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The city gate did not break his promise, and threw Zhang Fang and his party into the dungeon west of the pass - you must know that the general prisoners were thrown directly under the city wall, either with flail for public display, or punished as chengdan (laborers who repaired the city wall). Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIt's freezing this day, and I'm suffering from old sins.

In other words, being imprisoned in a dark and moldy dungeon is considered a preferential treatment.

In fact, Zhang Fang's behavior of letting go of the golden eagle has angered the city gate Cheng, and he was originally going to be punished for the city dan, but after the Yumen Guan Du Wei asked about the situation of the Ming and Qing dynasties, he signaled to close the dungeon and waited for the county to come for interrogation.

Zhang Fang didn't find a chance to meet with Guan Duwei, but it was not bad to have a county. The so-called county is engaged in subordinate to the school captain, one person from each county, and the main supervision and supervision of documents, and the investigation of illegality, which is equivalent to the eyes and ears of the central government in the locality.

reported the name of the Marquis of Fuping, and he must not dare to stay in trouble. What's more, he is now his "father" critically ill, and in the Han Dynasty, where filial piety governs the world, even if it is an edict from the Son of Heaven, he has to open the net, not to mention the order of the school lieutenant.

Thinking about it like this, Zhang Fang became calm. And Deng Zhan also told everyone the same meaning, so everyone quieted down. The sixth day of the first month even discussed with Han Jun how to clean up the city gate when he went out.

Han Zhong was worried about his and his second brother's rewards, as well as whether his son's belongings would be swallowed up.

If he knew what was going to happen next, he probably wouldn't be so quiet, let alone worry about these things outside of him......

There was no day or night in the prison, but outside the prison, it was already getting dark and the snow had stopped. From the official road in the direction of Dunhuang in the east, a team of chariots and horses ran over the slush rut marks and gradually approached the Yumen Pass.

Half an hour later, a carriage and several guards and knights stopped in the Yumen Pass, and officials such as Guan Duwei, Sima, Fake Sima, Changshi, and Chengmen Cheng all came out to greet them. After another moment, the person in the car had become a guest at the banquet of the officials of Yumen Pass.

In the carriage was Dunhuang County engaged in Lu'an, and his position was not high, but only three hundred stones, but his position was humble and powerful. He is directly subordinate to the county lieutenant, and his duties are to picket the illegal affairs of the county (country) officials and supervise official documents. If there is any illegality, you can directly report to the division, which is a bit of the taste of the future Jinyiwei. This can also be understood why a small official has made many high-ranking officials of Qianshi come out to greet him.

Lu An was ordered by the lieutenant of Sili to drive 200 miles from Dunhuang and walked for two days before coming to Yumen Pass. The reason why he worked tirelessly on snowy days was not only the order of the peak, but also driven by interests. He will stay here, arrest the officials who have entered the customs, and torture the property. If he stays in Dunhuang, the benefits will be available to the defenders of Yumen Pass, when will it be his turn?

After Lu An got out of the car, he knew that he had actually obtained the first batch of people involved in the Western Expedition to enter the customs, and he was overjoyed, smiled, and went to the banquet first.

After three rounds of drinking, Lu An finally couldn't hold back and asked, "Who are the first batch of entrants?" ”

Everyone looked at the city gate, and the city gate bowed and said: "According to the Guan Yin, they are not officials, but should be recruited by the capital to assist the people who accompanied the army. ”

"Oh, not a military officer." Lu An pondered for a moment and said, "If it's not an official, it's not my responsibility." However, since it is the first batch of entrants related to the Western Expedition, it still needs to be carefully examined. ”

Everyone said, "Exactly." ”

Lu An's voice lowered: "Si Li's secret order, the western expedition to the officials, the destruction of the country and the slaughter of the city, the wealth obtained is very large, but the number reported to the court is not true, the monarchs should pay special attention." ”

Guan Duwei and his subordinates glanced at each other, and said suddenly: "You should strictly obey the orders of the subordinates and do your best to help." ”

"There is another matter, if there is a person who comes from the Metropolitan Protectorate and wants to pass the customs, there is a person named Zhang Fang, be sure to report it to me, and a certain family will have its own retribution."

The officials of Yumen Guan sighed lightly, nodded with a smile, and raised their heads to toast. Everyone knows this kind of thing, and this person must have a grudge against a nobleman, and take this opportunity to declare a personal vendetta. This kind of thing is also common, and everyone knows it.

