The little monkey is inconspicuous, he was a little clumsy back then, but he has been mixed from Jinling to Beiyan for so long, not to mention the ability to observe words and colors, and even the ability to knock on the side to find out the news is also first-class, so Yue Qianqiu believed what he said very much, and after asking Zhou Jiyue to help catch the car, he did not ride a horse, but relied on his body to shuttle among the cars and horses in front of him flexibly.

When he finally came to the front of the level, he saw that there were already a large number of people gathered here.

Obviously, such a checkpoint guarding the main road made those merchants complain, especially several large trading houses that were very famous in the north, and their principals even came forward to negotiate in person. But Yue Qianqiu saw with his own eyes that a tough lieutenant unceremoniously blocked people back.

"General Liu has an order, before it was found that someone was prohibited from trading copper and iron with Beiyan, and just three days ago, it was found that someone was smuggling sulfur and saltpeter, and those heads are still hanging on the gate of Bazhou. Those who have brought forbidden things with luck are still too late to return. If we find out, we'll have to go to prison again! ”

Hearing the smuggling of saltpeter, Yue Qianqiu took a breath lightly. Gunpowder is not only available now, but has also been put into actual combat, but the quality of firearms is different from the north and south, and sulfur saltpeter is now mainly a specialty of the south, and Dawu has always strictly forbidden trading, so it is conceivable that the development of firearms in Beiyan is slow.

Therefore, Liu Jingxuan took this opportunity to set up a card to check the merchants, and the reason was indeed quite sufficient.

Sure enough, after the captain's unprecedentedly tough words came out, many caravans finally chose to be inspected. Yue Qianqiu watched coldly, only to see a few soldiers skillfully sampling and inspecting, and none of them tried to rub oil because of this, although the speed was a little slow, but it was still acceptable. However, some of them held a road guide that was exempt from inspection, which immediately aroused complaints.

In the face of doubts, the captain who spoke just now said expressionlessly: "Those businessmen who have never had a bad record in Bazhou Rongchang, pay taxes well, and are guaranteed by ten people, Rongchang will give them another way to Bazhou, so they can be exempted from inspection." But it's easy to pass my checkpoint, but the checkpoint in Bazhou City can't be avoided, and it has to be checked, not to mention, there is no chance to go back home when you get there, and if you catch it, you won't go to jail, but kill, so you don't have to envy them. ”

Liu Jingxuan has not been in charge of Bazhou for a long time, so there are very few businessmen who have dealt with him head-on, and at this time, listening to the words of the captain who is just a low-level military attache are categorical and murderous, many people feel very uncomfortable. Even the few who strode through the pass with their heads held high and relied on the special approval road, the vigor of the spirit disappeared a little at this moment.

And Yue Qianqiu will not really think of himself as a businessman in the end. He immediately turned his attention away from the merchants, and instead deliberately looked at the hard-spoken lieutenant, and then quietly observed the sergeants under the other party's command one by one. At this glance, he found some unusual clues hiding in the caravan.

I saw that the captain who was clearly in charge of inspecting the caravan's goods was sweeping, but his eyes swept around the crowd like a falcon, and if he hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, he would have almost collided with people's sights several times. Not only this person, but also several of the sergeants seemed to be inspecting the goods, but in fact their eyes were searching back and forth in the crowd.

To use a less apt analogy, these people's gaze is almost like a searchlight, crisscrossing and scrutinizing everyone who passes through the level with few dead ends.

Just when Yue Qianqiu frowned, thinking about whether he was going to go back, and then let the others take another path, or leave the carriage, he suddenly saw a burly sergeant striding to the captain's side, bowing his head and saying a few words.

Although the voice was very low and the surrounding area was so noisy that he could not hear what people were saying even with his ears, but when he looked at the burly sergeant's figure, he felt that it was very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere. But the other party's face is clear and very unfamiliar, with a dark complexion, a beard, and his eyes are narrowed into a slit, and he can't see what his eyes are like at all.

However, just as Yue Qianqiu carefully changed his position and looked at this strange burly sergeant repeatedly, the other party had already finished talking to the serious captain, and quietly took two steps back, hiding in the shadows behind the serious captain. But the next moment, as if he had sensed it, his gaze suddenly shot towards Yue Qianqiu.

Yue Qianqiu was about to dodge, but he found that the other party's squinted eyes suddenly opened, and in an instant, the two eyes that were like substance came to a rapid intersection with him, he breathed a sigh of relief, and the nerves that had been tense just now suddenly relaxed. Even if he knew that there must be many people behind him and behind him, whether overt or secretly, but it was not as reassuring as recognizing that person.

