Three Kingdoms

"Bai Mo Zhi Liquor..."

Ye Chuan was a little stunned.

The visitor nodded and said, "Yes, Baimo Zhijiu." Baimo is the end of Baicaohua. Purpose, beauty. Mix the powder of Baicaohua into wine, so it is fragrant and beautiful. I had a drink of it in Luoyang in the past, but I never imagined that I would be gone for many years. 』

As the visitor spoke, he stared at Ye Chuan. One hand was placed on the counter, but the other hand was hidden under the countertop.

Ye Chuan seemed to be in a daze, as if he heard it, but also as if he didn't. He habitually picked up the rag and wiped it on the counter. Then he turned his back to the counter, as if he wanted to wipe the wine grid behind the counter again.

When the visitor saw this, he repeated it again, but his tone of voice was louder and obviously a little harsher.

Ye Chuan didn't expect that he would hear this sentence again.

This is a special joint code.

Bai Mo Zhi Liquor is a mellow and fragrant wine made from the leaves of hundreds of flowers in the Han Dynasty. "At the end of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, there was a minister who drank wine and fought for a thousand coins." This refers to this kind of wine.

Now this statement not only names the first emperor of Han Dynasty, but also names Luoyang, so it is basically certain...

Regardless of whether it is Guanzhong or Longxi, most people will not choose to drink "Baimozhi Wine". On the one hand, it is too expensive, and on the other hand, it does not conform to local customs.

The visitor did not know Ye Chuan, so he could only confirm his identity through such code words.

Equivalent to a connector.

When the visitor saw Ye Chuan didn't answer, he was about to raise his voice and ask a third time. If Ye Chuan didn't say anything again, he was ready to leave immediately.

But when the visitor raised his voice to call the shopkeeper Ye Chuan, several soldiers on one side who were about to return to the team had already eaten and drank enough. They patted the table and called the shopkeeper to pay.

Ye Chuan was stunned for a moment, then responded and went to pay the bill.

The visitor looked slightly nervous and stared at Ye Chuan, his eyes unblinking, and his body was slightly forward and tilted, as if he was ready to run away at any time, or was about to explode at the next moment.

Ye Chuan didn't do anything extra. He just collected the money, bowed and saluted, sent the soldiers out, then came back, cleaned up the leftovers on the table, and returned to behind the counter.

The visitor stared suspiciously, and was about to open his mouth to speak for the last time, when he heard Ye Chuan say hoarsely: "No need to say it." 』

The visitor was stunned, because the formal connection process requires Ye Chuanhuan to go through which side of the incision, and then answer it himself, so that both parties can confirm their identities.

Now this is...

Just when the visitor felt a little strange, he saw Ye Chuan take out a small earthen jar from under the wine cabinet.

"Huh..." Ye Chuan looked at the small earthen jar, remained silent for a while, then put the earthen jar on the counter, "Take it...this is what you want..."

The visitor stared at the earthen pot and looked up at Ye Chuan suspiciously.

Could this guy really have taken a small earthen jar of Baimozhi wine?

"Defense at Huguan." "Ye Chuan patted the earthen pot and said, "Everything I know has been written down... there are some places I can't go to, so there are no paintings..."

The visitor slowly took the jar.

The earthen jar was relatively light and obviously did not contain alcohol.

The visitor opened the stopper of the earthen jar, and then quickly scanned the contents of the earthen jar with the light. When he saw that it looked like paper, he put the stopper back on, hugged the earthen jar, and lifted it slightly. He nodded and whispered, "I am now in charge of Huguan... you and the men you recruited, starting from today..."

"No subordinates. Ye Chuan interrupted the visitor, "I don't want to do it for you anymore." Take these things away and stop coming..."

The visitor's eyes turned cold, "What do you mean?" Do you want to betray the emperor and the great man? 』

"The emperor?" Big guy? Ye Chuan smiled bitterly and said, "What did the emperor give me?" What did the big man give me again? Everything you see now was neither given to me by the emperor nor from the great man...I am just an ordinary citizen now, and I don’t want to get involved with you..."

