Qin Gong

Chapter 503 Uncle's Encounter

Wuguan.

On the huge and majestic gate of the pass, a soldier of the Qin State with a long spear was concentrating on looking at the front of Wuguan, under the mountain range in the distance.

As the Xiongguan Pass next to Danshui River, Xianyang, Chang'an, Lantian and other hinterlands lead to Nanyang County, an important pass in the land of Shangyu. Qin State and Chu State once fought against each other because of this place, because Qin State got this pass and Hangu was excluded. Beyond the pass, there is another road to compete in the Central Plains, and if Chu State gets it, it will directly threaten the hinterland of Qin State.

Facts have proved that the state of Qin later owned Wuguan and attacked Nanyang County and Yingchuan. The road at this pass played a vital role, and it is also a sharp blade that can most directly threaten Chu. From Wuguan to Chu The distance is the closest, and Danshui goes down, and it also passes through Nanyang County, leading to Chu State.

"Where did you come from and where are you going?"

"stop."

Under the gate of Wuguan City, soldiers of the Qin State were inspecting the people and merchants coming and going. Under the huge scorching sun, the soldiers of the Qin State who had been blasted for a long time were inevitably a little irritable while sweating.

It was okay for some people who rode in carriages. The soldiers of Qin State did not know the identity of the other party, and still asked them politely. However, for those people who came and went, they did not have such a good face. Although you can't hit people, you can stare angrily at least, and urge you with a bad tone if you are serious.

Enter Wuguan one by one.

"Who? Where?"

A dark-skinned Qin soldier in his twenties looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and noticed that the man was leading the horse, so his tone became slightly better.

"Go to Wudu!"

The middle-aged man leading the horse is the uncle. At this moment, the appearance of the uncle in Juyang City is completely different. Although the clothes on his body are still coarse, they are very new. It seems that he has not bought them for a long time, and his complexion is also very Ruddy, not at all the pale complexion and dry lips from hunger.

"This is my verification!"

The uncle said with a smile, then stretched out his hand, slowly took out a wooden sign from his arms, and handed it to Qin Zu in front of him.

Not to mention, the uncle's slightly fat appearance, now holding a horse, plus the experience of hanging out with scholars in Linzi, Qi State, whether it's the conversation or the posture, it really made the Qin soldiers in front of him feel angry for a while. Being overwhelmed, I feel that my uncle must have a difficult background.

It has been a long time since Bai Yan separated from his uncle, but unlike Bai Yan who was rushing on the road, the uncle traveled happily along the way. After all, this was the first time he had a horse, and relying on having a horse, the uncle didn't worry about anything at all. , Rest when you are tired, change your clothes when they are dirty, and eat and drink are indispensable along the way.

That's why it took so long in the past to arrive at Wuguan.

"Go over!"

Qin Zu looked at the check wooden sign and was sure that the person in front of him was going to Wudu, and there was a stamp of Nanyang County on it. Qin Zu returned the check sign to his uncle, indicating that he could pass.

The uncle put away the inspection card with a smile, took a look at Qin Zu, then led the horse and walked towards Wuguan.

Because Wuguan is the only road from Nanyang County and Chudi to Lantian, there are not only hawkers, tea shops, but also post stations near the corner of Wuguan. People or merchants who basically enter Wuguan, They all like to stop for a rest. After all, after passing Wuguan, they have to walk along the upper reaches of the Danjiang River, and go all the way to Xionger Mountain. There is no place to rest before arriving at Lantian.

Coming to this Wuguan, it is natural to rest your feet, and it is still under such a scorching sun.

The same is true for the uncle. After entering Wuguan, he leads a horse. When the uncle walks, the rocker is straightened. Looking at the people around who need to walk on foot, the uncle's sense of superiority emerges from the bottom of his heart.

Look at the horse he is holding in his hand, how strong and handsome it is!

When I came to a small shop, there were many people outside who were unwilling to go in and spend money. All of them had sallow faces and wore cloth clothes with countless holes patched. When the uncle saw these people, his eyes were full of contempt. In my uncle's heart, the last thing he wants to see are these people.

"Guest, guest!!!"

The waiter in the shop naturally knew who would spend money and who would not spend money, so when he saw his uncle coming, he quickly bent over and bowed his head, and respectfully took the horse rope from his hand.

