Jingming

Chapter 225
Chengdu Fucheng is more than a hundred miles away from Guanxian County, so taking a boat is naturally slower than riding a horse, but the advantage is that it is clean, and no one will be seen while traveling by boat.

In an hour, at the speed of the boat on the inland river at this time, it can travel forty or fifty miles with the wind and the current, and only half of it with the wind and the current.

From Chengdu Prefecture to Guanxian County, it is against the current.

The wind direction was changing from time to time. Gao Kewei's anti-sand flat-bottomed boat did not stop overnight, and arrived at Majiadu, five miles south of Guan County.

In Guan County, the most famous one is Dujiangyan.

In this era based on agriculture, water conservancy is the lifeblood of farmers.Thanks to Dujiangyan, Guan County enjoys the best geographical advantages. For thousands of years, it has been rich in things and people, and has never known famine. It can be called Tianfu in Tianfu.

In the past, there was no city wall in Guan County.During the Hongwu period, Emperor Taizu ordered the world to build a large number of cities, and only then did Guanxian have earthen walls.However, the masonry city wall in Guanxian County has just been built during the Hongzhi period.

The county seat is not big, and the city wall is only eight miles in circumference.Today, at Xuanhuamen in the east, Daojiangmen in the south, Xuanweimen in the west, and Zhen'anmen in the north, Guo Zan's soldiers are all checking and interrogating passers-by.

Here comes the question: After all, Gao Kewei is not the one who has already been issued a sea arrest document. Without a portrait, how many of the soldiers below have seen Gao Kewei with their own eyes?
Guo Zan had no choice but to detain a large number of suspicious caravans and people with the cooperation of "fear" from the magistrate of Guanxian County, waiting for Guo Zan to identify them.

The same is true of Fulongdu and Majiadu in the south of Guanxian County. Guo Zan has already arranged manpower here to check every boat coming downstream.

Such investigations naturally caused complaints.

"There are female relatives on the boat, how can you let you search it? This is the boat from the home of the Tongzhi of Chengdu Prefecture to visit friends in Guan County! Where are you soldiers, so bold?"

In the cabin, Gao Kewei looked at the ship in front through the gap in the curtain on the window with an ugly face, listening to the roar of the steward in front of him.

How can it be so fast?Yang Junlin is such a waste!
On the wharf, it was clearly not the government servants from Guan County who were working.The momentum of those officers and soldiers is not comparable to that of government servants.

And after hearing what the steward of the Tongzhi's family of Chengdu Mansion said, the officers and soldiers became more vigilant.The leader said something that Gao Kewei couldn't hear clearly, only a few soldiers took care of the boat first, and another person got on his horse and galloped away to Guan County.

"Master, what should we do?" Beside Gao Kewei, his personal soldier who was ordered to send letters to Songpan Guard and Xingdu Si asked seriously.

Gao Kewei shook his head calmly: "It's okay, this is a boat that usually goes to Songpan to do business, and I'll let shopkeeper He handle it later. The four of you are just escorting the boat, and I'm just a doctor who distinguishes medicinal materials."

All the way here, Gao Kewei's clothes have been completely changed, even a lot of his original beard has been cut off, his appearance has changed drastically.

He even had a lot of moles on his face, making him look like a bad old man who doesn't make people want to look at him more.

At this moment, he has been staying in the cabin and looking at a volume of medicine books.

Western Sichuan is indeed a production area of ​​medicinal materials, especially Songpan, which is rich in more than hundreds of Chinese medicinal materials such as Fritillaria, Gansong, Qianghuo, Muxiang, and Cordyceps.

At this time of year, Songpan enters the season of harvesting Cordyceps.

Gao Kewei's arrangement will naturally be thoughtful.

The "Treasurer He" on the ship was already waiting for the inspection by the soldiers.

"This general, we Cheng'antang come to West Sichuan every year to buy herbs." Shopkeeper He said to a small team leader, also known as the general, with some scraps of silver in his hands, "There are five guys on board, four guards, There is also a doctor who distinguishes medicinal materials, do you want to call all the young ones or the general should take a closer look?"

"Call them outside first." The squad leader kept a straight face and did not accept the things he handed over.

After a while, several people were called to the deck outside, and the team leader said again in a deep voice: "Third brother, you go to the cabin to see if there are any Tibetans."

After finishing speaking, he looked at shopkeeper He: "You said there are only ten people in total. If there are still people hidden, you'd better confess now."

"I have absolutely no false words, just do a search, General!" Shopkeeper He laughed along with him, "Just please raise your hands high, don't damage some of the medicinal materials that have been received from Xinfan in the cabin."

"Lu Yin brought it to me."

"Yes, yes." Shopkeeper He quickly took out Lu Yin from his arms, and another certificate, "Our Cheng'antang also has city registration in Guan County."

