The generals were full of confidence after listening to Liu Xin's words. Although they had doubts, they did not dare to ask any more questions. They all surrendered and went back to camp to prepare for it. At this moment, a convoy suddenly came to Jianmen Pass.
A man in his forties dressed as a businessman jumped out of the front carriage and walked straight past the door.
The weather was still very cold in the first month of the year. The soldiers guarding the gate held their spears in their arms, rubbed their hands and stamped their feet, trying to drive away the slightest chill from their bodies, and did not pay any attention to the fact that someone was walking towards them.
The merchant looked at their clothes and armor, and knew clearly in his heart that these soldiers guarding the pass should be soldiers from the local army. No wonder they were so listless. If they were soldiers from the regular army, they would be frozen into ice pimples.
His waist was straight. Seeing this scene, the merchant's face showed a smile, and his steps became a little faster. He stepped forward and bowed his hands and saluted: "Brother, please tell me when the door will be opened. We are waiting to go out."
It’s closed.”
The soldier didn't even raise his head. He yawned and said casually: "Oh, you want to leave the customs. Wait, it will be opened in a moment."
A soldier nearby saw the merchant nodding and bowing, and couldn't help but laugh and said: "Old Wang, please stop teasing him. I'm afraid the door has not been opened for a year. If you ask him to wait, how long will it take?"
The soldier named Lao Wang then raised his head, glanced at the merchant, and said: "It's freezing cold and no one is making fun of me. How can I stand up like this? Hahahaha..."
Amidst bursts of laughter from the soldiers, a man dressed as an officer walked out of the city gate. The merchant was at a loss. When he saw the officer, he immediately felt as if he had found a life-saving straw. He hurriedly went up to him and took out a piece of paper from his sleeve.
He handed the film over quietly and said: "My lord, I have sold several carts of goods all the way from Xiangyang. I want to try my luck outside the customs. I hope it will be convenient for you."
The officer glanced lightly and saw that it was a bank note, but he refused to accept it. He said loudly: "Since you come from Xiangyang, don't you know the rules? Why don't you put the bank note away? I still want to keep it."
What about the guy eating on his neck? To tell you the truth, there is no order from above that this door cannot be opened. It’s just that in more than a year, no one has ever asked to leave the door, so we are too lazy to close the door here. It doesn’t matter if you want to leave, but
Routine procedures are unavoidable. In addition, I have something to say first. People outside the customs are not on good terms with our lord. Whether you can make money after leaving the customs is second to none. Whether you can save your life is still open to question. When the time comes,
Don’t blame me for not reminding you.”
The merchant was overjoyed when he heard this. He nodded repeatedly, put away the banknote, handed over a document again, and said: "The commoner's surname is Song. He has been doing business in Xiangyang all the year round. He also heard people say that merchants have not been able to communicate with each other outside the customs for a long time. Only then did he
I thought about it and thought it would be profitable. People die for money and birds die for food. It is worth taking the risk and giving it a try."
The officer raised his head and looked at the convoy behind Shopkeeper Song. There were two carriages at the head, followed by five mule carts, and six or seven men taking care of them. The officer ordered: "Children, go check with some people to see if there are any
What is prohibited?"
After saying that, he walked towards the two carriages and opened the door curtain of the first carriage, but it was empty inside. Shopkeeper Song had already come up to him with a sneer and said: "Sir, this is for the common people. The common people are law-abiding.
Good people don't dare to hide anything."
The officer ignored him, continued to walk over, and opened the door curtain of the second carriage, only to see a young woman sitting in the middle, with two children, a boy and a girl, curled up in her arms. The officer frowned and said:
"Who are these people? Why is it not recorded in the documents?"
Shopkeeper Song hurriedly came over, raised his hands and said: "Your Excellency Mingjian, these are Xiaomin's wife and children. They want to go out together to see the world. We left in a hurry and forgot to add our names on the document. Please be kind and generous and let us go out together."
close."
The officer snorted coldly and said: "What a pretty little lady, what a pink baby. If you don't stay at home, you come out into the ice and snow. Who do you want to deceive?"
Shopkeeper Song is used to traveling all over the country, what kind of situation has he not seen before? Hearing the officer's suspicion, the expression on his face did not change, he pulled the officer to the side of the carriage and whispered: "To be honest, sir, this is the common man's outer room. There are still other things in the house."
There is a tigress, and if you don’t take it with you, I won’t be able to rest assured.”
The officer glanced at the woman and saw that she was blushing with embarrassment after listening to Shopkeeper Song's words. She burst into laughter and said, "It seems that the older generation is right. Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. Okay.
Okay, I won’t embarrass you, just pay the tax and leave as soon as possible.”
The door that had not been opened for a year slowly opened, and it turned out that it was completely white outside. The snow was knee-deep and the road could not be seen clearly. When the convoy left the door, the kind-hearted soldier gave shopkeeper Song directions and gave instructions.
He said a few words before closing the door again. At this time, all the soldiers who had been careless just now stood up straight. After closing the wall, Lao Wang also energetically said to the officer just now: "General Shi, our mission is accomplished.
It’s pretty good.”
