Chaolu husband and wife, one sings with a red face and the other with a white face, and the flower work of "one hand with a big stick and one hand with candy" is a good time; And Li Zilin, as the middleman, only concentrated on the good wine and good food, and completely withdrew from the matter. It's a pity that these four new elders of the Li family are also worthy of the "iron rooster bloodline" flowing in their bodies, and they are all "hard bones" who sacrifice their wealth and lives; Even though Chaolu and his wife were both soft and hard, they only left a sentence of "go back and discuss with the clansmen", and hurriedly left.

After the four misers left the Invitation Moon Tower, before Chaolu could attack, Li Zilin clenched his hands into fists and said with a leisurely expression:

"Congratulations to the Great Khan, the matter of borrowing grain has been completed."

Chaolu, who has a straightforward personality, was surrounded by this group of "misers" and was furious; Now listening to Li Zilin's congratulations, he was stunned on the spot again:

"It's done? Didn't they say to go back and discuss? How did it be? ”

Li Zilin got up, poured him a glass of wine himself, and repeated it again in a mysterious way:

"It's done, it's done."

Chaolu looked back at Saldi, saw that Saldi also had stars shining in his eyes, and nodded to himself again and again, so he drank the wine in the cup depressedly and ate the food.

Saldi and Li Zilin looked at each other and smiled, and patiently explained to Chaolu:

"Great Khan, I still remember that at the beginning of our uprising, we asked for weapons and horse harness from the "All-Security League", and they said the same thing as these Li family, saying that they should be considered; But when Qin Bari swept away the Jiuqu Ranch in one fell swoop, why did they obediently send things over? ”

"What's so strange about that? Our Shenshi Army is invincible and terrified them! ”

"So, it's the same thing. Now that the steel knife is on the neck, what else can these four Li family elders think about? It's nothing more than wanting to drag on for a while longer to see when Qingshan City will be attacked by Qin Bayi! As for the grain we asked, that is, the cattle and sheep that they showed their allegiance, there was only one chance to choose, so we naturally had to be cautious. ”

Hearing this, in addition to the attitude of the Li family, Chaolu also figured out another problem. The reason why Li Zilin took refuge in himself was not because he was afraid of the invincible army of Shenshi; He just wanted to stay out of the war and keep his bargaining chips, that is, the 80,000 Qi Yuan army under his command; Because as long as he holds this army in his hands, no matter how the imperial power changes, he Li Zilin will always be a prince all the way.

By the same token, for these four rich people, food is their bargaining chip. With this food, no matter how the emperor changes, their lives are just as comfortable. Of course, Li Zilin is a scholar, with a long-term vision and flexibility; So when he saw the Shenshi army, he completely made a desperate bet and led the whole army to defect; And these four rich people are short-sighted businessmen who chase profit and smell in their bones, so they are still sitting on the wall and watching and falling with the wind.

Food and the army are indeed rich bargaining chips, but they are also the roots and seedlings of trouble; When the steel knives of the Shenshi army were pressed against their necks, the saying of "borrowing grain" no longer existed.

However, the "external reputation" of Mobei people has always been not very reliable. After all, most of them are amateur horse thieves; The so-called borrowing is just another word for "blackmail".

Now, even if Chaolu's head is not bright, he understands the reason why these four "rich people" who control grain and grass will inevitably give in. Three days, if there is no result after waiting for three days, then the five hundred Mobei warriors he brought will let them see the fierceness of the Mobei people.

The biggest piece of heart disease was solved, and the annoying guy fled; Chao Lu looked at the table in front of him that he had never seen before, and couldn't help but have a great appetite:

"Such a delicious thing, I really don't know how you Huayu people figured it out! It's a pity that this wine is too soft, not smooth, not smooth! ”

Li Zilin turned around with a smile, picked up a large porcelain urn from the bottom of the wine rack, waved his hand to seal the mud of the tank, and was choked three times in a row by the sky-high wine front:

"Ah......h This is the burning knife in Youbei, the strongest wine in the world! It's just that the stronger the wine, the more poor people drink, and they will get drunk to death with a glass of food, saving money; Therefore, this thing cannot be placed on the table. Fortunately, now that the business is done, you and my brother can also get drunk and rest......"

When Li Zilin said this, he suddenly looked ashamed, and put the wine jar back on the table:

"Oh, I was negligent! Sister Fang Cai said that she was right, I and the three of us had a banquet here, but we forgot the five hundred brothers in the palace. I had specially collected a batch of lambs in the house, and it was specially prepared for these brethren to receive the wind! At present, the army is in chaos, and the livestock is extremely expensive; If it weren't for my command, my family wouldn't dare to use it at will. In this way, my brother and sister-in-law drank a few cups first, and I went back and instructed my family to wait for the fire to roast the sheep, and then go to the wine cellar to take out all the old wine, and treat the Mobei brothers well! ”

After finishing speaking, Li Zilin immediately turned around and walked towards the stairs; Zhao Lu called out a few words, but was stopped by Li Zilin's "come when you go" and the refreshing aroma of spirits, so he no longer insisted. After all, there is only a distance of three streets between Dongyou Wangfu and Invite Yue Tower; He couldn't delay even half an hour back and forth!

