Phoenix Mountain City is a hundred miles north of Hengfeng Station, and Liu Yong, the stationmaster of the post station who is more than forty years old, sits at the door, enjoying the warmth brought by the afternoon sun, looking at the official road that goes west into the mountains, and his thoughts are uncertain.

I have been in this post station with a second-class system for more than ten years, from the post man to the stationmaster, from youth to middle age, and I can be regarded as handing over the most valuable years of my life here.

Although the monthly money is only a few dozen copper coins, it is just because in a small village only ten miles to the west, very close, there are wives and children looking forward to him coming home.

Very good. In addition, the mother-in-law who runs the house gives herself daily expenses, save some and buy a pot of bitter wine brewed in the village, and when she goes home, the mother-in-law will fry a side dish, which is even more enjoyable.

Even if you are a little rich, you are always content. is so stable, whenever there is no official eunuch business trip in the post station, this man who is about to enter middle age will instruct the four young post guards in the post station to clean up, and he will sit on the railing outside the station to take a look at the scenery that has long been familiar to his chest.

I once heard a scholar who stopped here say a very reasonable sentence, watching the flowers bloom and fall for a hundred years, watching the clouds roll in a moment, a great joy in life, can float a big white.

When I first heard it, it was when I was just doing this Hengfeng post guard, and the scholar who entered Beijing to take the exam was also sitting here like this, but the sky was clear that day, and those clouds were like turbans to make the mountain even more beautiful.

As soon as noon passed, the early spring sun shone warmly on his body, and Liu Yong was about to beckon his subordinates to make some food, when he saw a group of cavalry roaring at the end of the official road, rolling up smoke and dust.

Take a closer look, unlike the cavalry wearing a domed iron helmet and wearing crotch armor seen on weekdays, everyone who comes is a brown black hammer armor, and the top is also wearing a pointed phoenix wing.

After waiting for a few breaths of this group of cavalry to get closer, they saw that the first horse was dressed a little strangely, it was a black thin scale armor, even if Liu Yong had been here for many years, he had seen so many generals and high-ranking officials, and it was the first time he had seen such a color of armor.

The black-armored young general was only twenty years old, and when he arrived at the post station, he just raised his hand and clenched his fist, and the dozens of cavalrymen behind him stopped in an orderly manner.

The black-armored young general got off the horse and came to Liu Yong, first hugged his fist, and was so frightened that Liu Yong, who bowed down respectfully to greet him, was trembling.

"Trouble stationmaster, how long will it take to get to Phoenix Mountain City?" Hengfeng Post is the first post station after the pass out of Tongguan in the Guanzhong, on weekdays, the peddlers and pawns have many dealings with the three sects and nine streams, and the princes and generals of the emperor are not unseen, but all of them are all commanding and domineering, and they can't wait to look at people with their noses, and they obviously let him be a little restrained when he meets such a polite little general, and he hurriedly returned the salute at the moment, and said respectfully: "Fifty miles to the south is less than a three-way road, and it is less than a hundred miles to the north." The black-armored young general asked again: "The forage in the station is enough for thirty rides?" "Every day is the work of reviewing the goods and checking the forage, and you don't need to look at it to determine the two catties and bundles at the first time, Liu Yong said: "Enough is enough, the war horses under the general's command belong to the Mengma, and the amount of food is larger, and the petty official will prepare more when he orders it." For the stationmaster's carefulness, the black armor junior showed even more politeness and restraint, and said very politely: "The tired stationmaster is tired." The more polite the unidentified but absolutely good black-armored young general was, the more panicked Liu Yong, the stationmaster of the station, became, and he didn't dare to say more, so he hurriedly ordered the post guards in the station to put down the work at hand first, and quickly go and get clean water for this group of cavalry who are definitely not local military branches to clean.

The black-armored young general raised his hand and clenched his fist and pulled down, this group of well-trained cavalry who were afraid to block more than ten dismounted together.

