In the era of cold weapons, a good set of armor can give a soldier a second life, and a good weapon, can make a soldier like a tiger with wings, when the force reaches a certain height, it is difficult to break through, two opponents with similar strength meet, when the strength is almost the same, weapon armor has become the key to victory, like famous generals have their own exclusive weapons, Guan Yu has the Qinglong Yanyue knife, Zhang Fei has the Zhangba snake spear, Lu Bu has the Fang Tian painting halberd, etc., the stronger the strength, the higher the requirements for the weapon.

Although there are a lot of weapons, but the pursuit of top-level equipment is endless, powerful, with good weapons can make themselves better, that is, those who are rich and powerful, also like to collect magic weapons to recruit talents, blood knife to Qinghe Cui is a living example.

As soon as the Tiger Roar Soul Devouring Knife came out, many people in Chang'an City heard the wind and moved, just arrived at noon, the front of the Qizhen Xuan was already crowded with people, and the luxury carriages stopped here, and the big man nodded and stepped into the Qizhen Pavilion, and the treasurer of the Qizhen Xuan and the guys all went out to greet these dignitaries.

Liu Yuan didn't know that Lu Dao hadn't done it yet, and Jin Supreme had caused infighting again, but he knew Lu Dao, and he couldn't spare his hands to deal with Jin Supreme, and now that the wedding date was imminent, he would have to hold the wedding again and again, even if he rode a fast horse, it would take ten days and a half a month, and in the ten days and half a month that he left, he had to arrange the upcoming second round of elimination, and then he had to arrange the training schedule of the Yang Wei Army in his absence, and he also had to plan, arrange, give guidance to the apprentices of the Jin Yu family, and arrange homework, even the business of the Jinyu family was put aside.

No, the auction of the Treasure Pavilion started at three o'clock in the afternoon, and Liu Yuan, with the wild wolf and the blood knife, arrived at two o'clock in the afternoon, at this time. Most of the people were already in place, sipping melon seeds, nodding their heads, talking and laughing while waiting for the official start of the auction.

Look at the three words "Qizhen Xuan" on the plaque, Liu Yuan also has to praise the proprietor behind the scenes for having brains, the front is selling rare treasures, so it is called Qi Zhen Xuan, and then with the help of the influence and publicity of Qi Zhen Xuan, there is a bidding ground in the back, called Qi Zhen Pavilion, which complements each other. In addition to increasing revenue, it also strengthens its influence.

"Three, please stay" When the three of them were about to enter, a fellow politely blocked the way of the three of them.

"What's the matter?" Liu Yuan was in a hurry and said a little impatiently.

"Are you participating in the auction of the Treasure Pavilion?"

"Exactly"

The guy smiled even brighter. With a smile on his face, he said, "How many of you have an invitation?" ”

Liu Yuan shook his head and said, "Invitation stickers? No, I'll see you in Demingmen Men for publicity. Those who have the heart to bid. Why can't I go in and bid without an invitation? ”

"No, no," the guy said with a smile: "Open the door to do business, how can there be any reason to refuse customers, it's just the shopkeeper's rules, and there is no invitation." Each person charges an entrance fee of one tael of silver, and the guest officer is also asked to cover it. ”

One or two silver, it's really worth shouting, and the little two have to serve tea and water for half a month. Just go in, you have to ask for an entrance fee of one or two silver, it seems that the specifications of this Treasure Pavilion are quite high, charging admission fees, one can increase income, and the other can also prevent idle people from going in to make trouble, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

"Hey, Xiaoyuan, you're here too?" Just when Liu Yuan was about to dig out the silver, a familiar voice suddenly sounded next to him, and when he turned his head, he saw that it was the secretary of the military department, but he didn't expect him to come.

"I belong to the general who participated in the meeting, and I haven't seen the general for some days." Liu Yuan hurriedly saluted the waiting army.

Although it is a Shangshu, the military generals like to call him a general, and the Wenchen respectfully calls him a Shangshu, and Liu Yuan is a military general, so he is naturally called a general.

Hou Junji smiled and said: "Okay, this is not in the yamen, the vulgar rites are exempted, the old man went to Longyou to inspect military affairs a few days ago, and only returned to the house yesterday, I heard that there is an event in the Treasure Pavilion today, so I came to join in the excitement, what, what do you like?" ”

Liu Yuan said honestly: "The little nephew has a fancy for a Mo knife, I don't know what the general likes?" ”

The most afraid is to fight with acquaintances, Liu Yuan first said his goal, so as not to hurt the harmony when he got it, for this Mo knife, Liu Yuan can be said to be determined to win.

"Oh, this is casual, just shoot it if you like it."

"Random? Isn't that a strange knife here? Liu Yuan asked curiously.

Hou Junji smiled and said, "Xiaoyuan, it's the first time you've come here, right?" ”

"Yes"

"In fact, every once in a while, the Treasure Pavilion will auction some collected treasures, including gems, beauties, divine weapons, fields, etc., if you are lucky, there are also masters to sell."

"Master?" Liu Yuan said in surprise: "The master also has an auction?" ”

"Some people buy good-looking women, train them since childhood, and train them into Oiran or Shuyu to earn silver, some people buy those smart and clever children, train a certain skill from an early age, and naturally some people train them in martial arts since childhood, and when they are good, they will be sold, and the profits are very high, many people with status like to shoot for personal guards, and they don't hide it from you, the old man has three private guards who died in the first battle of Tibet, and now they haven't made up for it, so they come to try their luck." Hou Junji explained with a smile.

