Tongguan is located in the eastern part of the Guanzhong Plain, and is located in the key places of Qin, Jin and Henan provinces. The situation of Tongguan is very dangerous, there are Qinling Mountains in the south, there is the forbidden valley in the southeast, and there are 12 cities in the south of the valley; There are Wei and Luo Erchuan in the north, and the Yellow River hugs down, and the west is near Huayue. Because Tongguan is located at the crossing of the Yellow River, it is located in the three provinces of Jin, Shaanxi and Henan, and it is the key to enter and exit the three Qins, so it has become the necessary place to enter the Central Plains in the east and the Guanzhong and the Western Regions in the west since the end of the Han Dynasty and the key pass of the pass.

The surrounding mountains are even mountains, peaks are even peaks, the valleys are deep and the precipices are exclusive, the mountains are high and the roads are narrow, and there is a narrow sheep intestine path in the middle, and only one car and one horse can be allowed to go back and forth. In the past, people often compared the situation here with "the danger of the road and the ape" and "the danger of the road stopping at Tongguan in the world". For thousands of years, this Tongguan has witnessed the rise and fall of many dynasties and the vicissitudes of history.

"The peaks and mountains are like gathering, the waves are like anger, and the mountains and rivers are on the surface of Tongguan Road. Looking at the western capital, he hesitated. Sad Qin and Han meridians,

The palace and all the rooms were made of soil. Xing, the people suffer; Death, the people suffer. ”

Again, standing on the city wall of Tongguan, staring at the Yellow River in the distance, Tang Bin, who was wearing a red top and a cyan official robe, was solemn and chanted Zhang Yanghao's poem "Hillside Sheep Tong Caring for the Ancients", waiting to chant to "Xing, the people are suffering; Death, the people suffer. At that time, his expression was full of loneliness, but what a pity, and finally sighed.

"This thief is really hateful for his own selfishness, disregarding the well-being of all the people in the world, and rebelling against the people, don't they know that the reign of the Holy Son of Heaven today is the blessing of all the people in the world?"

After this sigh, he stared at Tang Bin, who had fallen into the hands of the thieves, and his expression was full of heartache.

Although his ancestor Tang Kuan was a native of Lai'an County, Chuzhou, he had followed Emperor Gao to raise troops, and became an official for later generations, and the seventh ancestor Tang Zhen moved to Suizhou. However, this did not prevent him from becoming a Manchu Qing Dynasty in the ninth year of Shunzhi, since he became the Daoyuan of Tongguan seven years ago, he has been hardworking in Tongguan for seven years, because the official honesty is also quite famous in the Tongguan area.

It's just that for him, he is a Qing official, but he is also an official of the Qing Dynasty, and it is precisely because of this that he has repeatedly refused the surrender of King Chu and others.

During his tenure at Tongguan, Tang Bin's favorite thing was to appreciate the majesty and danger of this ancient pass on the city wall. On one side of the reckless mountains, on the other side is the surging Yellow River, and under his feet is the simple and thick ancient city, whenever he is here, he can always feel an inexplicable emotion, of course, he also likes the folk customs are simple, Tongguan people are very straightforward, heroic, rarely beat around the bush.

It's just that now, he doesn't trust the people inside and outside the city very much, because before the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there were basically no ordinary residents in Tongguan City, all of them were soldiers stationed in Guancheng. These soldiers were stationed in the land near Guancheng, and this continued until the Qing Dynasty. As a result, Tongguan is different from other places, and the fierce folk customs and special customs are formed. Most of the Tongguan people are outsiders, and there are very few aborigines. A large part of them are the descendants of the soldiers and generals stationed in the past, just like the people surnamed Gu, Zhang, and Guo in Tongguan now, most of them are the descendants of the Tongguan guards.

These people ...... The heart is in the Ming Dynasty!

Thinking of the increasingly frivolous mood in the Tongguan in recent months, Tang Bin's heart couldn't help but feel a little worried, but when he thought of the six hundred Manchurian soldiers in the pass, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. As long as there are Manchurian soldiers, those people will not be able to turn over the flowers.

"My lord, I caught a thief's spy!"

Suddenly, the soldier's report made Tang Bin's brows lock.

Spies?

Although he had some doubts in his heart, he still walked down the city wall, although he was only a Tongguan Taoist, and he did not need to be in charge of local affairs, but because Tongguan County ordered him to abandon India and escape, this Tongguan County has been unreasonable, so he was temporarily deputized.

came to the yamen, sat in the hall, and in the "mighty" sound of the yamen, he finally saw clearly the so-called spies, who were two people wearing Ming-style clothes and having several feet of short hair on their heads. Judging from the silk clothes of the two, these two should be quite wealthy. It's not an ordinary person, such a person shouldn't be a thief's spies.

"Smack!"

Suddenly patted the wood, Tang Bin asked.

"Who kneels in the hall!"

"Back to the patrol road, in Xiatongguan County, Zhang Yizong (Guo Mingchen)."

Zhang Yizong and Guo Mingchen, who were kneeling in the hall, replied in unison.

"Do you know why it was taken to the yamen?"

"Back to the patrol road, I was taken down by officers and soldiers when I got together with my friends, I really don't know why."

Zhang Yizong looked completely unknowing, Tang Bin's brows were locked, did this person really not know why?

"Why don't you follow the laws of the imperial court, don't you know that my Qing Dynasty has its own laws, and the hair system and clothing must comply with the system of this dynasty?"