"Half an hour to trim!"

"Drink!" The uniform shouting frightened the stationmaster again, and asked respectfully, "I'm going to prepare some food and wine for the general?" ”

"No, no, no." The black-armored young general hurriedly turned around and waved his hand,

"Don't dare to bother the stationmaster." As he spoke, he sat down on the steps where Liu Yong was sitting just now, and said,

"I'll just rest here." The black-armored young general was so unpretentious, without the arrogance of those officers and generals, Liu Yong was even more flattered, and he was at a loss for a while.

Seeing that the stationmaster was still in front of him, the black-armored junior still said politely: "The stationmaster is busy himself, don't bother us." Liu Yong agreed, turned around and entered the station, and when he turned his head, he saw two men walking east of the official road, both wearing hats, cloth clothes, and carrying burdens.

The two men were not far away, at least they could still be heard, and it was the shorter man who walked so unhurriedly, but the other did not say a word.

The two men also walked quickly, and arrived at the door of the inn in a few moments. The black-armored junior didn't pay attention to it, but when the two got closer, the man who had never spoken at the beginning hugged his fist at the black-armored junior general and asked, "Dare to ask Shangguan, how long is this place away from Phoenix Mountain City?" The black-armored young general looked sideways, but he was surprised, just because the size of the man in front of him was really amazing.

Although he is of medium height, he is only wearing a close-fitting single shirt in the warm and cold season, and most of the strong muscles on his chest are exposed outside, especially the two arms are even more eye-catching, and the upper arms are so thick that they are afraid of ordinary people's thighs.

The black-armored young general couldn't help but take a second look, such a physique, if he is trained in the army, he will definitely become a great general.

The other party was polite, and the black armor junior was also polite, got up and politely repeated the answer that the stationmaster had just given him, and said: "Fifty miles to the south, there is less than a three-way road, and it is less than a hundred miles straight to the north." Without waiting for the man whose muscles were absolutely terrifying to speak, the man who talked a lot continued to speak: "I'll just say, it's a mistake, you still don't believe it, it's okay now, I've been going west for so long in vain." The sturdy man still ignored the noisy man in front of him, and when he entered the post station, he sat down at will, beckoned the only post man left, and asked him to serve some food.

After thinking about it, he still didn't believe the words of the black-armored young general at the door, and the sturdy man asked the post guard again: "Little brother, how to get to Phoenix Mountain City?" The post man is also from a nearby village, and he is also very familiar with it within a radius of dozens of miles, so naturally he replied like his own stationmaster, but he said it in detail, which caused a burst of noise from the man who talked a lot.

The sturdy man glared at his companion who was almost a head shorter than him, and scolded: "I haven't come back for six or seven years, how can I remember it!" The short man was silent, but he didn't forget the man with white muscles like a nest of white faces, but it was just some private actions.

The sturdy man asked again, "What's the latest movement around you?" The post man is also good at chatting, pretending to wipe the table and wipe the stool also has to put up a few words, for fear that his own stationmaster will notice, and whispered: "What can we do in a small place like ours, we come and greet all day long, and listen to the world's affairs, where do you want to inquire?" The sturdy man who didn't want to talk too much was also well-informed, and he couldn't understand the jingle tricks of these little abacus in his heart, so he touched and touched it from his arms at the moment, and he should be picking, and felt out a piece of broken silver the size of a thumbnail, and looked around without a trace and stuffed it into the hand of the guard, and asked: "It's Phoenix, our brothers are going to visit relatives." The post man immediately smiled, and saw that his stationmaster had not returned, so this piece of broken silver, which was definitely comparable to that of the government, was all included in his pocket, and he was very excited in his heart, and his words were more specific.

