A Clash of Gods - Chapter 1194

[Chapter 1184 Know the enemy]

A slender lady, a gentleman is good.

The Han soldiers who are stuck at the post may not be gentlemen, but for these guards who have never seen a woman for half a year, the sudden appearance of a few gorgeous women in front of them is hard to resist the temptation no matter what.

Three years in the army, sows have become beautiful women.

What’s more, the woman who appeared in front of them was secretly selected from Hanzhong, and even if they were among the flowers all day, they might not be tempted.

“General Cao, this time I have obeyed the emperor’s will to send a few beauties to Xianyang.” Ji Jincai said: “There are also two beauties who were specially given to the eldest son of Qu as a concubine. The original intention of the Chu nobles is to make the two countries have a good relationship by marriage, I come from the Ministry of Rites, some etiquette is unavoidable, if they are handed over to General Cao to be sent to Xianyang, this…!” He did not continue.

Qu Manbao’s lustful name, I dare not say that the world knows it, but it is well known in the northwest.

For the sake of beauty, there was a lot of blood under Qu Manbao’s hands.

Cao Ying didn’t know for a while whether what Ji Jincai said was true or not, but he was still somewhat wary.

“Lieutenant, the former Panchai military division secretly left here. We didn’t dare to ask more questions at the time, but now it seems that he really went to Chu.” Cao Ying was hesitant, and a person next to him approached and whispered: “This man It may not be a lie to say that Master Chai formed an alliance with Chu in the past, and you can see that they are only a few dozen people in total, and they also brought a lot of gifts, they should really be going to return the salute to the third prince.”

Cao Ying said in a low voice: “It’s very important, you must be careful. If this group of people has bad intentions, they will be investigated at that time, and our heads will fall.”

“What kind of tricks can they make?” The man next to him approached Cao Ying’s ear and said, “Lieutenant, this old guy said that there are beauties for the eldest son, which is unusual. Think about it, if it is true today Offend this group of people, then the two beauties will be favored by the eldest son, and we should be in the ear of the eldest son, but we can’t eat and walk around.”

When Cao Ying thought of Qu Manbao’s moody temperament, he also felt a little palpitated, and asked in a low voice, “Then what do you say?”

“Let them enter the customs.” The man whispered: “But all their weapons have been confiscated. Since it is a mission and not fighting, there is no need for them to bring their weapons on the road.”

Cao Ying nodded and said, “What you said is very true.” Then she shouted at the following: “Since we are going to return the salute to the third prince, we can let you pass the customs, but you have to hand over your weapons, and you are not allowed to bring weapons on the road. ”

Ji Jincai said: “General Cao, we carry weapons with us to prevent accidents. If we hand over our weapons, in the event of a critical situation, wouldn’t we even have the ability to protect ourselves?”

“From here to Xianyang, the journey is peaceful and safe, what happened?” Cao Ying said, “If you are really worried, I will send you a few people here to take you to Xianyang to keep you safe all the way.”

The man beside him also called out, “You are a mission, and you are here for the good of the alliance between the two countries. What kind of weapons do you need to bring?”

Ji Jin hesitated for a moment, and finally said: “In that case, according to General Cao’s words, we hand over the weapons.”

Cao Ying thought to himself that since the other party handed over the weapons so happily, it seemed that it was really a mission. Otherwise, if the other party really had some scheming intentions, it would never have been possible for the other party to agree to hand over the weapons so happily.

When they saw Ji Jin, they returned to the team and gave some orders. Everyone took off their sabers, including Qi Ning, and even took off the bows and arrows they were carrying, and sent them all to the stone wall. pile up.

Cao Ying then ordered people to go down and took some time to open the entrance to the stone wall. First, he sent the soldiers out to bring all the weapons back, and then signaled to Ji Jincai that he could enter the customs.

Ji Jincai was leading the way, and the team entered the card post like a long snake. Although they had handed over their weapons, the soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty were still very alert, and they all held the hilt of the knife tightly.

Cao Ying had already come down from the wall, and Ji Jincai smiled and said, “Thank you General Cao for being accommodating.

He took out a stack of silver bills from his sleeve and stuffed it into Cao Ying’s hands. He smiled and said, “This is a small idea. I will go back to General Cao and invite the brothers to have a drink on my behalf.

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Cao Ying was also very happy, kicked up the bank note, glanced at everyone, then walked to the side of the carriage, glanced at Ji Jin, suddenly reached out and lifted the curtain of the car, and saw several women sitting inside, Cao Ying suddenly lifted Opening the curtains, the women immediately lowered their heads.

Cao Ying smiled, lowered the curtains, saw a car behind him pulling a big box, and walked over, “What’s in this box?”

“There are antique calligraphy and paintings here, some are treasures from the palace, some are for the third prince, and some are for General Qu.” Ji Jincai smiled.

Cao Ying said, “Open it and take a look?”

Ji Jin frowned and said, “General Cao, doesn’t this make sense? You can also see that these boxes are sealed and can only be opened when they arrive in Xianyang.”

