readx;?readx; Chapter 295 Zhao Leader and Radish Head

Qin Lei still insisted on getting on the road. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, it was not yet completely dark, and the four black-clothed guards took an ice row. Pairs take turns standing at the end of the ice bed, using a pole with a metal tip on top to prop the ice bed forward.

This winter's rare low temperature has caused thick and flat ice to form on the Xiaoqing River. After the first few strenuous supports, the ice rows glide faster and faster on the ice, and then they only need to click on the ice from time to time to control the direction, and they can move forward at a high speed, which is very labor-saving.

Half an hour before dark, he traveled more than ten miles.

After that, it was completely dark, and even though every ice row was lit with 'gas lanterns', the visibility was still very low on this snowy night. Worst of all, the snow covered the ice, making it impossible to tell which was the river and which was the road.

I stumbled along the way, and my speed naturally couldn't be raised. Fortunately, the wind that had been blowing for two days finally stopped, greatly slowing down the physical exertion of the guards. I also ran into a caravan that also entered Beijing overnight, and together with others, I fell a lot less. By daybreak, thirty miles had been drawn out, and Kyoto was finally in sight.

Half a day after Qin Lei set off from the Jingshan camp, Gou Ji also took three thousand black-armored cavalry and went straight to Zhongdu with the avenue. They walked in a straight line, and although they set off half a day later than the prince, they arrived half a day early. After touching the prince's itinerary, Gou Ji led the cavalry and hid in a valley twenty miles southwest of Kyoto.

I slept all night in the ice and snow, and it was not until the twentieth that I received a report from the scout: the prince was still ten miles away from the central capital. Gou Ji took the black-armored cavalry, raised the banner of the king of Longwei County, and drove towards the central capital.

Outside the Nanyang Gate of the West City of the Central Capital, it is already the beginning of the hour. The snow was still falling, and it was blowing in waves, enveloping the entire towering city. It is said that at this time, the soldiers defending the city have long hid in the city gate building, roasting the fire, eating, drinking and gambling money. But today, the soldiers of the City Gate Division did not pull a pestle on the head of the city, even if the snow was no longer knee-high, they did not dare to move.

This is not the masters of the city gate division, and finally found that they were ashamed of the country's salary, and decided to be loyal to their duties on this snowy day. The reason is actually very simple - the leader is coming, or more accurately - the leader is coming.

This leader's surname is Zhao, his name is heir, his word is Jiye, and he is now five years old Chinese New Year's Eve, which is the best age for a man. In the year of his establishment, Lord Zhao was appointed as the general of the Kyoto Guard, in charge of the Kyoto Terracotta Temple, and led the defense of the city of Kyoto. The City Gate Division, the City Patrol Division, and the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division are all under its jurisdiction, which can be described as a high authority and a proud spring breeze.

But life can never be perfect, this Zhao leader is no exception, he thinks he has three regrets: one is that when he was young, he was broken up and did not marry a princess who was in love. The second is that he had the ambition to join the army, but he had no choice but to get involved in the officialdom of Kyoto, although he was proud all the way, and became a general in charge of the defense of Gyeonggi in his thirties, but he never went to the battlefield for a day, and he was really embarrassed to call himself a 'general'.

The third is that the young Junyan who was Jian Zai in the emperor's heart was promoted, but for the position of General Wei, he switched to the Taiwei Sect, and recently he was unclear with the prince. Legend has it that Leader Zhao fell for the prince's beauty trick and rekindled his old relationship with Princess Heyang. He also vaguely heard that the market had changed his nickname from 'Jade Face Wenhou' to 'Three Surnamed Slaves'. Although they are all Lu Bu, the meaning of the representation is far from the same.

So Leader Zhao is also unhappy, but many things cannot be explained or confided. So he chose to be silent, he was originally quite cheerful, but now he doesn't say a word all day long, and he can suffocate the people around him to death.

