"Shut the gates!"

Nian Qianyao bowed down and watched Hongqing and his party pass through the gate, until the rumbling sound of horses' hooves gradually stopped, then he stood up straight, strode towards the gate, and drank without looking back.

"General Nian, this, I'm afraid this is inappropriate, right?"

Nian Qianyao ordered this, the generals who were originally quietly following behind him immediately were in a commotion, and there was a most senior guerrilla general who raised doubts in disbelief, no side, Jing Cheng is one of the important trade routes between the two provinces of Shanxi and Hebei, although there are fewer business travels in this season, but it is only less, not extinct, in fact, there are still hundreds of business travelers who come to clear the customs every day, and there is no order from the peak, if the customs are sealed without authorization, it is a capital crime, and the generals are not nervous about it.

"You dare to question this general's order?"

As soon as the guerrilla general's words fell, he saw Nian Qianyao Huo Ran turn around, press the handle of the knife with his hand, and squeeze out a sentence from between his teeth in an eerie manner.

"The last will not dare, the last will not dare, just ......"

As soon as Nian Qianyao's murderous aura burst out like this, the guerrilla general was suddenly rushed to a pale face, and he didn't dare to say anything, but he tried to explain, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't dare to say anything more.

"Hmph, the general's order is only said once, and those who dare to disobey will be killed!"

Nian Qianyao glanced coldly at the flustered generals, snorted heavily, and gave the death order with a murderous spirit.

"Wow!"

Although Nian Qianyao has been in office for less than a month, the ruthlessness of the means is well known, and the generals present are not afraid of him......

"Lord Wang, something seems to be wrong."

Two flowers bloomed, each with a branch, not to mention how Nian Qianyao was majestic in the Niangzi Pass, but said that Hongqing led his troops through the Guancheng, all the way to the ancient road in Shannei, until he turned a cliff, out of the sight of the defenders on the Guan, Li Minxing rode his horse to Hongqing's side, and said in a low voice.

"Well, the tree wants to be quiet and the wind doesn't stop, and that's how things come to be."

There is no need for Li Minxing to remind him at all, as early as the first time he saw Nian Qianyao, Hongqing had already seen through the strange, but Hongqing had other plans in his heart and didn't want to say it.

"Lord Wang, there must be an ambush on the road ahead, and the general thinks that it is better for us to retreat outside the customs first."

Li Minxing was the commander of the palace guards, and he had a heavy responsibility, so he didn't dare to sit back and watch Hongqing take risks, so he hurriedly made a suggestion.

"Oh, it's too late, if this king is not bad, not only the Niangzi Pass behind me has been sealed, but also the Jingcheng Pass in front of me is no exception, if not, how can the business travel be extinct If this, a group of children have made such a bloody investment, how can this king get out easily."

As soon as Li Minxing's words fell, Hongqing already laughed, shook his head, and pointed out his situation in a light but slightly bitter tone.

"This ......"

As soon as he heard Hongqing's words, Li Minxing was stunned, and he really didn't know what to say for a while.

"The tiger has the will of the people, and the people have the heart of the tiger, in the final analysis, it is just to see whose calculation is deeper, pass the order, the whole army rushes, and dare to go to Baijing Village before sunset."

Hongqing obviously didn't want to talk about this matter anymore, and after a few words of emotion, he raised his voice and gave the order, and then shook the reins of the horse and galloped forward.

The road of Jingcheng is notoriously difficult, on one side is the rushing and turbulent Peach River, on the other side is the tall and steep mountain cliffs, although the whole road is only more than eighty miles, but there are many difficulties and dangers, even if it is a single horse, it is also quite difficult, not to mention that there are several carriages in Hongqing's party, even if Hongqing has given the order to march quickly, the speed of the whole army is still not fast, but it is not slow, and finally arrived in front of Baijing Village before sunset.

Although the well is dangerous, but it is not blindly narrow, there are also several gentle mountains along the way, since the Qin period, there are people settled in the mountains, Baijing Village is one of the largest villages, but this so-called largest, in fact, it is only more than 30 households, located on the slope of the road, most of the people in the village make a living by ploughing the fields, and also provide some convenience for the merchants who come and go, the folk customs are quite simple, when the last time passed through the well, Hongqing also had a sharp point here, although he did not stay longer, But he was deeply impressed by the peaceful atmosphere in the village, and when he saw the small village under the sunset from afar, the corners of Hongqing's mouth involuntarily showed a faint smile.

"The whole army stopped, and camped by the roadside!"

Baijing Village is not big, since it can not accommodate more than 300 people and horses of Hongqing and his party, not to mention accommodation, it is difficult to hit the tip, besides, Hongqing did not plan to do such things that disturbed the people, there were more than 200 steps away from the village, he immediately strangled the war horse under the crotch, waved his hand, and stopped the advance of the whole army.

