It all started when the twins received an unexpected invitation.

On the first day of the fifth month, in the north city of Xunxian Tower, Zhong Heng, the captain of the city patrol, invited Shangguan Fei, the owner of the Qiu Society, and Shangguan Ru, the owner of the Kun Society, to get together.

There was not a single sentence on the invitation card, and the owner could only bring one servant, which was orally conveyed by the officer who sent the invitation.

The reason why this invitation was unexpected was because the city patrol captain was in name only and had never interfered in the battle in Nancheng, not to mention that the twins had already reconciled on the surface, and there was no need for this Lord Zhong to agree.

refused, the twins' first reaction was surprisingly unanimous, and soon Shibao sent someone to remind the ninth young master and the tenth prince that it was best to go to the appointment of the Immortal Tower.

The person who was most surprised by this matter was Gu Shenwei, he had dealt with Zhong Heng several times, and he had to send thousands of taels of silver in his personal name every month, so he knew very well the temperament of this city patrol captain, he had always avoided trouble, and he never hesitated when he could push it to others, and the dispute between the twins was really not like his usual style.

That evening, the twins arrived as promised, and it was their first meeting after the Battle of the Peach Grove, and both sides were embarrassed, humbling to each other, not polite like a family, and then sitting on one side, refusing to look at each other again, maintaining a high degree of vigilance, both fearing that the other had a conspiracy.

Gu Shenwei was the person brought by Shangguan Ru, but in front of the master, he was not qualified to sit down, Zhong Heng nodded to him with a smile, and then began a long greeting.

Gu Shenwei had seen Zhong Heng's kung fu of detouring and talking nonsense, but this time it was surprisingly long, Gu Shenwei persisted for two quarters of an hour, and finally was dizzy, and still didn't understand the purpose of Lord Duwei.

The twins had long since lost interest and endured with expressionless faces, and if it hadn't been for Shibao's hint that this meeting was important, the two would have walked away long ago.

"Ah, Lord Zhong, if you have something to say, you were sent by the Overseer. "Shangguan Fei learned more about the inside story through the relationship between the Qiu Society.

"Good. Zhong Heng smiled and agreed, his "straight talk" still took a quarter of an hour, and the things he said in the end were simple.

Biyucheng had a nominal supreme administrative official, the Governor, who was appointed by the three major powers of the Central Plains, Beiting, and Shule in turn for a term of three years.

Today's governor is from the Central Plains, and his term of office is about to expire, and according to the custom, the large and small forces in Biyu City must send a "peace charm", that is, gold and silver.

The reason why it is called "peace charm" is because after returning to China, the Qian Governor will write a recital praising the stability of Biyu City, so that the great powers will not directly interfere in the affairs of the city.

"I see, how much do you want, Lord Lieutenant has spoken. ”

Shangguan Fei had a lot of money, so he didn't take this "bribery" very seriously, but the number Zhong Heng said startled him.

"Well, that's right, it's mainly voluntary, depending on the ability, but there are also old conventions to refer to. The Ten Sons' Kun Society, donating 150,000 taels is enough, the Nine Young Masters' Qiu Society is more powerful, and it must be more generous, if there is no problem, donating one million taels is enough. ”

"What!" The twins stood up together, Shangguan Ru still owes Huan Nu the money he owes so far, Shangguan Fei finally saved hundreds of thousands of taels, it was not enough, both of them planned to use the money to grow their power, but they didn't want to waste it on the city governor, they didn't even know what the city governor's surname was.

"Why does the Qiu Society take so much?"

"This, now the territories of several young masters of Shibao have been merged into the Qiu Society, so ...... In fact, if you are separated, you will donate more. ”

This time, the twins finally understood the intentions of their brothers, they ostensibly gave up their power in Nancheng, but in fact, they were changing hands on a large piece of hot potato, Shangguan Ru exchanged all the territory for Kunshe, but it was a blessing in disguise.

"Don't give. Shangguan Ru simply refused.

"I don't give it either. "Shangguan Fei is not very bold, but he is not afraid of the officials of Biyu City.

Zhong Heng was not angry, blushing, or anxious, he persuaded for a while, and seeing that the banquet was about to break up, he threw out a killer idea, "Nine young masters, ten sons, you don't have to hurt the harmony, I am just the one who delivers the word on my behalf, to be honest, none of these silver can reach my hands, what am I enthusiastic about? I have also been in the Western Regions for many years, martial arts, The performance is not worth mentioning, there is always some experience, persuade the two of you to say a word, don't rush to say what you don't give, go back and inquire, and consult the opinions of others, especially the old people under my brother. If you can't trust me, you can always trust them. ”

None of the twins believed that those so-called "old men" paid money but did not hand over power, and nominally belonged to the nine young masters, but in fact they were still loyal to their former masters.

The two of them snorted and took their leave, scolding the city governor as they went downstairs, regardless of whether the city patrol captain could hear it or not.

After leaving the restaurant, the brother and sister remembered that they were enemies now, so they looked at each other coldly, and broke up without saying goodbye.

Less than three days later, the twins discovered that things were not so simple, and that this "peace charm" not only had to be paid, but also a tael of silver could not be less.

Madame Meng never directly interfered in the affairs of a pair of children, and this time she sent a rare confidant to visit the twins in turn to tell them the importance of the bribe.