For example, in the past two days, on a very cold day, he did not sit in the yamen, and every day before the city gate was opened, he ran to the land of the West City Gate Division, and stood on the high city gate tower for a day. No one could figure out what he was going to do, but the soldiers knew that standing on the tower of the city gate and looking down, they could see all directions in all directions. Now that the New Year is approaching, I am afraid that I will be seen by the general as lazy, and I will not have the reward at the end of the year, so I grit my teeth and hold on, and I don't know how many times I have scolded Leader Zhao in my heart.

Standing like a stone for two days, Zhao Chengsi finally waited for the big flag, looked at the long snake that was winding on the snowfield in the distance, and he said the first sentence in two days: "Close the city gate." ”

The attendants on the side hurriedly ran down, and in a short time, with the sound of a 'clucking' spring, the heavy gates all creaked down.

Gou Ji saw the city gate slowly falling, cursed loudly, ordered the team to stop advancing, and took a squadron to the city with himself. Grabbed the war horse, pinched his waist, and shouted loudly with a horsewhip: "Listen to the city, this is the head of the Qinming Zongzheng Mansion and the Jingshan Battalion, and the guard of the king of Longwei County, my prince wants to enter the city to report on his work, and you will open the door as soon as possible!" ”

The soldiers in the city who were about to freeze only then did they know that it turned out that Leader Zhao was waiting to block the door of His Royal Highness the Fifth Highness...... I couldn't help but pray secretly for Leader Zhao, although Leader Zhao was a pretty big cadre, and he usually looked quite powerful. But compared to the Fifth Highness who poked the prince's eyeballs, burned the old mansion of the prince, and beat the prime minister's family, it is not half a point. If it is a gambling game, ten out of ten will be pressed on the side of the Fifth Highness.

But Leader Zhao obviously didn't think so, and only listened to him say aloud: "Please tell the lord of the city to tell the prince, the last general, Zhao Chenghei, is called to pass the decree......"

Gou Ji obviously didn't have the consciousness to kneel on the ground, and said coldly: "Speak." He said in his heart: 'The prince really didn't guess wrong, the prince is overbearing. But I cannot kneel down to this thief, lest I tarnish the reputation of the king. ’

Zhao Chengsi's face was stunned, and he wanted to reprimand the officers under the city for being rude, but he was afraid that the prince would mess around and use the topic to play, so he pretended to be unaware and said loudly: "Your Majesty has a saying: Qin Lei should be diligent and conscientious, don't always run to the capital, and wait until the Chinese New Year to come back." Chin this. ”

When the city heard this, he said angrily: "What about the holy decree? Bring the decree and all things will be closed! Otherwise, you're an overbearing! ”

Zhao Chengsi said coldly: "So many people listen, Ben Jiang still doesn't dare to risk that big disapproval, please go back." After saying that, he turned around and went down the tower.

Gou Ji shouted and scolded for a while, but when he saw that no one responded, he had to turn back and lead the team to the southwest.

Earlier, outside the water gate in the capital.

Because the Xiaoqing River that runs through the central capital is frozen, all large and small ships are suspended, but the central capital city with a population of one million consumes countless amounts of firewood, rice, oil and salt every day, and the supply cannot be cut off for a day. Moreover, the cover of ice and snow makes it very difficult to travel on official roads, and it is obvious that land transportation alone cannot meet the huge demand.

It is the water gate of the north and south cities that opens all day long, and countless ice rows full of goods pass through the water gate, replacing the cargo ships on the Grand Canal, and sending nutrients to the central capital. Even in the middle of winter, when the river is frozen and it is difficult for ships to navigate, the entrance tax that can be levied is several times higher than that of the land gate.

The Tax Department and the Castle Gate Division have been in dispute over this golden passage, and both want to take it for themselves, and finally the lawsuit is fought to Kyoto Prefecture and Kyoto Terra-ji Temple. Qin Shouzhuo discussed with the previous Wei general Huangfu Keyi, and decided that the two families would take turns to sit in the village, one side for three days, and then the other side, which was fair and reasonable, and Tong Su was not bullied, which resolved the dispute between the two sides.

