Chapter 622 What I Saw and Heared

Yanzhou, Puyang.

A young man in a green shirt was walking on the road leading a strong horse. The horse seemed a little tired after running for more than a hundred miles, and followed the young man quietly.

The young man was wearing a blue shirt. He was not very gorgeous, but his clothes were washed very clean. His face was not very handsome, but his eyes were very sharp, and his thin lips were pressed tightly, revealing a heroic spirit.

"Puyang? We're finally here."

The young man looked around, and there was a huge city in his sight. The city walls were tall and thick, and two large characters written in small seals - Puyang - were hung above the city gate. Heavy antlers were placed aside at the city gate, and more than a dozen sergeants wearing military uniforms inspected the passers-by. They were all energetic and strong, and one could tell at a glance that they were elite troops.

Outside the city, there were two queues, and dozens of people were lining up to walk in, but they had to hand over a five-baht coin.

"A big coin? The price is not high." The young man smiled, reached out and took out a five-baht coin from the package, and led the horse forward.

"Go in, next."

A middle-aged man in simple clothes, who seemed to be a farmer, walked in, and the young man was next. He smiled, stretched out his palm, and placed a five-baht coin in it.

"Thank you for your hard work, two military masters."

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 said coldly, staring at the cloth bag behind the young man.

The young man laughed and said, "Two military masters, we are in troubled times right now, with thieves and bandits running rampant everywhere. It is natural for villains to bring weapons to protect themselves."

"Hmph! Then you can rest assured that there is absolutely no banditry in our Yanzhou territory." The sergeant replied coldly: "Hurry up and hand over the murder weapon. The imperial court has an order that no one is allowed to carry it privately except for government and military personnel. Bring swords, bows, crossbows, axes, hooks, forks and other weapons into the city, otherwise they will be arrested on the spot."

"Ah?" The young man looked slightly surprised: "But the students came from Jingzhou and encountered many bandits along the way. Is there really no banditry in Yanzhou?"

"This is natural! Let me ask you, since you entered our Yanzhou, have you encountered bandits on the way to rob you?" The sergeant raised his head and asked.

The young man frowned and thought for a while: "It seems not."

"Of course." The sergeant showed a proud look on his face: "Not only Yanzhou, but also the Sili Xiaowei Department and Guanzhong, the banditry was eliminated. The general gave the order, and the thieves robbed the people and robbed the merchants. The harm is huge. We and other imperial officers are ordered to suppress the bandits. Everywhere we go, our first priority is to completely eliminate the local bandits."

"Perhaps these bandits have temporarily hid after hearing the news?" The young man said with a smile: "There are three cunning rabbits in the cave. Since the court has sent a large army to conquer them, these bandits are not fools. I am afraid they will hide and wait until the weather calms down before coming out?"

"It's nothing." The sergeant replied fluently: "The general has foresight a long time ago. If the people report the bandits, they will be rewarded with grain, rice, wealth and silk. The people all cheer after hearing this. Just the bandits that were wiped out by our king's division in Puyang alone will be rewarded." Hundreds of people."

"I see, this is a good idea." The young man nodded thoughtfully.

"Okay, okay, I've told you so much, the people behind you are rushing into the city." The sergeant suddenly reacted and said seriously: "Hurry and hand over the murder weapon behind your back and register it. I will temporarily prepare it for you later. You keep it and pick it up when you leave the city."

The young man said helplessly: "Okay."

After that, he untied the cloth bag behind his back, pulled out the cloth strips and unfolded them layer by layer, revealing a three-foot-long iron sword with sharp and well-maintained edges.

There was a sergeant sitting on his knees outside the city gate, 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 fingers are long and slender, the back of the hand is broad, and there are thick calluses on the fingertips and the upper edge of the palm. You can tell at a glance that he is an experienced swordsman.

"Name."

"Shan Fu."

"Hometown."

"Nanyang County, Yuyang County."

"Why did you come to Puyang?"

"Study Tour."

The sergeant carved something on the bamboo slip with a knife, and a sergeant next to him took the iron sword from Shan Fu's hand.

"Don't worry, come here when you leave the city. The guards may be changed by then, but as long as you complete the formalities and show the evidence, you can get the sword back."

After that, the guard handed a polished and engraved bamboo stick to Shan Fu and warned: "Don't lose it, otherwise your sword will not come back."

"So, thank you very much." Shan Fu saluted, took the bamboo stick, carefully stuffed it into his arms, and then led the horse into the city.

"Those behind, hurry up." The sergeant at the city gate said hello, and the next person came up.

Shan Fu led the horse into Puyang City and saw many pedestrians walking in a hurry on the street.

"This Puyang City was attacked by Yellow Turban thieves earlier, but I didn't expect it to recover so quickly. It seems that it is managed well." Shan Fu smiled, and the waiter who was yelling at the roadside saw him holding the horse, and his eyes lit up. .

"Does this husband want to stay?" The waiter from the shop came around enthusiastically and introduced: "The service in the shop is attentive, hot water is provided, and the guest officer is satisfied. The guest room only costs five yuan a night."

"Five big bucks, isn't it a bit expensive?" Shan Fu said with a smile.

"Hehe, it's worth the money, it's worth the money." The waiter chuckled.

Shan Fu took out fifteen large coins from his bag and ordered: "Get a room for someone, serve a meal, and feed the horse by the way."

"Okay, Sir, you are so kind!"

The waiter was overjoyed and hurriedly took the horse from Shan Fu 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.

Not long after, the waiter came up with a wooden plate. On it was a meal, half a catty of corn rice, two ounces of 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 muttered to himself.

Not to mention anything else, it is very outstanding in terms of eliminating bandits and eliminating law and order. He came from Jingzhou. Even though it was said that he ruled Qingming, there were many water thieves and bandits along the way in Jingzhou under Liu Biao's rule. Therefore, people did not dare to walk alone if they wanted to go out. Instead, they gathered a group of people and left together.

The situation in Yuzhou is not much different from that in Jingzhou. The only difference is that there are no water thieves because there are no large rivers in Yuzhou.

But when we arrived in Yanzhou, it was completely different. There was no trace of the bandits at all, and they had all probably been wiped out.