Tongyang is located on the western border of Zhongzhou and borders Luzhou. It is an important town in the west of Zhongzhou.

"The fragrant hills are covered with red leaves, and Tongyang is spoken of every year."

Because of a poem by the great poet Du Jinlian, the place originally called Santang was renamed Tongyang. As for this Xiangshan Mountain, it is the dividing line between Zhongzhou and Luzhou.

The Fragrant Mountain is covered with maple trees, and every time autumn comes, the mountains and fields are ablaze with red, just like the western glow.

Tongyang was a famous pass before it was renamed. After the emperor established the capital of Yin, in order to protect the capital, he built Sandang Pass on the foot of Xiangshan Mountain as the gateway to the capital of Yin. From the day of its completion, the three passes were

Tangguan has shouldered the heavy responsibility of protecting the capital. Over the past hundreds of years, countless barbarians have fallen under the pass, and countless passionate soldiers have been buried on Fragrant Mountain.

It was not until the day when the three northern states became the territory of Dafeng that Santangguan no longer had to suffer the suffering of war. Slowly, people lived and worked in peace and contentment behind Santangguan, and gradually developed into Santang, which was finally renamed Tongyang.

And the ancient Santang Pass still stands on the mountainside, majestic and solemn, like a warrior, protecting Tongyang City behind it.

The hot summer was unbearable. Ning Xiaochuan and the others had Qi to protect their bodies, so it wasn't very hot. However, Su Su and Su Min were different. The two girls were sweating profusely due to the heat. In addition, the space in the carriage was small, so they quickly started to sweat profusely.

Cicadas were chirping. Looking at the wine shop slowly appearing in front of him, Ning Xiaochuan smiled softly and said, "Old Songtou, there is a stall in front of you. Let's go and take a rest."

"Huhu..."

At this time, Old Songtou was still sleeping soundly, and Nie Hongyi took over the words and said: "In the last battle, Mr. Song's energy was almost exhausted, his physical energy and energy were consumed too much, and his body was severely overdrawn. He has not recovered yet.

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"It's actually so serious. I've been sleeping for several days." Ning Xiaochuan said with a frown.

"Master, don't worry, Mr. Song will be fine." Nie Hongyi said with relief.

Ning Xiaochuan looked at Song Jing and shook his head helplessly, "That's fine, Grandpa Kong, then I'll leave it to you to take care of Mr. Song."

Kong Zhenxuan nodded, "Leave it to me, young master. You go to the wine shop to rest for a while. When it gets cooler, we will be on our way. We can already see the city wall of Tongyang. You can stay in the city at night. It will be safe that way."

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"Okay." Ning Xiaochuan nodded, got off the horse, stretched, and shouted into the carriage, "Su Min, Su Su, come down and have a rest."

The two girls got off the carriage and wiped the sweat from their foreheads. Susu walked to Ning Xiaochuan and handed over the water bag, "Master, drink some."

"No need, this wine shop has ice water. I'll drink some to relieve my fatigue later, but the heat will kill me." Ning Xiaochuan took the lead and walked in front.

Seeing Ning Xiaochuan and others arriving, the waiter hurriedly greeted them with a smile. Just by looking at their clothes, it was obvious that they must be from a wealthy family, and this big deal was something not to be missed.

"Hey, sir, please come inside. We have special apricot flower wine in our shop, do you want to try it?" The waiter greeted Ning Xiaochuan and others with a smile, and promoted his own apricot flower wine as soon as he came up.

Ning Xiaochuan, Nie Hongyi, Su Su and Su Min found a windy corner and sat down. They didn't care about the waiter's sales, "Waiter, bring up all the good wine and food you have.

A jar of ice water will help my young master relieve the heat."

"Okay, please wait a moment." The waiter quickly stepped back and shouted as he walked, "A jar of ice water, come on quickly."

Soon, the waiter came over with a large jar of ice water, "Sir, your ice water and food will be here soon."

