Winter is coming, the autumn colors are getting darker, and it's an eventful time.

The horse fell in the mud, blood pouring out of the horse's belly, and huge crossbow arrows gouged through its belly. The soldiers lifted the horse's corpse, and I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, Meng Ji's chest was hit by the horse's leg, causing him to spurt out a mouthful of blood 'wow'.

"I, I ......"

Meng Ji's chest was hot and painful, and the breath he exhaled also smelled of blood, and he wanted to say, "I am the fifth-class baron of Anguo, and I am ordered by the king to summon Ji Lie to Shaotai and let Ji Lie come out to see me." But he could not say it, because one of the soldiers had put his sword around his neck.

The knights who were extremely arrogant a moment ago were now lying on the ground, they were knocked over like iron cans, trying to struggle to stand up, but they were held by the sword by the neck, and everyone looked at Meng Ji.

Meng is the son of Meng Yuxi, the late secretary of Anguo, who has been arrogant since he was a child, where has he been treated like this? Even after the defeat of the second marquis, the eldest marquis still waited for the Meng clan to support the second marquis, and the eldest marquis is now Anhou Jiyun. He, Ji Lie, is just a fourth marquis who has lost power, and he is just a small lord in a barren territory, how dare he treat me like this?

The more Meng Ji thought about it, the more angry he became, and he was about to scream with his mouth open, but a soldier next to him had already prepared, raised his fist, and covered his face with a punch, and when he touched it, Meng Ji shook twice and fell into the horse's blood.

Seeing this, a dry knight was stunned on the spot.

In the distance, the caravan that was slowly moving forward saw this scene, and the old man standing on the wheel stroked his gray beard and smiled meaningfully.

The caravan headed for the liquor store.

The two soldiers put Meng Ji up and walked towards the town, Meng Ji's legs were dragged on the ground, and he didn't know what to do. All the knights were dragged away by the soldiers, and the blood of the horses was sprinkled with a thin layer of soil, and the townspeople picked up the salted fish and mountain goods that had fallen on the ground, and did whatever they wanted, as if nothing had happened.

Ji Lie stood on the city wall, watching Meng Ji and the knights being escorted into the barracks, and also watching the caravan enter the wine shop. Yin Yong and the old witch officer stood beside him.

The autumn wind blew Yin Yong's beard, and the old man looked serious.

"Southern Chu is the king, and the Duke of Yong convenes the princes of the world, and the fifteenth day of the first month of the next year will meet in Yongdu. The civil strife in Anguo ended at this time, and Ji Yun inherited the throne of Anguo, and the first thing he did was to order you to go to Shaotai and kill you. Although the war between Chen and Zhaoguo has not yet ended, it is conceivable that neither Chen Hou nor Zhaohou wants this war to last too long, and they are already lobbying the princes around them to participate in the war, and it seems that they want to decide the winner before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. You are right to tend to summon the country, Chen is a little stronger, and the country is slightly weaker, those princes are strong and bully the weak, only the marquis will look at your strength. And at this time, with the secret assistance of Kuai Wuji, the summoner has ordered someone to come to meet you, which is the caravan. You punished the envoy of Anguo, which is very good, Huifeng Town is Huifeng Town, it does not belong to Anguo, only to you. ”

The old witch shrunk his neck in the wind, and the style of Huifeng Town was cold, and he swished into the bones: "Master of the house, the old slave had a dream last night, and he dreamed of firelight, and the monstrous fire swept an island, and rows of pirates were led to the ship by ropes, and they were too many to count. After waking up, the old slave made a hexagram, and the hexagram showed that it was auspicious. ”

"It seems that Huifeng Town is still too small."

Ji Lie smiled and walked down the city wall, the old witch following behind him.

Old Mr. Yin walked slowly towards the wine shop, he was Ji Lie's chief adviser, in charge of all affairs in the territory, and he had to go out in person for such a major event as receiving caravans. Passing by the little black bird's side, Yin Yong rubbed the little black bird's messy hair, the little girl's hair was black and curly, no matter how beautiful Cai Xuan combed her hair one day, when she got up the next morning, it must be like this again, like a bird's nest. For this reason, the little black bird was very annoyed and a little timid, and was afraid that he would be like this when he grew up, so he would not be able to marry the lord.

The liquor shop is a mix of wood and stone, covering a large area that can accommodate thousands of people, and is divided into a courtyard for caravans and a general room for holding die-hard prisoners. Jiang Li and Cai Xuan both lived in the courtyard, and the so-called merchants brought by Jiang Li also lived here, however, those Chiyan swordsmen did not live here, and now, they had been loaned to Ji Lie by Jiang Li, and they all lived in the barracks. Therefore, there are still some vacancies in the Elegant Courtyard, which can just accommodate the caravan from the summoned country.

At this moment, Cai Xuan was not playing the piano and was playing chess under a willow tree. The merchants of Zhaoguo passed by her door, and they were all shocked by her beauty, just like the old man, who stopped in front of Cai Xuan's door for a long time.

Cai Xuan's brows furrowed slightly.

Xiaochan got up from the reed mat, stepped lightly, closed the door, and glared at the old man and the merchants, she thought she was fierce, but in fact she was very charming.

Yin Yong walked in at this time, the eyes of the two old men of the same age met, Yin Yong smiled indifferently, but the old man was taken aback, stepped forward quickly, and gave Yin Yong a salute.

