Chapter 45: Before the Great War (1)
It was late at night after all the tasks were assigned, and Gu Ye was about to order everyone to rest, when a soldier suddenly came to find Gu Chenxiao and went out. With half a pillar of incense, Gu Chenxiao led a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman in.
"Marshal! This man claimed to be a merchant from Beirong, and had negotiated a business with a man named Fu Sinan in this Dingyan City, and he was bound to enter the city, and the last general asked them to bring him and his caravan here. ”
"But with his credentials."
"The last general has personally checked, and there is nothing wrong with it."
Gu Ye motioned for the guards to invite Fu Lao to come, and asked again, "What is your name and what kind of business are you doing?" ”
The man replied, "Villain...... The villain's name is Mu Yuanwen, and he is a merchant in Beirong, selling dried meat and milk tofu. ”
Jerky is made from dried yak meat, and milk tofu is a dairy product made of milk and goat's milk with Beirong's special technology, and these specialties are also the most common business of Beirong merchants in China.
"Now that the two countries are at war, are you still in the mood to do business?" Gu Ye's expression was not wavering, but there was an invisible coercion in his voice.
"The villain originally made a living by selling Beirong specialties to China, just because the old lady has not been in good health recently, and it costs a lot to see a doctor, and the family is going to be unable to live, so this deal was negotiated before the war, but because he was afraid of danger, he has not delivered the goods, and now he is in urgent need of money, and the villain can only take risks, begging the general to raise his noble hand."
"In that case, allow us to inspect the goods."
"General, you see that the villain's people and goods are following all the military masters, so naturally there will be no problem with daring to pack this goods!" When Mu Yuanwen heard that he was going to inspect the goods, his complexion changed, and his body unconsciously protected the goods behind him.
Gu Chenxiao stopped him quietly: "We are just doing a routine inspection, and if there is a loss, we will double the compensation, and please ask the old man to stop it." ”
Mu Yuanwen was very anxious but helpless, and the soldier didn't find anything after checking it, he hurriedly said: "Master Jun, you see that I'm not wrong, there will be no problem, please allow the villain to find the customer to hand over the goods first." ”
"Wait." Gu Chenyi walked to the front of the truck, picked out a piece of milk tofu from it, and knocked it twice. This milk tofu is hollow on the inside and the outside, so the sound is crisp when it is struck, and the sound is not abnormal at this time.
"General, you ......"
Gu Chenyi's face suddenly turned cold, and as soon as he exerted force on his hand, the milk tofu shattered, and the milky white and yellowish milk fell to the ground. In the residue of Gu Chenyi's hand, there are several silver-white flowers, which are divided into six petals, and the silver light is faintly shining, which is very beautiful.
The generals began to secretly deploy after they had returned to their respective positions, searching for the poisoners, and now the merchant was secretly hiding herbs in his goods, which was really suspicious.
Mu Yuanwen was already in a cold sweat, he thought that the weight of flowers and plants was extremely light, and after using milk tofu to store it separately, it was no different from ordinary milk tofu in terms of appearance and sound, but Gu Jiaerlang was trained in the military camp since he was a child, and he was like ordinary soldiers, and he had seen a lot of various conspiracy tricks, plus Gu Chenyi had practiced martial arts for many years, and his five senses were better than ordinary people, and the subtle differences in sound and weight could not hide from him.
"Take it down and keep it under strict guard, keep the lives of the people in this caravan, and wait for the marshal and the general to interrogate him personally!"
"Don't, don't...... The general spares his life! Mu Yuanwen was frightened by Gu Chenyi's murderous aura all over his body, and when he saw an old man with some Beirong characteristics coming from afar, he hurriedly shouted: "Uncle save me!" ”
Hearing the word "uncle", Gu Chenyi frowned slightly.
"Gu Chenyi, let your subordinates stop! And don't spoil my medicine! ”
"Fu Lao ......" Before Gu Chenyi could react, the flowers in his hand were taken away by Fu Sinan.
Fu Sinan checked the flower, and his face couldn't hide his joy: "Sure enough, it's covered with snowflakes, my apprentice is really capable." ”
"Snowflakes? What is that? Gu Shan's young heart asked impatiently.
"Hehe, boy." It was the first time for the generals to see Fu Sinan smile so happily: "Your father, your brother, and your little brother in the whole camp have all been saved!" ”
He said to Gu Ye again: "Congratulations to the marshal, this snowflake is the key medicine to eradicate the poison of the northern border, with this medicine, the soldiers and people of the two levels can be detoxified!" ”
The mountain that had been pressing on everyone's hearts for months finally moved away tonight, and although the generals and Ye Ziqi present had not said anything, the excitement on their faces had already revealed their emotions.
Gu Ye was also rarely excited: "If this is the case, I ask Fu Lao to help me help the Gu family army to defeat Beirong and return the northern border of China to safety!" ”
"The marshal doesn't have to worry, the old man will start concocting an antidote." After Fu Sinan finished speaking, he turned to Mu Yuanwen and asked, "You were asked to send the herbs back, but there are three young girls and a young son?" ”
"Childe? Aren't those four girls......"
