Hanzhong County, Nanzheng County! That is, the place in Hanzhong City in the future! Sima Xun occupies the largest mansion in the city, although it is said that he did not open a mansion and build a government, but because he is a relatively domineering person, therefore, a major military and political affairs, basically not fixed in the assassin's mansion.

The major affairs of the entire state and county revolve around him, and if others are in the mansion, all matters big and small have to be sent to the mansion to be handled. In this way, his house is also very lively on weekdays, and there are endless people coming and going.

Since he has been promoted to the title, this mansion has now been renamed the Hou Mansion. Although this title is a relatively low rank among the marquis.

Sima Xun, the assassin of Liangzhou, is over forty years old this year, and he seems to be in the prime of life. He is very tall and strong, and the Jiangzuo court, the military officials like to have fun at will, drunk on the mountains and rivers, he is most concerned about money and his own soldiers and horses.

Of course, this kind of thing, for every ambitious person, is basically the same. After all, without this money and soldiers, this ambition would be impossible.

There was nothing too big to do today, so Sima Xun took a break in the house. And beside him were Shi Liangyi, the governor of Liang who was trusted by him, and his son Sima Kang!

Even when he was resting at home, Sima Xun was wearing a military uniform, of course, not armor. This kind of clothing is very convenient to wear on the body, whether it is on a horse or for sports, it is very suitable. The most important thing is that if you need to, you can put on the armor directly.

In this regard, he is very different from those officials in Jiangzuo, and even those officials under his own command or in Shuzhong. Because those civil and military officials, even if they have something, they will not be particularly formal!

In the Wei and Jin dynasties, scholars liked to wear wide robes and large sleeves, or they wore Taoist robes, not doing their jobs, and placing their affection on the mountains and rivers. What's more, they simply get drunk at home, and even take Wushi San, bare-chested and exposed, and are arrogant.

It would be fine to say that only a small number of people are like this, but in the entire Jiangzuo court, most of them are such people. Moreover, it is also beautiful and fashionable. In this way, it is basically wishful thinking to say that this group of people wants to recover the Central Plains and restore the old mountains and rivers.

As an important minister of Jiang Zuo, Sima Xun is different, and the reason why he is different is thought to be related to his experience when he was a child. Because when he was very young, he was raised by the former Zhao general Linghu Ni, and it was not until he was not young that he fled back to Jiangzuo and got an official position.

During the time he was in the north, he dealt with the people of Zhao every day, and the people there did not have the habits of Jiang Zuo. In particular, many of them are Hu people, who are almost undressed all day long, and have been fighting for many years.

In this way, under the influence of his ears and eyes, Sima Xun naturally developed this habit. Leave aside his personal ambitions, or the question of his abilities. From this point of view alone, he is relatively good.

"Envoy, in the past two months, we have set up checkpoints at key roads such as Meridian Road and Fu Luo Road to collect taxes from passing merchants, and we have already seen results. In just two months, our income has doubled compared to the past! "Changshi Liang Yi is Sima Xun's confidant, so he manages a lot of things for him. At this time, taking advantage of his free time, he took out an account book and said.

Since ancient times, if you want to go south to Sichuan and Shu from the north, whether it is Guanzhong or Qinzhou in the west, there are not many ways to go south to Sichuan and Shu. To sum it up, it's just five. These five paths were born in different eras, and the degree of difficulty is completely different.

Starting from the easternmost Meridian Road, to the west, there are Fu Luo Road, Bao Chuan Road, Chen Cang Road, and the westernmost Qishan Road. Among them, the first four are all leading from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, and only the last one is leading to Tianshui!

This is also the reason why Sima Xun set up a card on the road, and the caravan had to pay for it, because there was really no other way to go.

"Very good, since Li Xin took Qinzhou, all the caravans from the west have been blocked in Qinzhou, and Qishan Dao is of no great use. But in this way, all the caravans that want to enter the land of Sichuan and Shu will have to pass through the other four roads, just so that we can collect some taxes! Especially Li Xin's caravan, which is making money every day, wants to pass over from our territory and not leave a little money to buy roads, so how is it possible? Hearing this, Sima Xun couldn't help but nod.

"Grandpa, let's do this, I'm afraid that Li Xin won't give up. Now that the Huashan Army is in full swing, if the other party raises troops to attack, what should we do? Sima Kang listened beside him, and couldn't help but ask at this time.

"Lang Jun don't have to worry, we are separated from the Huashan Army by the Qinling Mountains, even if the other party really wants to get in, it is not so easy. What's more, the envoy is an important minister of the court, and Liangzhou is the land of the court. Then if Li Xinzhen dares to fight, he will be an enemy of the imperial court, and with his current strength, he is not qualified to do so! Sima Xun didn't answer, so Liang Yan answered first.

