Guan Yu frowned, and asked in a deep voice, "Where did he go?" ”

The soldiers lowered their hands and said: "General Qin left the post house after dark last night with the grain merchant surnamed Song, when the city gate was closed, they should still be in Guangling City, and the brothers have already searched around to find their whereabouts." ”

Not long after, another personal soldier ran in, crossed his hand and said, "General Hui, the brothers have found out that General Qin stayed in the Qinglou last night and has not gotten up yet. ”

Guan Yu was unconsciously furious and said, "Arrest them to see me!" ”

At that time, it was not forbidden for officials to prostitute and stay overnight, and in peacetime, some Qinglou houses with red card girls were even more crowded and lively. After Qin Yi delivered the grain and grass last night, even if his task was completed, he had nothing to do, and it was understandable to go shopping in the Qinglou. The soldiers didn't understand why Guan Yu was so angry, so they couldn't help but look at each other, and they were all stunned.

Guan Yu yelled at them: "Don't go yet!" ”

Only then did the two pro-soldiers come to their senses and slip out of the ground.

Guan Yu squeezed the steamed bun in his hand to smash it with a hard force. Of course he knew that Qin Yi was not guilty, but he was angry, he was feeling worthless for Du Xiuniang.

Qin Yi and Shopkeeper Song were all disheveled when they were escorted in, and they were arrested from bed by Guan Yu's personal soldiers. Shopkeeper Song looked dazed, and Qin Yi's eyes were even more relaxed, and his sleepiness was not gone. Shopkeeper Song walked by himself, and Qin Yi was almost dragged in by two personal soldiers, and he was still weak in his legs and couldn't take a step.

Guan Yu looked at the embarrassed appearance of these two people, and he was even more angry, slapped a few cases fiercely, and said loudly: "Come on, drag them out, and take thirty military sticks seriously!" ”

Shopkeeper Song shouted that he was wronged.

Guan Yu said in a deep voice: "What is wrong? ”

Shopkeeper Song preemptively said: "General Qiyu, although Xiaomin is a businessman, he has always been law-abiding, and the grain transported will definitely not be short, let alone adulterated. Someone must have framed Xiaomin and General Qin, begging the general to find out. ”

In order to be able to get close to Qin Yi smoothly and get the news that Liu Xin needed, Fu Zhu also made a lot of money, so that the shopkeeper Song transported all the good grain, and it was also very wide on the catties, in fact, these grain businesses could not make a penny at all, and even suffered a slight loss. Shopkeeper Song thought that Guan Yu suddenly asked what was wrong with the grain delivered yesterday, so he hurriedly affirmed that he was still very confident in the batch of goods he sent.

Guan Yu was stunned, the food sent by Qin Yi yesterday did help him solve a big problem, and this shopkeeper Song was not a person in the army, it seemed a little inappropriate for him to deal with the shopkeeper Song with military law, and he couldn't help but say: "For the sake of the food you sent, send this meal and retreat aside." ”

When Qin Yi heard that he was going to be beaten with a military stick, he broke out in a cold sweat, and his mind was already much clearer. Now, seeing Guan Yu sparing the shopkeeper Song, he also shouted loudly.

Guan Yu sneered: "Qin Yi, you have a beautiful wife and young children at home, but you are sleeping outside with flowers and willows, how can you win a husband?" For the sake of father-winning? It's still light to beat you, Hugh is long-winded! Left and right, drag it out! ”

When Shopkeeper Song heard this, it turned out that the root came from this, so in that way, he had harmed this Qin Yi, and hurriedly said: "General Qiyu, General Qin was unwilling to go, it was the people who deserved to die, and forcibly dragged General Qin in." In this way, the blame is still on Xiaomin, and Xiaomin is willing to suffer these thirty military sticks for General Qin. ”

Guan Yu is always affectionate and righteous, and he is a temperament that eats soft rather than hard, and when he heard that Shopkeeper Song could take the initiative to take the blame on himself, he knelt there and begged bitterly, the look on his face gradually softened, and said: "Since this is the case, then each of them will be responsible for ten rods." ”

The shopkeeper Song was very clever, and when the soldiers dragged them out of the study, he quietly promised those soldiers ten taels of silver each after they were done. Therefore, after these ten canes, although Qin Yi and Song's shopkeepers' buttocks were also fleshy and bloody, they did not hurt their muscles and bones at all. It's just that this Qin Yi was overworked last night, his body was tired, and after eating this beating, he actually fainted, but he hid it from Guan Yu.

Seeing this scene, Guan Yu was quite satisfied with the law enforcement of the pro-soldiers, nodded, and said, "These two people have merit in transporting grain, so let's help them to rest next door first." ”

Shopkeeper Song reluctantly lay on the low couch in pain, and glanced at Qin Yi, who was lying next to him unconscious, and couldn't help but feel relaxed. With the experience of sharing hardships with Qin Yi, the relationship between the two must have entered another level, and if you want to ask him about something, are you still worried that he will not tell the truth?

In the study, the soldiers had already retreated, and Guan Yu sat cross-legged behind a few cases, holding a volume of "Spring and Autumn", his eyes were bright, but he didn't read a word. Although Qin Yi transported a lot of food, it was only enough for the military and civilians of Guangling to support more than half a month. Half a month later, where will the food come from?

Guan Yu knew that Xuzhou's grain stock was not much, and he didn't want to add trouble to his eldest brother Liu Bei until he had to, so he tried to solve this dilemma by himself first. He couldn't help but think of the grain merchant surnamed Song who came with Qin Yi.

