Chapter 9 Hummer Enters the City

More than 20 miles from Taocheng Town to Shu County, there is only a quite flat official road connected. On the road of loess and gravel, two carriages can be driven side by side. Along the way, there is a sparkling small lake, several smoky mountain villages, and newly reclaimed fertile fields. After passing here, it can be regarded as Taocheng. In the southern suburbs of the town, the scene in front of us suddenly changed.

I only saw that the mountain suddenly rose from the ground, winding and undulating all the way to the southwest.

Less than 3 feet away from the left side of the official road is Longshushui, and on the right side is the towering mountain in front of you. There is a low tree on the roadside that can't be named. In contrast, the trees on the mountain are shaded, the birds are chirping, the scenery is deep and dark, and the white clouds gently circle halfway up the mountain. The mountain is foggy, and the waterfalls pour out.

The Hummer drove to the foot of the mountain, the weather suddenly cooled down, and the shade fell to the roof of the car.

Zhao Ze slowed down and looked through the window and looked at the clear river on the bottom on the left, which is what Lao Liu said about Long Shushui, and Lao Liu on the right introduced it with great spirit: Brother, this is the famous Longshu Mountain at the top of Shu County. This mountain is big and high, which is really unattainable; Longshu Mountain, our eyes The front is Donglongshu. After walking further south, there will be a col and Xilongshu. East and West Longshu are collectively known as Longshu Mountain. This mountain is the boundary between Luzhou and Shouzhou. In the past, Lao Liu and I came here just begging, ah...

Lao Liu suddenly remembered something and asked, "Brother, did you come to Taocheng Town on this area before? The mountains and forests are deep and meedy, and the road is not easy to walk. Most of the locals will get lost."

"Oh, yes, I got lost in this area. I usually travel to study and take the official road. I didn't expect that when I passed by here, I saw the unique scenery here. For a while, I didn't know that the farther I went, the deeper I went, the deeper I almost died in the mountains. If I hadn't know how to watch the stars at night, I could probably figure it out by looking at the sun. East, west, north and south, then, you and I don't have a chance to sit together today!"

"Brother, it's really good. If old Liu Mo said that he would starve to death halfway even if he could come out. But then, brother, if we go to Shu County this time, do you care? It's better to pass by, then... That's actually going back to my hometown!" Lao Liu finally said what was from the bottom of his mind. In fact, he hoped that Zhao Ze would return to his hometown. In that case, at least he would not have to follow Zhao Ze around and have a full meal.

"Actually..."

Zhao Ze drove the Hummer on the official road to Shu County while talking to Lao Liu about the purpose of going to Shu County.

There was a piece of yellow dust where the Hummer passed. From afar, I thought that thousands of troops and horses were rolling in.

At a turning place on a mountain road 3 miles away from the Hummer, a carriage fell to pieces on the roadside, and a large stone was pressed on it. The boulder smashed the gauze sedan chair on the carriage. The horse pulling the carriage broke its leg and lay on the ground in pain. In addition, three people sat still.

Three people, two women and one man.

The man's dress is about 30 years old. He knelt beside the horse and gently stroked the horse's broken leg. I hope it will feel better.

The two women behind the horse, the older woman, wore a regular coarse cloth Geyi, a sad face, and a simple bun at the back of her head; the younger narrow-sleeved short coat, long skirt over the knee, snow-white, from the dress should be a maid.

"Sister, are you better? Why don't I rub it for you again," the young girl asked with concern.

"No, it still hurts. It hurts so much. I guess it's twisted..." The older woman wanted to stand up several times, but her foot was as swollen as a radish. She couldn't walk, and it hurt her to grin when she moved.

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3 The journey of the Hummer arrived in the blink of an eye. After a while, Lao Liu raised his voice and shouted, "Brother, be careful, brother, something happened in front of you, be careful, brother..."

Zhao Zexin's eyes were bright. He had already seen the situation at the turn in front of him. Between breathing, he simply collected the oil, shifted gears, and stepped on the brakes. The Hummer slowly glided for two or three meters and then stopped steadily.

