After Zhu Biaotou spoke, none of the bodyguards answered, because Zhu Biaotou's words were taboo. Even people in the martial arts world could not regard the imperial court as nothing.
Chang Sheng was both sleepy and tired, and quickly fell asleep under the jolts of the carriage.
He was knocked to sleep by the carriage, and was also awakened by the carriage. Half asleep and half awake, he had the illusion that he was sitting on a carriage driven by Batulu. After opening his eyes, he realized that he was sitting in the Escort Station going west. On the carriage, the driver was not Batulu.
It was already dawn, and the lack of incident in the second half of the night meant that the weasels had not caught up.
Changsheng had saved everyone last night, and everyone was grateful to him. Seeing that he was awake, they hurriedly brought him food and wine.
Changsheng didn't know how to drink, and he was too embarrassed to eat other people's food. However, the escorts were very enthusiastic and forced him to eat. Changsheng had no choice but to accept half of the roast chicken.
Zhao Jiyu and Changsheng were sitting in the same carriage. Seeing him looking at the roasted chicken with doubts on his face, he laughed and said, "Eat as much as you want, our Taiping Escort Bureau's escorts are not short of money."
In Changsheng's impression, escorts lick their swords and lick blood. This was not because they were short of money. He didn't quite understand why these escorts always had food and wine to eat. He was puzzled, so he asked.
Chang Sheng asked, and Zhao Jiyu said that he was not without pride in his words. The Escort Bureau and the Escort Agency are also different. The Taiping Escort Agency is opened by the Taiping Inn. The Taiping Inn is not an ordinary inn, but the largest shooting company in China. No matter Any rare treasures can be exchanged for gold and silver from the Taiping Inn, and the Taiping Inn does not ask where they came from, even if it is stolen goods obtained by criminal thieves, they dare to accept them.
Once the items arrive at the Taiping Inn, it will be impossible for the original owner to get them back for free. If they want to get them back, they can only pay a ransom.
The treasures collected will be auctioned every six months. Taiping Inn has seven floors in total, and the items auctioned on each floor are different. The higher the floor, the rarer and more valuable the treasures.
In addition to auctions, the Taiping Inn also stores gold and silver items for customers. As long as the items are stored at the Taiping Inn, they will be safe. They only recognize the bills, not the people. Whoever brings the bills will hand over the items.
Taiping Inn's hands and eyes were very good, and the property of officials confiscated by the court was sometimes auctioned by Taiping Inn. With an official background, Taiping Inn was able to handle both black and white, and no one dared to rob it no matter where the escort went.
Precisely because no one dares to rob escorts, there are more customers coming to the door. The shipping fee charged by Taiping Escort Bureau is usually three times that of other escort agencies. If the escort agency makes more, they, the escorts, will naturally share more.
Chen Liqiu had also told Changsheng about the situation of Taiping Inn before, but not in such detail. After hearing Zhao Jiyu's story, he became more and more curious about Taiping Inn, "Brother Zhao, who runs Taiping Inn?"
"I don't know," Zhao Jiyu shook his head, "None of us have ever met Dongjia, we only know that she is a woman."
"Woman?" Chang Sheng was greatly surprised.
"Well," Zhao Jiyu nodded, "I also heard what others said. We don't know how old she is or what she looks like. No one has seen her except the seven shopkeepers."
When the two were talking, Head Guard Zhu and the other escorts were not far away from them. Because Chang Sheng was simple and simple and had no bad intentions, they did not interrupt Zhao Jiyu's words.
After Zhao Jiyu finished speaking, he saw that Changsheng was still holding the half of the roast chicken, so he urged him to eat it quickly.
Although Changsheng was able to find food in the past few months, he could only live hand to mouth. He was never full, and he was hungry, so he no longer remained reserved, saying thanks and chewing food.
Although he rarely eats meat, his eating appearance is not ugly. When he was learning Chinese calligraphy from his husband, he once told him that there are three taboos for men when eating. Just one of these flaws is enough to disgust everyone at the same table.
At midnight in the morning, the escort team passed by a hill. Zhu, the escort leader, heard a strange noise and turned his head to look north. At the same time, he gave a deep voice and ordered everyone to be alert.
Not long after, a group of people appeared on the mountain, all dressed as warriors.
Just when Changsheng thought that these people were going to rob the escort, he discovered that these people were not holding weapons, and what they were holding were teapots and food.
He was just a hitchhiker, so it was not his turn to take part in this kind of thing. Zhu Biaotou would have to deal with it.
