After hearing what his subordinates said, Commander Chai also hesitated. Compared with these ordinary soldiers, he did have some backing. His clan brother was Chai Shao who was now the general manager of the Ma Army in Chang'an. Chai Shao had recently He was about to get married to a young lady from the Li family. Chai Shao would then be the son-in-law of the Li family. Naturally, the Chai family would become more prosperous. And it was because of this relationship that Chai Shao himself became the corps commander of Tongguan. The commander stationed in Tongguan, Qu Tutong, was a surrendered general. He did not dare to offend a direct descendant of the Li family like Chai Shao, so he treated Chai Wuchang quite favorably.
However, although Wu Chang Chai has such a relationship, the Chai family has long been in decline. Before Chai Shao became the general manager of the Ma Army, Chai Wu Chang was just a farmer. Now, although his family situation is much better, it is not as good as that of a farmer. It was the first time in his life that Wu-chang Chai had seen Yin Shi. This white-flowered silver ingot. Chai's heart was beating hard. He held the silver ingot tightly in his hand and refused to let go.
Taking a deep breath, Captain Chai also became determined. He raised his head and glanced at the sky. At this time, it was less than an hour before the official switch was opened. He immediately hummed: "Okay. Open the door and lift the switch to release. However, .Must be scrutinized strictly and cannot be relaxed.”
"Here." Hearing Wu Commander Chai agree, the soldiers were immediately overjoyed. Although each of them could only get two silver ingots, and the bulk of it was given to him by Wu Commander Chai, but at least there was Wu Commander Chai holding them on their heads. They didn't need to worry. Immediately, everyone clasped their fists at Chief Chai and shouted, then ran to the foot of the pass happily. One of them did not forget to shout to the outside of the pass: "You guys wait. Open it now." Close the door and wait until the inspection is completed. Then you can leave."
After receiving the reply, Mr. Shi curled his lips and turned back towards the carriage. The silver ingots on the ground were naturally picked up by the strong man next to him. Mr. Shi quickly walked to the first carriage and faced the carriage. He just clasped his fists and shouted: "Sir, I am fortunate to have lived up to my command."
The curtain was slowly drawn up. A middle-aged scribe's face protruded from behind the curtain. He raised his head and glanced at the checkpoint in front of him. He smiled and nodded to Mr. Shi. He stretched out his hand to stroke his beard. He smiled and said: "You did a good job in this matter. I will ask for your reward from the master later."
"Mr. Xie." Boss Shi shouted again. Then he jumped directly onto the carriage. He took the riding whip from Du Er. He winked at Du Er and said, "Second brother, go quickly. Protect the master."
Du Er was also very supportive of Boss Shi's words. He immediately turned over, jumped off the carriage, and ran to the back. But at this moment, the door creaked open, and more than ten people walked out quickly. The soldiers were divided into two rows, left and right, but their eyes were all focused on the bag of silver ingots.
Boss Shi waved his hand. The strong man holding the silver ingot stepped forward directly and delivered the large bag of silver ingots to the soldiers. Faced with so much silver, the soldiers didn't care about what they were looking for. They came immediately. They rushed forward, one piece in each hand, and snatched away the two pieces of silver ingots that belonged to them in the blink of an eye. As for the remaining ten pieces of silver ingots, it was not that they didn't want them, but they belonged to Wu Zhang Chai. They Don't dare to grab it.
Soon, Wu Zhang also walked out from the closed door. First he scanned the crowd outside the gate. Then, his eyes also stayed on the more than ten pieces of silver ingots. His eyes suddenly became hot. But Wu Zhang He was quite calm. He waved his hand and asked a soldier to help him take the ingots. Then he looked at the caravan in front of him and said in a deep voice: "Since you are in an emergency, it's not like we are not close. As a favor, I will let you enter the customs in advance. However, you must pass the inspection. Okay. Carriages will enter the customs one by one. No forced entry."
Boss Shi and everyone in the caravan seemed to have no reaction to the inspection mentioned by Chief Chai. Boss Shi sat on the carriage and nodded slightly. He said: "The military master showed mercy beyond the law. I have already let him." I'm very grateful. This routine inspection is also necessary. Just ask the military master to do as usual. Come and follow the military master's instructions. Carriages enter the customs slowly." Mr. Shi's last words. But he shouted to the people in the caravan. The guys and escorts also shouted, which was considered to be in agreement with Boss Shi's words. Immediately afterwards, the caravan began to move towards the gate in an orderly manner.
"Hey, hey, we were the ones who came first. Why should we let them go first?" "Yes. Yes. They are in a hurry. Could it be that we are not in a hurry. My wife is still giving birth to a baby." "Yes." We should leave first."
Seeing that the caravan was about to enter the customs, the common people outside the customs gave up. Just now Ambassador Shi opened the door with money. Although they saw it, no one dared to say a word. But now the caravan must first They entered the customs. They were a little reluctant. They started to murmur one by one. But when they heard the noise of these people, Chief Chai immediately glanced at him, waved his hand, and shouted: "Draw the sword."