Today is 20, and it is the day when the Department of Inland Revenue is in charge of Watergate. From the moment the door opened, an endless stream of ice rows began to enter the city, and each ship, regardless of the amount of goods, was charged a large amount of money and fifty yuan. By about midnight, he had already put away nearly two hundred taels of silver, and he was so happy that he was personally in charge of the tax secretary Du Si Han's tenth brother, holding a stove, couldn't close his mouth.

In fact, the door should be opened at the same time, but yesterday the city gate division said that it was to search for the Qin criminals, and they came to make trouble for a day, so that Han Dusi suffered huge losses, and he opened the city gate for an hour this morning to talk about compensation.

But the good mood did not last long, and the tax collector came to report: "The man of the city gate division is here again." When Brother Han heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he put the stove on the table, and said angrily: "Are these radish head birds endless?" ”

Before the words fell, I heard a scream at the door: "Han Fatty, who are you talking about?" ”

Tenth Brother Han Huo got up, only to see a thin goatee, supported by a group of city patrol soldiers, rumbling into the house. Not to be outdone, the tax collectors of the tax department also followed in a dozen or so, crowding the originally spacious metropolitan office.

Seeing that his subordinates also came in, Brother Han Shi's face was calm, and he said with disdain: "Luo Botao, why are you here again?" Or do you want to check your guilt? There is still one day before the handover, when did you see us make trouble for you? Do you want to be shameless? A string of questions erupted like beads, and it was obvious that Han Dusi had endured it for a long time.

The thin Luo Botao's face tightened, and it was a rule for the two sides to take turns to sit in the village, and it has been like this for five or six years, and the two sides have been fine. This time, Shangfeng ordered a strict inspection of the water gate, but did not tell the specific reason, only said that those similar soldiers were not allowed to go, making it difficult for him to live.

Thinking of this, Luo Dusi's face softened slightly, and he reluctantly changed into a smiling face and said: "Foolish brother doesn't want to mess with the rules, but this is all the meaning of the top, our arms can't reach our thighs, we really can't disobey, please brother Haihan." He said and promised: "We only check people, we don't collect taxes, don't worry, brother." ”

Brother Han didn't want to pay attention to it, stretched out his chubby fingers, pointed at the soldiers of the city gate in the house, and said in a rough voice: "You were also like this yesterday, what was the result?" You didn't find a single one, but we were shortened by at least four hundred taels, I think you want to repeat the old tricks, keep everyone out of the city, and wait for a good harvest when you are on duty, don't you? ”

Luo Botao heard the words and said: "You Han Fat fell into the eyes of money, but others don't, do you agree?" ”

Brother Han Shidi blinked and said with a smile: "It's okay, as long as you check it for one day, you will compensate us for one day, and Lao Tzu will let you check it, otherwise there is no way." As soon as this remark came out, the tax collectors of the tax department made a loud noise, apparently very fond of this plan.

But the soldiers of the City Gate Division were not happy, seeing that the end of the year was approaching, the brothers still pointed to the silver to spend a good year, in case it was ten days and half a month, then it would be a ball year.

The two sides quarreled so loudly that the noise almost lifted the roof.

Seeing that the situation was in danger of getting out of control, Luo Botao screamed: "Shut up!" The voice was sharp and piercing, and it really calmed the crowd. Staring at Brother Han's bulging fat cheeks, Luo Botao gritted his teeth and said, "I'll pay you back for one day." ”

He vaguely knew that this matter was personally arranged by the general, and it was said that several other city gate divisions were also on guard, and even the general was personally sitting in Nanyang Gate. Therefore, Rao loves money like life, and Luo Botao still cuts meat for a day. You must know that the day before the year before is three days in the off-season!

