Huang Xie and the others stopped five miles away from Guancheng and sent two people to negotiate with the festival talisman. After a long time, Wu Guanwei led the two out of the city and saluted everyone: "Who is the prince of Chu?" ”

Huang Xie came out to meet Guan Wei. Guan Wei said: "The merchant captain invites the son to enter the customs for a while." ”

Huang Xie asked, "Why is the merchant here?" “

Guan Wei said: "Wuguan is in the place of business, the merchant order is stationed in Shang County, and the merchant lieutenant is stationed in Wuguan." “

Huang Xie saluted and said, "Respectfully! He greeted the ten retainers around him, and also brought the three of Mangshen, and followed Guan Wei into Wuguan. Not long after the group entered Wuguan, a team of Qin soldiers came out and said to everyone: "Mr. has entered the customs." ”

A businessman asked, "Where is Childe?" ”

The soldier said, "Sit down at the gate." ”

Under the guidance of the soldiers, everyone slowly came towards the city.

Huang Xie was guided to a military camp, and Guan Wei reported: "Gongzi rests!" ”

A voice came from inside: "Please! ”

Then, a loud cry was shouted in the barracks: "Please! "Please!" "Please!" ……

Guan Wei led Huang Xie into the barracks and walked towards a barracks in the middle. The guard in front of the barracks stopped the entourage behind Huang Xie and said, "But please have one son!" ”

Huang Xie had to let everyone stay outside the door, and he entered the door alone with the guards. Walking through a small courtyard, Huang Xie stopped at the foot of the stairs and raised his hand to report: "Chen Chu Gongzi Xie is pleased to see the merchant captain!" "There was no movement in the hall. Guan Wei went up the steps, came out at a young time, and waved Huang Xie, and then guided Huang Xie to the hall.

Although the sun was shining outside, the inside of the hall was still dark, but the eyes were used to it, and they could still distinguish people's faces. The man in the hall sat at the back of the desk, with a sword and a halberd erected in front of the screen behind him. Guan Wei saluted to the top and said, "This is the rest of Prince Chu." Fu saluted Huang Xie and said, "This is Qin Shangwei Mo." "

The merchant pointed to a seat next to him and said, "Childe, please take a seat!" “

Huang Xie was not used to this kind of etiquette, but he could only follow the customs, thank his seat, and sit down on the seat. The guards retreated to the door.

Shang Wei didn't need Huang Xie to report to his family, and asked: "What happened when the son entered Qin?" “

Huang Xie said: "Qin Chu Sutong is married, and he is ordered by the king to enter Qin today, and wants to restore the good of Qin and Chu." “

Shang Wei said: "Dare to be the princess of Fengchu into Qin?" “

Huang Xie said: "What this Yiyi wants, I haven't gotten the king's order, and I haven't dared to offer it." “

The merchant said: "In this way, I will come to propose marriage." “

Huang Xie said: "Empress Dowager Qin, Chu Nu also; I am the princess, and the Qin woman is also. Worldly marriage, is it only today! “

Shang Wei scratched his head and said, "This sincere family is also." What's the matter with this one? “

Huang Xie said: "Chu Qin's relatives, the special gift of fifty times the appointment is a solid feeling. “

Shang Wei said: "Who are the followers? “

Huang Xie said: "From Chu to Qin, the mountains are high and the waters are long, lingering for thousands of miles. Poisonous insects and beasts, bandits and thieves, not only one. It is common to have a car of 50 times and take 10 people. “

The merchant said: "The car is fifty times, what is it carrying?" “

Huang Xie said: "Ten leather cars, thinking that it is traffic." Thirty rides in a chariot, carrying the king's contribution. Ten cars are used to carry ministers. “

Shang Wei said: "Coming out of the Wuguan, where is the one who passes?" “

Huang Xie said: "From the time you take the avenue to Xianyang, you have to have him." “

Shang Wei said: "Please keep the prince in the pavilion temporarily, and the minister should report to the state minister, thinking that he is advancing and retreating." “

Huang Xie said: "Isn't it wrong! “

Shang Wei said: "If you don't dare to make a mistake, there will be an echo in three or five days." “

Guan Wei came in and waved at Huang Xie. Huang Xie was really helpless, and he couldn't get angry, so he had to make a resignation.

