Starting from Pheasant County, all the way through Xuchang, Bozhou, Xuzhou, more than 1,800 miles, after ten days, Chen Xu and his party finally arrived in Xiapi.

Xiapi is an ancient city, there was an ancient country in Xiapi in the Xia Dynasty, Song Xianggong repaired the city wall in the Spring and Autumn Period, and King Qiwei sealed Zou Ji in Xiapi during the Warring States Period, so Xiapi is still prosperous, with a population of tens of thousands.

Because Qingxu and Xu have been called Dongyi since ancient times, and the Shang and Zhou cultures representing the Central Plains are very different, coupled with the proximity to the coast, people are also very different from the Central Plains in terms of living habits and clothing, in ancient times, they mainly relied on hunting for a living, and the bow and arrow are said to have been invented by the Yi people, so when the word was made, the word Yi was the appearance of a person carrying a bow.

Dongyi traced to ancient times as the descendants of Zhuan and Houyi, and like the Yue people, there were many people.

It is recorded in the Analects that there are nine Yi in the east: one Xuansu, two Lelang, three Gaoli, four full ornaments, five Xuan, six Suojia, seven Dongtu, eight Japanese people, and nine heavenly contempt.

It can be seen that Dongyi not only includes the Qilu region in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, but also includes Liaodong, the Korean Peninsula and even the Japanese archipelago, all of which are classified as Dongyi.

This is the first time Chen Xu has gone out after crossing over to Daqin, and naturally he also feels unparalleled surprise at the scenery along the way.

Later generations described how powerful the Qin Dynasty was, but rarely described the living conditions of the people of the Qin Dynasty.

Along the way, all the towns and villages were low thatched houses made of bamboo, wood, mud and stone, which were not much different from what he had seen in Xiaohe Village, Qinghe Town or Pheasant County.

And the people and pawns he saw along the way were all ragged, black and thin, this kind of impoverished living state in Chen Xu's opinion, completely sorry for the great name of the Great Qin Empire.

Poor! How can you be so poor!

Walking in the ancient city of Xiapi, looking at the low thatched houses on both sides, Chen Xu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The low earth and stone city wall is very old, crisscrossing three or five streets, in fact, it is a county town not much bigger than Pheasant County, full of mud and wild grass, there are no stone slabs on the streets, the ground is potholed, occasionally there are ox carts and carriages jolting and swaying, and the axles rub and crunch.

Chen Xu and his entourage were all strangely dressed and riding tall horses, and they were all carrying swords, and there was a monkey squatting on the horseback, and there were even bows and crossbows hanging next to the saddles of Wang Wu and others.

After passing through a narrow side street, a small river appeared in front of me, no more than three feet wide, and the grass on both sides was also reborn, and a small stone bridge was erected over the river.

"Uncle asked, is this river called Yi (yí) water?" After Chen Xu dismounted at the bridgehead, he grabbed a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe and bowed.

"Xiao Langjun, this river is Yishui!" The middle-aged man also hurriedly saluted and said.

Chen Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiapi is very small, there is only this small river all the way through the city, and it is indeed called Yishui, so the bridge in front of you must be the bridge where Huangshi Gong is waiting for Zhang Liang.

However, he turned his head and looked around carefully several times, but he did not see an old man in a coarse cloth robe.

"It is estimated that Zhang Liang and Huang Shigong have not arrived yet?"

Chen Xu calculated in his heart that it took six days for Yingbu to return to Xiaohe Village after getting the news from Daliang, and then it took them ten days from Xiaohe Village to Xiapi, that is to say, it was only half a month before and after Zhang Liang assassinated Qin Shi Huang, and now Qin Shi Huang's order has been spread to the assassins who escaped from Dasuo in the world, so Zhang Liang should still be fleeing like a lost dog at this time, and it is estimated that it will take a lot of time to run to Xiapi.

"Let's go, let's find a place to eat first!"

Chen Xu took Yu Wuya and Yingbu to look at the surroundings of the river and the stone bridge side by side, and then led the horse to find a foothouse nearby to rest and eat.

