Chapter 14 cut sound

The Dazhou special envoy team rushed to Fengzhou at the junction of Shu and Zhou, and did not send outposts to contact the officials stationed in Fengzhou.They did this to catch each other off guard so that they could see the real situation at the border between the two countries. As soon as he arrived in Fengzhou, Liu Huan, the guardian envoy of Fengzhou in the Kingdom of Shu, went out to greet him.But Liu Huan did not welcome them into the post station in the city, but placed them in Huixian Temple in the west of Fengzhou City.However, Liu Huan sent heavy troops to protect the temple. He didn't know whether to prevent the special envoy of Da Zhou from having an accident in his jurisdiction, or to restrict the freedom of movement of Zhao Pu and Wang Ce.

Liu Huan should be regarded as a rare official talent, who is extremely cautious in handling affairs but tries not to lose his manners.He reacted very quickly to the sudden appearance of the special envoy of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He not only went out to greet him in person, but also sent people to the temple to arrange the special envoy's board and lodging in advance, trying to make it reasonable for himself and others.But even if this was done, it would inevitably appear a little hasty. The heavy soldiers and horses in charge of protection outside the Huixian Temple were fine, but inside the temple appeared to be in chaos.

In fact, Liu Huan was also very strange. He had never heard of the news of the special envoy of the Great Zhou entering Shu before. He didn't know such a thing until Zhao Pu and Wang Ce handed over the official document before they arrived at the customs and asked to pass the customs.This is actually not his fault. Although Fan Zhi planned to send envoys to the Kingdom of Shu in the Great Zhou Dynasty, such texts between countries are top secret, and officials from various places along the way have no way of knowing the contents.This will not be known until Meng Chang, king of Shu, has received the decree from the envoy and sent it to the checkpoints of the state capitals along the way to let them receive or stop it.But Zhao Pu and his party moved too fast, and they arrived right after the envoy Mingwen.So when Liu Huan received them, the plain text hadn't reached Meng Chang yet.

Liu Huan refused to let Zhao Pu and the others enter the pass because they had not received the imperial court's order.Normally, he can let hundreds of thousands of people enter the customs, but he cannot let in officials from neighboring countries who have identified themselves, because they will be charged with treacherous relations with other countries and dereliction of duty.And as of now, he still doesn't know the purpose of Zhou Guo's special envoy's trip, nor does he know what Shu Wang Meng Chang's attitude will be towards the special envoy's arrival, so it should be the most appropriate way to arrange the envoy's team at Huixian Temple.

However, this arrangement caused dissatisfaction among Zhao Pu and Wang Ce. They were both court officials and did not know the difficulties of border officials.I feel that I am only a hundred or ten people, and entering the city will not pose any threat to the city defense of the checkpoint.Now that people like myself are arranged in a temple outside the city and guarded by heavy soldiers, is this because they are afraid of what they will see and hear in the city? But in the next few days, Zhao Pu and Wang Ce became even more confused.Not only can I not enter the city, but I can't pass the pass, even when I go out of Huixian Temple and walk around, there are soldiers from the Kingdom of Shu closely following me.And if you go a little farther, those soldiers will stop them.

Although Wang Ce is a civil servant, his temper is soft but strong.After he felt that his activities were restricted, he deliberately lost his temper, asked Liu Huan to come over and give an explanation, and falsely said that he would return to the capital of Zhou Kingdom immediately, and reported that Zhou Emperor Shizong's envoy to Shu Kingdom was rejected.Liu Huan is responsible for any serious consequences caused by this. Liu Huan couldn't help scratching his head when he heard the news. It's good that this matter is stuck with him, but it's not something an official of his level can decide to handle.So, he hurriedly apologized to Zhao Pu and Wang Ce, explaining his difficulties.But this time he didn't come forward himself, but asked Zhu Keshu, the prefect of Fengzhou, and Yu Zhenyang, the guerrilla commander, to visit the two special envoys.Offer wine, meat, fresh fruit, and various specialties to appease Wang Ce's anger, and then euphemistically explain the reason.He promised to send someone to escort the two special envoys to Chengdu as soon as the imperial decree of the King of Shu arrived.

