Hu Qiao has been in Longcheng for five years, he has gone from a fishmonger to today, becoming the owner of the largest fish seller in Longcheng, and only he knows the hardships along the way.

But his hardest thing is not the history of entrepreneurship, but a journey.

Today, General Liao Ziping, the commander of Longcheng, wants to invite Longcheng Lingpu Yi to his fish village as a guest.

This is a big deal, and the first and second leaders of Dragon City want to eat here with him, which is undoubtedly a huge opportunity for him.

Since receiving the news yesterday, Hu Qiao has already started to prepare, waiting for Pu Yi's arrival.

Huqiao has a specialty dish, called fish belly storage, which means that the excellent ingredients are simply cooked, put into the fish belly, and then the fish is steamed and boiled, so that the flavor of the ingredients fully melts into the fish belly. As long as you move the chopsticks, this kind of fish will be full of aroma and evocative taste.

Today, Hu Qiao is going to hide Pu Yilu's fish belly.

Before noon, Hu's Fish Village first came to clear the field with several teams of soldiers, and not long after, Liao Ziping and Pu Yi came to Huqiao's Fish Village.

Hu Qiao hurriedly stood at the door to greet him, this was the first time he saw Pu Yi, this Dragon City boss was a little old, and he walked a little staggeringly, but his eyes were very resolute and not angry.

Hu Qiao hurriedly welcomed the two of them to the first-class guest room, recently Li Guo was attacking Longguan, so the wind around was tight, and Pu Yi was guarded when he traveled.

General Liao Ziping invited Pu Yi to come to Yuzhuang, and it was with him that he discussed the matter of Liguo's attack on Longguan. Longguan is the territory of Longcheng, but the defense of Longguan has nothing to do with him, the commander of Longcheng.

As soon as the two sat down, Hu Qiao sent someone to serve the food. Delicious food came in from outside, and in a few moments the entire table was filled.

Looking at the table full of delicious delicacies, Pu Yi did not move the chopsticks, the limelight in Longguan has been tight recently, Liguo's attack this time seems to be not very powerful, but in fact, it is secretly turbulent, Xie Yuan has some pressure there, and Pu Yi is preparing to ask for help from Shangjing.

"Commander Liao invited me to come today, what is the important matter to discuss?" Pu also said.

Liao Ziping moved his chopsticks, "This table is full of deliciousness, eat it first, otherwise it won't be good if it's cold, let's talk while eating, talk while eating." ”

After speaking, Liao Ziping raised his wine glass and toasted a glass of wine.

Pu Yi was very gracious and couldn't resist it, and also picked up the cup. Seeing that Liao Ziping drank it all, he raised his glass and stopped.

"This official is busy with business, so I hope Commander Liao will forgive me for this drink. With that, he drank all the wine in his glass.

Liao Ziping saw that Pu Yi finished drinking, and smiled, "Adults have a lot of alcohol, counting, this is the first time that adults have invited adults to dinner after arriving in Dragon City." ”

"Eating is a trivial matter, and this official also has to thank Commander Liao for his cooperation over the years, otherwise this official would not have kept Dragon City in order. ”

Liao Ziping filled Pu Yi with wine again, Pu Yigang waved his hand to refuse, the wine glass was already filled by Liao Ziping, and then he filled himself with three more glasses.

"My lord, this cup is the trust that Lord Jing has placed in me for many years. After saying that, he drank it all.

"My lord, this cup is to respect the adult's character and yearn for it. Then he took another sip of the wine.

"One last cup, ...... adults"

Liao Ziping didn't finish speaking. The wine has been drunk.

Pu also saw Liao Ziping drink three cups in a row, but he didn't stop talking, and he couldn't understand what he meant.

"Commander Liao, we are both ministers, and we should have faith in each other, needless to say. Lord Liao, this official is busy with business, if there is nothing important, I will leave. After speaking, Pu Yi was ready to leave the table.

"Master Pu, please slow down. ”

Liao Ziping stopped Pu Yi and said, "Lord Pu, this time I invited Lord Pu to come mainly to discuss the matter of Longguan. ”

Hearing Liao Ziping say the right thing, Pu Yicai began to be interested, and said: "Some time ago, Li Guo came to attack in a big way, and it didn't take long for Li Guo to come with a large army. ”

Liao Ziping nodded, "What my lord said is very true, Liguo's attack this time has a great posture of not giving up until the goal is achieved. Nowadays, the country is withering, the people are struggling to make a living, the civil strife has just subsided, and the foreign enemy has risen again, and the southern Chen State has invaded the territory of southern Chu. Chen Guo, the great empire in the south, led 300,000 troops into Chu, and now, the northern state of Li led another 100,000 troops to attack Longguan, not to mention the southwest of the wind country. My lord, in the current situation, Zhongchu is in danger. ”

Pu Yi didn't know what Liao Ziping meant by this, but listening to his words, it seemed that he knew the current situation better than him, the city lord of Dragon City, "It is a critical moment that requires us to do our best to share your majesty's worries." ”

"Hmph, now, the corpses of the ministers of the court and the central government are vegetarian, and those with remarkable abilities cannot be promoted, but those who are immoral and incompetent are deeply promoted. Look at you, my lord, you are outstanding, but as a result, you were reprimanded by traitors in Beijing, so that you were exiled to the border. Look at the upstart Han Ming in the court, a person of inexplicable origin, but just because of the emperor's favor, he rose to prominence step by step, and he was promoted to a third-class lord and a hussar general, so unfair, what else can this court hope for. Rely on them to block Chen Jun? hehe, joke. Liao Ziping said in a disdainful tone.

