After Hu Qi finished his impassioned speech, he turned around and pointed to the two of his subordinates and said, "You two report this matter to the city lord and the garrison respectively, and run forward at this moment without delay." [with _ dream]ā"

He pointed to the other two subordinates and said, "You can find the first two people to flee within the time limit of one stick of incense, they are suspected of causing chaos and deliberately storming the city gates, and they must be severely punished!"

Then he pointed to the rest of his men and said, "What are you doing there?" Quickly lead the hero's camel to the side of the road, and immediately begin to clear the crowd and return to the normal pace of entering the city. ”

After giving these instructions, Hu Qi hugged his fists to the surrounding crowd and said: "Fellow fathers and fellow villagers, it's not that Hu is so small-minded, and he has to let people investigate the responsibility of the two people who caused the commotion.

What I hate is that they are Tang people, but they have no courage, and they are frightened to flee at the slightest touch of the killing scene, and if they are not punished, more Tang people will follow their example.

If the Tang people lose their blood, who else can protect our country and homeland, and who will protect my wife and children, so we must always remind every Tang person of their duties, don't you say?"

"Yes! Your Excellency is right. ”

"I look down on this kind of timid guy the most!"

"It's been too long to settle down, it's time to knock on them. ”

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Hu Qi was very satisfied with his impassioned speech just now, and after seeing the rapid restoration of order on the scene, he said loudly: "It's not early today, let's all speed up our entry into the city, don't be crowded, don't panic, I have already applied to the city lord and the garrison to open the city gate or open the double gate to enter the city, and I won't leave anyone outside the city today." ”

Everyone praised Master Hu for his benevolence and carefulness.

After Hu Qi was busy with these trivial matters, he hurriedly took Li Mao and the Xu Family Chamber of Commerce to walk past the queue to enter the city, he wanted to take Li Mao and them through the customs in advance, which was obviously an abuse of power.

But at this time, no one dared to say a word, because the two moving human heads were too spectacular, and everyone who saw it gasped and no longer dared to speak.

By the time Hu Qi and Li Mao and his party arrived at the city gate, the city gate had been doubled, the number of tax collectors and guards at the gate had at least doubled, and a light cavalry of twenty men stood near the gate.

At this time, a short and fat military general dressed as a thousand was sitting upright on his horse, and he waited until Hu Qi and the others approached before jumping off the horse and walking over with a smile on his face and enthusiasm.

Hu Qi felt a little flattered, and it was Huang Qian, who ranked in the top three among the twenty-four infantry troops under the garrison lord, who came to welcome him.

I didn't expect that the matter of the head of Jingguan was so eye-catching, and Mr. Huang Qian came to see the situation in person, if he could get Mr. Huang Qian's recommendation, then his promotion would be expected!

Hu Qi greeted him with a smile on his face, and he was about to speak, when he saw Huang Qian passing by him quickly, hugged the masked man, patted the masked man's back hard, and said:

"Brother Li, it's really you who are here, I heard them report that such a fierce character appeared, and I immediately guessed that it was you, so Brother Wei immediately applied to the garrison to come out to pick you up. After a month of farewell, I look forward to the stars and the moon, and finally I hope for you!"

Li Mao was a little at a loss by Huang Shoubei's enthusiasm, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Huang Qian, I just killed a hundred horse thieves in the Western Regions according to your guidance in exchange for Tang nationality, and I hope you will take care of the rest of the things." ”

Mr. Huang Qian let go of Li Mao, pressed Li Mao's shoulder and looked at him seriously, then ripped off his face towel and said: "Li Mao, why do you call me Mr. Huang Qian, if you still see me like this, I am really angry, from today onwards, you can only call me Brother Huang honestly."

Brother, what are you doing with this Laoshzi on your face? A good man eats with the effort of his hands, not with his face, and your feat today will soon spread to the whole territory of Suzhou, and see who dares to laugh at your appearance.

But don't say it, your kid's injury seems to be improving, if it's all healed, maybe he'll still be a handsome young man, hehe, I'm looking forward to it for my brother. ”

When Hu Qi heard Mr. Huang Qian say this, his heart suddenly cooled to the bottom, it turned out that this kid still had an old acquaintance like Mr. Huang Qian, it seemed that if he wanted to get some light on this matter, it would be difficult to reach the sky.

