Before Liu Ziqiu sent Yu Shiji to Luoyang, Tongguan was forbidden to pass, but as Liu Ziqiu gradually controlled the situation in the entire Guanlong, and cleared most of the horse thieves in the territory, the checkpoints in various places have also been reopened, as an important channel to contact the outside of the pass, Tongguan is very busy, the caravan in and out of the checkpoint is endless, but the soldiers guarding the pass are very strict in checking, meticulous registration, and it is difficult to pass the pass in confusion

Although Yu Shinan was not very strategic, he was timid and cautious, and after thinking for a long time, he decided not to make a big fuss first, but quietly arrived in Chang'an, and then revealed his identity, there was also a caravan in front of them, but the leader of the caravan was Li Jiancheng, Li Jiancheng and Yu Shinan's mission was different, his purpose was to contact the Li family in Longxi, so he could only disguise himself as a caravan, but in any case, Li Jiancheng also had to pass through Chang'an, so Yu Shinan and him went one after the other, and they took care of each other

When it was Li Jiancheng's turn to clear the caravan, the soldiers guarding the pass suddenly drew their horizontal knives and surrounded them

Li Jiancheng hurriedly said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the merchants who are from Xingyang to Longxi don't believe it, you see that this is the villain's customs clearance documents."

The customs clearance documents do indicate that he entered Luoyang from Bishui Pass, and from Luoyang through Michi, Hongnong, all the way to Tongguan, along the way, the checkpoints, counties and counties of the customs and defense seals are clearly stamped, of course, these places are under the rule of Li Yuan, Li Jiancheng wants to stamp a few big seals, naturally effortless, and there is no need to forge

Unexpectedly, the captain of the guard sneered: "Whether you are real businessmen or not will only be known until I have searched them."

As he spoke, several soldiers rushed over and opened the goods and shouted: "The centurion has a hidden weapon here."

Li Jiancheng hurriedly said: "Now that the soldiers are in chaos, they will inevitably bring a few weapons to defend themselves when they go to Longxi to do business."

The centurion sneered, beckoned lightly, and a soldier ran over, holding a military crossbow in his hand, the Great Sui decree crossbow is a heavy weapon in the army, and the people are forbidden to hold it, and the centurion shouted and asked: "What kind of decree is this, can't you care about it?"

In fact, at this time, the world was in turmoil, where was there any court law, but after Liu Ziqiu pacified Guan Long, order was gradually restored, and the people not only forbade the possession of bows and crossbows, but also Mo knives, Weapons such as lances are also forbidden to be held, and the caravans that go to the west will of course inquire in advance about the rules along the way, and they will not hide any weapons in their goods at all, and all the swords and swords are carried on their bodies in a fair and honest manner, and Li Jiancheng is a thief, not only bringing a large number of prohibited weapons such as bows and crossbows, but also putting these weapons in the cart, which has attracted the attention of the soldiers guarding the pass

At this time, another soldier quietly ran over and whispered two words in the centurion's ear, and the centurion frowned and said, "You see clearly."

The soldier said with great certainty: "The centurion marked the image repeatedly, and it is definitely him"

Li Jiancheng didn't understand what these two people were talking about, but he knew that the soldiers guarding the gate could detain them all by virtue of the private crossbow alone, and he might be able to guarantee that he would not reveal the truth, but he couldn't guarantee whether these subordinates could stand the torture, in order to clear the customs as soon as possible, Li Jiancheng took a step forward and quietly stuffed a small baggage, and said: "Adults and small people, there is still a token here to prove the identity of the people."

The centurion opened the bag and saw that it was a bag of white silver, and the centurion threw the silver behind him, and suddenly shouted: "Take it all down."

When there is a problem in customs clearance, it has almost become a routine to spend some small money to dot and dot, and the soldiers guarding the customs usually only need to pinch it to know what is in the baggage, but like this centurion, there are very few who open it in public, and he opens the baggage, even if he opens the baggage, he has to arrest people, Li Jiancheng finally couldn't bear it anymore and waved his fists at him

Li Jiancheng is also the age of blood and strength at this time, and he has learned a bow and horse fist since he was a child, and he has a bit of real kung fu on his feet, and this move really knocked several soldiers around him to the ground, but this is the heavy place of Tongguan, and there are many defenders, and when they heard the sound of fighting at the gate, a large number of soldiers and horses immediately rushed out of the gate to surround them, Li Jiancheng, they were already short of weapons, and they could only be captured at this time

At this time, two centurions came down from the pass, and the centurion hurriedly greeted him and said loudly: "Lord Qiqi, this is Li Yuan's son Li Jiancheng."

Li Jiancheng was taken aback and asked, "How do you know the identity of so-and-so?"

