Since selling Cuixiang Building to others, Lao Li has become very idle. The old people under Su Ren under the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info have a problem, so they like to stay in the yard and drink tea, and Lao Li is naturally no exception. The third son mixed a military exploit in the previous battle of Mayi, and was rewarded with ten acres of fertile land by the imperial court, and the third son stayed in Jinyang without going back. One is the former shopkeeper, the other is a former subordinate, Lao Li and the third son soon became the best New Year's friends.

At noon that day, Lao Li, as usual, lay on the recliner in the courtyard and pretended to sleep, holding a delicate clay pot in his hand, shaking his head, which made people envious at a glance. The third son limped in from outside the door, although he was still the lame third son, but no one dared to call it so in Jinyang, and he had to shout the third master when he met, otherwise he would be unlucky.

The third son is white and fat, the clothes on his body are no longer the tattered beggar clothes he used to be, he has changed into exquisite robes, and he is covered with a silk smock outside, holding a sandalwood crutch bought from Lingnan in his right hand, and holding a beautiful clay pot in his left hand like Lao Li: "Shopkeeper Li, you are so leisurely!" ”

Lao Li didn't even open his eyes to know who it was, and he smiled: "The shops have changed hands, I'm an idler now, why don't I be leisurely?" It's not as good as you, I heard that your kid bought ten pours of good land again, and watered the fields with clear water, tell me how you got it? Deceived or cheated? ”

The third son smiled: "There is neither deception nor pitfall, what I do is a fair deal, people are willing to sell me and I buy it with some spare money, but the general said that you must not do a bad deal." ”

"That's right, don't look at the old man, I'm already a person who is about to enter the ground, if you kid dare to come nonsense, ruin the reputation of the general, old man, I have to kill you desperately!"

The third son laughed: "How dare you! Although my lame third son has not been with the general for a long time, I also know what the general likes and dislikes, so rest assured, I know in my heart. ”

Lao Li sat up straight and motioned for the third son to sit on the low stool on the side: "I heard that no, Mr. will come to Jinyang in the next few days, and I heard that there is going to be a war with the Huns in the north!" ”

The third son nodded: "How can I not hear of such a big thing, a businessman from Chang'an said that on the day of winter, His Majesty carried out a suburban sacrifice, and by the way, he worshiped the general for this expedition against the Huns, and the general was worshiped as a hussar general, commanding the army of the East Road, and he wanted to send troops from Yanmen Pass to smash the Huns' lair." Patting his lame leg, the third son sighed: "Hey! If it weren't for my weak legs, I would definitely go to serve under the general's account and kill a few more Huns. ”

Lao Li smiled: "Exactly, after Mr. asked me to go out of the Cuixiang real estate, the old man, I have nothing to do all day, and you are about to get sick." ”

The third son looked Lao Li up and down: "Why don't you wait for the general to summon you in Jinyang, you can talk about the two of us going to serve in the army together, and it should be no problem to take care of grain, grass and ordnance, right?" ”

Lao Li nodded: "Hmm! You're right, you have to talk about it when you see Mr., but you have nothing to do but take the moon money given by Mr. It's not a good feeling. ”

The two said very well, but they didn't wait for Su Ren's summons, because Su Ren didn't stay in Jinyang. The negotiation between the Han envoy and Yu Shan had reached the most critical juncture, and Su Ren had to rush to Yanmen as soon as possible, so Su Ren bypassed Jinyang and went straight to Yanmen, only sending a letter to Lao Li who stayed in Jinyang, asking Lao Li to explain the matter and rush to Yanmen as soon as possible, and declare that there was something important to do.

After more than two years of renovation, Yanmen Pass has really become a Xiongguan, standing at the foot of Yanshan Mountain, looking at the towering dangerous pass, you know how much you need to pay if you want to capture him. The current Yanmen guard general Lei Bei and deputy generals Liu Jian and Li Cheng all have some connections with Su Ren. Acquaintances are easy to do, and Su Ren's arrival made the three of them excited, and they ran down from the gate early to greet them.

There was no flag to cover the sky and the sun, and there was no guard of honor to hug the front and back, and the three horses and three people ran over lightly and quickly. After arriving in Yanmen County, Su Ren sent all the pro-troops to the barracks, and only brought Huang Shisan and Manniu to Yanmen Pass to inspect. This will be his base camp for a long time to come, once something happens, not only will his life be difficult to protect, but it will even affect the entire Han, so Su Ren has to come and see in person to see where he lives and fights.

After a few words of greeting, I followed Liu Jian and others all the way to the mountain, and the original tortuous mountain road has been widened and turned into a winding mountain road composed of large curves. The road was wide enough for two wagons to travel side by side, which was also in preparation for the delivery of supplies to Yanmen Pass. As for whether the Yanmen Pass is breached, whether the enemy will quickly rush to the bottom of the mountain, there is no need to think about this matter at all.

