The lights in the room flickered, and Wang Huaqiang's memories flowed down his fingertips on the table: Later, Sha Mantian agreed to this proposal, not only submitted to the imperial court, but also married his daughter to Xue Ju.

That Ju Hongyi has been fighting with Xue Ju for so long, and he was defeated under his hands, and he was also convinced, and he secretly promised that marrying such a man was naturally unwanted. After I attended their wedding, Zong Luoyu personally escorted the Sogdian caravan all the way to Guzang City, and it was because of this business that our Wang family really made the first money.

After listening to this, Mai Tiezhu sighed: I can't imagine that Xingman has such an exciting past, I am sweating when I hear it, how did you survive as a fifteen-year-old boy at the time.

The corners of Wang Huaqiang's mouth hooked, and the green light flashed in his eyes: At that time, it may be too young, the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and there is nothing to lose.

A jackal-like sound suddenly sounded outside the door, revealing a fierce and domineering voice: "Hua Qiang, why didn't you notify my brother when you came to this golden city?" ”

Mai Tiezhu's face changed, but Wang Huaqiang was calm, took a sip of the water in the bowl, and said calmly: "Brother Xue, don't come to harm?" ”

After a sound of stairs, the broken wooden door was pushed open, and a puff of smoke filled the air, and in the darkness there was only a man standing in the doorway with an oil lamp.

The person who came wore a golden helmet, his eyes were like copper bells, bulging outward, his face was a national character, he was about thirty years old, and his eyebrows were like numbness. Hawk-nosed lion's mouth. The cheeks stand outwards like steel needles. The whole body is covered with fish scale chain mail, the outer part is covered with a Suluo robe, the inner body is wearing a close-fitting garment, the waist is tied with a butterfly buckle, the riding crotch pants, the riding boots are embroidered with cloud rolls, the height is nine feet nine, the chest is wide and the back is thick. Zhi Yuanyue stood outside the door, and the end was majestic and indispensable.

Although Wang Huaqiang and Xue Ju have not seen each other for many years, when they saw this person, they still secretly applauded in their hearts, this person's aura and majesty are not at all under the many fierce generals he has seen in the southern and northern wars over the years, even compared with Shi Wansui, Laihu'er, Yujuluo, Murong Sanzang and others. It's no slouch.

Xue Ju held the lamp and walked in directly. He recognized Wang Huaqiang at a glance, and he smiled: "Huaqiang, after so many years, you are still the same, don't you come to Jincheng to get together with your brother after making a fortune?" His gaze fell on Mai Tiecane, who was also a fierce general, and the martial artist of Mai Tiecane attracted his attention, "This strong man is so good, Hua Qiang, is your guard?" ”

Wang Huaqiang shook his head with a smile, stood up, pointed to the wheat iron rod and said: "This surname Mai, the name of the iron staff, the Shixing people, is the general of the Wupinyi of the imperial court, and he has made great contributions to the southern expedition to quell the rebellion, and he is my friend, but not my guard. ”

Mai Tiezhu also stood up and arched his hand at Xue Ju: "I have heard of Xue Zhuang's tiger power for a long time, it is better to be famous than to see it." ”

Xue Ju's eyes flashed with a glimmer of cold lightning: "It turned out that he crossed the river to reconnoitre, and one person killed dozens of enemy soldiers, and he could travel five hundred miles a day to the Shenxing Taibao, and he admired it for a long time." Mai Tiecane was also famous all over the world when he went on a southern expedition, and even a border town like Jincheng knew his name, he was stunned for a moment, and then his face was happy, and his expression was much more relaxed.

Wang Huaqiang glanced outside the door: "Brother Xue is here alone today?" ”

Xue Ju nodded: "Yes, we haven't seen each other for ten years, let's have a good chat today, I heard that you are going to be on the road tomorrow, I know that you are busy with business, so I will come here to find you directly, this inn was bought by me a few years ago, and now there are only three of us left in the inn, I wonder if Hua Qiang is willing to talk to me?" ”

Wang Huaqiang smiled: "This is natural. He turned to Mai Tie Staff and said, "Tie Staff, I have something to discuss with Brother Xue, you can go out of the river first." ”

Mai Tiezhu glanced at Xue Ju, nodded, took the oil lamp in his hand, and walked out of the door, there was a "squeak" sound of the stairs, and everything was calm.

