Chapter 347: Taking Advantage of the Rising Situation (3rd Watch)
I have to say that Pei Jiao's means of changing his appearance are really useless, Liu Yuan looked at Qin Keyi, who had completely changed into a person in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh again.
In general, the face shape has not changed much, just modify it here, apply it there, and Qin Keyi's whole temperament at the moment has completely changed, and he feels a little more like a small jasper.
"Ling'er, yes, yes, what about my identity?" Qin Keyi stared at Pei Jiao with a pair of watery eyes, and asked with a little excitement.
"It's just a few people who travel around the rivers and lakes together, what kind of identity do they want. Pei Jiao said casually, and then the three of them finalized the plan, and the three of them met on the road, and they came to Shanglin Road together with like-mindedness.
After that, including Liu Yuan and Qin Keyi, they also changed slightly, at least it would not make people think of the trio that had appeared in Wuling County at a glance.
Everything was cleaned up, and after looking at each other, and after nothing wrong, Liu Yuan and the others bypassed the foot of the mountain and marched towards Kongrong County, which was not far away.
Today's sky is high and refreshing, as the border of Shanglin Road in Kongrong County in January, it will also welcome many business travelers.
Soon Liu Yuan discovered that there was a significant difference between this place and the places where there were anti-thieves in the south, and the expressions on the faces of the common people were very peaceful, different from the panic in the war-torn places.
And the soldiers and guards at the head of the city didn't have much tension, just taking everyone who entered the city seriously.
At present, there are not many people entering the city, and there is no large-scale business travel, and soon it was Liu Yuan's turn to be the three, and after a simple inspection, they paid the entrance fee of ten copper plates, and the soldiers at the city gate let the three go.
There was nothing difficult and nothing unusual about it.
It is worth mentioning that since the Xiling Xia family openly rebelled, Emperor Wu of Wei promulgated the holy decree that people with lofty ideals in the world should jointly crusade against them and reward meritorious deeds.
The imperial court is not as sensitive to some rangers, swordsmen, and swordsmen as it was a year or two ago, and even turns a blind eye to some times.
In order to prevent it from happening, most people will even recruit some capable people under their command, and even the business of some dart games has improved again.
After all, now that the four places are chaotic, the more chaotic the more opportunities there are, and with the keen sense of smell of some businessmen, they can see a lot of business opportunities.
But it's not easy to make some money if you want to go south and north, maybe there is a group of bandits on a mediocre mountain, and they will be robbed before they go far, and their lives may not be saved.
If you can't do it, you have to hire some masters.
Of course, this master is not another master, but just some strong men who know some simple martial arts.
That purge hit the rivers and lakes too hard, and in a short period of time, it was very difficult to come up with some real martial arts people, let alone similar to the pomp and circumstance of the swordsman Ye Feician when he was young.
So it's not easy, every time I encounter some robbers who are desperate, it is also a desperate job, hanging my head on the waistband of my trousers to beg for food.
Some people go out on a dart trip, and then come back in a state of missing arms and legs, and even worse, go today, and go back in the next life.
Of course, the times create heroes, and in this case, there are also some well-known dart games, most of which have a certain foundation, and at this time, more attention is paid to absorbing talents, so they can succeed one after another.
After entering the city, after Liu Yuan and the others asked for the way, they first went to the vicinity of Yahang and asked Pei Jiao to store the horse.
Rushing all the way, not to mention anything else, this horse can be said to be hard work, and it must be fed well, and tell the people of the tooth line to use the good forage, as for why it was not brought to the inn, Pei Jiao has his own considerations.
If it really doesn't work, I plan to change to a good horse, I can't do it with a horse, Pei Jiao doesn't want to tire the horse to death.
"Brother Tai, dare to ask, how to get to the largest inn in the county?" Liu Yuan came to a roadside stall, picked up a mask on the stall, paid two pennies and asked with a smile.
Not to mention that this mask is quite exquisite, the patterns on it are very rich, which makes Liu Yuan subconsciously think of the tattoos on those Bodhisattva disciples.
"Yo, I'll just look at the three noodle students, I don't know if I want to stay overnight or just eat?" Xu is for Liu Yuan's sake to take care of his business, and the stall owner replied very seriously.
"Oh, what else can you say about this?" Liu Yuan's eyes showed a puzzled look.
