Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Dispute Before the Departure
Yang Qiu came back five days later than expected, they met horse thieves on the road, fought twice, killed seven or eight men and guards, and the bodyguard in charge of the bodyguard also died several, Yang Qiu was slashed in the shoulder, and he was injured outside for a few days, which was delayed.
Liu Han asked if he met the horse thief there, fortunately he was outside the fortress, and he came to rob a joint team composed of two Hu people, intercepting and killing them several times before and after, and it was easy to rest in the territory of the Great Jin. Liu Han was a little relieved when he heard this, since he cleaned up Fu Sangongzi, he was worried about the Fu family's revenge, and the Fu family's first choice if they wanted to retaliate was the caravan outside.
Facing Liu Han's questioning, Yang Qiu was very nervous, and when he returned to Chang'an, the situation in the store changed greatly, Bi Liang died, the second shopkeeper left with a group of guys, and the owner of the trading company came in person and reappointed the shopkeeper. Yang Qiu guessed why in his heart, he didn't dare to ask, but he wanted to know, so he was a little helpless in front of Liu Han.
Yang Qiu didn't dare to look at Liu Han, Liu Han's face was frosty, his eyes stared at Yang Qiu like two knives, he was silent, and gradually a layer of fine sweat appeared on Yang Qiu's forehead, and he stood there motionless and didn't dare to move.
The air in the room gradually became tense, Yang Qiu knelt in front of Liu Han with a puff, and Liu Han asked in a cold voice, "Are you guilty?"
"The slave is guilty!" Yang Qiu lowered his head and said, Liu said coldly: "It's good to know the guilt, I won't pursue the matter between you and that woman, but I must break off with that woman, if you have any more contacts, I will never spare you!"
Yang Qiu was silent and stubbornly did not answer, Liu Han was a little surprised, and he was even more unhappy in his heart, and shouted: "What's the matter, I can't bear it!"
Lao Huang saw the clue, stretched out his hand to stop Liu Han, and said gently: "Thirty years old, there are three unfilial piety, no queen is great, the proprietor, Yang Qiu is also in his thirties, it's time to start a family." ”
"Start a family! Did I stop him from starting a family?!" Liu Han thought of Bi Liang when he thought of that woman, just for such a woman, he lost such an important arm, if Bi Liang was still there, he could completely hand over Chang'an Store to him.
"Tell me, what's the matter with you and that woman?" asked Lao Huang.
Yang Qiu was cross-minded and told the truth about him and the woman. The woman's surname is Fang, nicknamed Huan'er, and he is a neighbor, the family is very poor, he sometimes reaches out to help, this comes and goes, he is acquainted, he fell in love with this woman, he wanted to ask someone to ask for marriage, but he didn't expect that the family opened a bride price is very high, he can't afford it, so he wants to borrow it in the store, but Bi Liang doesn't allow it, he doesn't think about it, in a blink of an eye, Bi Liang asks someone to ask for a kiss, and promises to give a bride price of 180 taels of silver, and the family agrees.
After Bi Liang got married, he was also dead at first, but once Bi Liang was drunk, he sent Bi Liang home, and he didn't hold it for a while, so he slept with the woman, and now that Bi Liang is dead, he wants to marry the woman.
Liu Han couldn't help but be angry when he heard it, this Yang Qiu actually became a seed of infatuation, and he still wants to marry this woman!
"Confused!" Liu Han slapped the table and stood up and scolded: "Unfaithful for his wife, unclean for his wife, what do you want to do with such a woman!
Yang Qiu was silent, and Lao Huang sighed and persuaded: "There are good women, why do you have to have this woman." ”
"I think he's a lard blindfold," Liu Han scolded angrily, Yang Qiu raised his head: "Master, you can fulfill us." ”
Liu Han's face turned pale with anger, hating that iron could not become steel, and he wanted to kick him to death, Lao Huang sighed: "If you really want to marry him, it's okay, but this ring, just a new widow, even if you make a show, you have to keep it for a few days, so let's do it, half a year later, if you still want to marry this woman, the store will give you a dowry." ”
Yang Qiu was overjoyed when he heard this, but Liu Han didn't let go, Lao Huang looked at Liu Han, Yang Qiu also pleaded with his eyes, Liu Han was still full of anger, glaring at Yang Qiu viciously, and after a while, he sighed hatefully: "Okay," Yang Qiu was overjoyed and slammed on the ground, the ground made a bang, and Liu Han said sharply: "However, you have to think clearly, if anything happens in the future, I will never spare you!"
"Please rest assured, master! If I, Yang Qiu, have two hearts, even if the master takes this life!" Yang Qiu raised his head and replied loudly and unequivocally, his forehead was bloody.
Liu Han waved him out angrily, Lao Huang was still smiling, his white beard and white eyebrows were tangled together, like a pile of grass.
