Chapter 32: The Yanmen Affair 1
The sky is blue, the wilderness is vast, the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep.
August is not only the harvest of agricultural civilization, but also the busiest time for nomads, because if enough pasture is not stored at this time, then when the cold winter comes, countless cattle and sheep will starve to death.
For the nomads, cattle and sheep are like the grain of the farmers, their only possession.
Looking at the endless green in front of them, under the blowing of the breeze, occasionally leaking out the clumps of sheep like clouds in the sky, Shi Lei and others still couldn't help but sigh, although they have seen a lot of this kind of scene since they left Beijing, but in the face of such a beautiful scenery, envy still can't help but surge out.
It stands to reason that the best route from Beijing to Yulin is to go down from Beijing, pass Luoyang, take Tongguan, and then follow the official road north to Chang'an, and finally arrive at Yulin, which is the most comfortable road, along the way not only to take the flat official road, but also to rest in the post stations established every fifty miles.
Since the tenth year of Chongzhen, no official dared to take this road, for fear that he would be caught by the peasant army who didn't know when he would come out, so as to kill the sacrificial flag.
Therefore, Shi Lei and his entourage took another road, starting from Beijing, to Xuanfu Town, passing through Datong Town, to Taiyuan Town, and finally arriving at Yulin Town, such a relatively safe route.
"Lao Jia, where are we here, how far is it from Taiyuan Town, can you feel it today." After admiring the beautiful scenery, Shi Lei finally asked.
Hearing Shi Lei's words, Jia Hanqing, who had been silent, took out a thick book from his arms, and then flipped through it, before he said, "It's not far from Taiyuan, but it's going to be dark this day, why don't we go north, more than ten miles away in the north, it is Yanmen Pass, and we will have a good rest at Yanmen Pass, we won't have to go through Taiyuan Town tomorrow, just go directly to Yulin." ”
After listening to Jia Hanqing's words, Shi Lei didn't think about it, so he opened his mouth and said, "Okay, let's rest for a night at Yanmen Pass tonight, Brother Fang, you talk to the brothers, just say hurry up and walk a few steps, and when you get to Yanmen Pass, I will invite everyone to drink." ”
Shi Lei's words suddenly provoked a burst of cheers from dozens of people behind him, for so many days, Fang Junchi and his gang seemed to have found the feeling of being on the border again, not only did they not get more and more tired, but they became more and more energetic.
The sky on the grassland, say that it is dark, when they come to Yanmen Pass, the last sunset on the edge of the sky is about to disappear, it is precisely because the sky is almost dark, countless people crowded to the pass, Yanmen Pass as the most border between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia, is the most cutting-edge place, every time the Mongolians enter the pass, Yanmen Pass is the first to bear the brunt.
"Stop, what are you doing, what are you doing in Yanmen Pass." Because Shi Lei's group was riding horses, they waited until the end, but when they rode their horses towards the pass, a captain of the soldiers wearing a uniform and carrying a long knife at his waist suddenly stopped in front of their horses.
Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, fortunately, Jia Hanqing got off his horse in time, walked in front of the soldier and said, "Forgive me, general, we are people who are from the capital to Yulin, and seeing that it is getting late, therefore, I will come to Guibaodi to spend the night for one night, and I also ask the military master to have a convenient personality." With that, he waved his hand, and a piece of broken silver reached the soldier's hand.
Originally, according to Jia Hanqing's idea, more things are better than less, for the safety of his own group of people, it is very worthwhile to spend some money to buy a smooth trip.
It's just that what I didn't expect was that when the captain saw the silver in his hand, he couldn't help but smile on his face, but it became even more ugly, and he saw him throw the ingot of silver into Jia Hanqing's face, and at the same time raised his foot and kicked it hard, and scolded angrily in his mouth, "His grandmother's, you are called Huazi when you are a grandfather, give this bit of silver and think about it, this is a group of iron roosters, come here, I suspect that they are spies of the Mongols, and they will all be arrested for me." ”
"Ah, his grandmother's, stop, you dare to beat Jia Fuzi."
Originally, when everyone saw Jia Hanqing coming forward, they didn't think much about it, after setting off from Beijing, along the way, they saw a lot of this kind of thing, although Shi Lei and others were also very unhappy in their hearts, but now this world is like this, and no one can change it.
But I didn't expect that today I actually encountered such a superlative, and I didn't say a word, but I started it, looking at Jia Hanqing, who was kicked out of the distance by the captain of the soldiers, everyone was suddenly furious.
Although Jia Hanqing came with them when they came out of the capital, they were very sleek in their conduct along the way, and as a jinshi, they did not look down on them in the slightest as vulgar people, so they were quickly recognized by Fang Junchi's group, and now seeing that he was actually beaten, everyone suddenly burst into anger.
