Chapter 11: Heading North (3)

After walking for two days, I finally passed Xiangyang and entered Nanyang, Henan. Nanyang is located in the southwest of Henan, Henan, Hubei and Shaanxi provinces. In ancient times, the north of the mountain and the south of the water were called the yang, and the south of the mountain and the north of the water were called the yin. And Nanyang has Qinling, Funiu Mountain in the north, Daba Mountain, Wudang Mountain in the west, Tongbai Mountain and Dabie Mountain in the east, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the south is the upper reaches of the Han River and the source of the Huai River, so it is called Nanyang. In the middle, a basin of 30,000 square kilometers is formed.

As soon as Shi Bin entered the Nanyang Basin, he really felt a different breath. I still remember that the ancients once described "Nanyang, where the light and martial arts are prosperous, there are high mountains and mountains that can be controlled, and there are wide cities and plains where troops can be stationed." It is adjacent to Guanshan in the west, and soldiers can be summoned; East to Jianghuai, can transport millet; Nantong Jinghu and Bashu, you can take goods; The north rejects Sandu, and rescue can be sent. ”

Shi Bin couldn't help but sigh secretly, this Xue Liang is really an old spy, looking for such a convenient place as an entry point.

Wang San and Zhao Gang obviously didn't have so much relevant knowledge, but they just sighed vigorously that this Nanyang Basin is really beautiful, and if they can drive the Yuan people back to the grassland, they will settle here.

As soon as Xue Liang entered the ground in Nanyang, he immediately became serious, and every five miles or so, Wang San had to listen to it on the ground with a listening urn. See which direction is less pedestrian and easier to walk.

There were only a few official roads in the Song Dynasty, so it was natural to choose the ones that were easy to walk. The listening urn can at least determine in advance the number of visitors, the approximate speed, and whether it is walking or what kind of means of transportation is used. So that you can avoid it in time so as not to catch you off guard.

If there are only twenty or thirty miles away from Nanyang City, it is very normal to do this, and it should be, but it is a bit abnormal to be so cautious when it is still so far away.

"Huo Chang, this is still fifty or sixty miles away from Nanyang City, are you too cautious?" Zhao Gang didn't have much scheming, so he immediately asked very puzzled.

Although Shi Bin and the others did not speak, they all looked puzzled, and they very much hoped that Xue Liang would give an explanation, but he was no longer in the house except for glaring at Zhao Gang, and he looked deaf.

When passing through a deserted land that is obviously unpopular, the wind gusts and makes people feel creepy. Xue Liang stopped here, and asked Wang San to listen carefully to the south, east, and northwest with the listening urn, and then shouted, "Yi Jun, it's up to you." ”

"Your Excellency. The villain is there, and the villain understands. After Yi Jun finished speaking, he took out an axe, an iron cone, a shovel and a pickaxe from the car and walked over.

As soon as he saw this thing, Shi Bin immediately understood. Well, this turned out to be a tomb robber, no wonder it's so hard to speak.

Wang San and the others looked surprised when they saw me, and couldn't help asking, "Big brother, isn't it just a few iron tools, why are you so surprised?" ”

Apparently they don't know enough to know what they can do with it. Shi Bin patiently explained: "The shovel and pickaxe are used for digging the soil. And this place is so gloomy, and there must be a cemetery behind it, and it is estimated that there are some things to be used in this business. ”

After hearing Shi Bin's words, Xue Liang suddenly turned his head, with surprise and a hint of unhappiness in his eyes. As soon as I saw his face, I immediately knew that I was talking too much, and bowed to Xue Liang to apologize. After all, it is a big crime to speculate and disturb the morale of the military, and more importantly, it involves leaking secrets.

Obviously, Xue Liang didn't mean to investigate, and then he said with a smile: "I didn't expect Brother Shi to be able to see and guess this, he is really talented." ”

I've been rolling with these people for a year or two, and I've been a little bit of a good person, at least I won't say stupid things like 'thank you for compliments' like fools anymore. So he apologized again: "Huo Chang, just now his subordinates have a lot of mouths, and they shouldn't chew the root of their tongues to leak the military aircraft." I just want to let my subordinates complete this 'business'. As he spoke, he sweated, and it didn't take long for him to sweat again. This can make Shi Bin secretly scold, and he really has to be careful at all times with this old spy, and if he takes a wrong step, he will never recover.

