This middle-aged general is none other than Yin Kaishan, the defender of Weicheng. And the one who gave orders at the city gate before was not an ordinary soldier, but Yin Jiao, the son of Yin Kaishan. As for this veteran soldier, But it was a messenger sent by Qu Tutong, the guard general of Tongguan.
It turned out that after the caravan left Tongguan, Qu Tutong also came to patrol the customs, but found that the gate was opened early. Although the soldiers guarding the customs tried their best to conceal it, Qu Tutong still learned the truth, but Chai Wu Zhang He was Chai Shao's younger brother. It was hard for Qu Tutong to offend Chai Shao, so he could only let things happen. But afterwards, Qu Tutong thought more and more something was wrong, so he sent a messenger and rushed ahead of the caravan. After arriving in Weicheng, I hope Yin Kaishan can help carefully search the situation of the caravan. If there is no problem, everyone will be happy, but if there is really a problem, then Yin Kaishan will have to stop the caravan.
Although Qu Tutong was a demoted general, and Yin Kaishan was stationed in Weicheng, the main reason was to guard against Qu Tutong, but Qu Tutong was a famous general in the world after all, and Yin Kaishan admired Qu Tutong very much, so after receiving After Qu Tutong’s letter, the previous scene happened.
However, after such inspection, Yin Kaishan felt that there seemed to be no problem with the caravan in front of him. It seemed that Qu Tutong must have been overly concerned. Yin Kaishan waved his hand and said to Yin Jiao behind him. : "It's a good thing for General Qu to be cautious. Okay, if there are no problems in the inspection, let them enter the city. Although merchants are humble, these merchants are still indispensable for Chang'an to prosper."
"Yes, my child obeys the order," Yin Jiao clasped his fists and shouted, then turned around and walked back. Although he is the son of Yin Kaishan, he is in the army. They call themselves father and son, but their relationship is more like a superior and a subordinate. , Yin Kaishan will never cut corners just because Yin Jiao is his son, and similarly, Yin Jiao will not become unmotivated just because he has a father like Yin Kaishan. On the contrary, Yin Jiao has long been slowly starting from the bottom. Fight up.
Just when Yin Jiao was about to go down to the city, suddenly, there was a noise from outside the city. It seemed that there was some dispute between the caravan convoy and the garrison soldiers at the gate of the city. Hearing the dispute, Yin Kaishan He and Yin Jiao, father and son, immediately frowned and walked directly to the female wall. Looking outside the city, they saw that among the caravans outside the city, the defenders had already searched the other carriages and crowded them all. In front of the last luxuriously decorated carriage, all the guys and escorts of the caravan formed a circle, surrounding the carriage and not letting the soldiers get close. Although the two sides had not started fighting yet, But looking at the posture, I'm afraid it's getting more and more violent.
Seeing this scene, a trace of doubt flashed across Yin Kaishan's face, and then he turned to Yin Jiao and said, "Jiao'er, come with me to go down and have a look." After saying that, Yin Kaishan turned around and strode towards the city. He walked away, but Yin Jiao didn't say a word and just followed him. Also following him were a group of Yin Kaishan's soldiers.
As Yin Kaishan and his son descended from the city head and walked straight to the city gate, the soldiers guarding the city saw them and made way for Yin Kaishan. Yin Kaishan and his son walked directly to the carriage. Yin Kaishan looked at He looked at the bodyguards and men guarding the carriage in front of him, and finally fixed his eyes on the middle-aged scholar standing on the carriage. He stared at it for a long time and finally said: "What are you doing? Do you want to rebel?"
"General," when he saw Yin Kaishan coming, the middle-aged scholar jumped down from the carriage, clasped his fists in front of Yin Kaishan and saluted, and said: "General, please forgive me, I am also eager to protect the Lord. This The person in the carriage is the villain’s boss. Because he is not acclimated to the climate, the villain’s boss has been ill for several days. The boss’s illness cannot be seen, so he cannot open the door curtain. Please be kind to the general, so this carriage does not need to be searched. ,"
Yin Kaishan kept staring at the middle-aged scholar. After he finished speaking, he glanced at the extremely luxuriously decorated carriage and said in a deep voice: "How is this possible? I am the prefect of Weicheng, and my duty is to ensure the safety of Weicheng." Safety, all caravans entering Weicheng must undergo strict inspection, and no one is exempt. Although your boss is sick, there is no wind at the gate of the city. Even if the curtain is lifted, there will be no If something happens, let's do it this way. We will just send people to take a look at the situation inside, and we won't go in and disturb your boss."
Yin Kaishan somewhat believed the middle-aged literati's words, but his responsibilities were there and he was not allowed to relax at all. After listening to Yin Kaishan's words, the middle-aged literati also looked very embarrassed, keeping his mouth pursed. If he refused to nod in agreement, he would not agree. Naturally, those bodyguards and men refused to retreat and continued to protect the carriage.