He no longer hid his figure, and nodded at the other party with a grin, and sure enough, the next moment, the burly sergeant was obviously equally relieved. I saw that the person stepped forward again and talked to the serious lieutenant for a few words, and then quietly retreated.

And Yue Qianqiu also crept out of the crowd, and then stood by the official road and stood with his hands in arms, like a teenager watching the excitement. After a while, he noticed that someone had quietly come behind him, and immediately whispered without looking back: "Uncle Liu, I really didn't expect you to come in person." ”

"Who made your master so bold, I was almost scared crazy by him?" Liu Jingxuan sighed helplessly, at this time he was no longer dressed as a sergeant just now, with a green shirt and a small hat, at first glance, he looked similar to those merchants. Hearing Yue Qianqiu snickering there, he was a little depressed and coughed dryly and asked, "Ah Yuan didn't come with you?" ”

Even if Yue Qianqiu is as old as his son, Liu Jingxuan is in charge at this time, but there is no meaning of joke.

"Master has done such a good thing, of course our people from the Xuandao Hall can only be left behind to attract attention, Ah Yuan and Ah Ning are afraid that they will scold Master to death behind their backs! With the crown prince, there are six of us. ”

Yue Qianqiu didn't take this call to heart, he shrugged his shoulders gloatingly, and then took a step back and stood side by side with Liu Jingxuan: "Uncle Liu, since you are here in person, how do we go next?" ”

"I've already arranged it, you can just go over directly with the inspection-free guide."

Liu Jingxuan quietly stuffed a piece of paper as he spoke, and saw Yue Qianqiu pinching his fingers, and gently and skillfully took the thing and put it into his sleeve, he said in a deep voice: "When you pass the checkpoint, go to the first fork to the west, which is a small road leading to other places, the caravan to Bazhou will not go there, I will take someone there and wait to meet you." On this one-acre and three-third of land in Bazhou, although you can rest assured, there will never be a safety problem. ”

Yue Qianqiu agreed, and immediately as if he had seen enough excitement, he yawned and turned around and slowly walked back. And Liu Jingxuan saw the person disappear from sight, and immediately quickly retreated.

When Yue Qianqiu reunited with everyone, returned to the driver's seat, and concisely explained what he had just seen and heard, the little fat man didn't say anything, but Xiao Jingxian said meaningfully: "I didn't expect Liu Jingxuan to come out to answer in person, he was cautious." It's just that they all say that once he was bitten by a snake for ten years, he was afraid of the well rope, and he was not afraid that others would take advantage of him and not be in the deployment of troops and generals, and plot against him? ”

Yue Qianqiu gently shook the reins and walked forward again, but said angrily: "I see that you have been in the north for a long time, and your heart is black, and you just think that all places in the world are as unruly as the north?" Besides, how do you know that there is no right-hand man in Bazhou City to guard it? I remember that General Zhu Xiao was transferred at the end of the year. ”

The little fat man didn't wait for Xiao Jing to speak first, he hurriedly interrupted: "Okay, okay, what's there to fight about?" After all, we have arrived in the border town, it is good to be cautious, after all, there are six of us, and the merchants on the road are piled up, it is already chaotic enough, it is a good thing that General Liu will personally answer it, uncle, you think too much! ”

Along the way, the little fat man didn't know how many times he had called Xiao Jingxian uncle, so everyone had long been accustomed to it, especially the little monkey who was very arrogant, and Qing Fengnian, a person who didn't like to drill the horns of the cow, let alone think that the two of them were commensurate with their uncles and nephews, but in addition to confusing the public, there was nothing else to be bored.

But Zhou Jiyue is not as simple as those two, and she knows a lot of extraordinary information from Yue Qianqiu, and when she heard that the little fat man was able to refute Xiao Jingxian outside the car, she couldn't help but glance at Yue Qianqiu, who was pretending to drive the car, and sure enough, she received a grimace from the other party. She didn't have to think about it to know that the little fat man could support Liu Jingxuan and made him very happy.

With the guidance given by Liu Jingxuan personally, the group passed the checkpoint lightly and skillfully. If it weren't for the serious lieutenant's previous explanation, there might have been people who would have said strange things because of their special treatment, but since they knew that they would not be able to pass the next hurdle after passing this hurdle, and the officers and men also had a cold and hard attitude towards the so-called concession guide, they were stunned that they did not encounter the slightest wave from passing the pass to leaving the pass.

And after passing the pass for a while, Yue Qianqiu asked Zhou Jiyue sideways, and learned that there seemed to be a dispute at the back checkpoint, and he did not continue to let go for a while, he knew that this was to avoid someone from catching up from behind, so he had to wave a horsewhip hard, and with the sharp sound of breaking the air, the well-trained horse immediately sped up, and it didn't take long to come to the fork in the road.

