The west gate of Bashan City.
The queue for entering the city was very long.
As a large city near the Imperial City, Bashan City is several times larger than Baiyu City, and its prosperity is far beyond that of the small towns and cities bordering Zhiyuan County.
When the sun was three poles high, we finally reached Yunque.
The military leader at the city gate had big yellow teeth, glanced at the convoy, and said in a mocking tone:
"What's in the car?"
"They are all tea cakes. They come all the way to earn some hard-earned money." Yun Que said and handed the other party two taels of silver.
Regardless of the small amount of money, the other party nodded with satisfaction.
Yun Que was familiar with this kind of thing because he knew Mei Qian very well.
Mei Qian once said that there is something special about giving money at the city gate.
One tael of silver indicates that the goods are valuable, and I am afraid that the soldiers will damage them during inspection.
With twenty taels of silver, in addition to the valuable goods, I was in a hurry to deliver the goods for fear of delaying the time.
The three taels of silver were due to a dispute with the city gate defenders, and they were afraid that the other party would make things difficult for them.
Once it exceeds three taels of silver, something is wrong, and there must be some shady reason.
Whenever Mei Qian receives a toll of more than three taels of silver, not only will he not let it go, but he will conduct a thorough inspection of the convoy's cargo, and he will definitely be able to uncover more benefits.
The army leader pretended to open the two boxes of tea cakes, looked at them twice and then let them go with a big wave of his hand.
As for the customs clearance document, I just showed it casually and didn't even bother to read it.
Bon Voyage.
When the group was about to arrive at the city gate, a group of soldiers walked out of the city, led by a general wearing armor.
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He was about forty years old, riding a tall horse, and raised his hand to stop the convoy.
Yun Que secretly said that he was unlucky.
This general is obviously not the one guarding the city gate. He may be patrolling here, or he may have to go out of the city for business.
If you look carefully, the heavy crossbow hidden under Tea Cake will appear.
General Pian dismounted and walked to the front of the convoy, knocked on the big wooden box and said:
"What's inside."
The military leader who received the money hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "Report to General Li! It's tea cakes. I just checked them out."
General Li snorted coldly and said:
"There are dozens of boxes in total, but you only checked two boxes. Bandits have been rampant recently. If there are bandits hidden in these boxes who come to the city to cause chaos, what crime should you be responsible for?"
The leader of the army broke into a cold sweat and kept accusing him.
This scene made everyone in Heifeng Village sweat.
The steady Princess Lingyun also felt her heartbeat speeding up and became nervous at this moment.
General Li obviously wanted to teach the army leader a lesson, and all he said were threatening words.
But he was right!
Although there are no gangsters in the box, the people pulling the box are all gangsters!
General Li opened a large wooden box with his own hands, poured out all the tea cakes, and inspected them from top to bottom.
Hundreds of military crossbows were concentrated in the wooden box at the end of the convoy. If they were opened like this, the secret would be revealed sooner or later.
Chang Wei was so nervous that his Adam's apple rolled and he swallowed.
He knew very well that to be able to serve as a general in a big city like Bashan City, one must have at least a seventh-level cultivation level.
If the opponent sees the heavy crossbow, it will be troublesome.
General Li emptied the two wooden boxes in succession and ordered his men: "Open all the boxes."
The surrounding soldiers quickly began to pry the boxes and empty the tea cakes.
There was a clang.
Yun Que made an unexpected move at this time and pushed a wooden box out of the car with a muffled sound.
"General, you dropped something."
Yun Que pointed to the wooden box that fell at General Li's feet and said seriously.
"Oh? Really."
General Li narrowed his eyes and said indifferently.
"Of course! I saw it with my own eyes." Yun Que said: "Tea cakes are most afraid of getting wet and cannot withstand the tossing. It's convenient for adults."
"Hmph, stop being so glib. Rules are rules. How can we allow traders like you to change them easily?"
General Li spoke indifferently, raised his foot and kicked the wooden box behind him, and ordered the soldiers who were checking the wooden box:
"Be smart with your hands and feet. I have to go out of the city to do some business, so I don't have time to waste time here."
The soldiers who were inspecting the goods immediately understood the words and stopped digging under the boxes. After a cursory inspection, they all jumped out of the car.