Sun Zhongjing, this guy doesn't know what to do! Fu Lao thought secretly, "Well, you said that it was the four girls, where are they now?" I have medicine here to save people, but there is still a shortage of manpower! ”
Mu Yuanwen suddenly lost his voice, and his expression became sad.
Fu Sinan reacted immediately: "What happened to me and them?" ”
Mu Yuanwen's expression was about to cry: "Uncle, I really shouldn't have come back directly by myself, but there is no return valley, and those people are the heavy armor soldiers of the Huyan clan, I really can't help it!" ”
"What did you say!" Mu Yuanwen's collar was grabbed by someone, and it was Lin Qian: "What happened to those four people?" How will I go to the Valley of No Return! ”
"Ahem, ahem, ahem...... General, you let go of the small one. Mu Yuanwen was so cold that he was almost lifted off the ground.
"Lin Qian, let go." Gu Chenyi's voice trembled a little: "Mr. Mu, I beg you to tell us the cause and effect of what happened." ”
"Yes. The villain Mu Yuanwen is the son of the Mu clan who was wiped out by the Huyan clan in Beirong, Fu Sinan is the villain's uncle, and the uncle settled in Yancheng, Huaguo, only when he comes to Beirong to collect medicine, he will come to live with the villain, and the villain will also take the opportunity to bring some herbs when he is doing business on weekdays. Last night, four young girls came to me with letters from my uncle, each carrying a basket of herbs, and asked me to find a way to transport them to the city of Yancheng. ”
"Entrusted by my uncle, the villain naturally wanted to help, so he hid the herbs in the snowflakes made by today's party, and pretended to be a trader who wanted to make war money to Dingyan City, because he was afraid of long nights and dreams, and deliberately took a shortcut."
"So you led them into the Valley of No Return? Do you know that crossing the Valley of No Return is a battlefield! Lin Qian was angry.
"No, no, no, even if the villain doesn't want to die, he has to keep the medicinal materials from missing, although the road is close to the Valley of No Return, it is safe, and the soldiers and horses can't get through." The more Mu Yuanwen said, the more frightened he became: "Who knew that one of the taller girls went to fetch water and didn't come back for a long time, we felt that it was wrong, and the other girl who carried a sword on her back seemed to know some martial arts and went to find it with a sword, and it turned out that it was a few drunk Beirong soldiers, I was afraid that I saw the girl who fetched the water and became beautiful, so I knocked out and tied it on horseback to take it back, if it wasn't for the wilderness, I was afraid of ......."
Gu Chenyi's hand clenched into a fist little by little.
"Those Beirong soldiers were drunk, and it is estimated that they robbed the woman again, and they were in a good mood, sitting there without defense, and they were slow to react, but after all, there were far more people than us, and the girl was afraid of startling the grass and snakes, so she could only secretly retreat to discuss countermeasures."
"As soon as the villain heard the description, he knew that those people were the heavy armored soldiers of the Huyan clan, and he was afraid that he was tired of fighting and ran out for recreation, but even so, although there are some people in the team who can do kung fu, they will never be opponents, plus the medicine is urgent, and I don't know what to do for a while, and then I saw that the soldiers were leaving, but the group of girls was decisive, and said that let us pretend to be merchants who were buried in the night road, and leave as quietly as possible as soon as possible, and when we got out of a distance, they would find a way to lead them to the valley of no return, and then rescue their companions."
"Ridiculous!" Gu Chenda had a hot temperament, and blurted out: "The Huyan clan's heavy armor soldiers are the strongest fighting force in Beirong, even we have suffered losses, how can the three little women save people under their noses, and what is the place in the valley of no return, how can the tartars be so easy to be fooled!" ”
"The villain was not completely relieved, and even the convoy slowed down. But at that time, seeing that the martial arts of the girl with the sword far surpassed others, the girl in the snow green skirt said calmly and relaxedly, and the villain felt that she thought that she had a plan to make up her mind......"
"And you didn't ask more about what she was planning?" Gu Chenyi's eyes seemed to be about to erupt with fire.
"It's all to blame for the villain's cowardice, just thinking about leaving quickly, and not thinking about asking more." Mu Yuanwen knelt down, and finally couldn't help howling: "The villain is really scared when he thinks about it now, and one of the girls was still ...... He also gave the villain a token, saying that if he couldn't get in at the gate of Dingyan City, he would take it out and let the guards hand it over to General Gu Chenyi of the Gu family's army......"
“…… I am Gu Chenyi. ”
The familiar jade pendant reappeared in front of him, Gu Chenyi held it in the palm of his hand, the surface of the jade pendant was smooth and warm to the touch, perhaps because it was worn by the new owner every day, and the rope wearing the jade was dyed with a medicinal fragrance.