Zhangnan County is named because it is in the south of Zhangshui. Located in the northernmost part of Beizhou, close to Jizhou in the northwest and Dezhou in the northeast, at the intersection of the three states, Zhangnan City west and north is Zhangshui, southeast is Qinghe, sandwiched between the two waters, the county seat is located between Qinghe and Zhangshui.

Ten miles away in the southwest of Zhangnan City, by the side of the road, there is a water pool, here is the old Zhangshui confluence, vast hundreds of miles, the reeds block the Austria, the reeds are thick. On the side of the road next to this water, there is such a simple inn, and the inn has no signboard, only a big flag is planted in front of the door, and the flag is decorated with nine fox tails, those fox tails have been hanging on the pole for a long time, soaked in rain, and the original beautiful coat has long been bald.

Although the inn is simple, it is very spacious, with wooden stakes that are thick and thick in the ground, arranged into a row of solid fences, enclosing a spacious courtyard, a row of large locust trees, and sprinkling a large piece of shade down, which also becomes a convenient place for guests to dismount and tie their horses. Behind the courtyard is a row of several houses, all of which are thatched-roofed wooden houses, with rooms in the front and back of the restaurant. On one side of the yard there was a large pile of chopping wood, and on the other side was a horse shed. There is also a row of pergolas in front of the canteen, under which seven or eight tables are placed, and when the weather is nice, you can sit down on a bench under the canteen and drink tea while watching the sparkling waves in the water pool next to it.

This was the time when the inn was busy, and many merchants went out in autumn and returned in winter. It was during this season that a large number of leather goods continued to flow south from the north, along the Zhanghe River or the Qinghe River, and transported them to the Central Plains further south.

Under the pergola in the courtyard sat a dozen or so leather sellers, all of whom looked haggard on the surface, but the bags they carried were very bulging, and these were the merchants who had returned from the north.

In autumn, tea, silk, cloth, paper, brick tea, sugar, porcelain, haberdashery, etc. were purchased from the Central Plains, and cattle, horses, sheep, skins, fluff, medicinal herbs, silverware, etc. were exchanged with herdsmen. Although the journey is hard, as long as you can successfully exchange the goods to the south, you can earn a lot of profits every time.

A burly young man pushed open the courtyard door at this time, and came in with a hundred-pound deer on his shoulder.

Someone in the courtyard immediately ran out, "Boss, I've got something good, it just so happened that a guest came in early this morning, well, this deer is still alive, and now today's main dish is there." "This is a half-sized boy, ** wearing a tattered apron, and his face is full of black soot. He still held a kitchen knife in one hand, walked over, and with one hand picked up the deer who was still struggling for more than 100 pounds, and went straight to the kitchen.

"How many times have I told you kid, just call me Brother Jin, what kind of owner." The young man walked to the well, carried a bucket of water, washed his face, and then walked to the guests under the shed, said hello, and said with a smile: "Today I shot a live deer, and in a while everyone will compensate my brother for the deer that my brother cooked. ”

"Xie Dong's family." Several merchants said with a smile, even if the transaction was almost completed here, the merchants were in a much lighter mood.

The courtyard door here was kicked open with another bang, and another young man rushed in, "Brother Jin, quickly clean up the tables and chairs, there is a big business here." "The one who rushed in was also a half-grown boy, and he was usually responsible for watching the road, and when he encountered a caravan, he would find a way to lure people over.

Zhang Jincheng, the proprietor of the Nine-Tailed Fox Inn in Gaojibo, wiped his hands, looked up at the sun, straightened his clothes, and went to the official road.

The road to the south was filled with smoke and dust, and sure enough, a good team arrived, and if this group could be led to the store for food and accommodation, it would be a big business.

When the smoke and dust dispersed nearby, it was revealed that a large group of men and carriages were coming, it was a large team of nearly a thousand people, and at the front was fifty fast horses, followed by hundreds of young guards guarding a long row of carriages, and behind each of them, there was a team of knights.

Zhang Jincheng's eyes narrowed, and he couldn't help but marvel in his heart, what a big team. With such a carriage and horses, it seems that it may be a wealthy family traveling.

Zhang Jin said that there were no less than 200 horsemen riding in front of and behind this team, and he saw the knights who were headed, under the blue cloak, the horizontal knives on their waists were exposed. This team must still have an official word, and ordinary giants don't dare to be so public.

Just as he looked at the team, guessing the identity of the team. In the team, Ling Yun said to Dou Jiande: "This is Gao Jibo." ”

Lingyun has admired Gao Jibo for a long time, and in the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Shandong Haojie was admired by him, and Shandong Haojie is roughly divided into three parts, namely Wagangzhai Group, Gao Jibo Group, and Douzikeng Group. Historically, Gao Jibo and Douzikeng are not as famous as Wagang, and in the romance, Gao Jibo's heroes are also portrayed as villains. But in fact, the heroes of Gaojibo and Douzikeng finally merged, and Dou Jiande merged these two forces to form Great Xia.

Gaojibo, like Wagang, has a unique terrain, which provided great help to the rebels in the early days of the uprising.

When I arrived in Zhangnan, I naturally couldn't help but come to meet Gao Jibo. Along the way, Lingyun and the others had a good look at the scenery of Gaojibo, which was actually a wetland swamp area, overgrown with reeds, full of traps, and there was no road to enter.