A ray of sunlight sprinkled on the Hummer, reflecting a dark metallic luster. Because he didn't see what was in the car for a while, he looked at the monster in front of him in surprise and said to himself:

"What is this?"

The two women behind the coachman were also attracted by the sound of the Hummer braking. They looked at the Hummer with wide eyes and wondered what it was.

After parking, Zhao Ze sat quietly in the car and looked around. After confirming that there was no danger, he opened the door and came out.

Standing by the car and shouting, "What's the matter? Why don't you hurry?"

The coachman looked at Zhao Ze in surprise and dared to ask, "Who are you? What is this? Can you carry people?"

At this time, Lao Liu also jumped out of the car with a smile. Before Zhao Ze could speak, he answered, "Oh, this is called Hummer. My little brother made land. This is the only thing in Luzhou. Don't say that even a man can carry a thousand catties. Well, let me ask you, who are you? What's wrong with this?"

The coachman was a little angry when he heard this. He thought, are you blind? Such a big stone fell down, but it's good that the car was destroyed and no one died. Isn't it obvious? What's a question? However, when I thought about it, there was no malice. The coachman had to reply, "We went from Taocheng Town to Shu County. On the way, we encountered a mountain and a stone collapse. The car was destroyed, and the person was also injured. If you don't mind, can you take us for a ride?"

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say, I'll take you on the road with my little brother to have a look." Lao Liu is still nagging about getting close to others.

Zhao Ze took a few steps forward and came to the coachman before he really believed that there was indeed an accident.

After comforting the coachman for a few words, he told the coachman that if they wanted, they could take his car to Shu County, and then they would find a way.

Of course, it's good to have someone to help. There's nothing wrong with the coachman. It's just that the two women, which can also be said to be a woman and a girl, are willing or not. This Hummer is not a sedan chair. Although I heard from the old guy that it's no problem to carry five people, there is still a big place, but the man and woman are different...

In the same car, it's really...

Zhao Ze could see that the coachman's face was a little unspeakable. Looking at the coachman's eyes, he could guess without asking him.

Since this is the case, Zhao Ze hugged his fist with the coachman and then came to the woman. He looked serious and asked solemnly, "When I pass by here, I happen to go to Shu County. If you don't mind, you can take the bus together. I don't know what you think."

The older woman was very happy when she heard that someone was helping her. She immediately answered, "Thank you, brother, thank you, brother. The people's family is on the edge of the county government office. Please send the people's daughter and sister home first. The people's women will let my officials hold a banquet to entertain the little brother. Please don't refuse."

"It's easy to say that it's right to help others, so... Zhao Ze pointed to the older woman's injured foot and made a helping gesture at the same time, which meant that he wanted me to help you.

"No need, brother, if you come to take care of your sister, it's really unreasonable," the young woman stopped Zhao Ze and said in time.

Zhao Ze was stunned on the spot and moved speechlessly.

Next, the young woman used all her strength to help her sister up. The two relied on each other and took a long time to get to the Hummer.

Zhao Ze quickly ran to help open the back of the car. It was supposed to hold luggage, but the space was just enough. It was more than enough to lie there alone. When the young girl helped her sister into the car, she was almost exhausted. However, this girl was really stubborn. She didn't let anyone help her, but helped her. The car moved into the car little by little and leaned against her sister.

After the two women got on the car, Zhao Ze, Lao Liu and the carriage driver first removed the falling stone in the middle of the road, and then slowly pushed away the tattered carriage. When there was enough Hummer to pass, the line jumped on the car, and the car started again, bypassed the boulder and headed for Shu County at the end of the downhill.

In the second half of the road, the atmosphere in the car is very strange. Because there are women who are with each other, they still don't know each other. Even if Lao Liu has something to say, he is still in his stomach. He refuses to say it, and he can't say it. The concept of the coachman is the same as Lao Liu. The two cooperate very tacitly, and they just communicate with their eyes.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes. Time passed quickly, but Zhao Ze felt that it seemed to be a long time. The car was so quiet that he could hear the sound of clothes rubbing.

