The chief flag officer came to the fat middle-aged man and said with an apologetic smile, "The people below are all rough people and ignorant. I am here to apologize first. I hope this shopkeeper doesn't mind."
The fat middle-aged man glanced at him and said, "From now on, let's keep our eyes open. This is Xu Ji's team. Next time, don't be an official like you. Wait until you go to jail."
"Yes, yes, yes, what this shopkeeper is teaching me is that I failed to take care of my subordinates." The flag officer apologized repeatedly, then looked at the soldiers on the side and scolded, "What are you still doing? Why don’t you move everything out of the way quickly and let Xu Ji’s motorcade pass by.”
Several soldiers ran to the wooden fence and moved everything in front of them aside.
The fat, white middle-aged man said to the flag officer in front of him, "You are sensible, so I won't bother with you this time. If it happens again, be careful with your lives."
"Yes, yes." The flag officer kept smiling and apologizing, as if he was not among the people being scolded.
The fat middle-aged man returned to his carriage.
The driver of the lead car of Xu Ji's motorcade whipped up his whip to drive away the animals and pulled the cart forward. The carts behind them all followed, passing through the gate of Xinpingbao City and heading towards the grassland to the north.
After the convoy had gone away, the soldier who was beaten came to the flag officer and whispered, "Boss, let them pass like this. If the general asks about it, we won't be able to explain it."
The chief flag officer looked away and said, "Didn't you hear what that person said just now? They said that Xu Ji is the governor's business. Could it be that you even want to seize the governor's belongings?"
"I don't dare, even if my subordinates have the courage to take anything from the governor." The soldier waved his hands repeatedly, and then said, "But if this caravan under the banner of Xu Ji is really the governor's business, then They are too courageous and don't know how to cover up at all, so they are not afraid of causing trouble to the governor."
"What do you know?" the chief flag officer said, "Even if the name of the business is Xu Ji, who can prove that it is the governor's business? It cannot be because the governor's surname is Xu. As long as the business name is Xu Ji, it belongs to the governor."
"What the leader said is true." The soldier said, "My subordinates think too simplistically. However, I am worried that if their caravan has nothing to do with the governor and is just under the banner of the governor, it will be given to us by us." If you let him go, if the general knows about this, he will inevitably blame you."
Hearing this, the chief flag officer said, "No matter whether this Xu Ji is the Governor's business or not, we can't take this risk. You have to understand that Governor Xu can kill us with just one little finger. We don't have to." Because of this, I have offended the governor."
"You are so thoughtful." The soldier boasted.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense. It's not okay to slap you just now. This is one tael of silver. Use it to buy yourself some soup." As he said that, the flag officer took out a piece of broken silver and threw it to the person in front of him. Soldiers.
The soldier took the silver with both hands, put it into his sleeve with his backhand, and said with a smile on his face, "Thank you for the reward."
"Don't be too busy thanking me. The money is not given to you for free." The chief flag officer said, "Go to the Tiger Flag's shop in the fort and tell the people of the Tiger Flag about the caravan heading north to the grassland. .”
"Don't worry, my subordinate will go right away." The soldier agreed, turned around and ran into Xinping Fort.
The other soldiers on the side looked envious when they saw that the soldier who had been slapped got a tael of silver in free money. They wished they had been slapped on the face just now, so that they would be the one who got a tael of silver in free money.
The chief flag officer looked at the other soldiers at the city gate and said, "You guys stay here and guard. If there are any caravans coming, remember to stop them. No caravans are allowed to easily go from Xinpingbao to the grassland." superior."
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Several soldiers around agreed in unison.
The chief flag officer then left the city gate and returned to the city gate tower.
Not long after, a fast horse galloped out from the gate of Xinpingbao City.
"It's exciting this time." A soldier at the city gate looked at the fast horse going away and whispered to himself.
After hearing this, a person next to him asked, "What's going on?"
The soldier said, "Lingqiu's Tiger-Character Banner has been doing business on the grassland. Now the governor suddenly intervened and wanted his Xu Ji to do business with Beilu. Do you think Liu Dongzhu of Tiger-Character Banner can do that?" agree"
"Dongzhu Liu of Tiger Character Banner is just a white man. What can he do to the governor? It would be great if the governor doesn't deal with him." Another soldier looked disapproving.
The soldier sneered, "Tiger Character Flag is not an ordinary business. That Mr. Liu can create such a big business in just a few years, he is not someone to be trifled with."
Another soldier curled his lips and said, "The governor can take care of Tiger Character Banner and Dongzhu Liu with just one sentence. Does Liu Dongzhu of Tiger Character Banner still have the courage to go against the governor, unless he doesn't want to live anymore."
His words were recognized by most of the soldiers.
In their hearts, he is the most powerful person in Datong, while Hu Ziqi is just a business, and Liu Heng is just the proprietor of the business. Compared with the governor, they are worlds apart.
More than ten miles away from Xinping Fort, a team of about a hundred people was heading towards Xinping Fort.
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An oncoming fast horse stopped in front of the team, and the rider on the horse shouted, "Is Mr. Cao here?"
Cao Guang took a few steps from behind to catch up and said, "You just came out of Xinping Fort. Is there any news from Xinping Fort?"
The rider often went to Daliang Mountain to deliver news, so Cao Guang naturally recognized him.
The rider on the horse said, "My shopkeeper asked me to tell Master Cao that Xu Ji's motorcade has left the pass and should be on the grassland by now. The rest can only be done by Master Cao himself."
"Okay, I understand." Cao Guang nodded.
The rider turned the horse's head and urged the horse to return to Xinpingbao along the original road.
Ma Lin walked to Cao Guang and said, "Should we order our people to speed up and try to catch up with Xu Ji's caravan before dark?"
"There's no rush." Cao Guang shook his head and said, "They are carrying a lot of goods to the grassland and they can't move very fast at all, so we don't have to be in such a hurry."
"You mean we won't chase him now?" Marin asked doubtfully.
Cao Guang said, "We still have to chase, but don't chase too hastily. We only need to enter the grassland before dark. We will wait until their convoy goes deeper into the grassland. Then we will take action."
"That's fine." Marin nodded, and then added, "With so many of us on the road, we are too conspicuous. I think we should hurry up and get to the grassland as soon as possible."
Cao Guang shook his head slightly and said, "Many of the soldiers in the team we brought have only been training for a month. After traveling for such a long time, I'm afraid they are already tired. Why don't we let the team rest here?" physical strength."
Marin glanced at the team and found that there were indeed many soldiers with tired looks on their faces, and said, "Okay, I will listen to you. I will tell the team to rest where they are now, and we will be on our way again in half an hour."
Cao Guang nodded.
