Chu Huan jumped over the crossbar, and everyone thought that he was going to the side of the carriage to see the old lady, but when they saw Chu Huan, they didn't look at the carriage, so they went straight to the back, got to the side of a carriage, pointed to the box and said, "What's in here?" ”

The guard was already following him, and he hurriedly said, "These are all things that Lord Yu asked us to send into the pass...... Well, it's not an important thing. ”

"Open it!"

The guard was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said: "This lord, this is all Lord Yu's private belongings, and it is something that the old lady brought into the customs, and it can't be opened without the old lady's orders!" ”

Chu Huan put his hands behind his back, his face was expressionless, and repeated: "Open!" ”

The guard insisted: "If you want to open the box, you must first invite the old lady, if the old lady ......!" Before he could finish speaking, he saw Chu Huan suddenly kick out one of his legs, and he was so fast that he kicked a box on the carriage off the carriage, and after the box fell, the guards next to him all changed color, holding the handle of the knife one after another, but Da Xizhang had already left the checkpoint, and when he approached, Chu Huan had already asked him: "General Da Xi, do these goods need to be checked when they enter the customs?" ”

Da Xizhang hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Chu Huan didn't say a word, pulled out the blood drinking knife, the knife flashed, the copper lock had been cut, and with a kick, the box was suddenly opened, but it was found that it was full of antique calligraphy and paintings, and many of the antiques in it had been broken by Chu Huan's kick.

The guard already said with a cold face: "This adult is really unreasonable, this is all private goods, the adult did this, ruined things, I don't know if there should be an explanation?" ”

Chu Huan ignored him, swept a few carriages, and then said: "Four carriages, more than ten large boxes, it seems that this Jade Lord is really wealthy." ”

At this moment, I heard an old voice say, "What is this?" What does this do? Oops, who broke the old man's things. I saw that the carriage in front of me had come down and thought that the sixty-year-old man, dressed in brocade, was accompanied by those poorly dressed refugees, and he looked even more luxurious and glamorous, and the old man's legs and feet were still neat, and he was on a cane, and he came this way, and when he saw the box falling on the ground and being opened, he said angrily: "Who did this?" ”

Chu Huan put away the knife and said to the old lady Yu: "It's this official!" ”

"You...... Who are you? ”

Chu Huan ignored him, and just asked the guard, "This official asks you again, what is the matter with the customs entry letter?" Glancing at Da Xizhang, he said, "Does General Da Xi know?" ”

Da Xizhang said: "Three months ago, General Yu Buqu had already issued an order to seal the customs, ordering us to guard the Xigu Pass and not allow refugees to enter the customs. It's just that a month or two ago, there was an order from General Yu Lao that those who have a letter of entry can be put into the customs. Pointing to the entry letter in Chu Huan's hand, "This is this thing, if it is anything else, it will not be clear." ”

"Say it!" Chu Huan looked at the guard.

The old lady Yu had already snatched it over, and said angrily: "What did you say?" The old man has an entry letter in his hand, and he can enter the customs, these are the old man's private belongings, why do you open it here? ”

Da Xizhang said coldly: "Bold, this is my Viscount of Daqin, the head of the household department, the deputy envoy of Xiliang this time, Lord Chu Huan, you dare to be presumptuous?" ”

The old lady Yu was stunned for a moment, then showed a look of panic, threw away the crutches in her hand, and bowed and said: "The little old man is rude, the little old man is rude, the adult atonements, the adults atone for their sins!" ”

Chu Huan didn't say much, and asked: "The official is interested, just to know what is going on with this entry letter." Why do you have a letter of entry and these people don't? Why are you allowed to enter the customs, but the people are not? You can enter the customs with a cart full of goods, but why can't the people even enter? ”

When the people next to them heard this, they were not stupid, and they felt that Chu Huan's words seemed to be a little biased towards themselves, and they were all a little surprised.