"Ahem," just as the two sides were in a stalemate at the city gate, suddenly, a few coughs came from the carriage, and then, a hoarse shout was heard from inside: "Mr. Mu,"
Hearing the call from inside the carriage, the middle-aged scholar immediately turned around, walked directly to the carriage, and said respectfully to the carriage: "Master, I am here,"
Seeing the middle-aged scholar's humble attitude, Yin Kaishan couldn't help but frown. Originally, when he saw the middle-aged scholar being so courageous, he thought he could help him, but he didn't expect this man to treat a businessman. He was so groveling, and immediately gave up the idea of recruiting this person, and then, the hoarse voice from inside the carriage sounded again: "Since the general insists on searching, then we, the common people, can't go against the general's wishes. Ahem, let some military masters come up to search, Du Er, help me out,"
Hearing the words of the owner in the carriage, Mr. Mu couldn't help but look anxious, and said hurriedly: "Master, no, didn't the doctor before say that I need to rest for this disease and not be exposed to the wind, Master?" It's better to take good care of yourself in the carriage. Please rest assured, sir, there are villains in everything, and no one will dare to offend you." After saying that, Mr. Mu straightened his back again and stared at Yin Kaishan closely. And with Mr. Mu's words, the escorts and waiters also straightened their backs one after another, showing an attitude of never bowing their heads.
Seeing that the other party was so tough, Yin Kaishan couldn't help but frowned. It was not that Yin Kaishan was afraid of the caravan of more than a hundred people in front of him, but if he really did something to this caravan by force, it would be publicized. , it will only ruin the reputation of the Tang army and be very detrimental to the king of Tang. But at this moment, the boss in the carriage said: "The people do not fight with the officials. We are all merchants. How can we go against the imperial court?" I know my body well, so there’s no need to worry. Du Er, didn’t you hear what I said? Why don’t you come in and help me out? I’m trying to do whatever I want,”
Being treated so harshly by his boss and Mr. Mu also kept silent, Du Er immediately jumped on the carriage and carefully got into the carriage. After a while, the curtain of the carriage was completely opened. First, Du Er Er walked half of his body, and then, with Du Er's help, a round body rolled out of the carriage.
I saw that this boss was not short, but he was as fat as a ball. His long coat, which was enough to hold two or three Yin Kaishan, seemed a bit compact when worn on him. He has a chubby round face, with his eyes, nose and mouth almost sunken in. He is dressed in fine clothes, but with a felt hat to cover his sparse hair. He looks like he is in his thirties or forties. His appearance is just different from ordinary fat people. This boss's face is not very good-looking. His face is pale and he moves unsteadily, as if he has no strength at all. It should be a symptom of acclimatization as Mr. Mu said. caused.
With the help of Du Er, Mr. Mu and Boss Shi, the boss got off the carriage. After finally standing firm, the boss bowed to Yin Kaishan, but his stomach was really tight. It was so big that I couldn't bend down at all. However, the boss seemed to have a good temper. He always smiled and said to Yin Kaishan with a smile: "It makes the general laugh. This little man has a weak body. This comes from the south to the north." , but he was a little uncomfortable with it, so he was suffering from illness. The villain's surname was Qian, and his name was missing one character. He was a merchant from Jianghuai. He came to Guanzhong this time just to open a few shops selling silk and porcelain in Chang'an. The store, general, the carriage has been vacated, please check, general,"
Qian Que took the initiative, and before Yin Kaishan could ask questions, he reported all his name and origin. After Yin Kaishan heard what the other party said, his expression softened a lot, nodded, and said: "Shopkeeper Qian is here in Guanzhong We Tang Jun are absolutely welcome to do business. We have offended many people before. Since Shopkeeper Qian is unwell, please go to the city to rest first. There is no need to search this carriage."
Although Yin Kaishan looked down on these merchants, in any case, if he did not hit the smiling person, they would greet him with a smile. Yin Kaishan should not go too far in maintaining his identity. Moreover, when Qian Que got out of the carriage just now, Yin Kaishan also took a look at the interior of the carriage. The decoration was extremely luxurious and there was nothing suspicious. Naturally, there was no need to search for anything. Looking at Qian Que's sickly appearance, if something really happened, then It's also very troublesome.
Hearing that Yin Kaishan was opening up, Qian Que was also full of surprise. However, maybe it was because there was too much flesh on his face. He could only tell that he was smiling from his eyes and mouth, but his whole face was not. Without even showing any expression, Qian Que saluted Yin Kaishan again and said, "Thank you so much, General, for your kindness. I can't thank you enough. I can't thank you enough."