The visitor sneered, "This matter... is not up to you!" Think of the fathers and wives in your hometown! I know you may be a little confused now, but it doesn’t matter, just think about it carefully..."

After speaking, the visitor turned around and left, leaving Ye Chuan sitting behind the counter in a daze...

……(⊙⊙)……

The chaotic killing outside Huguan is of course not just for killing.

It was to cover Yuan Yuan and others entering Huguan.

If Yuan Yuan wants to sneak into Huguan, the first condition is to find someone who is slightly similar in appearance to him, and the second is to get this person's household registration certificate.

It is not difficult to find similar ones, because Yuan Yuan is not one of those people who rides in sedans and cars all day long. He originally came from a poor family. He has picked up a hoe and a knife and a gun. His hands are covered with thick calluses and his skin is dark. He is no different from other farmers. different.

The difficult thing is household registration.

Without this household registration certificate, it would be very difficult to settle down in Huguan.

If you arrive at Huguan as a foreigner, let alone free contact with informants, even a slightly outrageous behavior will immediately attract an investigation from the gang, and your identity may be exposed...

But now that we have a formal identity, it is much simpler and there is more freedom.

In the current era of the Han Dynasty, it is of course impossible to check a person's identity with anything like a portrait, and there are no powerful identification items such as fingerprints. The only difficulty is to obtain relevant documents or imitation documents. …

Imitation is too cumbersome. You need to get the real thing first, and then have a skilled craftsman make a similar one, so Yuan Yuan simply gets the real thing.

No one would give him the real certificate.

So some unlucky people were targeted.

In the chaos, the spies of Cao Jun who were exposed were only covering the actions of Yuan Yuan and others, and they would die if they died. However, Yuan Yuan and others got the real certificate and used it to sneak into Huguan.

Yuan Yuan was a member of the Yuan family. If we were to be strict about it, he might be related to Yuan Shao or Yuan Tan. However, it was precisely because of this relationship that he did not do well in Jizhou. Others can rely on connections to climb up, but he can only choose this dangerous path.

Huguan defense map!

The defense plan includes but is not limited to the location, number of people, equipment, etc. of the army, as well as some internal announcements about the army, the deployment of generals and military academies, personnel situations, etc. It can be said that it is the key lifeblood of a city's military.

Of course, just a small wine shop cannot obtain a comprehensive defense map, but the general military situation is still very valuable. It can at least let Cao Jun know where Huguan has heavy troops and where it is empty. It didn't hit the steel head first, but let go of the paper wall beside it.

Yuan Yuan noticed that there were many old records in this defense map, but as time went by, the number of recorded items became less and less. In the past year, there were only a few items...

"Haha..." Yuan Yuan sneered, and then he couldn't help but become wary. It seems that he did not stop at the small wine shop, nor did he inform him that his destination was correct. Judging from the current situation, the owner of the small wine shop may have been assimilated by the Hussar!

It's really scary to think about it. A man who was originally born in Shandong and grew up in Shandong, and who was a loyal soldier for the emperor and the Han at the beginning, was assimilated under the hussar in such a short time!

What about original loyalty?

Can he still be called a big man?

Yuan Yuan felt somewhat angry.

What is left for the big man now?

Although there are some things about Cao Cao, after all, the emperor is here with Cao Cao, in Shandong, so the place in Shandong must represent the emperor's intention, even if everyone knows that it may not be the emperor's own intention, but the big man is so Hasn't it been like this for many years?

If the emperor is strong, then the emperor's will will be carried out in the world. But if the emperor is weak, then the powerful ministers will naturally act on the emperor's will!

This is the tradition of the Han Dynasty and the foundation of the Han Dynasty's founding of the country for three to four hundred years!

Now that something has been separated, how can the people of Shandong accept it? !

It’s hard to calm down!