"Take care of me, if you lose it, you can't afford it!"

The uncle looked at Xiao Er, said softly, and then walked towards the shop with his hands behind his back.

Xiao Er nodded quickly, not daring to talk back. Under the scorching sun, Xiao Er looked at the people under the eaves of the shop to escape the summer heat, stepped forward and scolded them to get out of the way, and then tied the horse to the beam to protect the horse from the heat.

As for those common people, Xiaoer gave them ten guts, and they dare not steal horses, they dare not even touch their hairs, according to the laws of the state of Qin, trespassing on other people's property without authorization, even the vegetables and leaves in the field, must be punished .

In the shop.

"Serve two bowls of side dishes and one bowl of syrup!"

The uncle came to a wooden table and shouted while talking unceremoniously. After all, spending money is a guest. When the uncle has no money, he needs to be cautious in his words and deeds. Now that he has money in his pocket, he naturally spends it as he wants. , no one can control him.

In the small shop, the dozen or so wooden tables are already full, after all, there is never a shortage of people and merchants in Wuguan.

"Hiss~! Isn't that Zihuai? How can I be dazzled to see Zihuai!"

"It's really him. Didn't he steal something before and ran away overnight? Weird!"

Behind a dilapidated wooden table, two middle-aged men in common clothes heard the sound and felt that the voice was familiar, so they glanced over, and when they saw the uncle, they suddenly became puzzled.

The two looked at each other in puzzlement.

"Let's go and have a look!"

Seeing the uncle, the two got up, but before leaving, they still remembered to pick up the cloth package containing the clothes.

"Zi Huai?"

The uncle was kneeling and sitting behind the wooden table, with a comfortable expression, not being exposed to the scorching heat, and the shop covered by the bark was well ventilated and very shady, but before the uncle could breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly heard movement from beside him .

Hearing someone call his name, the uncle immediately turned his head, full of surprise, but when he saw two old acquaintances, the uncle stared wide-eyed, and suddenly felt uneasy.

"Ah, Zijian, Zichao!"

The uncle got up and looked at the two people in front of him. Even though he was trying to maintain a calm expression on his face at the moment, he was still very flustered and his eyes were extremely guilty.

"You two are here."

The uncle bowed his hands and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say a word. He smiled dryly, but couldn't hide his panic.

"Long time no see, Zi Huai!"

"That's right! I haven't seen you in Sanchuan County for a long time. I didn't expect to have the honor to see Zihuai come to Wuguan today!"

Zijian and Zichao looked at their uncle, and when they bowed their hands in return, they spoke meaningfully.

Uncle couldn't hear it. At this moment, uncle's forehead was already sweating a lot. Looking back at the time when he was in Xianyang, he hung around and met people everywhere. It was the same when he went to Sanchuan County. Looking back at that time, he was proud of meeting many people. At this moment, The uncle was so regretful that his intestines were green.

Looking at the two people in front of him, the uncle couldn't figure out how he could meet them here.

"Oh, sit down!"

The uncle immediately laughed apologetically, and stretched out his hand to signal to take a seat quickly.

Zijian and Zichao looked at each other and smiled knowingly, but they didn't refuse.

"I haven't seen you two for a long time. I don't know where you two are going now?"

The uncle swallowed, and forced himself to calm down. The most important thing right now is to keep the two in front of him steady, and don't let them tell others what happened back then.

"Hey, look at the two of us, we are just looking for a way to survive, not like Zihuai, wandering around, wandering wild cranes! The two of us are just shy scholars, so don't mention it, don't mention it!"

Hearing his uncle's words, Zichao quickly smiled and waved his hands, pretending to be ashamed and said to his uncle, he took a special look at his clothes during the conversation, then smiled and shook his head at his uncle.

When the uncle heard Zi Chao's obvious words, he couldn't understand what he meant, so he quickly laughed along with him.

"It's not appropriate to say that, the three of us met once, and we used to drink and talk, Zihuai will never forget it"

When the uncle said this, Jiang Yu couldn't hold back his smile, but after hesitating for a while, he still pretended to think of something.

"By the way, when I was in Sanchuan County, I was taken care of by two brothers. Seeing Zihuai's memory, I almost forgot. Didn't I borrow thirty dollars from the two brothers? I almost forgot!"

The uncle shook his head with a face of shame, then quickly reached out and took out a small cloth wrap from his arms, put it under the wooden table, and looked down as if he was counting money.