After drinking a bowl of ice water, it feels so cool and refreshing. After drinking this bowl, I feel instantly sober.

"Master, the military and political affairs of Tongyang City are integrated. Although there are no troops stationed at Sandang Pass, Tongyang is still an important military town. Currently, the person guarding here is General Dong Pingsheng, who is a subordinate of General Qin Feng who protects the country.

Qin Feng is the son of Imperial Master Qin Wanzhong and the uncle of Prince Gao Yuan." Nie Hongyi said with a frown.

Ning Xiaochuan drank ice water and listened to Nie Hongyi's words. The corner of his mouth curled up and he said, "Hey, the prince is a direct descendant. So, as long as we enter Tongyang City, we will be exposed to the prince?"

"This is inevitable. At present, everyone in the Yin capital thinks that we have gone north to Xiangzhou. If this is leaked in Tongyang, it may be detrimental to you." Nie Hongyi continued.

"With your Majesty's ability, you don't know where I am going?" Ning Xiaochuan said disdainfully, "Not only do we have to go to Tongyang City, we also have to go meet Dong Pingsheng."

"Master..." Nie Hongyi was about to speak when the waiter came over with wine and food, "Guys, the food is good. They are all the signatures of the shop. I will give you a jar of home-brewed apricot flower wine. Please use it slowly.

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"Thank you." Ning Xiaochuan nodded and said, Su Su helped him pour the wine. Su Min next to her looked at the table full of food and wine and hesitated to move her chopsticks.

Ning Xiaochuan saw Su Min's look and knocked on the table, "Su Min, what's the matter? I already have chopsticks, but you don't? Is it because you don't like these dishes?"

"Master, forgive me, I...I didn't mean it like that, I...I..." Su Min was so nervous that she didn't know what to say.

"Then eat, why are you talking so much nonsense? Su Su, you can eat too." Ning Xiaochuan interrupted Su Min and raised his hand with chopsticks.

Su Min picked up the chopsticks in fear and hesitated to move. Su Su next to her whispered in Su Min's ear: "It's okay, just eat."

Watching Su Su move her chopsticks, Su Min carefully picked up the dishes. It was the first time for Su Min to eat at the same table as the young master, but after this time, she had a different view of Ning Xiaochuan.

"Well, don't tell me, it tastes really good." Ning Xiaochuan couldn't help but praise, "This is not bad compared to Zhenbaozhai's."

The aroma of apricot blossom wine hits you, full of apricot blossom flavor, coupled with the mellow aroma of fine wine, not to mention, this wine is indeed a bit interesting.

After a drink, Ning Xiaochuan closed his eyes and recollected it. It was refreshing and fragrant, and the taste was rich. He nodded slowly, "Waiter, pack two jars of apricot blossom wine and take it away."

After drinking and eating, the weather turned cooler and the sun slowly set. Ning Xiaochuan and his party set off again, looking at the wine shop behind them swaying gently in the wind. As soon as he left, two more carriages arrived at the wine shop. This little restaurant

The two meet again.

Ning Xiaochuan turned around and said with emotion: "For us, this wine shop is just a place to rest and have a rest, but for the waiter, this is their livelihood."

When Nie Hongyi heard Ning Xiaochuan's words, she couldn't help but look back at Ning Xiaochuan, "Master, what did you say?"

"Nothing. By the way, have you sent those two jars of wine to Grandpa Kong and Lao Songtou?" Ning Xiaochuan asked softly.

"Sent it over, but Mr. Song hasn't woken up yet."

"Old Songtou is addicted to alcohol. If he has alcohol by his side, it won't be long before he wakes up on his own."

Ning Xiaochuan let out a long sigh, looked at the gradually rising city wall in front of him, and said, "Enter the city."

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The black flag with the word "Feng" swayed in the wind. In the General's Mansion in Tongyang City, a red-robed general listened to the report of his subordinates. He pushed the wine cup at hand aside, stood up and wiped the corners of his mouth stained with wine, "Prince Li Guo.