As soon as Huang Xie left, a scribe came out from behind the screen, holding a slam and said, "What is said is here, and the minister should verify it." The lieutenant waved his hand and told him to go down. When he was young, he reported back: "The verification is correct, ten leather cars, thirty cars, and ten auxiliary cars." The crowd was five hundred and twelve. Its utensils are all bamboo and wood lacquered corners, leather beads and shellfish. The auxiliary car is full of rice, millet, salt and fish. “

Shang Wei said: "With a detailed book, send a state minister overnight." “

The scribe immediately retreated behind the screen, and quickly wrote a brief passage and gave it to the merchant lieutenant to read; The merchant took out a thin rope and tied it, glued it with sealing mud, and put the official seal on it. The scribe took the tinder, fixed the clay, took it to the hall, and ordered it to be sent urgently. After a while, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and they headed west.

From Wuguan to Xianyang, the mountain road is 800 miles. This is an important military pass, and all messaging is fast-tracked. Chu Gongzi led the public to visit, which was considered important news by the merchant lieutenant, and was transmitted in an expedited way: the post guards of Wuguan rode to the next station, and changed people and horses to the next station. One day and one night, the news reached Xianyang.

In the early morning of the next day, the documents of the Prime Minister's Office were issued, and then they arrived at Wuguan in the opposite direction for a day and a night. It was still the Guan Wei who came to invite Huang Xie and said, "The prime minister of the state is taught, please enter the customs to receive the teaching." “

Huang Xie was very unhappy, which was not in line with hospitality at all. But he didn't lose his temper with the pawn, so he had to go with him.

After entering the barracks, the merchant lieutenant picked up the document on the case, personally handed it to Huang Xie, and said, "The minister got the report this morning, and the sect of Xiangbang is here." May the son test it, and the seal is correct. “

Huang Xie took the paperwork suspiciously, and looked at the merchant in confusion. The scribe on the side pointed out: "The cement is sealed, and there is a seal on it, please check it by the son, and the seal has not fallen off." “

Huang Xie took a closer look and understood. The document is bound by a thin rope, and there is a piece of mud outside the seal, and there is a seal on it, and the book "the seal of the Xiangbang" is four words. The seal is complete, the handwriting is perfect, and the seal is firm. Nai nodded and said, "It's been verified!" “

The merchant lieutenant took the paperwork, took off the ink, untied the string, opened the two slips, and handed them to the scribe. The scribe recited: "Shang Wei reported that the prince of Chu had entered Qin and his relatives. Teaching: Xu Xie Che two times, the servant fifty into Qin, the official gave grain and grass. The rest are repatriated. “

Huang Xie was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he realized that he couldn't help but feel sad,—— but he couldn't show it on his face, and said with a forced smile: "Bang Xiang is very calculating." “

The merchant took the slip from the scribe's hand, handed it to Huang Xie, and said, "The teaching is correct, may the son do it!" Huang Xie took the slip and looked at it himself, although the Book of Qin was different from the Book of Chu, it was still not difficult to identify, and it was the same as what the scribe said. Huang Xie wanted to throw this slip on the face of the merchant lieutenant, and then leave with the caravan, but thinking of the expectation of the king of Chu: no matter what, he had to suppress his excitement, mobilized the last reason, and said: "Xie Shangwei!" He waved his hands.

