Afternoon.

Gongsun Xiong was taking a nap, and the old housekeeper hurriedly ran in again, sweating profusely and said, "Master, something is not good!" ”

Gongsun Xiong said angrily: "What's going on again?" ”

Steward Wang gasped and said: "Master, today the government posted a notice to buy grain for 15,000 yuan per stone, and the Zhou family and the Zhao family began to waver, preparing to sell all the grain to the government. ”

"These two-faced guys!"

Gongsun Xiong couldn't help but scold.

"Master, the people who went to the government to make trouble also returned in vain."

Gongsun Xiong said with a shocked face: "The government didn't give alms today? ”

Steward Wang sighed and said: "The porridge has also been given and the grain has been distributed, but all the people who received the grain have all been recorded, saying that they will exchange work for food in the future, and they will be sent by the government at any time." ”

Gongsun Xiong was disappointed, but he didn't expect that there was a mess at this juncture.

After thinking about it, Gongsun Xiong got up and said, "Lao Wang, you prepare a carriage for me, and I will personally go to visit the new Lord Taishou." ”

"Master, there's only one way now."

Steward Wang hurried down to prepare.

Gongsun Xiong went straight to the treasury and took out five hundred taels of gold, looking reluctant.

Taishou at the gate of the house.

"Hurry up and report it, my lord wants to see you too much."

A strong man shouted at the guard at the door with a big grin, not paying attention to this soldier who was guarding the mansion at all.

"Dang!"

The two Xuanjia sergeants drew their swords at their waists, staggered each other, and scolded: "Who is coming, dare to break into the Taishou Mansion and look for death?" ”

"You ......"

The strong man was furious, and was about to open his mouth to scold, but Gongsun Xiong, who got off the carriage, reprimanded: "Hugh is rude! ”

This strong man is the prisoner of Gongsun Xiong's admission, surnamed Li Minggui, ruthless, kills without blinking, is known as a hegemon in Xiangping City, and has been free to enter and leave this Taishou Mansion countless times in the past, but I didn't expect to hit a wall today.

People are under the eaves, they have to bow their heads, as the Gongsun Xiong of the merchant family, but he knows this very well, so he put away his usual posture of looking down on people, and said with a smile: "I'm tired of reporting it, just say that Gongsun Xiong wants to see him!" ”

"Gongsun Xiong?"

One of the guards said in confusion.

The other guard also shook his head with a puzzled expression, and then shouted: "Lord Taishou has a distinguished guest visiting today, if there is no major event, you should go back!" ”

Guest?

Gongsun Xiong chuckled in his heart, and without waiting to ask, the guard said to himself: "Liu Gongzi from Zhuo County is really generous, and his shot is more than 10,000 taels of gold, and the famine in the city will be no big problem." ”

"Yes! Liu Gongzi and Lord Taishou have a close personal relationship, and they are both protégés of Lord Mu Huangfu of Jizhou, so of course they will help each other with righteousness. ”

……

The two of you said a word to me, and chatted in a low voice, completely ignoring the existence of Gongsun Xiong.

But the words of these two people reached the ears of Gongsun Xiong, like a pig-killing knife, piercing his little heart, the owner of the first village in the world and Liaodong Taishou are the same brothers.

It's a big deal!

If you can't raise all the food on time, how can you be alone, let alone the five thousand taels of gold in hand, and when the time comes, you will put the capital into it.

Gongsun Xiong took out ten taels of gold from his cuffs, quietly handed it over, and whispered: "Two little generals, bother to go in and report it, there is really something important to see you in the next place." ”

The guard weighed the gold in his hand, looked disgusted, his face was displeased, and muttered: "Lord Taishou specially instructed today, saying that all outsiders will not be seen, and I don't want to anger Lord Taishou for just ten taels of gold." ”

Gongsun Xiong was embarrassed for a while, this is ten taels of gold, which is comparable to your official salary for a year.

There was no way, looking at the insatiable appearance of the two guards, Gongsun Xiong could only take out fifty taels of broken gold from his cuffs, handed it over, and said in a deep voice: "It's okay now!" ”

Looking at the golden broken gold, the two guards were satisfied with the gold, and then one of them got up and walked towards the inner mansion.

The backyard of the government.

Liu Yi lay comfortably on the homemade rattan chair, shaking the pu fan, humming a little song, and drinking homemade herbal tea.

"Lord, Gongsun Xiong asked to see him outside the mansion and gave him sixty taels of gold."

The Xuanjia Army guards took out the broken gold, put it on the stone case in front of Liu Yi, and said with a proud face: "Looking at that appearance, it seems that I am a little anxious." ”

"Haha! What a generous shot! What a rich man. ”

Liu Yi laughed and sat up, fiddled with the broken gold on the stone case, and ordered: "You go down and tell Gongsun Xiong, just say that Ben Taishou is drunk and unconscious, what is the matter, come back tomorrow." ”

"No!"

Seeing the guards walk out, Gongsun Xiong hurriedly greeted him and asked, "Little General, can I go in now?" ”

The guard said with a straight face: "Lord Taishou and Liu Gongzi have seen each other very happily, they are already drunk, I'm afraid I won't be able to wake up today, you better go back!" ”

What the?

Gongsun Xiong scolded in his heart, he spent sixty taels of gold in vain, and the matter has not yet been settled, which is really unlucky.

Gongsun Xiong was like an ant on a hot pot, so he was in a hurry, but he couldn't force his way into the Taishou Mansion, so he could only return to the mansion in frustration.

Time flew by, and a day passed.

On the second day, Gongsun Xiong came to the gate of the Taishou Mansion early to wait.

Seeing the door of the mansion open, Gongsun Xiong hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Two little generals, Lord Taishou is free today." ”

The guard shook his head and sighed: "You really didn't come at the right time, I heard that the Xianbei Soil Dog is going south, and it will be a disaster soon, Lord Taishou personally went to the military camp to train the soldiers, I am afraid that I will not be able to come back until later." ”

Barrack?

Gongsun Xiong looked confused, he didn't hear that there was a military camp in Xiangping City! But this involves the important place of the military camp, and Gongsun Xiong is not good at inquiring privately, so he can only ask: "Little general, I bother you to report it again, and there will be heavy thanks in the future." ”

"Trespassing into the barracks is a capital offense!"

The guard muttered.

Looking at the faces of the two of them, Gongsun Xiong knew that this was another benefit, so he could only take out fifty taels of gold again, and said in a deep voice: "I'm tired of reporting it." ”

The guard took the gold and replied, "Wait, I'll try it." ”

With that, one of the guards headed straight to the west of the city.

Half an hour later, the guard came back and replied, "I have already passed it on for you, but Lord Taishou said that the battle is important, and if there is anything to do after defeating the Xianbei Tugou." ”

"Ah......h

Gongsun Xiong's mouth opened wide in shock.

After Gongsun Xiong touched his nose again, he returned to the mansion helplessly, and hurriedly greeted Steward Wang: "Old Wangtou, how are the Zhou family and the Zhao family talking?" “

Steward Wang said with a distressed face: "Master, yesterday the government really bought 200 stone of grain from their hands, and they were all bought for 15,000 yuan per stone, so if you want to buy grain from them, I am afraid that in terms of price, you have to re-approve." ”

"If you don't have time, you immediately go and buy two thousand stone of grain, according to the price given by the government."

Gongsun Xiong said in a hurry.