While walking, Lei was introduced to the current situation of Yanmen Pass: "General Su, Yanmen Pass has undergone earth-shaking changes in the past two years, only there are a lot of businessmen who come and go every day, according to your original rules, all the people who enter and exit the checkpoint are divided into two parts, one side is my Han businessman, and the other is a foreign businessman, whether it is a Han or a foreigner, as long as it is in and out, it will be strictly checked, especially those businessmen are very careful, and there is no spy mixed in so far." ”

Liu Jian hurriedly added: "Also, the military division in the Guannai never allows outsiders to enter, even if it is an acquaintance, Captain Lei Du has already ordered that those who let people in without permission will be killed!" ”

Su Ren nodded: "Very good!" Yanmen Pass is our last barrier against the Huns, and we dare not make mistakes. ”

Li Chengdao: "The training of the soldiers has not been relaxed, they have to practice every day, at least for an hour, and the soldiers and horses who stay in Yanmen Pass now dare not say that they will be able to hold Yanmen Pass, as long as the Huns dare to attack, they will make him pay a heavy price." ”

Su Ren pointed to the tall grain depot in front of the left: "Can the grain, grass and ordnance be neat?" How much is left? From now on, we will build a few more granaries and armories, and the imperial court has sent people to purchase a large number of materials for this war, which will be shipped soon, these are the blood and sweat of our Han people, and they cannot be wasted. ”

Li Cheng and Liu Jian glanced at each other, and their faces showed excitement. Lei was saluted and said: "No, the lower officials will arrange it immediately, but I don't know how much space is needed?" ”

Su Ren smiled: "How much space can be vacated, winter is coming soon, at this time will not use soldiers, but the materials will be sent in a steady stream, Yanmen Pass is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack is the most appropriate place to hoard grain and grass, whether it is the upcoming soldiers or the military horses going to war, all the grain and grass equipment are placed here." ”

"In this way, hasn't Yanmen Pass become a big forage field?"

Su Ren nodded: "It's not just the grass and grain field, there are many things to do in Yanmen Pass, building more forage warehouses is the first thing, and preparing some buildings in the outer city for backup, the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce and the imperial court will send people, remember one thing, your task is to take care of the grain, grass and ordnance, don't worry about other things." ”

The trio immediately promised. Liu Jian twisted twice: "General, I don't know if the three of us have a chance on this expedition?" ”

Su Ren smiled: "What's the matter, I'm tired of being in Yanmen Pass?" ”

"Don't dare, Xia Guan thought that he would be able to fight on the battlefield and make contributions to the country when he came to Yanmen, but he didn't expect that the most he had dealt with in the past two years was indeed a businessman, so Xia Guan's martial arts would be wasted."

"Hahaha...... our Liu Gongzi actually wants to go to the battlefield, okay, count you in!"

Liu Jian was overjoyed and raised his chin at Li Chengyi. Li Cheng hurriedly said: "What about the subordinates?" ”

"You can't run either!" Su Ren glanced at Lei Bei: "Captain Lei has to work harder, the people in Yanmen Pass can't all leave, as long as you guard Yanmen Pass for me and don't go on a business trip, Cui, General Ben will count you as your first credit!" ”

Lei was a lot old, and immediately clenched his fists: "General Xie, the lower officials will definitely guard the gate and not give the Huns any chance to take advantage of." ”

The wall of Yanmen Pass is five zhang high, two zhang wide, built by the mountain, towering in the middle of the cliff on both sides. It was originally part of the Great Wall, but later Qin Shi Huang built the Outer Great Wall, which allowed Yanmen to be closed within the Great Wall. Although Yanmen Pass is built within the Great Wall, it is also an indispensable danger, and the role of the Outer Great Wall is only a warning, and it is still Yanmen Pass that needs to be defended.

Because of Su Ren's arrival, Su Ren's handsome flag was raised on the wall of Yanmen Pass, with red letters on a black background with a flying tiger as the background, and the chaos was blown by the wind. The Shuai Flag is the highest and largest, and there are large and small general flags along both sides of the Shuai Flag, as well as countless captains and captains' flags, covering almost the entire wall. Standing on the pipe wall, you can see the merchants coming and going, because of the relationship between Ma Yi, the merchants gather here from all over the world, all colors, all kinds of accents, the only thing in common is the smile on their faces.

The soldiers carefully checked one by one, and almost inspected the goods carried by the merchants one by one, and it could be seen from the faces of the merchants who did not show impatience that this should be a normal situation, not a temporary action by Lei when he saw Su Ren coming. In the midst of a group of businessmen, Su Ren saw several strange people dressed in white.

"Those people are also merchants? Where did you come from? ”

Liu Jian hurriedly leaned on the city wall and looked at Su Ren's fingers, and said with a smile: "Oh, they are not businessmen, they are members of the Tianli Sect, this Tianli Sect has flourished from the Xiongnu side in the past year or two, and it has developed rapidly, I heard that there are already many Huns who believe in it, and the great sect master of the Tianli Sect was named a national teacher by Yi Zhixie, and there is no major matter to ask the sect master of the Tianli Sect, but that sect master is very mysterious, and few people have seen a real person." ”

"Oh! What are they doing in the customs? ”

Liu Jian continued: "This Tianli Sect is very strange that it only accepts Huns, even if we Han people want to join, we Han people can't do it, and these people are not only engaged in business but also have their own caravan guards, if they meet horse thieves, they dare to fight hard, and they are braver than some caravan guards." ”

Su Ren smiled: "Is there anything you are carrying from Wei Jin or not allowed to take out of the customs?" ”

"Not really, in general, these people are just dressed strangely, and the rest is not bad, and several shops have been built in Mayi, and there has never been a shortage of taxes to be paid."

"That's good, I have one last word about Ma Yi, if you can take it back, take it back immediately, I believe that Ma Yi will not be safe soon!" Su Renshen is mysterious.