"Damn! no, I'm too good to them!" Liu Han snorted, Lao Huang smiled, his white eyebrows piled together, and his eyes seemed to fall into the grass.
Liu Han kept muttering, Lao Huang shook his head, after so many years, he also understood Liu Han, every time he made a decision against his will, he always had to mutter like this for a while.
"The words have been spoken, and I can't take them back," Lao Huang finally got impatient, interrupted Liu Han, and said angrily: "The matter of this Chang'an store has been handled, King Qin has also taken it, and the Oiran has also been carried back, so it's time to go." ”
"Damn, Lao Tzu has wanted to leave a long time ago, if it weren't for these guys to do so many things, I'm afraid Lao Tzu would have passed the South Pass. Liu Han said angrily.
Lao Huang shook his head again, and said leisurely: "Chang'an is not far from the imperial capital, although we salute a lot, it will only be half a month at most, but this road is not easy to walk." ”
Liu Han turned his head to look at Lao Huang vigilantly: "What do you mean?"
"Don't you know, Si Er Gongzi let go," Lao Huang said coldly: "I asked, from Chang'an to the imperial capital, in the past year, five caravans were intercepted, and the location was on the line of Kunshan Mountain and Xiyue Mountain. ”
"What did the Si family do?" Liu Han was very curious, this Si family didn't even want to have a face, and actually started to rob the house, is this still a bit extravagant!
Lao Huang shook his head and said, "I don't know, the magistrate has checked several times, but there is no result." ”
"This... Liu Han was speechless, it would be easy to explain that such a thing happened in Liangzhou, the side plug was chaotic, the Han Yi were mixed, and some people were fishing in troubled waters. But this is Chang'an, it is Yongzhou, after the South Pass, it is Sili, the imperial capital, at the foot of the Son of Heaven, it can be said that it is the core area of the Great Jin Dynasty, and there are still frequent such things.
"The wealth is moving," Lao Huang said lightly: "The goods we brought this time can add up to four or five hundred thousand gold coins, no matter who robs us, we will make a fortune!"
"No, no one knows what we are doing, I think, unless we seek revenge. Liu Han's expression became serious, and his judgment was much more accurate: "We have offended the Si family and the Fu family, we can deal with the Fu family, if the two offerings of the Fu family come, it will be a big trouble." ”
"You can handle it!" Lao Huang sneered, and pursed his lips contemptuously: "I see if you are too smooth during this time, befriending the commander of the Eagle Lingwei and catching up with the King of Qin, it is so cool, I think that the characters in the world are just like this, hum, just like you, what kind of revenge are you talking about!"
Liu Han was so angry that he smiled bitterly, Lao Huang glanced at him, saw his face clearly, and felt that it was enough, so he sighed and said: "These wealthy families, you should never underestimate them, just say the Fu family, there are five or six hundred private soldiers, you feel surprised, this is not Liangzhou, Liangzhou is barren, and you can't afford to raise many private soldiers, the further you go, the richer you are, with the wealth of these wealthy families, it is no problem to raise 1,800 private soldiers." ”
Liu Han couldn't help but gasp when he heard this, 1,800 private soldiers, there is no problem at all, this problem is too big, if it is placed in Jiangnan, where it is richer, wouldn't it be possible to raise tens of thousands of private soldiers.
Lao Huang shook his head again: "Of course the imperial court can't control it, I raise some guards in my own dock fort, why should the imperial court take care of it!!"
"Raising 100,000 private soldiers, wouldn't it be possible to rebel!" Liu Han blurted out, Lao Huang looked at him in surprise, Liu Han knew that he was speechless, and reluctantly smiled, and then asked, "Isn't that so?"
"Of course that's the case, but, 100,000 private soldiers, where did your equipment come from? Where did your horses, knives, guns, bows and arrows come from? Also, no matter how rich you are, raising a private soldier will cost you three or four catties of food a day, and 100,000 people, you will get three or four hundred thousand catties of food a day, who can afford it!"
Liu Han sighed lightly, and Lao Huang said slowly: "Moreover, if someone really wants to raise 100,000 private soldiers, I'm afraid the imperial court should do it." ”
Liu Han now understands that this is just a tacit understanding between the court and the wealthy family, and no one can pass that degree.
However, it is not easy to go down to the imperial capital, Liu Han and Lao Huang discussed, and decided to hire a dart bureau, there are many powerful dart bureaus in Chang'an City, seventy or eighty people are dispatched, plus the strength of the trading company itself, whether it is the Fu family or the Si family, even if they rob the road, they dare not send too many people, otherwise it will be difficult to hide their whereabouts.
To Liu Han's great surprise, he visited two dart games in a row, and the dart games refused for various reasons, which made him feel that the problem was serious.
