The story takes place during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang.

On this day, a dart came to the famous Escort Bureau in the border city. I saw this person with a flat nose and small and deep eyes. He called himself Helianbo Ji, a foreigner who sold cattle and goats.

At this time, although foreign tribes always looked to the Central Plains, the two sides had not yet officially declared war, so there were still business contacts among the people.

I heard that a customer came to the door, and the head of the dart came out Monday.

After meeting them, the guests of honor sat down. Helianbo carefully took out a package from his arms and opened it. It was a kasaya with golden light, which was not ordinary at first glance.

He Lianbo said, "This kasaya is a relic of the former Sui monk, Master Wuxiangshi, but I got it by some coincidence. Now I want to ask Zhou Datou to send the kasaya to Gaochang City, where someone will pick up the dart. No matter how much the dart is, please ask. Is five hundred taels enough?"

There is business coming to the door, and the dart gold is so high, so it should be happy, but Monday Tong looked embarrassed. Seeing this, Helianbo hurriedly said, "Zhou Dartou, I know that the mountains are deep and dense on the way to Gaochang, and there are many thieves, and recently you and I have had a bad relationship, and many people hate me when they see my appearance, so I trust you with a lot of money. To be honest, I am afraid of thieves harassing me along the way, could it be that the old hero of Zhou is also afraid? Today's Jianghu heroes talk about the escort bureau, and they all praise each other. Presumably you are not in vain, right?"

Zhou Darthead was aroused by the other party's words, and his emotions were a little excited, saying, "You misunderstood, Zhou has been in the rivers and lakes for decades, and who has he been afraid of? If you are afraid of death, you will not eat this bowl of hard rice. Your dart, I will take it!" Helianbo saw Zhou Darthead take the dart, arched his hands and said goodbye.

Looking at the Helianbo machine gradually walking away, Zhou Dart couldn't help but cough loudly, only coughing like a hairspring, making people afraid that they wouldn't be able to catch their breath in one breath. It turned out that Zhou Dart's asthma, which had been hidden for many years, had recently attacked, not to mention starting to kill the enemy, even the chopsticks in his hands were a little unstable. He reluctantly took the dart just now, but now he was a little regretful and angry.

At this time, a weak scholar hurriedly walked in from outside the gate of the escort bureau. Who? Zhou Wenzhang, the third son of Zhou Dartou.

Speaking of which, Wen Zhang is really a literati. Not only is he not like his two older brothers who love to play with guns and sticks, but he is not interested in practicing martial arts at all. When Wen Zhang saw his father, he said straight to the point, "Father, why did you take over the Helianbo machine's dart? Look at your body, how can you afford it!"

Zhou Dart looked up to the sky and sighed: "If I don't take this dart, then our reputation will be discredited, and who will send us business in the future? Alas, if one of your two brothers is by your side, how can it be my turn? In troubled times, there is no use for a scholar!" After saying that, he coughed heavily.

It turned out that Wen Zhang's two older brothers had been conscripted to the frontier two years ago. At this moment, Wen Zhang heard his father's long sigh, and his face suddenly turned red. He lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "Dad doesn't have to sigh, let my child take this dart for Dad!"

Zhou Dart stopped coughing: "San'er, it's hard for you to be filial. But if you go to the darts as a weak scholar, isn't it a sheep into the tiger's mouth? Although I say I am sick, as the saying goes: 'When the tiger is old, the majesty is still there'! With our name, I guess friends in the rivers and lakes will still give face."

Who knew that just after Zhou Dangtou finished speaking, Wen Zhang stretched out his hand and took out a knife from the weapon rack, turned his wrist and put it on his neck, saying, "As a son, you can't share your father's worries, then you might as well die. If the father doesn't agree, the child will have no face to live in the world."

Zhou Daotou knew that although this third child was powerless, he could not pull back even eighteen bulls. So he could only nod and say, "Well, you can make a trip for father. I will send more escorts to send you."

Wen Zhang shook his head: "Father, the tree attracts the wind, and there are many people who make mistakes. I only need an old horse, although Father can rest assured, I will definitely go through this round of darts!" Zhou Dart saw that he couldn't beat it, so he had to agree.

A few days later, a monk and an old horse were walking among the mountains of the border city. On the back of the old horse were two large bookcases, one left and one right. Needless to say, the monk was Wen Zhang. Seeing that the dart on the Helianbo machine was a cassock, Wen Zhang had an idea and simply shaved his hair and pretended to be a monk. As expected, although he encountered many strong men along the way, seeing that the walker was a monk, he did not make it difficult for him.

Seeing that the last stop was Gaochang City after going over the mountain, Wen Zhang couldn't help but feel happy. Just as he was proud, he suddenly heard a sharp "whistle" in the forest, and then more than a dozen horses rushed out like a whirlwind. Immediately, the people danced with knives and sticks, murderous.

They rushed in front of Wen Zhang, and when they saw that it was a monk, they couldn't help but spit, and scolded: "Unlucky, unlucky, but a bald donkey after guarding for a long time! Humph, why don't you hurry up?" Wen Zhang was probably terrified, his legs were fighting, and when he heard that he should hurry up, he raised his legs shivering. Who knew that just after walking a few steps, a broken shout came from behind: "Stop!"