Business people must apply for road guides to travel.On this road guide, the names, hometowns, whereabouts, reasons for going out, dates and physical characteristics of the merchants are clearly indicated for inspection.

When applying for a road guide, you will naturally have to pay a certain fee, commonly known as "road guide money".

The so-called city registration is a certificate that can open a store and do business in a certain city.Those who have city registration are legal businesses that pay the local market rent. In addition, there will be shop assistants who show their cards, so they can be regarded as local residents.

The team leader carefully looked at the road guide and the words on the city book, and kept looking at the face of shopkeeper He.

Among the crowd on the deck, Gao Kewei was guessing the origin of these soldiers.

A low-level military officer inspected at Majiadu is also literate?
This is probably the most elite officers and soldiers in Sichuan.

Looking at a place far away from the pier, the grooms are taking care of more than [-] fine horses.

That is to say, all those inspected here are cavalry, and everyone has a horse.

Gao Kewei's face remained calm, but he knew one fact very clearly in his heart: this could only be sent by Xue Lun, and he was already looking for him.

The team leader saw that the physical description on the guide was indeed shopkeeper He himself, and then looked at the ten people in front of him.

The five guys are naturally trembling, and it seems normal to look like this.The four burly ones were probably guards, and there was a pedant with a face full of pouts.

The news from above was: Gao Kewei brought a lot of soldiers with him when he left Fucheng, and the guard of honor was in order.

Of course, if he wanted to escape, he would naturally have changed his appearance and concealed his whereabouts.But if he can work hard enough for Amber to personally lead a team to pursue him, Gao Kewei shouldn't have only such a few people around him.

At this time, the person who entered the cabin and checked carefully also came back: "Brother Xiong, there is no one else in the boat."

The squad leader nodded: "Put out your hands and let me have a look."

"...General, what's the meaning of this?" Shopkeeper He still said something extra, but after seeing his serious face, he said quickly, "Small talk, general, please look..."

He was a little worried.

Gao Kewei stretched out his hand in front of him calmly, and the team leader watched them one by one.

It depends on who is pampered?
The five guys naturally have rough palms, and the four guards are acting as guards. It is normal for them to be strong and look like they have been trained.

And when the team leader walked to Gao Kewei's side, he naturally smelled the smell of him staying in the cabin where all kinds of medicinal materials were kept for so long.

Since those hands are the hands of a doctor, it is normal that they are not so rough.

"Are you a doctor?" The team leader stopped in front of Gao Kewei, stared into his eyes and asked.

Gao Kewei had seen so many big scenes, and replied indifferently: "The general doesn't believe it? How about this old man joining you?"

He seemed calm and unhurried, and the team leader really stretched out his wrist: "Come on. We are looking for someone who plots against you. I can't believe you. You have to carefully verify your identity."

After finishing speaking, he turned his eyes to shopkeeper Na He and the others, to see their expressions.

Shopkeeper He showed a very nervous and aggrieved expression: "We are all law-abiding citizens, how can we be traitors? General, when did this Chengdu mansion have traitors? No wonder I came to Guan County today to see the general. Lord, you..."

The team leader focused on Gao Kewei's personal soldiers. Although their expressions changed slightly, they didn't say anything or do anything.

Gao Kewei really stretched out his hand, shook his sleeves, and then stretched out his fingers to get his pulse: Dare to pretend to be a doctor, because Gao Kewei is really interested in medical science, he knows a little bit, at least he can make nonsense.

What he wants to play is a team doctor who can distinguish medicinal materials, and he is not a genius doctor, and his medical knowledge is sufficient.

When he was feeling his pulse, he heard the captain suddenly said: "Your number is about the same as that group of rebels, stay on the boat first! Be honest, search each one! Are you a doctor? I will find another real one." The doctor is here to test!"

"General! I'm wronged, this, this, this..." The shopkeeper He suddenly became very nervous, and looked at Gao Kewei involuntarily, "Doctor Wang is really a doctor, why don't you wait for Doctor Wang to give the general his pulse and said One or two?"

The team leader still looked at Gao Kewei and those soldiers, took a step back and said with a sneer: "I'd rather catch the wrong one than let them go. Little doctor, you can still keep your face on hearing that we're looking for the traitor. Give me your pulse." Identity card? Brothers, surround yourself!"

"It's really wronged!" Shopkeeper He wept, and took out two silver ingots as if he was in pain, "The little ones have all the guides and city records, why should the general scare the little ones? Please accept the little ones, and invite the brothers to eat." liquor."

He acted like a sensible small businessman, as if this group of officers and soldiers frightened them just to extort some money.

The team leader continued to look at the few people in front of him not far away, acting very vigilant: "Don't give me such a trick, I have no ghosts in my heart, first obediently let my soldiers search and frisk you!"

All of a sudden, there was a sense of tension on the deck.

"Don't be afraid of being judged!" On the contrary, Gao Kewei stood up angrily, "Search if you want. Shopkeeper He, you can give me more money this time!"

