Liu Yong and his entourage stopped and walked all the way, looked around, watched the scenery along the way, tasted various foods, and had a very comfortable time. On this day, the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info finally arrived in Guangling, which is the Yangzhou of later generations.

Guangling is a prefecture under the Xuzhou Thorn History, which is equivalent to a prefecture-level city now, so compared with Xuzhou, where the "provincial capital" is located, the city wall is far less tall and thick, and it is even worse than the Luoyuan under the rule of Liu Yong. However, because it is located in the waterway of the Yangtze River, and the opposite side is Moling, an important town in Jiangdong, which is an important place for the north and south, and a place where businessmen gather, so the traffic is busy, bustling, and it is very lively.

Even though it was peacetime, the battlements of the city gate were still covered with various battle flags, and at a distance stood a soldier with a gun on guard. In front of the city gate, there were two columns of people waiting to enter the city, and several officials carefully checked them. There was a table next to it, and a young official in official uniform kept recording with a pen. On the side, a lieutenant led a group of soldiers in military uniform, with blades in their hands and straight bodies, guarding everything around them.

Imperial court officials were allowed to enjoy privileges, so Zhou Cang jumped off his horse and walked directly to the leading lieutenant. Zhou Cang was tall and strong, and he seemed very abrupt in a large group of people, but this lieutenant was already familiar with it, and seeing that he was not carrying a weapon, he only paid a little attention to it, and the sergeants secretly raised their guard. The people seemed to have long been accustomed to it, but they were surprised by the tall and mighty black man, and after a few words, they lined up in a proper and honest manner to enter the city.

Zhou Cang took out the adjutant general certificate issued by the imperial court, walked to the lieutenant and handed it over. The lieutenant took it and examined it carefully, returned it respectfully, and bowed his hand again: "The last general has seen the general. Does the general ask the general to accompany you to the pavilion first, or go directly to the mansion? ”

Zhou Cang waved his hand and said with a big grin: "No need." We were just passing by here, so we didn't stay at the inn. ”

"So the general isn't here on business?"

"yes." Zhou Cang's eyes widened, "Can't we stay here for a few days?" ”

The lieutenant laughed and said, "Of course you can." It's just that I want to bother the general to go here and register first. ”

"What kind of bird is registered?" Zhou Cang was dissatisfied, "I've been to so many places before, but I haven't registered. How is Xu Du? The land of the Son of Heaven, I didn't say anything to register when I went in and out of there, but there are so many rules in your small Guangling Mansion. ”

"I'm afraid the general has misunderstood." Nadu Wei still had a smile on his face, and explained, "Just because Guangling guards the north bank of the Yangtze River, there is no room for mistakes, so Taishou has issued an order that if you need to stay in the local area for business, friends, or business, you must first register here." ”

Before Zhou Cang could speak, a hand patted lightly on his shoulder. Zhou Cang looked back, but Liu Yong came over at some point, so he said, "General, you said ...... here."

Liu Yong waved his hand and said, "Vice General Zhou doesn't need to say any more. Chen Yuanlong promulgated this order, and he has his own reasons, and we will obey it. Go and call a scribe. ”

"Yes." Zhou Cang replied sullenly and retreated.

"What do you call this brother?" Liu Yong turned his head and asked the lieutenant again.

"Don't dare, the last general's surname is Liu Mingyong, and he is the captain of the city here." The man saw that this young man called Taishou's name, and Zhou Cang, the deputy general, was even more respectful to him, thinking that this young man must be a senior official sent by the imperial court to pay a private visit to Weifu, and his heart sank, so he replied respectfully.

