Liu Yu entered Shouchun City so easily because he had the Black Ice Sky Token in his hand. Cao Jun knew about the existence of the Black Ice Terrace, and there were many of them. It's impossible to get to know everyone on the Black Ice Terrace. Coupled with the exclusive Cao Cao of the Black Ice Platform, even some of Cao Cao's generals would not give face, so that Cao Jun was a little panicked when he saw the warrant of the Black Ice Platform.

These are Cao Cao's huge loopholes, and he happened to be caught by Liu Yu's blind cat hitting a dead mouse.

After entering Shouchun, Liu Yu found that the scale of Shouchun City was very huge, almost comparable to the scale of Luoyang City, but it was slightly depressed, and there was not as many people and prosperity as Luoyang City.

Shouchun City was originally a big city, and it existed as far back as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. When Yuan Shu was proclaimed emperor, he recruited a large number of people to expand Shouchun City for free. I don't know how many people Yuan Shu used, but the people of Huainan who were recruited the most were barren in those years. After Cao Cao took over Shouchun, he also spent effort to expand Shouchun City. In this way, the scale of Shouchun can be compared with Liu Yu's capital Luoyang.

"I didn't expect Shouchun City to be so huge, if Cao Mengde was closed, it is estimated that he would not be able to take it in a few years." Liu Yu said involuntarily.

Li Gui's face turned pale with fright, and he hurriedly reminded quietly: "Your Majesty, don't say this in Shouchun City." ”

Liu Yu knew what Li Gui was worried about, and knew that he had been careless just now. Fortunately, the people around them were far away from them, and they didn't hear what Liu Yu said just now.

"Let's see what happens." Liu Yu commanded.

Liu Yu and the others sat down at a stall on the side of the road, and then prepared to order something to eat and drink. Li Gui and a few of his men sat at a table, and Liu Yu sat at a table alone.

The owner of the roadside stall is an old man who looks to be about 60 years old, and seeing so many people coming, he has a big business today.

"What would you like to eat?" The stall owner asked.

Li Gui glanced at this stall and knew that there was nothing to eat, so he said, "If you have anything to do, get some of everything." ”

The stall owner said in embarrassment: "Several, little old man only eats one or two things here, this..."

"Feel free to do it. One for each person. "When he goes out, Liu Yu is not reluctant.

"Great! Little old man, this is for you. However, I asked a few people to give the money first. The stall owner said.

Li Gui was unhappy, and said dissatisfiedly: "I have traveled from south to north, and I have never seen anyone who gave money before eating, do you want to trick people?" ”

The stall owner said apologetically: "A few forgiveness." In the past, Xiao Lao'er was not like this. It's all messy out there now. Our small business can't stand the toss. Don't talk about us, it's just some larger transactions, all of which are given in cash first. ”

"Okay, Zhong Yun, just give it." Liu Yu looked at it and estimated that because of the war, he was worried that he would not be able to recover his capital when he did a small business, so he was like this.

"Tell me, how much?" Li Gui prepared to take the money from his pocket.

"That's ten big bucks." The stall owner laughed.

Li Gui was a little speechless, just ten big bucks, as for this? Make them look like people who eat white food. Li Gui very happily gave ten big money to the stall owner.

With the money in his hand, the stall owner said happily: "Wait a minute, Xiao Lao'er will get it for you immediately." ”

It didn't take long for the stall owner to bring Liu Yu and the others a bowl of noodle soup each, but it was not noodles, but noodles.

Liu Yu picked up the chopsticks and ate them, not caring how ugly the appearance was.

But it didn't look good, but it tasted a little, and Liu Yu and the others quickly ate it.

Dare to open a stall in Shouchun City, it is not possible to have a few brushes, and the stall owner also has a sense of accomplishment in his heart when he sees Liu Yu and others eating so happily.

After Liu Yu ate a few bites, he glanced at the stall owner, and wanted to find out something from this person's mouth, so he said, "Boss, I want to ask you something." ”

"Come on, today is your business, and the little old man is idle." The stall owner sat down happily opposite Liu Yu.

Li Gui really wanted to shoot this stall owner to death, but they didn't dare to sit with Liu Yu, and this stall owner was actually on an equal footing with Liu Yu.