Zhu Keshu has been an official at the border for a long time, dealing with Chengdu and neighboring countries, and he is very experienced in dealing with people.And Yu Zhenyang climbed up from the military camp step by step to the position of commander, and he knows how to endure humiliation best. It is really suitable and just right for these two people to go to deal with this kind of matter. These two people really lived up to Liu Huan's expectations. The truth, lies, and emotional words extinguished Wang Ce's anger.In fact, this is Wang Ce's use of the steps to go down, and he is responsible for important tasks. Now he can't even enter the border of Shu Kingdom, so how could he go back here.

But Zhao Pu took this opportunity to make a request. He said that it didn't matter that his two ministers lost face by being refused entry, but the guard of honor of the embassy team represented the royal family of Great Zhou.Is it possible to take a two-way strategy, ask the two adults to bring the guard of honor into Fengzhou city first, to show respect for the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the two of them do not enter the city, so that they can easily explain to the higher-ups after they go back. Zhu Keshu and Yu Zhenyang immediately agreed to this matter.As long as the two special envoys don't enter the city, let alone bring some flags and banners into the city first, it doesn't matter if they bring all the other guards, vehicles, supplies and gifts into the city.

So after accompanying the two special envoys for a drink of fraternity, Zhu Keshu and Yu Zhenyang left Huixian Temple with a sigh of relief, and returned to Fengzhou City with the full guard of honor of the Great Zhou Envoy. It was almost evening when we entered the city.Due to the narrow street, Zhu Keshu's yamen servants and guards and Yu Zhenyang's personal cavalry were crowded in four parallel rows, so they moved forward in two rows.Zhu Keshu's carriage and guards came to the front, and Yu Zhenyang's personal cavalry followed behind. Zhu Keshu drank a little too much wine and felt hot on the face, so the curtains of the car were kept open.The carriage had only walked three or four hundred steps into the city, and Zhu Keshu suddenly realized that something was different on the street today.He frowned and raised his consciousness vigorously, trying to find out what was different from usual.

The street scene is still the same, the shops have already started to close, and the hotels and inns are bustling.The flow of people on the street dwindled, and coupled with the driving of the road clerks, the carriage drove more smoothly than usual.Everything seems to be the same. "Hey, what's the difference?" Zhu Keshu wondered. correct!Not the sight, but the taste!Where did such a strong sweet fragrance come from? Zhu Keshu raised his head and asked the driver: "Look, what is it that smells so sweet? I remember that there is no store near here that roasts candied chestnuts."

