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Loushan Pass.

Midnight has passed.

Cave in the living room.

General Chen was drinking. While listening absentmindedly to the sentry's words, he thought about his past.

"Report ---" A sergeant shouted outside the cave door.

"Come in, what's the matter?" asked the sentry.

"Someone wants to pass the level. The sergeant replied.

As soon as he heard this, General Chen, who was being troubled by his troubles, couldn't help but roar angrily: "Fuck, what time is it? Who am I here, can I get through it when I think about it? Roll it out, don't spoil Lao Tzu's interest in drinking!"

"Tell him to wait, and then let him go after the daybreak. The sentinel ordered.

"This ...... He has a waist card. The little ones don't dare to call the shots. The sergeant hesitated and handed the sentry the card.

"What waist card? I'll take a look. General Chen asked vigilantly. He knows that only people with status and status, as well as officials and servants, have waist cards.

This is a good jade green jade waist card. The waist lanyard is strung with pearl agate at one end and a bright red tassel at the other. On the obverse, there is a concave and convex seal "jade plate exempt from inspection"; The back is carved with a black-eyed red bat with cracked teeth and outstretched wings. Chen Shenjiang also has a waist card, but his waist card is obviously much inferior to this waist card.

After turning over the waist card and looking at it a few times, General Chen said to the sentry: "Let's go, go and see." ”

General Chen Shen was dressed in a military uniform and hung a sword on his waist, standing on the roadside platform a little higher than the road surface of the checkpoint, looking at the people who were about to pass the checkpoint at this time. Seeing the situation, the commander and more than a dozen sergeants who were still surrounding the bonfire stood on the left and right sides of General Chen Counselor, ready to listen to his orders at any time.

The large log full of thistles nailed to the south of the pass road is very conspicuous. Chen Shen saw that a few meters away from it, in the direction of Phoenix Town, there were eight masked men in black riding horses. He was taken aback. Secretly thought: "This is the legendary terrifying 'red bat' killer, right?" But he is also a general, a military attache guarding one side, he can't be stage frightened, besides, from these masked men in black, he may be able to find out about the aunt and nephew of the Deng family and those so-called fake criminal department investigators. Isn't that what they're here for?

So, General Chen said to the sentry, "Go and ask where they came from, where are they going? What is the urgency that you have to pass the customs at this moment?"

"Yes, sir, you, you, come with me. The sentry replied, and ordered two more sergeants to walk down the platform together.

That sentry officer, it is rare to have such an opportunity to perform in front of Shangfeng, and he does not know what the "Red Bat" killer and there may be such confidential matters as the Zhenqin Chacha case of the Criminal Department, let alone the sinister stakes. Then he stepped forward with the sentry stand and asked in an official tone: "Who are you, where are you from, where are you going, and what is the urgency that you have to pass the test at this moment?"

One of the masked black-clothed men immediately stepped forward and said loudly: "Just because you, a small and small sentry officer the size of a sesame seed, are also worthy to ask me about the official affairs of Lord Futai? Let your master come out and speak!"

The man in black who spoke was Li Yulong, as Deng Erheng's deputy general, he had been an official in Yunnan for many years, and he was most familiar with the local roads and customs of Yunnan, Guichuan and Sichuan. He is also well versed in officialdom and the rules of the military. He has experience, where he goes out on business, passes through checkpoints, and encounters interrogation, the smaller the official, the bigger the shelf, the more he likes to pretend, and the more difficult he is. If you don't overpower him in momentum, he will be idle and bored, and he will check people until dawn. He deliberately raised his voice, just to force the supervisor to show up and answer, because he had already seen Chen Jingye, the general on the roadside platform in the checkpoint.

The sentry didn't expect that people didn't take him seriously, and suddenly his face was gloomy, so he said: "Don't say yes, do you?

