East Factory Governor

Chapter 656

After recovering, Zhang Yu quickly asked his eldest son to close the shop, and then welcomed Qin Shuhuai and his party to the back hall.

Soon, Zhang Yu's wife and three sons came over, and the five hurriedly kowtowed to Qin Shuhuai.

After inquiring, Zhang Yu has three sons, two daughters, plus his wife, a family of seven.Cooperating with the seven White Lotus Sects in Panlong Town, there are only seven members of their family.

The two daughters of the Zhang family are married, but the three sons are all in their thirties. Because the family is poor, they have not married a daughter-in-law until now, and they have not developed a few little white lotus sects.

When Qin Shuhuai came to find them, he asked them to lead the way around Jianmen Pass.After all, the Zhang family is a local, they know the place well, and they won't tell the outside world.

Zhang Yu naturally agreed without hesitation, and vowed to take Qin Shuhuai through the border personally.

But Qin Shuhuai saw that his hair was gray and his heart was not very good, so he declined.

This task finally fell to his eldest son Zhang Da.

Just go.

Qin Shuhuai asked Zhang Da to go to the town to hire two carriages, and then left the town overnight.

When it was ten miles away from Jianmen Pass, several people got out of the carriage.Qin Shuhuai wanted to pay the fare, but Zhang Da smiled honestly and said that the fare had already been paid.

The cost of hiring a horse-drawn carriage is not low these days, and it is still at night, so the Zhang family may have paid half a month's food expenses.

Jianmen Pass is now an important pass into Sichuan, so there are Sichuan Army guards everywhere, and there must be Sichuan Army outposts ahead, and the official road cannot be passed.

Zhang Da pointed to the mountains on the left and right and said, "Master, go up from here, turn over seven or eight mountains, and then swim across a big stream, and you will be able to pass the Jianmen Pass. But this road is not very easy, it will take a lot of money. some effort."

"about how long?"

Zhang Da thought for a while, "Probably tomorrow night."

Qin Shuhuai nodded, "Then let's hurry up."

So five people immediately went up the mountain.

The mountain road Zhang Da mentioned is actually not a road at all strictly speaking. After entering, it is full of bushes and trees, and the inside is densely covered with miasma. Let alone at night, even in broad daylight, you have to get lost.

That's right, if there really is a "mountain road", wouldn't the army be able to bypass it easily? How can Jianmen Pass be called the most dangerous pass in the world?
The five of them walked to dawn and finally climbed over five hills.Among them, he encountered several ferocious beasts, and Zhang Da was bitten three times by poisonous snakes and ants. Fortunately, Qin Shuhuai used his internal strength to help him get rid of the poison, otherwise he would have to fall down in the mountains.

The Zhang family also did their best to help Qin Shuhuai.

Further forward is a big stream, about fifteen or six meters wide, with fast-flowing water.

Zhang Da said he would swim over.

But with experts like Qin Shuhuai, Zhiren, and Wang Datong around, wouldn't it be embarrassing to swim there?

So Qin Shuhuai chopped a piece of wood, threw it into the stream, then grabbed Zhang Da with one hand and jumped up suddenly.Since he was alone with him, he couldn't touch the water to cross. At this time, the wood came in handy. He landed on the wood with his toes, and then jumped up to reach the opposite bank.

Zhang Da clicked his tongue in amazement and couldn't help praising the master's miraculous skills.

Although Li Dingguo has reached the eighth grade of Xiaochengjing, it is still difficult to get water to cross the river, so Zhiren and Wang Datong grabbed one of his arms and splashed water across the river.

Continue to go forward, until midnight, finally down the mountain, at this time has passed Jianmenguan.

In just thirty miles, it took more than a day and a night to walk.

The five of them were all in rags, and Zhang Da was so tired that he couldn't stand up straight.

