The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 23 The first shock

"Who is coming? Yanmen pass has been closed, if you want to pass through, wait until noon, if not, don't blame us for being unpredictable!"

As soon as he approached the Yanmen Pass, he heard a blast.

"If you don't have anything to do, quit for half a mile, otherwise you will be taken as a spy!"

Hearing this, Wei Tao understood. No wonder he saw some people resting early on the road before, and he still smiled when he saw himself and others advancing.

It turns out that Yanmen Pass has strictly implemented the pass system.

"It's strange. In the past, the Yanmen Pass was not so tightly inspected, but what's going on now?"

Zhang Liao lived in Bingzhou for a long time, so he naturally knew that although Yanmen Pass charged a lot of tolls on weekdays, it was not strict enough to open and close the specific time.

But Zhang Liao still took a step forward at this time.

"Dare to ask this general to report that we are under the command of the Inspector Ding of Bingzhou. We are going to Mayi outside the Guan under the order of the Inspector. indivual."

While Zhang Liao was speaking, Wang He on the side also stepped forward and held up the official seal issued by him.

"Wait!"

After all, Wei Tao was a sergeant under the Bingzhou administration, and the other party obviously did not dare to be disrespectful, so he immediately reported it.

It is also fortunate that there have been no Han officials in Mayi for a long time, and this official seal has been withdrawn, otherwise Wei Tao would not have been so easy to prove his identity.

After a while, I saw the gate of Yanmenguan opened, two rows of soldiers stood beside each other, and the first one came forward and said proudly.

"Which of you is Mayi county lieutenant? If my lord sees you, everyone else will follow me. Just to remind you, this is Yanmen Pass. If you have any intentions, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Hearing the other party like this, Wei Tao naturally couldn't help it. The official position of Yanmen Gate Guard General is higher than that of a village general himself.

But when he saw the other party, Wei Tao was still slightly taken aback, and after a while, he hurriedly saluted.

"Wei Tao met General Gao!"

Gao Shun was already the first to serve at Yanmen Pass.

In this way, Zhang Liao's doubts before can also be answered. With Gao Shun's rigorous temperament, he will definitely not allow the Yanmen Pass to pass easily, let alone let people pry into the truth just because of some tariffs.

"I didn't expect General Gao to come here first. I hope that General Gao will help you in the matter of Mayi in the future. It is really difficult to solve the three problems in Mayi."

"Oh? Ziyu also knows about the three troubles in Mayi? If so, why didn't Ziyu tell the Lord? In fact, Master Ding may not just want Ziyu to go to Mayi. Ziyu is not old, and when he makes contributions in the future There are many more, why are you so anxious?"

Gao Shun is an upright person, but it doesn't mean that Gao Shun doesn't know the reality of interpersonal communication, he just does it because he doesn't want to.

Of course, Wei Tao would not know that the reason why Gao Shun said this again was because he really valued Wei Tao and didn't want Wei Tao to die because of it, and secondly it was because of Ding Yuan's entrustment.

Ding Yuan's original appointment was really to test whether Wei Tao had any conspiracy, and at the same time, he wanted to take the opportunity to suppress Chen Liuwei's family.

This suppression is not because of hatred suppression.

You must know that there are many great Han families, and in order to fight against eunuchs and foreign relatives, various families often unite.

But this does not mean that these aristocratic families live in harmony. If there is a chance to suppress the other party's power, no one will let go.

It's just that there is a limit to this kind of suppression, and it will not form a life-and-death enmity.

Just like Wei Tao this time, if Wei Tao expresses that he is helpless, then the face of the Wei family will indeed be damaged, but Ding Yuan will immediately change to another place for Wei Tao, which is also a considerable official position, and it is also tantamount to promotion. Wei's house.

It's just that Ding Yuan didn't expect that Wei Tao would actually agree to this matter.

You must know that Wei Tao is a direct descendant of Chen Liuwei's family, and the person who will inherit the Wei family in the future, if he dies because of this, then Ding Yuan will not be able to explain it.

So let Gao Shun hint again, if Wei Tao really insists on going his own way, Ding Yuan will not stop him.

Ding Yuan is the governor of a state, and the strength of Chen Liuwei's family is not weak, but it is not enough to make Ding Yuan worry.

"Thank you General Gao for your concern, but Tao has long been aspiring to his ancestor Wei Qing. Although Mayi is dangerous, he is facing the Xiongnu, and Tao's ambition can be realized."

"Okay! Since that's the case, I won't stop you anymore. If you have what you need, as long as I don't violate the principles and I can do it, then I will fully support you!"

Even Gao Shun couldn't help being shocked after seeing Wei Tao's firm confidence, and felt a little ashamed spontaneously.

"Thank you, General."

Wei Tao immediately bowed his hand again, and then said seriously.

"Tao has nothing to ask for, but I wish the peace of the big man, and I ask the general to let me leave the customs as soon as possible and go to Mayi."

