After listening to Gu Yong's opinion, Ao Lie deliberately found Zhuge Liang, Jia Xu and Xun Yu, the three top strategists, and asked them to help him staff and staff.

After listening to Gu Yong's proposal, the three of them were also amazed, and they always thought that Gu Yong's proposal was definitely worth a try. If the Zhen family can really be brought over, it will not only solve the current fiscal deficit problem, but also further promote the economic growth of the two states, which is a wonderful plan both for the present and in the long run.

In the end, Ao Lie ignored everyone's opposition and decided to go to Yecheng in person. In Ao Lie's words, only if he goes in person can he show enough sincerity. Of course, Ao Lie would not be stupid enough to go to Jizhou openly and ostentatiously, after all, it was Yuan Shao's territory. This time he went to Yecheng, and Ao Lie will go with the caravan as a partner of the Wantong Chamber of Commerce. Ao Lie was followed by only Zhang Liao and Wei Yan, as well as ten elites of the Blood Killing Army.

There is also a reason why Ao Lie chose Zhang Liao and Wei Yan to accompany him this time. Although the two of them were well-known in Youhe Erzhou, they did not participate in the battle against Dong, and it was impossible for Yuan Shao's soldiers to recognize them. Compared with Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and others, the two of them are not familiar with Yuan Jun, and the chance of exposing the target is much smaller. As for Xu Chu and Dian Wei, the two gold medal bodyguards, because they met Yuan Shao in the first battle of Shaxian, coupled with their fierce appearance, they were automatically ignored by Ao Lie.

More than ten days later, Ao Lie and his party came to Yecheng. Yecheng is worthy of being the center of Jizhou, both in terms of the scale of urban defense and the degree of prosperity. All of them are worthy of the title of one of the six alternate capitals. After entering Yecheng, Ao Lie did not rush to inquire about the Zhen family, but ordered to find a post house to stay.

It was night, Ao Lie sat in the room, under the light of the candlelight, looking at the book in his hand seriously. Wei Yan stood outside the room, with a saber hanging from his waist, and the light in his eyes swept around from time to time, observing the wind and grass around him.

Footsteps were heard, and a man dressed as a small servant walked over quickly. With a flattering smile on his face. He nodded to Wei Yan and said hello: "The guest officer has worked hard all the way, the small one has hot tea here, do you want a cup?" Wei Yan looked at the little guy in front of him vigilantly, and asked in a condensed voice, "It's late at night." Why haven't you rested yet? ”

The little guy smiled and replied, "Guest officer." Let's be subordinates. You have to wait for the guest officers who come to stay before you can rest, no. I saw that there was still a light in this room, so I brought hot tea. As he spoke, the little servant stretched out his hand and pointed to Ao Lie's room.

Wei Yan interrogated the little servant a few more words, but didn't find any flaws, so he walked to Ao Lie's door and said softly: "Young housekeeper, there is a little servant to deliver hot tea, do you need it?" "When you go out, you have to be careful in everything, so Wei Yan didn't call Lord Ao Lie, but called him a young housekeeper.

"Come in." Ao Lie's voice rang out in the room.

Wei Yan gently pushed the door open, letting the little guy who delivered the tea enter the room first, and then walked in behind the little guy, and then closed the door again with his backhand.

The little guy was busy pouring tea for Ao Lie with a smile on his face, and at the same time whispered softly seemingly casually: "Grape wine glow-in-the-dark cup." Ao Lie raised his head suddenly, glanced at the little guy carefully, and then replied with a smile: "If you want to drink the pipa, urge immediately." The little guy said again: "Don't laugh when you are drunk and lying on the battlefield." Ao Lie replied without thinking: "A few people came back to fight in ancient times." ”

The flattery on the little girl's face suddenly disappeared, both arms were stretched out at the same time, and the little and ring fingers of the left hand were retracted, superimposed on the extended thumb and index finger of the right hand. Ao Lie smiled slightly and said in a low voice: "Thirty-eighth, you have worked hard. Then he stretched out his left hand and pointed his thumb at his chest.

Seeing Ao Lie's gesture, the little guy hurriedly turned over and knelt on the ground, bowed respectfully to Ao Lie three times, and said, "See the lord on the thirty-eighth." ”

Ao Lie stretched out his right hand and pulled the little guy up, and asked in a low voice, "How much information do you have about the Zhen family?" The little guy thought for a while, and replied seriously: "Zhen Yi, the contemporary head of the Zhen family, is low-key and lives in a simple place. But he has an immutable habit, that is, every fifteenth day of the new year, he has to go to the Guigu Temple in Beicheng to worship. ”

Guigu Temple, is the ancestral hall of Guiguzi, the ancestor of the famous Zonghengjia in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, according to legend, Guiguzi is good at figuring out in his heart, he is well aware of the trend of rigidity and softness, he is familiar with the art of vertical and horizontal striking, and he is a soldier, thinker, Taoist, strategist and several directors in one, Pang Juan, Sun Bin and Su Qin, Zhang Yi who are famous for the art of war in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period are his disciples.

Ao Lie asked suspiciously: "The Zhen family is the home of merchants, what are you doing to worship Guiguzi?" The little guy shook his head and said, "This villain doesn't know what to do." ”

Tapping lightly on the table, Ao Lie instructed the little servant: "Quickly go find out the reason why Zhen Yi worships Guiguzi, and report back to him before he goes to worship next time." The little guy replied, "Yes!" Please rest assured. After speaking, the little servant bowed deeply to Ao Lie, and then withdrew from the room, and the moment he exited the room, Wei Yan clearly saw that his face had returned to his previous look, and the smile on his face was extremely flattering.

