Early the next morning, at the same time that Li Zicheng sent his henchmen to the Lu clan to check the model army camp, a caravan of not weak scale came under the towering Tong Pass.

The caravan consisted of one hundred and forty-five horses and mules, all loaded with chests, many of which were tightly hidden in packs, apparently loaded with good goods.

They also had a lot of men, two or three hundred.

Among them, the forty or fifty guards not only wore swords, but also some wore bird guns, even if they were dusty at this time, but the aura that had obviously seen blood and was slightly fierce still couldn't be concealed.

Seeing that he was about to arrive at Tongguan City, the leader was a man in his early forties, black and thin, with extremely penetrating eyes, who looked like a shopkeeper, and was busy shouting a few words to the guards in front of him.

Several of the guards hurriedly got out of the mule cart and took care of the flag.

Suddenly, a big banner with the word 'king' slowly drifted away.

"Stop!"

"What do you guys do?"

Although the banner was unfurled, the Wandering People's Army obviously didn't buy it, and more than a dozen elite horsemen quickly swept over.

At this time, the exile army also took great pains to defend the Tongguan fortress.

From the towering pass of the city, extending out for more than half a mile, they have built a continuous group of fortifications, and the original official road has almost been destroyed.

As soon as they saw this group of people coming, the Wandering Army immediately took the lead in the battle array!

"Alas, military master, military master, don't be angry, we are all businessmen. You see, we are from the Wenxi Wang family firm, and we want to go to Qinchuan to do some business, and we will ask a few military masters to make it convenient for us......"

As he spoke, a few silver tickets from the black and thin shopkeeper had already been stuffed into the hands of the junior officer at the head of the company.

The petty officer and a few of his subordinates were a little shocked when they saw each other.

These silver tickets turned out to be one hundred taels each.

They are all from Shaanxi, and they have always hated Shanxi people on weekdays, but they don't hate silver tickets, let alone Shanxi ticket numbers.

It must be known that the Jin merchants have been polished for many years, and the ticket number of Shanxi at this time is a symbol of credibility.

At this time, there were actually three hundred taels of silver here, and their heads were pinned to the waistband of their trousers, and they burned, killed, and looted I don't know how many times, but they had never robbed so much silver.

Looking at the faces of the little officers, the shopkeeper also had a good idea, and said with a smile: "Master Jun, please make it convenient for you, when we come back from Xijing, we will definitely have the benefits of Master Jun." ”

The little officer had already stuffed the silver ticket into the pocket of his waist at this time, and it was definitely impossible to take it out again, but he suddenly sneered: "You are not small, now, these eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, but we break into the king's territory, and you still dare to do business?" ”

Although Dashun has been established at this time, the wind and waves are too small, and the various systems are far from perfect, and the soldiers at the bottom are still used to calling Li Zicheng 'the king'.

The shopkeeper hurriedly smiled and said: "Master Jun, look at what you said, it is precisely because Qinchuan is the territory of King Chuang that we come to do business, right?" Now, who doesn't know, King Chuang will not pay for food when he comes. Master Jun, please make it convenient for you......"

As he spoke, he made a fuss.

The little officer accepted the money but didn't want to buy it, and continued to sneer: "What are you carrying here?" Open it up and take a look! I suspect that you are the spies of the dog officer army, and there are prohibited items in it! Come on, search for me! ”

This petty officer is used to burning, killing and looting on weekdays, and he is even more of a bandit than a bandit, and the bandit knows how to talk about the rules.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen people ignored the dozens of guards on the side of the caravan, and rushed forward like wolves and tigers, even chopping and chopping, directly chopping most of the cargo boxes on the mule horses, and suddenly, a lot of delicate objects were revealed.

Many of them are exquisite makeup mirrors produced by Haicheng.

"Oh, military master, military master, you can't do this, we are people from the Wenxi Wang family......"

"Get out of here!"

