"He has already bid a hundred dollars, which is enough to give our Zhang family face, you don't even see a good one, our Zhang family started with a business, and everything is a degree. If it weren't for your sister marrying the Changping Palace, although our Zhang family is rich, it would be difficult to get rid of even the lowly business status, let alone call for wind and rain in Qingshui County. It's only been a few years, and you've learned all the faults of your child......"

Wang Junlin knew that these words were said by Zhang Qingyu to Zhang Hongmeng, and before Zhang Qingyu finished speaking, Wang Junlin saw another person running from the front yard in a hurry, and entered the living room after reporting it.

"Master Qiyu, I just found out an important thing, that Wang Junlin had contact with the newly appointed Eagle Yang Lang General Han Ziliang, Han Ziliang once wanted to accept Wang Junlin as a personal soldier, but Wang Junlin refused, but later after Wang Junlin and Gongzi clashed, he went to the restaurant to find Han Ziliang, what was said between the two, the lowly position could not find out."

With a bang, Wang Junlin heard the sound of Zhang Qingyu smashing things again, "That dog thief was actually taken by Han Ziliang, so it would be a little troublesome to kill him." ”

"Zhang Tao, you take a thousand taels of silver to Tianshui City to find the second master, and ask him to do some work in the county mansion and the Cheqi Mansion, especially to inquire about Han Ziliang's whereabouts. In addition, send someone to keep an eye on the four gates of Tianshui City, and report to me as soon as Wang Junlin appears, but don't act rashly. ”

The man who had just entered said yes respectfully, and then hurried away.

Wang Junlin knew that Zhang Qingyu would not send anyone to hunt down the Chen family in the short term, and the sky was getting brighter, and there was a danger of being exposed if he continued to lurk, so he quietly got off the roof and left Zhang's mansion.

……

Two days later, in the afternoon, Wang Junlin led a horse, stood on a hill, looking north, the distant mountains were verdant, the river was roaring more than ten miles away, and there was a majestic city on the other side of the river.

The name of this river is borrowed water, and the Xiongcheng on the other side of the river is the county seat of Tianshui County.

When he saw the city for the first time in this era, Wang Junlin was extremely curious, so he couldn't help but stop and look.

"This place is the hinterland in the later generations, but now it is close to the border pass of the Sui Dynasty...... Wang Junlin sighed in his heart, in ancient times, as long as it was a border pass, especially the border pass in the north, no matter whether the world was peaceful or not, because of the direct face of all kinds of fierce alien races, the beacon fire continued, and never really got peace. And he, the King's Landing, was obviously going to be involved in this kind of turmoil.

Wang Junlin is very aware of the importance of information and intelligence, so he has already inquired about some basic information in the past two days.

For example, he knew that there were Longxi County and Jincheng County in the northwest of Tianshui County, both of which were under the jurisdiction of Yongzhou, and it was Jincheng County that really bordered Tuyuhun. However, after carefully recalling the history of the Sui Dynasty, Wang Junlin knew that the great Sui people's henchmen in the northwest were not Tuyuhun, but the Western Turks.

In the history of the Sui Dynasty that Wang Junlin understands, at the same time as the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, the Turkic tribes flourished in the southern foothills of the Altai Mountains and later went south to establish the Khanate. In the second year of the opening of the Great Sui Dynasty, the Turks invaded south and were defeated by the Sui army. In the third year of the emperor's reign, Emperor Wen of Sui adopted the plan of the founding of the Ming Dynasty and set up a plan of discord, sowing discord and military strikes, resulting in the Turkic being divided into Western Turks and Eastern Turks. Turkic two. Since then, East. The Turks dominated the north, and the Western Turks dominated the Western Regions and controlled the Silk Road, starting from Dunhuang in the east and ending in the Caspian Sea in the west. The area from Dunhuang to Jincheng County is Tuyuhun's sphere of influence.

Wang Junlin tried to recall the history of the Sui Dynasty he knew, and at the same time led his horse down the mountain and walked towards Tianshui City.

The so-called watching the mountain and running the dead horse, until dusk, Wang Junlin came to a small village on the south bank of the river, he has already found out clearly, in the summer Tianshui City will be closed at the end of the city. At this time, it is past the end of the day, and I can only wait for tomorrow to enter the city.

Wang Junlin glanced at Tianshui City on the other side of the river, and was about to find a place to stay in this village for a night, when he suddenly saw five bright flames on the top of the mountain north of Tianshui City, which were particularly dazzling in the dim sky, and a heavy warning bell sounded on the head of Tianshui City, and Wang Junlin could hear the bell echoing at a distance of five or six miles.

Behind Wang Junlin, there was an uproar in the village, hundreds of villagers rushed out of the house, looking at Tianshui City from a distance, looking at the beacon smoke on the hill north of the city, everyone's eyes were full of worry, Wang Junlin knew from their discussion that it was the beacon fire, which meant that there were enemy soldiers coming.