Pu Yi listened to Liao Ziping's complaints, didn't say a word, clenched his fists, and didn't know what he was thinking.

"The current emperor, a girl who has not dried up, how capable can he be. Nowadays, the royal family of Zhongchu is withering, and the backing is not good, which is the day to die in Chu. My lord, why don't you join me in making meritorious contributions, and when the time comes, it will be more meaningful for the history books to be famous and admired by all people?"

It was only at this point that Liao Ziping began to reveal his true intentions.

"Shut up!" Pu Yi said in a low voice.

But Liao Ziping still said to himself: "My lord, now there is my army in the city, as long as the lord gives an order, I will wait for the army to counterattack Longguan, and within half a day, Longguan will be broken, and it will be ...... then."

"Shut up, you wolf-hearted and dog-lunged man, you eat Chu Lu in vain, you are a minister of the Central Chu people in vain, how could you have thought that you would be a traitor to the country, like you, a person who has no country and no king, deserves to be punished by heaven and earth, and come!" Pu Yi scolded.

The door was opened, but it was not Pu Yi's guards who came in, but Hu Qiao.

Hu Qiao led the people to rush in, with a sinister face, without the slightest flattery as a fish merchant just now, and the speed of changing his face was amazing.

"Hello, Master Pu. Hu Qiao greeted Pu Yi.

Pu Yi stared at Hu Qiao, "You are also a spy of the country." ”

"I have been lurking in Longcheng for five years, just for today, my lord, Zhongchu is finished, why do you have to insist on it, my lord, if you serve Dali, you don't have everything you need for glory and wealth. ”

Pu Yi didn't expect that Hu Qiao and Liao Ziping were both people who were in charge of the country, looking at this situation, he was afraid that he would be more auspicious today, but if he was willing to lower his head, he would naturally be safe and sound. Moreover, Zhongchu treats him unfairly.

But no matter how unfair and right and wrong it is, Pu Yi has his own determination in his heart, how can the two people in front of him be easily shaken.

He glared angrily and said: "You are a shameless villain, there is no king and no father, I am ashamed to be with you, and if you want to occupy my Zhongchu, you will rely on you and other flies and dogs, it is simply wishful thinking." Today, the only thing I can die is to be a ghost, and I will not change my will. But you are afraid, I am afraid that it is like the moon in the water, the flowers in the mirror, and it will not take a moment to die. Although I am in danger of Chu, it is not something that you can covet from the younger generation, I advise you, bathe and clean, and wait for my Chu army to come, hahaha, uh......"

Pu Yi's laughter came to an abrupt end. Hu Qiao had taken out the short sword from the fish's belly and stabbed it in Pu Yi's chest.

......

"There was a spies in the city, and Lord Pu was assassinated by a short sword hidden in the belly of the fish, and although we tried our best to kill the traitors, we could not save Lord Pu. Ladies and gentlemen, when Lord Pu was dying, let the envoy temporarily take charge of the affairs of Longcheng, but the envoy failed to ensure that Lord Pu was guilty, and he did not dare to take on this important responsibility. Liao Ziping said bitterly.

When everyone heard the news of Pu Yi's murder, they were all shocked.

"Now, Lord Pu has been killed, and only the commander can lead us, and I hope that the commander will not shirk it. "The king of the Longcheng grain depot is very prophetic.

Liao Ziping hurriedly waved his hand, "How can I do it, I can't do it." ”

Everyone also reacted and spoke out to persuade them.

Liao Ziping looked ashamed and refused to accept it.

"My lord, Master Pu was the most important person in his life. Now, Liguo is coming, Longguan is in danger, if the adults can't lead the Dragon City, wouldn't it be just as Liguo wants, and the officials will be brave enough to persuade the adults for the safety of the northern border of Zhongchu. The king then persuaded.

Liao Ziping heard this, thought for a while, and stood up: "Since you are so supportive, if the envoy pushes it again, it will be ignorant of the general situation." The envoy thanked you in advance, and in the next period of time, the envoy will temporarily replace Longcheng and wait for the imperial court to send officials. ”

After Liao Ziping finished speaking, he paused for a while.

"Li Guo assassinated my Dragon City officer, and this matter cannot be put down here. Now that the army is attacking Longguan, presumably the assassination of Lord Pu has spread among the enemy army, and when the danger is lost, I want to lead the troops to Longguan to stabilize the morale of the army, what do you think?"

"My lord, I'm afraid this is not appropriate. Although Longguan is under the jurisdiction of Longcheng, but the reinforcement has nothing to do with Longcheng, it has its own three major battalions in the north to regulate, Longcheng sent troops to reinforce without authorization, I am afraid that it is inconsistent with the order system, if it is held accountable in the future, it will be difficult for adults to get rid of it. Someone admonished.

The three major battalions in the north are the three battalions stationed in the north of Zhongchu to reinforce Longguan, namely the northern battalion, the Shanzi battalion, and the Xiaocai battalion, with a total of 120,000 people.

Of course, the existence of the three battalions is only to supplement the vacancy of Longguan's city defense, which is dominated by the northern battalion, and the remaining two battalions, one because of the weak soldiers and few generals, and the other because it is too far away from Longguan, has hardly been used.

So later, Han Ming transferred the Shanzi Battalion out of the north.

When Liao Ziping heard this, he said righteously: "Now that there are enemies in the north and south, and the country is in danger, we are sticking to the old rules and sitting back and watching the survival of Longguan. In the future, if you are held accountable, you will be responsible for it, and you will not be involved. ”

Everyone saw that Liao Ziping was resolute, and they knew that they couldn't persuade him, so they kept silent.