121 Meet the peers
"It's a long time since the meal is cold. Please raise your chopsticks." After giving instructions to his subordinates, King Cai Yan said to Lu Haoshan in a flattering manner.
Lu Haoshan picked up the chopsticks and did not pick up the food immediately. He asked casually: "General Cai, isn't it okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay. The adult's horse has sent someone to take care of. The villain also ordered his subordinates to deliver wine and food to the brothers in the caravan. Everything is arranged properly. Please have a safe meal." King Cai Yan deliberately flipped the word "everything" to show that he had understood Lu Haoshan's meaning.
"No, not bad." Lu Haoshan nodded with satisfaction, grabbed a piece of meat and threw it into his mouth, and said lightly: "I am optimistic about you."
Cai Yanwang said somewhat flatteredly: "Mr. Xie Baihu, by the way, that ignorant subordinate fainted after being hit by the eighty military sticks. The villain has already sent him back to the barracks. Look..."
In order to please the 100-household master in front of him, King Cai Yan didn't care about the person who was beaten up because of his confidant. At this time, my wife could sell it.
Lu Haoshan waved his hand and said generously: "It's not a big deal. Just get a little lesson. He's lucky. If he is in the tutoring department, hehe, let him taste the taste of scratchpads and ensure that he will never forget it for his life."
Han Yi, who was beaten with eighty military sticks, had a life of lingering. He was considered strong if he didn't kill him. Only soldiers who had been trained for a long time had such a physique. If it were ordinary people, they would have died long ago. However, in the eyes of the adults of the hundred households, it was just a little lesson. No wonder the Jinyiwei was famous. When he heard the "scratch", King Cai Yan couldn't help but say curiously: "Sir, what is scratch-chatch."
"This official developed a new thing, which is to tie the blood vessels of the prisoner's hands and feet, so that the prisoner's nerves can numb the prisoner's nerves and relieve his pain, so as not to die of pain or excessive bleeding. Then pour hot oil on his skin and flesh, use a brush to sweep the scalded meat, so that the prisoner can see his hands and feet slowly revealing the thick bones. The fearful expression is so interesting, and he is still afraid that he will not speak? If his hands and feet are scratched out, he will still refuse to let go, scrape it again on his stomach and back, hehe, isn't it interesting?"
Even King Cai Yan was also a ruthless person. But when he heard this scratch, he felt a little creepy. When he thought of the flesh and flesh from the human body and looked at the meat and vegetables on the plate, he couldn't help feeling nauseous for a moment and almost vomited it out. His body unconsciously sat a little far away from Lu Haoshan. In his eyes, this hundred-household master had already listed as a person who must not be offended.
Cai Yanwang inside didn't know the taste of meat. Zhao Yuqing felt that his head was not enough, and the original conflict was already very sharp and he had made the worst plans. Unexpectedly, as soon as Lu Haoshan came out, he taught the captain of the caravan very domineeringly, and then went inside to negotiate. He didn't know what he said to Cai Yanwang, and the situation immediately reversed.
The team leader was flipped out. He took off his pants and beat the eighty military sticks hard in front of the caravan. That was really a hit, and his butt was so bloody that he was so bloody that he was dizzy. He was not even halfway through the torture. He was not spared even if he was dizzy. After the beat, he kept hitting the beat and his flesh and blood, and many people felt cold when they saw it. After the beat, another soldier brought wine and food to the caravan, and took the initiative to help take care of the horses and deal with the matter of passing the customs. What Zhao Yuqing wanted to know most now is: what did Lu Haoshan say to make the king of Yan change his temperament.
It's a god's turn.
Although Lu Haoshan had not come out yet, it did not prevent the group from passing the pass. The gate of Zitian Pass was opened early in the morning. The captain in charge of handover said that the caravan could pass the pass at any time. Zhao Yuqing was afraid that there would be changes in the middle of the night. This was Cai Yanwang's territory. After a few slaps, he ordered the caravan to pass the pass.
There is no food to eat, no matter how many days you have, I will pass first.
A group of subordinates, including the members of the picket team, also knew the importance and worked together. After half an hour of hard work, the entire caravan finally passed the last level in Sichuan: Zitian Pass. After passing the pass, the people of the Zhao clan showed a smile from the bottom of their hearts. With the lessons of Shandong tea merchants, this was a result that was too good to be better.
Zhao Yuqing ordered the caravan to continue moving forward, and he led the two disciples of the Zhao clan and the private guards to wait at the turn of the road. Lu Haoshan had not yet come out of Zitian Pass. He heard the soldiers guarding the pass say that they were having a banquet. Lu Haoshan's private guards were also waiting for Zitian Pass. It was reasonable and Zhao Yuqing also wanted to wait here.
Not long after sitting down, Zhao Jun, a disciple of the clan, rode over on a horse and trotted. He jumped off the horse near two feet away from Zhao Yuqing. He walked to Zhao Yuqing in surprise and said, "Uncle Clan, I want to report an emergency to you."
"What emergency situation?" After leaving Zitian Pass, Zhao Yuqing's face became much calmer and said slowly when he heard this.
