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Since leaving Tianjie that day, Li Jing has been busy with relocating soldiers' families, building cities, and training soldiers, and has never been to Tianjie again. However, after he came back, he still deliberately asked someone to inquire about the news of the Sword Dance Pavilion and the beautiful woman. The news from the inquiry, the Sword Dance Pavilion and the woman are very mysterious, that shop was opened not long ago, at that time it was when Li Jing decided to accept the position of the town general of Shamen Town, and that time was also the time when Cui Yunqing left his post and transferred to Qingzhou to serve as the marching Sima, and Song Wen took over as the assassin of Dengzhou.

There are very few people who know about the Sword Dance Pavilion and that woman, only that the Sword Dance Pavilion used to be a sword dance troupe that traveled between the two capitals, and it was very famous in Chang'an and Luoyang. And that woman is the leader of the Sword Dance Troupe, and she is also the best dancer in the dance troupe. As for the name, everyone only knows that she is called Gongsun Auntie, and it is said that this is not her real name. But the head of each generation of sword dance troupes is called Gongsun Auntie, the reason seems to be that the history of this dance troupe can be traced back, and the most famous Gongsun Auntie in the Kaiyuan Dynasty was once their first generation leader. So since then, the leaders of the dance troupe have always inherited this name, and each leader is called Gongsun Auntie, and no one knows their real names.

Li Jing didn't understand why the Sword Dance Troupe had to run from the prosperous Liangjing to settle on Shamen Island in Dengzhou, and it was rumored that the Sword Dance Troupe had offended the princes and nobles when they were in Chang'an, so they hid in Dengzhou. There are also legends that a big official in Luoyang took a fancy to Aunt Gongsun and wanted to accept her as a concubine, but she refused to obey, so she took the dance troupe to Shamen Island to avoid the limelight. There is even more outrageous, it is actually said that the current emperor is obsessed with the dancing skills of Aunt Gongsun and wants to welcome her into the palace as a concubine.

Li Jing only smiled indifferently after hearing these legends, he felt that Aunt Gongsun and her Sword Dance Pavilion were very mysterious, and it didn't seem to be just a place to perform songs and dances as it seemed. The Sword Dance Pavilion is very popular, and it is said that it has been since its opening. Almost every night it was full of guests. Money comes in like water. In just a short period of time, there have already been cases where I am allowed to become a wealthy businessman in the Sword Dance Pavilion to compete for wind and jealousy, and spend money like dirt to fight for wealth.

originally thought that it was just an encounter with that woman, but I didn't expect that she would suddenly come to the door today. Li Jing couldn't figure out what she was coming from, but she was fine last time, so Li Jing ordered someone to be invited in. To show welcome. He also specially asked someone to prepare a small mutton hot pot and brought a jar of good wine.

In the flower hall of the town general's mansion, Li Jing specially called Yu Youniang, Li Hui'er, Xiao Yulou, and Huang Yueying to accompany her. Although Aunt Gongsun is seven or eight years older than Li Jing, she is too beautiful and beautiful, even if he can sit still, he has to worry about the bad impact of the rumors. I can't help but be worried by Gui Niang and Wan'er. simply called Li Hui'er and these women, and with them here, there was no need to worry about any gossip.

Everyone sat around a large round table, on which sat a boiling copper hot pot, with a boiling hot pot base, and a few plates of thinly cut lamb slices on the side of the hot pot, as well as a few plates of fresh vegetables, winter bamboo shoots, and fresh mushrooms. Baby spinach. Chinese cabbage, soft tofu, etc. There was also a small stove on one side, on which a shell of hot wine was burned.

Several women are very fresh around the round table that is divided into seats. Look at the novelty hot pot. Especially the churning red base in the hot pot is a little dumbfounded. The Tang people eat separately, usually one person, one case, and eat separately. Where have I ever seen such a big round table and a large table of people eating together. And that hot pot is also very novel, it actually burns charcoal in it, and it is eaten while cooking in the pot. Especially the red base, it smells fragrant and spicy, and the appetite is greatly increased.

Li Jing looked at everyone's expressions, and was slightly amused in his heart. It is indeed pleasant to eat a hot pot on this cold day, although there are no chili peppers in the Tang Dynasty, there are still a lot of seasonings that may replace chili peppers, plus cumin that has just been introduced to the Tang Dynasty. On a cold day, shabu a small mutton hot pot is simply too refreshing. Since he asked Blacksmith Wang to make this hot pot and spread this way of eating, one of the most prosperous restaurants in Shamen Town is now a newly opened hot pot restaurant, and there is an endless stream of people trying new things every day. In most of the officers' homes, there is basically a copper hot pot in every family, even if you can't eat mutton every day, it is very comfortable to blanch some cabbage, spinach and even tofu and radish.

