Luoyang, the former capital, the prosperity has passed, leaving a piece of history left behind. Since Dong Zhuo set fire to most of the courtyard houses in Luoyang, especially the South Palace and the North Palace have suffered great damage.

If it weren't for a few years ago, Cao Cao asked Zhong Xuan to move a large number of people from Guanzhong into Luoyang and repair them, I am afraid that this Luoyang is still a barren place.

In early spring and early February, in the streets and alleys of Luoyang, pedestrians come and go frequently, although they are all small merchants and hawkers, ordinary people, but the number of small stalls is numerous, and it is quite large.

In the middle of February, the spring is even worse, and Luoyang, which has recovered slightly, is worthy of being the most prosperous capital in the past, and now the emperor Liu Xie is sitting here, but there are more and more merchants among the people.

On this day, at the gate of Luoyang City, several fast horses suddenly flew in

This horse, Nai Xiliang war horse, is difficult to buy, and there is no market for price; The group of people are all tigers and bears, so that people know that they are the Northwest Han when they see it! Among the big men, the first two are not very old, but they are very burly and heroic!

These two people, under the command of Xiliang Han Sui, one is called Yan Xing, he has followed Han Sui when he was young, and at the beginning of Jian'an, he even injured Ma Chao, the son of Ma Teng, who was brave and young, and was valued by Han Sui; One is called Cheng Gongying, who is not very heroic or resourceful, but his loyalty makes Han Sui look at him differently.

This banquet can be regarded as Liu Xie's reign for more than ten years, the first time he personally governs, has a great influence and meaning, Han Sui naturally wants to send people, besides, he heard that his righteous brother, the secret old opponent Ma Teng personally led his sons to Luoyang to meet His Majesty, he can't lag behind, otherwise. Once Ma Teng finds an ally or backer at this banquet, how can Liangzhou still have a foothold for him?!

Yan Xing and Cheng Gongying led more than ten Xiliang warriors and rushed into Luoyang City at an unabated speed. Kicking up puffs of dust, it was obviously rampant in Liangzhou

"Who is this? Ahem... What a bold man, he actually rushed to run rampant in the imperial city?! Don't want to die?! A fat merchant on the side of the road, dressed in the clothes of the Western Regions, covered the flying dust, complained with an ugly face that his family had lived in the Western Regions for generations. By his generation, he had accumulated a lot of wealth, so he remembered his old country in the past, and heard that the imperial capital was the most lively and prosperous place in the Han Dynasty. Fang just took advantage of this coincidental [Luoyang Banquet] to come here to see the world and seek business opportunities

A sword-wielding ranger of some age beside the fat merchant heard this and turned his head to look at him. I looked up and down for a while. Just then a sentence came out, "Fatty, are you from the Western Regions?" Haven't been to the Central Plains before?! ”

When the fat merchant heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled heartily and said: "This brother has good eyesight, and the contemptible person has indeed just arrived in the Central Plains, and he heard about the prosperity of Luoyang in the Western Regions. So let's take a look around here first..."

"It's just..."The fat merchant slid his voice and said with a slightly disappointed face: "Although this Luoyang is extraordinary. But there is still a gap between the prosperity I imagined...? ”

"Moreover, in this Gyeonggi land, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, how many Xiliang people can be so arrogant?! It seems that Dong Zhuo, who was rumored to be more than ten years ago, really caused this Luoyang scourge! …”

"Hey... You fat man looks average, it's not bad to have such knowledge..."Seeing that he was from the Western Regions, the ranger raised his head slightly, quite complacent, "More than ten years ago, that **** Dong Zhuo harmed the Han family, if he hadn't died early, the sword in my hand would not have been polite to him!" ”

The ranger said, shook the sword in his hand, and said angrily: "The generals who passed just now are also from Xiliang, they are Han Sui's generals, and Han Sui's army of more than 100,000 Xiliang is powerful, what is this bit of dust?" They are even more arrogant in Xiliang! ”

The ranger is very knowledgeable, and his words seem to be seen with his own eyes.

"Han Sui?" The fat merchant muttered, and suddenly said: "Han Sui has also heard of it, he is located in Xiliang Jincheng, has a good relationship with the Qiang people, and has a great reputation in the Western Regions,"

"No wonder he's so arrogant..."The fat merchant also nodded affirmatively, and said: "I heard that His Majesty the Emperor recently invited the envoys of the princes, it seems that Lord Han Sui is extremely powerful, and he can be invited to this banquet?!" ”

"Heh..."When the ranger heard this, he smiled disdainfully and said: "Fat man, I just praised you for your knowledge, but I didn't expect to say such things now, disappointed, really disappointing..."

"What does this brother mean...?" When the fat merchant heard this, he was not angry, he was still smiling, and asked kindly.

"Fatty, although Han Sui has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, most of them are owned by the various tribes of Xiliang, how can he Han Sui be so capable..."The ranger is still extremely disdainful, "What's more, Han Sui is just a remote and small guard, how can he be called 'extremely powerful'!" ”

"Hou Ye, who is far stronger than Han Sui, there are many in the world! In the vicinity of Luoyang alone, there are tens of thousands of Praetorian Guards, and Han Sui's people are so arrogant, sooner or later they will hum...! The ranger looked at him left and right, and his words were extremely contemptuous of Xiliang Hansui.

"Oh... This brother is very knowledgeable, the contemptible person has just arrived, and his knowledge is limited, so I don't know if he can give advice," the fat merchant heard this, his eyes rolled, and he smiled and said: "The contemptible person has a banquet in that restaurant, I don't know if the brother can appreciate his face?" ”

"Fatty, since you are so gracious, I will not postpone it!" The ranger's head was raised, his face was upturned, and he was proud.

…

"Fatty, don't blame me for not mentioning you,"

In the restaurant, above the small banquet, the ranger was already drinking with the fat merchant, "If you want to do business in the Han business, there are several forces that you must not offend..."

"Oh?! Untaught? ”

"Today's Han world, the Marquis of Chu is the strongest, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, within ten years, he has been named a marquis and a general, conquering the world, but he has not been defeated, and the territory is vast, this person is extremely strict in governing the land, and he is a businessman under his rule, but there can be no wrongdoing!"

"In addition, Prime Minister Cao Cao has been dominating the world for decades, with millions of soldiers and horses, and governing several states, and he must not be offended!"

"There is also the Jiangdong Sun family, the recently rising imperial uncle Liu Bei, these are all famous heroes in the world, and they are all very strict under their rule, you must be careful, don't offend people when the time comes, you don't know how to die..."

The ranger was slightly drunk, and while drinking wine, he introduced the fat merchant.

"Chu Hou!? Prime minister?! Sun?! Uncle Huang?! ”

The fat merchant listened and muttered, "I didn't expect the homeland to be so war-torn and chaotic, and it is the same as the Western Regions, and it is reported that the rest of the country in the west is also chaotic, and the two royal heirs are fighting to the death, and the Sassanid royal family on the side is eyeing each other, and it looks like a big war is imminent..."

"Alas, troubled times, this business is really difficult to do..." )