The meal was very simple, and the taste was not good, the rough and stuffed wheat rice with some boiled meat and wild vegetables made it feel like swallowing poison for a few people at the same time, but all the way to this standard of living, so they could only endure it temporarily.

"Shop!" After eating, Chen Xu called the owner of the foot house.

"What's the matter with Xiao Langjun?" The shopkeeper is a middle-aged man in his forties, his hair is a little gray, and his expression is also very cautious, mainly because the aura of Chen Xu's group of people is too sufficient, and the clothes they wear are also very strange, except for Yingbu, Qing Yishui's trousers and belt T-shirt, and a windbreaker on the outside, just like aliens.

"Have you seen a young man behaving suspiciously here lately?" Chen Xu asked with a smile.

The shopkeeper said in his heart that a group of you people are the most suspicious people Lao Tzu has seen in the past few years, but he didn't dare to say this, but quickly shook his head with a smile: "Don't say that it is our foothouse, even the city has not seen suspicious-looking people come and go recently!" ”

"How do you know?" Chen Xu asked curiously.

"Hehe, our Xiapi is a poor and remote place, not close to the big city, not to mention the east and west, there are a total of two thousand households in the city, and there are only three or five foot houses, and there are not many people who come and go on weekdays, if there are strangers with suspicious appearances, naturally someone will soon know!" The shopkeeper quickly explained with a smile.

"Well, that makes sense!" Chen Xu pinched his chin and thought for a moment, "How much money do you make a year?" ”

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment and said with a wry smile: "Don't say that making money, it's good to be able to ensure the livelihood of the family!" ”

"In that case, what do you think of you lending me this foot for a while, and I will pay you fifty dollars a day?" Chen Xu asked.

"Huh?" The shopkeeper was a little stunned, and he didn't seem to understand what Chen Xu meant at all.

"Don't worry, we are all serious people, this is my household registration card!"

Chen Xu took out a small wooden sign of his own from his body and handed it to the shopkeeper, "You lend me this foot for a while, maybe half a month or a month, rest assured, we will not damage your belongings, if it is damaged, it will be compensated according to the price, and people and horses will pay normally for eating and drinking, your family still lives and operates in the store as usual, and all the income belongs to you, we just borrow this place to wait for a person, once you wait, you will leave, and you are more familiar with Xiapi, you can also help us pay attention and inquire if there are strangers appearing, If it's confirmed that it's the person we're looking for, there's an additional 500 dollars in honorarity! ”

"Good!" After reading Chen Xu's identity card, the shopkeeper nodded again and again after listening to Chen Xu's words, and was a little surprised.

"That's good!" Chen Xu smiled and asked Wang Wu to go to the pocket and take out 1,500 yuan and give it to the shopkeeper, "This is our first month's deposit, if it is less than a month, it will all belong to you, if it is more than a month, we will settle it, you go to help us find a few old clothes worn by the locals first, we have to simply dress up as a helper and kitchen worker for the foot house, from today on, your foot house will be under our control, by the way, this matter must not be passed on!" ”

"Don't worry, Xiao Langjun, don't worry, we will never leak out!" The shopkeeper happily took Chen Xu and others to the backyard and called all the old and young people out to meet Chen Xu.

Two sons, two daughters, the youngest is thirteen or fourteen years old, the eldest is in his twenties, although the clothes are patched and patched, but they are still quite neat and tidy, and the ragged, black and thin ordinary villagers on the street still look very different, and then there is a middle-aged woman, slightly fat, ordinary appearance, is a typical image of Daqin women, in addition to this, there is also an old lady in her sixties with silver hair, who is the owner of the shopkeeper.

The family was extremely nervous and timid looking at Chen Xu and Wang Wu and others who were following behind with swords, and they didn't dare to come out with a restrained atmosphere.

The shopkeeper told Chen Xu what he requested, and then asked his two sons to go out to find some generous old clothes to come back, and then asked his wife and two daughters to lead Chen Xu and others to arrange horses and housing.

