Chapter 177: Cao Apu's Hand

If it weren't for Chen Ji, Xu County would be nothing more than a small county town with a population of less than 20,000. At this time, although Chen County was not prosperous, its population was tens of thousands.

Yingchuan Zhizhi, Yingyin, which was originally in Yingchuan, is now in Xiangcheng in the south of Yingshui. One is that because Yingyin is too close to Xuchang, Liu Xun feels unsafe. The second is because Liu Chong's initial tuntian in Xiangcheng greatly enriched the prosperity of Xiangcheng. So, Liu Xun looked at Chen Ji from afar in Xiangcheng.

Chen Ji, if two years ago he was just an unknown person under Yuan Shu, in Yuan Shu's army, people only knew Ji Ling and Zhang Xun's generation, who knew him Chen Ji. But now, whether it is good or bad, at least this person is already famous in the world.

Just after the New Year, the entire Yingchuan began to move, whether it was in the north of the county or in the south of the county, people keenly found that Chen Ji and Liu Xun were only afraid of a war.

It's just that what people didn't expect was that a fierce tiger next to Yingchuan had opened his terrifying eyes.

Xuchang City, a roadside tea stall in the twenty miles of the east gate that has appeared countless times in martial arts. A simple two-sheet greenhouse, with old linen cloth held up by huge wooden stakes, made into a simple sunshade and rain shelter roof. There are four or five small tables at the bottom, each with a bamboo tube and four or five pairs of chopsticks stuck on it.

Inside the greenhouse, there is an equally simple small grass hut and a small thatched house, which is estimated to be where the owner and the men of the tea house stay at night. Outside the thatched hut, tepidly bubbling, it was the place where tea was boiled. Although it is a tea stall, there are also some simple foods, such as pancakes, which can be used to relieve the hunger of those who are hungry on the way.

"Oh, there's no passerby at noon." With a rag on his shoulder, which is definitely not white, dressed as a man, looking at both ends of the road, there are only woods empty, and he can't help sighing. There are no customers, no income, and although the boss will also pay the salary, he always does not give it happily, and it is inevitable to say it. Only when the income is considerable, the boss is happy, and he can also give more bonuses.

"What are you doing standing outside, you won't wipe the table, it's dirty."

Sure enough, out of the hut came a man in his forties, who was not very well dressed. Although he is the boss, it seems that life is not much better.

When the guy heard this, he turned around and said, "Okay, okay, boss, you don't sleep for a while." ”

"Sleep, sleep, sleep to death, sleep too much to eat. As for the forage, prepare a little more forage outside. This man came and went, and there were many distinguished guests on horseback among the passers-by, and there was no forage to do it. ”

Just like the guy thought, there was no business, and the boss was angry, and he just called to wipe the table, and before he started, he instructed to prepare forage. In fact, these are not big deals, it's just that the boss is in a panic.

Liu Pet, if it weren't for acquaintances at this time, I was afraid that I might not be able to recognize it at the first time. Dian Wei couldn't help but look up at Liu Pet again, his eyes were full of magic.

Liu Pet laughed: "Dian Jun, still watch?" ”

Dian Wei: "Lord, oh, no, sir, this is amazing, if you don't look closely, you really won't recognize you." ”

Liu Pet looked back at the guards behind him, and saw that they were all surprised, and said, "This is called makeup, you know." If you are a master, she can dress you up as a woman. ”

Dian Wei's eyes widened, waving his thigh-like arms, full of hair-like arms: "Master, this can also work?" ”

Liu Pet glanced at it and swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "This, this one is a bit difficult." ”

A rich old man, a group of fierce and vicious guards, appeared in the hinterland of Yingchuan with a swagger. After Dian Wei shook his head, he couldn't help but glance at Liu Pet more, and finally said: "Master, get in the car, this is already the hinterland of Yingchuan, and there are more people. ”

Liu Pet looked at the shaking carriage, for some reason, he actually liked to ride a horse instead of riding a car. That small space always makes him unhappy, it seems that he is not a happy life.

"That's okay"

The carriage convoy, all knights, with shining weapons, and fierce guards, is a little wrong no matter how you look at it, but who would observe it so carefully.

Liu Pet has never been a lord of peace, but now he is the lord of a state and the leader of two million people. But Liu Pet still doesn't like to stay in a mansion, just giving instructions for various documents every day, and he wants to come out for activities, even if it is to be a scout.

Along the way, after entering the country from Chen, there must be four or five checkpoints on the main road and small road facing Chen Guo in Yingchuan. The more Chen Ji's soldiers and horses are in each level, there are one or twenty people, and a fast horse is ready at any time. Strict inventory of past guests, first of all, Liu Pet was worried that he would not be able to enter Yingchuan, but he didn't expect Chen Ji to use people inappropriately, and everything was solved for a few taels of silver.

"Hehe, Chen Ji, what's the point of these levels." In the past year, Chen Ji has been stuck in the north of Yingchuan County, and from now on, merchants who want to go to Yuzhou from Yanzhou, Hebei and other places can only pass through Chen Ji's territory. It's no wonder that the soldiers guarding are fat-headed and brainy, and they seem to have made a lot of money.

Liu Chong calculated in his heart again, ten or twenty soldiers, it would not work at all. Even if there is a horse to report at any time, it is in vain. You must know that there are now a number of cavalry under Liu Pet's command, not to mention much, a hundred iron horsemen rushed towards the checkpoint, how could two or three rotten wood stop it. At the same time, are you afraid that you won't be able to catch up with that mere horse?

Chen Ji's defense was completely ineffective against Chen Guo.

Liu Pet went deep into Yingchuan this time in order to personally check the current deployment of troops in Yingchuan.

