Yanzhou, Puyang.
A young man wearing a green shirt walked on the road with a strong horse. The horse ran for more than 100 li. It seemed that he was tired and followed the young man quietly.
The young man was dressed in a blue cloth shirt, which was not so gorgeous, but his clothes were washed very clean. His face was not very handsome, but his eyes were very sharp. His thin lips were tightly pressed, revealing a heroic spirit.
"Puyang? At last
The young man looked around, and in his sight there was a huge city wall, the city wall was tall and thick, and above the gate were two big characters written in small seal script Puyang. There are many antlers at the gate of the city. More than a dozen of the soldiers who are determined to examine the passers-by are full of spirit and strong physique. You can see that they are excellent teachers.
Outside the city, there are two lines, dozens of people are lining up to walk in, but they have to hand in a five baht coin.
"A big money? The price is not high. " Smiling at the corners of his mouth, the young man reached for a five baht coin from the package, and led the horse forward.
"Go in, next."
A middle-aged man dressed in plain clothes seems to be a farmer. The next one is the young man. With a smile on his face, he held out his hand with a five baht coin in it.
"Two military masters, it's hard work."
The young man showed a harmless smile, but the two sergeants looked at him with sharp eyes.
"Boy, what's behind you?" The sergeant on the left stares at the cloth bag behind the youth and says coldly.
The young man said with a ha ha: "two military masters, just now the turbulent times, everywhere bandits rampant, villains naturally want to take the same blade to protect themselves."
"Hum! You can rest assured that there is no banditry in Yanzhou. " The sergeant coldly replied: "you hand over the weapon quickly. The court has ordered that no one, except the government and the army personnel, carry into the city weapons such as swords, bows and crossbows, axes, axes, hooks and forks, or they will be seized on the spot."
"Ah?" The young man's expression was slightly surprised: "but the students came from Jingzhou and met many thieves along the way. Is there really no banditry in Yanzhou?"
"It's nature! I would like to ask you, since you entered Yanzhou, have you ever met robbers on the way? " Asked the sergeant, looking up.
The young man frowned and thought, "it seems that there is no such thing."
"Of course." The sergeant's face showed a proud look: "not only Yanzhou, but also the place of Guanzhong, where banditry was eliminated. According to the order of the general, the bandits plundered the common people and robbed the merchants. The king's division of the imperial court was ordered to suppress the bandits. Every time we went there, the first priority was to completely exterminate the local bandits. "
"Maybe these thieves and bandits took refuge temporarily when they heard the news?" The young man said with a smile: "there are three grottoes of cunning rabbits. Since the imperial court has sent a large army to fight against them, these thieves and bandits are not fools. I'm afraid that they will escape and come out again when the wind is calm?"
"It's nothing." The sergeant replied like a stream: "the general had foresight. If the common people reported bandits and rewarded them with grain, rice, money and silk, the common people would be jubilant when they heard that. There were no less than 100 thieves and bandits in Puyang that were exterminated by our king's division alone."
"I see. It's a good idea." The youth nodded thoughtfully.
"OK, OK, I have told you so much that the people behind me are rushing into the city." The sergeant suddenly responded and said solemnly, "hand in the murder weapon behind you and register it. I'll keep it for you for the time being and come back to collect it when you leave the city."
"OK," the young man said helplessly
After that, he untied the cloth bag behind him, pulled the cloth strip and unfolded it layer by layer, revealing a three foot long iron sword with sharp edges and good maintenance.
At the gate of the city, a sergeant sat on his knees with a table in front of him. The sergeant glanced at the young man holding an iron sword, but his eyes focused on the young man's palm.
The five fingers are long and the back of the hand is broad. There are thick calluses on the upper edge of the finger belly and palm. It is easy to see that he is an old swordsman.
"Name."
"Shan Fu."
"Native place."
"Nanyang County, Yuyang county."
"Why did you come to Puyang?"
"Study tour."
The sergeant carved it on the bamboo slips with a knife, while a sergeant nearby took the iron sword in Shan Fu's hand.
"Don't worry. When you come out of the city, you may change the guard. However, as long as you finish the procedures and show the evidence, you can take back the sword."
Having said that, the guard handed Shan Fu a polished, carved bamboo stick, and told him, "don't lose it, or your sword will not come back."
"Well, thank you very much." In Huaifu's hand, he walked into the city with a stick.
"In the back, hurry up." The sergeant at the gate of the city said hello, and the next man came up again...
Shan Fu led his horse into Puyang City. He saw a lot of pedestrians on the street."Puyang City was attacked by the Yellow turban bandits earlier, but I didn't expect to recover so quickly. It seems that the city is well managed." Shan Fu's face is smiling, and the bartender who is shouting at the roadside sees him holding the horse, and his eyes are bright.
"Does this gentleman want to stay?" The bartender enthusiastically gathered around and introduced: "the service is considerate, hot water is available, and the guest is satisfied with it. The guest room costs only five bucks a night."
"Five big bucks, isn't it?" Shan Fu said with a smile.
"Hey, it's worth it. It's worth it." Xiao er said with a smile.
Shan Fu took out 15 large coins from his pocket and ordered: "open a room for some, have a meal, and feed the horse by the way."
"Well, my guest, how do you like it?"
Xiao ER was so happy that he quickly led the horse from Shan Fu's hand to the back of the hall and tied it up. Then he took Shan Fu to the second floor and opened a room for him.
After a while, the bartender came up with a wooden plate, on which was a meal, half a kilogram of millet rice, two liang pork, two bowls of green vegetables and a bowl of rice soup.
"This Puyang is slightly different from what we saw along the way."
After eating, Shan Fu sat on the couch and said to himself.
Apart from other things, it is very outstanding to eliminate the bandits and the public order. He came from Jingzhou. Even though he was known as the Qingming reign under Liu Biao's rule, there were many water thieves and stray thieves along the way. Therefore, if people want to go out, they dare not walk alone, but gather together a group of people to go out.
The situation in Yuzhou is not much different from that in Jingzhou. The only difference is that there are no water thieves, because there is no big river in Yuzhou.
In Yanzhou, however, it was totally different. There was no trace of the rogues at all, and they were probably wiped out.