Jiapingguan Chronicle

Chapter 1

Fengning four years, early winter

After entering the twelfth lunar month, the night in Jiapingguan City came earlier than usual, and the weather was colder. The people here stopped wandering in the streets looking for cold, and went home early to warm themselves with the stove.

However, some people with relatively special occupations don't think so. The darker the sky, the colder the weather, the more suitable for them to act.No, there is a bold "expert" ready to start work.

The Zhen Guo Gong Mansion is located in the very center of the entire Jiaping Pass City. It can be said bluntly that the Jia Ping Guan City was built around the Zhen Guo Gong Mansion.

In fact, a long, long time ago, dating back to the time of Emperor Xianwuying, this place was just a desolate ruined wall. Due to years of war, the people here were displaced and were bullied by foreigners all the year round.If the Duke of Laozhen hadn't volunteered to guard the place, taught the foreigners a lesson, and frightened them, this place would have been occupied by foreigners long ago.

Emperor Xianwuying is a wise emperor who knows people and makes good use of them. Regarding the bad situation in Jiapingguan City, he is like a mirror in his heart. Since his old brother has the ability to guard this place, it is not so easy to prevent Daxia's first line of defense. If they were breached, they simply handed over this place to Lao Zhen Guogong. In addition to guarding the pass, he was also responsible for resettling the people. Although they could not live like Xijing people, at least food and clothing must be guaranteed. Otherwise, if the foreign tribes do not come to invade, the interior of Daxia will be in chaos.

The Duke of Laozhen received the decree and formally stationed in Jiapingguan City with an army of 200,000. He also came with the old Marquis Wuding's family.Marquis Wuding's mansion is related to the Daxia royal family by marriage, and with his great military exploits, he has long been a thorn in the hearts of some people in Xijing. .Fortunately, Marquis Wu Ding still has a keen sense of smell in this aspect, or in other words, he has this awareness since he married the younger sister of Emperor Xianwuying.Therefore, when he sensed that something was wrong, he brought a whole family and followed his good brother Pidianpidian to this barbaric place called by the nobles of Xijing where not a single blade of grass grows.

According to the old Wu Dinghou himself, it doesn't matter if there is no grass, and it doesn't matter if it is barbaric. The most important thing is to save the life of the family.What's more, the value of generals is reflected on the battlefield, not in the capital.When they were in Xijing, they had to be careful not to make a wrong step, otherwise they would be targeted by the officials who feared that the world would not be chaotic, and that would be a terrible thing!But Jiapingguan City is different, this is their territory, and they have the final say.

Therefore, with the joint efforts of Laozhen Guogong and Lao Wudinghou, Jiapingguan City has been transformed from a desolate border to a bustling and prosperous town after decades of transformation. Compared with Xijing, it is still very poor. Far, but much better than before.In terms of city defense, although it is not impenetrable, foreigners dare not invade easily, because most of the people in the city are from the army. When a war breaks out, they can throw down the hoes in their hands and brandish long knives to defend their homes.

Lord Zhen Guo and Marquis Wu Ding governed Jiaping Pass City by means of army management. The Shen family army has strict military discipline. There are very few violations of law and discipline.

However, you can't talk too much. There are indeed some people who think they are skilled and daring to challenge the authority of the Zhen Guogong Mansion and Wudinghou Mansion. The most obvious is that this generation of Lord Zhen Guo and Marquis Wu Ding are too young, and apart from their outstanding military achievements, they have not made much achievements in other aspects.

That's why there was that daring person who wanted to take advantage of the dark moon and high winds to come to the Duke of Zhen's mansion to explore the way.

Not long after nightfall, a sneaky figure appeared outside the walls of the Zhen Guogong Mansion. He carefully looked around, and found that no one was following, no one was watching, and no one was paying attention to him, so he took it out of his arms. With a roll of rope, he threw the five-claw hook into the wall of Zhen Guogong's mansion, and he wanted to climb into Zhen Guogong's mansion along the rope.

But what this hero never expected was that his every move was under the surveillance of several pairs of eyes, so that he was surrounded tightly by several men in black just as he hung up the rope.