"The old man's surname." Liu Yu asked very softly.

The stall owner said heartily: "This guest officer, you don't have to be so polite. You're from out of town, aren't you? What is there to ask. ”

Li Gui's heart tightened, this old man actually found out that he was not from Shouchun, and said that he would give him the result later, so as not to have any accidents.

Liu Yu said in surprise: "How can the old man see it?" ”

"Little Lao'er doesn't understand a few words. But I've lived so many years anyway. I've been setting up stalls here since I was young, and outsiders like you can understand it at a glance. Now it's so chaotic outside, I don't know how many people run to this Shouchun to take refuge. It took a lot of effort to get in and avoid it. It's hard for you. Coming to this unfamiliar place, it's not normal to want to ask a few more words? "The stall owner is both boasting and nagging.

Liu Yu could see from this person's eyes that he was not lying, it was purely kind, so he said gratefully: "Thank you, old man, I need to know about Shouchun City when I first arrived." I don't know if the old man can say which places people like us should not go, so as not to offend some big people. ”

"You're clever kid." The stall owner said, patting the table.

Li Gui and the others endured it again, and changed to Luoyang, how many heads does this old man have.

The stall owner said with a few treasures: "This Shouchun, we belong to Nancheng here, and those of us who eat with a mouth are all here." There are more wealthy merchants living in Xicheng, and there are not many problems there. Dongcheng is where the court officials live, so don't go there, Xiao Lao'er heard a few days ago that a hairy boy offended a certain adult and was beaten to death. As for the North City, there is the Imperial Palace, and you can't go there if you want to. ”

This is equivalent to not saying it, Liu Yu can only smile bitterly.

Just when Liu Yu felt that he couldn't say anything to the stall owner, the stall owner said to himself: "Hey, it's been messed up for so many years. I don't know when it's going to end. The prime minister is really, but he has to fight a good day. ”

"The old man has an opinion about Prime Minister Cao Cheng?" Liu Yu suddenly became interested.

The stall owner was startled and hurriedly defended: "No, where is it!" The little old man is all supportive of the prime minister. Xiao Lao'er's two sons went to join the army. ”

The stall owner looked around for a moment, and when he saw that no one else was there, he looked relieved.

Liu Yu knew that the stall owner was really scared.

"Guys, in my opinion, you better quickly find a place to stay, and don't go out and walk around if you have nothing to do. A few days ago, strong men like you were dragged into the army. That's all little old man can say. The stall owner didn't say anything more, and began to clean up Liu Yu's dishes and chopsticks after eating.

Liu Yu didn't say much, just nodded gratefully.

After eating, Liu Yu got up directly, he now knew something.

Then, Li Gui found an inn and asked for a few rooms to live in.

The innkeeper needs Liu Yu to show their identity cards, and they have to pay the room money in cash first.

Due to the experience of the previous stall owner, Li Gui did not have any doubts this time and gave the money directly.

The innkeeper was relieved, Shouchun's practice of collecting money first has been implemented for a long time, and if it is the first time to come to Shouchun, he will definitely be a little dissatisfied. In this case, the innkeeper will be concerned about such a person, and even report to the government. In order to prevent spies from infiltrating Shouchun City, Cao Cao strictly ordered all restaurants and inns to report suspicious elements to the government, and if they were found to be innocent, then the restaurants and inns would be fine. If the reported suspicious elements are really spies, then Cao Cao's reward is very large, enough for the restaurant and inn to make a profit for a month. However, once it is found that the government finds out that it does not report it, or that it is not reported, the head will be waiting to be hung at the city gate.

After carefully checking the identity cards of Liu Yu and the others, he found that there was no problem, and the innkeeper handed the keys to several rooms to Li Gui.

After arriving at the room, Liu Yu began to ponder, and Li Gui stood next to him and did not dare to disturb. Everyone else was ordered by Liu Yu to go down and rest.

"Zhong Yun, you sit. We came out this time to hide our identities, so we don't have to be so restricted, so as not to let others see anything. Liu Yu said.

"Yes!" Li Gui sat on the side, not daring to sit on an equal footing with Liu Yu.

