Yu He pushed the door in, took out a small package from his arms and put it on the table, and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, everything has been done, they are all here, you can see if there is anything wrong." “

"So fast!" Liu Cheng was overjoyed in his heart, he opened it and took a look, only to see that there were six or seven crisp pieces of cardboard inside, all of which were things like Lu Yin and Du Mu, with this thing, he was no longer an unidentified black household, but a Ming common man with a background and identity. Liu Cheng knew that due to the limitations of technical conditions, the Ming government could not implement strict management of the people like a modern society, but it still managed very strictly for those who wanted to gain merit and become officials. However, he still didn't know much about the specific methods of the Ming Dynasty, and after flipping through a few times, he asked a little worriedly: "Mr. Yu, there is no problem, right?" “

"Mr. Liu, please rest assured! These are all things that I asked the friends of Huayin County to do, and there are archives in the government, which is more real than real! ”

"That's okay too!" Liu Cheng's mouth opened wide in surprise.

"The eyeballs are black, and the silver is white, what can't be done with silver with white flowers?" Yu He laughed, he had a good impression of Liu Cheng, it seemed that he should be telling the truth when he said that he used to grow up in the temple, otherwise how could he say such ridiculous words, and he had a little more confidence in completing the task assigned by the sect leader.

"Then tomorrow we can send those captives to the city!" Liu Cheng carefully put away those documents and asked casually, "Brother Xu, why haven't I seen him in the past two days?" “

"The sect leader of our sect left yesterday morning, and before he left, he told the villain to obey Mr. Liu's orders!"

"Brother Xu is gone?" Liu Cheng was stunned when he heard this: "Why are you in a hurry?" Am I the only one going to the government? “

"Something happened in Hanzhong, and the sect leader needs to deal with it, and the news I got at night, the sect leader said don't bother Mr. Liu! Besides, even if the sect leader is here, he won't go to the county seat to receive the reward, after all-" At this point, Yu He paused, and a somewhat mysterious smile appeared on his face.

Liu Cheng's reaction was very fast, and he immediately realized that the other party was referring to Xu Hecheng's identity as the leader of the White Lotus Sect, after all, the attitude towards this kind of organization between black and white was quite ambiguous: "If this is the case, wouldn't it be that I took the credit of Brother Xu, if there was no Brother Xu that night, I was just afraid-" Speaking of this, Liu Cheng sighed.

"My tutor treats Mr. Liu as his own brother, and Mr. is so angry!" Yu He smiled: "If Mr. is going to the county seat tomorrow, I will arrange it first!" “

"Then Mr. Labor!"

Tongguan, also known as Hanguguan, is a familiar name to most Chinese. Broadly speaking, the civil wars in ancient China can be divided into two types: north-south confrontation and east-west confrontation. The latter is often the focus of the confrontation between the east and the west, where the Yellow River, the Taihang Mountains, and the Qinling Mountains converge into a narrow line, and the Shanxi Plateau, the Guanzhong Plain, and the mountains of western Henan are also connected here, and the nearest road between Xi'an, the center of the Kansai region, and Luoyang, the center of the Kanto region, or Kaifeng, also passes through this place.

"Mr. Liu, the small city in front of you is Tongguan City!" Yu He pointed to a small city on a hillside not far away.

"That's Tongguan City? Oops-" Liu Cheng on horseback stood up excitedly, but then he took a breath of cool air and sat back again, it turned out that in order to exercise his equestrian skills, he had been riding on a horse for dozens of miles, and the skin of his thighs had already been worn out, and he touched the wound just now, and naturally screamed in pain.

"When the wound heals, there is a layer of calluses, and it will be fine!" The detachment on the side said: "Master, your skin is too tender, which of us Mongolians can't be on horseback for a few days and nights!" ”

"Shut up, take off your slut and don't shut up, no one will be dumb if you don't speak!" Du Gu on the side hurriedly scolded, he turned his face to Liu Chengzhen and smiled: "Master, take off his mouth like this, don't worry too much, or you come down to rest first." ”

"Rest, it's just a little bit of a road, grit your teeth and arrive, if you want to rest, rest in the city!" Liu Cheng waved his hand, and he had already ignored the big unconcealed mouth of Totobuhua.