General Li took a box of tea cakes and left with his men.
He didn't even look at Yun Que.
The bandits breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly repacked the scattered tea cakes.
A near miss!
Mu Qingyao cast an admiring look at Yun Que.
A box of tea cakes can perfectly resolve a crisis. This kind of calm demeanor in the face of crisis is really rare.
In fact, Yun Que had already seen that General Na Li was dissatisfied with the garrison leader and was just using his convoy to beat him.
Since the general is not satisfied, let him be satisfied.
The weight of a gift is always the best measure of satisfaction.
It's just that Yun Que didn't expect that General Li would accept it so happily without any suspicion at all.
A box of tea cakes costs at least dozens of taels of silver. If you exchange it for cents, you will definitely find something fishy.
Glancing at General Li in the distance, Yun Que sneered.
What kind of general is he? He's just a loser who is worth less than a dollar.
The road into the city was now clear. Yun Que did not leave the city gate immediately, but instead brought down another box of tea cakes.
He found the leader of the defenders and said:
"Excuse me, sir, please help me deliver the box to General Li's house. We will have to trouble General Li from now on."
After saying that, Yun Que handed over another two taels of silver.
When the little leader heard this, he nodded repeatedly, patted his heart and said, don't worry, it will definitely be delivered.
After Yun Que and his party left, the little leader held the two taels of silver in his hand and muttered:
"What a damn profiteer. I got you right this time. General Li loves tea the most. If you hug this big tree, you can make a lot of money in Bashan City from now on."
Twenty taels of silver is naturally a lot of money for running errands, and the little leader doesn't have to go there himself, he can just ask one of his subordinates to run the errands.
He didn't have to do anything, he just got two taels of silver for free, and naturally everyone was happy.
After entering the city, the bandits finally relaxed and looked around.
As bandits, they would never dare to come to Bashan City. They have not experienced life in the city for many years, and everything they see is new.
Mr. Pingshan followed Yun Que and said angrily:
"One box of tea is not enough. You gave that bastard another box. You should have bitten him in half just now to see if he dared to extort benefits! Dealing with you human race is really infuriating!"
"What do you know? This is called destroying wealth to eliminate disaster. Anyway, it's not your wealth that is destroyed." Yun Que said.
"I just can't stand the filthiness of your human race! I'm so angry!" Lord Pingshan said angrily.
"If you don't like it, you can learn slowly. When one day you are blackmailed by a stronger demon clan, you can also prepare some benefits, maybe you can save your life." Yun Que said.
Mr. Pingshan was so angry that he gritted his teeth. He really had nothing to say to Yun Que's absurd reasoning.
Mu Qingyao explained kindly:
"The second box of tea cakes I sent was not for the purpose of losing money and eliminating disaster, but to frame someone up for trouble."
"Framed? How can giving him something be framed?" Mr. Pingshan was confused.
Mu Qingyao said patiently:
"Think about it, how we entered the city. If General Li hadn't been accommodating, the crossbow arrows in the box would have been discovered long ago. General Li took away a box of tea cakes, and we sent another box to his house. This Call it conclusive evidence."
"What evidence?" Mr. Pingshan became more and more confused as he listened.
"Fornicating with bandits." Mu Qingyao whispered.
Pingshan Jun suddenly realized that he remembered that he had an identity besides the demon clan.
I'm a bandit!
The people in Heifeng Village don't know Yun Que's ultimate goal, but Pingshan Jun does.
The so-called making a big deal refers to disrupting Bashan City and attracting a group of officers and soldiers to pursue them.
In order to escort Princess Lingyun, Yun Que will definitely kill someone. When the gangsters here take action, General Li will become an accomplice. The box of tea cakes in his house is the best evidence.
Even if he doesn't lose his head, he will be dismissed from his position and end up miserable.
After thinking about it, Mr. Pingshan became more cheerful and said in admiration to Yun Que:
"You humans have so many tricksters! Especially you, you have such a dark heart!"
Mu Qingyao covered her mouth with joy after hearing this.
Yun Que glared at the little princess angrily.
It would be nice to explain something to a tiger demon and make it confused. You can trick it like this again in the future.