The hero hadn't realized how he had exposed his whereabouts and how he was being targeted by others, but he was knocked unconscious by the palm of the man in black standing behind him. He only felt black in front of his eyes, and then lost consciousness .

After seeing the little thief fainted, the other men in black were not idle either, gagging their mouths, binding their hands, stuffing their sacks into sacks, and by the way, some people ran over to collect the ropes hanging on the wall, a little After looking at it, he curled his lips in disgust. It's really too much for him to climb the wall of Zhen Guogong's mansion with such quality.After the sack was fastened, the slightly taller man among the men in black picked up the sack and gestured to his companions, and they left quietly.The whole process is very short, if it is not for the shallow shoe prints, it seems that all this has never happened.

"Uncle Yan, we are back!"

"Where is the person? Caught it?"

"Of course, this is not a piece of cake for us? If we can't even catch a small thief, it is estimated that our boss will have to destroy us, and then let us go back to the furnace and rebuild. Then again Come back, you are always a man of God, just one glance during the day, you know that this person is walking on the road, let us guard there at night. We thought you were always talking nonsense, but we did not expect this kid to be It’s really here. The old saying is true, Jiang is still old and hot, and old man Yan can’t hide his secrets in the future. What good experience can he pass on! However, this hero is quite admirable to me, you know , since the old man was in charge of guarding Jiaping Pass, no one dared to pay attention to our mansion. This is the first one, and he should be treated well." The man in black carrying the sack patted carelessly The thing on the shoulder is not afraid of the people inside suddenly waking up, "Old Man Yan, what do we do with this thing?"

"Throw it into the dungeon of the military camp first, don't stay in the mansion, it's too bad luck!" The man called Old Man Yan was a middle-aged man in his fifties, wearing a brown cotton robe, with his hands in his mouth, smiling Looking at the young people standing in front of him with satisfaction, "It's too late today, the young master and the young lady have already rested, it's not a big deal, and there is no loss in our house, let's talk about it tomorrow. The two of you didn't have a proper rest for several days because of the troubles on Jin's side, and it's finally over, don't bother them for such a trivial matter."

"Yes!"

"Wait!" Old Man Yan called to a few young people who were about to go back, "I know you have just come back, so I should let you rest, but if you are in good spirits and feel that the long night is too boring, you can ask See, it doesn’t matter if you can ask or not.”

"Those who know us, Old Man Yan!" The tall man twitched at Old Man Yan, "We happen to have this idea, if we can ask, it will save our boss the trouble, you know, our boss I don't like these things anymore."

Old Uncle Yan watched the young people walking further and further away and gradually blending into the night, the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

It was already early the next morning when Shen Cha knew the news that Zhen Guogong's mansion was almost stolen. These days, news from Jin's side came in wave after wave, and they were all very important news. Her brother also didn't close his eyes for several days and nights.They were relieved when they finally had an ending on Jin's side.She was thinking of taking a good rest for two days, but unexpectedly, she received a report from her personal guard just as she got up, and she didn't come back to her senses for a long time. To be honest, since she can remember, the town government Nothing like this has ever happened.

As one of the heads of the Zhen Guogong Mansion and the Shen Family Army, no matter what happened in the mansion, what happened in the army, or what happened in Jiaping Guancheng, they would be sent to her as soon as possible.Generally speaking, she summarizes and sorts out these news, collects some urgent and important news, and then sends them to the desks of Lord Zhen Guo and Shen Haolin, commander of the Shen family army.

"Thief?" Shen Cha frowned slightly, put down the comb in his hand, turned around and looked at the guard standing at the door, since Shen Tianhang, the Duke of the previous generation, was her father who guarded the first line of defense in Daxia Since Jiaping Guancheng, apart from Liao and Jinhui, who have been eyeing Daxia all the time, often come to make trouble, those thieves, horse bandits and so on have long been beaten into obedience, and they dare not come out to be monsters. The head of Zhen Guogong's mansion ran so fast.She originally thought this was normal, but unexpectedly, there would be a day when a thief would come to the house on his own initiative. Shen Cha thought this was very interesting, and she was very interested.

"It's a thief. Yan Bo found out during the daytime. It happened that Ying San and Ying Si came back from Liao, and they were sent to guard by Yan Bo. They thought that Yan Bo was an old man and misunderstood. Unexpectedly, I was really blocked by them."

