"Tell me, what letter are you sending?" Chen Wen frowned coldly, pointed his sword at the messenger who was kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, and shouted loudly, while the four bronze guards stared at him eagerly.
The soldier who sent the order had already broken his head, and was kowtowing desperately to beg for mercy. His face was covered with blood, and his voice was trembling: "General Cai sent an order to the counties along the way, saying that the young master Liu Qi is a bandit and wants to escape from Nanjun. He must be arrested and brought to justice. If there is resistance,
Kill without mercy."
"What? That's unreasonable!" When Chen Wen heard this, he was so angry that his blood rushed to his head. This Cai Mao is so abominable. He took in the bandit Zhang Hu, Chen Sheng and others, and even falsely accused the young master Liu Qi of being a bandit. This is going to ruin the young master's reputation.
"Hero, spare your life, it's none of my...my business. I'm just passing...orders." Seeing Chen Wen's anger, the ordering soldier was so frightened that he could not speak incoherently.
Chen Wenleng asked: "Where are the fast horses in front going?"
The ordering soldier whispered: "We are going to Yiling, Yicheng, and Huarong counties."
"Are there any messengers arriving later?"
"No, just six fast horses telling each other."
"Do you have the customs clearance token and military order?"
"Yes." With trembling hands, the orderly soldier took out a few exquisite bronze medals from his front armor and several official documents bearing Liu Qi's official seal stamped with Cai Maonan County.
Chen Wen took the tokens and official documents and took a quick look at them. Among them were two tokens for Dangyang and Jiangling. He felt relieved, sheathed his sword and said, "Get up."
"Yes." The messenger shook his body and looked at Chen Wen and the four bronze guards in horror.
"My brother is dead, and I have lost my token and official documents. I don't think you can go back, and I'm afraid General Cai won't be able to spare you. I have a few taels of silver here, and run away. The further away from Xiangyang, the better." Chen
As he spoke, Wen reached into a small leather bag on the horse's back and took out a handful of silver.
The ordering soldier did not dare to accept it, so Chen Wen shouted again, "Take it, let's go quickly." The ordering soldier panicked and took a handful of Chen Wen's silver with both hands, put it in his pocket, and kowtowed to Chen Wen: "Thank you for not killing me.
"Thank you for your kindness." He took the horses aside, jumped on them, returned to the original road, and fled hastily through another trail, fearing that Chen Wen and others would change their minds if they ran too late.
The messenger did not dare to go back to Xiangyang City to report to Cai Mao. He galloped on his horse, and the broken silver in his pocket jingled. This silver could be enough to pay the soldier for several years. The soldier thought that if he took his wife and children with him,
You can still barely make a living by fleeing to other places to buy some property. It seems that these vicious men are not bad after all, and the eldest son Liu Qi is not a bandit collaborator as Cai Mao claims. Who is a bandit collaborator with such kind-hearted subordinates?
Chen Wen put away the tokens and official documents, ordered four bronze men to remove the official uniforms of the messenger who was stabbed under the horse and severed his intestines, used big rocks to sink the official uniforms into the roadside ditch, and then threw the body away.
He went to the ditch, cut off the reins of the fast horse riding by the messenger, and set it free. He hit the horse's butt hard with his palm. The horse stood up and neighed, then ran wildly towards the field path, becoming an ownerless wild horse.
After doing all this, Chen Wen mounted his horse and rode straight to Dangyang with four bronze guards. E Huan never left him after his death.
When Chen Wen arrived at Dangyang City, it was already lantern time. The city gates were tightly closed, the suspension bridge hung high, two red lanterns hung high on the gate tower, and a row of city gate guards stood guard with armor and guns.
"Guards of the city, please open the city gate. The governor, General Cai, has an urgent military order to convey." Chen Wen shouted across the moat at the top of his lungs.
"Dangyang curfew, no one is allowed to enter the city. If you have anything to do, please come to the city tomorrow." The guard replied from the gate tower.
"I have a customs clearance token, and I personally gave it to the prefect, General Cai, and I need to hand it over to the county magistrate urgently." Chen Wen secretly thought, "It's not good. There is a curfew. Even if I have the official document, it will not be easy to enter the city."
"The county magistrate has issued an order to close the city under curfew, and no one is allowed to enter. If there is an emergency military situation, you can shoot the official document with an arrow into the city tower, and we will report it to the county magistrate." The gate guards did not use Cai Mao's name, and were completely businesslike.
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Chen Wen thought to himself, this Dangyang County magistrate is really awesome. He closed the city under curfew and sent a message into the city. He not only missed the military situation, but also feared a sneak attack by bandits. He was indeed a wise man.