But Han Fatzi was obviously not satisfied, he didn't blink his eyes, shook his head and said, "Check for a few days!" ”

How can you say yes? What if it really takes more than ten days? Luo Botao shuddered and said, "I will pay you back for two days." ”

"Check for a few days, a few days." Han Fatzi is obviously very stubborn.

After the 'three days' were also rejected. Luo Botao was reluctant to add any more, and glared: "It seems that my brother has made up his mind, and he will not eat and drink in a toast!" As soon as the words fell, the soldiers drew their swords one after another, and they wanted to come hard.

Seeing the bright knife light, Han Fatzi's legs trembled, and the principal on the side whispered in his ear: "Three days is three days, so that we can collect it for nine days in a row, and we should still earn it." ”

Han Fatzi also wanted to nod, but he also had a last resort, shook his head with difficulty, and said inwardly: "Brothers, don't we have a guy?" ”

Although the tax collectors wasted firewood, they were not afraid of the city gate soldiers who were also wasted wood, and when they heard this, they also drew their swords and confronted the people of the city gate division. Han Fatzi also let go, and said loudly: "Radish head, you wait, trespass on the tax department, and threaten the official with weapons, we have to go to Dali Temple to theorize well." ”

Luo Botao's face was stunned, and he couldn't imagine that Han Fatzi, who was timid and afraid on weekdays, was so tough at this time, and when he was riding a tiger, he heard the voices of people outside gradually boiling.

Han Shidi put up the window and saw that the dispute between the two sides had continued outside, blocking the traffic on the river, and countless ice rows were blocked outside the door, unable to enter or retreat. This is very dangerous, in case the ice is too much to squeeze and collapse, the loss of casualties is a small matter. It was impossible to pass for several days, but it was a terrible event.

Both of them understood this truth, and Luo Botao said anxiously: "I'll give you five days and let your people get out of the way." ”

Brother Han said in his heart: "Even if it is a hundred days, it will not work. He glared and said, "When is it, pay back yours and mine, it's important to keep the ice!" As he spoke, he shouted loudly outside, "Remove the obstacles and let them all go!" ”

Luo Botao looked at the crowded ice, opened his mouth, and didn't say anything after all. He also knew that if the ice collapsed, everyone would not have a good life, so he saved a fluke and said to himself: 'It shouldn't be such a coincidence.' ’

When the tax collectors moved the obstacles, the thousands of ice beds that had been waiting for a long time poured into the middle capital like a tide. After a while, they scattered and disappeared into the river.

One of them, a group of dry goods, turned into the Yudai River, shuttled for a long time between the many painted boats that were frozen in ice, and only stopped in front of an ordinary painting boat when there were no other ice beds behind. An ice bed leaned up, and the rest were scattered around, faintly protective.

On the ice bed that leaned up, a vigilant-looking man in a strong suit stood up, and gave two loud, short whistles. The painting boat opened a small window, and an ordinary old face was revealed, and asked in a hissing voice, "What are you doing?" ”

"Delivered." The man said softly.

"Don't, don't, don't lack anything." The old man looked impatient.

"It's so cold, don't you need an air conditioner?" The man said in a deep voice.

"My family has a large population, so I have to drag it out." The old man's expression suddenly warmed, and he said eagerly: "Come on." In a few moments, the ladder was lowered on the side of the ship. The man tightened his belt, held the blade in his hand, and climbed up the ladder to draw the boat.

After a while, Shen Bing's miserable white face appeared on the deck. An ice row on the east side also revealed Qin Lei's expressionless handsome face.

The dispute at the water gate finally came to an end, looking at Luo Botao, who had left one after another, Brother Han wiped the white sweat on his head, and said with a long sigh of relief: "You can be regarded as driving these turtle sons away." The tax collectors were completely impressed by Lord Dusi today, and for a while, they were like a tide of sycophants, and they remarked again and again, making Han Dusi's smile as bright as a chrysanthemum.

Everyone didn't know that this Lord Han was so tough today, but he was also forced to do it, who let him be pulled into the water by a certain eagle dog surnamed Shen.