The coachman looked around and found that a fried sugar stall not far from the road was making ginger candy, so he hurried back and told Zhu Keshu. At this time, Zhu Keshu's throat was bitter, so he called to stop the car and asked the trusted guards outside the car to buy some candy to eat. An old couple made the sugar. The old man fried, pressed and cut the sugar, while the old woman fanned the stove with a fan.The official team stopped not far from the stall, and then came a majestic guard with a knife, which made the old couple tremble with fright.When the guard said that the magistrate wanted to eat candy, the old man hurriedly wiped his hands, wiped the case, and cut the candy with a knife. As soon as the carriage stopped in front, Yu Zhenyang hurriedly urged the horse forward to see what happened.At this time, the old man who made the candy had already cut more than a dozen pieces of shredded ginger candy, put them in a small basket, and brought them over to the carriage.There was no other way, the basket was covered with syrup, and the dripping sugar was like ice in the northern winter.Zhu Keshu's subordinates couldn't get such a basket, and they couldn't directly bring candy to the magistrate, so they had to let the old man who made candy deliver it himself. "Wait a minute, put down the knife!" Yu Zhenyang ordered coldly.When he urged his horse to the front, he happened to see the old sugar maker cutting sugar, a man who gained fame by licking blood on the tip of a knife, and he was most familiar with the knife in his hand and the woman on the bed.So with just one glance, you can tell how sharp the sugar knife is.Seeing that the old man walked towards the carriage without putting down his knife, he immediately ordered to stop it. The sugar cutter is only a frame larger than a general kitchen knife, but its sharpness is many times that of a general kitchen knife.Because what this knife cuts is very viscous hot sugar, if it is not sharp enough, it will stick to the edge of the knife and cannot be cut.That's why some people say that apart from the treasured knives specially made for killing people, the sharpest thing in the world is the sugar knife. A knife that cuts sugar can also kill, but the person who cuts the sugar is not necessarily the one who kills.What's more, after the order was issued, the sugar knife had been put down in a hurry, so there was no reason not to let an old man with a basket come over. This time Yu Zhenyang didn't stop him, but he always felt that something was wrong.He glanced around cautiously, and finally set his eyes on the face of the sugar old man. The old man was full of fear, which was normal.The ordinary people in this remote state city will be so frightened when the magistrate buys his candy.Although the old man wiped his hands, wiped the table, and cut the sugar very calmly, none of these could explain the problem.Generally speaking, the more nervous an experienced craftsman is, the more he will subconsciously make the most familiar operating procedures and techniques to relieve the tension. It was also thinking of this that Yu Zhenyang couldn't help being shocked, because he suddenly found that there was no problem, which just meant that there was a problem.If it was a subconsciously familiar operation, why did the old man forget to put down the knife before?Moreover, when he saw the prefect team and the guards with knives, he was so nervous that his face turned pale, but when he scolded him to put down the knives, he did not show the slightest nervousness, and his movements were still very calm. This state seems to have been expected to be like this for a long time scold.If this is the case, this person must have come prepared and has ulterior motives. Thinking of this, Yu Zhenyang inhaled and raised his waist, holding the hilt of his sword, ready to shout and draw his sword to rush over. But the cry had already reached his mouth, but he suppressed it again.The staggering pace of the sugar-making old man, the slightly trembling hands holding the basket, and the cloudy eyes, all these seem to be mocking Yu Zhenyang's paranoia and suspicion.So he finally let go of the hand holding the hilt of the sword, and swallowed his words.It's just that Tima took a step forward, trying to get as close to Zhu Keshu as possible to prevent sudden changes.Then he signaled the guard with the knife to take the bamboo basket over, and don't let the old man get too close to Zhu Keshu. But the guard with the knife ignored Yu Zhenyang's intentions for a while, and just raised his hand at a loss. The old sugar seller was very knowledgeable. As soon as the guard with the knife raised his hand, he immediately stopped, stood upright on the spot, bent forward slightly, and handed the bamboo basket to the carriage. Zhu Keshu had already leaned out from the hood of the carriage, and sat on the front seat of the carriage.Seeing that the old sugar seller reached out and handed the basket to him, he stretched out his body to grab the sugar in the basket.But he found that his hands could only reach the edge of the basket.This is an embarrassing state, if you want to go forward, you will fall off the carriage; if you want to go backward, your upper body with heavy weight will stick out.You have to support your hands, hook your feet, and move your buttocks, and you really can't get it back without a little effort. The victory of all kinds of fights on the battlefield and the arena depends on martial arts, and the one-shot success in assassination and killing depends on chance.Opportunities are given by others, discovered by oneself, and deliberately created.And Zhu Keshu can't advance now, and can't retreat quickly. This awkward state is a great opportunity for others.This opportunity was given by him, and it was deliberately created by others. A gleam shot out of the cloudy eyes of the old sugar seller, his slightly trembling hands shook quietly, and the joints, blood vessels, and meridians instantly bulged out. Yu Zhenyang, who had been paying close attention to the old sugar seller, noticed this abnormality. He immediately pulled out the sharp sword from his waist with one hand, and at the same time tried to shout: "Beware! Assassin!" Deter people with bad intentions. But his hand failed to touch the hilt of the sword, and it was half a finger away before he could no longer reach it.The four words that were about to be shouted out were only one "Dang", and the loud voice made people think that a gong had suddenly sounded. It was the sugar cutter that stopped the sound and the movement.Just now Yu Zhenyang stopped with a shout and didn't let the old man who made sugar bring the knife along with the sugar, so now the knife can only fly over.