"With your pile of broken copper and iron, a few rotten woods, you want to stop me and wait for a few? Lao Tzu showed the waist card and asked you to open and close, it is etiquette, and it is to give your masters He Guanying and Tian Xingshu a little face, otherwise ......." Li Yulonglong spoke, rode his horse back more than ten steps, and suddenly galloped to the pass, when he was about to reach the barricade, he lifted the reins, the horse's front hooves were raised, and the hind legs were kicked, and he immediately volleyed over the big log nailed with thistles in the middle of the pass road, and without waiting for the sentry officer to react from the shock, he and the horse had come to the platform where General Chen Shen was standing, and said to General Chen on the stage---

"Is there a senior general Chen Jingye of the Fubiao Battalion in Futai, Guizhou?" With the help of the light, Li Yulong recognized this person outside the checkpoint just now, and he had the confidence to take the risk of hitting the level.

The sentry officer and the two sergeants, at this time, drew their knives and held their guns, and were about to step forward to stop them, but before they could take two steps, they suddenly felt numb in their legs and fell to the ground. It turned out that he was injured by a few pine sticks that Shen Tianpeng broke off from the side of the road. When the other sergeants saw this, they knew that something was wrong, and they were about to rush forward......

"Slow! Don't move! Listen to my orders, violators will be killed!" General Chen shouted to stop urgently, he was afraid that the situation would get out of control. He knew that at this moment, the trenches, bunkers, and archers in the fortress halfway up the mountain on both sides of the pass must have heard the sound and were drawing their bows and arrows, depending on his gestures and orders. But until these people are identified, he will never snipe them to death. He has been an official for many years, and he knows very well that he would rather kill the ordinary people who have no power or power by mistake than let them go! And he would rather let go of those who have a foundation and have a backing background, and he must never kill them by mistake, otherwise, there will be endless troubles in the future. For example, if he really killed Xu Zhiming, who is known as the "King of Yunnan," by mistake, even if the emperor can let him go, Xu Zhiming can let him go? If a governor like Xu Zhiming wants to kill him, a general, and find a reason to set up a crime, he can first join him, remove him from his post, and then borrow the hands of others to let him die on the streets or in the wilderness.

General Chen first stabilized the sergeant before replying to the audience:

"I'm Chen Jingye! You are ......" General Chen felt a little surprised, not only did the person who came call the governor and the admiral by their names, but they could also tell his surname and first name, which made him not know how to deal with it for a while.

"Yunnan Governor Xu Daren marked the deputy general He Youbao. Li Yulong replied casually. Because he covered his face and only showed his eyes, he could pretend to be any official he was familiar with, and the other party would not be able to verify it for a while.

"Oh, it turned out that General He arrived, fortunately! Fortunately!" In the southwest, even officials passing by Yunnan dared to rob the name of He Youbao, the demon king of the mixed world, who didn't know?

"Master Chen wants to keep me waiting on the mountain for the night?" Li Yunlong joked nonchalantly.

"How dare you! How dare you! Hurry up and turn it on! Let it go!" General Chen did not dare to slack off. If it is really He Youbao, let alone let him switch it off, even let him kneel, he will not dare to disobey. He didn't want to risk interrogating these mysterious men in black again. Weighing the pros and cons, he would rather believe what he has than what he doesn't. Let these plague gods leave quickly, so as not to check and find out clearly, and let it go and can't let it go, and if you are a little careless, you will annoy these people and find yourself bored.

The sergeants moved. Only now do they know that these uncles can't be provoked. One by one, they look like domestic dogs that see tigers, and they are careful to do things with their tails between them, and they no longer have the usual appearance of flying and domineering. The checkpoints on the north and south sides opened almost at the same time, and Shen Tianpeng and the others did not stop in the pass, and only stopped and waited for Li Yulong until they reached the intersection of the pass to the north.

At this moment, General Chen Shen had come to Li Yulong's horse, returned the waist card to Li Yulong, and said: "This is General He's waist card, please General He forgive this official for not being able to govern the army, I was offended a lot just now, and I hope General He Haihan will be tolerant!" Then he ordered: "Come on, pull the sentry down and beat the twenty military sticks, and lock it up for three days!"

Li Yulong also dismounted and returned the salute: "Don't blame those who don't know, Lord Chen, look at my face, the twenty military sticks will be exempted, and you won't be an example." I am very grateful to Lord Chen for taking care of me! Because I have important business to do, I have to hurry up, so I will not pass it over, and there will be a period later!"

