Great Song Pirate

Chapter 269 Bribery
The brothers on Gao Jun's side don't need to pretend, anyway, they are all dressed in rags, as long as they don't carry weapons, they are basically a bunch of refugees, and they take some parcels from the craftsman's family to cover them up, and sneak into the convoy , I really can't see any flaws.

Gao Jun himself was like a patient because of his sallow complexion. Xu Yi asked him to hide the Pu Dao in a convenient place under the car, and changed the clothes on his body into a refugee's rags. After dabbing with plant ash, he lay down in the crowd, really looking like a terminally ill refugee.

And Yang Zaixing and the others also took their positions, and temporarily put the long weapons in their hands in a place where they can't see but are convenient to use, and pretended to be servants, but their positions were carefully arranged by Yang Zaixing Yes, as long as there is something to do, they can immediately get on their horses and rush over there. Xu Yi and Li Bo are very satisfied with his arrangement, and Li Bo is still Xu Yi's personal guard, standing by Xu Yi's side to protect his safety.

They had just arranged everything, and not long after, a group of officers and soldiers came rumbling along the official road. A hundred cavalrymen cleared the way in front, followed by about 400 infantrymen. They didn't go very fast at first, but After seeing Xu Yi and his group, these officers and soldiers immediately quickened their pace, and soon came to them.

Following an order from the officers and soldiers, the officers and soldiers immediately surrounded Xu Yi and the others, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

After such a long time, Xu Yi has already understood the establishment of the Song Army. The soldiers and horses in front of him happen to be a battalion of the Song Army. Obviously, these soldiers and horses are exactly the size of a battalion. The only battalion of officers and troops nearby is the Xiang army guarding several state capitals. Most of the forbidden troops should still be guarding the border for a generation, and the equipment of these officers and soldiers is not very good. Most of them are light infantry, and cavalry are also light cavalry. Most of their armor is leather armor. The equipment is not as good as that of the imperial army, but it is better than that of the township army.

After these officers and soldiers surrounded Xu Yi and the others, a horse stepped out from the ranks of officers and soldiers. On it sat an officer with a full armor. This man had a fair complexion, a pair of small eyes, and a sparse beard under his jaw. , although he is fully armored, he doesn't look like a general, and he is holding a long spear in his hand, which is worthless no matter how you look at it. Compared with Yang Zaixing's steel spear, it is like a stick.

After the officer came out, he urged his mount to walk slowly towards Xu Yi's team, with a look of guard on his face, Xu Yi walked out of the crowd and met the officer.

"Xu Ning, I have met the general! I don't know why the general suddenly led troops to surround my caravan?" Xu Yi asked the officer politely with a smile on his face and cupped fists.

The officer looked Xu Yi up and down, seeing that he was well-dressed, so he didn't dare to underestimate him, but he pointed at Xu Yi with his spear and asked, "I don't care if you are a caravan or not, let me ask you, have you ever seen him?" Did a gang of robbers pass by?"

Xu Yi heard that he was really chasing after Gao Jun and his party, so he quickly replied: "I just came from Cizhou and came here to rest. Except for a few refugees, I didn't see any gang of robbers passing by!"

While listening to his reply, the officer looked up at his convoy, suddenly frowned, pointed at Xu Yi with the spear in his hand and shouted: "You said you were a businessman, but why are there so many rioters in your convoy?" ? Could it be that these people are robbers?" There was a guarded look on his face as he spoke.

Seeing that he was nervous, Xu Yi secretly scolded this guy for being quite clever, but he quickly said with a look of panic, "What do you mean by the general? I am a famous merchant, how can I have an affair with robbers? This can't be messed up." Say it!"

The officer was still very careful, staring into Xu Yi's eyes and asked: "You said you are a businessman, so do you have a certificate of customs clearance?"

Xu Yi nodded and said: "Since he is a merchant, of course he has a document!" He took out his identity card from his pocket and took a step forward to submit it to the officer.

Who knew that the officer was really careful, and pointed at Xu Yi with the spear in his hand and shouted: "Don't come here! I'll send someone to fetch it!" As soon as the words fell, a soldier ran out of the team and came to Xu Yi, and took it from him. After passing the ultimatum, he turned around and handed it to the officer.

The officer opened it for a few glances, his expression softened a little, and he handed the certificate back to the pawn and Xu Yi, but he kept looking at the crowd behind Xu Yi from left to right, and frowned again. He got up: "Let me ask you, you are a merchant, why are there so many rioters in the motorcade?" What he said was rioters, it seems that he doesn't regard refugees as good citizens at all!

