Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 160 Capture Jia Xu
Wuguan is located in the southernmost part of Shang County, north of Danshui River. Guancheng is built on a relatively flat highland in the canyon. It is close to the steep Shaoxi Mountain in the north and dangerous in the south. Hole.The terrain in Kansai is relatively flat, but when you go out of Kanto, you will wind along the mountainside, with high cliffs and deep valleys, narrow and difficult to walk, and it has been a battleground for military strategists since the pre-Qin period.

When the allied forces of the princes raised troops to challenge Dong, Wuguan was very heavily guarded because it guarded the main road out of the pass before Nanyang.

After the battle of the princes against Dong, the situation in the world was temporarily calm, and the passes were gradually opened. There was an endless stream of merchants from Nanyang to Guanzhong and Qianzhong to the Central Plains. People lined up to pass the pass every day.

At noon on the same day, the long line of merchants and common people waiting to pass through the west gate of Wuguan has extended to hundreds of steps away.

The sun was very venomous, and many people were sweating profusely from being roasted, and they all scolded their mothers secretly.

The soldiers guarding the gate were cold-hearted, and they were soft-hearted when they received money.

Originally, documents were required to enter the city, and some important passes required clearance documents issued by the imperial court.

However, since the great chaos in the first year of Zhongping, various places have fought endlessly for years, many local officials have fled collectively, and are in a state of anarchy, and the people are even more displaced.

However, it won't work if you don't let them pass the test.

The garrisons in various places can only strictly check the people who enter the city, but anyone who finds suspicious will be strictly interrogated.

In the long queue, Luo Zheng and Xu Chu were also cursing their mothers.

The land in Guanzhong in August is really too hot, and the vicious solar energy can burn people to death.

At this time, a middle-aged man next to him glanced at Luo Zheng, and couldn't help but ask: "Brother, you have a dignified appearance, and at first glance, you are not an ordinary person. It is rare to see such a majestic person like a nobleman. Dare to ask the surname Gao name?"

Luo Zheng glanced at the middle-aged man, and said casually: "Under Chen Ping, what is your name?"

The middle-aged man cupped his hands and said, "Xia Jia'an, brother, are you going to Nanyang?"

Luo Zheng nodded and asked: "Hearing the accent of Xiongtai, it seems that people from Liangzhou also went to Nanyang?"

Jia An shook his head and said: "No, I want to go to Wuguan to serve my clan brother, not to Nanyang."

Luo Zheng said 'oh', and said casually: "I think the brothers of the Xiongtai clan must have done well in Wuguan!"

Jia An smiled and said, "Brother Jia Xu, now the military commander is serving under the tent of General Li Li."

"Jia Xu?"

Luo Zheng was stunned, and there was a frightening light in his eyes.

Jia An didn't notice, and asked in surprise: "Brother, have you heard of my brother?"

Luo Zheng made a 'huh' and said: "Brother Tai is a famous scholar in Liangzhou, Jia Xu Jia Wenhe?"

Jia An nodded and said, "Exactly!"

Luo Zheng said with a smile: "I am very happy to make friends with famous people all over the world. I have heard about Brother Ling's name for a long time, but it is just a matter of fate. This time I passed Wuguan, and I knew that Mr. Jia Xu was in Wuguan. I should go to see him, but I don't know brother Can Taiwan introduce you?"

Jia An said happily: "Brother, you're being polite. I'll do my best for such a trivial matter."

Luo Zheng cupped his hands and said: "Thank you so much, brother!"

The time to speak has already reached the gate of the city.

The city gate guards stopped several people for interrogation. Jia An reported Jia Xu's name. After several city gate guards guarded Jia Xu's handwritten letter to Jia An, they immediately showed respect and let it go without searching. went in.

Luo Zheng and Xu Chu were searched all over by the two city gate guards, but they still refused to let them go.

It was because Xu Chu was too big, and he was a dangerous person at first glance.

After the city gate guards collected the entry tax, they still hesitated, wondering whether they should let the two of them enter.

Seeing this, Jia An hurriedly said: "Brothers, these two are good friends, and they came to visit my brother together."

"Ah, it turns out to be a good friend of my husband, please let me go!"

The chief next to him heard it, but he didn't dare to stop him, so he quickly let him go.

Only then did Luo Zheng's slightly frowned eyebrows relax, he glanced at Xu Chu who was about to explode, and followed Jia An into the city.

"Thank you, brother, for speaking out!"

After entering the city gate, Luo Zhengcai thanked Jia An.

Jia An said with a smile: "It's a trivial matter, nothing to worry about, brother, you don't have to be polite."

Luo Zheng nodded, and when Jia An asked where he was going, he followed Jia An directly to Jia Xu's mansion.

Who is Jia Xu? He is a well-known poisonous person who disrupted the country.

As early as in Luoyang, Luo Zheng had inquired about Jia Xu's whereabouts.

It's just that Jia Xu is not a very famous person yet, although he bears the name of a famous person from Liangzhou, few people know him, and he doesn't even know where he is, but he doesn't want to be under Li Li's tent. It's easy to find a place.

Now that we have met, how can we not pay a visit.

Thinking of this, Luo Zheng couldn't help but sneer at the corner of his mouth, but it quickly disappeared.

After about one stick of incense, the three of them inquired all the way and came to a relatively wide alley on An Street.

There are rich and powerful families on both sides, and one can tell at a glance that the people who live here are either rich or noble.

Jia An asked a few more people before taking Luo Zheng and Xu Chu to a house with a small footprint.

