Qingzhou trip

Manguan City is as big as a palm, and the four city gates seem to have been built to make up the numbers, as if a chopstick passing through two gates can stir up this controversy in Beixia.

Yun Bailu only bought a few catties of herbs, stuffed them on the camel's back, and led the animals for a stroll around the city.

As soon as you lift your legs, you will arrive at the north gate. The gate is not big, and there are many guards.The rule of Beixia people is to reserve this gate for high-ranking officials and nobles only, and ordinary people have to avoid it.When Bai Zhi was still under the command of her grandfather Bai Shuo, she once marched hurriedly for half a day and took down Manguan Pass in a bloody battle.At that time, the north gate of Manguan was opened, and Ren Baosheng's army marched through it, which became a good story in the world.

Yun Bailu saw a soup bowl shop set up by the Hua Dynasty people on the side of the road, so she bought a bowl of noodle soup and ate it while looking at the North Gate, imagining the heroic appearance of her mother riding a horse with a whip.

"The girl came from the sea of ​​sand." The owner of the shop is about fifty, with deep black wrinkles carved by the northwest wind and sand on his cheeks to the corners of his eyes.

Yun Bailu nodded, and the boss was really overjoyed, "Can you ask the girl to bring me a letter to my mother at home? I won't charge you for the noodle soup, how about a bowl of hoof soup for you?"

"That's not necessary. I can do it with a little effort." Yun Bailu agreed, and asked after receiving the boss's letter, "What's your surname, old man?"

"Where can I afford the word 'expensive'? My surname is You, a Youzi's You." The boss said that his mother lived in Qingma Lane in the north of Shahai City, and the family used to belong to Maying.Two years ago, his only child died in battle, and his wife died young. "I'm 76, my mother is alone at home, and I hope that I will go back once a month. But this month, the forum said it will be temporarily closed, and I am afraid of changing the customs clearance text back and forth. If it's too late, I won't go home."

Yun Bailu kept listening to this matter, "Is Beixia going to close it?"

"Yes, it is said that there have been accidents on the commercial roads one after another in the past few years, and most of the casualties are Beixia people. Beixia sent people to say that they will investigate thoroughly." Boss You's words reminded Yun Bailu of the one that caused Xie Penglai and Hu Yuanwailang to quarrel. The corpse of the unhappy Beixia.Judging from the wound on the face, it really looks like Bao Shengjun's handwriting.

The closure of the discussion field is a small matter. If any relationship with the Hua Dynasty people is found out, according to the temperament of the Northern Xia people in the past, they will have to make a big deal.It's funny to say that Qinzhou once fell into Beixia's hands.After the armistice between the two countries, the imperial court exchanged the "year gift" back to Qinzhou, not to mention that it had to pay an additional rent of 10 taels of silver and [-] bolts of silk every year.

At this time, horns sounded outside the north gate of Manguan, and the horns on the tower also echoed.Boss You hurriedly closed the stall, and said repeatedly, "This is a nobleman who wants to enter the north gate, we have to give way first."

Yun Bailu's camel was tied far away from the main road. She held a bowl in one hand and helped Boss You pack three dishes and two dishes with the other.The two came to the camel and waited for the nobleman to pass by.

After taking a sip of the still hot noodle soup, the North City Gate opened a crack, and then all opened.A dozen or so horses advanced into the city, and those who looked like warriors on the horses all bare their shoulders and pressed their sabers on their waists.Two carriages followed, and horses after the carriage.

"It doesn't look like an official, it should be an official businessman." Boss You saw that there were many battles in Beixia, he pointed to the carriage and Yun Bailu and explained, "Two green-maned horses are the specifications of the fourth-rank official businessman. Zhan, maybe he is a relative of the emperor."

Yun Bailu took a sip of the noodle soup, "Uncle Guo's."

"How do you know?" the boss asked in surprise.

"I heard it when I was young. The horn tune just now was "Lu Shui". It is a ritual music for Northern Xia aristocrats with false titles above two grades. These days, there are many relatives of the emperor who don't like to stay in Xiajing and prefer to go to Manguan to do business. It's their country uncle, Tuoba Min." Yun Bailu raised the corners of his lips, laughing in his heart that this Northern Xia people were not only greedy for the annual tribute of the Hua Dynasty, but also greedy for various red tapes of the Hua Dynasty.But the carriage of my uncle's family in this country regards Fuzhou lotus yarn as a curtain to raise their value. Didn't you know that this kind of fabric is also used by ordinary people in Beijing.

