To welcome Luo Ming and other Dongli soldiers into the city, Shi Hongsheng, the lord of Beimang Kingdom, dispatched the most elite and fierce cavalry in the kingdom.

Martial law has been imposed in the city of Xinyu. On both sides of the road leading directly to the imperial city stand Beimang soldiers holding sharp knives. Entering the city gate, I felt a burst of murderous air rushing towards my face.

Pausing at the city gate for a while, Luo Ming smiled secretly: "Just entering the city gate, there is this posture of the two armies confronting each other. It seems that Shi Hongsheng is trying to give him a bad blow."This trip to Beimang just started, Shi Hongsheng put on such a domineering appearance, he directly put himself in the position of the victorious country, and felt that Dongli was inferior, and he had to suppress it strongly to show the prestige of other countries.

These tricks are just to scare others, but trying to scare him is really a miscalculation.He is naturally bold and afraid of everything, but he is not afraid of being frightened.

Looking back at the Dongli generals, there were sixteen military generals behind Luo Ming, four civilian officials, plus him and Liu Yan, a total of 22 people.

Faced with such a situation, the generals of Dongli did not change their faces, even the expressions of several civil servants remained the same, Jiang Nianbai said with a smile: "The wind is rustling. King Jing is a thousand years old, I don't want to be a wandering soul from a foreign land who will never return. This trip is entirely dependent on you, if we cannot be brought back to Dongli safely, we will not die in peace."

All the generals laughed when they heard the words, and rode forward. They said that the behavior of the people in Beimang was very rough. After death, people were not buried in the ground for peace, but burned on the fire, and the ashes were piled up on the mountain. Yang, blown away by the wind, returning to heaven and earth.If they died here, wouldn't they have to go to the village to do as the Romans do, and have to be roasted on the fire?

He also laughed and said that rough guys like Zhao Meng and Xiao Wenkai are rough even after roasting, but fresh and tender ones like Mi Yingjie, after washing and roasting, then adding spices and smearing refined salt, the taste is better than The suckling pig was not bad.

Mi Yingjie became anxious after hearing this, and retorted that he was not tasty.Seeing that he was serious in his defense, everyone couldn't help laughing again.

Talking and laughing all the way, followed Shi Fangqing and Shi Fanglan's cavalry, crossed the long street, and arrived at the main entrance of the imperial city.

Everyone got off their horses one after another, Ning Muxin bid farewell to Luo Ming, and followed Shi Fangqing's brother into the imperial city to return to his command, and asked Dongli's generals to wait outside the imperial city, waiting for Shi Hongsheng's decree to announce their audience.

This wait lasted for half an hour, but no news came out from inside. Brother Shi Fangqing went in and never came out again.

Luo Ming and the others stood by the moat and waited. They couldn't come when they waited, and they didn't see them when they waited for the right. The sun was rising and it was almost noon, but no one came out to deliver the decree. anxious.

After another hour, Dongli's generals were getting impatient when they saw a young eunuch walking out of the imperial city unhurriedly.The little eunuch came in front of Luo Ming and the others, bowed and smiled and said, "Long live the order: it's late today, and the court meeting is over. Seeing you at this time seems to be too disrespectful to Dongli's envoys. Please invite Dongli." The envoy will go to the post house on the East Street to rest for a few days, and wait until the next court meeting, and it will not be too late to see you again!"

This is really deceptive.They were brought in with great fanfare, and they were just a note of Ma Wei, and now they have been at the gate of the imperial city, and they have been hanging out for almost two hours before they say they can't see them?Since you don't see them, you should send someone out to the branch office early. Why did you make them wait for two hours, but didn't even send a decent minister? Don't take them seriously.

I stomped my feet in hatred, and really wanted to force my way in.The generals were so angry that they cursed and had a fit, the little eunuch was so frightened that he didn't dare to speak, and he hid aside lazily.

Luo Ming comforted everyone, "It's too late today, let's find a place to stay first, and then make plans."

"These Northern Mang Tartars are too insignificant. Arranging posthouses for envoys is the most basic courtesy of hospitality. Now they don't even want to do these trivial things. They underestimate me. It's time to sign the covenant. It’s still not clear how to make things difficult and play tricks.”