"So we're family. My surname is Liu. ”

Liu Yong looked Liu Yong up and down, and suddenly asked, "Are you General Liu Yong Liu?" ”

Liu Yong was surprised for a while, and asked rhetorically, "Why do you ask that?" ”

"It's just because my family Taishou once instructed us, the generals who guarded the city, that if you see a person in his twenties, who speaks kindly, and doesn't have a little arrogance, you should be careful. If his surname is Liu, there must be a big black man by his side, who must be General Liu Yong Liu. ”

Liu Yong couldn't help but laugh. Liu Yongda was overjoyed, "Sure enough, it's General Liu." ”

Liu Yong nodded, and smiled helplessly: "I can't deny it if I want to." Your family is too smart and too meticulous. He said to Zhou Cang again: "Brother Zhou, it seems that I can't take you out in the future." Others will know my whereabouts as soon as they see you. ”

Zhou Cang scratched his head and said helplessly: "My father and mother want to make me look like this, what is my way." The crowd laughed even more.

Liu Yong said respectfully: "General, please wait here, and the little one will go to report to Taishou." ”

"Captain Liu, you wait." Liu Yong called lightly, and said with a smile, "Captain Liu." As for me, I want to take a stroll around Guangling City first, take a look, stay in an inn at night, and don't alarm Taishou if you are tired. ”

"Yes." Liu Yong arched his hand, and said with an embarrassed face, "It's just that this is the inn ......."

"I know. Didn't the Lieutenant say that he had to register first, and we just did it. ”

"Thank you, General." Liu Yong smiled and said: "It stands to reason that General Liu is a friend of Taishou and a confidant of Prime Minister Cao Cheng, so he shouldn't have ......registered."

Liu Yong waved his hand and said: "Everyone should obey the political order in front of it, and the order should be forbidden, and no one should have any privileges, otherwise it will soon become a dead letter and an ornament." It doesn't matter, we'll just register as required. He waved his hand and let the scribe go and do it.

Liu Yong said gratefully: "Thank you for your understanding. ”

"However, I'm also very curious, isn't the place to enter the city just to see a road or something? Why do I need to register here? ”

Liu Yong looked left and right, and then attached it to Liu Yong's ear and said carefully: "Don't hide it from the general, mainly to prevent Jiangdong's meticulous work." ”

"Oh?" Liu Yong was a little strange, how could it be done under such conditions in this era, "You tell me in detail." ”

Liu Yong looked around and said to Liu Yong, "General, please come here." He led Liu Yong and Zhou Cang to a slightly secluded place, and explained: "This is a new decree issued by Taishou. Opposite Guangling is Jiangdong Moling, Guangling is lost, Xuzhou is shaken, and we and Sun Quan are still fighting fiercely last year, and now it is only temporarily peaceful, so Taishou does not dare to take it lightly, and issued an order to strictly prevent Jiangdong from doing fine. ”

"Register to prevent fine work?" Liu Yong was skeptical.

"General, that's right. In the past, we also relied on the household register or the roads issued by the townships to lead us to the city gates. However, the disadvantages are also very obvious. The household register is inconvenient to carry, and it is even more troublesome if it is carelessly lost; Although the road guide is simple, it has to be driven every day, not to mention that sometimes no one is in the village. Therefore, Taishou came up with a strategy, which was to implement the city entry and exit permits to prove the identity of the visitors. ”

"It's kind of interesting." Liu Yong smiled, which was a bit like the "ID card" of later generations, nodded and motioned for Liu Yong to continue.

"This city entry and exit permit is mainly used for two types of people, one is the local villagers who often go in and out of the city to do business, or visit relatives and friends. He himself carries his household registration to the local Lizheng to issue a certificate, and then goes to the pavilion chief and the township chief to review and sign the seal, and finally the government office issues the certificate, and then the certificate can enter and exit the city. The second type is the outsiders who come here to do business. It is necessary to be guaranteed by a local household, and to the government to declare for the record, and then issue a certificate of entry and exit from the city. ”

Liu Yong was puzzled: "There is no photo on your pass...... If you don't have an image, if someone picks it up or steals it, can't you go into the city? ”

"The general doesn't know anything. The pass also bears the fingerprint of each person's right thumb. ”

"You're examining your fingerprints?"

