Wulong Inn

Cangzhou Jiaqing Pass

Although it has just passed through a war, Jiaqing Pass is not dilapidated, and it still stands majestically in the northwest corner of Kaiyuan. You can get a glimpse of the spirit of the city officers and soldiers.

Thinking about it carefully, originally the closed guards, regardless of their rank, were mostly lazy, but looking at them now, they all have a bold figure, sharp eyes, and a bit of an elite soldier's posture. Thinking about it, after life and death, this The gangsters have been tempered into a group of real soldiers.

Of course, what is even more eye-catching is the high popularity that has erupted from this originally cold pass. Speaking of it, since Emperor Dexing inherited the previous emperor’s closed-door policy, this Jiaqing Pass has been deserted for many years, and few strangers can be seen. .

Although due to various reasons, there are not a few merchants passing by here, but most of them are concentrated in certain specific periods of time, led by soldiers, and when they pass through the pass uniformly, the so-called rush to and fro can't take them with them at all. How much hustle and bustle to come.

But now, just looking down from this high wall, the steaming human breath is simply unbearable.People come and go, shoulder to shoulder, the huge city gate is like a market in a downtown area.

Speaking of it, the victory of a war not only raised the spirit of the entire Kaiyuan people, but also brought a major change to this small pass.The first thing the new emperor did after succeeding to the throne was to abolish the closed-door policy, and signed business contracts with the Rouran Manzhen tribes outside the pass. All of a sudden, merchants from all over the world flocked to Jiaqing Pass like a flood.

On this day, Jiaqing Pass was as lively as before, and the guarding general's indifferent expression eased a little under the baptism of the unified excited expressions of the businessmen of different sizes, but he raised his eyes inadvertently, His original relaxed expression condensed again, and he saw a lone walker slowly walking not far from the pass.

In the crowd, the disheveled walker on the skinny horse looked very abrupt, the guard frowned slightly at the strange walker, and the subordinate officer next to him immediately stepped forward to check with empathy.

When the official walked in, he looked at the tattered clothes of the traveler, somewhat surprised, the young man was really down and out, except for a scrawny horse, he didn't even have a salute, only a broken jar at hand , was held tightly by him, and he didn't know what was inside.

Looking at the young man's expression again, one can see the wind and dust on the other's face, his eyes are full of exhaustion, his expression is very solemn, and he can't see half of the joy. The round face that was originally beaming has become thinner due to some unknown hardships. The corners of the mouth that should have been upturned were stubbornly pursed slightly, forming a sad arc, adding a bit of desolation.

The traveler was not afraid of the lower officials guarding the city, seeing that the other party's face did not change at all, but he was very curious about the surrounding scene, seeing that there were too many people at the pass and it was temporarily impossible to pass, so he stopped by himself, a little surprised Looking at this "customers come like clouds", Jiaqing Pass.

The official walked up to the traveler in a few steps, and before he could ask any questions, the traveler said first: "This military lord, I don't know why Jiaqing Pass has become like this?"

The lower official was taken aback by the question, and said bluntly, "Why, you don't know?"

"Little brother has been wandering outside the pass these days, so I don't know what happened inside the pass." The young man paused and said.

"The Qiang Yuan people should know when they called." The official asked with squinting eyes.

"Of course this little brother knows," the young man's expression was complicated when he heard the words, and there was a bit of indignation in his sorrow. Then, he seemed to have thought of something, and said anxiously to the subordinate official: "But I don't know what the battle is like. That Qiang Yuan The barbarians can be beaten back."

"How was the battle? Of course it was a big victory! The gang of barbarians were pinched by Young Marshal Zhang and General Yuan Shao, and beat the shit out of them. They wanted to escape from the pass, but they were all stopped by the old general Luo who was in charge at Jiaqing Pass. Oh, what if I Said, compared to the two lords Zhang and Yuan, our old general Luo is the most savvy, and he closed the door and beat the dog, and killed the gang of barbarians without leaving any traces, what a pleasure!" The official seemed to be saying to himself The most proud thing is that both cheeks are flushed with excitement.

Hearing this, the young man couldn't help clapping his hands and exclaimed: "General Na Luo is really a hero!"

"Of course," the lower official said proudly, as if the young man was praising himself, and after thinking about it, he said, "Speaking of which, it is also thanks to our old general Luo that he killed a large number of Qiang Yuan barbarians. They made trouble, so our new majesty can successfully sign contracts with other tribes outside the customs, and let me reopen the Cangzhou trade route." Then, the old-fashioned official sighed, half relieved and half sighing.

The young man was a little curious about the 'new His Majesty' that the official said, but before he could open his mouth to ask, he heard the official say again: "Look, my brother's conversation is extraordinary, he doesn't look like a poor person, how did he make this happen?" Looks good." After chatting a few more words and getting acquainted with each other, the official's tone became a little more casual.

The young man seemed to be stopped by the question, as if he didn't know where to start.

"Could it be that he was robbed after leaving the customs?" The officer guessed casually.

The young man didn't know what he thought of when he heard the words, and his expression turned bitter.

Seeing that the young man was like this, the official thought he had guessed right, so he didn't ask any more questions, and turned to other topics, he slapped his forehead and said: "After talking for so long, I still don't know my brother's name?"

"My surname is Luo, I don't have a character, I just call me Shuyu." The young man looked at the official's look of forgetting important things, and said with a slight curl of his mouth.

"Judging from your accent, we should be from Cangzhou." The official asserted.

"Exactly, my younger brother lives in Heishui County, Cangzhou."

"Huo, you are actually from Heishui County, so do you know Lord Qian, the county magistrate of your Heishui County?"

"Lord Qian?" The young man was startled for a moment, and before he could answer, he heard the official say, "Looking at this expression, you are not familiar with it." Immediately afterwards, without waiting for the young man to speak, he said to himself:

"Speaking of which, Mr. Qian is quite a character. He led a group of county people to guard Heishui County for several days, but he insisted on preventing the barbarians from knocking down the small tower! It's really amazing." Picking up his thumb, his eyes couldn't hide his admiration.

"Oh, but brother wants to have a good talk with me." The young man showed interest and asked.

The two chatted for a while with questions and answers, and the official finally confirmed that the young man in front of him was a genuine Cangzhou person, so he stopped talking, and after leading the young man to register at the gate, he went Don't mention the return.

After bidding farewell to the soldier guarding the city, Luo Shuyu finally went through all the formalities and entered the pass. Looking at the familiar scenery, strong emotions flashed in his eyes for a long time. Only then did he recover from his involuntary feelings, and lightly rubbed the jar at his hand, Luo Shuyu murmured: "Master Lu, we are back..."

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