Liu Yu asked, "Have you found something since you entered the city?" ”

Li Gui thought about it for a while, and then said: "Back to Your Majesty's words, since entering the city, the minister has found some clues. There are almost no strong men left in Shouchun City, which shows that Cao Cao's troop problem is already very serious. Moreover, the people in the city complained very much about Cao Cao. ”

"Well, that's what I thought, too." Liu Yu nodded and said, "Is it Xun Yu or Xun Yu who is guarding Shouchun now?" ”

"Nine times out of ten, Xun Yu is Xun Yu, every time Cao Cao goes on an expedition, Xun Yu is guarding Shouchun, I guess this time it will not be wrong." Li Gui said according to past experience.

Liu Yu felt that he had received very little news today, but one thing was for sure that Cao Cao had now reached the last moment, and the people were very disgusted with the war.

"Can the people we were in contact with still be able to reach now?" Liu Yu asked quietly.

The people Liu Yu asked, Li Gui knew who they were, and they were none other than the families and officials who secretly concealed Cao Cao's contact with the imperial court.

"After being discovered by Cao Cao, several of them were exterminated by Cao Cao. The rest are now in peace, and now it is a little difficult to contact them. Li Gui didn't have anything to hide.

Liu Yu's eyebrows furrowed when he heard this, this was not good news for him.

"Let's get some rest. In the middle of the night, we're out to investigate. Liu Yu said.

Liu Yu's orders, Li Gui naturally complied, and he was also a little tired.

Liu Yu and the others stayed at this inn. But it didn't take long for the patrolling Cao soldiers to come and conduct a routine search.

The innkeeper truthfully reported how many people were staying here, and the identity registration was clear. But the soldiers of Cao Jun still did not dare to relax, and went directly to all the rooms to check them one by one.

If there is a person who cannot answer at all, he will be escorted away for interrogation.

And Liu Yu and his party were the targets of their interrogation.

Liu Yu and the others were well prepared and answered without leakage, so that the Cao soldiers could not observe any problems.

When he thought there was nothing wrong, one of the captains of the Cao army said: "Seeing that you are all strong and healthy people, why don't you join the army and contribute to the imperial court?" ”

Li Gui, Liu Yu and others were stunned on the spot, how short of soldiers this Cao Cao was, even patrolling part-time recruits.

In today's Yuzhou, Cao Cao's troops are really stretched. In order to be able to recruit enough soldiers for Cao Cao, Xun You, who was in charge of guarding Shouchun, directly ordered the defenders to persuade them to join the army as soon as they saw the strong men.

The order is persuasion, but more Cao Jun is forced, and he doesn't have a good face at all. And how this captain can be kind and pleasant, or his first impression of Liu Yu is very good.

When Li Gui wanted to refuse, Liu Yu opened his mouth and said: "This military master, we are all ordinary people who don't use martial arts at all. If you enter the army, you will become cannon fodder. We don't want to join the army. ”

Just kidding, Liu Yu's purpose for coming to Shouchun is not pure, how can he join the army, if his true identity is discovered in the army, it will be troublesome.

Hearing Liu Yu's refusal, Captain Cao's face instantly pulled down. The other Cao soldiers also had gloomy faces, and if they were soft, they would use hard ones.

When he was about to make a move, Li Gui pulled the captain aside. The captain thought that the other party was going to give a bribe or something, and his heart blossomed. In this case, he has encountered too much, and many strong men who are unwilling to join the army, if they have money, will take it out.

Sure enough, it was a bribe, Li Gui took out a piece of gold, and said with a pleasant face: "Master Jun, we are all used to being lazy, and we are not used to the hard life of this army." Please forgive me and find someone who can get used to it. ”

"This? There are orders from above. The captain looked at the gold, and his eyes lit up.

This is not enough disgust, Li Gui tangled for a moment, took out another gold from his pocket, and said with a bitter face: "Master Jun, that's all I have to wait, and please accept it with a smile." ”

Captain Cao quietly received the gold into his arms and said, "That's all for today." ”

The soldiers of the Cao army knew that the captain had already received benefits, so they stopped pestering and left directly, finding a place to have a good drink later.

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