"Yes. Taishou said that everyone's fingerprints are different, and there is no fingerprint that is exactly the same in the world. ”

Liu Yong nodded, the uniqueness of this fingerprint was told to Chen Deng by himself when he was in Xuzhou before, but he didn't expect him to use it here. Liu Yong asked again: "I see that there are so many people in and out of the city here, isn't it troublesome to check the fingerprints every time, and it doesn't delay time?" ”

"It's a bit time-consuming at first, but as you get acquainted with it, you don't need to check the old faces. General, please see, most people enter the city quite quickly. ”

Liu Yong nodded, and Zhou Cang suddenly asked again: "You just said that you want to leave the thumb print of your right hand, what if that person doesn't have a thumb of his right hand?" ”

"Then change to the index finger of the right hand, and if you don't have it, it's the middle finger ......of the right hand," Liu Yong didn't wait for Zhou Cang to ask, and continued, "If you don't have the right hand, look at the left hand." If you don't have two hands, look at your feet, and if you don't have two hands and feet, then what are you going to do? ”

Zhou Cang laughed when he heard this, Liu Yong couldn't help laughing, and asked: "I just heard that these two categories are not registered, it seems that they are only needed to visit relatives and friends here temporarily or pass by here, right?" ”

"Exactly. Before these people enter the city, they must first register with us, and the main content is this, how many people there are, each person's name, gender, age, where he came from, where he went to live, how long he stayed, and so on. After we registered, another note was issued, and with this strip, the inn dared to let him stay. ”

Liu Yong was still a little puzzled: "Aren't you worried that person is scribbling?" ”

"Don't worry too much. Such a person will not stay here for a few days, and every day after curfew, the yamen will go to all kinds of inns to check their whereabouts. ”

Liu Yong smiled faintly, thinking that Chen Deng's method could prevent most of the spies, but he was afraid that he could not put an end to the disguise of senior merchants or sophisticated meticulous work. At this time, the scribe came over after registration and told Liu Yong. Liu Yong smiled at Liu Yong, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and with a gesture of his hand, led everyone into the city gate.

Don't look at the outer city of Guangling, but the inside is very different, the streets are not wide on both sides are full of teahouses, taverns, pawnshops, workshops, and even casinos and brothels that are rare in other places, all kinds of signboard flags fluttering in the wind, which is spectacular. In front of the shop, there are small vendors with small shops, selling some needle money, fruits and other things. The streets were full of people, some carrying burdens and hurrying, some shouting and selling, some shouting and soliciting customers, and some bargaining...... The crowd is full of voices, and it is extremely prosperous.

After opening a few rooms in the best inn in the city, Liu Yong ordered free activities in the past few days, and asked Xiao Qiao to dress up as a Confucian student, and the two went to the city to walk around at will, and then found a restaurant, ordered a few dishes, sat by the window, and chatted while eating.

Xiao Qiao said with a smile: "Brother-in-law, I didn't expect that Guangling also used tables and chairs, and the food was also a table meal, but it was the same as ours." ”

Before Liu Yong could speak, someone at the table next to him replied: "It's the first time for the two brothers to come to Guangling, right?" Liu Yong turned his head to look, but he was an old pedant in his fifties sitting according to the case, with a pot of wine on the table, a plate of beef in sauce, a gray beard, and a thin face, but red and fluttering.

"Uncle, our brother is coming to Guangling for the first time, there are many things I don't understand, can my brother have time to come over and talk about it."

The old man was begging for it, so he immediately came with the dishes. Liu Yong cleaned up the table a little, and the three of them sat down again.

"You didn't order any wine?" The old man's eyes widened in astonishment.

"Our brother was born with no drinking, and he can't accompany his father-in-law, and I hope to forgive me."

"It's a pity." The old man shook his head, shook the flask, poured a small glass, took a sip, and tasted it with great taste.

