Chapter 305 The Swordsman Written in the Historical Records
The weather gets better as you go north, and the sultry heat and humidity in Sichuan are blocked to the south by the Qinling Mountains. A stream of fresh wind pours in from the mouth of the North Valley, blowing away the hot and humid air, leaving only bursts of dryness. Su Ren's ancestral home in his previous life
It is Qishan Mountain at the north end of Chencang Road. I walked here this time to see what my hometown looks like now. Qinling Mountains is the largest mountain in the west of the Han Dynasty. It comes from the Kunlun Mountains in the Qiang region and spans Xiliang, Yongzhou, and Chang'an.
, it was only blocked by a big river when it arrived in Shaanxi County, corresponding to the distant Black Mountain. The gap in the middle is the famous Tongguan, the east gate of Chang'an.
The mountain road was difficult to walk, so the white horse walked cautiously, and the dirt and gravel under its hooves were kicked off the cliff from time to time, falling into the rushing stream below. Su Ren got off the horse and patted the white horse's neck, which made Ling extremely nervous.
horse relaxing.
Su Kai smiled slightly: "That's right, this place is difficult to walk, it's safer to dismount."
"You didn't tell me earlier!" Su Ren glared at Su Kai and continued to move forward while holding the white horse.
The road was not only narrow, but also soft. It had rained a lot these days. After being trampled by the merchants coming and going, the ground turned into a muddy pond. It took a lot of effort to pull it out after stepping on it. After finally walking three to five miles,
Suddenly, we stopped in front of us. On one side was a cliff of ten thousand feet, and on the other side was a bottomless ravine. It was not a good thing to stop in this place.
After waiting for a long time, the people in front of them sent word that a group of people had collided with them head-on. Because the road was too narrow, neither party had the intention to go back and start again. They were in a stalemate for a while and had to stop.
Su Ren sat down on a rock near the edge of the cliff and pulled his feet out of the mud with great force. The brand-new boots were already worn out, and even his pants were mostly wet. The bulky clothes were very uncomfortable.
It's suitable for walking on this kind of road, because the robes become so heavy that they can crush people to death after getting wet.
The new guard leader Shi Bao had been there for a long time, but the team still had no intention of moving forward. Su Ren was waiting anxiously, and called Huang Shisan, who wanted to take a look ahead. The road was really difficult to walk, and people had to be careful when crossing the road.
He was single-minded, not to mention having mules and horses, and he almost got kicked by a mule.
A long team was opposite their horse team. There were only a few more people than them. They were all mules and horses, and they all carried a lot of cargo. Looking at this posture, there was no way to avoid Shi Bao even if he wanted to.
The guards with more than a dozen heads were arguing with a group of men opposite. The conversation became more and more fierce, and several of them had their hands on their weapons.
He grabbed the last guard and asked, "What's the background of the person on the other side?"
When the attentive guard saw that it was Su Ren, he was about to salute. Huang Shisan lifted him up and quickly replied: "It seems that he is from Luoyang. He didn't say what he was doing. Those guys opposite were very arrogant and said they wanted to buy something."
The best goods, seems to have some connection with the government."
"Government?"
"Well, it seems to be called Guantao or something!"
"Princess Dou of Guantao?"
The guard shook his head in confusion, saying that he didn't know. There was already a fierce quarrel in front of him. Shi Bao was the only son of the old fox. He was cared for by his parents at home and looked after by his thirteen sisters and brother-in-law. He had lived in Wonsan since he was a child.
No matter where you are, how have you ever experienced such arrogance? Even if you later followed Su Ren, in the Su family, he was only a little lower than a troublemaker like Hawking.
"You son of a bitch can't understand human language, take action!" Shi Bao shouted and drew out his own sword first.
As soon as the weapons came out, everyone quickly took two steps back and formed a formation to prepare for the attack. Not to be outdone, the people on the opposite side also drew out their weapons and stood in a row randomly to stalemate with Su Ren's guards.
Su Ren was standing behind the guards. Although he knew that those people were related to Princess Liu of Guantao, it was not difficult to kill them in this barren mountain. After killing them, as long as Su Ren said a word, Shuzhong
There are a large number of copycats vying to hold the cylinder for Su Ren. Moreover, those people on the opposite side are just guards at first glance. They are completely different from his men who have undergone military training. They look loose. No matter how strong his martial arts are, Su Ren will not be able to do it.
If he has confidence in his men, he can drive those guys into the ditch with one charge.
"Stop!" It was just a moment later and he was about to take action. At this time, a loud voice suddenly shouted from behind the group of people on the opposite side. Everyone stretched their necks and looked back. After looking for a long time, there was no one there.
The guard on the opposite side opened a passage, and then the figure of the man was revealed. It turned out to be a short man, short and fat, just like a toad. The man strode out. Although he was not tall, he was very powerful. He had short arms and short legs.
It matched his figure very well. As soon as he stood in the middle of the road, his eyes looked shrewd and powerful.
The leading guard quickly clasped his fists and saluted: "Master, these guys bully others too much. They won't let us go even though we say nice things."
"Why don't you let me go? I came from Shuzhong, walked most of the way, and then asked me to go back. How can I do such a good thing? If you want to retreat, you must retreat!"
"We have cargo on both our mules and horses, how can we return it?"
"You are the only one who has the goods, but my mule has no goods right now?"
