Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 300 Careful sailing for ten thousand years

When Fan Zhi came from Luoyang, the eastern capital, he brought eight officials with him.

Among them, the official surnamed Zhao was in poor health after passing through Qinzhou, and finally died outside Lanzhou.

Another official surnamed Zhang stumbled and fell from the snow-capped mountain while crossing Hongchi Ridge, killing both man and horse.

The rest of the official surnamed Sun who died in Liangzhou and was from the same town as him also contracted a disease because of acclimatization, and it has been delayed for a long time but has not recovered.

As a scholar, Fan Zhi also learns medical books by the way when he studies various classics.

He usually has headaches and brain fever, and often prescribes prescriptions for himself, so he knows very well in his heart that the official surnamed Sun really died of a long-term illness.

Zhang Zhao really wanted to kill the two court officials, and finally planted the blame on Lanzhou Yanmo. If he held this handle, it would be convenient to punish those dishonest guys.

But Zhang Zhao still underestimated the horror of long-distance travel in this era, and overestimated the level of medical treatment in this era, so he didn't need to do it at all.

On an easy journey in later generations, some people who are not so strong can be taken away at this time.

Shouts of joy came from outside the gate of the post house. Fan Zhi gently opened the door and looked out. It turned out that Zhang Zhao had already delivered some samples of the fifty catties of Hexi white sugar promised by Zhang Zhao.

And the one who yelled in front of him was none other than the book boy who grew up with him.

Although they came here to deliver a decree, it still didn't delay them using a dozen mules and horses to bring some goods from the Central Plains to Hexi for sale.

Of course, it is impossible for Fan Zhi to do these things by himself. It is all done by his book boy and the few officials below him. He just waits for the profit.

The book boy walked up to Fan Zhi quickly, and said it was a book boy, but in fact the two of them were about the same age, they were over twenty years old.

"Mr. Dalang, the goods we brought from the Eastern Capital were all taken by a group of Sogdian merchants at a high price. We can earn at least two hundred guan from this trip.

For Fan Zhi, two hundred guan was quite a lot. Although he was born as a Jinshi, in the Five Dynasties, being a civil official Jinshi was not such a great status, and it was not his turn to make much money.

Although Fan Zhi's father also served as a defense magistrate in Zhengzhou, the Fan family was not good at martial arts. It is good to be able to protect themselves in this troubled world, and they didn't get much food.

So when he heard that he had earned two hundred guan, he was quite happy.

At this moment, a small official working for the Privy Council also came to Fan Zhi's side. He opened a small white bag with great interest, and carefully picked up a piece of icing sugar from it.

Fan Zhi was attracted by the little official's careful movements, and the corner of his mouth curled up, wasn't it just icing sugar?As for taking gold, jewelry and jade?

But soon, Fan Zhi was stunned by the icing in front of him, perhaps, this could no longer be called icing.

Almost every grain is the size of a sanjung bean (a small pea), white and crystal clear, as transparent as hailstones.

The clerk of the Privy Council picked up one of them with chopsticks and put it in the tea bowl in front of Fan Zhi.

"Inspector Fan, please take a look. This is the Hexi candy sent by Zhang Sikong. This thing is called rock candy by the Hexi people. I have just tasted one. It is as sweet as honey and white in texture. I don't know how the Hexi people refined it. Sugar? It's the best!

This thing that looks like hail is sugar?Fan Zhida was also surprised.He quickly reached out and picked up the spoon to scoop out the rock sugar in the anhydrous tea bowl, then put it in his mouth, and bit it lightly.

In an instant, a refreshing sweetness exploded in his mouth, and Fan Zhi couldn't help grinding it with his teeth again, making a crackling sound, as if chewing ice cubes.

It looks like ice, and it tastes like ice, no wonder it is called rock candy.

After a while, his mouth became sweet, the sweet taste was very rich and long-lasting, sweeter than a handful of ordinary icing, Fan Zhi narrowed his eyes enjoying it.

"Its shape is like ice, its color is snow-white, and its sweetness is like honey. The name of rock sugar is well-deserved! It seems that this Hexi rock sugar will soon become popular all over the world."

The book boy and the privy council official beside him also grinned. It is not expensive to sell such rock candy back to Luoyang, the eastern capital, for more than three pennies per catty, right?
That way.On average, each person can earn at least one hundred and fifty guan.

With a large sum of money in the account, Shutong and several other small officials had a good impression of Zhang Zhao who had met outside Xuanwu Gate, and the small officials of the Privy Council even praised him.

"Inspector Fan, since we left the Eastern Capital, whether it is Chang'an in Xijing, or Fengxiang, Qinzhou, not to mention Lanzhou and Weizhou, we have seen everywhere, only Liangzhou is a paradise!"

The book boy was also very happy, and after following Fan Zhi for so many years, he has been reading to see the world, so he has some knowledge.