Seeing this situation, Zijian and Zichao instinctively raised their heads slightly, wanting to see how much money Uncle had.

But Uncle He has been on guard against the two of them, and the two can only give up resentfully.

After all, no matter how poor the two were, they were also born as scholars, and they were literate people, so they still needed face.

"This is thirty dollars, thank you two brothers for your care!"

The uncle stretched out his hand with a painful face and put the thirty coins on the table in front of Zijian and Zichao. Looking at the thirty coins, the uncle's eyes were full of reluctance, thirty coins!
But thinking of the need to stabilize these two people right now, as long as he arrives in Wudu, the money and wealth will be inexhaustible in the future, so the uncle reluctantly looks away.

"Borrow thirty dollars?"

When Zichao saw the money in front of him, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help breathing fast, but after looking at Zijian, he still pretended to be puzzled, as if he couldn't remember.

The uncle opened his mouth and paused in his heart. Now the uncle is really afraid that the two will not accept the money.

"Is it thirty dollars?"

Just when the uncle was flustered, Zijian suddenly asked in doubt.

This immediately made the uncle turn his head to look, and after listening to Zijian's words, the uncle came to his senses after a few breaths and nodded hastily.

"Yes, yes, look at my memory, it's 35 yuan! I really deserve to die! I actually remembered it wrong, and please remember the old friendship, my dear friends, don't be offended!"

The uncle patted himself on the head vigorously, then quickly lowered his head, struggling to take out five coins again, and put them in front of Zijian and Zichao with a smile.

Seeing the uncle's entangled appearance, Zijian and Zichao looked at the 35 coins in front of them, and swallowed, guessing in their hearts that the uncle should not have much money. Thinking of this, they both decided to give up. Since the uncle is willing to give the money, the two of them naturally don't bother to bother about getting to know each other for a while, so they can pretend that they have never met the uncle today.

Inside the shop.

Seeing that Zijian and Zichao were finally willing to let him go and not mention what happened back then, the uncle heaved a sigh of relief.

While eating, he kept laughing, waited for a long time, and after the two had finished eating, the uncle just made an excuse to rush on his way, seized the right time, and bid farewell to the two.

When Zijian and Zichao got the money, they naturally didn't care about their uncle. After all, they didn't benefit from his uncle being arrested, and they still couldn't get the 35 money, so they asked the uncle to leave beforehand.

"Long time no see, that Zi Huai has some money!"

"No, back then in Sanchuan County, this person only knew how to eat and drink all day long. If he hadn't thought of Lord Li You at that time, who would care about this person, but Lord Li You treated this person so well, and this person actually stole it. Mr. Li You's belongings are really ridiculous."

Zijian and Zichao looked at the unfinished dishes, and didn't want to waste them. They laughed at Zihuai while eating, looking at the eyes of the people around them, and from time to time they looked at the 35 coins on the table. Somewhat proud, I couldn't help but get excited.

This is a rare huge sum of money!
"That man just now is really strange. He turned his head after three steps, and left on his horse with a face of panic, as if he was afraid of being late, but his horse is really handsome. By the way, can he eat at the table just now? Soup, what I fed to his horse was the tender grass that I went to the Danshui in the morning, so don’t leave without eating.”

"I've paid, order two dishes and three bowls of rice. Now, it's the table with the money on it!"

When Zijian and Zichao were about to share the money, suddenly there was the voice of Xiaoer discussing with other children behind him. Listening to it, the two of them seemed to realize something suddenly and turned their heads quickly.

Glancing at each other, Zijian got up quickly, walked over to ask the little girl what the person who had just left on a horse looked like and what were his characteristics.

Seeing this, Xiao Er didn't think too much about it, and directly told what uncle looked like.

In an instant.

Whether it was Zijian or Zichao, they were all stunned in place, full of disbelief, a horse can cost tens of thousands of dollars, that is, one gold, and a beautiful war horse is more expensive, and there is no market for it.

Recalling the uncle’s action of counting the money with his head bowed just now, and then looking at the wooden table, 35 dollars, the two of them who thought it was a lot just now felt a sense of playing around, even the money was a bit dazzling at the moment, as if humiliating them both.

A wave of anger emerged between the two of them.

The upper reaches of the Danjiang River.

