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In a Jurchen settlement hundreds of miles north of Jining Road, Lu Shaobei looked at a delicate brocade box on the table in the tent with a gloomy face.

"Alliance leader, this time the Lu family has been determined to be missing at sea, this is the result of careful investigation." Luo Biqing said with some unnatural expression on his face.

"Hmmm! I know this matter, but what about the whereabouts of Lu Wan, Xiao Si and Xiao Yu? Lu Shaobei asked with a solemn expression.

"Alliance leader, Lu Wan According to the news from the guys in Suzhou Mansion, it seems that she was rescued by her mother, those family members and maids got a new way to rush to Zhouzhuang, Xiao Si has successfully escaped to Yangzhou Mansion and changed his new identity with the help of the people in the alliance, but Xiao Yu fell off the cliff when rescuing the second lady Lu Wan, and the body could not be found, presumably it has been eaten by wild beasts." Luo Biqing's face showed a hint of sadness.

Shang Yu's talent is the best he has ever seen, if it weren't for the fact that time does not allow, and the appropriate age for Shang Yu to learn martial arts has passed, Luo Biqing is bound to teach him, from this point of view, Shang Yu is also his disciple, and he is naturally very sad when he hears the news of Shang Yu's death.

"Xiao Yu is dead? How so? I'm really sorry for Brother Shang Jian, he risked his life to escort the treasure back to the Central Plains, this treasure of the town and country finally returned to the Central Plains from the Western Regions, but the Lu family was suppressed by the Yuan Court because of this, it seems that we have to change our identity to continue to make the Shang Alliance gather financial resources! ”

"Brother Luo! We immediately took the treasures to Dadu, and I made an appointment with the Iron Sword Gate, through the Xianglan'er County Lord under the Iron Sword Gate, we could obtain a new identity, and then we could successfully reach the Hubei area and send the treasures into the control zone of the rebel army. As he spoke, Lu Shaobei gently stroked the brocade box on the table with his hand, and his eyes showed an extremely sad look.

Shang Yu is his most beloved disciple, from the mind he is most optimistic about Shang Yu, if after several years of experience, he will be fully qualified to take over the power of the Shang League, so that countless families of the Shang League are like scattered families in the sand, to provide money and food and a large number of soldiers for the righteous army, that half of the problem will not be a problem, just like the Shang League supported the Guanzhong chaebol Li family to achieve the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, it will definitely end the history of the Central Plains for foreign invasion.

But the news of Shang Yu's death made him uncontrollable to touch the brocade box, the treasure in the brocade box was Shang Jian thrown to the caravan survivors before completely falling into the quicksand, hundreds of caravans after the goods were looted, rushed to a thousand miles of land, the other party's bandit nest, but the personnel were sharply reduced to more than ten, and finally strayed into the quicksand, Shang Jian and Shang Yu father and son both died for the Shang Alliance, and Shang Mei and the Lu fleet also disappeared into the sea.

This family of three all disappeared into the world, and Lu Shaobei was naturally extremely sad in his heart.

"Yes, Alliance Master! I immediately sent someone into the capital to get in touch with the county lord of Xianglan'er, but I didn't expect her to be a disciple of the Iron Sword Sect, it's really unpredictable! After Luo Biqing finished speaking, he saluted Lu Shaobei before going outside.

After Luo Biqing left, Lu Shaobei turned his face and asked in Jurchen dialect: "Patriarch Mukud Aguda, over the years, the Shang Alliance has given a large number of silver taels to your clansmen, how have you done to oppose the Yuan?" ”

The Jurchen patriarch sitting next to Lu Shaobei immediately replied: "Respectfully Lord Lu League, our Jurchen tribe has a total of 150,000 warriors, distributed all over the country, as long as the strength of the Central Plains Righteous Army can reach the point of driving the Yuan dog away, our Jurchen tribe will gather forces to drive the Yuan Court back to the grassland tribe in the far north and restore the living place of our Jurchen tribe." ”

Lu Shaobei nodded with satisfaction and said, "At that time, if the Central Plains can be recovered, our Shang Alliance will definitely help the Jurchen clan to obtain a place where they can thrive in the northern Liaobei area." ”

With Yi to rule Yi, more than a dozen major Jurchen tribes have been bullied by the Meng Yuan for a hundred years, and the Shang Alliance has been secretly funding the Jurchen tribe for many years, but it does not make it too strong, and this force will play a restraining role for the Yuan court.

Just as the Iron Shirt Gate allowed the descendants of the Great Liao to gain strength in the Shanxi provinces, several ethnic groups in the north were under the suppression of the Mengyuan Dynasty, and the righteous army developed rapidly in the Central Plains at that time, but there were these ethnic groups in the north to pull the Yuan court back, and its role was considerable.

Yongchuan County, in the stone pavilion of the garden of the lord of the county government of Geribsu Balcher.

Shang Yu stepped forward and sat down slowly, but he only sat a third of the way in the seat, leaning forward slightly.