Li Mao awkwardly pulled on his scarf and said, "Brother Huang, don't make fun of my little brother, I don't want to be handsome and chic, as long as I can heal the wound on my face, I will be grateful." ”

Mr. Huang Qian patted Li Mao on the shoulder and said, "No problem, the last time I visited my brother, I was in the desert, and my brother didn't have the means and medicinal materials to treat him, so he didn't dare to talk more."

Now that you have come to Dunhuang Mansion, there are many good doctors in the army, and they will definitely be able to heal your injuries. Let's go, you go back to the barracks with me first, and then I will recommend you to the garrison to ensure your future. ”

Li Mao hurriedly said: "Brother Huang, don't worry, I went into the city with my uncle this time, and said that I would live in his house, and it is not good to change the hexagram temporarily at this time, and besides, the military camp is such a sacred place, and I live in the military camp as a person with no identity, I am afraid it will affect the career of the eldest brother." ”

Huang Qian always asked in surprise: "Brother, when did you have an uncle?

Li Mao hurriedly pulled out Xu Jiu behind him and said: "Mr. Huang Qian, this is my uncle who I just recognized, if it weren't for his help all the way, I would have come down from the Tianshan Mountains and wanted to cross the vast Hanhai Desert to Dunhuang Mansion, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been so smooth." ”

Mr. Huang Qian frowned and looked at Xu Jiu, feeling a little familiar, but he really couldn't remember who it was for a while.

Xu Jiu hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "Lord Huang, villain Xu Jiu, the shopkeeper of the Xu Family Chamber of Commerce, you also went to my house to drink with Fan Shoubei in June this year!"

"Oh~~!" Mr. Huang Qian said with a surprised face: "Oh, it turned out to be the shopkeeper Xu, forgive me for being clumsy in the next moment, I didn't even recognize you, damn it, don't be angry."

Since Brother Li has recognized the shopkeeper as his uncle, it is inconvenient for me to forcibly take him to the barracks. In this case, Brother Li will live in Shopkeeper Xu's place first, and I will go to Shopkeeper Xu's house to find you another day. ”

The reason why Huang Qian applied for it by himself was that he wanted to win over and show favor to Li Mao in advance, so that he could give priority to joining his infantry battalion, if there was a good player like Li Mao in his non-combat camp, he would definitely rank first among all the infantry battalions in Dunhuang Mansion.

didn't expect Li Mao to be familiar with Xu Jiu, and this Xu Jiu had a close relationship with Fan Shoubei, so he decided to investigate first before making a decision, maybe through Li Mao and Xu Jiu, he could strengthen the relationship between himself and Fan Shoubei.

Li Mao apologized again and again, and he also felt a little sorry for his failure to make an appointment.

Huang Qian still has some strength, and Li Mao was not held responsible.

However, Huang Qian always had a feeling of being cut off at the moment, and he was still a little unhappy in his heart, until he saw a very cute little girl sitting in the carriage of the Xu family's caravan, he thought he had found the answer, and finally understood why Li Mao refused to go back to the barracks with him.

Huang Qian always lowered his voice and whispered to the tanuki: "Brother, brother, I know that you are a drunkard, and you don't mean to drink, the daughter of the shopkeeper Xu looks very distressed, you have to grasp it well, don't let people down, brother, I won't delay your life events." ”

Li Mao was a little inexplicable by what Mr. Huang Qian said, but he had to pretend to be stupid, nodded his head and agreed, and was grateful.

Mr. Huang Qian raised his voice again and said, "But brother, the two camels you brought today must be handed over to me first, the city lord and the garrison lord want to see such a spectacle, I don't know if my brother is willing to hand it over to my brother." ”

made up his mind, Huang Qian was not a person who dragged mud and water, and directly asked for the two camels.

The main purpose of Li Mao's desire to make two heads of Jingguan is to let everyone know about his existence and the fact that he killed a hundred horse thieves in the Western Regions, so as to avoid being plotted by others after entering Dunhuang Mansion.