The big firebird flew down from the sky and landed in front of Ji Lie. Jiang Li lifted his long legs and flipped them off its back. Any woman will not look too good when she does such an action, but for her, any action is so natural, she was born like this, she does her own thing, and she doesn't have to care about anyone's eyes, including Ji Lie. Moreover, according to her, she is not a woman now, but a man.

A woman who talks nonsense with her eyes open.

Since the two of them drank together on the wall, Jiang Li and Ji Lie have become the relationship between creditors and debtors, a creditor doesn't have to care about the debtor's opinion, she stood in front of Ji Lie with a big sting, and said coldly: "I saw your performance in the sky, it was very clumsy. ”

"It doesn't matter if the performance is clumsy or not, as long as it works."

Ji Lie avoided Jiang Li's gaze, he couldn't stand her scrutiny, every time he faced her, he felt boundless pressure, and that pressure of course came from the heavy debt. Only now did he know how powerful Yongguo was, and how luxurious the chariots and soldiers that made Yongguo powerful. If nothing else, let's just say that the war horses and armor of those Chiyan swordsmen, the war horses are all uncastrated stallions, and the refined beans and tender grass they eat are twice as much as ordinary horses, and of course, the strength and speed are also twice that of ordinary war horses. Needless to say, it is difficult for ordinary weapons to cut through it, because it is almost entirely made of copper and gold, which is known to be less hard than pig iron, however, toughness is beyond the reach of pig iron, and it is necessary to make chariots. Each prince had a very strict control over copper and gold, and it was easy not to sell it. The reason why Nanchu can sweep the south of the river is because Nanchu has the largest copper-gold mine in the land of Zhongzhou.

"I didn't destroy you to repay your debts, your debt term is two years."

Jiang Li guessed Ji Lie's thoughts, and her beautiful brows furrowed slightly, she was still wearing a gorgeous armor and a beautiful helmet, which clamped her face very small, and it was gone with a slap.

Ji Lie wanted to slap him in the face, but he didn't dare, this world's first son-in-law, she talked about the debt deadline in front of him all day long, and she didn't know what kind of heart she had, whether she was lenient that his deadline was still very long, or was it reminding him that the deadline was decreasing day by day?

Why did she give a period of two years instead of one year or three years?

Ji Lie didn't know, and he didn't bother to guess, he bypassed Jiang Li and strode towards the barracks, thinking, I can't afford to mess with you, I can hide.

Jiang Li raised his eyebrows and chased after him, and the big firebird 'cooed' and flapped its wings to follow.

"I really didn't destroy you." Jiang Li's face was slightly red, and his heart was a little angry.

"I'll pay you back as soon as the deadline expires. Maybe sooner. ”

Ji Lie lowered his head and hurried away, not looking at her.

Jiang Li walked beside Ji Lie: "I don't need you to return early, you don't have to take too much risk!" ”

"If you are a debt, you have to pay it, you are a businessman."

Ji Lie stopped at the door and tilted his head to look at her, his eyes blazing. Jiang Li met his gaze and did not avoid it, until Ji Lie turned his head, she smiled slightly: "Okay, I am a businessman, I have the right to know if my debtor can repay the debt, then, please tell me, are you ready to participate in the war between Chen Guo and Zhao Guo?" ”

Ji Lie nodded, he didn't want to hide it from her, and he couldn't hide it, everyone in the entire Huifeng Town knew that the lord was brewing a war, the blacksmith shop was making weapons and armor every day, and the division organ was making all kinds of war equipment every day, and a few days ago he successfully built a chariot, and all the soldiers were practicing day and night, including those Chiyan swordsmen. Since he is in debt, of course Ji Lie will make good use of it.

Jiang Li said: "You chose to summon the marquis?" ”

Ji Lie nodded again, the scars at the corners of his eyes also jumped, he was a little impatient, because of the huge debt, he always couldn't raise his head in front of Jiang Li, which was very annoying.

Jiang Li thought for a moment and said, "Summoning the Marquis is indeed a better choice, but you may not be able to get the reward you deserve from him. The fat man was a prince, but he was also a merchant. From a businessman's point of view, he can't be a prince, and from a prince's point of view, he can't be a businessman. Therefore, so far, no one is willing to fight for him, and most of the princes around Zhaoguo and Chen will choose Chenhou. ”

"The princes have a choice, but I don't have a choice." Ji Lieong said in a loud voice.

"Alas, that's what you are! Who says you don't have a choice? You have a choice, you can choose to bow to Ji Yun, as long as you don't go to Shaotai, he can't help you! Winter is coming, the fifteenth day of the first month is approaching, Zhao Hou and Chen Hou are in their father, under the summons of Yonggong, they have to end the war before the fifteenth day of the first month. Although the war is over, the hatred has been buried, you only need to wait for half a year, quietly recuperate, and wait until the battle of Chuchu is over. At that time, both Zhaohou and Chen Hou will stretch out their hands to you. As he spoke, Jiang Li's face flushed crimson, as if he was angry and regretful.

Ji Lie listened to her in a daze, looked at her fist, and sighed: "Maybe you are right, but I have already decided." Rest assured, I will win this war. ”

"You!"

Jiang Li was angry, and seeing that Ji Lie was still bowing his head, his heart softened again, and he said coldly: "When are you going to meet the messenger who summoned the country." ”

"Tomorrow."

"I'll go with you. I am your creditor! ”

Ji Lie quickly raised his head and looked at Jiang Li. Jiang Li had already raised his head and looked at the sky, his face was flushed, and his expression could not be refused.

"Goo."

A bubble bubbled in the beak of the large flaming bird.