Back at the pavilion, Huang Xie called several leading figures to his room and handed them the slips. Then he asked: "Either enter Qin from it, or abandon it and exterminate Qin, may all the princes decide for me!" “

In the face of such a big event, all the merchants did not dare to respond, and their eyes were fixed on a few retainers. A retainer said: "The Qin people have insulted me very much, if there is no other reason, I am willing to return." “

A retainer said, "No." The prince took the king's order and Qin, and now Qin has not been reconciled and is extinct, and it is the king's order. “

A retainer said, "The minister also thinks it is not possible." Although Qin insulted me, I entered it, showing my sincerity and kindness, and did not do harm. “

A retainer said: "No, no! Qin insulted me very much and still entered it, and it will be easy to look at me. “

A retainer said, "If you don't do it, why do you have to go back?" Will you fight with Qin? “

The last sentence made everyone stop. If you turn around and leave now, the next thing is to prepare to fight Qin, and it is likely that it will not be Qin Yiguo, but a multinational coalition!

Huang Xie looked at Mangshen again, and Mr. Che You said, "The minister thinks that it is appropriate to enter." If you have to lead Qin to the north, what is the shame of humiliation! “

Huang Xie had no choice but to snort at the merchants and said, "Mr. Cheng has traveled far and wide, and he has followed him here." The minister is incompetent, and he can't enter Xianyang with him, and I wish to hear what Mr. Wen wants! “

A merchant said: "The minister is willing to go straight to Xianyang with the public, and he is willing to serve food and drink!" “

A merchant said: "The minister heard that from Danxi to the north, but as for the business, the mountain is to the west, and even Lantian." Lantian is jade, willing to visit. May the prince have a festival of trade, or to get through. “

Among the several major families here, there are a few people who are willing to follow Huang Xie into Xianyang as an entourage; A few people asked Huang Xie to give them the festival of trade, and they planned to re-enter the Qin Pass from another way; Most people think that it is useless to insist on it, and they are willing to return to Nanyang to make another plan.

So everyone prepared a leather car for Huang Xie to ride, a chariot to pull the tribute, and the rest of the cars returned to Nanyang; Huang Xie picked out an ordinary Chu trade festival charm, only saying that these merchants were ordered by the king of Chu to trade with the world, and he didn't know if it would work.

After discussion, fifty retinues were selected, including three members of the Mang family and five merchants, and the rest were retainers and soldiers of the Huang family, and then reported to the merchant lieutenant. The merchant lieutenant didn't say much, and immediately sent ten Qin soldiers, led by the guard, to enter the customs with the guard.

After some hectic work, the departing people left first, and the cart drove up the winding mountain road again; Those who remained were sent all the way to the gate, waving goodbye.

That night, the inn prepared a diet for fifty people, although it was not rich, but it was by no means stingy. Guan Wei came to tell him that due to the long distance, he would have dinner tomorrow and set off when he ate. Huang Xie promised one by one.

The next day, taking advantage of the cool weather, the car set off. A postman set off first and went to the front to do some work. Guan Wei led Qin pawn to sandwich Huang Xie and the others in the middle, and walked all the way. Huang Xie wanted to get close to Guan Wei and say something, but Guan Wei either answered briefly or didn't know what to ask, Huang Xie was bored, so he had to give up.

Along the way, Huang Xie saw the strictness of the Qin system: one pavilion in ten miles, one post in thirty miles, which is only an approximate number in the Central Plains country, and only slightly close to the national capital, while in the Qin country, this is carried out almost mechanically. Even if there are only more than ten households around, it is not ambiguous that there should be a post and a pavilion.

Guan Wei led the people, and when they saw the pavilion, they rested for a while, and when they saw the post, they rested for half an hour, so that they could replenish water, but there was no food. From morning till night, go to the second post station for the night. Only then did Huang Xie know that Xiangbang's teaching was the evidence for the pavilion to prepare food. The postman at the front station was very competent, and when everyone entered the station, the house had been cleaned and the corresponding staple food was ready.

The next day, after two more journeys, we entered Shang County, and the majestic mountain towered in front.