Depressed or depressed, Zhao Ze endured for a while, but there was a limit to patience. When he felt extremely depressed, he said, "Dare the sisters go home from Taocheng Town?"

"Would you like to ask?" The young woman gently opened her cherry lips and replied rudely.

"Sister, don't be unreasonable. The little brother kindly helped us." The older woman immediately took over.

As soon as the conversation began, the atmosphere in the car eased a lot. Then the older woman chatted with Zhao Ze. Everyone chatted with each other. The woman introduced that her name was Han Huahua and lived in Shu County. In the local area, she opened a meat shop. This time, the business was good and she was short of manpower, so she had to pick up her sister Li Xiaoniang to help. Since they have reported themselves to their families, Zhao Ze can't just listen to others. That's unreasonableness. Then he also introduced himself to Han Huahuahua. Zhao Ze and someone from 'somewhere' in the south of the south of the Yangtze River were born as craftsmen for generations. He was traveling to study with the housekeeper Liu. Some time ago, he lived in Taocheng Town for a few days, and now he plans to move to Shu County...

To make a long story short, this short chat was soon interrupted by a loud 'bang'.

When the Hummer drove a hundred steps in front of the Beicheng Gate of Shu County, a carved arrow came through the air with a gale, and the fine steel arrows shot on the windshield and then bounced away.

Suddenly attacked, Zhao Ze immediately stepped on the brake, and the Hummer suddenly stopped.

The head of Shuxian County is close in front of you. Even a hundred steps away, you can hear the sound of a continuous horn on the head of the city. After the horn, more than a dozen heads poked out of the mouth of the city wall.

When it comes to the carved arrow that shot on the Hummer, it is to mention the person who fired the arrow. This person is Huang Yanzhou, a county lieutenant of Shu County, about 50 years old, making a good gun stick. Before the morning of that day, Huang Yanzhou left the county office, took two soldiers to tour the city for a few times, and then climbed the city wall as usual. He began to go around the city from the east gate, and slowly walked between the gate tower and the horn tower. Before he walked on the half-pillar incense, he saw high dust on the loess road in the direction of the north city. At the same time, some rural soldiers who had been patrolling the North City rushed to report that they found smoke and dust at the top of the Ziwang Building, and asked the county lieutenant to make a final determination.

It is rare for such a large amount of smoke and dust in the daytime. If there is a mobilization of troops nearby, it is normal. However, the state should inform them in advance about such a big mobilization of troops. Thinking of this, Huang Yanzhou felt that something was wrong, so he quickly sent people to the county government to inform the county magistrate and asked for instructions to temporarily close the gate.

Chen Wei and Lord Chen have been in Shu County for more than three years. At the end of last year, they thought they would be promoted, but a paper in the state told him that his political achievements were not good and he would continue to stay in office and wait until next year.

In fact, Chen Zhixian knows what it means to have poor political performance and where the symptoms are. If you say it, the most important thing is that the land under his jurisdiction is not very good. The land is vast and people are sparse, the mountains and forests are dense, and the number of households is less than a thousand. There are very few people who come here to do business. In this way, the Shu County where he is located is almost reduced to a big one. The worst first-class county in the Song Dynasty. In those years, a famous prince lived in the south of the county of the Han Dynasty and reclaimed thousands of hectares of fertile land. In the Three Kingdoms, it was still a military place. Zhou Dudu was also born here, but it has been thousands of years, and the good fields have also turned into grassland and forests. God, it is so unfair.

So for Chen Zhixian, he is always thinking about why God doesn't open his eyes and drop some big things, even a little bit, such as the next storm to destroy some private houses, and the river surges and soaks the city wall...

But this is good in Shu County. The wind and rain are smooth all year round. Even if there are occasional strong winds and heavy rains, it is not as serious as Lord Chen thought. Ordinary small things will be done by themselves without waiting for him to take care of them.