"Liang Changshi is right, these roads are under our control, the other party wants to fight, where is it so easy! Moreover, once the war started, his caravan would not want to enter the land of Sichuan and Shu again, in that case, the loss to him would be great! Sima Xun nodded, agreeing with this analysis.

"Envoy Qiyu, someone outside the door asks to see you, and the person who comes claims to be the messenger of the Huashan Army!" As he spoke, the guards outside the door ran in to report.

"Oh! If that's what happened, the people who came should be here to collect taxes! Well, what do you think should be done? Hearing this, Sima Xun couldn't help but groan for a while, and asked the two people on the side.

"Envoy, no matter whether people come to reason or threaten, we must not fall under others. In the opinion of the following officials, it is better to order fifty armor soldiers to be placed on the main hall, so that the other party can see the majesty of the envoy's soldiers and horses! Liang Yan thought for a moment and replied.

"Okay, let's do it now!" Hearing this, Sima Xun immediately agreed.

Since Fan Tong received Li Xin's order, he immediately made preparations after returning, and early the next morning, he set off directly with the southbound caravan. Along the way, he was thinking about how to make Sima Xun not only not collect taxes from his caravans, but also give convenience along the way.

After a few days, according to Li Xin's suggestion, he finally came up with an idea. Therefore, I went to Sima Xun's house to pay a visit, but the soldier went in to report for a long time, and he didn't see an accurate reply.

"This guy, shouldn't he have given less money, and he didn't report it to me at all!" Fan Tong couldn't help but think. Just as he was thinking about it, he saw the soldier he had seen before, and he ran out at this time.

"My envoy invites you in, and please leave the blade and other things!" The soldier said, and immediately came to search his body.

Hearing this, Fan Tong couldn't help but shake his head, that Sima Xun was also too careful. However, he didn't have any blades on him, so there was nothing to fear. After a brief search, I walked inside.

Led by the soldiers, they came all the way to the front of the main hall. Fan Tong, who had already seen the palace of Chang'an City, naturally would not be frightened by this small marquis's mansion, took a look outside the door, and walked in directly.

However, as soon as he entered the main hall, he noticed that something was wrong. For on either side of the whole hall stood a row of tall and armored soldiers, holding a sword in their left hand and a sword in their right.

At this time, as soon as he appeared at the door, they immediately looked at him together, and in an instant, Fan Tong seemed to feel a murderous aura rushing towards him.

"It seems that this is trying to give me a dismount! Unfortunately, I have also been on the battlefield and cut off the heads of my enemies with my own hands, which is nothing to me. It's the other party who did this, it seems that he understands the purpose of my coming, and he understands it a little! Standing at the door for a while, Fan Tong's thoughts went straight to his heart.

However, just thinking about it for a while, he stepped directly into the main hall, and then, without looking at the armor soldiers on both sides, he came to Sima Xun with a calm expression, only four meters away from the other party.

"Fan Tong, the envoy of the Huashan Army, meet Lord Assassin Shi!" Fan Tong came to the front and bowed.

"Bold, why don't you kneel when you see my envoy?" Seeing him like this, Liang Yan, who was standing at the bottom right of Sima Xun, couldn't help but shout angrily.

"Kneel!" With this sentence, the armor soldiers on both sides suddenly shouted in unison.

"General Sima is an envoy, and my general is also an envoy! If you talk about military positions, my general is much higher than General Sima, so I am already insulting my general by doing this great gift! If you want to kneel, it's impossible! Fan Tong didn't pay attention to this momentum oppression at all, looked at Sima Xun in front of him, and said lightly.

"Hmph, Li Xin is just self-appointed, and my envoy has been appointed by the imperial court, how can you compare with him?" Sima Kang snorted coldly at this time and said.

"Since you are a messenger, you should know the etiquette, and if you are so rude, we have nothing to talk about! If it weren't for General Ben's good intentions, he would have killed you on the spot today, so that Li Xin would know the majesty of General Ben! When Sima Xun heard his words, he was also a little angry.

"If General Sima wants to engage in such a battle of words, there is no way to do it. If the general wants to kill him, then please do it! On top of this hall, fifty armor soldiers happened to be one person and one sword, and they killed me here! If Fan frowned a little, he would not be a member of the Huashan Army! Hearing a few people talking, Fan Tong couldn't help but sneer and said angrily. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "Eastern Jin Dynasty Tang Wang's Claw Book House" for free for the first time.