Unable to hold back the curiosity in his heart, Wei Yan asked Ao Lie, "Lord, is this person just now also ours?" Thirty-eight, what does it mean? ”

Ao Lie glanced up at Wei Yan, and was about to explain the matter of the shadow to him, when it suddenly occurred to him that Wei Yan was extremely proud of himself, and he needed to be beaten from time to time before he could do his best. So, Ao Lie said in a slightly stern tone: "They are a special army, they are a clairvoyant and a tailwind ear, even if they want to know what color your Wei Wenchang's underwear is, they can report it to Yu in the first time." ”

Ao Lie's words made Wei Yan break out in a cold sweat. Wei Yan realized that he had said the wrong thing just now, as a subordinate, how could he ask the lord about things that he shouldn't ask? The shadow is elusive, Wei Yan can be regarded as really seeing it, if one day, Ao Lie is dissatisfied with his attitude and wants his own head, he can't prevent these pervasive shadow members from assassinating him. Thinking of this, Wei Yan hurriedly knelt on one knee. Said respectfully: "Lord forgive sins!" A certain loyalty to the lord can be seen by the sun and the moon! ”

Seeing that Wei Yan had already understood what he meant, Ao Lie put away his sternness and said casually: "Wen Chang is loyal, and he naturally knows the way." I don't mean to blame you, I will behave well in the future, and I will never treat you badly. After the killing, Ao Lie threw out a sweet jujube again. He has become more and more proficient in the way of mastery. After Wei Yanlian thanked him, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead without a trace. Exit the room and continue to guard the door.

Three days later. The members of Shadow Thirty-Eight came to Ao Lie's room again at night and told Ao Lie the details of what they had heard. It turned out that the Zhen family turned out to be a branch of Guiguzi, because they offended the enemy family hundreds of years ago. Almost wiped out. Later, several lucky people who did not die changed their surnames to Zhen. Wandering in the rivers and lakes, he did not move back to Yecheng until a hundred years ago, after decades of hard work. Broke through the great name of Zhen's Chamber of Commerce.

After listening to the report of the thirty-eighth, Ao Lie pondered for a long time and said slowly: "It seems that I am going to meet Zhen Yi." ”

The next day, just after noon, the grand gate of the Zhen family slowly opened, and Zhen Yi, the contemporary head of the Zhen family, wore an ordinary caftan and walked out of the house. Although the Zhen family is a family of businessmen and does not have any prominent power, there is still due pomp. Outside the gate of the mansion, a four-horse carriage had been waiting for a long time, and in front of and behind the carriage, there were more than 30 strong men dressed as family members, acting as Zhen Yi's escort.

Zhen Yi had just boarded the carriage when a pleasant call suddenly came from inside the mansion gate: "Father, wait for me." Then, a beautiful figure flashed out from the door of the mansion, with a natural innocence on her beautiful face, and between a smile and a smile, it made people feel pity. This girl is Zhen Yi's favorite youngest daughter Zhen Mi, who is fifteen years old. When Zhen Mi was three years old, there was a fortune teller for Zhen Yi's children, saying that Zhen Mi would be unspeakably expensive in the future; When she was eight or nine years old, Zhen Mi had already read poetry and books, and she wrote good handwriting, so Zhen Yi regarded her like a pearl in her palm.

Seeing that it was Zhen Mi, Zhen Yi showed a doting smile on his face and beckoned to Zhen Mi. Zhen Mi stepped into the carriage, sat beside Zhen Yi, and held Zhen Yi's arm in his arms. Zhen Yi doted on his hand and touched the top of Zhen Mi's head, and said jokingly: "You are pestering your father every day, if you get married one day and can't see your father often, what can you do?" Zhen Mi pursed her lips playfully, leaned her head on her father's shoulder, and said nonchalantly: "People don't want to marry, people have to stay by their father's and mother's side for the rest of their lives." ”

Zhen Yi laughed helplessly: "You, you are all spoiled by your father." How can you have a daughter's family and not marry for the rest of your life? Zhen Mi raised her beautiful face, blinked a pair of big eyes full of spirituality, and said seriously: "Unless it is a great hero who is unparalleled in the world, Mi'er is willing to marry." In every girl's heart, she looks forward to marrying a big hero, and Zhen Mi is naturally no exception. Zhen Mi's naïve words provoked Zhen Yi to laugh helplessly, big hero? Which big hero is willing to marry Zhen Mi, who was born in a businessman, as his wife? Even if he covets Zhen Mi's beauty, at most, he will marry Zhen Mi as a concubine.

In the talk and laughter of Zhen Yi's father and daughter, the carriage traveled all the way and soon came to the outside of the Guigu Temple in the north of the city. Zhen Yi took Zhen Mi into the ancestral hall, lit the incense sticks on the three pillars, and inserted them in front of the statue of Guiguzi. Then respectfully bowed to the statue of Guiguzi three times. After paying homage, Zhen Yi looked at the statue of Guiguzi and said reverently: "Please bless your ancestors and bless the family with peace and health." ”

A majestic voice suddenly sounded behind Zhen Yi's father and daughter: "Master Zhen, just praying to the ancestors to bless the family, I'm afraid it won't work, right?" Yuan Benchu has not yet freed his hands for the time being, once he has free time, I am afraid that the good days of your Zhen family will come to an end. ”

Zhen Yi hurriedly turned his head and saw a young man about twenty years old, standing behind him with a majestic attitude, looking at him with a smile. Zhen Yi has been in the shopping mall for many years, and his eyesight is naturally not bad, and he knows that the people who can approach him quietly without alarming the guards outside the ancestral hall must not be idle. At that moment, Zhen Yi clenched his fists and asked, "Dare to ask the honorable name?" ”

The young man smiled, and the majesty on his body naturally exuded, and he replied loudly: "Yanjing Ao Lie." (To be continued......)