Three Kingdoms New Emperor

Chapter 493

Sitting on this truck, Chen Gong felt a little uneasy all the time.It's not because his identity has been found out, but such a market-like communication is not a scene he is familiar with.Seeing that Jin Yiwei Luo Lin, who pretended to be his son, chatted fluently with the driver in Yanzhou dialect, Chen Gong looked very embarrassed.

After all, the topic they are talking about now is a topic that men in any era will never abandon: women.

However, although Chen Gong was embarrassed, he would not disturb their conversation.He could hear that although Luo Lin's words were occasionally vulgar, he was very conservative and restrained when he talked about the affairs of the world.On the contrary, the chatty coachman told Luo Lin everything in detail.

From this, Chen Gong was able to know that the current situation in Taishan County is not serious.Cao Cao seemed to have a large army under pressure, but he did not launch a general attack on Zang Ba. Instead, he first saluted Zang Ba, hoping to get Zang Ba's surrender without bloodshed—this is the most rare and very important for Chen Gong who is on a mission. information.

"You two must be scholars, right?" The coachman turned his head to look at Chen Gong, sighed after a long time, and said in a pitiful tone: "Hey, this troubled world has made it difficult for scholars... But, now Everyone else is going to Jingzhou and Yizhou, why are you going to Tai’an? There’s nothing to say there, once a war breaks out, scholars will die faster than ordinary people.”

At this moment, Chen Gong couldn't help but wanted to say something, but Luo Lin was one step faster than Chen Gong, and said in a nonchalant manner: "Our father and son are considered to be a scholarly family, but in fact they are just poor. Later, the emperor opened up business, We have been operating near Tai'an and have become a merchant."

Tai'an is located in the lower reaches of Wenshui River, more than 300 miles southwest of Taishan County, and it can be regarded as the hub of Qingzhou, Xuzhou and Yanzhou.Since Xuzhou was invaded and retreated by Cao Jun, it has been controlled by Zang Ba, the prefect of Mount Tai.Later, Xuzhou was pacified by the emperor, and Mount Tai became the distribution center for commerce and trade in the three states. Private trade gradually flourished with the acquiescence of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei.

Compared with the central part of Yanzhou where wars are constantly raging, Mount Tai has been relatively peaceful for a while, and because it is close to Wenshui and Surabaya, the transportation is extremely convenient, so it is quite favored by some bold businessmen.

Not only the rich, but even some poor people would often sneak into Tai'an with small quantities of goods for sale.However, this situation will not bring huge profits to the government, and it will easily breed security and diplomatic problems, so it has always been under attack.There are often small traders who have all their goods confiscated and are forced to return to their hometowns without a penny. Such people are called "falling merchants".

Interestingly, the driver is likely to be a merchant.After hearing Luo Lin and the others 'declaring their family name', he showed a very understanding look, and said a very sincere sentence to Luo Lin: "It's not easy to do anything these days."

"Yeah..." Chen Gong finally said in agreement, tightening the wrap around his body, his expression hidden under the shadow of the wormwood canopy could not be seen clearly.

The car arrived in Tai'an in the evening when the sun was about to set. The official road was cut off by a steep pass ten miles east of Tai'an City. Everyone who passed by had to go through this pass before entering Tai'an.It was about to close at this moment, and the soldiers who were eager to be laid off were not very angry with the two people who showed up so late.

"Your car, stop and check."

The soldiers guarding the pass put their spears sideways on the wooden corners on both sides of the pass, and shouted at the coachman, Chen Gong, and Luo Lin.The coachman hurriedly stopped the carriage, pulled the brakes, and took out the famous stab talisman issued by Hongo Xiangzuo from his arms and handed it to the soldier. This small piece of silk was written with his name, general appearance, place of origin, and type of household registration And the seal of the village.The soldier checked it again, and then looked at the cowhide in the truck, but found no flaws. He raised his head and noticed Chen Gong and Luo Lin standing aside.

"Are you together?"

"No, he was the one who took my car to Tai'an halfway, and we just met today." The driver kindly didn't mention that the two of them had settled down in merchants, for fear of causing trouble to them.