Liu Yuan suddenly realized that this Treasure Pavilion was already the prototype of the auction hall in later generations.

"Okay, now it's time to bid, let's talk as we go, don't miss out on those good things." Hou Junji said with a smile.

"Okay, wait a minute." Liu Yuan took out a piece of silver weighing about three taels, handed it to the guy and said, "Okay, three taels here, the entrance fee for the three of us." ”

At this time, a person who was a small leader hurriedly pushed the silver back, and said humbly: "General Liu's arrival is an honor for the Treasure Pavilion, it's too late to welcome, how can I charge your entrance fee, please forgive me, this guy has just arrived, he doesn't understand the rules, I'll teach him a lesson when I go back." ”

After speaking, he said with a flattering face: "Hou Shangshu, General Liu, the two of you are here, please." ”

That's fine, save three taels of silver, Liu Yuan smiled, and made a gesture of please to Hou Junji, Hou Junji didn't postpone it, and walked in with a smile.

As soon as I entered the auction venue, I found that there were really a lot of people, not counting the guards inside, not to mention hundreds of people, some people sat alone, some of them sat together with a few acquaintances, talking quietly, there were wine, food, snacks and other things on each table, a bit like the charity dinner of later generations, it should be a bidding while eating, there is no mysterious box and the like, there is a similar point on the top of the table, it should be used to display various lots, the whole venue seems very easy-going, not as rigorous as later generations.

It looks about the same, but if you take a closer look, it is not difficult to see that those sitting in the front are mostly people with extraordinary temperament, dressed luxuriously, and the guards around them are also dressed generously and decently, as if there are still people wearing pale yellow clothes, some people are wearing purple robes, it is obvious that there are children of the royal family and officials of the imperial court involved, the dishes and fruits on the table are relatively rich, and those sitting in the back, although the clothes are also good, but judging from the clothes and conversations, they are obviously not in the same grade, and the dishes and fruits in the back have also become monotonous.

Things are gathered by like, and people are grouped.

"It's about to start, Xiaoyuan, you come with me, sit in front and see more clearly." Hou Junji patted Liu Yuan's shoulder and said with a smile.

"Yes, then it will be the general's light."

"Don't call the general, you can call the demon king of the mixed world their uncle, and call the old man uncle." Hou Junji said with a smile.

Why do these old guys like to recognize relatives so much? But that's fine, these are the bosses of the army, and there is absolutely no harm in getting a good relationship.

"Uncle Hou, please."

The two smiled slightly, under the leadership of the guy, to sit down at an empty table in the front row, Hou Junji is a celebrity in the city, many people along the way are vying to greet him, cold, Hou Junji also responded one by one, met Liu Yuan did not know, and took the initiative to introduce, of course, there are many people who know Liu Yuan, after all, Liu Yuan is also the number one person, he has unlimited scenery in Chang'an City, plus he has been in the limelight recently, along the way, Liu Yuan is not less polite.

"I didn't expect so many acquaintances here" Liu Yuan sat down and wiped his sweat and said: "Uncle Hou is well-connected and knows so many people, and he has walked all the way, as if everyone knows you." ”

Hou Junji said with a smile: "It's all in the same city, see you in the morning and see you in the evening, and if you see more, you will get acquainted, it's okay, in fact, there are a lot of people who greet you." ”

The position of the two is good, sitting in the middle of the second row, they can see it very clearly in front of them, and it can be seen that this is specially left for Hou Junji, if it weren't for Hou Junji, it is estimated that Liu Yuan would have to sit behind the most Lu and pac his toes to see clearly.

After sitting down, soon a handsome maid poured wine for the two of them, and persuaded them to drink softly, which seemed to be well-trained.

"Uncle Hou, the journey has been hard, this trip to Longyou is to observe the national conditions of Tibet, right?" Liu Yuan said in a low voice.

Longyou borders Tubo, and dispatching a person of such a level as Hou Junji will naturally not be a trivial matter, and nine times out of ten it is about the Tang Dynasty's henchmen who are in trouble with Tubo.

"Well, that's right, your mind is lively" Hou Junji didn't hide it, and said in a low voice: "The main thing is to inspect the defense of Chengyou, and deal with some small affairs by the way." ”

Dealing with small matters?

To put it lightly, it is natural not to be a trivial matter to let the Datang Military Department Shangshu personally go out, it is estimated that it is either to resell equipment or sign some secret contract, of course, as long as it is in line with the interests of Datang, it is a good thing, more is better than less, these are secrets in the army, Liu Yuan naturally no longer asked.

"How's the battle going now?"

Hou Junji shook his head and said: "Songtsen Gampo is a character, he has played a lot of secret chess in the morning, although we have done our best, but the old man estimates that in three months at most, Tubo will have to end the civil strife." ”

From the perspective of the Tang Dynasty, it is natural to hope that the more chaotic Tubo is, the better, and the more Tubo's national strength is consumed, the better, so that not only the defense will be reduced, but it will also become much easier to clean it up.

Liu Yuan nodded and said: "Songtsan Gampo has a lot of ambitions, take advantage of this rebellion to purge those who have two hearts, Tubo will be like an iron bucket, I'm afraid, Tubo and Datang, sooner or later there will be a war." (To be continued......)

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