The four gates of the dry salt pond fort were closed, and there were groups of officers and soldiers standing on the city wall. The flags were unfurled, dancing with the wind, and the scorching sun and high temperature made the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate curse.

"Made, it's really unfair, it's too biased above, for a month, I let Lao Tzu be on an errand during the day and guard this broken wall!"

"Damn, who's to say it's not? This sun is too poisonous, if it continues like this, Lao Tzu will have to dry human jerky! No, even if you pay more filial piety to some silver, you have to dredge and reduce the number of errands during the day. ”

"It's really not a human life, the military land has been occupied by those centurions, thousands, guerrillas, generals and other generals, and there is no room for our little soldiers. Exposed to the sun, it is enough to defend the wall. After the shift change, I have to farm and water those military masters,... God is unfair! ”

"No way... If we don't water those military masters and make them unhappy, not only will we be deducted from our salaries, but we will not be able to live in the future, so don't think about being full. ”

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The soldiers on the east city wall chatted without saying a word, venting the depression and complaints in their chests, and at the same time, they were also diverting their attention and reducing the scorching heat and heat caused by the scorching sun.

At this moment, under the scorching sun, as if the wilderness had become a steamer, and the air was distorted, a black shadow appeared a hundred meters away, constantly coming, getting closer and closer, and a soldier could see it clearly, and immediately stopped the other people who were instantly nervous.

"Brothers, don't panic, it's a caravan. After the above explanation, a caravan will come over today to buy a batch of salt. ”

As soon as the soldier finished speaking, one of the soldiers next to him rolled his eyes, as if he had thought of something, and then his face was happy, and he asked excitedly with some irrepressible confirmation: "Hehe... Lao Wu, do you really confirm that those people in the distance are really caravans that came to buy goods? ”

As he spoke, the caravan tightened, and when he heard the question of the person next to him, he didn't seem to hear the deep meaning of the words, and he stared at it again, looking into the distance, and saw the sign of "Wei Ji" floating in the caravan. Although there was confirmation in my heart, I still kept three points for what I said.

"Hmm... Looking at the flag of their caravan, it is marked by the century-old brand 'Wei Ji', there should be no fake, it is the registered merchant. Moreover, this caravan is only thirty or forty people, even if there are any ghosts, it is not enough for our one hundred and tenth brothers to clean up. ”

Hearing this, the soldier's face was even more joyful, and he turned to say with a wicked smile: "Brothers, if it is really that 'Wei Ji', our chance to make a fortune has come." ”

"Zhang San, what do you mean by this? What are the chances of getting rich? What do you want? Lao Wu's expression changed a few times, blurted out a few questions in a row, seemed to think of something, and suddenly had a sense of jealousy on his face, and without waiting for Zhang San to answer, he warned: "San'er, don't mess around, these salt merchants are either rich or expensive, and they are not something that we people can provoke." Moreover, anyone who can obtain documents issued by the imperial court and are allowed to buy salt and buy salt has a certain background. ”

However, Zhang San didn't care at all, as if he took Lao Wu's warning as a deaf ear, and pouted: "Brother Wu, these salt merchants, as you said, each has a certain background, and they are either rich or expensive. However, being able to obtain the documents of the imperial court to franchise salt may be amazing. However, as long as their backers are not our direct superiors, not those in Qianyanchi Castle, they will be offended. Moreover, this army is in chaos, maybe when you and I will die, and we can still manage so far? ”

For a while, Lao Wu was speechless, and the others nodded slightly when they heard it, looking very approving. At this time, a big man with a beard on his face stood out, and the caravan that had been not far away said impatiently: "People are almost here, hurry up, open the city gate and take a look, and make sure, as long as it is not the relatives of those people in the city, it is the hundred-year-old 'Wei Ji', just mess with him!" Damn, it's like this anyway, it's a lifetime to enjoy it for a while, even if it's dead now, it's worth it. ”

A moment later, the gates opened, and a group of officers and soldiers walked out quickly, spears in hand, and immediately lined up on both sides, standing straight. The bearded sweat and Zhang San fought side by side, with a steel knife hanging on his waist, standing in the middle, looking at the caravan that was getting closer and closer with an expressionless face, close at hand.

"Stop. Who's coming? ”

"Stabbed", Zhang San pulled out his saber, and with a loud shout, the steel knife pointed directly at the caravan, less than two meters away from the leader. It seems that after thousands of drills, as Zhang San pulled out his saber, the soldiers on both sides immediately moved, trotted up, and pointed their spears at the caravan one after another, putting on a vigilant posture.

At this moment, inadvertently, seeing this scene, the corners of Zhang San's mouth rose slightly, and he glanced at the big man with a little smugness, and the big man's reaction was very calm, and he didn't even look at him.

Feeling that the atmosphere had suddenly become tense, it was exactly what they wanted, and the big man was secretly satisfied, so he shouted: "This is a military place, and you are not allowed to enter without the approval of the imperial court or the local yamen." Otherwise, shoot and kill! ”

It all happened in a blink of an eye, but only in a matter of minutes.

Contrary to Zhang San and the big man's expectations, the caravan's reaction was very calm. This situation made them chuckle in their hearts, and they had a bad feeling, and the two immediately looked at each other, and they both saw doubts in each other's eyes.

Under the instigation of Zhang Sanyan's eyes, the big man with big cheeks opened his eyes, and his two eyebrows were raised.

"No matter who you are, you will not be allowed to enter the city without the words of the imperial court. If you want to enter the city, you must show the text and the certificate of the local government. Otherwise, we won't release it either. ”

At this time, a middle-aged man walked out of the caravan, white and fat, dressed in precious silk clothes, walking slowly, his steps were a little vain, and at first glance he was a person who often sounded dogs and horses, the person in charge of this caravan.

If you observe carefully, it is not difficult to find that the middle-aged man's steps are a little sluggish, and his legs tremble slightly, which is far from the performance of wine-colored hollowing out of his body.

I don't know what the reason is, the middle-aged man's pace sped up a little, and as he walked, he took out the text in the style of the newspaper from his arms, and as soon as he stood still, he handed over the two things, and said in a slightly trembling voice: "Two soldiers, we are indeed the salt merchants of 'Wei Ji', this is the document issued by the imperial court and the text used for proof. ”

Not only was he not too eager, he was eager to verify the guess in his heart, whether it was Zhang San or the big man, neither of them noticed that the middle-aged man's expression was abnormal, and at the same time they opened the documents and lines in their hands.

At this time, just as the middle-aged man's behavior became more and more abnormal, more and more obvious, the frightened movements on his body began to become bigger, and suddenly two burly men came up from behind, dressed as escort darts, and violently framed the arms of the middle-aged man.

However, the movements of the two are very skillful, and at first glance, they look like supporting a middle-aged man. In conjunction with the words of one of them, it did not arouse the suspicion of the officers and soldiers.

"Master, what's wrong with you? Is it too hot, you are suffering from heat stroke? ”