Several women were still a little estranged when they first met Aunt Gongsun, but they were already chatting happily after a while. Under the teaching of several women, Aunt Gongsun soon learned how to eat thin slices of mutton in a hot pot. Drinking broth, slicing mutton, and drinking hot wine, in such a cold day, it is simply a life like a fairy.

"It's delicious, the taste of this mutton hot pot is fresh and spicy, and there is a kind of numb taste, eat it in such weather, and then pair it with a pot of hot wine, refreshing. General Li, did you come up with this too? Aunt Gongsun's nose was fragrant and sweaty, but she still couldn't help but put down her chopsticks frequently.

Aunt Gongsun wore a light cyan skirt today, and put a sable skin scarf around her shoulders, which would rise to eat, and when her body was hot, she simply untied the scarf and continued to eat.

Li Jing saw that Aunt Gongsun had been drinking and chatting since she came in, but she didn't mention anything else, and she probably thought that Li Hui'er and several women were present and didn't want to say it in front of them.

After another large plate of mutton slices was wiped out, Li Jing saw that she had almost eaten enough, so she invited her to the study to talk. Aunt Gongsun happily agreed, and Li Hui'er stared at Li Jing with strange expressions, but Li Jing only ignored it.

"Sword Dance Pavilion is now the hottest business in Heavenly Street, how can Aunt Gongsun have time to come to my broken place, there is a way to go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, I don't know what is the matter with Aunt Gongsun?" Li Jing went straight to the point, this woman came to him, there must be something to talk about.

Aunt Gongsun's eyes that seemed to be able to speak swept a few times on Li Jing's face, Li Jing actually had a faint impulse, and secretly said in his heart that this woman is so powerful, no wonder even the emperor is moved by him in the legend.

"The general seems to have a prejudice against the slaves? Why does the slave always feel that the general rejects people? Aunt Gongsun's voice was full of charm.

Li Jing secretly bit the tip of his tongue, and his heart was much more sobered after drinking.

"It's just that Aunt Gongsun is too tempting, and if I don't keep a little distance, I'm afraid it will be difficult to control. Since the eldest lady came to the door today, there is still something to say. ”

Gongsun smiled: "As soon as the slave family saw the general that day, they knew that the general was extraordinary. The general might as well guess, why did the slave family come today? ”

Li Jing just didn't hear these provocative words, and simply stopped talking.

Sure enough, in this way, Gongsun also felt a little bored. In the blink of an eye, he put away that charming expression. Immediately became a dignified woman.

"Actually, I'm here today because I have something important to tell you. However, there will be no pie in the sky, what price are you going to pay in exchange? ”

"An important thing? What is it? ”

"All I can tell you now is an important piece of information related to the fate of your Shamen Town."

Information? Li Jing was stunned for a moment. Could it be that Aunt Gongsun is secretly engaged in intelligence business? Or maybe she just overheard a plot about herself in the cabinet, so she wanted to come and sell it?

"To this day, the slave family does not hide it from you. In fact, the Sword Dance Pavilion is not only a song and dance troupe, but also does intelligence trading, which is actually not a very secret thing, basically all the major scholars and wealthy families know this, and they basically have dealings with us. Whether it's business news or other news. We can buy and sell here. As long as there is valuable information, you can sell it to us, and the more important the information, the higher it will be sold. And you can also buy information from us, not only can you buy the information you have, that is, we don't have it, as long as you can put forward conditions, we can also help you get it. "Aunt Gongsun doesn't have the slightest appearance at this time. On the contrary, he is shrewd and capable. Full of boss temperament.

Li Jing's heart was full of shock at the moment, and he had made a lot of guesses about Gongsun's true identity. never thought that the Sword Dance Pavilion was still an intelligence shop, secretly buying and selling various plots. This news is really amazing, and it is even more amazing that Gongsun will explain all this to him so bluntly.

"Isn't this supposed to be a secret, why are you telling me this?"

Gongsun smiled: "For the vast majority of people, they only know that we are from the song and dance troupe, and they will never know about our other identity. But for a small number of people, our identity is actually public, and almost everyone in this circle knows our identity. ”

Li Jing understood that the vast majority of the people he was talking about must be ordinary people, and the people in that circle must be the so-called upper class.