Now that the goal has been achieved, it is useless to keep these two camels, it is better to hand them over to Mr. Huang Qian, and it is better to be a personal favor.

Li Mao hurriedly said: "Brother Huang, these two camels and the Jingguan on their backs were originally gifts from the younger brother to Dunhuang Mansion, don't be polite, big brother, you can take them away now." ”

Huang Qianzong exchanged a few more polite words with Li Mao and Xu Jiu, and immediately took his leave on the grounds that he was busy with military affairs, and left with two camels Jingguan and twenty lightly armed guards under him.

Hu Qi saw that Huang Qian did not pick up Li Mao in person, and while he was surprised, he also deepened his awe and vigilance for Li Mao and Xu Jiu.

Hu Qi immediately arranged for the guards at the city gate to go through the formalities for the Xu family's caravan to enter the city in advance, and also coerced the tax official on duty to give convenience.

The tax officer at the north gate had no choice but to take a look at it, charged each person a head fee of five copper coins to enter the gate, and then opened the gate and let him go.

Hu Qi even personally sent Li Mao and his entourage through the long city gate corridor, which is four zhang high, four zhang wide, and nearly 20 zhang long.

As soon as Li Mao entered the Yongdao, he had a feeling of being watched, and he immediately saw the structure of the Yongdao with a pair of night eyes.

On the walls on both sides of the corridor, two rows of space were carved inward, about seven or eight feet deep, and a hundred heavy armor wrestlers sat in the walls on both sides.

These armorers were all dressed in black helmets and black armor, as well as black masks, and all parts of their bodies were covered with heavy armor except for their eyes, and each of them had sharp axes and heavy hammers at their feet, each of which was more than thirty pounds.

As if they didn't exist, these heavily armored men melted into the darkness completely, breathing long and steady, and many people passed through the city gates many times without noticing their presence.

This is the real guarding force of the North Gate, if the enemy takes advantage of the chaos to sneak attack the North Gate, these 100 armor soldiers will use their own flesh and blood to block the city gate, and buy enough time for the soldiers in the rear to respond and counterattack, these are the real dead soldiers.

Li Mao could feel the murderous and evil aura on their bodies, and couldn't help but deeply admire the martial arts of the Tang people.

Soon, Hu Qi, Li Mao, and the people of the Xu family caravan walked out of the Yongdao.

Hu Qi could only send them here, because he was the duty officer today, and he could not leave the vicinity of the city gate without permission, otherwise he would be severely punished.

Hu Qi said goodbye to Li Mao and Xu Jiu, and everyone tacitly did not mention the credit.

Looking at the back of Li Mao and the Xu family's caravan, Hu Qi had a feeling of loss, and sighed for a long time, complaining that he didn't have that luck, and going back to continue to go to the city gate to organize the entry into the city was what he should do, and he decided to forget about Li Mao's matter as soon as possible.

Li Mao and Xu Jiu walked forward for a distance and turned a few streets, Xu Jiucai couldn't help but say: "Virtuous nephew, that Huang Qian is exquisite, you have to watch out for him in the future." ”

Li Mao smiled and said: "After a while, the little nephew will go to the south with Uncle Jiu, and I will try not to offend him before that." ”

Xu Jiu was very satisfied with this answer and said: "It's still the virtuous nephew who can see it clearly, but it's a pity that those two camels Jingguan, if you send them in person, the credit can be at least doubled." ”

Li Mao said: "For me, Dunhuang Mansion is just an inn on the way in my life, and I will not settle down here for development, so there is no pity." ”

"Well, I didn't expect the virtuous nephew to be so open-minded, it's the ninth uncle. But virtuous nephew, when you crossed the road just now, did you feel eerie?"

"Uncle Jiu, there are secrets hidden in the Yongdao, don't think about exploring them, those things have nothing to do with us, we are leaving soon, don't make any extraneous branches. ”

"Oh, okay, I'll listen to my nephew, by the way, not far ahead is where our Xu Family Chamber of Commerce is, and when I explain some things, I'll take you to the back house to rest." ”

"Thank you Uncle Nine for taking care of you. ”

"Eh, what are you being polite to. Nephew ,......"

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