Qin Shuhuai couldn't help feeling, no wonder Jianmen Pass is so dangerous.If a large army circles around the mountain, not only will they have to throw away all their luggage, but they will also have to exhaust themselves to death.More importantly, the army is not as concealed as a few people, and it is easy to be discovered. If it is blocked somewhere, it will definitely be dead.

One man guards the gate and ten thousand men cannot open the Jianmen Gate. It really deserves its reputation.

The five of them walked a few miles forward and came to an unknown small village.

I was really tired and hungry, and it was cold, so I knocked on the door of a farmer.Qin Shuhuai took out a few taels of silver to the family, asking for a night's stay and some food.

The owner of this family is a simple and honest man, he didn't ask for money, but he still enthusiastically let them in and cooked some meals for them.

Simple folk.

The five slept until noon the next day before getting up.

After getting up, Zhang Da said he was going back.

At this time, the imperial army has not yet arrived, and the Jianmen Pass has not been completely closed.Zhang Da is also a local, so it is not difficult to pass the customs directly and go back.

Before leaving, Qin Shuhuai gave Zhang Da 150 taels of silver.

Zhang Da resolutely refused, saying that if he took it, his father would break his legs when he returned home.

Qin Shuhuai thought for a while, and then said, "This is for the three of you to marry your daughter-in-law. After you marry a daughter-in-law, my teaching can only flourish in Panlong Town, and you will be considered a meritorious service for my teaching. My decree, How dare you not obey?"

Zhang Da was moved to tears, and kowtowed three times before taking the bank note.

After Zhang Da went back, the four of them continued on their way.

When they arrived near Mianzhu Pass, Qin Shuhuai followed the same pattern and called the local White Lotus Sect to lead the way, bypassing Mianzhu Pass.

After a hard journey, after five days, they finally arrived at a small town thirty miles outside of Chengdu.

After resting for a while, Qin Shuhuai asked Li Dingguo, "Li Canjun, we will arrive in Chengdu soon, what shall we do next?"

Li Dingguo seemed to have already made up his mind, and said, "We should enter the city first to rob Wu Yutian's family. As long as his family is in our hands, Wu Yutian will most likely agree to surrender to the court."

Qin Shuhuai asked, "Why didn't you go to Wu Yutian first? Didn't you say that Wu Yutian is a person who can judge the situation? Since he knows that Cao Guozhang can't beat the court, let's persuade him to be loyal to the court first, and then have him as our internal response. Whether we save his family or the people who killed the empress, isn't it much easier?"

Li Dingguo replied, "Nowadays, the empress has sent a large number of experts here, which is undoubtedly a great help to Sichuan. Moreover, it cannot be ruled out that the Demon Cult may also send people to contact Cao Guozhang secretly. Don't try to shake Sichuan, and Wu Yutian may not easily decide to surrender to the court, what do you think, my lord?"

Qin Shuhuai thought about it for a while, and deeply agreed.

Now I don't know anything about the situation on the side of the Devil's Cult. If Yan Huizhi loses control of the Devil's Cult again, then the Devil's Cult will probably send someone to contact Sichuan and unite with each other.

If the Demon Sect also wants to protect Cao Guozhang, then it will be even more difficult for the imperial court to capture Sichuan, and the possibility of Wu Yutian's rebellion against Cao Guozhang, who has been so kind to him, will be greatly reduced.

In addition, many of the empress' subordinates should be in Chengdu now.Going to Wu Yutian now, Wu Yutian was probably worried that not only would he not be able to save his family, but he would bring disaster to him, maybe he would report directly to Cao Guozhang after weighing it up, and all plans would be in vain.

And if you snatch Wu Yutian's family members first, you will have a bargaining chip in your hand. When you go to Wu Yutian again, even if Wu Yutian refuses to surrender, at least you must be cautious and will not act rashly.

Li Dingguo is really thoughtful.

Thinking of this, Qin Shuhuai asked again, "You're right. But we don't know anything about the situation in Chengdu, and we don't even know where Wu Yutian's family is. How can we 'rob'?"

(End of this chapter)