"Your grandma, give me death." The first to do it was Zheng Erdong, who was closest to Jia Hanqing, he was a big man taller than the iron bear, seeing Jia Hanqing being kicked in front of his eyes, he was angry, he didn't think about it, he drove the horse two steps, his body was on one side, and half of his body left the horse's back, and at the same time, with this strength, a thick long leg hit the captain of the soldier on the chest.
This trick is Zheng Erdong's specialty, when he was at the border pass, many Mongolians died under his foot, although there are reservations now, but it is not such a small soldier captain who has never been on the battlefield can resist, suddenly, I saw that the soldier captain rolled his eyes and fainted.
The money jar is a native of Yanmen Pass, from his grandfather's grandfather began to be a soldier in Yanmen Pass, a hundred and ten years down, being a soldier, eating food, and dying in battle is the tradition of the Qian family, but the money jar is a freak, he has been timid as a mouse since he was a child, and he didn't even dare to fight, let alone go into battle to kill the enemy, but as a man of the Qian family, he has no other livelihood except being a soldier.
Fortunately, the money bank has a good sister, although not to mention the country and the city, but also looks like a peach blossom, graceful, and is also one of the best beauties in Yanmen Pass, of course the beauty has to be matched with a hero, so, when she first arrived in the twenty-eighth year, the thousand households in Yanmen Pass, Feng Qianhu came to the door to ask for marriage, as the hereditary thousand households of the soil overlord of Yanmen Pass, the Qian family was overjoyed.
And as Feng Qianhu's brother-in-law, the money jar also followed the good luck, first became Feng Qianhu's personal soldier, and then went to the baggage camp to work, originally this was a good errand, but who would have thought that the money jar was too greedy, and actually resold some military supplies to a gang of rogues, and this gang of rogues actually took these things to loot a village and town, and this village and town actually lived in the family of a high-ranking official in Taiyuan Prefecture, after the incident, the high-ranking official almost killed the whole family of the money jar.
However, it can be regarded as the luck of the money bank, at the critical moment, the high-ranking official was actually impeached, and the money bank also successfully escaped the catastrophe, but the baggage camp could not go, Feng Qianhu was also afraid that he was causing trouble for himself, he originally wanted him to go home honestly, but he couldn't withstand the power of the wind in his ears, so he fell to the gate of the city, although he was not as rich as the baggage camp, but he could also have some benefits.
And yesterday, the money bank was more unlucky, after drinking too much and gambling with others, and then lost even the pants were about to be paid, and did not pay off the gambling debts, in desperation, can only borrow usury, in order to pay off the huge debt as soon as possible, the money bank tried its best to make money.
Originally, Yanmen Pass was a traffic artery that communicated inside and outside the pass, and there were many merchants in the past, but the money bank did not dare to provoke these people, because he knew that those who could go out of the customs to do business were some generals, and the governor had to salute the big family when he saw it, if he dared to stretch out his hand in this regard, let alone him, even his brother-in-law could not protect him.
Therefore, when he saw Shi Lei's group of people riding tall horses today, but the faces of strangers could only do it, he had the idea of knocking a stroke, according to his understanding, although these people looked fierce, but in their own territory, how dare they do it, but what he didn't expect was that these people actually did it, and they were ruthless.
Seeing that the money jar was kicked by Zheng Erdong and fainted, the remaining soldiers at the city gate immediately panicked, they knew the backstage of the money jar, thinking that if something happened to the money jar, Feng Qianhu would find the back account, and when the time came, they would not be able to eat and walk around.
"Ah, no, don't move, you actually dare to hurt the officers and soldiers of the court, I think you really want to rebel, if you don't want to die, don't move." After the money jar fell unconscious, a soldier who looked like a leader led a large number of soldiers at the city gate to surround Shi Lei's group.
"His grandmother's, tell grandpa not to move, I think you are looking for death." Seeing the soldiers surrounding him, several people with hot personalities on Shi Lei's side couldn't help but scold, and at the same time picked up the weapons on horseback, tightened the reins, and prepared to do a big job.
"Listen to me, don't move, since the matter is getting bigger, someone will definitely come over to deal with it later, we are just passing by, there is no need to cause trouble." Seeing the brothers who were about to move, Shi Lei suddenly shouted.
After listening to Shi Lei's words, although those people were still staring at the soldiers outside, they didn't do anything, but just protected Shi Lei and Jia Hanqing in the middle.
"Lao Jia, are you okay, I'll show you the injury." Shi Lei, who was protected by everyone in the middle, jumped off the horse and said to Jia Hanqing.
"Ahem, his grandmother's, it's okay, it's just a little painful, I didn't come to me Jia Hanqing for decades, and today I was beaten by a stunned young man, it's really embarrassing." Jia Hanqing said a little depressed.
Just as Shi Lei was checking Jia Hanqing's injuries, he suddenly heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves coming from inside the city gate, and at the same time, a huge roar came, "Who, who actually dares to beat me Feng Laohu's people, want to find death or what." ”
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