It seems that he is only dissatisfied with this twists and turns.

Shopkeeper He could only smile wryly when he heard the words: "Don't be upset, Doctor Wang, please be patient for a while. Please forgive me, Doctor Wang is quite skilled in medicine, but his temper is not very good."

The squad leader had no expression on his face, but he just waved his hand and asked his men to come down and do a body search.

In silence, he has been paying attention to the reaction of the crew.

What Gao Kewei was afraid of was that his people were too nervous, so now he suppressed his unhappiness and asked someone to find a medical book that he had just read halfway from his bosom.

Naturally, nothing special was found on the rest of the people. The team leader looked through the medical book, looked at Gao Kewei, and then said: "It's true to search for traitors. You came from Chongqing Mansion. In the past two days, have you encountered a group of more than [-] people pretending to be a caravan?"

"General, I'm doing business outside. One more thing is worse than one less. I really didn't pay much attention to it." The shopkeeper He heard the words and sent the silver ingots again, "Since the general believes in us, you must accept this thought, and we will accept it as well." Take it easy."

"No need. Go to the pier and pay the tax before entering the city. If you encounter such a group of suspicious people later, report to the officer immediately, and you will be rewarded."

After saying that, he got off the boat without changing his face, and walked to the back of a boat that was leaning on the ferry.

Only then did Gao Kewei heave a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had told them before: Unless it is absolutely necessary, never do it in a panic.

The officers and soldiers who came to inspect did not accept money, and they checked in a very methodical manner. They even received orders to cheat, and there were people behind them pointing out.

Even the best soldiers in Sichuan may not be able to do business like this without collecting money.

It's just because it's a big deal, if something goes wrong after receiving the money, then it will be hard for them to justify.

As for the orders received, it is necessary to act flexibly according to different people, and the leaders in every place must be clever.

After heaving a sigh of relief, shopkeeper He yelled: "You three stay on the boat, Doctor Wang, and you six, get off the boat and enter the city with me."

Everything looks like it's a serious business.

He first entered the cabin with Gao Kewei and looked around. Although it was true that some places were turned upside down, it was obvious that they were just looking for a place to hide people.

"Master, do you want to hire two carriages when we get to the pier?" Shopkeeper He said solemnly, "I'm afraid there will be a lot of officers and soldiers along the way, turn into the small road and go to the town east of the city first, then abandon the carriages and go quickly? "

It's like this when I first arrived in Guan County, I'm afraid Shuzhong has already laid a net.

Gao Kewei's heart was also heavy, but he shook his head: "You don't have to. You enter the city as usual. On the way, I changed my clothes and only went with Tan Wu. I also have a guide. You and I will meet again at Yuexi Pengsi. "

After finishing speaking, he took out a few more pages of paperwork, a few bank notes, and two sets of Taoist robes from the small mezzanine where no one could hide between the bed boards in the cabin, and quickly packed them.

Unexpectedly, he had just prepared everything when he heard a noise outside.

"General, why do you..."

Shopkeeper He and Gao Kewei went to the door of the cabin to have a look, only to see that the team leader had gone and returned, and there was a rather emaciated person beside him.He looked over with bloodshot eyes, and when he saw Gao Kewei, he stretched out his hand and said, "Even if it's not real, it's still one of the stand-ins!"

Gao Kewei's heart shook violently, the team leader seemed to see a treasure: "Take it!"

Damn it, if it wasn't for a person who suddenly appeared to stop him after getting off the boat, claiming to be the captain of Jinyiwei Sichuan, he would have been walked by this adult who has experienced so much wind and rain!

This time it was not cheating, all the soldiers in this group drew their knives with glaring eyes.

"General, what do you mean..." Shopkeeper He was lucky.

Gao Kewei beside him complained: Why so fast?Only then escaped to the next day!
He knew that after dividing up the suspects along the way, the four guards left now could not resist at all.

But being blocked on this pier, how to escape?
Seeing that this group of people did not bring bows and arrows, Gao Kewei decisively pushed the shopkeeper Na He forward, and then jumped directly into the river.

He was born in Huguang with good water skills, but he hasn't been swimming for many years.

"Hey, it's your uncle!" The Captain Jinyi next to the team leader cursed, lifted his spirits, and then jumped into the water and quickly chased after Gao Kewei.

The boat was already in chaos, and the team leader repeatedly ordered: "Get the boat quickly, and the bow and arrow! They are all captured alive, don't hack them to death!"

Diving into diving, desperately fighting for life, Shopkeeper He has already been kicked over by him.

In the middle of the river, the captain in Jinyi had already caught up with Gao Kewei, strangling his neck with his backhand and stepping on the water, his head out of the water and panting: "I have been chasing you for two days and one night! Two days and one night!"

　There is one more at 10 o'clock

　　
　
(End of this chapter)