The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 180
It was just before dawn, and it was also the time when people were most likely to get sleepy. The soldiers on duty had probably dozed off, so Jia Huan took pictures of the camp door several times, and finally a yawning voice came from inside: "Who's there?" Are there any noises outside?"

Jia Huan immediately said loudly: "Urgent military information, please inform the adults of Qianhu immediately." Then he added: "It's urgent, don't delay."

As soon as the words were spoken, several torches lit up inside, followed by a burst of messy footsteps, and figures on the tower in the camp moved. It was obvious that the soldiers on guard duty had finally returned to their positions and looked out from the tower.

They probably saw that there were only two people outside the camp gate and they could not pose a threat, so after a moment, the camp gate opened with a bang, and a group of officers and soldiers wearing local guard uniforms rushed out and surrounded Jia Huan and Lu Xiangsheng. live.

The leader of the officers and soldiers was a Xiaoqi (equivalent to a squad leader), about thirty or forty years old, with a standard waist knife on his waist. He looked at Jia Huan and Lu Xiangsheng up and down, and found that both of them were carrying weapons, and There were bloodstains all over their bodies, and they immediately asked vigilantly: "Who are you?"

Jia Huan calmly clasped his fists and said, "I am Jia Huan, the student of Yingtian Prefecture. This is Lu Xiangsheng, the student of Changzhou Prefecture."

When Xiaoqi heard that both of them were scholars, his expression softened a little, and he asked politely: "Since you are students, why are you here in the middle of the night?"

Jia Huan briefly explained his request for help and showed Lin Ruhai's seal.The little flag was shocked when he heard this. The matter was so important that he did not dare to delay, so he immediately reported in personally.

However, after waiting for nearly half an hour of burning incense, there was still no movement inside. Lu Xiangsheng was puzzled, and Jia Huan felt a faint uneasiness in his heart. Something was not right, because logically speaking, it was related to the fate of Yangzhou's salt inspector and Yangzhou's fortune. The salt envoy's life was in danger. The chief of Qianhu Station at Yunti Pass should be very nervous. Why was he so slow to respond?

Jia Huanzheng was hesitant. The Xiaoqi just now finally returned and brought an officer with him. Judging from his attire, he should be that of a hundred households.

"Zou Baihu, these two people reported the urgent military information." Xiao Qi pointed at Jia Huan and Lu Xiangsheng.

This Zou Baihu was about thirty years old, with a medium build, a short beard under his chin, and slightly triangular eyes. He first looked at Jia Huan and Lu Xiangsheng leisurely and asked: "Who are you and where did you come from?" What urgent military situation is there?"

Jia Huan secretly frowned. What he hates the most is this kind of person who is obviously in a hurry but still talks in a slow and official manner. Xiao Qi must have explained it to him, but he still has to ask again. It is just asking for trouble, but now he has a request. Naturally, you have to be polite to others, so Jia Huan had to patiently state it again, and showed the seal of the Salt Patrol Censor: "Master Lin and Master Zhang's lives are hanging by a thread. Please report it immediately to Zou Baihu." Lord Ming Qianhu, send troops to help quickly, otherwise it will be too late."

Zou Baihu said contemptuously: "What do you, a weak scholar, know? You don't need to teach me how to do things. You can give me the seal first to verify its authenticity. How can you mobilize the officers and soldiers of the guard station just by saying something?"

Jia Huan raised his eyebrows, feeling displeased in his heart, but he still handed over the seal of the Salt Patrol Censor. This thing was real, and he wanted to see what tricks the other party could play.

Zou Baihu took the seal and pretended to check it, and then said: "It seems to be true, but I can't say for sure. You wait a moment, and I will show it to Master Qianhu for a clear inspection before making a decision."

Jia Huan reached out and took the seal back, and said coldly: "It can't be fake if it's true, and it can't be true if it's false. Take me to see you Qianhu immediately. If you want to verify it, you must verify it in front of me."

Jia Huan finally got a little angry after this guy kept nagging for time, and he stopped being polite when he spoke.

Zou Baihu was stunned for a moment. He obviously didn't expect Jia Huan's movements to be so slippery. He took the seal back in one fell swoop when he was not prepared. Naturally, he felt that his face was dull. In addition, Jia Huan's tone was a bit harsh, so He said angrily: "Boy, are you ordering me to do something?" Jia Huan said calmly: "I don't dare, please ask Zou Baihu to take me to see Mr. Qianhu immediately."

Zou Baihu sneered, crossed his arms and said, "Why? Who do you think you are? You can see us, Mr. Qianhu, whenever you want?"

"Jia Huan is just a scholar. He came to recruit troops under the order of Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor. If Zou Baihu feels that he can afford the consequences of this, he can kick us two out. I, Jia Huan, will definitely turn around and leave. .”

Jia Huan looked into Zou Baihu's eyes with a calm expression, and added: "By the way, I dare to ask Zou Baihu's name. If the court investigates in the future, Jia Huan will have an explanation."

Zou Baihu's face suddenly turned ugly. He was clearly offended by Jia Huan's words. The Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor and the Capital Transport Envoy were both important figures. If he died in the hands of pirates, the entire court would be shocked. It was Long Yan who was furious and pursued it, and he couldn't escape the relationship, so he rolled his eyes and snorted: "Boy, if you have the guts, come with me to see Mr. Qianhu."

Jia Huan cupped his hands and asked Lu Xiangsheng to go to the camp gate together.

Lu Xiangsheng felt happy in his heart. He was also very annoyed with Zou Baihu for making things difficult for him. However, he was not good at words and was afraid of doing something bad, so he kept hiding it. When he saw that Jia Huan was able to control him with just a few words, he couldn't help but admire and admire him. I envy, I admire Jia Huan’s courage, and I envy Jia Huan’s eloquence!

"Wait a minute, hand over the weapons first." Zou Baihu waved his hand and had Jia Huan and Lu Xiangsheng's knives taken away. However, Jia Huan's musket was stuffed into his boot and was not taken away.

Zou Baihu brought Jia Huan and Lu Xiangsheng to a barracks and said calmly: "Wait here."

Jia Huan saw that the barracks was small and did not look like a place for discussion. He frowned and said, "Where is Mr. Qianhu?"

Zou Baihu said coldly: "I asked you to wait, didn't you hear me?" After saying that, he walked out quickly and ordered the soldiers to close the door.

Jia Huan suddenly felt something was wrong and shouted: "Brother Jiandou, we can't let him close the door."

Lu Xiangsheng reacted quickly and kicked the camp door. The soldier who was trying to lock the camp door was immediately kicked out by his companions. His forehead was hit hard and blood flowed all over his face.

Although Lu Xiangsheng is tall and thin, like Tie Hu, he is a person with natural powers, which is evident from this kick.

Jia Huan was stunned for a moment. He obviously didn't expect Lu Xiangsheng to be so violent. He just asked him to stop the door from closing, but he directly injured someone. However, he couldn't care so much at this time. The other party obviously had evil intentions, so he rushed out of the barracks.

Lu Xiangsheng also rushed out, and Zou Baihu came to his senses at this time, drew out his sword and shouted sternly: "You dare to hurt people here, come on, arrest these two pirate spies. "

(End of this chapter)