Tang Bin asked loudly, he did not directly designate these two as "spies", but only accused them of failing to obey the laws of the imperial court.

"Nian Er and the others are just confused for a while, but it is only the first offense, immediately shave their hair from the hair system of this dynasty, and a fine of ten taels of silver, if they commit again, they will be severely punished!"

Tang Bin's tolerance was beyond the expectations of the two people kneeling in the hall, and they raised their heads in surprise and looked at the Taoist on this stage.

"This, this ......"

Kneeling on the ground, Zhang Yizong listened to Tang Bin's reprimand, although he was a little surprised, he first took a deep breath, and then raised his head and said.

"Patrol Dao, you cherish the old so much, you should be in the next, but if you are in peace, you must shave your head, in the first year of Hongguang, the Qing captives entered the Kou, shaving your hair is easy to wear, I Tongguan people protect a few strands of hair, the dead are more than more than 10,000? If you shave your hair again today, how can you be worthy of your ancestors, who followed Emperor Gao to raise troops against the Yuan, in order to be my Han family sons and daughters not to be slaves of the Tartars, in order to save their lives, they did not hesitate to steal their lives, shaved their hair from captivity, if you shave this hair again today, I am afraid that it will be death, and I am sorry for the ancestors and ancestors, but you are ...... adults."

The more Tang Bin listened, the tighter his brows wrinkled, and his heart trembled even more, seeing that this person pointed his words at himself, he only felt panicked for a while.

"Your ancestors also raised troops with Emperor Gao, the Tang family has been my Ming official for generations, and you can read the old clan for my Ming Dynasty, and the weight of Mu Huang's grace is far greater than ours, but today you are willing to help the Emperor and drive for the Qing captives, so how can you be worthy of your ancestors?"

Faced with such a rhetorical question, Tang Bin was stunned, the corners of his mouth twitched, his lips and throat moved, and he shook his head frequently but couldn't say a word.

At this time, the hall and the hall froze suddenly, no one thought that this Zhang Yizong would be so bold and dare to reprimand the adults in this hall.

A coldness came out of his back, Tang Bin glared at Zhang Yizong angrily, although the reprimand of others made him red-faced and restless, but he had to send the arrow on the string, and he could only grit his teeth and push down at this moment.

"Hmph, this official is just a first offense, and he wants to spare your life, but you, a thief, don't know how to repay the court's grace, but are willing to obey the thief, which is really hateful - aren't you afraid that the official will cut off your head to correct the law of the country."

Hearing that he was going to cut off his head, Zhang Yizong, who was still a little scared, calmed down, and he stood up and laughed at himself.

"I've been kneeling for a long time, and my knees are soft, but today, Zhang can't kneel anymore, and kneel again, but he's insulting his ancestors."

After that, he looked directly at Tang Bin and said calmly.

"Why fear death?"

Looking at the righteous and awe-inspiring Zhang Yizong, Tang Bin licked his lips, he looked at this person almost at a loss, at this moment, he saw Guo Mingchen kneeling on the ground trembling very much at this time, and the trembling appearance made his heart move, and he immediately asked.

"Guo Mingchen, do you want to die with this person, or do you want to serve me in the Qing Dynasty?"

was asked like this, Guo Mingchen, who was already frightened, suddenly fell to the ground, and then he couldn't bear it. Seeing this, Zhang Yizong hurriedly stepped forward to help his friend and encouraged him sharply.

"Jielin, you and my ancestors all followed Emperor Gao to raise troops in Mengyuan, and the shaving of hair that day has been disgraced, and it has insulted the ancestors, do you want to insult the reputation of the ancestors today? Today, the world has returned to the Ming Dynasty, how can this Qing prisoner last long, the two of us died together today, and we have the face to see our ancestors again, it is really what a husband should do in his life, why should he be so depressed! ”

When his friend said this, Guo Mingchen's two lines of hot tears rolled to his yellow, thin, deeply wrinkled cheeks, and his gray beard.

Two old men over half a hundred years old looked at each other, they originally only thought about it because they thought that the world was about to be restored, and put on the clothes in the box to worship their ancestors and comfort their ancestors, but who would have thought that they would meet Manchurian soldiers on the way, and then be taken to the official mansion, and now they will lose their lives.

"Strike, strike, strike......"

Shaking his head, Guo Mingchen just smiled bitterly.

"Let's be benevolent and righteous with my brother today!"

The words of his friend made Zhang Yizong feel a little relieved,

"You are a good citizen, but you are a thief! Since you are bent on seeking death......"

Tang Bin stood up with one hand on the table, and when he stretched out his arm to take the arrow, he said.

"This official will be perfected! You need to remember that it is not that the official is unkind, but that he is obsessed! ”

When he said this, his eyes avoided the two people in front of him, especially when he saw the ridicule on Zhang Yizong's face, his heart was even more confused, but it was only for that moment, and then he looked at the other party again, and the original panic in his expression disappeared without a trace at this moment.

"Come on, take the two thieves down!"

When the arrow was thrown on the ground, Tang Bin was silent for a long time, so he had to wave his hand,

"Escort to the court and execute immediately!"

The officials escorted the two men out of the hall, then put them in chains and escorted them to the court.

Looking at the two people who were escorted into the prison car, Tang Bin couldn't help but sigh,

"This official doesn't intend to kill, but it's a pity why don't you die?"