"A groom said just now that when leading the horse, there were a lot of horses loaded with goods in the caravan. My nephew counted a few times just now, and a hundred more horses were added. When I opened it, I saw that it was full of tea bricks, which were of high-quality Shaanxi and Sichuan tea. When I went out, the groom told the soldiers who were guarding the pass that there were too many horses, but the soldiers said with impatient look that you would hold them. This was given to the distinguished guests by their general. I dared not argue with them at Zitian Pass, so I had to lead them out. In order to make a clear look, I missed some time."
What? One hundred more horses to carry?
After Zhao Jun finished speaking, he said worriedly: "Uncle, do you think King Cai wants to get dirty and say we are stealing the wealth of Zitian Pass?"
Zhao Yuqing had the same idea at first, but then he thought that this possibility was not great. If you want to frame it, it was an excellent opportunity just now. Besides, King Cai Yan didn’t have to spend a lot of effort to feed the horses and serve wine and food to everyone. Another thing is that so many people guarding the gate and a caravan stole so much supplies. Isn’t it showing that the soldiers guarding the gate are incompetent? Besides, it is necessary to beat their own people to a breath.
The chance of frame-up is very low.
There are only two possibilities. One is that Lu Haoshan deals with his greedy inventory for him. Perhaps because he has paid a high price, all the King of Cai Yan treats the people with courtesy. The other is that Lu Haoshan's background is too big, and even Cai Yan Wang is very afraid of it.
"There is no rush to do this. When County Magistrate Lu comes back, we will make a long-term plan. Jun'er, please tell the groom to separate the more than 100 horses from our caravan's horses for the time being." Zhao Yuqing was experienced and thought for a while after hearing this, he quickly made up his mind.
"Yes, uncle and nephew will deal with it right away."
When Zhao Jun heard this, he immediately followed the order. Less than a quarter of an hour after Zhao Jun left, a small horse team walked out of Zitian Pass and walked towards him. Zhao Yuqing's eyes were pretty good, and he recognized that Lu Haoshan was riding a horse in front: he rode a tall horse with a proud look on his face.
Zhao Yuqing did not dare to be negligent, so he hurriedly met and asked, "Sir, are you okay?"
"Things? What's wrong with me?" Lu Haoshan said with a smile: "If you are lucky, the old patriarch Zhao is worried that Lu is fine, he just ate a few more cups. If you are lucky, the old patriarch will wait for a long time."
"Sir, then King Cai Yan invites you to drink?"
Lu Haoshan nodded and said, "Yes, I didn't want to eat, but the man named Cai repeatedly invited me and was hungry, so I just ate before leaving. Old Master Zhao, are you not full?"
It was really a banquet. Zhao Yuqing was secretly surprised. Hearing his tone, it seemed that Cai Yanwang begged him for dinner. How great is this? I wanted to ask who Lu Haoshan’s backer was, but when I thought that this was someone’s secret, if he wanted to say it, he would have said it long ago, and there was no need to stay until now. After he hesitating for a moment, he pretended not to know, but said a little puzzledly: "Sir, the soldiers guarding the pass suddenly gave him a hundred horses, indicating that it was for the adults, and those horses were filled with tea. What should I do?"
"Then accept it. If others don't accept it, others will think we won't give face." Lu Haoshan said lightly.
"Yes, follow the instructions of the Lord."
Zhao Yuqing didn't ask much. Since Lu Haoshan said he would accept it, there would be no problem. However, he had already had an idea in his mind that these hundred horses, including the goods carried on the horse's back, belonged to Lu Haoshan, and it would be fine to make it clear when the accounts were settled.
Now that we are increasingly unable to see through Lu Haoshan, we will be able to do it, and it will be surprising when we take action. However, this is the best. The more capable the partners are, the more beneficial it is to them. Now we are just trying the waters. If this is the case, isn’t it still a lot of money?
"Okay, let's hurry up and hurry up," Lu Haoshan said lightly.
Having thoughts in his mind, Lu Haoshan began to feel that there was not enough time. Now those opponents are working hard, either growing in battle or growing in battle. Even a temporary setback can also allow them to gain experience. However, the record of his 300 picket team was only killed more than 20 mobs, or even achieved it when the private guards took the lead in charge, and they were already losing at the starting line.
Zhao Yuqing naturally had no objection. Hearing this, he nodded quickly and said, "Okay, hurry up and hurry up."
The two teams gathered together and urged the horse to continue chasing the caravan that had already gone far ahead. After leaving Sichuan, they arrived at the Niaosizang Xuanwei Office. The mountain terrain here is complex and there are many nomadic peoples. Tea is a must-have for them. They need to be wary of someone who has a different intention when they see money, and they also have to be wary of the people in the defense center. Sometimes, soldiers are more terrible than thieves.
After catching up with the horse team, Lu Haoshan ordered all the picket members to be more vigilant and doubled the horse exploration. At night, double sentries were set up to prevent people from robbing goods at night, and they were careful. Finally, in late June, they arrived at a place called Wuling to camp. According to Zhao Yuqing, this place was only more than thirty miles away from Kangding.
Just as everyone was preparing to camp near the water source, they accidentally discovered another caravan camping on the other side of the river. The two camps were at most about one mile apart, but judging from the scale, they were not much more than their own.
What a coincidence. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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