The shopkeeper begged again and again, and the guards didn't dare to do anything, and they all looked at these big soldiers with pleading, however, the junior officers and everyone ignored them completely, and they were all shocked by the delicacy of the makeup mirror, and some people had quickly begun to put them in their pockets.

Here, the soldiers behind also found the benefit, and quickly rushed over, seeing that it was about to become a robbery, the startled shopkeeper sat on the ground, and Taotao cried nonstop.

At this time, at the head of Tongguan City, the commander, Liu Fangliang, who had just been canonized as the general of the left battalion system, had just gotten up and was habitually inspecting the city, and soon found that something was wrong here, and hurriedly beckoned his own soldiers: "Go, see what's going on." ”

Soon, the soldiers brought the shopkeeper to the city, put a small basket, and hung him in the air near the city.

The shopkeeper's pants were about to be scared to pee, but fortunately, his eyesight was very good, and he soon understood that Liu Fangliang was not an ordinary person, and he was busy even talking about their background with snot and tears.

"Wenxi Wang's family?"

Liu Fangliang frowned slightly, he had heard of the Pingyao Wang family, but he had never heard of the Wenxi Wang family, didn't Wenxi have the surname Pei?

Back then, the Pei family was the head of the world's five hopes and seven surnames.

"Shopkeeper, why haven't I heard of the Wenxi Wang family, you are spies, right?"

Liu Fangliang looked at the shopkeeper playfully.

The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Alas, general, you, you have really wronged us." Our branch was born in Pingyao, and later, the master set up his own door, and took root in Wenxi, this blink of an eye, it has been more than ten years. General, we're all doing serious business, I heard that there is a new atmosphere on King Chuang's side, and I just want to beg for food......"

"Oh?"

"You dare to do business with us?"

Hearing the business, Liu Fangliang also came to the spirit, and looked at the shopkeeper with a bright eye.

At this time, although they occupied Xijing and dominated the hinterland of Qinchuan, Qinchuan had already been beaten and withered in recent years, and it was barely maintained by the imperial court in the past, but the exiled army surrounded this side for several months, and the city was not only short of food, but also seriously short of various daily necessities.

If someone comes to do business, doesn't it mean that they have recognized the Great Shun Dynasty?

"General, don't scare the little ones. The little ones are really just businessmen. Don't talk about you, in the depths of the Tartar two thousand miles to the north, the small ones have also been. We really only do innocent business, not spies, and don't do bad things......"

"Huh."

"You're a shopkeeper. It's not impossible to come to our side to do business, but first, bring your list! ”

"General, it's no problem for you to give you the list, our Wang family has already prepared a gift for you, but you may not be able to let your soldiers return the things they robbed us ...... first."

"What?"

"You guys stole something? That dog's day doesn't open his eyes, and he loses Lao Tzu's face? Don't hurry up and give it back! The Wang family is a big businessman! ”

This shopkeeper is not only clever, good at observing words and feelings, but also very good at speaking, and soon, Liu Fangliang was moved.

Not long after, his team was given the green light and slowly entered Tongguan City.

……

Time passed quickly, and when the shopkeeper accompanied Liu Fangliang to drink and chat, and the sky and the sea were chatting for a while, the sky gradually began to darken.

At this time, in a dense forest more than ten miles northeast of Tongguan, Wang Pu cowered and looked childlike at Xu Changqing, who was looking at the rolling Yellow River not far away, in a daze: "Changqing, the fourth child, can they do it?" ”

Xu Changqing suddenly smiled: "Big brother, the fourth child is your person, do you think he can do it?" ”

"This ......"

Wang Pu was speechless for a moment, and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say a word.

For a moment, he lowered his head in frustration, "Changqing, brother, brother knows that he is wrong, brother has blinded his heart with lard, you, can you give my brother another chance......"

Looking at Wang Pu's dejected appearance, Xu Changqing couldn't help sighing, threw Wang Pu a cigar, and lit one himself.

Frankly speaking, Wang Pu has a lot of shortcomings, but there is one thing that is difficult for ordinary people to have, that is, his sincerity and trust in Xu Changqing, and his ass has always been very upright!

