It's dawn!

In the wee hours of the morning, a light rain began to fall, and by dawn it was still silent.

The fields were shrouded in a misty mist, and the rain of early spring beat on the land, stirring up the fragrance of the deep earth that had been hidden deep in the winter. It's a little fishy and a little refreshing. The joy that bursts out from the depths of the earth is invigorating.

Liu Kan got up early in the morning, boxed in the courtyard, practiced martial arts for a while, and wondered in his heart, should I prepare some equipment? Nowadays, the first emperor forbade the copper and iron weapons of the people, and it is generally impossible for ordinary people to have weapons and instruments in their homes.

Liu Kan's situation was better, because there was a Wushan sword given to him by Zhao Tuo at home, so the red flag was not revealed.

However, these are small things, and it will not delay things if you prepare slowly in the future. The top priority is to go to Ren Huan to confirm the title of the above. So, just after the time passed, Liu Kan said to his mother, picked up a handful of bamboo sticks (pronounced deng, a ping), walked out of the house slowly, walked along the path in the field, and walked towards Peixian County.

Bamboo is the predecessor of the umbrella in later generations.

It is said to have been created by Master Luban for many years.

Pei County is about half an hour's road away from Liu Kan's home. Liu Kan was not in a hurry, enjoying the scenery along the way and walking slowly.

The wind of Qin Shi is very fresh and comfortable.

The row of green willows on the side of the road, dancing gracefully with the wind of early spring, showing an extraordinary style.

Liu Kan hadn't carefully appreciated the scenery of the Qin period. After coming to this era, it seems to be running around and turbulent, and there has not been a moment of stability. Now, with a normal state of mind, to enjoy the beautiful scenery of this early spring field, Liu Kan feels that this trip is not allowed.

The wall of the eastern city of Pei County has been repaired.

The rammed earth walls were only more than two feet high, but they were much better than the previous dilapidated appearance. Today, the convicts of Pei County are repairing the west city wall. When Liu Kan entered the city, he had to pass through here, so he stopped by to take a look.

The former partners, under the supervision of Ren Ao, are staring at the pestering rain and working.

"Kan, why are you here?"

When Ren Ao saw Liu Kan, he showed a surprised expression. Obviously, in Ren Ao's opinion, Liu Kan has returned home now, and he must take a good rest. Who knows, but I ran here early in the morning. So he hurriedly stepped forward and talked to Liu Kan with a smile.

"Oh, I'm going to visit the county magistrate in a while, and I'm going to stop by to see everyone...... Brother Ren, why are there so few people today? And there are a lot of new faces. ”

Ren Ao turned his head and glanced at the prisoners who were being punished, and smiled, "I received a temporary order last night, and all young and strong prisoners were escorted to Xiangxian overnight. Then, another group of convicts came, most of them old, weak, sick and disabled, and they were punished with hard labor. ”

Transferred? No wonder so many familiar faces are gone!

"Brother Ren, did you only transfer our people here?"

Ren Ao frowned, thought for a while and said, "That's not it...... Last night, it was Lao Cao who handed over to the generals of the Qin army who were escorted. It is said to be Dangjun and Surabaya ...... Anyway, it was centered on Surabaya County, and the prisoners from the three surrounding counties also asked to be escorted to Xiang County within 10 days. ”

It's going to take a big move......

Liu Kan was groaning, but suddenly there was a commotion in his ears.

When I turned my head, I saw a gray-headed man, who looked like a scholar, lying headlong in the mud, struggling to get up.

A few convicts around hurriedly ran over to help.

When Ren Ao saw it, he immediately ran over, pulled out his sword, and shouted: "What are you doing, what are you doing?" Hurry up and get to work, don't be lazy here...... Mr. Cheng, Mr. Cheng...... What's going on with him? Okay, how did it become like this all of a sudden? ”

Liu Kan ran over with Ren Ao and squatted down to take the man's pulse.

Look at the face, but about forty years old, why did this head become so white? Moreover, Ren Ao's name for this person is also quite interesting. Sir, he actually called this man sir? You know, this scholar is only a prisoner, how can he deserve the word 'sir'?

"Brother Ren, you're hungry!"

Liu Kan quickly confirmed the scholar's situation.

A prisoner said, "My lord, we were sent to Xiangxian the day before yesterday, and we were sent here immediately before we could catch our breath." It's not that we don't want to work hard, we really don't have the strength...... It's been two days, and we've only eaten two gruel. ”

Ren Ao frowned when he heard this.

When these people arrived in Pei County yesterday, it was already very late.

According to the rules of Peixian Prison, there is a thin meal in the morning and a dry meal in the evening, a total of two meals. And now, it's just a matter of time.

"You take care of him first, and this matter needs to be reported to the county magistrate."

