The day of departure has finally arrived, after bidding farewell to Wang Mang and his mother Wang, Wang An will start from Xinye County to Wan County to receive the official document, visit Nanyang Taishou, visit Kong Xiu with Kong Xun, and then start from Wan County, from east to west through Hongnong County, arrive in Chang'an, the whole trip will take about half a month. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Before that, Du Shi returned to Ji County, and Miss Xia also returned to the village. Before leaving, Wang An agreed with the two that they could contact the Li family bookstore on Shangguan back street when they went to Chang'an. Wang An didn't plan to live in the new capital Hou Mansion, Chang'an's Hou Mansion only had Wang An's brother Wang Yu's family, and all the people he interacted with were great Confucian celebrities, Wang An didn't want to ask for trouble.

Wang An also asked Zheng to contact Zheng Rong, hoping that he could provide information about Dangyang. Although Li Tong has been asked for help, one is a bandit and the other is a businessman, and the two have different positions and understand different situations.

When Wang An arrived in Wanxian County, he first went to Nanyang Taishou Mansion and received an official document from Nanyang Taishou Mansion, proving that Wang An was recommended to go to Chang'an to take the exam, and then Nanyang Taishou met with Wang An, because Wang An was neither a local scholar in Nanyang nor recommended by Nanyang Taishou, so it was just a routine encouragement to Wang An, and then it was over, and there was no send-off banquet. The little fat man Kong Xun was indignant about this, and a few days ago Deng Hua came to visit Taishou, and Taishou also set up a banquet to entertain him.

Then I went to the Confucian Mansion and met with Kong Xiu, the new capital minister, this time I met, Kong Xiu's spirit was much better than last time, and he would not be overthinking like last time, and his eyes were dull. During the conversation, Wang An learned that Kong Fu went out to study again, and he went with Deng Hua. Wang An asked Kong Xun privately, did Taishou invite Kong Fu to the banquet? Kong Xun nodded, saying that his brother's eyebrows fluttered when he came back, and he accompanied Deng Hua to play in Wanxian County for a day the next day, and went to Chang'an with Deng Hua on the third day.

The next day, with Kong Xun, Wang An and his entourage bid farewell to Kong Xiu, left Wanxian, and rushed to Chang'an. Starting from Wanxian County, passing through Hongnong County, there is an official road to Chang'an, and you can reach Chang'an by walking along the official road. The little fat man took out a map, looked at it carefully, pointed to a place and said, "We spent the night here in Anping." ”

"Why is that?"

"This official road is the main road to Chang'an, there are many merchants, and there are many robbers on the road, and they are still croppers during the day and robbers at night. So the merchants gathered here in Anping, went to Hongnong County in a group, and reintegrated in Xi County. The little fat man replied, he looked at Wang An's people, "Although Mr. Second doesn't bring many things, but there are not many people, and in the eyes of the bandits, he is a lone businessman." ”

Wang Anxin said, there is no big mistake in being careful, the bandits don't care whether you are a scholar who is rushing to take the exam or not, you will kill if you kill it, and you can only investigate the responsibility of the local officials afterwards. Can the government still bring you back to life? Wang An nodded in agreement.

When they arrived in Anping Town, they found the largest inn in the local area to register for accommodation, and soon a businessman came to ask Wang An if they were willing to go together. Everyone looked at the little fat man, Kong Xun asked the other party a few questions, how many people were there, what goods were pulling, and where the destination was, and then shook his head and rejected the other party. Wang An asked him why he refused, and the little fat man replied that they were pulling salt. Facing Wang An's puzzled eyes, the little fat man sighed and explained: "In the eyes of the bandits, salt is gold. Not only did the people need it, but the bandits also needed it, both to exchange money and for their own use, not only to get rid of it quickly, but also difficult for the government to find out, and he brought fewer people, I suspect that he has already dealt with the bandits, so he delayed the time, so he was in a hurry. ”

Wang An asked Wei Xuan to go out to have a look, and after a while, Wei Xuan came back and said that there were blood stains on the car. Wang An asked Wei Xuan, can you help him? Wei Xuan said: "With our manpower plus the other party's manpower, it will not be a problem to deal with dozens of people. But it's hard to say if there's more. ”

Wang An said: "We will also deal with bandits in the future, if the bandits dare to come, we will first practice with the bandits in Hongnong County." Kong Xun sighed, called the merchant just now, and told him that the master agreed to go with him. The man was overjoyed and thanked them all with a vigorous salute. Only then did Wang An know that this person's name was Xu Lai, who was from Chang'an, and this time he transported salt from Yangzhou to Chang'an with the head of the family. There was something wrong in Nanjun before, and it took some time to delay, so I was in a hurry.

Wang Anxin said, why is it Nanjun again? I'm embarrassed to ask him if he's acting as a yang. The two parties agreed to leave tomorrow.

Wang An met the main family the next day, and as soon as the two sides met, Wang An felt that the person opposite was a woman dressed as a man? Look at the hands again, they are very small and slender, and if you want to see the feet, they are covered. Seeing Wang An from above, the other party snorted and turned to leave. When she saw that Wang An was still traveling with a maidservant, she said even more contemptuously: "Sure enough." "Well, it's really a woman.

Chatting with Xu Lai, Wang An learned that part of the salt they transported this time was sold in Nanjun and part in Nanyang, and the remaining ten trucks were transported to Chang'an.

"Why don't you sell it in Hongnong County?" Wang An asked.

Xu Lai smiled bitterly: "There are people in Hongnong County." ”

The little fat man took out the map to arrange food and lodging, every day at sunrise and sunset, the inns where he settled were the best in the local area, Wang An felt very strange how Kong Xun knew these places, the little fat man dotted the map, "This is all in exchange for our Kong family's life, if there is a change, we will immediately notify the master and modify the map." ”

Kong Xun looked at the map and said: "Between Wuguan and Yaoguan, it is close to Bear's Ears Mountain, and the Kong family has lost a few batches of goods here, so that everyone can strengthen their vigilance." ”

Wang An cautiously pointed at Xu Lai: "Do you think they will be bandits pretending?" ”

Kong Xun shook his head: "I once asked them where they have been and who they have met, and their descriptions are similar to what my adults said, and Miss Xia came out of the cottage, and she is still a little gangster, but that girl doesn't." That girl should have come from a big family, just like the eldest girl's wife. ”

"I think you're a perfect match for that girl." Wang An quipped.

"It's a pity that the disciple has already made a marriage, and he will get married after the other party and Lu. This young disciple can't be married. ”

At this time, the scouts in front came back to report that there was an accident in front of the caravan, their ox cart had fallen apart, and the goods were falling all over the ground, and they were cleaning up. Wei Xuan asked if it was okay to take a detour? The scout shook his head, he could pass on horseback, but not ox carts, and next to it was farmland.

Kong Xun looked at the map: "This place is only ten miles away from the next town, and this is not a good place to rob." ”

"Go and tell Xu Lai that there are still ten miles away from the town, anyway, it's still early, let them wait," Wang Andao said to Wei Xuan: "Send people to monitor the front, and when they finish cleaning up, we are passing." ”