Nanfu, more than fifty years old, the first half of his life has been staying in Youzhou City to do the security of the city, his luck is also good, due to the Youzhou City of the state of the Taoguang Yang, the war at the end of the previous dynasty did not affect Youzhou City, the soldiers of Youzhou City were not recruited to the battlefield, the two dynasties alternated, Youzhou City completed the smoothest transition. But later, after Dugu Li, the head of the Dugu family, became the emperor, he carried out military reforms, and transferred elites from various states to establish four large battalions in the southeast, northwest, and northwest, which led to the shortage of Youzhou's city defense population.

Nanfu was helpless in his heart, and was sighing about his previous life as a servant, when he saw an old man with a cloak in the business procession coming over, the old man was holding a cane in one hand and a bowl in the other, limping, looking like a beggar, the reason why it seemed was because this old man was still different from other beggars, the old man in front of him, although he was dressed like a beggar, but he did not have the unpleasant smell of other beggars, and his face was clean, and he looked even younger than Nanfu when he looked closely.

Nanfu saw that the beggar wanted to break through the city gate, so he stopped him: "Stop, show the way." ”

The beggar looked at him blankly, and gestured with his hand.

Nanfu frowned, pointed to his mouth and said to him, "Dumb? ”

The beggar nodded vigorously and looked into the city, his eyes pleading with a look of pleading.

Nan Fu's heart softened, and he sighed: "There is a death order from above, and there is no way to enter the city." ”

Seeing that the beggar was still standing still, Nanfu's eyes widened and he shouted, "If you don't leave, I'll draw my sword!" ”

The old beggar looked panicked, trotted a few steps to the side, came not far from the city gate, sat down against the wall, laid the bowl on the ground, and watched the passers-by on the road, as if eager for a reward from a good Samaritan.

Nan Fu sighed, raised his eyes and found a convoy driving nearby, led by a few people who seemed to be officers and soldiers, Nan Fu and a few people glanced at each other and raised their vigilance.

......

Shen Song and his party came to the city wall, and Shen Ye and Si Si looked at the broken city wall of Youzhou City from the window and were surprised.

Shen Song understood their question and explained: "Youzhou has not been war-free for a hundred years, and this ancient city wall has been in disrepair for a long time, but now it seems that it is also a unique scenery of this century-old heroic city......

Before he finished speaking, the convoy stopped, and Song Chuan drove over and whispered outside the car: "My lord, the city guards of Youzhou City have somehow asked for a road guide. ”

Shen Song frowned, looked at Shen Ye and said secretly: "It's just the others, it's really a problem for the prince to have no way to enter the city." He paced out of the carriage and said to the priest, "Stay in the carriage and don't move, I'll go and have a look." ”

Si Si pouted in displeasure when he heard this, and raised his small fist hatefully and waved it at Shen Song's back.

Shen Ye knew that Miss Sisi wanted to get out of the car, and said with a smile: "Miss Sisi, why don't you follow?" ”

Si Si spread his hands: "Childe also heard the master's words." ”

Shen Ye smiled and said, "Uncle didn't say to let me stay in the car." ”

Si Si's eyes lit up.

Shen Song knew Song Chuan's ability to do things, since he came to find him, it means that there is no road guide in the city defense of Youzhou and he is not willing to be accommodating, and the fat man is thinking while walking, could it be that something happened in the city?

Shen Song walked with Song Chuan to the city gate with questions, only to see that at the city gate in front of him, the horse was stopped in the middle of the business road, and on the side of the pedestrian road, the people of the city guard were also checking the passers-by one by one.

Nanfu saw the previous soldiers walking behind a fat man, and knew that this fat man was the head of the caravan, Nanfu hugged his fists at the fat man and said loudly: "This lord, I'm sorry, the general has an order, and all the people who enter the city are not allowed to enter the city without a way." ”

Shen Songqi said: "What happened in the city? ”

Nanfu frowned, his mouth was dry for a day, if it weren't for the fact that the other party came from an extraordinary background and was escorted by a sergeant, he would have driven them away a long time ago.

Nanfu licked his dry lips and said patiently: "This master, we are also acting on orders, and as for what the reason, we who are subordinates don't know." ”

Shen Song was about to continue to say something, when he heard a crisp voice beside him: "Master Jun, what is Lu Yin." ”

Shen Song was shocked when he heard Si Si's voice, he looked back and saw Si Si walking over with the prince, Shen Song scolded angrily: "You girl, you can't be obedient once, stay honest." ”

Shen Ye explained aloud: "Uncle, don't blame, I proposed to come out and go around. ”

Shen Song's face sank, and he was about to speak, when Nan Fu on the other side interrupted impatiently: "I'm sorry for you to leave quickly, don't occupy the trade route into the city, there are still people waiting behind." ”

Shen Song couldn't help but feel worried, firstly, the purpose of his group to come to Youzhou could not be said to the outside world, and secondly, now that the prince has been added, how can he enter this city?

Seeing that they were indifferent, Nanfu stubbornly said, "If you don't leave, don't blame me for being polite." ”

As soon as he saw him draw the knife, the sergeant behind Song Chuan thought that the city defense soldiers were going to be unfavorable to Shen Song, so he pulled out the long knife on his body and forced him over.

Song Chuan pulled out the iron sword from his waist and put it on Nanfu's neck with great speed.

At this time, Nanfu's knife had just been pulled out, and Nanfu's head instantly sweated, his face turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "Do you want to rebel?"

There were a few quick reactions behind Nanfu, and when they saw this, they rushed to the gate of the city and beat the war drums under the city.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

Suddenly, everyone's eyes turned to this place, and the soldiers in the distance quickly approached, and there was an extra row of archers on the city wall, pointing their arrows downward.

