On the second watch on a rainy night, Song Che returned to the post station.

Xu Xiao and a group of sergeants were as anxious as ants in a hot pot.

"Why don't you go out and say hello? We are doing business this time, and we have no powerful people to accompany us, so we almost have to take our guys to the government to ask for someone! ”

Xu Xiao couldn't help but complain.

Song Che sat down in the living room, drank herbal tea leisurely, and said with a smile: "Tonight is very interesting, I drank wine, ate, listened to music, entered the palace, and punished the bad guys." ”

Xu Xiao asked, "What kind of grudge do you have with the Li father and son, and why do they want to set up a situation to harm you?" ”

Song Che shook his head, "I also have doubts about this matter, but I believe that someone will come to solve my doubts soon." ”

He has never had a friendship with the Li family, and the Li family and his son will frame him, and they must have listened to someone's instructions.

As soon as the words fell, a sergeant came from outside the door to report:

"Aunt Song, there is an old man outside the post station who asks to see him, and he seems to be very anxious."

The corners of Song Che's mouth curled slightly, and he spat lightly: "Please." ”

Moment.

Li Tong was helped into the living room by two domestic servants, and saw that his cheeks were red, and the drunkenness had not yet disappeared.

"Virtuous nephew!"

Li Tong pounced, knelt at Song Che's feet, and cried and begged: "It's all because your brother-in-law is jealous and jealous, so he used this trick to harm you, for the sake of the friendship between your uncle and your father-in-law, just bypass him this time!" ”

Song Che sipped the teacup and said softly: "I'm not an official, how can I decide to spare him or not?" ”

"I went to the government to find Lord Zhu before, but Lord Zhu said...... said that if you don't get your understanding of this matter, he will never let him go. Li Tong said, making a look with the servant beside him.

The servant unburdened himself and put it on the table, listening to the sound of a lot.

"Virtuous nephew, you don't remember the villain, open a golden mouth, spare your brother-in-law, he ate eighty canes, and half of his life is gone...... He is the only son in my Li family, if the incense is broken, how can I live if my uncle is called. ”

Li Tong snorted and cried, crying miserably.

Song Che lifted Li Tong up from the ground, "Uncle, since you have come to beg me, then let's open the skylight and say something bright - tell me, who instructed you to harm me behind the scenes?" ”

Li Tong looked stunned and said in a low voice: "It is indeed your brother-in-law who is narrow-minded and jealous of your Shen family's New Year's coin business, so he ...... That's why they came up with this dirty trick. ”

"Then call you the Li family Dumiao die in prison," Song Che snorted lightly, grabbed Li Tong away, and flicked his sleeves: "Send off!" ”

Xu Xiao was about to go out with Li Tong in his hand, and Li Tong shouted: "It's the Yang family!" The Yang family asked us to do it! ”

Song Che frowned, first made a look with Xu Xiao, Xu Xiao understood, took the sergeant out of the living room, and closed the door.

Song Che asked, "But the Yang family in Yangzhou?" ”

Li Tong nodded again and again: "It's them." ”

Song Che's brows furrowed even tighter, "I have no grievances with the Yang family, why did they send you to frame me?" ”

"I really don't know this," Li Tong said bitterly, "The Yang family covers the sky with one hand on Huainan Road, and you also know that my Li family is also a tea merchant, and they are limited by the Yang family everywhere, if we don't listen to them, our family's business will not be able to do." ”

People are stuck people, people are stuck dead.

Song Che didn't have the heart to worry about it anymore, "You go back, I will send someone to intercede for Ling Gongzi in the mansion later." ”

"Thank you Virtuous Nephew" Li Tong thanked him, but hesitated, "Virtuous nephew is benevolent and generous, Uncle has something to say, uh...... I may be able to help you out. ”

"How?"

"The virtuous nephew should know that in addition to silk, jewelry, money and silver, there are tea, porcelain, salt, iron, etc., and this year's coins only have silk and pearls, and they are exclusive to your Shen family, which ...... Hehehe, the virtuous nephew is so smart, he should understand what I mean. ”

If one person eats meat and does not give him soup, how can he not arouse jealousy?

It is just that the Yang family, a famous tea merchant in the south of the Yangtze River, should have a piece of the pie, but they ate a closed door, no wonder their hearts are unbalanced.

Song Che sighed in his heart, this matter is indeed inconsiderate, the Shen family has become a big fat man in one bite, but the others have been starved to the bone.

"Also, doing business with the imperial court, you also have to pay attention to the doorway, to put it mildly, if you earn 100,000 taels, you have to take out some to honor the people above, as for how many people are above, who are they, it depends on the size of the business, such as the annual coin, which is often millions of big business...... Uh, I can't say it, I can't say it, the virtuous nephew will understand it for himself, the old body has retired. ”

Li Tong stopped talking and left the post station quickly.

"Alas......"

Song Che let out a long sigh, regretting more and more that he was greedy for this business. But now that the goods are on the ship, how can there be any reason to retreat?

Tonight, I'm afraid it's hard to sleep.

……

The next day, the rain began to lighten.

The caravan departed as scheduled.

Zhu Chun is a practical person, knowing that the roads are muddy and slippery after the rain, so he specially arranged 300 laborers to rush ahead of the caravan.

From Luzhou to the north, walk 300 miles is the Shouchun Mansion of the capital of Huainan West Road.

On the twelfth day of the merchant, the rain was clear, the temperature was mild, there was less time to escape the summer and rest, and the caravan was a little faster.

On the morning of the 13th, we arrived in Shouzhou smoothly.

From Shouzhou to Xijing Luoyang, about 800 miles of road, according to a day of 100 miles, 21 days can be delivered, the time is still considerable.