As Ren Ao spoke, he called a jailer, instructed him to help take care of the place, and then said to Liu Kan: "Ah Kan, let's go into the city together." ”

Liu Kan thought for a while, beckoned a prisoner to come over, and handed him the bamboo stub in his hand.

"Hold him up...... His body was not very healthy, and if he had been drenched by the rain, he might have lost his life. Brother Ren, let's go. ”

No matter how grateful the prisoner looked at himself, Liu Kan was secretly happy in his heart.

One day, only one day early!

If he was a day late, he might have to be escorted to Xiangxian County. Such a large-scale mobilization of young and strong prisoners must have made a big move.

"Where did these people come from?"

"It is said that they came from Shu (pronounced ju, two sounds), and they were originally going to escort Sanchuan County, but because our prisoners here were transferred, the county magistrate asked the county guard to bring them over...... But as you can see, they can't do any heavy work at all. Xiangxian was also a little excessive, escorted over, and didn't even give them food. ”

Liu Kan asked in surprise: "Where is this Qu Ren (now northeast of Chongqing City)?" ”

Ren Ao scratched his head and said with a smile: "Ah Kan, you really asked me." In my life, the farthest I have been to Pengcheng, how do I know what kind of place it is? However, Lao Cao told me about it, and it seemed to be in the southwest direction. I don't know exactly where it is...... Hehe, it seems to be quite far away from us, these guys have been walking for more than 50 days. ”

That's a long way indeed!

Liu Kan thought about it, but in his memory, there was no such concept as forbearance.

Shaking his head, he asked again, "Then who was that person just now?" Listening to the tone you just said, it seems that you have a lot of respect for him. ”

"That white head!" Ren Ao smiled: "That person's name is Cheng Miao, and it seems that he is still from an old Qin family. Originally, like me, I was a jailer in Shuren. But he is better than me, I am a private person hired by the county magistrate, but he is an official sent by the emperor in the past. ”

That is to say, it is likely that this Shuren was already under the rule of Qin before the Six Kingdoms were pacified?

Liu Kan thought about it again, and roughly understood the position of Qu Ren. Presumably, it should be a city in the Bashu area.

"Then how did he ......?"

Ren Ao said: "Who knows? The good guy was thrown into prison at once. I heard those prisoners say that this guy is a god and a god, and when he was in the prison of Kunren, he was looking for people to ask for books to read all day long, and he didn't know what to do. However, those prisoners respected him a lot, and Mr. Cheng opened his mouth and closed his mouth. As for me, I'm just calling along with others. ”

"You mean, this man is literate?"

"Besides, I heard that he is very knowledgeable."

The two of them talked as they walked.

Before I knew it, I had come to the door of the official office. When Xiao He came out, he was slightly stunned when he saw Ren Ao and Liu Kan together.

"Ah Kan, you're here!"

"Mr. Xiao!" Liu Kan bowed slightly, but Xiao He quickly dodged away. In the past, he could accept Liu Kan's gift openly. But now, he didn't dare. Although Xiao He is respectfully called Mr., in the final analysis, he is still a commoner.

As for Liu Kan, he has now become a 'scholar' recognized by the Qin Dynasty government.

A 'scholar' saluted the commoners, which violated the laws of the Qin Dynasty. Liu Kan will be fine, but he Xiao He can't afford it.

"Ah Kan, don't hurt me!"

After Xiao He got out of the way, he said with a smile: "If the county magistrate knows about this, he will give me a punishment at the lightest." You are now a god, don't bow to people in the future. It is not in harmony with the law, and it is not very commensurate with your status and status. ”

Liu Kan smiled, "I'm a master, but I can do it by selling wine, Mr. Xiao don't want to laugh at me." Mr.'s knowledge is first-class in our county. Liu Kan performed this salute, not for anything else, but for the knowledge of Mr. and the personality of Mr. ”

Although Xiao He didn't show anything on his face, a touch of pride flashed in his eyes.

"Ah Kan, are you here to find the county magistrate?"

"Exactly!"

"Then you can go straight to it...... Your Majesty is fine at this moment, but if it's a little later, you may be able to say. Ren Ao, you're not supervising the work in Xicheng, what are you doing here? Xiao He said to Liu Kan and looked at Ren Ao in surprise.

Ren Ao hurriedly explained the situation, Xiao He thought about it, "I'll deal with this matter." Let those people stop working and go back to prison first. I'm going to find someone to tell you that Chenshi's prison meal has been changed to coarse corn and dry food...... Well, the same is true for the night. ”

Xiao He is a chief official, and he is responsible for these sporadic trivial things.

Ren Ao agreed, said goodbye to Liu Kan, and left in a hurry. And Xiao He didn't have time to greet Liu Kan again, so he trotted away all the way.

Standing in front of the gate of the official office, Liu Kan smiled dumbly.

Everyone's busy...... Looks like I can't be too idle!

Thinking of this, he stepped into the door of the official office.

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The first of the four watches!