Shen Song hurriedly protected Si Si and Shen Ye behind him, fearing that they would be injured by mistake, but he didn't mean to let his subordinates put away their weapons.

The beggar sitting under the city wall noticed the strange movement here, and looked in the direction of the fat man with the others.

When the beggar saw the fat man, he looked stunned, and then his eyes full of vicissitudes seemed to see something incredible, full of essence, where was there still the appearance of a beggar.

After a while, a team of cavalry rushed out of the city, the leader of the team, with a thin black long face, a three-inch beard under the chin, a height of six feet, a thin waist and broad shoulders, it was the city defense general Zhao of Youzhou City.

General Zhao Shen was drinking tea at the city gate tower, and heard that his subordinates told him that someone was going to break into the city gate, and even moved his weapons, he couldn't help but laugh angrily, he quickly led a team of people to rush out, and saw the scene of confrontation, he said sharply to Song Chuan, who was still holding the sword next to Nanfu's neck: "Put the sword down, do you want to rebel?" ”

Song Chuan was unmoved, Shen Song saw General Zhao's clothes and armor clearly, and saw that his goal had been achieved, so he said to Song Chuan: "Put it away." ”

"Yes, sir."

The soldiers behind him took their swords back, but they still did not retreat, and surrounded Shen Song and the others, in case the guards at the city gate were unfavorable to the two adults.

General Zhao looked at the demeanor and movements of these sergeants, and knew that they were soldiers from the regular military camp of the empire, and he was also afraid of the identity of the other party.

He turned his head to look at Shen Song, and said in a cold voice: "Your Excellency needs to give me an explanation, who are you and why are you drawing your sword against my people?" At the same time, he waved his hand behind him, and the captain behind him saw this, and quietly surrounded them with people.

Nanfu ran behind the general, and whispered the matter again, telling the people on the other side all kinds of high-flying and domineering, and how he was committed and conscientious.

When General Zhao heard this, he said angrily: "The order to guide the road is issued by the state capital, if there is no guide to say that you have this little soldier, even if there are hundreds of more people, you will not be able to enter the city without a guide, if you have no guide, please go back quickly, if you insist on blocking the road, don't blame me for being welcome!" ”

Seeing that General Zhao was so resolute, Shen Song was even more curious about what happened to Youzhou, he took out a waist card from his body and threw it to Nanfu, waved his hand and said: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, the general is angry, trouble the general and the Mengzhou Mansion to tell him, just say that his friend Shen Song was invited to meet." ”

A friend of the state capital? General Zhao's face was relaxed, if he was invited by the state capital, then the matter would be easy to handle.

When General Zhao Shen looked down and saw the waist card raised by Nanfu, his body couldn't help but be shocked, and when he looked at Shen Song again, his eyes became much stranger, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency, wait a while, I will go and tell the state capital." He rode his horse to the city gate, leaving Nanfu and the others stunned.

Si Si and Song Chuan didn't care, they seemed to be used to seeing the deterrent power of this waist card, and they chatted without a word on the side, while Shen Song intentionally or unintentionally blocked Shen Ye's face with his body.

As everyone knows, the beggar next to the city gate has been staring at them, and the old Huazi looked at Shen Song for a long time, and then glanced at Song Chuan and Shen Ye, and finally he stopped his gaze on Si Si's body, and the old beggar tilted his head and looked at it for a moment, as if he thought of something, and looked deeply at Shen Song.

Shen Song felt that someone was watching him, and his gaze turned sharply to the beggar's side.

At the same time, the old beggar quickly lowered his head, and the old Hanako scolded secretly: "Sure enough, it's this kid!" ”

Shen Song looked over there and didn't see anything unusual, so he took his gaze back.

After a long time, the old beggar slowly raised his head, he looked towards Shen Song's convoy, and when he saw the carriage behind them, the corners of the old beggar's mouth curled slightly.

......

Under the city gate, everyone was waiting quietly, because of Shen Song's words and General Zhao's attitude before, Nanfu and they knew that this fat man was not only a friend of the state capital, but also had a great background, so they did not continue to make things difficult.

After a while, General Zhao Shen rode his horse and rushed back in a sweat, and it seemed that there was no pause on the road.

General Zhao turned over and dismounted, hugged his fists and said: "It's rude, the state capital is invited." ”

Shen Song nodded and said to Song Chuan: "You first take the convoy to find an inn to rest, and wait for me outside the City Lord's Mansion in Youzhou at night." ”

Nanfu looked at the convoy behind the fat man, and he leaned into General Zhao's ear and said, "My lord, the people and goods in this car have not been checked." ”

General Zhao Shen said in a deep voice: "No need, people are guests of the state capital, you guys, go over and move the horses away and let them into the city." Thinking of that waist card, General Zhao squinted, how long has it been since someone from this family has appeared.

Watching the convoy slowly enter the city, General Zhao and the two suddenly noticed that there was another person sitting in the luxurious carriage of the convoy, who was shaking his head and drinking something from a wine glass.

The two glanced at each other, and secretly said in their hearts that there were still big people in the car.

After the convoy all entered the city, Shen Song walked over with Si Si and Shen Ye.

Shen Song clenched his fists: "I'm causing trouble to the general, please ask the general to inform the Mengzhou Mansion, and the two of us will visit again in the afternoon." ”

General Zhao replied: "Your Excellency, don't worry, please." ”

Looking at the backs of the three of them entering the city, Nanfu remembered the beggar before, and looked back, where was the figure of the beggar next to the city gate.