The group of people who rushed down from the mountain were indeed bandits, but they were not here to rob, but to reward and give tea, but their ultimate goal was to make money.
Knowing that the Taiping Escort Bureau could not afford to offend them, they came to attack Qiu Feng under the guise of offering tea and condolences. Robbery was a taboo, but asking for rewards was not a problem. After some pleasantries, Escort Zhu gave them fifty taels of silver, and then saw them off in front of everyone. Continue westward.
In the late afternoon, the escort team encountered a group of soldiers. There were thousands of soldiers in this group. Changsheng was not only afraid of the Beggar Clan, but he was also wary of the soldiers. What he didn't expect was that the general leading the troops actually knew Captain Zhu. After the conversation, the general actually ordered his soldiers to unload the wooden boxes from the car.
Seeing that Zhao Jiyu and others were not surprised, Changsheng asked in a low voice the reason. Zhao Jiyu did not hide anything from him and explained in a low voice. After hearing Zhao Jiyu's explanation, Changsheng realized that what the Taiping Escort Bureau was escorting this time was actually Li Keyong's military pay.
The reason why the escort bureau was used to escort the military pay was because many cities along the way were under the control of other Jiedu envoys. It is unknown who funded the military pay or whether it was originally stored at the Taiping Inn.
The escort team was originally going to Xingzhou, but this time they met the owner of the cargo on the road and handed over the goods in advance, so there was no need to continue westward.
Delivering escorts in advance is a good thing for the escort team, as they can return early, but escort leader Zhu is a little embarrassed. He had previously promised that the Changsheng Society would send someone to escort him to Yuzhou, but this time, delivering escorts in advance, the plan was completely disrupted. , if he continues to send Zhao Jiyu and Qiu Laoer to send Changsheng to Yuzhou, they will not be able to meet up on the way back.
Changsheng also saw that Zhu Biaotou was in a dilemma, so he stepped forward to thank him and then took the initiative to leave.
The general who was supervising his subordinates to check the military pay heard the two talking, so he called Zhu Biaotou over to ask the reason. Zhu Biaotou told the truth, only that Changsheng was their savior, and they originally wanted to send someone to Yuzhou. of.
Hearing Biaotou Zhu's words, the general laughed loudly, "Haha, Biaotou Zhu, what kind of friendship do we have? I'll take care of this little thing for you, brother."
After the general finished speaking, he raised his hand and summoned a general, "Zou Qian, lead two hundred Qingqi and send that young monk to Yuzhou."
"I have the order." The general was half-kneeling and accepted the order.
Upon seeing this, the escort leader Zhu rushed to the general and thanked him, and then called on his escorts to prepare dry food and a change of clothes for Chang Sheng.
The incident happened suddenly, and Chang Sheng was a little confused. He waited until Bouncer Zhu handed him a big baggage and urged him to get in the car and go on the road. Then he came to his senses and hurriedly thanked the general and said goodbye to Bouncer Zhu, Zhao Jiyu and others.
This time he was riding a war chariot, with four horses driving the shaft, galloping as fast as flying, and two hundred light cavalry guarding the front and rear, so majestic.
Changsheng was sitting in the car as if in a dream. He never imagined that he would have such an opportunity. These were real officers and soldiers, not fake ones. With their escort, his trip to Yuzhou would be smooth.
Changsheng's mood at this time can only be described as overjoyed. It was a blessing. With officers and soldiers escorting him, he would have to endure less hardships along the way.
The general led the cavalry to gallop all the way, stopping briefly when passing by the post station. After running like this for several days, they were less than 500 miles away from Yuzhou.
Zhu Biaotou not only prepared dry food for Changsheng, but also gave him dozens of taels of silver for transportation. Changsheng was grateful for the hard work of the officers and soldiers escorting him, so he took out most of the silver and gave it to the general to reward the soldiers.
Seeing how generous he was, everyone became even more respectful to him. They got in the car to use stools and got out of the car to help him, which made Chang Sheng very awkward.
Seeing that Yuzhou was not far away, the general led everyone on the road overnight, striving to send Changsheng to Yuzhou as soon as possible.
Five days later, in the middle of the night, Changsheng was drowsy in his carriage when he was suddenly awakened by a sound of people shouting and neighing.
Just when he was about to get out of the carriage to check the situation, the roof of the carriage was suddenly torn off. "It's a bald man. The information is correct. He is indeed the reincarnated soul boy..."