“This general has a military order. Even if someone passes the customs, they must check carefully.” Cao Ying said: “Open the box and let us check.”

Ji Jin just stared at Cao Ying. After a while, he suddenly said, “Return to China!” When he turned back, he was about to go back. Qi Ning and the others immediately made a gesture to turn around. What’s the meaning?”

“General Cao, this official is also an envoy of the Great Chu. I remember the good alliance between the two countries. You asked us to hand over the weapons. We don’t talk nonsense. In order to make you good, all the weapons are also handed over.” Ji Jincai said coldly. Said: “Now you know that this box has a seal, but you still want us to open the box. It’s hard to be strong. Could it be that my ambassador of Da Chu is at your mercy? The general insists on checking, so the official can only go back to the country and tell the emperor everything. If he wants to come to the emperor, he will take care of me and take care of the national sports. Although he did not go to Xianyang, he will treat me lightly.” He waved his hand and said, “Go!”

Cao Ying suddenly panicked, thinking to himself that he was a small school captain, if it was because he made the Chu envoy turn around, then Xianyang would pursue it, and I was afraid that even the nine clans would not be enough, so he hurriedly said: “That’s all. , don’t be angry, I just follow orders. Since there is a seal, I won’t be difficult for you. ”

Ji Jincai snorted lightly and ordered, “Let’s go!”

Cao Ying said: “I will send you five people here to escort you to Xianyang.” At the moment, five people were ordered to follow the team to Xianyang.

After Qi Ning entered the customs, he had been quietly observing the situation around him. The first thing he looked for was the location of the watchtower. Similarly, only a hundred paces away from the stone wall, there is a watchtower standing there. The watchtower is also lit with torches to facilitate the communication of the beacon. There are two sentries on the tower, holding long bows.

As far as I can see in the post, there are about 20 or 30 people, but there are not many troops, but each of them has a strong back, and the whole body is filled with the agility of the Northwest.

Qi Ning knew that the other party should be more than these people, and there should be soldiers nearby.

After picking out five people, Ji Jin suddenly ordered someone to bring a jar of wine from the car and bring it to Cao Ying: “General Cao, this is a fine wine treasured in the palace, and it was specially sent to Xianyang, leaving a jar here. You try it too.”

There are very few soldiers who don’t drink alcohol. This Cao Ying is even more of an alcoholic, but he only drinks very crude alcohol on weekdays. How could a school captain in the district ever drink the fine wine in the palace, and he was very happy and smiled. : “Since that’s the case, then I’m welcome.” He took it and held it in his arms, his eyebrows filled with joy.

Ji Jincai did not delay, waved his hand, and the team continued to move north.

The team was only two miles away when Qi Ning saw a row of log cabins built by the roadside. The terrain here was slightly spacious. The log cabins were built against the mountain wall. Qi Ning knew that this should be the barracks of the guards at the sentry.

There were indeed some soldiers in the barracks. Seeing the team coming, the soldiers in the barracks were all alerted. Qi Ning glanced at them. There were about a dozen people in the barracks, and some of them wore aprons around their waists. The roof of the house was lit with smoke, and at first glance it was the kitchen, and the food of the guards should be here.

At this time, he determined the number of people here. There are about forty or fifty people in total, and the number is not large.

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The team passed in front of the row of wooden houses. The five soldiers who were sent to lead the way greeted the soldiers in the barracks and explained the situation. Ji Jincai asked a soldier, “Is there still a checkpoint ahead?”

“There is more than 20 miles ahead, and there is a checkpoint.” A soldier said: “To get there, it is estimated that it will be midnight. There is a rough and difficult road ahead, and it will take time.”

Ji Jincai nodded slightly and said, “After working all day, everyone is exhausted. After walking two miles, everyone should rest first.”

Those Han soldiers also doubted him, and said, “There is really a spacious place in front of me. I can rest there for a night. It’s better to wait until dawn before walking. I can’t see the road at night, and I’m going to break it if I’m not careful. foot.”

Not long after walking forward, he saw a rather spacious place. Ji Jin ordered everyone to stop and distributed dry food to everyone.

After the Han soldiers received dry food and had enough to drink, they saw that many people in the embassy had already slept on the ground, and some people were sitting by the stone wall talking and laughing. These Han soldiers did not come over, Gathering together to talk and laugh, between boredom and laziness, two or three people also lay on the ground and fell asleep. It didn’t take long for the remaining two to fall asleep.

After Qi Ning used the dry food, he kept leaning against the stone wall and closed his eyes to rest. After a long time, he heard the movement around him. He opened his eyes and looked over, only to see Ji Jin approaching, and said to himself in a low voice, “Sir, they are all sleep!”

Qi Ning turned his head to look at the few Han soldiers. At this time, the sky was dark and the distance in the narrow road was extremely short. However, Qi Ning’s eyesight was astonishing. Seeing those people fell asleep, his eyes were cold, and he said softly. : “It’s almost time.” He reached into his leather boots, and took out the cold blade that was as sharp as mud and held it in his hand.