Half an hour later, the setting sun had exhausted its last rays of sunset, slowly sinking into the earth, the twilight gradually blurred, and a crescent moon had crept up the treetops before I knew it. Guan Yan was taking Zhou Cang to wander on Xuanwu Street, the largest street in Xuzhou. The ancients paid attention to "making work at sunrise and resting at sunset", but now it is night, and there are no people on the street.

Guan Yan walked up to a small vendor who was about to close the stall and said, "This little brother, may I ask where is Lord Mi's mansion?" The little trader raised his head and replied, "Which Mi master is the son asking?" ”“

How many other Mi adults are there? Guan Yan asked.

The little trader smiled and said, "Look at the son who is not from Xuzhou, I have two Mi adults in Xuzhou." One is Mi Zhu, Ren Xuzhou is not engaged in driving, and the other is Mi Fang, Ren Xuzhou Peng Chengxiang. They are brothers. ”

"Oh~~~" Guan Yan dragged a long tail note, and he remembered that there was a Mi Fang, which had a lot to do with Guan Yu's loss of Jingzhou and his killing. Guan Yan continued: "I want to ask Mi Zhu, Lord Mi's mansion. ”

"Lord Mi Zhu," said the little trader, pointing east along the street, "along this street, go straight until you reach the mansion of Lord Mi Zhu." Guan Yan arched his hand and said, "Thank you, little brother." With that, Guan Yan led Zhou Cang to walk in the direction pointed by the small trader.

Since ancient times, the prosperous place has been either a political center or a transportation artery. Xuzhou is close to the Yellow Sea in the east, the Central Plains in the west, the Lunan Mountains in the north, and the Jianghuai Plain in the south; It is the "waist eye" of eastern China and the "throat" of north and south of China. Such an important geographical location has naturally become a place for soldiers to fight, and it has also become a prosperous and wealthy place.

Guan Yan strolls down the street, the indigo black sky outlines the outline of the buildings on the street, this style is not as luxurious and exquisite as the buildings after the Tang Dynasty, but the Qin and Han dynasties pay attention to the heavy, atmospheric, and rough beauty. Guan Yan looked at the buildings on both sides of the street, and thought of a sentence in his heart: Xuan Jun is magnificent, and the eaves are pecked!

Unconsciously, Guan Yan and Zhou Cang had already walked to the end of the street, only to see a deep mansion gate standing in front of them.

The top of the house gate is three zhang high, and two vermilion pillars stand on both sides of the eaves;

The cornices stretch out more than a zhang, hooking and fighting, unfolding like sharp claws;

Under the cornices hangs a pair of large red lanterns, on which the word "Mi" is written in thick ink;

The golden tiger head knocker is extremely conspicuous against the backdrop of the vermilion gate;

On both sides of the gate sit a pair of white marble mighty stone lions, with teeth and claws, lifelike;

There is a three-foot stone platform under the door of the house, and a row of small stairs extends outward from the front of the platform, just in front of the feet of Guan Yan.

Guan Yanxin said: What a magnificent mansion! Guan Yan turned his head to look at Zhou Cang, who was also looking at the door in a daze, and hurriedly nudged Zhou Cang with his elbow and said, "Steward Zhou, go and call the door." Zhou Cang hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes." With that, Zhou Cang stepped forward and "snapped" three times in a row.

Soon, the door squeaked and opened a crack, and a man in his forties came out and said to Zhou Cang: "May I ask what you are doing here late at night?" Zhou Cang replied in a rough voice: "At noon today, Lord Mi invited my housekeeper to your mansion in the evening. The family Ding looked in the direction of Zhou Cang's finger, hurriedly stepped forward, and said to Guan Yanzuo: "It turned out to be Guan Gongzi, and the villain is the housekeeper of Mifu. Guan Gongzi, please come with me. With that, he turned around and led Guan Yan and Zhou Cang towards the mansion.

The gate of the house is so magnificent, and there is a hole in the house. Guan Yan and Zhou Cang followed the family up or down, or turned or straight, and it took a long time for a stick of incense to come to Mi Zhu's study, and the housekeeper said outside the door: "My lord, Guan Gongzi has arrived." After a while, the door opened, and Mi Zhu was still smiling, but the daytime clothes had been changed, and now he was wearing a black satin robe, which looked even richer.