"If you want to say that there is really no big event, but there is one thing new, that is, the city lord of Phoenix City didn't know whether to welcome relatives or do anything a few days ago, and he went out of the city to pick up a few people out, and the situation was more lively than the Shangyuan Lantern Festival." Obviously, the post man didn't say what he wanted to know, and the sturdy man frowned, waved his hand, and signaled the other party to do whatever he wanted.

For this kind of low-level mixed life, this man with a physique can definitely be called a tiger's back, but it is not difficult.

"Who's picking it up?" The man, who had always been a little noisy, was interested and inquired quite interestingly. The post man who almost left took people's money and did things wholeheartedly, and he muttered very sincerely: "That city lord just doesn't learn and has no skills anyway, I heard that he has been tossing since the New Year, and he has been picking up for half a month, as if he came out to pick up such a pair of sisters and brothers, and two monks, and I really don't know what the specific identity is for ordinary people like us." The post man didn't pay attention to what he said, and his voice was not disguised, but fortunately, there was no one else in the whole post station at this time, and the sturdy man looked around left and right before he put his mind at ease, as if he was afraid of attracting the attention of others.

It's just that the black-armored young man at the door has no trace of his side eyes, but there is no other reaction. The sturdy man pushed his companion a little impatiently, and said impatiently: "Don't ask." The noisy man pouted secretly, but he didn't say anything more.

The sturdy man said again: "Is there anything else?" For example, are there any fights? ”

"Fighting?" The postman was stunned for a moment, obviously not understanding the meaning of the other party's words.

"Fighting." The sturdy man explained, but the noisy man of his companion was puzzled.

The post guard suddenly said, "There is no battle in the rivers and lakes, but I heard that the city sent people to the nearby city last night to borrow troops." At this time, Liu Yong happened to come back from the backyard with proper arrangements, and when he heard that his subordinates were talking, he must have a lot of scruples about his position, so he hurriedly coughed lightly to show that he was shut up.

But it was too late, and before the post man could understand it, the black-armored young man at the door had already gotten up and beckoned to him.

Liu Yong was a little stunned in his heart, a post station, there are more people to see all day, the most taboo is this kind of mouthy and tongue-in-cheek, this is not to tell some other people's little secrets inadvertently, it will not affect a person's reputation, but the reputation of this post station.

Especially the unobstructed brat under his command who doesn't know the priorities, how can he dare to say it easily when borrowing troops involves the transfer of troops?

Seeing the black-armored young general beckoning to him now, Liu Yong was naturally panicked, glared at the post guard who was only aware of it now, and hurriedly stepped forward.

The black-armored young general was also afraid of being heard by outsiders, so he deliberately left the post station and asked: "What does it mean to borrow troops?" Liu Yong can hide it from others, but he doesn't dare to deceive this kind of official title, and said: "The specific situation of the villain is not very clear, I happened to be on duty last night, and at the time of the third watch, someone came to Phoenix City to change horses, and chatted a few words, it was the man who told the villain that there were gangsters in the city, there were thirty or forty of them, and they were quite powerful, and the specific situation was not explained, so they hurriedly went to the direction of Jinzhou." The black-armored young general frowned and puzzled: "Why don't you go to Yuzhou to report?" This can make Liu Yong at a loss, whether it is Phoenix City or his own post station, it is all under the jurisdiction of Yuzhou, if you really want to say that no matter what happens, according to the principle of reporting level by level, it is really necessary to report to Yuzhou first, although the Jinzhou Mansion is far from here and is closer than the Yuzhou Mansion, but it should not go to Jinzhou instead of Yuzhou.

Liu Yong already felt that the cold sweat on his back was about to flow down, and he said in a panic: "Little... The villain really doesn't know this kind of details. Seeing this man's expression, the black armor general also knew that what he asked was really excessive, after all, it involved the armaments of the Great Zhou Dynasty, as well as local territorial jurisdiction and territorial issues, this stationmaster, who was not in the rank at all, naturally would not understand the song.

The official university level not only crushes people to death, but also mysteriously scares people to death.