He praised with some sighs: "Mr. Dalang, servant Zhang Sikong is generous and can be courteous to corporals. The real master! The people of Hexi will have a better life!"

Fan Zhi couldn't help but nodded with a smile. This Guiyi Army Zhang Sikong really gave people such a feeling, and Fan Zhi's feeling was stronger than that of the book boy.

If one were to be compared with one person in this dynasty, this picture of Sikong is so similar to the Zhuangmiao before entering the eastern capital Luoyang.

He values ​​people over wealth, keeps promises, and is decisive in doing things. He is very good at seizing opportunities.

Sudden!Fan Angel, who had been known as a child prodigy since childhood, stood up from the chair suddenly, and his face turned white instantly.

The bookboy and the clerk of the Privy Council all looked at him in surprise, and were about to come up to ask him, Fan Zhi waved his hand at them suddenly.

"I'm fine, you go on your own, keep the receipt in your hand, and take it away when we come back from Shazhou!"

Before he finished speaking, Fan Zhi pushed open the door and started pacing non-stop in the yard of the post house.

The reason why Fan Zhi lost his composure was because he suddenly thought of a particularly terrifying possibility.

According to Jia Yanchang's suggestion, and the deeds of Zhang Sikong from Liangzhou he had inquired about.

If the three accompanying officials hadn't died of illness on the way due to various reasons, would Zhang Sikong, who looked benevolent on the outside but was actually quite ruthless on the inside, surprise them a little bit?

Anyway, judging from Zhang Sikong's attitude towards Lanzhou this time, he should have had the idea of ​​attacking Lanzhou for a long time.

Then Fan Zhi thought that from Liangzhou to Shazhou Dunhuang, he would pass through Ganzhou Uighur on the way. He tried to recall the information he had collected from various parties before he set off.

The Ganzhou Uighurs and the Guiyi Army are sworn enemies.The two sides had bloody enmity, and one very important reason why the Ganzhou Uighurs were able to suppress the Guiyi Army was because of the favoritism of the Central Plains court.

Because it was different from the Guiyi Army, which had established itself as the emperor and once had a hand in Liangzhou, which made the Central Plains Dynasty quite vigilant.

The Ganzhou Uyghurs were different. They acted like I was obedient, and I just wanted to be a housekeeper, which can be described as extremely obedient.

The frequency and humility of their tribute to the Central Plains Dynasty can be called the highest among the several forces in Hexi.

In his memorials, he called the emperor of the Central Plains Dynasty his uncle and regarded himself as his nephew. Compared with them, the Guiyi Army can be regarded as having a bad record.

From this point of view, compared with Lanzhou Gamo, the Ganzhou Uighurs are the most serious problem for the Guiyi Army.

Then, would this Zhang Sikong have the intention of using his own head to attack the Uighurs in Ganzhou?It's as if he is going to take advantage of the fact that Lanzhou Yanmo once attacked the mission.

I would rather believe what it has than do not believe it does not exist!

Fan Zhi looked up at the sky, and there were large flakes of snowflakes falling. He brushed the snowflakes off his shoulders and sighed secretly.

Why don't you just spend the Lantern Festival here in Liangzhou City, and then go to Dunhuang. You can also take this opportunity to observe Zhang Sikong at a close distance.

For Fan Zhi, who was born in an official family and passed the Jinshi examination, it is naturally impossible for him to be a household inspector all his life, and he also has pursuits.

Although warriors are in power at this time, senior civil officials such as direct bachelors of the Privy Council and Tong Zhongshumenxia Pingzhangshi still have a high status, and their lives are much better than ordinary people.

Fan Zhi also saw this very clearly. There was only one way for a person like him to enter the center. He wrote a letter to the emperor or the emperor's close ministers to show his talent or gain favor.

To secure a position in the center, the support of force is also indispensable, but it is too risky to make friends with the commander-in-chief of the feudal towns in Henan and Hebei. Only Zhang Sikong, who looks like a foreign feudal commander, is perfect.

. . . .

There was a soft whoosh, although it was only a soft sound, but to the ears of five or six thieves who were climbing over the earth wall, it was like the scream of a deadly ghost.

With a crooked thief head wrapped around his head, he didn't even make a sound. He swung his neck back suddenly, and a long arrow stabbed into his left temple.

The arrow pierced through the bone, and the red and white ones were pouring out from the wound, and the dead couldn't die anymore.

Following the sudden death of the leader, the thieves on the dirt wall howled in horror, and jumped outside as if they were making dumplings.

But there was only a sound of clapper, and five or six arrows shot from various directions, and the guys who jumped a step slower lost their lives in an instant.

However, the thieves who jumped out by chance did not catch up. With a creak, the gate of the post house suddenly opened, and a dozen armored soldiers rushed out with long spears, bows and arrows in their hands.

The thieves at the base of the wall were not breathing well when Leng Feng and Bai Yujian arrived, and seven or eight more people were killed immediately.