Fifth Young Master, isn’t this Ning He’s younger brother?”

"Yes, general, he is the younger brother of General Ning He." The deputy general next to him lowered his head and said.

Dong Pingsheng smiled, and a different look flashed in the corner of his eyes, "Ning He, Ning He, I couldn't catch you, but I didn't expect to meet your brother, hahaha, God is really wise."

"General, why don't you go down and make arrangements?"

"No need, get my armor, I want to meet this rumored number one dude in Yin Capital in person."

"yes!"

Tongyang City is extremely quiet at night. Because it is under integrated military and political management, Tongyang City has a very strict curfew.

At this time, Ning Xiaochuan's group of people walking on the street looked very unusual. He couldn't help complaining: "I'm convinced, I told you there was a curfew earlier, but I didn't tell you there was a curfew until I entered the city. Where can I find an inn this late at night?"

"Master, there is an official post in front of you. Do you want to go and inquire about it?" Nie Hongyi pointed to the post in front of her and said.

"But we are not officials, will we let you stay?" Su Su next to us said worriedly.

"Let's go and have a look. You can't sleep on the streets at night. Let's go." Ning Xiaochuan walked straight to Guanyi.

This inn is also divided into categories. Some things run by the government are called official inns, so that officials who go to and from their posts can stay during their stay. Of course, this type of inn is only for officials to stay in, and ordinary people do not have the opportunity.

There are also some inns that are jointly established by private merchants and the government. These inns can allow ordinary people to live in them. Of course, the price is much higher than ordinary inns.

It is very simple to distinguish the two types of inns. Look at the flags outside the inns. The black ones are official inns, and the yellow ones are ordinary inns.

But at this moment, in front of Ning Xiaochuan and others, there is obviously a black flag, which is Guanyi.

As soon as we arrived at the door of the inn, the owner of the inn came out and cupped his hands, "Sir, please show me your transfer order or customs clearance document, and I will go and register it."

"Forehead……"

Nie Hongyi came out, raised her hands and said: "We are not court officials, we don't have the transfer orders or any documents you mentioned, it's just that it's getting late, it's curfew, and all the inns nearby are closed, so let's see if we can stay here

You can stay for one night, don’t worry, we won’t stay in vain, we’ll give you the money.”

"Huh?" The boss's face instantly became serious, completely different from the one who had just nodded and bowed. "You have been doing this for a long time. You are not a member of the government. Why are you here? Let's go quickly."

"Seller, we are here from Yindu. It's getting late now. It will be a great benefit to let us stay overnight." Nie Hongyi said as she took out a large silver ingot from her cuff and put it on the table.

The shopkeeper looked at the silver ingot and shook his head helplessly, "Guys, I didn't mean to embarrass you. This inn has its own rules. If I break the rules, not to mention the money, I'll lose my head."

"This is also in Tongyang. If it were in Yindu, your arm would have been broken long ago." Ning Xiaochuan said deliberately angrily.

"Hey, young people, that's not right. Your accent sounds like an outsider. Oh, you don't understand the rules of Tongyang. If you ask me, you guys, just make do with it for one night. Everything will be done.

Ah, let’s wait until tomorrow.” After saying this, the boss shook his head helplessly, turned around and left.

"Bang." Ning Xiaochuan slapped the door with his palm and stared at the boss, "Boss, let's discuss it again."

"Hey, what are you doing? Let go. This is an official post. Don't look for trouble." The store owner looked at Ning Xiaochuan's eyes and stepped back.

"I will stay at your inn tonight."

"Hahaha, you really can't stand it." A burst of rough laughter sounded, and soon the sound of armor scraping could be heard on the street.

Ning Xiaochuan frowned, staring at the street entrance where the soldiers had not yet appeared, and thought to himself, now we are in trouble.


Chapter completed!