Wushuang Wushuang Swordsman

Chapter 41
Li Xuange originally thought that a money-greedy general like Shi Shouxin must have ruined all businesses in Longmen Pass.

But in fact, after entering the customs, the commerce and trade are flourishing, and there are basically no people with good looks.

Many people live and work in peace and contentment, and there are almost no beggars on the streets, which is extremely rare in border towns.

Li Xuange couldn't help but be amazed, he ran into some common people on the road, recognized Shi Shouxin, and dared to go up to say hello and make jokes, it can be seen that when Shi Shouxin was guarding here, he didn't put on airs, which was quite recognized by the common people.

"Hey, it seems that General Shi is not only good at running the army to make money, but also good at running the people."

Shi Shouxin had a proud face, and he puffed his chest and said: "I guard the border, and I must always guard against the Liao people and the Mongols. If I don't treat the people in the pass better, so that everyone can eat, how can I support me in the war?"

"Didn't the imperial court send civil servants to manage Longmen Pass?"

"There are civil officials, but there are no high-ranking officials. Confucian officials and scholar-bureaucrats, how many people can stand the wind and sand here? So the civil affairs are basically taken over by our border guards."

Chatting along the way, Shi Shouxin brought Li Xuange to his other courtyard in the customs. This border area is barren and difficult, and his other courtyard has no other tricks.

The walls are also made of earth bricks, but the composite soil used is a little better than others, which is very strong and not easy to collapse.

"Today is a day off, and we will officially start tomorrow. It just so happens that Li Daxia also met Long Zaitian, the chief escort of the Longyang Escort.

Oh, there is also a swordsman from the Bagua Sect in Guanzhong, who was born in a well-known and decent family. Although his temper is a bit weird and he is reticent, such a person is more credible.

He will wait on the road when he leaves tomorrow, let's get to know each other then. "

After entering the lobby, there are already two people sitting here chatting.

Shi Shouxin clasped his hands and said: "I have been waiting for you for a few days, and the master Shi wants to invite has also been invited, let me introduce each other."

In front of him, a middle-aged man with gray hair and beard but hale and hearty, with a nine-ring sword on his back, introduced himself heartily to Li Xuange: "The head of the Xialongyang Escort Bureau, Long Zaitian, next to him is the dog Long Feiyang, I have long been fascinated by Li Daxia’s deeds in the Northwest Desert, but seeing him this time, he is indeed a hero born into a youth, which makes people even more admirable!”

This man is very good at talking about scenes, and his smiling face like a businessman is very kind.

Although Li Xuange wanted to complain about the names of the father and son, he still responded politely. After all, with the size of the Song Dynasty, the journey from here to Chang'an would have to span several states, thousands of miles away, and there were horse thieves from Xixia Dangxiang on the way. Very difficult to walk.

Shi Shouxin said: "Longyang Bodyguard Bureau is used to taking the road from the border of Kansai to Chang'an, so it's trustworthy."

Long Zaitian said: "Friends on the green forest road in Guanxi and Guanzhong will give me some favors, as long as I don't meet those barbarians from the Xixia Party, everything is easy to talk about."

Li Xuange also chuckled, secretly paying attention.

Xindao: In other words, if you encounter a Xixia barbarian, you may not be able to ensure your safe arrival.

Early the next morning, the bodyguard team was ready.

When Li Xuange came to the yard, he found that there were three full truckloads of goods packed in extremely heavy solid wooden boxes.

The one in the middle is protected by layers, but it is a rare strange rock in the desert. It is fixed on the carriage with ropes. If you look carefully, this stone has circles of texture like tree rings, which is very special. If it is used as a The landscape, however, is quite appropriate.

Seeing Li Xuange's strange expression, Shi Shouxin said, "All the gold, silver and jewels here are not as precious as this stone."

Li Xuange was very puzzled, "It's just a broken stone, why is it so precious?"

Shi Shouxin chuckled, "Whether it's worth it or not depends on who sees it. The officials in Chang'an City have a special hobby, that is, they like to collect strange stones from all over the world to decorate their gardens.

In the past when it was still peaceful, he was in Bianjing, and he set up a permanent flower and stone gang, looking for strange mountains and rocks in the Jiangnan area to decorate the harem.

Now, despite the turmoil of abdication, he has separated from Bianjing and regained power in Chang'an. After all, the land in Guanzhong is not as prosperous as the Central Plains, and the old palace in Chang'an is even more dilapidated.