"Haha, it's not, but the largest Shanlan Inn in our county has been rounded by the big caravan in the past few days, and the upstairs and downstairs backyards in Wuyang are full of people. ”
"Although there are not many people, there will be no vacant rooms after I can't keep them all gone, and of course, if you just get some food, you don't have to worry about it. ”
"However, look at a few people who are so chic, it doesn't look like they are going to travel overnight. ”
In the end, the stall owner smiled at Liu Yuan and the others, he really didn't see the feeling of the dust and dust of the passers-by from the few people, so he said this.
It turned out that many people had already entered the city, and Liu Yuan knew in his heart, no wonder he had seen so many horses in Yaxing before, it didn't look like they were there originally, and now this doubt has been answered.
"Thank you for your concern, you can tell us how to get to this Mountain Blue Inn, let's go and see." Liu Yuan said with his fists clenched.
"Ah, that's easy, go all the way down this street, and the first fork to the right will naturally be visible. The stall owner said, gesturing his hand.
After thanking them again, Liu Yuan and the three of them rushed in the direction of their fingers, and the reason why they had to go to the largest inn in the city was naturally because Liu Yuan wanted to find out the news.
Kongrong County is at the border of Shanglin Road, and the inn is ushered in again, and now there are big commercial vehicles piled up, for them who don't know anything, it is the best place, how can you miss it.
After not taking a few steps, Liu Yuan could still hear the stall owner behind him shouting: "Eh, if you try to find that the Shanlan Inn is overcrowded, you might as well go to the small inn on the next street to rest for the night." ”
"Definitely. Liu Yuan turned around and said back and forth.
The inn was not far away, and after saying goodbye to the man, Liu Yuan and the three of them really saw a big inn on the right hand.
The plaque hanging high on the book mountain blue inn a few square characters, covering a wide area, about as big as the two of the first inn in the world in Qingchuan, before you step in, you can hear the bustle and hustle and bustle inside the door.
The three of them didn't rush in, but first looked around the inn, and the corner on the right hand side should be the backyard stable.
Pei Jiao only glanced at it lightly, and then whispered to Liu Yuan: "Most of the horses that can be seen are red and brown horses, judging from the slightly dull fur and sparse tail hair, they must come from the southwest road. ”
"Half a half of the stable was blocked, but judging from the low and heavy neighing sound mixed in with it, it had to be a river meandering BMW, good at running, fat and strong, extremely enduring, and produced in Shangdang County, southwest road. ”
After saying a few words, Qin Keyi looked at Pei Jiao in surprise, what else did the other party not know.
That's what Liu Yuan wanted to hear, nodded slightly, and muttered in a low voice: "It seems that almost all of them came from the southwest road." ”
The Xiling Xia family in the southwest province has now established itself as the king, and it is the number one rebel against the Great Wei Dynasty.
However, for such a thing as doing business, it is still how to do it, not to mention that there are still trade exchanges between the two sides, and neither side dares to do anything with these people.
Otherwise, isn't this a clear attempt to push these people to the opposite side. Then, it is very likely that there are also secret agents of the imperial court and the Xia family.
For the above, they all know what the situation is, and they are still facing each other for a while, and even if they fight, they will only stay at the level of small-scale friction, but there is an undercurrent.
"It's hard to say, after all, the horses of the southwest province have always been famous. Pei Jiao reminded simply.
The two of them were about to say something quietly, but they saw that in the inn, the busy sweaty shopkeeper had already greeted him, and said with a signature smile on his face: "The hospitality is not good, and the three guest officers have been standing in front of the door for a long time." ”
As he spoke, he let go of his body, put on a gesture of greeting, and said, "Please come from the guest officer." ”
Seeing this situation, the three of them stopped talking and didn't say anything more.
After following into the inn, it was time to eat, Liu Yuan looked around, and barely found one or two empty places, but they were all in the corners.
In the inn, these travelers from south to north were chatting enthusiastically, but a few people noticed the arrival of Liu Yuan and the others.
After just a faint glance, he withdrew his gaze, obviously they didn't care much about these three people who were not very special.
That's fine, after Liu Yuan sat down in the corner for the time being, the shopkeeper was already waiting at the table and ordered a few dishes at random, after all, Liu Yuan's mind was not on eating now.