Luo Ming also thought about this, and this incident strengthened his determination to assassinate Shi Hongsheng.

Called the little eunuch and asked him where to go to the post house on East Street.The little eunuch told Luo Ming in detail, then turned around and fled back to the imperial city.

Luo Ming led Dong Lizhong out of South Street and turned to East Street.The post house is located in the east of Xinyu City, not far from the city gate where Luo Ming and the others came in.

After finding the location of the posthouse, they sent people in to inform them, and soon a postman came out to welcome them. After reading the customs clearance documents, fish charms, official seals and other items of Luo Ming and others, they confirmed their identities, and then brought Luo Ming and others in.

The postman led Luo Ming around to get acquainted with the environment.This post house is specially used to receive envoys from the four countries. Although the house is not luxurious, it is also exquisite and practical. There is also a small garden in the backyard for people to relax and play.

The post office officer had a sullen face ever since Luo Ming entered the door. Even the creases on his wrinkled old face were flattened. He looked very arrogant and said, "You live on the east side of the post house. The envoys live here. Now that you have settled in, the lower officials will not be able to dislike you and say a few unpleasant words."

Seeing that Luo Ming and the others looked at him with cold faces, the station official felt bored, coughed dryly, and continued: "You are all envoys from other countries, and you are either princes or high-ranking officials in the country, so naturally you know more about etiquette than lower officials. Remember, this is the country of Beimang, you are not living in the post house, you have to follow the rules of the post house. Please take care of your daily food and other things by yourself. There are not enough people in the post house. I can’t afford to serve so many uncles of you, and if something is short and needs to be replenished, please go to the street to buy it yourself, don’t point east and west, and let the handyman in the post do errands.”

The postman babbled and said a lot, the main meaning is that they live here and handle all affairs by themselves. They only provide the house and don't care about the rest.

Luo Ming smiled, ignored him, and quietly stepped aside.After the postman finished speaking, Liu Yan stepped forward, took out an ingot of gold from his pocket, and handed it over.

When the postman saw Jin Zi, he straightened his eyebrows and scratched his cheeks with joy, but he didn't want to change his face immediately, he froze for a long time, and pretended to be angry: "What's the meaning?"

Liu Yan smiled and said: "We came from a long way, and we are not familiar with the place of life in Beimang. When we go out of this gate, we have to ask someone right away wherever we go. I don't know how long I will live here. I have to trouble my lord to take care of it more. This money is given to my lord in advance, and if we need something temporarily, I can ask my lord to help buy one or two, so that there will be no famine at that time."

Liu Yan's words were gentle and sensible, and he didn't have a fierce face like the others. The post officer saw that he was amiable, and he happily put away the gold, saying: "This little brother has a wink, although the post house is not as good as Liubu, It is a place where the envoys of the four countries often come and go, and no one knows better than me if they want to inquire about his country/middle ground."

Liu Yan hurriedly smiled and agreed, handed over another ingot of gold, and said with a smile: "This is tea money for you, please give me some for a long time, I have nothing else to thank you, I will buy you a pack of tea for this little money You must accept it, or it will make me feel uneasy."

The postman picked up the gold, and he was even happier. There were many wrinkles on his face, but now he laughed and squeezed together, just like a squashed bun.

Liu Yan didn't dare to laugh, and said a few more polite words, and sent the post officer away.

Liu Xi scolded: "What the hell? I don't see money with a coffin face. If I see the money, I will be happy with everything? If you dare to give him the silver and ask him to kill the emperor, he will be happy too. !"

"It would be great if he is really greedy for money, as long as he does what he likes and spends more money. If we can buy the postman with money, we will be more comfortable here. I'm afraid that he will take our gold, Helping Shi Hongsheng spy on us at the same time, that would be terrible."

What Liu Yan said is very reasonable, it seems that in the future he will have to guard against this person, and he must be more careful when speaking and acting in the posthouse.

They went back to their rooms, tidied up and settled down, Liu Yan and Liu Xi went to the kitchen to make dinner, luckily there were no shortage of pots, stoves, pans and bowls in the post house, so they asked the post officer for rice, noodles and vegetables, and made dinner for everyone to eat.