"Damn!****!" Liu Han returned to the village and began to scold his mother, Liu Tiejue simply recruited all the guards who were scattered out, and went on the road by himself, there were more than 100 caravan guards and men, if the scattered ones were recruited back, there would be 1670 people, especially the thirty-six guards, all of whom had samurai cultivation or above, and more than half had martial artist cultivation, this force was not something that anyone could deal with casually.
But this is by no means what Liu Han wants, he has a strong strength in his hands, but this power cannot be exposed now, now he has more people to deal with, these guys are probably all strong, and things will be difficult in the future, he must keep a hand for himself, and he may be able to save his life in the future.
In addition to the four major dart games in Chang'an City, there are also several small dart games, but the strength of these small dart games is insufficient, even if they dare to take it, Liu Han is not at ease.
"Brother, what's wrong?"
Liu Han was so worried that he couldn't do it, and Xi Feng came to the door.
"I said, Brother Rhino, you have been up there for the past few days, and you can't see anyone, Lao Tzu married a daughter-in-law and sent you a post, but you didn't come, I haven't touched that woman yet, you can carry her away. ”
"Don't trouble me, King Qin has already looked for me for this matter, if you still remember our friendship back then, don't trouble me. Speaking of this, Xi Feng still asked: "Has this woman been at ease recently?"
"What's Anfen, it's only been a long time since I've been in the city twice, and this internal guard is enough to nest, I originally wanted to fall into the Phoenix Nest, but I didn't want to fall into my grass nest. Liu Han replied, after the green bamboo entered the village, Liu Han asked Tianna to control her, there are no secrets in this village, except for the study is not allowed to enter, no matter what other places, this green bamboo is going to enter the city after two days in the manor, and naturally began not to let it, Liu Han told her to let her go, however, every time before entering the city, she must inform the city, and the city will send someone to follow her.
Luzhu entered the city twice, and the city followed him twice, but nothing was found, the first time this woman entered the city to Zhilan Courtyard, and the second time she entered the city was to buy rouge gouache from Chen Kum Kee, and Liu Han's people did not gain anything. However, Liu Han judged that these two times were just temptations, and the real ones had to wait.
Thinking that this green bamboo is unlucky enough, it was originally prepared for Xi Feng, but he didn't want to fall into his hands, and I don't know if the father-in-law in the palace regretted it, and it was so troublesome to get someone to Xi Feng's side, this father-in-law really lost his wife and soldiers.
"I'm not a phoenix nest, but you're a phoenix nest. Rhino Feng smiled: "I heard you're leaving, God?"
Liu Han smiled bitterly, and suddenly asked as if he had come to see my jokes: "It turns out that your kid came to see my jokes today, get out, Lao Tzu is annoyed when he sees you now, Lao Tzu is fine, this family has fart trouble with me, it's not for you kid, you actually come to see Lao Tzu's jokes, you kid has no conscience enough, you don't pay attention to righteousness, get out!"
"Haha," Xi Feng was scolded, but he was not angry, on the contrary, he laughed, Liu Han was even less "angry", clenched his fists, as if he wanted to beat him, Xi Feng took a few steps back in fear, and waved his hands again and again: "Don't, don't, I'm here to send you good news today." ”
"Good news? What good news do you have? Do you dare to bring the Eagle Feather Guard as my bodyguard?"
"Don't say it, that's what you mean. Xi Feng said with a smile, Liu Han was stunned, Xi Feng smiled and explained that every autumn Yongzhou Treasury has to hand over money and grain to the imperial court, and this year's handover time was supposed to be half a month, but King Qin decided to hand it in advance, and he took five hundred eagle guards and a thousand county soldiers to escort it, Liu Han's caravan can go with them at that time, and it can be announced to the outside world that he is using his power for personal gain.
Liu Han couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, this is a great benefit, no matter the 1,000 county soldiers, just the 500 Eagle Lingwei, no one dares to touch them. Liu Han rolled his eyes and decided to play a play with Xi Feng.
Liu Han invited Xi Feng to a banquet, and during the banquet, let Lu Zhu come to dance, and at the banquet, Liu Han bribed Xi Feng to make him agree that the caravan could follow his grain team.
"Luzhu got this information, I guess she will pass it on, so that I can find her contact point in Chang'an. ”
Xi Feng didn't want to act in this scene, but Liu Han said it right, he couldn't help but disagree, Liu Han didn't realize it, but Xi Feng knew that since that day, he and Liu Han were colleagues, if he could find the contact point of the internal guard in Chang'an City, it would also be a good thing for King Qin, otherwise in the future, if King Qin knew that there was such an opportunity and let him delay, what would King Qin think.
"Won't Luzhu doubt it?"
"It doesn't matter what she does, as long as we play it ourselves. Liu Han didn't care whether he agreed or not, so he repeatedly ordered people to prepare a banquet, and Xi Feng had no choice but to follow Liu Han to the banquet.