Following Commander Chai's order, the dozen or so soldiers who were preparing to inspect the caravan immediately rushed behind Commander Chai. They all pulled out the single swords at their waists and glared at the people fiercely. Although these soldiers Greedy for money. But after all, they were regular soldiers of the Tang Army. They were all trained by the regular army. How could they be afraid of these ordinary civilians? And when those civilians saw each other, they actually drew their swords. Their faces turned pale with fright and they all shrank. When I went back, the yelling gradually became quieter. Soon there was no sound.
Wu Commander Chai glanced at it and snorted coldly. Then he waved his hand and signaled the soldiers to continue checking the caravan. But Wu Commander Chai himself stared coldly at the people and snorted: "Who dares to come here again?" He is causing trouble. He will be treated as a bandit. No mercy." After saying that, Chief Chai turned around and left. Before leaving, he did not forget to take away the bag of silver ingots that belonged to him.
Shocked by what Chief Chai said, the people no longer dared to make trouble. Although they were unwilling to do so, they could only watch the caravan being inspected and slowly enter the customs. The carriages in front were all It passed the inspection smoothly. The goods carried on the carriage were all porcelain and silk. There was nothing prohibited. As for the carriage driven by Boss Shi, the soldiers also carefully inspected the carriage. Apart from the middle-aged scholar, there was no one else. Naturally, he was allowed to go.
Finally, it was the turn of the luxurious carriage driven by Du Er. The two soldiers were about to climb up the carriage as usual, but were stopped by Du Er. Du Er looked at him with a flattering look on his face. The two soldiers smiled and said: "Well, some military lords. The people sitting in this car are the villain's boss. The boss is not accustomed to the local environment. He is ill now. It is really not suitable to see the wind. Please show your kindness, military lord."
"How can that be done?" The two soldiers immediately became serious. One of them shouted directly: "Didn't you hear clearly what our team leader just said? Letting you enter the customs early is already a huge burden. Risk. How can we not check it carefully? If something goes wrong, how can we afford it? Get out of the way quickly."
"Master. Master." Seeing that the two soldiers were about to force their way in, Du Er quickly blocked the carriage with his body. He continued to say with a flattering face: "There is only one person in this carriage, the boss of the villain. How come? What kind of risk is there? Why don’t you ask two military masters to show your kindness? Well, it’s such a small thing. Please invite two military masters to tea.”
Du Er said his last words in an extremely low voice. Two small golden beans rolled out from his sleeves and slipped directly into the hands of the two soldiers. Seeing that there were two more small golden beans in his hand. Those two The soldiers' eyes immediately showed a hint of joy. They were thinking in their hearts that they really made a fortune today. Since they were collecting people's money, they naturally couldn't continue searching. The two soldiers looked carefully. It seemed that they had made money from the brocade cloth. I saw the shadow of only one person in the carriage. There was nothing strange about it. I simply jumped out. Pretending to have searched it, I waved my hand and shouted: "Okay. No problem. Let's go. Let's go quickly."
"Thank you, Junye. Thank you, Junye." Du Er was also overjoyed when he saw the other party and stopped searching. He immediately raised his fist and saluted the two soldiers. Then he raised his whip and chased after them with his car. At this point, Shang Shang The team also all passed the checkpoint and rushed all the way to the west side of the checkpoint.
After the caravan left, the dozen or so soldiers began to slowly let the people waiting aside pass. In any case, it was much earlier than usual. Although the people still had some complaints, they did not dare to say more. What can I say? Before closing the door, the peace of the past was restored.
Not long after, more than ten soldiers rushed over from the pass. The leader was tall and burly, wearing thick heavy armor. He could move without any stagnation. The soldiers behind him were also wearing heavy armor. This time The team members came over with great momentum, which immediately made the atmosphere at the gate become tense.
The dozen or so soldiers guarding the door suddenly changed their expressions when they saw such a group of people approaching. Several of them immediately shouted at the people in a low voice: "If anyone dares to talk nonsense, I will shut up his mouth." Unscrew it.”
After finishing speaking, the soldiers immediately faced the group of troops. They clasped their fists and saluted the leading general, and shouted: "My subordinates, please see General Qu."
The general frowned. He looked at the wide open door and hummed with a puzzled expression, "Why did you open the door so early today?"
Hearing the general's shouts and questions, the soldiers were shocked. One of them immediately thought of an excuse. He stepped forward and replied: "Report to the general. There are too many people who have to pass today. I just met Chai Wu. I'm afraid the time will be delayed." If it takes a long time, it will cause congestion, so I asked my subordinates to open and close the door in advance."
The soldier directly mentioned Wu Commander Chai's name. The general named Qu also frowned. He couldn't say anything else. He could only say in a deep voice: "Well, since that's the case, we need to check it carefully.