Mi Zhu arched his hand and said, "Mi Mou has been waiting for a long time," and instructed the housekeeper on the side: "Mi Fu, please invite the people brought by Guan Gongzi to the side hall for tea." As soon as Zhou Cang heard that he was going to leave Guan Yan, he was about to refute, Guan Yan lightly touched Zhou Cang with his shoulder and said, "In this case, Steward Zhou will go with this one to rest first, don't worry." Zhou Cang followed Lao Xu to the side hall.

It wasn't until Zhou Cang left that Mi Zhu turned sideways, flicked his big sleeves in, and said, "Guan Gongzi, please." Guan Yan smiled slightly and walked into Mi Zhu's study.

On the wall facing the door of the study, a pair of words were hung, on which read: The way of heaven, make up for the deficiency with more than it loses; The way of man, the loss is not enough to give more than enough.

Guan Yan couldn't help but stop and look at this couplet, turned his head and smiled at Mi Zhu: "Yan has heard that the Mi family in Xuzhou has more than 100 million yuan, but I don't know the way of Fengtian or the way of man?" Mi Zhu was stunned for a moment when he heard Guan Yan ask this question, and suddenly stroked his palms and laughed: "Guan Gongzi is really a wonderful person, ordinary people come here to see this word, in order to please me, they all say that I have 'far-reaching artistic conception' and other illusory words, and the rats are also!" I don't know what Childe has to say? ”

Mi Zhu squinted his eyes and looked at Guan Yan, as if he was listening carefully to Guan Yan's words. Guan Yan threw his big sleeves behind him and said: "Walking the road is rich, and walking the way of heaven is precious." Now Mi Daren not only has trillions of family assets, but also is more expensive to engage in Xuzhou, when the extreme wealth. This heavenly and humane trade-off, Mi Dafang is Xiao Chu for this! After that, Guan Yan made a gesture and was deeply at Mi Zhu. Mi Zhu hurriedly supported Guan Yan and smiled: "Wonderful, wonderful." The two of us hate to see each other late, come and come, sit down and talk again. ”

Mi Zhu took Guan Yan's hand, came to the desk, asked Guan Yan to sit down, after the two sat down, Mi Zhu asked his subordinates to serve good tea, Mi Zhu held the teacup, gently blowing the tea leaves floating on the water and said: "Zhu Wen Gongzi wants to buy grain and grass, and the grain stores in Picheng are all opened by a certain place, I don't know how much Gongzi wants to buy?" Guan Yan took a sip of fragrant tea and said: "I want to buy 150,000 stone grain and grass in the future." Guan Yan originally thought that fifteen stones of grain and grass would definitely surprise Mi Zhu, but he didn't expect Mi Zhu to just raise his eyelids and say: "Zhu prepare, within ten days, 150,000 stones of grain and grass will definitely be ready." ”

Mi Zhu raised his head slightly, looked at Guan Yan with a smile and said: "Zhu Wengongzi is a person from Yanzhou, but he has never heard of a big family surnamed 'Guan' in Yanzhou," Hearing this, Guan Yan was shocked: Mi Zhu is a big businessman, and the big families in the surrounding states of Xuzhou must have heard of it, and he pretended to be a Yanzhou family, and he really hit the muzzle.

Guan Yan stared at Mi Zhu deadly, but Mi Zhu smiled even more exaggeratedly: "150,000 stone grains and grass are enough for more than 10,000 people to eat for a year, there are really a lot of people in the Gongzi clan!" Mi Zhu deliberately accentuated the tone of the word "person". Guan Yan laughed dryly and said, "The world is so big, there must be something unheard of." Our people are in the deep countryside, and it is reasonable that Lord Mi has never heard of it. Now that the yellow scarves are everywhere, in order to protect the family, the elders of the clan decided to recruit village warriors. Buying more grain and grass is also in case of emergency. ”

"Hahaha~" Mi Zhu laughed and said: "What the son said is very true, and now it is indeed a troubled time for the Yellow Turban." Mi Zhu put down the teacup and lightly tapped his index finger on the tabletop, as if thinking about something. Guan Yan didn't make a sound, just drank tea silently.

