People in the city were talking a lot, and they all seemed to regard the Qinling incident as a topic of conversation after dinner, completely forgetting the panic when they heard the news.
Perhaps, compared to the invisible and intangible theories of ghosts and gods, the notices posted by the government are more convincing to ordinary people like them!
Furthermore, there has never been peace in Chang'an City! There would be a fire almost every three days, either in the Li family's cowshed or in the Wang family's warehouse. Even Miyagi, which is heavily defended, doesn't always shout "It's leaked?"
Since even the palace can cause trouble, it doesn't seem to be a big deal if a workshop is accidentally blown up.
As a result, Chang'an City gradually settled down under a notice. Even if there were a few people with evil intentions who wanted to talk about ghosts and gods, countless people would spit in their faces!
Your Majesty and Xiao Hou are sure of something, who are you to dare to question it?
However, Chang'an is stable, but south of Chang'an, in the vast Qinling Mountains, it is completely different at the moment!
A mountain pass at the junction of Lantian County and Qinling Mountains.
A large group of caravans crowded together like ants.
At the front of them, there was a whole team of warriors with swords and guns unsheathed. They were stuck at the exit, searching the passing caravan bit by bit.
There have been inspections here at the Qinling Mountain Pass before, but the inspections at that time were basically just a pretense, rummaging around randomly, and getting a few copper coins from the caravan steward, and then they were released happily.
However, this time seemed a little different from before. The group of soldiers with unfamiliar faces were extremely meticulous in searching the passing caravans.
Not only were they checking their directions and goods, but they were also checking the things on these people! All they had to do was make them take off their clothes and jump around in place a few times!
The soldiers inspected meticulously, which seemed like nothing, but for the caravan who was in a hurry, it could be life-threatening!
Especially in these caravans, many people are attracted by Hanzhong and even Lingnan Jiaguo. If they are delayed for a while, not to mention Jiaguo, not even dried fruits will be left!
So, after seeing that for a long time, only a few people were let go at Yamaguchi, several large caravans with names gathered together to discuss, relying on the strong power behind them, they would step forward to make peace with these big-headed soldiers. , so hurry up and don’t delay your trip.
However, they didn't think much, but when several shopkeepers came forward to announce their names, they realized that they didn't pay attention to them at all. No matter what you said, they just acted like they were doing business.
The shopkeepers had no choice but to look at each other and then quietly took out some belongings from their sleeves and handed them over.
Fortunately, those Qiu Ba finally responded and accepted the property with a smile, not forgetting to say thank you to them.
However, when the aching shopkeeper took the opportunity to suggest that he wanted to leave immediately, the smiling faces immediately turned cold again.
Go out? no problem! Get in line at the back! When the inspection is completed, when to leave! Want to make an exception? no way!
When did several big shopkeepers suffer from this kind of jealousy? The money you gave away hasn't even been warmed yet, so you turn your back on the person?
The shopkeeper, who was so angry that his whole body was trembling, came forward to argue, but without saying a few words, he summoned a whip, which made them wail and crawl all over the floor.
Even so, a school lieutenant still crossed his arms, stared at them condescendingly and yelled: If it hadn't been for the reward you had just given to your brothers, you would have been put on a prison car by now, taken to Chang'an and killed with a knife!
Looking at the captain like a crab, he returned to the chair and lay down in a arrogant manner.
The shopkeepers, who were covered in whip marks, were looking like fire! Just as he was about to get up and fight for his life, the next second, a snow-white steel knife was held to his neck again!
When he felt a bone-chilling chill on his neck, the anger in the shopkeeper's heart instantly disappeared! He hurriedly rolled back, not even daring to look at the soldiers.
The commotion at the mountain pass was naturally noticed by the people behind.
For a moment, the caravans who were still complaining all shut their mouths at this time, for fear of offending those thugs and causing an unnecessary disaster for themselves.
What does it mean when a scholar meets a soldier? This is called a scholar encountering a soldier. It’s not clear why!
"Hey! Lao Song, wasn't there no inspection here before? What happened this time?"
After seeing the trembling shopkeepers who had been beaten return to their caravan, a middle-aged man from behind the crowd withdrew his gaze, quickly chased after the fat man in front, and asked him in surprise.
"Shh, keep your voice down!" The fat man known as Lao Song was startled. He quickly turned around and looked around. When he found that no one was paying attention, he glared at the man and whispered: "Lao Zhu! What the hell do you want? If you die, stay away from me and don’t pull me!”
Seeing that Lao Song, who was known as a know-it-all, was so cautious, Lao Zhu was obviously startled, and quickly lowered his voice and said: "Ah? What on earth is so serious?! I just saw the shopkeeper of Pi Guogong's house being beaten too! "
"Nonsense?" Old Song rolled his eyes, glanced ahead, and said with a hint of sarcasm: "Humph, let alone Duke Pi, even if Duke Wei comes, it will be useless! Let me tell you, This time, His Majesty personally issued the order, and everyone in the Qinling Mountains, no matter who they are, must be inspected!"
"Ah? Everyone in the Qinling Mountains has to be investigated?" Lao Zhu's eyes widened and he took a breath and said, "His Majesty personally ordered it? Then what exactly is being inspected? Such a big battle?"
"What are you checking?" Lao Song seemed to enjoy the feeling of spreading gossip. He first smiled at Lao Zhu, and then said in an inaudible voice: "Spy! It is said that there is a spy mixed in the Qinling Mountains! Your Majesty is furious , is being investigated thoroughly!"
"What?" Lao Zhu heard this and looked at the surrounding mountains in disbelief: "There is a spy in the Qinling Mountains? Looking for someone in such a large Qinling Mountains is like looking for a needle in a haystack?!"
"What do you know? You have to find a needle in a haystack! Your Majesty said in the notice that this spy stole something very important! No matter who it is now, as long as they can catch him, the reward will be enough to spend a lifetime! Tsk tsk, no Who knows who is so lucky! If you catch such a gold ingot, you will enjoy it for the rest of your life!"
"A bounty that cannot be spent in a lifetime?" Lao Zhu was also shocked at this time and said: "What on earth did this spy steal that made His Majesty catch him personally? Could it be that he stole His Majesty's sister?"
"Tsk, who knows!" Old Song Chao spat on the ground and gritted his teeth: "Anyway, no matter what you steal, it won't be our turn to make a fortune! You don't know, not only here, but all mountain passes now have Heavily guarded! The mountains are also heavily guarded. He really can’t get out of the Qinling Mountains except by taking those extremely dangerous paths!"