But sometimes when people come to operate, once the opportunity comes, it really can't even stop the city wall.

On this day, Chen Zhixian just approved several official documents and was about to deal with the trivial matters that happened in the county. A rural soldier patrolling the city rushed to the court and reported on one leg: "Your Excellency, a large amount of unknown smoke and dust was found in the north of the city. Lord Huang was worried that in case something happens, please temporarily close the gate. It's up to you!"

Chen Zhixian was shocked when he heard this, but he immediately regained his composure. An idea suddenly flashed in his heart. It was the group of mountain thieves who had to report recently rushed into Longshu Mountain to rob the county. Thinking of this, Chen Zhixian immediately ordered to close the city gate, and then ordered it in person. All the people in the county government who can fight look at the north gate and go away.

North City Gate

After the four gates of Shu County were closed, the Hummer driven by Zhao Ze also arrived. Originally, he thought he would be welcomed by the local people, but he was greeted by a cold arrow.

After Huang Xianwei shot an arrow in spirit, he was about to shoot another arrow. Unexpectedly, the dark monster in the city suddenly stopped. After a half-ranging confrontation between the two sides, a piece of white cloth stretched out, and then a young man, then an older man, and finally a coachman, walked out of the monster's stomach. Come on.

The three people came to the city in a straight line and shouted that they were the people of the Song Dynasty. They came from Taocheng Town. It was only because the land was a Hummer carriage here, which shocked the adults in the city. Please forgive me and let them go into the city.

At this time, Chen Zhixian also came to the head of the city. He also heard what Zhao Ze said just now, but a few days ago, he received a report from nearby villagers, saying that a mountain thief came from Longshu Mountain. For the few people in front of him, he was skeptical. He didn't know whether it was better to open the gate or not to open it, but it was always It's unreasonable discord.

Captain Huang Xian stood aside and looked at it for a long time. He couldn't get in even if he wanted to interrupt. He didn't have the right to directly order to open the gate. Who knew whether what the people under the city said was true or not. In case it was really like the magistrate who muttered just now, it was the mountain thief who was looking for his own suffering. However, it still needs to be said. If you don't open the gate, you have to make up a reason. After brewing for a moment, the captain of Huang County shouted, "You have evidence to say that you are the people of the Song Dynasty."

As soon as Chen Zhixian heard that Lieutenant Huang was indeed reasonable, he asked, "Yes, what's the evidence?"

Zhao Ze was speechless for a moment. He turned his head and asked Lao Liu and the coachman, "What evidence? Do you have any evidence? I don't. All I know is that I am a people of the Song Dynasty. Don't we look like each other?"

Lao Liu nodded and nodded, "Yes, brother, Lao Liu, I was a beggar before. What evidence? If the evidence is, do I have to go back to Taocheng Town to find people there to testify? How long will it take this time!"

The coachman also quickly echoed, "The old housekeeper said this very well. As a driver, I have never thought about what evidence to bring. They are all villagers, and who doesn't know anyone!" Hey, why is it so difficult for us to be a county magistrate?"

Zhao Ze held the white cloth in one hand and scratched his head with the other hand. He stood looking at the two adults on the top of the city. After looking at a pot of tea for a long time, he suddenly remembered the matter of Chen's head.

He was overjoyed and shouted to the people at the top of the city, "There is a magistrate in the city. I have a letter from my brother here, which can prove that we are the people of the Song Dynasty."

Chen Zhixian heard it clearly in the city. Seeing that the people below said that he knew his brother, he suddenly felt much more relaxed. He quickly ordered people to put down a bamboo basket and asked Zhao Ze to put the letter in the bamboo basket. When the letter came to the city, Chen Zhixian opened the letter and read it carefully, and he was sure that the young man in the city was Zhao. Ze, the bicycle-making workshop he opened was his master. Thinking of this, Chen Zhixian ordered the township soldiers to lift the city ban, open the city gate, and told the letter to Huang Xianwei while going down to the city.