"Engong, what do you want to do when you bring us all the way to this place?" When he went to bed at night, Yu Wuya finally asked the question that had been buried in his heart for more than ten days.

Since the beginning of Qinghe Town, this question has been haunting his mind, but adhering to Chen Xu's usual sense of mystery and his style of not talking much, he didn't ask along the way, of course, Wang Wuji and Yingbu didn't ask, but now Chen Xu actually hid in such a poor and remote town, and such a strange behavior made him unable to bear it anymore.

"You saw your senior brother and Zhang Liang together in Xianyang, you must still recognize that Zhang Liang!" Chen Xu asked as he lay down on the bed after washing his feet.

"Naturally, I know that when I left Xianyang, it was the caravan he helped find!" Yu Wuya nodded.

"I'm here for Zhang Liang this time!" Chen Xu looked at the black thatched roof and said.

Yu Wuya was stunned for a moment and said, "Engong, what are you looking for Zhang Liang for?" And why do you have to run so far, that Zhang Liang is a Korean, if you want to find him, go directly to Xinzheng and Daliang, maybe you can find it soon! ”

"You don't understand, I need to find him at a suitable opportunity and in a suitable place, you already know the news that Yingbu brought back, Qin Shi Huang was assassinated in Bolangsha......"

"Are you saying that it was Zhang Liang who assassinated the First Emperor?" Yu Wuya sat up with a sigh of surprise, his eyes flickering with a faint white light in the darkness.

"Not bad!"

"How do you know?" Yu Wuya was shocked.

"Don't leak it!" Chen Xu sold a pass.

"Well, there must be a chance that this matter will be nine times out of ten, I just didn't expect it, when the senior brother and Zhang Liang discussed the assassination of the first emperor in Xianyang, it seems that they planned to do it in Bolangsha, but it's a pity that it......'s a pity."

Yu Wuya shook his head again and again and sighed, "It's a pity that the emperor's fate Dafu Da escaped, otherwise it would be good to be smashed to death by that strong man with an iron cone, and Engong would have been able to rebel!" ”

Chen Xu turned over and didn't want to talk to this second goods.

Rebel...... Is it so easy to rebel?

And what if the rebellion succeeded?

In addition to killing, the world is still the world, there will only be more decades of chaos, the nobles of the Six Kingdoms who are immortal and ready to move will definitely not give up easily, but if Chen Xu wants to kill the nobles of the Six Kingdoms, he thinks that without Xiang Yu's butcher-like heart, he can't do it, and he will never be able to do it.

"Engong, how can you be sure that Zhang Liang will run to this place after escaping? If he doesn't come, won't he have to wait for a long time? Yu Wuya lay down again and said.

"Why do you ask so much? There are some things that can't be said, and they don't work when they are said! Chen Xu closed his eyes and muttered, and soon the snoring sounded and fell asleep, riding a horse all the way, he was really tired enough, and he could fall asleep every day when he got into bed.

In the courtyard, Wang San and Wang Wu sat on the hay pile next to the stable with iron swords on duty.

"Third brother, what do you think Chen Lidian wants to do all the way here to open a foot house?" Wang Wu asked depressedly with a yawn.

"How do I know that Chen Lidian has always acted mysteriously, and the general asked us to come to protect him, so we can only obey orders, don't say more!" Wang San Zhengse said.

"I know, I'm just curious, by the way, I feel complicated about this Yingbu, so I have to be more vigilant on weekdays!" Wang Wu suddenly lowered his voice and said.

"Be cautious, this person has superb swordsmanship, you and I are not his opponents, but there is a big brother Wuya, and ten Yingbu can only bow down, and since Chen Lidian dares to take him in, he naturally has his own plans, don't worry too much! You take a nap first, and I'll just watch it alone! ”

"Good!" Wang Wu nodded, hugged the iron sword, closed his eyes, and soon breathed calmly and fell into a deep sleep.