In the fifth year of Xiping in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Chen Lin and Chen Bozhi, the filial piety of Nanjun, entered Luoyang as a Lang official, and was a subordinate official of Guanglu Doctor Yang Ci, and was a servant. Yang Ci and Cai Yong are actively erecting a monument in front of Taixue, Chen Lin since entering the Lang Department, every morning in the office to consult the classics, proofread the scriptures, idle things can also practice the words, in the afternoon can be at ease.

Today, Chen Lin returned to Chen's mansion and remembered that Zhou Cang still had no horses to ride, so he called Zhou Cang and Huang Yan and the two of them, and went out of the East Gate, which was where Luoyang's horse market was located. At the beginning, the horse market was a special place for trading with horses, and then slowly developed, although it is now a famous horse market, but there are many kinds of trades, and the largest slave trade in Luoyang is also here.

There are special officials in charge of the management of the horse market, but these officials are only responsible for collecting taxes and silver, and the security is in charge of the four lieutenants of Luoyang, among the four lieutenants of Luoyang, Cao Mengde, the northern lieutenant, is the most strict in law enforcement.

Chen Lin and the three of them came to the horse market outside the city, but they saw that merchants gathered, commodities were everywhere, all kinds of things were available, and there were tigers and wild boars, and Chen Lin didn't know who would buy this man-eating thing. Chen Lin and the three of them just walked around and looked around, and were amazed to see the new things. Chen Lin also wanted to come by chance today to see if he could find a suitable horse for Zhou Cang to ride, the taller the better.

Suddenly, there was a long neighing of a fierce horse, Chen Lin clearly heard it clearly, this sound was transparent and could be transmitted for three miles, it must be a BMW living in the grassland. Chen Lin was overjoyed. took Zhou Cang Huang Yan to the sound, and when he walked in, he saw a fence surrounding a plain yellow horse, with white eyes, colorful pupils, ears like willow leaves, and a neck like a phoenix, a good horse. Zhou Cang's eyes were also shining, staring directly at the horse.

Chen Lin hurriedly stepped forward and was about to reach out to touch it, but a rough man dressed as a nomad next to him also stretched out his hand and hit the back of Chen Lin's hand with a "snap": "Don't move." Zhou Cang picked up his big fist and hit the man's chest, that person also has some martial arts, as soon as his left hand was smooth, Zhou Cang's big fist was deflected, and Zhou Cang wanted to make a move, but was stopped by Chen Lin.

Chen Lin: "Forgive me, the merchant forgives me, I see this handsome horse, I am happy in my heart, I can't help but feel love, I ignore the master here, forgive me." The man glanced at Chen Lin: "It's not rude, this horse is very violent, I'm afraid it will hurt the son." ”

Before Chen Lin could reply, Zhou Cang said: "It's better to be strong, a soft one is not steady." Chen Lin also said: "This person is coarse, ordinary horses, and this thing is looked down upon." I don't know how much money the merchant sells this horse for? ”

The man was about to speak, but there was a voice next to him: "Hahahaha, this horse is good, the official bought it." Chen Lin and the others turned around and saw a sturdy old man, this person was mixed with the aura of a martial artist, with a killing intent, he must be a general who had experienced a hundred battles, and he was leading five subordinates to look at this horse.

The owner of the horse spoke: "The old gentleman is late, and this son bought this horse." Saying that, he pointed to Chen Lin, Chen Lin thought to himself that this person had some skills, ordinary people and merchants saw this old man, and they could see at a glance that the old man was not an ordinary person, this person turned a blind eye and looked calm.

The old man was stunned for a moment, turned to look at the haze, and didn't look at Chen Lin: "Ignorant Xiaomin, Captain Ben asked for this horse." As soon as he finished speaking, the subordinates behind him also took out an ingot of ten taels of gold with high spirits, threw it on the ground, and went to lead the horse. Chen Lin was angry in his heart, the old man was unreasonable, he heard that it was "Ben Taiwei", and he knew that he wanted to scare Chen Lin and the merchant away, but he didn't ask the price, and he asked for this horse for only ten taels of gold, which was no different from taking it by force.

