When Qin Shaoyou and the others returned to Qingtang Acropolis, it was almost dusk.
When they saw their 'food transport team' coming from a distance, the soldiers guarding the city gate became nervous, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
As the military flags danced above the city, a small group of cavalry galloped out of the city and stopped Qin Shaoyou and others several hundred meters outside the city, keeping about a stone's throw away from them.
In the cavalry team, a man who looked like a general asked aloud: "Who are you? What do you do?"
Seeing this, Qin Shaoyou raised his right hand to signal the team to stop, and replied loudly: "We are from the Fucheng Hundred Household Office, and we were ordered to escort the grain and grass prepared by Fucheng Prefecture to Qingtang Guard."
During previous investigations at various levels of yamen in Qingtang Acropolis, Qin Shaoyou and the others saw information and documents saying that several prefectures and counties, including Fucheng, would send people to send military supplies and supplies recently, so they chose such an identity. .
However, although Qin Shaoyou and others were indeed dressed like local guardsmen, this small group of cavalry did not relax their vigilance. They still had their arrows in the bow and their swords out of their sheaths, guarding against Qin Shaoyou and others being Qingtang barbarians. Soldiers pretending.
The leading general, after looking Qin Shaoyou up and down, glanced at the grain truck behind them and asked again: "Why are there only so many trucks of grain and grass?"
Qin Shaoyou smiled bitterly and said: "You don't know, the rain in Fucheng is not good this year, the harvest is not good, and the epidemic curse broke out not long ago. In addition, the Black Lotus Sect took the opportunity to cause trouble, and the people really can't squeeze out too much food. Even these carts of grain were raised by the magistrate from wealthy gentry families through all possible means."
Hearing this, a cavalryman next to the general snorted coldly: "We are fighting the enemy in the front, but these local officials in the back can't even raise food and grass, they are just a waste of money. If you ask me, we shouldn't let these The local officials go to collect food, and we go there ourselves and make sure we do better than them. Whoever dares not to pay the food will be deprived of food and we will see if they pay."
"Shut up." The general glanced sideways at him and scolded in a low voice: "It's enough to complain in front of the brothers. Can you say it in front of outsiders? Aren't you afraid of causing trouble to the Marquis? ?”
The cavalryman was so scolded that he shrank his neck and said with a dry smile: "Boss, don't be nervous. I spoke so quietly and so far away from them, how could they hear me? Besides, they are just a group of local guards. It’s just trash, even if they hear it, how dare they talk nonsense?”
"If you don't control your mouth well, you will die from this mouth one day." The general snorted, ignored him, and turned to Qin Shaoyou, who was disguised as a guard soldier with a human skin mask: " You said you brought food and grass from Fucheng Mansion, do you have proof?"
"Yes, yes."
Qin Shaoyou, who heard all the whispers of the generals and cavalry, nodded and said, "There are corresponding documents and identity certificates."
"Bring it over." The general waved, paused, and added: "Come here alone, don't play tricks."
Qin Shaoyou said "yes", took out the relevant documents and vouchers, held them high in his hands and walked towards the cavalry team.
Before he got close, a cavalryman came up and searched him to make sure he came without weapons. Then he took the documents and vouchers and handed them into the hands of the general.
After looking through it, the general confirmed that these things were true.
Just kidding, Qin Shaoyou and the others are the red-clad messengers. There should not be too many relevant documents and vouchers, and they should all be kept authentic. There will definitely be no problem at all.
However, the general was still concerned and asked seemingly casually: "I remember that the official of your Baihu Office in Fucheng seems to be named Xu Hu, right? Is he okay?"
Qin Shaoyou pretended to be stunned, and then said cautiously: "I may have remembered wrongly. Our leader's surname is Zhao Mingda, but his name is not Xu Hu."
The general suddenly realized: "Oh, yes, Zhao Da, I remembered it wrong. This Zhao Da was once a brother of our Qingtang Guard. After he was promoted to the Hundred Household Office due to merit, he was transferred to the Fucheng Hundred Household Office... His daughter, I I remember he was quite well-behaved and cute, but are you okay?"
Qin Shaoyou shook his head again: "My lord, you have remembered it wrong again. We, the lord, only have one son and no daughter. And he is a hereditary member of a hundred families. He was not promoted through meritorious service here in Qingtang Wei."
Seeing that Qin Shaoyou knew Zhao Da's situation very well and did not seem to be lying, the general completely dispelled his doubts.