In Biyu City, Jinpeng Fort and the Meng Clan are the supreme rulers, and in the Western Regions, they are also one of the most important forces, but looking at the world, there are also forces on top of it, Biyu City has not belonged to any country for so many years, relying not only on killers and swords, but also on countless gold and silver.

This is a test for the twins, they must scrape together enough money to give to the Overseer, and if they can't get it, Jinpeng Castle will put it on for them, but their ability will be questioned.

No one had ever told the twins in advance that there was such a thing, even Mrs. Meng had just inquired and understood, she had sent her grievances on several young masters, and even the second, sixth, and eighth young masters who fell to her did not kindly remind her, Mrs. Meng forgot, and it was she who forced the young masters to hand over the territory of Nancheng.

Naturally, there are all kinds of open and secret battles in the stone castle, but none of them can solve the problem of the twins, and at the same time, it also gives them another chance to face each other.

The Kunshe is very poor, and the money collected every month can barely meet the expenses, but as long as Huan Nu doesn't mind, the remaining 100,000 taels of silver from Tie Hanfeng can just make up for the hole, but the Qiu Society, which has a large number of people, is still two or three hundred thousand short of the goal of one million taels.

Shangguan Fei wanted to collect a month's protection fee in advance, but was opposed by the vast majority of his subordinates, who were originally people from other young masters, and at this time they were still loyal to the old master, and found all kinds of reasons to oppose the measures of the nine young masters.

Shangguan Fei was furious, and the only thing he could do in the end was to fire a large number of swordsmen in order to save money.

Both sides needed a lot of money, and suddenly, the outcome was no longer determined by who had the most men and the most territory, but who could afford to expand their power after dealing with the Overseer.

It was at this juncture that a great opportunity to make money was sent to the door.

For a long time, the main force to find out the news for Gu Shenwei is Xu Xiaoyi, although Xu Yanwei made a blood alliance with the killer, and then the enthusiasm disappeared quickly, her mind was still all on picking up customers and saving money, this time, she was the one who made the contribution.

"This is a bold guest, I have to hold it tightly, and none of the bitches in the alley will try to snatch it. ”

Xu Yanwei talked about his business first as usual, and then turned to the content that Gu Shenwei was interested in, "Once he drank too much and had a good time, he started talking nonsense, and then he forgot about it completely." He was going to Beicheng to buy a big house, and he said that he would take me to live in it in the future. I didn't see him like a prince and nobleman, so I asked him where the money came from, and he laughed for a long time, and couldn't stand my questioning, before he said that he was a robber, and now he washed his hands in a golden basin, and planned to spend the rest of his life in peace. ”

The robber who found the wrong prostitute couldn't hold back once he opened his mouth, and shook out all the secrets with Xu Yanwei in his arms.

A group of lucky robbers, about 30 people, the leader managed well, and the gold and silver they grabbed were not squandered immediately, but hidden, until they had saved enough more than 500,000 taels, and the leader and several cronies killed all the accomplices, leaving five people, and decided to go to Biyu City to share the spoils and retire.

It was too dangerous to transport so much silver from unknown sources to Biyu City, and they had always been very wary of their peers, so they sent a man to Nancheng to find a reliable money bank to discuss the matter of depositing silver.

The big money village has a semicolon in all parts of the Western Regions, and the robbers only need to send the silver to the nearest designated place, and they can come to the southern city empty-handed and withdraw the money at any time.

500,000 taels of silver, it was like nectar from heaven for the Kun Society, which was short of money, with this money, not only was the "peace charm" no longer a problem, but even the plan of the wild horse to recruit swordsmen could be partially implemented.

A big-mouthed boasted robber probably won't just show off to prostitutes, Gu Shenwei spent a whole day collecting intelligence, Xie Jin alone handed over nearly a thousand taels, and finally found that there were several groups of forces who coveted the 500,000 taels of silver, including the Qiu Society.

Shangguan Ru showed a strong interest in this, this money can not only solve the urgent need, but also give a major blow to Qiu She, because Shangguan Fei has already regarded this money as his own bag, and decided to use it to pay for a huge amount of "peace charms".

It is impossible to compete directly with the Qiu Society, Shangguan Ru came up with an idea, the whole Kun Society pretended not to know about the existence of rich robbers, Xu Yanwei was ordered to quarrel with the bold guests, and gave a fat sheep to other prostitutes, and she received corresponding compensation from the Kun Society.

As expected, the robber was immediately seduted by a prostitute assigned by the Society.

In the next two days, Qiu She launched a series of actions, either explicitly or covertly, to scare away all the other forces, and Shangguan Fei wanted to swallow 500,000 taels alone.

Gu Shen mobilized all his forces to find out the information, wanting to know where the stolen silver of the gang of robbers was hidden and where it was going to be transported.

This is indeed information that Kunshe doesn't know, and the robber said everything to Xu Yanwei, that is, he didn't let go of the most critical part anyway.

Shangguan Ru's plan was to follow Qiu She behind him to intercept the silver.

The killers' plan is to take the opportunity to provoke the twins to fight for real knives and guns, and get rid of the unqualified masters.

Huan Nu and Mustang plan is to kill the master while getting rid of the accomplices who know about it, killing people and destroying people, and the world is peaceful.

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