Yuan Yuan slowly flipped through these documents, hoping to find the weakest point in Huguan, or the most critical node, the kind that can affect the whole body with a single move. Unfortunately, there is no document record that can give him the answer. ——At least, he didn’t give him any clear answer.

After all, the shopkeeper of a small wine shop does not have much ability to detect key information.

Even the shopkeeper who has been assimilated, even if there is an opportunity, he deliberately ignores it, but this possibility may not be impossible.

what to do?

Should we take advantage of the fact that the harm has not been completely assimilated and take certain risks to squeeze out the remaining value as much as possible, or should we eliminate risks as much as possible and deal with the shopkeeper of this small wine shop first?

When Yuan Yuan was still hesitant, he suddenly saw a record.

This entry was made two years ago.

The content of the document is not complicated. It only records that Huguan recruited some civilians to repair the Huguan city wall in the late autumn and early winter two years ago, and moved some civil engineering and other works within the city wall...

Repairing the city wall is not a rare thing, so the owner of the small wine shop did not write too much and just recorded it out of habit. But when combined with the previous record, Yuan Yuan seemed to have found a flaw!

Because there is a record in the front that a lot of kerosene was sent from Guanzhong to Huguan!

Kerosene has a pungent smell, so you can smell it as you pass by without looking.

In the eyes of ordinary people, these may be just two unrelated matters, but Yuan Yuan constructed a possibility in his mind. Could it be that the earthworks these farmers moved were to dig a storage place for the kerosene? place?

Everyone knows that kerosene is dangerous and needs to be stored in a cool place and away from flames. At the same time, it must take into account defensive needs and can be used nearby. Otherwise, if the enemy attacks the city, they will have to fight from a distance. Prepare...

Therefore, the best place to store kerosene is the stone room in the turret on the city. However, the stone chamber is small and needs to store other ordnance, so the amount of kerosene stored there will not be large. So being in a cellar that is relatively close to the city wall is undoubtedly the best place!

If we could find this cellar, and then take advantage of the chaos in the siege to throw a fire into it...

ha!

Yuan Yuan suddenly became energetic...

……(`Д*)9……

After Yuan Yuan left the small wine shop, the shopkeeper Ye Chuan closed the shop early.

The chef in charge of the dish didn't know what was going on, so he was prevaricated by Ye Chuan. As long as his salary is not deducted, the chef is naturally willing to take a break early, so the restaurant quickly becomes quiet.

Ye Chuan sat in the shadows.

It seemed that only being in the shadows could bring him some sense of security.

No one is born willing to live in the shadows...

His family and hometown, which he had almost forgotten, surged up like a tide at this moment and rushed to his heart, making him feel sore and painful.

He originally also read books.

When he was studying, everyone praised him for his intelligence and his photographic memory...

He also didn't expect that his photographic memory would now be used in this regard.

I left my hometown because there was no room for promotion in my hometown.

The local families in Shandong occupy almost all the places where light can be seen, leaving not even a crack.

The uncle who was the county magistrate, the second uncle who was Cong Cao, the uncle who was the grain chief, the third uncle who was the third elder...

All positions with official salary, all places with authority, belong to a certain family, or are married to this family.

There are benefits, and they will never reach the end of the land, and there are lights, and they will never belong to other families.

The rest of the people either endured it slowly or left early.

Ye Chuan wanted to leave, so he chose a quick way, hoping to find a place with light as soon as possible, but no one just jumped out of the cracks in the rocks. He also had family...

It has been three years since I left Shandong and arrived in Huguan.

Ye Chuan was also upset.

He fell in love with it.

Because here, he can see the light.

The light shines on everyone, including those who study, those who serve as soldiers, and those who work in agriculture.

Only he doesn't, he just belongs to the darkness.

He also wanted to pretend that he was bright, but now, the false bubble was burst.

Ye Chuan sighed deeply.

On the street, people still seemed to be coming and going, and there was still the sound of footsteps, but it seemed to have nothing to do with him anymore...