Xue Ju pulled over the stool of the wheat iron staff, sat down opposite Wang Huaqiang, took off his helmet, put it on the table, and hummed: "Huaqiang, it's not interesting enough, you won't come to Jincheng to come and see me." ”

Wang Huaqiang didn't answer his words, but glanced at his dress, and said expressionlessly: "Brother Xue, you are dressed so formally today, are you coming back from patrol?" ”

Xue Ju's eyebrows raised: "Don't you want to see me?" Every time you come to Jincheng, you have to avoid me, am I so terrible? ”

Wang Huaqiang said coldly: "It's the tiger of Jincheng, isn't it terrible?" Back then, I just wanted you to kill all the enemies, but I didn't teach you so many perverted killing tricks. ”

Xue Ju Ha smiled: "Killing people is to establish authority, to make my enemies and those who refuse to obey fear, the more ferocious and ruthless the means of killing, the more afraid these people will be of me." Wang Huaqiang, you taught me to read more history books back then, in order to convince those evil kings with different surnames, Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, chopped Peng Yue into meat sauce and passed it on to these princes and kings. ”

Wang Huaqiang sighed: "Henkel is just a Peng Yue, but you have smashed hundreds of captives into flesh and bones with a big stone mill, and the degree of brutality is higher than that of Henkel. Xue Ju, after so many years, you still don't understand, you can't do it by violence alone. ”

Xue Ju slapped the table heavily, and the lights in the room flickered, and shouted: "Wang Huaqiang, you kid don't have to teach me here, in fact, I have relied on these means over the years, and I have cleaned up the Jincheng area well, from Lanzhou to Qinzhou, Jincheng to Tianshui, these hundreds of miles of road, it was I Xue Jucai who kept the peace, this is all by my means, your kid's caravan has not been robbed by bandits over the years, isn't it my credit?" ”

Wang Huaqiang sneered: "The transit benefits over the years have not been less than a penny for you, but we had an agreement ten years ago that the transit will give you a hundred percent of the benefits, why, do you want the lion to open his mouth now and raise the transit fee?" ”

Xue Ju said coldly: "You have been avoiding me, don't you just want to hide from this?" I have asked to meet you several times through your shop here, but you have not come, is it possible that I should go to Daxing to ask you for money? ”

Wang Huaqiang's eyes flashed green: "Xue Ju, are you and I friends?" ”

Xue Ju was slightly stunned, and there was a bit of anger in his voice: "Wang Huaqiang, if we weren't friends, I would sit here like this and talk to you now?" Will you still be able to endure the tax money that I have relied on for so many years? If it had been someone else, he would have robbed the goods a long time ago and made all the caravans into human jerky. ”

Wang Huaqiang smiled "hehe": "Okay, then you'd better make me into adult jerky now, and then let Liu Changshui take over my business, won't my store be all yours in the future." ”

Xue Ju's face changed slightly, and he turned to smile and said, "Wang Huaqiang, you are really joking, Liu Changshui is your shopkeeper here, what does it have to do with me?" ”

Wang Huaqiang snorted coldly: "Xue Ju, your brain is still not good after so many years, why don't I live in Liu Changshui's place, but I want to change to an inn to live, just to see if Liu Changshui will report to you that I am here, and you still dare to say that you didn't buy him?" ”

Xue Ju's eyes rolled, and he smiled: "I've fallen for your kid again." Anyway, you have ignored this place for so many years anyway, so Liu Changshui can't make much money by staying here for seven or eight years, I usually give him some benefits and let him help me communicate some news, which is not too much. ”

Wang Huaqiang didn't laugh angrily: "Digging into the corner of the partner's wall, it's not too much?" Xue Ju, you've learned this thick black kung fu well. ”

Xue Ju waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Okay, useless nonsense won't have anything to do with you, Wang Huaqiang, you must also know the new rules I have in this city now, I have to take 20% of the tax to and from the caravan, and your 10% of the commission has also been implemented for ten years, it's time to move up, for the sake of old friends, 10% of 5, how about it?" ”

Wang Huaqiang's face didn't have any expression, and he asked rhetorically: "The face of old friends is half less than that of those ordinary businessmen?" Xue Ju, it doesn't seem to be any good to be your friend. (To be continued......)

PS: Next shift, 19 o'clock.