The man saw that his cheeks were flushed, and that he was obviously already a little drunk, so he didn't want to argue with him, so he casually found an excuse to avoid the topic and continue to play cards.

On the other side, Qi Xiao went out and heard someone shouting under the city gate, he looked out and saw a middle-aged man, a little embarrassed, and several people behind him, dressed in the same clothes, and even brought an injured teenager.

Qi Xiao asked respectfully, "But there are documents?" ”

Zhao Yancheng said in a deep voice: "We encountered a mistake on the road, the clerk and the carriage fell off the cliff, but I naturally have a letter on me that can prove my identity, if you don't worry about letting us enter the city, you can first tell you the command history of Xizhou." ”

Qi Xiao saw that his expression was calm, and he didn't have the slightest weakness, in fact, he had already believed most of it in his heart, but after all, Xizhou was now in an eventful season, if he rashly let an unknown person into the city, there would be a bad pool, and it was really not something that a small soldier could afford.

Thinking of this, Qi Xiao respectfully bowed his hand and said, "I will tell the commander Lord Shi truthfully if you say it, and please wait——"

Zhao Yancheng originally thought that he would spend more lip and tongue, but what he didn't expect was that it would be so easy, so he naturally agreed very much.

Soon after Qi Xiao left, Shi Guoping, the commander of Xizhou, hurriedly came with people, and even the official hat did not come in a hurry, he boarded the city gate, and when he saw Zhao Yancheng's appearance clearly, he hurriedly went down the city tower and asked people to open the city gate.

A few people who were still eating and playing cards just now, didn't expect Zhao Yancheng to be really a high-ranking official sent by the capital, and they were already so frightened that they lost their souls, Guo Ping shook his beard and scolded: "Drinking and playing cards when you are on duty, there is really no king's law, see how I deal with you in the future——"

Those people were frightened, they fell on the ground and didn't dare to speak, Qi Xiao also knelt in place with everyone like a piece of wood, without making a sound, the city gate creaked open, Guo Ping hurriedly walked out of the city to greet him, and when he saw Zhao Yancheng's clothes, he exclaimed: "Lord Shangshu, what happened to you, this-"

Zhao Yancheng waved his hand soothingly and said, "It's a long story, Lord Guo, let's settle my subordinates first, let's talk." ”

Guo Ping saw a few equally embarrassed guards behind Zhao Yancheng, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, come on, Qi Xiao, take the brothers around Master Shangshu down to settle down, don't slack off." ”

After saying that, he approached a little as if flatteringly: "My lord, the prince of Xiliang has arrived yesterday, and now he is also in the post house, do you think you go over now, or go to the lower official mansion to rectify for a while, and talk about it tomorrow?" ”

Zhao Yancheng paused for a moment and said, "Let's go directly to the post house, we have been delayed on the road for a long time, and this matter, the longer it drags on, the worse it will be——"

Where did Guo Ping dare to refute half a sentence, and hurriedly led Zhao Yancheng in the direction of the post house.

It's night now, the whole Xizhou has been curfewed, and there is no half of the people on the road, Zhao Yancheng followed Guo Ping for a long time, and then asked unintentionally: "Xizhou is under your governance, and it looks like the people's livelihood is rich." ”

Guo Ping glanced at Zhao Yancheng, and seeing that his expression was just looking around, he wiped the fine sweat on his forehead, and said: "The subordinates are incompetent, this mutual market is a matter of friendship between the two countries, but such a thing happened in the territory governed by the subordinates, and the subordinates are ashamed of their trust in Your Majesty——"

Zhao Yancheng saw that he talked about the mutual market, so he also said with a straight face: "This matter, maybe someone has a heart to know, Lord Guo is not too self-blaming, but the adult has to explain the matter again in detail." ”

Guo Ping sighed, and then said: "This matter, if you count it, you have to start from half a month ago, at the beginning of the year, Your Majesty decreed that Xiliang and Dali can be traded together, this Xizhou has naturally become the junction of Xiliang and Dali, and Xiaguan has also formulated a series of documents in strict accordance with His Majesty's requirements, but half a month ago, a team of businessmen from Xiliang brought some buds, and there were two carts as much. Although there were past businessmen before, most of them came to test the waters, after all, the two countries have different customs, and it is the first time to see so many goods for the first time, and the lower officials also feel strange, so they checked their documents in detail, and they are all right. That's when he let it go. Who knew that in the end, it was this batch of goods that had an accident and poisoned a lot of people, and those merchants seemed to have evaporated from the world. ”

Zhao Yancheng frowned, and when he heard him say that Baogu had poisoned many people, he was shocked, but he said quietly: "Oh? If any of the prisoners who were sent over were poisoned, I am afraid that they would also have to be reported to the imperial court, so you must not forget—"

Guo Ping didn't hear the temptation in Zhao Yancheng's words, and said frankly: "What kind of joke is this that the adults are talking about, although the bud valley is just food, it is also a novelty, where can those who do hard labor buy it-"

Zhao Yanchen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but more, he was a little sad, he thought of the woman, the once glamorous life, and now the days when people are treated as livestock, compared with the two, his heart is becoming more and more unbearable.