Chen Lin knew who Taiwei was, but Duan Ying and Duan Jiming, who were known as "Liangzhou Sanming" with the late Huangfu Gui Huangfu Weiming, Zhang Huan and Zhang Ranming, who returned to their hometowns. The three of them are all great achievements in the rebellion of the Qiang people, but Duan Ying and Huangfu Gui Zhang Huan have different policies towards the Qiang. is close to the official eunuch, which is even more shameful.

Chen Lin saw that the slave was about to snatch the horse, and he shouted angrily: "Hmph, ten taels of gold will buy this BMW, it is obviously a forcible robbery, and this horse I have already bought it for a hundred taels of gold, hmph, I can't rob it." Chen Lin has always been humble and low-key, but he can't get used to this hegemonic and bullying behavior, let alone this "butcher".

Chen Lin just finished speaking, and he didn't have time to make any moves, but the slave who opened the fence was just about to lead the horse, but the horse was also short-tempered, neighed, its front hooves flew up, and the horse's head stood high, and stepped on the slave's chest. The slave was so frightened that he couldn't hide, and his chest hit the horse's hooves heavily, and he flew out more than a foot.

Everyone including that Duan Ying was also dumbfounded, and before they had time to react, the slave spat blood from his mouth, and after a few kicks, there was no sound. The merchant was still fast, and hurriedly grabbed the horse he was afraid of, and only comforted the horse on the side, and a person died in front of him, as if it had nothing to do with him. Zhou Cang looked at it and laughed: "Hmph, I want you to rob a certain BMW." After saying that, he spat out a mouthful of phlegm.

Chen Lin also thought to himself: Yes, but when he saw Duan Ying's eyes narrowed, his eyes showed hatred, Chen Lin said secretly: Woe. Sure enough, that Duan Ying pointed at Zhou Cang: "You dare to kill my slave and capture me." The family behind him pulled out his knife and was about to arrest Zhou Cang, and Chen Lin was even more angry: "In front of everyone's eyes, the dignified Taiwei wants to frame someone." Immediately stepped forward with Huang Yan to resist. Duan Ying's minions are people in the army, and they have some skills, but the scuffle between the seven people and the fists was cut down by Chen Lin and the others, and the remaining two are also in danger.

Duan Ying thought that Chen Lin was just an ordinary son, and he didn't want to be so stabbed, so he was thinking about some bad water on the side. At this time, there was already a mess of chickens and dogs jumping around, and suddenly a group of officers and soldiers came in the distance. I saw that the leader of the team was riding on a horse, short and black, with small eyes and expressionless face, and he pulled out his knife with his right hand and waved it, shouting: "Surround it." A team of officers and soldiers separated and surrounded Chen Lin and the others along with Duan Ying.

Chen Lin and the others stopped and looked at the man. Duan Ying raised her head and said to the man, "Cao Mengde." The man had already seen Duan Ying, but he pretended not to know, and he didn't get off the horse, so he just gave his hand: "Lord Taiwei is here, Meng De's duty is to not salute, I hope Lord Taiwei will forgive me." He said forgiveness, but there was no trace of respect.

Seeing this, Duan Ying's serious anger flashed, and then pointed at Zhou Cang and said, "This person snatched the horse and beat my guard to death, Meng Deke can bring this person to justice." ”

Chen Lin will know that this person is Cao Mengde, and he is really fair and strict, thinking of this, Chen Lin did not panic: "Guanglu Doctor Yang's subordinate servants shot Runan Chen Lin Chen Bozhi, and I have seen my lord." ”

When Cao * heard Chen Lin speak, he couldn't help but look at Chen Lin in detail, and then turned expressionless and said, "What happened?" Over there, Duan Ying shouted loudly: "Cao Mengde, take this person down." Cao * didn't listen to him, which made Duan Ying quite dissatisfied. Cao * is still calm as usual: "Lord Taiwei is calm and don't be impatient, Rong is not too late to find out, but Cao does not tolerate any wrongdoers." ”

Chen Lin hurriedly spoke: "Obviously, Lord Duan wants to rob the horse, and his own slave was trampled to death by the horse, but he wants to defile my innocence." After Chen Lin finished speaking, the owner of the horse also dared to pronounce: "The little one can testify, just as this son said." After speaking, he didn't even look at Duan Ying. Chen Lin looked at it and said in his heart that this person had a grudge against Duan Ying.