"Yo, a few masters, do you want to be sharp?"

The stupid work of camping has a group of guards to go to Zhangluo, idle and idle, Hongqing led Li Minxing and a few other guards to go to Baijing Village, just arrived at the entrance of the village, I saw a man who looked like a shopkeeper hurriedly greeted him, and greeted him with a smile.

"Second brother, why didn't you see Sun Laosan?"

When Hongqing passed by Baijing Village a few days ago, he also had a sharp spot in the small teahouse at the entrance of the village, and the shopkeeper who came forward to meet him was not the original one, and there was a flash of essence in his eyes, but he didn't say much, just smiled and asked.

"Yo, this master knows the third brother, hehe, don't hide it from the master, the third brother went to Pingding County, saying that he wanted to buy some wine and goods, and let the little one replace him for a few days, come, come, come, please a few of you."

Hearing Hongqing mention Sun Laosan, the shopkeeper was obviously stunned, but he quickly came back to his senses, explained with a smile, and diligently let Hongqing and the others go to the small teahouse.

"Oh, I see, the little second brother doesn't have to be busy, I'll wait for three or five catties of braised beef, cut it, and bring a few sauerkraut and the like, and take it with you."

Hongqing didn't go down to ask any more questions, but nodded with a smile, walked slowly into the pergola, sat down casually, and gave a gentle command.

"Okay, wait a minute, the small one will be chopped off for you."

The shopkeeper nodded and replied, and after returning to the counter at a trot, he picked up a few large pieces of braised beef from under the table, weighed them with his hands and feet, and chopped up the knife on the board, and the technique was really skillful.

"Little second brother, there are so many people crowded at the other end of the village, I'm afraid you have to do this business."

Hongqing casually looked around, and then fell on the busy shopkeeper, and joked with a smile.

"Thanks to you, it's okay."

The shopkeeper chopped the meat without raising his head, casually perfunctory, obviously not wanting to explain much about the east end of the village.

"Hehe, do you know who those people are?"

The shopkeeper didn't want to say it, but Hongqing wanted to ask.

"Alas, it's all the White Lotus Sect's trouble, a group of caravans were robbed on the road ahead yesterday, and it is said that a few people died, and they reported to the officials, and I didn't see anything to say about the official army, no, several caravans didn't dare to walk at night, they all gathered in the east of this village, and they were all noisy to death, it was really unlucky!"

When Hongqing asked, the shopkeeper was obviously a little unhappy, slashed a few times, and complained angrily.

"Heh, that dare is annoying, it seems that this well is not rectified, I'm afraid it won't work."

Hearing what the shopkeeper said, Hongqing chuckled and shook his head, and after sighing, he didn't say anything more, so he fell silent, and only the aggressive sound of the shopkeeper chopping meat in the teahouse kept ringing.

"Masters, the things you want have been prepared, and I will benefit you with one or two or five dollars of silver."

After a while, the shopkeeper chopped the meat, quickly prepared a few side dishes, took a food box, and sent it to the table where Hongqing and the others were, and offered the price with a smile.

"Well, I'm tired, there are two taels of scattered silver here, you don't have to look for it, more is considered to be your reward."

Hongqing didn't mean to bargain at all, shook his hand, took out a piece of broken silver from the jacket around his waist, put it on the table casually, said hello, and then got up, and went out on his own.

"Thank you for your reward, you go slowly."

Seeing that the silver was in his early two or two, the shopkeeper's face immediately wrinkled into an old chrysanthemum with a smile, and he sent Hongqing and the others out of the teahouse with a thousand thanks, and then happily went back to the store with the silver.

"Lord Wang, there is a problem with the shopkeeper, and the situation in the village is not right, I'm afraid it will be difficult to be peaceful tonight."

Out of the store, wandering all the way to his own camp that had not yet been set up, Li Minxing, who had always been silent, couldn't hold back a little, came to Hongqing's side, and reminded in a low voice.

"Well, it's not the right smell, there is cooking smoke in the village, but I didn't see children running around, obviously something is wrong, besides, the shopkeeper is extremely experienced with a knife, and he has a lot of kung fu in his hands, and a large piece of braised beef can be chopped to the board with a knife, how can an ordinary cook do it, as for those caravans in the east of the village, there are also problems, hey, noisy and shouting, pretending to be quite similar, but it can't help but play too much, tonight's fun will really not be small, let's go, let's go into the camp."

Although Hongqing's experience in the rivers and lakes is not as good as Li Minxing's, his observation is not bad at all, and he will not see the strangeness of the situation in Baijing Village, but he doesn't take it to heart, and after commenting a few words indifferently, he walked into the camp gate......