The day before yesterday, the flying pigeon came to report that the merchant ship had crossed the ditch and turned into the Tongji Canal, and according to this speed of the ship, it may arrive in Luoyang faster than the land route.

The merchant passed through Shouzhou and could have entered the city to rest, but considering that the night was long and dreamy, Song Che only asked someone to make up some water and food, and then continued to hurry again.

But just as the caravan was about to cross the state border, an army of about 300 men stopped them.

I saw a middle-aged general wearing silver armor, riding a horse along the caravan and shouting: "I am Wang Zhi, the deputy lieutenant of the soldiers and horses of Shouchun Mansion, I don't know which adult is responsible for the caravan to transport, hurry to the front of the battle to meet you!" ”

There were only two centurions in charge of the sergeants in the caravan, as well as Xu Xiao, the head of the capital, who could not be counted as court officials, and the guards under Cao Tian's command before, Song Che was afraid that there would be eyes and ears like Yang Xin, so he didn't call them together.

Song Che sent Du Mu to Shouchun Mansion yesterday, why did he send troops to stop him today?

Although Song Che is not a transfer envoy, he is the backbone of the entire caravan, and he is the only one to ask about it at the moment.

At the intersection, three or four hundred officers and soldiers lined up neatly, all dressed in battle armor, full of energy, and their swords and guns were sharpened to snow white and shiny.

Looking at the queue, there was a magnificent carriage parked, and there were twelve female swordsmen on horses and fences on their heads.

Especially the sword servant headed by him, dressed in white and snow, white horse like frost, with a silver whip hanging on the left saddle, a sword pinned to the right saddle, holding the reins with one hand, the breeze blows the power fence, and the pink neck and soft lips appear, showing a sassy and heroic posture.

Song Che stubbornly came to the front of the battle, and saluted the silver-armored general who had been reported earlier: "Under Song Che, let's be regarded as the transfer envoy of this caravan, I don't know what the general commands?" ”

Wang Zhihu was suspicious of Song Che: "What do you mean?" ”

Song Che could only say: "This batch of goods was sold by my Shen family, and I am the son-in-law of the Shen family, so——"

"Didn't you understand? I'm here to be an official, not a businessman. ”

Without waiting for Song Che to speak, Wang Zhi interrupted with a word.

Song Che was helpless: "There are no officials in our team, if the general really wants to find someone with a professional title, there are two pawn commanders, one is the head and the other is the dart." ”

"Hey! It's really strange, look at your battle, there are two or three hundred people, even if there are no generals, there should be a small official, otherwise who will supervise and command? ”

"Up and down the caravan, the size is appropriate, and I am in charge of it."

"You?" Wang Zhi made no secret of his derogatory feelings, "You are a businessman, how can you be virtuous?" ”

Song Che was unhappy in his heart, damn it, he was still chattering when he blocked other people's roads, he wanted to open his mouth to refute, but at this time, a magnetic female voice came from the carriage:

"General Wang, it's hot, hurry up to the post station and rest."

This voice is a mature lady when you hear it, and she must be very good-looking.

"That's it, even if you are," Wang Zhi pointed to the carriage and said to Song Che, "Have you seen it?" There are big people sitting here, and Lord Han of Shouchun Mansion saw the Du Mu you sent yesterday, and knew that you were going to Xijing, so he just stopped by with us and walked together, understand? ”

Song Che couldn't help but glance at the carriage, and said secretly in his heart: What kind of big man is he who needs five or six hundred people to escort him?

Of course, the bigger the team, the greater the protection, so why not do it if someone is traveling together?

Song Che nodded in agreement.

"Okay, I will lead the Shouzhou army to open the road in front, let the lady's carriage and horses be in the center, and your caravan will be behind the palace, and when it is safe to get out of Huainan Road, Yingchang Mansion will send someone to answer it."

"General, please."

A team of 500 people set off in a mighty way.

Song Che led the caravan behind the mat, and quietly looked at the carriage with a telescope - the scorching sun, the windows were open and ventilated, and occasionally a young woman could be seen sitting in the car, about thirty years old, dignified and beautiful in appearance, graceful and luxurious, which was not available to princes and nobles.

In addition to the young woman, there was a little girl in the car, four or five years old, like a picturesque boy, white and tender, well-behaved and sensitive, she would lie on the window from time to time, flutter butterflies with her little hands, and her demeanor was very cute.

Song Che actually likes her daughter, but her mother-in-law is happy with her son.

Just when Song Che was looking interesting, he suddenly "snapped", and a stone hit his hair crown impartially!

Song Che was stunned for five seconds before he dared to touch his head, but fortunately, he just knocked off the crown of his hair, if he moved it down slightly, even if his head didn't bloom, his head would have to bleed.

He swallowed his saliva and looked at the trajectory with a telescope - seeing the female swordsman in white who was the leader, she had not yet lowered her hand movement, she pointed at Song Che, made a posture of wiping her neck, and seemed to say: "If you dare to peek again, I want your life!" ”

Song Che hurriedly put away the binoculars, snorted, and didn't dare to look at it again. If the person sitting in the car is really a relative of the emperor, it really can't be blasphemed.

However, the twelve female swordsmen guarding the carriage are quite eye-catching, mysterious, noble, rigorous, and distinctive, which can be viewed from a distance and cannot be blasphemed.

"I just went to inquire, do you know why that big guy wants to go all the way with us?" Xu Xiao turned back from the front of the team, jumped into the carriage and asked.

Song Che smiled: "Let's share the trouble?" ”

"Almost," Xu Xiao raised his finger to the front, "about three hundred miles north, on the border of Huainan and Xijing Road, there is a 'Panlong Mountain', there is a group of bandits on the mountain, gathering six or seven hundred people, specializing in robbing passing merchants, as well as killing and plundering nearby villages. ”

No wonder.