There is an official document, and there are no technical difficulties in sending a letter into the city. It's just that the official document is shady. It is an official document that Cai Mao falsely accused Liu Qi of and ordered the editor to seize Liu Qi. It seems that Dangyang is not easy to pass.
Chen Wen, who had Zhuge Kongming's wisdom, was also stumped and was at a loss for a while.
The customs clearance bronze medal is real, and there is no problem in shooting it into the city. However, the official document cannot be submitted to the county magistrate, unless the official document is forged. Although the official document can be forged, it is not easy in a short time. Chen Wen wants to
Knowing this, we should have prepared official documents in advance before heading to Jiangling. There is no good way now. We cannot attack the city with four or five people. We can only wait for Liu Qi to arrive.
At this time, the moonlight was like water. Chen Wen ordered the four bronze guards to dismount their horses, sit on the ground in an open space in front of the city gate, took out the bows and arrows on their backs, pretended to bind a letter, and started sharpening, but they did not shoot for half an hour.
The guard at the city gate didn't care about the arrow. He was on duty all night anyway, so he had plenty of time to accompany him.
After a while, E Huan arrived on horseback. Seeing Chen Wen and the bronze guards blocked outside the city, he wondered: "Brother Wen, why don't you enter the city?"
Chen Wen said helplessly: "Dangyang City has a curfew. No entry is allowed without official documents. The guards will not open the city gate. We have no choice but to wait here for the young master to come."
E Huan looked at the wide moat and the suspended suspension bridge, and said angrily: "Then let's wait until the young master comes. If we don't open the city gate, kill a few of his guards to see if he can open it."
Chen Wen looked at E Huan curiously and said: "General E, they just don't open the city gate, what can you do?"
E Huan patted the quiver on his back and said cheerfully: "What else can I do? I have this and I can shoot it accurately."
"Oh." Chen Wen paused and looked at the bow and arrow on E Huan's shoulder. The bow was very strange. It was not too curved. It was shaped like a crescent moon and looked like it was made from an old tree that had withered for hundreds of years in the mountains. I'm afraid it was used by E Huan for hunting.
Family heirloom bow and arrow.
Chen Wen smiled and said: "General E, you must be good at archery. Don't be angry just yet. The young master will be here soon."
There were faint sounds of horse hooves approaching from far away. It was Liu Qi's four carriages approaching Dangyang City in the moonlight.
Chen Wen and E Huan walked to the intersection and waited. Four carriages arrived at the city gate. When Liu Qi saw this, he knew that Chen Wen had not entered Dangyang City and asked, "Have the troops entered the city?"
"Sir, the messengers going to Dangyang and Jiangling have been intercepted, and the customs clearance tokens and official documents have been confiscated. It is indeed Cai Mao's fault." Chen Wen said as he took out the tokens and documents from the small bag on his horse.
The official document was handed to Liu Qi, and he briefly explained the story of killing one of the messengers and letting go of another on the way.
Under the moonlight, Liu Qi opened the official document and browsed it, and couldn't help but laugh. This Cai Mao is really a genius. His ability to frame and frame people is much better than Zhao Gao of the Qin Dynasty. He even said that Liu Qi was a bandit, and what else could Liu Qi say?
He was fleeing in various places because his plan to do something in Xiangyang failed, and every county in Nanjun that met Liu Qi was required to report him to the officials. If Liu Qi resisted, he would be killed without mercy.
Although Chen Wen was angry, it was funny. He didn't expect that when he traveled through the Three Kingdoms, he would encounter such a mortal enemy, Cai Hao. He pursued and framed Liu Qi over and over again. If Liu Qi hadn't been lucky, he would have been tricked by Cai Hao. This Cai Hao seemed to have no intention of putting Liu Qi to death.
He won't give up.
Cai Hao, Cai Hao, you treated me like this, Liu Qi, didn't you think that one day, sooner or later, I, Liu Qi, could treat you like this? Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. Don't you, Cai Mao, understand at all? You just
Wait and see... Chen Wenji hates Cai Mao, but it is just jealousy. The most important thing now is that the group of people is blocked under Dangyang City. If they cannot enter the city, they cannot go to Jiangling. If they cannot go to Jiangling, they cannot steal.
The best sword in the world is the sword of King Goujian of Yue.
Seeing Liu Qi's gloomy expression, Chen Wen hurriedly explained: "Sir, according to the city gate guards, due to the city gate curfew, even if you have a customs clearance token, you can only enter the city during the day. They don't open the suspension bridge, but there is no other way. How about
We should camp outside the city to rest for the night, how about we go back to the city tomorrow?"