When Duan Ying heard this, she was furious and pointed at the man: "You...... You ......" and couldn't speak. When Cao * saw it, he knew it in his heart, and looked at Duan Ying with disdain: "Lord Taiwei" Duan Ying saw Cao * like this again, and he was even more angry: "Cao Mengde, don't forget that you are also a eunuch. Cao*'s eyes narrowed: "Lord Taiwei, this official is just enforcing the law impartially." ”

Duan Ying looked at the people around him and looked at the lively people, and angrily shook his hands and left, and the two family members looked at their companions on the ground, and then looked at Duan Ying leaving, and also chased forward.

Cao * didn't stop him at a glance, and waited for Duan Ying to go away. To the onlookers, he announced: "There are horses in the horse market that are violent, and some people do not listen to their masters, and they are trampled on by the horses, although they are to blame, but the owner of the horses is also responsible, and the owner of the horses is sentenced to compensate the deceased with 3,000 yuan, so that he can discipline the horses in the future." ”

Chen Lin looked at it, and his heart fell: "Thank you, Lord Cao, the officials are willing to serve." Cao * didn't say much, ordered someone to lift the deceased, and asked Chen Lin to pay the money and draw the charge, and left. At this time, Chen Lin and the others were like a world away, and in the blink of an eye, they actually lived and died, first they hurt people immediately, scared everyone, and then they were framed by the Taiwei, which made everyone angry, and finally met Cao *, turning the danger into a disaster.

Chen Lin turned to the man and said, "Is the merchant willing to sell the horse to me?" "Chen Lin is very curious and has a good impression of this person, this person dares to face the dignified captain with a white body." Hehehe, a certain person is doing business, but this horse is violent and abnormal, and the son also saw it just now, I don't know ......" The implication is that Chen Lin still dares to ask for it.

Chen Lin: "It's okay, but this horse is bought with this product, which is exactly what he wants." He pointed to Zhou Cang, and said, "It's just that you haven't brought enough gold with you to come out here, so why don't you go home with me." ”

"Hahaha, one hundred taels? Although this horse is precious, it is not worth a hundred taels, and it is not too angry that the captain is not serious, only thirty taels. The man said, and he could see that he was also a cheerful person.

Chen Lin actually wanted to get acquainted with this person, and said: "The gentleman is quick to say a word, and promises to others, how can he regret it, and he will not die as a faithless person." Chen Lin and the three of them pulled this man to meet Chen Mansion, and the man saw that Chen Lin was not a strong person, so he admired it in his heart, and when he saw such enthusiasm, it was not easy to refuse.

After some understanding in Chen's mansion, Chen Lin learned that this person was originally specialized in horse trading, going to and from the border areas, and was afraid of being robbed, so he often wore the clothes of a nomad, but he was a native of Hedong, called Xu San. One year when he was selling horses in Liangzhou, he met Duan Ying and robbed him of more than ten horses, no wonder this person had such an attitude when he saw Duan Ying. Chen Lin wanted to get along with this person, so he said, "I don't know if Brother Xu can go to the south?" ”

"There is a deal, go anywhere, I don't know what good customers Chen Gongzi has with me?" Xu San is really a businessman, and he never leaves the bank.

Chen Lin smiled and said: "The father of the Lin family is the county commander of Anyang County in Runan County, if Brother Xu goes to get in touch with Lin Delin Ranzhi of the Chen family caravan in Anyang County, Runan County, Brother Xu will have a horse in the future, even if he sells it to this person, is it good?" ”

"Oh?" Xu San didn't care why Chen Lin's father was the commander of Anyang County, but he asked another person to connect, instead of sending the horse directly to Anyang County, Xu San was only in charge of trading.

Chen Lin said: "And as long as there are war horses, ordinary horses are not wanted, as long as they are war horses, there are as many as they want." "Xu San is also rising, if this is the case, there will be a fixed buyer in the future, and there can be a hundred horses sold from Liangzhou in a year, and there is no need to sell them in bulk, only thirty or forty horses a year.

In the end, Chen Lin also deliberately asked Xu San to keep a low profile and send Xu San away, Chen Lin remembered today's events, and actually offended the imperial lieutenant, and there will be little trouble in the future.