The old lady Yu was a little embarrassed, and the guard saw that although Chu Huan's expression was calm, a pair of eyes were staring at his face like a knife, and he was afraid, so he could only say: "Back to the adult, the customs entry letter will cost silver to buy, and three hundred taels of silver will be ...... for a customs entry letter!" ”

Chu Huan frowned, and Da Xizhang also felt that something was wrong, and frowned.

Only then did Chu Huan say to Da Xi: "General Da Xi, are you sure that the order for this entry letter was issued by General Yu?" ”

Da Xizhang frowned and said: "The letter of sealing the customs was sent by a partial general under the command of General Yu, stamped with the general seal of General Yu, and after less than a month, the general came over again and sent a letter from General Yu and a sample of the customs entry letter. ”

"There are also general's seals?"

"Nope." Da Xizhang shook his head and said: "The partial general said that the old general was busy with affairs, so he only wrote a letter and handed it over to him to deal with. ”

Chu Huan seemed to understand something, and asked again: "General Daxi, the content of the two letters is the same?" ”

"It's different." Da Xizhang said: "But the old general has a book office by his side, so the old general doesn't have to do it himself." ”

Chu Huan was thoughtful, but the old lady Yu had already signaled his subordinates to carry the wooden box into the car, and said to Chu Huan and Da Xizhang with a smile: "Lord Chu, and this general, we are in a hurry to enter the customs, please be accommodating." ”

Da Xizhang looked at Chu Huan, but Chu Huan had already said: "General Da Xi, they can't enter the customs!" ”

Da Xizhang was a little embarrassed: "Lord Chu, the order of General Yu, they have a letter of entry...... If they weren't let in, it would have been a bit embarrassing! ”

At this time, Xue Huai'an had already come over, saw this scene, understood the situation, and then said: "Lord Chu, this matter is still handed over to General Da Xi to deal with, we still have to hurry, otherwise we won't be able to rush to the residence after dark." ”

Chu Huan thought for a while, glanced at the refugees on both sides, and saw hundreds of people in rags looking at him with their eyes open, groaning slightly, arching his hand to Da Xizhang and Xue Huai'an, and said, "Lord Xue, General Da Xi, please take a step to speak!" ”

Da Xizhang and Xue Huai'an glanced at each other, but they didn't refuse, and followed Chu Huan to a secluded place next to him, and Chu Huan said softly: "Two, this matter should not have been Chu Mou's official, Chu Mou interfered, it seems to be nosy." ”

Da Xizhang hurriedly said: "Lord Chu is serious! ”

Xue Huai'an didn't speak, but he really felt that Chu Huan was a little nosy, wasn't it just a customs entry letter, why make such a fuss, but seeing Chu Huan's solemn expression, it was not easy to say much.

Chu Huan said solemnly: "Two, Chu feels that there is something wrong with this entry letter!" ”

"Questions?" Xue Huai'an frowned and said: "Lord Chu, this is an order issued by General Yu, the Holy General handed over the situation in the northwest to General Yu, and all affairs in the northwest should be handled by General Yu, since the old general ordered General Daxi to block Xigu Pass, he naturally has his reasons, and if this letter of entry is made, the old general has his own sense of proportion, and we can't mess up the affairs of the old general." ”

Da Xizhang shook his head slightly and said, "Lord Xue, I didn't realize it before, but when Lord Chu said this today, I feel that things are a little strange!" ”

"Oh?" Xue Huai'an was stunned.

Da Xizhang said: "I'm a rough person, and I can't make sense, but I always feel that something is wrong." ”

Chu Huan nodded and said, "General Da Xi is right, there is something wrong with things. General Yu is a veteran of the empire, although Chu is dull, but he also knows that the most important thing in the northwest today is to stabilize the hearts of the people, not only to stabilize the military morale of the soldiers, but also to stabilize the hearts of tens of millions of people in the northwest. ”

Xue Huai soothed Xu and asked, "Lord Chu, if you have any doubts, just say it." ”

Chu Huan hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Chu is presumptuous, and I feel that the entry letter may not be what General Yu meant. ”

"Huh?" Xue Huai'an was taken aback, and Da Xizhang was also a little surprised.

