Outside the city, the afternoon sun is shining warmly on the earth, and the war in the north has obviously not yet affected here, and the people are still as usual, going in and out of the city to beg for life.

It was mid-afternoon, and a not-so-long procession at the city gate was being inspected by the soldiers at the city gate.

Suddenly, there was a burst of dust in the distance, and the soldiers of Zhao State at the head of the city frowned slightly, and the spears in their hands were a little tighter, and some soldiers had already stood in front of the drums, and they were about to beat the war drums when the official gave the order.

Fortunately, the city gate official took a closer look, and the amount of dust in the distance was not large, and the follow-up was even weaker, and it was only a convoy of no more than 100 people, not an enemy attack that everyone feared.

A group of Zhao soldiers relieved their hearts, and the soldiers who were about to beat the drums also put down the drumsticks in their hands, but the people still stood under the war drums, obviously, before the origin of this team of people and horses, he was not ready to leave his post.

"The drums of war are sounding, and the whole city is closed, and the walls will be put up, and the soldiers will be arrayed." This is the twelve-character policy left by the general Zhao Kuo, who was attacked by the Qin army in front of the city, to the city and Yan.

Obviously, after the assassination, the city defense of Yanhe City finally looks like a major town in the central part of the country. Of course, this may also be related to the 2,000 additional troops sent by Zhao Kuo in the city.

The arrival of the convoy soon disrupted the orderly city gates, and the people almost "spontaneously" made way for the huge convoy, even though they had no idea whose convoy it was, where it came from, or where it was going.

But previous experience has taught them that the best thing to do in such a situation is to step aside and wait quietly for them to leave.

It's just that although the people can retreat, the Zhao soldiers who defend the city cannot.

"Please show the way, the test, and the pass." Zhao Jun, who was dressed as an officer, stepped forward to salute the head car and said politely.

The driver of the first car did not say a word, and immediately handed over the required inspection and passing.

When Zhao Jun's city gate official opened it, he was shocked in his heart, and immediately bowed: "The last general has seen Pingyang Jun."

The coachman then nodded and withdrew his inspection and pass, but to the coachman's surprise, the officer did not give way, but continued to stand in front of him, and continued to clench his fists and said slowly: "Please ask Pingyangjun to get off the car, and under the orders of the general, you need to check the carriages and horses in and out of the city."

Hearing this, the coachman's heart suddenly became angry, even in Handan City, his carriages and horses are in and out at will, today to this district and the city, I am afraid that these fighting men do not recognize their own carriages and horses, they have already cooperated, and the inspection and transmission have been handed over to him for inspection, and the city gate official still has to pay back!

"Do you know who my lord is?" The coachman was also furious, but he asked an extremely unqualified question.

"Of course, Pingyang-kun is also!" The gate keeper replied without humility or arrogance, "The general has an order, and whoever it is, must get out of the car and check it."

"Bold!" The coachman immediately said angrily: "Even if your general sees my lord, he must call me uncle, what kind of person you are, dare to be so rude!"

"The general is the general of the Zhao State, and his order is a military order. The last general came from the party to change the guard, and temporarily lived here and guarded the city gate, so he naturally had to obey the general's military order. Please don't be embarrassed." The city gate officials did not panic at all in the face of the fierce coachman, and continued to be neither humble nor arrogant.

If others may still be frightened by the coachman's words, but the city gate guard here is from the Shangdang army, what was the situation of Pingyangjun when he was in the party, others don't know, will they still not know?

What uncle? If the general didn't beat him, he would have given face to Pingyuanjun. Isn't the fellow Dr. Lou Chang scolded by the general for being in the middle of the cane!

Still climbing our general's relatives here, liar!

The series of actions of the city gate officials were obviously aimed at Pingyang Jun. And the reason why he dared to target Pingyangjun, or that he would target Pingyangjun, of course, was not to vent his anger to the general, and in terms of anger, it would not be his turn to be a mere doorman!

Obviously, behind this gatekeeper, there is a behemoth!

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said that this behemoth was a token, a token of the general-the token that Zhao Kuo left to Zhao Ping, who was in charge of liaison in Handan City.

After the imperial court meeting that day, Zhao Ping, Zhao Kuo's "spokesperson" in Handan, immediately learned that Pingyangjun and others were about to go north to summon the general to turn around. (Who revealed it, do you still need to think about it?) ）

Without the slightest delay or hesitation, Zhao Ping immediately sent the personal soldiers left by Zhao Kuo before leaving, and took the token left by Zhao Kuo to report to the north.

The reason why I carried the token was because I wanted to be able to get unimpeded on the road, and secondly, because of what was happening in front of the gate of the city.

That's right, all of this was assigned by Zhao Ping, and the purpose was very simple and clear - to delay the pace of Pingyang Jun's northward march and give the general more time to prepare.

Why did it start with the city and the city?

