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It was afternoon, and the sun was very hot. At the entrance of Juyong Pass,
The defense was much tighter. A team of soldiers,
They checked the travelers entering and leaving the city pass.
"Ji County is under martial law because of the villagers 'riot.
Why was Juyong Pass under martial law? Could it be that there was an enemy?
But this was the Southern Pass! Or is there something else?"
Di Renjie muttered to himself as he looked at the scene below the city gate.
"Previously, I was too comfortable in Pengze County. My old legs haven't suffered like this in a long time!”
From Little Lotus Seed Village to here, most of it was mountain roads, which consumed a lot of physical strength.
Fatty Di's old legs couldn't take it anymore. He wiped the sweat off his forehead.
"Jinghui, let's go and take a look!”
"Yes, sir!" Hu Jinghui revealed a smile."
"Your Excellency, you came to Juyong Pass for that Guardian General Yuan Ji, right?”
Di Renjie smiled but didn't say anything.
There were no other pedestrians at the city gate. Di Renjie and Hu Jinghui stepped forward and immediately attracted the attention of the guards.
"Who are you?" The leader, the squad leader, looked at the official travel pass in his hand.
He raised his head and asked, his gaze sweeping over Di and Hu.
He still used the excuse of a quack doctor.
The squad leader nodded at Fatty Di's kind face.
His attention was on Hu Jinghui, and his gaze was somewhat unfriendly.
Hu Jinghui was tall, although he was wearing casual clothes,
However, the temperament he exuded was not like an ordinary person.
"What's in the bag?" The squad leader said coldly,"
"Take it out for inspection!"
Inside the bag were the emperor's edict and documents proving Di Renjie's identity.
Hu Jinghui naturally wouldn't give a small squad leader a check-up.
"It's all soft stuff!" Di Renjie immediately smiled and said to Hu Jinghui,"
"Jinghui, we have no evil in our hearts.
If this general wants to check, then let him check!”
As he spoke, he even secretly stuffed two pieces of loose silver into the squad leader's hand.
He walked around Di and Hu.
Seeing that the two of them did not seem to be carrying any weapons, the squad leader waved his hand.
"Let's enter the city. Be obedient!"
"Thank you, General!" Di Renjie cupped his hands and narrowed his eyes.
"I wonder what's going on in the city pass, why is the inspection so strict?"”
"Don't talk too much if you shouldn't ask!" The squad leader scolded.
"Yes, sir! Yes! Yes! This old man is too talkative, please don't blame me!"
Di Renjie's attitude was very docile as he apologized repeatedly.
After saying that, he pulled Hu Jinghui and headed into the city.
Looking at the backs of the two, the squad leader weighed the money in his hand.
A strange light flashed in his eyes.
"Take two men and keep an eye on those two. Pay attention to their whereabouts!”
The next squad leader ordered.
After thinking for a while, the squad leader walked into the city and went up the stairs.
When he arrived at the city tower, he looked around and quickly walked up to salute."Captain, look!"
Li Jian looked at the few taels of silver in the squad leader's hand.
"What's going on?" He frowned.
Di Renjie and Hu Jinghui walked into the city pass, acting very normal.
They were really like a father and son pair.
Glancing at Guan Lou behind him, Hu Jinghui could not help but laugh out loud.
Di Renjie was observing the situation inside the pass. Seeing this, he couldn't help but ask,"
"Jinghui, why are you laughing?"
In a low voice, Hu Jinghui said to Di Renjie,"
"Milord, as the prime minister, how can you deal with these soldiers?
They were indeed very familiar with each other. Your magnanimity, I can't do it anyway!”
Hearing this, Di Renjie smiled nonchalantly.
His eyes were still looking at the city pass. As he walked, he whispered,
"This pass is orderly, and the soldiers look exceptionally capable.
Well-trained. If it was really the work of that general Yuan Ji,
Then this little general had some talent for leadership!”
Hu Jinghui was silent at the side.
Naturally, he could tell that the soldiers in Juyong Pass were the elites of the surrounding armies.
Another group of soldiers came over from the opposite side.
Di Renjie and Tiger quickly avoided him and stood by the roadside. Di Renjie whispered,"
"It seems that something has indeed happened in this city pass."
Juyong Pass is connected to You and Gui. When there is no war,
It was an important transit point for merchants and passers-by. Usually, the flow of people was not small.
However, since the imperial court had ordered the strengthening of security some time ago,
Many smart people sensed something unusual and reduced their activities in and out of the pass.
At this moment, with the martial law, the city pass became much more desolate.
Some of the more daring merchants obediently stayed in the few inns inside the pass.
They were waiting for the opening time of the North Pass. At this point in time, it was not easy to enter the pass, but it was even more difficult to exit the pass.
He found a teahouse and a seat with a wide view. He sat by the window.
There were only a few customers in the shop, and the errand boy was very attentive.
"Dear guests, although the reputation of our store's General's Tea hasn't spread far,
But it was definitely the best in Juyong Pass! In the past few months, all the traveling merchants and travelers would come to the store to drink!”
"Oh?" Di Renjie and Hu Jinghui looked at each other and became interested.
He picked up a cup of tea and felt a chill in his hand.
He placed it in front of his nose and smelled it. His eyes lit up. He took a bite and found that it was sweet.
"Good tea!" Putting down the cup, Di Renjie praised and looked at the handyman beside him.
"This old man has traveled far and wide for many years, but I have never tasted such delicious tea.
This tea is called the Guardian Tea?"
On this hot summer day, a cup of sweet herbal tea was served.
Hu Jinghui also enjoyed it,"Give me another cup!"”
The errand boy immediately responded and said to Di Renjie,
"This tea was invented by the new town general."
"Interesting!" Hearing this, Di Renjie thought to himself,
Yuan Ji's handsome face appeared in her mind again.
Probably because he was a little bored today, the errand boy was a little talkative.
Di Renjie chuckled and turned to ask,"
"This little brother, when we entered the pass, we felt that within the city,
The guards were very strict, and the soldiers patrolled closely, not relaxing for a moment.
Did something happen?"
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