"Although the general's current status is not considered to have entered that circle, your strength and potential are enough. I have come today to bring the general into our circle, and for this reason, as a welcome gift, I will send the general a piece of information that is of vital importance to you free of charge today. As a gift, I don't charge for this information. ”

"What information?" Li Jing asked in a deep voice.

Aunt Gongsun smiled, and the smile was a little casual, so that Li Jing saw those few bright teeth as bright as jade shining.

"The aftermath of the last time you taught Feng Ming and Liu Qi a lesson in Tianjie came, and there is no movement on Feng Zhang's side for the time being. But Liu Qi's uncle, Dengzhou Sailor You Yi, has already made a move, and he wants to deal with you, you have to be careful. ”

Li Jing's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked: "Wang Jin wants to do it, how to do it?" ”

Gongsun smiled: "Just within these three days, you be careful." As for how to do it, this part does not belong to the category of free gifts, if you want to know the way, you have to pay for it. ”

"As long as it's worth the money, how much is it, I'll buy it." Hearing that Wang Jin had already made a move, Li Jing was a little surprised in his heart. Although he taught Liu Qiyi a lesson, he still let him go after all. In his mind, the Wang family should weigh it up, and in the end, it would be right not to offend each other. What he has really been guarding against is Feng Zhang, but he didn't expect that Feng Zhang didn't move now, but Wang Jin moved first.

"For the first sale, I'll give you a half-price discount, three thousand yuan."

The value of this information is very high, Li Jing frowned slightly, and his heart was faintly painful. But this is not the time to be stingy, he gritted his teeth and nodded: "Deal." ”

"The general is really bold, I made this friend." Aunt Gongsun smiled heartily: "Wang Jin has already written a letter to the one-eyed Jiao, the head of the pirates who is entrenched in the area of Duli Town in Liaodong and often plunders the sea, to invite him to come. Tomorrow, the One-Eyed Jiao will lead a fleet of pirate ships disguised as caravans into Shamentang Bay, and then come ashore from Shikou Wharf west of Shamen Town at the third watch in the morning. ”

Li Jing's face became very ugly, "The number of people, the ships?" ”

"There are thirteen large and small ships in total, and five hundred pirates."

Li Jing carefully inquired about several pieces of information, such as the strict background of the one-eyed Jiao, rumors in the rivers and lakes, and so on. Aunt Gongsun received Li Jing's 3,000 yuan in intelligence fees, but she did not refuse Li Jing's inquiry, and she would get it if she asked.

The most unfortunate news that Li Jing came up with was that this one-eyed Jiao was a sea thief who had robbed near Dengzhou. Originally, he was the leader of a sailor, but later he escaped to the sea and became a pirate because he led a ship to plunder a caravan at sea. Within a few years, a large team of thousands of people and dozens of boats was pulled up near Dengzhou. However, later, the sailor Wang Jin led the team to encircle and suppress, and the one-eyed Jiao's nest was destroyed and fled. Some people also say that the one-eyed Jiao was captured by Wang Jin that time, but Wang Jin did not kill him, but arranged for him to continue to stay at sea as a pirate.

After that time, the one-eyed Jiao ran to the vicinity of Liaodong Island to re-raise the team, and he quickly regained his strength, and his momentum was even greater in the area of Duli Town. However, according to Aunt Gongsun, the one-eyed Jiao has actually become a dog loyal to Wang Jin for a long time, and the reason why he can regain his strength so quickly is also because Wang Jin secretly supports him in private, giving money, weapons, and even boats, so he can get up so quickly.

Now that Wang Jin wants to deal with Li Jing, he does not plan to do it himself, but writes a letter to One-Eyed Jiao, asking him to lead the pirates to enter Shamentang Bay under the guise of a merchant fleet, and then prepare to attack Shamen Island at night and kill Li Jing in one fell swoop. Everything is ready, the one-eyed Jiao has already brought thirteen ships, and five hundred pirates have killed it.

Li Jing didn't dare to imagine that if Aunt Gongsun didn't tell him this information in advance today, then when the pirates attacked, would he be able to stop it? Even if it is blocked, how much will it cost? Just now he was still distressed about 3,000 Guan, but now he feels that it is very worth the money, even super value.

"How did the eldest lady know this information? And why are you telling me? ”

"The information of the Sword Dance Pavilion has always been accurate and never wrong. We have our own sources of information, so it's inconvenient to disclose. As for why I told you, firstly, this information will be sold to you, and secondly, I think you have great potential, and I also believe that we will definitely have more cooperation in the future. ”

Li Jing solemnly saluted Aunt Gongsun: "Thank you, Auntie!" (To be continued.) )