This kind of polite sitting posture made the extremely obese county magistrate in front of him quite satisfied, he carefully looked at Shang Yu for a few glances, and then said in a deep voice: "Brother Mu, may I ask which branch of the Mu clan are you?" Judging from the pills you have prepared, it is not something that a subordinate can learn, otherwise I would not have set up a banquet to entertain you, can you tell me? ”

After Shang Yu heard this, he couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, and said in his heart: "I forgot that kind of pill is not something that people can learn, and this county commander heard that he was born in the army, and the Mu clan was once the indigenous royal family before the Yungui Province before entering the capital, and this county order was in the Yuan court army attacking the Yungui Mu clan a few years ago, but why would he be so polite to me." ”

"Mu Yu's identity is low, just a descendant of the Suicao clan in the clan, this time he followed the young master of the main clan Mu Suli to prepare to return north to the capital, but he didn't fall off the cliff, so he was separated from the young master, fortunately he didn't die, and was rescued by Wei's mother-in-law, so he told the clan about several medicinal preparation methods, thinking that he would repay the favor, but he didn't expect to alarm the county master, and please forgive me!" Shang Yu stood up, bowed slightly, and said.

There was still a little bit of fierceness in the eyes of the county commander in front of him, thinking that it was because the habits in the army had not been exhausted, but the body was too big, and he was full of fat, especially the fat on his face was extremely thick, and his nose was red and swollen and soaring, and he looked like a fat pig sitting upright on a chair, but he still had to put on a majestic expression, which was why Shang Yu wanted to laugh.

"The Spike Grass Clan? I see, that's the one in charge of medicine in the Mu clan, no wonder that pill can heal my internal injuries, hey! At that time, I suffered a very serious internal injury in the army, so I came to Yongchuan to be a small county commander, the internal injury was not good, but the body was several times fatter than a few years ago, and my body lost more than ten pounds in the past few days. When this county magistrate heard what Shang Yu said, he was convinced.

"It's dangerous! Fortunately, I learned the name of the Suicao clan from the mouth of Namu Suli, otherwise I would not have been able to get through the trick! Shang Yu secretly called luck in his heart.

I only listened to the county order and continued: "Little Brother Mu, the Suicao clan is an extremely important part of the Mu clan, and that Mu Su Li Gongzi is also somewhat famous in Dadu, this time I hope you can cure my chronic illness and restore my body to the healthy state of the year, this county is willing to send a hundred taels of silver afterwards, and send a road guide, and order the post station to send you back to Dadu, are you willing?" ”

After hearing this, Shang Yu screamed again, and was about to answer, but he heard the county order ask him in Qiang: "The Suicao clan heard that there is a secret method that can make people still have the ability to have sex when they are over eighty years old, do you know Brother Mu?" ”

Shang Yu's heart suddenly froze, and he said in his heart: "This county order obviously still has some doubts about my identity, otherwise it wouldn't use Qiang to test me." ”

He immediately replied in the same Qiang language: "That medicine must be taken continuously in the prime of life, and if it is taken again until the age of eighty, although it is effective, it will cause sudden death to the user, and it is fine if it is taken from now on at the age of an adult." But there was some uneasiness in my heart.

If the other party followed closely and asked the Mu clan too much about the matter, Shang Yu would probably reveal flaws, causing the other party to doubt his true identity.

"I think I'm over forty years old, but I have no children under my knees, it seems that Brother Mu can really help this county, then I bother you to write down the prescription, and this county will not have regrets in this regard in the future!" In the end, Ge Ribu Subarcher said in the words of the official of Dadu Meng.

"My lord, since that medicine is the secret method of my clan, of course I can't give you a prescription, that is the rule of my clan, but the villain can prepare a good medicine for you, as long as you seal it with wax pills, it will not lose its effect even if it is a hundred years." Shang Yu immediately replied in the same language.

The county commander Ge Ribu Subarche had been staring at Shang Yu again when he was talking, hoping to see some problems, in his territory, if the Mu clan's disciples passed by, they would definitely come to him to rest and sharpen, Shang Yu was injured for a month and a half, and Mu Suli had never been to Yongchuan County at all, so he was a little suspicious of Shang Yudi's identity.

But Shang Yu's answer was not revealed, and the Mu clan was originally the surname of the Qiang royal family, and both Qiang and Mongolian languages also showed that Shang Yu was indeed the Suicao clan in the Mu clan, and the other party also refused his request on the grounds of secret methods, but he could provide him with medicine, which made him completely believe Shang Yu's words.

"So good! Little Brother Mu, your Mu family has a great relationship with me! This mansion was built by your Mu family and gave me a lot of property, plus your Suicao clan is also a side of the Mu clan, you and I are brothers, and you can requisition Han dogs, medicines and other things in this city! This southern grazing land is not a place for us to live for a long time after all, if we don't enjoy it well, we can't get it when we return to the north! The fat county magistrate said such a sentence again without a head.

"Don't dare! Lord of the county government, how dare the villain be called a brother side by side with the adult, you still call the little one, don't bother the little one. Shang Yu couldn't help but feel a burst of ecstasy in his heart at this time, it seemed that he had finally passed this level.