Just as Ye Chuan was sighing with emotion, suddenly, the door panel of the wine shop was knocked open, and several figures rushed in!

Before Ye Chuan could react, he was held down by someone, and then his head was pressed, his hands and feet were pressed, and it was difficult to even move a finger!

"it's him! ” An older soldier wearing a battle armor pointed at Ye Chuan with some pride, “I was eating here with a few colleagues today, and I saw someone sneakily saying something to him! And I can tell that guy seems to have a Shandong accent! 』

These days, there is always suspicion.

Someone from the Wen Department waved, and then some professional people started looking around in the wine shop.

Soon, the secret compartment where Ye Chuan hid the money on the counter was found, and the coins inside were poured out. However, no one took a second look at the money, and no one went to take it. Instead, they continued to look for other coins. Hidden compartments, or hidden items.

Ye Chuan watched in horror.

When he saw someone starting to step on the table, reaching up and tapping on the wooden boards on the wall like a woodpecker, and looking at the beam, Ye Chuan closed his eyes in pain.

"found it! 』Someone made a sound of surprise.

Ye Chuan regretted that he should have thrown away or simply burned the certificates representing his Shandong identity.

He couldn't help crying, tears rolling down his face.

He felt that he must be dead. He suddenly missed his family, his parents and his wife...

The unfilial son, this unfilial son, failed to find a place with light in the end, and finally died in the darkness.

Ye Chuan was crying, while the others were laughing.

The leader of the Wen Division patted the veteran on the shoulder and said, "Yes, you have made a contribution this time!" 』

The veteran cracked his mouth and laughed, "How many heads can this skill... be considered?" If I kill him now, can I count one more? 』

You Wensi, the man, also laughed, "This can't be done." Don't worry, I will report your credit to the meritorious officer tomorrow. You can have someone check it for you in two days, or you can check it yourself... You can either exchange it for something or save it. Congratulations, well done! 』

The old soldier laughed and said repeatedly that it should be done, and then left happily under the congratulations of the other people who heard about Si.

The leader of the Wensi squatted down in front of Ye Chuan, who was tied up like a domestic dolphin, "Why bother?" School Secretary, you were hiding so well... Do you know how long we have been watching you? 』

"how long? Ye Chuan asked.

"Two years." "Someone from Wensi said, "From the time you want to open a wine shop..."

Judging from this time, it seems that the person who happened to come to contact was discovered by the old soldier, but in fact, in the internal report of the Youwen Division, it was highlighted that all restaurants, restaurants and inns are the focus of attention. . Even if the old pawn is not alerted and discovered this time, as long as the behavior touches the red line, it will be noticed by others and exposed.

Ye Chuan was stunned for a moment, and then murmured, "I actually... really, I don't want this... I don't want to pay attention to him... it's just that I have family..."

Youwensi tilted his head slightly to listen, then smiled, "Don't you know?" Oh, maybe you really don’t know... Qiusi is kind and can give you a way to live, and can also bring your family members to Guanzhong as much as possible..."

"What? ! "Ye Zhenzhen doesn't know these things.

"But none of this is free..." Someone from Wensi said with a smile, "You have to make meritorious deeds!" understand? Make meritorious service! 』

"..." Ye Chuan fell silent. Of course he understood what meritorious service meant. After a moment, Ye Chuan asked tentatively, "If...I mean, if...if I really make a meritorious service, can I take my family back and...then live like you?" 』

"We live the same life? Youwen Si frowned and said, "You mean Youwen Si?" I'm afraid not. 』

"No! Ye Chuan turned his attention to the wine shop, "I just... hope to keep this wine shop open... like an ordinary person..."

"A wine shop?" ” The leader of the Youwen Division also looked around, and then laughed, “This... I think there should be no problem... Of course, the premise is that you have enough merit... If your merit is big enough, you can even Open a restaurant! 』

"Wine shop, restaurant..."

Ye Chuan murmured, and then his eyes gradually became brighter...