To the south of the city is still the boundary of Handan County, although Zhao Kuo's prestige is high, it is not high enough that the local officials are willing to offend Pingyang Jun.

The city is different, it is an important town, the influence of the military generals is much higher than that of civilian officials, plus the two thousand Shangdang soldiers sent by Zhao Kuo, after seeing the general's prestige in the party, he naturally only recognizes the general, and does not recognize Pingyang Jun at all.

It's not just the city of Yan and the city, this road to the north, has belonged to the jurisdiction of the county, although it is not like the city and the city is controlled by the generals, but the county is now in charge, obviously everyone knows in their hearts.

It seems that the routine inspection requested by Zhao Ping is not excessive, after all, the Qin people have assassinated the general, so it is also the proper intention of all localities to strictly inspect passers-by.

The coachman was still waiting to reason with the officer, but Pingyangjun in the back had already heard the excitement in front of him, and there was no passage for a long time, so he immediately called the little guy to ask about the situation.

After some understanding, Pingyang Jun didn't think much about it, after all, Zhao Kuo's domineering in the military camp, he had personally experienced it, since Zhao Kuo had an order, presumably the city gate officials would not dare to disobey, this city and the city are indeed important places for soldiers, and it will not hinder a strict investigation.

He immediately stepped out of the carriage slowly, scolded the coachman of the first carriage, and then asked the city gate officials to search for it.

The city gate official was also stunned when he heard this, and said that he couldn't hold on to each other, and he hadn't invited Shangfeng to come forward, so he let him search? What about the majesty of thy king? Shouldn't you scold me?

How can you make me stall for time!

The city gate guards were a little confused, but the work in their hands did not stop, and immediately thanked Pingyangjun, and then summoned three or two people to start a "meticulous" search of Pingyangjun's carriage.

That's right, there are only three or two people, but Pingyang Jun's carriage fleet has more than 20 carriages and horses. When are these three or two going to search?

Pingyangjun frowned slightly, as if he had faintly sensed something, but he couldn't say it, just waiting for them to continue.

And the city gate guard can be said to have implemented Zhao Ping's instructions to the extreme, and he didn't dare to easily turn over the cabinets inside the carriage, so he started to make an article outside.

The carved wheels should be carefully beaten to see if there are any cavities; The huge wheels should be carefully inspected for concealment; There are also railings...... It really didn't work, and he got under the car with a whoosh, and he would never come out until he figured out every mortise and tenon structure under the car.

In a word, drag it out for as long as you can.

A "simple" inspection made the city gate guard and his men inspect for half an hour.

Even a fool can see that something is wrong.

But Pingyang Jun didn't seem to be angry at all, and even praised the city gate guard for being serious and responsible, and with this inspection by the city gate guard, the safety of his carriage was more guaranteed.

Naturally, the city gate officials didn't even dare to say it.

Finally, after a small half an hour, the south gate of the city that had been blocked was finally re-released. And the city gatekeeper also hurriedly ran back to the duty room, gasping for breath.

It's fake to say don't panic, that's Pingyang-kun! How many feudal monarchs does Zhao have there? What's more, this man is also the king's uncle! Pinching yourself to death isn't like playing.

Of course, the general's prestige is naturally even greater, and he naturally does not put Pingyangjun in it

eyes. But the gods fight, but he, a little prisoner, can't stand the aftermath at all!

Originally, if it could provoke a conflict of words, or even confrontation, if someone from above came to cook, he would be able to hide safely, it should be said that from the beginning, the city gate guard never thought of really inspecting Pingyangjun's convoy, in order to provoke anger and delay.

But this Pingyang Jun didn't know if he was afraid of the general or what, so he actually agreed to his own search!

It's really embarrassing to die! There is no reason to escalate at this point. can be checked, refute Pingyangjun's face, on the surface, maybe Pingyangjun won't say anything, but behind the scenes? Don't check? That's even worse, the words are all spoken, and the more important thing is that the person who came was not dragged according to the general's request, which is even more sad.

Therefore, a detailed investigation, to the point of outrageous inspection, was the only way the gate keeper could think of it. In order to tell Pingyangjun that he is acting on orders.

Only with this slightly exaggerated acting skills can the city gate officials have the possibility of defending themselves in this fight.

Obviously, he did it, and Pingyang-kun also received such a message.

"Your Majesty, this city gate official ......" The old man gritted his teeth beside Pingyang Jun and said, "Do you want to ......?"

"Didn't he tell you everything, he just did things for others, so he didn't need to care." Pingyangjun rubbed his somewhat sour legs, shook his head and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty's intentions, someone doesn't want us to go to Daijun?" The elder then asked.

"At least you don't want us to be here so soon." Pingyangjun said disapprehantly.

"Who is it?" The elder continued to ask.

"Isn't it hard to guess?" Pingyangjun continued to smile and look at the old man.