"You're welcome! As long as you can make those medicines, the county will issue a guide and give you a silver tael, so that you can return to the capital safely! Ge Ribu Subarche was completely relieved at this time, the more he looked at Shang Yu at this time, the more happy he became, the Sui Cao clan of the Qiang clan was quite secretive, but he didn't expect that there was such a young man surnamed Mu in his hands, which could make him get those medicines.

At this moment, the official entered the pavilion with more than a dozen maids in turn, and put a variety of wine and food on the table, and under the fragrance, Shang Yu couldn't help but move his index finger.

"Little Brother Wood! Come, I'll give you a drink, and after this meal, you and the officials will be able to gather the medicines you need in the city, and make them for the county as soon as possible. Gribu Subarcher raised his glass and said to Shang Yu, his face full of sincerity.

Shang Yu raised his glass and said that he didn't dare, but he was secretly thinking in his heart: "That beauty and longevity pill can make people regulate the body, and can slow down aging, and it will also be helpful for sexual affairs, but the materials are extremely rare, even if you want to prepare them in Quanzhou Mansion, it is not a day's work, if you want to get the guide, you have to make pills for him, but it will take a lot of time, how is this good?" ”

Shang Yu was very anxious to go north, his parents and Lu Wan were very concerned about him, but if there was no way, he could only pretend to be a beggar and beg all the way, which was not what he thought.

This banquet was actually very rich, but Shang Yu ate it tastelessly, all because of what he thought in his heart.

On the second day, the official came to the guest room very early to wake up Shang Yu, and after Shang Yu had eaten, he urged him to go to the street to buy medicine.

"Brother Mu! If you like the things of the Han people in this city, I can get them all for you, this is the place where the lord confesses, you can give an order at any time. After an hour of selection, Shang Yu finally collected more than a dozen herbs in the two pharmacies, but only the two main medicines of Aoki Lotus Seed and Centennial Shou Wu were missing, although the amount was not much, but it was the most important part of making the beauty and longevity pills.

"Lord Yacha, are there any other pharmacies in the city? If there are no two main drugs, Aoki lotus seed and hundred-year-old shou wu, then it can't be used! Shang Yu sat in the car and lifted the curtain and said to the officer.

"Brother Mu, if it is said that the medicinal materials are the most complete, it should be Lu's Pharmacy, they always have to ship to Quanzhou after purchasing a large number of medicines, as long as they are loaded and sold to Fanbang, they can always get several times or even more than ten times the profit, this year before they can transport the medicinal materials, something happened to the Lu family. Coachman, let's go to Lu's Pharmacy. When the official said this, he couldn't help but show a gloating expression on his face, but at the same time, he also ordered the coachman to drive to Lu's pharmacy.

"Oh! Is Lu's Pharmacy very big? What's going on? Shang Yu wanted to know how the outside world was rumoring about the Lu family's firm, so he asked.

"The Lu clan business is all over the Central Plains, especially the coastal areas, but their proprietor has evaded taxes for millions of taels for many years, and was discovered by the Quanzhou Prefecture Bo Si and played the imperial court, which has been controlled by the local government and the Quanzhou government has also designated someone to take over the Lu business."

"Brother Mu, there's something peculiar! That is the Lu clan people left Quanzhou Port last month to flee, should have arrived in Beicang Port after ten years, there is another place where the Lu family business is concentrated, but now more than 40 days have passed, but there has been no news, I heard rumors that they may have encountered a hundred years of rare winter double dragons at sea, it seems that if they commit a crime, even the dragon lord will be punished! When the official said this, his face was full of pride, as if he was the Dragon Lord.

After hearing this, Shang Yu felt like a lightning strike in his heart, and thought a little stupidly in the car: "God, mother, did they encounter a sea tornado storm?" And it's a double dragon scroll, so wouldn't the fleet be unlucky? ”

The official continued: "Something happened to the northern caravan of the Lu clan, I heard that the leader Shang Jian fell into quicksand in the desert and died, and all the goods brought back from the Western Regions were looted by bandits, that was the news from Quanzhou, and I also heard that the steward of the Lu family business surnamed Li in Quanzhou Prefecture fled, it is really unimaginable that this kind of thing would happen to the largest Han merchant in the Central Plains!" ”

Shang Yu suddenly felt dark in front of him in the car at this time, and shouted wildly in his heart: "No, none of this is true!" ”

At this moment, the local official outside suddenly said, "Hey! Brother Mu, Lu's Pharmacy has arrived, but it has been closed for the past two days, so I'll call the door! Hey, this carriage has the words Quanzhou Mansion, and it seems that the person who received the store came. ”

Shang Yu endured the grief in his heart, lifted the curtain of the car and looked out, but he couldn't help but be taken aback.

"How did he come to be the one to take over the Lu firm? It's not good, if he is allowed to see me, it will inevitably reveal my identity, but how can this be good? ”

I saw that it had just stopped at a luxury carriage in front of Lu's pharmacy, and he was stepping down with a villain's expression full of triumph, and I saw that this person was wearing a fine Huzhou silk cotton robe, holding a white stove in his hand, and a huge blue gem on the ferret hat on his head.

"Brother Mu! Get out of the car, let's go pick up the medicine. Seeing that Shang Yu didn't get out of the car, the official outside the car couldn't help urging.