The guard couldn't talk to Shi Bao, so he turned to look at the toad that had just arrived: "This is the goods of the Taoist Princess. If you offend us, there will be no good fruit!"
"I don't care what boars or sows you do, but I won't let you go. We must let us pass first!"
"You!" The guard was so angry that he pointed his sword at Shi Bao. Shi Bao was furious: "What? Are you still going to take action? Come on, if I'm afraid of you, it's my grandson!"
Seeing that a fight was about to start again, Toad stopped his guard leader, raised his hands to Shi Bao and said: "This little brother comes from Sichuan. He can bring so many goods. Your master must also be a big merchant, right?"
"Of course!" Shi Bao said with a proud look on his face: "Speaking of my husband, there is no one in Shu who doesn't know him."
"Oh!" The toad smiled: "I heard that most of the merchants in Sichuan are from the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce. Do you know Mr. Cui Jiuming, President Cui?"
"Old Cui? We know each other!"
"Ahem!" Shi Bao was about to brag when he suddenly heard two coughs. When he turned around, he saw Su Ren standing not far away. Having lived in a place of intrigue since childhood, how could he not understand the meaning of Su Ren's two coughs?
His expression did not change and his heart did not beat: "I don't know anyone about Shopkeeper Cui. It's just that I know him, but he doesn't know me!"
Toad nodded, he had no hope at all: "That's right, President Cui almost controlled the entire Shu County merchants, and brought thousands of Qiang horses to the court. Such a famous name is definitely like thunder, look at your family
There are a lot of mules and horses. Our two families are crowded here and we won’t be able to leave for a while. Could you please ask your husband to come out and talk to us?”
Shi Bao didn't look back, he just lowered his head and thought. There was another cough from behind his head, and Shi Bao smiled: "Okay! Just wait!"
Liu Gao was caught by Shi Bao. He probably said a few words on the way here. When passing by Su Ren, the three of them looked at each other. Liu Gao was the housekeeper of the Liu family back then, and he had met many wealthy businessmen.
.I have followed Su Ren in Chengdu for these years. Although I am in charge of spies who want to find out the news, I am also the housekeeper of the Su family. The people who come and go are either prefects or wealthy businessmen. I have seen a lot, and I have already known what kind of people they are.
As soon as he came out from behind the crowd, the temperament he should have immediately appeared.
Wherever he stopped, Toad looked at Liu Gao from head to toe. Shi Bao introduced: "This is our shopkeeper Liu!"
Toad nodded quickly: "Shopkeeper Liu, please be polite!"
Liu Gao also gave a symbolic salute: "You're welcome, I wonder who you are...? What do you want from me?"
The toad smiled: "I heard that shopkeeper Liu is a merchant in Shu, and he comes from Shu County. We are also merchants. Chang'an merchants are very curious about the business in Shu, so I would like to ask the shopkeeper to explain that today you and I have two caravans.
Being forced to stay here can be regarded as fate. We know each other well, so when you go to Luoyang in the future, I can take care of you when I go to Shu County."
"You haven't said who you are yet?"
"Guo Xie, Luoyang, really has no name or surname. Let me ask shopkeeper Liu to inquire."
Shi Bao and Liu Gao may not know Guo Xie's famous name, but Su Ren has heard of it. There were not many swordsmen in the Han Dynasty who could name him. Guo Xie of the Western Han Dynasty and Wang Yue of the Eastern Han Dynasty all had high attainments in swordsmanship.
Especially Guo Xie, who was written into "Historical Records" by Sima Qian, who cherished his words like gold, which shows that he was by no means an incompetent person. However, the swordsmen at that time could not be called chivalrous, and it would be more appropriate to describe him as a powerful warrior who was good at martial arts.
These people colluded with the powerful people in the DPRK, and committed murder and arson. As far as the current situation is concerned, Guo Xie, the toad, went to Shu County this time to work for Princess Liu of Guantao. With the help of dozens of his thugs and subordinates, he
With the name of Princess Guantao, it must have been a smooth journey from Chang'an. I didn't expect to meet a group of people who are not afraid of death here.
Liu Gao nodded and said: "Guo Xie? Never heard of it! Get your people out of the way quickly. We have to go down the mountain as soon as possible. It's getting late and we haven't eaten yet!"
Guo Xie's brows furrowed: "What if I don't let you?"
"I'm free to let you give in!"
"You don't know that we are Princess Guantao's people?"
"So what if you know? I'll ask you one last time, do you want to let me or not?"
Shi Bao had already arched his body, and the dozen or so guards behind him formed a triangle in an offensive posture. Huang Shisan quickly blocked Su Ren behind him. Guo Xie dug into his fists, and it took a long time before he relaxed: "Let! We
let!"
Leng Jun, Su Kai, and Huo Jin also rushed over at this time. Looking at the action in front of him, Huo Jin was about to rush forward, but Leng Jun glared back.
Su Ren patted Hawking on the shoulder: "Have you seen that toad on the opposite side? Your Huo Hou is not his opponent. When will you practice your mind as calm as water, that will be the highest state of martial arts."
Leng Jun rolled his eyes and pulled Hawking to his side: "Don't listen to his nonsense. He is a fool with a calm mind. You must fight with a fighting spirit! That guy is a desperado, not a general at all. This way
No matter how skilled the guy is in martial arts, he will only die if he goes to the battlefield."
Huo Jin looked at Su Ren, then at Leng Jun, thought for a while, and made up his mind: "I will listen to Master!" (To be continued)