After turning into the western path, the carriage and horses had walked less than a mile when they saw a group of officers and soldiers surrounding them from all directions. Although this was agreed in advance, Zhou Jiyue still pressed her hand on the hilt of the sword.

I saw a large number of people hula laqi kneeling down on one knee to salute, but no one made a sound, Yue Qianqiu immediately kicked his legs and jumped out of the car without hesitation, and then opened the car door and lifted the car curtain, so that the little fat man inside showed his figure.

Just saw a large number of officers and soldiers surrounding the carriage through the gap in the curtain of the car, although the little fat man had stopped Xiao Jingxian's too terrifying speculation before, he couldn't help but shudder. But as he saw through the gap in the curtain that everyone was kneeling down on one knee and saluting, and Yue Qianqiu seemed to be opening the car door outside, he immediately dropped the curtain and sat down, trying to make himself look more majestic.

However, when he saw Xiao Jingxian and Qing Fengnian getting out of the carriage one after another, he saw that a bunch of people still kept their original posture still, so he hurriedly shouted: "When you go out, you don't need so many courtesies, please get up." ”

When everyone came together, he saw that everyone was dressed in the same attire, and he couldn't find where Liu Jingxuan was for a while. But at this moment, he only heard Zhou Jiyue's slightly cold voice in his ears: "Dare to ask where General Liu is?" Since he had already seen the prince's left guard rate before, why didn't he come to visit the prince now? ”

The little fat man only felt that Zhou Jiyue's question was very imposing, and he was thinking about whether Yue Qianqiu would help Liu Jingxuan speak, but he only heard Yue Qianqiu actually open his mouth and said: "That's right, General Liu and I agreed to meet here before, why don't you see anyone?" ”

Hearing this, a young officer at the forefront took a step forward, bowed his head and said: "The general had already set to greet here, but I didn't expect that just now, General Zhu sent someone to report urgently, saying that there were soldiers and horses in Beiyan pretending to be a merchant group to sneak into the field, taking advantage of the situation to rob, and another Beiyan soldiers and horses suddenly attacked, so the general hurried back and ordered me to wait here to greet His Royal Highness the Prince." If there is any rudeness, the general will personally apologize. ”

Hearing that Beiyan actually sent troops, the little anger that the little fat man had just given birth to suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by an indescribable panic. At this time, he was the only one sitting in the car, although Yue Qianqiu and they were next to the carriage, but he just felt that no one was leaning on, and cold sweat broke out in his palms unconsciously.

He wanted to take a look at Xiao Jingxian, take a look at Yue Qianqiu and even Zhou Jiyue, and seek a hint, but his neck had just turned a little, and he found that dozens of pairs of eyes were staring at him in unison, and suddenly his whole body seemed to be stiff and couldn't move. He had never dealt with the military in Jinling City, and under that momentum, he was unconsciously a little timid.

But at this moment, he heard Yue Qianqiu's chuckle. At that moment, he was shocked, and immediately glared at Yue Qianqiu with a little annoyance: "Yue Qianqiu, General Liu rushed back because of this 100,000 urgent military situation, what are you laughing at?" ”

"I laughed at the one who led the troops on Beiyan's side, whether Li Lingzhi was so dizzy that his brain was full of. Beiyan Shangjing has changed dramatically, and now the so-called holy decree is flying all over the sky, and the military towns everywhere are already too busy to take care of themselves, and he still has the kung fu to attack the Bazhou Field? He is not afraid that his recklessness will be torn alive by other friendly forces who want my Da Wu to maintain restraint? If you want me to say, General Liu is really in a hurry to go back, don't look back and complain to General Zhu that he is fighting for merit. There is a way to kill chickens with a knife? ”

The little fat man was immediately infected by Yue Qianqiu's relaxed tone, and immediately sneered in his heart: "Those who are good at fighting have no great merits, because those who are good at fighting are guided by the situation, and it is others who are fulfilled, and the title of famous general is also given to others." How do you know that when General Liu goes back, he will lead his troops to rush and kill, instead of taking advantage of the situation, so that the enemy army has no way to retreat? ”

Seeing that the little fat man understood the meaning of throwing bricks and leading jade, Yue Qianqiu laughed dryly, and stopped making a sound at the moment. Sure enough, after talking back and forth like this, the little fat man, who was almost at a loss because of this sudden incident just now, has completely calmed down at this time.

"The Northern Yan is coming, and General Liu, as the commander of the army, is right to rush back immediately. Please also follow his previous instructions and immediately escort me to Bazhou City! Anyway, I came to the labor army, and I rushed to Bazhou immediately at this time, so as to live up to my father's trust! The safety of me and my entourage is entrusted to you! ”