Liu Chong silently read that there were about 1,000 soldiers and horses in Xinji City, and Chen Ji did not have a barracks anywhere along the way.

"It seems that Chen Ji still concentrates his troops in Xuchang." Liu Pet immediately thought of the recent information and came back to say that Chen Ji might want to do something to Liu Xun, which seems to be true.

"I don't know if I can say that Liu Xun will be demoted." Yuan Shu is gone, far away in Huainan. When Yuan Shu left, he didn't think about going to Huainan, but thought that Liu Chong really gave him Runan. When he was forced to leave, he didn't have time to inform Liu Xun, who was now an orphan.

What's more, Liu Xun is not Chen Ji, Liu Xun does not have the ability and preparation to be the master of his own house at all, at this time, he must be very afraid.

"Master, there is a tea stall in front, do you want to take a break?"

Dian Wei's voice came suddenly, Liu Pet plucked out his ears, you can't speak quietly, fainted.

"Okay." Liu Pet's voice came out, but the person had already come out and smiled at the guard who was driving the car sitting in front of the car. When I looked up, I saw a small gray tea stall under a few big trees in front of me. At this time, it may be that when he saw Liu Pet and his party, a young man who looked like a guy ran out of the tea stall at a speed, and the group that saw Liu Pet's majesty was not afraid, but summoned the rag in his hand to Liu Pet and his party.

"It seems that there are relatively few bandits in this area, and Chen Ji is also a little capable." Seeing the guy's appearance, Liu Pet knew that the security here should be okay.

A guard who was familiar with Yingchuan seemed to hear Liu Chong's words, drove two steps to the horse, approached the front of the car and said: "Master, less than twenty miles ahead is the county seat of Xuchang, so there will be bold shops here to open shops here." ”

Liu Pet nodded, didn't say anything, bold? Perhaps, it was also because it was forced to do so. When people can't survive, they become bold.

"Guest officer drink some tea and rest? Give the horse some forage? The guy stepped forward and asked with a smile.

Liu Pet smiled, although this guy looked extremely bold, but Liu Pet still felt that the guy's voice was a little bottomless.

Liu Chongdong jumped out of the car, Dian Wei had already leaned over, and several guards moved to concentrate the war horses.

Liu Pet: "Okay, rest for a while, give the best forage on the horse, don't be sloppy." ”

Watching the guy happily turn around and rush to a middle-aged uncle: "Boss, put on the forage." ”

Liu Pet almost didn't laugh out loud, Mom, listen to this, who is the boss, how can you ask the boss to serve the forage.

Four or five tables, just enough.

"This lord, there is some high-quality tea here in the shop, and some snacks such as melon seed pancakes, do you want to have some?" There are not a few waves of people passing by all day, but there are people who enter the store, and the owner has to sell it desperately?

Liu Pet couldn't help but be curious, at this time, the guy just came in, Liu Pet: "I'm wondering, why are you not afraid when you see our group of people, aren't you afraid that we are thieves?" ”

The guy was stunned, breaking out in a cold sweat, looking at Dian Wei and the others looking scary, and looking at himself with bad intentions at this time. But the guy pretended to be calm: "The old man said that he laughed, how can there be a thief in a carriage." The lord must be a distinguished guest from where, is the lord going to Xuchang City? ”

Liu Pet was stunned, experience, it's all experience, how can there be a thief in a carriage, it makes sense.

Nodding with a smile: "Not bad, not bad." It's so close to Xu County, there should be patrolling soldiers passing by from time to time, right? ”

"Yes, sir, it used to be, but for some reason in the past few days, it is gone, and I heard that there is another war."

Liu Pet glanced at Dian Wei, and his heart was indeed like this.

Some things are just so coincidental. As he was talking, he suddenly heard a movement on the road in the direction of Xuchang. Dian Wei's eyes opened, and the guards grabbed the knives on the table one by one, and looked back and forth in unison.

These reactions made the store and the guy heartbroken. No, this is definitely not an ordinary nobleman, let alone a businessman. Where ordinary people have such a murderous aura, where will they have such a reaction. This is not a soldier, or there are really bandits in a car.

Liu Pet was also surprised, someone was definitely coming, and it was not an ordinary person, the number of people riding horses was estimated to be about the same as himself.

Liu Pet turned his head and looked at the frightened shopkeeper and his guys, who had already stepped aside. Liu Pet: "Shopkeeper, didn't you say that there have been no patrols in the past few days?" ”

The shopkeeper's mouth was broken: "Yes, yes, the master-guest officer--- is gone, not for several days." ”

At this time, the guy was even more daring, and said: "Even if it is a patrol, it can't be this formation." Maybe it's a master passing by. ”

Liu Pet listened: "Oh, isn't this formation patrolling?" After getting the nod from the guy, Liu Pet found out the posture of Dian Wei and the others, and then looked at the reaction of the store and the guy.

"Dianjun." Then use your eyes to signal, be quiet, be natural.

Hey, it's not a professional scout, it's not a professional after all. Even the roadside stalls can feel wrong, and when they meet those who know the goods, Liu Pet is not allowed to wear a goof? It's also a loss that the defenders at those checkpoints along the way are greedy for money and embezzlement, otherwise Liu Chong and the others would have been stuck.

The people who came were also riding horses, and the thunder was booming, so they shouldn't have planned to stop here, after all, this place is only twenty miles away from Xu County. It may be that you see the horses and carriages outside, so you will take a few more glances here.

It doesn't matter if you look at it, but you have a four-eyed eye with Liu Pet. Not only was the visitor startled, but Liu Pet also hurriedly stood up.

"Xiahoudun."