Yingtianfu went east to Xuzhou, there are two official roads, one is slightly north, passing through Yucheng, Fengxian, Peixian, and entering Pengcheng County, where Xuzhou Prefecture is located.

One is slightly south, passing through Dangshan County and Xiao County into Pengcheng County.

The two official roads have to pass through a "dangerous point", the official road to the north has to pass through Daze Township, Fengxian County, not the Daze Township where Chen Sheng and Wu Guang revolted, but there is also a low-lying lake called Daze.

This "Daze" lake, located at the junction of Shanzhou and Xuzhou, is a two-sided area, and there are soaking water, ancient Bianqu canal through, the terrain is more complicated, so there are bandits from time to time haunted.

And the official road to the south is to pass through the foot of Mangdang Mountain, compared with the terrain of Daze Township, Mangdang Mountain is much more dangerous, there is a bandit den that often haunts bandits since ancient times, it is now the prosperous era of the Great Song Dynasty, and there are still many bandits who fall into the grass there.

Therefore, most of the caravans going east from Xuzhou chose to take the official road to the north and hit Daze Township.

In addition, merchants who often walk outside also have a safe way to pass through dangerous places, that is, they travel in a group and hire guards at the same time.

The merchants who want to pass through the dangerous land of Daze Township usually gather in the county seat of Yuxian County, and then hire guards to ensure their safe passage through Daze Township.

Therefore, Yucheng County is often busy and lively.

When the sky was about to get dark, Wu Haogu and his party were in the dust, riding horses and walking slowly. Seeing the bright lights at the gate of Yucheng from afar, Lin Wancheng, who had walked the old rivers and lakes, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said to Wu Haogu, who followed him: "Great official, the city gate has not been closed yet, you can enter the city and settle down tonight." ”

Although Yucheng is still within the boundaries of heaven and earth, and the public security situation is good, it is always not reassuring to stay outside the city.

Therefore, after Lin Wancheng broke up with Wu Haogu and Monk Fu, he urged him to hurry, hurried and hurried, and finally arrived a little before the closure of Yucheng County, but he tired Wu Haogu enough.

"Third brother, go and clear the customs."

Wu Haogu first asked Guo Jing to clear the customs, and then said to Pan Qiaolian: "Eighteen Lang, is this journey tiring?" If you know, you shouldn't be in such a hurry. ”

Because some of the goods had already been shipped, Wu Haogu returned a mule and horse cart hired in Kaifeng Mansion in advance, and just rode away. But he didn't think that the road was bumpy, his buttocks were all upside down, the inner sides of his thighs were worn out, and it was also a burst of pain.

Now I can't even get off horseback!

However, Pan Qiaolian jumped lightly, flipped off the horse, landed on her feet steadily, and said to Wu Haogu with a smile: "How many miles have you walked?" Why are you tired, Brother Dawu has forgotten that the slave is a general? ”

Yes, Pan Qiaolian is a general's daughter, who can not only ride horses but also shoot arrows! Even her little envoy Bottler is also a girl who can ride a horse, and now she is also pretending to be a scholar and getting off the horse with Pan Qiaolian, how can she look a little tired?

In front of Pan Qiaolian and Xiao Bottle, Wu Haogu couldn't be too cowardly, and couldn't call someone to help him get off the horse, so he had to slowly climb down from the horse, and when his feet landed, his thighs were numb for a while, and he couldn't walk.

At the moment when Wu Haogu dismounted, Guo Jing had already completed the customs clearance procedures.

"Great official, is it possible to walk? Why don't you let my eldest man carry it? ”

Lin Wancheng had such a vision, he had long seen that Wu Haogu was a tofu rack, and he was afraid that the horse that had been riding for most of the day would soon disperse.

"It's okay, it's okay......" Wu Haogu waved his hand again and again, he didn't want to lose a person as big as Pan Qiaolian, so he took out the Japanese knife that his father gave him for self-defense, and used it as a crutch to walk.

However, Pan Qiaolian didn't look down on Wu Haogu when she saw it, but wanted to go up to help, but was stopped by Wu Haogu waving his hand.

