The farther north you go, the better the weather, and the sultry heat and humidity in Shu are blocked by the Qinling Mountains in the south. Fresh breezes poured in from the mouth of the Chatani, blowing away the hot and humid air, leaving only a burst of dryness. Su Ren's ancestral home in his previous life was Qishan at the north end of Chencang Road, and this time he also wanted to see what his hometown was like now. Qinling is the largest mountain in the west of the Han Dynasty, from the Kunlun Mountains in the Qiang region, across Xiliang, Yongzhou, Chang'an, and only when it reaches Shaanxi County is blocked by the big river, corresponding to the Black Mountain that echoes from afar. The gap in the middle is the famous Tongguan, the east gate of Chang'an.

The mountain road is not easy to walk, and the white horse walks carefully, and the dirt and gravel under the hooves are kicked off the cliff from time to time, and fall into the rushing stream below. Su Ren rolled off the horse's back and patted the white horse's neck, relaxing the beloved horse, who was already too nervous.

Su Kai smiled slightly: "That's right, this place is not easy to walk, it's better to get off the horse and be safe." ”

"Don't say it sooner!" Su Ren glared at Su Kai and led the white horse to continue forward.

The roads are not only narrow, but also soft. It rained a lot these days, and after the merchants who came and went trampled on it, the ground turned into a mud pond, and it took a lot of effort to pull it out if you stepped on it. After walking for three or five miles, I suddenly stopped in front of me. With cliffs on one side and bottomless ravines on the other, it's not a good thing to stop here.

After waiting for a while, the people in front of them passed the word, and a team of people collided with them head-on, because the road was too narrow, and both sides had no intention of returning to go again, and they could only stop for a while.

Su Ren sat on a stone near the edge of the cliff and pulled his feet out of the mud with a lot of force. The brand new boots are gone, and even the pants are more than half wet. Heavy clothes are not suitable for such a road, and when they are stained with water, they can crush people to death.

The new head of the guard, Shi Bao, has been gone for a long time, but the team still has no intention of moving forward. Su Ren was in a hurry, and called Huang Shisan, he wanted to go to the front to have a look. The road is really difficult to walk, and people have to be careful and single-minded when they make mistakes, not to mention mules and horses, who are almost kicked by a mule.

There was a long procession opposite their caravan, no less numerous than them, all horses and mules, all carrying a great deal of goods. Looking at this posture, even if you want to, there is no way to avoid it. Shi Bao was arguing with a group of men on the opposite side with more than a dozen guards, and his words became more and more intense, and several people's hands had already pressed on their weapons.

Grabbed the last guard: "What's the other side?" ”

When the dedicated guard saw that it was Su Ren, he was about to salute, but was picked up by Huang Shisanyi and hurriedly replied: "It seems to be from Luoyang, I didn't say anything, those guys on the other side are very arrogant, saying that they want to buy the best goods, and it seems that they have something to do with the government." ”

"Official?"

"Well, it seems to be called a pavilion or something!"

"Princess Dou of the Pavilion Tao?"

The guard shook his head ignorantly, indicating that he didn't know. There was already a lot of quarrel in front, Shi Bao is the only son of the old fox, he has his parents at home, and he has thirteen sisters and brothers-in-law to take care of him, and he has lived in a place like Yuanshan since he was a child, when did he ever suffer from such a bird's anger. Even if he followed Su Ren later, in the Su family, he was only a little lower than Hawking's troublemaker.

"The turtle son can't understand people's words, do it!" Shi Bao let out a loud shout and drew his sword first.

As soon as the weapon came out, everyone hurriedly took two steps back, forming a formation and preparing to do a big job. Not to be outdone, the people on the other side also drew their weapons one after another, standing in a row indiscriminately, and holding on to Su Ren's guards.

Su Ren was standing behind the guards, although he knew that those people had something to do with the princess of Guantao, Liu Yan, but it was not difficult for them to kill them in this barren mountain and wild range. After killing, as long as Su Ren said a word, a large number of cottages in Shu rushed to top the cylinder for Su Ren. Moreover, those people on the other side looked like they were just guards, completely different from the military-trained people under him, even if they were loose and strong, Su Ren also had confidence in his people, and a single charge could push those guys into the ditch.

"Stop!" A moment later, he was about to make a move, and at this time, a shout suddenly came out from behind the group of people opposite, the sound was very loud, and everyone stretched their necks to look back, and there was not even a figure for a long time.

The guards on the opposite side parted a passage, revealing the figure of the man, who turned out to be a short man, short and fat, and a toad. This man strode out, although he was not tall, but his momentum was not small. The short arms and feet matched his figure well, and as soon as he stood in the middle of the road, his eyes were shrewd and strong.

The guards who took the lead hurriedly clasped their fists and saluted: "Master, these guys are too deceitful, we just won't let them say anything good." ”

"Why don't you let it? Lao Tzu came from Shuzhong, walked most of the time, and asked Lao Tzu to go back, how could Ge Laozi have such a good thing? If you want to retreat, you will retreat! ”

"Our mules have goods right away, how can we return them?"

"As long as you have the goods, Lao Tzu's mule will have no goods immediately?"