He didn't know that the spies sent by Liu Ziqiu to Luoyang had already quietly sent Li Yuan and his subordinates to various checkpoints, of course, Liu Ziqiu could not have predicted that Li Yuan would send someone to contact the Li family in Longxi, he did this just to prevent these people from sneaking everywhere and becoming an unknowable threat after Li Yuan's defeat, of course, Li Jiancheng's question revealed his true identity even more

The two commanders didn't answer, but laughed: "I didn't think that guarding the pass could also make such a great achievement."

Li Jiancheng regretted a little, he knew that his identity had been leaked, and he was fighting for his life just now, but now he was tied up by people, and it was too late to resist, but he still didn't give up, he still stomped his feet and shouted: "Even if I am Li Jiancheng, you can't arrest me for nothing."

The centurion sneered: "How can you not catch you with hidden forbidden weapons?"

Li Jiancheng threw a look at his subordinates and said forcefully: "That's their Li didn't know."

In fact, he also knew that this was just a dying struggle, and the two sides were in a hostile state, no matter what reason you found, the other party would not be able to let him go easily

The centurion did not entangle him on this issue, and snorted coldly and said, "Even if you don't know about it, you should be punished for openly bribing the official."

Yu Shinan's caravan was closely behind Li Jiancheng and them, and he heard what was happening in front of him clearly, and when he saw that there was going to be a commotion in front of him, he couldn't care about hiding the identity of the envoy anymore, and hurriedly stepped forward and shouted: "Ladies and gentlemen, you can't arrest the eldest prince, the eldest prince is going to meet the queen."

After speaking, Yu Shinan hurriedly handed over various documents, including Li Yuan's letter requesting Empress Xiao to return to Luoyang

At this time, a thousand commanders came over and asked coldly: "My lord sent Lord Yu to Luoyang a few days ago to deliver the edict to the queen, why didn't you come back?"

Yu Shiji has actually been taken hostage by Li Yuan for a while, where will he come back, although Yu Shinan has always boasted of integrity, at this time, in order to save Li Jiancheng, he had to lie: "There is still an old mother in my family, my brother rarely returns to Luoyang, so he naturally has to do his filial piety by his mother's side for a few days, how can he come back so quickly, it is because his brother can't come, Yu will accompany the eldest son on this trip."

There is indeed Yu Shinan's name on the paperwork, but the two commanders believe his words a little, and after discussing for a while, they said: "In this case, you can release Li Jiancheng first, but you must hand over all your weapons and are not allowed to move freely, and we will send troops to escort you to Chang'an."

To put it nicely, it is an escort, to put it mildly, in fact, it is to escort Li Jiancheng and Yu Shinan, the two camouflaged caravans, but one hundred and ten people, but two thousand teams were transferred from the pass, and before they reached Huayin, there was a cavalry of 5,000 people in front of them, so that Li Jiancheng wanted to mix out, and it was impossible for one person to report the news, Yu Shinan's plan to sneak into Chang'an was completely frustrated, and Li Jiancheng's task of getting in touch with the Li family in Longxi was afraid that he would not have the opportunity to complete it again

There is just one thing that makes Yu Shinan very puzzled, and he didn't see anyone go to deliver the letter, why did this cavalry come so fast, he didn't know that Liu Ziqiu had vigorously promoted the communication method of flying pigeons in the army, but a large number of carrier pigeons had not been trained for a long time and could not send letters over long distances, but this was not difficult for Liu Ziqiu, he domesticated carrier pigeons in each post station, but the speed of sending letters in sections was not much slower

Three days later, Li Jiancheng and Yu Shinan came to Chang'an under the "escort" of the army, because a large number of merchants arrived, Chang'an City was much more prosperous than in the past, but the scale of Chang'an City built by Yu Wenkai was too large, and the population was still slightly scarce, but the most desolate area in the south of the city has been transformed into a huge military camp by Liu Ziqiu

There are special post houses in Chang'an City, but Liu Ziqiu, who had already received the news, thought that those post houses should be prepared for foreign envoys, and Li Jiancheng was not qualified to stay, so an order was issued, and Li Jiancheng and Yu Shinan were driven to the military camp in the south of the city

Along the way, Li Jiancheng had already discussed with Yu Shinan, with Li Jiancheng as the envoy, and Yu Shinan as the deputy envoy, first fooled this pass, and then said, so after entering the barracks, as soon as he settled down, Li Jiancheng shouted loudly: "I want to see Liu Ziqiu, I want to see the queen's mother."

With his shouting, a guy with an obscene image walked in from outside the barracks, and the guy glanced at Li Jiancheng and said impatiently: "What is it called, since you call yourself a messenger, hand over the documents first, and give it to my lord."

How can people not bow their heads under the low eaves, although Li Jiancheng was a hundred reluctant in his heart, he still handed over the documents, and after two days in a row, the guy with an obscene image appeared again, pointed at Yu Shinan and said: "Lord Yu, my lord wants to see you."

Li Jiancheng shouted: "Li is the one who is making Liu Ziqiu, why didn't he see Li first",