Chen Yuan almost choked on a sip of tea, and Hu Yanping looked at him with a very strange gaze.

Xiao Er continued: "Guest officer, slow down, although you can't go through the three levels, you can still walk from the territory of the Song Dynasty. The Great Song Dynasty is also very heavily guarded, but the road is still open, but it just costs some more money. ”

Chen Yuan nodded: "Got it, by the way, little second brother, what's the name of this town?" If you go to Da Song from here, how is it the most convenient? ”

Xiao Er got the reward, so he naturally knew everything: "This is Xiao Mingsha, thirty miles to the west, it is Mingsha City." If you go to the Song Dynasty, go south. But our road here is not very good, you can follow this road to the east, walk more than 100 miles, there is a town called Yaode City, there is a road in the west of the city can go directly to the Song Dynasty Tongyuan. ”

Chen Yuan knew all this, he asked so much and listened so much, just because when he asked the last sentence, Xiao Er would not doubt: "Xiao Er, is this road easy to walk?" As soon as this battle starts, the Song Dynasty will not close the border passes, right? ”

Xiao Er laughed and said, "No! Guest officer, don't worry, I heard that the Song Dynasty also married the princess to the king of the party to make peace, and she is about to get married from this road. So it's absolutely not going to be turned off. ”

Chen Yuan put on a look of disbelief: "Oh? The Song Dynasty sent the princess to make peace? Who do you listen to? ”

Xiao Er seemed to have been greatly insulted: "Guest officer, look at what you said, do you need to listen to anyone?" A few days ago, the fast horse shouted good news all the way from the border pass into Xiping Mansion, and everyone with ears heard it! A few days ago, our two hundred defenders here were also transferred to Xiping Mansion, just to protect the safety of the princess of the Song Dynasty! ”

Chen Yuan hurriedly smiled and said, "Little second brother, don't be surprised, I just asked in passing." By the way, when were your defenders here drawn in? ”

Xiao Er said: "Just five days ago. ”

Chen Yuan nodded and didn't ask any more. From this Xiao Er's words, he understood two things, first, Xiping Mansion had only received a letter from Zhang Yuan informing them that they were going to meet the princess, and they had not yet set off. Second, Xiping Mansion may have been dispatched with all 2,000 men and horses this time, so it is necessary to draw weapons from the surrounding places to ensure the safety of Xiping Mansion itself.

The rest is not something that a junior can know, and if you ask again, it will arouse suspicion. After waving off the little two, Chen Yuan and Hu Yanping finished eating the pastries and left the teahouse. After a little more walking around the streets of the town, I went to a small hotel for two drinks.

The matter of the Song Dynasty princess coming to make peace with each other is already well known in the party, and all the drinkers are talking about this topic, except for some rumors that are not credible at all, most of what the drinkers say can confirm Xiao Er's words.

These two pieces of news are not bad for Chen Yuan, because time is still in his hands. Zhang Yuan only sent someone back to inform Xiping Mansion that he was ready to greet the princess, obviously not telling the detailed time. I guess it's been these two days!

A smile appeared on the corner of Chen Yuan's mouth. He found an opportunity to make a fuss! This opportunity was given to him by Zhang Yuan.

In order to improve the morale of the party members and make those party subjects full of confidence that the war between the Liao State and the Liao State had broken out, Zhang Yuan asked the envoys all the way to shout the news that the Song Dynasty princess was coming to make peace. This hand was played beautifully, and it can be seen from the optimism of these residents of Xiaomingsha that most of them believed that with the support of the Song Dynasty, the party members could withstand the attack of the Liao State.

It's just that this also told Chen Yuan that the fast horse of the party report and pro-news was from Yan'an Mansion in the Song Dynasty, entered Hongzhou through the defense line of the security army, and then went to Xiping Mansion through Yanzhou, and then went to Xingqing Mansion.

This time, I informed Xiping Mansion to go to meet the princess immediately, and I want to go to the same route!

After a few glasses of wine, Chen Yuan quickly left the market town. When he and Hu Yanping returned to the camp set up in advance, those guys also slowly came back as it was getting dark.

Early the next morning, Chen Yuan hurried all the way to Yaode City. A hundred and ten miles away, and he arrived in the afternoon, just after lunch.

Yaode City was not a military stronghold, and the city of the party could not be compared with the Great Song Dynasty, and the city wall was still the old city wall left over from the Tang Dynasty hundreds of years ago, which looked dilapidated. The city is also pitifully small, smaller than the small county town of Chen Shimei's hometown.

The two guards at the gate slept lazily against the wall, allowing people to come and go under the gate, as if the gate, along with the two of them, were just an ornament.

It was only when the sound of the hooves of more than thirty horses of Chen Yuan and others came that one of them suddenly got up: "Stop!" Where did it come from? ”

Chen Yuan stepped forward and said: "The two eldest brothers are hard, they are doing business in the next place, they just came back from Tubo, and they were thinking about going to Liao, but they didn't expect to run into a war. So come here to take a turn and prepare to go to the Song Dynasty. ”

The other soldier was also awakened by his companion, and his eyes barely opened, so he said mechanically: "I see that you are the annihilation of the Liao State, right?" ”

Chen Yuan had already prepared for this, the Liao Kingdom would not send Jianxi to spy on a city like this, even if Jianxi really came, he would have already entered it just now. The two partisan soldiers were obviously trying to say something that was inconvenient to say directly.

