Above the official road.

Zuo Dao and the others rode their horses and galloped.

It was only at noon that he stopped for some dry food and let the horses rest for a while.

The rest of the time, they were on the road at full speed.

The group ran on the official road for nearly a month before they reached the border of Youzhou.

……

Zhao Hu looked at the boundary monument not far ahead, and couldn't help but show a smile on his face.

Said: "My lord, we have arrived in Youzhou. ”

Hearing this, Zuo Dao also nodded slightly.

During this time, they desperately hurried on the official road in order to get away from Kyoto.

It's just that Zhang Long and Zhao Hu don't know.

He was afraid that the big centipede would send someone to come again, so he simply sped up and felt Youzhou.

When he gained a firm foothold in Youzhou, he sneaked up on the immortals.

When the time comes, I have to go back to Kyoto and use that big centipede to make sake.

Looking at the boundary monument of Youzhou, Zuo Dao also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

It's thousands of miles away from Kyoto.

He didn't believe that Pudu Cihang could still reach this place.

Zuo Dao and others rode forward and stepped into the territory of Youzhou.

Soon after entering the country, I saw a tea stall in the distance.

In the tea stall, a pair of grandchildren are fiddling with tea to greet guests.

After seeing Zuo Dao and the others, he hurriedly said in a loud voice: "A few adults, the weather is dry, why don't you stop and rest and have a cup of tea?" ”

When Zhao Hu and the others heard this, they subconsciously licked their lips.

In the past month, they have been desperately on the road, not only have they not rested well, but they have not eaten well.

Now that I finally came to Youzhou, I came across such a tea stall, and naturally wanted to eat and drink.

Zuo Dao glanced back at everyone and said, "Go down and have a cup of tea to quench your thirst, and then enter the territory of Youzhou later." ”

Hearing this, a smile suddenly appeared on everyone's faces, and they turned over and dismounted directly.

After the horses were tied, they sat down in the tea stall, asked the shopkeeper for some wine, meat, and tea, and sat down to eat.

Zuo Dao is drinking tea while looking at the surrounding situation.

There were only two grandchildren in this tea stall, and the old man looked to be at least fifty years old.

You must know that Da Wei can get married at the age of sixteen, and ordinary people who are more difficult get married earlier.

Most of them have relatively well-to-do families, and they became grandfathers in their thirties.

In addition, Youzhou is located on the border, and it is rumored that the people are not as good as the Central Plains, and according to the words of later generations, the average age of death per capita is younger.

This old man can live to be fifty years old, which can be regarded as peace and joy.

While serving tea to everyone, the old man said, "Look at the direction where a few adults came, but from the Central Plains?" ”

Zhao Hu picked up the bowl and drank the wine, and said "happy".

Then he laughed and said: "The old man has good eyesight, I came from Kyoto and entered Youzhou to work." ”

Hearing Zhao Hu speak, the old man showed a look of surprise in his eyes.

Then he arched his hand again and again: "The little old man has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, but I didn't expect that a few of them are still officials." ”

Zhang Long waved his hand on the side and said, "It's not an official family, an old man, I don't know what major events have happened in this Youzhou recently?" ”

The old man pondered for a moment, then sighed: "Big deal? It's not a big deal that the people can't eat. ”

Hearing this, Zuo Dao frowned and said: "Although this Youzhou is located on the border and is relatively cold, it will not make the people unable to eat after all, but what has happened recently?" ”

The old man spoke: "Recently, there have been many abnormalities on the side of the 100,000 mountains, and half of the entire territory of Youzhou has caused evil, and I heard that the official family has also suffered heavy casualties. ”

"Originally, my tea stall was not here, but recently the evil has been too fierce, and my son intended to walk towards the Central Plains, so he simply opened it at the border."

Hearing the old man speak, Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and others looked at each other.

They knew that this Youzhou was not a good place, but they never thought that it would be so troublesome.

They have heard of it.

It's just that they are in Kyoto all the year round, and there are immortals guarding the palace, and there are great Wei luck gathering in Kyoto.

I really haven't seen anything evil.

The only evil cult I've ever seen is the two human skin figurines that Zuo Qianhu killed last night, and they are still on them.

Hearing this, Zuo Dao opened his mouth and asked, "The official family has serious casualties?" Where did the old man hear about it? ”

The old man glanced left and right, and said, "This is also from my son, I heard that there was once a big official from Kyoto, in order to suppress the spirits in the mountains, moved the yamen to a place close to the 100,000 mountains. ”

"But it didn't take long for the people in the yamen to die and be wounded, and then the yamen was moved a little more inward, so that it was fine."

"This Youzhou! In addition to the evil spirits, now some officials have begun to exploit the people, and some people have killed the good and risked their merits, and I don't know when we ordinary people will be able to live a good life. ”

When Zhao Hu heard this, he suddenly spoke: "The old man knows that we are here to serve in Youzhou, and he dares to open his mouth like this, so he is not afraid that we will trouble you?" ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "This official said that he laughed, this kind of thing, even if I don't say it, you will ask, not to mention, the officials from the Central Plains have not been so domineering." ”

After finishing speaking, he said proudly: "My old man's tricks, but they are on, I can see that the officials are not evildoers." ”

Hearing this, Zuo Dao couldn't help but chuckle.

Then he threw a piece of silver to the old man, stood up and said, "Have eaten and drunk, and continue to set off." ”

The rest of the people responded in an instant, and then got on the horse and headed towards Youzhou.

En route.

Zhang Long said thoughtfully: "My lord, what the old man just said, could it be Li Qianhu who went to Youzhou from Kyoto two years ago." ”

"I heard that Li Qianhu was ordered by the commander of the capital to come to Youzhou to thoroughly investigate the officials, and wanted to restore the peace of Youzhou to the past."

"But within half a year, the news of Li Qianhu's death spread to the capital, and the newspaper also mentioned the relocation of the Jinyi Guard's yamen."

Hearing this, Zuo Dao said, "It's possible, but everything needs to wait until you go to Cliff City to know." ”

Everyone rode their horses all the way, and the more they walked into the interior of Youzhou, the more absurd the world they saw.

Even, in a wilderness, they also encountered mountain bandits who did not open their eyes.

It's just that most of these mountain bandits are yellow-faced and thin-skinned, holding farm tools in their hands, and even taking a branch as a weapon.

This made Zuo Dao's heart can't help but be clouded.

This Youzhou is even more chaotic than he imagined.

If you only rely on these brocade guards, it will be difficult to restore Youzhou to life.

this day.

They came to a county called "Guobei", and when it was getting late, they checked into an inn in the county.

It was decided that early the next morning, he would leave Guobei County and go to Linya City.