It turned out that these people were not ordinary local army soldiers, but Xu Huang's men. The officer leading them was Shi Huan, the assistant general of the First Army. Shi Huan put up a pavilion with his hands and looked at the convoy gradually going away, his face expressionless.
He said: "Immediately report to the general that the doves have been released."
"Pigeon" is the code name of Shopkeeper Song. He is also a member of the Phantom Secret Agent. He usually uses his identity as a businessman as a cover in Xiangyang City to find out if there are any spies from outside. This is his first time to go out on a mission. This time
His mission is not complicated, it is to deliver the signal to the special forces soldiers lurking in Jiameng Pass. If this mission can be completed successfully, he will be able to walk from the dark to the light in the future, without having to worry about hiding.
The life of a secret spy.
The road outside Jianmen Pass had obviously been abandoned for a long time, and the snow had not yet melted, so the convoy had a very difficult journey. It traveled more than 20 miles from early morning to noon before arriving at Jiameng Pass.
Shopkeeper Song shouted, stopped the convoy, jumped off the carriage again, walked forward, stood at the foot of the pass and shouted: "Brothers who have closed the door, open the door. I have something urgent to ask to see Mr. Yang!"
This is the west gate of Jiameng Pass. It has not been opened for a year and a half, and there are not many soldiers guarding the gate. Shopkeeper Song shouted for a long time before a man came out from the top of the city and shouted: "Where are you from?"
Savage, what are you shouting about? Are you going to meet Mr. Yang just as you say? I think you look like a spy. If you don’t leave, I will shoot my bow."
Shopkeeper Song hurriedly took out a piece of silver from his arms, raised it in his hand and said, "Brother, please do me a favor. I really have something urgent to see you."
When the soldier saw the shining silver, he was really moved. He said "Wait!" and then disappeared.
Shopkeeper Song was looking at the door with hope. Unexpectedly, after a while, he saw a bamboo basket hanging from the top of the city. The soldier just now stuck his head out again and said, "Quick, put the things in here."
The soldier received the ingot of silver and was obviously much more polite than before. He said: "My guest, you don't know yet. My lord has ordered that only the east gate of Jiameng Pass should be opened. All other city gates are not allowed to be opened. If you want to
When entering the city, you have to go around it quickly, otherwise it will be too late."
Shopkeeper Song didn't expect to throw out a piece of silver. It turned out that he was just asking for money. He didn't even have a way to buy a road. He couldn't help but shook his head. Shopkeeper Song was anxious, fearing that he might miss something important, so he didn't say much to him and hurriedly
He jumped on the carriage and directed the convoy to run around to the east gate. When he arrived at the east gate, he saw a few soldiers slowly pushing the city gate in the distance. Shopkeeper Song was so anxious that he shouted loudly: "Brothers in front, wait a moment."
, I have something urgent to do and I have to go to the city! Just wait for me!"
In fact, it is not yet time to close the city gate, but such a convoy walking in the silver-covered wilderness naturally looks particularly eye-catching. The soldiers guarding the gate have seen it a long time ago, so they deliberately made it look like closing the city gate. They
It is clear that there is no village or shop in this place. Visitors have no other way to go except to go into the city, and they happen to be able to make a lot of money.
Shopkeeper Song hurriedly and slowly arrived at the city gate, only to find that the city gate was ajar, leaving only a small gap. He quickly said: "Brothers, please do me a favor. I have something urgent and want to see Mr. Yang.
"
The man who looked like an officer at the head looked up and down Shopkeeper Song, twirled one hand in front of him, and muttered: "You came at the right time. You came just as the brothers closed the door. Even if I agreed
I'm afraid the brothers will have objections to letting you in, you see..."
Shopkeeper Song understood, nodded repeatedly, and said, "Don't worry, sir. I understand the rules. I understand the rules. A little trifle is not disrespectful."
While he was talking, another large ingot of silver was stuffed in, a total of fifty taels. The officer's face immediately changed from gloomy to clear, and he said with a smile: "You are too polite, so I have no choice but to obey your order."
Come on. Young ladies, open the door. By the way, guest sir, what do you want to do with my Mr. Yang?"
Shopkeeper Song stretched out his hand to pull him aside and said quietly: "To be honest with you, I have brought Master Yang's wife and children, and I hope you can show me where he lives. When Master Yang's reward comes, I will never do it."
I forgot your share."
The officer suddenly smiled widely, stretched out his hand, called a close soldier, and said: "Er Gouzi, hurry up, lead the way and take this guest officer to Mr. Yang's house. The people in the car are Mr. Yang's family members.
Please be careful on your way."
When Er Gouzi got the chicken feathers as an arrow, he suddenly became arrogant and ran ahead with his spear, clearing the way, causing chickens and dogs to jump. Pedestrians who were slow to avoid would inevitably get kicked on the butt by him.
Er Gouzi cursed from time to time: "Get out of the way quickly, blocking the way of Mr. Yang's family, be careful of your dog's head!"
In Guanyanei, Yang Huai and Gao Pei were sitting opposite each other and were drinking there. Suddenly they saw the old family members outside the door stumbled in and stammered: "Old, I am very happy. Madam, madam, she took the young master and