"Hehe, don't be so nervous, you were indeed wrong this time, but I'm not so strict, just pay attention in the future. It's yours or yours, rest assured. ”

looked at Xue Liang's face, he was a little relieved, although he knew that he was a face-changer, and his face was not taken seriously if he changed, but it was a little better than the horizontal eyebrows and angry eyes. What's more, it's useless to scare yourself, you can only choose Xue Liangyan and believe that it won't hurt him.

He wasn't a rambling man, so he simply rested against a locust tree, thinking over everyone in the squad: hunters, salt-selling sergeants, bandits, trilingual hystitoes, tomb robbers, and a veteran agent.

Isn't this just a special team? It seems that there are indeed some unusual things to do on my own.

Soon that Yi Jun came back, and there was a very delicate copper box in his hand. He carefully handed the box to Xue Liang.

When I opened it, there was half a jade pendant inside, and it seemed that this half of the jade pendant was a code. Yi Jun seems to have been brought in to obtain the things that are hidden everywhere. And only after entering the Nanyang realm did he take this thing out, this Xue Liang was really cautious. This can also explain why Xue Liang is so cautious when there are still dozens of miles away. It is estimated that without this half of the jade pendant, this business will not be able to be done.

Xue Liang nodded with satisfaction when he saw it, while Yi Jun still walked along without saying a word. And Wang San, Li Chao and others began to have obvious different colors in their eyes, and they were very disdainful of Yi Jun.

Shi Bin didn't approve of discrimination, and felt that Na Yi Jun was not a bad person, but his way of making a living was despicable. And if we have to work together and help each other in a dangerous place, how can we be xenophobic? Looking at the disdain of Wang San and the others and Xue Liang's indifference, he was a little anxious. If something happened, Wang San and the others would definitely pull his eldest brother to run with Xue Liang. As for Yi Jun, it seems that he is just Xue Liang's tool. God has the virtue of a good life, so Shi Bin made up his mind to pull him over. It can be regarded as an insurance policy for Yi Jun, and he will accumulate merit for himself.

"Brother Yi, is there any unhappiness that you didn't say a word alone along the way?" Shi Bin asked with concern

"Nothing. Brother Shi saw me at a glance, why was he willing to talk to me? Aren't you afraid that yin qi will cause trouble? Yi Jun said coldly.

Shi Bin looked at Yi Jun's eyes and smiled, but did not speak. seems to be very helpless, and only treats Yi Jun as an ignorant child.

"Brother Shi, what do you mean? Wang San and the others are at least a little emotional, why are you like this, are you too deceitful?" Yi Jun immediately yelled at Shi Bin.

According to Shi Bin's understanding, Yi Jun is estimated to be very depressed because of this business all the year round, resulting in a little nervousness, and once he touches it, he immediately becomes manic.

"Brother Yi, you misunderstood. I think you're too preconceived and you're crazy. Shi Bin said with a smile.

"Enchanted? The younger brother doesn't understand. Yi Jun watched Shi Bin's kind smile fade away, leaving only some questions.

"Brother Xian just thinks that this tomb robbery is dishonorable, so he doesn't want to talk to me, right? Everyone is in the same boat now, how can they still be so suspicious? At this time, when you enter the realm of the Yuan people, you can't be different from each other. Shi Bin smiled.

Yi Jun sighed and nodded in agreement with Shi Bin's statement, but he was still very frustrated and seemed to be helpless about it.

"How many people can live in this troubled world? Who hasn't done something moral? I am also a mountain man, and naturally I have also done a few businessless transactions, and I originally only wanted to live in the mountains for a lifetime, but Wang San pulled it down. Ah San is a deserter who sells smuggled salt; Li Chao and Liu Xiao are not fishermen, they are water bandits in Dongting Lake; Zhao just happened to have a clean family background, but he was after Meng Han, but he was also your most shameless 'mongrel'. I didn't see the slightest estrangement between them! What's more, people die for money, birds die for food, right? Shi Bin slowly smiled and explained.

Of course, the depression that has been held in the heart for a long time will not be so easy to eliminate, but it can be weakened at least temporarily. After all, people want to have a sense of existence and don't like to be lonely and lonely, so Yi Jun went with Shi Bin to talk to a few other people. Shi Bin "explained" Wang San and the others, and they finally eliminated the estrangement.

After this incident, Yi Jun said with a grateful face: "After this incident, the younger brother has gained a lot, and finally knows what kind of mentality to get along with. Thank you Brother Shi for your guidance, so that the little brother suddenly opened up. ”

Xue Liang brought these four people to Xue Liang's so-called "business" is still not clear, but after understanding each other's identities, they know that this "business" is probably not so simple. It's just that he does behave like a cautious old businessman along the way.