After walking on the road for more than a month, everyone was exhausted. There was a high bed with soft pillows to sleep on. I really wished I could grow up with the bed and sleep all night. The next day when the sun was bright, everyone got up to wash.

Just after breakfast, the postman rushed in and shouted anxiously: "Quick, come out and greet, the eldest prince is here!"

Before the station official finished speaking, Shi Fangcheng had already walked in, standing in front of Luo Ming and laughing, "Where are you going to hide this time? Come on, come on, let's have a quick fight with me, relax your muscles and bones!"

Everyone saw him staggering when he came in, his left leg was dragging on the ground, and he limped when he walked, they all wondered: "Your leg?" Last time I saw him he was fine, and he was chasing Luo Ming in the camp for a test, his legs and feet are good It's only been more than half a month, why is he limping.

Shi Fangcheng found a chair and sat down, patted his left leg, and said, "I'm calling my father disabled!"

He said it easily, but everyone was amazed when they heard it.Tiger poison doesn't even eat its children, how could a parent be so ruthless and maim his own son's legs.

Shi Fangcheng couldn't help twisting his face when he thought of the torture he had suffered these days. Luo Ming grabbed him, but only chained him up.Unexpectedly, when he returned to Beimang, what was waiting for him was the torture of being burned by cannonballs, and one of his legs was mutilated with a red-hot iron plate.When he was being punished, Shi Hongsheng sat on the high platform to watch the punishment, and he never saw the slightest pain and distress on his face from the beginning to the end.What about the relationship between father and son, he treats himself like this, he is even worse than a beast.

The more he thought about it, the more miserable he felt, and the expression on Shi Fangcheng's face became more and more ferocious. After a while, he calmed down and said lightly: "He has always been like this, moody, and when you are happy, he will reward you no matter how big a mistake you make. When you are unhappy, it is wrong for you to be careful everywhere. As long as he is happy, he will never care about anyone's life or death, even if that person is his son. "

Everyone turned pale with shock when they heard this. This was too cruel. Even if Shi Fangcheng lost the battle and was captured alive by Luo Ming, he didn't have to suffer this torture to pay for his crimes.After being scorched with iron plates, one of Shi Fangcheng's legs was disabled, and there was no possibility of recovery. For a general with great military achievements, this punishment was a hundred times more cruel than killing him.What's more, the torturer was still his own father. After listening to Jane, it was really unbelievable and incomprehensible.

Shaking his head, Shi Fangcheng laughed loudly, "I'm not here to complain!"

He beckoned, "Come here, bring the things in."

A group of soldiers came in from outside the door, brought in five wooden boxes, and placed the wooden boxes in the middle of the hall. A soldier stepped forward to lift the lid of the box, and the post officer let out a cry of surprise and rubbed his eyes quickly.

The boxes are full of yellow and white things. The first box is 2000 taels of gold, the second box is 1 taels of silver, and the other three boxes are full of pearls, agate, coral, and jade. The light shone, dazzled people's eyes.

Shi Fangcheng said: "This is a small gift from me, Prince Jing don't think it too little. In the future, we will cooperate with you, and I will rely on you a lot!"

Everyone was speechless for a while, and they all looked at the station official. Although Shi Fangcheng's words were not clear, if it reached Shi Hongsheng's ears, it would be another piece of criminal evidence.

Shi Fangcheng was wondering about everyone's reaction, following the eyes of Dongli's generals, when he saw the post officer, he immediately understood in his heart that Dongli's generals were afraid that the post officer would leak the news, and they were on guard against him.

Stepping forward and patting the postman on the head, Shi Fangcheng smiled and said: "Don't worry, everyone! If I say others, I dare not promise, but he can be said to be loyal to me. He is my mother's family slave Well, he was able to become the post office officer, thanks to me helping him get rid of his cheap loan. Don't worry, he will never dare to betray me!"

The post officer nodded again and again, and said in his heart: I would not dare to give me 1 guts. I am the only one in my family who has been freed from slavery, and the rest are still held in Shifangcheng's hands. How dare he!

Luo Ming smiled knowingly, and said to Shi Fangcheng, "It's disrespectful." He turned his head and called Liu Yan, "Put it away!"

Liu Yan agreed, and led people to carry five boxes of things into the back hall.

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