A small city in the south of Wuwei County, Liangzhou, is a very inconspicuous place, there are no decent copies here, nor a large number of wild monsters, some are wild wolves and foxes that haunt the grassland, so there are not many players in and out of the small city, there are only low city walls, old streets and houses, and the people who rest at sunrise and sunset, and spend their days as if they are repeating themselves.

The drought also hit the area, making the already small town seem more and more deserted, the streets were sparsely populated, and occasionally a hungry rat was left with only skin and bones to run slowly around the corner, and a little wind blew, whisking the dust and grass stalks on the ground, and whirling away.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the city, and then, in the distance, you could see the dust rising from the north, and there was a faint tremor on the ground, and the people of the city closed their doors, although they did not know what was going to happen, but they still hoped that the thin door panel would protect their lives, which were not very valuable.

"Second master, second master, have soldiers entered the city?"

"Bing? Whose soldiers? ”

"I heard that it was Lord Dong Min."

"Oh? Close the door and let the guards be on guard, but don't cause trouble. ”

"No1

"Big brother has been gone for nine days, and tomorrow is the last day, I don't know if my big brother's mission will succeed or not! At this juncture, a large army entered the city, hoping that nothing would happen1

It's just that. The more worried you are, the more it happens, and it wasn't long before a group of soldiers came to the door. It turned out that the government in this small city was in disrepair and looked so dilapidated that the soldiers who wanted to camp in the city took a fancy to the neat-looking houses in the city and wanted to requisition them.

Of course, the man refused, and as a result, there was a little conflict, and who knew that the sergeants were shocked to find out. The guards here are all strong hands, so I don't know who shouted that it was the horse thief's lair, so. And it got a big deal.

If the head of the household is okay, he can naturally let out of the mansion to show his innocence, but now at this time, he can't do this at all, his eldest brother is still on the task. Never be disturbed by outsiders. After such a hesitation and delay, Dong Min's army had already surrounded him, ignoring the defense of the guards, and launched an exchange of fire with the guards.

Even if these guards were powerful, enough to be ten or even more than one, but they were facing an army, how could a hundred and ten guards compete with the entire army, even if the head of the household personally intervened, they could not change the fate of the final defeat.

"Huh? Take a look. What is it? ”

After the victory, Dong Min's soldiers rushed into the mansion to search for Ding Zhuang and rob the female dependents. A soldier discovers a strange glowing place in a secret room.

"Isn't it some kind of evil magic? Tell the general. ”

Dong Min, who was pinching several beauties to evaluate it, got the news and immediately came to the secret room, and was very shocked to see this strange scene, and forcibly ordered people to try to attack, but it only knocked out some sparks on the hard surface, and it couldn't change the glowing ground at all.

"Look for filth, dog blood, and so on

Someone came up with an idea, Dong Min felt that it made sense, so he asked someone to find these things and splashed them, and the glowing ground suddenly dimmed.

"Set it on fire, burn this secret room, and change the place to stay."

A fire finally burned everything, and also burned the last hope of Dong Zhuo's resurrection.

Dong Zhuosu was violent, for fear that the process of his resurrection after death would be destroyed, so he arranged a back road early, arranged a henchman in this inconspicuous place, and didn't tell him why he stayed here, just told him that if one day when this formation shines, he will go in and do a task, and if it succeeds, the two brothers will be added to the rank of knight and blessed in the future generations.

It's just that Dong Zhuo really couldn't imagine that the one who came to destroy things in the end would be his own brother, perhaps, this is fate, from the beginning Dong Zhuo chose this place has been wrong, so character determines fate, if he is willing to believe in his brother, maybe everything will be different, but there is no possibility in this world, the big wheel of history is rolling forward unstoppably, burying Dong Zhuo completely and silently under the trajectory of history, like a mantis that has been flattened under the wheels.

And Dong Min, who was at a loss, was enjoying the snatched beauty at the moment, and he didn't know that he had buried his own brother and his own future with his own hands

"The villain's surname is Xu, he is a shopkeeper of Xiangyun Commercial Bank, this gentleman doesn't have to be polite, you are a scholar at a glance, and it is a great honor to be able to help Mr. Shang's villain."

"You don't know who you are?"

"Should the villain know the identity of the gentleman? Guisuke has always only said that Mr. is a scholar who is studying in Chang'an, and now he is infected with a disease and wants to return to his hometown, who knows that his hometown has just suffered a natural disaster and a man-made disaster, so he wants to go to Miyun to seek medical treatment, and that's it. ”

Li Ru smiled without a trace: "I've bothered Shopkeeper Xu, and my body is much better, thanks to Shopkeeper Xu's care." ”

"Hehe, it should be, everyone should help each other when they are away."

"Shopkeeper Xu has time, and I want to inquire about the affairs of Youzhou."

"Hehe, this trip is the most leisurely, the fleet has the front and rear leaders to take care of, basically don't worry, the villain is very idle, and it is also the honor of the villain to talk to Mr."