"Yan Bo was a scout when he was young. He has sharp eyes and a sharp nose, and his judgment is accurate. If he hadn't been injured and had to retreat, he would still be in the army now! Those boys are good at everything, It's just that the ability to see people is a bit weak. I really should talk to Yan Bo and leave you all to him for training. By the way, where is the thief? Where is he locked up?" Although she was a daughter, Shen Cha Growing up in the army, 12 years old led troops to fight in the battlefield. She didn’t know anything about those girls’ attire, jewelry, rouge and gouache, and she didn’t care too much about it. Even her yard and bedroom were full of masculinity. None of them look like the little daughter's boudoir should be.She tidied up her padded robe, tied her long hair, and turned to look at Mei Zhu, a soldier standing at the door of the bedroom, "Does the Duke also know?"

"General, the thief was imprisoned in the dungeon by the [-]th and [-]th. He asked for a whole night, but there is still no result. The news from Huqiu, the Duke has not yet got up." The soldier Meizhu stood up straight. , "Is the general going to see the Duke? Accompany the Duke for dinner?"

"No hurry, let's go to the dungeon first."

Shen Cha put on his cloak, took off the soft whip hanging on the wall, and rushed to the dungeon of the military camp behind with plum and bamboo.When they arrived, Ying Shiqi and Ying Shiba, who were in charge of guarding and interrogating, had just finished a new round of torture. The brave hero with high skills failed to carry it over, and fainted again with no promise .

"Boss!"

When Ying Shiqi and Ying Shiba saw Shen Cha, they immediately threw away the whip in their hands and knelt down on one knee, and the other soldiers also knelt down quickly, claiming to see the general.

"Get up!" Shen Cha looked at the skinny man who had been beaten so hard that he couldn't see his face, and frowned slightly, "How is it? Did you find anything?"

"Not at all!" Ying Shiqi came over and shook his head towards Shen Cha, "Shiba and I took over in the second half of the night, and Fifth Brother and the others were in charge in the first half of the night. I heard that he passed out three times. This kid's bones It's not as tough as usual, and the mouth is not as tight as usual, and it still refuses to make a sound, boss, I'm afraid the comer is not kind, I don't think it's an ordinary thief!"

"Really?" Shen Cha sneered, and asked Mei Zhu to get a pot of hot salt water, and poured it directly on the person's head and face. The effect was obvious, and the person woke up instantly. "Go ahead, if you faint, just do as I did just now, and don't give him food. If you are so stubborn, it doesn't matter if you want to go hungry a few times."

"Yes!" Ying Shiqi and Ying Shiba looked at each other, seeing the surprise in each other's eyes, and speaking of it, their boss is in a good mood today, and they still have the patience to waste time with this little thief.According to past experience, their bosses don't have such patience, and they don't ask if they can't find out. Once the whip is thrown down, this person will die. It seems that something good happened yesterday.

"By the way, go and see if Xiao Wu is awake. When he wakes up, let him go to see the Duke after breakfast. The situation in Liao's side should have a result." Glancing at the little thief, he swaggered away with Mei Zhu.

"Hey, brother Shiqi, does the sun rise from the west today?" After Shen Cha's figure disappeared into the dungeon, Ying Shiba walked up to Ying Shiqiteen and poked his arm, "The mood of the boss?" Not bad, what's the matter, did she pick it out with the Duke, or did she accept the Duke?"

"Go, don't think about it, it must have nothing to do with this, who is our boss, don't you know?" Ying Shiqi rubbed his chin, looked at the whip hanging on the wall, and picked a whip. Gen looked pleasing to the eye, shook it lightly, and said, "Our boss has always been very slow in love and love, and he is not enlightened at all. She still thinks that Lord Hou treats her like a brother and sister. Woolen cloth!"

"Isn't it!" Ying Shiba also picked out a convenient whip, they were all brought out by Shen Cha, and all eighteen weapons are used very well, but this whip is even better, and it swings vigorously .He flicked the thief who was looking at them twice, and said, "Hey, I don't know when we will be able to have this wedding banquet from the boss!"

(End of this chapter)