Chapter 55: The Trek
Hanguguan is located on the south bank of the Yellow River, with two counties of Hexi and Hedong to the north. Hexi was now completely in the hands of the Qin state, and as for the Hedong county on the other side of the Yellow River, it was still in the hands of the Wei state.
And Hangu Pass is directly south of Hedong County.
About 200 years ago, this place ushered in a great man, Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism. Lao Tzu wrote the famous "Tao Te Ching" here, and then disappeared outside the gate and disappeared.
During the Han Dynasty, Hangu Pass moved about 150 miles eastward, but in any case, he was the choke point between Chang'an and Luoyang, and it was called the danger of the world along with Jianmen Pass.
Zhaoyun's destination was Handan, so he had to pass through Han Wei and go straight to Hebei via Luoyang in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. However, when you arrive in the Central Plains, the road is naturally not as difficult as before.
He specially hired a donkey cart, the cost is not high, as for the ox cart, this thing is expensive, after all, cattle are also precious arable labor, it seems that Kong Qiu can sit on the ox cart, it is also relatively rich.
Zhaoyun didn't have much money, so he asked the price, there was no "through train" from Xianyang to Handan, and he had to "transit", so he could only send it to Luoyang, and then go north by water.
Troublesome! You don't even have a through train from Xi'an to Shijiazhuang, what kind of train station do you drive?
There were only a few faint rays of light in the bumpy donkey cart, and with a burst of shaking, Zhaoyun felt that his butt was about to bloom; But Invincible looks rare and strange, one moment he opens the curtain to look outside, and the other time he lies on the dry and hard plank, and he is very happy.
"Invincible, haven't you ever ridden in a donkey cart?"
Invincible smiled and said: "Boss, what you said, the donkey cart costs a lot of money, where can we poor people afford to sit down?" It's good enough to be able to sit on a donkey! ”
Zhaoyun looked at the purse that was gradually drying up, and sighed lightly, there is not much money for travel, and I am afraid that it will not be long before even the gold given by Du Baisheng will be used cleanly. I knew that I would have asked Wei Ran to borrow some first, and don't come back by begging at that time......
"My lord, it's almost to the river!"
The person driving the donkey cart chuckled lightly and said, "A few years ago, Qin Jun recovered the land west of the river, and many people in the pass moved out...... Did you see that? That is the Great Wall built decades ago to defend against the Wei people in Hexi! ”
Zhaoyun opened the curtain, and gradually heard the surging roar of the mother river, and followed the sound to the Yellow River that he couldn't let go of for a long time.
The large beaded water exudes a crystal luster along with the waves, and under the illumination of the sun, it is actually a bright spot rising, and quietly calming down with the sound of the waves. The river is powerful, accompanied by the drumming in the chest, which makes people's blood gush!
The Yellow River was called the river in ancient times, and some people say that the Yellow River only began to yellow during the Eastern Han Dynasty, but some people say that it was already yellow during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. And the Yellow River that Zhaoyun sees now is crystal clear, like tears in the corners of his eyes, reflecting the sunshine, the majesty of heaven and earth, and the wonder of the world!
Whether in the previous life or in this life, the river allowed him to find a sense of home.
This is a corner of the mouth of the Yellow River, on the bank of the river, a rammed earth city wall like a bright star in the east stands here, stretching for thousands of miles without end. And now, it has disappeared into the long river of history.
"Awesome, right?" The man who drove the donkey cart smiled again, "Your Excellency has been in Xianyang all the year round, and you may not have been here, and the three thousand Qin troops on it protect the merchants and those of us who drive cattle and horses day and night. ”
"Qiang Qin......"
Zhaoyun looked at the Yellow River, looked at the city wall, and forgot about the Hangu Pass that had just revealed a little bit in the distance, and sighed helplessly in his heart, if it weren't for the violence of Qin II and the chaos of Zhao Gao, maybe the current Han people are not called Han people, but Qin people......
Sure enough, history just likes to joke with people.
Because Hangu Pass is in the valley, the danger is like a letter, so it is called "Hangu Pass". There are nearly 10,000 people guarding the pass, but his danger is almost equal to that of Jianmen Pass, and even if there are 1,000 people, the enemy can be blocked outside the pass.