This is just great,
Mr. Pingshan has learned a lot, and this trick is useless to him.
After finding an inconspicuous tavern, Yun Que bought all the food.
A hundred or so strong men will not have the strength to fight later if they don't have enough to eat.
Mu Qingyao's situation has become very dangerous since entering the city.
The Red Lotus Sect has countless spies, so the shorter Mu Qingyao's stay in the city is, the better.
Yun Que was ready to take action after eating.
Kill Tong Qi first.
Killing a school captain was definitely a serious crime and would be enough to alert the defenders to pursue him. When the time came, Yun Que could just take Mu Qingyao and escape as planned.
As for the bearded man selling military crossbows, Linghu Hao, Yun Que had no intention of touching him.
In the original plan, Yun Que wanted to kill Ling Huhao to create chaos.
Ever since he learned that the party picking up the goods was the Red Lotus Sect, Yun Que gave up the idea.
It is possible that the crossbows themselves were transported from the imperial city by the Red Lotus Sect.
Bashan City is just a passing stop.
And that beard is most likely from the Red Lotus Sect.
To kill him would be tantamount to running into the Red Lotus Sect's lair.
Dealing with beards is easy.
When Mu Qingyao returns to the imperial city, the emperor can order the arrest of Ling Huhao and torture him to find out the truth.
Ling Huhao has a pawn shop in Bashan City. The monks can escape but not the temple.
After eating and drinking, and settling the bill, Yun Que just stood up to leave when he heard someone shouting behind him.
"Young man in black, stop for me!"
This shout was full of authority and appeared suddenly.
A group of bandits had just finished eating and had not yet gotten up. After hearing this, they all grabbed their weapons and were ready to take action at any time.
Yun Que paused in his steps.
The voice sounded familiar.
Looking back, I saw that we were really familiar!
There is a private room in the tavern. Two middle-aged people walked out, one was tall and thick, and the other was wearing small shoes.
It was Ma Xiaojiao, Ma Yong, the county magistrate of Zangshi Town, and Niu Bucai, the chief clerk.
Yun Que stopped the two of them back to the private room without saying a word. The identity of the princess could not be mentioned in front of the group of bandits outside.
Otherwise it is easy to do bad things.
"Why are you here?" Yun Que said, closing the door.
Ma Yong Chunfeng said proudly: "Hey, thanks to you and the princess this time, I have been promoted and transferred to Bashan City."
Niu Bucai said proudly: "Your Excellency is not the county magistrate now, but has been transferred to Bashan City and became the prefect!"
After saying this, the two of them saw the princess who had changed clothes next to them and hurriedly paid their respects.
Yun Que was surprised by the speed of Ma Yong's promotion. After asking, he learned that Ma Yong ordered an investigation into the last murder case in Zangshi Town. From the identities of the three murderers, he found out a trading company, which was actually smuggling arms. There were some swords from the army and a dozen heavy crossbows.
After solving such major cases and using their connections, Ma Yong and Niu Bucai were finally promoted from county magistrate to prefect, taking charge of one side.
After learning about Ma Yong's promotion experience, Yun Que's expression became strange.
This horse's little feet are very lucky.
The three warriors in Zangshi Town were obviously members of the Red Lotus Sect, and the trading firm behind them must also be a branch of the Red Lotus Sect.
This guy Ma Yong didn't know the truth, and he actually sent someone to take down the Red Lotus Sect. He can survive until now, probably because the Red Lotus Sect didn't want to cause more trouble, so they didn't settle the score with him.
Otherwise, Ma Yong himself would not know how he died.
"The official's ability to sit in the position of magistrate depends entirely on the support of the princess. From now on, if the princess gives orders, the official will do his best and die!" Ma Yong said to his horse.
"Yes! Just die!" Niu Bucai quickly followed suit.
Yun Que said: "Master Ma has come at the right time. The princess has something to do and needs your help."
"Princess, please speak! I will fight to the death by swords, mountains of fire, and seas of fire!" Ma Yong said.
"Yes! I won't give up even if I die!" Niu Bucai followed.
Mu Qingyao looked at Yun Que in confusion, wondering how these two people could help.
Yun Que said in a deep voice: "Sir, please light the beacon tower!"