To this, Gao Shun naturally promised that after confirming that there were no problems with the group, he would open the closed door wide and let them pass.

I have to say that there are differences inside and outside Yanmen Pass.

Although the place near Yanmen Pass is sparsely populated, you can still see a lot of fertile fields and crops from time to time, but after going out of Yanmen Pass, you can only see tall thatch for several miles, and there are not many fertile fields at all.

After arriving in Mayi, Wei Tao frowned even more.

The city of Mayi is completely dilapidated. It used to be surrounded by walls, but now the four walls are half missing. I don't know how many years it has not been repaired. As for the city gate, it is even missing.

If he hadn't been able to see that there were indeed people living inside, Wei Tao might have thought it was a ruin.

"This is Mayi?"

Wei Tao really couldn't believe it.

"Yes, young master, this is Mayi."

Not only Wei Tao, but even Zhang Liao and other Zhang's children were stunned. Obviously they didn't expect Mayi to be so dilapidated now, but Wang He seemed to have understood it a long time ago, and said softly.

"In addition, it is said that there are Xiongnu and horse bandits stationed in Mayi from time to time. With such a thin city wall, it goes without saying that it can stop anyone."

"I didn't expect Mayi to be so dilapidated. It's no wonder that there are three troubles."

Wei Tao sighed slightly, then looked serious.

"Everyone is paying attention. Since this Mayi troublemaker has a reputation, we may not be welcome."

"promise!"

Wei Tao nodded and stepped in first.

From the outside, the city of Mayi looked a bit dilapidated, but when he entered the city, Wei Tao found that it was not as barren as it looked from the outside.

People come and go, but they are not limited to Han people, and there are naturally many Huns.

When Wei Tao and others entered the city like this, they immediately attracted a lot of attention.

"Since this is the case in this city, let alone the county government, let's find a place to settle down first, and then see how this Mayi is!"

While Wei Tao was talking to Zhang Liao, out of the corner of his eyes, he saw a few Huns leaning forward.

"What do you want to do?"

When they first arrived, everyone was very vigilant. Hearing Wei Tao's drink, many people already put their hands on their knives and guns, staring closely at the visitor.

"Hey... What kind of good things did you Han people bring in? Looking at this posture, there should be a lot of good weapons! Let's take them out and have a look! I'll take care of everything, sir!"

Hearing what the other party said, Wei Tao was taken aback for a moment, and then he understood what the Huns meant.

These Huns thought they were smugglers and profiteers.

When he was in Bingzhou, Wei Tao had also seen and heard that many people secretly smuggled weapons and sold them to the Xiongnu for huge profits.

Regarding this matter, even Lu Bu turned a blind eye to this matter before. After all, for Lu Bu, no matter how sophisticated weapons were given to the Xiongnu, he was not his opponent.

Thinking about it further, now that Gao Shun is strictly inspecting Yanmen Pass, it is inevitable that he does not mean to prohibit the circulation of weapons in the Central Plains.

Ding Yuan is a scheming man and at the same time loyal to the big man, so naturally he can't see such a thing.

"Nonsense! This is the new county lieutenant, who is in charge of the county magistrate, why don't you hurry up and get out of the way!"

At Wei Tao's signal, a soldier beside him immediately scolded loudly.

"County lieutenant? Hahahaha...it's still Dahan County lieutenant..."

Sure enough, the majesty of the big Han no longer exists in such borderlands. Hearing this, even the Han people cast indifferent eyes, and the Huns laughed even more.

"Baby! Go home and get breastfeeding! Hahahaha..."

"laugh!"

This time, before the man's laughter stopped, he suddenly saw a cold light sweep across.

But before he could react, the cold light swept across, and Douda's head flew up directly.

The Huns were indeed cruel, but no matter how cruel the Huns were, it was impossible to react in time at this time, and even many people still had belly laughs on their faces.

"Kill them all!"

While slashing at another person with a sword, Wei Tao gave an order.

Who is following Wei Tao? Except for the original [-] people, they are all private soldiers of the Wei family and the Zhang family.

Needless to say, the loyalty of the private soldiers who followed here, Wei Tao's order, they don't care about so many, they just draw their swords and chop.

Even if there were more than 20 people who originally belonged to Wei Tao, including nearly ten "old people" such as Lao Fangtou, there would not be much hesitation.

In less than a moment, the dozen or so people who came up here were all beheaded, without even struggling to resist.

At this time, Wei Tao raised his head and looked around again, but seeing the people who were either indifferent or smiling, they were all flustered and scattered.

There were not many streets in the first place, but they were all empty in an instant.

"It seems that we are really unwelcome!"

Seeing this picture of driving, Wei Tao couldn't help laughing at himself slightly, but there was no trace of fear on his face.

But at this moment, Zhang Liao beside him couldn't help frowning slightly, and his eyes swept around. After a while, he immediately stepped forward and came to Wei Tao's side.

(End of this chapter)