134 The First Arrival
The march of the forbidden army was not so fast, and under normal circumstances 50 miles a day was enough. However, the forbidden army is full of weight, and now the three of them don't have to take anything, if it weren't for Jiang Erlang's lameness, they could be 20 miles faster. 100 miles a day, a few days is not a problem.
Unity is strength, 600 miles only walked 8 days, the last day to rush more than 100 miles, no rest halfway, hurry up and finally entered Yan'an Mansion before closing the city gate in the evening.
"You wait here to rest first, I'm going out to meet guests, and I'll make a future trip when I come back." Before the horse's luggage could be settled, Fu Ji hurriedly led the horse and walked away.
"Shopkeeper, my master forgot to take the gift of the guest, I don't know where he went, if it is not far away, I will send someone to catch up."
As soon as Fu Ji went out with his front foot, Shi Tong stabbed Jiang Dalang, and then the guy who talked the most along the way came to the counter with an anxious face, and chased after Hong Tao with the level of nonsense.
"The flower officials went to pacify the Yamen, just east of the city, passing through the alley in front of the door, and maybe they can catch up." The shopkeeper didn't think much about it, opened his mouth and told Fu Ji where he had inquired, and pointed out a shortcut.
"The shopkeeper did enter the yamen of the pacification envoy, as if he had handed over a letter, and the general of the Yamen came out in person and respectfully accepted it!" Jiang Dalang chased him out immediately, running faster than a rabbit, and ran back in less than a stick of incense, and after entering the house, he was terrified.
The post of pacification envoy of the Yan Yan Road is relatively special, and it was specially set up to deal with the Western Xia. All the way to appease the envoy is a very big official, who is in charge of both the army and the people, and also serves as the prefect, and has the power of life and death. I am afraid that low-level officers and soldiers like them will never see each other once in their lives, so they will listen to their names.
"Don't panic first, and wait for the flower lady to come back and listen to what she has to say." Shi Tong was much calmer than Jiang Dalang, and he was not completely frightened, but a dignified look appeared on his face.
If the backing behind the employer is so strong, the three of them will be much less likely to succeed in self-nomination. But in any case, the opportunity is not completely gone, and it is not fatal to ask.
Fuji came back quickly, and went back to her room to rest without saying anything. Shen Kuo saw it, and the secret letter from the colt was also given, and the effect was also played. This Lord Shen was very righteous, and when he heard that he was going to Lanzhou to sell scriptures for Bao Huitang, he agreed to send a team of soldiers to escort him without saying a word.
Don't take any letters of introduction, even if you directly appease the official affairs of the yamen, not only will you not be interrogated too much along the way, but you can also spend the night in the military village, military shop, and military fort, as long as you are unlucky enough to enter the war zone, the safety problem is 100% guaranteed.
As for the warm hospitality, don't think about the plots such as eating, drinking, and playing, after all, she is a female streamer, and her identity is a subordinate of the horse.
With Shen Kuo's status and position, it is already extremely benevolent to be able to personally receive and promise to help, if there is no ghost painting talisman from the horse, maybe he will not be able to see him, and he will send a subordinate.
As for Shi Tong's three people, Fu Ji has already made plans for a long time, and the three of them still have to stay. After nearly a month of contact, Fu Ji felt that these three people were quite reliable, only Jiang Dalang's mouth was slightly broken. But those who have been around the colt for a long time will certainly not be too disgusted, and the mouth is even more broken, and it cannot be forbidden.
Even if she was escorted by the forbidden army, Fu Ji wanted to have a few more of her own people by her side, especially if she wanted to go outside the border to meet with Ahmad's brothers, the forbidden army would definitely not accompany her, let alone let them know their destination.
The only person who is possible to accompany him on a trip is Shi Tong and the three of them, will the three of them agree, Fu Ji thinks it is more likely, provided that he can afford the price.