He forcibly suppressed the sadness in his heart and said to Guo Ping: "Since there is nothing to do, then it is the best." ”

Guo Ping saw that his expression was not good, and he didn't know that it was his own words, which annoyed him, so he kept silent, for fear that if he was not careful, Zhao Yancheng would investigate the crime of neglecting his talents.

On the other side, Qi Xiao arranged the guards in a private house next to the post house, which was simple and simple, very inconspicuous, but it was clean inside, and it was obviously often cleaned.

Qi Xiao had just entered the courtyard when he heard an old voice asking, "But Xiao'er is back?" ”

As the voice turned out, I saw a gray-haired sixty-year-old man staggering out, Qi Xiao smiled apologetically at a few people, and then stepped forward to help the old man sit down, and then said: "Mother, I'll bring a few brothers back to live for a while-"

The old man squinted in the direction of the doorway, and after distinguishing for a long time, she couldn't see how many people there were, and her eyes were almost invisible.

She turned her head and smiled: "Okay-good-you, since you're here, you can treat this place as your home, and you can live as long as you want, we Xiao'er usually trouble you-"

Several people looked at each other, Qi Xiao hurriedly helped the old man back into the house, and then said: "Mother, I still have something to say to them, you have a good rest-"

The old woman nodded hurriedly, and while pushing Qi Xiao out, she said with a smile: "Okay, go, go, business-"

Qi Xiao's heart was sour, his eyes turned red, he hurriedly lowered his head but took a deep breath, then closed the door, and came to a few people to explain: "It's not a secret, this post house is in the next few people who have no extra rooms to live in, I have to wronged a few people who live in the next home, my mother is old, she can't see things clearly, if there is anything inconsiderate, please also ask a few brothers Haihan——"

When those people saw that Qi Xiao was talking and acting in an orderly manner, and his behavior was frank, they didn't care and smiled: "On the contrary, a few of us bothered our brothers, and I heard Master Guo call you Qi Xiao?" My name is Peng Yu, please advise—"

Qi Xiao hurriedly waved his hand and smiled, he turned his head and saw that Yuxue was being supported, and hurriedly said: "Look at my brain, this little brother is still injured, help him to the inside, there is a pharmacy in this alley, I'll go and see if I invite a Lang Zhong——"

With that, he hurried out the door.

Peng Yu looked at the small courtyard and sighed: "I only know that this Xizhou is not rich, but I don't want to be barren like this, and there is no place to rest in the post house——"

He pondered for a moment and said: "In this way, a few of you take turns to guard near the post house, Lord Shangshu's safety is the first priority, if we go on a business trip, we can't go back to the pool, I will stay and take care of Yuxue-"

As soon as the words fell, the man sitting beside Yuxue spoke: "Or I'll stay and take care of Yuxue, you are the calmest of us here, the last incident shows that someone has been eyeing us, you are not here, we are all worried-"

Peng Yu hesitated for a long time, and saw that several people around him looked at him, obviously agreeing, so he could only give up, and said: "It's okay, *, then leave you to take care of Yuxue, although this kid is not seriously injured, but he is still young, if he does not recover well, I am afraid that it will affect his martial arts practice in the future, you must be careful." ”

The man who was called * was the one who maliciously destroyed the wheel that day, he saw Peng Yu relieved, and he was secretly happy in his heart, but he said very solemnly on his face: "Okay, I must be careful-"

As a few people spoke, they heard a sound of Suosuo, who turned out to be Qi Xiao's mother, groping, still holding a teapot in her hand.

Peng Yu hurriedly stepped forward to take it and said, "Auntie, what are you doing here?" ”

Aunt Qi smiled: "It's okay, it's okay, don't look at my wife's bad eyes, this ear is very good, I heard it, you have a child injured, don't worry, I'll take care of it." Qi Xiao's kid has suffered countless injuries since he was a child, and I took care of them. ”

*'s face looked a little gloomy against the background of the candle flame, but fortunately, Peng Yu remembered that Aunt Qi's eyes were inconvenient, and it was not good to brush off the kindness of others, so he only looked at *, and said, "Okay, *, you have to help Auntie a little, don't make trouble for her old man——"

* Hmm, this matter is settled, he looked at the sky, and said, "I'll go out and have a look, I want to come to Qi Xiao and I'll be back soon——"

Peng Yu's jaw finally agreed, * before he went out, he heard the rain and snow lying on the bed, and moaned in pain, Aunt Qi sat down on the side of the bed, stretched out her hand and groped a few times on Yu Xue's body, and then said: "My waist is injured, and my rib is broken, but it's okay, I will raise it for a period of time in my mother's house, and my mother promises to make you the same as before." ”