"You can go," the soldier waved his hand and let the coachman go.They don't have to be so cautious about those who send them military supplies, but on the contrary, they are people who want to enter Tai'an, and they deserve their attention.

Now it is naturally Cao Jun who is guarding here, and now Zang Ba has strengthened the walls and cleared the field, and all the combat forces have gathered in the city.Cao Jun camped ten miles away. On the one hand, he brought oppression to Taishan County, and on the other hand, he waited for everyone to gather and wait for Cao Cao's final disposal of Zang Ba.

Cao Bing walked up to Chen Gong and Luo Lin, sized them up suspiciously, and shouted, "Hey, your famous assassin."

Both Luo Lin and Chen Gong took out a crumpled name badge from their arms and handed it to the soldier. The soldier asked suspiciously: "Your father and son are from Puyang, why did you come to Tai'an?" He replied honestly: "Our father and son are merchants. Once you started a war with the prefect Zang, we lost all of our wealth, so we had to go to Tai'an to try our luck."

Cao Bing didn't seem to believe him very much, especially since they came from such a sensitive place as Puyang at the moment.Have them stand up with their hands outstretched, and start the search.The two of them only packed some old clothes, dry food, a wind tent and a hatchet.The soldiers checked their bodies, but found nothing except a few lice; the unwilling soldiers wanted to search the old clothes carefully, but Luo Lin's face suddenly changed, and the soldiers immediately became alert.

"Are you spies from Puyang City?!" Cao Jun couldn't help but surround the two of them, pointing his spear obliquely, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

But at this time, Luo Lin's expression became severe, he advanced instead of retreating, and said to the soldier in a superior tone: "Call your chief!"

"Wishful thinking!" The soldiers immediately became more nervous, but because of this, the head of the village who heard the news had already appeared in front of them: "What happened?"

"Caught two spies!" The soldier stepped forward to claim credit, but unexpectedly, Luo Lin walked up to the head of the village in a flash. The soldier couldn't believe that a dagger was pressed against the head of the village at this moment! —They have just been searched.

The head of the village was also very stubborn. He didn't yell for help, but calmly said, "You want to coerce me into Tai'an? Don't be delusional. Cao Lv stipulates that if there is a kidnapping..."

"The robbers and the hostages will be killed together." Luo Lin answered the next sentence very naturally, which surprised the head of the village.But then I heard Luo Lin continue to say: "I don't need to hold you hostage, you can tear off the belt of the clothes, and then you can know our identities."

Cao Bing immediately followed his words, but found that there was a command talisman hidden in the belt.The Big Dipper and the Ziwei star were painted on the tail of the command talisman, and it was also sealed with the seal of Yanzhou Mu, which shocked the village head.

"I asked you to come because you still know what the talisman is." Luo Lin said, and put away the dagger.Those Cao soldiers hurried forward, but the head of the village stopped him and said, "Stop it all, let them go to Tai'an!"

"Tun Commander, you?..." All the soldiers were a little dumbfounded, and one of the soldiers asked in confusion, "Could it be that they are our army's tigers and leopards?"

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand." The head of the village sternly reprimanded the soldiers under him, and then returned the famous stab to Luo Lin angrily, urging the two of them to go over quickly.Chen Gong and Luo Lin acted as if nothing had happened, they were grateful like ordinary merchants, and quickly passed the checkpoint.Behind them, the two heavy and dark doors slammed shut with a bang.

"Tun Chief, what are you doing?" The soldier who stopped Luo Lin was out of breath, and he had no choice but to complain that the chief let go of the credit he got.

But in return, there is no doubt that it was a slap from the head of the village: "I want you to take care of my business?! Do you understand military discipline? If you commit the following offense, you are tired of your life, aren't you?"

After saying this sentence, the head of the village, who felt that he had lost face under his subordinates, was still chattering, and complained to himself in a low voice: "Damn Jing'an Cao, he always appears like a ghost, can't he come up and directly reveal his identity?!"

An hour later, Luo Lin and Chen Gong had arrived at the gate of Tai'an County's county mansion, and said to the guard guarding the gate, "Go and tell Sun Guan that Han Jinyiwei is here to visit!"

(End of this chapter)