On the second day, as soon as it was dawn, Hu Shi packed up his belongings early, and boiled a large pot of meat and vegetable porridge with the only little corn left in the family and the only egg-laying hen, mixed with some newly picked wild vegetables in the early morning. waited until the sky was brighter, and woke up Lei Heng, Sui Sheng and others one by one.

Lei Heng looked at the self-cooked Hu Shi and warmly greeted everyone to eat porridge, and sighed in his heart, everyone has dreams, they all want a better life, and they all want to find a way to succeed. Hu had apparently decided that the family would follow his own path, and began to prove it in his own way.

Lei Heng tasted Hu's meat and vegetable porridge, the taste was really good, he ate three bowls in a row, and when Lei Heng was ready to serve the fourth bowl, the pot had bottomed out, and everyone still looked unsatisfied. Zhang Luo, who was happy with Hu's family, cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and said with a little pride: "In the future, I will make more ...... for everyone" Sui Sheng, the three monkeys and others responded in a row.

Lei Heng turned sideways to look at the sun, and it was time to go. He ordered the three monkeys to take the two brothers forward first, and then set off with Dian Wei, Sui Sheng, Hu Shi, and Dian Man. After Hu simply packed his luggage, the group headed for Yang City.

Ten days later, the two groups converged in Yangcheng. It was more than a month, and it was already the evening of September 3, and everyone had just arrived outside Luoyang City.

Lei Heng was worried that the city gate was heavily guarded, and the big swords of people like Dian Wei's iron halberd, Sui Sheng and others were likely to be strictly checked, causing unnecessary trouble, so he ordered to stop about a mile in front of the city gate.

Zhao Hu traveled south and north to practice his exquisite skills, and took the initiative to introduce to Lei Heng: "Son, there is an unwritten rule among the guards. The fifty-step formation represents the enemy, and do not take chances to tempt; The 20-step body search means that the security is strict and prohibited items are not allowed; The five-step inspection represents a routine matter, and if you have money, you can pass unimpeded......"

Lei Heng's forehead, after discussing with Xi Zhicai, all the personnel were divided into two groups into the city, the first group of Lei Heng, Xi Zhicai, Dian Wei, and Zhao Hu entered the city first to investigate the situation, and the second group was led by Sui Sheng and Lin Sheng to lead the remaining personnel with weapons and baggage to follow a hundred steps behind.

After the arrangements were made, Lei Heng led the three of them towards the city gate.

When he walked about 100 steps away from the city gate, Lei Heng realized that he was too worried. Looking at the gate of the city from afar, there is only one gatekeeper leading four gatekeepers to chat lazily at the gate, without a trace of discipline at all. Lei Heng and Xi Zhicai breathed a sigh of relief, and the group continued to move forward.

"Stop, what are you doing?" the doorman suddenly burst out of energy and shouted loudly.

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Isn't it, misjudged? The guards in Luoyang are so strict, they have to come up and search their bodies twenty steps away? Lei Heng hurriedly signaled Dian Wei and Zhao Hu to be on guard, and he and Xi Zhicai were also ready to deal with the investigation. But he didn't want the doorman to turn left and enter the city, with his back to Lei Heng and drawing his sword inward, and the four doormen also raised their guns and stood inward.

Lei Heng felt that the situation was not ordinary, and hurried to meet it.

The gate marquis shouted angrily at a scribe standing in the city: "Stop coming, accept the inspection!" ”

The scribe took out the road guide and smiled contemptuously: "I am Zheng Tai, Zheng Gongye, the road guide is here, and I will not let it go..."

Menhou smiled and said, "This time is different from the past!" Zhang Gong has ordered that the important land of Kyoto should be strictly investigated for public security, and there shall be no exceptions. ”

Zheng Tai replied proudly: "Which 'Zhang Gong' has never heard of such an edict!" ”

The gate marquis arched his hand in the direction of the imperial city with a flattering face: "Naturally, he is a regular servant, 'let the father' Zhang Gong!" As he spoke, he beckoned the doorman to surround Zheng Tai: "Ren Er and others are officials and people, and when they enter and exit the city gate, they will be checked... Of course, if you understand the 'reason' and sincerely 'respect', you can naturally avoid it. In the end, he threatened sternly: "Otherwise, for Diao Min, don't blame me for not being able to wait for knives and guns..."