After returning the documents and vouchers to Qin Shaoyou, he also explained a few words: "There have been a lot of moves in Qingtang recently, and they even pretended to be our people and sneaked into the city to cause damage. We have to guard against it."
"I understand, I understand. Your Excellency acts cautiously and behaves like a famous general."
Qin Shaoyou's eloquent tongue and flattery made the general feel comfortable physically and mentally. He only felt that the guy in front of him became more and more pleasing to the eye. It was a pity that his official position was low, otherwise he could have kept him by his side as a soldier and listened to him every day. Wouldn't it be possible to enjoy the happiness of a foolish king by flattering the horse and slipping the beard?
Although he was very satisfied with Qin Shaoyou, the general did not forget the process and asked his cavalry to inspect the food on the car.
Most of these grains are real, but some are fake. Under the cover of the deception method used by several Taoist priests of Yuhuangguan, they can still be easily hidden from the eyes of these cavalry.
However, those few barrels of fish, shrimp and turtles aroused the curiosity of the cavalry.
After receiving the report from his men, the general asked in surprise: "What's going on with those fish, shrimps, and turtles? Did you bring them from Fucheng?"
Qin Shaoyou had already thought of his words and explained with a smile: "We met a river on the way here. Seeing that the fish, shrimps and turtles in the river were very plump, we caught some, thinking that when we got to Qingtang Acropolis, we would also It allows the brothers to make a tooth sacrifice and have a taste of river delicacies."
"You are really considerate. These fish, shrimps, and turtles are indeed plump. Let's catch a few of them and make turtle soup and fish dumplings." A cavalryman said, and he couldn't wait to get off his horse, reaching into the bucket, trying to catch them. A few fish, shrimps and old turtles came out, but they were bitten by the fish. He quickly stopped in pain and said in surprise: "These fish have teeth and dare to bite people."
When the companions around heard this, they all laughed:
"You must have put your finger in it and it thought it was an earthworm."
"Fortunately, you stretched out your hand. If you stretched out other parts, wouldn't you have no choice but to go to the palace and become a father-in-law?"
"It's good to be a father-in-law. If he becomes a father-in-law, we can all follow him and become prosperous."
The cavalryman's face darkened, feeling that he had lost face. He reached out to catch the fish that had just bit him, but was stopped by the general: "Okay, it's getting late, don't mess around here! During this period, Qing Qing The pond guards are in chaos. These fish, shrimps, old turtles are so fat and they have eaten who knows what. If you are not afraid of being entangled with unclean things, just catch them and eat them."
"No wonder this fish dares to bite even people, it must have tasted it..." The cavalryman quickly withdrew his hand and said to Mr. Qin: "You should throw away these fish, shrimps and turtles."
Of course, Qin Shaoyou couldn't do that. These fish, shrimps, and turtles were changed by the river patrolling yaksha and warriors under Baiqingjiang Shuibo. He said with a sneer on his face: "What a pity it is to throw them away? My lords despise these fish, shrimps, and turtles. There are always people who don’t mind it, like us.”
Hearing this, the cavalryman frowned and did not try to persuade him any more, but when he looked at Qin Shaoyou, there was a bit more disdain and contempt in his eyes. But he didn't notice that after his hand was bitten, there was a wave-like pattern that flashed across the wound.
This is the river patrolling Yaksha who has put a mark on him. When needed, he will borrow his body.
The grain transport team quickly continued on the road, heading towards Qingtang Acropolis.
This small group of cavalry did not leave, but followed them, not only to protect them, but also to escort them.
When they arrived at the city gate, Qin Shaoyou and the others were ordered to stop again. After the general guarding the city gate checked their documents and vouchers, he ordered someone to bring out a half-meter-tall statue of Chi You and took a picture of it for everyone.
This statue of Chi You is also a supernatural object, but unlike the statue of the Patriarch, it has the remnants of the original spirit.
It is an ordinary supernatural object, but it is made to look like the military leader Chi You. Its function is to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.
Qin Shaoyou and the others were red-clothed envoys and officials of the imperial court. Regardless of whether the purpose of their trip was to deal with Dongchuan Hou's group, in Chi You's eyes, they were all 'friendly troops'.
Baiqingjiang Shuibo is the Shuibo River God who has been recognized by heaven and earth. He is also a "friendly army" among "friendly armies".
Seeing that Chi You didn't seem to give any warning, the general guarding the city gate allowed Qin Shaoyou and others to enter the city.
But he still sent someone, obviously to lead the way, but actually to monitor and prepare, leading Qin Shaoyou and the others to the corresponding yamen in the city for handover.
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