"Brother Wen, it doesn't matter what the curfew is. There is no reason why the young master should not be allowed to enter the city. This entire Jingzhou is the lord's world. Anyone who dares to stop the young master from entering the city is treason. Let me shoot a few of them.
Guardsman, how dare he not open the city gate?" E Huan angrily took off the old wooden bow from his back, bent the bow and nocked an arrow to shoot.
"Slow down." Liu Qi blocked E Huan with his hand and turned to ask Liu Qi: "It is common for city gates to have curfews, but it is not common to not let people pass when there is a customs clearance sign. This Dangyang County Magistrate is probably not an ordinary person. Chen Wen knows the County Magistrate
Who is it?"
Chen Wen thought for a while and said: "It is said that he is from Lingling Xiangxiang. His surname is Jiang Wan and his courtesy name is Gongyan. He is still young and is four or five years older than the young master. He and his cousin Liu Min were quite famous in the world, but Jiang Wan was just appointed Dangyang for the first time.
The county magistrate is only considering matters in March and May. It is probably because Jiang Wan is timid and cautious that he imposes a curfew on the city gate and is not allowed to enter the city even if he has a customs clearance token."
"Are you talking about Jiang Wan and Jiang Gongyan?" Liu Qi was surprised. He didn't expect that Jiang Wan, a famous minister of the Shu Han Dynasty, had served as the magistrate of Dangyang County, but Liu Qi had forgotten about it. Jiang Wan, who succeeded Zhuge Liang, was responsible for the national affairs of Shu, but he was an unparalleled talent.
A piece of the sky for Adou Liu Chan, the empress who has risen from the mud but cannot hold up the wall.
Liu Qi read through historical books and learned that Jiang Wan in the late Shu Han Dynasty made bold strategic reforms, using "defense and counter-offensive" instead of Zhuge Liang's "offense as defense" to carry out strategic layout, and closed the door to the people, which greatly enhanced the national power of the Shu Han Dynasty.
, just when Jiang Wan wanted to show off his great ambitions, he was helplessly jealous of the talented people. Unfortunately, Jiang Wan fell seriously ill and passed away, hastening the demise of the Shu Han Dynasty.
Jiang Wan must be guarding the city with orders and prohibitions. I'm afraid no one can explain it. It seems that Liu Qi will stay outside the city for the night. Liu Qi knows what kind of talent Jiang Wan is. He can't rule a country, let alone a small one.
Yang? However, if he takes this opportunity to make good friends with Jiang Wan, wouldn't Liu Qi have another good minister in his base camp?
"Master, why are you so scared? Isn't Jiang Wan just a small county magistrate? What are you afraid of what he will do?" Seeing Liu Qi's surprised look, E Huan drew his bow again.
"Slow down." Liu Qi yelled at E Huan. If E Huan shot the guard at Dangyang City Gate to death with an arrow, he would have a grudge with Jiang Wan, and it would be impossible for him to be on good terms with Jiang Wan.
"Young master, do you want to get acquainted with County Magistrate Jiang?" Chen Wen's ability to observe faces is really impressive. Liu Qi's thoughts can never be hidden from Chen Wen's discerning eyes. It's no wonder that Liu Qi stopped E Huan for the second time and refused to let him shoot the arrow.
Whether he didn't want to offend the Dangyang County Magistrate or wanted to be on good terms with Jiang Wan, Chen Wen knew that the eldest son Liu Qi was not someone who dared not kill. The nearly 300 corpses buried in the large grave pit dug in Hutou Mountain were
Clear evidence.
Liu Qi smiled strangely at Chen Wen, but did not answer, and ordered E Huan: "Draw your bow and arrows, and listen to my orders at any time. If you are told to shoot, you can shoot. You can only shoot the soldiers' helmets, but do not hurt their lives. Do you understand?"
E Huan said in a rough voice, full of confidence: "Master, no problem, if I want to shoot the running leopard in the head, I can shoot it in the head, if I want to shoot it in the thigh, I can shoot it in the thigh. The guard standing on the tower like a dead man will definitely shoot." Shoot accurately."
Chen Wen measured the distance to the city tower with his eyes. He was a little confused and reminded: "General E is good at archery, but the city tower is five hundred steps away. Even if the general can pierce a Yang with a hundred steps, can he still shoot a helmet with five hundred steps?"
"Brother Wen, don't believe it. I can really pierce a poplar in five hundred steps. Let me shoot an arrow first and you see." E Huan was most excited. He couldn't help but take a few steps forward, aimed at the tower, and swung. The arrows shot down the high-hanging lanterns on the city tower, and then the guards shouted from the city tower: "What are you shooting at the lanterns with empty arrows? Did the official forget to tie the arrows?"