The guard couldn't say anything about Shi Bao, and turned his head to look at the toad who had just arrived: "This is the goods of the princess of the pavilion Tao, it has offended us, and there is no good fruit to eat!" ”

"I don't care what boars and sows I care about you, the master just won't let us, you have to let us pass first!"

"You!" The guard was so angry that he pointed his sword at Shi Bao. Shi Bao was furious: "What? Do you want to do it? Come on, if the master is afraid of you, he is a grandson! ”

Seeing that he was about to fight again, the toad stopped the leader of his guards, and said to Shi Bao: "This little brother is from Shuzhong, and he can bring so many goods, your master should also be a big businessman, right?" ”

"Of course!" Shi Bao looked proud: "Speaking of my husband, there is nothing I don't know in Shu." ”

"Oh!" The toad smiled: "I heard that most of the businessmen in Shuzhong are from the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce, can Cui Jiuming know the little brother of President Cui?" ”

"Old Cui? Get to know each other! ”

"Ahem!" Shi Bao was about to brag, when he suddenly heard two coughs, and when he turned around, he happened to see Su Ren standing not far away. I have lived in a place where I have been deceived since I was a child, how can I not understand the meaning of Su Ren's two coughs, and my face does not change and my heart does not beat: "Who doesn't know the shopkeeper Cui, but I know him, he doesn't know me!" ”

The toad nodded, he didn't have much hope: "That's right, President Cui almost controlled the entire Shu County merchants, and brought thousands of Qiang horses to the imperial court, such a big name is definitely like thunder, look at your family has a lot of mules and horses, our two families are crowded here, and we can't leave for a while, can I ask the little brother to ask your husband to come out for a while?" ”

Shi Bao didn't look back, just lowered his head and pondered. There was another cough from the back of his head, and Shi Bao smiled: "Okay! You wait! ”

Liu Gao was caught by Shi Bao, and he probably said a few words on the way here, and when he passed by Su Ren's side, the three of them looked at each other. Liu Gao was the housekeeper of the Liu family back then, and he had seen a lot of rich businessmen. Over the years, he has followed Su Ren in Chengdu, although he is in charge of spying on the news, but he is also the housekeeper of the Su family.

Where to stop, the toad looked at Liu Gao from head to toe. Shi Bao introduced: "This is our shopkeeper Liu!" ”

The toad nodded hurriedly: "Shopkeeper Liu, you're polite!" ”

Liu Gao also symbolically saluted: "You're polite, I don't know if you're ......?" What are you looking for me? ”

The toad smiled: "I heard that the shopkeeper Liu is a businessman in Shuzhong, and he came from Shu County, we are also a businessman, Chang'an businessman, and I am very curious about the business in Shuzhong, so please tell the shopkeeper, today you and I are forced to stay here It is also fate, know each other, he will go to Luoyang one day, and I will go to Shu County to have a response." ”

"You haven't said who you are?"

"In Xia Luoyang Guo Jie, I really don't have a name or surname, so I asked the shopkeeper Liu to ask."

Guo Jie's famous Shi Bao and Liu Gao may not know, but Su Ren has heard of it. There are not many swordsmen in the Han Dynasty who can be named, Guo Xie of the Western Han Dynasty and Wang Yue of the Eastern Han Dynasty. All have high attainments in swordsmanship. In particular, Guo Xie was written into the "Historical Records" by Sima Qian, who cherished words like gold, which shows that he is by no means incompetent. However, the swordsman at that time could not be called chivalrous, and it was more appropriate to describe it as heroic and strong with good martial arts.

These people colluded with the powerful people of the DPRK and China, and committed murder and arson. From the current point of view, the toad Guo Xie went to Shu County this time to do things for Princess Liu of Guantao. Relying on his dozens of villains and subordinates, in the name of Princess Guantao, he must have had a smooth journey from Chang'an, but he didn't expect to meet a group of people who are not afraid of death here.

Liu Gao nodded and said, "Guo Jie? Haven't heard of it! Hurry up and let your people get out of the way, we have to go down the mountain as soon as possible, it's not too early, and we haven't eaten yet! ”

Guo Jie's brows tightened: "What if I don't let it?" ”

"I'm free to let you go!"

"You don't know that we are the people of Princess Guantao?"

"Do you know what? I ask one last time, to let or not to let? ”

Shi Bao had already bowed up, and the dozen or so guards behind him lined up in a triangle in an offensive posture, and Huang Shisan hurriedly separated Su Ren behind him. Guo Xie drilled into his fist, and it took a long time to relax: "Let!" Let's make! ”

Leng Jun, Su Kai, and Hawking also rushed over at this time. Looking at the action in front of him, Hawking was about to rush forward, but was glared back by a cold look.

Su Ren patted Hawking on the shoulder: "Did you see the toad opposite?" Your fire is not his opponent yet, when you practice to be as calm as water, that is the highest level of martial arts. ”

Leng Jun rolled his eyes, and pulled Hawking to his side: "Don't listen to his nonsense, his heart is as calm as water, he is a fool, and he must have a fighting spirit when he fights!" That guy is an outlaw, not a general at all, no matter how high his martial arts are, there is only one way to die when he goes to the battlefield. ”

Hawking looked at Su Ren, then at Leng Jun, thought about it, and made up his mind: "I listen to Master!" ”

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