In the midst of the staggered cups, the city gate got up to go to the toilet, confessed and retreated.

However, as soon as he left the hall, the city gate did not go to the hut, but hurried to the treasury.

After three turns and two turns, he came to the treasury and pushed the door in. There was still an oil lamp lit inside, and several officials were sorting out the books, and when they saw that their boss suddenly arrived, they hurriedly put down their work and bowed down.

Cheng Gateman hurriedly waved his hand and asked, "Is there a surname Zhang among the group of people captured today?" ”

The officials looked at each other, and after a while, someone expected Ai Ai to say: "It seems that there is a surname Zhang, what ......is it called?"

"Zhang Fang!" The city gate blurted out.

"That's right, it's called Zhang Fang." The official remembered it, and hurriedly took out a scroll from a scroll of slips, opened it, "Yes, it's called Zhang Fang, it's a teenager, a Chang'an family, and he lives in ......."

The city gate snatched the register, and when he saw it, the two were compared, and the handsome and extraordinary young man immediately appeared in front of him - it turned out to be him!

At the end of the day, the banquet had been dispersed, and outside the post gate where the officials and envoys were staying, the figure of the city gate appeared.

Cheng Cheng of the city gate dusted off the snow grains on his shoulders, bowed his sleeves, and spewed white air from his mouth: "Cheng Xu Jing of the city gate, I have something important to ask to see Lu Cheng." ”

After a while, Xu Jing of the city gate appeared in front of Lu An, holding the book in his hand and respectfully presenting it.

Lu An didn't drink much, he was already quite drunk, he held his forehead with his hand, and waved his hand weakly: "I have something to say." ”

Xu Jinggan smiled and withdrew his hand: "I am engaged, the first batch of people who entered the customs today are related to the Metropolitan Protectorate, and one of them is named Zhang Fang." ”

"Hmm...... Well? Zhang Fang! Lu An looked up in amazement, and the wine suddenly woke up a little.

"Yes, it's Zhang Fang. According to the register, this person is a young man, and he is from Chang'an......"

"Right! That's him! At this time, Lu An woke up from his drunkenness, and he was overjoyed, "Chengmen Cheng, your fortune is here, it depends on whether you want it or not." ”

However, after a cup of tea, Xu Jing walked out of the post, his face was full of red light, as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, completely ignoring the cold wind blowing in his face. He first went to the storehouse next to the stable, where a few officials on duty were gathered.

As soon as Xu Jing entered the door, he asked, "What did you find?" ”

"Yu Guan Cheng, take a cursory look, most of them are ordinary goods, and I will open them tomorrow and check them carefully...... However, most of the weapons they used were military weapons, and the horses were also military horses, among which there seemed to be a West Pole horse...... Also, the sword and the ruler knife that were found from the young man at the head were both precious blades. ”

Xu Jing took the sheathed long sword, pressed the circlip, Zheng, and the sword body popped out half a foot, and the cold air hit his face. Xu Jing's nose itched, sneezed, and praised: "Dragon Shadow? Sure enough, it's a good sword. Then he took the ruler knife (Damascus dagger), and the gem set in the hilt alone made his eyes glow.

Xu Jing finally stuffed the ruler knife into his arms and handed the sword back: "The sword is handed over to the captain...... Ladies and gentlemen, would you like to make a windfall? ”

Who in this world doesn't want to get rich? As soon as they heard this, the eyes of the officials on duty lit up, and they all gathered around.

Xu Jing pulled out the dagger at once, Sen Han's blade light reflected the same Sen Han's gaze, and the voice oozing from between his teeth was chilling: "If you want to make a profit, help me kill someone!" If it is done, each person can get 2,000 yuan, why not? ”

Two thousand yuan can buy more than a dozen stone grain rice, for these food fighting officials, it is equivalent to a year's Lu rice, who can stand such a temptation?

"Kill, kill whom?" Someone asked with a dry mouth and a hoarse voice.

These people gathered around to discuss the murder were completely unexpected, and in the stable thatched house across the wall, a young man was eavesdropping on the wall with a nervous expression.

"A nobody, no hindrance in killing." Xu Jing grinded his teeth, his eyes glowed green, "It's the owner of this batch of goods, a young man named Zhang Fang at the head!" (To be continued.) )