On the official road that had not yet reached Xiong'er Mountain, the uncle was riding a horse. Seeing that the distance from Wuguan was getting farther and farther away, he finally felt relieved. Knowing that he has hundreds of dollars, nothing will happen.

Right now it is better to go to Lantian earlier.

"Drive~! Drive~Drive~!!!"

However, before the uncle continued to walk far, suddenly there was a dense sound of horseshoes behind him, and the uncle turned his head nervously and hurriedly got off his horse and retreated to the side of the road.

Although I am very scared, it is impossible for my uncle to hide. In the state of Qin, if you are wanted, you will not even be able to enter the city, let alone a place to eat and live. Right now, you can only pray that those people on horseback just pass by. Nothing to do with him.

Thinking that he had already given 35 yuan to those two people, the uncle kept comforting himself in his heart.

soon.

As the uncle gave way to the people along the way, a group of about a dozen soldiers of the Qin State on horseback soon came in front of them, and then slowly stopped under the terrified eyes of the uncle.

Seeing this scene, the uncle's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition suddenly came to his mind.

Before the uncle came back to his senses, the soldiers of Qin State surrounded the uncle and drew their swords.

"It's over!"

Uncle's heart trembled.

Thinking of the fate of being caught, the uncle felt dizzy, his legs and feet became weak, and his crotch immediately became wet. The uncle knew that Zijian and Zichao must have told the guards of Wuguan what happened to him just now. Only then did the guards catch up immediately.

"I am the deceased of Ting Wei Li Si! I am the deceased of Ting Wei Li Si, I hope you can go to report!"

The uncle saw that the two young Qin pawns had dismounted from their horses and were walking towards him with Qin Jian. Thinking of being caught, he immediately sat limply on the ground and shouted in prayer.

Right now, this is the uncle's only chance, and it is also the reason why he came to Qin before. The uncle believes that as long as he sees Li Si with his own eyes, or as long as Li Si knows about him, he will remember his old feelings and let people let him go.

"Grab it!"

However, the uncle's idea is good, but the leading soldiers and generals don't care about it.

"I am really Tingwei's old friend. I have a secret letter. I want to see you and other generals, see Tingwei!"

Seeing this, the desperate uncle could only quickly take out the most important thing from his bosom, which was the purpose of this trip to Wudu, a piece of rag, and two coins. Qin Guo, then he will be able to make meritorious service this time, if the Min Mansion is from Qin State, then he can be said to have come to deliver the letter, Qin State's own people.

The Qin soldiers who came to arrest the uncle were stunned when they heard the words, and turned to look at the general.

The general couldn't help frowning at this moment, after all, looking at this person, it seemed that he really knew Ting Wei, and he seemed to have something important to do.

thought here.

The general didn't dare to be sloppy, and gave the soldiers a look, signaling to see what it was.

The soldier who caught the uncle nodded, stretched out his hand to take the cloth from the uncle's hand, and opened it, but at the moment, seeing the blank cloth and two coins, the soldier froze in place, a little dazed.

"Captain, not a single word!"

The soldier said to his general, and took the cloth in his hand to show the general.

In an instant, the leading general looked at the uncle with unkind eyes, and his eyes obviously became angry from embarrassment.

"Hit me up!"

In an instant, following the general's words, the uncle's screams sounded, and the soldiers of the Qin State also dismounted one after another, punching and kicking the uncle curled up on the ground with all their strength, until the uncle couldn't bear it, and passed out alive. .

Seeing the unconscious uncle, a soldier touched the uncle's arms, took out a money bag, and quickly handed it to the general.

The general took the money bag, opened it, and saw that there were no less than 400 yuan in it. He was a little surprised and thought about it, and asked the soldiers to pick up the cloth.

ten days later.

In the dungeon of Wancheng.

The uncle's cheeks were bruised and swollen, and he was curled up in a dirty cell. Weeds were everywhere in the cell, and there was a stench everywhere.

Suddenly hearing footsteps, the uncle quickly looked up and trembled.

"My lord! Can you confirm the news?"

The uncle crawled forward on his knees, and when he reached the wooden plate in the cell, he quickly looked at the officials outside the wooden fence and asked.

An official came to the uncle with four Qin officials.

"Confirmed! Open the cell!"

The official said to the uncle, and then asked a Qin official to open the cell.