Listening attentively, the sounds of conversation around him came into his ears one after another, and after listening for a while, Liu Yuan suddenly realized that these people were not from the same place at the moment.
There are probably two large caravans, and the dart games hired by the two sides are also different, namely Dingyuan Dart Bureau and Zhiguang Dart Company.
In today's situation, it was originally known as the first dart game on land and water, and Wan'an Dart Bureau, which once took over the Lei family's goods, is still firmly in the position of the leading boss.
Behind it is that the imperial court is naturally easy to do, even if the new emperor ascends the throne now, it has not changed the status of the Wan'an Dart Bureau.
But these two dart games are not vegetarians, and when the troubled times come, they can be regarded as outstanding among the many dart games.
In fact, in today's well-known dart games, in addition to their own strength, they are indispensable to the financial support of the rich man behind him or even the two big money banks, otherwise he will not be able to get ahead.
It is inevitable that there is no time to miss, after all, the reputation is guaranteed, the loss of goods is to be compensated, at the beginning of the start, if there is no financial support behind it, it will not be able to mix in the rivers and lakes for a long time.
After cooperating with these rich people, it can be regarded as a strong alliance, it is more convenient to walk the dart, and the merchants are more profitable, which is a win-win situation.
"Looks like it's worth a bit of money. In order to appear normal, Pei Jiao picked up the teacup on the table to cover it up, and whispered to Liu Yuan.
"Well, but since you have entered the upper forest road, it can be regarded as safe, except for dealing with some people on the scene, you don't have to worry about bandits, etc. "In the end, Shanglin Dao is still firmly controlled by the imperial court, Liu Yuan replied.
The two whispered as they listened to the conversation between the men.
"Come, Zhao Darthead, let's do another bowl. ”
Hearing this, Zhao Darthead shook his head and said, "No, no, let's just order it." ”
"Alas, what's wrong with Zhao Dadart, who has always been drunk to the bottom of the glass, come and drink it, what are we afraid of when we arrive at Shanglin Road today?"
"Shanglin Dao, what's wrong with Shanglin Dao, don't you know what happened to the Bodhisattva Barbarian recently......" Speaking of this, Zhao Darttou deliberately lowered his voice, but Liu Yuan and the others immediately raised their spirits.
"What's the matter, I remembered it as soon as you said it, isn't it about the barbarian lord's daughter?" replied the man.
"Shhh......h
"You said this, I have also heard a little, I heard that the people of the court and the Bodhisattva are looking for her, and now there is a portrait of the girl posted in this Banyan County......"
"It's just that I heard that we have run away a long time ago, and what does it have to do with us darts?"
"The gods fight, and the pond fish will be affected...... "As he spoke, Zhao Dart's voice became smaller and smaller, and he shook his head and sighed, and said: "Okay, although I am different, I should also remind you not to drink high, Ming'er is still in a hurry earlier." ”
"Ah, good. After saying that, the man still drank the last bowl of wine, wiped his mouth, and stopped drinking, looked at Zhao Dart's departing figure thoughtfully, summoned a few of his right-hand men, and after whispering an order, he just cared about eating.
......
Liu Yuan and the others whispered what they heard about Qin Keyi, and then patted their chests fearfully when they saw the little girl: "Fortunately, fortunately." He exhaled softly.
Fortunately, it was easy to understand, otherwise it would have been really dangerous.
"How far is this place from the place where the barbarian master retreats, and how many days will it take before the barbarian master will leave the customs?" Liu Yuan asked in a low voice.
"The place is near the county seat of Shangdang County, well, it's really hard to say the exact time, probably between January and March. Qin Ke snorted.
"Hey, you've got a lot of time. Liu Yuan smiled bitterly and shook his head, he really didn't dare to wait for this situation from January to March. But he also knew that this kind of thing was indeed inaccurate, no wonder Qin Keyi.
Since he said this, Liu Yuan followed and said, "Then let's rest for one night, and we will set off tomorrow." "It's good that he wants to arrive in Shangdang County as soon as possible, and it is safer to come when the lights are dark than wandering outside.
As for traveling overnight, he didn't think about it at all, after all, it was too unsafe.
At the same time, Liu Yuan also has his own affairs, and the information of the person he got from Xia Lingling before leaving is that he has to go to Shangdang County to find this person, and he should deal with it......