Wang Junlin's heart was awe-inspiring and his expression was solemn, but he found that the villagers next to him were not much flustered. This made him have some doubts in his heart, he looked left and right, and saw a ferry boat coming to the shore, and a scholar wearing a scribe's robe got off the boat and walked this way, he thought that the scholar was well-informed, so he greeted him, bowed his hand, and asked modestly: "This eldest brother, I heard that there are Longxi County and Jincheng County in the north of Tianshui County, even if there are foreign races to attack, it is impossible to appear in Tianshui County at once, why is there a warning beacon fire in Tianshui City?" ”

This man saw that Wang Junlin had a good temperament and was leading a horse, not like an ordinary person, and Wang Junlin was modest, so he said happily: "This brother must have just come from other places and is not familiar with the situation in Yongzhou. From Jincheng County all the way south, through Longxi County, to our Tianshui County, there is a beacon fire every 20 miles, according to the past practice, as long as the Tuyuhun or Turkic people more than 10,000 troops come to attack, they will use the beacon fire to send warning signals to Longxi and Tianshui counties. As for whether the enemy is Tuyuhun or Turkic, and how many troops there are, then I don't know. ”

Wang Junlin's face was abrupt, and he arched his hand again, and said, "Thank you, brother, for solving your doubts." ”

……

At the same time, Tianshui County is too guarded by the mansion, too shou Yuan Jietang is feasting on the newly appointed Cheqi Mansion Eagle Yang Lang General Han Ziliang, Tianshui County has a grade of civil and military officials are present, the sound of silk and bamboo in the huge living room, a team of dancing girls dancing gracefully, the banquet has been in full swing, the officials are staggered before and after, talking and laughing, when the heavy alarm bell came, the living room was suddenly silent, the officials looked at each other, I don't know the reason.

A petty official sitting by the door of the living room suddenly pointed to the night sky in the distance and shouted: "Look, it's a beacon fire!" ”

More than 20 civil and military officials flocked to the door of the living room, looking at the five beacon smoke in the night sky on the top of the mountain in the north of the city, and there was a lot of discussion for a while.

"Ten thousand people are smoking, it should be a warning from Jincheng County, which means that there are more than 50,000 troops in Jincheng County." Compared with the anxiety of others, Han Ziliang's expression was full of excitement, and his heart was full of war, eager to appear in Jincheng County now and kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions.

On the second day, as soon as the morning dawned, Han Ziliang hurriedly headed north with an army of 25,000, leaving only 5,000 defenders to garrison Tianshui City. At this time, Wang Junlin was preparing to cross the river.

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In the rainy season, it is a river, in the dry season, it is actually a slightly larger canal, but now it is the rainy season, the river is more than 20 zhang wide, and if you want to cross the river, you can only take a ferry.

After getting off the boat, Wang Junlin led his horse and walked towards Tianshui City, which was six or seven miles away.

Raise your eyes to look at the south bank of the water, Tianshui City looks a little small against the backdrop of the mountains in the north, but when Wang Junlin crosses the river and comes to the near place, he finds that the Tianshui City Wall is thick and majestic, and it is worthy of being the head of the three counties of Tianshui, Longxi and Jincheng under the jurisdiction of Yongzhou.

In later generations, Wang Junlin went south and north, went to many places, the northwest is more familiar, as far as he knows, Yongzhou Prefecture City is located in Pingliang City, Gansu Province in the later generations, and Tianshui City is the Qinzhou District of Tianshui City, Gansu Province in later generations. As for the mountains on the north and south sides, the north is called Changshan, which should belong to Liupan Mountain, and the south is Qinling, which has never changed its name for thousands of years.

Tianshui City is located in the east, west, north and south of the river valley artery, there are many merchants of all ethnic groups coming and going from the south to the north, and the population of Tianshui City is as many as 100,000, which is almost the same as Yongzhou City.

Wang Junlin knew that it was precisely because of the wealth and fame of Tianshui County that spread to the northwest, coupled with the surrounding ravines, it was very easy to sneak in and sneak attack, so since the Han Dynasty, it was often plundered by the Turks, Qiang people, and Tugu people.

As the city wall became larger and larger in view, both sides of the official road where Wang Junlin walked became more and more lively. Countless vendors crowded around the official road, taking up most of the official road, which was four or five feet wide.

Wang Junlin saw that all merchants who brought goods into the city were not only carefully inspected by the soldiers at the city gate, but also had to pay taxes, and those who did not bring goods were also checked.

Wang Junlin guessed that this was mostly because there was a beacon fire yesterday evening, and there were foreign enemies attacking at the border pass, so there was a tense atmosphere in the expressions of the soldiers at the city gate.

The long procession into the city slowly advanced, and finally it was the turn of the king. Wang Junlin's tall and burly figure, coupled with leading a horse, a long knife at his waist, and a bow and arrow on the horse, had long attracted the attention of the city gate guards. ”

Wang Junlin observed for a long time, and he already knew in his heart, took out the token that Han Ziliang gave him at the beginning from his arms, and said, "I am the personal soldier of General Han of the Cheqi Mansion. ”

The guards at the city gate were immediately in awe, and the fire chief who asked him saluted respectfully and said, "It turns out that it is my own person, brother, please come in." ”

"Thank you." Wang Junlin nodded, and led his horse into the city.

Walking through the dark doorway, the eyes suddenly opened up. The large and small roads are criss-crossed, and there are thousands of shops and houses. There is an endless stream of pedestrians, but in the streets and alleys, there are iron cavalry patrols, and on the city walls, there are archers to support, and the city is filled with a solemn atmosphere.

Wang Junlin inquired all the way, and after coming to the Cheqi Mansion, he learned that it was indeed the Tuyuhun people who took the initiative to send troops to attack Jincheng County, and Han Ziliang set off from the North City Gate early in the morning to Jincheng County to support.

Fortunately, Han Ziliang valued Wang Junlin very much, not only applied for Wang Junlin's military registration, but also made arrangements for Wang Junlin to go to Jincheng County to find him with the team escorting grain and grass. Wang Junlin had no choice but to ask the time of escorting the grain and grass team out of the city, and then find a place to live and wait for the early departure tomorrow morning.

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