Nanzhili, Fengyang Mansion, Shou County.

With King Qin's soldiers and horses, they returned to the south one after another, and Liu Liangzuo also returned to Nanzhi, and set up his station in Shou County, controlling Bozhou, Wuyang, Mengcheng, Yingchuan, Huoqiu and other places in the northwest of Nanzhili, which happened to be adjacent to Gao Yihuan's territory.

Because after the Battle of Bozhou, Gao Yihuan and Liu Liangzuo reached an agreement, so the two sides have been peaceful for more than a year.

At this time, in a big mansion in Shou County, Liu Liangzuo was lying comfortably on a rattan chair, basking in the sun, and several women around him were waiting for him to eat the freshly picked fruits.

A person dressed as a scribe stood aside and reported to Liu Liangzuo, "Dashuai, according to the news found out by the lowly investigation, the gang of thieves who went to Shandong was not only Liu Shun who returned to Germany, Gao Yihuan should also be involved, and he is also the leader. ”

Liu Liangzuo sat up from the rattan chair and waved his hand to let the maid step aside, "Why do you say that?" ”

"Because of the number of horses, Liu Shun only has about 2,000 horses, while Gao Yihuan's war horses have at least 6,000." The scribe said: "This can also be seen from the beans and other horse materials that Gao Yihuan bought from us."

"Okay, you Gao Yihuan!" After Liu Liangzuo heard this, he was immediately furious, "Sure enough, it's him!" ”

Originally, Liu Liangzuo was more satisfied with Gao Yihuan, but after King Qin came back, Liu Liangzuo heard some news, saying that Gao Yihuan was the group of thieves who attacked the Qing army camp, which made Liu Liangzuo a little angry.

"This white-eyed wolf actually gave his head to the irrelevant Huang Chuangzi, and he didn't give it to Lao Tzu!" Liu Liangzuo's face was full of resentment, and he felt very hurt in his heart.

For more than a year, the two have been peaceful, and Liu Liangzuo has also turned a blind eye to Gao Yihuan's smuggling trade.

Although the two have never met, Liu Liangzuo has already regarded Gao Yihuan as his own and cherishes him.

It's like a woman who likes a man, and after giving a lot, she suddenly finds that this man accepts her goodness, but thinks about other women in her heart, hooks up with other women behind her back, and gives the best things to other women, then her mentality will immediately be broken.

Now Liu Liangzuo's mentality is like this, almost about to become a resentful woman.

This time, Huang Chuangzi was awarded the earl by virtue of the head he obtained, but Liu Liangzuo only received a little gold and silver award, which made him very unhappy.

At this time, the title of the Ming Dynasty was still very valuable, and Emperor Chongzhen easily did not confer a knighthood.

Before Wu Sangui fell in Beijing, he only got a Ping Xibo, and Zuo Liangyu also became an earl in seventeen years.

"Gao Yihuan, a slut, was given the convenience of smuggling trade by Lao Tzu, and even sent troops to escort the caravan, what did Huang Chuangzi give him? He actually posted it upside down? Why are you so shameless! The more Liu Liangzuo thought about it, the more unhappy he became.

At this time, when Zuo Liangyu was angry, a personal soldier suddenly came over and whispered in his ear.

After Liu Liangzuo listened, he stood up from the rattan chair with a "poof".

He frowned and pondered for a while, then raised his head and waved his hand to make the scribes and maidservants stand back, and then ordered his soldiers with a serious face: "Take them to the guest hall, and don't let anyone see them." Do you understand? ”

"Humble duty understands!" The soldiers clasped their fists and saluted, and hurriedly retreated.

Liu Liangzuo walked back and forth in the courtyard for a few steps, tidied up his clothes, and hurried to the living room.

At this time, he had just sat down in the living room, and after a short time, the guards led the two in.

Liu Liangzuo couldn't help but look serious when he saw the person coming, but the one who came in had a smile on his face, took off the hat on his head as he walked, leaking out a blue scalp, and a pigtail like a mouse's tail on the back of his head.

"Brother, don't come unharmed!" When the visitor saw Liu Liangzuo, his eyes were squeezed into a line by a smiling face.

Liu Liangzuo saw someone coming, but said in a deep voice: "Why did you come back?" How dangerous this is, don't you know? ”

As he spoke, Liu Liangzuo had already stood up, walked to the center of the hall, and looked at the person who came, "Liangchen! We haven't seen each other for more than a decade. ”

Liu Liangchen also looked at Liu Liangzuo and said with a smile: "Yes! I haven't seen him in twelve years. It's still the water and soil in the Guannai, and the eldest brother is still the same! ”

The person who came was none other than Liu Liangzuo's brother Liu Liangchen, who was originally a guerrilla of the Ming Dynasty, but had defected to the Qing army as early as 1631, and it has been more than ten years.

At the beginning of Liu Liangchen's surrender to the Qing Dynasty, the snobbery of the Ming Dynasty was still very strong, and Liu Liangzuo and Liu Liangchen did not dare to have any contact, for fear of being punished by the imperial court.

In recent years, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty has declined, and the two brothers have written some letters to each other through a Shanxi businessman, but this is the first time that such a meeting has occurred.

Looking at Liu Liangcheng who suddenly appeared in front of him, Liu Liangzuo was still very happy in his heart, but he was also a little nervous, Liu Liangchen had already surrendered after all, and if he was discovered, he would inevitably be implicated.

At that moment, Liu Liangzuo gave the guards a look, and the guards understood, immediately went to close the door, and called the soldiers to guard the door.

Liu Liangchen couldn't help but laugh when he saw it, "Big brother, the entire Shou County is under your control, are you still afraid that someone will be unfavorable to our brother?" ”

Liu Liangzuo shook his head, "It's better to be careful, for my brother in Shou County, it has not yet reached the point of covering the sky with one hand." ”

Speaking of this, Liu Liangzuo looked at Liu Liangchen, and there was a person behind him, "The guards are tight, you took the risk and came to Shou County to see me, but what's the matter?" ”

Liu Liangchen suppressed the smile on his face, turned around and introduced: "Big brother, this is Fan Sanba, the young owner of the Jiexiu Fan family in Shanxi!" ”

The fat man behind him immediately bowed and saluted, "I've seen the handsome." ”

Jiexiu Fan's family, Liu Liangzuo knows, and is still familiar with it, his letter with Liu Liangchen is also sent by the business name of this Fan family, and he has also given this Fan family some convenience.

Liu Liangzuo nodded, looked at Liu Liangchen and waited for him to continue.

"Big brother, we are brothers, there is nothing to hide, I will get straight to the point." Liu Liangchen pursed his lips and said: "In the first half of this year, Belle Abatai was chased all the way from Shandong to Huangyakou by the eldest brother, and almost all the grain and livestock seized in Shandong were discarded. Big brother knows this! ”‘

Liu Liangzuo nodded, already somewhat understanding what Liu Liangchen meant, "I naturally know this matter!" ”

Liu Liangchen then continued: "The weather outside the gate, big brother, you also know, when it's cold, nothing lasts. Although the territory controlled by the Qing Dynasty was large, it did not produce any grain. This time, Lord Belle didn't bring food back, and this winter outside the customs was not very easy, so the emperor asked me to enter the customs, hoping to buy a batch of grain to go out of the customs. The younger brother thought about it, so he had to ask his brother for help! ”

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