In fact, his current cowardice is quite embarrassing even in the 21st century. However, during the Great Song and Yuan Fu periods, no woman would look down on men as weak......

A martial artist like a leopard's head may be a standard beautiful man in the Han and Tang Dynasties, but the Great Song Dynasty appreciates the weak scholars who can enter the Jinshi more.

Entering the city with a katana, Wu Haogu found that this small Yucheng was actually a good place. The streets are clean and spacious, and the shops along the streets are lined up, making it seem very prosperous.

It's getting dark, but most of the shops are still open. There are also the sounds of silk and bamboo coming out of several hotels, and there are apparently kabuki performances.

Wu Hao was tired for a long time, and he didn't have the heart to go to the restaurant to eat, so he stopped at the door of an inn.

"Guest officer, are you sharpening or staying in the hotel?"

The little two in the store greeted him very warmly.

However, Wu Haogu didn't pay attention to him, and these things are now handled by Guo Jing and Liu Wuji.

"Seven upper rooms, eleven walking horses, two pulling horses, all with fine materials."

Guo Jing handed over two copper tips to the little two, and then asked for seven guest rooms. Wu Haogu and Lu Qian both had one room, the Lin family father and son squeezed one, Guo Jing and Liu Wuji squeezed one, Pan Qiaolian and Xiao Bottler one room, and the four Pan family guards and two coachmen occupied two more rooms.

"Eleven walking horses, two pulling horses, three stables, all on the fine!"

Xiao Er shouted loudly, and the little maid next to him came out of the store, took the reins and led the horses, and he himself accompanied Wu Haogu and others into the hall.

The hall was very noisy, and I don't know how many people were eating.

Guo Jing knew that Wu Haogu and Pan Qiaolian both liked to be clean, so he asked, "Can there be a clean upper room?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Xiao Er smiled all over his face, and while leading everyone to the counter to get the room card, he asked, "The guest officer is here?" ”

"My family Langjun is a returning hometown." Guo Jing replied.

Xiao Er glanced at Pan Qiaolian, who was dressed in men's clothes, and then looked at the seven or eight guards who were as tall as iron towers, with bows and arrows, whistle sticks and swords, and which one of the guards was Wu Haogu, so he smiled and said, "Then does the guest officer know that Daze Township in the east is infested with thieves?" ”

"Know."

Xiao Er said: "Then can the guest officer want to be with the caravan on the way?" Recently, there have been a group of dragons crossing the river from Daze Township, and they are very unpeaceful......"

When he spoke, everyone had already arrived at the counter, and a fat man who looked like a shopkeeper took seven door numbers and gave them to Guo Jing.

Guo Jing asked Liu Wuji to accompany Wu Haogu and Pan Qiaolian to rest first, and asked the guys to prepare hot soup (bath water) and snacks and send them to the room. and asked Lin Chong and Lu Qian to carry their luggage and settle down first. He stayed at the counter with Lin Wancheng and asked about "companionship" and hiring guards.

Before entering the city, Lin Wancheng and Guo Jing said that the inns in Yucheng County were controlled by the big families of Yucheng, Peixian and Shanfu (Shanzhou Zhisuo) counties, and they all formed escorts, and they also had an inexplicable relationship with the bandits in Daze Township, which could ensure the safety of the passing caravan.

Therefore, as long as you give the "money to buy the road" and join the caravans organized by various inns in Yucheng County, you can generally pass through Daze Township safely.

However, during this time, there seems to be something wrong with Daze Township.

Just when Wu Haogu finished taking a hot bath and wanted to go to Pan Qiaolian to eat together, there was a knock on the door of the fluffy canopy.

Guo Jing's voice came from outside the door: "Da Lang, Da Lang...... Something is wrong! ”

Wu Haogu hurriedly went to open the door, and saw Guo Jing, Lin Wancheng and a strong man in his twenties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a beard, standing outside the door.

"What's wrong?" Wu Haogu asked.

Guo Jingdao: "Daze Township came to Jianglong, saying that it was a good man from Liangshan!" ”

"What? Liangshan heroes? Song Jiang? ”