After a long time, Mi Zhu said in an astonishing manner: "Zhu Jin gave his son 150,000 stone grain and grass, and I only ask my Mi family caravan not to cause trouble in Qingzhou." Hearing this, Guan Yan knew that Mi Zhu had already guessed his identity.

Now that the yellow scarves are everywhere, this time is also a good opportunity to do business, Mi Zhu wants to use 150,000 stone grain and grass to ensure the safety of his caravan doing business in Qingzhou. But I don't understand why the dignified Xuzhou Don't drive to do this.

Guan Yan chuckled: "The matter has come to this, Yan only has two questions to ask. Mi Zhu arched his hand and said, "Don't dare, son, please speak." Guan Yan stood up and paced back and forth in the room: "First, Yan's identity is already known to Lord Mi. Thou art an official, and I am a thief; Why didn't Yan's identity be exposed and sent to the official for strict handling? Mi Zhu smiled and said: "Although the son is a wonderful person, how can he not understand the mystery?" Mi Zhu also stood up, exhaled lightly and said: "Zhu Ren Xuzhou is not to drive, Zhu's brother Mi Fang is Peng Chengxiang, all of them are Xuzhou humerus, why?" Because my Mi family has hundreds of millions of dollars, the businesses and goods needed by the officials and people in Xuzhou are all from the Mi family's shops. If there is no such reason, how can my two brothers be officials? Whether it is an official or a thief, you only need to ensure that I am thorough, and they are all friends of my family. ”

Guan Yan understood that the interests of the family in this era are always in the first place, because Confucianism at this time is not as deep-rooted as it was after the Song Dynasty, the replacement of dynasties is not important, and the rise and fall of the family is the primary matter.

Guan Yan nodded slightly and continued: "Second, how does Lord Mi know that Yan will not break his promise? If I have received bread, and I have done against it, what do you desire? Mi Zhu said indifferently: "Zhu's parents died early, he was in business at the age of thirteen, and he practiced his skills since he was a child. Mi Zhu pointed to his eyes and continued: "It's this pair of eyes. Zhu is confident, the world is big, the ability to recognize people, higher than Zhu, several people. And if Mi Zhu is here, the Xuzhou officials and soldiers must not disturb the son. ”

Mi Zhu's last sentence ostensibly said that as long as you cooperate, you can ensure that the Xuzhou officials and troops will not fight Guan Yan's troops, in other words, if you toast and don't eat and drink, you will use your position to beat you, which is a naked threat.

Of course, Guan Yan heard the meaning of the last sentence, and thought about it, now he is earning 150,000 stone of grain for nothing, Mi Zhu's request is not to move his caravan, but also to provide a certain amount of protection, take one step at a time, and agree first. Thinking of this, Guan Yan's face, which had been stiff for a long time, finally stretched out, and laughed: "Lord Mi is really fast-talking, this 'business' is negotiated, I don't know how to celebrate the business negotiation in Xuzhou customs?" Mi Zhu was stunned by Guan Yan's words, but he instantly reacted and said loudly: "Come on, serve wine!" ”……

The two drank until midnight, Guan Yan returned to the inn tremblingly with the support of Zhou Cangdi, and Mi Fu on the side saw that he had arrived at the inn, so he arched his hand and said: "Guan Gongzi and Steward Zhou have arrived, and the villain has retired first." Zhou Cang hurriedly returned the salute: "Steward Mi walks slowly." ”

Why did Mi Fu send Guan Yan and Zhou Cang back to the inn all the way? It turned out that there was a "curfew" in this era. After dark, it is not allowed to move around the city at will, otherwise you will be flogged twenty. The Mi family is the first family in Xuzhou, as the saying goes: the prime minister is the first official. Therefore, the housekeeper Mi Fu also has a bit of thin noodles, so he can send Guan Yan Zhou Cang back to the inn safely.

Zhou Cang carried Guan Yan back to the room, came to the bedside, turned around and threw Guan Yan down, and threw Guan Yan into a muffled snort.

A rough person is a rough person, how can he take care of people carefully, Zhou Cang didn't care what posture Guan Yan was lying on the bed, he directly pulled down the quilt and covered Guan Yan.

Then Zhou Cangchang exhaled, beat his waist, and muttered out of the room. Only Guan Yan, who was lying on the bed with his body badly twisted, was left with nightmares like being tortured in hell......

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