After the last sip of noodle soup was finished, the caravan of the proud uncle Guo had already entered the city.After returning the bowl to Boss You, Yun Bailu threw twenty copper coins to him.When he turned his head, he caught a glimpse of Li Suyue standing on the side of the road watching the team.

Her cold eyes were cold, Yun Bailu wiped her mouth and thought, the owner of those eyes must be thinking of Wu Zhaoan who died under the knife of Beixia people.

Shahai's caravan finally didn't have to doze off against robbers and wild wolves this night. They could rest at Manguan Guest House for a night and then set off early tomorrow morning.It was clear how well the business was doing: the embroidery that Yanniang brought was empty in half a day.Most of the brick tea from the south was also sold out.There are still fifteen pots left on the twenty pots on Li Suyue's camel.

She looked a little disappointed, but Yun Bailu believed that she was not one of the blacksmiths who sold weapons to Beixia people in private.

Although this manguan has places to drink and have fun just like the sea of ​​sand, the shops are really shabby and the drinks are hard to drink.Most of the people still went back to their rooms, waiting for a good night's sleep.

Yun Bailu originally wanted to talk to Li Suyue about her mother before Deng Deng next month.As a result, he followed Li Suyue's door and was rejected directly.She touched her nose and went back to her room.

Before Haishi arrived, Yun Bailu had already woken up.She rested her head on the pillow and thought for a while, then took out the home letter from the travel boss to her mother, and she had to read the left and right sides by herself, so I might as well read it while I was bored.

The oil lamp was turned on, and the light of the white moon outside the window also spilled into the house through the crack of the door.Boss You’s letter was crooked, “Mother, how are you doing, old man? You’re doing well in Manguan, and you can sell more than 100 bowls of soup every day at the fair. You always eat Alright, don't worry. I'll go back to Shahai when the conference will open again next month."

Yun Bailu was touched by this simple letter from home, she carefully wrapped the letter and stuffed it back into her bosom.When she caught a glimpse of the white light on the ground, she thought the moonlight was good, so she went out for a walk.Light and barely audible footsteps sounded outside the door, and Yun Bailu stood on his head.She quickly blew out the oil lamp, returned to the bed and took out the short knife under the pillow, pretending to sleep.

A black shadow gently covered the white light on the ground, and then drifted away.Yun Bailu waited for a while and got up cautiously, and quietly turned out the window with a knife.

The black shadow had already reached the backyard of the guest house, and disappeared after easily climbing over the low wall.

Yun Bailu turned over while biting the knife, feeling glad that he was forced by his parents to learn a little bit of the art of sliding the wall to defend himself.The shadow had reached the end of the alley and disappeared on the left in an instant.

Yun Bailu couldn't be bothered, her steps were light and fast, and she caught up with the shadow after a while.It was concluded that the direction this person was going was Beixia's mansion - it was only two alleys away from where she lived.While leaning on the wall of the mansion to watch the fun, Yun Bailu found that the guards of his uncle's house looked imposing, but they were actually decorations.Right now they were drinking and chatting, completely unaware that the shadow had slipped away from behind.

The shadow pulled out a soft knife from his waist with one hand, the familiar movement made Yun Bailu frowned and shouted: It seems to be Li Suyue.

She thought about it and decided to wait there.

After two sticks of incense, I only heard a terrified man call from the guest house, speaking in Beixia dialect, "Assassin."

Yun Bailu pressed his forehead, took out the wine bag and drank the last two sips of wine.Sure enough, the black figure was chasing several people behind him, and it seemed that the situation was not good.Yun Bailu sighed secretly, and kicked a tile off the wall, which really attracted a lot of attention.Her childhood of rushing out and avoiding beatings is still there.Fortunately, she remembered the way and went back to the inn smoothly. She only heard the noise outside, but she was not caught.

There was a gasp behind him.Yun Bailu didn't even look back, but grabbed the man's arm and went upstairs.Yun Bailu knew that his hands were suddenly stained with sticky liquid.

After entering the room, the man seemed to break free, Yun Bailu patted his arm, "Hush..." She saw Li Suyue's eyebrows and eyes clearly through the moonlight, "I won't eat you again, your arm is injured, I will Come and see."

The smile on his face couldn't be stopped, "Yue Niang—" I really didn't expect that you can not only blacksmith.What Yun Bailu said below was stared back by Li Suyue.