Xu Yi still said politely: "Although I am only a merchant, I still have a conscience. When I passed through Cizhou, I saw many refugees along the way, and many people died of hunger and cold on the roadside. I feel sorry for them, so I went to I want to give some relief and show my heart. These people are the refugees I took in along the way. I plan to take them back for resettlement, that’s all. But they are not random people, they are just refugees who came here to escape! "He corrected the officer's words.

The officer looked impatient: "Don't tell me this, the refugees are all the same, if it weren't for them, our land would not be in such a mess. Since you say they are refugees, then they are considered as rioters. Let me ask." You, where are you from, what business do you do? Why do you come here?"

Xu Yi quickly replied: "I'm from Hangzhou, and I trade some steel and tools. This time I came to Wu'angu Town to buy tools and steel!"

When the officer heard that he was a businessman from Hangzhou, his small eyes rolled and the corners of his mouth twitched, then he asked in a cold voice: "Since you are in the steel business, but there are many bullock carts in your convoy, Why did you pull so many people? What are you doing to accommodate so many rioters?"

Xu Yi saw that he was chattering non-stop, but he still replied in a tempered manner: "As I said just now, I took in these refugees because of their pity, and the people in the car were all the people I invited this time. Is there anything wrong with the family of artisans in the south who work for me?"

The officer sneered: "It's not wrong, but I don't think you look like a businessman. I want to check what is on your car!"

Xu Yi's heart skipped a beat. In the Song Dynasty, culture was more important than martial arts. All military weapons were custom-made by designated official workshops. Although there were people who practiced martial arts and needed weapons, they were all underground transactions and could not be sold publicly. The imperial court had explicitly banned them before. Yes, although the imperial court ordered, blacksmiths from all over the world would still secretly make and sell them. This is also a matter of Mingli, but if someone pursues it, it is still illegal. The cars are all weapons made of fine steel. I thought it was nothing at first, but once these officers and soldiers caught him, it was really difficult to explain.

Seeing Xu Yi's face tightened, the officer immediately asked, "Why didn't you answer? Could it be that all the prohibited items in your car are loaded? Come on! Search for me!" As soon as his voice fell, the officers and soldiers immediately Dozens of people rushed out and rushed towards Xu Yi's convoy.

"Wait a minute! General, can you wait for a moment? It's not easy for us to do business. I have prepared a little treat for you, let the brothers drink some wine, and ask the general to show his respect!" Xu Yi took out a silver coin from his pocket. Ticket, stepped forward a few steps to the officer, and handed it over.

The officer looked at the bank note in his hand with drooping eyes, his face softened a little, he raised his hand to stop the soldiers who were about to search, bent down and grabbed the bank note from Xu Yi's hand, and glanced at it. It was a 50 Two silver bills, a sneer on the corner of his mouth: "Just such a small amount of money, do you want to get rid of our hundreds of brothers?"

Xu Yi is scolding!Damn 50 taels of silver is worth tens of thousands of dollars in future generations, you are still not fucking satisfied!Isn't this a rip-off?your mother's!But his displeasure did not appear on his face, he quickly took out a bank note with a smile on his face and went over and said with a smile: "This general! I didn't think carefully, please forgive me, I just came back from Wu'an to purchase, I don't have much travel expenses left on me, please raise your hand!"

This guy reached out and grabbed the silver bill from Xu Yi's hand again, and saw that it was 100 taels again. After stuffing the two silver bills into his arms, his expression softened a little, and he said coldly, "You're still acquainted." , let me ask you, I think you are a merchant, why do you have so many horses in your caravan? You must know that the north is fighting now, and horses are being recruited everywhere, but you have so many horses. How should I put it? Also, I see that there are quite a few people in your convoy with weapons, and none of them seem to be good people, so what do these people do?"

Xu Yi is so angry!You also took the money, but you still hold on to it, what do you want to do?Continue to answer with a smiling face: "Master General, you also know that the ground here is not peaceful, there are many bandits infested, I am a businessman, I brought a lot of money with me when I came, once I meet the scissors For the rogues, losing money is a small matter, but losing their lives is a big deal. Wouldn’t it mean that they lost their money? So in order to save their lives, they hired these young and strong escorts, and they were all servants. , is the general satisfied?"

After the guy rolled his eyes a few times, a smile appeared on his face: "So that's the case, it's understandable to say that! Hehe! It's understandable! Then you guys go!"

Xu Yi hurriedly clasped his fists in thanks and said, "Thank you, General, for your noble hand!..."

(End of this chapter)