"Little two." Liu Yong greeted, "Give this old man a pot of the best wine in your store." ”

The old man was overjoyed, and thanked him again and again, "The old man's surname is Han, thank you for the kindness of the two little brothers." ”

"You don't need to be polite. Our surname is Qiao, I am Qiao Da, and this is my brother Qiao Er. ”

Old man Han squinted his eyes and looked at Liu Yong and Xiao Qiao, shook his head and said, "The difference in appearance between your two brothers is so big. You are of a strong body, with a dark complexion and a mediocre appearance; Your brother is weak, his face is as white as jade, and he is unusually handsome. ”

When Xiao Qiao heard this, he almost laughed out loud, and hurriedly bent down, hiding his face in it, and couldn't help snickering.

Liu Yong's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "As the saying goes, a dragon gives birth to nine sons, and the nine sons are different. Why is it strange that I am like a father and my little brother is like a mother? ”

Xiao Qiao couldn't help snickering when he heard this, but Old Man Han didn't notice it, nodded and said, "What the little brother said is reasonable." ”

Liu Yong diverted the topic and said: "Dare to ask the old man, I don't know what the political situation in Guangling is?" My brother wants to do business here, is it safe? ”

Old man Han said: "If it was in the past, it would be difficult to say. However, since Chen Taishou took office, he has clearly judged rewards and punishments, and applied both grace and power. There are more than 10,000 families in the group of pirates in Xuezhou, and they are bound to their fate. Before the deadline, the merit was completed, the four seas were leveled, and the people were all grateful. ”

"I heard that the pirates were rampant, Chen Taishou is a civil official, aren't you afraid?"

"What are pirates? Jiangdong Sun Ce is so brave, isn't it in vain. ”

"Uncle, tell my brother about it." Liu Yong usually reads "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" does not have this paragraph, he is very curious, and he is busy pouring a glass of wine for Old Man Han.

Old man Han took it up and drank it all, with a "tsk" sound in his mouth, put down the wine glass, and said slowly: "It was the spring of the fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao was stationed in Guandu, Yuan Shao in the north, and Liu Bei in the east. Sun Ce thought that Cao Mengde had no more strength to spare, and finally tried to see the dagger, and sent Wu general Zhou Zhang to lead the front army to the north along the ditch, and the troops were in the direction of the front, and they approached Kuangqi in Guangling County. But he quietly managed the army and reorganized the army, only waiting for the former army to play Kai, that is, to raise the army in Heluo, and realize the ambition of the king.

For a time, the Wu army came all over the river, waving the flag, and the armor was distinct and intimidating. Guangling's headquarters were not as good as Jiangdong's eleventh, and everyone was panicked and persuaded Chen Yuanlong to abandon the city and leave. Chen Yuanlong said sternly: I was ordered by the country to come to this land. Xima Wenyuanzhi is in the Si position, can level Baiyue in the south, and destroy Qundi in the north, I can not curb the ferocity, how can I escape from the evil! I sent my life to serve the country, and righteousness to rectify the chaos, the way of heaven and Shun, and the restraint must be carried out. The so-called enemy is outnumbered, and it is imperative to use strategy. Chen Yuanlong showed weakness to the enemy, ordered Kuang to abandon and retreat to Guangling. Wu Jun saw that Chen Yuanlong's troops were defeated without a fight, and the grain and grass were all abandoned, and they were ecstatic in their hearts, thinking that Guangling was within easy reach and had no defense. In the middle of the night, Wu Jun was tired and sleepy, and Chen Yuanlong's strange soldiers descended from the sky and entered the city. The Wu army was caught off guard, and suddenly there was a big chaos, and the Wu army was good at water warfare and short land warfare, Chen Deng took advantage of the situation to cut off the waterway, and chased and killed the cavalry, and the Wu army collapsed on the whole line, and fled in defeat. ”

Liu Yong nodded, this battle was in the confrontation between Guandu, Cao Cao highlighted the surprise soldiers, blitzed Xuzhou, pacified Liu Bei, and after surrendering Guan Yu and Liu Yong, he ordered Chen Deng to be too punctual in Guangling. At that time, Cao Cao and Sun Ce had not yet become friends, so there was this battle.

"Can Sun Ce stop after this big defeat?" (To be continued.) )