"Don't dare! Shopkeeper Xu, please sit down, Li Fu, open the window and dissipate the stuffiness in this cabin. ”

"Yes, sir."

"Li Fu, you go up in a while, let my entourage send some wine and food down, and I will drink some wine with your lord to ward off the cold."

"Yes 1

After a while, a few light and delicate side dishes and a pot of ordinary Youzhou Miyun plum wine were placed on the table, and Li Ru looked at the cyan wine curiously. Li Ru really hasn't drunk this kind of popular wine.

Shopkeeper Xu picked up his wine glass: "Come, for Mr. Shou 1."

"Don't dare, this cup is thanks to the shopkeeper Xu for his care. Especially the good idea you gave to my stupid entourage1

Li Ru said, took a sip of wine, the lukewarm wine was very mellow, with a little sourness, not strong at all, after swallowing, the mouth and tongue were full of plum fragrance. It suddenly makes people feel refreshed.

"Good wine 1

Shopkeeper Xu didn't care about the words with Li Ru, and shook his head with a smile: "This is not a good wine, Miyun plum wine is divided into three grades." This is the cheapest, the most expensive kind is called good wine, drinking it is like being in the sea of clouds and plums, which makes people feel like they have returned to their hometown. Don't miss out on the opportunity, sir. ”

"Oh. Is this wine also a commodity operated by the shopkeeper? ”

"No, this wine is produced by a stranger, and it has its own channels, but Xiangyun Commercial Bank also has an agent, but Chang'an has no agency."

Li Ru doesn't know much about economics, but it can be heard from this that Miyun's economic system doesn't seem to be quite the same as other places.

"Is Shopkeeper Xu prepared?"

"What?"

"Hehe, those suggestions for Li Fu?"

Li Ru looked at Shopkeeper Xu playfully. Shopkeeper Xu smiled unabashedly: "No, we just received an order." If you see a Chang'an scholar who is in difficulty, you should try your best to help him reach Youzhou, and help them solve their worries as much as possible. ”

"What do you mean by worries?"

"Of course it's family, hehe."

"Li Fu has already told you where my family is?"

"No, Guisuke's mouth is very strict, but he is not very experienced, and when he boarded the ship of our trading house, we naturally knew the whereabouts of your relatives, and they are also on the ship now, just after Hangu."

Li Ru suddenly turned his head to look out the window, but saw that it was far away from the shore and seemed to have reached the mouth of the river.

"This is going to the sea?"

"Yes, it's about to enter the sea, come, I wish Mr. I will travel to the sea and dance for nine days from now on1

Li Ru smiled, the shopkeeper was very elegant, picked up the wine glass, and the two of them took a sip each.

"Can Shopkeeper Xu arrange one or two in Qinghekou, I want to meet with my family."

"This is natural, but someone else will take care of Mr. at that time, so don't worry about Sir."

Li Ru no longer dwelled on this matter, but asked instead: "What does your firm think about the matter in Chang'an, aren't you worried that there will be a big chaos in Chang'an?" ”

"Sir, are you talking about Dong Zhuo? The matter of Dong Taishi is emotional, but this is also due to the situation, we have already studied and judged, and we are prepared for whether Dong Taishi can succeed or not, as for the chaos in Chang'an, we don't think that with the ability of Sima Fang, Lu Zhi, Ma Riyan and Yang Biao, if even Dong Zhuo's old department can't be suppressed, it is really a joke. ”

Li Ru was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly, now that he thinks about it, the people who have repeatedly pierced his plan must be these people, especially the trick of burying Dong Zhuo, which must be the handiwork of Sima Fang and Lu Zhi, which can be called wonderful.

"What does Shopkeeper Xu think of Dong Zhuo?"

"It's just a matter of becoming a king and defeating a coward, and now it's a good thing to be able to die, but if it's a disaster for the nine clans, it's a bit too much."

"Does your firm hope that Yongliang is stable?"

"Of course, harmony makes money.1

"But, aren't you worried that Yongliang will become bigger and end up being an enemy of Youzhou? Looking at the world now, it seems that only Yongliang can be compared with Youzhou. ”

"Haha Youzhou didn't plan Yongliang, why should you be afraid of Yongliang, could it be that Yongliang wants to plot Youzhou, it is definitely a matter of self-destruction, Mr. can look at it with long eyes, Youzhou is different from other places, Youzhou people never calculate what is in other people's pockets, but think about how to work together with everyone to get more achievements."

Li Ru looked at the shopkeeper Xu in surprise, and suddenly a strong curiosity in his heart made his already dead heart beat violently, he really wanted to know, what kind of environment can create this kind of Youzhou people full of self-confidence and self-esteem, and what kind of people can establish Youzhou composed of thousands of such people.

Li Ru's face was a little hot, I don't know if it was the wine on his head, or the blood in his heart surging up.

"Come, for Youzhou people like Shopkeeper Xu1

"Hehe, for the sake of Youzhou people 1 to be continued...