"General He stays, the subordinate has a reluctant request, I don't know if it can take a few minutes of General He's time?"

"Please!"

"General He, please take a step to speak. ”

So, Li Yulong led the horse and Chen Shen to walk a little away from the sergeants.

The lower official dared to ask: Is Lord He's trip related to the aunt and nephew of the Deng family and the investigation officer of the Criminal Investigation Department? Don't be careful, the lower official is not out of curiosity to find out the whereabouts of the adult, but it is really difficult to say. Don't hide it from your lordship, we are here to guard the pass with heavy troops, and we are also on the orders of Governor He Guanying and Admiral Tian Xingshu to intercept the aunt and nephew of the Deng family and the investigation officer of the Criminal Investigation Department. It's been three days, and I still don't know where they are. I know a little bit that the adults and others have extraordinary means, reaching the heavens and the earth, and being well-informed, can you reveal a little bit to the lower officials: Have the aunts and nephews of the Deng family and the investigation officials of the Criminal Investigation Department already fled the ground in Guizhou? As a result, we can go back to our homes as soon as possible to resume our lives, and no longer suffer from the cold and mist of this high mountain. As the saying goes: people don't ask for people to be high, and he is really helpless, even if he asks for people, he has to lower his posture. He really didn't want to stay in this middle of nowhere for too long.

Li Yulong thought for a while and replied: "It is said that our whereabouts and targets are all very secret, and no one has the right to inquire, let alone you, even your Governor He Guanying and Admiral Tian Xingshu are not qualified to interrogate, but this official sees that you are sincere and loyal, so I might as well tell you: The aunt and nephew of the Deng family have indeed fled from the ground in Guizhou in disguise, and we are going to Bashu to get them." However, Lord Chen and the others still had to work hard at this pass for a while, because the investigation officer of the Criminal Investigation Department was still active on the ground in Guizhou. It is reported that in Phoenix Town, not far from this checkpoint, there are people who have seen their whereabouts. Therefore, you can't slack off, if you can intercept and capture them, Lord Xu will have a heavy reward! We are in a hurry to wait for official business, and we can't afford to delay, so don't pass it off! Goodbye!"

"The lower officials know, there is Lord Lao He who has not hesitated to give advice, thank you here! Congratulations to Lord He! I wish you a smooth journey!" General Chen said to Li Yulong's back.

Seeing the eight masked black-clothed men leave, General Chen was a little afraid and some of the gains and losses.

The eight masked men in black all had "red bats" on their left chests, and one of them was a golden bat, which he had seen. He was glad that he was still sensible and calm.

It's not that he doesn't doubt the true identity of these masked black-clothed people at all, and it's not that he doesn't want to investigate in detail, but can he find out? Even if these people say that they are the emperor who travels in micro-clothes, and they take a fake jade seal out to deceive people, he doesn't dare not believe it. Because how many people in the world have seen the emperor's holy face? How many people have seen the real jade seal? If you are shocked by the holy car because of bad luck, it is a crime of killing your head. In this world, petty thieves are easy to catch, but big thieves who steal the country are not easy to mess with. Besides, these masked black-clothed men are so good at kung fu that the connoisseur knows if there is one or the other as soon as he makes a move, and can he stop them? Just now, they only raised their fingers lightly, and they made no noise and the three sentry officers fell to the ground in disgrace, and he remained silent on the surface, but in fact, as a person who practiced martial arts, he could not help but feel shocked: Isn't this the peerless kung fu of the secret weapon to hit the hole in the air? In case the truth is that he and them have to tear their faces and use force, You duel to the death, and he expects his sergeants and archers to wound only two or three of them in the skin at most, and many on his side, and perhaps himself, will never see the sun of tomorrow again. The lesser of two evils, the heavier of the two benefits, even if the truth is difficult to argue, and they can't stop them, and they don't have the confidence and ability to kill them all without leaving any of them. Even if Shangfeng blames him afterwards and has no evidence, what can he do to him? Besides, didn't Shangfeng repeatedly tell him to be cautious and steady?

Thinking about it like this, he was also relieved.