Luo Yu'er was riding on a group of good horses. He held a long spear between his arms and stabbed forward with the horsepower. A fleeing thief was directly picked up by him on the pole.

Immediately afterwards, he threw the thief's body directly into the Yishui on the left, like throwing a pocket.

"Whose athlete? Why did you insult us? You didn't have to send these pickled city foxes and rats to climb over the wall to dig holes. Could it be that you look down on some Hexi athletes?"

As he said that, a soldier behind Luo Yuer suddenly planted a large flag with the words Guiyijun written on it on the ground.

The soldiers around shouted loudly, two Peng platoons were in front, four long spears were in the back, more than a dozen bows and arrows were standing tall with bows and arrows in hand, Luo Yuer was fully armored, and made a charging posture.

But with 20 people, they set up a small army formation with cavalry coordination, far and near!
"They are good athletes! Sure enough, they have some skills. A certain family is the deputy general under the command of the school inspector Taibao and the Fenzhou governor. They asked your family officials to send [-] guns to keep you safe!"

After Luo Yu'er and the others formed their formation, there were indeed some armored soldiers walking steadily on the other side of the Yishui River. It seemed that these people were the backstage of the thieves.

"This lieutenant is so unreasonable. If he caters to a certain family's temper, let alone three hundred guan, a family with five hundred guan is willing to use it to make friends with some good men. If he blackmails like this, will he return to the rebel army?"

As Luo Yu'er said, she waved her hand, a soldier next to her shouted angrily, pulled out her throwing spear from behind, took a few steps to run, and threw it towards the opposite side like a thunderbolt.

After Yishui was introduced into the city here, it is not considered wide, but at least it is more than a hundred paces.

But the soldier's spear easily passed Yi Shui, and directly pierced towards the speaking lieutenant.

The lieutenant general was also a veteran, and he could tell from the sound that the incoming spear was thrown accurately and fast, so he hurriedly dodged it with a gourd.

Looking back, the spear shaft was more than two feet into the ground. If it was pierced, it would be useless to wear any armor!
"Good tricks! You have the strength!" The lieutenant who rolled all over his body didn't fly into a rage, nor did he have lingering fears. Instead, he laughed nervously.

"Wu Na Jianer, a certain Antaibao has done a great job in supporting the new emperor. If you are willing to vote for it, you can get as much gold, silver, and young lady as you want!"

An Taibao is the general of this deputy general, and Shi Jingtang has just been appointed as the inspector of the Taibao and the letter of Anju for the governor of Fenzhou.

Luo Yuer laughed loudly, "If the lieutenant general is willing to go to Hexi with someone, my family Zhang Sikong will also have a lot of gold and silver, my little lady!"

The two sides exchanged words across Yishui. This was already the tenth day that Pei Yuan and Luo Yuer had stayed in Luoyang.

In ten days, Luo Yu'er and others killed no less than thirty thieves who tried to enter the post house.

Just like the vice-general of the dental soldiers under An Shenqi's command on the opposite side, he also sent away several groups.

It's just that it's a painful killer for the thieves, but it's like this for the handsome soldiers of all quarters, showing their strength while dealing with it.

"Please also inform An Taibao. We are the soldiers under Zhang Sikong's command in Hexi. An Taibao is the new emperor's confidant. Everyone in the world knows the power of the tiger. We will definitely get close to him in the future!"

After talking about it for a long time, Luo Yuer did not let her down, and finally cupped her hands and made a statement that she had discussed with Pei Yuan long ago.

"It's easy to say! Then go back and report to the Taibao. If Zhang Sikong has the heart, we will naturally get close!"

The lieutenant general thought about it for a while, and the 20 people on the opposite side all had armor, and they seemed to be even more skilled in bowing horses. At present, they can't get it right, so it's better to save face, anyway, there are plenty of places in Luoyang City that can be plundered.

"Then I would like to thank the lieutenant general! At that time, I will have to trouble the lieutenant general for an introduction."

Luo Yu'er can be regarded as giving the other party enough face, he is a small lieutenant general, about equal to the general of the Guiyi Army, where can he get the face to introduce An Shenxin for Zhang Zhao.

A few smiles finally appeared on the lieutenant general's face, and the two sides exchanged a few more polite words. At this time, the thieves who were lucky enough to survive also crossed Yishui and came to the lieutenant general.

A cruel look flashed across the deputy general's face, and then with a wave of his hand, the soldiers behind him shot out with swords and guns, beheading the thieves who managed to escape.

"Boys, it's getting late today, so go to these thieves' houses and sleep with their wives!"

With that said, these tooth soldiers belonging to An Shenxin took out the animal tail hanging behind the armor, wiped off the blood on the sword, and walked away with a grinning grin.

Since they don't hit the people in the posthouse opposite, they can't be empty-handed. These thieves have robbed them for several days. Naturally, there is a lot of property hidden in the house, and this will be a good time to take it out.

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