When a few people stepped forward, they said loudly: "The government is inspecting, stop!" ”

The chariot driver hurriedly pulled the reins, and the carriage came to a halt in a hurry.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know what's going on?"

The leader said coldly, "What are you carrying in these cars?" ”

The man hurriedly said: "It's all some spices and cloth, we are from the Xie family over there in Lucheng, this time we entered Beijing to buy New Year's goods, and we should have left a few days ago, but Beijing ordered the city to be closed, and my lord was infected with the wind and cold, so it has been delayed until now." ”

The leader glanced inside the carriage, and sure enough, he saw a middle-aged man with a thin face, sunken cheekbones, and a sickly look sitting inside.

"Xie family?"

The tall and thin officer next to him said: "Boss, there is indeed a Xie family in Lucheng, and he also entered Beijing to do goods a few days ago, and I heard my brother talk about it." ”

This person's brother was on duty at the city gate, and when the Xie family entered the city, they pulled a lot of goods and gave a lot of benefits to the city gate guards, so his brother once mentioned it to him.

Hearing this, the leader said coldly: "Whether it is the Xie family, the Wang family, or the Zhang family, the Chen family, Your Majesty and the king have an order, but anyone who goes out of the city must be strictly investigated." ”

He glanced at the carriages behind him with things and said, "You guys, go to the back and check to see if there is anything else in the carriage." ”

After speaking, he pointed to the middle-aged man who was coughing in the carriage and said, "You also come down and let me check." ”

This leader took on the position of captain in the garrison battalion, even if he was a close confidant of the Meng family, outsiders didn't know the details, but he vaguely knew that the third prince had been easy to look like when he escaped from the edict.

Moreover, when the royal palace issued an order, it was also deliberately said that they must pay attention to the "old, weak, sick and disabled" who went out of the city, so as not to be fooled by the three princes.

The person in front of him didn't seem to be suspicious, but he was relieved after checking it.

The old man who was driving the car said urgently: "This official, my old man's illness is not well yet, and he can't stand the cold."

"If you can't stand it, you have to accept it, this is an order from above, if you have any objections, go back to the city to find the people of the government, and now come down immediately to be checked, otherwise don't blame me for being polite."

"But the official"

"Okay, Lin An."

The person in the carriage stretched out his hand to stop the person who was driving the car, coughed a few times in his mouth, and said: "These officials are also acting on orders, cough cough, don't embarrass them"

He seemed to have been sick for a long time, his face was pale and pale, and after he had only spoken a few words, he was a little out of breath.

"Don't be angry, uncle, my servant is just worried about my body, I'll come down now"

He coughed, stood up, and walked down tremblingly, and as soon as the words came out, the faces of the people outside were a little better, and he saw the middle-aged man on the edge of the wheel, his body suddenly tilted, as if he had stepped on the air, and let out an exclamation from his mouth.

The captain of the garrison battalion who was originally standing on the side of the carriage was startled, and subconsciously reached out to catch him, which was able to stabilize his body.

"Be careful." The man said.

The middle-aged man raised his head and smiled gratefully when he heard this: "Thank you, official." ”

The lieutenant was stunned for a moment, only to feel that the person in front of him had a sickly face, but his eyes were exceptionally clear, and when he held his hand, the skin on his hand was also extraordinarily smooth.

He had a strange feeling in his heart, and just as he helped the man to stand firmly, he wanted to let go, when he heard the middle-aged man's voice hoarse.