Speechless all night, the next day Fuji was woken up by the innkeeper's knock on the door, and before it was completely dawn, someone outside was looking for her. Looking at the innkeeper's flustered appearance, he must not be an ordinary person.
"What a soldier! The shopkeeper didn't need our brother to escort him anymore...... "As soon as he walked to the staircase behind Fu Ji, Shi Tong's one-eyed eyes widened, and his face turned pale.
"Fan soldiers? Are they soldiers? Hearing this, Fu Ji also retracted her feet, and looked down from the staircase, and on the first floor sat two foreigners dressed as herdsmen, still wearing sheepskin jackets on a hot day, and their hair was combed into several small braids, each of which was tied with a different color of string, and hung many small bits and pieces.
"This is the Tibetan soldiers recruited by the border army, they graze and hunt on weekdays, and join in wartime, they are very fierce, but they are not subordinate to the forbidden army and the box soldiers, and they are a family of their own. Judging from the fact that these two people should be the commanders and envoys, they are only granted by the big families with more than 500 soldiers. The shopkeeper has a big face, and there are soldiers to escort him, and the road is unhindered, so it will be useless for us to wait. ”
Jiang Dalang was no less surprised than Shi Tong, and his lonely expression was beyond words. I thought I could climb a high branch to solve the problems of life in the future, but now it seems to be completely yellow.
"Don't be careful. Last night, I went to Jinglu to appease the Yamen friends, and mentioned that I was going to Lanzhou, thinking that I was afraid that I would have a lot of trouble on the way, so I sent someone to help. I didn't expect it to be the soldiers who came, are they reliable? ”
Although Fu Ji didn't know what Shi Tong and the three of them were thinking, she could see the answer from their tone and expressions. Since these three people don't want to take the money home, it's just time to let them see their strength more. If you want to fool people, you have to pull the banner and take advantage of the situation, so that outsiders feel that the stronger they are, the easier it is to be trusted.
"This Tibetan person is not a Tibetan person, and he has been attached for a long time, and he has no pity when he fights with the party Xiang Qiang in the north. Since there is a military order to appease the yamen, they don't dare to treat the flower shopkeeper slowly, let alone have bad intentions. This is only a thousand and two miles to Lanzhou, and it can be reached in ten years, and it will take a while to wait for three people to do it. The shopkeeper took care of us all the way, and when I returned to Tokyo, I could tell you if it was still useful to go to a place like us. ”
Shi Tong thought that Fu Ji was polite, hugged his fists and said goodbye, and prepared to go back to the house to clean up and return by himself. The salary will definitely not be given here, and no one will go out with a lot of copper coins, and the silver collar can only be used to pay taxes and conduct large transactions, and it is useless for ordinary people to take it.
"Don't worry, don't worry, you come with me first, and you still have to ask for some words."
The more lonely Shi Tong became, the happier Fu Ji became, and he was originally hesitant about how to open his mouth with the three of them to talk about leaving the country, but now a good opportunity has come, strike while the iron is hot. As for the two generals, wait a little longer, anyway, they are not in a hurry, and they dare not leave themselves alone.
Fu Ji thought of the process at the beginning, when she and Shi Tong very tactfully proposed to continue to hire and escort themselves out of the country, the three of them did not look panicked at all, and even a little impatient, and agreed without even inquiring about the employment price.
If it weren't for Shi Tong's more sophisticated skills, it means that they had already thought of the possibility of jumping out of the goods, and Fu Ji really didn't dare to continue chatting, for fear that the other party would come prepared.
"It's a loss to run into the three of you, otherwise you're going to miss a big thing!" As soon as he remembered what Shi Tong said, there were many border posts and forts, and people who were not familiar with the terrain would be checked one by one, and the slightest discrepancy would be arrested and interrogated, Fu Ji couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on her back. If you go straight to Lanzhou by yourself, or hire three people who just want to get the money and go home quickly, it will be really troublesome.