Zheng Tai is a scholar, and he has no power to restrain the chicken, so he is naturally not the opponent of this fierce god and evil man, and he does not dare to forcibly rush through the pass, and he is unwilling to leave his son to pay the money and go out of the city, so he replied helplessly: "I don't go out of the city... I'm going back to the city..."

The spear still had no intention of being retracted. The doorman replied very indifferently: "Check all in and out." Two dogs, search..."

A doorman is about to search Zheng Tai's body. Zheng Tai shouted: "Vertical son dare!" Can the Han have a king's law?! ”

Menhou sneered: "Zhang Gong is the king's law!" He turned to the second dog and ordered: "What are you waiting for, search carefully, don't leave anything valuable!" ”

Zheng Tai was inexplicably sad and indignant: "The faint monarch has no way, the eunuchs are dictatorial, the government is corrupt, the Han Dynasty..."

When Lei Heng saw this, he knew that it was time for him to appear heroically, and shouted: "Stop!" He tried his best to put on the expression of a profiteer, stuffed a gold to the doorman, and said with a sneer: "The general is generous, why bother to meet him." The villain gave him this 'peace money', and the rest asked the general to drink..."

"Yo... Finally someone understands... Hit the road! The doorman accepted the money, and his face looked much better, "Let him go..."

Zheng Tai was already more sad than dead, and gave up his hand indifferently: "Kaifeng Zheng Tai thanked the son." Say goodbye...", and stumbled out of the city.

Xi Zhicai seemed to be touched, and hurriedly asked: "Your Excellency is Zheng Tai, Zheng Gongye?" ”

"Well, what..."Zheng Tai floated a few words, and left the city without looking back.

Xi Zhicai hurriedly stepped forward and posted Lei Heng: "Lord, the matter is urgent, I will chase after it...". And he chased him out of the city.

Lei Heng believed that there must be a reason for Xi Zhicai, but he was worried about his safety, so he hurriedly ordered Dian Wei to go to protect him.

Here, Lei Heng took out two more golds and stepped forward to stuff them to the door marquis.

This time, the door marquis shirked: "Oops... Reactive power is not punished... How can I be so generously courteous..."

Lei Heng stuffed it into the hands of the Marquis of the door one by one, and at the same time changed the face of a profiteer, and said flatteringly: "I have just come to Kyoto to do business, and I will inevitably have to worry more about the general in the future, and I will have to rely on the general to ensure the safety of the villain... The general will accept the 'peace money'..."

Menhou is a six-hundred-stone petty official, many steps behind the general, listening to Lei Heng's mouthful of a general, and seeing that he can send a lot of money, he is really happy in his heart, and after pretending to shirk a few more times, he also accepted it, and patted his chest and assured Lei Heng: "Brother really understands people, if you have something, just come to my brother!" ”

Lei Heng was waiting for this sentence, and immediately hit the snake stick to follow, and pleaded with the door marquis with a look of admiration: "The younger brother went south and north to do some business, and there were many bandits on the road, and he also recruited some guards, with self-defense equipment, and wanted to go into the city to purchase goods, and the general was accommodating." When my brother comes out, there will be a lot of thanks! ”

With a knowing expression, the gate Hou replied enthusiastically: "I should do a lot of things, and ensure that my brothers can enter and exit conveniently and come and go freely at my flat city gate." After that, he approached Lei Heng and whispered: "Brother can lack the evidence?" The officials in the city can be closely checked, especially the palaces...... I just have the means to get it here, and I'm sure the survey is safe. It's just that... This one... Brothers are people who understand..."