Li Zilin walked down the steps slowly, but did not leave the gate of the Invitation Moon Tower; Instead, he turned around on the side of the barred cabinet on the first floor and slipped directly into the back kitchen of the Invitation Moon Building.

At this time, in the back kitchen, in addition to the three chefs wearing aprons, there were also the four "Li family elders" and two men in black. These two masked men were holding two Mobei men on the ground; They were holding each other's mouths and noses with their left hands, and with a dagger in their right hands, they had already cut a large hole in each other's necks, and blood was pouring out all over the ground......

"You four, go back and gather all the men now. The four city gates must be quickly stoned to death, and every ten people are assigned a gong, and the Mobei people will ring the gong to warn; The two of you, all the righteous people in the rivers and lakes will invite the Yuelou and the Governor's Mansion to surround a flood! I heard it clearly, there are now five hundred Mobei Lux in the Great Wilderness City, as well as the thief chieftains Chaolu and Saldi! Until tomorrow morning, none of these five hundred and two heads will be missing! ”

After finishing speaking, the four middle-aged people who played the role of "Elder of the Li Family" took orders and left; And the two Jianghu people who shot to kill the guards of Mobei's "dark pile" took out a set of black clothes from the rice jar and threw it to Li Zilin. And the master in the house, who was in charge of the stove, was squatting in front of the two Mobei people who were still breathing, and reprimanded his two apprentices:

"You're both looking at it! In this way, it is not clean to bleed the big animals, and it also tramples things, and the ground is covered with blood, not to mention the trouble of cleaning up......"

Li Zilin said to the master while changing his clothes:

"Don't worry about tidying up! Hurry up and take the apprentices away, I'll leave the door closed! ”

At this time, in the great wilderness city, there was already a rumor; On the third floor of the Invitation Moon Tower, it is still quiet and peaceful.

Chaolu drank a glass of spirits, and reached out to grab Sardi, who had just put down the wine jar:

"When was the last time we drank?"

"Is it just you and me? Think about it...... By the way, it was five years ago in the winter, on the edge of my family's ranch. At that time, your feet were swollen like a monster. I stole Daddy's godly wine to see you off......"

After Saldi said this, Chaolu also recalled that snowy night; With the temperature brought by that strong wine, he struggled to live a second life! If it weren't for the help of this unattractive virtuous woman around him, he would never have the scenery of Chaolu today......

"After so many years, I've suffered you."

Chaolu, who is not good at words, turned the mixed feelings in his chest into an ordinary sentence, and hid it in his stomach with a scorching spirit; And Saldi also smiled plainly, stroked his stomach, and said with a little annoyance:

"It's a pity that after so many years, I haven't been able to fill in a son and a half daughter for Da Khan......"

As soon as he said this, Saldi twitched his nose and immediately sat up from Da Chaolu's arms:

"Great Khan, did you smell it? It smells like burning......"

"Hundreds of sheep are on the fire shelf together, so is there still a scorch? Hey, I forgot to ask Brother Zilin to bring me one too......"

Although this inference is barely plausible, there is still some drumming in Sardi's heart; She looked at the quiet night scene of the Great Wilderness City, was silent for a long time, and finally took out a short knife from her waist and said to Chaolu:

"Great Khan, I'll go down and see how it goes."

"Hiccup...... Go ahead, go ahead, and see if there are any such ...... Burn the knife and wine, let the shopkeeper bring up a few more jars, I don't have enough to drink! ”

Saldi nodded in agreement, holding the handrail of the spiral ladder with one hand, and slowly walked down sideways.

Today, this Inviting Moon Building has been fully contracted by the Li family; So the second floor is naturally empty; Even the little second brother who was waiting for him had disappeared without a trace; Only the smell of burnt smell became more and more pungent and stinging, and Saldi could barely open his eyes......

There was no need to go any further, Sardi already knew that things were changing. She looked left and right, picked up a copper kettle in the corner, and quickly walked back to the third floor.

"Wine ......"

Chaolu, who was drunk and confused, had just opened his mouth to say the word "wine", and was splashed with a stream of warm water, and most of the wine woke up in an instant:

"It's on fire, run away!"

With a loud shout, Sardi stepped forward, grabbed Chaolu's wrist, and pulled him downstairs desperately; However, just when I reached the staircase leading to the first floor, I was forced back by the tongue of fire from the picture.

Like a mother, Saldi picked up the diminutive Chaolu and retreated to the third floor; Then she flew up, kicked one of the doors open, jumped off the third floor of the Invitation Moon Tower without hesitation, landed on her back, and slammed it on the bluestone paved pavement.

"Knock knock ......"

A crisp and rapid gong sounded, and Saldi, who was thrown into a mess, subconsciously wanted to drag Chaolu up and flee for his life, but only got back an empty ......