"Could it be that there is fraud in it?" Shen Cuttlefish also became vigilant when he heard this, carefully observed the wind and grass around him, and saw that those soldiers were lined up on both sides, forming a road, and Yi Cheng walked in front to lead the way, not like there was an ambush, so he smiled and said: "It's you who are too worried." We are just passing by, what is the benefit of ambushing us? Moreover, Pei Jingnian is the chief catcher of the direct subordinate within the jurisdiction of the Anhuai Prefecture, and although he does not have a grade, he has a lot of authority. This post is just the master of the post station, and it also belongs to the jurisdiction of Anhuai Mansion, so he naturally does not dare to slack off on Pei Jingnian, so it makes sense. ”

Bai Xingxian nodded, but shook his head again, his eyes scanned the surroundings vigilantly, and he sighed lightly: "I hope my intuition is wrong, but don't do anything else." The four of them were brought to the hall by Na Yicheng, and they each sat down, four wooden tables were placed on both sides of the hall, Pei Jingnian and Mingjue sat on the left hand side, and Shen Cuttlefish and Bai Xing Tear sat on the right side.

The old post man, who was about fifty years old, first stood in the hall and bowed to the four of them three times, before turning around and sitting on the main seat of the hospitality hall, kneeling down with a little dress, and said to Pei Jingnian: "There is nothing to entertain in the post station, prepare a little coarse tea to catch the wind, and look forward to Pei Zhutou Haihan." Later, he asked his subordinates to prepare the banquet, clean up the chamber, and ask Pei Zhutou and you to stay in the post station for a few more days. ”

"No need for adults, there are still business to do in the mirror year, you can walk along, you can't stay longer, and I hope that adults will take care of you. Please choose a few horses for us, and we will hurry to Yanzhou Mansion. Pei Jingnian shirked. But Na Yicheng looked embarrassed, stroked his beard and was silent for a while, unable to speak for a long time, Pei Jingnian saw that he seemed to be embarrassed, so he preemptively asked: "I don't know what the adults say?"

Yi Cheng said truthfully: "Pei Zhutou will stay if he doesn't want to, and it is inconvenient for the lower officials to force it." However, Pei Zhutou is a public official of the government office, and he should know that the transfer of the post station, one entry and one exit, the loan and return of horses, etc., all need to be recorded and submitted to the state government yamen for review every month. If there is no official document task, the subordinate officials do not dare to make decisions without authorization. Dare to ask Pei Zhutou what is his task this time? Can you tell the lower officials?"

Pei Jingnian had already thought of a countermeasure, and when he heard the words, he said a set of statements hidden in his heart: "Don't hide it from your lordship, this time Jingnian was ordered by Lord Yan Jieyan to go to Yanzhou Mansion to hunt down a wanted criminal, and this thief was involved in a big case. An official letter has been sent to the Yanzhou government, asking them to fully cooperate, and these three people are witnesses in the case. My trip is also to escort them safely to Yanzhou Mansion. How did he encounter a water thief on the way back, although he escaped by luck, but his foot strength was robbed by the water thief. Therefore, I came to ask Lord Yicheng for a few horses temporarily, and I must rush to Yanzhou Mansion before dark. ”

"In this case, the lower officials should have done their best to help. But this official document ......" Seeing that the Yicheng still refused to let go, Pei Jingnian presented the official waist card of the Anhuai Mansion and said: "Lord Yicheng just wants a certificate to record in the book, and this matter is reasonable." Please put this waist tag down as evidence, and return the horse to the mirror in the future. What do you think?"

Yi Cheng's deep brows finally relaxed, and a smile bloomed on his wrinkled face, and he stroked his beard and smiled: "Pei Zhutou is polite, polite." In this way, it will be easy to do, and the lower officials will also act in accordance with the rules, Pei Zhutou is so cooperative, the lower officials will go to prepare the horses, please wait here. After that, he took the waist card and walked out of the hall quickly, leaving only Pei Jingnian and the four of them to sit in the hall and drink tea leisurely. There is no one else.

Shen Cuttlefish took a sip of hot tea, and breathed a long sigh of relief, as if he had spit out all the turbidity accumulated in his body over the years, his body was also a lot lighter, his mind was much clearer, and he suddenly said: "In this way, this Yicheng is also a good and conscientious official." Pei Jingnian smiled slightly and said: "It's not as black as a crow in the world, if all the officials in the world are like Lord Yan, I'm afraid that it's this big Jiang Dynasty, hey, ......" After saying that, he sighed heavily.

The four of them looked at each other and smiled, and Shen Cuttlefish lowered his voice again and said, "It's okay, anyway, you are now far away from Anhuai Mansion, and you are no longer under the control of that old thief." When I take revenge in the future, I will definitely go back to settle accounts with him. "Shen cuttlefish said neither humble nor arrogant, not impatient or impatient, extremely calm, I don't know where the confidence comes from.

