The guard of Xianxia Pass, named Zheng Dong, is Zheng Chenggong's cousin.After Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the Zheng family almost collapsed, and after losing Zheng Zhilong's control, the forces of each branch of the Zheng family began to compete for the rights left by Zheng Zhilong.After Zheng Chenggong took power, in fact, there was a lot of conflict with the brothers and uncles of the Zheng family, Zheng Lian, Zheng Cai and others were forced to leave and took refuge in the Zhejiang department.In terms of Zheng Chenggong's employment, he does not appoint many Zheng clansmen, and he is surrounded by generals with foreign surnames such as Gan Hui and Chen Ze.However, although Zheng Chenggong doesn't use the Zheng family much, after all, they are the same clan, and at the critical moment, the Zheng family is still needed.Therefore, this expedition to Jiangxi, Zheng Chenggong finally left his uncle Zheng Hongkui to sit in Fujian, and sent a large number of people with the surname Zheng to guard the passes everywhere.Zheng Dong led a battalion of soldiers, and 3,000 people were stationed at Xianxia Pass.Zheng Dong's branch is a distant branch of the Zheng family, and the money usually distributed is far less than that of other relatives of the Zheng clan.After he guarded Xianxia Pass, he did not strictly implement the order to seal the pass, but plucked the feathers of passing caravans and geese.Of course, during the special period, he was still a little vigilant, the caravans in Jiangdong could not pass, but the Zheng family's own caravans could pass, and the Fujian caravans given to them would also be allowed to pass.At dusk, Zheng Dong was closing the gate quickly, and a hundred households next to him suddenly pointed to the outside of the gate, "General, there is a caravan coming!"
”Zheng Dong looked down, and sure enough, he saw a caravan climbing up the slope.This caravan was quite large, with more than fifty mules and horses, and more than ten carts.Zheng Dong frowned, "Stop them!"
”On the city, a sharpshooter immediately bent his bow and set up an arrow, and an arrow shot downward, and the arrow was inserted in front of the caravan, and the tail vibrate, showing great strength.Seeing this, the caravan hurriedly stopped in front of the pass, and after a while, a merchant wearing brocade left the caravan and went down.Zheng Dong stood on the gate and glanced at the businessman in front of him, wearing silk, with two beards, a little bookish, it is estimated that he failed the imperial examination and changed to a businessman."
Where are you from, what's the matter?"
Zheng Dong smiled.Yan Ermei Shili said in a Fujian accent: "General, the villain's surname is Zhou, and the Putian family is the shopkeeper of the Putian Rongchang firm.Recently, there was news in Zhejiang that the Han Kingdom was going to close down the shops of Fujian firms in Zhejiang, and after the villain got the news, he returned to Fujian with the goods of the firm.Please also ask the general to be accommodating and let the small ones enter the customs!
”The Fujian dialect is very complex, and it is different from place to place in southern Fujian and from county to county.Yan Erme was trained, and the name of the business he spoke of was also real, and it was relatively famous.When Zheng Dong heard this, a bright color flashed in his eyes, but he was immediately embarrassed: "You may not know, His Royal Highness the King of Yanping, there has already been a military order to close Xianxia Pass, and it is strictly forbidden to enter and exit!"
Ben won't be able to help you!
”Yan Ermei exclaimed: "If you can't enter the customs, what will happen to the goods of the business?"
What should I do if I wait for the Min people?
Is it so difficult that the king of Yanping wants to abandon us?
”Yan Ermei suddenly looked at Zheng Dong and pleaded: "General, for the sake of the villain's trek back to Fujian, please have mercy on the villain, the villain is willing to offer a sum of silver to show gratitude." ”After speaking, Yan Ermei took out a stack of silver tickets, afraid that there were nearly a hundred taels.Zheng Dong didn't take it, he just took a cursory look, the goods in front of the caravan, even if it was ordinary tea and cloth, were a lot, and fifty mules and horses alone were worth thousands of taels.Seeing this, Yan Ermei gritted her teeth, "If you can't pass the customs, all these goods will fall into the hands of the Han Kingdom, rather than this, it is better to give it to the general."
If the general is accommodating, the small one is willing to take out a hundred percent of the goods and dedicate them to the general!
”Zheng Dong heard the words and said, "What did you transport?
”Yan Ermei said: "Some Nanyang spices, ivory, and jade and Japanese lacquerware!"
”Zheng Dong raised his eyebrows and stretched out three fingers, "Look at you pitiful, I was going to ask you to get three percent of the goods, let you go into the customs!"
”"Sancheng?"
Yan Ermei said: "Most of the profits of the business go to the general!"
”Zheng Dong turned his face blank, "If you don't want to, then forget it." ”Yan Ermei hurriedly said: "Yes, three achievements and three percent!"
”Zheng Dong took the movie ticket with a smile and smiled, "Let them come over!"
”At that moment, Yan Ermei went down to the city, Zheng Dong looked at his back, and couldn't help but look at the silver ticket in his hand, and his heart was happy.Zheng Dong is a person who understands, in order to monopolize power, Zheng Chenggong suppresses the Zheng clan's various branches to contain him, and will not reuse people from other rooms.Zheng Dong knew that he had no talent and it was difficult to be promoted, so he simply made more money.At this time, the caravan stopped in front of the gate came to the front of the pass, and the soldiers guarding the pass moved away to let the caravan pass, and finally stopped in front of the door hole to prepare for inspection.In a forest under the pass, five thousand soldiers were ready to wait, and the dynasty pressed the handle of the knife first, staring intently at the caravan approaching Xianxia Pass.Zheng Dong also stood at the head of the city, watching the caravan, with two bags of goods on both sides of the mules and horses, and the cart was also full of boxes.At this time, Zheng Dong suddenly felt a pang in his heart, and found that these mules and horses, and the stallions were all castrated.Although horses and mules and horses will be docile and obedient after castration, except for the army, ordinary mules and horses are rarely castrated, and even if they are castrated, a few will be left for breeding.It is strange that the mules and horses of this caravan are all castrated, and the caravan is full of strong men, which is also very suspicious.Zheng Dong had a trace of suspicion in his heart, and immediately turned around and went down to the city.At this time, the caravan was crowded in front of the pass, and the first few mules and horses carrying rations had already entered the doorway after being inspected.Zheng Dong walked down, held down a big car that was about to enter the city, and shouted: "Pick up the grass!"
”The caravan had no goods, and the carts were loaded with weapons and stones, and Yan Ermei saw that Zheng Dong was suspicious, so she gave the guards a color, and the guards immediately retreated.Zheng Dong stepped forward, stretched out his hand to pick up the straw, and pulled it down, his expression changed greatly, and at this moment, Liu Qian, who was standing next to him and pretending to be a buddy, suddenly made a move, only to see a flash of cold light, 'Poof!
’With a bang, Zheng Dong's chest was pierced by a sharp dagger.The sudden change stunned all the soldiers, and Yan Ermei roared and moved, "Do it!"
”The caravan men and guards lifted the straw one after another, picked up their weapons, and countless knives and spears tumbled out of the cart.The elite of the Han army, picked up the weapons, and killed the surrounding Zheng army, they were extremely strong, killing the Zheng army and retreating again and again, Liu Qian shouted, roared and pushed the cart to rush to the door, preventing the defenders from closing the door.At this time, Wang Chao first saw the battle in Xianxia Pass, and immediately yelled, "Kill!"
”The elite of the 5,000 Han army followed him out of the woods, and nearly 100 cavalry galloped forward, rushed up the slope, and pounced on Xianxia Pass.()