Dou Jiande sighed on the horse, "This is Gao Jibo." He was all too familiar with the place. In the past, every year when he returned from Saiwai, he would invite a group of friends to come to Gaojibo to hunt. There were always groups of wild beasts in Gao Jibo, and I remember that every time they hit their prey, they would go to the Nine-Tailed Fox Inn in front of them, which was opened by a friend of his, Zhang Jincheng. Speaking of Zhang Jin, he said that he was also a good friend. "San Lang, the inn in front of me was opened by a certain friend, and the last time I was able to leave Zhangnan alive, it was all thanks to the help of this friend."

"Brother Dou's friend, naturally also my friend, just for a while." Ling Yun said with a smile.

Zhang Jin said that he stood on the side of the road, wanting to step forward, but he didn't dare to take a step. If this business can be done, it will really be three years since it was opened. But the other party's convoy was so dazzling that he didn't dare to step forward at all. Just as he hesitated, the opposite team rushed out and rode out, and the hooves of the horses kicked up the dust.

"Da Lang!" A familiar voice sounded in his ears, and then immediately someone jumped down and hugged him all of a sudden, which caught Zhang Jincheng a little off guard, "It's me, Dou Jiande, I'm back again." ”

Zhang Jin said that it was only then that he found out that it was indeed Dou Jiande, who he had sent away here last year. I haven't seen him for nearly a year, but Dou Jiande seems to have completely changed as a person, with fresh clothes and angry horses, and even the momentum of his speech is different. He was surprised, "Why did you come back, if you let Wang Rong's guy know, it would be troublesome, last time we swelled him, he already understood." Wouldn't you just give him Yuko when you come back now? ”

Dou Jiande patted Zhang Jincheng on the shoulder, "Don't worry, since I dare to come back, I'm not afraid of Wang Rong's dog official." Come with me, brother, and I'll introduce you to a friend. ”

Zhang Jin said that it was a little like a dream to move towards the convoy with Dou Jiande, and he suddenly understood that Dou Jiande had made such an imposing friend, no wonder he dared to come back.

"Called Jin, this is my newly married brother, Yi Feng Yi Lingyun, but there is another name that you must be familiar with, Yanshan Tiger League Nine Masters White Horse Silver Gun Yi Saburo. Well, now Yi Saburo is already the acting leader of the Tiger Alliance, and he is about to return to Yanshan. ”

Zhang Jin said that he gasped, and he Zhang Jin said that although he was magnificent and brave, he was brave and chivalrous. Because of righteousness and light wealth, he has also made a name for himself in this area, but if you compare it with those heroes in the Tiger League, it is really nothing. In the north, how many do not know about the LTTE? No wonder Dou Jiande dared to come back, it turned out that he had already called the head of the Tiger League brothers.

"It's good to be in charge, Zhang Chengjin has seen the gift here, and he has admired the name of Yi in charge for a long time, but he hates that he has never had the opportunity to see him."

When he heard Zhang Jin call this name, Ling Yun raised his eyebrows imperceptibly. After a long time in this era, he has developed the ability to hear those historical celebrities who have only been seen in history books without moving their expressions. Gao Jibo, Zhang Jin said, that's right. It seems that this young man is the great thief in Hebei in history, the leader of the rebel army at the end of the Sui Dynasty who once rampaged in Hebei. In history, this Zhang Jin said that he had an uprising in Gaojibo, and later teamed up with Dou Jiande's friend Sun Anzu, but Zhang Chengjin had no ambitions, only knew how to loot and was brutal. can only be called a bandit in troubled times, not a leader of the rebel army. In the end, Zhang Jin said that the army was defeated, and all of his troops were recruited by Dou Jiande. However, at this time, Zhang Jin said that he was just a majestic young man who opened a nine-tailed fox inn on the edge of Gaojibo.

"Brother Zhang, since you are also Brother Dou's friend, you are also my friend of Yi Feng."

can be called a brother by Yi Saburo, Zhang Jin said that he felt that the whole person's blood was boiling. "If you don't dislike it, please come to my inn to rest."

"Then bother Brother Zhang."

"It's not troublesome, it's not troublesome, I can entertain Yi Saburo, that's my Zhang Jin's luck." Zhang Jin said that the whole person was so excited that he was almost speechless.

The Nine-Tailed Fox Inn is quite spacious, but Lingyun's team is still too large. Fortunately, Lingyun and the others originally had camping tents and other things, so they set up tents in the spacious open space outside the store, and the families of several families were outside. Ling Yun entered the courtyard with Xu Gai and several other family heads and family members. The original guests in the courtyard, Zhang Chengjin also sent them away with kind words. A few guests saw that Ling Yun and the other team were so large, and they left very smartly.

As soon as Ling Yun and his party settled down, they saw Zhang Jincheng running in with two teenagers, and said with some concern: "Oh no, that dog county commander Wang Rong has rushed over with more than 100 people, and he will be there soon, how is this good?" "In Zhang Jin's life, although this Yi Saburo has a very high reputation in the rivers and lakes, and he still has such a large team, the officials are officials, the bandits are bandits, and the people do not fight with the officials.

Ling Yun took the freshly brewed tea from Qinglian's hand, smiled at her, and then gently blew the tea in the cup, took a sip, and exhaled with satisfaction.

He said casually: "Is the Zhangnan County Commander coming, that's just right, but we have to go to him." ”

Zhang Jin said that sweat was pouring from his forehead, and he didn't know what to do, but in his heart, he was faintly looking forward to what would happen next!