The so-called certificate of passing office, those who went out in the Han Dynasty must apply to the relevant institutions for passing the office, which began in the first three years of Emperor Wu (94 B.C.), and there are four different forms: one is called Fu, two is said to be transmitted, three is said to be passed, and four is said to be Xuan. The transit office is generally issued by the county or county. In the Han Dynasty, the customs were strictly guarded, and the inspection was quite strict, and those who passed the pass and those who had a place were released, and those who did not pass or did not have a place were smuggled, and those who crossed the pass privately were sentenced to imprisonment.

The house is a kind of city hotel, which is a large number and widely distributed, and is mostly used by ordinary lower-class people who do small business. As in modern times, guests should register their detailed identity information after check-in, called "store book", or "store calendar", which should be properly kept, kept for the record, and submitted to the official inspection on a regular basis every month. The officials and officials also had to inspect them from time to time, and guests were not allowed to enter or leave until dawn at night, and it was stipulated that temples and ordinary people's homes were not allowed to take in foreigners for lodging.

Lei Heng was overjoyed in his heart, he was really sleepy and sent a pillow, although this marquis was greedy and cunning, he could indeed provide convenience for himself. Lei Heng continued to flatter him: "The general is really a good means!" The younger brother Tian Heng must understand the 'reason', and he will sincerely 'admire' the general, and please ask the general for the things that have been proven. ”

"It's a pleasure to talk to someone who understands!" The gate marquis also said generously and bluntly: "Brother, my name is Hou Er, I am the gate of this flat city gate, and I also provide some convenience for people who come and go in private." The brother took this bamboo knot and went to the city to find the steward of Dongcheng to ask for Li, and he would arrange it himself. As he spoke, he handed Lei Heng a small bamboo board.

Lei Heng took it and took a look, a very ordinary palm-sized bamboo block, with some pictures and texts engraved on it, Lei Heng didn't know it, so he had to quickly put it into his arms and thank Hou Erqian.

Hou Er waved his hand indifferently and said, "Little things, little things." As long as my brother understands the 'reason'..."

Lei Heng suddenly realized, it was really a greedy person, and he quickly took out the hardware and offered it.

Hou Er accepted it generously, and his attitude became cordial again: "Hehe... If Brother Tian enters the city, he still needs to go to Henan Yin Guanya to do business, and his brother also has a way, and the thief Cao Hou is my brother. ”

Nima, this has formed a one-stop service for money. It's no wonder that with Emperor Ling's official selling official porridge as an example, how good can the people under him be, and it is strange that the Eastern Han Dynasty can rule for a long time!

Lei Heng generously took out ten gold to give Hou Er this time, determined to have a good relationship with this kind of local snake, and it will definitely be of great use in the future.

"Little brother is clumsy, it's really disrespectful! My brother turned out to be an official eunuch family! The younger brother admires it very much, this money is a gift for meeting, and he has to bother his brother to introduce the thief Lord Cao for the younger brother..."

In just half a pillar of incense, Hou Er received Lei Heng's gold three times, and felt more and more that this was a sensible person, so he no longer shy away from the outside, and after accepting the gold, he handed Lei Heng a small wooden plank, and pointed out the way to Lei Heng: "Brother Tian took this wooden plank and went straight to the Yin County Mansion in Henan in the middle of South Street, and the fifth partial room after entering the gate is." It's just that my brother's duty is to strictly check the law and order, so I won't send it away..."

Lei Heng understood that Hou Er was reluctant to take the opportunity to ask for money at the city gate, so he didn't say anything, and hurriedly beckoned Zhao Er and the others to come forward.

Not long after, Sui Sheng, Lin Sheng, Hu Shi, Dian Man and others arrived at the city gate with their luggage.

Hou Er shouted again: "Kyoto is an important place, strictly check public security, and accept the inspection..."

Lei Heng was stunned after hearing this, he still needs to check after receiving my money? It's too dark, isn't it? But then, it opened my eyes.

The four doormen moved lazily, pretending to come forward and look at everyone, but they didn't even search their bodies, and their luggage and baggage were not moved at all, so they replied to Hou Er: "Hou Men, there are no prohibited items!" ”

"Release!" Hou Er also roared on official business.

"Thank you, Master Jun!" Lei Heng didn't say much anymore and led everyone into Luoyang City.