At the time of the execution just now, Guan Yu also heard Qin Yi crying and shouting a few times at first, but then he must have fainted and never heard any movement again, and the shopkeeper Song did not shout from beginning to end, which shows that this person is also a tough guy. Guan Yu's impression of the shopkeeper Song couldn't help but be a little better. What interests Guan Yu even more is that now that there is a shortage of soldiers everywhere, it is really not easy for this person surnamed Song to get so much food, and he can be regarded as a capable person, if he wants to solve the food shortage in Guangling, I am afraid that it will have to fall on the person surnamed Song. This is also the reason why Guan Yu arranged Qin Yi and Song Shopkeeper next door and did not immediately expel them from the Taishou Mansion.

Suddenly, there was a cry of "ouch" from next door. Then, I heard the shopkeeper Song say in surprise: "General Qin, you are awake." ”

The ear power of people who practice martial arts is better than that of ordinary people, not to mention that Guan Yu is still a master, and the sound insulation effect of this house is not very good, and the conversation between the two people over there is clearly transmitted. Guan Yu couldn't help but prick up his ears, wanting to hear what they were saying.

I only heard Qin Yi say: "Shopkeeper Song, thanks to you speaking for Qin this time, you don't have to be called a general in the future, you and I can just be called brothers." ”

After a period of silence, I heard the shopkeeper Song say: "Xiaomin didn't dare to climb high, but during this period of time, Xiaomin and the general have been very close to each other, Xiaomin is brave, I will call you Brother Qin in the future." ”

Qin Yi said happily: "Brother Xian, it should be so. Haha, ouch......"

I thought that Qin Yi accidentally touched the wound, and exhaled in pain.

Guan Yu nodded secretly, this Qin Yi can repay his kindness and hand it over, but it is not hopeless. With the relationship between Qin Yi and Shopkeeper Song, it must be much easier to invite Shopkeeper Song to engage in food.

The sigh of the shopkeeper Song next door came again: "Alas, in fact, I also blame me for today's incident." General Guan is right, Brother Qin has such a virtuous wife in his family, but I pulled Brother Qin to stay in the Qinglou overnight, you and I really should fight, and I hope that General Qin will not hate General Guan. ”

This shopkeeper Song actually knew the general situation so well, Guan Yu secretly raised his thumb.

But he heard Qin Yi's sneer, and said, "Brother Xian, you and I can now be said to be friends of life and death, and I won't hide some things from you." Where does Guan Yu blame me for having a wife and young children at home, it is obvious that he has taken a fancy to the cheap! ”

Guan Yu didn't expect that his thoughts had already been seen through by Qin Yi, and he didn't feel a little hot, fortunately, there was no one else here, in fact, it didn't matter if someone else was present, he was born with a red face, who could see it?

Shopkeeper Song had already lost his voice and shouted, "Brother Qin is talking nonsense. When the younger brother was in Hebei, he had heard of General Guan's prestige. General Guan has always been loyal and righteous, and he is by no means comparable to those womanizers. Moreover, Brother Qin said this, which seemed to be unfair to his sister-in-law. ”

Guan Yu heard that Shopkeeper Song was talking for him, and his heart was a little relieved, his liking for Du Xiuniang was obviously seen by Qin Yi, but he didn't make any substantive moves, and he wasn't worried about his reputation.

Of course, Qin Yi didn't know that Guan Yu was eavesdropping on their conversation next door, sighed, lowered his voice and said, "Originally, the ugliness of the family should not be publicized, but in front of his brothers, Qin Mou can't care about face. Guan Yu is lustful, his eldest brother Liu Bei is even more sanctimonious on the surface, but in his bones he is a male thief and a female prostitute! ”

Shopkeeper Song said in a panic: "Brother Qin is cautious, Brother Qin is cautious!" ”

Qin Yi's voice became louder instead, and he said indignantly: "What he did, can't I say it?" Alas, he had already lost himself to that Liu Bei. ”

At the beginning, when he heard Qin Yi scolding Liu Bei for stealing men and prostitutes, Guan Yu was furious, if he didn't expect the shopkeeper Song to help him get food, he wanted to draw his sword and split Qin Yi into two parts. Later, he heard that Liu Bei had already gotten his hands on Du Xiuniang, who he had been thinking about day and night, as if he was afraid of a thunderbolt on a sunny day, Guan Yu only felt that the sky was spinning for a while, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, and repeatedly persuaded himself, impossible, this is absolutely impossible, it must be Qin Yi who slandered my eldest brother!

But hearing that Qin Yi's tone had softened, he lamented: "Brother Xian, don't laugh at being a brother. Who wouldn't feel ashamed when a man encounters such a thing? But what can be done? I could just walk away, but what about my wife and children at home? It's only forbearance. I finally understand now why Liu Bei asked me to personally escort the grain and grass to Guangling. ”

Shopkeeper Song was shocked: "Could it be that Liu Bei wants to get rid of you by Guan Yu's hand?" ”

I only heard Qin Yi smile bitterly: "That's not going to happen." During this time, Brother Xian often went to my house to walk around, so Liu Bei was afraid that his brother would break his good deeds, so he didn't dare to go to my house to entangle the cheap, so he used this strategy to transfer me out of Xuzhou, and now, this Liu Bei is probably going to my home. ”

Actually, Qin Yi guessed wrong, Liu Bei had just left the Qin family satisfied, and was busy dealing with Xuzhou business.

Shopkeeper Song naturally would not let go of the great opportunity to divide the relationship between Qin Yi and Liu Bei, and said through gritted teeth: "I used to hear people say how virtuous Liu Bei was, but I didn't expect that he was a hypocrisy!" I really know people and faces, but I don't know my heart! ”