And the post turned around in three steps, looking a little panicked, walked out of the hall quickly, went down the steps and almost tripped to the ground, the officers and soldiers on both sides hurriedly supported him, and hurriedly shouted: "My lord, my lord is fine, my lord." Yi Cheng stood up tremblingly, smoothed his chest and gasped and said, "This official must have something strange when he sees this." He hurriedly pulled the officer and soldier to a secret place, spread out his palm to reveal the waist card in his hand, and ordered: "You immediately send someone to send this thing to the Anhuai Mansion as soon as possible, and you must meet Lord Yanjie and ask him if he wants to send Pei Jingnian to Yanzhou Mansion." ”

"Yes!" one officer and soldier took the order, while the other approached and asked, "My lord, what about the few of them? These four people are strong in martial arts, but I am afraid that these troops in the post house will not be able to deal with them. At that time, I'm afraid that adults will also ......" Yi Cheng became more and more panicked when he heard this, his face turned pale, his whole body trembled, sweat was like pulp, and a sentence came out of his trembling lips: "This is reasonable, this is reasonable." You...... Hurry up and prepare four horses for them, and send them away sooner. ”

But the officer and soldier still did not move, standing in the same place, Yi Cheng saw it, so he raised his eyebrows and scolded: "What are you still waiting for here? Why don't you do it quickly?" The officer and soldier hesitated a little, and then asked: "My lord, since you want to prepare horses to send them away, is it necessary to go to Anhuai Mansion to ask for clarification?" If it had been reported to the Anhuai Mansion earlier, even if this matter was false, it would have been a loss of a few horses. ”

The post boy waved his hand again and told the officer and soldier to prepare the horses and wait at the door. He straightened his clothes slightly, took a long breath of relief, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and hurried back to the hall with his belt, and bowed with a smile: "Let you wait for a long time, look at you Haihan." Pei Jingnian got up slowly, and the other three also stood up when they saw this, Pei Jingnian returned the salute and hugged his fists: "Thank you, my lord, I don't know if the mounts and horses are ready, and I don't set off when I count the hours, I'm afraid that I won't be able to enter Yanzhou Mansion on time." ”

"It's ready, it's ready. Ladies and gentlemen, please!" Yi Cheng stretched out his hand and pointed out the door, leading everyone out of the post house, only to see that in addition to a tall and sturdy black horse tied to the side of the official road, there was also a carriage, two horses and a snow-white coat, the carriage was enough to accommodate three or four people to sit down, Yi Cheng smiled and said: "That horse is for Pei Zhutou, this carriage is for three people, the road is far away and the carriage can be more convenient." ”

Pei Jingnian led the three of them to return the salute together: "My lord has considered it thoroughly, I have waited here to thank you." Say goodbye!" After that, Shen Cuttlefish helped Bai Xing to get into the carriage with tears, Mingjue refused to take the car, so he and Shen Cuttlefish drove together, Pei Jingnian stroked the thick mane of the black horse, the horse's nose rushed out of the white gas, neighing in a low voice, Pei Jingnian couldn't help but praise: "It's really a good horse." ”

"Pei Zhutou, if you don't set off again, the minutes will be delayed. Shen Cuttlefish shouted loudly, urging her to leave quickly. Pei Jingnian glanced back at the post again, hugged his fists and thanked him, stepped on the stirrup and turned over the horse, pulled the reins and kicked the stirrup lightly, and shouted softly: "Drive!" Shen cuttlefish waved the whip, Mingjue also pulled the reins, and the two white horses raised their snow-white necks together and neighed, and also spread their hooves and followed closely.

Who knew that the white star tears sat in the carriage and experienced the bumps, only to feel dizzy, dizzy, dizzy, and tumbling in the belly, so uncomfortable. Then he beat the window frame of the carriage with all his might, and when he heard the sound behind him, he pulled the reins and stopped by the roadside. Shen Cuttlefish, who was leaning on the side, was already groggy and almost fell asleep. Seeing that the carriage was stagnant, he rubbed his sleepy eyes and straightened up, and said lazily, "What's the matter? Why don't you leave?"

Pei Jingnian also noticed the movement of the carriage behind him, turned the horse around, rushed to the side of the car, stopped by the window and asked, "What's wrong? Is the white girl uncomfortable?" Bai Xing's tearful white haggard face poked out of the window, and he smiled helplessly: "You come to try if this carriage is comfortable, and if it goes on like this, I'm afraid that I will have to turn my intestines out before I reach Yanzhou Mansion." After that, he retched again and again, and it was so distressing.

"But if you don't hurry up, this journey of more than 100 miles may miss the time to enter the city and miss the accommodation. Pei Jingnian looked up at the sky helplessly, and said with a light sigh. Seeing this, Shen Cuttlefish said slowly: "Let's go slower, even if we enter the city, I'm afraid that we won't have so much money to stay in the inn." It's really not good, there are still people outside the city, and if you borrow it for a few days, isn't it cheaper than the inn in the city?"

Pei Jingnian looked at Mingjue again when he heard this, and Mingjue hurriedly said: "Amitabha, even if you don't have a place to live, even if you sleep in the wilderness, the little monk has no complaints. Pei Jingnian nodded, and had to say: "Since this is the case, then there is no need for us to hurry, let's go slower, so that the white girl can rest and rest." They rested, drank some water, and went on their way.

Bai Xingxian leaned in the carriage, knowing that Shen Cuttlefish proposed that countermeasure in order to make her feel better. Looking back, these days have passed, and if it weren't for this extremely unreliable rich boy who always came to his aid in an emergency, I'm afraid they wouldn't have been able to leave this place. Everything seems to be centered on Shen Cuttlefish, what kind of person is he? Bai Xingxian was very curious.