The officials have always been deeply troubled, trying to improve the Garden of the Forbidden Palace, and promoting the Huashi Gang in the Guanzhong area, but they still can't find the beautiful and strange stones produced in the Jiangnan area.

My stone is worthless in other places, but if it is sent to Chang'an's palace, it will cost thousands of dollars to exchange for it!
I was dismissed from office this time, whether I can make a comeback in the future depends on this pounce! "

Hearing Shi Shouxin's various arrangements, Li Xuange was very bored because he still couldn't get rid of the officialdom.

Heart said: The emperor who gave up the throne to his son and then seized the throne is just like Song Huizong in the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty. I still want to collect strange stones from all over the world, hmph, immortality is simply unreasonable!

But Shi Shouxin has helped him a lot after all, and he is not a bad person. It is really hard to go back on what he promised this time, so he can only treat it as invisible.

This time, the Longyang Escort Bureau dispatched a total of more than [-] bodyguards, none of them were low-level troopers.

At the same time, Shi Shouxin brought with him more than 60 former personal soldiers, and the bodyguard team reached [-] people in total, which was quite a large number, and the cost of food and lodging along the way would not be small.

Li Xuange was a little strange, he didn't see Shi Shouxin's family, so he asked.

Shi Shouxin replied: "It's dangerous to carry darts this way, I have already arranged for my family to go to Chang'an, and I will personally transport the family's belongings."

After they left the customs, they headed east all the way, and met a knifeman with disheveled hair on the way.

Shi Shouxin cupped his hands at the other party, and introduced: "This is another master contacted by Shi, Dong Songnian, the head disciple of the Guanzhong Eight Diagrams Sect. He has a weird personality, so it's best not to disturb him."

As he spoke, he specifically explained the Bagua sect, "Guanzhong martial arts orthodox sects can be roughly divided into one family, two sects, three Buddhist sects, and four sects will have a competition every three years.

The Bagua Sect has won the first place for four consecutive times, and is praised by the martial arts people as the sect headed by the four Guanzhong sects. Dong Songnian also shined in the last big competition, defeating the disciples of all sects, and he was in the limelight for a while. "

Li Xuange raised his eyebrows, he was very interested in this family with two schools of thought.

After approaching, Li Xuange discovered that this disheveled swordsman had two knives on his body, a broad and thick long knife hanging from his back, and a short knife only two feet long hanging from his waist.

This man has a bearded face, very much like the down-and-out man in his previous world who suffered a mid-life crisis.

His loose hair covered one eye, occasionally a breeze blew by, and when he raised his bangs, he saw that there was only a hollow hole in the covered eye, which was actually one-eyed.

After such a person saw Shi Shouxin, he directly stepped on an empty horse brought by Shi Shouxin, followed the team silently, and did not say hello to anyone.

He just stood silently at the end of the team, leaving no room for outsiders to approach, which seemed very reliable.

The journey of the bodyguards was always calm, as Long Zaitian, the chief bodyguard of the Longyang Bodyguard Agency, said, he can handle everything from Longmenguan to Chang'an.

Everywhere he goes, Long Zaitian will come to the door to give red envelopes to people at the wharf, and then he will be able to pass by various places unimpeded, meet enthusiastic friends on the green forest road, and invite them to dinner with good wine and good food.

It's not like darts all the way, but a hiking tour.

This can't help but make Li Xuange, who has adapted to the crisis everywhere in the desert, feel emotional, the world in Guan Nei is all about rules!The friends in the rivers and lakes here are polite!

When he arrived in Suzhou, Shi Shouxin stayed for two days. It turned out that he was looking for his former superior. After explaining the reasons of all parties, he actually withdrew Li Xuange's arrest warrant.

It is said that it will save Li Xuange from all the troubles of hiding when he travels in the rivers and lakes in the future.

It has to be said that even if this General Shi is dismissed from office and stays at home, he still has considerable influence.

Li Xuange did not forget to practice his sword when he was walking with the team on the road, and now he has started to practice the water-piercing sword technique.

As far as his talent is concerned, the progress is fairly smooth, and he quickly got into the door, but it is not yet ready for actual combat.

The bodyguard team has traveled all the way for more than [-] days, and has passed through Suzhou. The front is Guanzhong, and the core of Guanzhong is the ancient capital of Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)