The soldier named Lao Zhang smiled and said: "Did you sneak to the checkpoint to see the beautiful women again? Let me tell you, Li San, don't worry about it. I heard that those two golden birds are King Kang Ju.
People around the Queen Mother."
Another soldier pretended to be mysterious and said: "You probably don't know, these two golden birds are not simple. A caravan passed by there the day before yesterday, and there was a young man who was relying on his family's money and his words were a little frivolous.
As a result, guess what?"
The soldier who just started talking asked repeatedly: "What's wrong?"
The soldier's voice suddenly became louder and he said: "As a result, he let the two golden birds beat him so hard that all the teeth in his mouth were knocked out. From now on, he can only drink porridge like an old lady. Haha, haha...
…”
Liu Yu was sitting in the room, eating fresh grapes and fruits, while overhearing the chatter of the soldiers, and snickering from time to time. However, he stopped laughing immediately. He only listened to the man named Li San.
The young soldier added: "Zhu Heizi, what you are talking about is nothing new. Let me ask you, do you know what the Queen Mother Kangju sent these two golden birds to do at the checkpoint?" [
After a period of silence, Li San's voice rang out again: "Let me tell you, this is a big secret. These two golden birds were ordered by Queen Mother Kangju to look for handsome young men here."
"This is impossible!" Zhu Heizi chuckled, "Don't you know, Queen Mother Kangju and our Majesty are..."
Li San said disdainfully: "What do you know? Queen Mother Kangju is young and our Majesty only comes here every few years. How can she endure it..."
After all, Lao Zhang was older and acted more cautiously. He kept saying protectively: "You two, please be careful what you say. Can you talk about this kind of thing randomly? If it reaches His Majesty's ears, you won't be able to protect this guy who is eating.
Lost it!"
There was silence outside the room, and their chatter could no longer be heard. They were probably frightened by Lao Zhang's words. But Liu Yu had already guessed that these two so-called golden birds were probably Queen Mother Kangju.
Sent out to look for him and Bian Zhang.
Although the story between Liu Xin and Ban Tou'er was not hidden from Ma Yun and the others, Liu Yu was still just a child in their eyes, so it was naturally impossible for him to know about it. As for Bian Zhang, he didn't understand anything.
Liu Yu was young after all, and he didn't understand many things. He couldn't help but worry that the news that he had run away from home had spread, and the Queen Mother Kangju wanted to seize him as a hostage. But as long as he passed Kangju, Patty
When he got there, he had the opportunity to join the army and serve the country. He had already gone such a long way, so he was really reluctant to go back like this. Bian Zhang was already fast asleep next to him.
However, Liu Yu tossed and turned and had difficulty falling asleep.
At dawn, the caravan packed up and left the military station to continue moving forward. According to the daily schedule, it would arrive at the Kangju border gate at dusk. Seeing that it was getting closer and closer to Kangju, Liu Yu felt guilty.
He pulled Bian Zhang and said, "Uncle Cui, I suddenly have a stomachache. Why don't you go first without waiting for us."
But Gao Lan stopped him and sneered: "You two little guys, maybe you want to escape before the battle. If you really have a stomachache, then go and lie down in the car."
In fact, Gao Lan had doubts about the identities of the two brothers from the beginning. However, Gao Lan never expected that they would be Liu Xin's sons. He only thought that they were two street gangsters. The long wooden box
There may be stolen goods inside. But Gao Lan's current identity is not embarrassing, so he has no intention of reporting the brothers. But Gao Lan must not have the intention of harming others, nor should he have the intention of guarding against others.
In line with his principles, he refused to let the two brothers leave his sight no matter what.
Liu Yunai had no choice but to hold his stomach and climb onto a grain truck.
These days, shopkeeper Cui and his assistants have been getting along with them day and night, and their relationship is very harmonious. They don't need to do much work at ordinary times. But Liu Yu himself is very diligent, relying on his strength, he is always rushing to move.
That, so the guys liked him
I heard that he had a stomachache, so some help moved the food away, left a space, and put cotton pads on it. The wind and sand in this area are relatively strong, and the food around it can make him lie down more comfortably.
Bian Zhang refused to leave Liu Yu's side, so he naturally lay down on him.
The convoy continued to move forward, and suddenly a group of cavalry came and shouted: "All vehicles will pull over and will not be allowed to pass until tomorrow morning!"
The small school sent to escort Shopkeeper Cui and the others knew this group of cavalry, and hurriedly came forward to negotiate, but were told that a group of grain trucks from the army were going to pass by. Even if their food was donated to the army, that would not work. Xiao
Xiao Nai had no choice but to apologize to Shopkeeper Cui, let them camp on the roadside, and went back to Dawan for business.
