Meridian Valley is a small road leading from the Guanzhong Plain to the Hanzhong Plain. In fact, in Lu Rui's eyes, it is incorrect to describe Meridian Valley with a small path. Because the terrain of Meridian Valley is relatively flat, it can be four or even five carriages in parallel, if it weren't for this, Wei Yan would not have proposed a raid on Meridian Valley back then.

It was precisely because of the topography of the Meridian Valley that the march of Lu Rui and his party was very smooth, and they soon arrived at the Hanzhong Plain.

"Childe, someone is reviewing it in front." Soon, Lu Rui met a group of soldiers dressed as Taoist priests, needless to say, Zhang Lu's soldiers.

"Jiang Yin, those people are the so-called sacrificial wine?" Lu Rui pointed to a Taoist priest in front of him who commanded the soldiers.

"Yes, Gongzi, that is Zhang Lu's sacrificial wine, Zhang Lu has no officials in Hanzhong, and he controls military and civil affairs with sacrificial wine, and the sacrificial wine is the grassroots officials and generals in Hanzhong.

"Okay, I understand, let's go meet them and tell everyone that you are not allowed to move without my orders!"

"Yes, Childe!"

"Stop, who are you?" A sacrificial wine stopped Lu Rui and the others.

"Lord Sacrificial Wine, we are a caravan in the Central Plains, because of the melee in Guanzhong, we changed to Hanzhong, this is what it means, please sacrifice wine and smile." After speaking, Jiang Jian took out some money from his arms.

"You're a Qiang?" The sacrificial wine did not receive Jiang Yin's money.

"Yes, the little one is the Qiang people, and they are the guides of this caravan!"

"I see, you put these away, we in Hanzhong will not accept this money, as long as those who do business in my Hanzhong are exempt from taxes, we will not collect this money. Knew by the Heavenly Monarch. We will die without a place to be buried. Heavenly Monarch Divine Might! The sacrificial wine suddenly bowed to the heavens and bowed respectfully.

"This?"

"Okay, since you are a caravan, this is a common document, you have to enter the Chamber of Commerce building in Hanzhong to move in, and you can leave Hanzhong tomorrow."

"Lord Samurai, we need to hurry, don't you think?"

"This is the order of the Heavenly Monarch. If there is a violator, there will be no forgiveness, this is Hanzhong, not other places, with the order of the Heavenly Monarch as respect! ”

"This?"

"Steward Jiang, since this is the rule of Hanzhong, we don't have to force it, just stay in Hanzhong for one night."

"Yes, Childe!" Soon, Lu Rui and his party passed the inspection. Entered the Chamber of Commerce Building in Hanzhong.

"Brother Rui, this Hanzhong is really a strange place. The soldiers did not receive money, nor did they collect business taxes. Cao Zhang took a sip of tea and began to chatter.

"Hanzhong is the Yellow Turban Dao based on the Five Doumi Sect, these are all teachings, Ziwen you don't know, this is called faith!" Lu Rui shook his head helplessly, talking to this group of people about faith, it was really a piano to the cow.

"Brother Rui, the control in Hanzhong is really different, everything is centralized and managed, like this chamber of commerce building, I have already investigated, and all the chambers of commerce that come and go to Hanzhong have gathered here. And basically everything in Hanzhong is centralized management, Brother Rui, why is this? Cao Pi also looked at Lu Rui suspiciously, Hanzhong is really different.

"Hanzhong is indeed very strange, but this is not our focus, it is better to rest early and have to hurry tomorrow." Lu Rui prevaricated Cao Pi and began to think.

Zhang Lu, a character of the Three Kingdoms who is ignored by people, but Lu Rui, who is familiar with the Three Kingdoms, will not forget him.

Zhang Lu, the leader of the Wudoumi Sect of the Han Dynasty, the son of Zhang Ling, the founder of Wudoumi, has been in Hanzhong for more than 20 years, with the power of a county to invade Liu Zhang in the south, and to reject the Western Liang Xiongshi in the north.

"Childe, the brothers have all arranged it." Jiang Jian came in from outside the room, arched his hand, and reported to Lu Rui.

"Well, Jiang Yin, why did it take so long to come back?"

"Childe, our brothers were all censored just now, but it's okay anymore."

"Censorship? How's the review? Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, how could it take so long for an ordinary chamber of commerce to review.

"Childe, when it comes to the censorship here in Hanzhong, it's really strange, the censors here don't enter anything, they don't see the money, and they specifically censor our palms, and we have to print our handprints with ink, I don't know what it means, it's the first time I've seen this kind of strange censorship." Jiang Jian touched his head, he couldn't figure out what the hell this group of people in Hanzhong was doing.

"Palm prints?"

"Zhang Lu won't be so rebellious, right?" Lu Rui was stunned for a moment, could it be that Zhang Lu wanted to identify people's identities through palm prints?

"Childe, let's rest, it's late." Jiang Jian looked at the sky outside and reminded Lu Rui.

"I'm tired, Brother Rui, can I get a good night's sleep today?" Cao Zhang stretched his waist, he had camped outside these days, and it was the first time he had rested in the city.

"Just you snooze!" Lu Rui smiled and patted Cao Zhang's arm.

"Brother Rui, the people of the caravan all go to bed very late?" Cao Pi asked suddenly.

"Zihuan, what do you mean?"

"Brother Rui, look, the lights are still on in the buildings near us, and these people haven't rested yet, aren't they tired?" Cao Pi followed the window and pointed around, there was a bright light, and there was no darkness.

"No, there's a problem!" Lu Rui was reminded by Cao Pi that something was wrong, according to the sky, it was already very late, even if there were goods to be counted, or there would be at least one or two people who would be tired, but now there is no one to rest, it's too strange!

"Brother Rui, is there something wrong?" Seeing Lu Rui's puzzled look, Cao Pi asked vigilantly.

"Questions?" Lu Rui went through everything that happened to Hanzhong, and then smiled.

"Brother Rui? What are you? ”

"No need to rest, someone will come to us soon, all of them lift their spirits!"

"Brother Rui, you mean, we've been exposed?" Cao Pi was stunned for a moment, these hundreds of people have been well disguised, could it be that Zhang Lu has discovered something?

"Brother Rui, I'll go and gather people immediately, and when the time comes, we'll capture Zhang Lu and rush out!"

"Ziwen, don't be impulsive, what are you rushing? This is Hanzhong, do you think it's Xudu? Rush out and someone will pick us up? ”

"Brother Rui, are we just sitting still?"

"If Zhang Lu wanted to kill us, he would have done it a long time ago, why wait until this time, not to mention, you all have a good father, and I have a good middle father!"

"Brother Rui, what do you mean by that?"

"What do you mean? Daddy, have you heard of it? With the middle father, we won't have any problems! Lu Rui knows very well in his heart that Cao Cao is now the number one prince in the world, as long as it does not involve his own key interests, any prince will give Cao Cao a little face, the dog will jump over the wall when he is anxious, and the princes will be in a hurry, but they will see blood!

"Daddy?" Cao Zhang and Cao Pi looked at each other, and at a glance, they seemed to understand something.

"Guest officer, someone sent a greeting post to see the guest officer!" Suddenly, the shopkeeper came outside the room and interrupted Lu Rui.

"Jiang Yin, show me the name post!"

"Five Bucket Rice Sect Heavenly Monarch Zhang Lu, pay homage to Qi Hou Lu Rui!"

"It's finally here!"

"Jiang Yin, you go and invite Zhang Tianjun to come over!" Lu Rui handed over the name card to Jiang Yin.

"Yes, Childe!" (To be continued......)

PS: Thank you for your great support, first update!