Wen Zhang's legs and stomach softened again.

I saw a leader-like strongman riding his horse to Wen Zhang, looking up and down, and asked, "I said monk, where did you come from? where are you going? what's in this book?"

Wen Zhang put his hands together and replied, "I am a wandering monk. I come from everywhere and go to places. Since I am a book, I naturally pack scriptures."

The leader smiled "hehe": "Since you are a wandering monk, why are you so thin-skinned and tender? And the scriptures are not surprising, there are temples everywhere, but you have to carry them all the way, so why? Come here, open this book for me to take a look!" Wen Zhang secretly complained in his heart: It seems that I have met an opponent.

A few strong men responded, brandishing knives and "brushing" a few times to split the crate of books, searching one by one, and indeed found a small golden Buddha in the envelope of a scripture. The leader was very proud, holding the golden Buddha and saying, "If it were not for the fact that you were a monk, you would have been cut off in two!" After saying that, he made a "whistle" to lead the strong man away.

Wen Zhang was secretly happy in his heart, but on the surface, he pretended to be depressed and continued to rush on the road.

After entering Gaochang City, Wen Zhang found the recipient of the dart according to the appointment in advance, who was also a foreigner with deep eyes and a flat nose. Seeing that the dart was delivered by a monk, the foreigner asked suspiciously, "Where's the cassock?" Wen Zhang took off his dirty and broken cassock in no hurry, picked the needle money with a knife, and opened it. Wow, absolutely! The cassock that supported the dart was actually sewn into the broken cassock.

After handing over the dart, Wen Zhang was relieved and went home.

One day later, Wen Zhang rushed back to the border town. Just as he walked into the gate of the escort bureau, he heard someone in the yard, "Zhou Dart Head, you are so bold, you actually asked your third son to handle the matter of my dart. Your third son, who doesn't know? He is a weak scholar. If the cassock falls into the hands of a strongman, I will not spare you!"

Wen Zhang saw that the person who was yelling was Helianbo Ji, and then saw that the old father hung his head and said nothing, looking like he was at a loss. He shouted, "Dad, I'm back!" As he said that, he handed over the return of the dart man. When Helianbo Ji saw the return, he jumped three feet high with joy and laughed: "Great, great, this time the big deal was done… No, no, this time the cassock can be delivered. Zhou Laoying, I was too serious just now. I'm very sorry!"

Zhou Dart stood up and saw that although Wen Zhang's face was tired, he could not hide his heroism between his eyebrows. He was overjoyed, but snorted coldly in his nose: "I said San'er, did you take my golden Buddha?"

Wen Zhang nodded and said, "Father, I brought it with me on purpose. If I don't let the strong man get something, it will ruin the big thing."

Helianboji nodded and praised: "The Third Young Master is really a good plan!"

Zhou Dart's head was still as cold as ice: "But San'er, have you done the math? What is it for our family to take this trip? Exchanging a golden Buddha for five hundred taels of silver is a loss to grandma's house!"

"No!"  Wen Zhang shook his head again and again, "Father, I saved our border city and even the Great Tang from a disaster, do you think this is cost-effective?" As soon as he said that, Zhou Dartou and Helianbo were stunned. But Wen Zhang shook his head and said, "Father, in troubled times, a foreign cattle and sheep seller of unknown origin paid us a lot of money to escort a kasaya that also has no origin, don't you think it's suspicious?"

Before Wen Zhang finished speaking, Helianbo Ji's face suddenly changed color.

Zhou Dagtou asked his son, "Hearing you say that, it's a little suspicious, but why?" Zhou Wenzhang said, "Now that the enemy and we are fighting each other, a big war is inevitable. At this time, there is nothing more precious than military intelligence, so I thought about it and decided that there is a fraud in this cassock. I stayed up all night, looking carefully, and finally found that there was an unusual stitch on the edge of the cassock, so I secretly asked the weaver to carefully pick it open. After some deep thought, I came to it and changed all the defense maps and siege dates, and sewed them as they were... It can be concluded that the recipient of the darts must be the same as this one in front of me, and they are all spies of foreign races... "

As Wen Zhang was speaking, he saw Helianbo shouting, drawing his knife and waving it at the Zhou family father and son, but suddenly fell to the ground and couldn't move. It turned out that Zhou Dagou used one finger to point his hole and stop him. Zhou Dagou hugged his son's thin shoulders, his silver beard fluttering, and his eyes lit up: "San'er, I didn't expect you to be so scheming, but why didn't you tell Dad in advance?"

Zhou Wenzhang laughed: "I told my father, can my father let me go? Besides, this is a big deal for the military plane. If my father is in a hurry and leaks it out, won't it be a big deal? Dad, our father and son are now taking this guy to the military camp to report, and a great victory seems to be won by spitting it out!" Zhou Dagou laughed happily: "I didn't expect it to be you, the weak third son, who said that you are a scholar who is useless, and a wisdom can be an enemy of all people!"