The uncle was overjoyed when he heard the words, excited at the thought of getting out alive, but the next moment, for some reason, seeing the official's mocking expression and contemptuous gaze, the uncle had a bad feeling.

"In the past few days, we have confirmed that you committed the crime of theft before. In addition, news has also come from Xianyang. Lord Tingwei, I have never known you!"

The official looked at the uncle with a stiff smile and said.

In the state of Qin, if you steal less than a penny, you have to be punished as a coolie for 30 days, and those who think a little bit will be reduced to slaves, and the person in front of you is not even qualified to be a slave. According to the laws of the state of Qin, not only must Engraved on the face, and since then, have done heavy coolies and labor for Qin.

Once the Qin State attacked the Wei State, tens of thousands of them would be needed at that time. Think about the labor force in front of you, responsible for pulling luggage, transporting food and grass, and other hard work.

"Impossible! Impossible! My lord, Tingwei and I are old friends! Old friends!!!"

A word from the official made the uncle's whole body extremely cold. The uncle shook his head in disbelief. He couldn't believe that Li Si from Tingwei Mansion actually said that they were not old friends.

Thinking of this, from the corner of his eye, he saw that the official Qin had come up to arrest him, the uncle came back to his senses, and kept shaking his head in fear.

"My lord, I am really an old friend of Ting Wei! My lord! That's right, that Wucheng, my lord, I'm going to Wucheng to deliver news, my lord!"

The uncle hurriedly spoke again.

The uncle's struggling official didn't understand at all, so he directly asked the junior official to arrest him and take him away.

"Just take a piece of cloth and two coins, who am I? I am a wanted man in Qin State, who will let me come to deliver news?"

The official asked back, there was already some anger in his eyes, and he felt that the person in front of him was humiliating his IQ.

"I stole my nephew, no no no, it was my nephew who dragged me, my lord! Please believe me."

The uncle argued quickly, but he was too frightened and accidentally said the wrong thing. When he woke up and changed his words, what he saw was the mocking eyes of the officials.

"take away!"

The official was too lazy to look at the uncle again, turned around and walked out of the cell.

"grown ups."

The uncle looked at the figure of the official leaving, full of despair and panic. He watched the four Qin officials step forward and pin him to the ground, and tied him up with ropes. While struggling, the uncle was punched and kicked again.

The Qin people can be said to hate people who steal.

Chen Cang.

"Is there any news?"

Kou Zhuang looked at the soldiers who came in a hurry, and asked.

So many days have passed, why is there no news? If you calculate the time logically, you should have arrived in Mei County. As a result, let alone Mei County, there is no news at all the places where the soldiers were waiting. Even the general said that the horse with a slightly injured ankle was never seen.

"Doctor, there is no news from Wudu yet!"

The soldiers reported the report to Kou Zhuang, the soldiers were also very puzzled, since the general had said that he would definitely go to Wudu.

There are only two roads to Wudu, one is from Qianzhong County, along the sparsely populated and extremely rugged dense forests of Shu, and it takes thousands of miles to get to Wudu, and the other is from Lantian, Xianyang, Pingyang, Mei County came all the way, and finally went along Chencang and Jinzhu.

Of the two, the latter not only has a flat terrain, but there are cities and towns along the road to rest. Dangerous, wild animals are dangerous, and you may encounter bandits.

"Hiss~ Strange, where's the person?"

Kou Zhuang frowned, with a puzzled look on his face, he really couldn't figure it out.

"General, news has come from Luoyin. In a few days, the general will return to Xianyang from Luoyin. At that time, the general will set off to attack Wei. Should we send someone to look for it now? "

The soldiers looked at the general Kou Zhuang, with some hesitation on their faces, and suggested that they should send someone to look for him and find him sooner.

After all, if it drags on, they won't be able to set off with the general to attack Wei.

"Wait a little longer, this is a letter sent by the general to instruct us, we'll wait a few more days! Don't be too hasty, the general said that that person will definitely go to Wudu."

Kou Zhuang said.

Because it was Bai Yan's order, Kou Zhuang chose to wait patiently. Although he wondered where the man was and why he didn't come, Kou Zhuang was still not in a hurry.

When he was patrolling the border, facing the desolate grassland, Kou Zhuang not only learned to detect, patrol, and hide his whereabouts, but also learned the greatest skill in life, that is patience!

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