Chu Huan said: "Think about it, this customs entry letter can only get one point for three hundred taels of silver, where can ordinary people get such a sum to buy the customs entry letter?" It is a solid house, and three hundred taels of silver may not be able to get it, unless the gentry and wealthy families, like these ordinary people, will never get the entry letter. ”

Xue Huai'an bowed slightly.

"In other words, the existence of the entry letter is to allow the rich to enter the customs smoothly." Chu Huan said: "The Northwest Tribulation is exactly the time when we need to be united, what we need is cohesion, whether it is the army and the people, whether rich or poor, the upper and lower are united and overcome the difficulties together, this truth, General Yu must be very clear." ”

Xue Huai'an nodded and said: "The old general is a veteran of the empire, strategizing, and extraordinary wisdom, this simple truth can be known by ordinary people, and the old general is naturally even clearer." ”

Da Xizhang said: "Yes, of course General Yu understands the importance of the people's will. ”

He was originally a person who didn't talk much, but at the moment he seemed to feel that things were strange, so he was also very concerned about this matter.

"But this entry letter is a big bad thing." Chu Huan said solemnly: "The existence of the entry letter divides people into rich and poor, rich and noble people can buy the entry letter with a lot of money, and enter the customs in a grand manner, but the poor will never have such treatment." When this news spreads, what do you make ordinary people think? ”

Xue Huai'an finally understood the seriousness of the matter, and said softly: "In this way, not only can we not unite the people in the northwest, but it will give rise to greater grievances because of this...... When the matter spread, the people were naturally unconvinced, and not only would they not work together to resist the enemy, but they were afraid that there would be a great incident. ”

Chu Huan nodded and said, "That's it." That's why the lower officials felt that something was wrong, and the old general would never make such a mistake. Xiang Da Xi said: "General Da Xi, if you put Old Lady Yu and them into the pass in front of these people today, but block hundreds of refugees out, after these people leave, they will definitely spread the matter around, and you naturally know the consequences." ”

Da Xizhang sighed: "Actually, I'm afraid that this matter has already been spread." ”

Chu Huan frowned and said: "It's still difficult to be sure, either this order is really given by the old general, and there is something else, or the old general is busy with military affairs, and he doesn't know about ......this matter until now!" After a pause, he looked at Da Xizhang and asked, "General Da Xi, how do you think this matter should be handled?" ”

Da Xizhang said with a look of embarrassment: "This matter is very difficult, if it is indeed the order of the old general, if it is not implemented, not only will you disobey the order, but also ...... And if the old general has other intentions, I'm afraid that it will ruin the old general's big things. ”

Chu Huan shook his head and said, "General Daxi, you just said that the letter of entry letter does not have a general's seal!" ”

"Yes!" Da Xizhang immediately said: "But it was indeed sent over by the partial general next to the old general." ”

"That's the problem." Chu Huan said: "If you don't have a general's seal, you can't count it as a military order." After hesitating for a moment, he said softly: "General Daxi, Chu has no right to ask about this matter, but it is related to the overall situation of the northwest, you and I are both courtiers of Great Qin, and we have to be more mindful, and Chu will be nosy for a while, do you see if you can do this, temporarily block Xigu Pass, only allowed to go out, not allowed to enter, the mission is about to send an envoy to Xiliang, it will inevitably pass through the old general's garrison, we will rush to the old general as soon as possible, and report the matter to the old general, if this matter is indeed ordered by the old general, we will send someone to inform you, what do you think?" ”

Da Xizhang was silent for a long time, and finally nodded: "Lord Chu, just do what you say, I immediately ordered the blockade of Xigu Pass, only allowed to go out of the pass, not to enter the pass!" Striding over, he raised his hand and pointed to the old lady Yu's convoy and said, "Turn back, from today onwards, you are only allowed to go out of the customs, not enter the customs!" ”