The Tongguan City in the winter of the third year of Chongzhen was full of slaughter, and unlike the Huayin County not far away, the purpose of the construction of this Guancheng was for military purposes at the beginning. In the second year of Hongwu, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang sent troops to attack the warlord Li Siqi of the Yuan Dynasty, and the general Feng Zongyi broke through the Tong Pass. Because the north is the Yellow River, there is no north gate in this closed city, only the east gate, the west gate, the south gate and the upper south gate, and the city gate is much smaller than the ordinary county seat. In the more than 200 years since the "Jingyan Change", there has been no major war on the land of the Central Plains, and the vigilance of this Tongguan City has long been relaxed, but because Shaanxi has been plagued by famine for several consecutive years, the people have been in revolt, and there have been many mutinies in the army of Qinwang Beijing last year, whether it is to prevent the hungry people from rushing into the Central Plains, or to prevent the rebels from returning to Shaanxi, it is extremely important to control Tongguan at the junction of Shaanxi, Jin and Henan provinces. Strict inspection of entry and exit, business travelers lined up in a long line that stretched for two or three miles.

When Liu Cheng and his party came to Tongguan City, they saw this scene. And their strange appearance also attracted the attention of the general manager on duty: dozens of captives tied up in a string, lightly armed men with weapons, but without any flags. Soon an officer on horseback with a small group of soldiers rushed to Liu Cheng and asked, "Where are you from, and you dare to hide your ordnance privately!" “

"The military master is angry!" Yu He hurriedly greeted him and sang a fat promise: "We are the villagers of Yu's village, a few days ago, a group of chaotic soldiers and thieves passing by were defeated by us, and I came to offer a reward to the government, and I also asked the military master to pass it on for me." With that, Yu He took the officer to the rear team, and tore the straw mat from the cart, revealing the captured ordnance and firearms below, as well as the severed heads, and various flag seals.

The officer was a little unimpressed at first, but as he saw the ordnance and the head, his face gradually showed a look of jealousy and envy, and finally he sneered: "I didn't expect that you Tuan Tuan had the ability, and even the soldiers of the imperial court defeated you." But you don't know anything very much, and you don't even have a tea money to let me run errands for you, is there such a reason in the world? “

"The lesson of the military master is that the little old man is confused!" Yu He hurriedly bowed down to apologize, he took out a few pieces of broken silver from his arms and stuffed them, and laughed in a low voice: "I'm tired of the military master!" “

The officer weighed the silver taels in his hand, about three taels, and a smile appeared on his face: "Count you as acquaintances, come with me!" After that, he took Liu Cheng and his party to a clearing near the city gate and said, "You wait here, I'll go and spread the word!" “

"Thank you, Master Jun!" Yu He hurriedly thanked him. Looking at the officer's distant back, Liu Cheng sneered: "Feelings are indispensable for everything. “

"That's it!" Du Gu on the side said: "This is also no way, what is the little money given by the imperial court enough, and it is often deducted and delayed, if you don't find a chance to get some, will everyone go to drink the northwest wind!" ”

Liu Cheng was speechless, at this time, the previous officer came back, followed by a burly officer, it seemed that it should be his superior, Liu Cheng was thinking about how much bribes should be given this time, Du Gu on the side suddenly shouted: "Oh no, it's 'no skin'!" “

"Not good? No skin? Liu Cheng was stunned for a moment, turned around and asked, "Who are you talking about?" “

"Master, it's not good!" Du Gu looked anxious: "What I am talking about is the Qian Zong who came over, the surname is He Mingjin, he is the nephew of the He people and Longhe madman, he fights his uncle's power on weekdays, and he can do anything to kill good people and frame colleagues, so there is a nickname in Yansui Town 'No Skin', and it is bad luck to meet him this time!" “

He saw Liu Cheng's puzzled look on his face, and hurriedly said, "Master, if you don't believe it, you can ask a few other people, there is nothing that this guy doesn't know about in Yansui Town!" “

"Not bad!"

"Exactly!"

Sure enough, the rest of the people nodded again and again, and even the Mongolian who was always a little wooden on weekdays showed a worried look on his face.

