heart, he acted like this, if he was a master and a broad-minded person, it would be okay, on the contrary, he would appreciate and value him more. After all, there is nothing wrong with his handling of the rules. If it is a mediocre lord or even a faint lord, not only will he not praise him, but it will also have the opposite effect.

Zhu Cheng was also beating a drum in his heart at this time, and even thought in his heart that now that his mother has returned to heaven, if the life-saving benefactor he serves is not the master, then his life is really sad and boring.

Who knew that Li Pojun watched it for a long time, and then smiled, "Haha, very good, very good." Zhu Cheng, you handled it reasonably, ruthlessly, and tolerantly, very well."

Seeing Li Pojun's smile, Zhu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, which can be regarded as qualified.

This qualification not only refers to Li Pojun's satisfaction with the results of his treatment, but also the qualification of the Ming master he selected, and the monarchs and ministers are happy.

When Zhao Yan saw it, he opened his mouth and didn't say anything. From beginning to end, Su Dingfang didn't say a word except for revealing the identities of the three people, just watched quietly from the side, looking at Li Pojun and Zhu Cheng's monarchs and ministers complementing each other, and his eyes were also full of admiration, this King of Jiangling deserves to be a father, but now, this ...... Hey, don't say it, just wait for the dragon and tiger to fight, and the situation will change.

"Brother Zhao, how far is it from the nearest city?"

Zhao Yan was stunned by this leaping thinking, and then replied: "Forty miles ahead, you will reach Xiaoguan."

"Well, forty miles, Zhu Cheng, take Grandma into the carriage, let's go to Xiaoguan, and then find the coffin cemetery to bury Grandma Haosheng. Well, there are a lot of clutter in the carriage, so I can only get off and wronged my grandmother." Li Pojun nodded, and after a little thought, he gave the order.

When Zhu Cheng heard this, he was grateful to Dade for a while, thinking that now, he is penniless, and he can survive with a rancid dough, but when can he manage that little bit of food. But now, not only can he survive, but he also soars into the sky, following the prince of Qin, the current king of the county. How fortunate it is that the old mother can still be buried in a coffin.

After tidying up the carriage, Zhu Cheng wrapped his deceased mother and got into the car.

Li Pojun ordered to speed up the advance and rush to Xiaoguan as soon as possible, after all, it was hot, and the old man couldn't afford to delay.

Ups and downs on the horse, suddenly, Li Pojun thought, Xiao Guan? It seems to be quite famous, Xiao Guan is riding every marquis, and he is all protected by Yanran? The desert is thousands of miles away, and Xiaoguan is depopulated? This is all Xiao Guan.

Well? It seems to be one of the four major passes in Guanzhong, but I don't know if it's this Xiao Guan, after all, there are also those with the same name.

Immediately approached Zhao Yan and asked, "Brother Zhao, this Xiao Pass is Xiao Guan, one of the four major passes in that pass."

Zhao Yan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then, his face seemed to turn red, and said: "Eh, Your Highness, I haven't read a book, I don't know what the four major passes are, I only know that this Xiao Pass is the big pass to guard the northwest, and outside the pass is the desert, which can defend against the Huns, Turks and other foreign races."

At this time, Su Dingfang on the side said with a smile: "Suo Yin Note in Guanzhong: "East Han Valley, South Kunwu, West Sanguan, and North Xiao Pass" are the four major passes in Guanzhong. So this Xiao Pass is one of the four major passes in that pass, and it is the Xiao Pass that we are going to go to in front of us. ”

After Su Dingfang's explanation, Li Pojun understood that the Xiao Pass they were going to was the Xiao Pass that was very famous in history.

Li Pojun is funny, he really traveled all over the northwest of the Tang Dynasty this way, starting from Chang'an (Xi'an), passing through Fengzhou (Xianyang Bin County), passing through Yuanzhou (Ningxia Guyuan), and finally to Guzang (Wuwei), it was really a difficult journey, but the experience of this way, seeing the people's livelihood and suffering, seeing the ancient life, also benefited a lot.

Forty miles of road, in the gallop all the way, soon arrived, the road was full of dust, and when I rode past, the dust was flying. The body is covered with a layer of dust, this dry weather is really not a pleasure, the lips are cracked, and the throat is also dry and hoarse.

From afar, I saw a majestic city standing proudly on the vast land, this Xiaoguan is located on the open platform on the east bank of the Huanjiang River, and it is the north gate of Guanzhong. Exit the customs to Ningxia, Inner Mongolia and Lanzhou, Hexi and other places; Enter the customs through the Huanjiang, Malian River, Jing River to Guanzhong. The geographical location is very dangerous, otherwise it would not be among the four major levels in the Guannai.

The towering city is like a beast that devours everything, the three city gates below, only open the side doors on both sides, for pedestrians to pass through, here is closed, there are quite a lot of people, most of them are merchants, carrying burdens, leading carriages, a team of people is endless, Datang Pass has been stable for a long time, so this merchant does not have to be afraid of anything, it is less than the rogue, with the escort of their caravans, but there is no need to be afraid.

However, at this time, there was an urgent matter, and Li Pojun was not allowed to take a closer look at this majestic border pass, and the group went straight over.

It's just that I didn't expect someone to check, but when I think about it, this is different from others, out of a state and county to guide the road, to live in a post house to live in a name, on weekdays, people are not allowed to leave the place of household registration without authorization,

It is also normal for such a side plug to be checked.

Zhao Yan stepped forward and didn't know what he was saying, so the group went in.

Xiao Pass is such a big pass, naturally it can't be as simple as a pass, it originally came from the Qin and Han dynasties and the pass was only used as a defensive pass, and later developed like a city, and there should be everything in it. As soon as I entered, I directly found an inn with a larger façade on the street into the city.

Of course, the carriage didn't go into the backyard, after all, there was still an old lady.

When I asked the shopkeeper where there was a longevity shop, the shopkeeper had a constipated expression on his face, if he hadn't looked at Li Pojun and his party, everyone might have been driven away.

Under the knocking of the silver coin, the shopkeeper pointed to this street and said: "Guest officer, you go along this street to that end, there are many small alleys on both sides of this Tongmen Street, start from this store, count the fourth alley to the right, you can see it when you go inside, it is the best longevity shop in the city."

The shopkeeper is worthy of being a talent for public relations and hospitality, and what he said is clear. Li Pojun and the others didn't have lunch, they went directly to buy the best Nanmu coffin, and bought paper money offerings.

This is a special season, and I didn't choose a day, so I discussed it with Zhu Cheng, and decided to bury the old lady on the spot.

An afternoon's fatigue can be regarded as letting the old man into the ground, he chose a wasteland outside the city, the coffin paper money is available, the old man is not lonely and sloppy this time, Zhu Cheng is called a grateful Dade, after all, relying on his current predicament, the best can only be to dig a grave bag to let the old man into the ground, who would have thought that an old man who starved to death could use the best coffin, use enough paper money and incense, and more importantly, how many people can make the prince and grandson, when the king of the county to send the funeral kneel.

After dealing with the old man's funeral, Li Pojun and the others returned to the inn, his mood was very heavy, he had done this twice. Once it was the grandmother of Hanwa Shijin, the strong and virtuous old man, who made Li Pojun unforgettable for life, and this time it was an old man with high morality, in Zhu Cheng's crying, he also knew the old man's last words, "Glorious lintel, don't be evil", what a simple vision, what a mellow admonition, this is an ordinary old woman to say.