Back then, if it weren't for Wang Pu, Xu Changqing would not have been able to do such a career in Songjin, so he jumped up and went straight to the Nine Heavens!

And this time to attack Qinchuan, not long after Xu Changqing came out of Kaifeng, Wang Pu contacted him as soon as possible, and immediately made a detour to Shanxi, running for more than a thousand miles, and in the shortest possible time, he joined Xu Changqing.

This time, Xu Changqing wanted to take Tongguan, and Wang Pu didn't say a word, and directly sent his henchman Zhou Laosi, and the elite was even more stingy.

"Big brother, do you know why I'm angry with you? Militaristic events, is this child's play? What did I tell you in the first place, and you just wouldn't listen?!! Do you know, now, don't talk about you, let's Daming, what is the situation? ”

Xu Changqing took a deep breath of his cigar, not saving Wang Pu face at all, and he just fell over with his head and face.

Wang Pu hurriedly lowered his head like a primary school student, neatly organized, but his face showed joy.

With his understanding of Xu Changqing, the more good things Xu Changqing said, the more polite he was, don't think about this matter, on the contrary, scolding him, this matter is about to pass.

Looking at Wang Pu's appearance, Xu Changqing was also a little helpless.

This guy, it's okay to make soy sauce, but it's basically impossible to let him do anything.

However, the dragon gave birth to nine sons, the sons are different, and Xu Changqing can't expect everyone to be able to take charge of himself, Wang Pu is a businessman, how can he expect too much from him?

Now, even if Wang Pu is not authentic and something big happens, Xu Changqing still has to protect him!

One more friend is definitely more reliable than one more enemy.

Especially Xu Changqing knows Wang Pu very well, and can steadily ensure that Wang Pu can be used for himself.

"Big brother, don't think too much, the fourth child is a clever person, and it shouldn't be a big problem. Now it's the middle of the day, let's go and prepare, at the end of the day, let's do it on time! As long as you win Tongguan, you can almost pass the merit. ”

"Okay, Changqing, I'll arrange it right away. Don't worry, tonight, my Datong army is definitely a death squad! ”

……

The night was getting darker.

Zhou Laosi and Liu Fangliang's drinking game is also coming to an end.

After drinking the last glass of wine, Zhou Laosi gave Liu Fangliang a jade bracelet, which was a cautious retreat.

Watching Zhou Laosi leave, one of Liu Fangliang's confidants frowned and said, "Master, I always feel that something is wrong with this profiteer." ”

Liu Fangliang sneered: "No wonder it's just a spy of the imperial court, but so what?" Those who can bring us money are good citizens! Okay, don't think too much about it, and rest early. This Wenxi Wang family is just the first one, and in the future, our days will get better and better! ”

The pro-soldier bit his lip and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say it, but after retreating, he whispered a few words to a few pro-soldiers, and the pro-soldier quickly stared at Zhou Laosi.

Zhou Laosi, who returned to a small mansion in Guancheng, carefully closed the door, and was already in a cold sweat.

It's too dangerous!

He is a scholar, and when he was in Datong, he also had contact with many shopkeepers, and he thought he could imitate seven or eight percent, but Liu Fangliang had a pair of old eyes with poison, and there were a few moments tonight, he thought he was going to be exposed, but he didn't expect Liu Fangliang to reveal the matter lightly.

Zhou Laosi doesn't know now whether Liu Fangliang found it or not.

After a long time, he relieved his breath and hurriedly asked the henchman outside the door: "How is it?" They haven't touched our goods, have they? ”

The henchman hurriedly whispered: "I searched several times, but I haven't found anything from us." Master, shall we do it tonight? ”

Zhou Laosi hesitated for a moment, and his face suddenly turned pale: "Do it, how can you not do it!" Glory and wealth, right now! Inform the brothers to be smart, and after this vote, we will have enough for the rest of our lives! ”

"Yes!"