"So what to do?" Encountering this completely unexpected incident, Liu Cheng also became a little flustered. "Could it be that Du Gu and a few of them are framed? A thought flashed in Liu Cheng's mind, but what he had seen and heard since the crossing added to the persuasiveness of Du Gu's words, and seeing that the other party was getting closer and closer, Liu Cheng gritted his teeth and said: "You guys go to that Franc machine, pack all the gunpowder, and if the situation is not good, you will fuck it!" “

"But the Furlong machine is out of guns!"

"Then it's just a charge! Put it above the head of the crowd, so many people will be chaotic as long as there is a sound, and they can still take care of us when people are messed up? Liu Cheng looked at the crowded crowd and vehicles not far away, and said fiercely.

"Yes!" Du Gu responded, and hurriedly ran to the back of the Fran machine, and wanted to follow the past but was pushed by Du Gu: "You stay, you have the best riding skills, and if the situation is not good, you will take the master to run first!" “

"Huh!" Tuo Buhua answered, while stringing the horn bow, and sorting out the feather arrows in the bow bag, infected by their atmosphere, Liu Cheng also felt a dryness in his mouth, and tightly grasped the handle of the knife on his waist.

"You are the townsmen who defeated the rebels?" He Jin asked, the whip in his hand lightly hitting his palm, looking careless.

"Exactly!" Yu He Gong said: "The head, the prisoners, and the captured ordnance banners are all over there, please check it out to the general!" ”

"Humph! It is estimated that there are only a few lone thieves, and this thing is also annoying! He Jin muttered while walking over with some impatience, but his eyes immediately widened, and under the open straw mat were neatly arranged heads, there were forty or fifty of them, although it was not possible to confirm who these heads belonged to, but judging from the many old scars and arrow scars on their faces, these people should be soldiers.

The next thing allowed He Jin to be sure that this old man was not lying, so many firearms, weapons, and armor could not be faked, and he even recognized Du Ruhu, the former Yansui Town Counselor, who was tied up with five flowers, sitting on a donkey cart with an indifferent expression. He Jin felt an inexplicable anger in his heart, although he was only a thousand generals, but his uncle He Renlong had already made it to a general at that time, a position between mid-level and high-ranking officers, responsible for leading an army and guarding all roads. Through He Renlong's mouth, He Jin knew very well what kind of anxious state Yang He, the governor of the three sides who was caught between the Shaanxi people and the Qinwang mutiny, whether it was the gentry of Shaanxi or the officials of the court and the central government who opposed his "main appeasement" policy, the impeachment of him fell like snowflakes. Yang He will definitely make a big fuss about this victory, and the person who brought this victory will inevitably be richly rewarded, but God doesn't have a long eye, so this hot pie smashes into the head of the bad old man in front of him, why not himself?

Thinking of this, He Jin looked at the villagers who were escorting the prisoners and booty, there were about 30 people, and then looked back at the personal soldiers he brought over, there were also more than 20 people, but these were all men who were used to fighting, and they were all in complete armor, so he made up his mind. He coughed, cleared his throat, and asked, "Why don't I think it looks like a rebel?" It's a big crime to wait for you to kill the good and take the merit! “

"Whatever the general said, these are the rebels we are waiting to kill!" Yu He thought that He Jin was bluffing himself to extort bribes, so he hurriedly took out five taels of silver from his arms and offered them with both hands, and laughed in a low voice: "It's a small meaning, it's not a respect, and I ask the general to be accommodating, and there will be a heart after the matter is completed." “

"Bold!" He Jin swept He's silver to the ground and shouted: "It is already a serious crime to kill good people and take meritorious deeds, and if you dare to bribe the military generals of the imperial court, the crime will be increased by one degree!" Whoever comes, take it down for me! He looked at the confused and panicked villagers and sneered: "If anyone dares to disobey the order, he will be killed!" Although He Jin's personal soldiers didn't know what his idea was, they were all familiar with these things, and they pulled out their knives and pressed them with a bang.

Although Liu Cheng was reminded by Du Gu in advance, his heart was still panicked when he saw Bai Huang's knife forcing over, he thought that the other party was at most forcing each other to ask for a share of the merits, but the posture in front of him was clearly about to kill people and steal merit. Liu Chengzheng hesitated how to respond, and He Jin fell to the ground with a scream, and there was already a white feather arrow in his throat.