He knocked on the door, and an old man in his sixties opened the door.

"Old Xu!"

"Master Six!"

Jia An and the old man recognized each other at the same time and called out.

"Six years please come in quickly!"

The old man seemed to have known that Jia An would come, so he hurriedly invited the three of them in.

Jia An asked, "Old Xu, is brother at home?"

Old Xu said: "Master went to the office and has not come back yet, Mr. An, please serve tea in the inner hall!"

Jia An nodded, and when he followed Lao Xu to the inner hall, the housekeeper who got the news had already come out to welcome him.

"Master Six!"

"Old Jia!"

The butler, also surnamed Jia, quickly saluted and offered tea to give up his seat.

Jia An introduced Chen Ping and Xu Chu again, and asked, "Old Jia, when will the brothers return home?"

Old Jia Zuo couldn't help it: "Well, the master is busy with work, and this old slave doesn't know."

Jia An nodded, and stopped asking. After drinking tea, he went to the side room to rest.

Luo Zheng and Xu Chu were at peace with each other, resting in a wing room, waiting for Jia Xu to return home.

After dinner in the afternoon, when it was getting dark, Jia Xu finally came back.

When Luo Zheng and Xu Chu were invited to the side hall, Jia An and Jia Xu had already talked about each other for a long time.

Jia Xu is about forty years old, with a strange face, average build and height, nothing unusual, except for a pair of extremely clear and energetic eyes, which seem to be able to penetrate people's hearts.

Jia An pointed to Luo Zheng and said, "Brother, this is Chen Ping from Nanyang!"

Luo Zheng cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Jiuwen's name, I am passing through Wuguan today, and I am here to pay a visit. If you are presumptuous, please invite Haihan!"

Xu Chu stared at Xun Yu with his tiger eyes, without saying a word.

Jia Xu looked at Luo Zheng, then glanced at Xu Chu, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, his eyes suddenly became extremely sharp, staring at Luo Zheng said: "Who is this step, why do you want to mix into Wuguan?"

Jia An was stunned, glanced at his brother puzzledly, then looked at Luo Zheng, his face gradually changed.

Luo Zheng said in a deep voice: "What is the meaning of Mr.'s words, I am very puzzled!"

Jia Xu snorted and said: "Anyone in a high position has the power of life and death in their hands, and their words and deeds must be different from ordinary people. Just looking at the words and deeds of their feet, they are used to arbitrariness, and they have the power of life and death in their hands. It's just a cover-up. No matter how good it is, you can only hide it from some ordinary people, and how can you hide it from me. Who are you and what is the purpose of infiltrating Wuguan? They were captured and tortured."

Jia An's complexion changed again, and the eyes staring at Luo Zheng and Xu Chu were already faintly unfriendly.

"Hey, hahaha!"

Luo Zheng's face was pulled out, and he couldn't help laughing at the sky.

In my heart, I was secretly surprised at the same time, this guy's eyes are so vicious.

Although he didn't see through his origin, he could see through at a glance that the identity he fabricated was fake.

Jia Xu deserves to be Jia Xu, but this kind of vision is already few people can match.

Jia Xu was not angry, and said calmly: "I have confidence in my feet, but I don't know what to rely on. Although your family is brave, there are [-] defenders in Wuguan. As long as you give an order, you two will be unable to escape. what's so funny!"

Jia An glared at Luo Zheng, and asked, "Who are you?"

Luo Zheng smiled and said: "Want to know who this general is? You two brothers will know later."

After saying that, he waved his hand violently, and Xu Chu immediately rushed forward.

Jia Xu's face changed, and he was about to call the general to come in, but Xu Chu had already caught him.

Jia An was shocked and said: "How dare you..."

Just as he finished speaking, Xu Chu had already slashed on the neck with a knife in his hand, and passed out quite simply.

Jia Xu was greatly surprised, and finally realized that he had made a fatal mistake.

That is, he did not expect that this person who hides his head and shows his tail dares to commit murder in his own home without any scruples.

"Master, what happened?"

At this time, the family who heard the movement ran over and asked loudly at the door.

Luo Zheng's eyes sharpened, he stared at Jia Xu fiercely, and then waved his hand.

Xu Chu immediately let go of Jia Xu, and stood beside Jia Xu with his hands down.

Jia Xu was indeed a smart person, as if nothing had happened, he flicked his sleeves and said, "It's okay, you all step back!"

"Yes, sir!"

The general agreed and retreated immediately.

Luo Zheng looked at Jia Xu, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect to be afraid of death, hahaha!"

Jia Xu didn't take it seriously, and said calmly: "Ants cherish their lives, let alone humans?"

Luo Zheng said with a smile: "It's a state to be able to say that you are greedy for life and fear of death. Now your brothers' lives are in the hands of this general. I don't know how you feel?"

Jia Xu's eyes froze immediately, and he said in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

Luo Zhengdao: "If you don't change your name in a certain line of business, and don't change your surname when you sit, that's the case with General Pingdi Luo Zheng!"

"This……"

Jia Xu was really taken aback this time, and was speechless for a while.

General Pingdi Luo Zheng, what is this guy doing at Wuguan alone?
I've seen a brave man, but I've never seen such a bold man.

What's more, Luo Zheng abandoned Dong Zhuo and occupied Jincheng and Wuwei counties. Now he is considered a warlord. As the master of the three armies, he is not in Jincheng, so how he came to Wuguan is really surprising.

Even with Jia Xu's composure, she couldn't help but feel a little confused.

(End of this chapter)