"Qin people who go abroad need to show their correspondence!"
Every quarter of an hour a man shouted loudly; As for foreigners who want to enter the customs, the procedures are complicated and complicated, after all, it is necessary to prevent spies from entering.
"My lord, if you want to get out of the customs, you need to get out of the car!"
The donkey driver spoke, Zhaoyun was not in a hurry, got out of the car and followed behind those people's buttocks, and silently recited in his heart: "Follow the customs, follow the customs......"
The invincible Balabala muttered, saying that it was still chic in Xianyang, with delicious food and drink, where did I need to come out to suffer such troubles?
"Huh? You! Say you! What are you twittering about? ”
The soldiers not far away didn't know how long their ears were, but they directly heard the invincible muttering, and strode over, majestic. Invincible and unconvinced, he actually stood up and confronted him, although he didn't have the momentum of others, but his height was also a cut over him.
The soldier looked him up and down for a moment, and then said, "What about the test?" Take it out! ”
was suddenly drunk, invincible was obviously unhappy, and shouted without knowing the height of the sky: "What is the test? No! ”
"None? Take it with me! ”
The man shouted loudly, and more than a dozen soldiers rushed up, and the people around them hurriedly separated from Zhaoyun and the others for more than ten meters, and even the previous donkey cart driver slipped away, fearing that he would be involved, and he didn't forget to say some cool words.
"This black guy has not been tested, there is no doubt that he is a spy of another country!"
"Tut-tut, this stupid is still a spy? How could any spy who went to the Qin State say that he didn't test the biography? ”
"Hehe, I'm afraid I'm a fool!"
"You black charcoal fool! What doesn't? Zhaoyun really wanted to take off the invincible head and kick it, so he quickly took out a piece of wood from his arms and presented the biography of the two.
The test is an identity card, and as for the pass, it is a stick-shaped thing cut from willow sticks, which indicates the whereabouts of the two people. If there is no passing on the test, you can't leave your hometown casually.
"Humph! Show him! ”
The soldier coldly took the inspection pass in Zhaoyun's hand, and suddenly snorted, pointed at the invincible nose and scolded: "You black guy! have already become public servants, and they still don't know what to do! Isn't it true that when I Qin Fa doesn't dare to offend you? ”
"I ......"
Zhaoyun hurriedly pressed his hand and told him not to say more, for fear that he would cause trouble for himself.
"Name, address, home geometry, field geometry, where to go, tell clearly!"
Invincible shouted extremely dissatisfied: "My name is Invincible, I live in Langzhong, and there is only an old mother and three brothers in the family...... Oh no, it's two now, and there's no field...... Is it okay? ”
The air was extremely quiet, and Zhaoyun covered his head helplessly, really wanting to kick this black guy to the ground! He had forgotten all about what he had just taught him!
The soldier's face turned purple for a while, and he shouted: "None of them are right, they must be spies from other countries, take them for me!" ”
"What are you doing? Am I wrong? ”
Seeing the Qin soldiers rushing up, he was invincible and frightened, and hurriedly hid behind Zhaoyun; Zhaoyun really wants to kick this black guy into the Yellow River, don't bother yourself! How did you meet such a fool?
Wrong...... It's like when I first met him...... The brothers are stupid.
"This guy is his comrade, take it with me!"
At this time, Zhaoyun really couldn't stand by and watch, he drank lightly, stopped everyone in place, and then reluctantly took out his own test, and said: "This sergeant, this black guy is my slave, there are some problems with his head, and he has earned the merit of killing an enemy with brute force, and he has never remembered where he lives...... You see, can anyone in this world call invincible by such a name? ”
The soldier coldly took the test and shouted, "Who can tell this thing clearly?" Maybe his parents have this fetish? ”
"Even so, what country have you seen as stupid as he is?"
"Who knows about this? I can't tell which king has no one to use, so call him here! ”
Zhaoyun is speechless, this guy is iron-hearted and feels that he is invincible and a spy!
The soldier snorted coldly, ignored it, and looked down at Zhaoyun's wooden sign; After a cursory look, his eyes suddenly froze-
Doctor?