Setting up camp is not difficult for a caravan. In the past, we would encounter this kind of situation without a village or shop. Gao Lan had been in the army for a long time and was an expert at this. Under Gao Lan's command, several soldiers
Ten grain trucks formed a circle, serving as a village wall, and a few simple tents were set up inside.
, it is a solid camp. Compared with the camps of several other caravans around, it can be said to be impregnable. In fact, they do not need to be so careful at all. The guards from Kangju to the concession have been replaced by infantry from the Third Army.
How dare an ordinary little thief run wild here.
But when he heard that he didn’t need to clear the customs for the time being, Liu Yu was relieved for the time being. His stomach no longer hurt. He jumped out of the car and helped with this and that. The simple camp here had just been set up, and there was dust on the road.
Feiyang, a large group of carriages and horses came over.
The people in the caravan were idle and crowded to the roadside to watch. To their disappointment, these teams were not the mighty regular legions of the Han Dynasty, but temporary teams composed of the old armies of Yuan and Cao. After Jia Xu's
After reorganization, this temporary army has taken on some shape, but compared to the regular army of the Han Dynasty, the gap is still huge.
Gao Lan was also hiding in the crowd, watching this team wearing old-style clothes and armor passing by, with a particularly complicated mood. He was also a famous general, and many of them were soldiers he had led. But he looked like this now
, I was really ashamed to see my old friend. Gao Lan had always thought that the soldiers he brought out were all elite soldiers, but now compared with the Han army under Liu Xin, he couldn't even lift his shoes.
Suddenly, two big men in the team caught Gao Lan's attention. As rivals for many years, Gao Lan was very familiar with the two brothers Xiahou and Xiahouyuan. Although Xiahou had a blindfold on his face, Gao Lan recognized them at a glance.
They are also Liu Xin's enemies, the brothers Xia Hou and Xia Houyuan
He was able to join the army again, and seemed to have become a captain, but he was rejected when he signed up to join the army, which made Gao Lan very upset. Gao Lan secretly made up his mind that if he had the opportunity to go to the front line this time, he would definitely give full play to his life.
What he has learned allows those who despise him to see his abilities.[
Liu Yu did not crowd into the crowd to watch, because he found that Jia Xu was in this team. If he saw him, he would never be able to escape, so he quickly dragged Bian Zhang into the tent and stayed there until dinner.
He didn't dare to come out. Shopkeeper Cui just thought that he had a stomachache again, so he didn't suspect him, and even arranged to send him some easy-to-digest meals.
There were more than a dozen caravans camping with them. Most of these caravans came from the Han Dynasty, and a few came from Kushan and Shendu countries. Except for Cui Cui's caravan, which was all carrying food, the other caravans were
The caravans all carried many valuables. Therefore, even though the Kangju border was in front of them and there were no Han army patrols around, these caravans still maintained a high level of vigilance and each assigned young men and women to take turns on duty at night.
Shopkeeper Cui's caravan is all about food. These materials are important to the army but not attractive to thieves. Moreover, their scale is relatively small, so they did not allocate manpower to participate in the inspections organized by other caravans.
A man was arranged to watch on the roof of the grain truck to prevent any fire.
It was a peaceful night. Before dawn, many caravans began to get busy. After passing the checkpoint today, everyone will go their separate ways. Some will turn south to Guishang and Shendu, and most of the merchants will go their separate ways.
The caravan will continue heading north to the concession. In the past, more caravans would choose to go to Daqin to do business. However, a month ago, the imperial court issued an order that all roads to the north of the concession have been blocked. Let alone go to Daqin.
Not even other parts of Parthia can be reached.
Shopkeeper Cui's caravan had nothing to prepare. Unlike other caravans, they had unloaded all their valuables and put them in tents, and now they still needed to repack the truck. Shopkeeper Cui and his group had kept their food piled on the car.
So you don’t need to do any special actions, it’s much easier than others.
Equally relaxed was the guy who was on the roof of the car yesterday responsible for looking out for fire protection. He didn't know when he had fallen asleep sitting there, and it wasn't until the busy noise around him woke him up.
Liu Yu also got up early, helping shopkeeper Cui and the guys to dismantle the tent, and while they were working, he suddenly bent over again with his hands on his stomach.
Upon seeing this, shopkeeper Cui asked with concern: "Little brother, your stomach hurts again?"
Liu Yu frowned, said nothing, and nodded vigorously.
Gao Lan curled his lips and said impatiently: "Okay, okay, you have a lot to do. Go ahead and sleep in your car."
The grain truck still looked the same as it did yesterday evening, and Liu Yu's comfort zone could still block the wind and sand. With Bian Zhang's help, he climbed onto the truck with strength and lay down on the cotton mat that the guys had laid out for him.
There were grain bags all around, and no one else except Bian Zhang could see him. Liu Yu couldn't help but stretched out comfortably, fell asleep with a "plopping", and then heard a muffled groan from below.