Chen Yuan made a very frightened look: "The two eldest brothers can't say this, they are honest businessmen." ”

The two soldiers walked over together and exchanged glances with each other: "Honest duty? Why do I look at you more and more like the Liao country's annihilation? ”

Chen Yuan took out the money bag and filled it with more than 100 yuan, which was a huge amount of money for an ordinary gatekeeper in the party.

He held the money bag in one hand, and took the initiative to lean towards the side of the two: "Two eldest brothers, there is nothing on the next body that can prove their identity, I don't know if the money of the Song Dynasty can prove that I am from the Song Dynasty?" ”

The two people looked at Chen Yuan, and a look of greed flashed in their eyes. One of them said, "Well, you go into the city first, and we'll take this thing for review." ”

Chen Yuan handed over the money bag: "Thank you, two big brothers." ”

One hundred times changed a city gate, this deal was a loss in Hu Yanping's opinion, and he said that if he encountered extortion when he entered the city, he would generally be able to send it away for dozens of yuan.

"Sister-in-law, it's not me talking about you, you can take it easy!"

Chen Yuan didn't say anything, and the corners of his mouth did raise a smile. A hundred times to buy a door, it is indeed a lot. But there are many benefits. This is impossible for Hu Yanping's head to understand!

They easily found the marks left by Chai Yang and Tie Anli in front of the only inn in Yaode City.

According to the agreement in advance, if anyone arrives first, they will carve a mark on the door of the inn where they are staying to tell the others. I didn't see the marks of Amuda and Sutuna all the way, judging from the distance, they should be behind them.

Chen Yuan stepped into the inn, and it stands to reason that the innkeeper smiled in his heart when he saw that there were so many guests, but the shopkeeper of this inn was very cold: "Do you want to stay in the hotel or eat?" ”

The Song Dynasty all said that it was sharp, but this is no longer the Song Dynasty. The shopkeeper was also dressed as a party member, and he was obviously very dissatisfied with the sudden arrival of three Song Dynasty caravans in the past two days.

Chen Yuan looked around, exchanged glances with Chai Yang, who was sitting at a table in the lobby, and frowned: "Are there any other inns in the city?" I don't think you can live here. ”

The shopkeeper smiled: "What can't you live in?" There are two more rooms, and I'll let them make room for you to make another one. I am not satisfied with you saying that I am the only inn in the whole city, and I will make room for you to make room for your convenience! If you don't stop, go out and try it, I promise you'll sleep on the street today! ”

This was said very politely, and after the man finished speaking, he looked at Chen Yuan with a provocative look: "Have you thought about it?" Let me tell you, when Lao Tzu fought with the king a few years ago, he looked down on you Song people the most, and you had no backbone at all! Do you have the ability to go out? ”

Hu Yanping was furious, swept past Chen Yuan, and grabbed the collar of the shopkeeper: "You are looking for death!" ”

As he spoke, he smashed his fist down.

At this moment, the man's face turned pale, and Chen Yuan hurriedly shouted, "Stop!" ”

It was too late to stop, Hu Yanping's fist changed its course in mid-air, and a punch smashed on the wooden pillar behind the party leader, only to beat the wooden pillar with a rapid trembling!

Chen Yuan pulled him away: "Okay, let's live." ”

After the shopkeeper got up, his face immediately became extremely fierce: "Damn, a Song man dares to be wild with us?" You don't want to live anymore, do you? ”

Hu Yanping's anger has not been eliminated, and he was about to go up again and really punch him to death, but Chen Yuan took the first step in front of the shopkeeper: "You dissipate your anger, it's all our fault, okay?" I'm also doing business, we came to the hotel to give you money, don't be a rough trick with him in the face of money, okay? ”

The shopkeeper shook off Chen Yuan: "Okay, double the house price!" Don't stop getting out of here! ”

A few days ago, he drove Li Yuanhao out of Crescent Moon Villa, and now it is the turn of the party to drive him out, it is really feng shui in turn!

Chen Yuan smiled: "Okay, okay, I'll double it for you." ”

The shopkeeper just gave up, and after scolding a few words in his mouth, he quickly flashed into the back hall, Chen Yuan walked to the table next to Chai Yang and sat down, and saw that there were no other guests in the room except for his own people, and immediately said, "When did you arrive?" ”

Chai Yang said: "I arrived two days ago, and Tie Anli only arrived this morning. What do we do now? ”

Chen Yuan took a sip of tea: "Be clever at night, we want to kill people." ”

Chai Yang folded his fan and pointed back: "Is it the shopkeeper?" You're not going to kill him because he hates the Song people, are you? ”

Hu Yanping's interest in killing the shopkeeper was indeed great: "Kill!" Sister-in-law, I'll do it. ”

Chen Yuan poured himself another cup of tea: "He is going to kill, we live here, he is very familiar with us, and what happened today will definitely deepen our impression in his mind." But killing him will have to wait until Amuda and the others have arrived. ”

Hu Yanping was puzzled: "Then who will you kill tonight?" ”

(To be continued)